206 Vehicle care and cleaning
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials
or alcohol to clean the camera lens.
Th is could cause scratches and cracks.
-Windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper.
To avoid scratches, move the scraper only in one direction and not back and
forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot
water because this could cause cracks
to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window
defogger, do not apply any stickers on
the heating wires on the inside of the
window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning
products.
- Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and dust be
fore polishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish
or wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do
not polish away rust film .
- Remove cosmetics and sunblock imme
diately. Otherwise, the paint could be
damaged.
-Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry
cleaning methods on displays.
-Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause dam
age.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never allow sharp objects to come into contact
with the safety belts. This could cause damage to the belt webbing. - If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles, have them replaced by an author
ized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Textiles/Vinyl/Alcantara
- Never treat Vinyl/Alcantara with leath-
er care products, solvents, floor polish,
shoe polish, stain remover or similar products.
- To avoid damage, have stubborn stains
removed by an authorized Audi dealer
or qualified workshop.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip
pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for ex
ample on clothing, can damage seat
covers. Make sure hook and loop fas
teners are closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, stain remover or
similar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip
pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fad
ing, do not leave the vehicle in direct
sunlight for long periods of time. If leaving the vehicle parked for long pe
riods of time, you should cover the
leather to protect it from direct sun
light.
(D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint
that has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust film
from forming.
-If you notice unusual vibration or if the vehicle pulls to one side when driving, al
ways stop as soon as it is safe to do so and check the
wheels and tires for dam age.
(D Note
-Please note that summer and winter tires are de
signed for the conditions
that are typical in those sea
sons. Audi recommends using winter tires during the
winter months. Low tem peratures significantly de
crease the elasticity of
summer tires, which affects
traction and braking ability.
Tires and wheels 229
If summer tires are used in
very cold temperatures, cracks can form on the tread bars, resulting in perma
nent tire damage that can
cause loud driving noise and unbalanced tires. Audi is not
responsible for this type of
damage.
-Burnished, polished or chromed rims must not be used in winter road condi
tions. The surface of the
rims does not have suffi
cient corrosion protection
for this and could be perma
nently damaged by road salt
or similar substances.
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Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto matic transmission, power
steering, power brakes, power
windows, power seats, radio, and heater, to the extent that
these items are available as fac
tory-installed equipment (whether installed or not).
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent. Numbers of 55 or lower indi
cate a low sidewall for im proved steering response and
better overall handling on dry
pavement.
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)
M N
~ co
rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 209 Right cockpit: fuse pane l wit h plastic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No . Consumer
Amps
5 Steering
column switch
5
modu le
7
Termina l 15 d iagnostic con-
necta r 5
8
Gateway (Databus diagnos-
5
tic interface)
9 Supplementary heater 5
Fuse panel@ (brown )
No .
Consumer Amps
1 CD/DVD player 5
2 Wi-Fi
5
3 MMI/Radio 5/20
4 Instrument cluster
5
5 Gateway
(instrument cluster
5
control module)
6 Ignition lock
5
7 Light switch
5
8
Climate control system
40
blower
9 Steering column lock
5
Fuse s and bulb s 2 71
No. Consumer
10 Climate
control system
11 Te
rm inal 30 diagnostic con-
n ectar
12 Steer
ing column switch
module
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment Amps
10
10
5
F
ig . 210 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel w ith
plast ic cl ip
Fu se panel @ (bla ck)
No . Consumer Amps
2 Rear window heater (Ca b
rio-
30
let)
3 Power
top latch (Cabriolet)
30
4 Power top hydraul ics (Cab-
so riolet)
Fuse pan el@ (black )
No. Consumer Amps
Luggage compartment lid
1 control
module (allroad)/
30/10
Power top contro l modu le
(Cabriolet)
2 Re
tractable rear spoiler
10
(RS 5 Coupe)
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!
-
29 0 Index
Child restra ints
D ang er of using child restraints in th e
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restra ints and their use? . . 183
C hild restraint system anchors ..... .. . 179
Ch ild safety .. ................ ... ... 165
Conve rtible locking retracto r .. .. ..... 175
I mportant safety instructions fo r using
ch ild safety seats ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 168
I mportant things to know when driving
with chi ldren .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 165
Installing a child restraint us ing the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Lower anchorages .......... .. .... . 180
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... .......... ...... ... .. . 180
Tether anchors ............... .. ... 181
Tether st raps .......... .. .. .. .. .. . 18 1
Ch ild safety locks
Power windows . ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Rear doors . .............. ... .. .. .. 41
C hild safety seats .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 17 1
Booster se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Convertible c hild seats .... .. .. .... . 172
Convertible locking retracto r .. .. ..... 175
Danger of us ing c hild restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
H ow do I proper ly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 168
I nfant sea ts ............. .. .. .. .. . 17 1
I ns tall ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
LATCH system .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 180
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .... . 168
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . 170
C igare tte lig hte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
C leaning .. .. ................ ... .. .
202
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
C lima te con trol system
Automat ic recircula tion .... .. .. .. .. . . 81
Supp lementary hea ter ... .. .. .. .... . . 81
synchronizing .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 81
C lock ....... .......... ...... ... .. .. 12
C losing
Power windows .......... .. .. .... .. 42
Sliding/tilting sunroof ...... ..... .. .. 43
Sunshade .. ................ ... ... . 43 Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking switch ... .... . 3S
with the conven ience key ........ .... . 35
Co ld tire infla tion pressure ..... ... .. .. 234
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Compact spare ti re . ............. .... 260
also refer to Spare tire .......... .. .. 260
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Compass in the m irror ... .. ... ..... .. . 58
Compliance ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 286
Consumer Informa tio n . . . . . . . . . . 134, 283
Contacting NHTSA . ... .......... .. .. 134
Controls Cleaning . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 204
Convenience key Indi cator lights .. ... .......... .. .. . 86
Star ting engine (S TART E NGIN E STOP
button) ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 85
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Switching on ignition ........... .... . 85
unlocking/lock ing ............. .... . 35
Convenience opening/clos ing ... .. .. .. . 42
Convertib le child safe ty seats ........ . 172
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating . .. .. .. ............. .. .. 177
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .... ...... .... 178
U sing to secure a child safety seat 1.75, 177
Coolant system .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 218
Cooling mode (automat ic climate co ntrol) 79
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. .......... ...... . 218
Cornering light .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 49
Cru ise cont ro l
Changi ng speed .. ............. .. .. . 91
Presett ing you r speed .......... .... . 92
Switching off .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 92
Switching on ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 91
Cruisi ng range ... .. ............. .... . 24
( u pholder .. .... .. ............. .... . 67
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Date d isp lay .... .. ............. .... . 12
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0 ::.,: co ,...., \!) 1.1'1 ,...., 1.1'1 ,....,
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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29 6 Index
Parking system ........... ... .. .... . 118
Rear .. .... ................ ..... . 118
Rear, with rear v iew camera ... .. .... . 120
Park ing system (rear) ................ 118
Ad justing the warning tones .. .. .... . 119
Parking system (rear, w ith rear view cam-
era) Park ing mode 1 ................... 122
Parking mode 2 ................... 123
Safety precautions ................. 120
Switching on/off ............. .... . 121
Switching rear view camera on/off ... . 124
Part it ion net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 73
Parts replacement .................. 285
Pass-t hrough ............... ... .... .. 75
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. . 155
Passive safety system ........... .... . 126
Pedals .. .. .. ................ ... .. . 131
Physical principles of a frontal collision 137
P lastic parts
C leaning ... ................ ..... . 204
Polishing .. .... .............. ...... 204
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) .. 78
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E mergency locking .................. 37
Power windows .................... 42
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selective unlock feature .... ..... .. .. 36
Settings ... ................ ..... .. 36
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............... 42
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist .. ... ................ ... .... . 190
Power window
Conven ience opening/closing . .. .... .. 42
Power windows .............. .. .... .. 42
Child safety locks .............. ..... 42
Malfunct ions ............. .... ..... 43
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt ............... ... .. .. . 141
Proper occupant seating positions .... . 127
Proper safety belt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Proper
seating position
Front passenger .. ................ . 128
Occupants ... .. .. .. .............. . 127
Rear passengers .. ............. .... 129
Protecting ......................... 204
Protective liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive .......... ... 190
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 137
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
R
Radiator fan .. .. .. ............. .... 220
Rain/light sensor
Headlights ...... ............ .... .. 49
Intermittent (windshield w ipers) ...... 55
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear door sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Rear fog lights .. .. ... .... ........ .. . 49
Rear lid Automatic operation ................ 39
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40,
41
Escape handle ... ............. ..... 41
Opening and closing .............. .. 38
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera
Parking mode
1 ................... 122
Parking mode 2 .. ................ . 123
Rear view mirror ................... .. 53
Rear window heating ............ ..... 80
Rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear window washer system ......... .. 55
Recircu lation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Refuell ing ......................... 210
Release lever for hood ............... 212
Remote contro l
Garage door opener (Home link) ...... . 45