18 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
-The light illuminates when the convertib le
top is opened or closed incompletely.
nlfJ Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
If the Ji) indicator lamp blinks while driving,
the ESC or ASR (Ant i-Slip Regulation) is active
l y regulating .
If the
Ji) indicator lamp illuminates, the sys
tem has switched the ESC off. In this case, you
can switch the ignition
off and then on to
switch the ESC on again . The system is func
tioning comp letely whe n the indicator lamp
switches off.
If the
i indicator lamp illuminates, the ESC
was switched
off with the [ru button .
Stabiliz ation prog ram and ABS fault! See
own er's manu al
If the J;.J indicator lamp and the El ABS indi
cator lamp illuminate and the dr iver message
appears, the ABS or e lec tronic differential lock
is ma lfunctioning . This also interrupts the
ESC. The brakes st ill function with the ir nor
mal power, but ABS is not active .
Drive to your authorized Aud i dea ler immedi
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
For more information about the ESC
c:::;,page 142.
ABS/ (8 ) Anti-lock brake system
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL).
The warning/indicator light
E (USA mod
e ls)
;riJ (Canada mode ls) will come on for a
few seconds when the ignition is sw itched on .
The light will go out after an automatic check
sequence is comple ted.
The re i s a malfuncti on in the ABS when :
-The warning/indicator light does not ill umi
nate when you switch the ign ition on.
- The warning/indicator light does not go out
after a few seconds . - The warning/
indica tor light i lluminates
while driving .
T he ESC indi cator lig ht also illum inates if
there is a ma lf u nction in the ABS. The mes
sage
Stabiliz ation program and ABS : fa ult!
Se e owne r's ma nual
also appears in the in
strument cluster d isp lay and a warning tone
sounds.
The brake system will still re spond e ven
without the a ssistan ce of the ABS system.
See your authorized Audi de aler as soon as
possible to re store full b raking perfo rmance.
For more info rmation regard ing the ABS
c:::;, page 142.
Malfunction in the br ake sy stem
If the brake warning light c:::;, page 14 and the
ABS warning illuminate together there may be
a malfunction in the ABS, and there may also
be a malfunction in the brake system itself
c:::;,
&. . The AB S will not wo rk and you will no
ti ce a change in braking re spon se and p er
formanc e.
In the even t of a mal func tion in the brake
sy stem
the warning/ind icator light 1111
( U SA models)/ . (Canada models) in the in
strument cluster flashes c:::;, page 14.
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL )
The EDL works together w ith the ABS . The
ABS warning light wi ll come on if there is a
malfunction in the EDL sys tem
c:::;, page 142 .
See your author ized Audi dealer as soon as
possible .
A WARNING ,-=
-If the E (USA mode ls)/ Ei] (Canada
models) warning light does not go out,
or if it comes on whi le driving, the ABS
system is not work ing properly. The vehi·
cle ca n then be stopped only wit h the
standard brakes (without ABS) . You w ill
not have the protect ion ABS prov ides .
Contact your Audi dea le r as soon as pos
sib le.
-
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Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 19
-USA models: If the la warning light,
the
G1 warning light and the m:IJ warn
ing light come on together, t he rear
wheels could lock up first under hard
braking. Rear wheel lock-up can cause
loss of vehicle control and an accident .
Have your vehicle repai red immediately
by you r autho rized Aud i dea ler or a qua li
fied workshop. Drive slowly and avoid
sudden, hard brake applications .
-Canada models: If the brake warn ing
light ., the
&J warn ing light and the
ABS warning light
[IJ come on together,
the rear wheels could lock up first under
hard braking. Rear wheel lock-up can
cause loss of vehicle control and an acci
dent . Have you r vehicle repaired immed i
ately by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified wo rkshop . Dr ive slowly and
avo id sudden, hard brake applicat ions.
( 0) Worn brake pads
riJ Che ck brake pad s!
If the warn ing light illum inates, immediately
contact your authorized A udi dealer or quali
f ied workshop to have all brake pads inspect
ed. O n USA models the wa rning lig ht
riJ
comes on togethe r wi th the warn ing light
la . Both sets of b ra ke pads on an axle
must always be replaced at the same time .
A WARNING
Driving with bad brakes can cause a colli
sion and serious personal injury.
- If the warning light riJ and the warning
light
lai1 ) w it h the message Brake
pads !
comes on in the instr ument cluster
display, immediately contact your au
tho rized Aud i dea le r or qualified work
shop to have a ll brake pads checked or
replaced if necessary .
1) - : USA mod els on ly
-
EPC Electronic pow er control
This warning/indicator light monitors the
electronic power control.
The ~ warning/indicator light (Electronic
Power Control) illuminates when you switch
on the ignition as a function check .
@ Tips
If this warning/ indicato r light illum inates
while you are driving, then there is a mal
funct ion in the engine electronics . Have
the malfunct ion corrected as soon as pos
sible by your authori zed A udi dealer or
q ualified works hop .
~ Malfunction Indicator lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfun ction Indicator Lamp ( MIL) is par t
of the On -Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system.
The symbo l
fl lights up when the ignition is
turned on and will turn off after the eng ine
has started and has settled at constant idle
speed . This indicates that the MIL is work ing
proper ly.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfu nction in the eng ine electron ic system .
Contact your a uthorized Audi dea ler and have
the malfunction corrected.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL l ight to illum inate
c::> page 163.
For more information c::> page 30 .
!?) Engine speed limitation
App lies to vehicles : wi th engine speed limitatio n
(m Do not e xceed ma x. engine speed of
XXXX rpm
The (Ill symbol illuminates when there is an
engine contro l ma lf u nction . The indicator
li ght ~ in the instrument cl uster a lso illumi-
nates. The engine speed is limited to the .,.
Instrument s and warnin g/indic ator ligh ts 21
Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assis
tance if necessary.
@ Tips
The brake light switch is only inspected as
pa rt of the functional check after the en
gine is started.
~(D Headlight range control defective
Applies to vehicles: with dynamic headlig ht range adjust·
ment
I f the II ill uminates, the dynamic headlight
range control is no longer working properly .
Have the system checked and repaired at your
authorized Audi dealer.
sD Adaptive light defective
App lies to vehicles: w it h Adaptive Light
rlJ Ad apt ive l ight de fe cti ve
When this symbo l rlJ illuminates, it means
that Adaptive Light is defective. Go to a quali
f ied workshop to have the headlights or the
control unit for the Adaptive Light repaired.
(j_ o Light/rain sensor defective
Applies to vehicles: with automat ic headlights
The indicator light indicates a defect in the
automatic headlights/automatic wiper sys
tem.
If the symbol illuminates, the light sensor has
failed. For safety reasons, the low beams are
turned on permanently with the switch in
AU
TO. However, you can continue to turn the
lights on and off using the light switch . In the
case of a defect in the ra in sensor, the w ind
sh ie ld wiper lever functions are st ill available .
H ave the light/ra in sensor checked as soon as
possib le at an author ized Audi dealer.
; Audi magnetic ride
Applies to vehicles: with Audi magnetic ride
The indicator light monitors vehicle damping.
The indicator light 8 illum inates when the ig
n ition is switched on as a funct ion check .
(D Tips
If the indicator la mp illuminates whi le you
are driving, there is a malfunction in the
vehicle damping. The chassis should be in
spected immed iate ly by an authorized
Audi dealer.
-::}. Rear spoiler
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electrically retractable rear spoiler.
The warning/indicator light I) has the fo l
l owing functions:
- It comes on for about 3 seconds as a func
tion check when the ignition is switched on .
- It comes on if there is a mal function in the
electrically retractab le rear spoi ler.
Additional informat ion about t he e lectr ica lly
retractab le rear spoi ler¢
page 144.
¢ ¢Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal.
Whenever you use the left II or the r ight II
turn s ignal, the indicator light blinks. When
you use the emergency flashe r, both indicator
li ghts fl ash.
If one of the turn signal light bulbs burn out,
the turn signal w ill blink twice as fast as nor
mal.
Additional informat ion on the turn s ignals
~ page SO.
CRUISE/ r,f Cruise control
The lB;\l )~i4 ( U SA mode ls)/ . (Canada models)
warning/indicator light illuminates when the
c ruise control is ac tiva ted.
24 Driver information system
the calculation of the current trip informa
t ion. If the trip is interrupted for
more than 2
hours
the memory is reset automatica lly.
Total -trip memory (Trip computer 2)
Unlike the sing le-trip memory, the total-trip
memory is not reset automatically. This per
mits you to evaluate your dr iving data for the
entire period between manual resets.
Efficiency program*
The effic ien cy program can help you to use
less fuel
~ page 2 7.
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two
switches on the windshield wiper lever.
-----------< @
Fig. 10 W iper arm/w iper lever: con tro ls for t he trip
compute r
Selecting the trip computer
"Tap the I Reset I button @ until the trip com
puter (memory level 1 or 2) appears in the
display ¢
page 23, fig . 8.
Selecting the functions
" Push in the upper (lower) protrusion on the
function selector switch @
q fig. 10. The
functions for the trip computer are d is
played in succession on the respective mem
ory levels.
Resetting the function to zero
" Push the I Reset I button @ for at least two
seconds.
You can reset the fo llowing values to zero us
ing the
I Reset I button :
- driving time -
distance
- average f uel mileage
- average speed
The t rip computer only operates when the ig
nition is on. When you turn on the ignition,
the function that was in use when you last
turned the ignition off will be displayed .
(D Tips
-You can also set the values for the func
tions to zero in the menu display
(Reset )
qpage24 .
-All stored values will be lost if the vehi
cle battery is disconnected .
- The driving information in the efficiency
program is a lso reset to zero with the
single-trip memory.
Menu display
Introduction
Display Type
•set
iF'Cf t -,,., ==
Menu off
Fig. 11 D isplay: Sta rt men u
Some funct ions in yo ur vehicle can be set , ac
t ivated, and controlled by
Menus (e.g. Acous
tic park assist *). With these menus you can al
so select the information shown in the driver
information system, which operates only with
the ignition switched on. Operation is control
led by the
! Reset I button and the rocker switch
on the wiper lever
q page 25, fig . 12.
The Start menu shows you the different dis
play types:
Set
Check
Menu off
26 Driver information system
Selec- Selected func- Meaning
tion tion bar
0
Box Not selected
•
Triangle
point-Previous page
ing up
•
Triangle point- Next page
ing down
Selecting settings
The Driver Information System settings are
menu-guided .
Fig. 14 Display: Menu Set tings , computer selected
(page
l)
Select your settings as follows :
• Press the !Reset i button. The Start menu ap
pears¢
page 24, fig. 11.
• Press the rocker switch until Set is dis
played .
• Press the
I Reseti button. All the menus ap
pear.
• Press the rocke r switch u ntil the desired line
is highlighted (cursor)¢
fig. 14.
• Press the I Res et i button.
• If necessary, scro ll by se lecting and activat
ing the symbol for "Next page" or "Previous
page".
When you have selected the Computer menu
and activated it by pressing the!Reset i but
ton, two computer leve ls appear (computer 1
and computer 2). Now you have to select the
level you want using the rocker switch and ac
tivate it w ith the
I Reset I button .
Engine oil temperature display
Applies to vehicles: with engine temperature con tro l dis
play
Fig. 15 Display : eng ine oil temperature d isp lay
;
ci.. a, ID
• With the ignition switched on, press the
! RESETi button
¢page 24, fig. 10 repeated
ly until the engine oil temperature display is
shown.
The engine has reached its operating temper
ature when the engine oil temperature is be
tween
1 76 °f (80 °C) and 248 °f (120 °C) un
der normal driving conditions. The engine oil
temperature may be higher if there is heavy
engine load and high temperatures outside .
This is not a cause for concern as long as the
• ¢page 16 or II ¢page 20 warning light
in the display does not flash .
Boost and engine oil temperature
indicator
Applies to vehicles: with boost pressure indicato r
0 ~ 00 0
;;i a,
Fig. 16 Disp lay: boost and eng ine oi l temperature indi
cator
• With the ignition switched on, press the
button -arrow- repeatedly until the display
is shown . ..,.
28 Driver information system
Fue l economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con
ditions. If you follow these fuel economy mes
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump
t ion of fuel. The messages appear automati
cally and are only displayed in the efficiency
program . The fuel economy messages turn off
automatically after a certain period of time .
.,. To turn a fuel economy message off immedi
ately after it appears, press the
! R ESET I but
ton
¢ page 24 , fig . 1 O @, or
.,. Press the function selection switch
¢page 24, fig.10 @.
(D Tips
-Once you have turned a fuel economy
message off, it will only appear again af
ter you turn the ignition on aga in.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis
played in every instance, but rather in in
tervals over a period of ti me.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 20 Sectio n of inst rume nt cl uster : Serv ice interv al
d isplay
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec
tion is calculated automatically and displayed
according ly . The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv
ice rem inder appears in the display when you
turn on the ignition.
After about 5 seconds the display sw itches
back to normal. The d istance and time re- maining are
updated each time the ignition is
turned on until the date due for service is
reached.
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, th e
message
Service due! appears in the instru
ment cluster immediately after you turn on
the ignition . Additionally, a warning tone
sounds. After about 5 seconds the disp lay
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due,
can be shown in the instrument cluster by se
lecting the service interval display . Select
Chec k > Service > Oil change or Service by us
ing the
I RESET I button and the rocker switch
r:::> page 25, fig. 12 .
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized Audi dealer will reset the cor
responding service schedule after performing
the appropriate service on you r vehicle. You
also have the possibility to reset the oil
change schedule after having performed an
o il change according to Audi specif ications.
- Switch the ignition on.
- Pull the knob
r:::> fig. 20. The message. Serv-
ice due!
appears.
- Pull the knob until the display
Oil change in
-----mi (km)--- days appears . If the I RESET I
button is not pulled within 5 seconds, the
display reset mode closes.
(D Note
If you disconnect the battery terminals, no
calculations can be made for the service
interval display dur ing this time and no
serv ice reminder will appear. Remember
that observing the proper service intervals
i s vitally important to extending the life of
your vehicle, pa rticularly the engine, and
maintaining its value. Even if the mileage
driven is low, the maximum period of one
year from one service to the next m ust not
be exceeded.
II>-
@ Tips
-Do not reset the display between oil
changes, otherw ise the display will be in
correct.
- The information in the Service Reminder
remains stored even when the vehicle
battery is disconnected.
Lap timer
Introduction
Appl ies to vehicles : wit h lap timer
You ca n record and eva luate lap times wi th
the lap timer in the display
c::> page 29,
fig. 22. The time is measured in minutes, sec
onds and 1/10 seconds. The hours are a lso
shown when the lap time exceeds 60 minutes.
The maximum individual measurement is 99
h ours.
A WARNING
-
Please devote your full attent ion to driv
ing. As the driv er, you have comp lete re
sponsibility for safety in traffic. Only use
t he funct io ns in such a way that yo u always
ma in tain complete contro l over your veh i
cle in all traff ic si tuations.
@ Tips
W hen the lap t imer stopwatch is running,
you can c all up the t rip computer info rma
t ion wi th the
I RESET I b utton .
Calling up the lap timer and timing
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer
------- @
Fig. 2 1 Contro ls
Dr iver in formation system 29
Fig . 22 D isplay: Lap t imer
Calling up the lap t imer
.. Press the I RESET I c:> fig. 21 @ button until
the lap timer
c::> fig . 22 appears .
Timing laps
.. To start timing, press the upper section of
the wiper switch @. The time measurement
is shown in line
CD c::> fig. 22.
.. To stop timing, press the upper section of
the wiper switch @again. This also starts
timing the next round . The previous t ime
moves one line up, first to line @and the n
t o line @. Line @ shows the current lap
number, for ex ample LAP 5.
Displaying intermediate time and pausing
timing
.. To display an intermediate time, press the
lower section of the w iper swi tch @ . The in
t ermediate t ime appears in line
CD and is
marked with* .
.. To pause t iming, press the lower section of
the wiper switch @again .
.. To continue tim ing, press the upper section
of the wiper switch @.
If timing is paused, you can continue it later
even if you sw itch the ignition off.
30 Driver information system
Evaluating times and continuing or
resetting timing
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and
average lap times.
LAP 5
+ 45:12.9
59:08.8
0 51 :10.a
Fig. 23 Display: lap time eval uation
.. To eva luate lap times, press and hold the
I RESET Ir=) page 29, fig . 21 @ button for ap
proximate ly 2 seconds. The display shows
the fastest lap" +", the s lowest lap"-" and
the average lap time
"0" .
.. To continue t iming for addit ional laps, press
the wiper switch @ .
.. To reset the timer to zero , press and hold
the
I RESET I button again for approximately
2 seconds .
.. To switch the lap timer off comp letely, press
the
I RESET ! button briefly.
(D Tips
- Saved lap times cannot be individually
deleted from the tota l resu lts.
- The saved lap timer values will not be
l os t after turning the ignition off.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IL) Iii in
the instrument cluster is part of the On-Board
Diagnostic (OBD
II) system.
The warning/indicator ligh t illuminates whe n
the ignition is switched on and goes out after
the eng ine starts and the idle has stabilized.
This indicates that the MIL is working proper
ly .
If the light does not go out after t he engine
is started, or illuminates while you are driv
i ng, a malfunction may exist in the eng ine sys
tem. If the light illuminates, the catalytic con
verter could be damaged .
Contin ue driving
with reduced power (avoid
i ng sustained high speeds and/or rapid accel
erations) and have the cond ition corrected.
Contact your a uthorized Audi dea ler.
If the light il luminates, the electronic speed
limiter may also be malfunct ioning. For more
information
c:> page 31, Electronic speed
limiter.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
c:> page 163.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 24 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (DLC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the compo
nents of your emission contro l system . Each
monitored component in your engine system
has been assigned a code. In case of a mal
funct ion, the component will be identified
and the fault stored as a code in the control
module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery sys·
tem. If the light illuminates after a refuelling,
stop the vehicle and make sure the fuel filler
cap is properly closed
c:> page 163.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the
stored data can on ly be displayed using spe
c ial dia gnost ic equipment (generic scan tool
furOBD) .
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