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Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Active ro llover protection system 121
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
General notes ..... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Why safety be lts? ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Safety belts ............. .... .. . .
Safety belt pretens ioners .. .. .. .. . .
Airbag system ............. .. . .
Important things to know .. .. .. .. . .
Front airbags ............ .... .. . .
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag
System ...... .............. ... . .
Knee ai rbags .... .... ... .. .. .. .. . .
Side airbags .. ........... .. .. .. . .
Child Safety ... .. ...... .. .. .. . .
Impor tant th ings to know .. .. .. .. . .
C hi ld safety se ats ......... .... .. . .
I ns tall ing a chi ld sa fety seat . ...... .
L A TCH Lower anchorages and tethe r
for chi ld ren ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehicle operat ion ..... .. .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Not ice about data recorded by the
Event Data Recorder and ve hicle
control modules ............... .. .
Elect ronic S tabilization Control (ESC) .
B raki ng .. ... ............. ... ... .
E lect ro-me chanical power assis t,
dynam ic steering ......... .... .. . .
D riving w ith your quat tro . ... .. ... .
E nergy management ... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving and environment ... ..
The first 1,000 miles (1 ,5 00 km) and
afterwar ds ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... .. .. . .
Driving through water on roads . .. . .
Warming up and cooling down .. .. . . 123
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176 177
179 179
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Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Shutt ing down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Operate you r vehicle econom ica lly and
minim ize po llution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
Table of contents 3
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 184
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 185
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E n gine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
En gine cooling sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Br ake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 4
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Windshie ld/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 10
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Tire pressure monitoring system 239
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 242
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 2
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tire repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Chang ing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Bul bs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 255
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Star ting by pushing o r towing . . . . . . . 255
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 255
U se of j umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
E mergen cy towing wit h commercia l
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Lifting vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
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14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
TPMS
Electronic Stabilization Control
( ES C) ./
¢page 18
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢ page 171
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
defective ./
¢ page 19
USA models:
Safety systems ./
¢page 19
Canada models:
Safety systems ./
¢ page 19
Worn brake pads
¢ page 20
E lectromechanical parking brake
¢ page 16
T ire pressu re monitoring
system ./
¢ page240
Tire pressure mon itoring system
¢page240
Electronic power control./
¢ page20
Malfunction indicator Lamp
(MIL) ./
¢ page 20
Engine speed limitation
¢ page20
Engine oil leve l
¢ page 17
Engine oil sensor
¢page 21
Battery
¢ page 16
Tank system
¢ page 21 Windshield
washer fluid level
¢ page21
Windshield wipers
¢page21 Remote control key
¢page
76
Battery in remote control key
¢page32
Defective light bulb warning
¢page21
Rear fog light(s)*
¢page21
Headlight range control
¢page 21
Adapt ive light*
¢page21
Light-/rain sensor*
¢page22
Sport differentia l*
¢page22
Ignition lock
¢ page22
Steering column lock
¢page 18
Electromechanical steering,
dynamic steering*./
¢ page 175
Transm ission ¢page 88
Transm ission ¢page 88
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
¢page22
USA models : Cru ise control
¢page 81
Canada models : Cruise control
¢ page81
Adapt ive cru ise control*
¢page92

16 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
authorized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop and have the brake system
inspected.
- Always keep in mind that after several
brake applications, you will need greater
pressure on the brake pedal to stop your
vehicle . Do not rely on stra ined brakes to
respond w ith maximum stopping power
in critical situations. You must a llow for
increased bra king distances. The extra
distance used up by fading brakes could
lead to an acc ident.
::.'!!JC®) Electromechan ical parking brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake.
If the indicator light. (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) turns on, the park ing brake
was set.
The warning/ind icator light will go out when
the park ing brake is released.
• (USA models) ;a (Canada models) Cau·
tion : Vehicle parked too steep
If the indicator light blinks and the message
appears, there is not enough braking power to
keep the vehicle from rolling. The brakes have
overheated. The vehicle could roll away even
on a small incli ne.
Press brake pedal to release parking brake
To release the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press the button®> or start driving
with start ing ass ist at the same time
c:> page 79.
Please release parking brake
To release the parking brake manually, press
the brake peda l and press the button®) at
the same time. The parking brake only releas­
es automatically if the driver's safety belt is
fastened.
Ill Parking brake!
If the Ill indicator light turns on and this
message appears, there is a parking brake
malfunction. Drive to your authorized Aud i dealer or qualified workshop immediately to
have the malfunction corrected.
,(f. Safety belts
This
warning/indicator light reminds you to
put on your safety belt.
T he . warn ing/ indicator light i llum inates
when the ignition is switched on to remind
the driver and (on USA models on ly) any front
passenger to put on the safety be lt. Addition­
ally, an acoustic warning (gong) will also
sound.
For more Information
c:> page 123, Safety
belt warning light.
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The . warning/indicator light illuminates
when you switch on the ignition and must go
out after the eng ine has started.
• Alternator fault: Battery is not being
charged
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
generator or vehicle electrical system .
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop immediate ly . Because the veh i­
cle battery is discharging, turn off all unnec­
essary electrical equipment such as the radio.
Seek professiona l assistance if the battery
charge level is too low .
(•] Low battery : Battery will be charged
while driving
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, there may be limited sta rting
ability.
If this message turns off after a little while,
the battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off, have your
authorized Aud i dealer or qualified workshop
correct the malfunction.

24 Driver information d isplay
Trip computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on
current and average fuel mileage, average
speed, fuel range and driving time .
Fig. 9 Trip computer display: Average fuel mileage
The following information is continuously
eva luated by the trip computer and can be dis­
played sequentially in the instrument cluster
display:
Fuel range
The estimated cruising range in miles (km)
appears in the display. This tells you how far
your ve hicle wi ll be able to travel on the cur­
rent tank of fuel and with the same driving
style. The display changes in increments of
5 miles (10 km).
The cruising range is calcu lated based on the
fuel consumption for the last 18 miles
(30 km).
If you drive conservat ively, the cruis­
ing range will increa se.
Average fuel mileage The average fuel economy in MPG (l/100 km)
since you last cleared the memory appears in
this display. You can use this display to adjust
your driving technique to achieve a desired mileage.
Current fuel mileage
The instantaneous fuel consumption in mi les
per gallon (l/100 km) is shown in this display .
You can use this display to adjust your driving
technique to achieve a desired mileage. Fuel
consumption is recalcu lated at intervals
of 33 yards (30 meters). This disp lay switches
to gallons/hour (liters/hour) when the vehicle is not moving.
Average speed
T he average speed in mph (km/h) s ince you
last reset the memory appears in the display.
Elapsed time
The length of time that you have been driving
s ince you last reset the memory appears in
th is disp lay.
Distance
The distance that has been covered since the
last t ime the memory was cleared appears in
the display.
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- Fuel consumptions (average and cur­ rent), range and speed are displayed in
metric units on Canadian models.
- All stored values will be lost if the vehi­
cle battery is disconnected .
Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully
automatic memories.
Fig. 10 Tri p computer display: memory level 1
You can swi tch between the trip computer 1
and 2 by pressing the
I RESET I button @
r:!>poge 25, fig. 11.
You can te ll wh ich memory leve l is currently
active by the number or the sign in the display
¢fig. 10. The data from the single-trip mem­
ory (memory level 1) is being displayed if a
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appears in the display. If a fJ is shown, then
the data from the total -trip memory is being
disp layed (memory leve l 2) .
Single-trip memory (Trip computer 1)
The single-t rip memory stores the trip infor ­
mat ion from the time the ignition is turned on
unti l it is turned
off. If the trip is continued
within 2 hours from the time the ignition was
turned
off, the new data will be included in
the calculation of the current trip informa­
tion . If the trip is interrupted for
more than 2
hours
the memory is reset automatically .
Total-trip memory (Trip computer 2)
Unlike the sing le-trip memory, the tota l-trip
memory is not reset automatically. Th is per­
mits you to evaluate your driving data for the
entire period between manual resets.
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two
switches on the windshield wiper lever.
Fig. 11 Windsh ield w iper lever : contro ls fo r th e trip
co mpute r
Operating
• To disp lay the trip computer memory levels,
press the
I RESET I button @¢ fig. 11 re­
peatedly unti l the desired memory leve l is
shown in the d isplay.
• To d isplay trip information within a memory
level, press the top or bottom part of the
function selection switch @.
The trip computer will not operate unless the ignit ion is on. When you turn on the ignition,
the function that was in use when you last
turned the ign ition
off will be displayed .
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In addition to information about the trip com­
puter (trip computer 1 and 2), information
about other systems can a lso be shown in the
display. To switch the display between the dif­
ferent information, tap the
I RESET I button @
briefly.
Resetting values to zero
• Select a value in the desired trip comp uter.
• Press and hold the
I RESET I button @for at
least one second. All values in the selected
trip computer are reset to zero.
With some vehicle equipment levels, the val ­
ues for the sing le trip or total trip memory
can a lso be reset in the Infotainment system
¢page 25.
(!) Tips
All stored va lues will be lost if the veh icle
battery is disconnected.
Basic Settings for the trip computer
The radio or MMI* operating unit is used for
setting the trip computer's basic settings.
• Select: Function button !CAR !> Instrument
cluster > On-board computer
1 or On-board
computer
2.
The values in the sing le-trip or the total-trip
memory can all be reset to zero at the same
time under
Reset in the menu.
In addition, yo u can determine what informa ­
tion from the trip computer should be shown
in the instrument cluster display. If one of the
pieces of driver information is turned
Off , that
driver information will not be shown in the
display. The information w ill continue to be
calculated by the tr ip computer and can be
turned back
On at any time.
(j) Tips
This function is not available on all
vehicles.

26 Driver information d isplay
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 12 Display : Service interva l display
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed
accordingly. The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv­
ice reminder appears in the display when you
turn on the ignition
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After about 5 seconds the display switches
back to normal. The d istance and time re­
maining are updated each time the ignition is
turned on until the date due for service is
reached .
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, the
message
Service due! appears in the instru ­
ment cluster immediately after you turn on
the ignition. Additionally, a warn ing tone
sounds . After about 5 seconds the display
switches back to normal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due,
can be shown in the radio or MMI* display by
selecting the serv ice interval display in the car
menu. SelectlCARlfunction button>
Service
interval display
or I CARI function button > Car
systems*
control button > Servicing &
checks. Resetting the
service interval display
Your authorized Audi dea ler will reset the cor­
responding service schedule after performing
the appropriate service on your vehicle. You
also have the possibil ity to reset the oil
change schedule after having performed an
oil change according to Audi specifications.
Select I CAR ! function button >
Service interval
display
> Reset oil change interval or I CAR I
function button
> Car systems* control but­
ton >
Servicing & checks > Reset oil change
interva l.
(D Note
-Only reset the oil change display when
you have comp leted an oil change.
- If you disconnect the battery terminals,
no ca lculations can be made for the serv­
ice interval display dur ing this time and
no serv ice reminder will appear. Remem­
ber that observing the proper service in­
tervals is vita lly important to extending
the life of your vehicle, particularly the
engine, and maintaining its value. Even if
the mileage driven is low, the maximum
period of one year from one service to
the next must not be exceeded.
{D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder
remains stored even when the vehicle bat­
tery is d isconnected .
Engine oil temperature
indicator
Fig. 13 Display : engine o il temperature indicato r

32 Opening and clo sing
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start the engine and/or act ivate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power w indows etc . Un­
supervised operation of any veh icle sys­
tem by ch ildren can res ult in serious in­
Jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock un til the vehicl e has come to a com­
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col­
um n lo ck could sud denly e ngage -caus ­
ing the risk of an accident.
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- The operation of the remote cont ro l key
c a n be tempo rarily disru pted by in terfer­
ence from tran smi tters in t he v ici nity of
t h e veh icle work ing in the same frequen ­
cy ra nge (e.g . a ce ll phone, radio equip­
ment).
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys
a re on ly availab le from author ized Audi
dealer.
- For Decla ration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la­
tions
c:> page 267.
Removing the mechanical k ey
F ig . 19 Remote ma ster key : remov ing the mec hanic al
key
" Press the release button ® c=>fig . 19.
"Pull the mecha nica l key @out of the maste r
key .
Using the mechan ica l key , you can :
- lock and unlock* the glove compartment on
the passenger's sid e ¢
page 66 . -
lock and unlock the vehicle manua lly
¢ page 35 if this should not be possible
w ith the master key.
- use the ignition key emergency release
¢ page 33.
Check light and battery in the master
key
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Fig. 20 Remote mas ter key: r em ovin g th e bat te ry h old ­
er
Check light in the master key
The check light@¢ fig. 20 in the mas ter key
provides information abo ut different condi ­
t ions .
" The check light turns on b riefly once when a
bu tton is pressed , and during an " inquiry "
by the convenience key system .
" If the check light does not come on, the bat­
t ery is dead a nd has to be replaced. In addi­
t ion, when the batte ry is dead the
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ca tor ligh t a ppears in the instr ume nt clu ster
disp lay as well as the message
Plea se
change key battery .
Master key battery replacement
" Remove th e mechan ica l key r=o page 32.
" Press the re lease b utton @ r=o fig. 20on the
bat tery ho lder and at the same time pu ll the
battery ho lder o ut of the maste r key in the
d irection of the ar row.
" Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+ " sign facing down.
" Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key.
" Insta ll the mechanical key .

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@ For the sake of the environment
Dispose of dead batteries properly so as
not to pollute the environment.
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The replacement battery must be the
same specification as the original.
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical
system, it may happen that you cannot re­
move the ignition key .
• Remove the mechanical key Q page 32.
• Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
Q page 3 5.
• Have the electrica l system inspected by an
authori zed Audi dealership .
Locking and unlocking the vehicle with
the remote control
Fig. 21 Remote master key: function but tons
• Press button @to unlock the vehicle
Qfig . 21.
• Press button {jj to lock the vehicle r::!:> .& in
General description on page 30 .
• Press button e5 briefly to unlock the rear
lid .
• Press the button
e5 for at least one second
to open the rear lid .
• Push the red
IPANICI button to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the
turn s ignals flash . Push the red
I PANIC ! but­
ton again to deactivate the panic function.
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear
lid or the hood is opened within 60 seconds,
Opening and closing 33
the vehicle locks itself again automat ica lly.
This feature prevents the vehicle from being
accidentally left unlocked over a long period of time.
It depends on the settings in the radio or
MMI * whether the entire vehicle is unlocked
or only certain doors
r::!:> page 35.
On vehicles with automatic transmission, the
selector lever must be in the P position, other­
wise the vehicle cannot be locked.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS r::!:> .&. in
General description on page 30.
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- In order to make sure the locking func ­
tion is working, you should a lways keep
your eye on the vehicle to make sure it is
properly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are
inside the car, otherwise you may unin­
tentionally lock the vehicle, and then you
would set off the anti-theft alarm when
you try to start the engine or open a door . In case this happens anyhow, push
t he unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function only if you are in
an emergency s ituation.
-Add itional remote control key functions
r::!:>page39 .