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a collision, sudden braking or other vehi­
cle movement. Spilled hot liquid can also
increase the risk of accidents and inju­
ries .
- Only use soft conta iners in the cup hold­
ers. Hard cups and glasses can increase
the risk of injury during a coll is ion.
- Never use the cup holder or the adapter
as an ashtray- this is a fire hazard .
(D Note
Make sure your beverage container has a
lid. If not, your beverage could spill and
cause damage to vehicle equipment or
stain the seat covers.
Glove compartment
Fig. 66 G lo ve compar tmen t
Op ening /clo sing
• To open the glove compartment, pu ll the
hand le in the direction of the arrow.
• To close the glove compartment, swing the
lid upward until it clicks into place .
The glove compartment can be locked us ing
the vehicle key .
.&., WARNING
Always leave the lid on the glove compart­
ment cover closed while driving to reduce
the risk of injury.
Additional storage compartments
T here are additional storage compartments,
compartments and holders at other locations
in the vehicle:
S ea ts a nd s to rage 65
- In the upper part of the g love compart­
ment .
- In the center conso le under the center arm­
rest*.
- On the back of the right front seat. The com­ partment" can hold a max imum weight of
2 lbs (1 kg).
.&., WARNING
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- Do not place any objects on the instru­
ment panel. Objects that are not stored
securely can slide around in the vehicle
while driving, when accelerating or brak ­
ing or when turning .
- Make sure that objects cannot fall out of
the center console storage compartment
or other compartments and into the
footwell while dr iving . These objects
could prevent you from b ra ki ng o r accel­
erating d uring sudden b raking mane u­
vers.
- Always keep the g love compartment
closed while driv ing to reduce the risk of
injury during a collision or heavy braking.
- Read and following the WARNINGS in
~ page 167, Important safety instruc­
tions on the side airbag system.
Luggage compartment
Loading luggage compartment
Luggage items must be stowed securely.
F ig. 67 Pla ce heavy o bjects as far forward as poss ible.
Note the following to preserve the veh icle's
good handling characteristics .
• Distribu te the load as evenly as possible.
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Switchin g th e ig nition on /off
"'T o sw itch the ignition on, turn the ignition
key to position
(D .
"'To switch the ignition off, turn the ignition
key to position @.
Starting the engin e
Your vehicle is equipped w ith launch cont ro l.
As soon as you have turned the ign ition key to
position @, the engine will start automatical ­
l y.
"' Press the brake peda l and move the se lector
lever to the P or N pos it ion.
"'T urn the key briefly to position @. The igni ­
t ion key automatically r eturns to posit ion
(D . Do not press the accelerator pedal wh en
doing this .
Major electrical equipment switches off tem­
porarily when starting the eng ine.
If the engine does not sta rt immedia tely , stop
the starting procedure by turning the ignition key to position @and repeat after 30 sec­
onds .
Automatic start m alfunction
If the ~ indicator l ight turns on (gasoline en­
g ine) and the message
Engin e start sys te m
m alfu nction. Ple ase contac t Se rvice
appears ,
there is an automatic start ma lfunction.
To start t he eng ine, hold the ignition key in
position @until the engine runs .
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have
the ma lfunction corrected .
_& WARNING
-Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -there is a risk o f asphyxiation.
- Never remove the ign ition key from the
ignition lock whi le the vehicle is moving .
Otherw ise the steering lock wi ll engage
and you will not be able to steer the vehi­
cle.
- Please note that the brake booster and
power steering only work when the en-
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gine is running. When the engine off, you
must use more force to steer or brake
the vehicle. Because the usual steering
and brak ing capability is not avai lab le,
the risk of accidents or injur ies increases.
- Always take the vehicle key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even for a
short period of time. This applies part ic­
ularly when children remain in the veh i­
cle. Otherwise the ch ild ren could start
the engine or operate electrical equip­
men t such as power w indows.
(D Note
- Avo id h igh engine speed, full throttle,
and heavy eng ine load as long as the en­
gine has no t reached operat ing tempera­
t u re yet . You could damage the engine.
- T he engine cannot be started by pushi ng
or towing.
(® For the sake of the environment
Do not let the eng ine run w hile pa rked to
warm u p. Begin driv ing immediately . T his
r educes unne cessary emissions.
(D Tips
- If it is d iff icult to turn the key to position
(D , turn the steering wheel back and
forth slightly to release the s teer ing
wheel lock .
- After s tarting a cold engine, there may
be a brief period of inc reased no ise be­
cause the oil press ure must first bui ld up
in the hydraulic va lve adj usters . This is
normal and not a cause for concern.
- If the battery is disconnected and recon­
nected, you have to hold the ignition key
in posit ion
(D for five seconds for the en­
gine to start.
- After sw itching the ignition off, you can
only remove the key when the selector
lever is in the "P" (Park) position. After
that, the selector lever is locked.
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Switchin g th e ig nition on /off
If the> ,:r- u indicator l ight blinks and the mes­
sage
Ple ase move s teering wheel appea rs
when switching the ignition on, the steering is locked by th e steering lock. In this case, turn
the steering wheel slight ly to the left/ right.
.. To switch the ignition on or
off, press the
I S TAR T ENG INE S T OPI button. Do not press
the brake pedal whil e doing this .
Starting the engin e
Your vehicle is equipped with launch cont ro l.
The engine starts automa tically when you
press the
I S T AR T ENG INE S T OP I button brief­
l y.
.. Press the brake peda l and move the se lector
lever to the P or N pos ition .
.. Press the
I STAR T ENGINE STOP I button
briefly . The eng ine will star t.
Majo r electrical equ ipment switches
off tem ­
porarily when starting the eng ine .
I f the engine does not start immediately , stop
the starting procedu re by push ing the
I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP ! button again and re ­
peat after 30 seconds .
Automatic start m alfunction
If the Ila indicator l ight turns on (gasoline en­
g ine) when you start the engine, there is an
automatic sta rt malfunction .
To start the eng ine, press and hold the
!STAR T ENGIN E STOP ! button until the eng ine
runs.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
i z ed Audi Service Fac ility immed iately to have
the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
-Never allow the engine to ru n in confined
spaces -there is a r isk of asphyxiation.
- Always take the veh icle key with you
when leaving the vehicle, even for a
short per iod of t ime . This applies partic ­
ularly when chi ldren remain in the vehi­
cle . Otherwise the children could start
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the engine or operate electrical equip­
ment such as power w indows.
- Please note that the brake booster and
power steering only work when the en­
gine is running. When the engine
off, you
must use more force to steer or brake
the vehicle . Because the usual steer ing
and brak ing capability is not avai lable,
the risk of accidents or injur ies increases .
(D Note
-Avo id h igh engine speed, full throttle,
and heavy eng ine load as long as the en ­
gine has not reached operat ing tempera­
ture yet. You could damage the engine .
- The engine cannot be started by pushing
or towing .
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the eng ine run wh ile parked to
warm up . Begin dr iv ing immediately . Th is
reduces unnecessary emissions .
(D Tips
-After starting a cold engine, there may
be a brief period of increased no ise be ­
cause the oil press ure must f irst bu ild up
in the hydraulic va lve ad justers. This is
normal and not a cause for concern.
- If the . indicator light blinks in the in­
st rument cluste r before switching the ig­
nition
off, the ignit ion wi ll not switch on
again .
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- If you leave your vehi cle wit h the ignition
switched on, the ign it ion w ill switch
off
after a certain amount of time . Make
sure that electrical equipment such as
the exterior lights are switched
off .
T · th · ff using the
button
App lies to vehicles: wit h convenience key
.. Bring the veh icle to a full stop .
.. Move the se lector lever into the P posit ion .
.. Press the
I STA RT E NGINE ST OP ! button
q page 78, fig. 80. ..,.
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86 Driving
• To store the speed, p ress the button @. T he
II (USA models) I i'I (Canada models)
turns on in the instrument cluster.
Changing speed
Applies to vehicles: with cru ise control system
• To increase or decrease the speed in incre­
ments,
t ap the lever in the 010 direction
c:> page 85, fig. 83.
• To increase or decrease the speed qu ickly,
h o ld the leve r in the 010 direction until
the des ired speed is reached .
Overriding the speed
You can press the acce lerator pedal down to
increase your speed, for example if you want
to pass someone . The speed you saved earlier
will resume as soon as you release the acceler­
ator pedal.
I f, however, you exceed your saved speed by 5
mph (10 km/h) for longer than 6 minutes, the
cruise contro l turns off temporari ly. The
Ill
(USA models) I El (Canada models) indicator
light in the instrument cluster turns off and
the stored speed is retained.
Preselecting the speed
Applies to vehicles: with cruise control system
You can preselect your desired speed when
the vehicle is stationary.
• Switch the ignition on.
• Pull the lever into position
(D c:> page 85,
fig. 83.
• To increase or decrease the speed, tap the
lever in the
0 10 d irect io n.
This funct ion makes it possible, for example,
to save the speed you want before driving on
the highway . Once on the highway, activate
the cruise contro l by pull ing the lever towa rd
(D .
Switching off
Applies to vehicles: with cruise control system
Temporary deactivat ion
• Press the brake pedal, or
• Press the leve r into position @(not clicked
into p lace)
~ page 85, fig. 83, or
Switching off completely
• Press the lever into position @(clicked into
place), or
• Switch the ignit ion off.
The speed you stored will be retained if the
c ruise control has been switched off tempora­
rily . To resume the stored speed, re lease the
brake pedal and pu ll the lever into position
(D.
The stored speed is erased when the cruise
control is sw itched off complete ly or the igni­
t ion is switched off .
,&. WARNING
You should only resume the stored speed if
i t is not too high for ex isting traffic con di­
tions . Othe rwise you r is k an acc ident.
(D Tips
- If the bra kes become too heated whi le
dr iving, t he cr uise control sw itches off. If
t his happens w hile d riving downhill, you
can relieve t he b rakes by shifting into a
lower gear.
- W hen the cruise cont rol is activa ted, E SC
sport mode cannot be switched on .

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What can adaptive cruise control do?
The adaptive cruise control system uses rada r
and a video camera. The radar is subject to
designated system limits ¢ page 87.
On open roads w ith no traffic, it functions l ike
a cruise control system . Th e stored speed is
maintained . When approaching an object
ahead and the system detects it, the adaptive
cr uise control system automatically brakes to
match that object's speed and then maintains
the stored distance. As soon as the system
does not detect an object ahead, adaptive
cru ise control accelerates up to the stored
speed .
With in the limits of the system, adaptive
cru ise control can brake in stop-and-go traff ic
until the vehicle is stationary and then begin
driving aga in under certa in conditions
¢ page 91, Driving in stop-and-go traffic.
Which functions can be controlled?
When you switch adaptive cruise control on,
you can set the current speed as the "control speed" ¢ page
89, Switching on/off.
When driving, you can stop cruise control
c::> page 91 or change the speed c::> page 90
at any time .
You can also adjust the following settings:
- Dis ta nee
c::> page 92
- Driving program c::>page
93
- Driving mode c::> page 93
l) Speed limit s depend on the country and the speedom ­
eter .
Audi adaptive cruise control 89
Switching on/off
Applies to vehicles: wit h Aud i adapt ive cr uise contro l
Fig. 88 Oper ating lever: swit c hing on and off
Fig. 89 Instrument cluster: adapt ive cruise control
You can set any speed ll between 20 mph and
95 mph (30 and 150 km/h).
Indicator lights and messages in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay inform you about the cur­
rent situation and settings.
Switching adaptive cruise control on
.,. Pull the lever toward you into posi tion (I)
c::> fig. 88. ACC: standby appears in the in­
strument cluster display.
Saving the speed and activating regulation
.,. To save the current speed, press the ISETI
c::> fig. 88 button. The stored speed is shown
in the tachometer LED line@and appears
briefly in the information line @ c::>fig .
89 .
.,. To activate the regulation while stationary,
you must press the brake pedal. ..,.

92 Audi adaptive cruise control
• press the brake peda l.
• To resume the stored speed, move the lever
i nto position @.
Interrupting cruise control when stopped
• Push the lever away from you into position
@. The message ACC : standby appears .
• To resume cru ise control, press the brake
pedal and pull the lever toward you into po­
sition @.
A WARNING
It is dangerous to activate cruise control
and resume the stored speed when the
current road, traffic or weather conditions
do not permit th is . Th is could result in a
crash .
Setting the distance
Applies to vehicles: wit h Audi adapt ive cru ise co ntrol
Fig. 92 Operat ing lever : Sett ing t he dist ance
-
• Tap the swit ch to display the current set dis­
t ance
¢f ig. 92.
• To increase or reduce the distance in incre­
ments, tap the switch again to the right or
left . The distance between the two vehicles
will change in the instrument cluster dis­
play.
When approaching an object detected ahead,
the adaptive cruise con trol system brakes to
match that object's speed and then reg ulates
to the stored distance . If the object detected
ahead acce lerates, adapt ive cruise control will
a lso acce lerate up to the stored speed .
The highe r the speed, the greater the distance
in meters
c::;, & . The Distance 3 setting is rec­
ommended. That is equal to the general rec- ommendation of "hal
f the speed shown on
the speedometer".
T he distances provided are example values.
Depending on the driv ing s ituation, the cur­
rent speed and the way the object detected
ahead is driving, the actual distance may be
more or less than these target distances.
o:::::::, _o:::::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting cor re-
sponds to a distance of 92 feet
I 28 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime distance of 1 second.
o:::::::, __ o:::::::, __ Distance 2: This setting corre ­
sponds to a distance o f 118 feet/ 36 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime distance of 1.3 seconds .
o:::::::, ___ o:::::::,_ Distan ce 3: Thi s sett ing corre-
sponds to a distance of 164 feet/ 50 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime distance of 1.8 seconds.
o:::::::, ____ o:::::::, Distance 4: Thi s sett ing corre-
sponds to a distance of 219 feet/ 67 meters
when traveling at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a
t ime distance of 2.4 seconds.
A WARNING
--
- Driving too close to other vehicles in­
creases the risk of collisions and ser ious
in jur ies.
- Sett ing short distances to vehicles ahead
reduces the distance and time that you
have to stop your vehicle safe ly . This in ­
creases the need for you to pay attention
to traffic.
- Always follow applicable traff ic laws , use
common sense and select a distance to
veh icles ahead that takes the current
traffic , road and weather conditions into
account.
{i) Tips
Distance 3
is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
It you would
lik e to have this distance as a basic setting,
you can have the
adaptive cruise control
menu extended/ enabled from an author ­
ized repair facility .

Audi side assist Side assist
Description
App lies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
Fig. 99 Se nsor detect ion range
Fig. 10 0 Disp lay on the exterior mirror
Side assist he lps you monito r yo ur blind spot
and traffic behind your veh icle. W ith in the
limits of the system, it warns you about
vehicles that are coming closer or that are
traveling w ith your w it hi n sensor range@
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fig . 99: If a lane change is classified as cr iti­
cal, the display @in the exterior m irror turns
on
~ fig . 100.
The display i n the left exterio r mirror provides
assistance when making a lane cha nge to t he
l eft, while the display in the right exter ior mir­
r or p rov ides assistance when making a lane
change to t he righ t.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
side assist
informs you about ve hicles that are
detected and class ified as crit ica l. The display
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Aud i side assist 103
The display remains d im in the information
stage so that your view toward the front is not
disturbed .
Warning sta ge
If you activate the turn signal, s ide assist
warns you about veh icles tha t are detected
and classified as critical. The display in the re ­
spective mirror blinks brightly . If this hap­
pens, check traffic by glancing in the rearview
mirror and over your shoulder ¢
A in General
information on page 104.
@ Tips
- Yo u can adjust the brightness on of the
display on the rearview mirror
¢page 105.

104 Audi side assist
General information
A pplies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
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Fig. 101 D riving s it u at ions
AU DI
F ig . 102 Rea r of th e ve hicle: pos it io n of t he se nso rs
(exa mple)
Side assist functions at speeds above approx i­
mately 19 mph (30 km/h).
@ Vehicle s that are approaching
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classifie d as
cr itica l for a lane change even if it is still
somewhat far away . The faster a vehicle ap­
proaches, the sooner the display in the e xteri ­
or mirror will tur n on .
@ Vehicle s traveling with you
Vehicles traveling w ith you a re indicated in the
exterior m irror if they are classified as cr itical
for a lane change. All vehicles detected by
side assist are indicated by the time they en­
ter your "blind spot", at the latest .
© Vehicles left behind
If you s low ly pass a ve hicl e th at sid e ass ist has
de te ct ed (t he difference in s peed be tween the
vehicle and you r vehi cle is less than 9 mph or
15 km/ h), the display i n the exterio r mirro r
turns on as soon as the ve hicle enters your
blind spot.
The disp lay wi ll not t urn on if you quickly pass
a ve hicle that s ide assist has detected (t he d if ­
f erence in speed between the ve hicle and your
vehicle is greater than 9 mph or 15 km/h).
Functional limitations
T he ra dar senso rs are designed to detect the
left and right adjacent lanes whe n the road
l anes a re the normal width. I n some sit ua ­
t ions, the d isp lay in the exterior mirror may
tu rn on even thoug h there is no ve hicle locat­
ed in the area that is cr itical fo r a la ne cha nge.
Fo r exampl e:
- If the lanes are nar row or if your a re dr iving
o n t he e dge of your lane. If this is the case ,
the system may have detected the vehicle in
another la ne that is
not adjacent to you r
cur rent lane .
- If you are dr iving th ro u gh a curve . S ide as­
sist may react to a vehicle that is one lane
over from the adj ace nt lane.
- If si de assist reacts to o ther objects (such as
h igh or d is pl ace d gua rd rails) .
- In poor weather conditions. The side assist
fu nctions are limited .
Do not cover the rada r senso rs
c::> fig. 102 with
stickers, depos its, bicycle w heels or other ob­
jects, because this wi ll affect the funct io n. Do
not use s ide ass ist when tow ing a trailer . For
information o n cleaning, r efe r to
c::> page 204 .
&_ WARNING
-Always pay attention to traffic and to the
ar ea arou nd your ve hicl e. Si de a ssis t ca n­
no t repla ce a driver's a tte ntion. The driv­
er a lo ne is always res pons ible fo r lane
ch ang es a nd similar driving ma ne uvers.