
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old
and 20 lbs. or 9 kg need special rearward -fac
ing child restraints that support the back,
neck and head in a crash.
Fig . 143 Sche matic overv iew: rearward-fac ing infant
seat, properly installed o n the rear seat
.,. When using the vehicle safety belt to install
a child safety seat, you must first activate
the convertible locking retractor on the
safety belt to prevent the child safety seat
from moving
¢ page 171 or install the seat
using the LA T CH attachments.
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your
full weight to get the safety belt rea lly tight
so that the seat cannot move forward or
sideways more than one inch (2.5 cm).
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
¢page 166.
Infants up to about one year (20 lbs . or 9 kg)
are best protected in special infan t carriers
and child safety seats designed for their age
group . Many experts believe that infants and
small children should ride only in spec ial re
straints in which the ch ild faces the back of
the vehicle. These infant seats support the ba
by's back, neck and head in a crash
¢ fig . 143.
The airbag on the passenger side makes the
front seat a po tentially dangerous place for a
child to r ide . The front seat is not the safest
p lace for a child in a forward -facing child seat.
It is a very dangerous p lace for an infant or a
l arger child in a rearward-facing seat.
Child Safety 16 7
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in
stall ing a ch ild restraint increases the risk
of ser ious personal injury and death in a
crash.
- Never install rearwa rd-facing child safety
seats or infant ca rrie rs on the front pas
senger seat -even with an Advanced Air
bag Sys tem. A ch ild will be ser iously in
jured and can be killed when the inflat
ing airbag hits the child safety seat or in
fant carrier with great force and smashes the child safety seat and child against
the backrest, center armrest, door or
roof ¢
page 138, Child restraints on the
front seat- some important things to
know .
-Always install rearward -facing chi ld safe
ty seats or infant carriers on the rear seat .
- Never install a rearward -facing ch ild re
straint in the forward-facing direction .
Such rest ra ints are designed for the spe
cial needs of infants and ve ry sma ll chil
dren and cannot pro tect them properly if
the seat is forward -facing.
- If you must insta ll a rearwa rd fac ing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptional c ircumstan
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im
mediately install th e rearward-facing
child safety seat in a rear seating posi
tion and have the airbag system inspect ed by your authorized Audi dealer .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
wheneve r us ing a child restrained in ave
h icle is being used ¢
page 129, Safety
belts,
Q page 13 7, Airbag system and
¢ page 161, Impor tan t things to know .

204 Fuel suppl y and filli ng your fu el t ank
Refuelling
Fig. 155 Rig ht rea r veh icle s ide: Open ing t he fuel fille r
fl ap
Fig. 156 Fu el fi ller fla p w ith attached fuel c ap
When activating the central lock ing, the fuel
fi ller flap is automatically un locked or loc ked.
Refue l the vehicle with the ig nition turned
off .
Tak ing th e fuel cap off
~ Turnoff the ignition .
~ Press the left side of the fuel filler flap to
open it
c::> fig. 155 -arrow- .
~ Unscrew fuel cap counter-clockwise and
hang it on the fuel filler flap~
fig. 156.
Refu elling proc edure
~ Insert the fuel no zzle from the gasoline
pump into the fuel filler nec k as far as it will
go .
~ Select a medium refuelling ra te so that the
nozzle swi tches off a utomatica lly when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
~ After filling your tank , tw ist the fuel cap
clockwise as far as it w ill go .
~ Close the fuel fil le r flap. T
o avoid fuel spill ing or evaporating from the
fuel tank always close fuel cap properly and
completely .
A WARNING
-Im proper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fue l is highly flammable and can cause
severe burns and other injur ies.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refu
eling and/or to insert the pump noz zle
fully into the fuel filler neck could cause fuel to spray out of filler neck or to over
f low . Fuel spray and overflowing fuel can
cause a fire .
- Never use a cellular telephone while re
fueling . The electromagnet ic rad iat io n
can cause sparks that can ignite fuel va
pors a nd cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle wh ile re
fue ling.
If in exceptional circumstances
you mus t get back in your vehi cle while
ref ueling, make ce rtain that you close
the door and touch meta l to discharge
static electricity before touching the fill
er nozzle again . Static e lectr icity can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors re leased during refueling .
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any
where in or near your veh icle when refu
eling or filling a portable fue l conta iner .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable
fue l conta iner in your vehicle . The con
tainer, fu ll o r empty may leak and could
cause a fire, especially in a crash .
- If, u nder exceptional c ircumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel conta iner,
p lease observe t he follow ing:
- Never fill a portable f uel container
whi le it is anywhere in or on the vehicle
(for example, in the luggage compart
ment, or on the trunk). Static electrici
ty can build up while filling and can ig
ni te f uel vapors causing a fire .
- Always place a portab le fue l conta iner
on the ground before fi lling.

-Always keep the f iller nozzle complete
ly inside the portable conta iner before
and during filling.
- If filling a portable container made of
metal, the filler nozz le must always be
in contact with the container. Th is w ill
he lp prevent static electricity from dis
charging and cause a fire .
- Never spi ll fuel inside the vehicle or
luggage compartment. Fuel vapors are
h ighly f lammable .
- Always observe local and state/provin cial laws regarding the use, storage
and tra nsporta tion of fuel containers.
- Make certa in the fuel container meets
industry standards (ANSI
I ASTM
F852-86).
(D Note
If any fuel has spilled onto the car, it
should be removed immediate ly to prevent
damage to the paint.
@ For the sake of the environment
As soon as the correctly operated nozzle
sw itches off automatically for the fi rs t
time, the tank is full. Do not try to add
more fue l because fuel may spill out. In
add it ion, the expans io n space in the fuel
t ank will be fi lled -ca using the fue l to
overflow when it becomes warm and pol
lute the env ironment.
@ Tips
- Runn ing yo ur engine while re fuelling
may cause vapors to escape or even
cause fue l to spill out of the tank . This
would then shut off the fuel nozzle be
fo re the tank is fu ll.
- Do not refuel your vehicle w ith the igni
tion t urned on. The fuel gauge may oth
erwise not ind icate the correct fue l level
after refuelling.
- The fuel filler flap of your vehicle is not
l ocked when you lock the vehicle from
the i nside.
Fu el suppl y and filli ng your fuel t ank 205
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand
You can open the fuel filler flap by hand if the
power locking system should fail .
Fig . 1 57 Luggage co mpartment: opening the side trim
Fig. 158 Lu ggage co mpa rtm ent: Emergency ope ning
of fue l fil ler flap
The emergency opening mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the lug
gage compartment .
Opening the side trim
... Insert a tool such as a screwdriver
~ page 243 or the emergency key into the
r ight side of the upper gap
c::> fig. 157.
... Pry upward to release the trim.
Fuel filler door emergency release
... Loosen the st rap from its bracket a nd p ull
on it
c::> fig. 158. You can now open the fuel
filler flap as usual~
page 204.

Fuses and bulb s 251
No. Con sumer Amps No. Consumer Amps
•
A/C system pressure sensor, Two-door models: rear left
• electromechanical parking window regulator; Four-
brake, Homelink, automatic 11 door models:
rear left door
30
3 dimming interior rear view
5 (window regulator, central
m irror, air quality/outside locking, switch, lighting)
air sensor, Electronic Stab ili-
12 Rain and light sensor
5
zation Control (button)
5 Sound
actuator
5
Fuse panel© (r e d )
6 Headlight
range cont rol/
5/7,5
head light (cornering light)
No. Consumer Amps
3 Lumbar support 10
7 Headlight (corner
ing light) 7,5
4 Dynamic steering 35
Contro l modu les (e lectro-
s Inter ior lighting (Cabriolet)
5
8 mechanical parking brake,
5
shock absorber, quattro
sport), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cru ise contro l 5 6
W
indshield washer system,
35
h eadlight washe r system
7 Vehicle electrical
system
20
control module 1
10 Shift gate/clutch
sensor
5
1 1 Side ass ist 5
8
Vehicle electr ica l system
30
control module 1
1 2 Headlight range
control,
5
park ing system 9 Left rear window regulator
7,5/20
motor (Cabriolet)/sunroof
13 Airbag 5
14 Rear wiper (allroad) 15 10 Vehicle e
lectrical system
30
control module 1
1 5 Auxi
liary fuse (instrument
10
pane l) 11 R
ight rea r window regulato r
7,5/20
(Cabriolet)/sun shade motor
16 Aux
iliary fuse terminal 15
40
(engine area) 12 Anti-theft
alarm warning
5
system
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. Con sumer Amps
2 Brake light sensor 5
3 Fuel
pump
25
4 Clutc h sensor 5
5 Left
seat heating with/w ith-
15/30
out seat vent ilation
6 Electronic Stab
il iz at ion Con-
5
tro l (e lectric)
7 Horn 15
Front left door (window reg-
8 ulator, centra
l locking, mir-
30
ror, switch, lighting)
9 Winds hield wipe r motor 30
1 0 Electronic
Stabilizat ion Con-
25
trol (valves)

No. Consumer
5 Electromechanical
parking
brake
6 Electronic damping control
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
8 Rear exterior lighting
9 quattro sport
10 Rear
exterior lighting
1 1 Central locking
12 Termina
l 30
Fu se pa nel © (brown )
No. Con sumer
1 Luggage compartment lid
control module (allroad)
2 1
2-volt socket, cigarette
lighter
3 DCDC
converter path 1
4 DCDC converter path 2,
so und amplifier, radio
6
Right upper cabin heat ing
(Cabr iolet)
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
Right front door (w indow
9 regu lator, central lock ing,
m irror, swit ch, lig hting)
10 Left upper
cabin heating
(Cabriolet)
Two -door models: rear right
window regulator; Four-
11 door mode
ls: rear right door
(window regulator, central
locking, sw itch, lighting)
12 Cell phone prep
Fu se panel © (black )
No. Consumer
1 Right front seat heating
4
MMI
5 Radio
6 Rear view camera
Amp s
5
15
30
30
35
30
20 5
Amp s
30
20
40
30
30
30
30
30
30
5
Amps
15
7,5
5
5
Fu ses and bulb s 253
No. Consumer Amps
7
Rear window heater (all-
30
road)
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 5
Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you hove
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs
for you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, parts must
be correct ly take n apa rt and then p roperly put
bac k together to he lp p revent breakage of
parts and long te rm damage from water that
can enter housings that have not been p roper
ly re sea led .
Fo r you r safety, we re commend that you have
your autho rized Audi de aler replace any b ulbs
f or you, since your dealer has the proper too ls,
the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Gas disc har ge la mp s (Xenon l ig hts)*:
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the
bulbs replaced by a qualified techn ic ian .
Head lights w ith Xenon light are identified by
the h igh vol tage sticker.
_&. WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps without the neces
sary equipment can cause serious persona l
injury .
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode
when being changed. Potential risk of in
jury!
-
•
•

272 Index
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control ... ... ... ... . 267
Audi side assist ................... 267
Cell phone package ....... .. .. .... . 267
Convenience key .......... .... .... . 267
Electronic immobilizer ......... .. ... 267
H omelink universal remote control .. . 267
Remote control key ........ ... .. .. . 267
Decorative parts/trim Cleaning . .. ............... ...... . 198
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (w indows) ........ ... .. .. .. 69
Determining correct load limit ... .. ... 231
Digital clock .............. .. .. .... .. 12
Digital compass ............ ... .. .. .. 51
Dimensions .. ................ ..... . 262
Dimming the rearview mirror .. .. .. .. . . 47
Displays Cleaning . ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 198
Doors emergency locking .................. 37
Driver information system
Enhanced shift indicator . .. .. .. .. .. .. 28
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . 24
Outside temperature display ...... .. .. 24
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Driver seat
refer to Seating pos ition ... .. .. .. .. . 120
Driving safely .. ... .... .... .. .. .... . 119
Driving through water ....... ..... .. . 188
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter (automatic AC
system) .. .. ................ ... .. .. 67
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 185
E
E8S ( Fue l) ... ................ ..... . 202
Easy entry function .. ........ ... .. .... 55
Efficiency program .......... ... .... .. 27
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electro-mechanical power assist . . . . . . . 185 Electromechanical
parking brake
Emergency braking ................. 78
Indicator light ... ................ .. 76
Parking ... .... .. ............. .... . 77
Releasing and closing .......... .... . 76
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Start ing from rest ....... ...... .. .. . 77
Starting off w ith a trailer ........... .. 78
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Electronic differential lock
Warning/indicator lights ........... .. 18
E lectronic differential lock (EDL) ....... 180
Warning/indicator lights ............. 19
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 38
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . 20
E lectronic speed
Li miter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic stabilization control
Sport mode . .. .. ............. .. .. 182
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . .. 180
Warning/indicator lights . ............ 18
Emergency actuation Doors .... .... .. ............. .... . 37
Ignition
key . .. .. ............. .. .. . 35
Panoramic t ilting sunroof . ...... .... . 42
Sun shade (roof) . ................ .. 42
Emergency braking ................. .. 78
Emergency flasher ................ .. . 45
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 23
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Emergency operation Emergency braking function (parking
brake) .... .... .. ............. .... . 78
Emergency starting ................ . 255
Emergency towing ................. . 257
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine Compartment .... ............. .... 208
Coolant . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 213
Data ..... .... .. .. ........... .... 263
Hood . .... .... ................... 206
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Starting with jumper cables ... .. .. .. 255
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 75

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
•
•

274 Index
Gasoline ........ ......... ... .... . 201
Gasoline additives ................. 203
Low fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating ............ .. .. ..... 201
Recommendation ......... .... .... . 201
Refuelling .. ................ ... ... 204
Reserve .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity ............. ... .. .. . 262
Tank system ........... .. .... .. .. .. 21
Unlock ing the fuel fi ller flap by hand . . 205
Fuel economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) ... .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 29
Fue l filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 205
Fu ses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250, 252
Replacing . ................. ..... . 250
G
Garage door opener (HomeL ink) .. .... . 115
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ......... ... .... . 253
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .. .. ...... 10
F uel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation .......... .. .... 28
Gearshift indicator ......... .... .... .. 27
Gearshift lever 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . 82
Ge neral illustration
I nstruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 17
Glossary of tire and loading termino logy 223
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. .. .. .. 42
GPS controlled clock ........ .... .... .. 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 261
H
H eadlights
Cleaning . .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 197
C leaning system .................... 49
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Left
hand drive, right hand drive .. .. .. . 45
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlight washer reservoir ....... .... 220
Head restraints .. .. ................. 122
Adjusting . .. .. .. .. .. ...... 56, 57, 122
Removing/installing ... ......... ... . 57
Heated exterior mirrors .. ............. ..... 46
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
seats ..... .... .. .. ............... . 69
windshield washer spray nozzles ..... . 49
Heating ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 67
Heavy clothing and safety be lts .. .. .. .. 132
High beam .. ....................... . 44
High voltage warning label ........ ... 261
Hill descent control .......... ...... .. 86
Homelink (remote control) ......... .. 115
Hood Opening . ..... .. ................ . 206
Re lease lever .... ............. .... 206
Horn ......... ... .. .............. ... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to child safety ................. 17S
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 144
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 229
How safety belt pretensioners work .... 135
Hyd rop laning ... .. ................ . 232
I
Ign it ion
switching on/off ............... .... . 71
Ignition key Emergency unlock ing ... ......... ... . 35
lg n ition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Indicator light ................ ..... 18
Malfunction . .. .. ............. .. .. . 22
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving .. 119
Improperly worn safety belts .... .. .. .. 135
Ind icator lights .. .. ............. .. ... 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147, 148
Dynamic steering ................. . 185
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F ........ ... 148
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . 13
Infant seats .. .. .. ............. .. .. 167