2 Table of contents Vehicle literature ............. .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Cockpit ................... ... . .
General illustration .............. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information system .. .
Introduction .............. ... ... .
Trip computer ........... ... .. ... .
Menu display ................... .
Eng ine oil temperature display .. ... .
Efficiency program ............... .
Service interval display ......... .. .
Boost and engine oil temperature
ind icator ................ ....... .
Lap timer ....... ........ ...... . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing ...... .. . .
Keys .. .. .. ................ ... . .
Power locking system ..... .. .. ... .
Rear lid/trunk lid ................ .
Anti-theft alarm system .......... .
Power windows ................. .
Clear vision ......... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ... .. ................ .... .
Interior lights ................... .
V1s1on . ...... .............. .... .
Mirrors .. .. ... .... ...... ...... . .
Wiper and washer system ...... .. . .
Digital compass ................. .
Seats and storage ......... .. . .
General recommend ations ... .. .. . .
Adjusting front seats manually .. .. . .
5
6
8
8
8
10
10
12
22
22
23
24
26
26
28
28
29
30
32
32
34
37
38
39
42
42
45
46
47
48
52
54
54
55
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
H ead restraints .............. ... .
Rear seats . ............. .... .... .
Luggage compartment ........ ... .
Roof rack ....... ........ ...... . .
57
58
59
60
Cup holder .... .. .......... ..... .
Ashtray ... .... .. .. .......... ... .
Cigarette lighter/socket ........... . 62
62
63
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warm and cold ............. .. .
Climate controls .. ............... .
Rear window defogger ............ .
Heated seats .... ............... .
On the road ... .............. . .
Steering ....................... .
Ignit ion lock and ignition sw itch .... .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
Parking brake ... . .......... .... . .
Starting on hills ................. .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cruise control .... ............... .
Audi magnetic ride ............. .. .
Sport mode ..... .......... ..... .
Acoustic parking system
Transmission .. ............ ... .
Manual transmission ............. .
66
66
70
70
71
71
71
72
73
74
74
76
78
78
78
80
80
S tronic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Proper occupant seating positions . . .
91
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 95
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . 96
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 106
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 108
Front airbags .... .......... ...... 112
(!) Power window switches
@
®
©
Door handle
Power locking sw itch
Adjuster control for outside mir- rors ... . ............. .... .
® Air outlets ............... . .
@ Light switch . ... .... ... .. .. .
(J) Turn signa l and high beam . .. .
@ Mu ltifunction stee ring wheel
with:
- Horn
- Drive r's ai rbag .... ... .. .. .
- Shift buttons ..... ... .. .. .
® Instrument cluster
@ Sw itches for
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Menu disp lay ..... ... .. .. .
39
36
47
68
4 2
44
1 12
84
10
48
24
- T rip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
© Steering lock/ignition/starter
switch (in the steering wheel
column) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
@ Adjustab le s teer ing column . . . 71
@ Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
€3J H ood re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
@ Data L ink Connector (DLC) for
On Board Diagnostics ( OBD II) 30
@ Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . 46
@ Switches for
- Fuel filler flap release 178
- Rea r lid re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
@ Depending on opt ions: Rad io or
nav igat ion system
@ Glove compar tment ( lockable) 6 4
@ Front passenger's a irbag . . . . . 112
@ Rear window defogger sw itch 70
@ C limate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 6
@ Ashtray w ith cigarette lighter . . 62
@ Selecto r l ever o r gears hift lever
- Se lector lever (S tronic) . . . . . 80
- Gearsh ift leve r
@ Switches for
- Audi magnet ic r ide or Sport 80
mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78, 78
Cockpi t 9
- Electron ic Stabilization Con -
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
- Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . 45
- Ret ractable rear spo iler . . . . . 153
@ Parking brake lever . . . . . . . . . . 7 3
@ Cup holde r .. . . .. . . . . .. .. .. . 62
@ Tips
-Some of the equipment or features
show n in the genera l illustration may be
s tandard equ ipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on your model. A lways as k your author
ized Aud i de aler if you have a q ues tion
abou t your vehicle .
- A separate bro ch ure is p rov ided fo r yo ur
fac tory-i nstalled audio sys tem and/or
the A udi Nav igat ion System .
-----------------------------~I~ n~ d~ e~x 253
LA T CH . ..... .. ............ .... .... 143
Description ................. ... ... 144
Guidance f ixtures for lower anchorages 145
Installing a child restraint .. .... .. ... 146
Location
144
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 146
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
L eather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
C leaning . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 173
Leaving home ................ .... ... 43
Lifting jack .. ................ ... ... 225
Lifting vehicle ............. .. .. .. .. . 237
Light/rain sensor defective .. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Lights . ..... .. ................ ..... 42
Coming/Leaving home ........... .. .. 43
Emergency flasher .................. 45
Exterior lighting .......... .... .. .. .. 43
Front fog lights .......... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Headlights ............... ... ... ... 42
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42, 44
Instrument panel illumination .. . ... .. 46
Side marker lights ........ .. .. .. .. .. 42
Turn signals .. ........... .. .. .. .... 44
Xenon headlights ......... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Loading the luggage compartment ...... 96
Loading the roof rack .......... ... .. .. 61
L ocking
Power locking switch ........ .. .. .. .. 36
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote master key .......... ... .. .. 35
Using the key .................. .... 36
L ower universal anchorage ba rs (Canada) 143
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 143
L uggage compartment
Cover . ... .. .. ................ ..... 60
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Fastening eyelets ......... .. .. .. .. .. 59
Light .. ... . .... ............. .. .. .. 46
Loading . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 96
M
Maintenance . ............. .... .. ... 243
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 19, 30
Manual transmission ............ .... . 80
Gearshift lever ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 80 Master key ...
..... .................. 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Matte finish paint .. ................. 166
Menu button .. .. .. ................. . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors Activating the dig ita l compass ...... .. 52
Adjusting the exterior mirrors .... .. .. . 47
dimming .. .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. . 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 119
N
Natural leather .. .. ................. 172
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 207
Contacting ...... .. ................ 98
Number of seats . .. .... ............. 100
0
Occupant seating positions .......... .. 91
Octane rating ... .. .... ........... . .
Odometer
.. .. .. .. ..................
Oil 176
12
refer to Engine oil ................ . 182
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ....... .. .. . 30
Electronic speed limiter ......... .. .. . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ... .. 30
Open door or front lid warn ing ....... .. 22
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ................. 161
Optional eq uipment
Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 27
Outlets ...... .. ...... ............. . 63
Outs ide mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors ............. 47
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . .. 6
p
Paint
Touch-up ... ... .... ............... 168
Pa int No . 238
•
•