Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with driver information system
Fig. 1 4 Instrument cluste r: other e quipmen t (e xam
p le)
~ Turn the menu thumbwheel@¢page 27,
fig. 11 while in the efficiency program until
t h e other eq uipme nt affect ing consump tion
appears .
Other equipmen t that is curren tly affecting
fuel cons umption is listed in t he eff iciency
p rog ram. The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. The equipment using
the most f uel is listed first . If more than thr ee
items us ing fue l are switched on, the equip
ment that is cu rrently using the most fuel is
d isplayed .
A scale @ also shows the current total con
sumpt ion of all other equipment .
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: with driver information system
Fi g. 15 Instrum ent clus ter: e conomy m essa ge (e xam
p le)
Fue l economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con
d itions .
If you follow these fuel economy mes
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's cons ump
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati-
Dr iver in formation system 29
ca lly and are only displayed in the efficiency
program . The fue l economy messages t urn off
automat ica lly after a certain per iod of t ime .
~ To turn an economy message off immed iate
ly a fter it appears, press any button on the
mu ltifunction steer ing wheel.
(D Tips
- Once yo u have tur ned a fuel economy
message off, it will o nly appea r again af
ter you turn the ignition on again.
- T he f ue l economy messages are not dis
played in every instance, but rather in in
tervals over a period of t ime.
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL )
The Ma lfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ¢• in
the instr ument cluste r is part of the On-Board
Diagnost ic (O8D
II) system .
T he warning/i ndicator light ill uminates when
the ignit ion is switched on and goes out after
the engine starts and the id le has stabilized .
This indicates that the MIL i s working proper
ly.
If the light does not go out after the engine
is started, or illuminates while you are driv
ing, a malfunction may exist in the engi ne sys
tem.
If t he light illuminates, the ca talytic con
verter could be damaged .
Continue driving
with reduced power (avo id
ing sustained high speeds and/or rapid accel
erations) and have the cond ition corrected .
Contact your authorized Audi dea ler .
I f the light illuminates, the electronic speed
limiter may also be malfunct io ning . For more
informa tion
c> page 30 , Electronic speed
limiter* .
If the fuel filler cap is closed incorrectly, this
may also cause the MIL to turn on
c> page208.
