CD
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®
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®
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Door handle
Power locking sw it ch
Memory buttons (dr iver's seat)
Button for side ass ist
A ir outlets
L ight switch
Control lever for :
- T urn signal and high beam
@ Multi-function steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Audio/video, telephone, navi
gation and vo ice recogni tion
buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptroni c
36
57
105
43
44
146
opera tion or . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 92
® ISET lbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
@ Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . 10
@ Reset button for trip odometer 12
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer 49
- Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
@ Ignition lock ............. . .
(8) Adjustable s teer ing column
@ Control lever for :
- Cruise contro l ......... ... .
- Adaptive cruise control .. .. .
@ Ins trumen t lighting .... .. .. .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Data L ink Connector for On
B oard Diag nostics (OBD II) . .. .
@ Sw itch for unlock ing the trunk
lid .. .. .. ...... ..... ...... .
@ Adjuste r control fo r outside m ir-
r ors .. .. .. .. ........... .. .
@ Power window switches ... .. .
@ Rad io-Display1l or MMI-Display
71
71
80
95
4 6
216
30
39
46
40
l) T he image in t he d is pl ay will app ea r e it h er in mu lt ipl e
c o lor s or in a singl e co lor , de pen din g o n th e vehicl e
e q ui pment. T he m ulti co lo r im age w ill b e used i n this
O w ner's M anual becau se bo th mu lt i co lo r and sin gle
c o lor ver sio ns are almos t identic al.
In strument s and control s 9
@) Depending on options:
- Rad io system
- CD changer
Emergency flasher
G love compartment (lockab le)
Front passenger's airbag .....
Depend ing o n options, sw itches
for:
45
60
146
- Audi drive se lect .......... .
109
- Electronic Stabili zation Con-
trol . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... .
- Rear window sun shade .. .. . 185
48
@ Deluxe automat
ic cl imate con-
trol ...... .. .... .......... .
@) Depending on options, selecto r
lever or shift lever for 67
- Manual transmission . . . . . . . 82
- Automatic transmission . . . . . 82
@ Ashtray with ciga rette lighter 58, 59
@ Depend ing on options:
- MMI contro l console or
- Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . 109
- Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con-
trol button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
- Power switch for rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
@ I STA RT ENGI NE STOPI button 74
@) Electromec hanical pa rking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment o r feat ures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be optional eq uipment depending
on your model. Always as k your author
ized Aud i dea ler if you have a question
about your vehicle.
- Operat ion of the Multi Med ia Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 15
ml
adaptive light *
¢page22
m
Light-/rain sensor*
¢page22
-
B
Adaptive dampers*
¢page 22
Ill
Sport differential *
¢page22
m
Ignition lock
¢page 23
Ill
Steering column lock
¢page 18
,1,ij
Electromechanical steering, dy-
namic steering*./
¢page 189
g
Transmission
- tiptronic
¢page 87
- S tronic ® ¢ page 93
R1
Transmission
- S tron ic ® ¢ page 93
Other indicator lights
B!l 1!11 Turn signals
allf. ¢page23
CRUISE
-
•
I
•
USA models: Cruise control
¢page80
Canada models : Cruise control
¢page80
Audi adaptive cruise con trol *
¢page98
Audi adaptive cruise control *
¢poge98
-High beam
¢poge44
BRAKE /((f)) Brake system
The light illum inates when the ignition is
sw itched on.
It goes ou t after the eng ine has been started.
This indicates that the b rake
warning light is functioning properly.
If th e brake warning light doe s not light up
when the engine is cranking, there may be a
malfunction in the electrical system . In thi s
case, contact your Audi dealer .
If the brake system wa rn ing/ indica tor light
t u rns o n, there is a b ra ke sys tem ma lfunction .
1111 (USA model s)/. (Canada model s)
Stop v ehicle and check brake fluid lev el
If the indicator l ight turns on and the mes
sage appears , proceed as follows:
.,. Pull off the road.
.,. Stop the vehicle.
.,. Tu rn off the engine.
.,. Check the b rake fluid level¢
page 225 .
.,. Contact your n earest autho rized repair fa-
cility if necessa ry.
Warning! Fault in brake system . Contact
d ealer
If the ABS indicator light fl!S (USA models)/
(11 (Canada mode ls), the ESC ind icator light
Ji1 and the b rake system indicator light
1111 (U SA mode ls)/ . (Canada mode ls) turn
o n and the message appears, the ABS, ESC
and braking d is tribut ion are not worki ng ¢ ,&. .
Carefully drive to your author ized Audi dealer
immediately to have the malfunct ion correct
ed ¢,&. .
1111 (USA models )/. (Canada models)
Parking brake system fault! See owner' s
manual
- If the ind icator light and the message ap
pear
when stationary or after switch ing the
ignition on ,
check if you can release the
park ing brake . Afte r releasing the parki ng
brake, carefully d rive to your au thor ized
Audi dea le r i mmedia tely t o have the ma l
fu nction corre cted. If yo u can not release the
parking brake, see k professiona l assistance .
-If the ind icator light and the message ap-
pea r
while driving , th e e mergen cy b ra ki ng
fu nction may not be avail able.
It may not be .,..
44 Clear vis ion
@ Tips
- The light sensor* for headlight control is
located in the rear view m irror mount.
You should therefore not apply any st ick
ers to the windsh ield in this area in order
to prevent malfunctions or failures.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be
adjusted
c> page 44.
- When you remove your key from the igni
tion while the vehicle's lights are turned
on, a buzzer sounds as long as the driv
er's door is open .
- In cool or damp weather, the ins ide of
the headlights, turn signals and tail lights can fog over due to the tempera
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clea r shor tly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
- In the even t of a light sensor malfunc
tion, the driver is no tified in the instru
ment cluster disp lay¢
page 22.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 35 T u rn s ig na l and h ig h beam leve r
Turn sign als ¢i ¢
The turn signals activate when you move the
l ever into a turn s ignal pos ition when the ign i
tion is switched on.
(D -right turn signal
@-left tur n signa l
The turn s ignal blinks three times if you just
tap the lever .
High be ams and headlight flasher [D
Move the lever to the correspon ding posit io n:
@ -high beams on
@ -high beams off or headlight flasher
The indicator light
II in the i nstr ument clus
te r turns on .
Notes on thes e features
- The turn signals on ly work w ith the ign ition
t ur ned on. The indicator lights
B or II in
t he instrument cluster also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the tu rn s ig
na l switches off au toma tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the head
lights a re o n. The ind icator light
II in the
instrument cluster ill uminates when the
high beams are on .
- The
headligh t flasher works only as long as
you ho ld the lever -even if the re a re no
lights switched on . The ind icator light
II i n
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
--
Do not use the h igh beam or headlight
flashe r if you know that these could blind
oncom ing traffic.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions ore selected in the radio or
MMI" .
.,. Select: I CAR ! function button > Ext erio r
light ing .
Or
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Car S ystems
control button > Ve hicle s etting s> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (light when leav ing car }*,
Leav ing home (light when unlocking car )*
The coming home function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ignition is
switched off and th e dr ive r's door is open ed.
Depend ing on veh icle equ ipment, the function
can be switched on and off or the length of
time the lig hts remain on* can be ad justed . ..,.
284 Index
Important things to do before driving .. 124
Improperly worn safety belts ..... .. ... 140
Indicator lights ............ .. .. .. .. .. 13
Airbag system ............. .. .... . 153
Dynamic steering ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 189
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........ .. . 153
also refer to Warn ing/ indicator l ights .. 13
Infant seats ... ............. .. .... . 172
I nstall ing child safety seats
Safety belts ..... ....... ... .. .... . 176
Installing the upper tethe r strap on the
anchorage . .. ................ ... .. . 183
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ..... .. .. .. .. .. 46
I nstruments and controls ............. 10
General illustration ........ ..... .. ... 8
I nter ior lights
Fr ont .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Rear .. .. .... ............. .. .... .. 46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . .. .... 49
l
Jump- starting 263
Jumper cables . ............... ..... . 264
K
Key ... .. .. .. ............. .... .... .. 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 73
Ignition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Key replacement ........... .. .... .. 33
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . 3S, 36, 37
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Knee airbags .... .......... .. .. .. .. . 157
Description ................. ..... . 157
How they work .............. ..... . 158
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . 159
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist ......... ... .... . 105 LATCH .....
.... .. ............. .... 180
Description . ..... ................ . 181
Installing a ch ild restra int ........ ... 181
Location .. .... .. ............. .... 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ........ ... ................ . 181
Launch Control Program ......... .. .. . 93
Leather .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 207
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 208
Leaving home ... .. ... .......... .... . 44
Left hand drive .... ................ .. 45
Lifting jack ..... .. .......... ...... . 256
Lifting vehicle ... .. ... .......... .... 267
Light adaptive light .... ................ .. 43
Coming/Leaving home ............... 44
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
Fog lights/rear fog lig ht(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior/reading .. ..... ........... .. 46
Low beam ..... .. ..... ........... .. 43
Rear fog lights . .. ................ .. 43
S ide marker lights ... .......... .. .. . 43
T rave l mode . .. .. ............. .. .. . 45
Light/rain sensor Headlights .. .. .. .......... ...... .. 43
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) ..... . 49
Sensor defective .. ... .......... .. .. . 22
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High beam ...... ................ .. 44
Turn signals . .. .. ..... ........... .. 44
Locking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Locking/unlocking at the lock cylinder ................ .. 3 7
by remote control ............. ..... 35
with the centra l locking switch . .. .. .. . 36
with the convenience key ........ .. .. . 36
Low beams ..... .. ................ .. 43
Lower anchorage locator button ....... 181
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 180
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) ... 180
Luggage Stow ing ...... .. .......... ...... . 130