26 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
• To turn an economy message off immediate
l y after it appears, press any b utton on the
mult ifunction steer ing whee l.
(D Tips
-Once you have t urne d a fue l eco nomy
message off , it will only appear again af
ter you t urn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel eco nomy messages are not dis
played in every instance, but rathe r in in
terva ls over a per iod of time.
Cylinder on demand System
App lies to vehicles: with 4.0 TFSI engine
Fig. 10 In strument cluster : fu el con sumpt io n
To save f uel, the eng ine automat ica lly t urns
four cylinders on or off, depending on the
amo unt of power needed . This action is not
fe lt by the passengers.
Displaying cylinder mode
Requ irement : th e on-bo ard computer is dis
p layed
q page 24 .
• Turn the thumbwhee l until the current fue l
co nsu mp tion d isplay is shown in the in st ru
ment cluster. I f the green bar i s di splayed ,
yo u are driving in 4-cylinder mo de.
Basic requirements for 4 -cylinder mode
4-cy linder d rive mode is used automatically if
certain basi c req uiremen ts are fu lfi lled . T hese
i n cl ude:
-A low powe r outp ut requi rement .
- Driving i n third gear or higher.
- Engine speed between 960 and 3,500 RP M.
- A warm engine .
Odometer
Fig. 11 Inst ru m ent clus ter : Odo meter an d reset b ut
t o n
T he odometer shows you how ma ny m iles
( kil ome te rs ) you have drive n. You can swi tch
t h e d is pl ay from miles to ki lomete rs and v ice
versa via t he MMI.
Upper odometer
The trip odometer shows the distanc e driven
s in ce it was last reset .
It can be u sed to meas
u re s ho rt dist ances . T he last digit indica tes
1/10 o f a mile (10 0 me ters) .
You can res et the trip odometer to zero by
pressing the Reset bu tton
@J .
Lower odometer
The lower odomete r shows the tota l number
of miles (kilometers) dr iven .
Malfunct ion message
If there is a malfunct ion in the instrument
cluster ,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer
display area . Contact your author ized Audi
dealer to have the problem corrected .
Time and date display
Fig. 12 Instrume nt cluster: clock a nd da te
