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Fuses and bulbs 303
Left cockpit fuse assignment
F ig . 268 Left cockpit: fuse panel with p lastic clip
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Consumer Amps
No. Consumer Amps
1 DC/DC converter
5
8
Intelligent power module driver
25
(lights left side of veh icle)
3
MMI 7,5
6 L umbar support driver's seat
10
7 Window
regulators (left side of
35
vehicle)
9
I ntelligent power module driver
25
(lights right side of vehicle)
10 Instrument cluster 10
11 Headlight washer system
30
8
Door control module (left side
15
of vehicle) 12
Diagnostic connector 10
Fuse panel © (black)
9
Tire pressure monitoring sys -
tern 5
No. Consumer
Amps
Electronic ignition lock,
10 power steering co lumn adjust- 30 1
Headlight
electronic system
10
(left side of vehicle)
ment 2
Adaptive cruise control
5
11 Switch module steering column
10 5 Rear
Seat Entertainment
5
12 Intelligent
power module con-
5
venience
6 Term inal 15 ( interior)
5
7 Oil level sensor
5
Fuse panel @ (brown) 8 Diagnostic connector
5
No.
Consumer Amps 9
Automatic dipping interior m ir-
5
ror
3 Seat ventilation (left)
15
10 Homelink
5
4 Wiper system
30
11 Control module Gateway 5
5 Rain sensor 5
12 Headlight
range adjustment
5
6 Horn 25
7 Inte
lligent power module driver
30
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304 Fuses and bulbs
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 269 Right cockpit: fuse pane l w ith plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Consumer Amps
No. Consumer Amps 6
Automatic transmission
5/20
1 Heated rear seats
20
2 Telephone, cell phone package 5
7
Electronic Stabilization Control
5
(ESC)
3 Front seat
hating/seat ventila-
30/15
tion (right) 8
Shift gate automatic transmis-
s sion
4 Electronic
Stabil iz at ion Control
20
(ESC) 9 Parking system s
10 A
irbag 5
5 Door control module (right side
15
of vehicle) 11
Heat ed rear seats 5
12 A ir-conditioning
5
6 Rear electrical outlets 25
7
Lumbar support passenger's
10
seat
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Consumer Amps
9
Front electrica l outlets
25 1
Instrument cluster 10
10 A/C controls 10 2
Rearvi ew camera 5
11 Coo
ler
15 3 CD player, DVD drive
5
12 Inte
lligent powe r module pas-
15
4 MMI Display 5
senge r 5 Automatic t ransmission 15
Fuse panel@ (brown ) 7 Panoramic
sliding sunroof seg-
ment 1 20
No.
Consumer Amps
1 Headlight e
lectronic system
10
(right side of veh icle)
2 Ride height adjustment 5
8
Panoramic sliding sunroof seg-
20
ment 2
9 Panoramic
sliding sunroof sun-
20
blind
3 Telephone package 5
4 Audi side assist
5 11
W
indow regulators (right side
35
of vehicle)
s
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) 5 12
Rear air-conditioning controls 10
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Fuse s and bulb s 305
Right luggage compartment fuse assignment
0
Fig . 270 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic clip
Fuse pan el@ (black )
No. Con sumer Amps
1 Rear Seat
Entertainment
15
2 AdBlue heater 30
3 Fuel filler door detection 5
5 Parking system 5
Inte lligent power module con-
6 venience 2
15
(right side of vehicle)
Inte lligent power module con-
7 venience 2 15
(left side of vehicle)
9
Luggage compar tment electri-
20
cal outlet
Intelligent power module con-
10 venience
1
20
(right side of veh icle)
11 Convenience contro
l modu le
15
Intelligent power module con-
12 venience 1 30
(left s ide of ve hicle)
Fus e pa nel © (red )
No. Con
sumer
Amps
1 Radio
7,5/3
0
3 Digital
Signal Processing (DSP)/
30
BOSE amplifier
No. Consumer Amps
4 Bang & Olufsen amplifier
30
5 Ride height adjustment 15
6 Soft close 20
7 Power rear lid 30
8 Power rear lid
30
9 Trailer hitch 15
10 Trailer
hitch (left side of vehicle) 20
11 Trailer hitch (right
side of vehi-
20
cle)
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned
out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies espe cially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
reach through the engine compartment.
Sheet metal and bu lb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause se rio us cu ts, and par ts
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306 Fuses and bulbs
must be co rrectly taken apart and then prop
erly put back together to help prevent break
age of parts and long term damage from wa
te r that can enter housings that have not been
properly resealed.
F or your safety, we recommend that you have
your author ized Audi deale r replace any bulbs
for you, since your dealer has the proper tools,
the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Gas discharge lamps (Xenon lights)*:
Due to the high electrical vo ltage, have the
bu lbs rep laced by a qualified technician.
Headlights with Xenon light can be identified
by the high voltage sticker.
A WARNING
Contact with high-voltage components of
the electrical system and improper re placement of gas discharge (Xenon) head
light bulbs can cause serious personal in
jury and death .
- Xenon bulbs are pressurized and can ex
plode when be ing changed .
-Chang ing Xenon lamps requires the spe
cial train ing, instructions and equip
ment .
- Only an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop should change the
bulbs in gas d ischarge lamps.
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the
openings and on the bulb holders that can
cause serious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do,
have the work performed by an author
ized Audi dea le r or other qualified work
shop. Serious personal injury may result
from improperly performed work .
(j) Tips
-If you must replace the light bu lbs your
se lf, always remembe r that the engine
compartment of any vehicle is a hazard
ous area to work in . Always read and
heed all WARNINGS
c::> page 257 ¢ _& .
-
- It is best to ask your authorized Audi
dealer whenever you need to change a
bulb .
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emer
gency crews and working personnel who have the necessary tools and equipment to
perform these operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Your v ehicl e is e quipped w ith an automatic
tra nsm iss io n. Cons eque ntly, the e ngine
cann ot be started by pus hing o r tow ing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by
connecting it to the battery of another vehi
cle.
If th e engine shou ld fail to start because of a
d ischarged o r weak battery, the battery can be
connected to the battery of
another veh icle,
usi ng a
pair of jumper cables to start the en
gine .
Jumper c ables
Use only jumper cab les of sufficiently large
cross section to carry the starter cur rent safe
l y. Refer to the man ufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated te rm i
na l clamps w hich are d istinctly mar ked:
plus(+ ) cable in mos t ca ses co lore d red
minus(-) cable
i n most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries con tai n elec trici ty, a cid, and gas.
Any o f these c an caus e ve ry ser ious or f atal
injury . Follow the instruc tions below fo r
safe han dling of your veh icle's battery .
- Alw ays s hield y our eyes and a void le an
ing over the batte ry w henever possib le .
Emergency situations 307
- A discharged battery can freeze at tem
pe rat ures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before
connecting a jumpe r cable, you must
thaw the frozen battery c omp lete ly, ot h
e rwise it could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to co ntact eyes
or skin . Fl ush any con tacted area wi th
wat er immediately .
- Imp roper use of a booster battery to
s tart a vehicle may cause an ex plosion.
- Vehicle batter ies generate expl osive gas
es. Keep sparks, flame and lighted c iga
rettes away from ba tte ries.
- Do not t ry to jump start a ny ve hicle w it h
a low ac id leve l in the battery.
- The voltage of the booste r battery m ust
also have a 12-Vo lt rat ing. T he capac ity
(Ah) of the booste r batt ery sho uld not b e
lowe r than that of th e discharged bat
t ery. Use o f batt eries of d iffe ren t vol tage
or su bstan tia lly differen t "Ah" rat ing
may cause an exp losion and pers onal in
jury .
- N ever ch arge a fr ozen batt ery. Gas t ra p
pe d in the ice may c ause an ex plosion .
- N ev e r ch arge o r use a batt ery th at h as
been fro zen . Th e batte ry case may have
be weake ned.
- U se o f batter ies of di ffere nt vol tage or
substantially differen t ca pa city (Ah) rat
i ng may cause an exp losion and injury .
T he ca pa c ity (Ah) of the booster battery
should not be lower than that of the dis
charged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read an d heed a ll
WARNINGS
c::;,page 257.
(D Note
-App lyi ng a hi gher vo ltage booste r ba t
t ery wi ll cause expens ive damage to sen
sit ive e lectronic components, such as
cont ro l units, relays, rad io , etc.
- There must be no electrical c ontact be
tween the vehicles as otherw ise current
co uld already start to f low as soon as t he
posi tive(+) terminals a re con nect ed. ..,. •
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308 Emergen cy si tuation s
@ Tips
- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys
tem. When jump starting or charging the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negative post because the battery manager sys
tem must be ab le to detect the battery 's
state of cha rge. A lways connect the neg
at ive g round c able to the neg ative
ground post o f the battery manager co n
trol uni t.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described below!
Fig. 271 Eng ine compartme nt: Co nnecto rs fo r jumper
cab les and c harger
®
Fi g. 272 Jump starting with the battery of another ve
hicle: A - booste r battery, B - discha rged vehicle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged b attery :
.. Turn
off lights and accessories, move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or
P (Park) and set parking brake. Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+
)
(red )
.. Open the red cover on the positive pole
¢fig. 271.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump start bolt c::;, fig. 2 72 @
(Bolts under red cover = "positive") of the
vehicle to be started @.
2. Connect th e othe r end to the positive ter-
mi na l@ of the booster batte ry @ .
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black )
3. Connect one end of the b lack negative ca
ble to the negat ive termi na l@ of the
booster ba ttery @.
4 . Connect the othe r end of the black nega
tive cab le to the
jump start bolt@ (Bolts
with hex head= "negative") of the vehicle
to be started @.
Sta rting the engine
.. Start t he engine o f the veh icle w ith the
booste r ba ttery @. Run the engine at a
moderate speed .
.. Start engine with discharged vehicle battery
@ in the usual manner.
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter crank ing for lo nger than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds an d the n try
again.
"" With engine running, remove j umpe r cab les
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse o r·
de r .
.. Close the red cover on the positive pole .
T he battery is vente d to the outside to p reven t
gases from entering the veh icle inter ior. M ake
s u re that the j umper clamps are well connec t
ed with their
metal ports in full contact with
the battery term inals.
A WARNING
-
To avoid serious persona l injury and dam-
age to the veh icle, h eed all warnings and
i nstructions of the jumper cable ma nufac-
turer. If in doubt , call for road service. ,..
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-Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not t ouch.
- W hen connecting jumper ca bles, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the eng ine compart
ment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
Q page 257.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSI
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten plugs prior to connecting clamp on nega
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con
nect ing a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle be ing jump started . When
you are giving a jump start to another ve
hi cle, do
not connec t the negat ive (-) ca
ble to the negat ive( -) term inal on the
discharged battery ©¢
fig. 2 72. In
stead, securely connect the negative( -)
cable to e ither a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itse lf. If the bat
tery that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and exp lode!
Em erg en cy si tuation s 309
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow t ruck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi , towing will cause
damage to the engine a nd transmi ssion.
- Never wrap th e safet y chain s or winch c a
ble s around th e brak e lin es.
- To prevent unne ce ss ary dam age, your Aud i
mu st be t ransp orted with a flat bed truck .
- To load th e vehi cle on to the fl at bed, us e
the t owing loop found in the vehicle t ool s
and atta ch to the front or rear anch o rage
¢ page 310 and Qpage 310 .
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
-
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310 Emergency situations
Front towing loop
Do not install the front towing loop until it is
needed.
Fig. 273 Right fron t bu mpe r: Remov ing t he cove r
Fig. 27 4 Righ t fron t bumpe r w it h out cove r: Screw ing
i n tow ing loo p
The towing loop fits into the threaded hole lo
cated on the r ight side of the front bumper
a nd covered by a cover whe n not in use.
• Remove the towing loop from the vehicle
tool kit
Q page 294.
• Carefully remove the cover q fig. 273.
• Screw the towi ng loop tightly into the
threaded hole as fa r as it will go
q fig . 274 .
When it is no longer needed , unscrew the
towing loop and put it back into the vehicle
too lkit. Be sure to have the tow ing loop stored
i n the vehicle at all times .
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not scr ewed in as far
as it w ill go, the th read ca n pul l o ut w hen
t he vehicle is towed -potenti al risk of an
a cc ide nt.
Rear towing loop
Do not install the rear towing loop until it is
needed .
Fig . 275 Rea r bu mper: Cove r
Fig. 27 6 Rear bumpe r: Sc rew ing in tow ing loop
On t he right s ide of the rear bumper there is a
t hr eaded hole for t he towing loop. The
t h readed hole is protec ted by a cover.
• Remove th e tow ing loop from th e vehicl e
t oo l kit
q page 294 .
• To release the cover from the bumper, press
it in by app ly ing short, sharp pressure to the
outer part
q fig . 2 75.
• Screw the tow ing loop t ightly i nto the
threaded ho le as far as it wi ll go
q fig. 2 76.
U nscrew t he towing loop again afte r use and
insta ll the cover in the bumper. Return the
tow ing loop to the toolkit . Be su re to have the
towing loop stored in the vehicle at a ll times.
A WARNING
If the tow ing lo op is not screwed in as far
as it will go, the thread can pull ou t when
the veh icle is towed -potent ial ris k of an
accident.