CD
@
®
©
®
®
Door handle
Power locking sw it ch
Memory buttons (dr iver's seat)
Button for side ass ist
A ir outlets
Control leve r for :
- Turn signal and high beam
0 Multi-function steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ...... ... .. .
- Audio/video , telephone and
navigation buttons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic
operation .... .... ... .... .
@ ISETI button .... ....... .... .
® Instrument cluster ......... .
@ Reset button for trip odometer
@ Switches for:
- Windsh ield wiper/washer .. .
- Trip computer ............ .
- Lap -Timer ............ ... .
@ Ignition lock ... .... ... .... .
@ Adju stable steer ing column
@ Control lever for:
- Cruise contro l ....... ... .. .
- adaptive cruise cont ro l ... .. .
@ Instrument lighting .... .. .. .
@ Release lever for the engine
hood .. .. .... .. .. .. ....... .
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnost ics (OBD II) . .. .
35
64
101
53
14 1
89
11
10
12
57
25
28
74
74
82
92
55
207
29
@ Lig ht switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
@ Adjuster control fo r outside mi r-
rors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
@ Power window switches . . . . . . 39
@ Radio-Disp lay or MM I-Disp lay
@ Depending on options:
- Radio system
- CD changer
@ Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . 54
@ Glove compartment ( lockable) 6 7
@ Front passenger's a irbag . . . . . 141
Instrument s and control s 9
@ Depending on options, switches
for :
- drive select .. .. . .. ... ... . . 104
- Electron ic Stabili zation Con-
trol ...... .. .. . ... ...... .
- parking sy stem ....... .... . 176
107
@ Deluxe automat
ic cl imate con-
t ro l .... .. .. .. ........... . .
69
@ Se lector lever for automatic
transmission .. .... ........ .
85
@) Ashtray with cigarette lighter 65
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
- Electronic Stabili zation Con-
trol button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
- parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
@ Central power w indow swi tch
@ Power top switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
@ I S T AR T ENGINE S TOPI button 77
§) Electromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment or features
show n in the general illustration may be
standard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on your model. Always as k yo ur au thor
ized Audi dea ler if you have a quest ion
about your ve hicle .
- Ope rat ion of the Multi Med ia In terface
(MMI) is described in a separa te manua l.
24 Drive r in form ation d ispl ay
Driver information
display
Introduction
The Driver information disp lay inside the in
strument cluster provides you, the driver ,
with important information.
Fig . 7 In strum en t cl ust er: center dis pl ay
Fi g. 8 W iper leve r: co ntr ols fo r the menu displa y
Cent er d ispla y
With the ignition on, the display in the Dr iver
I nformation System shows the fol low ing in
format ion :
- CD* inserted or Radio* station set
- Outside temperature* : At temperatures be-
low 41 °F ( +S °C), a snowflake symbol ap
pears in front of the temperature display
c::> .&_ .
- Warning if one of the doors , front lid or en-
gine compartment lid is not closed .
Additional fun cti ons
You can open the following function s in the
Driver Information System display by pressing
the
! R ESE T I button c::> fig. 8 one or more times:
Digital speedometer*
Tire pressure monitoring *
~page240
Trip computer
Service interval display
Speed warning
Gearshift selector positions
Automatic transmission
Adapt ive cruise control*
Lap timer
c::> page25
c::> page 27
c::> page 81
c:> page 92
Eng ine oil temperature indica-c:> page 28
tor
Auto Check Control
Some functions and veh icle components are
scanned for their operating status when you
switch the ignition on and whi le you are driv
i ng . Malfunctions or required service proce
dures are s ignaled audib ly and ind icated by
red and yellow illuminated symbols and re
minders in the disp lay.
A WARNING
- Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a road surface is icy or not. Keep in m ind
that road surfaces, especially br idges
and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside temperature
above 4 1 °F (+ S
0
() .
-Always remember , even if the "snow
f lake" symbo l (ice warning) does not ap
pear in the d isp lay, black ice co uld be on
the road .
- Always reduce your speed a nd d rive with
specia l care in cold weathe r cond itions
when the chance of encountering icy
road surfaces increases.
© Tips
If the vehicle is stationa ry, or if you are
driving at a very low speed, the tempera
tu re shown in the display mig ht be s light ly
higher than the actua l outside tempera
ture . This is caused by the heat being radi
ated from the engine.
76 On the road
Starting the vehicle with the emergency
key
Applies to vehicles: with ig ni tion lock
You can use the emergency key as an ignition
key in on emergency.
Fi g. 89 Glove compar tme nt: Adapter for emergency
key
Fig. 90 Inse rt emergency key into the adapter
.. Take the adapter for the emerge ncy key out
of the glove compartment
c!> fig . 89 .
.. Push the emergency key c::> fig. 90 fully into
the adap ter . Make sure tha t the Aud i rings
are facing up.
.. Press the emergency key in the adapter
down until it latches audibly .
.. Inse rt the adapte r with the emergency key
forward into the ignit ion switch. The engine
can now be started as usual.
Stopping the engine
App lies to vehicles: with ig n ition lock
.. Bring the vehicle to a full stop .
.. Automatic transmission: Move the selector
lever to the P or N pos ition .
.. Press on the ignition key. The engine is
t ur ned off.
.. You can now remove the key.
Steering lock
T he s teeri ng locks when yo u remove the igni
t ion key. The locked steering helps prevent
ve
hicle theft .
Emergency off
If it is necessary in unu sual circumstan ces, the
engine can be switched off while the veh icle is
moving. The eng ine will be switched off if you
press on the key for an extended period .
A WARNING ~
-Never turn off the engine before the ve
hicle has come to a comp lete stop. T he
fu ll function of the brake booster and the
power steering is not guaranteed. You
must use more force to turn or brake if
necessa ry. Beca use you cannot steer and
brake as you usually wou ld, this could
lead to crashes and ser io us injuries.
- For safety reasons, you sho uld a lways
park your vehi cle with the sele ctor lever
in P. O therwise, the vehicle could in ad
ver ten tly roll away.
- The radiator fan can continue to run fo r
up to 1 0 minu tes
even after you have
t urned off the engine and removed the
ignit ion key. The radiator fan can a lso
turn on agai n if the engine coo lant heats
up because o f intense sunlight or heat
bu ild-up in the engine compartment.
- Always take the key with you whenever
you leave your ve hicle. Otherw ise, the
engine could be sta rted or electrical
equ ipment such as the power windows
could be operated. This can lead to seri
ous injury.
- Never leave childre n or persons requiring
assistance unattended in t he vehicle . The
doors can be locked using the remote
trans mitte r, preven ting people from es
c a ping from t he ve hicle on the ir own in
the event of a n emergency . Depe nding
on the time of year, peop le inside the
ve
h icle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatures .
78 On the road
note that e lectrica l equipment such as
exterior lights wi ll switch off as well
when that happens .
Switching engine off
Applies to vehicles: with conven ience key
._ Bring your vehicle to a complete stop.
._ Move the selector lever to the P or N pos i
t ion .
._ Press the
I START ENGINE STOPI button
9 page 77, fig. 91.
Steering lock
The steering locks when you turn the engine
off us ing the
I STAR T ENGINE STOP I button
and open the dr iver's door. The locked steer
i ng helps prevent vehicle theft .
Emergency off
If necessary, the engine can be sw itched off
with the selector lever in the R or D/S pos i
tions. To do so, step on the brake pedal and
press and hold the
I START ENGINE STOP I but
ton vehicle speed must be less than 6 mph (10 km/h).
_& WARNING
- N ever turn off the eng ine before the ve
hicle has come to a comple te stop . The
f ull function o f the brake booster and the
powe r steering is not guara nteed . You
must use more force to turn or brake if
necessary. Because you cannot steer and
brake as you usually would, this could
lead to crashes and serious injur ies.
- For safety reasons, you should always
park your vehicle with the se lector lever
in P. Otherwise, the ve hicle could inad
vertent ly roll away.
-The rad iator fan can continue to ru n for
up to 10 m inutes even afte r yo u have
tu rned off the eng in e and removed the
ignition key. The radiator fa n can also
t u rn on again i f th e e ngine cool ant hea ts
up because of intense sunlight or hea t
build -up in the engine compartment. -
Always take the key with you whenever
you leave your veh icle. Otherw ise, the
engine could be started or electrical
equ ipment such as the power windows
could be ope rated. This can lead to seri
ous injury.
(D Note
If the engine has been under heavy load
for an extended period, heat bu ilds up in
the e ngine compartment after the eng ine
i s sw itched off - there is a r isk of damag ing
the engine. Allow the engine to run at id le
fo r about two minutes before switching it
off.
Driver messages
Ignition i s on
This message appears and a warning tone
sounds if you open the driver's door when the
ignition is sw itched on.
No key ident ified
This message appears when the
I S TART ENGINE STOPI button is pressed if
t h ere is no master key ins ide the ve hicle or if
the system does not recognize it. For exam
ple, the master key cannot be recognized if it
i s covered by an object (e.g . al uminum brief
case) which
screens the radio s ignal. Electron
i c dev ices such as cell phones can also i nte r
f ere with the radio s ignal.
Pres s bra ke p edal to start engine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal to start the eng ine .
Shift to N or P to start engine
Th is mess age appears w hen at tempt ing to
sta rt the eng ine if the selecto r lever for the
automatic transmission is not in the P or N
pos ition . The engine can only be started with
the selecto r in these positions.
Is the key in the vehicle ?
80 On the road
(0 Note
If the . symbol i n the display or the
1111 (USA models) ;II (Canada mo dels)
ind icator light in the instr ument cluster
flashes, there is a malfunction in the brake
system. By press ing the
ISETI button, you
can br ing up a driver message which ex
p lains the malfunction in more detail. If
the dr ive r message
Parking brake! ap
pears, there is an operating malfunction in
t he par king brake which you should have
repaired immediately by an a uthorized
Aud i dea le r or other q ualified workshop
¢page 15.
@ Tips
-You can apply the pa rking brake at any
time - even with the ignition switched
off. The ignit ion must be t urned on in or
der to release the parking brake.
- Occas iona l noises when the parking
brake is applied and re leased are norma l
and are not a cause for concern.
- When the vehicle is parked, the parking
brake goes through a se lf-test cycle at
regular intervals. Any assoc iated noises
are normal.
Parking
Parking
> Press the brake pedal to stop the vehicle .
> Pull the button @¢page 79, fig . 92 to set
t h e pa rking brake.
> Move t he selec to r lever to P.
> Turn the eng ine off¢ A.
In addition on inclines and grad es
> Turn the steer ing whee l so that your vehicle
will ro ll against the curb in case it should
sta rt to move .
.&_ WARNING
-Whe n you leave your veh icle -even if on
ly briefly - a lways remove the ign ition
key . This applies part icu larly when chil
dren remain in t he vehicle . Otherwise the children could start the eng
ine, release
the park ing brake or operate electrical
equ ipment (e.g. power windows). There
is the risk of an acc ident.
- When the veh icle is locked, no one - par
ticularly not children should rema in in
the vehicle . Locked doors make it more
difficul t for emergency wo rke rs to get in
to the vehicle - putting lives at r isk.
Starting from rest
The starting assist function ensures that the
parking brake is released automatically upon starting.
Stopping and applying par king brake
> Pull the switch @¢ page 79, fig. 92 to ap-
ply the parking brake.
Sta rting and automatically relea sing the
parking b rake
> When you sta rt to dr ive as usual, the park
ing brake is automat ically released and your
veh icle beg ins to move.
When stopping at a traffic signal or stopping in city traffic on vehicles with an a utomatic
transmission, the parking brake can be ap
plied . The vehicle does not have to be held
with the footbrake . T he parking brake elimi
nates the tende ncy to creep w ith a dr ive range
engaged. As soo n as yo u drive
off as usu a l,
the parking bra ke is re leased automatically
and the vehicle starts to move .
Starting on slopes
When starting on inclines, the sta rting assist
preve nts t he veh icle from u nintent ionally roll
i ng back. The br aking for ce of the park ing
brake is no t re leased unt il suff icien t driving
f orce has been built up at the w heels.
(D Tips
Fo r saf ety reaso ns, the pa rking br ake is re
l eased a utom atically on ly when t he d riv
er's safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Transmission S tronic ®
Introduction
The automat ic transm iss ion is controlled elec
tronically. The transmiss ion ups hifts or down
shifts automatically depend ing on which drive
program is se lected.
When a
modera te driving sty le is used, the
tra nsmission se lec ts the most econom ica l
driving mode.
It w ill then change up early and
de lay the downshifts to g ive better f uel econ
omy .
The transmis sion swit ches to a sporty mode
after a k ick-down o r when the driver uses a
s porty dri ving sty le characterized by quick ac
celerator peda l movements, heavy accelera
tion, frequent changes in speed and traveling
at the maximum speed.
I f desired, the drive r can a lso se lect the gears
manually ( tiptronic mode ) ~ page 89.
The S tronic ® is a dual-clutch transmission.
P owe r is transfe rred using two clutches that
work independently from one anothe r. They
rep lace the torq ue converter used in conven
tional automatic transmiss ions and allow the
vehicle to accelerate without a noticeable in
terruption in traction.
Selector lever positions
F ig. 96 Display in the instrument cluster: se lector lever
in pos itio n P
The selector lever position engaged appears
n ext to the selector leve r as well as in the in
strument cluster display.
Tran sm iss ion 85
P -Park
In this se lector lever posi tion the transm is
s ion is mechanica lly locked. Engage P on ly
when the vehicle is
completely stopped~&.
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 87.
T o shift in or out of pos it ion P, yo u must first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then press
the re lease button in the selector leve r hand le
whi le moving the selector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of this position only with the ignition o n.
R - Reverse
Se lect R on ly when the veh icle is at a full stop
and t he engine is running at idle speed~.&. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 87.
Before you move the se lector lever to R, press
both the re lease button in the hand le o f the
selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time.
When the ignition is on, the backup lights illu
minate when the selecto r lever is moved into
R.
N -Neutral
The transmiss ion is in neu tral in this pos ition .
S hift to t his position fo r standing with the
brakes app lied
~ .&. in Driving the automatic
transmission on page 87.
When the vehicle is stat iona ry or a t speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), yo u must always app ly
the footbrake before and whi le mov ing the
l ever o ut of
N.
D/S - Normal posit ion for driving forward
In the D/S pos it ion, t he tr ansmission c an be
operated either in the norma l mode D or in
the sport mode S . To select the sport mode S,
pull the selector lever back briefly. P ulling the
l ever back again will se lect the norma l mode
D. The instr ument cluster disp lay shows the
selected driving mode. ..,_
86 Transmis sion
In the norm al mode D, the transmission auto
matically selects the suitable gear ratio. It de
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv
ing style.
Select the
sport mode S for sporty driving.
The vehicle makes full use of the eng ine 's
power. Shifting may become noticeable when
accelerating.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always apply
the foot brake before and while moving the lever to D/S out of N.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c> .&. in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 87.
(D Note
-
Coasting downhill with the transmission in
N and the engine not running will result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the catalytic converter .
(D Tips
-On vehicles with drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in
the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill appear
in the instrument cluster display instead
ofD.
- 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 happensc>poge
91.
Automatic Shift Lock {ASL)
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
Fig. 97 Shift ga te : selecto r le ver lock positio ns and re
lease bu tto n highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as follows:
.. Turn the ignition on .
.,. Step on the brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the release button on the
side of the gear selector knob <=>
fig. 97 with
your thumb until you have moved the selec
tor lever to the desired position.
Automatic selector lever lock
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 release
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:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se
lecting gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only functions when
the veh icle is stationary or at speeds below
1 mph (2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automatic Shift Lock is automatically deacti
vated in the N position .
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from locking when it is moved through
the N position (going from R to D/S) . The lock
ing element w ill lock the selector lever if the
Ill>
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap
prox imately 2 seconds, without the brake ped
a l being pressed .
Release button
The release button on the selector lever pre
ve nts the leve r from being accide ntally s hifted
into certain positions. Depending on the direc
tion of the shift, the se lector lever locks at d if
ferent positions. The positions are h ighlighted
in the ill ustration
c!> fig . 97.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
un less the se lector lever is in the P park posi
tion . When the ignition key is removed, the
se lector lever wi ll be locked in the P pos ition.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fi g. 98 Shift gate on t he cente r conso le: selector lever
wit h release butto n
Starting the engine
.. The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
.. Press and ho ld the brake pedal.
.. Press and ho ld the release button in these
lector lever handle, se lect the desi red se lec
tor lever pos ition such as D/S and release
the b utton.
.. Wait br iefly until the transmission has shift
ed (you will feel a slight movement).
.. Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
acce le rate.
Stopping temporarily
.. Keep the vehicle stationary us ing the brak
ing pedal, for examp le at traffic lights.
Transm ission 87
.. Do not press the accelerator peda l when do
ing this .
.. To prevent the vehicle from ro lling when yo u
start driv ing, set the parking brake when
stopping on steep inclines
c!> _&. .
.. The parking brake will release automat ica lly
and the vehicle will start mov ing once you
p ress the acce lerator pedal.
Stopping /parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door , the veh icle
could roll . The message
Transmis sion: Car
may roll! Shift to park! appears .
.. Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve-
hicle has come to a complete stop .
.. App ly the parking brake co
page 80 .
.. Select the P selector lever posit ion co_&. .
Stopping on an incline
.. Always press the brake pedal to ho ld the ve
hicle in place and prevent it from "rolling
back" co_&. . Do
not try to prevent the vehi
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en
gaged by increas ing the engine speed co(!).
Starting on an incline
.. Activate the parking brake .
.. With the driving gear selected, press the ac
celerato r pedal carefully . The parking brake
w ill release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened .
U nder certa in circumstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporarily to the manual sh ift p rogram in or
d er to ad just the gears to the driv ing cond i
ti ons by hand co
page 89.
On slopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector leve r to the P position .
T his prevents too much st ress from being
placed on the locking me chanism .
&_ WARNING
- T he vehicle can also roll when the engine
is s topped.
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