34 0 Index
Parking systems ........ ... .. .. .... . 145
Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone . .. 155
Audi parking system plus with front- and
rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Audi parking system plus with rearv iew
camera .. .. ................ ... ... 146
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 243
Malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear pa rk ass ist ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 146
Safety precautions ........ .. .. .... . 147
Trailer hitch . ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 155
Part icle fi lter
refer to Diesel part iculate filter . .. .... 36
Parts replacement .................. 328
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF l ight . .. .... . 193
Passenger's seat ............... .. .... 75
Passive safety system .. ... .. .. ... ... . 163
Pedals .. .. .... ........... .... .... . 168
Perimeter light ing ................... 62
Physica l pr inciples of a frontal collision 174
Plastic parts Cleaning . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 244
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
P ollen filte r
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power locking system ................. 41
Conven ience close/open feature ... .... 53
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
ins ide ... ................. ...... .. 44
Opening and clos ing the w indows ...... 53
Rear lid/t runk lid ................... 45
Remote cont rol key ................ . 38
Selec tive unlock fea ture ... .. .. .... .. 44
Settings ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 44
Unlock ing and locking veh icle ..... .. . . 43
Powe r outlets 90
Power seat
Con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Seat adjustment .............. .. .... 75
Power steering .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 226
Powe r window swi tches ..... .. .. .. .. . . 5 1
I n the driver 's door ................. 52
I n t he front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . 53
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 178
Proper occ upan t seating positions . .. .. 164
Proper safety belt position ............ 178
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 165
Occ upants . .... .. ............. .... 164
Rear passengers .. ............. .. .. 166
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Q
quattro
refer to All -wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety belts? ... .......... .. . .
R
227
175
173
Radiator fan .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 265
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rain sensor defective .............. .. . 35
Reading lights Front ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 64
Rea r . .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 64
Rea r asht ray .... ... .............. .. . 89
Rear fog lights ...................... 62
Rea r lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency un locking ........... .... . 48
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 45
Valet key function ............. .... . 41
Rea r light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rea r operation
Fo ur-z one automatic comfort air condi-
t io ni ng ..... .. .. .. ........... .... 103
Rea r seats
Adjust ing seat ... .. ... ....... ... .. . 78
E nt ry assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Folding seatba ck up and down ..... .. . 79
Rearv iew camera
refer to Park ing systems ............ 146
Rea r view m irror ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 71
Rea r window de fogger ........... .. .. . 98
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Red symbols
Refuelling Gasoline inhib itor flap ..... .. .. .. .. .
Release lever for hood ...... .. .. .. .. .
Remote control 3 1
250
2 50
256
Garage door opener (Homel ink) ... .. .. 57
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Un lo cki ng and locking ..... .. .. .. .. .. 4 3
Remote rear lid release ..... .. .. .. .. .. 45
R . l epa1r manua s ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 32 6
Repa irs
A irbag system ........... .... .. .. .
196
Replacing a fuse ........... .... .. .. . 312
Replacing light bulbs .... ... .. .. .. .. . 3 15
Replacing tires and wheels ... .. .. .. .. . 292
Report ing Safety Defects . ... .. .. 170,17 1
Rese t bu tton . .. ........... .. .. .. .... 12
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Retractor .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 177
R ims
C lean ing . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .
24 4
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Loading , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Mounting loca tions ....... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
R ule of behav io r off road ..... .. .. .. .. . 235
s
Safe driving hab its 163
Safety belt he ight ad justment .. .. .. .. . 179
Safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8
Safety belt he ight a djustmen t .. .. ... 179
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 178
Safety belt pretens ioner . .... .. .. .. .. . 180
Service and disposal ...... .. .. .. .. . 180
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
C leaning 245
Danger to passe ngers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . .. .............. ... ...
175
Fasten ing .. ............. .... .. .. . 177
Im properly wor n ......... .. .. .. .. . 180
N ot wo rn . . .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. '
Safety belt position .... ... .. .. .. .. .
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . .. .. .. .. .
17 5
17 8
176
213
Inde x 341
Spec ia l considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... ..
1 78
U nfastening ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 179
Warning/ind icator light ........... .. 173
Why YOU MUST wea r them ........ .. 173
Wor n properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . .
18, 173
Safety comp liance sticker ........ .. .. 3 23
Safety equ ipme nt .. .. ........... .... 163
Safety featu res for occ upant rest rain t and
protection . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
163
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjust men t .. .. . .......... .....
7 4
Safety instr uctions
E n gine compartment .............. .
fo r side c urtain airbags . .... ... ... . .
fo r us ing ch ild safety seats ......... .
for us ing safe ty belts .............. .
Moni to ring the Adv anced Airb ag Sys
tem
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... ..
Safety lock
256
2 02
206 176
195
Ig nition key , automatic t ransm ission .. 107
Safety systems
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Seat adjus tment
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Drive r's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Front passenger's seat ............... 75
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79, 166
Power ....... ... .. ................ 75
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ............ .... 173
Seat covers
Cleaning
Seating capac ity
Seat ing position
24 5
173
Driver .... .. .. .. ................. 164
Front passenger .. .. ........... .... 165
How to ad just the front seats ... ... .. 165
Incor rect sea t position ............. . 167
Occupants ....... .. ..... .......... 164
Rea r passengers .. .... ......... .. . .
Seat memory . .. ...... ............. .
Seats Number of seats
Seat ve ntilation 166
76
1 73
103
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Synchronization
Climat e controls ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 102
Four -zone automatic comfort a ir cond i
t ioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Synchron izing clima te con trol .. .. .. .. .. 95
T
Tac home ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ta il lights
C leaning . ................ ...... .. 243
Tank flap Unlocking the fue l filler flap by hand .. 252
TO I clea n diese l
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. .. . 252
T echnica l data ................ ... ... 323
Technica l modifications .. ... .. .. .. .. . 329
Temperature Clima te con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7
F ou r-zone au tomati c comfo rt air cond i-
tioning .... .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. ... 101
Setting for the driver's and front pas-
senger 's side . ........... .. .. .. .... 97
Tethe r anchors ............ .... .. .. . 220
T ethe r strap . .... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 220
Textiles Cleaning ... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 245
The first 1,000 mi les (1 ,500 km) and after-
wards . .... .. ................. .. ... 230
T ie -down r ings ............. ... ... ... 83
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
T ips fo r the env ironme nt
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
Using the air condi tioner only when nec-
essary ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 100
tiptronic Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 14 0
D riving .... ................. .. ... 1 41
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
H ill descent control .... ... .. .. .. .. . 14 2
Kick-down .. .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 143
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. . 1 42
Selecto r lever . ........... .. .. .. ... 139
t iptronic (au tomati c transmission) .. .. . 139
T ire pressure ............... ... ... .. 282
Tire pressure monitoring system . ... .. . 30 1
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Inde x 343
Tires .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 271
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
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speed rating letter code ..... ... .. .. 294 •
Tire manufact uring date ............ 293
Tire specifications ................. 293
Tread depth ...... ................ 289
U ni form tire quality grading .... ... .. 297
Win ter tires ...... ...... .......... 298
Tires/Whee ls
Low aspect ratio tires ............... 300
Tire pressure mo nitoring system . . . . . . 18
Tires and vehicle load limits .... ... .. .. 286
T ires and wheels
Checking tire pressu re .......... .. .. 282
Co ld tire infl ation p ress ure ........ .. 278
Dimens ions . ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 291
General notes ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. 271
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .. .. .... ............. 273
New t ires and wheels ........... .... 291
Rep lacing . .. .. .. .... ... .... .... .. 292
Snow cha ins ...... ...... .......... 299
T ires and veh icle load limits ......... 286
Whee l bolts . .. .. .... ........... .. 299
Win ter tire s ... .. .. ............... 298
Tire service life .. .. ... ... ...... ..... 289
Too ls . ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 304
T o rn o r frayed safety belts 176
Towing Front eye let . .. .. ................. 320
Rea r eyelet .. .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 320
T ow t ruck procedu res ... ....... .... . 319
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 301
T ra ile r tow ing . .. .. ............... .. 238
Operating instr uctions .. ..... ... .. .. 239
Pa rking systems .... . .. .. ..... ... .. 155
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . 238, 240
Tongue load . .. .. ................. 239
Trai ler towing tips ................. 240
T rai ler turn signal assembly
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 17
T ransmission .. .... .... .... ... .... .. 139
Malfunction ( indica to r li ght) ....... .. 143
Transport Canada .. ................. 171
T read Wear Indicator (TWI) .... ... .. .. 289
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Trip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mi leage . ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... .. 24
Sing le-tr ip memory ....... .. .. .... .. 25
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Trip odomete r ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 12
What does it mean when dEF appears in
the trip odometer disp lay? ... .. .. .. . . 12
T runk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 46
Turn ing rear air conditioning on/off
Four-zone automatic comfort a ir condi-
tioning .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 10 1
Turn signals .... ........... .. .. .... .. 63
War ning/ indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. . . 16
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diese l fuel) ..... .. .. .. .. . 249
Unfasten ing sa fe ty belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Unid irect iona l tires .......... ... .. .. . 272
Uniform tire quality grading ... .... .. . 297
Un lo ck ing
Powe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 44
Rear lid/trunk l id ......... .... .... .. 45
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
V
Va let key function
Activating and deactivating ... ... ... .. 41
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Vehicle Care/clean ing ............ .. .. .... . 242
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 323
Vehicle Identification N umber (VIN) ... . 323
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304, 309
Vehi cle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle shut-down .......... ... .. .. . 232
Vent ilation
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
V in yl
C le a ning ... ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 24 5
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Warning/ind icator lights . ..... .... . .. . 10
Adaptive Air Suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Adaptive cruise control . ..... ... .. .. 123
Airbag system ... ................. . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system ...... .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power cont rol ... ...... ... . 15
El ectronic Stab ilization Contro l (ESC) .. . 16
G low p lug sys tem ............. .... . 15
Hig h beam .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 18
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 17
Parking brake .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 19
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . 18
Tra iler turn s ignal assembly ... .. .... . 17
Turn signals ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wa rranty coverages .... ... ...... .. .. 326
Washer reservo ir .... ........... .. .. 270
Wea r indica to r .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 289
We ights ....... ... ................ . 323
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? .. .... .. ............. .... 178
What happens to unbelted o ccupants? .. 175
What impai rs driving safety? ....... ... 164
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? . .... .... .. ................. 285
Wh at shou ld I do after repla cing whee ls? 285
Wheel bolts Torque ....... ... ................ . 299
Wheels . ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 271
Checking t ire pressure .......... .. .. 282
Cleaning .. .... .. ... .......... .... 244
Co ld tire inflation pressure .. ... ... .. 278
General notes .. .. .......... ...... . 271
G lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. 273
New t ires and whee ls ........... .... 291
T ires and veh icle loa d limits ..... .... 286
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 176
When must the airbag system be inspect -
ed? .... .... .... .. ................. 193
When should I adjus t the tire pressures? 285
When should I check the tire press ures? . 285