Instrument s and warning /indicator lights 25
Access ing Vehicle functions
• Se lect the firs t tab with the rocker sw itch
@ .
• Pr ess the button ~-Th e Vehicle functions
menu app ears <=>fig. 7.
• To select a menu item, tu rn and press the
th umbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
• Se lect the on-board computer / Efficiency
program
menu item in the Vehicle func
tions
menu.
• You can now select between the long-term
memory and shor t-term memory .
• To reset the values in a memory, press and
ho ld the thumbwhee l
® for one second .
The last function se lected displays when you
switch the igni tion on.
(D Tips
- All stored va lues w ill be lost if the veh i
cle battery is disconnected.
- Fuel consumptions (average and cur
r ent), range and speed are displayed in
metric units on Canadian models .
On-board computer
F ig. 8 I n str u m en t cl uster : fu el co nsumpt io n
You can call u p the following information in
the on-board computer:
- Date
- Drivi ng time (h) from the s hort- term memo-
ry
- Ave rag e consumption in MPG (l/100 km)
from the sho rt-term memo ry - Average speed in m
ph (km/h) from the
short-term memory
- Dis tan ce driven in miles (km) from the
short-term memory
- Cur re nt fu e l c on sump tion in MPG (l/100
km)
- Short-te rm memory overview
- Long-te rm memory ove rview
The short-term memory collects driv ing infor
mation from the time the ign it io n is switched
on until it is swi tched off . If you continue driv
i ng withi n two ho urs after sw itch ing the ig ni
ti on off, the new values are in clu ded when cal
cu lat ing the current trip info rm ation .
Unlik e the s hort-term memory, t he long-term
memo ry is not erased automatically . You can
sele ct th e time pe riod for evalua tin g trip in
f ormat io n yo urse lf.
Fo r some vehicle f unctions, you can access t he
t rip informa tion from t he tempo rary memory
i n t he line
(Dr=> page 23, fig . 5.
Fuel consumption
The current fue l cons umption can be d is
played using a ba r<=> fig.
8. The ave rage con
s u mption (mpg) stored in the sho rt-term
memo ry is also displ ayed. W he n t he ba r tu rns
green, yo ur vehicle saves fue l by one of the
f o ll ow ing func tions:
- Recuperation : When the v ehicle is coast ing
or dr iving dow nhill, elec trica l energy can be
s to red in the b attery . T he b ar will move to
ward
0 .
-Cylinder on demand System* : whe n the de
mand fo r p ower is low and ot he r co ndit ions
are met, the engi ne au tomatically deacti
vates fo ur cyli nders (4 .0 T FSI) or s ix cylin
ders
(6 .3 F SI). The driver and passengers
w ill not even notice th is. The message
4 cyl
inder mode
(4 .0 TFSI) or 6 cylinder mode
(6.3 FSI) appears under the bar. The cylin
ders switch on again when mor e powe r is
needed .
26 Instruments and warning /indicator lights
Efficiency program
App lies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig . 9 Tri p com puter: ot her equipment
Fig. 10 D isplay: example of a f uel eco no m y message
The effic iency program can help you to use
l ess fuel.
It shows other eq uipment influenc
ing consumpt ion and fue l economy messages
p rov ide tips f or efficient driv ing . The efficiency
prog ram uses distance a nd consumption data
from tr ip compute r
1.
To display the efficiency program, ca ll up Ve
hicle functions
and select the menu option
Efficiency program .
Other equipment
Other equipment that is currently affecting
fuel consumption is listed in t he v iew
Con
sumer .
The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @¢
fig. 9. The equip
ment us ing the most fuel is listed f irst . If
mo re than three it ems using fue l ar e swit ch ed
on, the eq uip ment th at is cur ren tly using the
most fuel is d isp laye d.
A scale @also shows the cu rrent total con
sumpt ion of all other equ ipme nt.
Fuel economy messages
F ue l economy messages are disp layed when
fue l consumption is increased by certain con- di
tions ¢
fig. 10 . If you follow these fuel
economy messages, you can reduce you r vehi
cle's consumpt io n of fuel. The messages ap
pear automatically and are on ly disp layed in
t h e efficiency program . The f uel economy
messages tu rn
off automatically after a cer
ta in period of ti me.
To turn an economy message
off i mmediately
after it appears, press any button on t he mul
t if u nct ion steer ing whee l.
@ Tips
- If the data are deleted in the efficiency
program , those values a re a lso reset i n
t rip computer.
- Once you have turned a fuel economy
message
off, it will on ly appear agai n af
ter you turn the ig nition on again .
- The f uel economy messages are not dis
played in every instance, but rather in in
t ervals over a period of time .
Odometer
Fig. 11 Instrume nt cluster O do m eter a nd r eset button
The odometer shows you how many m iles
(k ilomete rs) you have drive n. You can switch
the d isplay from miles to ki lometers and v ice
versa via the MMI.
Upper odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset . It can be used to meas
u re s hort dista nces . The last digit indicates
1/10 of a mile (100 meters).
You can reset the trip odometer to zero by pressing the Reset button~-
298 Index
Cell phone package 293
Conveni enc e key ....... ... .. .. .... . 293
Electronic immobilizer .... ... .. .... . 293
Home link unive rsal remote con tro l ... 293
Remo te con trol key ......... .. .. .. . 293
Deco rativ e parts/trim
C leaning .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 216
D EF
What does this mean when it appea rs in
the trip odometer d isplay? . .. .. .. .. .. 26
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Defrosting (w indows) .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . 80
D eluxe automatic clima te control . . . . . . . 79
De term in ing co rrec t lo ad limit . .. .. ... 254
Di ese l fue l ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
Diesel par ticu late filter . . . . . . . . . . 21, 206
Dig ita l compass .... ......... .. .. .. .. 56
Di mensions .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 288
Dimming the rearv iew mirror .......... 56
Disp lays
C leaning ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 216
Di stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Door/re ar lid wa rning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D oors
M echanical chi ld safety lock .. .... .. .. 41
Power child safety lock .... .. .. .... .. 41
Driver info rm ation system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D oor/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior temperature disp lay ..... .. . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dr iver seating posi tion ...... .. .. .. .. . 134
drive select adaptive a ir suspension/spo rt .. ... ... 108
Adaptive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Curve light ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 108
D ynamic stee ring .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 108
E ng ine sound . ...... ..... .... .. .. . 108
Safety b elt tensioner . ... .. .. ... ... . 10 8
Sport differen tia l ...... ... .. .. .... . 108
Drive select ...... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 108
Driving safely .... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 133
D riving through water . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 20 7
Driving t ime ........... .... .... ..... 25
Dup licate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 D
ust filter
ref er to Poll utant fi lt e r (automatic A/C
system) ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 78
Dynam ic steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 201
E
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
EDL
refer to E lectronic different ia l lock .... 197
Efficiency program Fuel economy m essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Oth er equipment ... ... ..... ... .. .. . 26
El ectr ica l ac cessories (so ckets ) . . . . . 68, 74
Elec tromechan ic a l parking brake
Emergency brak ing ............... .. 87
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Pa rking ... .. .. .. .... ...... .... ... . 86
Re leas ing and closing . ....... .... .. . 85
St arti ng assist . .. ... ... .... ..... .. . 86
Star ting from rest .. .... .... ... .. .. . 86
Starting off with a t railer ..... .... . .. . 87
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
El ectromechan ical power assist .... .... 201
Elec tronic differen tial lock . ....... .... 197
Warning/ind icator lights . ............ 18
E lectronic differential lock (ED L)
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
El ectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 32
Elec tronic power control (EPC)
warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lectronic spe ed limiter .. ..... ... .. .. . 30
El ectronic Stab ilizat ion Con trol (E SC) . .. 19 7
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Emergency actuat ion
Doors ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 37
Luggage compartment lid .... ...... .. 40
Pa rking loc k ... .. ... ... .... ..... .. 119
Power sunroof . .. ........... .. .. .. . 44
Emergency brak ing .... .. .. ... ..... .. . 87
Emergency flasher .... .. ..... .... . .. . 47
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 23
E mergency operation
P a noramic s unroo f ....... .... ...... . 45
S un shade (roo f) .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 45
E mergency start ing ..... ........... . 281
Eme rgency towing . ....... ..... ..... 283