Drive r in formation syste m
Fuel economy messages
App lies to veh icles: w ith tr ip compute r w it h eff ic iency pro
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F ig . 1 6 Display : fu el economy messag e
Fuel economy messages are disp layed when fuel
consumption is increased by certain conditions.
If
you follow these fuel economy messages, you can reduce your vehicle 's consumption of fuel. The
messages appear automatically and are only dis
played in the eff ic iency program . The fuel econo
my messages turn
off automatically after acer
tain period of time.
• To turn a fuel economy message
off immed iate
ly after it appears, press the !R ESET I button
¢ page 25, fig . 11 @, or
• Press the function selection switch~
page 25 ,
fig. 11
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@ Tips
- Once you have turned a fuel economy mes
sage off, it will on ly appear again after yo u
turn the ign it 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.
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Service interval display
T he service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 17 D isp lay : Se rvice i nterval dis play
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The schedule for the next oi l change or inspec
tion is ca lculated automatically and disp layed ac
cord ingly . T he d isp lay works in two stages:
Service r eminder
30 days before the next service is due, a service
reminder appears in the d isp lay when you turn on
the ignit ion
q fig. 17 .
After about 5 second s the display switches back
to norma l. The distance and time remaining are
updated each time the ignit ion is turned on unt il
the date due for service is reached.
Ser vice due
When the due date for service is reached, the
message
Se rvice due! appears in the instrume nt
cluster immed iately after you turn on the igni
tion. Additiona lly, a warning tone sounds . After
about 5 seconds the d isplay switches back to nor
mal.
Calling up the service schedul es
If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can
be shown in the radio or MMI* d isplay by select
i ng the service interval d isplay in the ca r menu.
Se lect
I C ARI funct ion but ton > Serv ic e interval
di spla y
or!CAR lfunction button> Ca r sy ste ms*
control b utton > Se rvicing & check s.
Resetting the servic e interval display
Your authorized Audi deale r will reset the corre
sponding service schedule after performing the
appropria te service on your vehicle. You also have ..,.
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the possibility to reset the oi l change schedu le af
ter having performed an oil change according to
Audi specif ications. Select
ICARI function button
> Service interval display > Reset oil change in
terval
or I CAR ! function button > Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks > Reset oil
change interval.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil change d isp lay when you
have completed an oil change .
- If you d isconnect the battery terminals, no
calculations can be made for the service in
terval display during this t ime and no serv
i ce reminder will appear . Remember that
obse rv in g the proper serv ice intervals is vi
tally impor tant to extending the life of your
vehicle, particularly the engine, and main
taining its value. Even if the mi leage driven
i s low, the maximum period of one year
from one service to the next must not be ex
ceeded.
(D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder re
mains stored even when the veh icle battery is
disconnected.
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ¢-4 in the
instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag
nostic (OBD II) system.
The warning/indicator light illuminates when the
ignition is switched on and goes out after the en
gine starts and the idle has stabilized. This indi
cates that the MIL is working properly.
If the light does not go out after the engine is
started, or illuminates while you are driving, a malfunct ion may exist in the engine system. If
the light illuminates, the catalytic converter
could be damaged.
Continue driving
with reduced power (avoiding
sustained high speeds and/or rapid accelerations)
Dri ver information system
and have the condition corrected. Contact your
authorized Audi dea ler.
If t he light illuminates, the electronic speed lim
ite r may also be ma lf u nctioning. For more infor
mation
¢ page 30, Electronic speed limiter .
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate ¢
page 188.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 18 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (DLC)
On-Board D iagnost ics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monito red
component in your engine system has been as
signed a code. In case of a malfunction, the com
ponent will be ident ified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
T he MIL light may also illum inate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapo r recovery system .
If the light illuminates after a refueling, stop the
vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is prop
erly closed
¢ page 188.
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor
ed data can only be displayed using special diag
nostic equipment (generic scan tool for OBD).
In order to connect the spec ial diagnostic equip
ment, push the plug into the Data Lin k Connec tor
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release
¢ fig. 18.
Your authorized Audi deale r or qualified work
shop can interpre t the code and perform the nec-
essary repair. .,,.
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