Driver information system
Trip computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on cur
rent and average fuel mileage , average speed ,
fuel range and driving time .
Fig. 9 Trip computer d isplay: Ave rage fuel m ileage
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The fo llow ing information is contin uously evalu
ated by the trip computer and can be d isplayed
sequent ia lly in the instrument cluster display:
Fuel range
The estima ted c ruising range i n miles (km) ap
pea rs in the disp lay . This te lls you how fa r your
ve hicle w ill be able to trave l on t he current ta nk
of fuel and with the same driv ing style. The d is
p lay changes in increments of 5 miles (10 km) .
The cruising range is calcu lated based on t he f ue l
consumption for the last 18 m iles (30 km). If yo u
drive conse rvative ly, the cruising range will in
crease.
Average fuel mileage
The average fuel e co nomy in MPG (l/ 100 k m)
since yo u last cleared the memory appears in this
d is pl ay. You can use this display to ad just your
driving technique to achieve a desired mileage.
Current fuel mileage
The inst antaneo us f ue l cons umption in miles per
ga llon (l/100 km) is shown in this display. Yo u
can use t his disp lay to adjust your driving techni
que to achieve a des ired mileage .
F ue l cons umption is rec alcul ated at intervals of
33 y ards (30 me ters). Th is disp lay swit ches to
ga llons/hou r (li ters/hour) when the vehicle is not
mov ing.
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Average speed
The aver age spee d in mph (km/ h) sin ce you last
rese t the memory appears in the display .
Elapsed time
The length of time that yo u have been d riving
s ince you last reset the memory appears in this
display .
Distance
The distance that has been covered since the last
time the memory was cleared appears i n the dis
play .
0) Tips
-Fuel consumptions (average and current),
range and speed a re displayed in me tric
units on Canad ian mode ls .
- All stored val ues will be lost if the vehicle
bat tery is disconnected .
Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully au
tomatic memories.
Fi g. 10 Tri p compute r dis pl ay : m emory lev el 1
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You can swi tch between the t rip com puter 1 an d
2 by press ing the
I RESE T I button @ c!:> page 25,
fig .
11.
You can te ll wh ich mem ory level is curre ntly ac
t ive by the numbe r or th e sig n in t he display
c!:>fig. 10 . The data from the single-t rip memory
(memory level 1) is being displayed if a
D ap
pears in the display. If a
II is shown, then the da
ta from the total-trip memory is being d isp layed
(memory level 2) . .,,_
Driver information system
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 12 Display: Service interva l display
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The schedule for the next oil change or inspec
tion is calculated automatically and displayed ac
cording ly. The display works in two stages :
Service reminder
30 days before the next service is due, a serv ice
reminder appears in the display when you turn on
the ignition
c> fig . 12.
After about 5 seconds the display switches back
to normal. The distance and time remaining are
updated each time the ignition is turned on unti l
the date due for serv ice is reached.
Service due
When the due date for service is reached, the
message
Service due! appears in the instrument
cluster immediately after you turn on the igni
tion . Additionally , a warning tone sounds. After
about 5 seconds the disp lay switches back to nor
mal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can
be shown in the radio or
MM!* display by select
ing the service inte rval display in the car menu.
Select ICARI function button>
Service interval
display
or I CAR ! function button > Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks.
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized Audi dealer will reset the corre
spond ing serv ice schedule after perform ing the
appropriate service on your vehicle. You also have
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the possibility to reset the oil change schedule af
ter having performed an oi l change according to
Audi specifications. Select
I CAR ! function button
> Service interval display> Reset oil change in
terval
o r! CAR i function button > Car systems *
control button > Servicing & checks > Reset oil
change interval.
(D Note
-Only reset the oil change display when you
have completed an oil change .
- If you disconnect the battery terminals, no
calculations can be made for the serv ice in
terval display during th is time and no serv
ice reminder will appear. Remember that
observing the proper service intervals is v i
tally impo rtant to extending the life of you r
vehicle, particularly the engine, and main
taining its value. Even if the mileage driven
is low, the maximum period of one year
from one service to the next must not be ex
ceeded.
(D Tips
The information in the Service Reminder re
mains stored
even when the vehicle battery is
disconnected.
Engine oil temperature
indicator
Fig. 13 Disp lay: eng ine o il temperature indicato r
.. With the ignition switched on, press the
! RESET! button
c> page 25, fig. 11 repeatedly
until the engine oil temperature indicator is
shown.
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-Have your veh icle maintained properly and
in accordance with the service recommen
dations in your Warranty
& Maintenance
book let.
- Lack of proper maintenance as well as im
proper use of the vehicle will impair the
function of the emission control system and could lead to damage.
@ For the sake of the environment
Even when the Emission Control System is op
erating properly, the exhaust gas can have a
sulfur-like exhaust gas smell under some op
erating states. This depends on the sulfur
content of the fuel being used . Using a differ
ent brand of fuel may help, or filling the tank
w ith lead-free super grade gasoline.
Shutting down vehicle
If you wou ld like your vehicle to remain inopera
tive for a longer period of time, contact an Audi
or other specialized dealer. T hey can advise you
on necessary precautions e.g. corrosion preven
tion, maintenance and storage. Pay attention to
additional information concerning the battery. Refer to
c:;, page 196.
Economical and environ
mentally-friendly driving
General
Your personal style of driving will determine the
economy of your vehicle, as well as exhaust and
noise levels.
Fu el economy, environmental impact , and wear
on your engine, brakes and tires largely depend
on three factors:
- your personal driving style
- operating conditions
- technical limitations
If you anticipate what you need to do next and
drive economically, you can easily cut your fue l
consumption by 10-15 percent. This sect ion will
give you some tips on how you can help the envi
ronment and your pocketbook .
Driving and the environment
(D Tips
The consumption estimates as published by
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (EPA)
and Transport Canada may not correspond to
your actual consumption on the road, which
will vary depending upon vehicle load and
speed, road and weather conditions, tr ip
l ength, etc.
Drive smoothly and keep a lookout ahead
Vehicles use the most fuel when they are acceler
ating .
.. Avoid unnecessary accelerating and braking .
Vehicles use the most fuel when they are acceler
ating. If you anticipate what is going to happen next, you will need to brake less and , thus, accel
erate less. Let the veh icle coast whenever possi
ble -for example when you see that the next traf
fic light is red.
Avoid full throttle
Driving at moderate speeds saves fuel and im
proves your mileage .
.. Try and keep well below your car's maximum
speed.
Acce lerating gently reduces fue l consumption,
engine wear, and does not disturb the environ
ment .
Fuel consumpt ion, exhaust emiss ions and engine
noise increase disproportionately at high speeds.
If you drive at approximate ly three quarters of
top speed, fue l consump tion will be reduced by
one half. Never drive faster than the posted
speed l imit and weather cond itions permit .
Reducing unnecessary idling
Even when your car is just idling it burns up fuel.
.. Shut the eng ine off when you are not driving
the vehicle.
.. Do not warm up the vehicle by letting the en-
gine run at idle .
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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 .,.
Index
Lights Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
L ocking
R ear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Locking/unlocking
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower anchorage locator button
L uggage compartment 164
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Enla rging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Loading .. .. .. ................. .. ... 117
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 118
Va let parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lumbar suppor t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
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Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 28
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31, 32
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mileage
Average .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. ..
24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Compass. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. .. 5 1
d imm ing . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 47
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 138
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Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
NHTSA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
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Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (autom atic clima te control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Oil
refer to Engine oil ............ ... 189, 191
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connecto r (D LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening..... ....... .. ................ 30
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Su n shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Opening/closing
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Pa int No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Panoramic tilting sunroof
Convenience opening/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Eme rgency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Tilting and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parcel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
S tronic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
also refer to Electromechanica l
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Pa rking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parking system plus with rearview camera . 105
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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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