Emerg enc y ass is tance
"' Remove the valve cap from the tire valve and
unscrew the valve insert using the accompany
ing valve insert tool¢
fig. 176.
"'Lay the valve insert on a clean surface.
"' Remove the sealing plug from the filling hose
and connect the hose to the tire valve .
"' Hold the bottle w ith the bottom facing upward
and empty the ent ire contents into the tire .
"'T hen pull out the hose and screw the valve in
sert t ight ly back into the tire va lve.
Inflating a ti re
"' Screw the filling hose for the electric air pump
onto the tire valve and insert the connector into
the cigarette lighter .
"' Inflate the tire between 2.0 and 2.5 ba r and
read the pressure from the ga uge .
"' If this tire pressu re is not reached, drive your
vehicle approximate ly 10 meters forward or
backward so that the sea lant can be redistribut
ed inside the tire. If at this time the required air
pressure st ill cannot be reached, the tire is too
badly damaged and cannot be repa ired with the
ti re sealant.
F in al ch eck
"' After driving for about 10 minutes, stop and
check the tire press ure.
"' If tire pressure is less than 1.3 bar, the tire is
too severely damaged . Do not cont inue to
drive. Seek professional assistance .
A WARNING
- Turn on the eme rgency flashers and set up
the emergen cy tr iangle if you have flat tire
wh ile in moving traffic. Th is is for yo ur pro
tection and the for the safety o f other driv
ers.
- Have all passengers leave the vehi cle and
stay away from the danger zone (for exam
ple, behind a guard rail).
- Read and fo llow the manufacturer's safety
precautions on the compressor and in the
instructions on the bottle of sealant!
- If a t ire pressure of 2.0 bar cannot reached
after inflating for six minutes, then the tire is too severe ly damaged . Do not contin ue
dr iv ing !
218
-Obtain qua lified help i f it is not possible to
perform the repair w ith the t ire sea lant.
- If the tire pressure is less than 1 .3 bar after
10 minutes of driving, then the the t ire is
too severe ly damaged. Do not continue driv
ing. Seek professional assistance.
(D Note
Partic ular care is necessary if you are mak ing
a tire repa ir on a steep incl ine.
(D Tips
- Do not operate the electric air pump for
more than 6 minutes witho ut stopp ing, oth
erwise it can overheat. When the air pump
has cooled down, you can continue to use it.
- If sea lant has spilled out, let it dry and then
you can remove it by peeling it away like a
foil.
- Remember to obtain a new bott le of sealant
from your authorized Audi dealer after re pairing a tire. After this, the functionality of
the tire repair set is restored .
- Obey all laws.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel.
"' After you experience a t ire failure, pull the ca r
well away from mov ing traffic and t ry to reac h
l e vel ground before you stop
~ ,&.
"' All passengers should leave the car and move
to a safe location ( for ins tance , behind the
guardrail) ¢,& .
"' Engage the parking brake to prevent your ve hi
cle from ro lling unintent iona lly ¢ ,& .
"' Move the selector le ver to the P position .
"' Take the jack
¢page 216 out of the luggage
compartment .
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Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the
right direction.
Using a replacement tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a replacement tire with a tread pat·
tern intended for use in a specific direction,
please note the following:
- The direction of rotation is marked by an
arrow
on the side of the tire .
-If the replacement tire has to be installed i n
the inco rrect direction, use the tire only tempo·
rarily since the tire will not be able to achieve
its optimum performance characteristics with
regard to aquaplaning, noise and wear.
- We recommend that you pay particular atten·
tion to this fact during wet weather and that
you adjust your speed to match road condi
tions .
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have it
installed on your vehicle as soon as possible to
restore the handling advantages of a unidirec
t ional tire.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information ¢ page 203, New
tires or wheels
if you are going to use a replace
ment tire which is different from the t ires on your
vehicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 90
ft lbs . (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
Emergency assistance
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi
ble. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
_& WARNING
- If you are going to equip your vehicle with
tires or rims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the information¢
page 203, New tires or
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are properly secured in the luggage com part·
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compartment.
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
could fly forward, injuring anyone in the ve·
hide.
-Always store damaged wheel, jack and tools
securely in the luggage compartment. 0th·
erwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas
sengers in the vehicle.
(D Note
Do not use commercially available tire seal·
ants. Otherwise, the electrical components of
the tire pressure monitoring system* will no
longer work properly and the sensor for the
tire pressure monitoring system* will have to b e replaced by qualified workshop.
.
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Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restra int system anchors rela t-
ed to ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 134
H ow sa fety be lt pretensioners work 12 6
I
Ignition
switch ing on/o ff.......... .... .. ......
7 1
Ignition key
Emergency unlocki ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Imba lance (w heels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving . . . . 111
Imp roperly wor n sa fety be lts. . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A' b 1r ag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
P ASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
al so refer to War ning/ indica to r lig hts . . . . 1 3
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Instal ling the uppe r tethe r st rap on the an-
chor age . .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .
166
10
Instruments ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .
Adjust ing the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Instruments an d contro ls
General i llustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I n ter ior lights
Fr ont . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4 6
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (windsh ield wipe rs) . . . . . . . . . 49
]
Jump -starting 228
J umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 3 1
Battery rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
C heck light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 72
Index
Ignit ion/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Key rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechan ica l key ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 31 , 32
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
unlocking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33, 35
Ki ck -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
K . b nee air ags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
D .. escriptron .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . .
How they wor k ... ............. ..... . 142
143
Important sa fe ty instru ctions . . . . . . . . . . 144
L
Lane Change Assista nt
refer to side assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Lap timer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Evaluating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
p .
t· . ausrng ,ming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sta rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
In stalling a c hild restra int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hoo k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
164
Launc h Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Leaving home
Left hand drive 44
45
Lifting jack .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Li ght
adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Daytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43, 44
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Low beam ... .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. . 43
Rea r fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Trave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Light/rain sensor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
In termittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Senso r defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Light ing
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
In terior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
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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
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Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Snow chains .................. .. .. ... 211
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information about child restra ints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
START ENGINE STOP button (Conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting the engine ................. 71, 73
Steer ing
L ock ing the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to Electro -mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Steering wheel Adjusting steering co lumn . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
I ndicator light ........... .. .. .. .. 17 , 174
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 209
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 65
S tron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
S tronic transmission Automatic Sh ift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driving information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
K ick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Sunroof
refer to Panoram ic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . 39
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Index
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 48
Symbols
refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
T echnical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16S
T ether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tie-down s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 118
tiptronic S tronic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
T ire repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Repair set . .... .. ............. .... .. 216
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tire pressure ..... ............... 206, 21S
Ti re pressure monitoring system ... 213, 214
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Uni directional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Uniform tire quality grading ........... 212
T ires and wheels
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 208
T oo lkit .... .... .. ............. .... .. 216
Torn or frayed safety belts
Towing 122
Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 214
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 86
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Tr ip compute r
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage ............................ . 24
S ingle-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
T ota l-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tr ip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
T runk
refer to Luggag e compartment. . . . . . 62, 117
Trunk escape handle ............. .... .. . 37
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