(!) Memory buttons (driver's seat)
@ Door handle
@ Power locking switch .... .. .. .
© Side assist button .......... .
® Adjuster control for outside m ir-
rors .... ... ............... .
@ Air outlets ................ .
(J) Light switch ........... .... .
@ Turn signal and high beam . .. .
® Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ............ .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi-
gation and vo ice recognition
buttons
- Shift buttons ......... .. .. .
- Button for steering wheel heating ............. .... .
@ Instrument cluster ...... .. .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .. .
- Trip computer ........ .. .. .
@ Ignition lock ........... .... .
@ Buttons for:
- Parking system
- Resetting the trip odometer ..
- !CHECK lbutton ... ' ... .... .
- Instrument lighting ....... .
'3 Adjustable steer ing wheel, de
pending on equipment:
- mechanical .......... .... .
- electrical ............ .... .
@ Control lever for:
74
44
129
68
97 57
60
187
140
102 10
63
24
105
144
12
12
13
103
103
- Cru ise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . 113
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . 27
@ Pedal for operating parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
@ Engin e hood release . . . . . . . . . . 257
@ Handle for releasing parking
brake. ..... .... .... ... .. .. . 109
@ Switch for unlock ing the trunk
lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Instruments and controls 9
@ Power window switches ...... .
@ MMI Display (see separate man
ual)
@ Buttons/Indicator light for:
- PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF
- Emergency flashers ........ .
- Electronic Stabilization Con-
trol (ESC) ...... . ......... .
@ Buttons for:
- Switching MMI display on/off
- Valet key function ......... .
- Unlocking glove compartment
@ Glove compartment ......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ..... .
@ Audi multimed ia (see separate
manua l)
@ Climate controls . .. .. .. ..... .
@) Sh ift lever for automatic trans -
mission ....... .. .......... .
@ 12-volt outlets ... . .. .. ..... .
@ MMI control console (see sepa
rate manual)
@ Storage compartment
@ IS TART I- / IS T OPI button
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51
60
224
41
89
89
187
93
137
88
107
Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be op
tional equipment depend ing on your mod
el. Always ask your authorized Audi dealer
i f you have a question about your vehicle .
The transmitter and battery a re located in the
head of the remote control. The receiver is lo
cated inside the vehicle. The maxim um effec
tive range depends on several things. Remem
ber, if the battery is weak, the effective range
decrease s.
If you need to replace the remote contro l, or if
you need to have it repaired, you must see
your author ized Audi dealer. Only then can
you use the key again .
Personalizing the ma ster key
When t he ignit ion is t urned off or when the
veh icle is locked, vari ous conven ience settings
are stored automatically and assigned to the
key that was used . The settings that are as
signed to the maste r key are recalled auto
ma ticall y when the veh icle is unlocked, when
the door is opened o r when th e ignition is
sw itched on .
Sett ings are saved for the following systems :
- Climate control
- Central lock ing
-W indows
- Am bien ce light ing*
- Seat memory*
- Steering w heel heat ing*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi side ass ist*
- Pa rking system*
The
Remote control key f unc tion mus t be ac
t iv at ed in t he MMI ¢
page 75, so that the
set tings for the driver 's seat (i ncluding the
settings for the steering co lumn and exter ior
mirrors) are saved on the master key through
the seat memory when the vehicle is locked,
and a re set automatically when the ve hicle is
u nl ocked.
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- If
the ignition is sw itched on, t he remote
contr ol system is deact ivated.
- The remote control system can be affec t
ed by other systems operating in the
same frequency range close to the vehi-
Opening and clo sin g 39
cle, such as mo bile telep hones, televi
sion broadcast ing stations, etc .
- F or Declara tion of Com pliance to United
States FCC and In du stry Canada re gula
ti ons¢
page 319.
Check light in the master key
The che ck light in the m aster key provides in
formation about different conditions .
Fig. 29 Ch eck l ig ht in t he m aster key
Check lig ht functions in the master key :
Vehicle within range of the key
If
the vehicle is w it hi n range of the key, the
c heck light comes on br iefly once when a b ut
ton is pressed .
Vehicle outside the range of the key
If
t he vehicle is ou ts id e the r ange of the key,
the check light comes on brie fly once and
then shows the status of the vehicle door l ocks:
- If the ligh t is fla shin g qu ickl y, the vehicle is
no t locke d.
- If the ligh t is f lash ing slow ly, the vehicle is
loc ked .
State of master key battery
If
t h e ch ec k light does not come on, the bat
te ry is d ead and has to b e re pla ced . In ad di
tio n, w hen the b attery is dea d
the m symbo l
appe ars in t he instrumen t clu ster displ ay a s
well as the mess age:
Please change key battery
Battery replacement ¢ page 40.
68 Clear vision
Changing the rear wiper blade
Fig. 69 Rear w indow wiper Detac hing the rear wipe r
bl ade
Removing the wiper blade
.,. Fold the w indshield wiper arm away from
the glass .
.,. Grasp the upper end of the wiper arm with
one hand and the metal clamp on the wipe r
blade with the other
¢fig. 69 .
.,. Hold the wiper arm in the direction of the
arrow @and pull the w iper blade out of the
holder only in the direction of the arrow @.
Attaching the wiper blade
.,. Adjust the w iper blade in the holder.
.,. Hold the upper end of the wiper arm with
one hand .
.,. Press the w iper blade into the holder with
your other hand.
.,. Fold the wiper arm back onto the wind
shield .
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice a
year.
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Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 70 Forward sectio n of drive r's armrest: powe r mir
ror controls
Adjusting exterior mirrors
.,. Rotate the knob to the © position (driver's
exte rior m irror) or to the@ position (pas
senger's exterior m irror)
9 fig. 70 .
.,. Rotate the knob and the mirror so that you
have a clear view to the rear.
Heated mirrors
.,. Rotate the knob to position@ .
Folding both exterior mirrors flat*
.,. Rotate the knob to position @.
Depending on the outside temperature, the
mirror surfaces are heated until the ignit ion is
switched off -even if the knob is no longer in
pos ition @.
You are we ll-advised to fo ld the exter ior mir
rors in when maneuver ing in tight spaces or
when leaving the car parked close to other
vehicles.
Memory setting for the exterior mirrors*
When the seat position is saved in the memo
ry, the position of the exterior mirrors is saved
at the same time
9 poge 74.
If the position of the passenger m irror is
changed when the vehicle is in reverse gear
and the switch is in the ® position, this new
ti lted position wi ll be automatically saved to
the remote key when the vehicle is taken out
of reverse gear. To save, the rotary knob for
mirror adjustment must be in the ® position, ...,
7 4 Seats and storage
unattended in the vehicle -they could be
injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsupervised or careless seat ad
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing injuries.
- While the vehicle is moving, the seat
backs of the front seats must not be in
clined too far to the rear because the ef
fectiveness of the safety belts and the
airbag system is severely compromised -
there is a risk of 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 seatback reclined . Safety
belts and the airbag system only offer
maximum protection when the seatback
is upright and the safety belts are prop
erly positioned on the body. The more
the seatback is reclined, the greater the
risk of personal injury from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi
tioned safety belts .
Seat memory
Driver's seat memory
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers
can be stored using the memory buttons in
the driver's door.
Fig. 75 Drive r's door : Se at me mory
In addition to the setting for the driver 's seat,
the settings for the steering column* and both exterior mirrors can be stored .
Storing and recalling settings
Using the memory buttons 1 and 2, you can
store and recall the settings for two different
drivers ¢
fig. 75.
The current settings are also automatically as
s igned to the remote control key being used
when the vehicle is locked. When the vehicle
is unlocked, the settings assigned to the re
mote control k ey b eing used are automatically
recalled. This function has to be activated in
the MMI ¢
page 75 , Ac tiva ting remo te con
trol key memory.
Turning seat m emory on and off
If the I ON/OFF I switch is depressed, the seat
memory is inoperative. The word
OFF next to
the
ION/O FF! switch illuminates.
All the stored settings are retained. We rec
ommend using the
I ON/O FF I switch and deac
tivating the seat memory if the vehicle is only
going to be used
temporarily by a driver
whose se tting s are not going to be stored.
Storing and recalling a seat position
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
Before you can store or recall your seat posi
tion, the
ION/OFF I button must be engaged
(down) .
Storing settings
.,. Adjust the driver 's seat ¢ page 73 .
.,. Adjust the steering column*¢ page 103 .
.,. Adjust both outside mirrors¢ page 68. In
the tilt-down position, the passenger mirror
can be adjusted to the preferred position
and saved in the seat memory .
.,. Press the
ISETI button and hold it down. At
the same time, press one of the memory
buttons for at least one second .
.,. Release the buttons. The settings are now
stored under the corresponding memory
button.
Recalling settings
.,. Driver's door open -press the desired mem-
ory button . _..
~ Driver's door closed -press the correspond
ing memory button until the stored position
is reached.
Successful storage is conf irmed audibly and
by the light in the
!SE T! button illuminating.
When the vehicle is
locked, the current set
tings are stored and ass igned to the remote
control key. But the settings stored on memo
ry buttons
1 and 2 are not deleted. They can
be recalled at any time. When the vehicle is
unlocked, the settings assigned to the remote
control key are restored.
I f your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key , you should save your
individual seat position on one of the memory
buttons. You can recall your settings again
simply and conven iently by pressing the corre
spond ing memory button . When the vehicle is
locked, these settings are automatically re-as
signed to the remote control key and stored.
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat setting can
only be recalled when the vehicle is sta
tionary -othe rwise you risk having an ac
cident.
- In an emergency, the recall operation
can be stopped by pressing the
!ON/O FF I
button or by briefly pressing any given
memory button.
Activating remote control key memory
Applies to vehicles: with seat memo ry
To assign the driver's seat settings to the re
mote control key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be activated in the MMI.
~ Select: I CARI function button > Systems*
control button > Seat adjustment > Driver 's
seat> Key mem. profile
> On. Or
~ Select : I CARI function button > Car systems*
control button > Vehicle settings > Seats >
Driver's seat> Remote control key> On.
Seats and storage 75
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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 ON/OF F! button
¢ page 74.
Rear seats
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions .
All passengers on the rear seats must be seat
ed in compliance with the safety guide lines
exp lain ed in
¢page 174 and ¢page 183.
The correct seating position is criti ca l for the
sa fety of front
and rear seat passengers alike
¢page 167.
A WARNING
-Occupants in the front and rear seats
must always be properly restrained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle
without the head restraints provided.
Head restraints help to reduce injuries.
- Loose items inside the passenger com
partment, can fly forward in a crash or
sudden maneuver and injure occupants.
Always store articles in the luggage com
partment and use the fastening eyes, es
pecially when the rear seatbacks have
been fo lded down .
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢ page 167, Proper seating positions
for passengers in rear seats .
104 On the road
Reach adjustm ent
.. Push the sw itch @ forward or backward
¢ fig. 118 . The steering whee l reach
changes for as long as yo u press the switch.
There must be at least 10 inches (25 cm) be
tween you r chest and the center of the steer
ing wheel. If you cannot sit more than 10 in
ches (25 cm) from the steering whee l, see if
adaptive equipment is available to help you
reach the pedals and increase the distance
from the steer ing wheel.
F or detai led informat ion on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
¢ page 73.
The stee ring wheel can be adjusted even when
the ignition is turned
Off. For ve hicles with
seat memory, the individ ual positions for the
steering whee l can be stored along with the
seat posit ion.
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 co lumn on ly
when the veh icle is not moving to pre
vent loss of veh icle cont ro l.
- 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 165, fig . 193. If
yo u cannot ma int ain this min imum d is
tan ce, the airbag system c annot pro tect
yo u properly.
- If phys ica l limitations prevent yo u from
sitting 10 inches (25 cm) or more from
the steering wheel, check with yo ur au
tho rized Audi dea le r to see if adaptive
equipment is availab le.
- If the steering wheel is aligned with your
face, the supp lemental driver's airbag
cannot prov ide as much protect ion in an
acc ident. A lways make sure that the
steeri ng wheel is aligned with your
chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi- tions to reduce the risk of persona
l injury
if the dr iver's airbag dep loys .
- Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands inside
the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Holding the steering wheel
the wrong way can cause serious injuries
to the hands, arms and head if the driv
er's airbag deploys.
Easy entry feature
The easy entry feature makes it easier to en
ter and exit the vehicle by automatically ad
justing the steering wheel.
Press the button @¢ page 103, fig. 118 to
turn the easy entry feature on or
off.
When the easy entry feature is turned on (but
ton depressed), the steering wheel moves up
to the parked pos ition when the ignit ion is
turned
off. After you enter the vehicle, the
stee ring wheel moves to the sto red pos it ion
as soon as you tu rn o n the ignition.
Easy ent ry feature on vehicles w ith
memory seat*
For t he stored steering wheel pos ition to be
re called, the dr iver's seat memory m ust be
swi tched on
(ION/OF F I swi tch in dep ressed po
s it ion).
If the easy ent ry feature is switched
off, the
stee ring wheel moves to the sto red pos ition
a s soon as you press the sea t memo ry bu tton.
Child restraints on the front seat - some
important things to know
.. Be sure to read the important informat ion
and heed the WARNINGS for important de
tai ls about chi ldren and Advanced Airbags
c> page 204.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag System, make certain that
a ll chi ldren, especially those 12 years and
younger, a lways ride in the back seat properly
restra ined for their age and size. The airbag
on the passenger side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous place for a child to r ide .
The front seat is not the safest place fo r a
chi ld in a fo rward-facing chi ld safety seat. It
can be a very dangerous place for an infan t or
a child in a rea rward -facing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System i n your veh icle
h as been cert ified to comp ly with the require
men ts of Uni ted States Federa l Mo to r Veh icle
Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time
your ve hicle was manufactured.
The Standard requires the fron t air bag on the
passenger side to be turne d off ("sup
p ressed") if a chi ld up to about one year of
age restrained in one of the rear -facing or for
ward -facing infant restraints listed i n Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with wh ich
the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
was certified has been installed o n the front
passenger seat. For a listing of the child re
straints that we re used to certify compliance
with the US Safety Sta ndard
c> page 206.
The PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light in the in
strument panel te lls you when the front Ad
vanced A irbag on the passenger side has been
turned off by the e lectronic control u nit.
Each t ime you tur n on the ignition, the
PAS
SENGER AIR BAG OFF
l ight w ill come on for a
few seconds a nd:
- will stay on if the front passenger seat is not
occup ied
- will stay on if there is a small child or child
restraint on the front passenger seat
A irbag sys tem 185
- will go off if the front passenger seat is oc
cupied by an adult as registered by the
weight -sensing mat
c> page 194, Monitor
ing the Advanced Airbag System.
T he PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
whe n the contro l unit detects a tota l weight
on the front passenger seat that req uires the
front a irbag to be turned off.
If the total weight on the front passenge r
seat is more than that of a typical 1 year-o ld
c h ild but less than the weight of a small
adult, the front airbag on the passenger side
can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
li ght does not come on). If the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on, the
front a irbag on t he passeng er side has not
been turned off by the elec troni c con trol unit
and can deploy if the control unit senses an
impact that meets the cond it ions stored i n its
memory .
For example, th e airb ag may deploy if :
-a small ch ild that is heav ie r than a typical 1
year-old ch ild is o n the front passenger seat
(regard less of whether the child is in one of
the ch ild safety seats listed
c> page 206), or
- a child who has outgrown chi ld restraints is
on the front passenge r seat.
If the front passenger airbag is turned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on in
the instr ument cluster and stays on .
The front airbag on the passenger side may
not deploy (the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
l ight does not illum inate and stay lit) even if a
small ad ult o r teenager, or a passenger who is
not sitti ng uprig ht w ith their back against a
non -recli ned back rest w it h thei r feet on t he
vehicle floor i n front of the sea t is on t he front
passenger seat
c> page 165, Proper seating
position for the driver.
If the fron t passenger ai rbag dep loy s, the
Feder al Standard req uires the airbag to meet
the "low risk" dep loyment criteria to reduce
the ris k of injury t hro ugh interact ion w ith the
airbag. "Low risk" dep loyment occ urs in those
crashes that take place at lower dece lerat ions ..,_ •
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188 Airbag system
conditions is impossible in all conceiva
ble situations that may happen during
the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy
in accordance with the "low risk" option
under the U.S. Federal Standard if a child
that is heavier than the typical one-year
old child is on the front passenger seat
and the other conditions for airbag de
ployment 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, should al
ways ride in the back properly restrained
for their age and size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
208 as applicable at the time your vehicle was
manufactured.
The front Advanced Airbag System supple ments the safety belts to provide additional
protection for the driver's and front passeng
er's heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes .
The airbags inflate only in frontal impacts
when the vehicle deceleration is high enough.
The front Advanced Airbag System for the
front seat occupants is not a substitute for
your safety belts. Rather, it is part of the over
all occupant restraint system in your vehicle.
Always remember that the airbag system can
only help to protect you, if you are sitting up
right , wearing your 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 vehicle has been certified to meet the "low risk" re
quirements for 3 and 6 year-old children on
the passenger side and very small adults on
the driver side. The low risk deployment crite
ria are intended to help reduce the risk of in- jury 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 addition, the system has been certified to
comply with the "suppression" requirements
of the Safety Standard, to turn off the front
airbag for infants 12 months old and younger
who are restrained on the front passenger
seat in child restraints that are listed in the Standard
~ page 206, Child restraints and
Advanced Airbags .
"Suppression" requires the front airbag 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 in one
of the rear-facing or forward-facing infant
restraints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 208 with which the Ad
vanced Airbag System in your vehicle was
certified. For a listing of the child restraints
that were used to certify your vehicle's com
pliance with the US Safety Standard
~page 206,
-weight less than a threshold level stored in
the control unit is detected on the front pas
senger seat.
When a person is detected on the front pas senger seat, weighing more than the total
weight of a child that is about 1 year old re
strained in one of the rear-facing or forward
facing infant restraints (listed in Federal Mo
tor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with which
the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle
was certified), the front airbag on the passen ger side may or may not deploy.
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the electronic control unit detects a to
tal weight on the front passenger seat that re quires 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 conditions stored in
its memory.
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