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Power locking swi tch
Memory buttons (driver's seat) . .
Button for side assist
A ir outlets
Control lever for :
- Turn signal and high beam
0 Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver 's airbag ....... .. .. .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, naviga -
t ion and voice recognition but
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic op-
eration ...... .... ... .... .. .
@ ISETI button .... ..... .. .... .. .
® Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Reset button for trip odometer
@ Switches for:
- Windsh ield wiper/washer
- Trip computer .............. .
- Lap -Timer ............ ... .. .
@ Ignition lock ... .... ... .... .. .
@ Adju stable steering column
@ Control lever for:
- Cruise control .............. .
- adaptive cruise control ... .. .. .
@ Instrument lighting .... .. .. .. .
@ Release lever for the engine hood
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) ....... ... .
@ Light switch ................. .
@) Switch for unlock ing the trunk lid
@ Adjuster control for outside
mirrors .. .. .. ........... .. .. .
@ Power window switches . .. .. .. .
@ Radio-Display or MMI-Display 34
57
97
44
132
85
11
10
12
49
24
2 7
71
71
78
88
46
187
28
43
36
46
37
Cockpit
@) Depending on options:
- Radio system
- CD changer
@ Emergency flasher
@
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@ Glove compartment (lockable) ...
F ront p assenger's airbag . .. .. . .
Depend ing on options, switches
for:
- drive select .. .... ... .... .. . .
- Electronic Stabilization Control .
- Rear window sun shade ...... .
- parking system ...... ..... .. .
@ Deluxe automat ic climate control
@ Selector lever for automatic trans-
mission .. .. .. ..... ......... .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter ... .
@ Button for retractable rear spoiler
@ Depend ing on options:
- MM I control console or
- drive select . ............... .
- Electron ic Stabilization Control
45
60
132
101
169
48
104
67
81
58
171
101
button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
- Power switch for rear window sun
shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
- parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
@ I S TAR T ENG INE ST OPI button . . . 73
@ Electromechanical parking brake 75
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be op
tional equipment depending on your model.
Always ask your author ized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Operat ion of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
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opening function in the power lock ing system
switch ~.
Setting power locking
In th e radio/MM!*, you can set which doors the
central lock ing syst em will unlock .
.. Se lect : I C ARI f u nct ion but ton > C entral locking .
Or
.. Se lect : ICAR I function button> Car s ystem s*
control button > Vehicle sett ing s > (Cent ral
loc king )*.
Single door unlocking /Unlo ck door s* -
you can
specify which doors unlock when you open the ve
hicle.
- Selecting
off /All and pressing the [@] button o n
t h e remote con trol key unlocks the entire veh i
cle .
- Se lecting
on /Driver and press ing the [@] button
on the remote cont ro l key once unlocks on ly the
driver's door. In veh icles with a conven ience
key* , on ly the door whose handle you pull will
unlo ck . If you press the~ button twice , the en
tire vehicle will unlock. If you p ress the
[ml but
ton, the ent ire vehicle will always lock .
Luggage comp. lock/Lock e xterio r trunk h andle
- If you se lect On , you can no longer open the
luggage compar tment us ing the rear lid handle
i::> page 36 , fig . 2 7 . In th is case, the rear l id can
be ope ned with the
la l button on the master key
¢ page 33 , fig . 21 or with the~* button in the
d river 's doo r¢
page 36 , fig. 26 .
Tone when locking -if you select On, a tone wi ll
sound when you lock the vehicle .
Auto Lock/Loc k when d riving -if you select On ,
the en tire vehicle will lock a utomatically when
the speed reaches 9 mph (15 km/h).
Open ing and clo sing
Emergency locking
Fi g. 24 Drive r's doo r: lock cy linder
Fi g. 2 5 Fro nt passe nger's doo r: e merge ncy lock
If the central lock ing system malfunctions, you
must un lock/lock the doors separately us ing the
eme rgency k ey or the mechanical key .
Unlocking/locking the dri ver's door with the
mechanical key
.. Remove the mechan ica l key i::> page 32 .
.. To unlock the d river 's door, turn the key to the
open position @¢
fig. 24 .
.. To lock the d river's door, move the sele ctor lev
er to the P pos it io n (au tomat ic transm ission)
and turn the key
once t o the close posit ion @
i::> .&. in General description on page 30 .
Locking the front passenger's door with the
mechanical key
The emergency lock is loca ted on the rear side o f
the fro nt passenger's door. It is only visible when
the door is open .
.. Remove the mechan ic al key ¢
page 32 .
.. Pull the cover cap out of the open ing c> fig . 25 .
.. Insert the key in the inside s lot and turn it all
the way to the right . ..,.
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,&_ WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, a lways pull up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed.
Otherwise it could open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing .
- To he lp prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, a lways keep
the rear lid closed wh ile driving. Never
transport objects larger than those wh ich fit
completely into the luggage a rea, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe
cially w ith the rear lid left open. A child
cou ld craw l into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid sh ut, becom
ing t rapped a nd unable to get ou t. To red uce
t he risk of personal inj ury, neve r let children
play in or around your vehicle. Always keep
the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is w it hi n range of
tile rear lid when it is moving , in particular
close to the hinges - fingers or hands can be
pinched.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can be
opened separately by pressing the button
c::5
on the master key. When yo u close the rear lid
aga in , it locks automatica lly .
Trunk escape handle
In cas e of an emerg ency, th e luggag e compart
men t lid can be opened f rom the inside using the
trunk escape handle .
Fig. 2 8 Trunk e scape hand le: vi ew fro m in sid e th e clo se d
r e ar lid
Open ing and clo sing
To open luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards the bumper
q fig . 28.
T he trunk escape hand le inside the l uggage com
partment lid is made of fluorescen t ma teria l to
glow in the da rk .
.&_ WARNING
The t runk escape handle is to be used only in
an emergency .
(1) Tips
The emergency release lever sho uld never be
u se d as a handle for closing the luggage com
partment lid .
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator for
the driver's door with the left switch and the win
dow regulator for the passenger's door with the
right switch .
Fig. 29 Drive r's doo r: co ntro ls
T he power window switches have a two-pos it ion
fun ction :
Opening the windows
.,. Press the swi tc h t o the first stop and ho ld it un
t il the w indow reaches the desired posit ion .
.,. Press the switc h briefly to the
s e cond stop to
automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the fir st stop and hold it until
the window reaches the des ired pos ition. .,.
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the exhaust system and damage the catalytic
converter.
Refuelling
Fig . 155 Rig ht re ar v ehicl e sid e: Op enin g the fuel fille r flap
Fig. 156 Fuel f ill er fla p with atta ched fuel cap
When activating the central locking, the fuel fi ll
er flap is automatically un locked or locked . Re
fuel the veh icle with the ignition turned
off.
Taking the fuel cap off
~T urnoff the ignition.
~ Press the left side of the fue l filler flap to open
it
q fig. 155 -arrow -.
~ Unscrew fuel cap count er-clockw ise and hang it
on the fuel filler flap~
fig. 156.
Refuelling procedure
~ Insert the fuel nozzle from the gasol ine pump
into the fuel filler neck as far as it will go.
~ Select a medium refuelling rate so that the
nozzle switches off automat ica lly when the
tank is full.
Putting the fuel cap back on
~ After filling your tank, tw ist the f uel cap clock
wise as far as it wi ll go.
~ Close the fuel filler flap.
Fuel and Refueling
To avoid fuel spilling or evaporating from the fuel
tank always close fue l cap proper ly and com
pletely .
A WARNING
--
Improper refueling or handling of fuel can
cause fire, explosion and severe burns.
- Fuel is highly flammable and can cause se
vere burns and other injuries.
- Failure to shut the engine off while refuel
ing and/or to insert the pump noz zle fully
into the fue l filler neck could cause fuel to
spray out of filler neck or to overflow . Fuel
spray and overflowing fuel can cause a fire.
- Never use a cellular telephone while refuel
ing. The electromagnetic radiation can
cause sparks that can ignite fuel vapors and
cause a fire .
- Never get back into your vehicle while refu
eling. If in exceptional circumstances you
must get back in your vehicle whi le refuel
ing, make certain that you close the door
and touch metal to discharge static electric
ity before touching the filler nozzle again.
Static electricity can cause sparks that can ignite fue l vapors re leased during refueling.
- Never smoke or have an open f lame any
where in or near your vehicle when refueling
or filling a portable fue l conta iner .
- For your safety, we strongly recommend
that you do not travel with a portable f uel
container in your vehicle. The container, full
or empty may leak and cou ld cause a fire,
especially in a crash.
- If, under exceptional circumstances, you
must transport a portable fuel container,
ple ase observe the following:
- Never fill a portable fuel container while it
is anywhere in or on the veh icle (for exam
ple, in the luggage compartment, or on
the trunk). Static e lectricity can build up
while filling and can ignite fuel vapors
causing a f ire.
- Always place a portab le fue l container on
the ground before filling .
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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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Index
Trunk lid
re fe r to R ea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking 125
212
R ear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unlock ing/locking
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Vehicle Care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle electrica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 233
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
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Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
E lectronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lectronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . 18
G ene rator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
We ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loo se? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 121
What impair s driving safety? ............ 112
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
T ires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 208
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 122
When must the airbag system be inspected? .138
Window regulators. .. ... .......... .. .. . 37
Windows defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windshie ld
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windshie ld washer fluid
Low level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshie ld wipers
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fo lding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 50
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Winter driving Snow cha ins ...................... .. 211
Ti res ........ ... ................. .. 211
Winter operation Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Tires ........ ... ..... ........... ... 174
Winter tires . .. .... .. .. ............. .. 211
Winter use Car washes 181
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