@ Tips
-The vehi cle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for anot her vehicle or a transponder is
l ocated on the key ring.
- For Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions ¢
page 295.
Power locking system
General description
The power l ocking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the luggage compar tment lid si
multaneously.
You ca n lock and un lock the vehicle cent rally.
You have the following choices:
- Remote maste r key
¢ page 35,
-Door handles with convenience key *
<=>page 35,
-Lock cylinder at the dr iver 's door
¢ page 36, or
- Power locking switc h inside ¢
page 36.
Selective unlocking
When you loc k the vehicle, the powe r locking
system wi ll lock the doors and the l uggage
compa rtment lid. When unlocking, you can
set in the MMI whet her only the driver 's door
or the entire vehicle s houl d be unlocked
¢ page 34.
Automatic locking
The automatic loc kin g feat ure locks all t he ve
h icle doors and the luggage compartment lid
when you drive faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) .
The car is un locke d again , when the opening
f u nction in the power locking system sw itch
or at one of the door leve rs is actuated. The
Auto Lock function can be turned on and off in
the MMI
¢ page 34.
Opening and clo sin g 33
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the an ti-t heft ala rm warning sys tem de
tects a b reak -in in to the vehicle , acous tic and
vis ual war ning signals a re triggere d.
T he anti-theft wa rning sys tem is a ctiv ated au
t omat ic all y when you lock t he ve hicl e. It is de
activated when unlocking using the remote key, with the mecha nica l key, an d when yo u
switc h the ignition on.
T he al arm also turns off w hen t he al arm cy cle
has expired .
Turn signals
When you un lock the veh icle, the turn signals
flash twice. When you lock the veh icle once,
the turn sig nals flash once.
If th ey do no t
f lash, one o f th e doors, the luggage com part
ment lid or the hood is no t locked .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the fo llow ing cases there safeg ua rds to
preve nt yo u locki ng you r remo te mas ter key in
t h e ve hicl e:
- The vehicle does not lock w ith the cent ral
loc king switch <=>
page 36 if the drive r's
door is open.
- On veh ides with convenience key*, if the
most recently used master key is in the lug
gage com pa rtment, the l uggage compa rt
ment lid is a utomat ic al ly unlocked again af
t er it is closed .
Do not lock your veh icle w ith the
r e mote mas
ter key or convenienc e key * unti l all doors
and t he luggage com partment lid are closed.
In this way you avoid locking yo urse lf o ut acci
dentally .
Power side door closer*
The veh icle doo rs a re equipped w it h a powe r
s ide door closer . W hen clo sing a doo r, you on
l y h ave to le t it fall light ly in to the la tc h . The
doo r will then automatically close by itself
¢ & . ~
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
F ig. 19 Remote control: function buttons
Either the driver's door only or the entire veh i
cle will unlock when the unlock button
en is
p ressed once, depending on the settings in
the MMI
r::}page 34.
.. Press button @ to unlock the veh icle
¢ fig . 19 .
.. Press b utton @to lock the vehicle ¢.&. in
General description on page 34 .
.. Press b utton C::5 briefly to unlock the lug
gage compartment lid .
.. Push the red
I PANIC I button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC ! but
ton again to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the lug
gage compartment lid or the hood is opened
within 60 seconds, the vehicle locks itself
again automatically. This feature prevents the
vehicle from be ing acc identally left unlocked
over a long period of t ime.
It depends on the settings in the MMI wheth
er the entire veh icle is unlocked or only cer
tain doors
c:> page 34 .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in
General description on page 34.
@ Tips
- In order to make sure the locking func
tion is working, you s hou ld always keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked.
Op enin g an d clos ing 35
-Do not use the remote cont rol if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set
off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the engine or open a door . In case this happens anyhow, push
the unlock button
en.
- The veh icle can only be locked when the
selector lever is in the P position .
- Use the panic function only if you are in
an eme rgency situation .
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to vehicles: with convenience key
The doors and the luggage compartment lid
can be unlocked and locked without operat
ing the master key.
Fi g. 20 Co nve nience key: Lock ing the vehicle
Unlocking veh icle
.. Take ho ld of the door handle. The door is un-
locked automatically .
.. Pull the hand le to open the door.
Lo cking vehicle
.. Select the P selec tor lever posit ion. Other
w ise the vehicle cannot be locked .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
on ce c:> fig . 20 .
Do not reach inside the door handle .
T he vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
doo r. The master key must be within a range
of about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or
the luggage compartment lid . It makes no dif
ference whether the master key is in your jack-
et pocket or in your brief case . ..,.
132 Parking systems
Adjusting the display and the warning tones
App lies to vehicles: with advanced park ing system wit h
rea r view camera/top v iew camera syste m
The display and warning tones can be adjust
ed in the Infotainment.
.. Se lect : ICAR !function button> Car systems
control button > Driver assist> Parking aid.
Display
On* -
optical display is shown for the parking
system plus, rear view camera image is shown
for parking system plus with rear view cam
era*.
Off -when the park ing system is switched off,
on ly audible signa ls are given.
Warning tones
Front volume -
Volume for the fro nt area
Rear volume -Volume for the rear area
Front frequency -Frequency for the front area
Rear frequency -Frequency for the rear area
Music volume while parking -When the park
ing system is turned on, the volume of the au
d io/v ideo source is lowered .
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator .
(D Tips
-The warning tones can a lso be adjusted
directly from the visual display or the
rear view camera* image . S imply press
the
Settings cont rol button .
- Changed settings are activated when the
parking system is switched on again.
- The settings are automatically stored
and ass igned to the remote control key
that is in use .
Error messages
App lies to vehicles: with advanced park ing system with
rea r view camera/top v iew camera syste m
There is an error in the system if the LED in
the
P •1A b utton is blinking and you hear a con- t
in uous alarm for a few seconds after switch
ing on the parking system or when the park
ing system is already activated. If the error is
not corrected before you switch off the ign i
t ion, the LED in the
P' "A button will blink the
next t ime you sw itch on the parking system by
shifting into reverse .
If a sensor is faulty, the!¾ symbol will appear
in front of/behind the vehicle in the Infota in
ment display . If a rear sensor is faulty, only
obstacles that are in the front detection a rea
are shown . If a front sensor is fau lty, on ly ob
stacles that are in the rear area are shown.
Peripheral cameras*
There is also a system error if:
- the
'(l.Q ,, symbol appears i n the display and
the corresponding display area is shown in
blue. The camera is not work ing in this area.
- all segments around the vehicles are red or
if no segments are displayed.
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer or au
thorized repair facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
Trailer hitch
Applies to vehicles: with adva nced parking sys te m with
rear view camera/top view camera system
For vehicles us ing the trailer socket, the park
ing system rear sensors do not turn on when
yo u shift into reverse gear or when you press
the
P 1JA button. This results in the following re
strictions:
T he re is no distance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated. The visua l dis
play switches to the trailer towing mode . The
rear view camera image will not show the ori
entation lines and the blue surfaces.
(D Tips
Trailer hitches that are not installed at the
factory may ca use the parking system to
malfunction or they may restrict its func
tion.
242 Checking and filling
-The auxiliary e lectric fan is temperature
controlled and can switch on suddenly
even when the engine is not runn ing.
- The auxiliary radiator fan switches on au
tomatically when the engine coolant
reaches a certain temperature and will
continue to run until the coolant temper
ature drops .
Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
The brake fluid level can be checked with a
quick glance.
Fig . 205 E ng ine co mpartment: cove r on the brake fluid
r eservo ir
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment,
always read and heed all WARN
INGS 9 &_ in Working in the engine compart
m ent on page 231.
.. Read the brake fluid level from the brake
fluid reservoir
9 fig . 205, q page 233. The
brake fluid leve l must be between the "MIN"
and "MAX" markings.
The location of the brake fl uid reservoir can be
seen in the engine compartment illustrat ion
9 page233.
The fluid level may drop slightly after some
time due to the automatic adjustment of the
brake pads. This is not cause for alarm.
If the brake fluid level falls
considerably be
low the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/ind i
cator light
1111 (U.S. models)/ . (Canadian
models) will come on
q page 14. Do not con
tinue to operate the vehicle . T he complete
brake system should be thoroughly checked by an authorized Audi dealer or other quali
fied fac ility and the cause corrected.
If th e
brake flu id level is too low, the brake wa rning/
indicator light will illuminate. Contact an au
thorized Audi dealer
immediately.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by on experi
enced technician.
Brake fluid absorbs moisture from the air. If
the water content in the brake fluid is too
high, corrosion in the brake system may result
a fter a period of time. The boiling point of the
brake fluid will also decrease considerably and
decrease braking performance .
Therefore, the brake fluid must be changed
every two years. Always use new brake flu id
which conforms to Federal Motor Veh icle
Standard "FMVSS 116 DOT 4" .
The brake fluid reservoir can be difficu lt to
reach, therefore, we recommend that you
have the brake fluid changed by your author
ized
Audi dealer . Your dealer has the correct
tools, the right brake fluid and the know-how
to do this for you .
.&, WARNING
-Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stor
ed only in the closed origina l container
out of the reach of children!
- Brake failure can result from old or inap
propriate brake fluid. Observe these pre
cautions:
- Use only brake fluid that meets SAE
spec ification
J 1703 and conforms to
Federa l Motor Vehicle Standard 116.
Always check with your authorized Aud i
dealer to make sure you are using the
correct brake fluid. The correct type of
brake fluid is also indicated on the
brake fluid reservoir .
- The brake fluid must be new. Heavy use
of the brakes can cause a vapor lock if
the brake fluid is Left in the system too
lllJ.
24 4 Ch eck ing and filling
Th e following WARNINGS are v ery
impo rtant when w ork ing on the b att ery :
Alway s heed t he fo llowin g WARNING SYM ·
BOLS and s afety pr ecaution s wh en w orking
on the batter y.
®
Always wear ey e prot ection .
~
Batte ry a cid contains sulfuric acid .
Al way s w ea r glo ves and e ye prote c-
tion .
@
No
· spa rks
- fl ame s
- sm oking.
~
Wh en a batt ery is c harge d, it p rodu-
c e s hy drog en g as whi ch i s e xplo siv e
a nd c ould c ause persona l injury.
®
Alway s keep the b attery well o ut of
reach of childr en .
.8, WARNING
Whenever working on the battery or on
the electrical system, there is the r is k of
inju ry, acc ident and even fire. Read and
heed the following WARNINGS:
- Always wea r eye protection. Do not let
battery acid or any lead part icles get on
yo ur skin or clothing. Shield your eyes.
Explosive gases can cause blindness or
other injury.
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Sulfu
ric acid can cause blindness and severe
burns.
- Always wear gloves and eye p rotection .
Do not tilt the battery because ac id
could lea k out of the vent ilation open
ings.
- I f you get battery acid in your eyes or
on your sk in, immediately rinse with
cold water for severa l m inutes and get
medical attention.
- If you should ingest any battery acid,
seek medical attention immediately .
- Do not expose the battery to an open
flame, electric sparks or an open light .
- Do not smoke. -
Do not interchange the positive and neg
ative cables.
- When working on the battery, be s ure
not to short-circu it the terminals with
too ls or other metal objects. This would
cause the battery to heat up very quickly,
which could lead to damage or explosion and pe rsonal injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal in jury.
-Always keep the battery well out of the reach of children.
- Before work is done on the electrical sys
tem, disconnect the negat ive ground ca
b le.
- Before performing any work on the elec trical system, switch off the engine and
ignit ion as well as any electrical equip
ment. The negative cable on the battery
m ust be disconnected.
If yo u are just go
ing to replace a light bulb, then it is
enough to switch off the lights .
- Before disconnec ting the bat tery, switch
off the anti -theft alarm system! Other
wise you wi ll set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, f irst
disconnect the negative cab le and then
the positive cab le .
- Before reconnecting the battery, ma ke
sure all e lectr ica l consumers are sw itch
ed off . Reconnect the positive cable first
and then the negative cable. Never inter
change the cables· this could start a fire!
- Never charge a frozen or a thawed-out
battery. It could exp lode! If a battery has
frozen, then it must be replaced. A dis
charged batte ry can freeze over at 32 °F
(0 °() .
-Make sure the vent hose is always attach
ed to the opening on the s ide of the bat
tery .
- Never use batteries which are damaged.
There is the danger of an explosion! Al ways rep lace a damaged battery .
Fuse pa nel @ (brown )
No . Equipment
1 Headlight contro
l switch
2 Emergency
start coil (key
i dentification)
3 Rear door
control module
(driver's side)
5 Horn
6 Interior
lights (headliner)
Steer ing column leve r, mul-
8
tifunction steering wheel
controls, steering wheel
heating
10 E
lectric steering column
l ock
11 Driver door
control module
12 D
iagnostic connector, light/
rain sensor
14 Powe
r steering column ad-
justment
15 Power steering, A/C com-
presser
16 Brake booster
Fu se p anel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield
wiper
3 Front exte rior lighting
4 Sun roof
5 D river power window
6 Driver
seat (pneumatic)
7 Pano ramic sunroof
8 Dynamic
steering
9 Front exterior lighting
10 W
indshield/headlight wash-
er system
11 Rear power
window (driver's
side)
12 Panoramic sunroof
Amp s
5
5
7,5 15
7,5
10/5
5
7,5
10
25
20 15
Amp s
30
30 30
20
30
7,5 20
35
30
35
30
40
Fu ses and bulb s 2 79
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig . 231 Front passenger side cockpit: f use pane l with
plast ic bracket
Fu se panel @ (bl ac k)
No. Equipment Amps
1 Anti-theft alarm system 5
2 Transmission control
mod-
15
ule
3 Front climate control fan
40
4 Engine supply 35
6 Engine cont ro l modu le 5
7 Front
passenger door con-
7,5
trol module
8
Front passenger power win-
30
dow
9 E5C contro l module 10
10 ESC
contro l modu le
25
1 1 Right rear power window 30
1 2 Front
passenger seat (pneu-
7,5
matics)
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