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Driver information
system
Introduction
The Driver information display inside the instru
ment cluster provides you, the driver, with im
portant information.
Fig. 7 Instrument cluster: ce nter display
Fig . 8 Wipe r lever: controls fo r the men u display
Cent er dis play
With the ignition on, the display in the Driver In
formation System shows the following informa
tion :
- CD* inserted or Radio * station set
- Outs ide temperature* : At temperatures below
41 °f (+S
0
(), a snowf lake symbol appears in
front of the temperature display¢&. .
- Wa rning if one of the doors, front lid o r engine
compartment lid is not closed.
Additional function s
You can open the following functions in the Driv
er Information System display by pressing the
I RESET I button ¢ fig. 8 one or more times:
Digital speedometer*
T ire pressure monitoring*
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Dr iver inform atio n sy stem
Trip computer Q page24
Efficiency program* ¢page26
Service interval display Qpage27
Speed warning ¢page 79
Gearshift selector positions Au -i=>page83
tomatic transmission
Adaptive cr uise control*
¢ page 90
Auto Chec k Control
Some functions and vehicle components are
scanned for their operating status when yo u
switch the ignition on and whi le you are driving.
Malfunctions or required service procedures are
signaled audibly and indicated by red and yellow
illuminated symbols and reminders in the dis
play.
A WARNING
--- Never rely exclusively on the outside tem pe ratu re d isplay to dete rm ine if a road sur
face is icy or not. Keep in mind that road sur
faces, espe cially bridges and overpasses,
could be ice covered and slippery even at an
outside temperature above 41 °f (+S °C).
- Always remember, even if the "snowflake"
symbo l (ice warning) does not appear in the
display, black ice cou ld be on the road .
-Always red uce your speed and d rive with
specia l care in cold weather conditions when
the chance of encountering icy road surfaces
increases.
(j) Tips
If the vehicle is stationary, or if yo u are driv
ing at a very low speed, the temperature
shown in the disp lay might be slightly higher
than the actual outside temperature . This is
caused by the heat being radiated from the
engine.
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messages appear automatically and are only dis
p layed in the efficiency program . The fuel econo
my messages turn
off automatically after acer
tain period of time.
.. To turn a fuel economy message
off immed iate
l y after it appears, press the I RESET
I b utton
¢ page 25, fig. 11 @ , or
.. Press the function selection switch¢
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fig. 11
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-Once you have t urned a fuel economy mes
sage
off, i t will only appear aga in after you
turn the ignit ion on again.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis
played in every instance, but rather in inter
vals over a per iod of t ime .
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due .
Fig. 1 5 Dis p lay: Service interval d isp lay
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The sc hed ule for the next oil c hange or inspec
tion is calculated a utomatically and displayed ac
cordingly. The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the nex t servi ce is due, a serv ice
reminde r appea rs in the disp lay when you tu rn on
the ignition
¢ fig. 15.
Afte r about 5 seconds the display sw itches back
t o no rma l. The dis tan ce and t ime rem aining are
updated eac h time the ignition is turned on unti l
the date due for service is reached .
Driver information s ystem
Service due
When the d ue date for se rvice is reached, t he
message
Service due! appears in the inst rument
cluster immediate ly afte r yo u turn on the igni
tion . Additiona lly, a warning tone sounds. Afte r
about 5 seconds the display switches back to nor
mal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oi l change or inspection is due, can
be shown in t he radio or
M MI* dis play by select
ing the service interval display in the ca r men u.
Se lect I CAR I funct ion button >
Service interval
display
or ICARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Servicing & checks .
Resett ing the service interval display
Your a uthorized Audi dea ler will reset the corre
sponding service schedule after performing the appropriate service on your vehicle. You also have
the possibility to reset the oil change schedule af
ter having performed an oi l change according to
Audi specifica tions . Select I CAR ! funct ion button
> Service interval display > Res et oil change in
terval
o r! CARlfunction button> Car systems*
control b utton > Servicing & check s > Reset oil
change inter val.
(D Note
- Only re se t the oil change display when yo u
h ave comple ted an o il change.
- If you disconnect the batte ry termina ls, no
c al cul ations can be made for the se rv ice in
t erval disp lay during t his time and n o serv
ice reminder w ill appea r. R emembe r that
observing the p ro p er service interva ls is vi
tally impo rtant to exten ding the life of yo ur
vehicle, part icular ly the eng ine, and main
taining its va lue. Even if the mileage dr iven
is low, the maxim um per iod of one year
from one service to t he nex t must not be ex
ceeded.
(D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder re
mains stored even when th e vehicle battery is
disco nnecte d.
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