
272 Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig. 218 Dr iver side of the cockpit: fuse panel cover
The fuses are located at the front left and
right of the cockpit and behi nd the trim on
the right side of the luggage compartment.
• Switch the ign ition and the affected electri
c al equ ipment off.
• Check the following table to see which fuse
belongs to the consumer.
• Remove the cover ¢
fig. 218 or¢ page 223,
Opening the side trim.
• To remove the purple plast ic clip if necessa
ry
ll, hold onto it at the small side and pull
i t out of the fuse panel
c:> page 2 72 ,
fig. 219 .
• Remove the clamp from the rea r side of the
fusecover <>fig.
218.
• Remove the fuse using the cla mp and re
pla ce the blown fuse w ith an ident ical new
one.
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never rep lace a
blown fuse with one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the e lec
trical system and a fi re.
ll You can dis pose of the plastic clip after removing it.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after shortly
have you have installed it, have the electri
ca l system checked by yo ur authorized
Audi dealer.
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse lo
cations that are not used .
- Some of the equipment items listed are
optional or only available on certain
model configurations.
Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 219 Dr iver side cockpit: fuse pa nel w ith plast ic
bracket
Fuse panel ® (blac k)
No. Equipment Amps
Switch panel, electromechan ica l
1 parking brake, seat heating, 5
starting assist, control module
2 Automatic d imm ing in terior
5 rea rview mirro r, horn
3 Exhaust system (diesel engine) 10

274 Fu ses and bulb s
No. Equ ipment Amps
8
Headlight range adjustment/
5/7,S
adaptive lighting system
10 Left headlight
(headlight with
7,5
adaptive light)
11 Supplementary heater
s
F
u se p ane l@ (b ro wn)
No . Equipmen t Amps
1 Climate control
10
2 Climate control system blower 40
3 Diagnostic interface
10
4 E lectrical ignition lock
s
s
Power steering column adjust-
s ment
6 Steering column switch module
10
7 Power
steering column adjust-
ment 25
8 Light switch
s
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig
. 22 1 Luggage compartment: fuse panel with plas
tic bracket
Fuse p anel @ (b la ck )
No. Equipment Amps
4 E lectromechanical parking brake 30
s Electromechanical parking brake
30
6 Front door
(front passenger's
30
s ide)
7 Rear exter ior lighting
30
Rear sun shade, closing aid, lug-
8 gage compartment
lock, con-
20
venience key, START ENGINE
STOP, fuel filler door
No. Equipment Amps
9 Power seat adjustment
15
10 Parking system
s
11 Rear seat
heating
30
Fuse pan el@ (r e d )
No . Equipment Amps
l Left belt tensioner
25
2 Right belt tensioner 25
3 Socket/cigarette
lighter
20
4 Socket 20
5 Electromechanical
parking brake
5
6 adaptive ai r suspension 15
7 Rear door
(front passenger's
30
side)
8 Rear exterior lighting 30
9 Luggage compartment
lid con-
30
t rol module
10 Telephone 5
11 Sound amplifier 30
12 Rear
spoiler (Sportback)
20
Fuse p anel© (brown)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Radio receiver,
Sound amplifier/
30/20
MMI unit/drives
2 Tank leak detection system
s
4 AEM
control module/battery
10/15
module
6 Battery fan 35
7 Rad
io receiver 7,5
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 7,5
9 Automatic dimming interior
5/15
rearview mirror/battery module
10 Parking system 5
Fuse pan el@ (gre en)
No . Equipment Amps
1 pre sense 5
2 Electromechanical parking brake
s
3 adaptive
air suspension
5
4 Automatic transmission 7,5

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AUTO
automatic climate control ... ... .. .. ..
73
Automatic headlights ............... 44
climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic climate control
Air vents ... ............. .... .. ....
73
Automatic recirculation ...... .. .. .. .. 74
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Setup . .. ... ...... ............. ... 74
synchron izing ......... ...... .... ... 73
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) .. .. .. .. .. . 110
Automatic transmission ....... .. .. .. . 109
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) .......... 110
Driving .... ................ ... ... 111
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Emergency release ........ .. .. .. .. . 115
Kick-down .. ............. .... .. ... 113
Manual shift program ....... .. .. .. . 113
Selector lever ............... ... ... 109
Automatic wipers .................... 48
Auto Safety Hotline .......... .. .. .. . 138
Average consumption ....... .. .. .. .. .. 25
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Avoid damaging the vehicle .. .. .. .. .. . 206
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Battery ..... .. ................ .... 238
Charging ... ................ ... ... 240
Important warnings ...... .. .. .. .. . 238
Jump starting ............ .... .. ... 276
Location . .. ............. .... .. ... 238
low ..... ... ...... ............. .. 202
Replacing the battery ....... .. .. .. . 241
State of charge ........... .... .. .. . 202
w· t · 1n er operation ......... .. .. .. .. .
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. .
Before driving .............. ... ... . .
Blended gasoline 238
238
130
218
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . 73
Blower (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Booster seats ................ ... ... 184
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid ............
237
Checking the brake fluid level ........ 237
What is the correct brake fluid level? .. 237
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? . .............. .
237
Brake system
Anti- lock braking system .............
20
Brake assist system .............. .. 196
Brake booster .. .. ................. 200
Brake fluid ...... .. ..... .......... 237
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement ...... .. ...............
237
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Brake pads .. .. .. .... ........... .. 204
Electromechanical parking brake ..... . 79
Fluid reservoir ..... ............... 237
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? . .. .. .. .. .. ...............
200
Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 15
Worn brake pads symbol ............ . 21
braking guard
Settings ... ..... .. ................
93
Braking guard ... .. .... ........... .. . 86
Messages . .. .. .. .. ............... . 93
Break-in period .. .. ... ... ...... ..... 204
Brake pads ...... .. ............... 204
Tires
Bu lbs
C
...... .. .. .. .................
204
275
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... 228
Battery specific .. .. .............. . 239
Capacities .... .. .. .... ............. 283
Engine oil ... .. .. ................. 229
Carbon parts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
215,216
Car carrier
Transporting your vehicle ......... ..
280
Care ....... .. .. .. ... ............ .. 213
Cargo area ........ .. ............... 136
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Catalytic converter . ............. .. .. 205
Center armrest
Cockpit ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... ........ .
56
Central locking . ..... ................ 34
Emergency locking .... ......... .. .. . 38
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Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . ... ... ... .. .
288
Aud i side assist ......... ... .. .. .. . 288
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Conven ience key .......... .... .. ... 288
Electronic immobilizer .............. 288
Homelink universal remote contro l .. . 288
Remote control key ................ 288
Decorative parts/trim
Cleaning . .. ............. .... .. ...
215
DE F
What does th is mean when it appears in
the trip odometer d isp lay? ... .. .. .. ..
27
D efective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Defrosting (windows) automatic climate control ............ 73
l' l c ,mate contra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Determin ing correct load limit . .. .. .. .
252
D iese l fue l ... ............. .. .. .. ... 219
Diese l particu late filter . . . . . . . . . . 22, 205
D imensions .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 283
Dimming the rearview mir ror .. .. ... ...
5 1
Displays
Cleaning . .. ............. .... .. ... 215
D istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Doors Power child safety lock .............. 40
D river information system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warning .. ... .. .. .. .. . .
Eff . ,c,ency program ........ .. .. .. .. . . 24 26
Exterior temperature
display ... .. .. .. 24
On-board computer .................
25
Driver seating position ... ... .. .. .. .. . 13 1
d rive select ..................... ...
102
adaptive a ir su spension/spo rt . .. .. .. . 10 2
Adapt ive dampe rs ........ .. .. .. .. . 10 2
Curve light .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 102
Engine sound ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 102
Safety belt tensioner ...... .. .. .. .. . 102
Sport different ia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
D riving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Dr iving through water ...... .. .. .. .. .
206
Driving time ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 25
D up licate key .. ........... .. .. .. .... 32 D
ust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . ..... ... .. .. . 69
E
Easy entry fea ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Ot her equ ipment . ................. . 26
Electr ical accessories (sockets) ......... 60
Electro -mecha nica l powe r ass ist ... .. .. 201
E lectromechan ical pa rking brake
E mergency brak ing . .............. ..
81
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Parking . .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. .
80
Re leas ing and closing .. ..... ... .. .. . 79
Starting assist ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. .
80
Starting from rest .. . .. ..... ... .. .. . 80
Starting off w ith a trailer .......... .. . 80
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 16
Electronic differential lock
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. .
19
Electronic differential lock (E DL) ...... . 196
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 20
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 27, 33
E lectronic power contro l (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
El ectronic speed limiter .......... .... . 31
Electronic Stabili zat ion Contro l (ESC) . ..
196
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 19
Emergency actuation
Doors . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 38
Power sunroof . .. .. ............... . 43
Rear lid ... .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 40
Emergency bra king ... .. ...... ... .. .. .
81
Emergency flasher ................... 45
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 24
Emergency release Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
115
Emerge ncy starting . .. .. ..... ... .. .. 276
E t . mergency owing ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 278
Emergency warning triangle ..........
264
E nergy m anagement . ........... .... 2 02
Engine
Compartment .. .. .. ...............
229
Coolant ...... .... ................ 234
Data 284
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NHTSA Contacting 138
Night vision ass istant ....... .. .. .. .. . 105
C leaning camera lenses .... .. .. .. .. . 214
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue ............ ... ... .. 223
Number of seats . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 140
0
Occupant seating posit ions . ... .. .. .. . 13 1
Octane rating .............. ... ... .. 218
Odometer . .. .. ............. .. .. .... 27
O FF (au to m atic clim ate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 7 2
OFF (climate control) ........... ... ... 70
O il
refer to Engine oil ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 229
On-boa rd compute r ........ .. .. .. .. .. 25
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data L ink Connector (DLC) ....... .... . 30
E lect ron ic speed lim ite r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
M alfunct io n I ndicato r Lamp (M IL) . .. .. 30
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 24
Opening Hood . ..... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. ... 227
Powe r windows .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sliding/tilting sunroof ..... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Opera te you r vehi cle econom ic all y and
minim ize po llu tion . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 20 6
Othe r equipment (eff ic iency p rog ram) . .. 26
Outlet .... .. .. ............. .. .. .... 59
p
Paint damage 215
P aint No . .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 28 2
Park ing . .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 80
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Valet park ing ............. ... ... ... 42
Park ing brake . .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 79
also refer to Electromechanica l park ing
brake .... .. ............. .... .. .... 79
P ark ing system
Ad justing the disp lay/wa rning tone . .. 12 6
C leaning sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 2 14
C leaning the rear view camera .. .. .. . 118
Inde x 297
Malfunction ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 127
Pa rking system plus .. ... ...... ... .. 117
Peripheral cameras .. .. ... .... ... .. 121
Rear view camera . ................. 118
Trai ler hitch . .. .. .... ............. 127
also refer to Parking systems . . . 117, 118
Pa rking systems ...... .. .. ..... ... .. 116
Pa rticle fi lter
refer to D iese l par ticula te fil ter .. .. .. . 22
Parts replacement . .... ......... .. .. 287
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PASS ENGER A IR BAG OFF light ........ 162
Passenger protect ion ... ......... .. .. 194
P a ss ive safe ty system . ........... .... 13 0
Pedals ........ ... .. ..... .......... 135
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision 141
Plastic parts Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 215
Polishing ......... .. ..... .......... 215
Pollen filter
refer to Poll utant fi lter . ..... ... .. .. . 69
Pollu tan t fi lter .. .. .. .. ......... .. .. . 69
Power locki ng system ............ .. .. . 34
Locking/unlock ing the ve hicle from in -
s ide .. ... ... .. .... .. ........ ...... 37
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Settings .. .. .. .. .... ............. . 35
Unl ocking and lo cking veh icle .... .. .. . 35
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power steer ing
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
s ist .......... .. .. ............... 201
Power windows ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 41
malfu nction ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 41
P regnant women
S p eci al consider ations w hen we aring a
sa fe ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Preventative passenger protection ... .. 194
Programming the HomeL ink unive rsal re-
mo te control .. .. .. ................. 1 28
Proper occupant seating positions . .... 131
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
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