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The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switch
is in the AUTO position ¢
page 43, fig. 36.
Auto headlights*
When the light switch is in the AUTO¢ page 43
position, the switch-on point of the lights can be
changed in the automatic driving light function.
Daytime running lights
USA models: You can switch the daytime running
lights
on and off.
Canada models: The function cannot be turned
off. It is activated automatically each time the ig nition is switched on.
Travel mode*
The headlight beam is asymmetrical. This pro
vides stronger illum ination on the s ide of the
road on which you are driving. If you are driving
in a country that drives on the opposite side of
the road from your own country, this will cause
glare for oncoming drivers. To prevent glare:
- Travel mode must be selected in vehicles with
Xenon headlights*.
- In vehicles with halogen headlights, certain
areas of the headlight lenses must be covered
with waterproof adhesive covers that prevent light from passing through . For more informa
tion, please see your authorized Audi dealer or authorized repair facility.
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When travel mode is activated, a display in
the driver information system indicates this
each time you switch the ignition on.
Lights and Vision
Emergency flashers
Fig. 38 Center console: emergency flasher switch
The emergency flashers makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emergen
cy situation .
.. Press the switch~ ¢
fig. 38 to turn the emer-
gency flashe rs on or off.
When the emergency flashers are on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn sig
nal indicator lights
R 1B in the instr ument clus
ter, as well as the light in the emergency flasher
switch
Gil blink likewise .
You can indicate a lane change or a turn when the emergency flashers are switched on by using the
turn signal lever. The emergency flashers stop
temporarily.
The emergency flashers also work when the igni
t ion is turned off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automatical
ly if you are in an accident where the airbag has
deployed .
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You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
- you are the last vehicle standing in a traffic
jam so that any other vehicles coming can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are in
an emergency situation, or when
- your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you.
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Lights and Vi sion
Interior Lighting
Front/rear interior lights
Fig. 39 Fr on t headliner : interior lig htin g contro ls
F ig. 40 Rear head liner: rear read ing lig hts
@ Interior lights
Press the switch c:> fig. 39 in the corresponding
posi tion .
0 -Inte rior lights off
I -Interior ligh ts on
If the sw itch is in the center position, the interio r
lig hti ng is controlled automatically.
@ Front/rear reading lights
To turn a reading light on/off, press the button
l:!l c:> fig. 39 or c:> fig. 40 .
The appearance and location of the rear reading
lights may differ depending on the model.
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Instrument illumination
The basic brightness of the illumination for the
instruments, the center console and the display
can be adjusted .
Fig. 4 1 Ins trume nt illum in ati on
.,. Press t he knob to re lease it .
.,. Turn the knob toward" -" or"+" to reduce or i n
crease the brightness .
.,. Press the knob again to return i t to its origina l
position .
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The instrument illum inat ion (for dials and
needles) lights o n when the ignition is switch
ed on and the vehicle lights are turned off. As
the daylight fades , the illum inat ion of the di
a ls likewise dims automatically an d wi ll go
out comple tely w hen t he ou tside light is very
l ow. This fe ature is me ant to remind yo u to
switc h on the headlights when ou tside light
cond itions become poor.
Vision
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig . 42 D rive r's doo r: knob fo r the exter io r mi rrors
Turn the knob to t he des ired pos it io n:
M N
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N 1.1'1 ,....,
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¢
A.
"'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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Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector lever can be released in an emergency.
Fi g. 88 Front center console: Remov ing the ashtray insert
Fig. 89 Selector lever emergency release
.. To access the emergency release mechanism,
remove the ashtray insert @ using the release
switch @c::>
fig. 88 .
.. Loosen and remove the cap in the ashtray
mount.
.. You now have access to a pin. Using a screwdr iv
er or simi lar object, press the pi n down and
hold it in t hat posit ion
c::> fig . 89 .
.. Now p ress the release bu tto n and move the se -
lector lever to the N position.
The selector lever can only be moved from the P
posi tion if the key is in the lock and the ig nitio n is
sw itched on. If the p owe r su pply fa ils (for e xam
p le, the batte ry is disch arged) and the vehicle
must be pushed or towed, move the se lector lev
er to the N pos ition first using the emergency re
lease.
Automatic transmission
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Parking Sy stem
Parking System
Parking system
Applies to veh icles: with parking system plus/parking system
p lus with rear view camera
The parking system may be used for parking or
maneuvering .
Dependi ng on you r vehicle's equipment , various
p ar king aids will help you when parki ng and ma
ne uvering .
The
parking sys tem plu s assists you when park
i n g by aud ibly and visually indicating objects de
tected
in fron t of and behind the veh icle
c::> page 104.
The parking system plu s with rear view camera
shows the area beh ind the veh icle in the d isp lay.
This d is p lay assis ts you when you are reverse or
paralle l parking
c::> page 105. In addition , you are
assisted by the functions from the parking sys
tem p lus
r::!;, page 104.
8_ WARNING
-
Make s ure the sensors are not covered by
st ickers , deposits or any other obst ructions as
it may impair the sens or function . For infor
mation on clean ing, refer to
c::> page 181 .
Parking system plus
Description
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus
Audi parking system plus provides audio and vis
ual signals when parking.
Sensors are located in the fron t and rear bump
ers . If these detect a n obstacle , visua l and audi
b le signa ls warn yo u. The range at wh ich the sen
sors begi n to me asure is approximate ly :
side 3 ft (0.90 m)
fron t
cen ter 4 ft (1.
20 m)
side 2 ft (0.60 m)
rear center 5
.2 ft (1.60 m)
The closer you get to the obstacle, the sho rter
the in terval between the a udible signals. A con
t inuous tone so unds when the ob stacl e is less
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than approximate ly 1 ft (0.30 m) away . Do not
continue driving farther!
If t he distan ce to an obst acle st ays the same, the
vo lume of the dis tance signal chime is g radually
r educed after abo ut 4 seconds (does not affect
the continuous signal tone) .
Switching on/off
Applies to vehicles: with parking system plus
Fig. 108 Center co nso le : P t! but ton
Fig . 109 Infota inment : vi su al d is t ance d is play
Switching on
.,.. Switch the radio/M M!* on.
.,.. Shift into rever se or
.,.. Press t he
P, qA bu tton in the cente r console
c::> fig. 10 8. A short confirma tion tone so unds
and the LED in the button turns on .
Switching off
N 0
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.,.. Dr ive forward fas ter than 6 mph (10 km/ h), o r
.,.. press the
p,,; A bu tton, or
.,.. sw itch the igni tion off.
Visual display
Us ing the red segments, you ca n estimate the
distance to an object in fron t of or behind the ve
hicle
c::> fig. 109 . As your veh icle comes closer to ..,.
M N
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N 1./'1 ,....,
-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.
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- 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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Airb ag syst em
@ For the sake of the environment
Undep loyed airbag modu les and pretension
ers m ight be classified as Perchlorate Mater ia l
-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re
straint system including a irbag modules safe
ty belts with pretensioners are scrapped, all
app licab le laws and regu lations must be ob
served. Your authori zed A udi dealer is fami lia r
w ith these requirements and we recommend
that you have yo ur dealer perform this service
for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle 's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced A irbag System
pe rforms in a crash. For example, using t ire-rim
comb inat ions not approved by Audi, lowering the
ve hicl e, chang ing the stiffness of the suspension,
including the spr ings, suspension s truts, shock
absorbers etc . can change the forces that are
measured by the airbag sensors and sent to the
electronic control un it. Some suspension changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in c rashes in which it wo uld not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other ki nds of
changes may reduce the force levels measured by
the sensors and preve nt the airbag from deploy
i n g when i t should .
A WARNING
Changing the vehicle's s uspension including
use of unapproved ti re -rim comb inations can
change Advanced A irbag pe rformance and in
crease t he risk of serious persona l injury in a
crash.
- Never install suspension components that do not have the same performance charac
teristics as the components or iginally insta l
led on your veh icle.
- Never use tire-rim combinations that have
not been approved by Audi.
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A WARNING
Items stored between t he safety be lt b uckle
and the center console can cause the sensors i n the buckle to send the wrong informat ion
to the electronic control module a nd prevent
the Adva nced Airbag System from wor king
properly.
- Always ma ke sure that nothing can interfere
w it h the safe ty belt bu ckles an d that they
are no t obstr ucted.
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
Applies to vehicles: with knee airbags
The knee airbag system can provide supplemen
tal protection to properly restrained front seat
occupants.
F ig. 135 Driver"s kn ee airbag
The driver knee airbag is i n the instrument panel
u nderneath the steer ing whee l~
fig. 135, the
k nee a irbag for the passenger is at abou t the
same height in the instrument pane l unde rneath
the g love compartment.
The knee air bag offers addi tional protec tion to
t h e d river 's and passenge r's knees and uppe r and
l ower thigh areas and supplements the protec
tion provided by the safety belts.
If t he front airbags dep loy, the knee a irbags also
deploy in fro ntal c ollisions when the dep loyment
th reshold stored in the control un it is me t
~ page 136, More important things to know
about front airbags.
In add it ion to their normal sa fe ty f unct io n, safe-
ty be lts he lp keep the driver or front passenger in ..,.