14 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Adaptive cruise control*
9page 83
Audi act ive lane assist*
~ page 91
High beam
Qpage46
BRAKE/( ©) Brake system
The light illuminates when the ignition is
switched on. It goes out after the engine has
been started . Th is indicates that the brake
warn ing light is functioning properly.
If the brake warning light does not light up
when the engine is cranking , there may be a
malfunction in the electrical system. In this
case, contact your Audi dealer.
If the brake system warning/indicator light
turns on, there is a brake system malfunction .
• (USA models) ta (Canada models) Stop
vehicle and check brake fluid level
If the indicator light turns on and the mes
sage appears, proceed as follows :
"" Pull off the road .
.. Stop the vehicle.
""Turn off the engine .
""C heck the brake fluid level ¢
page 220.
""Contact your neares t authorized repair fa-
cility if necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
dealer
If the ABS indicator light rJlm (USA models)/
[iJ (Canada models), the ESC indicator light
G1 and the b rake system indicator light
• (USA models)/. (Canada models) turn
on and the message appears, the ABS, ESC
and braking distribution are not working ¢
A.
Ca refully drive to your authorized Aud i dealer
immediately to have the malfunction correct
ed ¢
,A.
• (USA models)/ . (Canada models) Park
ing brake : system fault! Please contact deal
er
- If the indicator light and the message ap
pear
when stationary or after switching the
ignition on ,
check if you can re lease the
parking brake. After releasing the parking
brake, carefully drive to your authorized
Aud i dea ler immediately to have the mal
fu nction corrected. If you cannot release the
park ing brake, seek professiona l assistance.
- If the ind icator light and the message ap
pear
while driving , the emergency brak ing
function may not be available . It may not be
possible to set the park ing brake or release
it once it has been set. Seek profess iona l as
sis tance.
(USA models) : If the warn ing light. and the
warning light
E+J appear together, immedi
ately contact your au tho rized Aud i dealer or
qualified wo rkshop to have all brake pads in
spected
¢ page 19 .
When the light comes on, an aud ible warning
s ignal is also g iven .
_& WARNING
-Always observe the warnings in
¢
page 211, before opening the hood
and checking the brake fluid .
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
hazard. Stop the car and get professiona l
assistance.
- If the. (USA models)/ . (Canada
models) brake system indicator light
turns on togethe r with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer availa
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the r isk of slid ing .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dealer or other qualified workshop
and have the ma lfunction corrected.
- If the brake wa rning/ind icator light does
not go out after a few seconds and the pa rking brake is re leased, or lights up
while you are dr iving, the f lu id l eve l in
the brake fluid reservoir is too low. If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
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Instruments and warning/indicator lights 21
If the symbol illuminates, add windshield
washer fluid to the washer system/headlight
washer system* ~
page 224.
O Windshield wipers
m Windshield wiper defective
There is a malfunction with the windshield
wipers.
Drive to your authorized Aud i dea le r im medi
ately to have the mal function cor rected .
~/0$ Defective light bulb warning
J:i -If the ind icator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of
the bulb.
IJ-if a rear fog lamp has failed, the indicator
light t urns on to indicate the location on the
vehicle.
Vehicle lights: malfunction
If the message appears, there is a malfunc
tion in the headlights or lig ht switch.
Drive to you r authorized Aud i dealer immedi
ately to have the malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- Light bulbs are pressurized and could ex
plode whi le they are being changed caus
ing serious personal injury.
- Work with due care when handling the
high-voltage section of gas discharge
(xenon) lights. Failure to do so could re
sult in death or serious injury.
(D Tips
Have the bulb replaced or the connection
repaired by you r aut horized Aud i Service
department.
~ID Headlight range control
II Headlight range control: defective!
If the symbol illuminates, the headlight range
control is no longer working properly . Have the system checked and
repaired at your A udi
dealer.
· go Adaptive Light
Applies to vehicles : with Adaptive Light
m;J Audi adaptive light: system fault
If the indicator light turns on and this mes
sage appears, there is a malfunction in the
adaptive light system . The headlights sti ll
function.
Go to an authorized dealership to have the
headlights or the control unit for the Adaptive
Light repaired.
/i.O Light/rain sensor
El Automatic headlights/automatic wipers:
system fault
If the indicator light turns on and this mes
sage appears, the light/rain sensor is not
funct ioning correct ly.
For safety reasons the low beams are tur ned
on permanently with the switch in
AUTO.
However, you can continue to turn the lights
on and off using the light switch. You can st ill
control all functions that are independent of
the ra in sensor through the w indshield wiper
lever .
Contact your authorized Audi dealer as soon
as possible to have the problem corrected .
; Adaptive dampers
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive dampers
II Suspension: System fault! You can con
tinue driving
If the II symbol in the d isplay comes on,
there is a malfunction in the adaptive damp
ers. Please go to an authorized Aud i dealer or
other qualified workshop to have the malfunc
tion repa ired .
1--! Sport differential
Applies to vehicles: with sport different ial
I'll Sport differential: system fault
44 Clear vis ion
Clear vision
Lights
Switching the headlights on and off
Fig . 39 Instr ument pane l: light sw itch w it h all -weath
er lig hts
The headlights only wo rk when the ignition is
sw itched on. Wh ile start ing the eng ine or
when switching off the ig nition, the head
lights will go off and on ly the s ide marker
lights w ill be on .
I f the sys tem is not operating properly, a
warn ing symbol in the dr iver inform ation dis
p lay is dis played ¢
page 21.
Light switch -~ -
Turn the switch ¢ fig. 39 to the co rrespond ing
position . When the lights a re switched o n, the
:oo: symbo l turns on.
0 -The lights are off or the dayt ime run ning
lights are on:
- USA models: The daytime running lig hts
will come on automatically when the igni
t ion is on and the light switch¢
fig. 39 is in
the
O pos it ion or the AUTO position (only in
daylight cond itions). The
Daytime running
lights function can be tu rned on and off in
the MMI ¢
page 45, ¢ .& .
-Canada model s: T he daytime running lig hts
will come on au tom atically when t he igni
t ion is on and the light switch¢
fig. 39 is in
the
O posit io n, the :oo~ position or the AUTO
posit ion (on ly in daylight conditions)¢ .&.
AUTO -Automatic headlights swi tch on an d
off depend ing o n brightness, fo r example in
tw ilight, during rain or in tunnels¢.&.
:oo~ -Side marker lights
io -Low beam head lights
~ -All-weather lig hts
@!l -Rear fog lights *. When the rear fog lights
are on, the symbol
0$ on the sw itch will i llu
minate.
All-weather light s
In vehicles with all -weather lights, the front
lights are ad justed automatically so that you
are less like ly to see glare from your own
headlig hts, for example when driving on a wet
road .
Automatic headlight range cont rol*
T he headlights do not blind oncoming traffic
if the veh icle load changes . The head light
range also ad justs automatica lly when brak
ing and accelerating .
Light functions
The following light funct ions are availab le de
pending on vehicle equipment and o nly func
tion when the lig ht switch is i n the AUTO posi
t ion. You can deactivate these functions in the
MMI u nder
Audi adapt ive light *¢ page 45.
Vehicles with Static corneri ng light*: the cor
nering light switches on a utomatica lly when
the steering whee l is turned at a certa in angle
at speeds up to app rox imately 44 mph
(70 km/h) and when the turn signal is activat
ed at speeds up to app rox imately 25 mph
(40 km/h) . Th e ar ea to the side of th e vehicle
is illum inated better when turn ing .
Vehicles with
Dynamic curve light*: the curve
light only functions at speeds betwee n ap
proximate ly 6 mph (10 km/h) and 68 mph
(110 km/ h) and adapts itse lf to the cu rves in
the road.
A WARNING
- Automatic headlights are o nly inte nded
t o assist the driver. They do not relieve
the dr iver of his respons ibility to check
the head lights and to turn them on ma n-
ually accord ing to the current light and ,..
46 Clear vision
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the
Automatic headlights menu:
Headlights a ctivation time -You can adjust if
the head lights switch on Early, Med. or Late
according to the sensitivity of the light sensor.
Audi adaptive light* -You can sw itch adaptive
light On and Off.
Daytime running lights
USA models : You can switc h the dayt ime run
ning lights on and off.
Canada models: The function cannot be
turned off . It is activated automatica lly each
time the ign ition is switched on. This menu
item is shown "greyed out".
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when yo u switch the
ignition off and open the driver's door. To turn
the function on, select Lights when leaving
car> On .
The leaving home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you un lock the
vehicle. To turn the funct ion on, select Lights
when unlocking car > On .
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light
switch is in the AUTO position. Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering col
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash
er.
Fig. 41 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signa l and hig h beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals ¢
9 (D@
.. Push the lever up as far as it can go to turn
on the right turn signal or down to turn on
t he left turn signal ¢
fig. 41.
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.. Move the lever briefly unti l you meet res ist
ance and re lease it to flash three times.
.. Move the lever (up or down) until you meet
resistance and hold it there to determine
the flashing time for the turn signals.
High beam
[D @
.. Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam.
.. Pull the lever back towards yo u to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher
[D ©
.. Pull the lever toward the steering whee l to
use the headlight flasher.
Notes on these features
- The
turn signals only work w ith the ignition
switched on. The indicato r lights
B or B
in th e instrument cluster¢ page 11 also
blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig
na l switches off automatically.
- The
high beam works only when the head-
lights are on. The indicator light
El in the ..,.
292 Index
L
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
L ane Cha nge Ass istant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Lap t imer
Evaluating times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Pausing tim ing .. .. .......... ... .. .. 28
Start ing ... ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. 28
L ATCH . ..... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 179
Descr ipt ion .............. .. .. .. .. . 180
Instal ling a chi ld restraint .. .. .. .... . 181
Locat ion . .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 180
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook .. .. .. ............ ... .. .. ... 181
Leather clean ing/protection ..... .... . 204
L eaving home ............... .. .. .. .. 46
Lift ing jack .. ... ......... ... .. .. ... 265
Lifting vehicle . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 27 7
L ight
Ambie nce lighting ............ .... .. 47
Com ing/ Leaving home ... .. .. .. .... .. 46
D aytime running lights . ... .. .. .... .. 4 4
Emergency flashers .. ... .. .. .. .... .. 45
Exterior lighting .............. .... .. 44 L
oad ing ... .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 6 4
Movement-activate d ope ning . ... .. .. . 39
S ki sack ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 67
Stow ing luggage .............. .... 126
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Trunk pass -through . ............ ... . 68
Lumbar support Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M
Maintenance . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 282
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 29
Manua l shift program ............ .... 107
M assage func tion
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Matte finish pain t clea ning . ...... .. .. 201
Mechan ica l key .. .. ............. .. .. . 32
Mirro rs
Adjus ting the ex ter ior m irrors . . . . . . . . . 50
dimming . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 51
Vanity mirrors ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 48
Monito ring the Advanced Ai rbag System 151
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l ....... ... . 23
Headlight range control ... .. .. .... .. 44
N
H igh beam .................. .... .. 46
Low beam .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 44
Rear fog lights .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 44
Side ma rker lights .... .. .. .. .. ...... 44
T ur n signa ls ............... .. .. .. .. 46
Light/ra in sensor
H eadlig hts .... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 44
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) .. ... . 48
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Loading the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
L o cki ng
P ower locking sw itch . ... .. .. .. .... .. 36
R emote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the key .. . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 36
L ow beams .... ................... .. 44
Lower universa l anchorages (Canada) ... 179
L uggage compartment
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Ca rgo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
carpeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cover .. .. .. ............. .... .. ... . 64
Enlarg ing .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. .. 65 Natura
l leather
Cleaning .. ....................... 204
New t ires and wheels
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5
Co ntacting .. .. .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 128
N ight vision assistant ................. 99
Cleaning camera lenses ......... .... 202
N umber of sea ts ... .. .... .... ... .. .. 130
0
Occ upan t seati ng posi tions ....... .. .. 121
Octane rat ing ...................... 206
Odometer . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 25
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 70
Oil
refer to Eng ine oil ............. .... 213
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Boa rd Di agnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector ( DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Ind ica tor Lamp (M IL) .... . 29