274 What do I do no w?
Special ca re is requ ired if you are repairin g
t he t ire o n a steep incline.
@ Tips
- Do not operate the compressor for more
than 12 minutes continuously, otherwise i t can overheat. Once the compressor has
cooled, you can continue to use it.
- If sealant has spi lled out, let it dry and
then you can remove it by pee ling it away
like a fo il.
- Remember to obtain a new bottle of
sealant from your authorized Audi dealer
after repairing a tire. After this, the func
tionality of the tire repair set is restored.
- Obey all laws.
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang
ing a wheel .
.,. After you experience a tire fa ilure, pull the
car well away from moving traffic and try to
reach
le ve l ground before yo u stop ¢&_ .
.,. All p assengers sho uld
le ave the c ar and
move to a safe location (for instance, behind
the guardrai l)¢
,A .
.,. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
vehicle from ro lling un intentionally¢ &_.
.,. Move
selecto r le ver to pos ition P ¢ ,A .
.,. If you are tow ing a trailer: unhitch the trail
er from your veh icle.
.,. Block the diagonally opposite wheel with
the fo ld ing chocks or other objects.
.,. Take the
jack * and the inflatab le spare tir e*
out o f the luggage compartmen t
¢page 269.
A WARNING
You or your passengers cou ld be injured
while changing a whee l if yo u do not fol
low these safety precautions:
-
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe d is
tance off the road. Turn off the engine,
turn the emergency flashers on and use
other warning devices to a lert other mo
torists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly a nd possib ly slipping off the
jack*, always fully set the pa rking brake
a nd b lock the wheel d iagonally opposite
t he wheel be ing c hanged w it h t he fold
ing chocks or other objec ts. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac
ing the Automatic Transmission in P
(Park) will
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure t he
ground is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board under the jack*.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the
jack * and the replaced tire in the luggage
compartment¢
page 145.
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order.
1. Remove the decorative wheel cover* . For
more details see also ¢
page 2 75, Deco
rative wheel covers
or¢ page 2 75,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps .
2. Loosen the wheel bolts ¢ page 276 .
3. Locate the prope r mounting point fo r the
jack* and align the jack * below that point
¢ page 276.
4 .
Lift the c ar with t he jack *¢ page 2 76 .
5 . Remove the
wheel with the flat tir e and
then insta ll the
inflatable spare tire*
¢ page 277 .
6. Tighten all whee l bolts lightly.
7.
Lower the vehicle with the jack*.
8. Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firmly
t ighten all wheel bolts¢ page 276.
9. Replace the decorative
whe el cover *.
276 What do I do n ow ?
loosening and tightening the wheel
bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before rais
ing the vehicle.
F ig. 218 Chang ing a wheel: loosen ing the w hee l bo lts
loosening
.. Install the wheel b olt wrench over the
whee l bolt and push it down as fa r as it wi ll
go .
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
handle and turn the wheel bolts
counter
clockwise
about one single turn in the direc
t io n ofarrow ¢fig .
218 .
Tightening
.. Install the wheel bolt w rench over the
wheel bolt and push it down as far as it will
go.
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench
hand le and turn each wheel bol t
clockwise
unti l it is seated.
_& WARNING
- Do no t use for ce or hu rry w hen ch angi ng
a whee l - you c an c ause the vehicle to s lip
off the jack* and ca use serious personal
injuries .
-Do no t loosen the whee l bolts more than
one turn
before you ra ise the veh icle with
the jack* . -You risk an i njur y.
(D Tips
If a wheel bo lt is very t ight, you may find i t
e asie r to loosen by ca refully push ing dow n
on t he end of the whee l bolt wrench with
one foot only . As you do so, ho ld on to the ca
r to kee p your ba lance and take care no t
to s lip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be lifted with the jack * firs t
before the wheel can be removed.
Fig . 2 1 9 Sill pane ls: mark in gs
Fi g. 22 0 Sill: pos it io nin g the jack
.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your
veh icle from rolling unintentionally
.. Move the
select or lever to po sition P.
.. Find the marking (imp rint) on the sill tha t
is nearest t he wheel that w ill be changed
r:::;, fig . 219. Be hind the mar kin g, there is a
lifting point on the sill for the jack *.
.. Turn t he
jack* located under the lifting
point on the sill to ra ise the jack until its
arm @
r:::;, fig. 220 is located under the des
ig nated p lastic mount
r:::;, ,& ¢ 0.
.. Align the jac k* so t hat its arm @ r:::;, fig. 220
engage s in the desig nated lifting poin t in
t he doo r sill and the movable base ® lies
flat on the ground. The base ® must be
ver
tical
un der the lifting point @.
.. Win d the jack * up further until the flat tire
comes off the ground
Q ,& .
Position the jack* only under the designated
li fting points on the s ill
r:::;,fig. 219. There is Ill-
280 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig. 223 Left cockp it: fuse panel cove r
The fuses are located at the front left and
right of the cockpit and behind the trim on
the right side of the luggage compartment.
• Turn off the ignit ion and the affected elec
trical consumers.
• Check the following table to see which fuse
belongs to the consumer.
• Remove the appropriate cover.
~ To remove the purple plastic clip if necessa
ry
l), hold onto it at the small side and pull
it out of the fuse panel¢
page 280,
fig.
224.
• Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
fuse cover¢
fig. 223.
• Remove the fuse using the clamp and re
place the blown fuse w ith an identical new
one.
.&_ WARNING
-
Do not repair fuses and never replace a
blown fuse with one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the e lec
trical system and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after shortly
have you have installed it, have the electri-
ll You ca n dispose of the p lastic clip after remov ing it.
ca l system checked by your authorized
Audi dealer.
(D Tips
- T he following table does not list fuse lo
cations that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
optional or only available on certain
mode l configurations.
Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 224 Left cockpit : fuse panel with plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
1 Dynamic steering
2 ESC control module
3
5
A/C system pressure sensor,
electromechanical parking
brake, Homelink, automatic
dimming interior rearview mir
ror, air quality/outside air sen-
sor, ESC button
Sound actuator/exhaust sound
tuning
Amps
s
s
5
15
I
I
I
-No. Consumer
6
Headlights range control sys-
tern/Co rnering light
7 Headligh t (corner ing l ight)
Control modules (electrome-
8
chanical parking brake, shock
absorber, quattro Sport, trailer
hitch), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cruise contro
l or high
voltage battery (hybrid drive)
12 Headlight range contro
l, park
ing system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper
15 Auxiliary fuse (ins
trument pan
el)
Auxilia ry fuse terminal 15 (en-
16 gine area)
Fuse panel
@ (brown )
1 E lectric exhaust door
2
3
4
5
6
7 Brake light sensor or brake ped
al movement sensor (hybrid
drive)
Fuel pump
Brake booster (hybrid drive)
Left seat heating with/without
seat venti
lation
ESC
Horn
Left fron t door (window regula -
8 tor, central locking, mirror,
sw itch, lighting)
-9 Wiper motor
10 ESC
Left rear door (window regula
l l tor, sw itch, light ing)
12 Rain and light sensor
Fuse panel © (red)
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynam ic ste ering
5 Climatized cupholder
-Amps
5/ 7,5
7,5
5
5/7,5
5
5
5
15
10
40
5/10
5
25
25
1 5/30
5
15
30
30
2 5
30
5
10
35 10
-
Fu se s and bulb s 281
No. Consumer
6 W
indshield washer system,
headlamp washer system 35
7
Vehicle electrical system control
module 1 20
8
Vehicle electrical system control
module 1 30
9 Panorama su
nroof
10 Vehicle elec
trical system control
30
mod ule 1
11 Sun shade (panorama sunroof)
20
12 Anti-theft alarm warning sys-
tern 5
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 22 5 Right cockp it : fuse panel wit h plast ic cl ip
No. Consumer Amps
Fuse panel @ (black )
5 Steering column switch module 5
7 Te
rm inal 15 d iagnost ic connec-
tor
5
8 Gateway (Databus diagnostic in-5 terface)
-..
9 Supp
lementary heater 5
Fuse panel @ (brown)
1 CD /D V D p layer 5
282 Fuses and bulbs
I
-
No. Consumer
2 Wi-Fi
3 MMI/Radio
4 Instrument cluster
5 Gateway (instrument cluster
control
module)
6 Ignition lock
7 Light switch
8 Climate control system blower
9 Steering column lock
10 Climate control system
11 Terminal 30 diagnostic connec-
tor
12 Steering column switch module
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Amps
5
5/20
5
5
5 5
40
5
10
10
5
Fig. 226 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel with
plastic cl ip
No. Consumer Amps
Fuse panel
@ (black)
1 Luggage compartment lid con-
30
trol module
2 Trailer control module 15
3 Trailer control module 20
4 Trailer control module
20
-No. Consumer Amps
5 Electromechanical
parking
5
brake
•
6 Electronic damping control 15
7 Electromechanical parking
30
brake
8 Rear exterior lighting 30
9 quattro Sport
35
10 Rear exterior lighting 30
11 Vehicle electrical system control
20
module
12 Terminal 30
5
Fuse panel c (brown)
1 Luggage compartment lid con-
30
trol module
2 12-volt socket, cigarette lighter
DCDC converter path 1 or high
3 voltage battery blower (hybrid 40
drive)
4 DCDC
converter path 2, DSP
30
amplifier, radio
7 Electromechanical
parking
30
brake
Right front door (window regu-
9 later, central locking, mirror, 30
switch, lighting)
11 Rear
right door (window regula-
30
tor, switch, lighting)
12 Cell phone prep 5
Fuse panel© (black)
1 Right front seat heating
15
2 Automatic dimming rearview
5
mirror
3 Instrument panel terminal 30
4 MMI 7,5
Rearview camera
Rear window heater
8 Rear Seat Entertainment
12 High voltage battery (hybrid
drive)
@ Tips
-The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys
tem. When jump start ing or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative
post because the battery manager sys
tem must be able to detect the battery's
state of cha rge . A lways connect the neg
ative g round cab le to the negative
gro und post o f the battery manage r con
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cobl e
clomps in exactly the order describ ed b elow!
Fig. 227 Engine co mpartmen t: Con ne ctors fo r jum per
c ables a nd char ger
Fi g. 22 8 Jump s tart in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve
hi cle :@ booster battery, @ disc harged vehicle bat tery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
Hybr id drive*: read the important information
concerning a dead high voltage bat te ry under
c::;, page 105 .
Emergenc y situ ation s 285
Vehicle with discharged b attery:
.,. Turn off lights and accessor ies, move lever
o f automatic transmiss ion to N (Neutra l) or
P (Pa rk) and set parking brake.
Connect POSITIVE (+) to POSITIVE (+ )
(r ed)
.,. Remove the cover(!) by pressing on the ar
row
¢ fig. 227.
.,. Open the cover @on th e positive terminal.
1. Connect one end of the red pos it ive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::;, fig. 228 (D
(Bolts under cover= "po sit ive") of the ve
hicle to be started @.
2. Connect the othe r end to the pos itive ter-
mi na l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (- )
(black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca
ble to the negative termi na l@ of the
booster battery @.
4 . Co nnect the othe r end o f the black nega
tive cab le to the
jump sta rt b olt © (Bolts
with hex head = "negative") of the vehicle
to be started @.
Starting the engine
.,. Start the engine of the veh icle w ith the
booster ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed .
.,. Start eng ine wit h discha rged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner .
.,. If the eng ine fails to start: do not keep the
starter crank ing for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try
aga in .
.,. With engine running, remove jumper cab les
from both vehicles in the e xact
reverse o r
de r .
.,. Close the cover @on the pos itive termina l
and re -install the cover
(D c::;, fig . 22 7.
T he battery is vented to the outside to preven t
gases from en ter ing the veh icle in ter io r. Ma ke
su re that the jumper clamps are well connect
ed with their
metal parts in full contact with
the battery te rm inals.
300 Index
A
Accessories 297
AC (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cleaning sensors ......... .. .. .... . 219
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages .. ..... ........... ... .. . 114
Request for dr iver intervention . . . . . . . 11 2
Setting the d istance ........ ... .. ... 111
Setting the d riving p rog ram .. .. .... . 112
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adaptive light . .. . ...... ... ... ..... .. 51
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Adding
E . l ngine coo ant ........... .. .. .... . 241
E ng ine oi l ............... .. .. .. .. . 238
W indshie ld washer fluid ... .. .. .... . 247
Addit ional accesso ries ... ... .. .. .. .. . 297
Additives
Eng ine oil .... ........... .. .. .... .
238
Adjusting
A ir dist ribution (climate control) . .... .
80
Front seats .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 6 1
Steer ing column manually . .. .. .... .. 83
Temperature (climate control) .. .. .. . . 80
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 174
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .... . 161
Advanced Airbag System components . 164
Care . .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 170
Chi ldren . ............... .... .... . 179
Ch'ld t .
1 res ra 1nts ........... .. .. .. .. . 180
Components (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 164
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . .. .. .. .... .
158
Disposa l ..... ........... .. .. .. .. . 170
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 1, 16 2
How do the front airbags work? ..... . 166
How many airbags does my vehicle
have? ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
164
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work together ...... .. .... .
165
Important things to know .. .. .. .. .. . 157
Ind icator light ..... ...... .. .. .. .. . 168
Monitoring . ................ ... ... 168
PASSENG ER A IR BAG OFF light .. .. .. . 168
Repa irs .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 170
Safety ins tructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 170
S ide a irbags ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. 172
Side curtain airbags .... ..... ... .. .. 175
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
w. ht .
e1g -sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
When must the system be inspected? . 168
Air t ransport . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 106
All-wheel drive .. .. ................ . 202
Selective wheel torque co ntrol . . . . . . . 19 7
Winter tires ... .. ............. .... 2 63
Al loy wheels .... .. ... .......... .... 222
Alternator
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Anti-free ze
refer to E ng ine coolan t sys tem ... .. .. 2 40
Anti- lock brake system .............. . 197
Warning/ind icator lights .. ... ..... .. . 17
Anti-slip reg ulation . .. .. ..... .... . .. 197
An ti-theft a la rm warn ing system . .. .. .. . 38
El ectronic immob il iz er .......... .... . 38
Approach/depa rture angle ........... . 209
Ashtray .... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 75
Aste risk
What does it mean when something is
ma rked wit h an as ter isk? ..... ... .. .. .. 6
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking gua rd ............. . 113
Audi drive select
Indicator lig ht . .. ............. .. ..
201
also refer to Drive select .. ...... .... 120
Audi parking system plus with rearview
camera . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... ..
129
Adjusting the d isplay ............. .. 133
Adjusting the war ning tones ..... .... 133
Cleaning sensors/camera ... .... .. .. 219
Rearv iew camera -parking mode 1 ... . 132
Rea rv iew camera -parking mode 2 .. .. 132
Safety p recautio ns ............. .... 129
Swi tch ing on a nd off ........... .... 131
Tra ile r hi tch . .. .. ... .......... .... 134
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals a nd Litera -
ture . .. ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. ..
295
Auto-Check Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
A ut o locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automat ic be lt retractor . .. ... ..... .. 152
Automatic car wash
refer to Washing ... ... ..... ... .. .. 217
A utomat ic d riving light control ...... .. . 49
Index 303
-----------------------------------.......
Cruise control
Changing speed .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 95
Prese lect speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sw itching off ..... ....... .... .. .... 96
Sw itching on ............. .... .. .... 95
Warn ing/ indicator lights ........ .... . 17
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
(upholde rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
H ea ted and cooled ........ .. .. .. .. .. 74
D
Data ....... ... ................ .... 292
Data recorde r ............. .... .. ... 197
D ate display . .... ......... .... .. .. .. 12
Daytime running lights ........... .... . SO
Declaration of compliance Adapt ive cr uise control .... .. .. .. .. . 298
Aud i side assist .......... .. .. .. .. . 298
Cell phone package ....... .. .. .. .. . 298
Conve nience key ............. .... .. 298
E lect ronic immobilize r ..... .. .. .. .. . 298
H omelink ® universal remote contro l .. 298
Remote control key ....... .. .. .. .. . 298
Defective light bulb warning . .. .. .. .. .. 33
D efrosting (w indows) .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 81
Determin ing cor rect load limit ... ... .. 257
Dig ita l clock . .. ........... .. .. .. .... 12
D ig it al compass ........... .. .. .. .. .. 59
Dig ita l speedometer ............ ... ... 21
Dimensions .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 291
D immi ng the rearview mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . 58
Doors Chi ld safety locks .. ....... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Emergency locking ............. .... . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Defective light bulb warning .. .. .. .. .. 33
Dig ita l speedometer ...... .. .. .. .. .. 21
Driver information messages . .. .. .. .. 27
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
M essages .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 99
Open doo r o r r ear lid warning . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Outside tempera ture display .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dr iver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition ....... ... .. 14 0 Driver
's seat memory
Activating remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . 64
D rive select . .. .. .. ................. 120
Adaptive dampers .... ......... .. .. 1 20
D ynam ic steer ing . ............. .... 12 0
Setting the dr iv ing mode ..... ... .. .. 121
D rivi ng lights ..... .. ................ 49
Driving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Drivi ng offroad
D riving through wate r ....... ... .. .. 210
Driving tips . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 209
Ru les of behavior ... . .. ..... ... .. .. 209
Sand and mud . .. ................. 210
Snow-covered gro und . ............. 210
Un paved roads . .. ............. .. .. 210
D riving safely ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 139
Driving through wate r .............. . 210
Driving time .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 23
D uplicate key . .. .. ................. . 36
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 197
Ind icator light ... .. .......... .... . 201
E
E85 (Fuel) .. .. .. .. ... ... ...... ..... 229
Efficiency program .... .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Fuel economy messages ..... ... .. .. . 25
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment . ................. . 25
El ectrical accessories
refer to Soc ket ... .. . ... ...... ... .. . 75
E lectrica l seat ad justment
refer to Seat adjustment ........ .. .. . 62
E lectromechanical parking brake
Emergency brak ing .. .. .... .... .. .. . 90
Malfunction ..... .. ..... ........... 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Pa rking ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 89
Re le as ing and closing .......... .. .. . 88
Star ting ass ist ... .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 90
Star ting from res t .. . ... ...... ... .. . 90
Starting off w ith a t railer ..... ... .. .. . 90
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 18
El ec tromech anic al powe r as sis t .... .. .. 201
In dicator lig ht . .. ............. .. .. 201
E lectronic differential lock ( EDL) ...... . 197
Warning/ind icator lights .. .. ... ... .. . 17
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