2014 AUDI S4 remote start

CD Note
If the engine has been under heavy load
for an extended period, heat builds up in
the engine compartment after the engine
is switched off- there is a risk of damaging
the engine . Allow the engine to run at idle
for about two minutes before switching it
off.
Convenience key
Starting the engine
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button switches
the ignition on and starts the engine.
Fig. 97 Center console : S TART ENGINE STOP b utto n
Starting the engine
.. Manual transmission : Fully depress the
clutch pedal and
move the shift lever to the
neutral position .
.. Automatic transmission: Step on the brake
pedal and
move the selector lever to P or N
~ .&, .
.. Press on the I STAR T ENGINE ST OP I button
~fig . 97-the engine will sta rt.
Switching the ignition on/off
If you would like to switch the ignition on
without starting the engine, follow these
steps :
.. Press the
I START ENGINE STOPI button
without pressing the clutch pedal (for man ­
ual transmissions) or the brake pedal (for
automatic transmissions) .
.. To switch the ignition off, press the button
again.
On the road 83
If the engine should not start immediately,
the starting process is automatically stopped
after a short time. Repeat starting procedure .
When starting the engine , major electrical
loads are switched off temporari ly.
After a cold engine is started, there may be a
brief period of inc reased noise because oil
pressure must first build up in the hydraulic
valve adjusters. This is normal and not a cause
for concern.
A WARNING
- Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces - danger of asphyxiation.
- Never turn off the engine until the vehi­
cle has come to a complete stop.
- Always take the key with you whenever
you leave your vehicle. Otherwise, the
engine could be started or electrical
equipment such as the power windows
could be operated . This can lead to seri­
ous injury .
- Never leave children or persons requiring
assistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote
transmitter, preventing people from es­
caping from the vehicle on their own in
the event of an emergency. Depending
on the time of year, peop le inside the ve­
hicle can be exposed to very high or very
low temperatures .
CD Note
-Avo id high engine rpm, full throttle and
heavy engine loads until the engine has
reached operating temperature - other­
wise you risk engine damage.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while parked to
warm up. Begin driving immediately. This
reduces unnecessary emissions.
(D Tips
-After starting a cold engine, there may
be a brief period of increased noise be-
cause the oil pressure must first bui ld up
II-

Shift to N or P to start engine
This message appea rs whe n attempti ng to
sta rt the engine if the se le ctor lever for the
a u tomatic t ransmission is not in the P or N
p osition. The engine can on ly be sta rted w ith
the selector in these posit ions .
Is the key in the vehicle?
This m essage appears if the maste r key is re­
moved from t he vehi cle w ith the eng ine run­
ni ng.
If the mas ter key is no longe r in the ve ­
hicl e, yo u ca n not swi tch on the igni tion a fter
s t opping the eng ine a nd you also canno t st art
the eng ine again. Mo reover, yo u cannot lock
the vehicle from the outside with the key .
Shift to P otherwise vehicle can roll away.
Doors do not lo ck if lever is not in P.
This m essage appea rs for saf ety reaso ns
along w it h a wa rning signa l.
It appears if t he
s e lec to r l ever for the aut omat ic tra n sm iss io n
i s no t in the P po sition when switch ing off t he
ignit ion . Move the se lector lever to the P pos i­
tion, othe rwise the veh icle is not sec ured
aga inst rolling away. You a lso cannot lock the
ve hicle using the locking button * on the door
h andle or using the remote key.
Convenience key defective! Use ignition lock
Thi s m essa ge appe ars if the eng ine mu st be
s ta rted or s to p ped using the ig nition key and
no t th e
I S TART ENGINE STOP! button.
On the road 85
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The ele ctromechani cal parking brake replaces
the hand br ake.
Fi g. 98 Ce nter console: Park ing b rake
.,. Pull on the switch@¢ fig. 98 to apply the
parking brake. The ind icator lig ht in the
sw itch illuminates.
.,. Step o n the brake pedal or the accelerator
pedal and press the switch at the same t ime
t o re lease the par king brake. The indicator
light in the sw itch goes out.
Your vehicle is equipped with an e lectrome ­
c hanical p arking bra ke. The pa rking bra ke is
d esigned to p revent the ve hicle from rolling
u nin ten tionally and repla ces the hand b ra ke.
In add ition to the normal fu nctions of a tradi ­
t ional ha nd b rake, the electromechanical
par king b rake provides vario us conv enience
and sa fe ty f unct ion s.
When starting from rest
- The integral start ing ass ist helps you when
dr iving by automat ica lly releasi ng the par k­
ing b ra ke ¢
pag e 86, Starting from rest .
-When start ing on inclines, the starting as ­
sis t preven ts the veh icle from unintentiona l­
ly ro lling back . The braking force of the
pa rk ing brake is no t released u ntil su ffici ent
driving for ce h as been bui lt up at the
w heel s. ..,.

122 Park assis t
the b lue area should be on the curb. The en ­
ti re b lue area must fit into the parking spot.
• While the vehicle is stationary, turn the
steering wheel to the right as far as it will
go.
• Back into the park ing spot . Stop the vehicle
as soon as the blue curve touches the curb
¢ fig . 135.
• While the vehicle is stationa ry, turn the
steering wheel to t he left as far as i t wi ll go.
• Conti nue to bac k up into the park ing spot
unti l the vehicle is pa rked parallel to the
c ur b.® marks the rear bumper . You sho uld
stop dr iving in reverse as soon as and no lat­
er than when the red orientation line@
abuts an object¢,&! Keep an eye on the
front of your veh icle wh ile doing this
c> (D .
Pa rking ne xt to obstacle s
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall)
next to the parking spot, choose a spot w ith
more space on the sides. Pos ition the long
side of the blue area so that there is sufficient
space from the curb . T he area must not be on
the curb . Yo u will also need to start turn ing
the steer ing whee l much ear lie r. T he re s hou ld
be a suff ic ient amoun t of sp ace between the
curb and the b lue curve, and the blue c urve
¢
fig . 135 must not touch the curb .
8_ WARNING
-The rea r view came ra does not show the
entire area beh ind the veh icle
¢
page 118, fig. 130. Watch o ut espe­
cially for small children and an imals. The
rear view camera cannot a lways detect
them, pos ing risk of a n accide nt!
- Please note that objects not touch ing the
ground can appear to be further away
than they really are (for examp le, the
bumper of a pa rked vehicle, a t railer
hit ch, or the rear of a t ru ck ). In this case,
yo u shoul d no t use the help li nes to he lp
with par king, which poses danger of an
acc ident!
(D Note
In the M MI dis p lay, 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. Mainta in plenty of dista nce from an
obstacle so that your outs ide mir ro r or a
corner of you r vehicle does not coll ide with
any obstacles - dange r of accide nt!
(D Tips
The left o r right orie ntation lines and su r­
faces will be disp layed, depending on t he
t u rn s ignal being used .
Adjusting the display and warning tones
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear
view camera)
The display and warning tones are adjus ted in
the radio or MMI*.
.. Select: !CAR I function button> Parking sys­
tem .
Or
--.. Select: !C AR I func tion but ton> Car systems "
control butto n> Driver assist > Parking aid .
Di splay
- Off -when the parking system is switched
off, only a udible s ignals a re given .
-On -when the par king system is switched
on, the picture from the rear view camera is
disp layed.
Warning tones
- Rear volum e -
rear sensor vo lume
- Rear frequency -rear senso r frequency
- Music volume whil e parking -when the
parking system is sw itched on, the volume
of the active audio sour ce is lowered.
The newly ad justed value is briefly heard from
the sig nal generato r. The sett ings are auto­
matically stored and assigned to the remote
control key. ..,

124 Homelin k
Homelink
Universal remote
control
Description
Appl ies to vehicles: wit h Homeli nk
The HomeLink universal remote control can
be programmed with the remote control for
devices that are already present.
W ith 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 replace
three d ifferent 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
div idual 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 programm ing of the sensor must
be performed before you are able to use sys­
tems with Home link. If the system does not
activate after performing the one-time pro­
gramm ing, check whether the system uses a
rolling code
q page 127 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 required 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. -
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, this can overstrain motor and
damage its e lectrica l components - an
overheated mo tor is a fire hazard!
- To avo id possib le injuries or property
damage, please always make abso lutely
certain that no persons or objects are lo­
cated in the range of motion of any
equipment being operated.
{D Tips
- If you would li ke more information on
Homel ink, where to purchase the Home­
Link compat ible prod ucts, or wou ld like
to purchase the Homelink 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 2 78.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons be­
fore selling the vehicle.
Operation
Applies to veh icles : w it h Ho meli nk
~ ,.......,,...--, ........... ~
,;,,, r . o : o . ) .~
®
Fig. 136 Headl iner: controls
Requirement : The buttons must be program-
med
¢ page 125 or ¢page 126. II>

126 Homelink
Programming the transmitter
(version B)
Applies to vehicles: with Homelink
F ig. 138 Distance between t he rad iator grille and the
hand transm itter
P rogramming: phase 1 on th e control unit
1. Sw itch on the ign it ion (do not start the
engine) .
2. Press and hold both of the outer Home­
Link buttons
¢ page 124, fig. 136 unti l
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 again to
p rogram the other buttons .
3 . Briefly press the Homelink button that
you would like to prog ram .
4. Wai t unti l the LED @ beg ins to blin k
q uickly. The Homelink module wi ll now
remain 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 .
P rogramming: pha se 2 on the radiator
gr ille
6 . Hold the orig inal hand transmitter some­
what towa rds the center of your vehicle's
r adiato r grille ¢
fig. 138 .
7. Now activate (p ress) the hand transmit­
ter.
8 . Pay attention to the tu rn signals fo r your
vehicle when activating the hand trans­
mitter . If the emergency flashers blink
three times, the programming was suc­
cessful. If the emergency flasher only blinks one time, the S minute time limit f
or the adaptation has expired or the pro ­
gramming was unsuccessful. Repeat the
programming from step 3 on the controls
or select another distance from the radia­
tor grille.
9 . If the garage door or other devices still
fail to be activated w it h the HomeL ink
control buttons after programming is
comple ted, it is possib le tha t these sys ­
tems mig ht be work ing with a roll ing code
instead of the normal f ixed code .
A Roll­
ing code programming must be per­
formed
¢ page 127 .
Program the remaining two buttons accord ing
to the instructions mentioned above . Begin
similarly with the 3rd step if the program ­
ming connection was successful for the first
button.
Remote contro l units for garage door openers
in Canada are set to stop transmitting radio
frequency signa ls after two seconds. This time
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.
E rasing the button s
.,. Switch on the ignition (do not start the en­
gine).
.,. Press and hold both of the outer buttons un­
til the LED @turns off completely (about
20 seconds) to erase all of the buttons si­
multaneously .
.. Programmed buttons cannot be erased ind i­
vidua lly. Reprogram the buttons if necessa­
ry .
Reprogramming the buttons
.. Switch on the ignition (do not start the en­
gine) .
.. To reprogram an individua l button, press
and hold the b utton unt il the L ED@starts
to f lash quickly (after abo ut ten seconds).
Release the button immedia tely. The Home­
Link module will now remain in learning
mode for 5 minutes.
.,. Continue with step 5.

2 78 Consumer Information
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when technical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be­
fore starting work on any modifications.
This will help ensure that vehicle function,
performance and safety are not impaired
¢ &. .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause
malfunctions. Because of the way electronic
components are interconnected with each
other, such malfunctions can also have an ad­
verse affect on other systems that are not di­
rectly involved. This means that you risk both
a substantial reduction in the operational
safety of your vehicle and an increased wear of
ve hicle parts ¢
A:,..
Author ized Audi dealers will perform th is
wo rk in a professiona l and competent manner
or, in special cases, refer you to a professional
company that specializes in such modifica­
tions .
A WARNING
-
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause serious personal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized A udi dealer as soon as possi­
ble.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­
munications and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommuni­
cation Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsib le for any
radio or TV interference caused by unauthor­
ized modifications to this equipment.
Devices
T he following devices each comply with FCC
Part 15.19, FCC Part 15.21 and RSS-Gen Iss ue
1:
- Adapt ive cru ise control*
- Conven ience key*
- Side assist*
- Cell phone package*
- Electron ic immobilizer
- Homelink universal remote control*
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the follo wing
two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harmful inter­
ference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
FCC Part 15 .21
CAUTION:
Changes or modifications not expressly ap­
proved by the party responsible for compli­
ance could void the user's authority to operate
the equipment.
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operation is subject to the following two con­
ditions:
(1) this device may not cause inte rfe rence,
and

Automatic climate control Air vents ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup ... .. ................. .. .... 79
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic transmission ......... ... ... 91
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
D riving .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 9 3
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
E me rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
Remova l lock (ignition key) ... .. .. .. .. 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline ............. .... 136
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damag ing the vehi cle .. .. .. .. .. . 195
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,225
Battery location inside the luggage com -
partment .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 225
Charging . ................ ... ... .. 227
Important war nings when wo rking on
the battery . ................ ... ... 225
J ump starti ng ............ .... .. .. . 266
L ow . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 193
Replacing the ba ttery .. ... .. .. .. .. . 228
State of charge . ....... ... .. .. .. ... 193
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 225
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 225
B efore dr iving ............. .... .. .. . 128
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 210
Blended gasoline ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
B lower (automatic climate cont rol) . . . . . . 78
Booster seats ............. .... .. .. . 175
B rake fl uid
C hanging the brake fl uid ... .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king the brake fluid level ... .. .. . 224
Reservoir .. ............. .... .. ... 224
What is the correct brake flu id leve l? . . 224
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
i ng light comes o n? .. ..... .. .. .. .. . 224
Inde x 281
Brake system . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 224
Anti- lock b raking system ..... ... .. .. . 19
B rake assist system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 186
Brake fluid .. .. .. ................. 224
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement ...... .. ............... 224
B rake light defective ... .. .. ... ... .. . 21
B ra ke powe r ass ist unit ............ . 189
Br akes .. .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 189
Ce ram ic bra kes . .. .... ........... .. 189
El ec tromechanica l parking brake ... .. . 85
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
Wor n brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B ra kin g
E mergency b ra ki ng f unction ..... .. .. . 87
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Settings ........ .. ............... 106
Break -in per iod .. .. .... ............. 195
Tires ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 195
Bul bs . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 64
C
Califor nia Proposition 65 War ning . .. .. 215
B attery spec ifi c .. ............. .. .. 226
Capacities ........ .. ............... 273
Carbon pa rts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Care ..... .. .. .. .... ... .......... .. 20 4
Cargo a rea
refer to L uggage compartment . . . 68, 134
Catalytic converter ... .. ...... ... .. .. 196
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Central lock ing .. .. ................. . 32
Cen tral lock ing switch ............. .. 36
Co nvenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote cont ro l key . ........... .... . 35
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads .. ............. .... 189
Ce rtification . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 278
Chang ing a flat t ire . .. ... ....... .... . 255
Chang ing a wheel .. ............. .... 255
Chang ing engine oil ............. .... 220
Checking Engine coolant level .... ....... .... . 221
Checking t ire pressure ............... 237
•
•

282 Index
Child restraints
Dang er of using child restraints in th e
front seat . .... .... ......... ..... . 147
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restra ints and their use? . . 185
Child restraint system anchors ..... .. . 181
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 167
Conve rtible locking retracto r .. .. .....
177
Important safety instructions fo r using
ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0
I mportant things to know when driving
with chi ldren ........... ... .. .... .
167
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lower anchorages .......... .. .... . 182
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... .......... ...... ... .. . 182
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tether straps .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 183
Child safety locks Power windows . ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. 43
Rear doors . .............. ... .. .. .. 42
Child safety seats .................. .
173
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Convertible child seats .... .. .. .... .
17 4
Convertible locking retracto r .. .. .....
177
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat .. .......... ...... ... .. . 147
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ...... .. .. .. .. .. .
170
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. . 173
I nstalling . .. .... ........ .. .. .... .
177
LATCH system .. .. ...... .. .. .. .... . 182
Safety instructions ................ . 170
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . .
172
C ig are tte lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cleaning .. .. ................ ... .. .
204
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
C limate control system
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Supp lementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
synchronizing .. ........ .. .. .. .... .. 79
C lock ....... .......... ...... ... .. .. 12
C losing
Power windows .......... .. .. .... .. 43
Sliding/tilting sunroof ...... ..... .. .. 44
Sunshade .. ................ ... ... . 44 Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the centra l locking switch ... .... . 36
wi th the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ .. .. 234
Coming home ..... ................ .. 48
Compact spare ti re .............. .... 252
also refer to Spare tire .......... .. .. 252
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Compass in the mirror ..... ... ..... .. . 56
Compliance ..... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 278
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 136, 275
Contac ting NHTSA . ... .......... .. .. 136
Controls Cleaning . ..... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 206
Convenience key Indi cator lights .. ... .......... .. .. . 84
Starting engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) ... .... .. ... .. ........ .. .. . 83
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switching on ignition ........... .... . 83
unlocking/locking ............. .... . 36
Convenience opening/closing ..... .. .. . 43
Convertib le child safety seats ......... 17 4
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating ... .. .. ............. .. ..
179
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .... ....... ... 180
Using to secure a child safety seat
1.77, 179
Coolant system .... .. ........... .. .. 221
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 77
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. .......... ...... . 221
Cornering light .... .. ........... .. .. . 47
Cruise control Changing speed .. ............. .. .. . 89
Presetting your speed .......... .... .
90
Switching off .... ... .......... .. .. . 90
Switching on ... .. ... .......... .. .. . 89
Cruising range ... .. ............. .... . 25
(upholder .. .... .. ............. .... . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Date display .... .. ............. .... . 12