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Vehicle  functions: 
On-board  computer  ¢page 25 
Efficiency program*¢  page 26 
Digital  speedometer 
Cruise  control*¢  page 
83 
Adaptive  cruise control  and braking 
guard*  ¢page 
86 
Audi  active  lane assist*  <::;>page 95 
Display darkened 
Indicator  lights  and messages 
Warning  when  a door,  the  hood  or  the  rear lid  is not  closed 
Service  interva l display¢  page 
28 
Speed warning  system  ¢ page 83 
Night  vision assistant*¢  page 105 
Audio/video 
Telephone* 
Navigation* 
The  second and third  tabs  are only visib le  if  at 
least  one  indicator  light  or  message  is shown 
or  if  that  system  is switched  on. 
The status  line©  is located  in the  bottom 
part  of  the  display  ¢fig. 
4. It  displays  the  ex
terior  temperature,  time,  selector lever  posi
ti on,  trip  odometer  and odometer. 
F or  some vehicle functions,  you  can access the 
tr ip informat ion from  the  temporary  memory 
¢ page 25 in the  line (D ¢ fig. 5. 
A WARNING 
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-Never rely  exclus ively on the  outside 
temperature  display  to determine  if  a 
road surface  is icy or  not.  Keep in  mind 
that  road surfaces,  especially  bridges 
and overpasses, could  be ice covered and 
slippery  even at  an outside  temperature 
above  41 °F ( +5 °C) . 
- Always  remember,  even if  the "snow
flake"  symbol  (ice warning)  does not  ap
pear  in the  display,  black ice could  be on 
the  road.  -
Always reduce your  speed and drive  with 
special  care  in cold  weather  conditions 
when  the  chance of  encountering  icy 
road surfaces  increases. 
(1) Tips 
- At  temperatures  below 14 °F (+ 5  °()  a 
snowf lake symbol  appears ahead of  the 
temperature  display.  It  is intended  to  re m ind the  driver  to  pay special attention 
to 
ice  on the  road <::;> .&,. If the  vehicle  is 
stationa ry, or  if  you are  driving at  a very 
low  speed, the  temperature  shown  in the 
display  might  be  slightly hig her  than  the 
actual  outside  temperature.  This  is 
caused by the  heat  being  radiated  from 
the  engine . 
- You can  select the  units  used for temper
ature,  speed and other  measurements  in 
the  MMI. 
- For  information  on the  audio/video  and 
navigation*  functions,  refer to  the  sepa
rate  MMI  owner's  manua l.  

Ins trum ent s  an d  warnin g/indic ator  light s 29 
Head-up  Display 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  Head-up Display 
Fig.  14 Examp le:  indicators  in the  Head-up  Display 
Fig . 15 Instrument  pane l:  knob  for  the  Head-up  D is
play 
The  Head-up  Display  projects  certa in  warnings 
or  selected  information  from  the  assistance 
systems*  or  nav igat ion*  on  the  w indshield. 
The  display  appears  with in the  driver's  field  of 
vision. 
Switching  on /off 
"'  Press  the  knob~ to  switch  the  Head-up 
Display  on/off 
c::> fig. 15. 
Adju sting  th e  hei ght 
The  height  of  the display  can be adjusted  to 
the  indiv idual  driver. 
"'  Make  sure you are seated  correctly 
c::>page 131. 
"' Turn  the  knob~ to  adjust  the  display . 
Setting s in th e  MMI 
"'  Se lect: ICARI funct ion  button > (C ar)*  sys 
tems 
control  button > Driv e r  Assist > He ad 
u p  Di spla y 
> Head -up  D ispl ay  co nte nt or 
Di spl ay  bri ghtne ss. 
Display  cont ent 
In  the  MM I,  you  can  spec ify wh ich  inform ation 
shou ld  be  disp layed: 
- Cruise  control  system* 
- Navigation  information* 
- Audi  adaptive  cruise control* 
- Aud i active  lane  assist* 
- Night  vision  assistant*  (pedestrian  warning) 
The  speed  disp lay  and  some  of  the  red  indica 
tor  lights  cannot  be  hidden  in the  MMI. 
Displa y brightn ess 
You can  adjust  the  display  br ightness  i n the 
MMI. The  disp lay  br ightness  decreases  auto
matically  as  the  amount  of  light  decreases. 
T he  basic  level  of  br igh tness  is  adjusted  w ith 
the  instrument  illumination 
c::> page 46. 
(D Note 
To prevent  scratches  on  the  glass  cover ing 
the  Head-up  Display,  do  not  p lace  any  ob
jects  in the  p rojection  opening . 
(D Tips 
-Sunglasses  with  po larization  filters  and 
unfavorab le  lighting  conditions  can  af
fect  the  display. 
- Veh icles  with  seat  memory*:  your  Head
up  Display  set tings  are  stored  automati
cally  and  assigned  to  the  remote  contro l 
key that  you  are  using. 
- A special  windshie ld  is  needed  for  the 
Head -up  D isp lay function. 
- For  information  on  cleaning,  refer  to 
c::> page 220. 
On-Board  Diagnostic 
system  (OBD) 
Malfunction  Indicator  lamp  (MIL) 
The  Ma lfunction  Indicator  Lamp  (MIL) ¢'4 in 
the  instrument  cluster  is part  of  the  On-Board  Diagnost ic (OBD II)  system. 
The  warning/indicator  light  illuminates  when 
the  ignition  is switched  on  and  goes  out  after  ..,.  

Night  vision  assistant 
Night  vision  assistant 
with  detected  pedestrian  marking 
Description 
App lies  to  vehicles: with  night v isio n assistant 
Fig . 107 Display:  nig ht  v is ion assistant 
"N ight  v is ion  assistant  with  pedestrian  detec
tion"  uses an infrared  camera  to monitor  the 
area  in front  of your  vehicle  at  night.  Within 
the  limits  of  the  system , it  can display  objects 
up  to  about  1000  feet  (300  meters)  away. The 
heat  image  of  a pedestrian  detected  by the 
camera  is shown  in the  instrument  cluster  dis
play 
Q fig . 107 . Warm  areas appear  lighter 
and cold  areas appear  darker . 
Pedestrian  detection 
Applies  to  vehicles: with  n ig ht v ision ass istant 
Fig. 108 Display : yellow  pedestrian  marking 
Night  vision  assistant  105 
Fig. 1 09 D isp lay: symbo l w hen  infrare d image is  not 
visi ble 
Night  vision  assistant  can detect  pedestrians 
that  are between  about  50  and 300  feet  (15 
and  90  meters)  in front  of  the  vehicle,  under 
ideal  conditions . 
If a pedestrian  is detected 
when  it  is dark  outside  and the  vehicle  head
lights  are switched  on, the  pedestrian  is high 
lighted  in yellow 
Q fig . 108, Q page  106, 
General information. 
If  another  display  such 
as navigation  replaces  the image  from  the 
night  vision  assistant, the symbo l~,,  appears 
in a tab 
Q fig.  109. 
(D Tips 
If the  night  vision  assistant  image  does 
not  appear  when the system  is sw itched 
on, you can access  it  with  the buttons  on 
the  multifunction  steering  wheel 
Q page25.  

154  Airbag system 
~ fig. 161. The general  location  of  the  airbags 
is marked  "AIRBAG". 
There is a lot  you  need to  know  about  the  air bags in your  vehicle.  We  urge you to  read the 
detailed  information  about  airbags,  safety 
belts  and child  safety  in this  and the  other 
chapters  that  make up the  owner's  literature. 
Please be sure to  heed the  WARNINGS  -they 
are extremely  important  for your  safety  and 
the  safety  of  your  passengers, especially  in 
fants  and small  children. 
A WARNING 
Never rely  on airbags  alone for  protection. 
- Even when  they  deploy,  airbags  provide 
only  supplemental  protection . 
- Airbag  work  most  effectively  when  used 
with  properly  worn  safety  belts. 
- Therefore,  always wear your  safety  belts 
and make sure that  everybody  in your  ve
hicle  is properly  restrained . 
- Always  hold  the  steering  wheel  with  both 
hands on the  outside  of  the  steering 
wheel  rim  at the  9:00  o'clock  and  3  :00 
o'clock  positions  to  help  reduce the  risk 
of  personal  injury  if the  driver's  airbag  in
flates. 
- Never hold  the  steering  wheel  at  the  12 
o'clock  position  or with  your  hands any
where  inside the  steering  wheel  or  on the 
steering  wheel  hub.  Holding  the  steering 
wheel  the  wrong  way increases the  risk 
of  severe  injury to  the  arms,  hands, and 
head if  the  driver  airbag  deploys. 
A WARNING 
Objects  between  you  and the  airbag  will 
increase the  risk of  injury  in  a crash by in
terfering  with  the  way the  airbag  unfolds 
and/or  by being  pushed  into you as the  air
bag inflates. 
-Always  make sure  nothing  is in the  front 
airbag  deployment  zone that  could  be 
struck  by the  airbag  when  it  inflates. 
- Objects  in the  zone of  a deploying  airbag 
can become projectiles  when  the  airbag  deploys  and cause serious  personal 
in
jury. 
- Never hold  things  in your  hands or  on 
your  lap when  the  vehicle  is  in use. 
- Never place accessories or  other  objects 
(such as cup holders,  telephone  brackets, 
note  pads, navigation  systems,  or  things 
that  are  large, heavy, or  bulky)  on the 
doors;  never attach  then  to  the  doors  or 
the  windshield;  never place them  over or  near or  attach  them  to  the  area marked 
,,A IRBAG"  on the  steering  wheel,  instru
ment  panel or  the  seat  backrests;  never 
place them  between  these areas and you 
or  any other  person  in  the vehicle. 
- Never  attach  objects  to  the windshield 
above the  passenger front  airbag,  such 
as accessory GPS navigation  units  or  mu
sic players.  Such objects  could  cause seri
ous  injury  in  a collision,  especially  when 
the  airbags  inflate. 
- Never recline  the  front  passenger seat to 
transport  objects.  Items  can also  move 
into  the  deployment  area of  the  side air
bags or the  front  airbag  during  breaking 
or  in  a sudden  maneuver.  Objects  near 
the  airbags  can fly  dangerously  through 
the  passenger  compartment  and  cause 
injury,  particularly  when  the  seat is re
clined  and  the airbags  inflate. 
A person  on  the front  passenger seat,  es
pecially  infants  and small  children,  will  re
ceive serious  injuries  and  can even be kil
led  by being  too  close to  the  airbag  when 
it  inflates. 
- Although  the  Advanced Airbag  System  in 
your  vehicle  is designed  to  turn  off  the 
front  passenger airbag  if an infant  or  a 
small  child  is on the  front  passenger 
seat,  nobody  can absolutely  guarantee 
that  deployment  under  these  special 
conditions  is impossible  in all  conceiva
ble situations  that may happen  during 
the  useful  life  of  your  vehicle. 
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Consumer  Information 
Warranty  coverages 
Your Audi  is  covered by the  following  war
ranties : 
- New  Vehicle  Limited  Warranty 
- Limited  Warranty  Against  Corrosion  Perfo-
ration 
- Emissions  Control  System  Warranty 
- Emissions  Performance  Warranty 
- California  Emissions  Con trol  Warranty  (USA 
vehicles  only) 
- California  Emissions  Performance  Warranty 
(USA vehicles  only) 
Detailed  information  regarding  your  warran 
ties  can  be  found  in your 
Warranty & Mainte
nance booklet . 
Operating  your  vehicle 
outside  the  U.S.A.  or 
Canada 
Government regulations  in the  United  States 
and  Canada  require  that automobiles  meet 
specific  emission  regulations  and  safety 
standards.  Therefore,  veh icles  built  for  the 
U.S.A. and  Canada  differ  from  vehicles  sold  in 
other  countries . 
If  you  p lan  to  take  your  vehicle  outside  the 
continental  limits  of  the  United States  or  Can
ada,  there  is the  possibility  that: 
- unleaded  fuels  for  vehicles  with  cata lytic 
converter  may  not  be available; 
- fuel  may  have  a  considerably  lower  octane 
rating . Improper  fuel  may  cause  engine 
damage ; 
- service  may  be  inadequate  due  to  lack of 
proper  service  facilities,  tools  or  testing 
equipment ; 
- replacement  parts  may  not  be  readily availa
ble. 
- Navigation  systems for vehicles  built  for  the 
U.S.A.  and  Canada  will  not  necessari ly work 
in  Europe,  and  may  not work  in  other  coun
tries  outside  North America . 
Consumer  Information  289 
@ Note 
Audi  cannot  be  responsible  for  mechanical 
damage  that  could  result  from  inadequate 
fuel,  service  or  parts  availab ility. 
Audi  Service  Repair 
Manuals  and  Literature 
Audi  Offic ial  Factory  Service  Manuals and  Lit 
erature  are  published  as  soon  as  possible after 
model  introduction.  Service  manuals and lit
erat ure  are  available  to  order from  the  Audi 
T echnical  Literature  Ordering Center at: 
www.audi.techliterature.com 
Maintenance 
' General 
Your vehicle  has  been  designed  to  help  keep 
maintenance  requirements  to  a  minimum. 
However,  a  certain  amount  of  regular  mainte
nance  is still  necessary  to  assure  your  vehicle's 
safety,  economy and reliability . For detailed 
vehicle  maintenance  consult  your  Warranty 
& 
Maintenance  booklet. 
Under difficult  operating conditions , for  ex
ample  at  extremely  low  outside  temperatures , 
in  very  dusty  regions, when  towing  a tra iler 
very  frequently,  etc.,  some  serv ice  work 
shou ld be  pe rformed  between  the  intervals 
specified.  This applies  particularly  to: 
- oil  changes,  and 
- cleaning  or  replacing  the  air  filter . 
® For the  sake of the  environment 
By regularly  maintaining  your  vehicle,  you 
help make  sure  that  emission  standards 
are  maintained,  thus  min imizi ng  adverse 
effects  on the  environment . 
Important  considerations  for  you and 
your vehicle 
The  increasing  use  of  electronics , sophisticat
ed  fuel  injection  and  emission  contro l sys-
tems,  and  the  genera lly  increasing  technica l ..,_ 
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