2 Table of contents Vehicle literature ............. .
About this Owner's Manual ...
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration .............. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ............... .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display ... ... ... .
Lap timer .. ................ ... . .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing ......... .
Keys .. .. .................. ... . .
Power locking system .......... .. .
Rear lid .... .................. .. .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows .......... .. .. ... .
Valet parking ................... .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ............ .
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Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . 42
Clear vision ................... .
Lights .......... ........ .. .. ... .
Interior lights ................... .
V1s1on ..... .............. ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ......... .
Mirrors .. ............... ....... .
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Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
General recommendations ........ .
Front seats ............... ... ... .
Head restraints .... ...... .. .. .. . .
Seat memory ............. ... .. . .
Ashtray ........................ .
Cigarette lighte r ................. .
12-volt sockets ......... ...... .. . .
Storage .... ... .......... ....... .
Roof rack ....... ........ .. .. ... .
Luggage compartment ........ .. . .
Pass -through with ski sack ........ . 53
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Warm and cold ... .......... .. .
Four-zone automatic climate control
Steering wheel heating ........... .
On the road ... ... .......... .. .
Steering .. .... .. .... ......... .. .
Starting and stopping the engine ... .
Electromechanical parking brake ... .
Speed warning system ............ .
Cruise control . ... ... ......... ... .
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard ........... .
Introduction ..... ............... .
General information .... .... .... . .
Audi adaptive cruise control ....... .
Audi braking guard ............ .. .
Messages ..... .. .. ............ . .
Audi active lane assist ....... .
Active lane assist ... ........... .. .
Audi side assist ......... ..... .
Lane Change Assistant ........ .... .
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving settings .. .......... ..... .
Raising/lowering the vehicle ..... .. .
Driver messages .. ... ............ .
Night vision assistant ........ .
Night vision assistant with detected
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pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 103
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Rearviewcamera . ............. ... 111
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adjusting the display and the warning
tones. ....... ................... 119
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
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Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 20 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat
ed in the remote control key~ page
32 .
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer
gency. Keep it in a safe place and do not carry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immed iately to have the
lost key disa
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recom
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key. When the ignition is switch
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the following sys
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Ambience lighting*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
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- Audi active lane assist*
- Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
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- The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen
cy range (e.g. a cell phone, radio equip
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only available from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula
tions~ page
285.
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Multifunction button
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
You con adjust the massage function, Lumbar
support, side bolsters and seating surface us ing the multifunction button .
Fig. 52 MMI disp lay : sea t sett ings
Operating
.. The MMI displays the possible seat settings
@ when you turn the multifunction button
(D c:> page 54, fig. 51 to the left or right
~fig . 52 , c:> ,& .
.. To select a seat setting, turn the multifunc
tion button
(D until the desired seat setting
is highlighted with a red border.
• The arrows @ indicate the possible adjust
ments. For example, to move the lumbar
support down, press the multifunction but
ton
(D down . The corresponding arrow ©
lights up.
T he follow ing seat settings @ are possible:
Massage function* -Massage type Wave,
Knocking, Stretch, Lumbar, Shoulder or Off .
You can set the massage strength level from 1
to 5. You can turn the selected massage on/
off using the button @~
page 54, fig . 51 .
Lumbar support -Moving the lumbar support
up/down and making it firmer/softer
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Side bolsters * -Increasing/reducing the side
support in the seat using the side bolsters on
the seating surface and backrest
c:> A .
Seating surface -Making the seating surface
l onger/shorter
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A WARNING
-Never adjust the driver's or front pas
senger's seat while the vehicle is moving.
If you do this while the veh icle is moving,
you will be out of position . A lways adjust
the driver's or front passenger's seat
when the vehicle is not moving.
- Be careful when adjusting the seat
he ight. Check to see that no one is in the
way, or serious injury could result!
- Because the seats can be electrically ad
justed with the ignit ion off, never leave
children unattended in the vehicle. Unsu
pervised use o f the electric seat adjust
ments may cause serious injury.
- To reduce the risk of injury in the case of
sudden braking or accident, front pas
sengers must never ride in a moving ve
hicle with the backrest reclined. Safety
belts and the airbag system on ly offer
maximum protection when the backrest
is upright and the safety belts are prop
erly positioned on the body . The more
the backrest is reclined, the greater the
ris k of persona l inju ry from an incorrect
seating position and improperly posi
tioned safety belts.
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- The massage function switches off auto
matically after approximately 10 mi
nutes.
- Th e side bolsters* deflate when the driv
er's doo r is opened. This allows you to
enter and exit comfortably. The side bol
sters inflate again once you begin driv
ing.
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Rear head restraints
Applies to vehicles: with adj ustable head restraints
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Fig. 55 Rear seats: Head restra int
Fig. 56 Rear head restraints: re lease
Adjusting the head restraints
• To move the head restraint up, hold it at the
sides with both hands and slide it upward
until you feel it lock into place
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er adjustment of head restraints on
page 124.
• To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow-
q fig. 55 and sl ide the head
restraint downward .
Removing the head restraint s
• Fold the backrest forward ¢ page 65.
• Move the head restraint upward as far as it
can go .
• Press the release¢
fig. 56 with the mechan
ical key ¢
page 32 and the button -arrow-
¢
fig. 55. Pull the head restraint out of the
backrest at the same time
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Installing the head restraints
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down
into the guides until you feel the posts lock
i nto place .
• Press the button -arrow-
¢ fig. 55 and slide
the head restraint a ll the way down. You
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should not be able to pull the head restraint
out of the backrest.
So that the driver can have a better view to
the rear, the head restraints should be pushed
down completely when the rear seats are not
occupied .
A WARNING
-On ly remove the rear seat head restraints
when necessary in order to install a child
seat. Install the head restraint again im mediately once the child seat is removed.
Driving without head restraints or with
head restraints that are not properly ad
justed increases the risk of serious or fa
tal neck injury dramat ically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
qpoge 124.
Seat memory
Description
Applies to vehicles: wit h memory function
The memory func tion allows you to quickly
and easily store and recall personal seating
profiles for the driver and front passenger* .
The memory function is operated through the
master key and the memory buttons in the
driver's/front passenger's* doors.
The driver's seating profile is stored and as
s igned to the master key each time the vehicle
is locked. When you open the door, the seat
ing profile is automatically recalled.
If two
people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own"
master key.
Two seating profiles can be stored in each of
the driver's/front passenger's* doors. Once
stored, these seating profiles can be recalled
at any time .
The following settings are stored:
58 Seats and storage
Remote Memory button
control master
key
Dri ver Driver Front
passen -
ge r
Seat X X X
Stee ring X X
wheel*
Both exterior
X
X
rearview mir-
rors*
Remote control key
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
To assign the driver 's seat set tings to the re
mote contro l key when locking the vehicle, the
function must be switched on .
• Se lect:
I CAR I funct ion button > (Ca r)* sys
tem s
control button > V ehi cle se tt ings >
Sea ts > Dr ive r se a t > R emot e control k ey >
On.
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If you do not want ano ther driver's set
tings to be assigned to the remote contro l
key, switch off the memory function using
the MMI or the
!OFF ! button c::> page 58.
Memory buttons
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
Fi g. 57 D river's door: memory function buttons
The memory but to ns are located in the dr iv
e r's/front passenger 's* door.
Switching the memory function on /off
• Press the IOFFI button to swi tch the memory
function on/off. The LED in the button illu
minates when the memory function is
switched off. Seating profi les are neither
stored nor recalled.
Storing a seating profile
• Press the ISETI button. When the word SET
lights up, the memory is ready to store set
tings.
• Press a memory button briefly. A tone con
firms that the settings were stored.
Accessin g a seating profile
• If the driver's door is open and the ignition
is switched off, press the memory button.
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory
button until the seat adjustment is com
plete.
_&. WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat setting
should only be recalled when the veh icle
is stationa ry - otherw ise you risk having
an accident .
- I f necessary, you stop the process by
p ress ing the
I OFF ! button or any of the
memory buttons.
Adjusting the front passenger seat in
the MMI
Applies to vehicles: with memory function
The driver con adjust the position of the front
passenger seat.
Ad ju stin g the front passeng er seat fr om
the driv er's s id e
• Select: !CARI function button> ( C a r)* sys
tem s
control button > Vehicle sett ings >
Seat s > Front pass enge r seat> Adju st seat
po siti on.
.,. You can now adjust the front passenger seat
using the buttons on the driver's seat
c::>page 54, fig. 51.
7 4 On the road
column will continue moving as long as you
are pressing the switch.
There must be at least 10 inc hes (25 cm) be
tween you r chest and the center of the steer
ing whee l.
If you cannot sit more than 10 in
ches (25 cm) from the steering whee l, see if
adaptive equipment is available to help you reach the pedals and increase the distance
from the steer ing wheel.
F or detai led information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
<::> page 54 .
In vehicles with the memory f unction* , the
steering column settings are stored together
with the seat position.
A WARNING
Improper use of steering wheel adjust
ment and improper seating position can
cause se rious personal injury.
- Adjust the steer ing whee l column on ly
when the vehicle is not moving to pre
vent loss of veh icle control.
-
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel
so that the re is a min imum of 10 inches
(25 cm) between your chest and the
steering wheel ¢
page 1211 fig. 146. If
you can not maintain this min imum dis
tan ce, the airbag system cannot protect
yo u properly.
- If phys ica l limi tations prevent you from
sitting 10 in ches (25 cm) o r more from
the steering wheel, check with yo ur au
tho rized Aud i dealer to see if adaptive
equipment is availab le .
- If the steering wheel is aligned with you r
face, the supp lemental drive r's airbag
cannot provide as much protect ion in an
acc ident. A lways make sure that the
steering wheel is aligned with your
chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi
t ions to reduce the risk of pe rsonal injury
if the d river 's airbag deploys.
- Never hold the steering whee l at the 12
o'clock posit ion or w ith your hands i nside the steering wheel rim or on the steering
wheel hub. Hold
ing the steer ing wheel
the wrong way can cause serious injuries
to the hands, arms and head if the driv
er 's airbag deploys.
Easy entry feature
Applies to vehicles: with electrically adjustable steering
wheel
The easy entry feature makes it easier to en
ter and exit the vehicle by automatically ad
justing the steering wheel.
.. Select in the MM I: ICARI function button>
(Car )* sys tem s control b utton > V ehicle set
ting s
> Seats > D rive r's seat > Easy entry >
On .
When the easy ent ry feature is turned on, the
steering wheel moves up to the park position
when you switch
off the ignition. After you en
ter the veh icle, the steering wheel moves to
the stored position as soon as you sw itch on
the ignit ion.
Starting and stopping
the engine
Starting the engine
This button switches on the ignition and
starts the engine.
Fig . 83 Center console: S TART ENGINE S TOP butto n
Switching the ign ition on /off
.. To switch the ign ition on/off, press the
I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button . Do not press
the brake pedal while doing this . .,.
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U.S. Federal Standard if a child with elec
trical capac itance greater than the com
bined capacitance of a typical one-year
old infant restra ined in one of the for
ward fac ing or rearward-fac ing ch ild
seats w ith which your vehicle was certi
fied is on the front passenger seat and
the other conditions for airbag deploy ment are met.
- Acc ident statist ics have shown that chil
dren are generally safer in the rea r seat
area than in the front seating posit ion .
- For their own safety, all children, espe
c ially 12 years and younger, sho uld al
ways ride in the back p roperly rest rained
for their age an d size .
Advanced front airbag system
Your veh icle is equipped w ith a front Advanced
Airbag System in comp liance with Un ited
States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 as applicable at the time your vehicle was
manufactured.
The front Advanced Airbag System supple ments the safety belts to provide add it iona l
protection for the driver's and front passeng
e r's heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes.
The airbags inflate only in frontal impacts
when the vehicle dece le rat io n is high enough.
The front Advanced A irbag System for the
fro nt seat occupants is not a substitute for
your safety belts . Rather, it is part of the over
all occupant rest raint system in your ve hicle.
A lways remember that the airbag system can
only help to pro tect you, if you are s itting up
righ t, wearing yo ur sa fety belt and wearing it
properly. This is why you and yo ur passengers
must always be properly restrained, not just
because the law requires you to be.
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle
h as been certified to meet the " low r isk" re
q uir ements for 3 and 6 year-o ld children on
the passenger s ide and very small adu lts on
the dr iver side. The low risk deployment crite
ria are intended to he lp reduce the risk of i n
j ury through interaction with the front airbag
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that can occur, for examp le, by being too
close to the steering wheel and instr ument
panel when the airbag inflates .
In add ition, the system has been cert ified to
comply with the "s uppression" requirements
of the Safety Standard, to turn off the front
airbag for in fants 12 months o ld and younger
who are rest rained on the front passenger
seat in child restraints that are listed in the
Standa rd
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Advanced front airbag system .
"Suppression" requires the front a irbag on the
passenger side to be turned off if:
- a child up to abo ut one year of age is re
strained on the front passenger seat in one
of the rear-fac ing or forward -facing infant
restraints listed in Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard 208 with which the Ad
vanced Airbag System in your ve hicle was
cert ified . Fo r a listing of the chi ld restraints
that were used to certify you r vehicle's com
p lia nce w it h t he US Safe ty Stand ard
c>page 167,
-When a pe rson is detec ted o n the front pas
senge r seat that has an e lec trica l capa ci
tance t hat is more than the tota l elect rical
capacitance of a child that is about 1 year
old restrained in one of the rear-facing or
forward-facing infant restraints (listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
w ith which the Advanced A irbag System in
your vehicle was certified), the front airbag
on t he passenger side may or may not de
ploy.
The
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light comes on
when the electron ic cont ro l unit de tects a to
ta l elect rical capac itance on the front passen
ger seat that requi res the front a irbag to be
turned off. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
li gh t does no t come on, the front airbag on
the passenger side has not been turned off by
the contro l unit and can deploy if the control
u nit senses an impact that meets the condi
tions stored in its memory.
If the total e lectr ica l capacitance registered
on the front passenger seat is more than that
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Seat belts WhyYOU MUSTwearthem 130
Seat covers Cleaning . .. ............. .. .. .. ... 204
Seat heat ing/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver ... .. ................. .. ... 121
Front passenger .......... .... .. .. . 122
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . 122
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Occupants .................. .... .. 12 1
Rear passe ngers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Seat memory .. ........... .. .. .. .... 57
Sea ts
Comfo rt seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) ............ .... .. ... 130
Select ive unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. .. 34
Selector lever . ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 103
Selector leve r eme rgency r elease . ..... 108
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .. .. . 137
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Shift ing indicato r ........... ... ... ... 28
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Ship (t ransporti ng your ve hicle) . .. .. .. . 277
Shutting down vehicle ...... .. .. .. .. . 198
Side airbags Description ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 158
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ad justing the brigh tness ... .. .. .. .. .. 95
Sensor range ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 93
Side assist Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. .. 95
C le a ning t he sensors ...... .. .. .. .. . 20 2
Side curta in airbags .. .... .. .. .. .. .. . 161
Descr ipt ion . ................ ... ... 161
H ow they wo rk ............ ... ... .. 163
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side marker lights ......... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Ski sack ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 67
also refer to Trunk pass-t hrough .. .. .. 68
Inde x 295
Sliding/tilting s unroo f
Emergency closing . .. ... .... ... .. .. . 42
Open ing and closing . .. ..... ... .. .. . 41
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .... ........... .. 253
Socket . .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 60
Sources of information abo ut child re-
straints and their use .. ... .... ... .. .. 183
Speedometer . .. .. ................. . 25
Speed rat ing letter code .............. 248
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sport d iffe rential .................. .. 96
Ind icator light . .. .... ........... .. . 21
START ENGINE STOP button ...... .. .. . 74
Star ting from res t ..... .. ..... ... .. .. . 78
Start ing the engine .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. . 74
Steering Electr ically adjustable steering wheel . . 73
Manually adjustable steering wheel . .. . 73
also refer to Electromechanical power as-
s ist . ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 192
Steering wheel Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Ind icator lig ht . .. ............. 17,192
Steering wheel heat ing ........ .... .. 72
Steering wheel col umn
Adjusting electrically . ... .... ... .. .. . 73
Adjusting man ua lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Stee ring w heel w ith tiptronic ...... .. .. 107
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 242
Stopping the engine . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 75
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 , 64
Su nroof .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 41
Sun shade . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 48
Su n visors .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 48
Symbols
refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. . 11
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Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1, 22
T ail lights
Cleaning .... .. ...... ........... .. 202
Technical data ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 279
Technical modifications .. ..... ... .. .. 284
T emperatu re display ............. .. .. . 22
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