Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety seats ......... .... .. . .
Instal ling a child safety seat .. .. .. . .
LA TC H Lower anchorages and tethers
for ch ild ren . ................ .. .. .
Addit io n al Information
V ehicle operat ion ........ .. .. .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
N ot ice about da ta recorded by vehi cle
con trol mod ules .......... .. .. .. . .
E lect ronic S tabilization Control (ESC) .
Rear spoiler . .... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Braking .... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. . .
Electro-mechanical power assist . .. . .
Driving w ith your quattro ® ... .. .. . .
Energy management ...... .. .. .. . .
Dr iving and environment ... ..
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ........... ...... .... .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ........ .
Driving through water on roads . .. . .
Cata lytic conve rter ........ .... .. . .
Opera te you r vehicle econom ic all y and
minim ize po llution ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Trailer towing .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Vehicle care .. ...... ... .. .. ... .
Cleaning and protection .. .. . .
Gene ral i nformation ... ... .. .. .. . . 130
135
140
1 4 3
1 4 9
150
150
1 50
1 5 0
153
153
155
155
156
159
159
160
160
160
16 1
163
164
164 164
Ca re of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fuel suppl y and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Fue l tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Eng ine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Eng ine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Table of contents 3
Engine cooling system .. ..... ... .. . 187
B rake fluid . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... . 189
•
Battery ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... . 190 •
Windsh ie ld/headlight washer
container . .. .. .. .... ........... . 194
Tires and wheels ............. . 196
Tires ..... .. .. .. .. . ............ .
196
Tire pressure mo nitoring system . .. . 214
R un -flat t ires .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. . 217
Do -it-yourself service ........ . 220
What do I do now? .. ...... ... . 220
Vehicle tool kit .... .............. . 220
T ire repa ir . .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... . 220
Wha t shou ld I be awa re of when
h . t
· ? c angmg a ire ... .. . ............ . 22 4
Fuses and bulbs ... ........... . 228
El ectr ica l fuses . .. ............... . 228
B ul bs ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . 231
Emergency situations ........ . 232
Gener al ..... .. ...... ........... . 232
Starting by pushing or towing . ... .. . 232
Starting with jumper cables .. ... .. . 232
Use o f ju mpe r cables . ....... ... .. . 233
Emergency towing with commercia l
tow tr uck . .. .. .. ... ............ . 234
Lifting vehicle .. ... .............. . 237
Technical data ................ . 238
General information .... ... .. . 238
Explanation of technical data ... ... . 238
Vehicle identification ............. . 238
We ights .. .... .. .. . ............ . 238
Dimens ions .. .. .. .... ........... . 239
(!) 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 .
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.
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. ..,.
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 .
20 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Bi) Fuel supply too low
When the (g symbol illuminates, this means
there are about 1.9 gallons (7 liters) of fuel
left in the fuel tank. Time to refuel!
Qpage 177.
If the symbol lights up, even when there is
ample fuel in the tank, and the text
Tank sys
tem malfunction! Please contact workshop
appears in the display, there is a fault in the
system. Contact a qualified workshop to have
the fault rectified.
c::>
Windshield washer fluid level too
low
If the Ill symbol illuminates, add w indshield
washer f luid to the washer system
Qpage 194.
® Defective light bulb warning
The defective light bulb warning tells you
when a vehicle light bulb has become defec
tive.
If a defect ive bulb has been detected by the
system or a light bu lb burns out, the
fsl sym
bol with a message appears in the disp lay to
tell you wh ich bu lb is burnt out and where it is
l ocated. For example:
Rear left turn signal
After 5 seconds, the message disappears. If
you want to recall the message into the dis
p lay, press the CH ECK button
Q page 10,
fig.
3 (?) .
There are three reasons why the defective
bulb message would appear in the display:
- The light bulb has burnt out
Q page 231.
- The fuse is "blown" Q page 228, Replacing
fuses.
- The wire connection to the light bu lb is de-
fective.
H ave the bu lb rep laced or the connection re
pa ired by your a uthorized Audi Service depart
ment.
A WARNING
- Light bulbs are pressurized and could ex
plode wh ile they are being changed caus
ing serious pe rsonal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
h igh-voltage sect ion of gas discharge
(xenon) lamps. Fa iling to do so could re
sult in death or serious injury!
BRAKE LIGHT t<® > Brake light defective
In case of a ma lfunction or component fail-
ure, the symbo l (USA models)/
(@ ll
repaired or replaced, as necessary:
- Brake light bulbs
- All wir ing connections
- Brake light switch
Contact your authorized Audi dea ler for assis
tance if necessary.
(D Tips
The brake light sw itch is on ly inspected as
part of the functional check after the en
gine is started.
i,0 Headlight range control defective
Applies to vehicles: wit h dynamic headlight range adjust
ment
If the II illuminates, the dynamic headlight
range control is no longer working properly.
Have the system checked and repaired at your
authorized Audi dealer .
rsO Adaptive light defective
Applies to vehicles: with Ada ptive Lig ht
rm Adaptive light defective
When this symbol rm illuminates, it means
that Adaptive Light is defect ive. Go to a qua li
fied workshop to have the headlights or the
control unit for the Adaptive Light repaired.