2015 AUDI A4 parking brake

2 70 Fuses and bulbs
No. Consumer Amps No. Consumer Amps
A/C system pressure sensor, Two-door models: rear left
electromechanical parking window regulator; Four-
brake, Homelink, automatic 11 door models: rear
left door
30
3 dimming interior rear view
5 (window regulator, central
m irror, air quality/outside locking, switch, lighting)
air sensor, Electronic Stab ili-
12 Rain
and light sensor
5
zation Control (button)
5 Sound actuator 5
Fuse panel© (red)
6 Headlight
range control/
5/7,5
head light (corner ing light)
No . Consumer Amps
3 Lumbar support 10
7 Headlight (cornering light) 7,5
4 Dynamic steering
35
Contro l modu les (electro-
5 Interior lighting (Cabriolet)
5
8 mechanical parking brake,
5
shock absorber, quattro
sport), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cruise control 5 6
W
indshield washer system,
35
headlight washer system
7 Vehicle electrical system
20
control module 1
10 Shift gate/clutch sensor
5
11 Side ass ist 5
8
Vehicle electr ica l system
30
control module 1
12 Headlight range control,
5
parking system 9 Left rear window regulator
7,5/20
motor (Cabriolet)/sunroof
13 Airbag 5
14 Rear wiper (allroad) 15 10
Vehicle e
lectrica l system
30
control module 1
15 Auxiliary fuse (instrument
10
pane l) 11 Right
rear window regulator
7,5/20
(Cabriolet)/sun shade motor
16 Aux
iliary fuse terminal 15
40
(engine area) 12 Anti-theft alarm warning
s system
Fuse panel
@ (brown)
No. Consumer Amps
2 Brake light sensor 5
3 Fuel pump 25
4 Clutch sensor 5
5 Left seat heating with/with-
15/30
out seat ventilation
6 Electronic Stabilization
Con-
5
trol (electric)
7 Horn 15
Front left door (window reg-
8 ulator, centra
I locking, mi r-
30
ror, switch, lighting)
9 Windshield wiper motor 30
10 Electronic Stabi
lization Con-
25
trol (valves)

272 Fuses and bulb s
No. Consumer
5 Electromechanical parking
brake
6 Electronic damping control
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
8 Rear exterior lighting
9 quattro sport
10 Rear exterior lighting
11 Central locking
12 Terminal
30
Fuse panel © (brown)
No. Consumer
1 Luggage compartment lid
contro l module (allroad)
2 12-volt
socket, cigarette
lighter
3 DCDC converter path 1
4 DCDC converter path 2,
so und amp lifier, radio
6
Right upper cab in heat ing
(Cabr iolet)
7
Electromechanical parking
brake
Right front door (w indow
9 regu lator, central locking,
mirror, switch, lighting)
1 0 Left upper cabin
heating
(Cabr iolet)
T wo -door models : rear right
window regu lator; Four-
11 door models: rear r
ight door
(window regulator, central
locking, sw itch, lighting)
12 Cell phone prep
Fuse panel © (black)
No. Consumer
1 Right front seat heating
4
MMI
5 Radio
6 Rear view camera
Amps
5
15
30
30
35
30
20 5
Amps
30
20
40
30
30
30
30
30
30
5
Amps
15
7,5
5
5
No . Consumer Amps
7 Rear window heater (all-
30
road)
8 Rear Seat Entertainment s
Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you hove
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs
for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more
difficult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in
many cases, other parts of the car must first
be removed before you are able to get to the
bulb. This applies especially to the light bulbs
in the front of your car which you can only
reach through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, parts must
be correctly taken apart and then properly put
back together to help prevent breakage of
parts and long term damage from water that
can enter housings that have not been p roper­
l y resea led.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
you r authorized Aud i dea ler replace any bulbs
for you, since yo ur dealer has the proper too ls,
the correct bulbs and the expertise .
Gas discharge lamp s (Xenon lights)*:
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the
bulbs replaced by a qualif ied techn ic ian.
Headlights wit h Xenon light are identified by
the high voltage sticker.
_&. WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps witho ut the neces­
sa ry equipment can cause serious persona l
injury.
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode
when being changed. Potential risk of in­
jury!
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@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump starting or charg ing the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negat ive post
because the ba ttery manager system must
be ab le to detect the battery's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
g round cab le to the negative ground pos t
of t he battery manager cont ro l unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described b elow!
Fi g. 21 1 Eng ine co mpar tment: Co nnecto rs fo r jum per
c ab les a nd c har ge r
F ig. 212 Jump start in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve ·
hi cle :@ booster battery, @ disc harged veh icle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
Vehicle with di scharged battery :
~Turnoff lights and accessories , move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency situ ation s 2 7 5
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+ )
(red )
~ Remove the cover above the jump start con­
nection .
~ Open the cover on the positive pole
¢fig . 211 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt c::;, fig. 212 (D
(Bolts under cove r= "posit ive ") of the ve­
hicle to be started @.
2 . Conne ct the othe r end to the pos itive ter -
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black )
3. Co nnect one end o f the b lack neg ative c a­
ble to the nega tive te rmi na l@ of the
booster battery @.
4 . Connect the other end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolts with hex head = "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
~ Start the engine of the ve hicle with the
booste r battery @. Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
~ Start engine with d ischarged vehicle battery
® in the usual manner .
~ If the engine fails to start: do not keep t he
starter cran king for lo nger than 10 seconds .
Wait for about 30 seco nds and the n try
aga in.
~ W ith engi ne runni ng, remove jumpe r cab les
from both vehicles in the exa ct
reverse o r­
der .
~ Close the cover on the positive pole .
T he b attery is vented to the o utside to p reven t
gases from en tering the veh icle in ter ior . Ma ke
s ur e that the j umper clamps a re well connect­
e d with their
metal ports in full contact with
the batte ry term inals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
in structions of the jumper cable ma nufac-
turer . If i n dou bt, call for road servic e.
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Automatic climate control Air vents ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 80
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Setup ... .. ................. .. .... 81
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) .. .. .. .. .. .. 95
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 95
D riving .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 95
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
E me rgency release ........ .. .. .. .. . 100
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 98
Remova l lock (ignition key) ... .. .. .. .. 82
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Automatic wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damag ing the vehicle .. .. .. .. .. . 193
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 222
Battery location inside the luggage com -
partment .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 222
Charging . ................ ... ... .. 224
Important warn ings when working on
the battery . ................ ... ... 222
J ump starti ng ............ .... .. .. . 274
L ow . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 19 1
Replacing the ba ttery .. ... .. .. .. .. . 225
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 222
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 222
B efore driving ............. .... .. .. . 126
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 208
Blended gasoline ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 207
B lower (automatic climate cont rol) . . . . . . 80
Booster seats ............. .... .. .. . 173
B rake fl uid
Changing the brake fl uid ... .. .. .. .. . 22 1
Checking the brake fluid level ... .. .. . 221
Reservoir .. ............. .... .. ... 221
What is the correct brake flu id leve l? . . 221
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
i ng light comes o n? .. ..... .. .. .. .. . 221
Inde x 289
Brake system . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 221
Anti- lock b raking system ..... ... .. .. . 19
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B rake assist system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 185 •
Brake fluid .. .. .. ................. 221
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement ...... .. ............... 221
B rake light defective ... .. .. ... ... .. . 21
B ra ke powe r ass ist unit ............ . 188
Br akes .. .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 188
Ceram ic bra kes . .. .... ........... .. 188
El ec tromechanica l parking brake ... .. . 87
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
Wor n brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B ra kin g
E mergency bra king f unct ion ..... .. .. . 89
braking guard . .. .... ... ....... ..... 101
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Settings ........ .. ............... 108
Break -in per iod .. .. .... ............. 193
Tires ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 193
Bul bs . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 72
C
Califor nia Proposition 65 Warn ing . .. .. 213
B attery spec ifi c .. ............. .. .. 223
Capacities ........ .. ............... 281
Carbon pa rts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 205
Care ..... .. .. .. .... ... .......... .. 202
Cargo area
refer to L uggage compartment . . . 70, 132
Catalytic converter ... .. ...... ... .. .. 194
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Central lock ing .. .. ................. . 31
Cen tral lock ing switch ............. .. 35
Co nvenience key .. .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 35
Remote cont ro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads .. ............. .... 188
Ce rtification . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 286
Chang ing a flat t ire . .. ... ....... .... . 263
Chang ing a wheel .. ............. .... 263
Chang ing engine oil ............. .... 217
Checking Engine coolant level .... ....... .... . 218
Checking t ire pressure ............... 239

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Index 291
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Daytime running lights. . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 50
Declaration of compliance Adapt ive cruise control .... .. .. .. .. . 286
Aud i side assist .......... .. .. .. ... 286
Cell phone pa ckage ....... .. .. .. .. . 286
Conve nience key ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 286
Elect ronic immobilizer .. ... .. .. .. .. . 286
Homelink universa l remote contro l .. . 286
Remote control key ....... .. .. .. .. . 286
D ecora tive parts/ trim
C lean ing ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 204
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Defrosting (windows) ....... .. .. .. .. .. 80
D etermi ning correct load limi t ... .. .. . 24 4
Dig ita l clock ........... ...... .... ... 12
Dig ita l compass . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 58
D imensions .. ............. .... .. ... 28 1
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . 53
D isp lays
C leaning ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 204
D oors
C hi ld safety loc ks ......... .. .. .. .. .. 41
emergency loc king ........ .. .. .. .. .. 3 7
Driver information system Enhanced sh ift indicato r .... ... ... ... 27
Open doo r or front lid warning . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperat ure display .. .. .. .. .. 23
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition 127
Driving off road ... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 197
D riving safe ly ............. .... .. ... 126
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
D riving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dust filter
refer to Po llutant filte r (automatic A/C
system) .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 78
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115 , 190
E
E85 (Fue l) . .. ............. .... .. ... 208
E ffi ciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory leve ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Othe r equipment . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Shift indicator ........... .. .. .. .... 27 E
lectro -mechan ica l power ass ist ... .. .. 190
E lectromechanical pa rk ing brake
E mergency bra king ................ . 89
Ind icator lig ht . .. .... ........... .. . 87
Parking ... .. .. .. ................. . 88
Re leas ing and closing ... .... ... .. .. . 87
Starting assist ...... .. .. ..... ... .. . 88
Starting from rest . ... .. .... ... .. .. . 88
Starting off w ith a trailer ........ .. .. . 89
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 16
E lectronic differential lock
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 18
El ectronic d ifferential lock ( EDL) ... .. .. 185
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 19
E lectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 37
E lectronic power con trol
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . 20
El ectronic speed limi ter ............... 30
E lectronic stab ilizat ion contro l
offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) ... 185
Warning/ind icator lights ............. 18
Emergency ac tua tion
Doors . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 37
Ignition key ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 34
Rea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41
Slid ing/ti lting s unroof ............... 44
E merge ncy br aking . .... ......... .. .. . 89
Emergency flasher ..... .. .... .... ... . 51
w . /' d' l' h arnmg m 1cator 19 ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency key .. ................... . 32
Starting engine ............... .... . 84
Emergency operation Emergency bra king funct ion (parking
brake) . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 89
E mergency starti ng ................. 274
Emergency towing .................. 276
Energy management .. .. ..... ... .. .. 191
Battery power ... .. . ... .... ... .. .. . 16
Driver notification . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 16
En gine
Compartment .. ................... 214
Coolant ... .. .. .... .. ... ..... ... .. 218
Data ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 282
Hood ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 212
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 85
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Loading .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 132
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 73
Pass-thro ugh ... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 75
Revers ible mat ........... .... .. .... 75
Secur ing attachments ............... 75
Ski sack ........................... 75
Tie-downs .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .
74, 133
Valet park ing ................... ... 45
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61, 62
M
Maintenance ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 283
M alf unct io n I ndicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 29
Manual transmission ................. 93
Matte fin ish pa int cleaning . ... .. .. .. . 20 2
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
Memory funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Mil eage
Average .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. ..
24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M irrors
Ad justing the exte rior mi rrors . .. .. .. .. 52
Compass . .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 58
d' . 1mming ... .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. 53
Vanity mirrors . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . .
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System
multitronic
. . .. ........... .. .. .. ....
54
154
93
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Driving .. .. .. .. ............ ... .. .. 95
Emergency mode ................... 99
Manual s hift program ......... .. .. .. 98
Selecto r leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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Natural leather
C l ·
eaning ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 205
Net .. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. ..
68
New tires and w heels
NHTSA 248
Contact ing ..................... .. 134
Number of seats .................... 136
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Occupant seating positions
Octane rating 127
207
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad .......... .. ............... 197
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 79
Oil
refer to Eng ine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . 214, 216
Oil consumpt ion .... ................ 216
On-Board D iagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ............
29
Electronic speed limiter .............. 30
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 29
Open door or front lid warning . ... .. .. . 23
Opening
Power w indows ...... ............. .
42
Rear li d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 40 , 41
Slid ing/ti lting s unroof .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Sunshade ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Open ing/closing
at the lock cy linder ................. .
37
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the ce ntra l locking sw itch ... .. .. . 35
with the convenience key ..... ... .. .. . 35
Operate yo ur vehicle e conomi cally and
min imize poll ution . ............... ..
195
Optional equipment
Marked w ith an aster isk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program)
27
Outs ide mir ro rs
refer to E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organ ized ... 6
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Paint damage 204
Pa int No ........................... 280
Parcel shelf ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 76
Pa rk assist . . .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. 118
Cleaning sensors/came ra lenses .. .. .. 203
Pa rking ................. ........... 88
A ut oma tic transm iss ion ........ .. .. .
95
Vale t parking .. .. .. ........... .... . 45
Parking brake ... .. .. . .. .... ...... .. .
87
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ........ .... .................
87
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system ........ ... ... ..... .. 20
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . ... ... . 19
Brake system .................... .. 15
Electromechanical parking brake .... .. 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) ... 18
Generator .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 20
Safety belt .............. .. .. .... .. 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signa ls .............. ... .... .. 22
Warranty coverages .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 283
Washer reservoir .......... .. .. .. .. . 225
Wear ind icator . ........... .... .... . 245
Weights ... .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 280
What happens if you wear your safety belt
too loose? ... ................ ..... . 140
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 137
What impairs driving safety? ..... .. .. . 127
What should I do after changing a
wheel? . ..... ................ ..... . 241
What should I do after replacing wheels? 241
Wheel bolts Torque ... .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 256
Wheels .................... .. .... . 227
Checking tire pressure .............. 239
Cleaning . ................. .. .... . 203
Cold tire inflation pressure . .. .. ..... 234
General notes ... ...... .... ... .. .. . 227
Glossary of t ire and loading terminolo -
gy . ... .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 229
New tires and wheels ...... .. .. .. .. . 248
Tires and vehicle load lim its .... .. .. . 242
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . 139
When must the airbag system be inspect-
ed? ............................... 154
When shou ld I adjust the tire pressures? 241
When should I check the tire pressures? . 241
Where can I find the tire pressures for my
car? . .. ... .................. ..... . 239
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 137
Window regulators Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Windows
Cleaning/removing ice .............. 204
defrosting ... .. .. ................ .. 80
Windsh ield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Windshield washer fluid Low level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windshield washer system ..... .. .. .. . 55
Windshield wipers Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Folding up .... .. ................ .. 57
Indicator light .................. .. . 21
Replacing windshield wiper blades . 57, 58
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Washer reservoir 225
Winter operation Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Car washes ...... ............. .... 202
Coolant system ............... .... 218
Defrosting windows ................. 80
Removing ice from windows ... .. .. .. 204
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
T ires ............................ 190
Winter tires . ....................... 254
All wheel drive . .. ... ....... ...... . 254
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Xenon headlights .. ... ....... 49, 51,272