M N
0:: loo ,....,
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
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Instruments and indicator lights
co mes on in the i nstrument cl uster display,
immediately contac t your author ized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop to have all
brake pads checked o r replaced if necessary.
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the elec
tronic power control .
The (m warning/indicator light (Electronic Power
Control) i llum inates when yo u switch the ignition
on as a function check.
(D Tips
If this warning/indicator light ill uminates
while you are dr iv ing, then the re is a malfunc
tion in the eng ine electronics. Have the mal
fu nction corrected as soon as possible by your
author ized A udi dealer or a qualified repair fa
cility.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfu nction Indicator Lamp (M IL) is part of
the On-Board Diagno stic (OB D II) system . The
symbo l
('4 lights up whe n the ign ition is switch
ed on and will turn off afte r th e engine has star t
ed an d has sett le d at a constant idle speed . This
indicates that the MIL is working proper ly.
The warning ligh t illumina tes when there is a
malfunct ion in the engine e lectronic system .
Contact your authorized A udi dealer and have the
malfunctio n corrected .
An improperly close d fu e l fi ller cap may also
cause the MIL li ght to il lum inate ¢
page 185 .
For mo re info rmat io n ¢page 28.
!?) Engine speed limitation
Applies to vehicles: with engine speed limitation
(Iii Do not ex ceed max. engine speed of XXXX
rpm
The engine speed is automatically lim ited to the
speed d isp layed in the dr iver information system.
T his protect s the eng ine from overheat ing.
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The eng ine speed limita tion deactivates once the
engine is no longe r in the critical temperature
r ange and you have re leased t he accelerator ped
a l once .
I f the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine contro l ma lf u nction, the indicato r light
(m also turns on. Make sure that the speed does
not g o above the speed disp layed. Dr ive to your
authorized Aud i dea ler immediately to have the
malfunction cor rected .
~~, Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! S ensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact yo ur author
i zed Audi dealer and have the oil sensor inspect
ed . Until you have this done, check the oil level
each time you refue l just to be on the safe s ide
¢ page 191.
ffi Tank system
IIJ Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first t ime
and t he m essage appea rs, there are about
2 .1- 2. 4 gallons (7 -9 liters) of fuel left i n the
t ank . T ime to re fuel
¢page 184.
D Fuel tank syst em malfunction! Contact deal
er
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears , there is a malfunct io n in the tank sys
tem .
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer immediate ly
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
' G> Windshield washer fluid level
II Please refill washer fluid
If the symbol illuminates, add w indshield washer
fl uid to t he washer system and also to the head
li ght washer system*¢
page 200 .
~ Windshield wipers
El Windshield wiper defective
Ligh ts a nd Vi sion
windshield . Switching on the windsh ield
wipers can damage the wiper b lades!
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
wiper system m ust be switched
off (lever in
position @). This helps to prevent uninten
tiona l switching on and damage to the
windsh ield wiper system.
@ Tips
- The windshield wipers are switched off
when the ignition is turned off . Activate the
windsh ield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the windsh ield
wiper lever to any pos it ion.
- Worn or dirty windshield w iper blades result
i n streaking. This can affect the rain sensor*
funct ion. Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield washer system are heated at low tempera
tures when the ignit ion is on.
- When stopp ing temporarily, (e.g . at a traffic
li ght) the set speed of the windsh ield wipers
i s automatically reduced by one speed.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clea n the w indshield wiper blades whe n they be
g in to leave streaks . Use a soft cloth and glass
cleaner to clean the windshield wiper blades .
.,. Place the windshield wipe r a rms in the serv ice
pos ition. Re fer to ~
page 50.
.,. Lift the w iper arm away from the front w indow .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair your
view. Th is can lead to acc idents.
so
· Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 48 Re mov ing w in d shi eld w ipe r b lade
Wipe r serv ice po sition /blade replacement
position
.,. Switch the ignit ion off and move the windsh ield
w iper lever to position©~
page 49, fig . 47.
T he windsh ie ld wipers move into the service po
sition.
.,. To bring the w ipers back i nto the origina l posi
tion, switch the ignition on and p ress the w ind
shie ld wiper lever.
You can also turn the se rv ice position on or
off in
the radio/M MI*;
.,. Sw itch the windshie ld w ipers
off (position @
Qpage49, fig. 47) .
.,. Select: !CAR I function button > Windshi eld
wipers
> S er vice position > on /off . Or
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Car systems "
control button > S ervi cing & checks > Wiper
s ervice po sition
> On/Off .
Removing the wiper bla de
.,. Lift the windshie ld wiper arm up from the wind
shie ld.
.,. Press the locking knob
(D Q fig . 48 on the wiper
blade . Hold the wiper blade firmly .
.,. Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
ar row.
Attaching the wipe r blade
.,. Install the new wiper blade in the reta iner on
the wiper arm @until you hear it click into
place on the w iper arm .
.,. Place the w iper arm back on the winds hield .
.,. Turn the service posit ion
off.
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Check in g and Fillin g
Engine compartment
Engine compartment
These are the most important items that you can check.
Fig. 161 Typical layout for containers and eng ine oil filler cap
(D Coolant expansion tank (.J-) .. .. .
@ Jump start point(+) under a cover
@ Engine oil filler cap(~) .... .. .
@ Jump start point(-) with hex head
screw . ............... ...... .
® Brake fluid reservoir ((0) .. .. .. .
@ Windshield/headlight* washer con-
tainer
(Q) .................. .
&, WARNING
193
198,229
191
198,229 195
200
Before you check anything in the engine com
pa rtment, always read and heed all WARN
INGS
~ .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 187 .
Engine oil
Engine oil specifications
The engine oil used must conform to exact speci
fications.
T he service interval disp lay in the instr ument
cluster of your vehicle will inform you when it is
time for an oi l change. We recommend that you
have your oil changed by an authorized A udi Serv
ice Advisor .
If you have to top off the o il between o il changes,
use the Audi oil qua lity standard specified in the
table .
Audi oil quality standard
G as oline
VW S02 00 or
eng ine vw 504 00
1 8 9
Technical data
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The Gross Axle Weight Rating is the maximum load that can be appli ed at each axle of the vehi
cle ¢& .
Vehicle capacity weight The vehicle capacity we ight (max. load) is listed
on the driver's side 8 -p ill ar.
_& WARNING
- T he actual Gross Axle Weight Rating at the
front and rear axles should not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating .
Dimensions
length
Width
Width (across mirrors) He ight (unloaded) al -
Exceeding permissible weight ratings can
result in veh icle damage, acc idents and per
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is distributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
transporting a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle 's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the maximum permissible
axle loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we ight. Always remember that the vehicle's
hand ling will be affected by the extra load.
T herefore, adjust your speed accordingly.
- Always observe local regulations .
in (mm)
183 .0 (4649)
in (mm) 73 .2 (1860)
in (mm) 79 .5 (2020)
in (mm) 53 .8 (1366)
aJ The height of the vehicle depe nd s on the tires and t he su spen sion.
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc. it is important to remember that
some parts of your vehicle, such as spoilers or ex-
Capacities
Fuel tank: total capacity
Windshield and headlight* washer fluid container
234
haust system components, may be close to the
ground. Be carefu l not to damage them.
gal (liters)
16 .1 (61.0)
quarts (liters) 4.8 (4 .5)
Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Adaptive c ruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Reques t for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sett ing the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Adding Eng ine coolant ... ... .... ..... .... .. .
Engine oil .. ... ............... ... .. .
W indshield washer fluid ........ ..... .
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .. .............. ... .. .
Adjustable steering column ....... ..... . .
Adjusting 193
1 91
200
238
191 71
Air distribution (automatic climate control) 69
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Steering column .... ... ... .... .. .. .. .. 71
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 69
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 134
Car e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 51
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 34
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
How do the front a irbags work? . . . . . . . . 136
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 134
How the Advanced Airbag Syst em compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Important sa fety ins tructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 138
Repai rs 141
240
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Weight -sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
When must the system be inspec ted? . . . 138
all-wheel drive .... .. .. .............. . 174
All season ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 192
Ant i-lock brak ing system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Anti-slip regu lation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ant i-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ant i-theft systems
E lectronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Armrest ........... ................... 56
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 236
AUTO Automati c climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automat ic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removal lock (ign ition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to S tronic transmission . . . . . . . 81
Automa tic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
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
250
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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Xenon headlights .. .. .. ......... 43, 45, 227