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-Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle a s soon as
possible. Remount the wheel co ve r.
U ntil th en, driv e with extr a car e and at re
du ced speeds .
~ WARNING
-
-If you are going to equip your vehicle
with t ires or rims wh ich differ from those
wh ich were factory installed, then be
sure to read the informat ion
c:> page 259,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack * and tool kit
are properly secured in th e luggage com·
partment and are not loose in the pas·
senger compartment.
- In an accident o r sudden maneuver they
c ou ld fly forward, inju ring anyone in the
vehicle .
- Always store damaged w heel, jac k* and
tools secure ly in the luggage compart
ment. Otherw ise, in an acc iden t or sud
den maneuver they cou ld fly forward,
causing injury to passenge rs i n the vehi·
cle .
What do I do now? 2 79
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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
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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
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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)
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Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned
out bulbs for you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bu lb. This appl ies especially to the light bu lbs
in the front of your car which you can on ly
reach through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb ho lde rs can have sharp
edges that can cause ser ious cuts, and parts
must be correctly taken apart and then prop
erly put back together to help prevent break
age of parts and long term damage from wa
ter that can enter housings that have not been
properly resealed.
F or your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs
for you, since your dealer has the proper tools,
the correct bu lbs and the expertise.
G as disc harge la mp s (X enon li ght s)*:
Due to the high electrical voltage, have the
bu lbs rep laced by a qualified technician.
H eadlights with Xenon l ight can be ident ified
by the high voltage sticker .
A WARNING
Contact with hig h-voltage components of
the electrica l system and improper re
placement of gas discharge (Xenon) head
light bulbs can cause serious personal in
jury and death .
- Xenon bulbs are pressurized and can ex plode when be ing changed.
- Chang ing Xenon lamps requires the spe
c ial train ing, instructions and equip
ment.
- Only an authorized Aud i dea ler or other
qualified workshop should change the
bulbs in gas discharge lamps .
Fuses and bulb s 28 3
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the
openings and on the bulb holders that can
cause ser ious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do,
have the work performed by an author
ized Audi dealer or other qualified work
shop. Ser ious personal i nju ry may result
from imprope rly perfo rmed wo rk.
(D Tips
- If you must replace the light bulbs your
self, always remember that the eng ine
compartment of any vehicle is a hazard
ous area to work in. A lways read and
heed a ll WARN INGS
~ page 226, Engine
compartment
q & .
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi
dealer whenever yo u need to change a
bulb .
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284 Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer
gency crews and working personnel who
have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
Q;) Note
Vehicles with an automati c transmission
cannot be started by pushing or towing .
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi
cle.
If the engine should fail to start because of a
discharged or weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another veh icle,
using a
pair of jumper cables to start the en
g ine .
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large
cross section to carry the starter current safe
ly. Refer to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated termi
na l clamps which are distinctly marked:
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minu s(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, ac id, and gas .
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal
inju ry. Follow the instructions below for
safe handling of your veh icle's battery.
- Always shield you r eyes and avoid lean
ing over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem
peratures just be low 32 °F (0 °C). Before connecting a
jumper cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery complete ly, oth
erwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes
or skin . Flush any contacted area with
water immediately .
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gas
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted ciga
rettes away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a low ac id level in the battery.
- The vo ltage of the booster battery must
also have a 12-Volt rating . The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged bat
tery . Use of batteries of d ifferent voltage
or substantially different "Ah" rating
may cause an exp losion and personal in
jury.
- Never charge a frozen batte ry. Gas trap
ped in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has
been frozen. The battery case may have
be weakened.
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or
substantially different capacity (Ah) rat
ing may cause an exp losion and injury.
The capacity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS ¢
page 226, Engine com
partment.
«I) Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster bat
tery will cause expensive damage to sen
sitive electronic components, such as
contro l units, relays, rad io, etc .
- There must be no electrical contact be
tween the vehicles as otherwise current
could already start to flow as soon as the
positive(+) terminals are connected. ..,_
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@ 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.
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28 6 Em ergency sit uat ions
_& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
instructions of the jumper cable manufac
turer. If in doubt, call for road serv ice.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make
surethattheycannotgetca ughtinany
moving parts in the eng ine compart
ment.
- Do not bend over the batteries -danger
of chemical burns!
- The battery cell locking screws must be
t ightened securely.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c:> page 226, Engine com
partment .
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POS I
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
(-) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that a ll screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con
nect ing a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle being jump started. When
you are giving a jump start to anothe r ve
hicle, do
not connect the negat ive (-) ca
ble to the negat ive (-) term inal on the
discharged bat tery ©
c:> fig. 2 28. In
stead, securely connect the negative(-)
cable to e ithe r a solid metal component
that is firm ly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itse lf. If the bat
tery that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and exp lode!
-
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow truck operators who know
how to op erate their equipment safely.
- Nev er tow your Audi , towing will cau se
damage to the engine and tr an smi ssion .
- Ne ver wrap th e safety chain s or winch ca
ble s around the brak e lines.
- To pre vent unne ce ss ary damage, your Audi
mus t be tr an sp o rt ed with a flat bed tru ck.
- To load th e vehi cle on to th e flat b ed, use
the towing l oop found in the ve hicle to ols
an d att ach to th e front or r ea r a ncho rage
c:>page 287 and Qpage 287.
_& WARNING
= -
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle being towed, for any reason.