Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 11
Digital clock with date display
Your vehicle is equipped with a quartz con
trolled digital clock .
Fig. 4 In str um en t cl uste r w it h t he dig ita l cloc k
To set the hour
.. Pull the knob (hou r d isp lay flashes) and turn
i t to the left o r right.
To set the minutes
.. Pull the knob as ma ny times as necessary
un til the mi nute display flash es.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To set the date
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
unt il the day, month or year display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right .
To hide or d isplay the date
.. Pull the knob as many times as necessary
unti l the date display flashes.
.. Turn the knob to the left or right.
When the date disp lay stops blinking, this
means the time and date have been success
fu lly stored.
W ith the ignition off, pushing or pulling the
Set/Check button¢
page 10, fig . 3@ can
turn on the dis play f ie ld lighting for a few sec
onds .
Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coo la nt gauge ¢ page 10 , fig. 3@
only works when the ign ition is on. To prevent
damage to your e ngine, please note the fo l
l owing important points:
Engine cold
As long as the nee dle rem ains a t the left end
of the gauge, the engine s till h as not reac hed
its operating temperat ure. Avoid high engine
speeds, heavy engine loads and heavy throt
tle.
Normal temperature
W hen the engine has re ache d its ope rat ing
temperature, the need le w ill move into the
mid dle of t he gauge and rema in there .
If the
engine is working hard at high outside tem
peratures, the needle may turn fu rther to the
right. This is no cause for concern as long as
the . warni ng light in the inst rument cl uster
does not illuminate .
When the. war ning light starts to flash,
th is can mean one of two thi ngs: either the
coolant
temperature is too high, o r the coo l
ant
level is too low ¢ page 17 .
A WARNING
--Always obs erv e th e warn ing in
¢ page 165 before openi ng the eng ine
h oo d and che ck ing the e ngine coolan t
leve l.
- Neve r open t he eng ine hood if you see or
he ar ste am, or if you see engi ne coo lant
drippi ng from t he en gine compar tment .
You could bur n yourse lf . Let the en gin e
coo l off fi rst until you can no longer see
or hear steam or coolant escap ing.
(D Note
- M ounting ad ditiona l lights or accessories
i n fr ont of the air inlets reduces the coo l
ing effect of t he radiato r. At high o utsi de
tempe rat ures or h igh engine load, the
eng ine could overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to
properly d istribute the cooling a ir when
the vehicle is movi ng. If the spoiler is
damaged, this could reduce the coo ling
e ff ect a nd th e eng ine could then ove r
h eat . As k yo ur au thori zed A udi deal er for
a ssis tan ce.
Each display type in the Start menu cont ains a
submenu with additional options.
Set Clock ¢ page 26
Computer c::>page 26
Acoustic park assist*
c:>page 80
Speed wa rning c::> page 78
Language c::> page 26
Units (distance, fue l consump-
tion, temperature)
c::> page 26
Tire press ure monitoring
c::> page 199
Lap timer* c:>page 29
Lighting* c::> page 48
Wiper (service posit ion)
c:> page 56
Wi ndow c::> page 40
Doors (unlock ing and locking
mode, for examp le Auto- lock)
c::> page 34, c::> page 34
Check Service c::> page 28
Chassis number c::> page 223
Engine oil temperature*
c:> page 26, c::> page 26
Registered keys c::> page 32
Menu off All of the messages show n in
veh icles without menu display
appear on the disp lay screen .
Navigating the menu
Use the racker switch on the windshield wiper
lever and the
I Reset ! button to operate the
menu and carry out inquiries and selections .
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Fig. 12 W iper lever: Cont rols fo r th e me nu di splay
Dr iver in formation system 25
Fig . 1 3 D isplay: Start menu
I Reset I button @ and rocker switch @
c::> fig. 12 fu nctions:
To open the menu
.. Press the I Reset I button @ until the men u
disp lay
c::> fig . 13 appears
Sel ections and sett ing s
.. Press the rocker switch @to reach a men u
disp lay. The switch is operated the same as
the display (up/down) .
Entering and confirming
.. Press the I Reset I butt on @.
Returning to the Start menu
.. Press the I Reset I butto n longer tha n 2 sec
onds to return from any menu level to the
Sta rt me nu.
U sing the rocker switch, you can select the
menus in the d isplay or change settings. A
cu rsor appears on th e left in front of these
lec ted values.
By pressing the
I Reset I button, you activate
the se lection you made or confi rm the values
you set.
Selected functions are identified wit h
a check mark or are carried out d irectly .
Mean ings of the symbols in the display:
Selec- Selected func- Meaning
tion tion bar
> Cursor Current Selection
./
Check mark Se
lecte d or Fune-
t ion active
78 On the road
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
Switches in the wiper arm are used to operate
warning threshold
2 .
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Fig. 85 Wiper lever: Tr ip computer con trols
To store maximum speed
>Turnoff the ignition.
> Briefly press the button in the instrument
cl uster ¢
page 77, fig. 84. The odometer
and the digital clock are now illuminated .
> Press the button for at least 2 seconds . The
currently stored maximum speed appears in
the display
or the crossed out symbol for
warning threshold 2, if no max imum speed
was set previously.
> Press the function selector sw itch in the
wipe r lever @¢
fig. 85 up or down to
change the set value. Values run up or dow n
i n steps of 6.2 mph (10 km/h).
To delete maximum speed
>Turnoff the ignit ion.
> Briefly press the button in the instrument
cluster <:::>
page 77, fig . 84 . The odometer
and the digital clock are now illumi nated.
> Press the button fo r at least 2 seconds . The
cu rrently stored maxim um speed appears in
the display.
> Press the reset button in the wiper lever ®
<:::>
fig . 85 until the crossed out speed warn
ing symbol for warning threshold 2 appears
i n the display.
A few seconds after the adjustment is com
pleted, the illumination for the odometer and
the dig ital clock will go out.
(D Tips
This warning threshold can a lso be con
trolled thro ugh the tr ip computer
¢ page 25, Navigating the menu.
Cruise control
Switching the system on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph (30 km/h) .
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Fig. 86 Contro l leve r with set b utton
Fig. 87 Display : Se lecte d speed
> Pull the lever to position (D <:::> fig. 86 to
switch the system on.
> Dr ive at the speed you w ish to set.
> Press button @ to set that speed.
.., ....
i
The display <:::> fig. 87 will show the set speed .
The display may vary depending on the type of
display in your vehicle. The indicator light
M;ll)~14 (US model)/ . (Canadian model) will
also light up in the instrument cluster .
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to traffic even when
the cruise control is switched on. You are
always responsib le for your speed and
slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the veh icle.
- A soft or unstable surface under the
jack may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack. Always provide a firm base for
the jack on the ground. If necessary, use a sturdy board under the jack .
- On hard, slippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent
the jack from slipping .
- To help prevent injury to yourself and
your passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle u nti l yo u are
sure the jack is sec urely engaged .
- Pa ssenge rs must not remai n in the ve
h icle when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe pl ace away from the vehicle and
well away from the roadway and traffic.
- Make sure ja ck position is correc t, ad
just as necessary and then continue to
ra ise the jack .
(D Note
A floor jac k or the pads o n the hoist arms
m ust
n ot be po sit ioned at the po ints
shown
-arrows- .
Taking the wheel off
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig . 159 W hee l ch ange : us ing th e sc rewdr ive r hand le
(w ith t he blade re m ove d) to turn t he bo lts
What do I d o now ? 211
Fig . 1 60 W hee l cha nge : alignmen t pin inside the top
ho le
After yo u have loosened all wheel bo lts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, perform the
follow ing steps to remove and replace the
whee l:
Remo ving the wheel
.,. Use the he xagonal socket in the scr ewdri v
er handle
to completely turn out the top
most whee l bolt and set it aside on a
clean
surface ¢ fig. 159.
.,. Screw the threaded end of the alignment
pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the
now vacant bolt hole¢
fig. 160 .
.,. Then completely unscrew the other wheel
bolts as desc ribed above.
.,. Take off the whee l leaving the alignment pin
in the bo lt ho le ¢ (D.
Putting on th e wheel
.,. Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it
over the alignment p in to guide it in place
Q (D .
.,. Use the hexagona l socket in the screwd river
handle to screw in and tig hten all whee l
bolts
slightly .
.,. Unscrew the alignment p in and insert and
tighten the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the rest .
.,. Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to
lower the veh icle until the jack is fully re
leased .
.,. Use the whe el bo lt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts fi rm ly
Q page 209 . Tighten
t hem
crosswise, from one bolt to the (ap
proxima tely) opposi te one, to keep t he
wheel cente red.
232 Index
Temperature ............ ... .. .... .. 69
Ventilation .... ........... ... .... .. 68
C lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Clutch overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cold ti re inflation pressure ..... ... ... . 185
Com ing home .............. .... ..... 49
Compass mirror ............ ... .... .. 58
Compl iance .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 229
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 226
Contacting NHTSA .......... ... .... .. 99
Controls Cleaning . .... ........... .. .. .... . 157
Controls and displays .................. 8
Convenience close/open feature Pow er top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Windows . ................. ..... .. 40
Conve rtible child safety seats .. .. .... . 135
Convertible locking retractor Activating .................... ... . 140
Deactivating .................. .... 140
Using to secure a ch ild safety seat 138, 140
Convertible top .. .......... .. .. .... .. 41
Automatic convertible top ............ 43
Eme rgency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General information ........... ..... 41
manual convertible top ........ .. .. .. 42
Warn ing/ indictor lights .............. 17
W ind deflecto r ..................... 44
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Expansion tank ... ..... ..... .. .. .. . 173
Cornering light ............ .. .. .. .. .. 49
C ruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Pr esetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Switching
off .............. .. .... .. 79
Sw itching on ....................... 78
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 21
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Current fuel mileage 23
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride . .. .. .. .. . . 80
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Daytime running lights ................ 48 D
ecla ration of compliance
Cell phone package ................ 229
E lectronic immob ilizer .............. 229
Homelink universal remote control ... 229
Remote control key ............ .... 229
D ecorative decals
Cleaning . ..... .. ............. .... 157
D eco rative parts/tr im
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 157
def What does this mean when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ........... 12
Defective light bulb warning ........... 20
Defrosting the windows .......... .. .. . 71
Determining correct load limit ........ 190
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dimensions . .... .. ............. .... 224
Dimming the rearview mirror .......... 53
Dipst ick
Reading the dipst ick properly ........ 170
Displays Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 157
D istance ......... .. .............. .. 23
Driver information system
Boost ........ .. .. ................ 26
Engine oil temperature .............. 26
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Open door or front lid warning ........ 22
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . 22
Red symbo ls ... ... ................ . 13
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Setting ........................... 26
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tr ip computer .. .................. .. 23
yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driver seat
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving Run-flat tires .... ............. .... 203
Driving safely . .. .. ... .......... .... . 92
Driving through water ............... 151
Duplicat e key ..... ............. ..... 32
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Programming the Homelink universa l re
mote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Pr oper occupa nt seating posit ions .. .. .. 93
Proper safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
P roper seat ing position
Fr ont passenger .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 94
Occupants .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 93
Pr otec ting . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 157
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
q uattro
refer to All-wheel dr ive .... .. .. .. .. . 147
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 102
Why safety be lts? ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
R
Radiato r fan ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 174
Ra in sensor defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Reading lights . ... .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 51
Rear lid ... .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 37
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear lig ht defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear spoiler . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 144
Rear view mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Refue lling ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 163
Release lever for hood .. .... .. .. .. .. . 165
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Remote cont rol garage door opene r
( H omelink) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Remote master key Un lock ing and locking ........ .... ... 35
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Rep air manua ls ............ .... .. .. . 226
Repa irs
A irbag system ... ... ..... .. .. .. .. . 122
Replacement parts ......... .. .. .. .. . 228
Replacing Wheel rims ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 192
Replacing a fuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Replacing light bulbs .... ... .. .. .. .. . 216
Replacing tire s and wheels . .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Replacing w indshield wiper blades .. .. .. 57
Inde x 237
Reporting Sa fety Defects . ..... ... .. .. . 99
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting remote contro l ......... .. .. . 36
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 4
Reverse (Automat ic transm iss ion) . . . . . . . 82
Rims Cleaning . ... .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 1S6
Replacing . .. .. .. ................. 192
Ru n-flat tires .. .. .. ................. 202
Drivi ng ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 203
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rep lacing de fects parts . ..... ... .. .. 204
s
SA FE . ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. . 12
Safe driving habits ................. .. 92
Safety be lt pos ition .... ............. 105
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women 106
Safety be lt pretensioner
Se rvice an d disposa l ... .. ..... ... .. 107
Safety be lts . .. .. .... ... .. ..... ..... 104
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 15 7
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fe ty belt . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 10 2
Fastening ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 104
Improperly worn ... . ... ...... ... .. 106
Not worn . .. .. .. ................. 102
pretensioners .. .. ................. 107
Safe ty be lt pos ition . ... .. ..... ... .. 105
Safety i nstructions .. .............. . 103
Secu ring child safety seats .. ... ... .. 138
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .. .. . .............. 106
Unf astening . .. .. .. .. ........... .. 1 06
Warning/ind icator light . ..... ... .. .. 101
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem ... ... .. .. 101
Wor n properly ... .. . ... ...... ... .. 103
Safety be lt warning ligh t . . . . . . . . . 16, 101
Safety compliance sticker ........ .. .. 223
Safety equipment .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 92
Safety featu res for occupant rest raint and
protection .. .. .. .. ................. . 92
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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238 Index
Safety instructions
Engine compartment . ... .. .. ... ... . 165
for using ch ild safety seats ... .. .... . 133
For using safety belts ..... .. .. .... . 103
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ... .. .. ................ ... ... 121
Safety lock (Ignition key) . ... .. .. .... . . 74
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Fr ont passenger's se at ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 1
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
H ead restraints, front seat . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Manual controls .......... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Safety guidelines .............. ..... 60
Seat covers Cleaning ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 158
Seating capacity
Seating position 10
1
Driver ... .. ................ ... .... 93
F ront passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . 94
I n co rrect seat posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Occup ants .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 93
Seats Number of seats ... ...... .. .. .. .. . 10 1
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 87
Selecto r leve r pos it ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner ....... .. ... 107
Service interval disp lay . ... .. .. ... ... .. 28
Service pos it ion for w indshie ld w ipers . .. 56
Set menu .. ................. .. .... .. 26
Sett ing
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Dig ita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shut ting down veh icle ............... 152
Side airbags
Descr ipt ion . .............. ... .. ... 126
H ow t hey wo rk ..... ...... .. .. .. .. . 128
Side marker lights ................... 48
Ski bag .. .... ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 63
Snow chai ns .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 197
Sockets ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 65
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 Sources of informa
tion abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use .... ..... ... .. .. 141
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .......... .... 193
Speed warning system . .. ..... ... .. .. . 76
S po rt button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 144
Star ting ass ist ance . ............. .. .. 218
Starting on hills
Hill ho ld assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
What should I do if the engine does not
start? .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 74
Stee ring
refer to Electro -mechanical power as -
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 146
Stee ring co lumn
Adjus ting . .... .. .. ........... .... . 73
L ocking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steps for determin ing cor rect load limit . 190
Stopping the engine . ... ...... ... .. .. . 75
Storage .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. . 66
C ompartmen t in t he front sea ts . . . . . . . 66
C up ho lde r .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 64
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
S t ronic ..... ... .. .. ........ ...... .. 82
Dr iving Note s .. .. ............. .... . 84
Emergen cy prog ram ........... .. .. . 87
E mergency release . .. .. ..... .... . .. . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
La unch Control Program ..... ... .. .. . 86
Se lector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Se lector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
T iptronic co ntrols o n the steering wheel 86
Sun visors . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 54
Symbols Re d symbo ls in the ce nte r d isplay . .... . 13
Ye llow symbo ls in the cente r display . .. 13
also refer to Warning/Indicator lights .. 12
T
Tacho meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tail lights
Cleaning ......... ............... . 156