CD
@
®
©
®
®
(j)
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.
16 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
possible to set the parking brake or release
it once it has been set. Seek professional as
s istance .
(USA models): If the warning light
1111 and
the warning light
liJ appear together, imme
diate ly contact your authorized Audi dealer or
qua lified workshop to have all brake pads in
spected
¢ page 20.
When the light comes on, an audib le warning
signal is also given .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warnings in
¢ page 209, Engine compartment, be
fore opening the hood and checking the brake flu id .
- Driv ing with low brake fluid is a safety
hazard. Stop the car and get professional
assistance.
- USA models: If the 1111 warn ing light,
the
G1 warning light and the m;B warn
ing light come on together, the rear
wheels co uld lock up first unde r hard
braking. Rear wheel lock-up can cause
loss of vehicle con tro l an d an accident .
Have your vehicle repai red immedia tely
by your aut ho rized Audi dea le r or a quali
fied workshop. Drive slowly and avoid sudden, hard brake applications.
- Canada models: If the brake warn ing
light ., the
DJ warning light and the
ABS warning light
BJ come on together,
the rear wheels could lock up first unde r
hard braking. Rear wheel lock-up can
cause loss of vehicle control and an acc i
dent . Have yo ur vehicle repaired immed i
ately by your authori zed A udi dealer or a
qu alifie d wo rkshop. Dr ive slowly and
avo id su dden, hard brake appli cat ions.
- If the brake warning/indicator light does
no t go out afte r a few se con ds and the
par king brake is released, or lights up
whi le you are driving, the fluid level in
the brake f luid reservoir is too low. If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
immediately at low speed to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair facility and have the brake system in
spected.
- Always keep in mind that after severa l
brake applications, you will need greater
pressure on the brake pedal to stop your
veh icle. Do not rely on strained brakes to
respond with max imum stopping power
in critical s ituations . You must allow for
increased braking distances. The extra
d istance used up by fading bra kes could
le ad to an ac cident.
:l~/(®) Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake .
If the indicator light . (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the pa rking brake
was set. If the parking brake is set when the
ignition is off, the ind icator light turns off af
ter abo ut 20 seconds.
The wa rning/i ndicator lig ht will go out when
the pa rking brake is re leased .
• (USA models ) /. (Can ada model s) Cau
tion: Vehicle parked too ste ep
If the indicator light b links and the message
appears, there is not enough braking power to
keep the vehicle from roll ing . The brakes have
overheated . The veh icle cou ld roll away eve n
o n a sma ll incline .
Press brake pedal to release parking bra ke
To re lease the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press t he button(® or start driving
with starting assist at the same time
¢ page 77.
Plea se relea se park ing brake
T o re lease the par king b rake manually , p ress
t h e b rake peda l and press the button{®) at
the same time. The pa rking brake on ly releas
es automatically if the driver's safety be lt is
fastened.
Ill Parking brake!
If the 11,1 indicator light turns on and t his
message appears, the re is a parki ng b rake
Connector (DLC). The DLC is located to the
right of the hood release¢
fig. 18.
Your authorized Audi dealer or qualified work
shop can interpret the code and perform the
necessary repair.
~ WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for
personal use. Incorrect usage can cause
malfunctions, which can increase the risk
of a coll is ion!
Electronic speed limiter
-
Your veh icle may be factory equipped with
tires that are rated for a maximum speed of 130 mph (210 km/h). This is may be less than
the maximum speed of your ve hicle. To reduce
the risk of sudden tire failure and loss of con
trol if the vehicle is operated at excess ive
speeds, your vehicle has an e lectronic speed
limiter. The electronic speed limiter prevents
your vehicle from going faster than the t ire
speed rating. For more information
¢page 242.
If the engine contro l unit receives fau lty vehi
cle roadspeed signals, the Malfunction Indica
tor Light (MIL)
(llllij will illuminate . If this oc
curs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dealer for assistance .
A WARNING
-
Always observe the posted speed limits
and adjust your speed to suit prevailing
road, traffic and weather conditions. Never
drive your vehicle faster than the maxi
mum speed rating of the tires insta lled .
Driver information display 31
Rocking back and forth to become
un stuck
~ Shi ft on ly between D/S and R when the ve
hicle is at a full stop and the engine is
runn ing at idle speed.
Stopp ing
~ Press and ho ld the brake pedal unti l the ve
hicle has come to a complete stop .
~ Keep the brake pedal depressed so that the
vehicle cannot roll forward or backward
while it is idling¢ .&_.
~ Once stopped, do not depress the accelera-
tor pedal to rev up the engine ¢.&_ .
Pa rking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the dr iver's door, the vehicle
could ro ll. The message
T ra nsmi ssion: C ar
may roll! Shift to park!
appears.
~ Press and ho ld the brake pedal unti l the ve
hicle has come to a complete stop.
~ Set the parking brake firmly¢ page 77,
Parking.
~ Press and ho ld the release button in these
l ector lever handle, move the selector lever
into P and then let go of the release button
¢ .&_ .
The engine can only be
s tart ed when these
l ecto r lever is in the P o r N posit ions .
On slopes , activate the parking brake first and
the n move the selector lever to the P pos it ion .
This prevents too much stress from being
p laced on the lock ing mecha nism .
_& WARNING
-Unin tended veh icle movement ca n cause
serious injury .
- When the selector lever is in a dr iving
position, the veh icle may creep, even at
id le speed. Therefore do not release
the park ing brake or foo t brake until
you are ready to move, because powe r
is t ransmitted to the whee ls as soon as
a dr iving posit ion is engaged.
Tran sm iss ion 83
-Do not accelerate wh ile selecting a
driv ing position. At this time the en
gine must be at idle speed so that un due stress is not placed on the clutches
i n the transmiss ion.
- Remember: Even when stopped br iefly
with the automatic t ransmission in D/S
o r R, eng ine power is being transmit
ted to the wheels. Your veh icle cou ld
"creep" forward or backwa rd. Whe n
stopped, keep the brake pe dal fu lly de
pressed and use the pa rking brake if
necessary to keep the vehicle from ro ll
ing.
- If the selec to r l ever is unintentionally
moved into N while you are driving, take
your foot off the accelerator peda l and
wait for the eng ine to ret urn to idle
speed before se lecting a dr iv ing pos ition.
- Never sh ift into R or P when the vehicle is
in motion.
- Never get out of the d river's seat when
the eng ine is running.
- If you m ust get out of the vehicle, move
the selector lever secure ly into the P po
sition and apply the parking brake firmly.
- If the engine must remain r unning, neve r
have any driving position engaged when
checking under the hood . Make sure the
selector lever has securely engaged and
is locked in P w it h the par king brake
fi rm ly set¢
page 209, Engine compart
ment.
Othe rwise, any in cr ease in engine
speed may set t he vehi cle in motion,
even with the park ing brake applied .
(D Tips
For safety reasons, the pa rking brake is re
l eased a utomatically o nly when the d riv
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
N -Neutral
The transmission is in idle in this position.
DIS -Normal position for driving forward
In the 0/5 position , the transmission can be
operated either in the normal D mode or in
the 5 sport mode. To select the S sport mode ,
pull the se lector lever back briefly. Pulling the
lever back again will select the normal D
mode. The instrument cluster disp lay shows
the selected driving mode.
I n the
normal mode D, the transmission auto
matica lly selects the best gear ratio . It de
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and the
dynamic control program (DRP).
Select the
sport mode S for sporty driv ing.
The vehicle makes full use of the engine's
power. Shifting is more noticeable when accel
erating.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 3 mph (5 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the l ever to D/S out of N.
I n certain circumstances it may be advanta
geous to temporarily switch to the manual
shift program to manually select gear ratios
to match specific driving conditions
~ page 92.
A WARNING
-Never select R or P while driving.
- Power is stil l transmitted to the wheels
when the eng ine is running at idle. To
prevent the vehicle from "creeping", you
must keep your foot on the brake in all
selector lever positions (except P) when
the engine is running. Do not inadver
tent ly press the accelerator pedal when
the vehicle is stopped if a gear is engag
ed . Otherwise the vehicle will start to
move immediately. This could happen
even if the parking brake is activated.
- Before opening the hood and working on
a running engine, select P with the se lec
tor lever and activate the parking brake.
Always read and follow the applicable
Transmission 89
warnings ~ page 209, Engine compart
ment.
@ Tips
- On vehicles with Audi drive select*, you
can adjust the sporty shift characteristics
in the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill ap
pear in the instrument cluster display in
stead of D.
- If you accidentally select N while driving,
take your foot off the accelerator pedal
immediately and wait for the engine to
slow down to idle before selecting D/S.
- If there is a power failure, the selector
lever will not move out of the P position .
The emergency release can be used if
this happens~
page 94.
. Selector lever lock
Applies to vehicles: with S tronic transmission
The selector lever lock prevents you from se
lecting a gear accidentally , causing the vehi
cle to roll .
Fig. 91 Selector le ve r lock
To release the selector lever lock :
1-Switch the ignition on.
.. Press the brake pedal
while pressing the in-
terlock button.
Automatic shift lock (ASL)
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po
sitions when the ignition is turned on . You
must press the brake pedal and the interlock
button to select another position. As a re
minder to the driver, the following warning
appears in the instrument cluster display
when the selector is in P and N:
216 Checking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle .
Fig . 16 7 Dr iver' s side footwe ll: e ngin e hood re lease
lever
.. Open the drive r's door.
.. Pull the release lever on the left under the
inst rument panel
c> fig . 167 in the d irect ion
of the ar row .
The hood pops up s light ly under spring pres
sure.
Opening the engine hood
Fig. 168 Re lease lever under the eng ine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make s ure
that the windshie ld w ipers are flat against the
windshie ld. Otherwise, they co uld damage the
pa in t on the hood.
.. Pull up on the release unde r the hood
r:!> fig . 168 . This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood all the way
c> .&,.
A WARNING
-Hot eng ine co olant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being b urned, never
o pen the hood if you see or hear steam
or coo la nt escapi ng from the eng ine
compa rtment . W ait unt il no steam or
coo lant can b e se en o r heard before care
fu lly openi ng the ho od.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down un til the pressure from
t he stru ts is reduced .
.. Let the hood
drop down an d latc h in p lace.
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en
gage
c> .&, .
A WARNING
--
A ho od t hat is not completely latched
could fly up an d block your vi ew while dr iv
i ng.
- W hen you close the engine hood, c heck it
to make sure the safety catch has p ro per
ly engaged . The ho od s houl d be flush
wit h the surrou nding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while dr iv ing t hat t he hood
is not s ecured properly, stop at once and
close it .
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment .
Whenever you must perform any wo rk in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling different fluids, th ere is a risk of
injury, burns and accidents. To prevent per
sonal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartm ent of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
c> &, .
A WARNING
To he lp avo id i njury, before yo u check any
thi ng under the hoo d:
- Tu rn off the eng ine.
- Remove the igni tion key.
28 2 Index
Eng ine
Compartment .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 218
Coolant .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 223
Hood .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 216
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Starting with jumper cables .. .. .. ... 263
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Working the engine compartment 216
Eng ine coolant
Indicator light . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 18
E ng ine coolant system ............... 223
Adding coo lant ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king coolant leve l ..... .. .. .... . 223
Check ing the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 223
Radiator fan . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 225
E ng ine coolant temperature
Tempe ratu re ga uge ................. 10
Eng ine data .... ........... ........ . 271
E ngine hood
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
How to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 216 Proper disposal of d
rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 224
Proper d isposal of drained eng ine
o il ... .... .... .. ............ 221,222
Recycling used engine oil ........ .... 221
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel .. .. ... .. ....... ... .. 211
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 230
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
E SC (Electronic Stab ilizat ion Con trol)
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
E thy l alcoho l (Fuel) . ... .......... .. .. 212
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 185
E xhaus t tail pipes
Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 205
E xpansion tank .. .. ................ . 223
Exterior lighting . .. ... .......... .. .. . 43
E xterior mirrors
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
Dimm ing . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 47
Heating ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 46
E ng ine oil ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 218
F
Adding .. .. ............. ........ . 22 1
Addit ives ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
C hanging . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Check oil leve l ........... .... .... . 221
Consumpt ion ............ .. .. .. .. . 221
Indicator ligh t ............. .. .. 17,21
O il consumption ............... .... 220
O il grades .. .......... ........ ... . 218
O il level symbol .............. .. .... 21
Pr essu re malfunct ion ................ 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Specif ication and viscos ity . ... .... .. . 2 18
E ng ine speed limitat ion .......... ..... 21
Environment Break- in period ............... .... . 193
Cata lytic converter ............ .... . 194
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 230
Driving a t high speeds ......... .. ... 195
D riving to m inim ize pollution and no ise 195
F uel . .. ................. .. .. ..... 2 13
Fu el economy .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 195
L eaks under your veh icle ... .. .. .. .. . 216
L etting the vehicle stand and wa rm up . 195
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 226 F
an
Radiator
Fastening 225
Boos ter sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Co nvertib le child sa fe ty seats . . . . . . . . 173
Infan t seats
Flat tire 172
Chang ing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 253
flexib le fuel . .... .. ... .......... .... 212
Floor mats . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 129
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ...... ....... 43
Fo lding the rear seats .... ..... ... .. .. . 63
Foot peda ls . ....................... 129
For the sake of the environment
Gasoli ne fumes and the env ironme nt .. 213
L etting the engine warm up . . . . . . 71, 74
Ref ueling . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 213
Sav ing f uel by early u pshi fting . .. .... . 11
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work ........ ........... . 151
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 135
28 6 Index .:..:..:..::....::.. ...:..._ ___________________________ _
Parking system ........... ... .. .... .
C leaning se nsors/camera . ... ... ... .
Rear 112
202
112
Rea r, with rear view camera ... .. .... . 113
Park ing system (rear) ................ 112
Adjusting the warning tones .. .... .. . 113
Park ing system (rear, w ith rear view cam-
e ra)
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quatt ro ®
refer to all-wheel drive ........... .. 190
Question Wha t happens to unbelted occupants? 135
Why safety belts? ................. 134
Parking mode 1 .......... .. .. .... . 116
Park ingmode2 ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 117
R
Safety precautions ......... ... .... . 114
Switching on/off .......... ... .... . 115
Switching rear view camera on/off ... . 118
Parts rep lacement .................. 275
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... . 153
Passive safety system ........ ... .. ... 124
Pedals .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 129
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal coll is ion . 135
Polishing .. .. ................ ... ... 202
Pollutant filter (automatic AC system) ... 67
Powe r
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency locking ......... .... ..... 37
Panoramic tilting sunroof ...... .. .... 40
Powe r windows .......... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 39
Selec tive unlock feature ... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Se ttings ... ................ ..... .. 37
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechan ical power as-
sist . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 189
Power window Conven ience opening/closing ... .. .... 40
Power windows .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 40
Malfunctions .............. .. .... .. 41
Pregnant women Specia l considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Proper occupant seating posit ions .. ... 125
Proper safety belt pos it ion ..... .. .... . 138
Prope r seat ing pos it ion
F ront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Occupants . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 125
Rear passengers ....... ... .. .. .... . 127 Radiator fan
225
Rain/light sensor Headlights .... .. .. ... ......... ... . 43
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ... .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . .. .. .. ........... .. .. . 46
Rear fog lights .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 43
Rear lid Escape handle ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 39
Open ing and closing ........... .... . 39
Rear l ight
De fective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1
Pa rking mode 2 116
11
7
Rear view mirror . .. ............. .. .. . 47
Rea r window heating .. .. ..... .... . .. . 69
Rea r window su n shade ......... ... .. . 48
Recirc ulation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ref uelling .. .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 213
Release lever for hood ............... 216
Remote contro l
Homelink ..... ... ................ 119
Remote contro l key . ... .......... .. .. . 33
Personalizing .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 33
unlocking/locking . .. .. ..... .... . .. . 35
Remote rea r lid re lease .......... .. .. . 39
Repair manuals .. .. ... .......... .... 273
Repairs Airbag system ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 155
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Windsh ield wiper blades ............ . 50
Replacing b ulbs ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 262
Replacing tires and wheels ............ 243