Ignition lock malfunction
¢ page 31
Hybrid drive*
¢page 99, ¢page 105
0 Alternator malfunction
If the . symbol in the instrument panel d is
play flashes, then there is a malfunction in the
alternator or the vehicle electronics. A warn
i ng to the driver w ill appear, too . The driver
warn ing goes out after about 5 seconds, but it
can be brought up at any time by pressing the
ISE TI button again .
Usually, you can still d rive to the next dealer
ship . Turn off all but the most necessary elec
tr ica l consumers, since these d ra in the ve hi
cle's battery.
@ Note
If the . warning symbo l (coolant system
malfunct io n) also lights up on the inst ru
men t pa nel d uring the t rip
¢page 30,
t hen you have to stop immediately and
turn off the eng ine. The coolant pump is
not working anymore -danger of damage
to the eng ine!
BRAKE/C CD) Brake system malfunction
A malfunction in the brake system must be
repaired as soon as possible.
If the warning /indi cator light 11111 (USA
models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in the instru
ment cluster flashes, there is a brake system
malfunct ion. A dr iver message appears as
well to explain the malfunction in more de
tail. The driver warning goes out after about 5
seconds, but it can be brought up at any time by pressing the
I SET I button aga in.
Stop veh icle and check brake fluid level
... Stop the vehicle.
... Check the brake fluid level¢
page 241.
.,. Seek profess iona l assistance if necessary.
Dri ver information di spla y 29
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
workshop
... Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dea ler or other qua lified workshop and
have the malfunction corrected ¢
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Parking b rake system fault! See owner' s
manual
i,-If this symbo l appears when the vehicle is
stat io nary or after the ignition is tu rned on,
check to see if the park ing brake can be re
leased . Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or
other qualified workshop as soon as possi
b le and have the malfunction cor rected. If
t he par kin g b rake cannot be opened, t hen
t ake it to an expe rt at an au tho riz ed Audi
dea le r.
... If the symbo l appears while you are d riving,
it is possible that the traction contro l or t he
emergency brake has mal functioned .
It is
possible t hat the parking brake cannot be
app lied. It is also possible that the parking
brake cannot be re leased after it has been
app lied. D rive to an autho rized Aud i deale r
or ot her qualified wo rkshop to have the mal
fun ction co rrected.
If th e ABS system malfunctions , the ABS
warning/ind icator light illum inates together
wi th t he b rake sys tem ma lfunction wa rning/
i ndica tor ligh t¢ .&. -
_& WARNING ,...___
-Always observe the warn ings in
¢page 231, before openi ng the hood
an d checking the brake f luid .
- Driving with low brake f lui d is a safety
hazard. Stop the car and get professiona l
assistance.
- If the
11111 (USA models) . (Cana da
mo dels) brake system ind icator light
turns on together with the ABS and ESC indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulat ing
function may have failed. Functions that stabilize the vehicle a re no longer avai la
ble. This could ca use the vehicle to
swerve a nd increase the r is k of slid ing .
Dr ive ca re fully to the nea rest au thori zed
32 Driver in formation d isplay
If several priority 2 malfunctions a re present,
the symbols appear in succession and remain
for about 2 seconds.
•
•
•
Ad B lue /9
Ad Blue./'
•
Electromechanical steering,
Dynamic steer ing*
q page 201
Worn brake pads
¢page 33
Battery voltage
¢page34
Defective light bulb
¢page 33
Fog lights
¢page 33
Rear fog lights
¢ page 33
Check engine oil leve l
¢page 34
Engine oil senso r malfunc
tion
¢ page 34
Engine temperature*
¢page 223
Low fuel level
¢page 34
Refill Ad Blue*
¢page228
AdBlue malfunction*
¢page 228
Windsh ield washer flu id level
low
q page 33
Convenience key*
Key not in vehicle
¢ page 33
Light/rain sensor defective
¢ page 33
Dynamic headlight range
cont ro l defective
¢ page 35
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(D Tips
Battery in remote contro l key
¢ page 37
Electromechan ical park ing
brake
¢ page90
Engine speed limitation *
¢ page 34, ¢ page 99
Diese l partic ulate fi lter* clog
ged
¢ page34
Adaptive light defective*
¢page35
Steer ing malfunction
¢ page 35
Ignition lock malfunction
¢page35
Adaptive dampers*
¢page35
W indshield wiper defective
¢page35
Tire pressure monitoring sys
tem* Loss of tire pressure
¢ page266
Tire pressure monitoring sys
tem*
System not avai lab le
¢ page266
Automat ic t ransm ission ma l
f u nct ion
¢ page 128
Hybr id drive*
¢ page99
The speed warnings warn ing th res ho ld 1
lDl and warning thresho ld 7 [DJ ;ire also
yellow symbo ls in some models . The warn
ing is always shown as a small symbo l in
the upper area of the disp lay¢
page 93.
Canada models : The function cannot be
turned off.
It is activated a utomatica lly each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mod e (Canada models)*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro
vides stronge r illum ination on the s ide of the
road on which you are driving . If you are driv
ing in a co untry that drives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, this
will cause glare for oncoming drivers. To pre
vent glare:
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In vehicles with halogen headlights, certain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov
ered with waterproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing through. For
more information, please see your author
ized Audi dealer or author ized repair facility .
@ Tips
When travel mode* is activated, a d isp lay
in the drive r information system ind icates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on .
Instrument lighting
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig. 45 Inst rume nt lighting
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Ro ta ting t he knob to the right" +" will in
crease the basic brightness when it is dark .
.. Rotating the knob to the left"-" will de
crease the basic br ightness when it is dark. Clear vi
sion 51
.. Pressing the knob will p revent unintentional
changes.
(D Tips
T he ill umination for the inst rument cluster
lights up w henever you switch on the igni
tion with the vehicle headlights off. As the
day light fades, the instrument cluster i llu
mination likewise dims automatically and
will go out completely when the outside light is very low. This feature is meant to
r emind you to switch on the head lights
whe n outs ide light conditions become
p oor .
Adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: wi th adaptive light
Wh en driving around bends, the relevant area
of the road is be tter illuminated.
Fi g. 4 6 Adapt ive light w hen driv ing
Switching on adapt ive light
.. Tu rn the light sw itch to AUTO ~ page 49,
fig. 43 .
The adaptive lig ht system is a combin ation o f
the dynam ic and the static corneri ng lights.
Wi th the lights switched on, the dynamic cor
ner ing light adapts to driving on curves. This
is dependent upon t he vehicle speed and
steering ang le. This provides better lighting
through the curve. The system operates in a
speed range from approximate ly 6 mph
(10 km/h) to 68 mph (110 km/h) .
The static cornering light switches on at
speeds of up to approximately 25 mph
Notes o n these featur es
-The turn signals only work with the ignition
turned on. The indicator lights
II or Ill in
the instrument cluster
¢page 14 also b link.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig-
nal switches off automatica lly.
- The
high beam works only when the head
lights are on. The indicator light
II in th e
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher wo rks only as long as
you hold the lever -even if there are no
lights turned on. The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that thes e cou ld blind
oncoming traffic.
Interior lights
Front interior lights
-
The front interior lights also contain reading
lights for the driver and passenger .
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Fig. 49 Headliner: Fro nt inte rior/rea ding lights
The rocker switch @¢ fig. 49 for operating
the interior lighting has the following func
tions :
Door cont act swi tch
.,. Place the switch @ in the midd le position.
Interior light switched on
.,. Pla ce the switch @ in position I.
Clear vision 5 3
Interior light swit ch ed off
.,. Place the switch @ in position 0 .
Front read ing lights ~
.,. Press one of the switches@ to turn the
r ight or left reading light on or off .
With the door contact switch turned on, the
interior lights turn on as soon as you unlock
the vehicle or open the doors. The lighting is
also turned on when the ignition key is re
moved. The lights go out about 30 seconds af
ter the doors are closed. When the vehicle is locked or when the ignition is turned on, the
interior lights are turned off.
When a doo r is open, the interior lights are
tu rned off after about 10 minutes to prevent
draining of the battery .
The brightness of the lights is controlled au
tomat ica lly by a d immer when they are
swi tched on and off.
Rear interior lights
There are reading lights in the rear for the
passengers .
Fig . 50 Headliner: Rear read ing lig hts
The read ing l ights are switched on and off us
ing the buttons ~-
Depending on your model, the appearance
and the location of the reading lights may be
different .
54 Clear vision
Vision
Sun visors
Using the sun visors makes driving safer.
Fig. 51 Sun visor
The sun visors for the driver and passenger
can be pulled out of their brackets in the cen
ter of the vehicle and turned towards the
doors
i::> fig. 51 (D. After the sun visor has
been turned to the door, it can be extended*
lengthwise.
Vanity mirror
The vanity mirrors on the sun visors are cov
ered. When the lid is opened @, the m irror
light in the headliner turns on automatically .
It turns off when the lid is closed and the visor
is folded up again.
Sun shade
App lies to vehicles: with s un shade
Fig. 52 Sun shade pulled up on
a rear window
.. Pull the shade out and hang it in the bracket
on the uppe r door frame
i::> fig. 52.
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
+ ®
Fig . 53 Windshield w iper lever
Fig.
54 Rear w iper actuat io n
Move the windshield w iper lever to the corre
sponding position:
@ -Windshield wiper off
(D-Interval mode. The windshield wiper au
tomatically activates when you drive 2 mph (4 km/h). The higher the sensitivity of the rain
sensor is set (sw itch @to the right), the ear li
er the windsh ield wipers react to moisture on
the windshield . In some models, you can
switch rain sensor mode
off and sw itch inter
mittent mode on in the MMI*. Select:
ICAR!
function button > Car systems* control but
ton
> Driver assist > Rain sensor. In interm it
tent mode, you can adjust the interval time
using the@switch.
@ -Slow wipin g
@-Fast wip ing
@ -Single wipe
®-Clean the win dshie ld. To eliminate water
droplets, the windsh ield wiper performs one
afterwipe operation after severa l seconds
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Digital compass
Activating or deactivating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The direction is displayed on the interior rear
view mirror.
Fi g. 59 Ins ide rear view mirror: digita l compass acti
vate d
.,.. To activate or deactivate, hold the® button
down until the red disp lay appears or disap
pears.
The digital compass only works with the igni
tion turned on. The directions are displayed as
in itia ls:
N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East),
SE (Southeast), S (South), SW (Southwest),
W (West), NW (Northwest).
(D Tips
To avo id inaccurate directions, do not al
low any remote controls, electrical sys
tems, or metal parts close to the mirror. Clear vision 59
Setting the magnetic deflection zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The correct
magnetic deflection zone must be
set in order to display the directions correctly.
Fi g. 60 North America: magnetic deflection zone
boundaries
.,.. Ho ld the ® q page 59, fig. 59 button down
until the number of the set magnetic deflec
tion zone appears on the interior rear view mirror.
.,.. Adjust the magnetic deflection zone by re
peatedly pressing on the ® button. The set
mode automatically deact ivates after a few
seconds.
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The compass has to be recalibrated if the dis
play is wrong or inaccurate .
.,.. Hold the ® button down un til the letter C is
disp layed on the interior rear view mirror .
.,.. Dr ive in a circle at a speed of about 6 mph
(10 km/h) unti l a direction is shown on the
interior rear view mirror.
To close glove compartment
• Push the g love compartment lid upward un-
ti l the lock engages.
There are holders for a pen and a pad of paper in the glove compartment lid.
On the right side in the glove compartment is
a holder with the key body into which the
emergency key must be cl ipped to be able to
start the vehicle .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, a lways keep the
glove compartment closed whi le driving.
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-con
ditioning is in cooling mode.
Fig. 91 Glove box w ith cool ing box open and switc hed
on
" Open the glove compartment c::> page 76,
fig. 90.
"T urn the rotary switch @ counter-clockwise
to switch the coo ling on. The symbols on the
rotary switch must be displayed
c::> fig. 91 ac
cordingly .
• Turn the rotary switch @ clockwise to
switch the cooling off .
T he cooling box works only in the cooling
mode. If the climate contro l is in the heating
mode, we recommend switching the cooling
box off .
Seats and storage 77
Storage compartment in the roof
""'
11111
Fig. 92 Storage pocket in the roof
.. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
c::> fig . 92 (Arrow). The lid opens automati
cally .
" To close the lid, push it up until it engages .
A WARNING
Always keep the lid closed while driv ing to
reduce the risk of injury during a sudden
braking maneuver or in the event of an ac
cident .
Coat hooks
Fig. 93 Coat hooks at rear doors
_& WARNING
- Hang clothes in such a way that they do
not impair the driver's vision.
- The coat hooks must only be used for
lightweight clothing. Do not leave any
heavy or sharp edged objects in the pock
ets which may interfere with the side cur
tain airbag deployment and can cause personal injury in a crash .
80 Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
Fig. 94 3 -zo ne de luxe automat ic cl imate contro l: controls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the d ials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the air dist ribution . Th e
L ED in a button wi ll light up when the func
tion is switched on. The settings are disp layed
for a few seconds in the radio or MMI* display.
The driver and front passenger side can be ad
justed separately. The settings are also dis
p layed in the climate control system disp lay.
IOFF I Switching the climate control
system on/off
The IOFFI button switches the climate control
sys tem on or off. It also switches on when you
press the knob. Airflow from o utside is
b locked when the climate control system is
switched off.
IAC ! 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 a utomatica lly when the
outside temperature is below zero.
1 - 1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recirculation mode, the air inside the vehi
cle is circu lated and filtered . This prevents the
u nfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter
ing the vehicle interior. We recommend switching
recirculation mode on when driving
th rough a tunnel or when sitting in traff ic
~&. -
The IAU TO I button or!@ FR ONT I button
switches recirculation mode off.
IAU TOI
Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode maintains a constant tem
perature inside the vehicle. Air temperature,
airflow and air distribution are controlled au
tomatically.
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F (+16 °C) and 84 °F (+28 °C) can be set. Outside of this
range,
low or high will appear in the radio or
MMI* display . At both of these settings, the
climate control system runs continuously at
maximum cooling o r heating power. There is
no temperature regulation .
~ Adjusting the airflow
You can adjust the airflow manually to suit
your needs . To have the airflow regulated au
tomatically, press the IAUTOI button .
~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can manua lly select the vents where the
air will flow. To have the a ir distribution regu
lated automatically, press the !AU TO ! button.
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