Instruments and warning/indicator lights 23
There is a malfunction in the electronic igni
tion lock. Please go to an authorized Audi
dea ler or other qualified workshop to have the
malfunction repaired.
¢¢ Turn signals
Whenever you use the left B or the right B
turn signal, the ind icator light blinks . When
you use the emergency flashers, both indica
tor lights flas h.
If one of the turn s ignal light bulbs burn out,
the turn signal w ill blink tw ice as fast as nor
mal. Carefully drive to your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the malfunct io n
corrected.
24 Driver information d isplay
Driver information
display
Introduction
The Driver information display inside the in
strument cluster provides you, the driver,
with important information.
Fig. 7 Instrument cluster: ce nter display
Fig. 8 Wiper lever: controls for the menu display
Center display
With the ignition on, the display in the Dr iver
I nformation System shows the following in
formation:
- 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 functions
You can open the following functions in the
Driver Information System display by pressing
the
! RESET I button c::> fig. 8 one or more times:
Digital speedometer*
Tire pressure monitoring*
<::>page240
Trip computer <::>page25
Efficiency program* <::> page 27
Service interval display <::> page 28
Speed warning <::> page 81
Gearshift selector positions <::> page 85
Automatic transmission
Adaptive cr uise control*
<::> page 93
Auto Check Control
Some functions and vehicle components are
scanned for their operating status when you
switch the ignition on and whi le you are driv
ing . Malfunctions or required service proce
dures are signaled audibly and indicated by
red and yellow illuminated symbols and re
minders in the d isplay.
A WARNING
--- Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a
road surface is icy or not . Keep in mind
that road surfaces , espec ially br idges
and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside temperature
above 41 °F (+S °C).
- Always remember,
even if the "snow
flake" symbol (ice warning) does not ap
pear in the disp lay, black ice cou ld be on
the road.
- Always reduce your speed and drive with
specia l care in cold weather conditions
when the chance of encountering icy
road surfaces increases.
¢j) Tips
If the vehicle is stationary, or if you are
driving at a very low speed, the tempera
ture shown in the display might be slightly
higher than the actual outside tempera
ture. This i.s caused by the heat being radi
ated from the engine .
-The information in the Service Reminder
remains stored even when the vehicle
battery is disconnected .
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ¢4 in
the instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diagnostic (080 II) system.
The warning/indicator light illuminates when
the ignition is switched on and goes out after
the engine starts and the idle has stabilized.
This indicates that the MIL is working proper
ly.
If the light does not go out after the engine
is started, or illuminates whi le you are driv
ing, a malfunction may exist in the engine sys
tem.
If the light illuminates, the catalytic con
verter could be damaged.
Continue driving
with reduced power (avoid
ing sustained high speeds and/or rapid accel
erations) and have the condition corrected.
Contact your authorized Audi dealer .
If the light illuminates, the electronic speed
limiter may also be malfunctioning. For more
information ¢ page 29, Electronic speed
limiter .
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
¢page 204.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig . 16 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (DLC)
Driver information display 29
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo
nents of your emission contro l system . Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code. In case of a mal
function, the component will be identified
and the fault stored as a code in the control
module memory .
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery sys
tem . If the light illuminates after a refueling,
stop the vehicle and make sure the fuel filler
cap is properly closed
~ page 204.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the
stored data can on ly be displayed using spe
c ial diagnostic equipment (generic scan tool
for 080).
In order to connect the special diagnostic
equipment, push the plug into the Data Link
Co nnector (DLC) . The DLC is located to the
right of the hood release ¢ fig . 16 .
Your authorized Audi dealer or qualified work
shop can interpret the code and perform the necessary repair.
A WARNING u:;
Do not use the diagnostic connector for
personal use. Incorrect usage can cause
malfunctions, which can increase the risk
of a collision!
Electronic speed limiter
-
Your vehicle may be factory equipped with
tires that are rated for a maximum speed of
130 mph (210 km/h). This is may be less than
the maximum speed of your vehicle. To reduce
the risk of sudden tire failure and loss of con
trol if the vehicle is operated at excessive
speeds, your vehicle has an electron ic speed
limiter . The electronic speed limiter prevents
your vehicle from go ing faster than the tire
speed rating. For more information
¢page 233.
If the engine control unit receives faulty veh i
cl e roadspeed signals, the Malfunction Ind ica-
tor Light (MIU
¢4 will illuminate. If this Iii>
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate veh icle sys
tems such as the power windows etc. Un supervised operation of any vehicle sys
tem by ch ildren can result in serious in
jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherw ise the steering col
umn lock cou ld suddenly engage -caus
ing the risk of an accident.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer
ence from transmit ters in the vici nity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen
cy range (e .g . a ce ll phone, radio equip
ment).
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys
are on ly available from authorized A udi
dealer.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions¢
page 267.
Removing the mechanical key
Fi g. 18 Remote master key: removing the mechanical
key
... Press the release button@¢ fig. 18.
... Pull the mechan ical key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechanical key, you can:
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on
the passenger's side
9 page 66 .
Op enin g an d clos ing 33
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
¢ page 36 if this should not be possible
w ith the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
¢page 34.
Check light and battery in the master
key
F ig . 1 9 Remote master key: removing the battery hold
er
Check li ght in the mast er key
The check light@¢ fig. 19 in the master key
provides information about different condi
tions.
... The check light turns on br iefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
... If the check light does not come on, the bat
tery is dead and has to be rep laced. In addi
tion, when the batte ry is dead the
!I indi
ca tor light appears in the instrument cluster
disp lay as well as the message
Pl ease
change ke y battery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the mechan ica l key ¢page 33 .
... Press the release b utton @¢ fig. 19on the
bat tery ho lder and at the same time pull the
battery ho lder out of the master key in the
direction of the arrow .
... Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+ " sign facing down.
... Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key.
.,. Install the mechanical key.
36 Opening and clo sing
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid
from th e
outside (increased security, for ex
amp le when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switch illu
minate when all the doors are closed and
locked .
- You can unlock and open the doors from the
inside by pulling on the door hand le .
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activat
ed, the doors automatically un lock .
.&_ WARNING
- The power locking switch works with the
ignition off and automatically locks the
entire vehicle when it is actuated .
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inopera
t ive .
- locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehi
cle, which puts lives at risk . Do not leave
anyone beh ind in the veh icle, especially
children.
(D Tips
Your vehicle is locked automatically at a speed of
9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto lock)
¢
page 31. You can unlock the veh icle
again using the opening f unction in th e
power locking sys tem switch
@I.
Setting power locking
In the radio/MM!* , you can set which doors
the central locking system will unlock.
• Select : I CAR I function button> Central lock
ing .
Or
• Se lect :
~I C-A-R ~I funct io n button > Car sy stem s*
control bu tton > Vehicle setting s > (Centr al
locking )*.
Sing le door un locking /Unlock do ors* -
you
can specify which doors un lock when you open
the veh icle .
- Se lecting
off /All and pressing the I@ b utton
on the remote cont ro l key unlocks the entire
vehicle . -
Selecting
on/Dri ver and pressing the~ but
ton on the r emote control key once un locks
only the driver 's door. In vehicles w ith a con
ven ience key*, only the door whose handle
you pull will unlock . If you press the
@J but
ton tw ice, the entire vehicle will un lock .
If
you p ress the I@ b utton, t he ent ire ve hicle
w ill always lock.
Luggage comp. lock /Lock e xterior trunk han
dle -
If you select On, you can no longer ope n
t h e luggage compartment usi ng the rea r lid
hand le
¢ page 37, fig . 25 . In this case, the
rear lid can be opened with the
l=I button on
t h e master key ¢
page 34, fig. 20.
Ton e when locking -if you select On, a tone
will sound when you lock the vehicle .
Auto Lock/Lock when driving -if you select
On, the entire vehicle w ill lock automatica lly
when the speed reaches
9 mph ( 1 5 km/h) .
Emergency locking
Fig. 23 D river 's doo r: lock cy li nder
Fig. 24 F ro nt pass eng er 's doo r: emer gency lock
If the central locking system malfunctions,
you must unlock/lock the doors separate ly us
i ng the emergency key or the mechanical key . .,.
38 Openin g and clo sing
Opening th e re ar lid
.,. Press the button c::5 on the remote contro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
lid unlocks and opens slightly. Or
.,. Press the handle on the rear lid
Q fig. 25.
Closing th e re ar lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on the in
side and allow it to drop gently to close it
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~ WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, always pull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent po isonous exhaust gas
from being drawn into the veh icle, al
ways keep the rear lid closed while driv ing. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the lug
gage area, because then the rear lid can
no t be fully closed.
- Never leave you r vehicle unattended es
pecially with the rea r lid left ope n. A
child could crawl into the car through the
l u ggage compartment and pull the lid
shut, becoming trapped and unab le to
get out. To reduce the risk of persona l in
jury, never let children play in or around your vehicle. A lways keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is w ithin
range of the rear lid when it is mov ing, in
part icu lar close to the h inges -fingers or
hands can be pinched.
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but
ton
c::5 on the maste r key. When you close
the r ear lid agai n, it locks automatically.
Emergency unlocking of the luggage
compartment lid
There is an emergency release for the rear lid .
AUDl
F ig . 26 Rear lid: Lock cylinder
.,. Remove the mechanica l key ¢ page 33.
.,. Insert the key in the lock cylinder and turn it
in the direction of the arrow.
· Trunk escape handle
In case of an emergency , the luggage com
partment lid can be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
F ig . 27 Tru nk escape han dle: v iew from inside the
closed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
¢ fig . 27.
The trunk escape hand le inside the l uggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate
rial to glow in t he dark.
A WARNING
The t runk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
40 Opening and clo sing
Convenience opening/closing
The windows can be opened and closed with
the mechanical key or the emergency key.
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Fig . 30 Key turns for open ing an d clos ing
Conv eni ence open ing fe ature
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" m
• Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 33.
• Inse rt the key into the lock of the driver's
door.
• Turn the key to position
~ fig. 30 @ until all
the windows have reached the desired posi
t ion.
Con venience clo sing f eature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mechani
cal key out of the master key¢
page 33 .
• Turn the key in the lock of the dr iver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows are
closed¢ &.
A WARNING
-Never close the windows inattentive ly
and w ithout checking -there is risk of in
jury.
- You must always watch when the win dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be t rapped. If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢
A in
General description on page
31.
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be activated again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is completely closed.
• Release the sw itch and pull the switch again
for one second.
Valet parking
App lies to vehicles: wit h va le t parking function
The valet parking feature protects the lug
gage compartment from unauthorized ac
cess.
F ig . 31 Glove compartme nt: valet parking button
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your veh icle .
When the funct io n is switched on, the veh icle
can be d riven, locked and unlocked using the
master key, but access to the l uggage com
partment is not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the maste r
key ¢
page 33.
• Open the glove compartment¢ page 66.
• Activate ¢
fig. 31 the "va let parking" fea
ture by p ressing the
I VALET I button . The in
dicator light in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
w ith the mechanical key .
• Leave the master key w ith the serv ice pe r
sonnel for park ing and keep the mechanical
key with you .
The following buttons are deactivated when
the valet parking function is switched on: ..,_
¢ page 46, Power top emergency op
eration.
Have you authorized Audi dealer
correct the cause of the malfunction as
soon as possible.
- If parking the vehicle with the power top
open, remember that the vehicle interior
will not be protected from the weather
or from unauthorized entry. Closing the
power top before leaving the vehicle is
recommended . If you leave items in the
vehicle, lock them in the trunk.
=-· Power top operation
The indicator light monitors the power top .
The I!!! indicator light illuminates for approxi
mately 2 seconds when the ignition switches
on to check the function and then goes out
again . The indicator light also:
- illuminates when the power top opens or
closes.
- blinks if the power top switch is operated
but the conditions for opening or closing the
power top are not met . A warning message
also appears in the instrument cluster dis
play ¢
page 43, Error message in the in
strument cluster display.
-if the power top did not open or close com
pletely.
0) Tips
The indicator light stays on if the power
top was opened manually.
Error message in the instrument cluster
di splay
An error message appears if the power top
cannot open or close.
Several conditions must be met for the power
top to open or close automatically.
An error message in the instrument cluster
d isplay indicates if one of the conditions is not
met or there is a malfunction.
Power top 43
Power top: please close rear lid
The luggage compartment lid must be closed
when the power top is opening or closing. This
error message appears in the instrument clus
ter display if the luggage compartment lid is
not closed.
Storage bay not lowered. Please remove
obstruction
The power top storage bay must lower when
the power top is opening. This error message
appears in the instrument cluster display if
the storage bay is not lowered. If the storage
bay does not lower automatically because of
objects in the luggage compartment, remove
the objects that are in the way from the stor
age bay area . Otherwise, you can operate the
power top storage bay manually
c::> page 45.
Power top: cannot be used
This error message appears if the convertible
cannot open or close automatically because of safety reasons or if there is a malfunction. The
following causes are possible :
-Vehicle speed too high: Power top opera
tion is deactivated and an error message ap
pears if the vehicle speed is too high. Re
duce the vehicle speed and operate the
sw itch again to open or close the power top.
-Battery voltage too low: The power top can
not be operated if the battery voltage is too
low. This ensures there will be enough bat
tery voltage left to start the vehicle. The
power top can be operated again after the
engine is started.
- Rollover protection active: If the power top
is operated continuously for an extended pe
riod of ti me, rollover protection will activate
to prevent damage to the hydraulic unit .
This protective function prevents the power top from opening or close for approximately
15 to 30 minutes .
It will function again af
ter that
c::> ,& .
-Malfunction: Failure of system components
is one possible cause for malfunction. If this
happens, you can also operate the power
top by hand¢
page 46.