
200 Vehicle care and cleaning
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials
or alcohol to clean the camera lens.
T his could cause scratches and cracks.
- Windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper.
To avoid scratches, move the scraper only in one direction and not back and
forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot
water because this could cause cracks
to form .
- To avoid damage to the rear window
defogger, do not apply any stickers on
the heating wires on the inside of the
window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning
products.
- Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and dust be
fore polishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish
or wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do
not polish away rust film .
-Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry
cleaning methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause dam
age.
-Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never allow sharp objects to come into contact
with the safety belts. This could cause damage to the belt webbing.
- If there is damage to the webbing , the
connections, the retractors or the buck- Les,
have them replaced by an author
ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Textiles/Vinyl/Alcantara
- Never treat Vinyl/ Alcantara with leath-
er care products, solvents, floor polish,
shoe polish, stain remover or similar products .
- To avoid damage, have stubborn stains
removed by an authorized Audi dealer
or qualified workshop .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard sponges, etc. when cleaning .
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip
pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface .
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for ex
ample on clothing, can damage seat
covers. Make sure hook and loop fas
teners are closed .
-Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, stain remover or
similar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fad
ing, do not leave the vehicle in direct
sunlight for long periods of time. If leaving the vehicle parked for long pe
riods of time, you should cover the
leather to protect it from direct sun
light .
(D Tips
-Insects are easier to remove from paint
that has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust film from forming.

@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the pr oblem of proper d isposa l
of brake flu id as we ll as the special tools
requ ired and the necessary expert ise, we
recommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer .
Battery
General information
Under normal operating conditions, the bat
tery in your Audi does not need any mainte
nance. With
high outside temperatures or
long daily dr ives we recommend that you have
the electro lyte level checked by an authorized
Aud i dealer or qualified workshop . The elec
trolyte leve l should also be checked each time
the battery is charged ¢
page 219.
Have the battery checked when you take your
ve hicle in for service . Yo u are well adv ised to
replace a battery that is older than 5 yea rs .
W ith certa in types of a irbag deployment, t he
b attery is d isconnected from the vehicle elec
tr ica l system for safety reasons¢.&.
in Re
pair, care and disposal of the airbags on
page 150.
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle functions (power w indow regu
lators , for example) are lost if the battery ter
m inals a re d isconnected. These func tions have
to be re lea rned after the batte ry term inals a re
connected agai n. T o prevent this , the bat tery
should only be d isconnec ted from the vehicle
e lec tric al system when absolu tely necessa ry
for repairs .
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive you r vehicle over a period
of severa l days or weeks, elec trical compo
nen ts are gr adually cut b ack o r swi tched off .
This redu ces energy cons umption and main
tains starting capab ility over a longer per io d
¢ page 186.
Some o f the conven ience f unctions m ay not
ope rate, su ch as the in ter ior lig hts or t he
Checkin g and fillin g 217
power seat adjus tment. The convenience
funct io ns w ill be available again when yo u
turn o n the ign ition and start the engine.
Winter operation
D ur ing the w inte r mon ths, bat tery capa city
tends to dec rease as tempera tures drop . This
is beca use more power is a lso consumed wh ile
starting, and the headlights, rear window de
fogge r, etc., are used more often.
Avoid unnecessary powe r consumpt ion, pa r
ticular ly in city traffic or when traveling only
sho rt distances. Let yo ur authorized A udi
dealer check the capacity of the vehicle bat
tery before w inter sets in
¢ page 219. A well
charged battery will no t on ly prevent star tin g
problems w hen the weather is cold, but w ill
also last longer .
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for seve ral
weeks at extremely low temperatures, the
vehicle battery s hou ld be removed and
stored where it will not freeze . This will
p revent it from be ing damaged and having
to be repla ced .
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the bat tery.
The battery is located in the luggage compar t
ment under the floor . B efo re you che ck any
thi ng in the luggage compartment,
read and
heed all WARNINGS
¢ ,&. .
Always heed the safety warnings , when work
i ng on the veh icle batte ry or t he vehicle e lec
t rical sys tem to p reven t inju ry.
The following WARNINGS are very
important when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM· BO LS and safety precautions when working
on the battery .
®
Always wear eye protection.
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Engine compartment
Safety instructions ................ . 206
Working the engine compartment 206
Engine coolant
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system .......... ... .. 213
Adding coolant .............. ... ... 214
Checking coolant level ..... .. .. .. .. . 213
Checking the engine coolant level . . . . . 213
Radiator fan ............. .. .. .. .. . 215
Engine coolant temperature Temperature gauge .......... .... ... 10
Engine hood Closing .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 206
How to release the hood ... .. .. .. .. . 206
Engine oil ... ................ ... ... 208
Adding .... ................ ... ... 211
Additives . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 211
Changing .. ............. .... .. ... 212
Check oil level ........... .... .. ... 211
Consumption ............... ... ... 211
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 21
Oil consumption . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 210
Oil grades ..................... ... 208
Pressure malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscosity ... ... .. .. . 208
Engine speed limitation .......... .... . 21
Environment Break-in period ........... .. .. .. ... 188
Catalytic converter ............ ... .. 189
Disposing of your vehicle battery ..... 220
Driving at high speeds .......... .... 190
Driving to minim ize pollution and noise 190
Fu el . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 204
Fu el economy ..................... 190
Leaks under your vehicle ............ 206
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. 191
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 216
Proper disposal of drained engine cool-
ant . .... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 214
Proper disposal of drained engine
oil ...... ... ............. ... 211,212
Recycling used engine oil . .. .. .. .. .. . 211
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel . ........... .. .. .. ... 201
What should I do with an old battery? . 220
Index 273
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . ................. 202
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ........ .... 180
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning ... ..... .. ............... 197
Expansion tank .. .... ... ....... ..... 213
Exterior lighting . .. ................. . 43
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting ..... .... ................ 46
Dimming ... ..... .. ................ 47
Heating ........................... 46
F
Fan
Radiator
Fastening 215
Booster seats .. ...... ......... .... 169
Convertible child safety seats .... .... 168
Infant seats
Flat tire 167
Changi ng ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. 244
flexible fuel ... .. .... ............... 202
Floor mats ... ..... .. ............... 124
Fog lights/rear fog lig ht(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding the rear seats ... ............. . 63
Foot pedals . .. .. .. .. ............... 124
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the environment .. 204
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 71, 74
Refueling . .. .. .. ................. 204
Saving fuel by early upsh ifting ... .. .. . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
How they work ... .. . .. .... ........ 146
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 130
Front passenger's door emergency locking 37
Front seats Adjusting ....... .. ..... .......... 121
Child restraints in the front seat ...... 138
Fuel Additives .... .. ...... ............. 201
Blended gasoline ... . .. .... ........ 201
Consumption .. ... ............... .. 25
Filler neck . .. .. .... .......... ..... 203
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
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Insta lling chi ld safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Instal ling the upper tet he r st rap on the
anchorage . .. ............. .. .. .. ...
178
Instruments
Adjusting the lighting ......... ... ...
46
Instruments and contro ls ... .. .. .. .. .. 10
General illustration ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 8
I n ter ior lights
Fr ont . ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ....
4 6
Rear . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 46
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . ...... 49
J
Jump -starting 255
J u mpe r cables . ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 256
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 33
Battery rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
C heck light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 73
Ignit ion/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Key replacement ......... .. .. .. .. ..
33
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
un locking/ locking .. ...... .. . 35, 36, 37
Kick-down
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Knee airbags ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 15 2
Descr ipt ion ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Important safety instr uctions . .. .. .. . 154
L
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist ........ .. .. .. .. . 100
L A T CH .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. ...
175
D escr iption ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 176
Installing a chi ld restraint . ... .. .. .. . 17 6
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... .. ................. .. ...
176
Launch Contro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
Leather cleaning/protection ........ .. 199
Inde x 275
Leav ing home ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Left hand drive .. ... ................. 45
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ............... .. 247
Lifting vehicle . .. .. ................. 259
Light
adaptive light .. .. .. ... ....... ......
43
Coming/Leav ing home ......... .... .. 44
Dayt ime run ning ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . 43, 4 4
Exterior lighti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 , 44
F og lights/rea r fog lig ht(s) . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior/reading .... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Low beam ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
Rear fog lights . .. ................. . 43
Side marker lig hts ................. . 43
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Light/rain senso r
Head lights . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. .
43
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) . .. .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights
Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
High beam . ........ .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Turn signals . .. .. .. ............... . 44
Locking
Rea r lid ... .. .. .. .. . ...............
39
Locking/unlock ing
at the lock cy linder ................ ..
37
by remote control ............. .. .. . 35
with t he centra l locki ng sw itch ... .. .. . 36
wi th t he conven ien ce key ............ . 36
Low beams ........ ................. 43
Lower anchorage locator button ... .. .. 176
Lower universal a nc horage bars (Canada) 175
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 175
Luggage
Stow ing . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
125
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cargo net . .. .. .. .... ............. . 64
Enl arging . .. .. .. ............... .. . 63
Lid .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 39
Loading ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 125
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sack ... .. .. .. .. . ............... 65
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 126
Valet parking .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 42
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . ....... 148
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
P eda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal coll is ion 130
P lastic parts
C leaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 198
P olishing .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 198
Pollutant filter (automatic AC system) . .. 67
P ower
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
P owe r locking sys tem ....... .. .. .. .. .. 3 2
E mergency locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 3 7
P anoramic tilt ing s unroof . ... .. .. .. .. 40
Power windows .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid .... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 39
Selective unlock feature ... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Set tings . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 37
P ower steering
refer to Electro -mechanica l power as
sist
. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ...
P owe r window 185
Conve nience opening/closi ng . .. .. .. .. 40
Power windows ............. ... ... ... 40
Malfunct ions ............. ... ... ... 41
Pregnant wome n
Special cons iderations when wearing a
safety belt . ............. .... .. .. . 134
P rope r occupant sea ting posit ions . ... . 120
P rope r safety belt pos it io n ... .. .. .. .. . 133
Proper seat ing pos ition
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. .
Occupants .. ............. .... .. .. .
Rear passengers ................. . .
P rotecting ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Q
121
120
122
198
Quartz clock
q uattro .
... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 12
ref er to all-wheel dr ive ....... .... .. 185
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 130
Why safety belts? .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 129
R
Radia tor fan . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 15
Rain/light sensor Head lights .. .. .... ... .. ..... ..... . 43
Inte rmitten t (w indshie ld w ipers) . .. .. . 49
Senso r defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights ..... .. ..... ........... 46
Rear fog lights ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
Rea r lid
E scape handle . .. .. .. ......... .. .. . 39
Open ing and closing ............... . 39
Rear light
Defective . .. .. .... .......... ...... 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1
Parking mode 2 111
112
Rea r view mirror ... .. . ... ...... ... .. . 47
Rea r window heat ing . .............. .. 69
Rear window sun shade ............ .. . 48
Reci rc ula tion mode (a utomat ic cl ima te
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Refuell ing .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. .. 204
Re lease lever for hood ........... .... 206
Remote contro l
Homelin k
... .. .... .. .. ...... ... ..
Remote cont ro l key ........ ......... . . 115
33
Pe rsonalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
u nlocking/loc king .... ......... .. .. . 35
Remote rear lid re lease
Repair man uals .... .. . .. .. ..... ... . .
Repairs Airbag system . .. .. ........... ... .
Rep lacement key .. ............. .. .. .
Rep lacing bulbs 39
264
150 33
253
Replacing tires and wheels ............ 234
Rep lacing wiper b lades ... .... ... .. .. . SO
Repo rting Safe ty Defects
Reset button
. . .. .. ................. .
Retractor ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... ..
12 7
12
132
Right hand dr ive ... .. .......... .... .. 45
R ims
Cleaning 197
Roo f rack ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 61
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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