2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment ..... .
Ins truments and controls ... .
General illustration ......... .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .
Driver information display ... ... ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .......................... .
Power locking system ............ .
Rear lid ...................... .. .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows ........... ... .. . .
Valet park ing ................... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ............ .
Clear vision ................... .
Lights ......................... .
I nter ior lights ................... .
V1s 1on .......... ......... ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ... .... .. .
Mir rors .... .............. ... ... .
Seats and storage ......... ... .
General recommendations ... .... . .
Front seats ..................... .
Head restraints ................. .
Seat memory ................... .
Ashtray .. .. ... ... .... ......... . .
C igarette lighter .............. ... .
12-vo lt sockets .................. .
Storage ........ .............. .. .
Roof rack .... ................ .. .
L uggage compartment ...... ... .. .
Pass-through with ski sack ... .. ... . 8
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40
41
42
42
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48
48
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53
54
56
57 59
59
60
60
62
64
67
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 70 Four-zone
automatic climate control
Steering wheel heating ........... . 72
74
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 76
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 79
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 88
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 95
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 104
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 105
Night vision assistant with detected
pedes trian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 109
S tronic, tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
32 Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig . 17 Key set
@ Remot e control k ey w ith m echan ical
ke y
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat
ed in the remote control key
r:::;, page 33 .
@ Eme rgenc y ke y
The emergency key is not intended for con
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your key ring .
Key replac em ent
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
P er sonal c omfo rt se ttin gs
If two peop le use one vehicle, it is recom
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key . When the ignition is switch
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the follow ing sys
tems are stored and assigned to the remote master key .
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Amb ience light ing*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control* - Audi active
lane assist *
- Aud i side assist*
- Aud i drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-- Do not leave your vehicle unattended . Al-
ways take your ignit ion key with you and
lock your vehicle . Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger yo u or resu lt in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave ch ildren unattended in the
veh icle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportunity to start the engine and/or activate vehicle sys
tems such as the power windows, etc .
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
(1) Tips
- The operation of the remote control key
can be temporar ily disrupted by interfer
ence from transm itters in the vic inity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip
ment).
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys
are only ava ilable from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
r:::;, page 288.
Multifunction button
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
You con adjust the massage function, Lumbar
support, side bolsters and seating surface us ing the multifunction button .
Fig. 47 MMI disp lay : sea t sett ings
Operating
.. The MMI displays the possible seat settings
@ when you turn the multifunction button
(D c:> page 54, fig. 46 to the left or right
~ fig. 47 , c:> ,& .
.. To select a seat setting, turn the multifunc
tion button
(D until the desired seat setting
is highlighted with a red border.
• The arrows @ indicate the possible adjust
ments. For example, to move the lumbar
support down, press the multifunction but
ton
(D down . The corresponding arrow ©
lights up.
T he follow ing seat settings @ are possible:
Massage function* -Massage type Wave,
Knocking, Stretch, Lumbar, Shoulder or Off .
You can set the massage strength level from 1
to 5. You can turn the selected massage on/
off using the button @~
page 54, fig . 46 .
Lumbar support -Moving the lumbar support
up/down and making it firmer/softer
c:> .&. .
Side bolsters * -Increasing/reducing the side
support in the seat using the side bolsters on
the seating surface and backrest
c:> A .
Seating surface -Making the seating surface
l onger/shorter
c:> .&. .
Seats and storage 55
A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front pas
senger's seat while the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the veh icle is moving,
you will be out of position . A lways adjust
the driver's or front passenger's seat
when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
he ight. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad
justed with the ignit ion off, never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Unsu
pervised use o f the electric seat adjust
ments may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas
sengers must never ride in a moving ve
hicle with the backrest reclined. Safety
belts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection when the backrest
is upright and the safety belts are prop
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the
ris k of persona l inju ry from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi
tioned safety belts.
(D Tips
- The massage function switches off auto
matically after approximately 10 mi
nutes.
- Th e side bolsters* deflate when the driv
er's doo r is opened. This allows you to
enter and exit comfortably. The side bol
sters inflate again once you begin driv
ing.
Rear head restraints
/
Fig. SO Rear seats : Head restra int
Fig. 51 Rear head restra ints: re lease
If there is a passenger in the rear center seat
ing position*, slide the center head restraint*
upward at least to the next notch
Q ,&..
Adjusting the head restraints
.. To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward
until you feel it lock into place
Q .&. in Prop
er adjustment of head restraints on
page 134.
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow-
Q fig. 50 and sl ide the head
restraint downward .
Removing the head restraints
.. Fold the backrest forward Q page 65.
.. Move the head restraint upward as far as it
can go .
.,. Press the release
Q fig. 51 with the mechan
ical key
9 page 33 and the button -arrow-
9 fig. 50. Pull the head restraint out of the
backrest at the same time
9 ,&..
Seats and storage 57
Installing the head restraints
.. Slide the posts on the head restraint down
into the guides until you feel the posts lock
into place .
.. Press the button -arrow-
Q fig. 50 and slide
the head restraint all the way down. You
should not be able to pull the head restraint
out of the backrest.
So that the driver can have a better view to
the rear, the head restraints should be pushed down completely when the rear seats are not
occupied.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraints
when necessary in order to install a child
seat. Install the head restra int again im
mediately once the child seat is removed.
Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad
justed increases the risk of serious or fa
tal neck injury dramat ica lly.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 134.
Seat memory
Description
Applies to veh icles: w it h memory f unction
The memory function allows you to quickly
and easily store and recall personal seating profiles for the driver and front passenger*.
T he memory function is operated through the
master key and the memory buttons in the
driver's/front passenger's* doors.
The driver's seating profile is stored and as
s ig ned to the master key each time the vehicle
is locked. The seating profile is recalled auto
matically when the vehicle is unlocked. If two
people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own"
master key .
Two seating profiles can be stored in each of
the driver's/front passenger's* doors. Once
stored, these seat ing profiles can be recalled
at any time.
58 Seats and storage
The follow ing settings are stored:
Remote Memory button
control
master key
Driver Driver Front passen-ger
Seat X X X
Steering X X
wheel*
Both exterior
X X
rearview mir -
rors*
Remote control key
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
To assign the driver's seat settings to the re
mote control key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be switched on.
> Select: I CARI funct ion button> (Car)* sys
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Seats > Driver seat > Remote control key >
On.
I@ Tips
If you do not want another driver's set
tings to be assigned to the remote control
key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
I OFF ! button c:::> page 58.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fig. 52 Driver's doo r: memory function buttons
The memory buttons are located in the driv
er's/fro nt passenger's* door .
> To store a seating profile, press the ISE T!
but ton and then one of the memory but
tons.
> To recall a seating profile, press and hold
the memory button until the seat is adjust ed to the stored settings.
> To switch the memory function for the driv
er or front passenger off, press the
I OF F I
button . The word OFF lights up when the
memory function is switched off . Seating
p ro fil es w ill not be sto red .
A WARNING
- F or safety reasons, the seat setting
should only be recalled when the veh icle
is stationary -otherwise you risk having
an accident.
- If necessary, you stop the process by
pressing the
I OFF ! 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 passenger seat from
the driver's side
> Select: !CARI function button> (C ar) * sys
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Seats> Front passenger seat > Adjust seat
position .
> You can now adjust the front passenger seat
using the buttons on the driver's seat
c:::> page 54, fig. 46.
Matching the position of the driver's seat
> To adjust the front passenger seat to match
the driver's seat settings, select the
ICARI
function button > ( Car)* systems control
button >
Vehicle settings > Seats > Front
passenger seat> Symmetry to driver seat.
> Press and hold the control knob unt il the ad
justment process is complete.
76 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
adapt ive 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 54 .
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 cont rol.
-
- 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 1311 fig. 148. If
you can not maintain this min imum dis
tan ce, the airbag system cannot protect
yo u properly.
- If p hys ica l limi tations prevent y ou 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 steerin g wheel is aligned wi th you r
face, the supp lemental drive r's airbag
cannot prov ide 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 steer ing whee l at the 12
o'clock posit ion or w it h 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: ICAR I fu nction button>
(Car )* sys tem s control b utton > V ehicle set
ting s
> Seat s > Driver '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 . 79 Center console: S TART ENGINE S TOP b utto 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 p ress
the brake pedal while doing this . Diesel
veh icles are preheated while the ignit ion is
sw itched on . ..,.
-The Advanced Airbag System can deploy
in accordance with the .,low risk" opt ion
for 3- and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Federal Standard if a child w ith elec
trical capac itance greater than the com
bined capacitance of a typical one-year
old infan t restra ined in one of the for
ward fac ing or rearward-fac ing ch ild
seats with which you r vehicle was cer ti
fied is on the front passenger seat and
the other conditions for airbag deploy ment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that chil
dren are generally safer in the rear seat
area than in the front seating position.
- For their own safety, all children, espe
cially 12 years and younger, sho uld al
ways ride in the back properly restrained
for their age and size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your veh icle is equipped w ith a front Advanced
A irbag System in compliance with Un ited
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
208 as applicab le at the time your vehicle was
manufactured.
The front Advanced Airbag System supple ments the safety belts to provide add it ional
p rotection fo r the driver's and front passeng
e r' s heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes.
The airbags inflate only in frontal impacts
when the vehicle dece leration is high enough .
The front Advanced Airbag System for the
front sea t occ upants is no t a substit ute for
your safety bel ts. Rather, it is par t of the over
all occupant restraint system in your veh icle.
A lways remember that the airbag system can
only help to protect yo u, if you are s itting up
right, wearing yo ur safety belt and wearing it
properly . This is why you and your passengers
must always be properly restrained, not just
because the law requires you to be .
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle
has been certified to meet the "low r isk" re
qu irements for 3 and 6 year-o ld children on
the passenge r side and very small adults on
A irbag system 15 5
the driver side . The low risk deployment crite
ria are intended to help reduce the risk of in
j u ry through interaction with the front airbag
that can occur, for example, by being too close to the steering wheel and instrument
panel when the airbag inflates.
In add ition, the system has been certified to
comply with the "s uppression" requirements
of the Safety Standard, to turn off the front
airbag for infants 12 months old and younger
who are restrained on the fro nt passenger
seat in child restraints that are l isted in the
Standard
¢ page 177, Child restraints and
Advanced front airbag system.
"Suppress ion " requires the front a irbag on the
passenger side to be turned off if:
- a child up to about one year of age is re
strained on the front passenger seat i n one
of the rear-fac ing or forward-facing infant
restraints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 208 with wh ich the Ad
vanced Airbag System in your ve hicl e was
certified. For a listing of the chi ld restraints
tha t were used to certify your vehicle's com
pliance with the US Safety Standard
¢ page 177,
-When a person is detected on the front pas
senger seat that has an electrical capaci
tance that is more than the tota l electrical
capacitance of a child that is about 1 year
old restrained in one of the rear-facing o r
forward -facing infant restraints (listed in
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
w ith which the Advanced A irbag System in
your veh icle was certified), the front airbag
on the passenger side may or may no t de
p loy.
T he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
whe n the elect ro ni c cont ro l unit de tects a to
ta l elec trical c apac itance on the front passen
ger seat that requi res the front airbag to be
turned off . If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on, the front airbag on
the passenger side has not been turned off by
the control unit and can deploy if the control unit senses an impact that meets the condi -
tions stored in its memory .
IJJ,,
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Safety belt warning light ... ... .. .. .. . 140
S afety complianc e st icker ............ 282
Safety equipment .......... ... ... .. . 130
Safety features for occupant restra int and
protection ... ..... ..... ... ... ... ... 130
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions
Eng ine compartment ............... 227
for side curtain airbags ............. 173
for using child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 179
for using safety be lts ............. .. 143
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .... .. ................. .. ... 164
Safety systems
War ning/ indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 1 9
Seat adjustment
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 134
Safety guide lines ................... 53
Seat belts
Why YOU MUST wear them 140
Seat covers Cleaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 216
Seat heating/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver ... .. .. .. ........... ....... 131
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 132
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. . 132
Incorrect seat position ............ .. 134
Occupants ................ ...... .. 13 1
Rear passengers ................... 133
Seat memory ............. .... .. .... 57
Seats Comfort seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Select ive catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. ... 223
Select ive unlock feature .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selecto r leve r .................... .. 109
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . 115
Inde x 299
Serv ice and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ..... ... .. .. 147
•
Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 •
Sh ift buttons .. .. .. ................. 113
Sh ip ( transport ing your vehicle) . ... .. .. 280
Sh utting down vehicle ............... 206
Side a irbags
Description .. .. .. ................. 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
s ide ass ist . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 98
Adjusting the brightness ..... ... .. .. 100
Sensor range . ... .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 99
Side assist Activati ng and deactivat ing .......... 100
Cleaning the sensors . .. ..... ... .. .. 214
S ide curta in airbags ................. 172
Desc ription .. .. .. .... ........... .. 172
How they wor k ... .. .. ........... .. 173
Sa fety i nstr uctions ................. 173
Side marker lights ................. .. 44
Ski sack . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 67
also refer to Trunk pass-through . .. .. . 68
Slid ing/til ting s unroof
Emergency clos ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Opening and closing . ... .... ... .. .. . 42
Snow cha ins ...... .. ............... 259
Socket ....... .. .. ................. . 60
Sources of informa tion abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use .. .. ..... ... .. .. 193
Space-savi ng spa re tire ... .. ..... ... .. 265
Spare tire . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 265
Speed limi ter . .. ...... ........... .. . 31
Speedometer ... .. .. . .. .... ...... .. . 27
Speed rating letter code .. ..... ... .. .. 255
Speed warning system ............. ... 84
Sport d ifferential .. ............. .. .. 102
Ind icator lig ht ... ................. . 23
Star button ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Start-Stop-System ................... 81
E ngine does not swit ched off ......... 82
E ngine sta rts a utomat ica lly .......... 82
Ind icator lights .. ................. . 82
Messages ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 83
Starting/stopp ing the engine .. .. .. .. . 82
switching off/on .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. . 83
START ENG IN E ST O P bu tton ........... 76