2015 AUDI A4 windshield wipers

14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
TPMS
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Electronic Stabilization Control
( ES C) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢ page 185
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
USA models:
Safety systems ./
¢page20
Canada models:
Safety systems ./
¢ page20
Worn brake pads
¢ page 20
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page 16
T ire pressu re monitoring
system ./
¢ page258
Tire pressure monitoring system
¢page258
E lectronic power control./
¢ page20
Malfunction indicator Lamp
(MIL) ./
¢ page 20
Engine speed limitation
¢ page20
Engine oil leve l
¢ page 17
Engine oil sensor
¢page 21
Battery
¢ page 16
Tank system
¢ page 21 Warm
up eng ine*
¢ page208
Windshield washer fl uid leve l
¢page21
Windshield wipers
¢page 21
Remote control key
¢page85
Battery in remote control key
¢page33
Defective light bulb warning
¢ page21
Fog lights
¢page 21
Rear fog light(s)*
¢page21
Headligh t range control*
¢page21
Adaptive light*
¢page22
Light-/rain sensor *
¢ page22
Adaptive dampers*
¢page22
Sport differential*
¢page22
I gnition lock
¢page 22
Steering column lock
¢page 18
Electromechanical steering, dy­
namic steering *./
¢pag e 190
Transmission
- mult itronic, t iptron ic
¢page99
- S tronic
¢ page 99
Transmission
- S tronic
¢ page 99

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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 21
The IJI symbol illuminates when there is an
engine control malfunction. The
[3i indicator
light in the instrument cluster also illumi­
nates . The engine speed is limited to the
speed d isplayed in the driver information sys­
tem . Keep in mind that the eng ine speed will
not exceed the value displayed in the drive r in­
formation system , for example when down­
shifting.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dealer immedi ­
ately to have the malfunct ion corrected.
'l=cr .., Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! Sen sor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your au­
thor ized Audi dealer and have the o il sensor
i nspected . Until you have th is done, check the
oil level each time you refuel just to be on the
safe side
c::> page 216.
Bil Tank system
mJ Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first
time and the message appears, there are
about 2.1- 2.4 gallons (7 -9 liters) of fuel left
in the tank. Time to refuel
c::> page 209 .
DD Fuel tank system malfunction! Contact
dealer
If the indicator light turns on and th is mes ­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
tank system .
Drive to your authori zed Aud i dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
<:o Windshield washer fluid level
B Please refill washer fluid
If the symbol illumina tes, add windshield
washer fluid to the washer system and also to the headlight washer system *
c::> page 225.
~ Windshield wipers
m Windshield wiper defective
There is a malfunction with the windshie ld
wipers .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immed i­
ate ly to have the malfunction corrected .
~/ }D 10$ Defective light bulb warning
If the f:I indicator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. Th e message indicates the location of
the bu lb .
- If the
II indicator light also turns on, then
a fog light has failed . The position of the in­
dicator light corresponds with the location
on the vehicle .
- If the
IJ indicator light also turns on, then
a rear fog* light has failed . The position of
the indicator light corresponds with the lo­
cation on the vehicle.
T his warning can also occ ur if the light switch
is in an unengaged position between two sym­
bols.
Vehicle lights : System fault!
If the message appears, there is a malfunc­
tion in the headlights or light sw itch.
Drive to your au thorized Audi dealer immedi­
ately to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
-Light bulbs a re p ressurized and could ex­
plode wh ile they are being changed caus­
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when hand ling the
high-voltage section of gas discharge
(xenon) lights*. Failure to do so could re­
sult in death or serious injury .
(D Tips
Have the bu lb replaced or the connection
r epaired by your authorized Audi Service
department .
i,0 Headlight range control
Applies to veh icles : w ith headli ght ra nge control
liJ Headlight range control defective !

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Rear window sun shade
Applies to vehicles: with rear window s un shade
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Fig. 53 W ith MMI : Button for re ar window sun shade
Fig . 54 W ithout MMI: B utto n for rear wi ndow s un
s hade
.. To extend/retract the sun shade, press the
rn button ~ fig. 53 or ~ fig. 54.
You can adjust the settings for the rear sun
shade so the shade ret racts automat ically
when you se lect the reve rse gear. To do this,
selec t the
!CARI function button> Window s>
R ear blind > automati c> on
or ICAR I fu nction
button >
Car systems * contro l button > Vehi­
cle setting s > Autom atic rear blind
> On. The
current setting is automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote key. The sun shade is ex­
tended again as soon as the vehicle is travel­
ing forward at a speed greater than 9 mph
(15 km/h) if the ign ition has not been switch­
ed off in the meant ime .
A WARNING
When lowe ring or raising the sunshade,
ma ke s ure t he re is no thing in i ts way and
t ha t it has a free path to trave l. This could
cause persona l injury .
Clear vi sion 55
@ Tips
- Pressing the button rn severa l t imes
consecutive ly can trigger t he over load
protect ion. The sun shade can only be ex­
tended/retracted aga in after a brief wait­
ing period.
- The rear window sun shade only func­
tions when the vehicle interior is warmer
than
14°F (-10°() .
Wiper and washer
system
Switching the windshield wipers on
F ig . 55 W indshiel d wiper lever
Fig . 56 all road: Rear wiper ac tu ati on
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Move t he windshie ld w iper lever to the co rre­
sponding posi tion:
@ -Windshield wiper off
G)-Interval mode. To ex tend/shorten the
wiper intervals, move the switch @to the
left/r ight. In vehicles w it h a rai n sensor* the
wipe rs turn on in the rain once the vehicle
speed ex ceeds approxima tely 2 mph (4 km/h) .
T he hig her the sens it iv ity of the r ain sensor * is
set (switch @to the right), the earlier the
windshield wipers react to moisture on the
w indshield. In some models, you can switch ..,.

56 Clear vis ion
rain sensor mode off and switch intermittent
mode on in the MMI*. Se lect:
I CAR ! function
button
> C ar sys tem s* contro l button > Dri ver
assi st> Rain s enso r.
In interm ittent mode,
you can adjust the interval time using the ®
switch .
@-Slow wiping
@-Fas t wiping
© -Sing le w ipe
® -Clean the windshield . To eliminate water
drop lets, the w indshield wiper performs one
afterwipe operation after several seconds
while driv ing . You can switch th is fu nction off
by mov ing the lever to position ® within 10
seconds of the afte rwipe operation . The after­
wipe func tion is reactiva ted the next time the
ignition is switched on.
a llroad: The rear w iper automatically switches
on when the reve rse gear is engaged and the
front w indshield w ipers are on and in opera­
tion .
C lean ing the headlights*. The headlight wash­
e r system* opera tes on ly when the headl ights
a re on. If you move the leve r to pos ition @,
the head lights are washed in intervals.
@ -allroad : Wipe the rear window. The rear
wiper moves about every 4 seconds.
(J) -allroad : Clean the rear window . The num­
ber of wiping operations depends on how long
the lever is held in pos ition
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_& WARNING
- T he ra in sensor is only inte nded to assist
the drive r. The driver is still responsible
for man ually switching the wipers on ac­
cording to the v isibility conditions .
- T he windshie ld may not be treated w ith
water-repe lling windshie ld coating
agents . Unfavorable conditions, such as
wetness, darkness, low sun, can res ult in
increased glare. Wiper blade chatter is
also possible .
- Proper ly functioning windshie ld w iper
blades are required for a clear view and safe driving
I:!) page 57, Replacing
windshield wiper blades.
@ Note
- In the case of frost, check whethe r the
windshield wiper blades are frozen to
the windshield. Sw itching on the wind­
shield wipers can damage the wiper
blades!
- Pr ior to us ing a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off ( lever
in posit ion @). Th is he lps to prevent un­
intentional switching on and damage to
the windsh ield wiper system .
@ Tips
-The windshie ld wipers are switched off
when the ignit ion is turned off. Act ivate
the winds hield wipers after the ignition
is switched back on by moving the wind­
shield w iper lever to any position.
- Worn or d irty windshield wiper b lades
result in st reaking. This can affect the
rain sensor* function. Check your wind­
shield w ipe r blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozz les of t he wind­
shield w asher system a re heated at low
temperat ures when the igni tion is on.
- When stopping tempo rarily, (e .g. at a
t raffic light) the set speed o f the wind­
shield wipers is automatically reduced by
one speed.
· Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshie ld w iper b lades when they
begin to leave streaks. Use a soft cloth and
glass cle aner to clea n the windshield wiper
blades .
Front wip er
.. Place the windshie ld wiper arms in the serv­
ice pos it ion. Refer to
c> page 5 7.
.. Lift the wiper arm away from the fron t win-
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Rear wip er*
• Lift the w iper arm away from the rear w in­
dow .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair
your view. This can lead to accidents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fi g. 57 R emov ing wi nd shi eld w iper blade
-
Wiper ser vice position /blade replacem ent
position
• Switch the ign ition off and move the w ind­
shield wiper lever to position ©¢
page 55,
fig. 55 . The windshield wipers move into the
service position.
• To bring the wipers back into the original
position, swi tch the ignition on and press
the windshield wiper lever.
You can also turn the service pos ition on or off
in the radio/MM!*:
• Switch the w indshield wipers off (posit ion
@ ¢
page 55, fig. 55).
• Se lect : ICARI funct ion button> Wind shie ld
wiper s
> Servi ce positi on > on /off . Or
• Se lect :
IC ARI funct ion button> Car syste m s*
control b utton
> S ervicing & ch eck s > Wiper
s er vic e pos ition
> On/ Off .
Removing the wiper blade
• Lift the w indshield wiper arm up from the
windshield.
• Press the locking knob
(D ¢ fig. 57 on the
wiper blade . Hold the wiper blade fi rm ly.
• Remove the wiper blade in the direct ion of
the arrow .
Clear vis ion 5 7
Attach ing the wiper blade
• Insta ll the new wiper blade in the reta iner
on the wiper arm@ unti l yo u h ear it click in­
to place on the wiper arm .
• Place the wiper arm back on the windshield.
• Turn the service position off.
A WARNING
For your safety, you should rep lace the
wiper b lades once or twice a year . See your
authorized Audi dealer for replacement b lades.
(D Note
- The windshield w iper blades must only
be replaced when in the service pos ition!
Otherw ise, you risk damag ing the pa int
on the hood o r the windshie ld w iper mo­
to r.
- Yo u should not move your vehicle o r
press the windsh ield wiper lever when
t he wipe r arms are folded away from the
w indshield . The windsh ield wipers wou ld
move back into their original position
and co uld damage the hood and wind­
shield.
- To help prevent damage to the w iper sys­
tem, always loosen blades which are fro­
zen to the windshield before operating
w ipers.
- To help p revent damage to wiper blades,
do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near the
w iper blades .
- To help prevent damage to the w iper
arms or other components, do not at­
tempt to move the wipe rs by hand .
(D Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by auto­
matic car washes affect the how easily
the glass surface can be cleaned .
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
w indshield from icing by using a cover .

212 Checking and filling
Checking and filling
Engine hood
Releasing and opening the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the
vehicle .
Fig. 180 Driver's side footwe ll: e ngin e hood release
lever
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Fig. 181 Release lever u nde r the engine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make sure
that the windshield wipers are flat against the
windshield. Otherwise, they could damage the
pa int on the hood.
... With the driver's door open, pull the lever
under the instrument panel in the direction
of the arrow
c> fig . 180.
... Raise the hood slightly c> .&,
... Press the rocker switch under the hood up­
ward
c> fig . 181 . This releases the catch.
... Open the hood.
A WARNING
Hot engine coo lant can burn you.
- T o reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam
or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. Wait until no steam or coo
lant can be seen or heard before care­
fully opening the hood.
Closing the engine hood
... Pull the hood down until the pressure from
the struts is reduced .
... Let the hood
drop down and latch in place.
Do not try to push it shut; it may fail to en­
gage
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A WARNING
-
A hood that is not completely latched
could fly up and b lock your view while driv­
ing.
- When you close the engine hood, check it
to make sure the safety catch has proper­
ly engaged . The hood shou ld be flush
with the surrounding vehicle body parts.
-If you notice while driving that the hood
is not secured properly, stop at once and
close it.
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in
the engine compartment.
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment, for example checking
and filling different fluids , there is a risk of
injury , burns and accidents. To prevent per­
sonal injury always observe the following
WARNINGS. The engine compartment of any
vehicle is a hazardous area
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A WARNING
-To help avoid injury, before you check any-
thing under the hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Remove the ignition key.
- Apply the parking brake.
- Move selector lever of automatic trans-
mission to "P" (Park); put manual trans­
mission in Neutral.
- Always let the engine cool down. Hot
components will burn skin on contact .

294 Index
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts ..... .. ... 142
Indicator lights ............ .. .. .. .. .. 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 155
Dynamic steering ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 190
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ........ .. . 155
also refer to Warn ing/ indicator l ights .. 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
I nflatable spare tir e ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 261
I nflating ........ ......... ... .... . 262
Installing ch ild safety seats
Safety belts .............. ... .. .. . 175
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . .. ............... .. .... . 182
I nstruments
Adjusting the lighting ........... .. .. 52
I nstruments and controls ... .. .. .. .. . . 10
General illustration ....... .. .. .. .. . .. 8
Interior lights Front .. .. .. ................ ... ... . 52
Rear .. .... .......... ...... ... .. .. 52
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 55
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Jump-starting .............. ... .... . 274
Jumper cables ................ ... ... 275
K
Key .... ... .. ................ ... .. .. 32
Battery replacement ...... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Check light ....... ..... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 84
I gnition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Key replacement ............. .... .. 32
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
un locking/locking ........ .. . 34, 35, 37
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
L
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist ........ .. .. .. .. . 111
LATC H .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 179
Descr ipt ion .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 180
Install ing a child restraint ...... .. ... 180 Location
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ............................ 180
Launch Control Program ......... .. .. . 99
Leather cleaning/protect ion .. .. .. .. .. 205
Leaving home ..... ................ .. 50
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lifting jack . .... .. ............. .... 265
Lifting vehicle ... .. ............. .... 278
Light adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Coming/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . 49, 50
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 50
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) .......... . 49
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Low beam ..... .. ............. ..... 49
Rear fog lights ... ... .......... .. .. . 49
Side marker lights ............. .... . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Light/rain sensor Headlights . ..... ................ .. 49
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . .... . 55
Sen sor defe ctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Lights
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
High beam .... .. ................ .. 50
Tu rn signals ... ... ................ . 50
Locking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Locking/unlocking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking switch ... .... . 35
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beams ..... .. ..... ........... .. 49
Lower anchorage locator button ....... 180
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) 179
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 179
Luggage Stowing . ..... .. ............. .... 132
Luggage compartment ........... .. .. . 70
Cargo net ... .. .. ............. .. .. . 73
Cover ......... .. ................ .. 71
Enlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Floor ......... .. ................ .. 76
Lid ....... .... .. ................. . 38

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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