
20 Driver in formation d ispl ay
Driver information
display
Introduction
General notes
The driver information display inside the in
strument cluster provides you , the driver ,
with much useful information.
Fig . 9 Instrument cl uster: ce nte r dis play
Information from the driver information sys
tem is shown in the display in the center of
t he instrument cluster .
When you turn on the ignition and while you
are driving, some functions and vehicle com
ponents are scanned for their operating sta
tus. Malfunctions or required service proce
dures are signaled audibly and shown by red
and yellow lighted symbols and rem inders to
the dr iver in the display.
T he driver is also shown information about ra
d io and CD operation and directions for the
navigation system*. You can find add itional
information on these subjects in the rad io or
MMI* manual.
The illustrations in the instrument panel dis
play differ in some of the vehicles .
The driver information system provides the
following functions :
Sound system disp lay
Q page 20
Outside air temperature Qpage 21
Digital speedometer Qpage 21
Open door- and luggage com-Qpage 21
partment warning
Service interval display
Q page22
Auto Check system <::>page27
Driver information Qpage27
Speed warning Qpage 93
Trip computer Qpage23
Tire pressure monitoring sys-Qpage265
tern*
Digita l clock with date display
Qpage 12
Odometer and trip odometer Qpage 13
Selector lever position Qpage 123
Cruise control c::>page95
Adaptive cruise control* c::> page 10 7
Energy flow display* <::> page 103
¢j) Tips
In the event of a malfunction either a red
or yellow icon appears in the display . Red
symbols indicate
Danger c::> page 28. Yel
l ow symbo ls indicate a
Warning
c::> page 31.
Sound system display
Fig. 10 D isplay : sound system
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If priority 1 or pr iority 2 faults are not shown
by the Auto Check Control , the name of the ra
dio sta tion you are tuned to or the frequency
and the reception range are shown in the up
per area of the display.
When the CD is in use, the title of the track
being played is shown . T he CD changer dis
plays the number of the current CD (CD
1 to
CD6) .

Electronic speed
limiter
Your vehicle may be factory equipped with
tires that are rated for a maximum speed of
130 mph (210 km/h) . This is less than the
maximum speed of your vehicle . To reduce the
risk of sudden tire failure and loss of control if
the vehicle is ope rated at excessive speeds,
your vehicle also has an elect ronic speed limit
er. The electronic speed limiter prevents your
ve hicl e from going faster than the tire speed
rating. For more information
c::> page 258.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehi
cle road speed signals, the Malfunction Ind i
cator Lamp (MIU¢• will illuminate .
If this
occurs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dea ler for assistance.
SQS
Your vehicle's top speed is e lectronically limit
ed to 155 mph (250 km/h).
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehi
cle road speed signals, the Malfunction Indi
cator Lamp
(MIL) ¢..fi will illuminate . If this
occurs, contact the nearest authorized Audi
dealer for assistance .
_& WARNING
-
Always observe the posted speed limits
and adjust your speed to suit prevailing
road, traffic and weather conditions. Never
drive your vehicle faster than the maxi
mum speed rating of the tires installed.
Auto Check Control
Introduction
The Auto-Check control monitors the function
of certain vehicle features and components. It
simply makes sure these features and compo
nents are working properly. The Auto-Check
control works as long as the ignition is on, as
well as whenever the vehicle is driven .
If a component is ma lfunctioning or if the
need for an urgent repair has been detected,
Driver information display 2 7
this will appear in the instrument cluster dis
play. You will also hear an audible warning
tone . The displays are color coded in either
red or yellow depending on their level of prior
ity.
A red symbol means Danger , a yellow symbo l
indicates
Warning. In certain situat ions, in
formation message for the driver appear in
addition to the red and yellow symbols.
Note about automatic transmission
The Auto -Check Control wi ll automatically
perform a test each time you switch on the ig
nition. With the selector lever in P or N, the
following message appears in the d isplay:
When stationary apply brake pedal while se
lecting gear
When you select a diffe ren t gear (for exam
ple: R, D, etc.), the message w ill disappear
and the Auto-Check function is displayed.
If there is a malfunct ion, then the malfunc
tion message will appear about 15 seconds af
te r you start the vehicle . At the same time you
will hear a warning tone.
Driver information messages
Driver information messages are shown in the
instrument cluster display in addition to sym
bols.
Fig. 22 Instrument cluster: SET button
For example, if the transmiss ion selector lever
is not in the P position when the engine is
turned
off, the following message appears :
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lock if lever is not in P.

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 ¢
&-
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

service without delay. Do not wait until
the red oil pressure warning. starts
to flash before you respond to the low
oil level wa rning
l!I. By then, your en
gine may already have suffered serious
damage.
~ .. Fill engine oil now
WARNING: Pleas e add oil immediately
If the . symbol lights up, then the oil has to
be replenished r ight now ¢
page 236 .
@-Steering malfunction
If there is a malfunction in the electronic
steering column lock, the steering cannot be
unlocked.
If the . symbol in the display blinks, there
i s a malfunction in the electronic steering col
umn lock . A driver message appears as well to
explain the malfunction in mo re deta il. The
d river war ning goes out after abou t 5 sec
onds, but it ca n be b roug ht up at a ny time by
pr ess ing the
ISE TI bu tton aga in .
Steering defective! Do not drive vehicle! .. Contact your nearest a uthorized Audi dea ler .
.. Do not tow your vehicle .
A WARNING
-
Your vehicle mus t not be t owed in the
eve nt of a malfun ct ion in the electron ic
steeri ng colu mn lock because it can not b e
s t eered due to the l ocked s tee ring. If i t is
t owed w ith the stee ring loc ke d , t here i s
t he risk of an accident.
© -Ignition lock malfunction
A malfunction in the ignition lo ck mus t be re
paired immediately.
If th e . symbol in the d isp lay blinks, there
i s a ma lfunction in the electronic ignit io n l ock.
A dr iver message a ppears a s well to exp la in
t he m alfu nction in more det ail. Th e d rive r
warn ing goes ou t after abou t 5 seconds, bu t it
Driver information display 31
can be b rou ght up a t any time by p ress ing the
ISETI bu tton again .
Ignition lock defective. Contact dealer!
.. Do not turn t he e ngine off .
.. Dr ive immedia tely to a n author ized Audi
de aler to have t he mal fun ct io n co rrected.
If there is a malfunct ion in the elect ro ni c ig ni
t ion loc k, the igni tion ca nnot b e tu rned o ff.
D rive imm ed iate ly to an au tho rized se rv ice fa
cili ty to have the cause of the malfunc tion co r
re cte d.
On vehicles wi th Conven ienc e key*, the eng ine
s h ould not b e switched off using t he S tart/
St op butt on bec au se th e e ngine canno t be
s ta rt ed ag ain afte r th e ign iti on ha s been
swi tc h ed off.
Yellow symbols
A yell ow sym bol means WAR NING .
Fig. 24 Display : Yellow wa rning symbo l
Yellow sym bols indicate a prior ity 2 mal func
tion - Wa rning!
W hen a yellow war ning symbol a ppe ars,
one
warning tone soun ds. A dr iver message ap
pears as well to exp lai n the ma lf un ction in
m ore detail. T he dr iver warning goes ou t after
about S seconds, but it ca n be broug ht up at
any time by p ress ing t he
ISE TI button again .
Check the function dis played as soo n as possi
ble. The yellow symbol will not go out again
u nt il the reason fo r th e malfunction has been
cor rected.

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.
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•
•
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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m
c:bHYBRID
(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.

-Ze Key not in vehicle
Applies to vehicles: with Convenience key
l!I Is the key in the vehicle?
This reminder appears along with the l!I sym
bol if the master key is removed from the ve
hicle with the engine running. It is intended
to remind you (e.g. when changing drivers)
not to continue the journey without the mas
ter key.
If the master key is no longer in the vehicle,
you cannot switch off the ignition after stop
p in g the engine and you also cannot start the
engine again . You also cannot lock the vehicle
from the outside.
@9 Light/rain sensor defective
El Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
If the symbol illuminates, the light sensor has
failed. For safety reasons the low beams are
turned on permanently with the switch in
AU
T O . However, you can continue to turn the
lights on and off using the lig ht switch. In the
case of a defect in the rain sensor, the w ind
shield w iper lever functions are st ill available.
H ave the light/ra in sensor checked as soon as
possible by an autho rized Aud i deale r.
(0) Worn brake pads
li1 Brake pads!
If the warn ing light illuminates, immediately
contact your authorized Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop to have all bra ke pads inspect
ed. O n USA models the warning
light lil
comes on together with the warning light
1111. Both sets of brake pads on an axle
must always be replaced at the same time .
A WARNING
Driving with bad brakes can cause a colli
sion and serious personal injury.
1) - : USA mod els only
-
Driver information display 33
-If the warning light li1 and the warning
light
llll1l with the message Brake
pads!
comes on in the instrument cluster
disp lay, immediately contact your au
thorized Audi dealer or qualified work
shop to have all brake pads checked or
replaced if necessary.
~!}010$ Defective light bulb warning
f:;:1-If the indicat or light turns on, a bulb has
fa iled. The message indicates the location of
the bulb.
II-If a front fog lamp has failed, the indica
tor light tu rns on to indica te the locat ion on
the vehicle.
0 -If a rear fog lamp has failed, the indica
tor light turns on to indicate the location on
the vehicl e.
Vehicle lights: System fault!
If the message appears, there is a malfunc
tion in the headlights or light switch.
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer immedi
ate ly to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- Light bulbs are press urized and could ex
plode wh ile they are being changed caus
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
high-voltage section of gas discharge
(xenon) lights*. Failure to do so could re
sult in death or serious injury .
(D Tips
Have the bu lb replaced or the connect ion
repaired by your authorized Audi Service
department .
c> Windshield washer fluid level too
low
- Please refill washer fluid

the filter . T he symbol wi ll switch off when the
cleaning is successfu l. After a succ essful
clean ing, there is no need to br ing the car to
an author iz ed deale r or qualif ied workshop
because this is par t of normal vehicle opera
tion .
If the symbo l
II does not switch off, see
your author iz ed dealer or other qualif ied
workshop to have the prob lem corrected.
F or mo re information on the diesel particu
l ate filter, refer to
¢ page 206.
A WARNING
Always adapt yo ur speed to the current
weather, road and traffic condit ions. You
should never disobey traffic laws in order
t o follow driv ing recommendations .
(0 Headlight range control defective
II Headlight range control d efective!
-
If the symbol II illum inates, the dynam ic
h eadlight range control is no longer working
properly . Have the system checked and re
pa ired at your author ized Audi dealer .
§0 Adaptive light defective
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive light
rJII Audi adaptive light: defective
When t his symbo l rJII illuminates, it means
that adaptive light is defective . Go to a n au
thor ized Audi deal er to have the headlights o r
the cont rol uni t fo r the adapt ive lig ht re
pair ed.
@-Steering malfunction
Ila Steering lock: Contact dealer!
If the l!Jla symbol in the display comes on,
the re is an electron ic s teeri ng col umn loc k
mal funct ion.
D rive to you r autho rized Aud i dea le r immedi
ately to have t he mal function cor re cted.
Dri ver information di spla y 35
A WARNING
-
Your veh icle must not be towed in the
event of a malfunction in the electronic
st eering column lock because it cannot be
steered due to the loc ked steeri ng. If it is
towed wit h the steering lo cke d, there is
the r is k of an accident.
~ Ignition lock malfunction
II! Ig nition lo ck defe ctive
If the m symbo l in the d isplay comes on,
t h ere is a ma lfunction in the e lectronic igni
ti on loc k. P lease go to a n author ized A udi
dealer or o ther qualified workshop to have the
malfunction repaired .
g Adaptive dampers
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
B Suspension: System fault!
If the B symbol in the disp lay comes on, there
is a ma lfunction in the adaptive dampe rs.
Please go to an authorized A udi dealer or ot h
er qualified wo rkshop to have the malfunctio n
repaired.
~ Windshield wipers faulty
£-..$ 111/indshield wipers defective
When this symbol £!I ill uminates, it means
that the electronics for th e windsh ie ld wipers
are defective . Please go to an authorized A udi
dealer or qualified wo rkshop to have the
winds hield wiper system repaired .

36 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
Fig. 25 Key set
@ Master key with remote control and
integrated mechanical key
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 master key
c::;, page 3 7.
@ Emergency key
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 replacement
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.
Number of keys
You can inquire about the number of assigned
keys to your vehicle
c::;, page 11. This allows
you to make sure you have received all of the
keys when you purchase a used vehicle. De
pending on the vehicle equ ipment level, this
function may also be performed in the MM!* .
To do this, select:
ICARI funct ion button> Car
systems * control button > Servicing & checks
> Programmed keys .
Data in the master key
During driving, serv ice and maintenance-rele
vant data is continuously stored on your mas
ter key. Your Audi serv ice adv iser can read out this data and
tell you about the work your ve
hicle needs . This applies also to vehicles with
Convenience key *.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recom
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key. When the ignition is turned
off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the following sys
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Climate control
- Central locking system
- Sea t memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select*
T he stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when yo u open
the doors or when you turn on the ignit ion .
A WARNING ......... -
- Do not leave your vehicle unattended
wit h the key in the ignition lock. Entry by
unauthorized persons could endanger
you or result in theft or damage the vehi
cle. A lways lock all doors and take the
key.
- Do not leave children 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. Un
supervised operation of any vehicle sys
tem by children can result in serious in
jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the veh icle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col
umn lock could suddenly engage -caus
ing the r isk of an accident.