102 Hybrid Tips for Driving Efficiently with your Hybrid
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
Driving situa-
Conditions Vehicle behavior
tions
-Shift into the D position.
In the D position, the hybrid system adapts
Starting from a -
Release the brake pedal. to the driving situation by automatically
stop -
Only press moderately on the ac- switching between the combustion engine
and electric drive types or by combining
celerator pedal.
them.
- Ca utious dr iv ing and reserved ac-
The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
ce leration . move the vehicle.
Constant driv-
ing and coasting -
Release the acce lerator pedal When you release the acce lerator pedal en-
early and entirely. ti rely, the combustion engine turns off au-
(gliding)
tomatically and is disengaged. The vehicle
glides without being propelled.
- Brake early and even ly with short The electric motor brakes the vehicle. By
Energy recovery pedal movements.
doing this
, a large amount of the kinetic
energy is recovered and may be stored in
( recuperation)
the high voltage battery in the form of
electric energy.
- Reserved acceleration and early The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
and even braking w ith short pedal move the vehicle.
movements .
Driving in city -
Use the
la• I button sparing ly. The battery drains quickly when the laVI
button is turned on, which can increase
traffic
fuel consumption because electric driving
is given priority, even if driving with the
combustion engine on would be more effi-
cient .
- Intentionally take your foot off When you release the acce lerator pedal en-
of the gas pedal to allow for ti rely, the combustion engine turns off au-
lengthy coasting . tomatically and is disengaged. The vehicle
glides without being propelled.
Driv ing on high- -
Reduce the vehicle speed by re-Fuel consumption can be reduced by coast-
ways and ex- l
eas ing the accelerator peda l and mg.
pressways not by braking.
- Avoid vehicle speeds above ajp -
It is possible to coast up to a veh icle speed
proximately 99 mph (160 km/h) . of approximately 99 mph (160 km/h).
- Use the S selector lever position A sporty driving style increases fuel con -
and tiptronic mode sparingly. sumption.
lever is left in N (Neutral) for more than ap
proximately 1 second, without the brake ped
a l being pressed.
Release button
The release button on the selector lever pre
vents the lever from being accidentally shifted
into certain positions. Pressing this button de
activates the selector lever lock. Depending
on the direction of the shift, the selector lever
locks at different positions. The positions are
highlighted in the illustration ¢
fig. 132.
Ignition key safety interlock
The key cannot be removed from the ignition
un less the se lector lever is in the P park posi
tion . When the ign ition key is removed, the
selector lever will be locked in the P position.
Driving the automatic transmission
Fig. 133 Shift gate on th e center conso le: se lector lev
er with release button
Starting the engine
... The selector lever must be in P or N.
Starting off
... Press and hold the brake pedal.
... Press and hold the release button in these
lector lever handle, select the desired se lec
tor lever position such as
0/5 and release
the button.
... Wait briefly until the transmission has shift
ed (you will feel a slight movement).
... Remove your foot from the brake pedal and
accelerate.
Automatic transmission 125
Stopping temporarily
... Keep the vehicle stationary using the brak
ing pedal, for example at traffic lights .
... Do not press the accelerator pedal when do
ing this.
... To prevent the vehicle from rolling when you
start dr iv ing, set the parking brake when
stopping on steep inclines¢.&_ .
The parking brake will re lease automatically
and the vehicle w ill start moving once you
press the accelerator pedal.
Stopping/parking
If the selector lever is not in the P position
when you open the driver's door, the vehicle
cou ld roll. The message
Transmission: Car
may roll! Shift to park!
appears .
... Press and hold the brake peda l until the ve -
hicle has come to a complete stop .
... App ly the parking brake¢
page 89, Parking .
... Select the P selector lever position ¢ .&_ .
Stopping on an incline
... Always press the brake pedal to hold the ve
hicle in place and prevent it from "rolling
back" ¢.&_ . Do
not try to prevent the vehi
cle from "rolling back" when a gear is en
gaged by increasing the engine speed ¢0.
Starting on an incline
... Activate the parking brake.
... With the driving gear selected, press the ac
celerator pedal carefully . The parking brake
wi ll release automatically if your seat belt is
fastened .
Under certain circumstances, such as driving
in the mounta ins, it may be usefu l to sw itch
temporarily to the manual sh ift program in or
der to adjust the gears to the driv ing cond i
tions by hand
¢ page 127 .
On s lopes, activate the parking brake first and
then move the selector lever to the P position.
This prevents too much stress from being
placed on the locking mechanism . .,,.
The following steps apply only when there is
no obstacle such as a wall near the parking
spot. Otherwise, please read the information
prov ided in the "Parking Next to Obstacles"
section.
~ Activate the turn signal.
~ Position yo ur vehicle parallel to the edge of
the street, approxim ately 3 ft (1 meter)
from a parked vehicle .
~ Switch the MMI on and se lect reverse gear .
The parking aid tu rns o n and parking mode
1 appears on the display .
~ Press the control button @¢ fig. 146 on
the MMI contro l conso le. Parking mode
2
appea rs .
~ Backup and align yo ur vehicle so the b lue
area @ borders on the rear end of the vehi
cle or on the parking spot line. The bl ue area
represents an extension of the veh icle's out
line by approximate ly
16 ft (5 meters) to the
rear . The long side of the blue area should
be o n the curb . The entire blue area must fit
i nto the parking spot .
~ With the veh icle s topped, turn the s teer ing
whee l to the right as far as it w ill go.
~ Back into the parking spot until the blue
curve to uches the curb¢
fig. 147. Stop the
vehicle.
~ With the veh icle stopped, turn the steer ing
wheel to the left as far as it will go .
~ Continue to back into the parking spot un til
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb .@
marks the rear bumper. Stop the vehicle
when the red orientation line@ borde rs an
object ¢.&, . Keep an eye on the fron t of
yo ur vehicle while do ing this
~ CD .
Pa rking n ext to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall)
next to the pa rking spot, choose a spot w ith
mo re space on t he sides. Position the long
side of the b lue a rea so that there is sufficient
space from the curb. The a rea m ust no t be on
the c urb. You wi ll also need to start turn ing
the steering wheel much earlie r. T he re should
be a suffic ient amo unt of space between the
curb and the blue curve, and the blue c urve
¢
fig. 147 must not touch the curb.
Par king system 133
A WARNING
- The rearview camera does not show the
entire area behind the vehicle
~ page 129, fig. 140 . Watch out espe
cially fo r small children and anima ls . The
rea rv iew camera cannot always detect
them, posing r is k of an accident!
- P lease note that objects not touching the
g rou nd can appear to be further away
than they really a re (for example, the
bumper of a parked vehicle, a trai ler
hitch, or the rea r of a truck) . In this case,
you shou ld not use the help lines to help
with parking, wh ich poses danger of an
accident!
(D Note
In the MMI display, the direction of travel
of the vehicle rear is represented depend
i ng on the steering wheel angle . The vehi
cle front swings out more than the vehicle rear. Maintain ple nty of d istance so that
your outside mirror or a corner of your ve
hicle does not col lide with any obstacles.
T his can damage to your ve hicle.
(0 Tips
The left o r right orientation lines and su r
faces will be disp layed, depending on the
turn s ignal being used .
Adjusting the display
and warning tones
App lies to v ehicl es: wi th Audi parking sys te m plus wi th
rearv iew camera
The display and warning tones can be adjust
ed in the MMI .
~ Select: !CAR ! function button> Parking s ys
tem .
Or
~ Select: ~IC_ A_ R~I func tio n button> Car sy ste m s*
cont ro l button > Driver as sist > Parking aid.
Display
-Off -when the parki ng system is switched
off, only a udible s ignals a re g iven .
Homelink
Universal remote
control
Description
Applies to vehicles: with Home link
The HomeLink universal remote control can
be programmed with the remote control for
devices that are already present.
With Home Link, you can control devices such
as the garage door, security systems, house
lights , etc. comfortably from the inside of you
vehicle.
Homelink makes it possible for you to rep lace
three different remote controls from dev ices
in your home with one universal remote. This
feature works for most garage door and exte
rior door motor signals. Programming the in
dividual remote control for your remote con
trol takes place near the center of the radiator
grille. There is a control module attached at
this location .
A one-time programming of the sensor must be performed before you are able to use sys
tems with Homelink. If the system does not activate after performing the one-time pro
gramming, check whether the system uses a rolling code¢
page 138 for vehicles without
the MMI*.
& WARNING
-
- Never use the Homelink transmitter
with any garage door opener that does
have not the safety stop and reverse fea
ture as requ ired by federa l safety stand
ards. This includes any garage door open
er model manufactured before April 1,
1982.
-A garage door opener which cannot de
tect an object, signaling the door to stop
and reverse does not meet current feder
al safety standards . Using a garage door
opener without these features increases
risk of serious injury or death.
Homelink 135
- For safety reasons never release the
parking brake or start the engine while
anyone is standing in front of the vehicle .
- A garage door or an estate gate may
sometimes be set in motion when the
Homelink remote control is being pro
grammed. If the device is repeatedly ac
tivated, th is can overstrain motor and
damage its electrical components - an
overheated mo to r i s a fire hazard!
- To avoid possib le injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certa in that no persons or objects are lo
cated in the range of motion of any
equipment being operated.
(0 Tips
- If you would like more information on
Homelink, where to purchase the Home
Link compat ible products, or would like
to purchase the Home Link Home Light
ing Package, please call toll-free :
1-800-355-3515.
-For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions
¢ page 296.
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons be
fore selling the vehicle.
Operation
App lies to vehicles : with Homeli nk
Fig. 148 Headl iner: controls
Req uirement: The buttons must be program-
med
<:!)page 136 or ¢page 137. ..,_
Programming the transmitter (version B)
A pplies to vehicles: with Horne link and radio
Fig. 150 D istance between t he rad ia to r gr ille a nd the
h and trans mitter
Programming: phase 1 on the control unit
1. Sw itch on the ig nit io n (do no t start the
engine) .
2. Press and hold both of the outer Home
Link buttons
r=>page 135, fig. 148 until
the LED @ turns off completely (about
20
seconds). Th is procedure clears the stand
ard codes that were set at the factory and
does
not need to be repeated agai n to
p rog ram the othe r buttons.
3 . Briefly press the Homelink button that
you would like to prog ram .
4. Wai t u nti l the LED @ beg ins to blink
q ui ckly . The Home Lin k modu le wi ll now
remai n in learning mode for
5 minutes .
5. Now stand in front of your vehicle with
the original hand transmitter for the ga
rage door opener or for the device that
you would like to allocate to the Home
Link button.
Programming: pha se 2 on the radiator
grille
6 . Hold the orig inal hand t ransmitter some
what towa rds the center o f you r vehicle 's
radiato r gr ille
r=> fig . 150.
7. Now activate (p ress) t he hand transmit
ter.
8 . Pay a ttention to the t urn signals for yo ur
vehicle when activating the ha nd trans
mitter . If t he emergency flashers blink
three times, the programming was suc
cessful. If the emergency flasher only bli nks one t ime, the 5 minute t ime limit
Homelink 13 7
for the adaptat ion has expired or the pro
gram ming was unsuccessful. Repeat the
programming from step 3 on the controls
o r se lect another distance from the radia
tor grille.
9. If the garage door or other devices sti ll
fail to be activated w it h the Homelin k
control buttons after p rogramming is
comple ted, it is possib le tha t these sys
tems might be w ork ing wi th a roll ing code
ins tead of the normal fixed co de.
A Roll
ing code programming must be per
formed
r=> page 138 .
Program the rema ining tw o bu ttons a ccord ing
to the instructions mentioned above . Beg in
similar ly w ith the 3rd step if the program
m ing connection was successful for t he fi rst
button .
Remote con trol units fo r garage door opene rs
in Canada are set to stop tra nsmitting radio
frequency signa ls after two seconds . This t ime
may not be suffic ient for the Homelink sys
tem to learn the radio frequency signa l. Per
form all other steps as described above.
Erasing the buttons
.,. Switch on the ignition (do not sta rt the en
gi ne).
.,. Press and hold both o f the outer buttons un
til the LED@ turns off completely (abo ut
20 seconds) to erase a ll of the buttons si
m ultaneously .
.,. Programmed b uttons ca nnot be erased ind i
vidua lly. Reprogram the buttons if necessa
ry .
Reprogramming the buttons
.,. Switch o n the ignition (do not start t he en
gine) .
.,. To reprogram an individua l bu tto n, press
and hold the button unt il the LED @ starts
to f lash quickly (a fter abo ut ten seconds) .
Release t he bu tton imme dia tely. The Home
L ink module will now remain in learning
mo de for 5 minutes.
.,. Continue with step 5.
300 Index
Center armrest
Adjusting . ................. ..... .. 66
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Changing A flat tire .. .......... ...... ... .. . 273
A wheel .. .. ................ ... ... 273
E ng ine oil ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 237
Checking Engine coolant level ....... .. .. .... . 239
Tire pressure .............. ... .. .. . 253
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat .... ........... .. .. .... . 158
System anchors .......... .. .. .. .. . 191
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . 196
Chi ld safety ................. .. .... . 178
Convertible locking retractor .. .. ..... 188
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats ............. .. ... 181
Important things to know when dr iving
with chi ldren . ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 178
I nstalling a child restraint using the
L A T CH system . ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... ................ ... .... . 193
Tether anchors ............ ... .... . 194
Tether straps .............. .. .... . 194
Ch ild safety locks
Rear doors ............... ... .... .. 46
Child safety seats . .......... ... .. .. . 184
Booster seats ............. ... .. ... 186
Conve rtible child seats .... .. .. .. .. . 185
Conve rtible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 188
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat .. ................ ..... . 158
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ .. .. .... . 181
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. . 184
Installing ................. .. .... . 188
LA TCH system ......... .... ... .. .. . 193
Lower anchorages ......... ... .. .. . 192
Safety instructions ... ..... .. .. .... . 181
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 183
Cigarette lighter ........... .. .. .. .. .. 75
C leaning .................... ..... . 217 Climate control
.... ............. ..... 79
Air vents . ..... .. .. .............. .. 81
Automatic recircu lation .......... ... . 81
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setup .... .... .. ............. .... . 81
Supplementary .. ................ .. 82
Synchronizing . ... ....... ...... .. .. . 81
Climatized cupholder ................. 74
Clock .. .. .. .... .. ............. ..... 12
Closing Panoramic sliding sunroof ........ ... . 47
Coat hooks ..... .. .. .............. .. 77
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... .. 251
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compliance ..... .. .. .............. . 296
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 146, 293
Contacting NHTSA . ............... .. 146
Controls Cleaning .. .... .. .. .............. . 219
Convenience Closing ...... ... .. .............. .. 47
Open ing .. .... .. ............. .... . 47
Convenience key . .. ............. .... . 40
Indicator lights .. ..... ........... .. 87
Locking and unlocking vehicle ........ . 40
Start ing engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) ..... .. .. .. ........... .... . 86
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) .... ............... .. . 87
Switching on ignition ............ ... . 86
Convertible child safety seats . .. ... ... 185
Convertible locking retractor Activating . .... .. ............. .... 190
Deactivat ing . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. 191
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.88, 190
Coolant system .... ................ . 238
Cooled cupholder ............... .... . 7 4
Cooling box in glove compartment . . . . . . 77
Cooling mode (climate control) ..... ... . 80
Cooling System Expansion tank ... ............. .... 239
Cornering light .. .. ............. .... . 51
Cruise control
Changing speed
Preselect speed .
. ................ .. 95
96
Switching off .. .. ............. .. .. . 96
308 Index
Seating position Driver ..... ................ ..... . 140
Front passenger .............. .... . 141
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . 141
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Occupants .. ................ ... ... 140
Rear passengers ....... ..... .. .. .. . 142
Sea transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. .. . 228
Selective unlock feature ............... 39
Selective whee l torque control (all-wheel
drive) ... .... ...................... 197
Selector lever .. ........... .. .. .... . 123
Emergency release .......... .. .... . 128
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ....... .. ... 156
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades ... .. .. 55
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift buttons .................. .... . 127
Ship transport ...................... 106
Shutting down vehicle ....... .... .... 207
Side airbags Description ............... ... .... . 172
How they work ........... .... ..... 174
Side assist
Activating and deactivating ..... .... . 118
Adjusting the brightness ..... .... .. . 118
C leaning the sensors ....... ... .. ... 218
Description .................. ..... 116
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side curta in airbags .......... .. .... . 175
Description ............... ... .... . 175
How they work ............ ... .... . 176
Safety instructions ............ .... . 177
Side marker lights ................... 49
Snow chains ........... .... .... .... 263
Socket . ..... ................ ..... .. 75
Sound system display
Driver information display . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ........... .. ... 196
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Speed rating letter code ....... .. .... . 259 Speed warning system ...........
.. .. . 93
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Engine does not switched off ......... 92
Engine starts automatica lly ... .. .. .. . 92
Indicator lights .................... 91
Messages ..... .. .. .............. .. 93
Starting/stopping the engine .... .. .. . 91
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
START ENG INE STOP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
Starting from rest .................... 89
Starting off with a trailer .......... ... . 90
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 86
Starting (engine) .................... 98
Steering Electromechanical power assist . . . 201, 0
In dicator light ... ................. 201
Locking the steering ................ 83
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 35
Manually adjusting the steering wheel .. 83
also refer to Electromechanical power as-
s ist ......... ... .. .............. . 201
Steering wheel column
Adjusting manually ............ .. .. . 83
Steps for determining correct load limit . 256
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85, 87
Stopping (engine) .. ............. .. .. . 98
Storage .. .. .. .. .. ............... ... 76
Cu pholder door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sun shade .................. ........ 54
Sun visors .. .... .................... 54
Supplementary (climate control) ..... .. . 82
Switches Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Symbols Red .............................. 28
Yellow .... .... ................... . 31
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T ail lights
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ................. 218
TDI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue ........ ........... . 228
Technical data ...................... 289