
Remote Memory button control master
key
Driver Driver Front passen-
ger
Seat X X X
Stee ring X X
wheel*
Both exterior
X X
rearview mir-
rors*
Remote control key
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
To assign the d river 's sea t settings to the re
mote cont ro l key w hen locking the vehicle, the
function must be swi tc h ed on .
~ Select: I CARI funct io n button > (Car )* sys
tems
con trol button > Vehicle settings >
Seats > Driver seat > Remote control key >
On .
@ Tips
If you do not wa nt ano ther d river' s set
t ings to be a ssigned to the remote control
key, switch off the memory f unction usin g
the MMI or the
! OFF ! button ce:> page 57.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig. 53 Dr iver·s door: memory fu n ct io n buttons
The memo ry but tons are located in the dr iv
e r's/fron t passenger 's * door.
Seats and storage 5 7
~ To store a seating profile, p ress the !SET !
button and then one of the memory but
tons.
~ To recall a seating profile, press and ho ld
the memory button until th e seat is adjust
ed to the stored settings.
~ To swi tch the memory funct ion for the dr iv
er or fro nt pa sse nge r off, pre ss the
!OFF I
button. The wo rd OFF lights up whe n the
mem ory f unction is swi tched off . Sea ting
prof iles w ill not be stored.
WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat setting
should only be recalled when the veh icle
is stationary -otherw ise you risk hav ing
an accident.
- If necessary, you stop the process by
press ing the
!OF F! button or any of the
memory buttons.
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver can adjust the position of the front
passenger seat.
Adjusting the front pas senger seat from
the driver's side
~ Select: ! CAR I function button > (Car) * sy s
tem s
control button > Vehicle settings >
Seats > Front passenger seat > Adjust seat
position .
~ You ca n now ad just the fron t passe nger sea t
using the bu ttons o n the dr iver's se at
q page 53, fig. 47 .
Matching the position of the driver's seat
~ To adjust th e front passenger seat to match
the dr ive r's seat settings, select t he
ICARI
function button > (Car )* system s cont rol
but ton
> Vehicle settings > Seats > Front
pa ssenger seat > Symmetry to driver seat.
~ Press and hold the contro l knob unti l the ad
justment process is complete.

58 Seats and storage
@ Tips
When matching seat settings, the settings
for the lumbar support and seating s ur
face w ill not transfer to the front passeng
er's seat.
Ashtray
Applies to vehicles: with ashtray
F ig . 54 C ente r con so le: fron t ash tr ay•
Fi g. 55 Rea r a sh tray
Opening /closing
~ To open the front ashtray, slide the cove r up .
~ To close the front ashtray , press down on
the cover.
~ T o open the rear ashtray, tap the cover on
the rim .
Emptying
~ To emp ty the front ashtray, pull it upward
and o ut.
~ T o emp ty the rear ashtray, p ress the rear
s ide of the cove r down w hen it is open
'=? fig . 55. The ashtray will lift up ou t of i ts
mount.
~ To insert the ashtray again, press it down in
to the mount until it locks into p la ce .
A WARNING
-Never put waste paper in t he ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray
could set waste paper on f ire.
Cigarette lighter
Applies to vehicles : wit h cigarette lighter
Fig. 5 6 Ce nter co nso le: c iga rett e li ghter
~ Push the k nob on t he cigarette lighter in.
~ Remove the c igarette lighte r when it pops
out .
A WARNING
The cigarette lighter on ly works when the
i gnition is switched on . Incorrect usage
ca n lead to ser ious injuries or burns . For
this reason, children sho uld never be left
unattended in the veh icle because this in
creases the risk of i njur y.

60 Seats and st o rage
Front cuphold er
.,. To open the cupholder, tap the cover
~ fig. 59.
Rear cuphold er
.,. To open the rear cupholder, press on the
symbol
ii @ ~ fig. 60 .
.,. To ad just the arm @, swing it in the direc
tion of t he arrow .
.,. Place the beverage in the holder and release
the arm. The arm swings back by itself and automatica lly secures the beverage .
.,. To close the rear cupho lder, press on the
center section between the two arms and
push the cupholder in the slot as far as it
will go .
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident
and pe rsonal inj ury.
-
- Never carry any beve rage containe rs with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea,
in the vehi cle while it is moving. I n case
of an accident, s udden brak ing or other
vehicle movement, hot liquid could spill,
causing sca lding burns. Spi lled hot liqu id
can also cause an accident and personal
injury.
- Use only soft cups in the cupholder . Hard
cups and glasses can cause in jury in an
acc ident.
- Never use the cupholder or adapter as an
ashtray- risk of f ire.
Q;) Note
On ly drink containers wi th lids should be
carried in the cupho lder. Liquid could spill
out and damage your vehicle's e lectronic
equ ipment or sta in the upholstery, etc.
Cooled glove compartment
Applies to vehicles: with cooled g love compartment
The cooled glove compartment only functions
when the A/C system is switched on .
Fig . 61 Glove compartme nt: sw itching cooli ng m ode
on/off
.,. Turn the knob @ counterclockwise to sw itch
cooling on. The symbols on the knob indi
cate the correct pos ition .
.,. Turn the knob @ clockwise to switch cooling
off.
The glove compartment cooling mode only
funct ions when the vehicle A/C system is
switched on . If the heating is switched on,
switching the glove compa rtment coo lin g
mode off is recommended.
WARNING
Always leave the lid on the glove compar t
ment cover closed while driving to reduce
the r isk of injury.
Additional storage
There are a variety of storage compartments
and fasteners in various places in the vehicle.
- Storage compartments in the doors
- Compartmen t in the glove compartment
(coo led*) . T he g love compar tment can be
locked using the mechanica l key~
page 33.
- Storage compartmen t fo r (sun)glasses * in
the roof (near the interior mirro r)
- Storage compartments under the cente r
armrests
- Storage compartmen t on the rear side of
t he fron t seat*. The comp artment can hold a
maxim um weight of 1 kg . ..,_

64 Seats and storage
Enlarging cargo capacity of the vehicle
interior
The seat backs can be folded forward to en
large the cargo capacity .
Fig . 6 4 Re lease hand le on the seatback
Folding th e seatback forward
.. When you p ull the release lever @c:::> fig. 64
in the d irection o f the arrow, the safety knob
@ pops out far enough for the red marking
on knob to be visible.
.. Fold the seatback forward.
Rai sing th e seatback
.. Raise the seatback until it is securely latch
ed
c:::> &_ . When you can no longer see the
red mark on the safety knob @, the seat is
l atched.
When the seatback is latched in its upright position, it can be locked and unlocked with
the mechanical key
c:::> page 33 next to the re
lease handle ©
c:::>fig. 64. This prevents any
entry from the vehicle interior into the lug
gage compartment .
The luggage compartment can only enlarged when the seatback is unlocked .
A WARNING
-
-The backrest must a lways be securely
latched so that the safety belt of the cen
ter seating pos ition can work properly to
help protect the occupant .
- The backrest must be securely latched in
posit ion so that no items contained in
the luggage compar tment can slide for
wa rd upo n sudden b raking . -
Always check whether the latch is fully
engaged by pull ing the seatback for
ward.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam
aged by be ing caught in door or seat
hardware.
-Torn or frayed safety be lts can tear and
damaged be lt hardware can break in a
crash . Inspect the belts periodica lly.
Belts show ing damage to webb ing, b ind
ings, buckles, o r retractors must be re
p laced.
(D Note
- If you move the front seat back when the
rear seat backrest is folded forward, you
cou ld damage the head r estraints on th e
rea r seat.
- Slide the be lt guide on the outside safety
be lt a ll the way up befo re fold ing the
backrest bac k forward. Make sure the
se at belt is not pinched or damaged
when the rear seat backrest if fo lded
back. Other objects should be removed
from the rear seat bench to protect the
seatback from damage.

68 Warm and cold
Three-zone climate control
Operation
Applies to vehicles: with three -zone climate control
We recommend pressing the IA UT O I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig . 69 Thr ee-zone cl imate co ntrol: co ntro ls
Press the buttons to t urn the func tions on o r
off. The dia l adjusts the te mperat ure and the
bl ower. The LED i n the bu tto ns ill umi nates
when the funct ion is a ctive.
IAU TO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode ma inta ins a constant tem
pe rat ure ins ide the vehi cle. Air temp erature,
a ir flow an d air d ist ribution a re controlled a u
tom atically.
e °Fe Adjusting the temperature
The temperature can be adjusted individ ua lly
for the dr iver and fro nt passenger using the
d ials @and @.
8fr Adjusting the airflow
Using the dial@, you can manually adj ust t he
amount of air generated by the blower to suit
your preferences . To have the ai rflow regu lat
ed automatically, p ress the
!AU TO ! bu tton .
~.~ .~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually se lect the vents whe re the
a ir will flow. To have the air d istribution regu
lated automatically, press the
I AUTOI b utton .
1..,., 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
"' ..... g
0 .. a,
In recirc ulation mode, the a ir inside the vehi
cle is c irculated a nd filtered . T his prevents th e
unfiltered air outs ide the ve hicle from enter
ing t he ve hicl e inte rio r. We recommend
swi tching recirc ulati on mode on when driving
t hr ou gh a tunne l o r w hen sit ting in t ra ffic
¢ ,& .
The !AUTO ! button or~ button swi tche s reci r
cula tion mode o ff.
IOFF I Switching the climate control
system on/off
T he IOFF ! button sw itches the cli mate con trol
s ystem on or off.
It al so s wit c hes on whe n yo u
tu rn t he dia l or press any bu tton . Airflow from
o utside is blocked when the climate co ntro l
system is switched off .
IACI Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is n ot coo led and hu midity is not re
moved when coo ling mode is swi tched off .
T his can ca use fog on the windows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically w hen t he
outside temperat ure is be low ze ro.

70 Warm and cold
Four-zone automatic climate control
Operation
Applies to vehicles: with four -zone automa tic clima te control
We recommend pressing the IAUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 70 Four-zone automat ic climate contro l: controls
Fig . 71 Fou r-zone automatic cl imate cont ro l: rear con
trol s
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the dials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the air distribution. The
LED in a button will light up when the func
tion is switched on. The settings are shown in
the climate control display and are also shown in the MMI display for a few seconds . The driv
er and front passenger sett ings can be adjust
ing separately.
The settings can also be adjusted in the rear
<::;> fig. 71.
IOFFj Switching the climate control
system on/off
The I O FFI button switches the climate control
system on or off .
It also switches on when you
turn the dia l or press any button . Airflow from outside is blocked when the
climate control
system is switched off .
You can activate the residual hea t function
whe n the ignition is off by pressing and hold
ing the ~ button. The residua l heat from the
coolant is used to heat the vehicle interior .
The residual heat function switches off auto
matically after about 30 minutes.
!ACI Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not re
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
This can cause fog on the windows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is be low zero .
1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi
cle is circu lated and filtered. This prevents the
unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter
ing the vehicle interior . We recommend
switching recirculation mode on when driving
through a tunnel or when sitting in traffic ¢ .&, .
The
! AUTO I button or~ button switches rec i r-
cu lation mode off. .,.

On the road
Steering
Manually adjustable steering wheel
Applies to vehicles: with manu ally adjustable steering
w hee l
The height and reach of the steering wheel
can be adjusted .
Fig. 73 Leve r on t he steer ing co lumn
" Pull the lever¢ fig. 73 -arrow -¢_&..
"Move the steer ing whee l to the desired posi
t ion.
" Push the lever aga inst the steeri ng column
u ntil it locks.
There must be at least 10 inc hes (25 cm) be
tween your chest and the cente r of the steer
in g wheel.
If you cannot sit more than 10 in
ches (25 cm) from the s teer ing whee l, see if
adaptive eq uipment is available to help you
reach the peda ls and increase the distance
from the steer ing whee l.
F or deta iled informa tion on how to adjus t the
d river's seat, see
r::!.> page 53.
_& WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjust
ment and improper seating position can
cause se rious personal injury .
- Adjust the steer ing whee l co lumn on ly
when the veh icle is not moving to pre
vent loss of veh icle cont rol.
-
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel
so that there is a min imum of 10 inches
(25 cm) between your chest and the
steering wheel¢
page 129, fig . 144 . If
yo u cannot mai ntai n this min imum dis-
On the road 73
tance, the a irbag system cannot protect
you proper ly.
- If physical limitations prevent you from
sitting 10 inches (25 cm) or more from
the steering wheel, check with your au
thorized A udi dealer to see if adaptive
equ ipment is ava ilable .
- If the steer ing wheel is aligned with your
face , the suppleme nta l dr iver's a irbag
cannot provide as much protection in an
accident . Always make sure that the
steer ing whee l is a ligned with your
ches t.
- Always hold the ste ering whee l w ith your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi
tions to reduce the ris k of persona l injury
if the driver's airbag dep loys .
-Never hold the stee ring wheel at the 12
o' clock posi tion or wi th your hands ins ide
the stee rin g wheel rim or on t he steering
wheel hub . Holding the steering whee l
the wrong way can cause se rious injuries
to the hands, arms and head if the driv
er's airbag deploys.
Electrically adjustable steering wheel
App lies to vehicles: wi th electrica lly ad justable stee ring
w heel
The steering wheel position can be electrically
adjusted for height and reach.
F ig . 7 4 Sw itc h fo r steeri ng w hee l adju stment
"To adjust the height, p ress the switch up/
down. The steer ing column w ill cont inue
moving as long as you are press ing the
switch .
" To
move th e steering wheel forwa rd or back,
press the switch forward/back. The steering
I),-

7 4 On the road
column will continue moving as long as you
are pressing the switch.
There must be at least 10 inc hes (25 cm) be
tween you r chest and the center of the steer
ing whee l.
If you cannot sit more than 10 in
ches (25 cm) from the steering whee l, see if
adaptive equipment is available to help you reach the pedals and increase the distance
from the steer ing wheel.
F or detai led information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
<::> page 53 .
In vehicles with the memory f unction* , the
steering column settings are stored together
with the seat position.
A WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjust
ment and improper seating position can
cause se rious personal injury.
- Adjust the steer ing whee l column on ly
when the vehicle is not moving to pre
vent loss of veh icle control.
-
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel
so that the re is a min imum of 10 inches
(25 cm) between your chest and the
steering wheel ¢
page 129, fig. 144. If
you can not maintain this min imum dis
tan ce, the airbag system cannot protect
yo u properly.
- If phys ica l limi tations prevent you from
sitting 10 in ches (25 cm) o r more from
the steering wheel, check with yo ur au
tho rized Aud i dealer to see if adaptive
equipment is availab le .
- If the steering wheel is aligned with you r
face, the supp lemental drive r's airbag
cannot provide as much protect ion in an
acc ident. A lways make sure that the
steering wheel is aligned with your
chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi
t ions to reduce the risk of pe rsonal injury
if the d river 's airbag deploys.
- Never hold the steering whee l at the 12
o'clock posit ion or w ith your hands i nside the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Hold
ing the steer ing wheel
the wrong way can cause serious injuries
to the hands, arms and head if the driv
er 's airbag deploys.
Easy entry feature
Applies to vehicles: with electrically adjustable steering
wheel
The easy entry feature makes it easier to en
ter and exit the vehicle by automatically ad
justing the steering wheel.
.. Select in the MM I: ICARI function button>
(Car )* sys tem s control b utton > V ehicle set
ting s
> Seats > D rive r's seat > Easy entry >
On .
When the easy ent ry feature is turned on, the
steering wheel moves up to the park position
when you switch
off the ignition. After you en
ter the veh icle, the steering wheel moves to
the stored position as soon as you sw itch on
the ignit ion.
Starting and stopping
the engine
Starting the engine
This button switches on the ignition and
starts the engine.
Fig . 75 Center console: S TART ENGINE S TOP butto n
Switching the ign ition on /off
.. To switch the ign ition on/off, press the
I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button . Do not press
the brake pedal while doing this . Diesel
veh icles are preheated while the ignit ion is
sw itched on .
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