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temperature may be higher if there is heavy en
gin e load and high temperatures outside. This is
not a cause for concern as long as the.
¢page 19 orllll ¢page23 indicator lights in the
display do not blink.
A WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
vehicle safely . As the dr iver, you have com
plete responsibility for safety in traffic . Only
use the functions such as the lap timer in such
a way that you a lways maintain complete con
trol over your vehicle in all traffic situations .
(D Tips
You can retr ieve information from the tr ip
computer while the lap timer stopwatch is
r u nning.
Opening the lap timer and measuring time
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (5 models)
Fig. 15 Multifunction steer ing wheel: controls
Fig. 16 Instrument cluster: lap timer
Opening th e lap timer
-
"'Press the button @ on the multifunction steer
ing wheel and turn the thumbwheel @
¢fig. 15 unt il Lap timer ¢fig. 16 appea rs.
Dr iver inform atio n sy stem
.. Press the thumbwheel @ to confirm the selec
tion.
T im ing laps
"' To sta rt timing, press the thumbwheel @ while
on the menu item
Lap 1 - pre ss OK . The time
measurement is shown in line @
r=:> fig. 16.
.. To measure the lap time, press the thumb
wheel @ again while on the men u item
New
lap -pre ss O K. This also starts timing the next
round. The last time measurement moves up to
the top line
(D . Line ® contains the current lap
time .
If the symbol
ri) is green during the current lap
t ime measurement, the current time is faster
than the previous best time. If the symbol. is
red, the current time is slower @.
Displaying split time and pausing tim ing
.. To display a split time
[~l turn the thumb-
wheel @until
Split time appears in line @.
Press the thumbwheel @ to confirm the selec
tion. The split time appears for approximately 10 seconds in line @. The timing of the current
lap conti nues.
If you would like to insert a pause
m immediate
ly after the split t ime, first press the thumb
wheel @and then the menu item
Pr ess OK to go
back to confirm .
"' To insert a pause, turn the thumbwheel @ until
Pau se appears in the line @. Press the thumb
wheel @ to confirm the se lec tion . Th e pause
symbo l
m appears in line @ .
.. To continue timing, press the thumbwhee l@ .
If timing is paused , you can continue it la ter even
i f you sw itch the ignition off.
Mean ing of the indicators in the center d isp lay
¢ fig . 16:
CD Disp lay of last time measurement
@ Symbols:
-
[O]: Begin ning of time measuremen t
- . : Slowest time
- . : Fastest time
- [~]: Split time
-m : Pause
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Driver information system
® Current time measurement
@ Menu:
- Lap 1 (start)
- New lap (start another lap)
- Split time (time with in section of the
route)
- Pause (interrupts measurement)
- Statistics (evaluation of lap times)
- Rese t (all values are deleted)
Evaluating or resetting recorded times
Applies to vehicles: with lap timer (S models)
You can evaluate the fastest, slowest and aver
age lap times.
Fig. 17 Instrument cluste r: Eval uat ing reco rded t imes
After evaluating the lap times, you can continue
the current timing round or start over, meaning
start lap 1 aga in.
• To eva luate the time measurement, turn the
thumbwheel @c::>
page 31, fig. 15 until Statis
tics
appears in line@c::> page 31, fig . 16 . Press
the thumbwheel @to confirm the select ion.
The disp lay shows the fastest lap"+ ", the s low
est lap" -" and the average lap time "0". T o dis
play the individual lap times, turn the thumb
whee l@ downward
~ or upward !!.
• To continue the lap measurement that was
started, press the thumbwheel @.
• To reset the time measurement to zero, first
press the thumbwheel @, then turn the
thumbwheel @c::>page
31, fig. 15 until Reset
appears in line@i=>page31 , fig .16 . Press the
thumbwheel @to confirm the se lection .
• To restart the lap timer for the new lap meas
urement, press the thumbwheel @.
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• To exit the lap timer, press the button @ on the
mu ltifunction steering wheel and keep turning
the thumbwheel @c::>
page 31, fig. 15 until a
new menu item appears. Press the thumb
wheel @to confirm the selection.
Explanation of the evaluation c::>
fig. 17:
@ All
laps
® II: Fastest lap time
© . : Slowest lap time
® r?l : Average lap time
® !! 1~ : up/down to other pages
© Delete the entries or reset the lap/time
measurement
@ Tips
- Saved lap times cannot be individua lly de
leted from the total results.
- The saved lap timer values will remain after
switching the ignition off.

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Opening and closing
Central locking
Key set
Fig. 18 Your vehicle key set
The key set contains two remote control keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key out and back in
place, press the release button¢ fig . 18 -arrow- .
Remote control key or convenience key
The convenience key is a vehicle remote contro l
key with special functions¢ page 36, Locking
and unlocking with the convenience key and
¢ page 75, Starting and stopping the engine
(vehicles with a convenience key) .
With the remote control key, you can lock and un
lock the vehicle centrally and start the engine.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys assigned to
your vehicle in the MMI. This allows you to make
sure you have received all of the keys when you
purchase a used vehicle. Select: the
I MENU I but
ton
> Car> Systems * control button > Program
med keys.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have this key de
activated. It is important to bring all keys with
you .
If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Immobilizer
The immobilizer prevents unauthorized use of
the vehicle. The vehicle may not start if another
Opening and closing
radio device such as a key for another vehicle or a
transponder is located on the key ring.
Data in the remote control key or
convenience key
While driving, service and maintenance -relevant
data is continuous ly stored on your remote con
trol key or convenience key*. Your Audi service
advisor can read out this data and tell you about
the work your vehicle needs.
A WARNING
-- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chil
dren remain in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could star t the engine or operate
electrica l equipment such as power win
dows.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition lock
until the vehicle has come to a complete
stop. Otherw ise, the steering lock could en
gage suddenly and increase the risk of an ac
cident.
(D Tips
The operation of the remote control key can
be temporari ly disrupted by interference from
transmitters in the vicinity of the vehicle
working in the same frequency range (e .g. a
cell phone, radio equipment).
Central locking system description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally.
There are d ifferent ways, depending on vehicle
equipment:
- Remote control key ¢page 35,
- Lock cylinder on the driver's door ¢page 37,
or
- Sensors in the front door hand les on vehicles
with a convenience key* ¢ page 36,
- Central locking switch inside <=:>page 37.
Selective unlocking
T he doors and luggage compa rtment lid lock
when they close. You can set in the MMI whether .,..
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Opening and closing
only the driver 's door or the entire vehicle should
un lock when unlocking
q page 3 7 .
Automatic locking (Auto L ock )
The Auto Lock funct ion loc ks all doors and the
luggage compartmen t lid once the speed has ex
ceeded approximate ly 9 mph (15 km/h).
The ca r is unlocked aga in once the ignition key is
removed . In add ition, the vehicle can be unlo cked
if the opening function in the power locki ng sys
tem sw itch is used or one o f the door handles is
pu lled .*
Add it io nally, in the event of a cr ash with a irbag
dep loymen t the doors are au tom atic ally un
lo cked to allow access to the vehicle.
Anti-theft alarm system*
If th e a nti-theft alarm system detects a ve hicle
break-in, audio and v is u a l warning s ignals are
tr iggered.
The ant i-theft alarm system tu rns on automati
cally when you lock the veh icle. It deact ivates
wh en unlocking usi ng the remote cont ro l key or
by to uchin g the se nsor on the door handle ( con
ven ience key).
To switch the a larm off, press th em butto n on
the r emote co ntro l key or convenience key or
sw itch the igni tion on. The alarm a lso stops au to
ma tica lly aft er a cer ta in amoun t of time.
Turn signals
W hen you unlock the vehicle, the t urn signa ls
flash twice . W hen you lock the vehicle, the t urn
signals flash once.
If they do not flash, one of the doo rs, the lug
gage compartment lid or the hood is not loc ked
or the ignition is still sw itched on (the la tter ap
plies to veh icles with a convenience key).
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there safeguards to pre
ve nt you lock ing you r remote master key in the
ve hicle:
- The vehicle does not lock with the centra l lock
ing switch if the driver's door is open
c> page 37 .
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-On veh icles with a convenience key*, the l ug
gage compa rtment lid unlocks again after clos
ing if the most recently used key is in the lug
gage compa rtment.
Do not loc k your vehicle w ith the remote control
key or convenience key * until all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid a re closed. In this way
you avoid locking yourse lf out accidentally .
@ Tips
-Do not leave va luab les unattende d in the ve
hicle. A locked veh icle is not a safe!
- If the LE D in the u pper edge of the drive r's
doo r tu rns o n for a bout 30 seconds after
the vehicle is locked, there is a ma lf u nction
in the power locki ng or the anti-theft alarm
system*. Have the problem corrected by an
autho rized Aud i dealer or autho rized Audi
Service Facility .
LED and batterie s in the remote control key
Fi g. 19 Remote con trol key: LED
Fig. 20 Remote con trol key: open ing the cove r
LED in the remote control key
The LED c> fig. 19 can tell you about the fu nction
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Opening and closing
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open , because po isonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A
child could climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
c ompartm ent lid was the n closed, the child
would be trapped in t he ve hicle and u nable
to escape. To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow c hildren to play in or a rou nd the
vehicle. A lways keep the luggage compart
ment lid and the doors closed when the ve
hicle is not in use.
- Always make sure no one is in the luggage
compartment lid 's range of motion when it
is closing, especially nea r the hinges. F in
gers or hands co uld be p inched .
(D Tips
-W hen the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by p ress ing the
1~ 1 button on the remote
contr ol key. When the luggage compart
ment lid is closed aga in, it locks a utomat i
ca lly.
- In case of an emergency o r a faulty hand le ,
the luggage compartment lid can be opened
from the ins ide
c::> pag e 240 .
Child safety Lock
Child safety lock
Applies to vehicles: w ith mec han ical child safety lock
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
F ig . 2 8 Rear doo rs: C hild safety loc k
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.,. To turn the child safety locks on , turn the igni
tion key in the direction of the arrow .
.,. To turn
off , turn the ignition key oppos ite the
direction of the arrow.
When the ch ild safety loc ks are activated, the in
side door handles do not work and t he doors can
on ly be opened from the outs ide.
The child sa fe ty lo ck only func tions on the door i n
which it was activated.
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 29 Section of th e d river 's doo r: Co ntro ls
All powe r window switc hes are prov ided with a
two-position function :
Opening the window s
.,. Press the switch to the first stop and ho ld it un
til the w indow reaches t he des ired pos it ion .
.,. Press the switch briefly to the
second stop to
automatically open the window.
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to th e first stop a n d hold it until
t he win dow reaches the des ired pos ition .
.,. Pull the switch br iefly to the
se cond stop to au
tomatically close the w indow.
Power window switches
@ Swi tch c::> fig. 29 for the wi ndow in the driv
er's door.
® Switch for the w indow in the front passeng
er's door.
© Swi tch for the w indow in t he left rear doo r.

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® Safety button* .
Child safety lock
When the safety button®~ fig. 29 is pressed,
the@ symbol in the button lights up. The power
window switches in the rear doors are switched
off.
A WARNING
- When you leave your vehicle - even if only
br iefly -always remove the ignition key. This
applies part icularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise the children could start the engine or operate e lectr ica l equip
ment (e.g. power windows). The power win
dows are functional until the driver 's door o r
passenger's door has been opened .
- Pay caref ul attent ion when closing the win
dows.
It could cause injury by pinching .
- When locking the veh icle from outs ide, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
-
(D Tips
After turning the ignition off you can st ill
open and close the windows for approximate
ly 10 seconds. The power windows are not
switched off unti l the driver's door or pas
senger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
With the convenience opening/closing funct ion,
you can centrally and easily open the windows and the panorama sunroof* from the outside.
Con veni enc e op en f eatur e
.. Press the open button Iii on the remote control
key until all windows and the panorama sun
roof* have reached the desired position, or
.. Hold the key in the driver's door lock until all
windows and the panorama sunroof* have
reached the desired position.
Op ening and cl osing
Conven ience clo se feature
.. Ho ld the key in the driver's door lock in the lock
position unti l all windows and the panorama
sunroof* are closed.
Con venienc e closing wi th the convenience
key*
.. Touch the sensor * on one of the front door han
dles and contin ue touching it until all of the
windows and the panorama sunroof* are
closed. Do not place your hand in the door han
dle when doing th is .
Adju sting the con venience opening in the
MMI
.. Select: the I MENU I button >Car> Sys tems*
control button > Vehicle se ttings > Cent ral
loc king > Long-pr ess to open w indo ws
To enable convenience opening of the w indows
and the roof*, the
Front windo ws, Rear win
do ws*
and Roo f* functions must be switched On.
A WARNING
- Never close the w indows or panorama sun
roof* care lessly or in an uncontrolled man
ner, because this increases the risk of injury.
- For secur ity reasons, the w indows can only
be opened with the remote control key at a
maximum distance of approximately 6 feet
(2 meters) from the vehicle.
- Pay attention when using the lock cylinder
to close the w indows and the panorama
sunroof* so that no one is pinched. Closing
stops when the key is moved into the start
ing position.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
.,. Pull the power wi ndow switch until the window
is completely ra ised.
.. Release the switch and pull it again for at least
one second.
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Exterior Lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 31 Instrument panel: Ligh t swi tc h (examp le )
The headlights only work when the ignition is
switched on . The headlights turn off automatical
ly when the eng ine is switched on or when the ig
nition is switched off . Only the side-marker lights
stay on.
A warning symbol w ill appear in the driver infor
mat ion d isp lay if the system is not functioning
correctly ¢
page 24.
Light switch ·~-
Turn the switch c::> fig. 31 to the corresponding
position . When the lights are switched on, the re
spective symbol turns on .
0 -lights off. In some countries, the day time
running lights* are turned on and off together
with the ignition .
-USA models: The daytime running lights switch
on automatically when the ignition is switched
on and the light switch¢
fig. 31 is in the O posi
tion or the
AUTO position (only in daylight) . The
Daytime runn ing lights can be switched on and
off in the MMI
c::> page 45 c::> & .
-Canada models: the daytime running lights
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch<::>
fig. 31 is in
the
O position, ;ooc or the AUTO position (on ly in
daylight) .
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AUTO* -Automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on brightness, for example in twilight,
during rain or in tunnels. In vehicles with inte
grated daytime running lights*, e ither the day-
Light and Vision
time running lights or the headlights will turn on
automatica lly, depend ing on the amount of light
(may vary depending on the country).
;oo~ -Parking light
io -Low beam headlight
The following will happen in these light switch
pos itions when you lock the vehicle:
- iD -Low beam headlight: the entire exterior
lighting is switched off
- AUTO*: the Coming home* function is turned
on
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Fog lights* /rear fog light(s)
Press the correspond ing button c::> fig. 31 :
!0 -Front fog lights* (not pictured) . This button
replaces the button for all-weather lights
'i'liD.
When the fog lights are switched on, the !0 sym
bol in the button illuminates.
0$ -Rear fog light(s) When the rear fog lights are
switched on, the
0$ symbol in the button illumi
nates.
All-weather lights*
apples to vehicles with LED headlights.
Press the corresponding button
<,1gD <=> fig. 31 on
the light switch :
'i'!io -All-weather lights . The symbo l 'i'!io in the
button l ights up when all-weather lights are
switched on .
In veh icles with all-weather lights, the front
lights are adjusted automatically so that yo u are
less likely to see glare from your own headlights,
for example when driving on a wet road .
Headlight range control system
The headlight range adjusts automatically when
there is a change in vehicle load a nd during brak
ing and accelerating so that the headlights do
not cause glare for oncoming traff ic.
Audi adaptive light*
T he adaptive light only wo rks when the light
switch is in the AUTO position . You can deactiva te
adaptive light in the MMI ¢
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Light and Vision
When switched on, adaptive light adjusts to
curves depending on the vehicle speed and steer·
ing wheel angle . This provides better lighting
through the curve. The system operates in a
speed range from approximately 6 mph (10 km/
h) to 68 mph (110 km/h).
Static cornering light* (vehicles with adaptive
light)· the cornering light switches on automati
cally when the steering wheel is turned at acer
tain ang le at speeds up to approximately 44 mph
(70 km/h) and whe n the turn signal is activated
at speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/
h). The area to the side of the vehicle is illuminat
ed better when tu rning.
Speed depend ent light distribution* -The speed
dependent light distribution adapts the light in
towns and on highways or expressways. In tersec
tions can also be illum inated on veh icles with a
navigat ion system*.
Highway light function*
(Vehicles with adaptive light or LED headlights) -
This function adapts the light ing for highway
driving based on vehicle speed .
..&, WARNING
-Automatic headlights* are only int ended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of his responsibility to check the
headlights and to turn them on manually
according to the current light and visibi lity
condit ions. For example, fog cannot be de·
tected by the light sensors . So always switch
on the low beam under these weather con
ditions and when driving in the dark
io.
- Accidents could occur if you can not see the
road ahead of you well and if others on the
road cannot see you . Always switch your
head lightsonsothatyoucanseetheroad
ahead of you and others can see your vehicle
from behind.
- Please observe legal regulations when using
the lighting systems described .
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(D Note
The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned on in
accordance with traffic regulation, as the lights are bright for following traffic.
@ Tips
-The light sensor for the automatic head
lights * is in the rearview mirror mount.
Therefore, do not place any stickers in this
area on the windshield.
- Some functions of the exterior lighting can
be adjusted
c> page 45.
- If you turn off the ignition whi le the exterior
lights are on and open the door, you will
hear a warning tone.
- In some market-specific versions, the tail
lights do not turn on when switching on the
daytime running lights.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the headlights, turn signals and taillights can
fog over due to the temperature difference
between the inside and outside . They will
clear shortly after switching them on. This
does not affect the serv ice life of the light
ing .
- A message will appear in the instrument
cluster if there is a malfunction in the light
sensor
c> page 24.
Emergency flasher
Fig. 32 Ins trumen t panel : em ergenc y flasher bu tton
The emergency flashers makes other dr ivers
aware of your vehicle in dangerous s ituations .
.. Press the~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or off.