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Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Front ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mon ito ring the Advanced A irb ag Sys tem . 138
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 47
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
L A TC H system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Addit ional info rmation
167
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Smart Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 8
N otice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle cont rol
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Electronic Stabili za tion Control (ESC) . . . . 169
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Elect ro-mechanical power assist , dynamic
steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Dr iving w ith your quat tro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Driving and the environment . . . . 177
B rea kin g in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Avoid damaging the vehi cle . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
D riving through water on roads . . . . . . . . 177
Warming up and cooling down . . . . . . . . . 178
Cata lytic converter........ .... .. .. .. . 17 8
Shutt ing down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Economical and environmentally-friend ly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ge ne ral i nfo rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ca r washes ............... ...... ... .
Pl acing your veh icle out of se rv ice 18
1
18 2
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
F ue l... .. .. ................. .. .... . 183
~ Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
N l/'I ,....,
Tab le of conten ts
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Windsh ie ld/headlight* washer conta iner. 200
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. 201
Whee ls and T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
T ire pressu re monito ring system 213
Troubleshoot ing .............. ... 216
Emergency assistance ... .. .. ... . 216
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
T ire repa ir set .. . .. .......... .... .. . . 216
Rep lac ing whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 18
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
F uses ... .. .. .. .. .. .... .... ... .. .. .. 224
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 27
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 28
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . . . . 228
Starting with jumper cabl es . . . . . . . . . . . 228
U se of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
D imens io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Capaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Gasoli ne engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 236
W arranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Operatin g your ve hicl e outs ide the U.S.A.
o r Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
3
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing a fuse
A fuse that hast blown will have metal strips
that have burned through .
Fig. 1 83 Left cockp it: fuse panel cover
The fuses a re located at the fron t left and right of
the cockpit and behind the trim on the right side
of the luggage compartment.
• Swi tc h the ignition and all e lectr ica l equipment
off .
• Check the following table to see which fuse be
longs to the equipment.
• Remove the appropriate cover.
• Remove the colored p lastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary ¢
page 224, fig. 184. You
can d ispose of the p lastic clip .
• Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
cover ¢fig.183 .
• Remove the fuse using the clamp.
• Rep lace the blow n fuse o nly w it h an ident ica l
new one.
• Install the cover .
Fuse color identification
Color Current
in amps
Black 1
Purp le 3
Light brown s
Brown 7.5
R ed 10
B lue 15
Yellow 20
White or transparent 25
224
Color Current in amps
Green 30
Orange 40
A WARNING
D o not repa ir fuses and never rep lace a blown
f u se wit h one that has a higher amp rating .
This can cause damage to the e lectr ica l sys
tem and a fire.
(D Note
I f a new fuse burns out again after short ly
h ave you have insta lled it, have the electrical
system checked by your author ized Audi deal
er.
(D Tips
- The followi ng table does not list fuse loca
t ions that a re not used.
- Some of the equipment items listed are op
t ional or only available on certain model
con figurations.
Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 184 Le ft cockpi t: fuse panel wi th plastic clip
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Fu se pa nel @ (black )
No. Consumer
1 Dynamic steering
2 Electron ic Stabilization Control (module)
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
chanical parking brake, HomeLink, auto-
3 mat
ic dimming interior rear view mirror,
air quality/outside air sensor, Electron ic
Stabilization Control (button)
s Sound actuator
6 Headlight range control/headl
ight (corner-
ing light)
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modu les (electromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, q uattro sport),
DCDC converte r
9 Adaptive
cruise control
10 Shift gate/clutch sensor
11 Side assist
1 2 Headlight range cont ro l, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear
wiper (a llroad)
15 Auxiliary fuse (instrument panel)
16 Auxiliary
fuse termina l 15 (engine area)
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. C onsumer
2 Brake light sensor
3 Fuel pump
4 Clutch sensor
5
Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 Electronic Stabilization Control (electric)
7 Ho rn
8
Front left door (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Windshield wiper motor
10 Electronic Stabilization Control (valves) Fu
ses a nd bulb s
No. Consumer
Two-door mode ls: rear left window regula-
11 tor; Four-door
models: rear left door (win-
dow regulator, central locking, switch,
light ing)
12 Rain and l
ight sensor
Fuse panel © (r e d )
No . Con sumer
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Inter
ior l ight ing (Cabriolet)
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlight
washer system
7 Vehicle electrica l system control module 1
8 Vehicle electr ica l system control module 1
9 Left rear
window regulator motor (Ca brio-
let)/su nroof
10 Vehicle electr ica l system co ntrol module 1
11 Right rear
window regulator (Cabriolet)/
sun shade motor
12 Anti-theft
alarm warning system
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 185 Right cockpit: fu se panel with plastic cl ip
225
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Consumer
5 Steering col
umn switch module
7 Term inal 15 d iagnost ic connector
8 Gateway (Databus diagnostic interface)
9 Supplementary heater
Fuse panel@ (brown )
No. Consumer
1 CD/ DVD p laye r
2 Wi-Fi
3 M
MI/Radio
4 Instrument cluster
5
Gateway (ins trument cluster co ntrol mod-
ule)
6 Ignition lock
7 Ligh t swi tch
8 Climate control system blower
9 Steering col umn lock
10 Climate contro l system
1 1 Te
rm inal 30 d iagnost ic connector
12 Steer ing column sw itch module
226
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Fig. 186 Right lu ggage compartment: f use pane l w it h
plast ic clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No . Consumer
2 Rea r window heater (Cabriole t)
3 Power top latch (Cabriolet)
4 Power top hyd raulics (Cabr io let)
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer
Luggage compartment lid con trol mo dule
1 (all road)/Powe r top cont ro l modu le (Cab-
r iolet)
2 Retractable rear
spoiler
(RS 5 Coupe)
5 Elec tromechan ica l pa rking brake
6 Electronic damping control
7 Elec tromech anica l par king brake
8 Rear exterior lig hti ng
9 qu attro sport
10 Rear exter ior lighting
1 1 Cent
ral locking
12 Term inal 30
M N
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N 1.1'1 ,....,
Fuse panel© (brown)
No. Consumer
1 Luggage compartment lid control module
(allroad)
2 12-volt socket, cigarette lighter
3 DCDC converter path 1
4 DCDC converter path 2, sound amplifie r,
rad io
6 Right upper cabin heating (Cabriolet)
7 Electromechanical parking brake
9
Right front door (window regulator, cen-
tral locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
10 Left upper cabin
heating (Cabriolet)
Two-door models: rear right w indow regu-
11 lator; Four-door models: rear
right door
(window regulator, central locking, switch,
lighting)
12 Cell phone prep
Fuse
panel © (black)
No. Consumer
1 Right front seat heating
4 MMI
5 Radio
6 Rear view camera
7 Rear window heater (allroad)
8 Rear
Seat Entertainment
Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you .
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases , other parts of the car must first be re
moved before you are ab le to get to the bulb .
This applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of you r ca r which you can only reach
through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause ser ious cuts, parts must be
Fuses and bulbs
correct ly taken apart and then properly put back
together to help prevent breakage of parts and
long term damage from water that can enter
housings that have not been properly resealed.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dea ler replace any bulbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bulbs and the expertise.
Gas discharge lamp s (Xenon lights)*:
Due to the high electr ical voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qualified technician . Head lights
with Xenon light are identified by the high volt
age sticker.
A WARNING
Changing Xenon lamps without the necessary
equipment can cause serious personal injury.
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode when
being changed . Potential risk of injury!
- On vehicles equipped with gas discharge
bu lbs (Xenon light) * life -threatening injuries
can result from improper handling of the
high -vo ltage portions of such lamps!
-On ly your authorized Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop shou ld change the bulbs in
gas discharge lamps. There are parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the
bulb holders that can cause serious cuts . If
you are uncertain about what to do, have
the wor k performed by an autho rized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop. Serious per
sonal injury may result from improperly per
formed work .
(D Tips
-If you st ill prefer to replace the light bulbs
yourself, be aware that the eng ine compart
ment is a hazardous area to work
inq page 187 q &..
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi dealer
whenever you want to change a bulb.
227
Index
Exterior mirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Dimming ... .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... 47
Heating .. .. .. ............... .. .. .... 46
F
Fan
Radiator 195
F asteni ng
B ooste r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 58
Convertible child safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . 15 6
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fog lights (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
F olding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 16
For the sake of the environment Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 179
Gasoline fumes and the environmen t . . . . 185
Lett ing the engine warm up ........ . 71, 73
Refueli ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Saving fue l by early upshift ing . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
H ow they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
F ronta l collisions and the laws of physics . . 12 1
F ront passenge r's door eme rgency locking . . 35
Front seats Adjusti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 129
F ue l
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
L ow fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Oc tane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Re commenda tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
R eserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlock ing the fue l filler flap by hand 186
F ue l filler flap
Unlocking the fue l filler flap by han d 186
244
Fuses
Assignment ..... .. .. .. .. ... 224, 225, 226
Rep lacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
G
Garage doo r opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ga rment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
G au ges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ge neral i llustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
G PS cont rolled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 233
H
Head lights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Head light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Left hand dr ive, r ight hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . 45
T ra ve l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head light washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 114
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
He ated
exter io r mir ro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
r ear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
windshield washer spray nozz les . . . . . . . . 49
He ating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heavy clothi ng and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hig h voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Homelink (ga rage doo r opener) . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hood Open ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Re lease lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7