
Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig. 268 Left cockpit: fuse panel cove r
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Fig. 269 Right lu ggage compa rtment: side tr im
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.
11 You can dis pose of the pla st ic d ip afte r remov ing it.
Fuses and bulbs 309
.. Check the following table to see which fuse
be longs to the consumer.
.. Remove the appropr iate cover .
.. To remove the purp le plastic clip if necessa
ry
1> , hold onto it at the small side and pull
it out of the fuse panel
9 page 310,
fig. 270 .
.. Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
fuse cover
9 fig. 268 .
.. Remove the f use using the clamp and re
place the b lown fuse with an ident ica l new
one.
A 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 elec
tr ica l system and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after short ly
have you have installed it, have the electri
cal system checked by your authorized
Audi dealer .
{!) Tips
-The following table does not list fuse lo
cat ions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are
opt ional or only available on certain
mode l configurations .

@ 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 coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
Fig. 273 Engine compartment: Con nectors fo r jumper
cables and charger
Fi g. 27 4 Jump start ing with the battery of another ve
hicle:
A-booster battery, B -discha rged vehicle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
Vehicle with discharged batter y:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to
N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake.
Emergenc y situ ation s 315
Connect POSI TIVE(+ ) to POSITIVE (+ )
(red )
.. Open the red cover on the positive pole
¢fig. 273.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt ¢ fig. 2 7 4 (D
(Bolts under red cover = "posit ive") of the
vehicle to be started ®·
2. Co nnect th e other end to the pos itive ter-
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE(-)
( black )
3. Connect one end of the black negative ca
ble to the negat ive termina l@ of the
booster b attery @.
4 . Connect the othe r end of the black nega
tive cable to the
jump start bolt@ (Bolts
with hex head= "negative") of the vehicle
to be started @.
Sta rting the engine
.,. Sta rt the e ngine of the veh icle with the
booster ba tte ry @ . Ru n the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
® in the usual manner.
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter crank ing fo r longer than 10 seconds.
Wa it for about 30 seconds a nd the n try
again .
.,. With engine runni ng, remove jumper cab les
from both vehicles in the exa ct
reverse or
de r .
.. Close the red cover on the posi tive po le .
T he battery is vented to the outside to p reven t
gases from en ter ing the veh icle inter ior. Make
s ur e that the jumper clamps a re well connect
ed with their
metal ports in full contact with
the battery term inals.
.&_ WARNING
-To avoid serious personal injury and dam
age to the ve hicle, heed all warnings and
i n structions of the jumper cable manufac-
-
turer . If in doubt, call for road service . IIJ>

Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed.
Fig. 275 Right front bumper: Removing the cover
Fi g. 276 Right fron t bumper w ith out cover: Screwing
i n towing loop
The towing loop fits into the threaded hole lo
cated on the right side of the front bumper
and covered by a cover when not in use.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle
tool kit
c:> page 301.
.. Carefully remove the cover c:> fig. 275.
.. Screw the towing loop tightly into the
threaded hole as far as it will go
c:> fig . 276 .
When it is no longer needed, unscrew the
towing loop and put it back into the vehicle
toolkit . Be sure to have the towing loop stored
in the vehicle at all times .
_&, WARNING
If the towing loop is not screwed in as far
as it w ill go, the th read can pull out when
t he vehicle is towed -potential risk of an
accident.
Emergenc y situ ation s 31 7
Rear towing loop
Do not install the rear towing loop until it is
needed .
Fig . 277 Rear bumper: Cover
F ig. 278 Rear bumper: Screw ing in tow ing loop
On the right s ide of the rear bumper there is a
th readed hole for the towing loop. The
threaded hole is protected by a cover.
.,. Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle
too l kit
c:> page 301 .
.. To release the cover from the bumper, press
it in by applying sho rt, sharp pressure to the
outer part
c:> fig . 277.
.. Screw the tow ing loop t ightly i nto the
threaded ho le as far as it wi ll go
c:> fig. 278.
Unscrew the towing loop again afte r use and
install the cover in the bumper. Return the
towing loop to the toolkit . Be sure to have the
towing loop stored in the vehicle at all times.
_&, WARNING
If the tow ing loop is not screwed in as far
as it will go, the thread can pull out when
the vehicle is towed -potent ia l risk of an
accide nt.

322 Data
Data
280 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with all-wheel drive
Engine data Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Displacement
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio
Fuel
Dimensions (approx .)
Length (with license plate bracket)
Width (with outside mirrors folded) Height (unloaded)
Turning circle diameter (curb to curb)
Capacities (approx .)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity
- Reserve (of total capacity) hp@ rpm
lb-ft@ rpm
CID (cm
3 )
in (mm)
in (mm) 280@ 4900
-6500
-·--295@ 2150 -4900
6 cylinder
-·~-182 .8 (2995)
3 .50 (89.0)
3 .33 (84 .5)
--· 10.5 : 1
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) Recommended for
maximum engine performance. Further details
¢page 256, Fuel supply
in (mm) 200.3 (5089)
in (mm) 78.1 (1983)
in (mm) 68.4 (1737)
ft (m) 39 .4 (12)
gal (liters) 26.4 (100)
gal (liters) 2.6-3.2 (10 -12)
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container quarts (liters) 4.8 (4 .5)
Engine oil with filter change quarts (liters) 7.2 (6.8)

324 Data
240 hp, 6-cylinder engine, with all-wheel drive
Applies to vehicles: with diesel engine
Engine data
Maximum output SAE net
Maximum torque SAE net
No . of cylinders
Stroke
Bore
Compression ratio
Fuel
Dimen sions (approx .)
Length (with license plate bracket)
Width (with outside mirrors folded)
He ight (unloaded)
Turning circle diameter (curb to curb)
Capacities (approx.)
Fuel tank
- Total capacity
- Reserve (of total capacity) hp@ rpm
lb-ft@ rpm
CID (cm
3 )
in (mm)
in (mm) 240@ 3500 - 4000
-·--406@ 1750 - 2250
6 cylinder
-•--
181.1 (2967)
3 .60 (91.4)
3.27 (83 .0)
~-· 16.8: 1
ULSD-Diesel No. 2 Further details<=>
page 257, Die
sel fuel
in (mm) 200.3 (5089)
in (mm) 78.1 (1983)
in (mm) 68.4 (1737)
ft (m) 39.4 (12)
gal (liters) 26.4 (100)
gal (l iters) 2.6-3.2 (10-12)
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container quarts (liters)
4.8 (4.5)
Engine oil with filter change quarts
(liters) 8.1 (7. 7)

330 Index
A
Accessories
Adaptive A ir Suspension .... ... .. .. .. .
Cargo mode in the MMI .... .. .. .. .. . 327
155
160
Controls ...................... .. . 155
D .. escnpt 1on ... ........... .. .. .... .
H igh level . ............. ... .. .... .
Highway leve l .... ..... ... .. .. .... .
Instrument cluster display ... ... ... .
Jacking mode when changing a flat tire
Low level ................ .... .... . 155
155
155
158
159
155
Normal level ............. .... .... . 155
Segment display ........... .. .. ... 157
Sett ing the driving modes . ... .. .. .. . 157
Trailer towing mode ....... .... .... . 159
Using switch for cargo mode ...... ... 160
Warn ing/ indicator lights ..... .. .... .. 17
Adaptive cruise control .......... .. .. . 113
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 7
C leaning senso rs .. ....... .. .. .. ... 247
Dr iver info rmation .......... .. .... . 120
Driver intervention prompt . .. .. .. .. . 124
Driving in traffic ................... 114
Driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Open road .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 114
Override 114
Request for dr iver to assume control . . 114
Save speed ................. ... .. . 116
Setting distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Settings ... ............. .. .. .. .. . 124
Sett ing t ime interval .......... .... . 118
Specia l dr iv ing s ituations .. .. .. ..... 125
Status messages ........ ... .. .... . 122
Switching on and off ..... ... .. .... . 116
System limits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Temporarily turning off .... .. .. .. .. . 118
warn ing/indicator lights ..... .. .... . 121
Adaptive light .......... ... ... ..... .. 59
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
AdBlue .. .. .. ............. ........ .
261
Filling 262
Messages in the instrument cluster dis-
p lay .. ... ....... ....... ... .. .... .
261
Adding
Engine coolant ... ............ .... .
273
Engine oil 270
Windsh ield washer fluid ........ .... 279
Additional accessor ies
Additives Engine oil
Adjusting 327
270
Instrument cluster illumination .. .. .. . 13
Steering column electrically ..... .. .. 103
Steering column manually .. .. ... ... 103
Adjusting front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Airbag
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. .
16
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 201
Advanced Airbag System ..... ... .. .. 188
Advanced Airbag System components . 191
Care .. .... .... .. ............. .... 198
Children .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 206
Child restraints ... .............. ... 207
Components (front airbags) ......... 191
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ........ .. ..
186
Disposal .. .... .. ... .......... .... 198
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
How do the front airbags work? ...... 193
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? ....... ... .. .............. .
191
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work togethe r ......... ....
192
Important things to know ........ ... 184
Indicator light ... ............ .... . 195
Monitoring .... .. .......... ... .... 195
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . .. .. .. 195
Repairs ... .... .. .. ........... .... 198
Safety instructions ............... .. 197
Side airbags . .. .. .......... ...... . 199
Side curtain airbags ...... ...... .. .. 202
Weight-sensing mat .. ... ... ... .. .. 206
When must the system be inspected? . 195
Air conditioning
refer to Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Air distribution
Climate controls .. ............. .... .
94
Four- zone automatic comfort air condi-
tioning . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .
99
Air pollutants filter
Climate controls . ............... ... .
91

_______________________________ ___:I~n ~d ~e:.::x 333
Cleaning
A lcantara (synthetic suede) ... .. .. .. . 254
Eng ine compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. . 255
Exhaust tail p ipes ......... .. .. .. .. . 250
Fabrics and fabr ic coverings .. .. .. .. . 251
Instrument panel .............. .... 252
Inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5 1
L eather .. ............ ...... .... .. 253
M MI con tro l conso le ...... .. .. .. .. . 251
M MI d isp lay ............. .... .. ... 2 51
Pl asti c and v inyl ....... ... .. .. .. ... 248
P lastic parts . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 252
Safety belts . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 254
tr im strips . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 248
Trim str ips . ............. .... .. ... 248
C lean ing and pro tect ion .. ... .. .. .. .. . 2 45
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Synchron izing ............... ... ... . 92
Warm and cold ........... .... .. .. .. 9 1
Climate controls Air cond itioner o n/off ..... .. .. .. .. .. 93
A ir distribution .............. .... ... 94
A ir outlets ................. .... ... 96
A ir outlets (rear) ......... .. .. .. .. .. 96
A ir r eci rcula tion .......... .... .. .. .. 95
AUTO (st and ard setti ng) ... .. .. .. .. .. 94
B asic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Defrosting/defogging .. ... .. .. .... .. 94
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. .... 91
Energy management ...... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Fa n ... .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 94
Front seat vent ilation ........ .... .. 100
H eated seats, front .............. .. 100
K ey coded sett ing ......... .. .. .. .. .. 9 1
Recirculation mode (autom atic) . . . . . . . 99
Recommended se tt ings . ... .. .. .... .. 91
Residua l heat ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 93
Sett ing t he temperature ... .. .. .. .. .. 94
Supp lementary heater ..... .. .. .. .. . 100
Synchroni zat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Turn ing on and off ........ .. .. .. .. .. 93
Using climate control economically . . . . 97
C lock ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 11
Closing Panor ami c slid ing su nroof .. .. .. .. .. .. S5
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 284 Compass mir
ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compliance ....... .. ............... 328
Consume r Information . . . . . . . . . . 172, 325
Contacting N HTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Convenience key ... .. ................ 49
D river messages .. .. .......... .... . 108
Locking vehicl e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
START bu tton .. .. ................. 10 7
Star ting engi ne .. ............. .. .. 10 7
S TOP b utton ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 108
Switching engine off . .. ..... ... .. .. 108
Switching on ignition . .. ..... ... .. .. 107
Un locking vehicle . ................. . 49
Co nvertib le child sa fety se ats 212
Convertib le locking retractor
Act ivati ng ... .. .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. .. 217
Deact ivat ing . .. .. .. ............... 218
U si ng to secure a child safety seat 2.15, 217
Coolant system .. .. ................. 271
Cooling box in glove compa rtment ... .. . 88
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 272
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cruise cont ro l
Changing speed .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. 112
Presetting your spe ed .. ..... ... .. .. 112
Switching off .. .. .. ............... 112
Switching on . .. .. .... .... ....... .. 111
Warning/ind ica tor lights .......... .. . 18
also refer to Adaptive cruise control ... 113
C ruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 , 85 , 86
D
Damp ing
r e fer to Adapt ive A ir Suspension . 155, 157
Data ......... .. .. .. . ... ....... .... 322
Dat a recorder . .. .. .. .. .... .... ..... 225
Date d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime running lights. .. ..... ... . 57 , 58
De clara ti on of compliance
Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ....... .. .. 32 8
Audi s ide ass ist .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 328
Ce ll phone package .. ... .... ... .. .. 328
Convenience key .... . .. ..... ... .. .. 328
E lectronic immob ilizer ... .. ......... 328
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336 Index
Rear air distribution .... ... .. .. .... .. 99
Rear controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Rear fan ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 98
Rear operat ion ........... .... ..... 100
Rear temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Synchron izat ion ........... ... .. ... 100
Turn ing o n/off ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 98
Front airbags Descr ipt ion ... ........... .. .. .... . 188
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fr onta l co llisions and the laws of physics 17 6
F ront fog l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seats .. ..................... .. 71
Ad justing ........................ 167
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat . ..... 186
Fu el
Additives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 256
Blended gasoline .................. 256
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
F ill er neck ............... ........ . 258
Fue l gauge . .............. ... .. .... 12
Gasoline ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 256
Gasoline additives . ........ ... .. .. . 257
L ow fue l level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 35
Octane r ating . ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 256
Recommendation . ..... ... .. .. .... . 25 6
Refue lling . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 259
Reserve .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Tank capacity .............. .. .... . 322
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand .. 261
Fu el economy messages (eff iciency pro -
gram) ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 27
Fuse ar rangement .......... ... .. ... 309
G
Garage door opener (HomeL ink ®) 161
Gas discharge lamps ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 3 12
Gauges Eng ine coolan t temperature .. .. ...... 10
Fu el gauge .............. .. .. .. .. .. 12
Speedometer .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Tac hometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer ........... .. .. .... .. 12
Ge ne ral illus tra tion
I ns trumen ts an d con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 G
eneral rules and dr iv ing t ips ... ... . .. 238
Befo re dr iving offroad .. ..... ... .. .. 238
Driving offroad ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 238
G lossary of tire and loading term inology 281
G love compartment .................. 88
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Valet key funct io n ................ .. 41
G love compartment -emergency unlock-
i ng ................................ 88
G low p lug system
Indicator light ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 15
G radient angle .. ............ ....... 238
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 320
G ro u nd cle arance 238
H
Head lights . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 57
Ad aptive ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
D efec tive . .. ................. .. .. . 23
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hea dlight range control ..... ... .. .. . 36
Switching off ...................... 57
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head light washer reservoir .. ... .. .. .. 279
Head restrai nts ..................... 168
Adjus ting . .. .. .. ................. 168
F ron t se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heated Exte rior m irrors ............... .. ... 68
F ron t seats ....................... 100
Rea r sea ts . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 101
Rea r seats (four -zone a utomat ic comfort
air conditioning) .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 101
Steering w heel ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 101
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
He ating
C limate controls . .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 91
Heavy clothi ng a nd safety be lts ....... . 178
Highbeam .. ................... . 57,60
Warning/ind icator lights ........ ..... 18
Hig h voltage warning label ........... 320
Hill descent con trol ................ . 225