
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Consumer
5 Steering col
umn switch module
7 Term inal 15 d iagnost ic connector
8 Gateway (Databus diagnostic interface)
9 Supplementary heater
Fuse panel@ (brown )
No. Consumer
1 CD/ DVD p laye r
2 Wi-Fi
3 M
MI/Radio
4 Instrument cluster
5
Gateway (ins trument cluster co ntrol mod-
ule)
6 Ignition lock
7 Ligh t swi tch
8 Climate control system blower
9 Steering col umn lock
10 Climate contro l system
1 1 Te
rm inal 30 d iagnost ic connector
12 Steer ing column sw itch module
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Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Fig. 1.96 Right lu ggage compartment: f use pane l w it h
plast ic clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No . Consumer
2 Rea r window heater (Cabriole t)
3 Power top latch (Cabriolet)
4 Power top hyd raulics (Cabr io let)
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer
Luggage compartment lid con trol mo dule
1 (all road)/Powe r top cont ro l modu le (Cab-
r iolet)
2 Retractable rear
spoiler
(RS 5 Coupe)
5 Elec tromechan ica l pa rking brake
6 Electronic damping control
7 Elec tromech anica l par king brake
8 Rear exterior lig hti ng
9 qu attro sport
10 Rear exter ior lighting
1 1 Cent
ral locking
12 Term inal 30

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N 1.1'1 ,....,
Fuse panel© (brown)
No. Consumer
1 Luggage compartment lid control module
(allroad)
2 12-volt socket, cigarette lighter
3 DCDC converter path 1
4 DCDC converter path 2, sound amplifie r,
rad io
6 Right upper cabin heating (Cabriolet)
7 Electromechanical parking brake
9
Right front door (window regulator, cen-
tral locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
10 Left upper cabin
heating (Cabriolet)
Two-door models: rear right w indow regu-
11 lator; Four-door models: rear
right door
(window regulator, central locking, switch,
lighting)
12 Cell phone prep
Fuse
panel © (black)
No. Consumer
1 Right front seat heating
4 MMI
5 Radio
6 Rear view camera
7 Rear window heater (allroad)
8 Rear
Seat Entertainment
Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases , other parts of the car must first be re
moved before you are ab le to get to the bulb .
This applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of you r ca r which you can only reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause ser ious cuts, parts must be
Fuses and bulbs
correct ly 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 properly resealed.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dea ler replace any bulbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, 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 qualified technician . Head lights
with Xenon light are identified by the high volt
age sticker.
A WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps without the necessary
equipment can cause serious personal injury.
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode when
being changed . Potential risk of injury!
- On vehicles equipped with gas discharge
bu lbs (Xenon light) * life -threatening injuries
can result from improper handling of the
high -vo ltage portions of such lamps!
-On ly your authorized Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop shou ld change the bulbs in
gas discharge lamps. There are parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the
bulb holders that can cause serious cuts . If
you are uncertain about what to do, have
the wor k performed by an autho rized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop. Serious per
sonal injury may result from improperly per
formed work .
(D Tips
-If you st ill prefer to replace the light bulbs
yourself, be aware that the eng ine compart
ment is a hazardous area to work
inq page 195 q &..
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi dealer
whenever you want to change a bulb.
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Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removal lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Selector lev er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .... .. ................. .. ..... 205
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Belt positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Belt tension ers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Bio -ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 70
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
B rake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 203
Brake system
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake fluid spec ifications for refill and re
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit ............... 172
Brakes... .. ................. .. .... . 172
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Elect romech anical parking brake . . . . . . . . 77
; Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
~ Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ,....,
Index
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Emergency brak ing funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Break-in period Brak e pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
New tires 216
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 196
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cargo area
refer to Luggag e compartment ...... 65, 118
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cerami c brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Changi ng engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking Engin e coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 168
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 16S
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S2
Important sa fety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Installing a c hild restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
253

Index
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
133
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 157
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 186
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187
Clean ing controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
186
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Supplementary heater............. .. .. 71
synchron izing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
254
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Consumer Information ............... . .
Contacting NHTSA
Convenience key 120
120
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convenience opening/closing
Convertib le child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 37
158
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 163
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 69
Cooling System
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Daytime running lights ............... SO , 51
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
251
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Homelink universal remote control ..... 251
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Index
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 55
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rea r lid
Escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear parking system with rearview camera . 10 7
Rear view camera
Pa rking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Pa rking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11
Rear view mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95
Remote control
Garag e door opener (Hom elink) . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Replacing w iper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Sa fety De fects .... .... .. . 120, 121
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 121
260
s
SAFE 12
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Pedal area ... .. .. .. ...... ..... ...... 118
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety belts worn by pregnant women 129
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124, 127
Bel t posi tioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Saf ety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Special conside rations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 29
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Wa rning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safe ty compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety features fo r occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety guidelines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety instructions Engine compartment .. ........... .. .. 195
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System 144
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sea t bel ts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124