B
Back button ....................................... 113
Back support see Lumbar support
Bag hook ............................................ 403
Balance, adjusting .............................128
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................65
Basic settings see Settings
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .................................................... 66
Bass, setting ...................................... 128
Battery Checking (SmartKey) .......................78
Important safety guidelines
(SmartKey) ....................................... 78
Replacing (SmartKey) ......................78
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 444
Display message ............................ 373
Important safety notes ..................442
Jump starting ................................. 445
Belt
see Seat belts
Bird's-eye view (navigation) .............172
Blind see Roller sunblind
Blin dSpot Assist
see Active Blind Spot Assist
Bluetooth ®
Activating/deactivating .................135
Authorizing a device (registering) ..135
Conditions (general )...................... 134
Conditions (telephone ).................. 183
Connecting another mobile phone .185
Connecting devices .......................135
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
device ............................................ 137
External authorization (general) .....136
External authorization (telephone) .185
General information .......................134
Introduction ................................... 181
Receiving vCards ........................... 192
Searching for devices ....................135
Settings ......................................... 134
Telephone basic menu ...................186Telephony
...................................... 183
Telephony notes ............................ 181
Bluetooth ®
interface
Telephony ...................................... 181
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 361
Notes ............................................. 487
Brake fluid level ................................ 425
Brake lamps Display message ............................ 368
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 65
BAS .................................................. 65
BAS PLUS ........................................ 66
Brake fluid (notes) .........................487
Display message ............................ 353
Driving tips .................................... 293
High-performance brake system ....295
Important safety notes ..................293
Maintenance .................................. 294
Parking brake ................................ 290
Warning lamp ................................. 390
Breakdown
see Flat tire
see Towing away
Brightness, setting (TV, video) .........228
Bulbs see Replacing bulbs C
California Important notice for retail
customers and lessees ....................27
Call
Accepting/ending/rejecting .......... 187
see Telephone
Calling up a malfunction
see Display messages
Calling voicemail ............................... 189
Call lists Displaying details ........................... 193
Introduction ................................... 197
Opening and selecting an entry .....197
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 1986
Index
Car
see Vehicle
Care
Carpet s.......................................... 433
Car wash ........................................ 427
Display ........................................... 431
Exterior lights ................................ 430
Gea rors electo rlever .................... 433
Interior ........................................... 431
Matte finish ................................... 429
Nigh tView Assist Plus ...................432
Notes ............................................. 427
Paint .............................................. 429
Plastic trim .................................... 432
Power washer ................................ 428
Rea rview camera .......................... 431
Roof lining ...................................... 433
Seat bel t........................................ 433
Seat cover ..................................... 433
Sensors ......................................... 431
Steering wheel ............................... 433
Tai lpipes ....................................... 431
Trim pieces .................................... 433
Washing by hand ........................... 428
Wheels ........................................... 429
Windows ........................................ 430
Wiper blades .................................. 430
Wooden trim .................................. 433
Cargo tie down rings .........................402
Car pool lanes .................................... 157
Car wash (care) ................................. 427
Category Satellite radio ................................ 206
CD
Cop yprotection ............................. 218
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............214
General information .......................218
Inserting ........................................ 209
Mode ,switchin gto........................ 210
Multisession .................................. 217
Notes on discs ............................... 218
Operating the player/changer
(on-board computer) ......................343
Pause function ............................... 211
Playback options ........................... 216
Player/change roperation
(COMAND )..................................... 209
Safety notes .................................. 209Selecting
amedia type .................. 212
Selecting atrack ............................ 213
Sound settings (balance, bass,
fader, treble ).................................. 128
Cell phone
see Mobile phone
Center console ..................................... 39
Central locking Automatic locking feature
(COMAND) ..................................... 239
SmartKey ......................................... 74
Changing bulbs
High-beam headlamps ...................257
Important safety notes ..................256
Overview of bul btypes .................. 257
Changing direction
Announcement phase ....................154
Change of direction phase .............155
Preparation phase .........................154
Changing the programming
SmartKey ......................................... 77
Character bar ..................................... 122
Characters Entering ......................................... 123
Entering (address book, phone
book) ............................................. 125
Entering (navigation) ......................122
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................63
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 59
Restraint systems ............................ 59
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 62
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............61
Top Tether ....................................... 63
Cigarette lighter ................................ 406
Cleaning Mirro rturn signal ........................... 431
Climate control
Automatic climate control .............263
COMAND ....................................... 239
Controlling automatically ...............264
Controlling centrally (COMAND) ....242
Cooling with aird ehumidification..264
Cooling with aird ehumidification
(COMAND )..................................... 241 Index
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D
Dashboard see Cockpit
Data
see Technica ldata
Data medium
Audi oDVD ..................................... 217
CD/DVD ........................................ 218
MP3 ............................................... 217
MUSIC REGISTER ........................... 218
Date format, setting ..........................131
Day design, setting ...........................130
Daytime running lamps Display message ............................ 370
Switching on/off (on-board
computer) ...................................... 349
Switching on/off (switch) ..............251
Dealership
see Qualified specialist workshop
Delaye dswitch-off
Exterio rlighting (COMAND) ...........237
Interior lighting (COMAND) ............237
Destination (navigation)
Displaying information ...................160
Entering a destination by address .. 141
Entering a destination using the
map ............................................... 147
Entering an intermediate stop .......148
Entering a point of interest ............150
Saving ............................................ 167
Selecting from the destination
memory ......................................... 146
Selecting from the lis toflast
destination s................................... 146
Destination memory (navigation)
Deleting an entry ........................... 169
Entering/saving you rhome
address .......................................... 144
Previous destinations ....................169
Diagnostics connection ......................29
Dialing anumber (telephone) ........... 188
Digital speedometer .........................340
DIREC TSELECT lever
see Automatic transmission
Display
Selecting th edesign ...................... 130
Settings ......................................... 130Display (cleaning instructions)
........431
Displaying the arrival time ...............160
Displaying the distance to the
destination ......................................... 160
Display messages Calling up (on-board computer) .....352
Driving systems ............................. 375
Engine ............................................ 371
General notes ................................ 352
Hiding (on-board computer) ...........352
Lights ............................................ .367
Safety systems .............................. 353
Service interva ldisplay .................. 426
SmartKey ....................................... 387
Tires ............................................... 382
Vehicle .......................................... .385
Distance
see Navigation, route overview
Distance display (on-board
computer) .......................................... 347
Distance recorder ............................. 340
see Odometer
see Trip odometer
Distance warning (warning lamp) ....397
DISTRONIC PLUS Deactivating ................................... 305
Display message ............................ 380
Displays in the multifunction
displa y........................................... 305
Driving tips .................................... 306
Function/notes ............................. 298
Important safety notes ..................298
Setting the specified minimum
distance ......................................... 304
Warning lamp ................................. 397
Dolby ®
Digital .................................... 129
Doors Automatic locking ............................ 82
Control pane l................................... 41
Display message ............................ 387
Emergency locking ........................... 83
Emergency unlocking .......................83
Important safety notes ....................81
Opening (from inside) ......................82
Power closing feature ......................83
Drinking and driving .........................292 Index
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ECO start/stop function
Deactivating/activatin g................. 277
General information .......................276
Electrical fuses
see Fuses
Electronic brake force
distribution
see EBD (electronic brake force
distribution)
Electronic Stability Program
see ESP ®
(Electroni cStability Program)
Electronic Traction System
see ETS/4ETS (Electronic
Tractio nSystem)
Emergency locking
Vehicl e............................................. 83
Emergency release
Trunk ............................................... 87
Vehicle ............................................. 83
Emergency spare wheel
Storage location ............................ 436
Emergency Tensioning Devices
Function .......................................... .59
Safety guideline s............................. 45
Emissions control
Service and warranty information ....26
Engine
Check Engine warning lamp ........... 396
Display message ............................ 371
ECO start/stop function ................276
Engine number ............................... 483
Irregularr unning............................ 278
Jump-starting ................................. 445
Starting problems ..........................278
Starting the engine with the
SmartKey ....................................... 274
Starting with KEYLESS-GO .............275
Switching off .................................. 289
Tow-starting (vehicle) ..................... 449
Engine electronics
Problem (malfunction) ...................278
Engine emergency stop ....................451
Engine oil Adding ........................................... 423
Additives ........................................ 487
Checking the oil level ..................... 421 Checking the oil level using the
dipstick
.......................................... 421
Checking the oil level using the
on-board computer ........................422
Display message ............................ 373
Filling capacity ............................... 486
Notes about oil grades ................... 486
Notes on oil level/consumption ....421
Temperature (on-board computer) .343
Viscosity ........................................ 487
Entering the frequency .....................201
Entry Deleting ......................................... 124
Saving ............................................ 126
ESP ®
(Electronic Stability
Program) Deactivating/activating .................348
Deactivating/activating (notes) .......67
Display message ............................ 353
ETS/4ETS ........................................ 67
Function/notes ................................ 67
Important safety information ...........67
Warning lamp ................................. 393
ETS/4ETS (Electronic Traction
System) ................................................ 67
Exhaus tcheck ................................... 293
Exhaus ttail pipe (cleaning
instructions) ...................................... 431
Exterior lighting see Exterior lighting
Exterior mirror parking position
Adjusting (COMAND) .....................236
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting ....................................... 104
Dipping (automatic) .......................105
Folding in/ou t(automatically) .......105
Folding in/ou t(electrically) ...........105
Out of position (troubleshooting) ...105
Storing settings (memory function) 106
Storing the parking position ..........105
Eyeglasses compartment .................401 F
Factory setting (reset function) .......137
Fader, setting .................................... 128 Index
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Heating
see Climate control
High-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs .............................. 257
Display message ............................ 368
Switching Adaptive Highbeam
Assist on/off ................................. 254
Switching on/off ........................... 253
Hill start assist .................................. 275
HOLD function Display message ............................ 377
Function/notes ............................. 308
Home
see Home address
Home address
Entering and saving .......................144
Selecting from the destination
memory ......................................... 146
Hood
Closing .......................................... .421
Display message ............................ 386
Opening ......................................... 420
Hydroplaning ..................................... 295I
Ignition lock see Key positions
Immobilizer .......................................... 70
In-car hotspot see separate operating instructions
Incident (traffic report) .....................162
Indicator lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Instrument cluster
Overview .......................................... 35
Warning and indicator lamps ...........36
Instrument lighting
see Instrument cluster lighting
Interface (USB, iPod ®
)
see Medi aInterface
Interior lighting ......................... 237, 255
Ambient light (COMAND) ...............238
Automatic control ..........................256
Manual control ............................... 256 Overview
........................................ 255
Reading lamp ................................. 255
Intermediate stop
Deleting ......................................... 149
Entering ......................................... 148
iPod ®
Alphabetical track selection ..........226
Connecting to the Media Interface 222
Selecting a category/playlis t......... 225
Supported variants ........................222 J
Jack Storage location ............................ 436
Using ............................................. 438
Jump starting (engine) ......................445 K
Key see SmartKey
KEYLESS-GO
Convenience closing feature ............90
Locking ............................................ 75
Start/Stop button .......................... 273
Starting the engine ........................275
Unlocking ......................................... 75
Keyp ositions
KEYLESS-GO .................................. 273
SmartKey ....................................... 273
Kickdown
Driving tips .................................... 282
Manual drive program ....................285
Knee bag .............................................. 48 L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Lane detection (automatic)
see Lane Keeping Assist
Lap time (RACETIMER) ......................344
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ................................................ 62
Letter bar see Character bar
License plate lamp (display
message) ............................................ 368 Index
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System
.......................................... 407
Vehicle remote unlocking ..............413
Mechanical key
Function/notes ................................ 77
Media Interface
Active partition .............................. 226
Alphabetical track selection ..........226
Connecting an external audio
source ............................................ 222
Connectio noption s....................... 222
iPod ®
............................................. 222
Mode ............................................. 222
Notes on USB devices ...................227
Playback options ........................... 226
Selecting categories ......................225
Selecting folders ............................ 225
Selecting musi cfiles ...................... 224
Selecting playlists ..........................225
Switching to ................................... 222
USB mass storag edevice .............. 222
Media list
Audio mode (CD, DVD, MP3) .........212
Video DVD ..................................... 231
Memory card (audio) .........................343
Memory function ............................... 106
Menu item Selecting ........................................ 119
Message memory (on-board
computer) .......................................... 352
Messages see Display messages
Microphone, switching on/off .........189
Mirrors see Exterior mirrors
see Rear-view mirror
see Vanity mirror
Mobile phone
Menu (on-board computer) ............346
see Phone
MOExtended run-flat system ...........441
MP3 Bit/sampling rates ......................... 217
Copyright ....................................... 218
Data medium ................................. 217
Fast forward/fast rewind ...............214
File systems ................................... 217
Formats ......................................... 217Mode
,switchin gto........................ 210
Notes ............................................. 217
Operation ....................................... 343
Pause function ............................... 211
Playback options ........................... 216
Safety notes .................................. 209
Selecting amedia type .................. 212
Selecting atrack ............................ 213
Sound settings (balance, bass,
fader, treble ).................................. 128
Multicontour seat
Front .............................................. 243
Multifunction display
Function/notes ............................. 338
Lane recommendations .................157
Multifunction steering wheel
Adjusting the volume .....................127
Operating the on-board computer .337
Overview .......................................... 37
Using the telephone ....................... 187
Multisession CD ................................ 217
Music files Recording ...................................... 214
MUSIC REGISTER
Copying musi cdata ....................... 219
Deleting allm usic files................... 220
Deleting individual musi cfiles ....... 221
Disk space information ..................220
Folder functions ............................. 221
General notes ................................ 218
Playback options ........................... 221
Switching to ................................... 218
Music search ..................................... 214
Music storage see MUSIC REGISTER
Mute ................................................... 127 N
Navigation Adjusting the volume of the
navigation announcements ............127
Alternativ eroute ............................ 159
Basi csettings ................................ 139
Blocking a route section affected
by a traffic jam ............................... 159
Compass function ..........................176
Destination memory ......................166 Index
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Displaying destination
information (arrival time, distance
to destination)
............................... 160
Entering/saving you rhome
address .......................................... 144
Enteringad estination.................... 140
Entering a destination by address .. 141
Entering a destination using the
map ............................................... 147
Entering an intermediate stop .......148
Entering a point of interest ............150
Entering characters (character bar )122
Freeway information ......................175
General notes ................................ 138
GPS reception ................................ 138
Installing map software .................. 176
Lane recommendatio n................... 155
Map settings .................................. 170
Off-road/off-map (off-road
destination) ................................... .161
On-board computer .......................341
Previous destinations ....................169
Repeating announcements ............158
Route guidance .............................. 154
Route overview .............................. 160
Safety notes .................................. 138
Selecting a destination from the
destination memory .......................146
Selecting a destination from the
list of last destinations ................... 146
Selecting you rhome address ........146
Setting route options (avoiding:
highways, toll roads, tunnels,
ferries) ........................................... 139
Setting the route type (short
route, fast route, dynamic route or
economi croute) ............................ 139
Showing/hiding the menu .............139
Starting route calculation ..............143
Switching announcements on/off .158
Switching to ................................... 139
Traffi creport .................................. 162
Troubleshootin g............................. 180
New aluminum style carrier bars
see separate installation instructions
Night View Assist Plus
Cleaning ......................................... 432
Display message ............................ 375Function/notes
............................. 322
Problem (malfunction) ...................327
North orientation (navigation) .........172
Notes on breaking-in anew vehicle 272
Number keypad ................................. 122 O
Occupant Classification System
(OCS) Faults ............................................... 54
Operation ........................................ .50
System self-test ............................... 53
Occupant safety
Childre ninthe vehicle ..................... 59
System overview .............................. 44
OCS
Faults ............................................... 54
Operation ........................................ .50
System self-test ............................... 53
Odometer ........................................... 340
Off-road .............................................. 161
Oil see Engine oil
On-board computer
AMG menu ..................................... 343
Assistance menu ........................... 347
Audi omenu ................................... 342
Displaying a service message ........426
Display messages ..........................352
DISTRONI CPLUS ........................... 305
Important safety notes ..................336
Menu overview .............................. 339
Message memory .......................... 352
Navigation menu ............................ 341
Operation ....................................... 337
RACETIMER ................................... 344
Service menu ................................. 349
Settings menu ............................... 349
Standard displa y............................ 340
Telephone menu ............................ 346
Trip menu ...................................... 340
Vide oDVD operation ..................... 343
Opening height restriction for
trunk lid .............................................. 239
Operating safety Diagnostics connection ...................2916
Index
Setting the volume
Telephone calls .............................. 127
Video AUX ..................................... 234
Side impact air bag .............................49
Side marker lamp (display
message) ............................................ 369
Side windows Cleaning ......................................... 430
Convenience closing feature ............89
Convenience opening feature ..........89
Important safety information ...........88
Opening/closing .............................. 89
Resetting ......................................... 90
Troubleshooting ............................... 91
Sliding sunroof
Important safety notes ....................91
Opening/closing .............................. 92
Resetting ......................................... 93
Troubleshooting ............................... 93
SmartKey
Changing the battery .......................78
Changing the programming .............77
Checking the battery .......................78
Convenience closing feature ............89
Convenience opening feature ..........89
Display message ............................ 387
Important safety notes ....................74
Malfunction ...................................... 80
Positions (ignition lock) .................273
Starting the engine ........................274
SMS message
see Text message
Snow chains ...................................... 457
Socket Glove box ...................................... .407
Sockets
Points to observe before use .........406
Trunk ............................................. 407
Soun dmenu ....................................... 128
Sounds see Soun dsettings
Sound settings
Balance and fader ..........................128
Calling up the sound menu ............128
Surround sound ............................. 129
Treble and bas s............................. 128Spare wheel
Notes/data .................................... 479
Storage location ............................ 436
see Emergency spare wheel
Specialist workshop ............................ 29
Speech control see Voice Control System
Speed, controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Activating/deactivating the
additional speedometer .................350
Digita l............................................ 340
In the Instrument cluster .................35
Selecting the unit of measurement 350
see Instrument cluster
SPLITVIEW ......................................... 116
Spotlight function ............................. 322
SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Display message ............................ 362
Introduction ..................................... 44
Warning lamp ................................. 395
Warning lamp (function) ................... 44
Standing lamps
Display message ............................ 369
Switching on/off ........................... 250
Starting (engine) ................................ 274
Station memory ................................. 201
Steering (display message) ..............387
Steering wheel Adjusting (electrically). ..................103
Button overview ............................... 37
Buttons (on-board computer) ......... 337
Cleaning ......................................... 433
Important safety notes ..................102
Paddle shifters ............................... 283
Steering wheel heating ..................103
Storing settings (memory function) 106
Steering wheel heating
Switching on/off ........................... 103
Steering wheel paddle shifters ........283
Stop function Audi oDVD ..................................... 212
Video DVD ..................................... 231
Stopwatch (RACETIMER) ................... 34420
Index