Trailer hitch . ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Error messages
Homelink ® ... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Universal remote control ... .. .. .. . . 134
134
135
135
S afet y fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dri ving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Gene ral notes ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Pedal area .. .. ............. .. .. . .
Stowing luggage ................ .
Report ing Safety Defects .......... .
Safety belts .................. .
General notes ................... .
Why safety belts? ............... .
Safety belts ..... .. ... ... .. .. .. . .
Safety bel t pretens ioners ......... .
Airbag sy stem .......... ...... .
Important things to know ......... .
Fr ont airbags ............ .... .. . .
M on itoring the A dvanced Airbag
System .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . .
Side airbags . ... ...... ... .. .. .. . .
Side curtain airbags .... ... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Important things to know . ... .. .. . .
Ch ild safety seats ................ .
Instal ling a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LATC H Lower anchorages and tethers
for chi ldren .... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information 139
140
144
145
146
149 149
150
152
155
157
157
16 1
168
172
175
178
178
184
188
191
196
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 197
Not ice about data recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E lect ronic S tabiliz ation Control ( ESC) . 19 7
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Elect romechanical power assist,
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Table of contents 3
Driving and environment . . . . .
205
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwa rds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 206
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize pollut ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Drivi ng in difficult road conditions and
offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
D riving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
T rai le rtow ingtips ... .. .. ..... .... 214
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 216
General infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of ex ter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
F uel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Windsh ield/headlight washer
containe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
T ire pressu re mo nitoring system 266
Do-it-your self service . . . . . . . . . 269
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Jack , tools and inflatab le sp are tire . . 269
T ire repa ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Changing a wheel ... . .. .. ..... ... . 274
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Homelink®
Universal remote
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Home link
The HomeLink universal remote control con
be programmed with the remo te control for
devices that ore already present.
With Home Link, you can control devices such
as the garage door, secu rity systems, ho use
lights , etc. comfortably from the inside of you
veh icle .
H omelink makes it poss ible for you to rep lace
t hree different remote controls from dev ices
in your home with one un ive rsal remo te. Th is
featu re works for most garage door and exte
rior door motor signals. Programming the in
d ividual remote control for your remote con
trol takes p lace near the center of the radiator
grille. There is a control module attached at
this location .
A one-t ime programm ing of the sensor must
be performed before you are able to use sys
tems with Homelink. If the system does not activate after performing the one-t ime pro
gramming, check whether the system uses a rolling code ¢
page 138 for vehicles without
the MMI*.
& WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink ® transmi tter
with any garage door opener that does have not the sa fety stop and reverse fea
ture as requ ired by federa l safety stand
ards. Th is includes any garage door open
er mode l manufactured before April 1,
1982.
- A garage door opener which cannot de
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder
al safety standards . Us ing
a garage door
opener without these features increases
r isk of serious inj ury or death.
Homelink ® 135
-For safety reasons never re lease the
parking brake or start the eng ine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the
Homelink ® remote control is being pro
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac
tivated, th is can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectrical compon ents -an
overheated mo to r i s
a fire hazard!
- To avo id possib le injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certa in that no person s or objects are lo
cated in the range of motion of any
equ ipment being operated .
(0 Tips
-If you would like more information on
Homelink ®, where to purchase the
Home link ® compatib le products, or
would like to purchase the Homelink ®
Home Lighting Package, please ca ll toll
free: l-800-355-3515.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada reg ula
tions
¢ page 298.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be
fore selling the veh icle.
Operation
App lies to vehicles : with Homeli nk
Fig . 14 9 Head li ner: controls
Req uirement : The buttons must be program-
med
<:!)page 136 or ¢page 137. ..,_
136 Homelink®
• To open the garage door, press the p ro
grammed button . The LED @will light up or
flash.
• To close the garage door, press the button
again.
@ Tips
To open the garage door, press the button, but do not press it for longer ten seconds
or the Homelink module w ill switch to
programming mode.
Programming the transmitter (version A)
Appl ies to vehicles: with Home link
Fig. 15 0 Distance between t he rad iator grille and th e
hand transmitter
You can p rogram the fixed code and ro lling
code systems using the descr ibed procedure.
Programming the button
• Turn the ig nition on .
• The re a re two ways to program the but ton:
P res s the but ton¢
page 135, fig. 149 tha t
yo u wou ld like to p rogram . Use the instruc
t ions tha t appear in the MM I* to perform
the p rogramming. Or
• Se lect:
ICARI function button > Car sys·
terns *
control button > Vehicle settings >
Garage door opener > Program gar age door
opener .
• Select the button that yo u would like to
program.
• Fol low the ins truc tions in the MMI*.
• If the gar age door openi ng mus t also be
syn chronized wit h the Homel ink mod ule,
refer to t he owner's manual for t he garage
door opener. R
emote cont ro l units fo r garage door opene rs
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency signa ls after two seconds . This t ime
may not be suffic ient for the Home link sys
tem to learn the radio frequency signal. Per·
form all other steps as described above .
Erasing/Clearing the programmed button
settings
• To e rase all of t he programmed buttons at
the same t ime, select:
I CAR I function button
> Car systems * control button > Vehicle set·
ting s
> Garage doo r open er > Clear pro·
gram setting s> Yes.
The prog rammed b ut
t ons can no t be erased individua lly. Re pro
gram the butt ons if necessa ry .
• Reprogram an individua l bu tton in the same
manner that you wou ld for the one-time
programm ing .
Displaying the version /status/country
code
• Select: I CAR ! function b utton > Car sys·
terns *
contro l button > Vehicle settings >
Garage door opener > Version information .
(D Tips
-Programming using the M MI* is not
available for all ve hicle vers ions.
- The required distance betwee n the hand
transm itter and the Homelink module in
the radiator gr ille ¢
fig. 1 SO depends on
the system that you are prog ramm ing .
- Depending on the mode l of the ga rage
door opener, you may need to release the
butto n on the remote and press it again
w hen programming. When program·
m ing a new device, keep the butto n
presse d for at least 15 s econds before
t ry ing ag ain w ith the tra nsmit ter in a dif
fere nt posi tion.
Programming the transmitter (version B)
Applies to vehicles: with Horne link
Fig. 15 1 Distance between the radiator gr ille and the
hand transmitter
P rogrammin g: ph ase 1 on the control unit
1. Sw itch on the ig nit ion (do no t start the
engine) .
2. Press and hold both of the outer Home
Link buttons
r=>page 135, fig. 149 until
the LED @ turns off completely (about
20
seconds). Th is procedure clears the stand
ard codes that were set at the factory and
does
n ot need to be repeated agai n to
p rog ram the other buttons.
3. Briefly press the Homelink button that
you would li ke to prog ram .
4 . Wai t unti l the LED @ beg ins to b link
q ui ckly. The Home Link modu le wi ll now
remai n in learning mode for
5 minutes .
5. Now stand in front of your vehicle with
the original hand transmitter for the ga rage door opener or for the device that
you would like to allocate to the Home
Link button.
Programming: pha se 2 on th e radiator
grille
6 . Hold the orig inal hand transmitter some
what towa rds the center of your vehicle 's
radiato r grille r=>
fig. 151.
7. Now act ivate (p ress) t he hand transmit
ter.
8 . Pay a ttention to the tu rn signals for you r
vehicle when activating the ha nd trans
mitter . If t he emergency flashers blink
three times, the programming was suc
cessful. If the emergency flasher only
bli nks one t ime, the 5 minute t ime limit
Homelink ® 13 7
for the adaptation has expired or the pro
gram ming was unsuccessful. Repeat the
programming from step 3 on the controls
or select another distance from the radia
tor grille.
9. If the garage door or other devices sti ll
fail to be activated w it h the Homelink
control buttons after p rogramming is
comple ted, it is possib le tha t these sys
tems might be working with a rolling code
ins tead of the normal fixed code .
A Roll
ing code programming must be per
formed
r=> page 138 .
Program the rema ining two buttons a ccord ing
to the instructions mentioned above . Beg in
similar ly w ith the 3rd step if the program
ming connection was successful for t he first
button.
Remote con tro l units fo r garage door opene rs
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency signa ls after two seconds . This time
may not be suffic ient for the Homelink sys
tem to learn the radio frequency signa l. Per
form all other steps as described above.
Erasing the buttons
.,. Switch o n the ignition (do not start the en
gi ne).
.,. Press and hold both of the outer buttons
until the LED @ turns off completely (about
20 seconds) to erase all of the buttons si
m ultaneously .
.,. Programmed buttons cannot be erased ind i
vidua lly. Reprogram the buttons if necessa
ry .
Reprogramming the buttons
.,. Switch on the ignition (do not start the en
gine) .
.,. To reprogram an individua l butto n, press
and hold the button unt il the LE D @ starts
to f lash quickly (after abo ut ten seconds) .
Release t he but ton imme dia tely. The Home
L ink module will now remain in learning
mo de for 5 minutes.
.,. Continue with step 5.
138 Homelink®
-The required dista nce between the hand
transmitter and the HomeLink module in
the radiator grille
c:> fig. 151 depends on
the system that you are programming.
- Depend ing on the model of the garage
door opener, you may need to release the
button on the remote and press it again
when programming . When p rogram
ming a new dev ice, keep the button
pressed for a t least 15 seconds befo re
trying again wi th the transmitte r in a dif
ferent pos it ion. W atch out fo r the emer
gency flasher during that time .
Programming the rolling code
Applies to vehicles: with Home link
Additionally, a rolling code programming for
the HomeLink universal remote control is re
quired for some systems .
Identifying the rolling code
.. Press the prev ious ly programmed Homelink
button aga in and hold i t down .
.. Look at the LED@ c:>
page 135, fig. 149 . If
the LED blinks quickly , the features, s uch as
the garage door o pener, are equipped with
the rolling code .
.. Program the roll ing code as fo llows:
Act ivating the garage door opener motor
unit
.. Locate the sett ing button on the garage
door opener motor unit . The exact location
and co lor of the b utton may vary depending
on the garage door opener ma nufacturer .
.. Press the sett ing button on the garage door
opener motor unit (usually th is w ill act ivate
a "se tt ing light d isp lay" on the moto r unit).
Now you w ill have abo ut
30 se conds ti me to
p erfo rm the Home Link bu tton programming
on the cont ro ls.
Programming on the controls
.. Press the Home L ink button that was already
programmed and hold for two seconds . ..
To end ro lling code programm ing, p ress and
hold t he Home link button for two seconds
aga in .
.. The Homelink button may need to be press
ed a t hird t ime to end the adjus tment proce
dure for some garage door openers .
After the controls have been programmed, the
garage door opener s hou ld recogni ze the
Homelink signa l and operate when the Home
Li nk button is pressed . N ow you may program
the o ther buttons as needed .
(D Tips
-Programmi ng the rolling code can be
performed quicke r and more easily with
the help of a second person .
- If d iff iculties should ar ise when pro
gramming the rolling code, consult the
op erating instructions fo r th e garage
door opener or o ther dev ices for po ssible
s o lu tions.
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
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298 Consumer Information
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when technical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be
fore starting work on any modifications.
This will help ensure that vehicle function,
performance and safety are not impaired
¢ &. .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause
malfunctions. Because of the way electronic
components are interconnected with each
other, such malfunctions can also have an ad
verse affect on other systems that are not di
rectly involved. This means that you risk both
a substantial reduction in the operational
safety of your vehicle and an increased wear of
ve hicle parts ¢
A:,..
Author ized Audi dealers will perform th is
wo rk in a professiona l and competent manner
or, in special cases, refer you to a professional
company that specializes in such modifica
tions .
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and serious
personal injury.
-
If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as possi
ble.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom
munications and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommuni
cation Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsib le for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthor
ized modifications to this equipment.
Devices
T he following devices each comply with FCC
Part 15.19, FCC Part 15.2 1 and RSS-Gen Iss ue
1:
- Adapt ive cru ise control*
- Conven ience key*
- Aud i side assist*
- Cell phone package*
- Electron ic immobilizer
- Homelink ® universal remote contro l*
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the follo wing
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful inter
ference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
FCC Part 15 .21
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expressly ap
proved by the party responsible for compli
ance could void the user's authority to operate
the equipment.
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operation is subject to the following two con
ditions:
(1) this device may not cause inte rfe rence,
and
Exterior mirrors
Adj usting .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 57
Dimming ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 58
Heating .. .. ............. .... .. .... 57
E yeg lasses compartment .... .. .. .. .. .. 7 7
F
Fall line
Fan 209
Radiator . ......... ... .... ... ... .. 242
F astening
Booste r seats ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 186
Convertible child safety seats . .. .. .. . 185
Infant seats .... ......... .... .. .. . 184
Fl at t ire
C hanging . ... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... 274
Fl exibl e fuel . .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 229
F loor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
F og lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Foldi ng chocks ......... ...... .... .. 269
F olding the rear seat forward . . . . . . 67, 68
F oo t pedals .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 14 4
For the sake of the environment
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . 231
L ett ing t he engine wa rm up . . . . . . 83, 86
Reducing e ng ine noise by ea rly ups hift-
in g .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. 11
Refue ling .. ............. .... .. ... 23 1
Saving fue l by ea rly upshift ing . ... .. .. 11
Front airbags Descr ipt io n ... .............. ... ... 161
H ow t hey wo rk ........... .. .. .. .. . 166
Fronta l co llisions and t he laws of physics 150
Fr ont ash tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
F ro nt seats .. .. ........ ... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Ad justi ng .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 1 41
C hil d restra ints in the fron t seat . .. .. . 158
Fue l
Addit ives . ......... ......... .... .. 228
Blended gasoline ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 228
Consu mpt io n ............ .. .. .. .. .. 23
Fill er ne ck .. .... ......... .. .. .. .. . 230
Fu el g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 228
Gasoline additives ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 230
Octane rating ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 228
Inde x 305
Recommendation ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 228
Ref uelling ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 231
Rese rve ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 12
Tank capac ity .. .. ................. 292
Unlocking the fuel fi ller flap by hand .. 232
Fuel economy messages (efficiency p ro -
gram) . ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Fuel fi lle r flap
Unl ocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand .. 232
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuse a rrangeme nt ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 280
G
Ga rage door opener ( HomeLink) ... .. .. 135
Gas d ischarge lamps .. ............... 283
Ga uges
Engine coolant temperature ..... .. .. . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General i llustration
Instruments and controls .... ... .. .. .. 8
General rules and dr iv ing t ips ..... .. .. 209
B efo re driv ing offro ad .......... .. .. 209
D riv ing o ffroad . .. .... ............. 209
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 249
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
GPS cont rolled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gradient angle .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 209
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 290
G round clearance 209
H
Head lights
Adaptive light .. .. .. ... ....... ...... 51
F og lights . .. .. .. ................. . 50
Head light range con trol de fec tive .. .. . 34
L eft hand dr ive, r igh t h and dr ive .. .. .. . 51
Rear fog lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. . 50
Trave l mode ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 51
Washer reservo ir . .... ........... .. 247
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hea d restraints .. .. .... ........... .. 142
Adjus ting ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 142
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
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