Driver information system
Evaluating times and continuing or
resetting timing
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and aver
age Lap times.
Fig . 16 D isplay: lap t ime evaluat ion
... To eva luate lap times, press and hold the
I RESET ! button c::;, page 2 7, fig. 14@for ap
proximately 2 seconds. The number of laps
traveled, the fastest lap"+", the slowest lap"-"
and the average lap time "0" appears in the dis
play .
... To continue timing for addit ional laps, press
the wiper sw itch @.
... To reset the timer to zero, press and hold the
I RESE T! button again for approximate ly 2 sec
onds .
... To switch the lap timer off completely, press
the
I RESE T I button briefly.
(D Tips
-Saved lap t imes cannot be ind ividually de
l eted from the total results.
- The saved lap timer values will not be lost
after turn ing the ignit ion off.
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ¢.ij in the
instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag
nostic (OBD II) system.
The warning/indicator light illuminates when the
ignit ion is switched on and goes out after the en
g ine starts and the idle has stabilized. Th is ind i
cates that the MIL is working properly.
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If the light does not go out after the engine is
started, or i lluminates while you are driving, a
malfunction may exist in the eng ine system. If
the light illuminates, the catalytic converter
could be damaged .
Continue driving
with reduced power (avoiding
sustained high speeds and/or rapid accelerations)
and have the condition corrected. Contact your
authorized Audi dealer.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate
c::;, page 185.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 17 Locatio n of Data Link Co nnector (O LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored component in your engine system has been as
signed a code. In case of a malfunction, the com ponent will be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the l ight illuminates after a refueling, stop the
vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is prop
erly closed
c::;, page 185.
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 specia l diagnostic equip
ment, push the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release
c::;, fig . 17 .
Your authorized Audi dealer or qua lified work
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec- essary repair . .,,_
When stopping at a traffic signal or stopp ing in
city traffic on vehicles with an automatic trans miss ion, the park ing brake can be applied . The
vehicle does not have to be held with the foot brake. The parking brak e eliminates the tendency
to creep with a drive range engaged . As soon as
you dr ive off as usual , the parking brake is re
leased automatically and the veh icle starts to
move.
Starting on sl opes
When starting on inclines, the start ing ass ist pre
vents the vehicle from unintentionally rolling back. The braking force of the parking brake is
not released until sufficient driv ing force has
been b uilt up at the whee ls .
@ Tips
For safety reasons, the park ing brake is re
leased automatically only when the dr iver's
safety belt is engaged in the buckle.
Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake system
fails or locks.
.,. In an emergency, pull the switch @c::, page 75 ,
fig. 79
and continue to pull it to slow your vehi
cle down with the park ing brake.
.,. As soon as you release t he sw itch @ or acceler-
ate, the braking process stops.
I f you pull the sw itch @and ho ld it above a
speed of about
5 mph (8 k m/ h), the emergen cy
b rak ing func tion is initia ted . The vehicle is braked
at all four wheels by activa ting the hydrau lic
b rake system. The brake pe rformance is s imilar
to making an emergency stop
c::, A .
In o rder no t to activate the emergency bra king by
mista ke, an audible warning tone (b uzzer)
sounds when the sw itch @ is pulled. As soon as
the switch @ is released, or t he accelerator peda l
is depressed, emergency braking stops.
~ &_ WARNING
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~ Emergency braking should only be used in an ......
~ emergency, when the normal foot brake has
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Dri ving
failed or the bra ke peda l is obstructed. Us ing
the parking brake to perform emergency brak i ng will slow your vehicle down as if you had
made a full brake application. The laws of
physics cannot be suspended even with ESC
and its assoc iated components (ABS, ASR,
E DS). In corners and when road o r weather
conditions are bad, a f ull bra ke applica tion
can cause the ve hicl e to skid o r th e rear end to
break away -risking an ac cident.
Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep your
driving speed below a set speed limit.
T he speed warning system warns if the driver ex
ceeds a previous ly stored maximum speed . A
warning tone will sound as soon as the veh icle
speed exceeds the set speed by about 3 mph
(3 km/h) . At the same t ime, a warning symbol
appears in the display . The symbol's appearance
mig ht be different in some models .
The speed warn ing system has two warning
t hr esholds that funct ion independent ly of each
othe r and t hat have somewhat d ifferent pu rpos
es:
Speed wa rning 1
You can use speed warning 1 to set the maximum
speed wh ile you are driving. Th is sett ing will re
main in effect until you turn off the ign ition, as
suming that you have not changed or reset th e
setting.
The . (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
speed warning symbo l in the warn ing 1 disp lay
appears when you exceed the maximum speed .
It
goes out when the spe ed falls be low the stored
ma ximum speed.
The speed warn ing symbol will also go out if the
speed
exceeds the stored maximum speed by
more than about
25 mph (40 km/h) for at least
10 seco nds. The stored maxim um speed is dele t-
ed.
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• Pull the lever to position CD¢ fig. 81 to switch
the system on.
• Drive at the speed to be contro lled .
• Press button ® to set that speed.
The stored speed and the green symbol
[ij;(i )~i4 (US model)/ Bl (Canadian model) are
shown in the display r::>fig . 82. The disp lay may
vary, depending on the type of display in your ve
h icle .
The speed is kept constant by modify ing engine
power or thro ugh an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
yo u when the cruise control is in operation .
You are always responsib le for your speed
and the dista nce between yo ur vehicle and
other vehicles .
- For reasons of safety, cruise cont ro l should
not be us ed in the city, in stop-and-go t raf
fic, on twisting roads and w hen road condi
tio ns are poor (such as i ce, fog, gr avel,
heavy rain and hyd rop laning) - r is k of acci
dent.
- T urn off t he cr uise control temporari ly w hen
en ter ing turn lanes, highway exit lanes or in
constr uction zones .
- P lease note tha t inadvertent ly " rest ing"
yo ur foot on the accelerator peda l causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is be
cause the cruise contro l is overridden by the
dr iver's acceleration .
- If a brake system malfunction such as ove r
heating occurs when the cruise control sys
tem is switched on, the braking function in
the system may be sw itched off. The other
cruise control func tions remain act ive as
lo ng as the indicato r light
[ij;(l)~i4 (US mo d
els)/ . (Canadian mode ls) is on.
(D} Tips
The brake lights illuminate as soon as the
bra kes apply automat ica lly.
Dri ving
Changing speed
• To inc rease/decrease the speed in in cr ements,
t ap t he leve r in the
010 direction¢ page 78,
fig. 81.
• To increase/decrease the speed quic kly, hold
the lever in the
0 10 di rect ion until the de
sired speed is displayed.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down to increase yo ur speed, e.g . if yo u want to pass
someone . The speed you saved ear lie r will re
s u me as soon as you let off of the accelerator
pedal.
If, however , you exceed yo ur saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 minutes, the
cruise control will be turned off temporarily . The
green symbo l in the d isplay turns white. The
saved speed rema ins the same .
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehi
cle is not moving.
• Switch on the ignition.
• Pull lever into position CD r::> page 78, fig. 81.
• Press the lever in the
0 or O direction to in-
crease or decrease your speed.
• Release the lever to save that speed .
This function makes it possible, for examp le, to
save the speed you want before dr iv ing o n the
highway. Once on the highway, activate the cru ise
control by pu lli ng the lev er toward CD-
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
• Press the brake pedal, or
• Press the leve r into position @ (not clicked into
p lace) ¢page 78, fig. 81, or
• Dr ive fo r longe r th an
5 m inu tes a t mo re t han
6 mph ( 10 km/h) above the store d spee d.
Switching off completely
• Press lever into position @(clicked into place),
or
• Swi tch the ignit ion off.
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Audi adapt ive crui se cont rol and bra king gu ard
tachometer @and is also shown briefly in the
display @
i::> fig. 95.
Switching Audi adapti ve c ru ise contr ol off
~ Push the lever away from you into position @
unt il it clicks into place. The message
AC C off
appea rs .
@ Indicator lights
II -Adaptive cru ise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead . The stored speed
i s ma inta ined.
• -A moving vehicle is detected up ahead . The
adapt ive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically .
• -When automatic braking is not able to keep
enough d istance to a prev iously detected mov ing
vehicle up ahead, you must take control and
brake ¢
page 93, Request for driver interven
tion.
© Displa y
If adaptive cruise control is not shown in the d is
play, you can call it up with the !RESETI button
¢page 23.
Based on the symbo ls in the d isplay, you can de
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is .
N o v ehicl e -No vehicle ahead was detected.
Wh it e v ehi cle -A vehicle ahead was detected .
Red v ehicl e -Prompt for the d river to take action
¢page 93.
Both arrows on the scale © indicate the distance
to the veh icle ahead. No arrow appears when the
vehi cle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead .
If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale.
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis
tance . For informa tion on chang ing the stored
d ista nce, refe r to ¢
page 92 . If the distance se
l ected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can cause collisions, other accidents and se ri
ous personal injuries.
- Pressing the !SET ! button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), w ill auto
matica lly accelerate the vehicle to 20 mph
(30 km/h), which is the mi nimum speed
that can be set.
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- If you switch the ignit ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memo ry.
- The electronic stab ilizat ion cont rol (ESC)
and the anti-slip-reg ulat ion (ASR) are a uto
matically turned on when the adaptive
cruise contro l is turned on. Both systems
cannot be turned off if the adaptive c ruise
control is turned on .
Changing the speed
Applies to vehicles: wit h Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
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Fig . 96 Se lecto r lever: chang ing the speed
~ To increase o r reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down.
~ To increase o r reduce the speed q uickly, hold
the lever up or down until the red LED @ reach
es the des ired speed ¢
page 90, fig . 95.
Following any changes, the new stored speed wi ll
be displayed briefly in the display @¢
page 90,
fig . 95.
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Index
Child seats
155
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 9
C igarette lig hte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Climate contro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Automatic rec irculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
synchron izing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
C lo ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing Sun blind · · · · .. ................ ... .. 39
C losing/opening
at t he lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Com ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Compa rtments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Comp liance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Consume r information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18
Con ta ct ing NHT SA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Convenience key Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Starti ng engine (START ENGIN E STO P but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
St opping the engine (S TA RT E NGINE STOP
button) · . .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 7 4
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
un locking/ locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Conven ience open ing/ closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Conve rtible locking re trac to r
Ac tiva ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
D eactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 161
Coolan t sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 68
Cooling System Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Corneri ng light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sw itching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sw itchi ng on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
242
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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Data recorder
Date disp lay 168
12
Daytime runn ing lig hts ............... 43, 44
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Audi side ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
El ec tronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Homelin k unive rsal remote con trol . . . . . 239
Remote con trol key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 39
Defect ive light bulb wa rning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrost ing (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Dete rm ining co rrec t load limit . . . . . . . . . . 209
D igital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
D ime nsions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
D imm ing th e rearv iew mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Doors emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
D river info rmat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
En gine o il temperat ure indicator . . . . . . . . 26
Open door o r fron t lid wa rn ing . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outs ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Soun d system disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D river seat
refer to Seating position ............ . .
Driving econom ically .............. .. . .
Driving safely ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. . .
D rivi ng throug h water 112
179
111
177
D riving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D ust filte r
refer to Poll uta nt fil ter (autom atic A/C sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dynam ic steeri ng .. .. .. ... .. .. 101, 169, 174
E
Easy entry funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
E lectro-mechan ica l powe r assist . . . . . . . . . 17 4
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Parking system p lus with rear view camera
Parking mode
1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Park ing mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety p recautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching rear view camera on/off . . . . . . 110
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Physical principles of a frontal collision 121
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 67
Power
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Panoramic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power assist 174
Power window
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Power windows
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 112
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
Occupants .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. . 112
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? . .
121
Index
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
Escape handle ..... .... .... ... .. .. .. .
37
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Rear spo iler . .. .. .. ......... .... .. .. .. 171
Rear view camera
Parking mode 1
Parking mode 2
108
109
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Refuell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Remote control
Garage door op ener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . .
40
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Repairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
141
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Reporting Safety Defec ts ......... ..
118, 119
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
247