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 .. .. . .
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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 ....... ........ ...... . .
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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 ............. .
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66
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70
71
71
71
72
73
74
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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
10 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Instruments and warning/indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overv iew of the inst rument cluster
(D Tachometer with time and date
dis play .. .... ..... ........ .
@ Coolant temperature gauge .. .
® Fuel gauge ................ .
© Speedometer with odometer ..
® Set/Check button ..... ... .. .
@ Driver information display
(?) Reset button for
- Trip odometer .......... .. .
- Service indicator
@ Tips
10 ,11
11
12
12
11
22
12
28
- When switching the ignition on, the nee
dles in the instrument cluster move up
ward briefly.
- The illumination for the instrument clus
ter lights up whenever you switch on the
i gnition with the
vehicle headlights off .
As the daylight fades, the instrument
cluster illumination likewise dims auto
matically a nd will go out completely
when the outside light is very low. This
feature is meant to remind you to switch
on the head lights when outside light
conditions become poor .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes) .
en 0
~
~
"'
If engine RPM drops below 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area
at the end of the scale indicates maximum
permissible engine RPM after the br eak-in pe
riod. Before reaching this area, move these
lector lever to position "D (Drive)" or ease
your foot off the acce lerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should only briefly
be in the red zone: you could damage your
engine! The beg inning of the red zone var
i es depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en
gine noise.
Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
Digital clock with date display
Your vehicle is equipped with a quartz con
trolled digital clock .
Fig. 4 In str um en t cl uste r w it h t he dig ita l cloc k
To set the hour
.. Pu ll t he knob (hour d isp lay flashes) and
tu rn it t o the left or rig ht.
To set the minutes
.. Pull the knob as ma ny times as necessary
un til the mi nute display flash es.
.. Turn the knob to the left or r ight .
To set the date
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
until the day, month or year display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To hide or d isplay the d ate
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
unti l the date display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to t he left or r ight.
When the date disp lay stops blinking, this
means the time and date have been success
fu lly stored.
W ith the ignition off, pushing or pulling the
Set/Check button¢
page 10, fig . 3@ can
turn on the dis play f ie ld lighting for a few sec
onds .
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coo la nt gauge ¢ page 10 , fig. 3@
only works when the ign ition is on. To prevent
damage to your e ngine, please note the fo l
l owing important points:
Engine cold
As long as the nee dle rem ains a t the left end
of the gauge, the engine s till h as not reac hed
its operating temperat ure. Avoid high engine
speeds, heavy engine loads and heavy throt
tle.
Normal temperature
W hen the engine has re ache d its ope rat ing
temperature, the need le w ill move into the
mid dle of t he gauge and rema in there .
If the
engine is working hard at high outside tem
peratures, the needle may turn fu rther to the
right. This is no cause for concern as long as
the . warni ng lig ht in the inst rument cl uster
does not illuminate .
When the. war ning light starts to flash,
th is can mean one of two thi ngs: either the
coolant
temperature is too high, o r the coo l
ant
level is too low ¢ page 16 .
A WARNING
--Always obs erv e th e warn ing in
¢ page 1 7 4, Engine compar tment be
fore opening the eng ine ho od and check
in g the eng ine coolan t leve l.
- N ever open t he eng ine hood if you see or
he ar ste am, or if you see engi ne coo lant
drippi ng from t he en gine compar tment .
You could bur n yourse lf . Let the en gin e
coo l off fi rst u ntil yo u can n o longe r see
or hear steam or coolant escap ing.
(D Note
- M ounting ad ditiona l lights or accessories
i n fr ont of the air inlets reduces the coo l
ing effect of t he radiato r. At high o utsi de
tempe rat ures or h igh engine load, the
eng ine could overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to
properly d istribute the cooling a ir when
the vehicl e is movi ng. If the spoiler is
damaged, this c ould reduce the coo ling
e ff ect a nd th e eng ine could then ove r
h eat . As k yo ur au thori zed A udi deal er for
a ssis tan ce.
12 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on . When the needle reaches the red area, the
warning light in the instrument cluster will il
luminate ¢
page 20 00']. Time to refuel!
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry! An ir
regular supply of fue l can cause eng ine
misfiring and fuel could enter into the ex
haust system. The catalytic converter
could then overheat and be damaged.
Speedometer with odometer
The speedometer shows you the vehicle
speed , and the odometer shows you how
many miles (kilometers) you have driven.
Fig. S Speedomete r close -up: odomete r display
The distance driven is shown in miles (USA
models) or in kilometers (Canada models).
lower odometer
The lower odometer shows the total number
of miles (kilometers) driven.
Upper odometer (trip odometer)
The upper odometer shows the tota l number
of mi les (kilometers) driven since you last re
set the odometer back to zero . You can use
this odometer when you want to keep track of how many miles (kilometers) you have driven
for a single trip or errand. The last digit indi
cates 1/10 of a mile (100 meters) . You can set
the trip odometer back to zero by pressing the
reset button
¢fig. 5.
With the ignition off, pushing of the Set/
Check button ¢
page 10, fig. 3@ can turn on
the display fie ld lighting for a few seconds.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhere in the in
strument cluster,
dEF w ill appear in the trip
odometer and will stay on . Contact your au
thorized Audi dea ler to have the prob lem cor
rected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is sw itched on, the data on
the ignition key are scanned automat ica lly.
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is dis
played continuously in the odometer display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢ page 33.
Warning/indicator
Lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or
malfunctions ¢.& .
Messages may appear with some indicator
li ghts. The messages turn off after a sho rt
time. To display a message again, press the
Set/Check button¢
page 10, fig. 3@ . If
there is more than one malfunction, the indi
cator lights will turn on one after the other for
approximately two seconds each.
Some indicators lights in the display can turn
on in severa l co lors.
A WARNING
- Failure to heed warning lights and other
important vehicle information may result
in ser ious personal injury or vehicle dam
age.
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair,
move the vehicle a safe distance
off the
road, stop the engi ne, and turn on the
emergency flasher¢
page 45.
14 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
11111 Check engine oil leve l
lill C?page19
111!!1111 Engine oil sensor malfunction
liflll¢page19
Battery voltage too high or too low
C?page 19
Low fuel level
¢page 20
• Windsh
ield washer fluid level low ¢ page20
J:J
Defective light bulb
¢page 20
•
USA model s: Defective brake light
¢ page 20
II
Canada model s: Defective brake
light¢
page 20
II
Dynamic headlight range control*
defective ¢
page 20
Ill
Adaptive Light* defective
¢page20
m
Light/rain sensor defective (automat-
ic headlights)* defective¢
page 21
B
Audi magnetic ride
¢page 21
fJ
Rear spoiler./
¢ page 21
•
USA model s: Speed warning 1
¢page 74
~
Canada mod els : Speed warning 1
¢ page 74
•
USA models: Speed warning 2
¢page 74
•
Canad a model s: Speed warning 2
¢ page 74
~£1
Electro-mechanical power assist
¢page 17
Other indi cato r ligh ts
II
II
RUI E
•
•
Turn s ignals
¢ page 21
USA models: Cruise control acti
vated ¢
page 21
Canada model s: Cruise control
act ivated ¢
page 21
]!High beam
IIC?page44
BRAKE/ ((D) Brake system
This warning/indicator Light illuminates when
the brake fluid level is too low or when there
is a malfunction in the ABS, or when the park
ing brake is set.
If the - (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) symbo l flashes in the display with the
parking brake released, there is a malfunction
in the brake system . In addition to the sym
bol, one of two messages appears in the dis
play:
Stop veh icle and chec k bra ke fl uid le vel
Stab ilization pr ogram and AB S fau lt! See
O wne r's man ual
"' Pull off the road and stop the veh icle .
"' Obta in profess ional assistance.
USA models: if there is a malfunct ion in the
ABS system, the
11:S warning/ind icator light
i lluminates along with the -system
malfunction warning/indicator light¢,&. .
Canada models: if there is a malfunction in
the ABS system , the
tlJ warning/indicator
li ght illum inates together with the. brake
system malfunction warn ing/indicato r light
¢ .&. .
The light 1111 (USA)/ . (Canada) illum i-
nates when the ignition is turned on.
It goes
out afte r the eng ine has been sta rted and the
parking brake is fully re leased. This indicates ..,.
16 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
_& WARNING
If you have a malfunction in the safety sys
tems, contact your authorized Audi dealer
immediate ly. Otherw ise the safety sys
tems may not work properly in an acci
dent.
~ Safety belt warning light
App lies to vehicles: with safety belt warning light
The warning light is a reminder to fasten
safety belts.
The warning light . comes on for a few sec
onds after the ignition is switched on as a re
minder to fasten your safety be lt.
Addit ional info rmation on safety be lts
¢ page 100.
0 Generator
This warning/indicator light detects a mal
function in the generator or in the vehicle's
electrical system .
The. warning/ind icator light illuminates
when yo u switch on the ignit ion and must go
out after the engine has started .
I f the . warning/indicator light illum inates
while you are driving, yo u should contact you r
author ized Audi dealer. Since the veh icle bat
tery is discha rging, you should switch
off any
unnecessary electrical consumers (for exam
p le, the air conditioner).
~ Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol
requires immediate service or repair.
I f the . symbol appears in the display and
flashes, the oil pressure is too low . In addition
to the symbo l, the following message a lso ap
pears in the d isp lay:
S wi tch off en gin e! Oil pr essure is t oo low
• Pull off the road and stop the vehicle .
• Shut the engine down.
• Check the eng ine oil level¢
page 185.
• Contact your authorized Audi dealer for as-
sistance if necessary .
Engine oil level too low
If the engine oil level is too low , top off oil to
t h e proper level
¢ page 185.
Engine oil leve l OK
If the . symbol starts flashing again even
though the eng ine oil level checks OK on the
dipstick,
do not start dri ving again and d o
not l et th e engine run at idl e.
Instead, con
tact yo ur auth o rized Aud i dea ler fo r ass is
tance .
(D Tips
- The engin e oil pr essure symbol. is
n ot an indi cato r for a l ow eng in e oil lev
e l. Do not rel y on i t. In ste ad, che ck th e
o il le vel in yo ur engine at regul ar inter
vals, p referably ea ch time you refuel ,
a nd a lw ay s befo re going on a long t rip.
- The yellow oil le vel warning indication
Ill r equires oil refill or wor kshop s erv
ic e w ithout delay. Do not wait until the
red oil pressure warni ng sy mbol.
s tarts to flash before you re spo nd to
th e lo w oil level warning
111-By then,
y our engin e may already ha ve suffer ed
s er iou s damag e.
-L Engine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system
must be repaired as soon as possible .
When the. symbol in the d isplay flashes,
then either the engine coolant
temperature i s
too high, or the coolant
level is too low . In ad
dition to the symbo l, the following message
also appears in the d isp lay:
Swit ch off en gin e and chec k coolant level
• Pull off the road and stop the veh icle.
• Turn
off the engine.
• Check coolant level
¢page 187.
• Add coolant if necessary¢ page 188.
• Continue driv ing on ly after the engine cool-
ant wa rning/ind icator light goes out. ..,.
18 Instruments and warning/indicator lights ABS/
{i§l) Anti-lock brake system
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL) .
The warning/indicator light & (USA mod
els)
;tlJ (Canada models) will come on for a
few seconds when the ignition is switched on .
The l ight will go out after an automatic check
sequence is completed.
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/indicator light does not illumi
nate when you switch the ign ition on .
- The warning/indicator light does not go out
after a few seconds .
- The warning/indicator light illuminates wh ile driving.
The ESC indicator light also illuminates if
there is a malfunction in the ABS . The mes
sage
Stabilization program and ABS: fault!
See owner's manual
also appears in the in
strument cluster display and a warning tone
sounds .
The brake system will still respond even
without the assistance of the ABS system.
See your authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible to restore full braking performance.
For more informat ion regarding the ABS
¢ page 150.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake warning light¢ page 14 and the
ABS warning illuminate
together there may be
a malfunction in the ABS, and there may also
be a ma lfunction in the brake system itself
¢ ,&.. The ABS will not work and you will no
tice a change in braking response and per
formance.
In the event of a malfunction in the brake
system
t h e warn ing/ indicato r light 1111
(USA models) . (Canada models) in the in
strument cluster flashes
9 page 14 .
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The EDL works together with the ABS. The
ABS warning light will come on if there is a malfunction in the
EDL system
¢page 150.
See your authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
A WARNING
"---
- If the E (USA mode ls)l ii] (Canada
models) warning light does not go out,
or if it comes on whi le driving, the ABS
system is not work ing properly . The vehi
cle can then be stopped only with the
standard brakes (without ABS). You w ill
not have the protection ABS provides.
Contact your Audi dea ler as soon as pos
sible.
- USA models: If the 1111 warning ligh t,
the
J;.J warning light and the & warn
ing light come on together, the rear
wheels could lock up first under hard
brak ing. Rear wheel lock-up can cause
loss of vehicle control and an accident.
Have your vehicle repaired immediately
by your authorized Audi dealer or a quali
fied workshop. Dr ive slow ly and avoid
sudden, hard brake applications.
- Canada models: If the brake warning
light ., the
DJ warning light and the
ABS warning light
[( Gi a come on together,
the rear wheels could lock up first under
hard braking. Rear wheel lock-up can
cause loss of vehicle contro l and an acci
dent . Have your vehicle repaired immedi
ately by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop. Drive s lowly and
avoid sudden, hard brake applications.
{0) Worn brake pads
EtJ Check brake pads!
If the warning light i lluminates, immediate ly
contact your authori zed Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop to have all brake pads inspect
ed . On USA models the warn ing light
EtJ
comes on together with the warning light
1111. Both sets of brake pads on an ax le
must always be replaced at the same time.
Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 19
A WARNING ,~ ~
Driv ing with bad brakes can cause a coll i
sion and serious personal injury .
- If the warning light
liJ and the warning
light
11111> w ith the message Brak e
pad s!
comes on in the instrument cluster
display, immediately contact your au
tho rized Aud i dealer or qualified work
shop to have a ll brake pads chec ked or
replaced if necessary.
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the
electronic power control.
The ~ warn ing/ indicator light (Electron ic
Power Control) illuminates when you switch
on the ignition as a function check .
(D Tips
If this warning/indicator light illuminates
while you are dr iving, then there is a mal
function in the engine elect ron ics. Have
t he malfunction co rrected as soon as pos
sible by you r autho rized Aud i dea ler o r
qualif ied workshop .
~ Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) is part
of the On-Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system.
The symbol
l\l lights up when the ignition is
turned on and will turn off after the engine
h as started and has settled at constant idle
speed . Th is ind icates that the MIL is working
properly .
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunct ion i n the engine electronic system.
Contact your author ized Audi dealer and have
the ma lfunction corrected.
An imp roperl y closed fuel filler cap ma y also
c au se th e MIL light to illum inat e
<:::>page 178.
For more informat ion c:::> page 30.
1) - : USA mod els only
!'1 Engine speed limitation
App lies to veh icles: w ith eng ine speed limitatio n
(II Do not exc eed max . engin e speed of
XXXX rpm
The Ill symbol illum inates when there is an
engine contro l ma lf u nction . The indicator
li ght ~ in the instrume nt cl uster a lso illumi
na tes. The engi ne speed is l imited to the
speed displayed in the driver in format ion sys
tem. Keep in mind that the engine speed wi ll
not exceed the val ue disp layed in the driver in
format ion system, for example when down
shifting.
P lease go to an au thorized A udi dealer or oth
er qualified wo rkshop to have the malfunctio n
repaired.
'.!2::. Checking the engine oil level
II Please add ma x. 1 qt of engine oil!
If the II symbo l comes on, add 1 quart ( 1 li
ter) of oil at the next opportunity
<=>page 185.
~~. Engine oil sensor defective
If the II symbol illum inates, contact your
authorized Aud i dea ler and have the oil sensor
inspected .
0 Battery voltage low
(•) Low battery charge : battery will be
c harg ed whil e driving
If the indicator l ight turns on and the mes
sage appears, there may be limited starting
ability.
If this message turns off afte r a little while,
the battery charged enough while d rivi ng .
If the message does not turn off, have yo ur
authorized Aud i dea ler or qualified workshop
correct the malfunction .