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and warning/indicator lamps
accident -this could result in serious or possi
bly fatal injury.
rd.::, Engine management
Applies to vehicles: with petrol engine
If the indicator lamp II lights up, there is a fault
in the engine management system.
Drive slowly to a qualified workshop without de
lay and have the engine checked.
W Engine management (diesel engine)
Applies to vehicles: with diesel engine
If the indicator lamp II lights up when the igni
tion is switched on, the glow plugs are preheat
ing.
If the indicator lamp flashes while the vehicle is
moving, there is a fault in the engine manage
ment system.
Drive slowly to a qualified workshop without de
lay and have the fault rectified.
o Emission control system
If the indicator lamp II lights up or flashes, a
fault has occurred which can reduce the quality of
the exhaust gas and damage the catalytic con
verter.
Drive slowly to a qualified workshop without de
lay and have the fault rectified.
,. Diesel particulate filter
Applies to vehicles: with diesel engine and diesel particulate
filter
C Particulate filter: fault. See owner's manual
The diesel particulate filter requires regenera
tion. You can assist the self-cleaning function of
the filter by driving as follows:
Drive at a speed of at least 60 km/h for about
15 minutes in 4th or 5th gear, or with the selec
tor lever in position S on vehicles with automatic
"' gearbox. Keep the engine speed at about
� 2000
rpm. As a result of the increase in tempera-
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ess has been completed successfully.
If the indicator lamp does not go out, drive to a
qualified workshop without delay and have the
fault rectified.
A WARNING
It is essential that you adjust your speed to
suit the weather, road, terrain and traffic con
ditions. The recommended driving speed
must never lead to the driver disregarding the
traffic regulations.
For more information about the diesel partic
ulate filter, refer to¢ page 220.
!?\ Engine speed governing
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed governing
la Max. engine speed XXXX rpm
The engine speed will automatically be governed
to the speed displayed in the driver information
system. This protects the engine from overheat
ing.
The rev limiter is deactivated as soon as the en
gine temperature is no longer within the critical
range and you have taken your foot off the accel
erator.
If the rev limiter has been activated because of a
fault in the engine management system, the indi
cator lamp� will also light up. Make sure that
the engine speed does not exceed the speed dis
played in the driver information system, for ex
ample when shifting down a gear. Drive to a
qualified workshop without delay and have the
fault rectified.
�- Engine oil level (min.)
E!! Please check oil level
You can continue driving for the time being but
you should check the engine oil level as soon as
possible ¢page 223.
- If the engine oil level is too low, add more oil
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- If the engine oil level is normal but the indica
tor lamp stays on, drive to a qualified workshop
without delay and avoid high engine speeds.
-e:r ..,. Engine oil sensor
l!I Oil level sensor system: fault. Please contact
workshop
The sensor for checking the engine oil level has
failed. Drive to a qualified workshop soon and
have the fau Lt rectified.
Bu Fuel tank system (petrol/diesel)
Applies to vehicles: with petrol or diesel engine, without nat
ural gas engine
GD Please refuel
When the indicator lamp lights up for the first
time and the message appears, there are still
about 7 litres of fuel left in the tank.
GD Please refuel immediately
If the indicator lamp lights up and the message
appears , the fuel tank is almost empty. Drive to a
filling station without delay.
GD Tank system malfunction! Please contact
workshop
If the indicator lamp lights up and the message
appears:
- there is a malfunction in the tank system, or
- on vehicles with a diesel engine, water may
have collected in the fuel filter.
Drive to a qualified workshop without delay and
have the fau Lt rectified.
CD CAUTION
Applies to vehicles with diesel engine: If poor
quality diesel fuel is used, it may be necessary
to have the water separator 1
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ter drained more frequently than is specified
in the Service Schedule. This helps to prevent
potential engine faults.
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For the sake of the environment
Never pour fuel down drains or into the
ground.
(CD) Note
For more information about filling the tank,
refer to¢ page 218.
• Washer fluid level
C Please add washer fluid
With the ignition switched off, top up the fluid
for the winds creen washer and headlight washer
system* ¢ page 229.
'V! Winds creen wipers
B] Windscreen
wipers: fault. Please contact
workshop
There is a malfunction in the windscreen wipers.
Drive to a qualified workshop without delay and
have the fault rectified.
-:cp:- Bulb monitor
If the indicator lamp II lights up, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of the
bulb.
You should have the bulb replaced without delay.
Vehicle lights: fault. Please contact workshop
There is a fault with the headlights or light
switch. Drive to a qualified workshop soon and
have the fault rectified.
_& WARNING
- Bulbs are sensitive to pressure. The glass
can break when you touch the bulb, causing
injury.
- Incorrect handling of the high-voltage ele
ment of xenon gas-discharge bulbs* can
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i,(D Headlight range control
II Headlight range control: fault. See owner's
manual
There is a malfunction in the headlight range
control which may cause other road users to be
dazzled.
Drive to a qualified workshop without delay and
have the fault rectified.
§§0 Audi adaptive light
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive light
Ill Audi adaptive light: fault. See owner's man
ual
There is a malfunction in the adaptive light. The
dipped beam headlights will still be working nor
mally.
Drive to a qualified workshop soon and have the
fault rectified.
fi. o Light sensor/ rain sensor
Applies to vehicles: with light sensor/ rain sensor
El Automatic headlights: fault. See owner's
manual
El Automatic wipers: fault. See owner's man
ual
The light sensor/rain sensor is out of action.
For safety reasons, the dipped beam headlights
will then be switched on permanently when the
light switch is set to the AUTO position. You can
still switch the lights on and off in the normal
way with the light switch. You can also continue
to use all the other wiper functions that do not
use the rain sensor.
Drive to a qualified workshop soon and have the
fault rectified.
Q Suspension control
Applies to vehicles: with Audi drive select
I) Suspension: fault. You can continue driving
There is a malfunction in the suspension control
system. Drive
to a qualified workshop without delay and
have the fault rectified.
¢ ¢ Turn signals and hazard warning
lights
If the indicator lamp.
or.
flashes, the turn
signals are on. If both indicator lamps flash, the
hazard warning lights are on.
If one of the indicator lamps flashes twice as fast
as usual, a turn signal bulb has failed. You should
have the bulb replaced without delay.
Of� Rear seat belt
Applies to vehicles: with seat belt warning system (rear)
The warning lamp 111,tfil lights up briefly when
the ignition is switched on.
If a rear seat belt is buckled/unbuckled, the cor
responding indicator lamp lights up briefly.
H- If the indicator lamp lights up briefly, the
corresponding rear seat is not occupied or the
seat belt is not buckled. If the seat belt is un
buckled while the vehicle is moving, you will also
hear a warning tone.
ill- If the indicator lamp lights up briefly, the
seat belt has been fastened.
@ Note
For further information on the seat belts
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Applies to vehicles: with camera-based traffic sign recognition
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Calling up traffic sign menu
.,. Select the following on the infotainment sys
tem: jMENUj button> Car > On-board comput
er, or
.,. Use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel too switch to the tab marked "Car" and
scroll the thumbwheel to select the desired
menu,
Second ary display
If the infotainment display is currently showing a
function other than traffic sign recognition, the
currently speed limit will be displayed automati
cally in the bottom right-hand corner as a secon
dary display to the selected system ¢ Fig, 16, If
the system is able to detect a temporary speed
restriction in a given situation, it will update the
display accordingly.
Te mporary speed restrictions are displayed in the
following situations:
- A temporary speed restriction for wet weather
is detected while the windscreen wipers are op
erating.
- A speed restriction applying at certain times of
day has been detected and corresponds to the
time displayed in the instrument cluster.
- A speed restriction for fog is detected while the
vehicle's rear fog light or all-weather lights (or
front fog lights, depending on your vehicle's
equipment) are switched on.
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messages
Applies to vehicles: with camera-based traffic sign recognition
No traffic sign recognised
No relevant navigation data are available, and no
speed limit has been detected.
Function unavailable in this country
The vehicle is being driven in a country outside
the system's operational area. For a current list
of supported countries, go to www.audi.com.
Traffic sign recognition: currently restricted. See
owner's manual
This message appears, for instance, in the event
of a navigation system fault. The limited func
tionality may cause fewer speed limits to be dis
played (which increases the possibility of an er
ror).
Function currently unavailable. See owner's
manual
The system is currently unable to function prop
erly and will be deactivated. This can happen, for
instance, if the camera is dirty and a navigation
system malfunction occurs simultaneously.
Fault. See owner's manual
The function of the system is impaired; the sys
tem will be deactivated. Drive to a qualified work
shop soon.
Traffic sign recognition: currently unavailable.
Camera view restricted due to surroundings.
See owner's manual
This message will appear if the camera view is
obstructed ¢ page 23.
Please switch on the ignition to display
When the ignition is switched off, this message
will appear on the full display to indicate that the
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and windows
Central locking system
Description
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked via the
central locking system. You can use any of the
following:
- Remote control key¢ page 28
- Sensors in the door handles* ¢ page 28
- Lock on driver's door ¢ page 30
- Interior central locking switch ¢ page 29
Automatic locking function (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock function locks the doors and the
boot lid when the vehicle exceeds a speed of
about 15 km/h.
The vehicle is unlocked again immediately when
the unlock button in the central locking switch is
pressed or one of the inside door handles is
pulled. The Auto Lock function can be switched
on and off on the infotainment system
¢page 30.
In the event of an accident in which the airbags
inflate, the doors will be automatically unlocked
to facilitate access and assistance.
Unlocking one side of the vehicle only
When you lock the vehicle, the central locking
system will lock the doors and the boot lid. When
you unlock the vehicle, the central locking system
will unlock either the driver's door only, or all the
locks on the vehicle, depending on the setting
you have selected on the infotainment system
¢page 30.
Turn signals
The turn signals will flash twice when the vehicle
is unlocked and once when the vehicle is locked.
If the turn signals do not flash, one of the doors,
the boot lid or the bonnet is still open or the igni
tion is still on.
Accidental lock-out
The central locking system prevents you from be
ing locked out of the vehicle in the following sit
uations: Doors
and windows
- When the driver's door is open, you cannot lock
the vehicle by pressing the� button on the re
mote control key or touching the locking sen
sor* on one of the doors.
- When one of the doors is open, it cannot be
locked together with the other doors by press
ing the� button in the central locking switch
and then closing the door ¢ page 29.
- On vehicles with convenience key*, the boot lid
will be released again automatically if the key
that was last in use is left inside the boot when
the boot lid is closed. The hazard warning lights
will flash four times.
To prevent yourself from being locked out, do not
lock the vehicle with the remote control key/con
venience key* until all of the doors and the boot
lid are closed.
(D Note
- Never leave any valuable items in the vehi
cle unattended. Even a locked vehicle is not
a safe.
- When you lock the vehicle, the LED on the
driver's window sill flashes. If the LED is still
on about 30 seconds after the vehicle is
locked, the central locking system is not
working properly. You should have the mal
function repaired by a qualified workshop.
Set of keys
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Fig. 17 Keys supplied with the vehicle
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unlock the car. An emergency key is integrated in
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Fig. 18 Remote control key (front): Removing cap
Fig. 19 Remote control key (rear): Removing emergency
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... Press the release catches@¢ Fig. 18 and take
off the cap.
... Press the plastic strip@. A spring will eject the
emergency key part of the way. You can now re
move the emergency key completely.
You can use the emergency key to ...
- activate/deactivate* the front airbag on the
passenger's side ¢page 211.
- lock/unlock the glove box.
- lock/unlock the vehicle manually ¢ page 30.
- Lock the doors manually ¢page 30. Doors
and windows
LED and battery in remote control key
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LED on remote control key
The LED® lights up when you press the buttons .
... The LED should flash once when you press one
of the buttons briefly.
... The LED should flash repeatedly when you
press and hold one of the buttons (convenience
open/close).
... If the LED does not flash, the battery in the re
mote control key is flat. In addition, the indica
tor lamp r= will light up and the message Re
mote control key: please change key battery
will appear. Replace the battery.
Replacing the battery for the remote control
key
... Press the release catches@¢ Fig. 20 and take
off the cap .
... Press the release catches©¢ Fig. 21 on the
battery carrier and at the same time pull the
battery carrier out of the remote control key in
the direction of the arrow.
... Insert the new battery with the"+" symbol fac
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for instance whether it is in your jacket pock
et or in a briefcase.
The locking function may be affected if you grasp
the door handle while the vehicle is being locked.
Once the doors have been locked, they cannot be
opened again immediately. This will enable you
to check that the doors are properly closed.
The system will unlock either all the doors or only
one of the doors, depending on the settings you
have chosen on the infotainment system
¢page 30.
_& WARNING
On vehicles with an anti-theft alarm system*,
do not leave anyone (especially children) in
the car if it is locked from the outside and the
safelock mechanism* is activated: the doors
and windows cannot then be opened from the
inside ¢ page 31. Locked doors could delay
assistance in an emergency, potentially put
ting lives at risk.
((I)) Note
Please note the following points if the vehicle
is left parked for long periods:
- To save electrical power, the proximity sen
sors are switched off after a few days. You
will then need to pull the door handle once
to unlock the vehicle, and a second time to
open it.
- To prevent the battery from becoming dis
charged and thus maintain the vehicle's
starting ability for as long as possible, the
power management system will gradually
switch off convenience functions that are
not required. In this case you may not be
able to unlock the vehicle with this conven
ience function. Doors
and windows
Central locking switch
Fig. 24 Driver's door: Central locking switch
� To lock the vehicle, press the� button ¢.& -
� To unlock the vehicle, press the @J button.
Please note the following when you use the cen
tral locking switch to lock your vehicle:
- The doors and the boot lid cannot be opened
from the outside (for safety reasons, when
stopped at traffic lights, etc.).
- The LED in the central locking switch lights up
when all of the doors are closed and locked.
- You can open the doors individually from the in
side by pulling the inside door handle.
- In the event of an accident in which the airbags
inflate, doors locked from the inside will be au
tomatically unlocked to facilitate access and as
sistance.
_& WARNING
- The central locking switch is still operative
when the ignition is switched off and will
automatically lock the entire vehicle when
the @l button is pressed.
- The central locking switch inside the vehicle
is not operative if you lock the vehicle from
the outside .
- Locked doors could delay assistance in an
emergency, potentially putting lives at risk.
Do not leave anyone (especially children) in
the vehicle.
The doors and the boot lid are locked auto
matically when the vehicle reaches a speed of
about 15 km/h (Auto Lock) ¢page 25. You 1111>
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- For security reasons we recommend that
you delete the programming of the buttons
prior to selling your vehicle.
- For more information about Homeli nk,
please see www.homelink.com.
Con trols
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 33 Headliner: Operating unit
Important: The button in the headliner must be
programmed ¢ page 35 and the vehicle must
be within range of the garage door or other sys
tem you wish to operate.
.,. To open the garage door, press the button. The
LED ® will Light up or flash.
.,. To close the garage door, press the button
again.
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When opening/closing the garage door, do
not keep the button pressed for more than
20 seconds; otherwise the garage door open
er will switch to the programming mode. Doors
and windows
Programming the transmitter
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 34 Distance between radiator grille and hand-held
transmi tter
Programming a button: Stage 1 (at the
operating unit)
1. Switch on the ignitio n.
2. Press
and hold down the two outer buttons in
the headliner ¢ page 35, Fig. 33 until the
yellow LED@ goes out and the green LED®
Lights up. This procedure will delete the
standard factory settings and does not need
to be repeated when programming the other
buttons.
3. Briefly press the particular button in the
headliner that you would Like to program .
4. Wait until the yellow LED@ flashes. The pro
gramming mode is then activated for S mi
nutes.
S. Step
in front of your vehicle with the original
hand-held transmitter for the system you
wish to assign to the button in the headliner.
Programming a button: Stage 2 (at the
radi ator grille)
6. Hold
the hand-held transmitter in front of
your car's radiator grille¢ Fig. 34.
7. Now press and hold the button on the hand
held transmitter until the turn signals on
your vehicle start to flash. This can take up to
30 seconds.
8. If the hazard Lights flash three times, the
button has been programmed successfully. If
the hazard Lights flash once only, the pro
gramming operation has failed or the five mi
nute programming period has expired. Re-
peat the programming procedure starting
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