
274 Technical Dat a
Gasoline engines
A4 Sedan 2.0, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 220 @ 4450-6000
Max imum torque SAE net Lb-ft@ rpm 259@ 1500-4300
Displacement CID (cm
3
) 121 (1984)
E ngine oil with f ilter change quarts (liters)
4.9 (4 .6)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) ¢ page 209, Caso-
line
or Bio-ethanol (E85 ) ¢ page 210, Ethanol fuel
(Bio-ethanol).
allroad 2.0, 4 cylinder
Max imum outpu t SA E net hp@rpm 220 @ 44 50-6000
Maximum torque SAE net Lb-ft@ rpm 259@ 1500-4300
Displacement C
ID (cm
3
) 12 1 (198 4)
Engine oil with filter change quarts (liters) 4.9 (4.6)
F uel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) ¢ page 209, Caso-
line
o r Bio-ethanol (E85 ) ¢ page 210, Ethanol fuel
(Bio-ethanol) .
S4 Sedan 3.0, 6 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@rpm 333@ 5500-6500
Max imum torque SAE net Lb-ft@ rpm 325@ 2900-5300
Displacement CI
D (cm
3
) 1 82.8 (2995)
E ngine oil with f ilter change quarts (liters) 7
.2 (6.8)
Fuel
Premium unleaded (91 AKI) ¢ page 209, Caso-
line

Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s cove red b y th e following w ar
ranties :
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfo-
ration
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regard ing yo ur warran
ties can be found in your
War ra nty & M ainte
nance booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regu lations in the United States
and Canada require that a utomobiles meet
specific emission reg ulations and safety
standards . Therefore, ve hicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada differ from vehicles sold in
other countries .
I f you p lan to take your vehicle outside the
continental limits of the United States or Can
ada, there is the possibility that:
- u nleaded fue ls for vehicles with cata lytic
converter may not be available;
- f uel may have a considerably lowe r oc tane
ra ting . Improper fue l may cause engine
damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack o f
proper service facilities, tools or testing
equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily availa
ble.
- Nav igat io n systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A . and Canada will not necessari ly work
in Europe, and may not work in other coun
tries outside of North America.
Con sumer In formation 275
@ Note
A udi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, serv ice or parts availab ility.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Offic ial Factory Service Manuals and L it
erature are published as soon as possib le after
model int roduct ion. Service manuals and lit
erat ure are available to o rder from the Audi
T echnical Literature O rderi ng Cente r at:
www.audi .te chliterature .com
Maintenance
' General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a m inimum.
However, a certain amount of regu lar mainte
nance is still necessary to assure your vehicle's
safety, economy and reliability . For detai led
vehicle maintenance consult your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet.
Under difficult op erating conditions , for ex
amp le at extreme ly low outside temperatures,
i n ve ry dusty regions, when towing a tra iler
very frequently, etc., some se rv ice work
shou ld be pe rformed between the intervals
specified. This applies particularly to :
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air fi lter.
® For the sake of the environment
By regu larly maintaining your veh icle, you
help make sure that emission standards
are maintained, thus min imiz ing adverse
effects o n the environment .
Important considerations for you and
your vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophistica t
ed fuel i njection and emission contro l sys-
tems, and the genera lly increasing techn ica l ..,_
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-Always make sure the transm ission se
lector lever (automatic transmiss ion) is
in "P" (Park position) or Neutral (manual
transmission) and the park brake is firm
ly appl ied .
® For the sake of the environment
-Changing the eng ine settings w ill ad
versely affect em ission levels. This is det
rimental to the environment and increas
es fuel consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula
tions when d ispos ing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batter ies or worn out t ires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and p reten
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo
rate Material -special handling may ap
ply, see www.dtsc.ca .gov/hazardous
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle or
parts of the restraint system including
airbag modules safety belts with preten
s ioners are scrapped, all applicable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
authorized Audi dealer is familiar w ith
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer be
fore purchasing accessories.
Your veh icle incorporates the latest safety de
sign featu res ensu ring a high standard of ac
tive and passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non-ap
proved changes to the veh icle. For this reason ,
if parts have to be replaced, p lease observe
the following points when installing addition
al accessories:
Con sumer In formation 2 77
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi
parts are available from authorized Audi deal
er.
T hese dea lers a lso have the necessary facili
ties, tools and trained specialists to install the
parts and accessories proper ly.
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non
approved accessories can cause damage to
the vehicle and serious persona l injury.
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specially designed to be used on your ve
hicle.
- Never install accessories such as tele
phone cradles or beverage holders on air
bag covers or within the airbag deploy
ment zones . Do ing so will increase the
risk of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ~
page 214.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not
performed accord ing to specified meth
ods, this can result in severe damage to
your vehicle's engine and body (such as
corrosion) and adversely affect your vehi
cle's warranty .
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occurs due to failure
to comply with these stipulations.
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28 0 Index .:..:..:..::....::.. ...:..._ ___________________________ _
A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 277
AC (automatic cl imate control) ... .. .. . . 77
adaptive cruise control Vehicles with manual transmission .. . 101
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
C leaning the sensor .. ... .. .. .. .... . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Request for dr iver intervention . ..... . 105
Setting the driving program .. .. .. ... 104
Adapt ive dampers .......... .... .... . 113
Adapt ive light ................ ... .... 47
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 22
Adding Eng ine coolan t .................... 222
E ng ine oil . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 219
Windshield washer fluid ... .. .. .... . 228
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives 277
Eng ine oil .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 219
Ad justab le steering column . ... .. .... .. 80
Adjust ing
A ir dist ribution (automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
I ns trumen t illum inat ion . .. .. .. .. .. . . 50
Steer ing column .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 80
Temperature (automatic climate control) 78
A irbag
War ning/ indicato r ligh ts ... .... .... .. 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 162
Advanced Airbag System ........ .... 150
Advanced Airbag System components . 153
Care . .. .. .. ........ ........ ..... . 159
C hil dren . ............... .. .. .. .. . 168
Ch ild restr aints ........... .. .. .. .. . 169
Components (front airbags) .. .... .. . 153
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Disposal . .... ........... .. .. .... . 159
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 151
H ow do the front airbags work? . .. .. . 155
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? .... ................... ... . 153
H ow the Advanced Airbag System com-
po nents work together ............. 154
I mpor tan t things to know .. .. .. .. .. . 14 6 Indicator light
... ... .. ..... .... . .. 156
Monitoring . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 156
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. 157
Repairs ... .... .. ............. .... 159
Safety instructions ................. 158
S ide a irbags ..... ................ . 161
S ide cu rtain airbags ........... ... .. 164
Weight-sensing mat ............... 168
When must the sys tem be inspected? 156
Alcantara Cleaning ...... ................... 207
all-wheel drive
All wheel d rive 192
Winter tires . .. .. .. ........... .. .. 246
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system ....... 221
An ti-lock brak ing system ............. 186
W arning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . 18 , 19
An ti-slip regulation ................ . 186
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 18
Anti-theft alarm warning system ... .... . 32
An ti- theft systems
El ectronic immob ilizer .. ..... .... . .. . 38
Armrest ...... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 60
Ashtray .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 63
As te ris k
Wha t does i t mean when something is
marked w it h an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard
refer to b ra ki ng guard .......... .. .. . 99
Audi drive select ... ............. .... 113
Adaptive dampers ................. 113
Description ...... ................ . 113
Dynam ic steer ing ................. . 113
Setting the dr iv ing mode ........ .... 114
Spo rt differential . ............. .... 113
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture 275
AUTO Automat ic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automat ic headlights .......... .. .. . 47
A ut o Lock . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 32
Automat ic be lt retractor ............. 141

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
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284 Index
Starting with jumper cab les . ....... . 266
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
E ng ine compartment
Safety instructions ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Working the engine compartment 214
Eng ine coolant
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E ngine coolant system ...... .. .. .... . 221
Adding coolant ........... .. .. .. .. . 222
Checking coolant level ..... .. .. .. .. . 221
Check ing the eng ine coolant level .. .. . 221
Radiator fan .............. ... .. .. . 223
E ngine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ....... .. .. .... .. 10
Engine hood
C losing ......... ......... ... .... . 214
How to release the hood ............ 214
E ng ine oil . .... ........... ........ . 216
Adding .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 219
Addit ives ... ................ ..... . 219
Changing . ................. ..... . 220
Check oil level ............ ... .... . 219
Consumption ............ .. .. .. .. . 219
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 21
Oil consumption ............ .. .... . 218
Oil grades .. ................ ... .. . 216
Pressure malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .... . 216
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment Break- in period ............ ... .... . 195
Cata lytic converter ............ .. .. . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery ..... 228
Driving at high speeds ..... .. .. .. .. . 197
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 197
Fuel ..... .. ..... ........... ... .. . 212
Fuel economy ............. ... .. .. . 197
L eaks under your veh icle . .. .. .. .. .. . 214
L ett ing the vehicle stand and wa rm up . 198
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 224
Proper disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant ..... .. ................ ..... . 222
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 220
Recycling used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 219
Roof rack .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 68 Unleaded fuel
.... ................ . 209
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 228
EPC
refer to E lectronic power control . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . .. .. ...... ... .. .. 210
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ 186
Exhaust tail pipes
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 205
Expansion tank .... ............. .... 221
Exterior lighting ... ................ .. 47
Exterior m irrors
Adjust ing . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. . SO
Dimming .. .... .. ............. ..... 51
Heating . .. .. .. . .............. .. .. . SO
F
Fan
Radiator 223
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Convertib le child safety seats .. ... ... 174
Infant seats ... .. ... .......... .... 173
Fa stening eye s
refer to Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Flat tire Changing ..... .. ................ . 255
flexib le fue l ....... ............. .... 210
Floor .. .... .... .. ................. . 74
Floor mats . ..... .. ................ . 133
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ......... ... . 47
Folding the rear seats ............ .... . 69
Foot pedals . .... .. ............. .... 133
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. 212
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 212
Sav ing fuel by early upshifting . .. .. .. . 11
Front airbags Description .. .. .. .......... ...... . 150
How they work . .. .......... ...... . 155
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 139
Front passenger's door emergency lock ing 38
Front seats Adjusting ... .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 130
Child restraints in the front seat .. .. .. 147

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Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reversible mat ........... .... .. .... 73
Securing attachments ............... 73
Ski sack ........................... 73
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 135
Valet park ing ................... ... 46
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 60
M
Maintenance ... .............. ... ... 275
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ................. 91
Matte finish paint cleaning ... ... .. .. . 204
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mileage
Average .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. ..
25
Instantaneous .............. ... .. .. 25
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . .. .. .. .. SO
Compass . .. .... ......... .... .. .. ..
56
d' . 1mming ... .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. 51
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 156
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving .. .. .. .. ............ ... .. .. 93
Emergency mode ................... 97
Manual shift program ......... .. .. .. 96
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
N
Natural leather
C l ·
eaning ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .
207
Net .. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. .. 66
New tires and wheels
NHTSA Contacting
242
136
Number of seats .................... 138
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating 129
209
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad .......... .. ............... 199
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 77
Oil
refer to Engin e oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 219
Oil consumption .... ................ 219
On-Board Diagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ............
30
Electronic speed Li miter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 30
Open door or front lid warning ....... .. 24
Opening
Power windows ...... ............. .
43
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 42
Sliding/t ilting sunroof ............... 44
Sunshade ........................ . 44
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
Opening/closing
at the lock cylin der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
by remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch ........ 36
with th e convenience key ............ . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ............... ..
197
Optional equipment
Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) 28
Outside mirro rs
refer to Ext erior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized . ..
6
p
Paint damage 206
Pa int No ........................... 272
Parcel shelf ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 74
Park assist ... ... .... ............... 116
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses ...... 205
Parking ................. ........... 86
Automat ic transm iss ion ........ .. .. .
93
Valet parking .. .. .. ........... .... . 46
Parking brake ... .. .. . .. ... .... ..... . 85
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ........ .... ................. 85
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