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-Always keep your eyes on the vehicle's sur
roundings, us ing the rear view m irror as
well.
- Do not a llow yourse lf to be distracted from
traffic by the rear view camera pictures.
- If the position and the installation ang le of
the camera has changed, for example, after
a rear end collision, do not continue to use
the system for safety reasons. Have it
checked by a qualified dealership.
(D Note
- Low obstacles already signaled by a warning
can d isappear from the system's detection
range as they are approached and will not
continue to be signaled. Objects such as barrier chains, tra ile r draw bars, thin paint
ed ve rtical po les or fences may not be de
tected by the sys tem, posing r isk of dam
age.
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the rear view c amera lens -
danger of crack fo rmation on the lens!
- When cleaning the lens, never use p roducts
t h at are abr asive.
Switching on/off
Applies to vehicles: with pa rk in g system plus w it h rear view
camera
The rear view camera switches on automatically
together with the acoustic park assist when you
put the vehicle in reverse.
Sw itching on
"' Switch the MMI on and sh ift into reverse or
"' press the
Pw A button in the center console
<=> page 104, fig. 108. A short confirmation
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on.
Switching between the rear v iew camera and
optical display
"' Press the G raphic control button®
<=>page 108, fig . 114 to see the opt ica l display .
"' Press the
Rear view control button to see the
rear view camera image.
Parking Syste m
Switching off
"' Dr ive faste r than 6 mp h (10 km/h) , or
"' press the
P111A but ton, or
"' switch off the ignition.
If you press a function bu tton on the MMI con tro l
console, the rear view camera pictu re d isappears .
The rear view camera picture reappears the next
time you park .
A WARNING ,=-
-The MMI d isplay cannot show, or cannot ad
equate ly show, certa in objects (such as
small posts or grating), recesses in the
ground and p rotruding parts on another car.
- Only use the rearview camera to assist you if
it shows a good, clear picture. For examp le,
the image may be affected by t he su n shi n
i n g into the lens, dirt on the lens o r if the re
is a defect.
- Use the rearv iew camera only with the rear
lid compl etely closed . Make sure any objects
you may have mounted on the rear lid do
no t block the re arv iew came ra.
(0 Tips
- The rear view came ra picture is available as
soon as the MMI Disp lay or t he M MI is
sw itched on, o r the start- up phase is com
ple ted .
- T he se nsors m ust be kept clean and free of
snow and ice fo r the pa rk ass ist to operate .
- Yo u can change the volum e and pitch of the
signa ls as well as the d isplay
<=> page 110.
-What appea rs in the display is time-delayed.
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Parking System
Reverse Parking
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus with rear view
camera
Parking mode 1 can be used when parking in a
garage or parking space.
Fig. 114 MMI Display: Aiming at a parking spot
Fig. 115 MMI Display: Align ing the vehicle
.,. Switch the MMI on and select the reverse gear.
.,. Turn the steering wheel until the orange orien
tation lines
(D appear in the parking spot
c::> fig. 114. Use the markings @to help you es
timate the distance from an obstacle. Each
marking corresponds to 3
ft (1 m). The blue
area represents an extension of the vehicle's
outline by approximately 16
ft (5 m) to the
rear .
.,. While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer
ing wheel angle to fit the parking space with
the aid of the orange orientation lines
c::>@. @
marks the rear bumper. You should stop driving
in reverse as soon as and no later than when
the red orientation line@) abuts an object
c::> .&. !
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A WARNING
- The rear view camera does not show the en
tire area behind the vehicle
c::> page 106,
fig . 112.
Watch out especially for small chil
dren and animals. The rear view camera can
not always detect them, posing risk of an
accident!
- Please note that objects not touching the
ground can appear to be further away than
they really are (for example, the bumper of
a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear
of a truck). In this case, you should not use
the help lines to help with parking, which poses danger of an accident!
cg) Note
- Low obstacles already signaled by a warning can disappear from the system's detection
range as they are approached and will not
continue to be signaled. Objects such as
barrier chains, trailer draw bars, thin paint
ed vertical poles or fences may not be de
tected by the system, posing risk of dam age.
- In the MMI display, the direction of travel of the vehicle rear is represented depending on
the steering wheel angle. The vehicle front
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Main
tain plenty of distance from an obstacle so
that your outside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obstacles -
danger of accident!
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Parallel Parking
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus wit h rear view
ca mer a
Use parking mode 2 to help you pork on the edge
of o street.
Fig. 116 MMI Display: blue surface in the parking spot
Fig. 117 MMI Display : Blue curve on the curb
The following steps apply only when there is no
obstacle (such as a wall) near the parking spot.
Otherwise, please read the "Tips on Parking Next
to Obstacles"
c::> page 109.
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Position your vehicle parallel to the edge of the
street, approximately 3 ft (1 m) from a parked
vehicle .
.,. Switch the MMI on and se lect the reverse gear.
The parking aid turns on and parking mode 1
appears on the display.
.,. Press the
Mo de c::> fig. 116 © control button on
the MMI contro l conso le. Parking mode 2 ap
pears.
.,. Back up in reverse gear and align your vehicle
so that the blue area@borders on the rear end
of the vehicle or on the park ing spot line. The
blue area represents an extension of the veh i
cle's outline by approximately 16 ft (5 m) to the
rear. The long side of the blue area should be
Parking Sy stem
on the curb. The entire blue area must fit into
the parking spot.
.,. Wh ile the vehicle is stationary, turn the steer
ing wheel to the right as far as it will go.
.,. Back into the parking spot. Stop the vehicle as
soon as the blue curve is near the curb
c::> fig. 117 c:>(D .
.,. Whi le the vehicle is stat ionary, turn the steer
ing wheel to the left as far as it will go .
.,. Cont inue to back up i nto the parking spot until
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb. @
marks the rear bumper. You should stop driving
in reverse as soon as and no later than when
the red orientation line© abuts an object
c:> &_! Keep an eye on the front of your vehicle
while doing this
c:>(I) .
Parking ne xt to ob stacl es
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to
the parking spot, choose a spot with more space
on the sides. Position the long side of the blue
area so that there is sufficient space from the
curb. The area must not be on the curb. You will
also need to start turn ing the steer ing wheel
much earlier. There should be a sufficient amount
of space between the curb and the blue curve,
and the blue curve
c:> fig. 117 must n ot touch the
curb.
A WARNING
- The rear view camera does not show the en
tire area behind the vehicle
c:>poge 106,
fig. 112 .
Watch out especially for small chil
dren and anima ls. The rear view camera can
not always detect them, pos ing risk of an
accident!
- Please note that objects not touching the
ground can appear to be further away than
they really are (for example, the bumper of
a parked veh icle, a tra iler hitch, or the rear
of a truck). In this case, yo u should not use
the help lines to help wi th par king, which
poses danger of an accident!
(D Note
- In the MMI display, the di rection of travel of
the vehicle rear is represented depending on
the stee ring wheel angle. The veh icle front .,.
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Pa rkin g Sys tem
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Main
tain plenty of distance from an obstacle so
that yo ur o utside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not coll ide with any obstacles -
danger of accident!
- Remember to ma intain sufficient clearance
from the curb to avoid damaging the wheel rims .
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be displayed, depending on the turn sig
nal being used.
Adjusting the display and warning tones
App lies to vehicles: with parking system plus/parking system
plus w ith rea r view camera
The display* and warning tones are adjusted in
the radio or MMI*.
" Selec t:
I CARI funct ion button > Park ing s ystem .
Or
"Select : ICARI function button> Car sy stem s*
control button> Driver assi st> Par kin g aid .
D ispl ay*
-Off -when the parking system is switched on,
only audible signals are given.
- On -when the parking sy stem is switched on,
the p ic ture from the rear view came ra is dis
played .
Warning t one s
- Re ar volume -
rear sensor volume
-Rea r fr equency -rear sensor frequency
- Fro nt vo lume -front sensor volume
- Fron t frequenc y -front sensor frequency
- Mu sic volum e w hile pa rking -when the park -
ing system is switched on, the volume of the
active aud io source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is br iefly heard from
the signal generator . The settings are automati
cally stored and assigned to the remote cont ro l
key.
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A WARNING
-
- Always make sure that the vo lume and fre-
quency of the warning tones is adjusted so
that you can easily hear the acoustic d is
tance s ignal even if the radio is playing, the
air-condi tioner blowe r is on High or there is
a high level of outside noise.
- Check the settings whenever someone else
has dr iven the vehicle befo re you .
@ Tips
- The warn ing tones can also be adjusted di
rectly from the rear v iew camera image .
Simply press the Settings* cont ro l button.
- Changed settings are activated when park
ing assist is switched on again .
Error messages
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus with rear view
camera
T here is an erro r in the system if the L ED on the
PwJl. switch is b link ing and you hear a continuous
alarm for a few seconds after switching on the
parking system or when the parking system is al
ready act ivated. Have your authorized Audi dealer
cor rect the erro r.
Keep the sen so rs in the rear bumper clea n and
free from ice so that the acoustic park assist sys
tem can function properly .
(D Tips
If the error is not corrected before you switch
off the ignition, when you switch on the park
i ng system again, the LED in the
Pw A sw itch
will blin k.
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A WARNING ,~
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dealer.
- Forward-facing child safety seats installed
on the front passenger's seat may interfere
with the deployment of the airbag and cause serious personal injury to the child .
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in
stall a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
-Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas
senger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air
bag as possible before installing the for
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
Airbag system
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will
be displayed whenever a child restraint is in
stalled on the front passenger seat and the ignition is switched on .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not stay on, perform the checks described
~ page 138, Monitoring the Advanced Air
bag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front passen
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immediately.
-Always carefully follow instructions from
child restraint manufacturers when instal
ling child restraints.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in
stall a forward or rearward-facing child re
straint on the front passenger's seat:
- Improper installation of child restraints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protection.
- An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure or even kill the child -even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
-Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Never place additional items on the seat
that can increase the total weight registered
by the weight-sensing mat and can cause in
jury in a crash.
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Airbag syste m
his or her back up against the backrest and the
backrest is not reclined ¢
page 112, Correct
passenger seating positions,
- the adu lt is not taking weight off the seat by
holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or supporting
their weight on the armrest,
- the safety belt is being properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web
bing,
- accessory seat covers or cushions or other
things that may cause an incorrect reading or impression on the weight-sens ing mat under
the upholstery of the seat have been removed
from the front passenger seat,
- a safety be lt extender has not been left in the
safety belt latch for the front passenger seat .
In addition to the
P ASS ENGER AIR BA G OF F
light in the center of the instrument panel, the
message
PASSE NGER A IR BAG OFF or PASSEN
GER AIR BAG ON
will briefly appear in the instru
ment cluster display . Thi s is to inform the driver
of the current front passenger airbag status.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct ion ing prop
erly cannot prov ide supplementa l protect ion
in a frontal crash.
- If the airbag indicator light ¢
page 19
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediate ly by your
authorized Aud i dealer.
It is possible that
the a irbag will inflate when it is not s up
posed to, or wi ll not inflate when it should.
A WARNING
If the front airbag in flates, a chi ld without a
child restraint, in a rearward-facing child safe
ty seat or in a forward-facing child restraint
that has not been proper ly installed will be
ser iously injured and can be killed.
- Even though your veh icle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certa in
that all ch ildren, especially 12 yea rs and
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younger, a lways ride on the back seat prop
erly restrained for their age and size.
- Always install forward or rear-facing child
safety seats on the rear seat -even with an
Advanced A irbag System.
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
appear and stay on, immediately insta ll the
rea r-facing chi ld safety seat in a rear seating
position and have the airbag system inspect
ed by your authori zed Audi dealer .
- A t ight tether or other s trap on a rea rward
facing chi ld restraint attached to the front
p assenger sea t can put too much pressure
on the weight-sens ing mat in the seat and
reg ister more weight than is actually on the
seat. The heavier weight registered can make the system work as though an adult
were on the seat and deploy the Advanced Airbag when it must be suppressed caus ing
serious or even fatal injury to the child .
- If, in exceptiona l circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the seat into i ts rearmost pos ition in the seat's
fore and aft ad justmen t range, as fa r away
from the airbag as possib le. The backrest
m ust be adjusted to an upr ight position.
Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
li ght comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignit ion is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PASS ENGER AIR BAG OF F light does
not go out when an adult is s itting on the
front passenger seat after tak ing the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
prope rly seated and restra ined at one of the
rea r seat ing pos itions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
author ized Audi dealer befo re transpo rting
anyone on t he fro nt passenger seat.
Smart Technolog y
-If y ou dama ge the front spo iler, or if you in
sta ll a di fferent spoile r, be sure the air flow
to the front brakes is not obstructed . Other
wise the brake system co uld overheat reduc
ing the effectiveness o f the enti re brake sys
tem .
- Failure of one brake c ircuit will impair the
braking capab ility r esult ing in a n increased
stopp ing distance. Avoid driving the veh icle
and have it towed to the nearest au thorized
Audi de aler or qualified workshop.
- Never let the vehicle ro ll to a stop with the
engine shut off .
-If the brake booster is not work ing, the
brake pedal must be pressed considerably
harder to make up for the lack of booste r as
sistance .
Electro-mechanical
power assist, dynamic
steering
The electro-mechanical power assist helps the
driver when steering .
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed .
Indicator lights and me ss a ges
• Steering defe cti ve! Do not dri ve vehicle!
If th is indicator light tu rns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steering may
have fa iled .
D o
n ot co ntinue driving. See yo ur authorized
Audi dealer or a qua lified repair fac ility for assis
tance.
l;r-ij Dynamic steering : System fault! You can
c on tinu e drivin g
If the indicator light tu rns on and the message
appears, the steer ing may be more difficult to
move or mo re sensitive than usual. The steer ing
wheel may a lso be at an ang le when dr iv ing
straight.
Drive s low ly to your author ized Audi dealer or
qua lified wor kshop to have the malfunction cor
rected.
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':r-ij Dynamic stee ring: initializing
If this drive r message appears and the indicator
li gh t is flashing on the instr ument pane l, dynam
i c s teer ing* is being rein itia lized. After sta rting
the engine, the steering wheel w ill move slightly.
Re-initialization might be necessary if the steer
i ng whee l was moved hard to the left and right
while the vehicle was not moving. The display goes out as soon as initialization is comp lete.
A WARNING
H ave the dynamic steering* system malfunc
tion repaired as soon as possible by an author ized A udi dealer or qualified wo rkshop -risk
of accident!
@ Tips
- If the . or ':rfl indicator light only stays on
for a sho rt time, you may cont inue driving.
- The dynamic steering* stab ility systems are
not availab le in the event of a system mal
function.
- For add itiona l information on dynamic
steering*, refer to~ page 101.
Driving with your quattro
With all-wheel drive, all four wheels are driven .
General information
With all-wheel drive, power is distributed to all
four wheels . This happens automatically depend
i ng on your driving style and the road conditions
at the t ime . See also ~ page 169.
A center d ifferential distributes the driving power
variably to the front and rear axle. It works to
gether w ith select ive whee l torque control, which
activates w hen d rivi ng throug h curves
~ page 170 . With the spo rt diffe rential*, power
dist ribution to the rear wheels is variab le and can
be adjusted with drive select~ page 101.
The all-whee l dr ive concept is des igned for hig h
engine power . Yo ur vehicle is exceptiona lly pow
e rfu l and has excellen t drivi ng cha racte rist ics
both unde r normal d riving condi tions and o n
snow and ice . Always read and follow sa fe ty pre-
ca utions ~& .
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Checking and F ill in g
Using the proper engine o il is important for the
functionality and service life of the engine. Your
engine was factory-fi lled w ith a high-quality o il
which can usually be used throughout the ent ire
year.
@) Note
Your L imited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage or malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended ma intenance and use
requ irements as set forth in the Audi Ow ne r's
Manual and Wa rranty
& Ma intenance booklet .
- Use only a high quality eng ine oil t hat ex-
pressly comp lies w ith the Audi o il quality
standard specified for your vehicle's e ngine .
Using a ny other oil can cause se rious engine
damage.
- Do not mix any lubricants o r othe r addit ives
i nto the engine oil. Doing so can cause en
g ine damage.
(D Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa
ble that meets the Audi o il quality standard
y o ur eng ine requires, you m ay add a total of
no more than 0.5 quart/li ter o f a h igh-quali ty
"synthet ic"oil that meets the fo llowing speci
fications .
- V ehicles wi th gasoline engine: AC EA A3 o r
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE 0W- 30,
SAE SW -30 or SAE SW-40 .
- Fo r more informa tion abo ut engine oi l that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact either you r a uthorized Aud i dea ler
or Audi Customer Relations at
1 (800) 822-2834 or visit o ur web site at
www .aud iusa.com or www .aud icanada .ca .
Engine oil consumption
The engine in your vehicle depends on an ade
quate amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts .
In order to provide effective lubrication and cool
i n g of in ternal engine components, all interna l
combustion engines consume a certai n amount
of oil. O il consumption var ies from engine to en
g ine and may change significant ly ove r the life of
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the engine. Typically, eng ines with a specif ied
break-in period (see
¢ page 177) consume mo re
o il dur ing the b reak -in per iod than they consume
after oil consumption has stabili zed.
U nder normal cond itions , the rate of oi l con
s u mption depends on t he qu ality and viscosity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per minute) at
which the engine is operated, the ambient tem
perature and road condit ions. Further factors are
the amount of o il di lution from water condensa
tion or fuel residue and the ox idat ion level of the
o il. As any engine is s ubject to wear as mileage
builds up, t he oil consump tion may inc rease ove r
t ime unt il rep lacement of wo rn component s may
become necessary.
With a ll these va riab les coming into p lay, no
sta ndard ra te of oil consumpt ion can be estab
li shed or spe cified . There i s no altern ative to reg
u la r and freq uent checking o f the oil leve l, see
Note .
If the yellow e ngine oi l leve l wa rning symbo l El
in the instr ument cluster lights up, yo u should
chec k the o il level as soon as possible
¢ page 191 . Top off the oil at your ear liest con
venience ¢page 191.
A WARNING
Before you chec k anything in the eng ine com
partment, always read and heed a ll WARN
INGS¢ .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 187 .
@ Note
Driving with an insufficient oi l level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine.
(D Tips
- The oil pressu re warning display. is not
an indicator of the oil level. Do not rely on
it . Instead, check the oil level in your en
gine at regular intervals, preferably each
time you refuel, and always before going on a long trip.
- If you have the impression yo ur engine con
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we r ecom-
mend that yo u consult an au tho rized Audi .,.