2015 AUDI A4 tow

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Gearshift Indicator ........ .. .. ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
Service interval d isp lay .. .. .. .. .. . .
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Power locking system .. ... .. .. .. . .
R ear lid .. .. ................ ... . .
C hil d safety locks ......... .. .. ... .
P ower wi ndows ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Sun roof .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
Va let par king .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Garage door opener (HomeL in k) ... . .
Clear vision .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Inter ior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V1s1on . .. .. .. . .......... .. .. ... .
W iper and washer system ...... .. . .
Dig ita l compass .......... .. .. ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. ... .
General recommendat ions . .. .. ... .
F ront seats ... .. ...... .... ... .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memo ry .. .... ...... .. .. .. . .
As htray .... ... .......... .. .. .. . .
C igare tte lig hte r .......... .... ... .
12-vo lt socket . .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Sto rage .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Roof rac k ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 8
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Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Climate co ntrols . ... ... ..... ... .. . 78
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ign it io n lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 87
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cru ise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
mult it ron ic, S tronic, tiptron ic . . . . . . . 93
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
I n troduc tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Genera l inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 01
A udi adaptive cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . 103
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lane change assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11S
Driving settings . ... ... ..... ... .. . 115
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pa rking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pa rking system (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pa rking system (rear, with rear view
camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 127
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stow ing luggag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Repo rting Safety Defects. . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Genera l notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Why sa fe ty belt s? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7

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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt pretensioners . . . . . . . . . . 142
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 144
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 165
Child safety seats ............ .. ... 171
Installing a child safety seat .. .. .. .. 175
L ATCH Lower anchorages and tether
for child ren. ............. .. .. .. .. 179
Additional Information
183
Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 184
Notice about data recorded by the
Event Data Recorder and vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Electronic Stabili zation Control (ESC) . 185
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Electro -mechanical power assist,
dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Driving with your quattro . . . . . . . . . . 190
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Driving and environment . . . . . 193
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Avoid damaging the vehicle. . . . . . . . . 193
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 193
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Operate your vehicle economically and minimize pollution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
allroad: Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Trailer towing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
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Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 202
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 203
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
207
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine compartment ... ......... .. 214
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Battery ... .. .... .. ............. .
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Windshield/headlight* washer container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Tire pressure monitoring system 257
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 260
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Inflating inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . 262
Changing a wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuses..... .... .... .............. 269
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Emergency situations ... ... .. . 274
General... .... .................. 274
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . 274
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 274
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Emergency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
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18 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
-Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the en­
gine compartment -you risk being scald­
ed . Wait until you can no longer see or
hear steam or coo lant escaping.
- The engine compartment of any veh icle
is a dangerous area . Before you perform
any work in the engine compartment,
turn of the eng ine and allow it to cool.
Follow the wa rning sticke rs
qpage 212.
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Do not co ntinue driving if the. symbol
illuminates . There is a malfunct ion in the
engine cooling system -you could damage
your eng ine .
@-Steering column lock
• Stee ring def ective! D o not drive vehicle!
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, the re is an elect ronic steer ing
col umn lock ma lfunction. You ca nnot switch
the ign ition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it ca nnot be
steered. Seek professional ass istance.
Ill! Ste ering lock: Contact d ealer!
If the indicator light t urns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is an electronic steer ing
column lock malfunction.
Drive to yo ur authorized Audi dea le r immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
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Your vehicle must not be towed in the
event of a malfunct ion in the electron ic
steering column lock because it cannot be
steered due to the locked steering .
If it is
tow ed w ith th e stee ring lock ed, there is
the risk of a n accident .
©-Ignition lock
• Ignition lock d efe ctive. Contact d eal er! If
the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, do
not switch the ignition off
because you may not be ab le to sw itch it on
again.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the ma lfunction corrected.
On vehicles with conve nience key*, the engine
shou ld not be switched off using the
I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button because the en­
gine cannot be started again after the ignition
has been switched off.
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The symbol's appearance might be differ­
ent in some mode ls.
FJ,/ ~ Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
If the Jj] ind icator light blinks while driv ing ,
the ESC or ASR (Anti-Slip Regulation) is active­
ly regu lating.
If the D] ind icator light turns on , the system
has switched the ESC off . In this case, you can
switch the ign ition off and then on to switch
the ESC on aga in. The ind icator lig ht tu rns off
whe n the system is functioning f ully.
If the
II ind icator light turns on, ESC was re­
stricted or sw itched off us ing the !.$
O FFI but­
ton
q page 185 .
Stabilizat ion control (ESC /ABS ): Fault! See
own er' s m anual
If the indicator light DJ and the ABS indicator
light
fJD (USA models) ; tiJ (Canada models)
turn on and the message appears, the ABS or
electron ic different ial lock is malfunctioning .
Th is also causes the ESC to malfunction . The
brakes still function with their normal power,
but A BS is not active.
D rive to your author ized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
For more info rmation about the ESC
q page 185 .

26 Driver information d isplay
The values in the single -trip or the total-trip
memory can a ll be reset to zero at the same
time under
Reset in the menu.
I n addition, you can determine what informa­
tion from the trip computer should be shown
in the instrument cluster d isplay. If one of the
p ieces of driver information is turned
Off, that
driver information will not be shown in the
display. The information will continue to be
calculated by the trip computer and can be
turned back
On at any time .
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-This function is not available on all
vehicles.
- The dr iving information in the efficiency
program is also reset to zero with the
s ingle-trip memory.
Gearshift Indicator
App lies to vehicles: with manua l transmission and gear­
shift indicator
This indicator can help conserve fuel.
F ig. 12 Disp lay : Gea rs hift indicator
In order to become familiar with the gearshift
indictor, at first just drive the way you are
used to. If the current gear -and the driving
situa tion -is not the best one for conserving
fuel, then the indicator will display the recom­
mended gear. The display shows the current
gear and the gear that is recommended
¢ fig. 12.
- Upshifting The display will light up to the
right of the gear currently se lected if it is
recommending a higher gear.
-Downshifting: The display will light up to
the
left of the gear currently selected if it is
recommend ing a lower gear.
Sometimes the indicator will recommend
skipping a gear (3
> S).
If there is no gearshift recommendation, then
j us t drive in the appropriate gear for conserv­
ing fuel.
(D Note
This indicator can help you conserve fuel.
This indicator is not meant to show you
which gear you should always be in in all
driving situations . Sometimes, in situa­
tions such as passing, driving through
mountains or when towing a trailer, there
won't be any gearshift recommendation.
@ Tips
The display does not light up when the
clutch pedal is being depressed.
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer with efficiency
program
Fig. 13 Display: efficie ncy prog ra m
.. Press the I RESE T! button @~ page 25,
fig.
11 repeatedly until the efficiency pro­
gram appears in the display .
T he efficiency program can help you to use
less fue l. It evaluates driving information in
reference to fuel consumption and shows oth­
er equipment influencing consumption as well
as shift recommendat ions . Fuel economy
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messages ¢ page 28 provide tips for effi­
cient driving.
The effic iency program uses distance and con ­
sumpt ion data from trip computer
1. If the
data are deleted in the efficiency prog ram,
those values are also reset in trip computer
1.
Enhanced shift indicator
Applies to vehicles: with manual transmission and trip
computer with efficiency program
Fig. 1 4 Display: enhanced shift indicator
~ In the efficiency program, press the function
selection switch ¢
page 25, fig. 11 @ re­
peatedly unt il the enhanced sh ift indicator
appea rs in the di sp lay .
The eff ic iency program also has an enhanced
shift indicator. This enhanced sh ift indicator
follows the same concept as the "standard"
shift indicator¢
page 26. The selected and
the recommended gea rs a re highlig hted in
colors like a traffic light .
The color of the circle indicates if the most
suitab le gear is engaged or if you sho uld sh ift
up or down.
Green circle without No gear or the most
or with a gear suitable gear is en-
gaged
Yellow circle ¢
fig. 14
Shift up or down one
gear
Red circle Shift up two gears
(D Note
This enhanced shift ind icator can help you
conserv e fuel. It is not des ign ed to recom­
mend the cor rect gear in a ll driving situa­
tions. Only the driver ca n dec ide which
Dri ver inform ation di spl ay 2 7
gear is correct in certain d riving situations
such as when passing another vehicle,
driving on hills or towing a trailer .
(D Tips
- The e nhanced shift indicator display is
different in vehicles with a monochrome
display.
- The "standard" shift indicato r* d isap­
pears when the enhanced shift indicator
is displayed.
Other equipment
Appl ies to vehicles : with trip computer with efficiency
program
F ig. 15 Display: othe r equipment
~ In the efficiency program, p ress the function
selectio n sw itch
¢ page 2 5, fig. 11 @ re­
peated ly until the ot her equ ipment appea rs
in the display.
Other equ ipment that is currently affecting
fuel consump tion is listed in the effi ciency
program. The disp lay shows up to th ree other
items of eq uipment @. The equ ipment using
the most fuel is listed first. If more than three
items using fuel a re switched on, the equip­
ment that is currently using the most fuel is
displayed.
A scale @also shows the c urrent tota l con ­
sumption of all othe r equipment .

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allroad: Rear lid emergency release
Fig. 32 Re ar lid open ing: a ccess to the emergency re­
l ease
The rear lid can be released in an emergency
from inside t he luggage compartment.
.. Remove the cover from the luggage com­
partment lid .
.. Remove the mechanical key
Qpoge 33 .
.. Press the lever in the direction of the arrow
with the mechanical key until the luggage
compartment lid re leases.
Sedan: Trunk escape handle
In case of on emergency, the luggage com­
portment lid con be opened from the inside using the trunk escape handle.
F ig. 33 Trunk escape han dle: view fro m in sid e t he
cl osed rear lid
To open luggage compartment lid
.. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
Qfig. 33 .
The trunk escape handle inside the luggage
compartment lid is made of fluorescent mate­
r ial to glow in the dar k.
Opening and closing 41
A WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only
in an emergency .
(D Tips
The emergency release lever should never
be used as a handle for closing the lug­
gage compartment lid.
Child safety Locks
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks® prevent the rear
doors from opening from the inside .
Fig. 34 Rear doors : chi ld saf ety locks
The child safety lock is visible on ly when the
door is open .
.. Remove the mechan ica l key
q page 33 .
.. To switch on the child safety lock, turn the
key in the direction of the arrow .
.. To switch off the chi ld safety lock , turn the
key in the opposite direction to the arrow .
When the child safety locks are activated, the
inside door handles do not work and the doors
can on ly be opened from the outside.

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The leavin g home function i lluminates the
area around the vehicle when unlock ing it.
T his function can be switched on and off.
The
c o ming h om e and lea ving home func­
tions on ly operate when it is dark and the
light switch is in the AUTO posit ion
¢ page 49 , fig. 43 .
Auto headlight s*
When the light switch is in the A UTO
¢ page 49 position, the switch-on po int of the
lights can be changed in the automatic driving
light function.
Daytime running lights
USA m odel s:
You can switch the dayt ime run­
ni ng lights
on and o ff .
Canada mod els:
The function cannot be
turned off .
It is activated a utomat ica lly each
time the ignition is switched on.
Travel mode*
T he headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro­
v ides stronger illum ination on the s ide of the
road on wh ich you are driving .
If you are driv­
i ng in a count ry that d rives on the opposite
side of the road from your own country, th is
will cau se glare for on coming dr ivers. To pre­
vent glare:
- Trave l mode must be selected in vehicles
with Xenon headlights*.
- In veh icles with halogen headlights, ce rtain
areas of the head light lenses must be cov­
ered w ith wate rproof adhesive covers that
prevent light from passing thro ugh. Fo r
more informat ion, please see your author ­
i z ed Audi dea ler or author ized repa ir faci lity .
(D Tips
When trave l mode is activated, a display in
the dr iver information system indicates
this each time you switch the ignit io n on.
Clear vi sion 51
Emergency flashers
Fig. 45 Center co n sole : em erge ncy flasher sw itc h
The emergency flashers makes other moto­
rists aware that you or your vehicle are in an
emergency situation .
.. Press the switch
Gil ¢ fig. 45 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency f las hers are on, all four
turn s ignals b link at the same time. The turn
s ignal indicator lights .
1B in the instru ­
ment cluster, as well as the light in the emer­
gency flasher switch ~ blink likewise.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn w hen
the emergency flashers are switched on by us­
ing the turn signal lever. The emergency flash­
ers stop temporarily .
T he emergency flashers also work when the
ign ition is turned off .
T he emergency flashers w ill turn on a utomat i­
ca lly if yo u are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
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You sho uld turn on the emergency f las hers
when:
- yo u are the last veh icle standing in a t raf ­
fic jam so that any other vehi cles coming
can see you, or whe n
- yo ur vehicle has bro ken down or you are
in an eme rgency s ituation, or when
- yo ur vehicle is be ing towed by a tow
truck or if you are tow ing another vehicle
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52 Clear vis ion
Interior lights
Front /rear interior lights
Fig . 46 Front headliner: inte rior lighting controls
Fig. 47 Rear headliner: rear reading lights
@Interio r ligh ts
Press the switch ~ fig. 46 in the correspond­
ing position.
0 -Interior lights off
I -Interior lights on
If the switch is in the center position, the inte­
rior l ighting is controlled automatically.
@ Front/re a r re ading li ghts
To turn a reading light on/off, press the but­
ton~~
fig. 46 or ~ fig. 47.
The appearance and location of the rear read­
ing lights may differ depending on the model.
Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for
the instruments, the center console and the
display can be adjusted .
Fig . 48 Inst rume nt illu mination
.,. Press the knob to release it .
.,. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness .
.,. Press the knob again to return it to its origi­
nal posit ion.
(!') Tips
The instrument i llumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off . As the daylight fades, the illu­
mination of the dia ls likewise dims auto­
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the ou tside light is very low. This feature is
meant to rem ind you to sw itch on the
headlights when outside light conditions
become poor .
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 4 9 Forward section of driver's armrest: power mir­
r or controls