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Adjusting the head restr aint s
"'To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with bot h hands and slide it upward until
yo u feel it click into place¢
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"'To move the head restraint down, press the
button ®¢
fig. 56 and slide the head restraint
downward.
R emoving th e head re straint s
"' Fold the backrest forward ¢ page 63.
"'Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go.
"' Press the release @¢
fig. 57 with the mechan­
ical key¢
page 32 and the button ® ¢ fig. 56.
Pull the head restraint out of the backrest at
the same time¢,& .
Install ing the head rest raint s
"'Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the gu ides until you feel the posts click into
place.
"' Press the button®¢
fig. 56 and slide the head
restraint all the way down . You should not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back­
rest.
So that the driver can have a better v iew to the
rear, the head restra ints should be pushed down
completely when the rea r seats are not occupied .
_& WARNING
-Read and heed all WARNINGS¢ page 114,
Proper adjustment of head restraints.
- Only remove the rear seat head restraints
when necessa ry in order to install a chi ld
seat
¢ page 158. Install the head restra int
again immediate ly once the child seat is re­
moved . Driving without head restraints or
with head restraints that are not properly adjusted increases the risk of serious or fa­
tal neck injury dramatically.
- Vehicles with a pass through in the center console have seat ing for four. The long cen­
ter console between the two rear seats is
not a seat ing pos ition. Therefo re, a safety
belt is not provided.
S eat s and stor age
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Correct ly adjusted head restraints and safety
belts are an extremely effective combination
of safety features.
Memory function
Description
Appl ies to vehicles: wi th memo ry fu nct io n
The memory f unct ion allows you to quickly and
easily store and recall personal seating profiles
for the driver . The memory function is operated
t h rough the master key and the memo ry buttons
in the driver 's door.
T he driver's seating p rofile is stored and assigned
to the master key each time the vehicle is locked.
When you open the door, the seat profile is auto­ matically reca lled. If two people use one vehicle,
it is recommended that each person always uses
"their own" ma ster key.
Up to 2 seat profi les can be stored in the memory
buttons in the driver's door. Once they are stored,
these seat profiles can be selected at any time.
In addition to the driver's seat settings, you can
also store and access the exterior mirror adjust­
ment settings* using the remote contro l key or
memory bu tton.
Remote control key
App lies to vehicles: wit h seat memory
To assign the dr iver 's seat settings to the remote
control key when locking the veh icle, the function
must be activated in the radio or MMI*
"' Select:
!CAR I function button> Seat adjust-
ment > Driv er's seat > Remot e con trol k ey
>
on.Or
"' Select :
~ ,c~ A~R~I function button> Car sy stems *
contro l butto n > Vehicle s etting s> Seat s>
Driver 's seat > Remote control key > On .
(D Tips
If you do not want anothe r drive r's sett ings to
be assigned to the remote key, switch
off the
memory function usin g the rad io or MMI * or
the
ION/OF F I button ¢ page 58.
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Seats and storage
Memory button s
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
Fig. 58 Drive r's door : me mory function buttons
The memo ry buttons are located in the driver's
door .
Switching the memory function on/off
• Press the !ON/O FF I button to switch the memo­
ry function on/off. The word
OFF lights up when
the memo ry function is switched off . Seat pro­
files are neither stored nor recalled.
Storing a seat profile
• Press the !SE T! button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set­
tings.
• Press a memory button
([I I or ~) briefly . A tone
confirms that the sett ings were stored.
Accessing a seat profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ig nit ion is
switch ed off, press the memory button.
• If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but­
ton until the seat adjustment is comp lete .
.&_ WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can only
be recalled when the vehicle is stat ionary -
otherwise you risk having an accident .
- In an emergency the recall procedure can be
cancelled by pressing the
!ON/OFF I switch or
by tapping the memory buttons.
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Ashtray
Fig. 59 Center console: as htray
Opening/closing
• To open the ashtray, slide the cover up
Qfig . 59 .
• To close the ashtray, press down on the cover.
Emptying the ashtray
• To remove the insert, slide the latch to the right
Qfig. 59 -arrow -.
• To install the insert, press it down into the
mount .
.&_ WARNING
-
Never put waste paper in the ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray could
set was te paper on fire .
Cigarette lighter
Fig. 60 Front center console: cig arette lighter
• Press the cigarette lighter in .
• Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops out.
The cigarette lighter should only be used as a
power source for the t ire repair kit when abso­
lutely necessary .

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- You can open the pass-through from the
luggage compartment. Push the release
button down and push the cover forward.
- You can lock or unlock the pass-through us­
ing the mechanical key. This prevents any
access to the luggage compartment from
the vehicle interior.
Securing the ski sack
Applies to vehicles: with sk i sack
The ski sock must be secured in the luggage com­
portment.
Fig. 70 Luggage compartment: Securing the ski sack



Fig. 71 Rear bench seat: securing the ski sack
There are two straps with hooks on the bottom
side of the ski sack~
fig. 70@. There is also a
securing strap®~
fig. 71 on the sack.
~ To secure the ski sack in the luggage compart­
ment, hang the hooks in the rear tie-downs
C?fig. 70.
~ Tighten the strap on the ski sack to prevent the
objects in the sack from sliding
~ fig. 71.
Sea ts and sto rage
A WARNING
-- The ski sack is intended only for the trans-
portation of skis and other light objects . To
reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
never transport heavy or pointed objects in
the ski sack.
- When braking rapid ly or during an accident,
the load could be displaced and cause injury
to occupants.
- Sharp edges on the load must be covered for p rotection. Always fasten the belt tightly
around the sack and its contents~
fig. 71.
- For safety reasons, do not transport more
than two pairs of skis in the ski sack.
- You must secure the ski sack with the strap after loading.
- Make sure that all objects you are transport­
ing in the pass-through are secured. Other­
wise they could slide around during sudden b rak ing maneuvers and cause injuries.
(l} Tips
- Never stow the ski sack away when it is still
wet or damp (for example, snow melting
from skis). Allow it to dry completely before stowing it away.
- When transporting sk is or snowboards,
tighten the securing strap between the bindings.
- Pos ition skis in the sk i sack with the pointed
ends facing the front and ski poles with the
pointed ends facing the rear.
- You can lock or unlock the pass-through us­
ing the mechan ical key. This prevents any
access to the luggage compartment from
the vehicle interior.
Parcel shelf
The parcel shelf behind the rear seatback can be
used to carry light items of clothing.
A WARNING
-
No heavy or hard objects should be placed on
the parcel shelf. They are a hazard to the vehi ­
cle occupants dur ing sudden braking. The is a
risk of injury.
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Warm and cold
Operation
We recommend pressing the !AU TO ! button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig . 72 Automatic climate control sys tem: control
F ig . 73 3-zone del ux e automat ic climate controt•: controls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off.
Use the dials to adj ust the temperature, the
b lo wer speed and the air distribution. The LED in
a button will light up when the function is
switched on. The settings are displayed for a few
seconds in the radio or MMI* display.
In vehicles with a 3-zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control systems*, the driver and front pas­
senger side can be adjusted sepa rately. The set­
tings are also disp layed in the climate control
system display .
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I OFFI Switching the climate control system
on/off
The ! OFF ! button switches the climate contro l
system on or off.
It also switches on when you
press the knob. Airflow from outside is blocked
when the cl imate control system is switched off.
IA/C l Switching cooling mode on/off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when coo ling mode is switched off. This can
cause fog on the windows. The cooling mode is
switched off automatically at low outside tem­
peratures.

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1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on /off
In re circul ation mode, the air inside the ve hicle is
circu lated and fi ltered . This prevents the unfil ­
tered air outside the vehicle from enteri ng the
ve hicle interio r. We recommend sw itching recir ­
culation mode on when dr iv ing through a tunne l
or when sitting in traffic
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The IAU TO I button o r I® FRONT I button switches
reci rc ul ation mode off .
IAUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode m ainta ins a con stant tem pera­
ture inside the vehicle. A ir tem per atu re, ai rflow
and a ir distribution are controlled automa tica lly .
Adjusting the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F (+16 °C) and 84 °F
( + 28 °C) ca n be set. O utside of this range,
LO o r
HI will appear in the climat e control sys tem d is ­
p la y. At bo th of these setti ngs, the climate con­
trol system r uns con tinuously at maximum cool ­
i ng or heating power. There is no tempe rat ure
regulat ion.
[!] Adjusting the airflow
You can a dju st the airflow manu ally to s uit your
needs . To have the airf low reg ulate d automatic al­
l y, press the
IAUTOI button .
~ Adjusting the air distribution
You can manually se lect the vents whe re the air
will flow. To h ave the air distr ibution reg ulated
a utom atic ally, pres s the
!AUTO I bu tto n.
QJ Adjusting seat heating*
Press ing the button switches the seat heat ing on
at the highest set ting (level 3). The LEDs indicate
the tempe ratu re leve l. To red uce the tempe ra­
ture, press the b utt on again . To swi tch the seat
h eat ing off, pres s the bu tto n repea tedly unt il th e
L ED turns off .
Afte r 10 minutes, the seat heat ing automatica lly
sw itches from leve l 3 to leve l 2.
[ill Adjusting seat ventilation*
Pressi ng the button switches the seat venti lation
on at the highest se tt ing ( leve l 3) . T he L EDs ind i-
Warm and cold
cate the ventilat ion leve l. To reduce the vent ila ­
t ion level , press t he b utton again. To switch the
seat venti lation off, press the button repeatedly
u nt il the LED t urns off.
I@ FRONT I Switch the defroster on /off
T he w indshield and side w indows are defros ted
o r cl eared of condensation as q uick ly as possib le .
The maxim um amount of air flows mainly from
the vents below the windsh ield. Recircu lation
mode switches off. The temperature should be
set to 72 °F (22 °C) or higher. The temperature is
controlled automatica lly .
The
! AUTO I button sw itches the defroster off.
lliil REAR I Switching rear window heater on/
off
T he rea r window heate r o nly operates w hen the
engine is running . It switches off a utomat ica lly
after a few minutes, dependi ng on the outside
temperature.
T o p revent the rea r window heate r from switch­
ing off automatically, press and hold the
l oo REAR I
button f or more than 2 sec onds. T his re mains
stored until the ignit io n is switched off.
Air vents
You can open and close t he center and rear air
vents using the thumbwhee ls . T he levers ad just
the d irection of the a irflow from the vents.
In veh icles with a 3-zone deluxe au toma tic cli­
mate control system *, yo u can adjust the air tem­
perature in the rear by tu rning the th umbwheel
toward the red side to make it warmer or toward
t h e b lue side to make it cooler.
A WARNING
-
- Do not use the recirc ulation for extended
peri ods of time. The w indows could fog up
since no fresh air can en ter the vehicle. If
the windows fog up, pre ss the ai r rec ircula­
tion button agai n immed iate ly to sw itch off
the air recir culation func tion or se lec t d e­
frost.
- I ndivi duals w ith re duced s ensi tivi ty to p ain
or tem pera ture could deve lop burns when
using the sea t heat ing f unct ion . To re duce
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Warm and cold
th e risk of injury , these individua ls sho uld
not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avo id damage to the heating elemen ts in
the seats, do not kneel on the seats or place
heavy loads on a small a rea of the seat .
Setup
The basic climate control settings can be adjust ­
ed in the radio or MMI* .
... Se lect : I CAR I f u n ct ion bu tton > A/C con trol b ut­
ton. Or
... Se lect : ICAR I f u nction button>
Car sy stems*
control b utton > AC.
Automatic recirculation*
When swi tched o n, a utom atic rec ircula tion con ­
t rols the recircu lation mode au toma tica lly.
If the
windows fog up, press the
l..i> F RONT I button .
Synchronization*
When sync hron ization is sw itched on, t he same
settings a re applied to bo th t he d river a nd front
p a ssenger, ex cep t fo r the se at hea ting/vent ila­
tion *. Synchronization switches off when you ad­
just the settings on the front passenger's side.
You ca n also switc h synch ron izat io n on by press­
i n g and hold ing the knob on the dr iver' s side.
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.. Take the adapter for the emergency key out of
the glove compartment
r=:> fig. 76.
.. Push the emergency key
r=:> fig. 77fully into the
adapter. Make sure that the Audi rings are fac­
ing up.
.. Press the emergency key in the adapter down
until it latches audibly.
.. Insert the adapter with the emergency key for­
ward into the ignition switch. The engine can
now be started as usual.
Stopping the engine
Applies to vehicles: with ig ni tion lock
.. Bring the vehicle to a full stop.
.. Automatic transmission: Move the selector lev­
er to the P or N position.
.. Press on the ignition key. The engine is turned
off .
.. You can now remove the key.
Steering lock
The steering locks when you remove the ignition
key. The locked steering helps prevent vehicle
theft.
Emergency off
If it is necessary in unusual circumstances, the
engine can be switched off while the vehicle is
moving. The engine will be switched off if you
press on the key for an extended period.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. The full func­
tion of the brake booster and the power
steering is not guaranteed . You must use
more force to turn or brake if necessary. Be­
cause you cannot steer and brake as you
usually would, this could lead to crashes
and serious injuries.
- For safety reasons, you should always park
your vehicle with the selector lever in P. Oth­
erwise, the vehicle could inadvertently roll
away.
- The radiator fan can continue to run for up
to 10 minutes even after you have turned
off the engine and removed the ignition key.
Driving
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the
engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat build-up in the engine com­
partment.
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle. Otherwise, the engine
could be started or electrical equipment
such as the power windows could be operat­
ed. This can lead to serious injury.
- Never leave children or persons requiring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans­
mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the veh icle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be ex­
posed to very high or very low tempera­
tures.
(D Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended period, heat builds up in the en­
gine compartment after the engine is switch­
ed off -there is a risk of damaging the engine.
Allow the engine to run at idle for about two minutes before switching it off.
Convenience key
Starting the engine
Applies to vehicles: wi th convenience key
The !START ENGINE STOPI button switches the
ignition on and starts the engine.
Fig. 78 Center co nsole : START ENGINE STOP button
Starting the engine
.. Step on the brake pedal and move the selector
lever to P or N
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Driving
"'Press on the I START ENGINE STOPI button
¢ fig. 78 -the engine wi ll start.
Switching the ignition on /off
If you would like to sw itch the ignition on with­
out start ing the e ng ine, fo llow these steps:
"' Press the
!START ENGINE STOPI button with -
out pressing the brake pedal.
"'T o sw itch the ignition off, press the but to n
again.
If the engine sho uld not start immed iately, the
starting p rocess is a utomat ically stopped after a
short time. Repeat sta rting procedure.
When starting the engine, major e lectr ica l loads
are sw itched off temporar ily .
After a cold engine is started, there may be a brief period of increased noise because oil pres­
sure must first build up in the hydraulic valve ad­
justers. This is normal and not a cause for con­
cern.
_& WARNING
- Never allow t he engine to ru n in co nfine d
spaces -dange r of asp hyxiation.
- Never turn off the engine unti l the vehicle
h as come to a comp lete stop.
- Always ta ke t he key with yo u w heneve r you
leave your vehi cle. Otherw ise, the eng ine
c ou ld be started or ele ct rical eq uipment
s u ch as the power w indows co uld be operat ­
ed. This can lead to serious injury.
- Never leave ch ild ren o r persons requ iring as­
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The doo rs can be locked using the remote trans­
mitter, preventing peop le from escap ing
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be ex­
posed to very high o r ve ry low tempe ra-
tu res.
(D Note
- Avoid high eng ine rpm, fu ll throttle and
heavy engine loads until the engine has
r eached operating tempe rat ure - otherwise
you r isk eng ine damage.
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@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while pa rked to
warm up. Begin dr iv ing immediately. Th is re­
d uces unnecessary em issions.
(!} Tips
- After starting a col d en gine, t here may be a
br ie f per iod of increased noise because the
oil pressure must first bui ld up in the hy­
draulic valve adjusters. This is norma l and
not a cause for concern.
- If you leave the veh icle with the ignition
switched on, the ig nition w ill switch off af­
ter a ce rtain period of time. Please note that
e lect rical equipment such as exte rior lights
wi ll switch off as well when that happens.
Switching engine off
App lies to vehicles: wi th convenience key
"' Br ing your vehi cle to a comple te stop.
"' Move the se lector lever to the P o r N pos ition.
"' Press the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button
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Steering lock
The steer ing lo cks w hen yo u tur n the eng ine off
u sing the
I START ENGINE STOP I button a nd open
the d river's doo r. The loc ked steering helps pre­
vent ve hicle theft .
Emergency off
If necessary, the e ngine can be switched off with
the se lec to r lever in the R or D/S posi tions. The
engine s tops if you press a nd ho ld the
I START ENGI NE STOP I button at speeds below
6 mph (10 km/ h) and press the brake peda l.
_& WARNING
-Never turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. The full func­
tion of the brake booster and the power
steer ing is not guaranteed. You must use
more force to turn or b rake if necessary. Be­
caus e you cannot stee r and brake as you
usually wo uld, this cou ld lead to crashes
a nd se rio us in juries.
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