14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
111'!!1 Canada models: Malfunction Indica
mil tor Lamp (M IL) ¢ page 19
I'm Engine speed limitation*
1111111 ¢ page 19
• Check engine o
il level ¢ page20
• Engine
oil sensor malfunction ¢ page20
•
II
Battery
¢page 16
Low fuel level
¢page20
• Windshie
ld washer fluid level low ¢ page20
l:J
Defective light bulb
¢page20
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USA models : Defective brake light
¢page 20
Cl
Canada models: Defective brake
light
¢ page 20
II
Dynamic headlight range control* de-
fective ¢
page 21
El
Adaptive L ight* defective
¢page 21
m
Light/rain sensor defective (automat-
ic head lights)* defective ¢
page 21
B
Audi magnetic ride
¢page 21
•
Rear spoiler../
¢page 21
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USA models : Speed warning 1
¢page 76
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Canada models: Speed warning 1
¢page 76
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USA models : Speed warning 2
¢page 76
Canada models: Speed warning 2
¢page 76
Electro-mechanical power assist
¢ page 17
Other indicator lights
II
II
CRUIS
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Turn signals
¢page 21
USA models: Cruise control acti
vated ¢
page 21
Canada models: Cruise control
activated ¢
page 21
High beam
¢page 50
BRAKE/ (CD) Brake system
This warning/indicator light illuminates when
the brake fluid level is too low or when there
is a malfunction in the ABS, or when the park
ing brake is set.
If the - (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) symbo l flashes in the disp lay with the
parking brake released, there is a malfunction
in the brake system. In addition to the sym
bol, one of two messages appears in the dis
play:
Stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
Stabilization program and ABS fault! See
Owner's manual
.,. Pull off the road and stop the vehicle.
.,. Obtain p rofessional assistance.
USA models: if there is a ma lfunction in the
ABS system, the
m;B warning/ind icator light
illuminates along with the - system
malfunction warning/indicator light¢
A.
Canada models: if there is a malfunction in
the ABS system, the~ warning/i ndicator
lig ht i llum inates together with the. bra ke ..,_
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.
48 Clear vision
Clear vision Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 53 Instr ument pane l: light sw itch
Fig. 54 Instr ument pane l: ligh t switch w ith dayti me
running lights (DR L)
The light switch must not be overturned past
the stops in
either direct ion.
Switching on automatic headlight
control*
.,. Turn the light switch to AUTO* ¢ fig. 53.
Switching on the side marker lights
... Turn the light switch to :;oo:.
Switching on the headlights and high
beam
... Turn the light switch to iD.
... Push the high beam lever forward towards
the instrument panel¢
page SO.
Switching off the lights
... Turn the light switch to 0.
The head lights only work when the ignition is
switched on. While start ing the engine or
when switching off the ignition, the head- lights
will go off and only the side ma rker
lights will be on.
Daytime running lights (DRL) (USA
models)
T he daytime running lights can be turned on
or off using this function. If the function is ac
tive, the daytime running lights are turned on
automatically when the ignit ion is switched
on.
The daytime running lights are activated
only
when the light switch is at the AUTO* or DRL *
position.
Daytime running lights (Canada models
only)
The daytime running lights are activated only
when the light switch ¢ fig. 53 is either at the
0 or the :;oo: position.
T he daytime r unning lights funct ion cannot be
turned off.
Automatic headlight control*
In the switch position AUTO the automatic
headlight control
is turned on. The low
beams are turned on automatically through a
light sensor as soon as ambient brightness
(e .g. when driving into a tunnel) falls below a
value preset at the factory. When ambient
brightness increases aga in, the low beams are
turned off again automatically ¢.&. .
In the
AUTO position the low beams are
switched off automatically when the ignition
is turned off .
Light Sensor Malfunction*
In the event of a light sensor malfunction, the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis
play:
El Automatic headlights/automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons the low beams are turned
on permanently with the switch in
AUTO* .
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch. Have the
Ill>-
light sensor checked as soon as possible at a
dealership.
Adaptive light *
The benefit of adaptive l ight is that the curve
and the edge of the road are better i llum inat
ed . The adaptive light is contro lled automati
cally, depending on vehicle speed and steering
wheel angle.
When driving a round bends, the head lights
are contro lled according to steering wheel an
g le . So that there is no black area ahead of the
ve hic le, the two main beams pivot at different
angles. The system works above a speed of
about 6 mph (10 km/h).
Com ing home /le avi ng home function *
The function is swit ched on when the switch is
in the AUTO* position and the function is
shown as active in the driver information sys
tem.
The
coming hom e function illuminates the
area around the vehicle when the ign ition is
switched off and the driver's door is ope ned.
The length of time the lights remain on can be
set in the menu display
( Illumination > Exte
rior lights > coming home ).
The leavi ng home function i lluminates the
area around the vehicle when unlocking it.
A WARNING
- Never use dayt ime running l ights to see
where you are going. They are not bright
enough and w ill not let you see far
enough ahead for safety, especially at
dusk or when it is dar k. Always switch on
the low beams at dusk or when i t is dar k.
- Automatic headlights a re only intended
to assist the dr iver. They do not re lieve
t he driver of his responsibi lity to check
t he headlights and to turn them on man
ually according to the current light and
visibility conditions. For example, fog
and rain cannot be detected by the light
sensors. So a lways switch on the head
lights under these weather cond itions
and when driving in the dark
jO .
Clear vis ion 49
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists.
- Always turn on the headlights so that
youcanseeahe adandsothatothe ~
can see your car from the back .
- Please observe legal regulat ions w hen
using the ligh ting systems des cribed.
(D Tips
- T he light sensor for head light control is
located in the rear view mirror mount.
Do not apply any stickers to t he wind
shield in th is area to preven t malfunc
tions or fa ilures.
- Some exter io r l ighting funct ions can be
adjusted in t he driver i nformat ion sys
t em
~page 24.
- I f you remove the igni tion from t he igni
t ion lock while the headligh ts are s till
on, a buzzer wi ll sound as long as the
driver's door is o pen to remind yo u to
t u rn off the lights.
- Always observe the specific local regula
tions for your area as to when to use your
lights.
- With automatic headlights, the high
beam f unction is also available, but w ith
one restrict ion: If you have not sw itched
the high beams back to low beams dur
ing automatic headlight operation (for
example, after d riving throug h a tunnel),
only the low beams come on the next
t ime au tomati c headlights a re swi tched
on. To use the high beams , you firs t have
t o pull the hig h beam lever back and
then push the lever fo rward again .
- In coo l or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals an d tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera
t u re difference between the inside and
outside. They w ill clear shortly after
switching them on. This does not affect
the se rv ice life of the lighting.
50 Clear vis ion
Front fog lights
F ig. 55 Fog light act ivation: light switch pos itio n on
veh icles WITHOUT sensor light
Switching on the front fog lights iO
.,. Do no t turn the light switch ·'t/- · ¢ fig. 55 to-
ward the fog light symbol
}D.
.,. Turn the light switch to :o o: or to io .
.,. Pull the ligh t switch to the first stop @.
When the front fog lights are on, the symbol
}D next to the light switch will i llum ina te.
@ Tips
With the switch in AUTO front fog lights
cannot be turned on in addit ion.
Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering col
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash
er .
Fig. 56 Tu rn signa l and hig h beam lever
The turn signal and high beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals ¢ Q ©@
.,. Push the lever up as fa r as it ca n go to t urn
on the right turn s ignal or down to tu rn on
the left turn signal ¢
fig. 56 .
.,. Move the lever briefly unti l you meet res ist
ance and release it to flash three times .
.,. Move the lever (up or down) until you meet
resistance and hold it there to determine
the flashing time for the turn signals .
High be am gD @
.,. Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam.
.,. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight fla sh er gD @
.,. Pull the lever toward the steering whee l to
use the headlight flasher.
Not es on thes e features
- The turn signals on ly work wi th the ignition
sw itched on. The indicator lights
F-1 or rl in
the instrument cluster¢
page 12 also blink.
- After you have turned a co rner, the turn s ig-
na l switches off automa tically .
- The
high beam works on ly w hen the he ad
lights a re on . The indicator light
II in t he
instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as
you ho ld the lever - even if there a re no
lights turned on. The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
-
Do not use the h igh beam or head light
flasher if yo u know that these could b lind
oncom ing traffic.
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234 Index
F
Fan ... . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 69
Radiator ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 174
Fasten ing
B ooste r seats ............ .... .. .. .
137
Conve rtible c hild safety se ats . .. .. .. . 135
Infant sea ts
F lat t i re 13 5
Changing .. ... ......... ... .. .. ... 209
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
Fo ld ing master key w ith remote contro l .. 32
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
For the sake of the environmen t
G asoline fumes and the environmen t ..
163
Le tting you r engine warm up ... .. .. . . 74
Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Saving fue l by early upshifting . ..... . . 10
Fr ont airbags
D escr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
H owtheywork ...... .......... .... 118
Fronta l collisions and the laws of physics 102
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ad justing ....................... ..
94
Ad just ing the manual seats . .... .... .. 61
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat ... .. . 110
Fu el
Additives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .
161
Blended gasoline ........... .. .... . 161
Current fuel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fill er neck .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 162
Fue l gauge . ... ......... ... .. .. ... . 12
Fuel supp ly too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gasoline ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 16 1
Gasoline additives ........ .... .... . 162
Octane rating . ........... .. .. .. .. . 16 1
Recommendation .... ... .. .. .. .... . 161
Refue lling . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 163
Reserve . ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 2
Tank capacity .............. .. .... . 224
Unlock ing the fue l filler flap by hand .. 164
Fu el economy messages (efficiency pro-
gram) ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... ..
27
Fuse ar rangement ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 2 14
G
Garage doo r opener ( Homelink) .... . .. . 89
Gas discha rge lamps ..... .. ... ..... ..
2 16
Ga uges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . .
11
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration
Instruments and controls .. ... .. .. .. .. 8
Generator (warning/ indicator l igh ts) . .. .
16
G lossary of tire and loading terminology 182
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
G ross Vehicle We ight Rating (GVWR) ... 223
H
Head lights ..... .. .......... ... ... .. 48
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 2 1
Fron t fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Switching off .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 4 8
Switching on ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 48
Washe r system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SS
Xenon headlights .............. .. .. . 48
He ad restr aints .. .. ............. .. ... 95
Adjusting ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 95
Heated
exter io r mir ro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
fron t seats (cl ima te control) ..... .. .. . 72
rear window ...................... . 71
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Heate d washer jets
Wiper and washer system .. ... .. .. .. .
54
H eating .. .. ...... ............. ..... 68
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 50
High voltage warning label .. ... .. .. .. 223
Hill Descent Assist . ... .. ......... ... . 85
Hill ho ld assist
Starting on hills ............... .....
76
Homel in k unive rsal remote control . ... . 89
Hood Open ing .. .. .. .. .................
165
Re le a se lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Hor n .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. 8
How many ai rba gs does my vehicle have?
115
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? .... .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. ...
188
H ow safety belt pretensioners wo rk . .. . 107
Hydroplaning .. ........... .. .. .. ... 192
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
I gnition key safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
I gnition lock pos itions ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 73
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving . . . 92
I mp roperly wor n safety be lts . .. .. .. .. . 106
Indicator light Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119, 120
Aud i magnetic ride .................. 21
C lut ch ove rheati ng ........ .. .. .. .. ..
87
PASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF .. .. .. .. .. . 120
Indicator lights Red symbols in the center d isplay .. .. .. 13
Yellow symbols in the center d isp lay . .. 13
also refer to War ning/ indica to r li ghts .. 12
Infant seats . ............. .... .. ...
135
Instal ling ch ild safety sea ts
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
I nst rumen t cluster and contro ls .. .. .. .. 10
Instrument panel illum ination . .. .. .. .. 52
I nstrumen ts and con tro ls
Gene ral i llustration .... ... .. .. .. .. ...
8
Inter ior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Luggage compartmen t .............. 52
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Ju mp-starting 217
J umper cables .. ........... .. .. .. ... 218
K
Key ... .... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... 32
Battery replacement ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Check light . .. ........... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Conve nience opening and closing of pow-
e r top ... .. .... .......... ..... .... 43
Conven ience opening and clos ing of w in -
dows .. .. ... .................. .. .. 4 0
E me rgency key ........... .. .. .. .. .. 3 2
Inde x 235
Key rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Keyless ent ry remote cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . 33
K ick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
Knee a irbags . ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 124
Description . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 124
How they work . .. .... ............. 125
Important safety instructions ........ 126
L
Lap timer ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 29
Lau nch Control Prog ram ..............
86
Leathe r cleaning/protect ion .......... 158
Leaving home ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 49
Lift ing jack ........ ................ 210
Lifting vehicle . .. .. .... ............. 222
L igh t/ rain senso r defec tive ............ 21
Lights ........ ... .. ................
48
Coming/Leav ing home .. .. ... ..... .. . 49
E mergency flashe r .. .......... ... ...
51
Exte rior lig hti ng .. .. . .............. . 49
F ron t fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Head lights . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 4 8
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 , SO
Instrument pane l illumination ... .. .. . 52
S ide marker lights ............. .... .
48
Turn signals ... .. ................. . 50
Xenon headlights ........... ...... .. 48
Loading the luggage compartment ... .. . 97
Lock ing
Power lo ckin g sw it ch ........... .. .. .
36
Rea r lid /trun k lid ................ .. . 37
Remote maste r key ... ...... ... .. .. .
35
U sing the key . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 36
Luggage compartm ent
Li gh t ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 52
L oad ing . .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 97
S ki bag ... .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. .
63
M
Maintenan ce .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 226
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) 19, 30
Manua l convertib le top
closing ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 42
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