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Instruments and indicator lights
safe to do so, proceed immediately at low
speed to the nearest authorized Aud i dea ler
or qualified workshop and have the brake
system inspected .
- Always keep in m ind that after several brake
applications, you will need greater pressure
on the brake pedal to stop your vehicle . Do
not rely on strained brakes to respond with
maximum stopping power in c ritical situa
tions . You must allow for increased bra king
distances. The extra dis tance used up by
f ading b rakes cou ld lead to an accident.
~.IC® ) Electromechanical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the ele c
trome chanical parking brake.
If the i ndicator lig ht . (USA models)/ . (Cana
da models) turns o n, the parking b rake was set .
The warning/indica tor light will go out when the
parking brake is re leased .
• (USA models) ;a (Canada models ) Cau
tion : Vehicle parked too steep
If the indicator lig ht blinks and the message ap
pea rs, there is not enough brak ing power to keep
the vehicle from roll ing. The brakes have over
heated. The vehicle cou ld roll away even on a
small incline.
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
To rele ase t he parking bra ke, press t he bra ke ped
a l and press the button<® or start driving with
starti ng assist at the same time¢
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Please release parking brake
To release the parking brake manua lly, press the
b rake peda l and press the button (®) at the same
time. The park ing brake only r eleases automat i
cally if the dr iver's safety be lt is fas tened.
Ill Parking brake!
If the l'IJ indicator light turns on and this mes
sage appears, there is a parking brake malfunc
tion . Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or
qua lified workshop immed iately to have the mal
f u nction co rrected .
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~ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to put
on your safety belt.
The . warn ing/ indicator light illum inates when
the igni tio n is swi tched on to remind the driver
and (on USA models only) any front passenger to put on the safety belt . Addit ionally, an acoust ic
warning (gong) w ill also sound.
For more Informat ion ¢
page 124, Safe ty belt
warning light .
f::::l Battery
The. war ning/ indicato r light illum inates when
you sw itch on the ign it ion and m ust go out after
the engine has sta rted .
• Alternator fault : Battery is not b eing charg
ed
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there is a malfunct io n in the generator
o r vehicle electr ica l system .
Drive to your authori zed A udi dealer or quali fied
workshop immediately. Because the vehicle bat
tery is discharging, turn off a ll unnecessary elec
trical eq uipment such as the radio . Seek profes
s iona l assistance if the battery cha rge leve l is too
l ow .
(•) Low battery: Battery w ill b e charged while
driving
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there may be limited starting ab ility.
If this message t urns off after a little while, the
battery charged enough while dr iv ing .
If the message does not turn off, have yo ur au
thorized Audi dea ler or qualified workshop cor
rect the malfunction .
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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Active ro llover protection system . . . . . . . . 121
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Clean ing the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 95
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant .. .......... .... ... .. .
Engine oil .. ... ............... ... .. .
W indshield washer fluid ....... .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Additives Engine oil ...... .............. ... .. .
Adjustable steer ing column ...... .. .. .. . .
Adjusting 202
199
208
250
199 73
Air distribu tion (automa tic climate control) 70
Instrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steer ing column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 138
Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 13 7
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 140
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 138
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Important inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
252
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light . . . . . . . . . 142
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Side a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
When must the system be inspected? . . . 142
all-wheel drive .......... .......... ... 174
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti -freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 200
Anti- lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti- Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-slip regulation Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Ant i-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Anti -theft systems
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Descrip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Sport d ifferential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi Service Repai r Manuals and Lite ratu re 248
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Automat ic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84