2015 AUDI S4 roof

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Gearshift Indicator ........ .. .. ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
Service interval d isp lay .. .. .. .. .. . .
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Power locking system .. ... .. .. .. . .
R ear lid .. .. ................ ... . .
C hil d safety locks ......... .. .. ... .
P ower wi ndows ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Sun roof .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
Va let par king .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Garage door opener (HomeL in k) ... . .
Clear vision .. . ...... ... .. .. ... .
Lights ...... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Inter ior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V1s1on . .. .. .. . .......... .. .. ... .
W iper and washer system ...... .. . .
Dig ita l compass .......... .. .. ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. ... .
General recommendat ions . .. .. ... .
F ront seats ... .. ...... .... ... .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memo ry .. .... ...... .. .. .. . .
As htray .... ... .......... .. .. .. . .
C igare tte lig hte r .......... .... ... .
12-vo lt socket . .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Sto rage .... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Roof rac k ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 8
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4 9
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Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
Climate co ntrols . ... ... ..... ... .. . 78
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ign it io n lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 87
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Cru ise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
mult it ron ic, S tronic, tiptron ic . . . . . . . 93
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
I n troduc tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Genera l inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 01
A udi adaptive cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . 103
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Lane change assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11S
Driving settings . ... ... ..... ... .. . 115
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pa rking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pa rking system (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pa rking system (rear, with rear view
camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 127
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stow ing luggag e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Repo rting Safety Defects. . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Genera l notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Why sa fe ty belt s? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7

38 Openin g and clo sing
& WARNING
Always take the key with you when you
leave the vehicle . The key can disarm the
electronic engine immobilizer and perm it
an unauthor ized person to start the engine
and enable ope rat ion of the vehi cle sys­
tems such as powe r window or power sun­
roof leading to ser ious personal in jury .
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The vehi cle may not
star t if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle o r a tra nsponder is
l ocated on the key ring.
- For De clarat ion of Compli ance to Uni ted
States FCC and Indus try Canada regu la­
tions¢
page 286.
Rear lid
Opening/closing rear lid
Fig . 27 Rear lid : hand le
F ig. 2 8 Sedan drive r's door: remote rear lid release •
Opening the rear lid
.,. Press the but ton c:s on the remote cont ro l
master key for at least one second. The rear
l id unlocks and opens slightly. Or .,.
Press the handle on the rear lid
q fig . 2 7. Or
.,. Sedan: Pull the release button
c:s in the
driver's door ¢
fig. 28
Closing the rear lid
.,. Pull the rear lid down at the grip on t he in ­
side and allow it to drop gent ly to close it
q _&. .
A WARNING
-After closing the rear lid, a lways p ull up
on it to make sure that it is properly
closed. Otherwise it could open suddenly
when the vehicle is moving.
- To help prevent poisono us exhaust gas
from being drawn into t he vehicle, al­
ways keep t he rear lid closed wh ile driv­
ing. Never transport objects la rger than
those which fit complete ly into the lug­
gage a rea, beca use then the rear lid can­
no t be f ully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended es­
peci ally with the rear lid left open. A
chi ld cou ld craw l into the car through the
luggage compartment and p ull the lid
shut, becoming trapped a nd u nable to
get o ut. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let c hildren play in or around
your veh icle. Always keep the rear lid as
well as the vehicle doors closed when not
in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within
range of the rear lid when it is moving, in
particular close to th e hinges -fingers or
hands can be pi nched.
@ Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can
be opened separately by pressing the but­
ton
c:s on the master key. When yo u close
the rea r lid again, it locks automatica lly.

42 Opening and closing
Power windows
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig . 35 Section of the d rive r's doo r: co ntro ls
A ll power window sw itches are provide d wit h
a two-position function :
Opening the windows
.. Press the sw itch to the first stop and hold it
unt il the w indow reaches t he des ired pos i­
t ion .
.. Press the sw itch br ie fly to the
s e cond stop
to autom ati cally open the window .
Closing the windows
.. Pull the switch to the first stop and hold it
u ntil the window reaches the des ired pos i­
t io n.
.. Pu ll the swit ch briefly to the
s econd stop to
automa tica lly close the window .
Power window switches
@ Driver's door
@ Passenge r's door
© Left rear door
@ R ight rea r doo r
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety butto n ® is pr essed
~ fig. 35, the ~ symbol in the bu tton lig hts
up . Th e power w indow swi tches in the re ar
doors are sw itche d off.
A WARNING
-
- W hen you leave your v ehicle - even if on-
ly br iefly- always remove t he ignition
key . Th is app lies pa rtic ularly whe n chil ­
dr en remai n in t he vehicl e. Otherwis e th e
chi ld re n c ould s ta rt t he e ng in e or ope r­
a te ele ctrica l e qui pment (e.g . po wer w in ­
dows). T he power w indows are func tion­
a l until the dr iver's door or passen ger's
d oor has bee n opened .
- Pay close attention w hen closing the win ­
dows to prevent pinching o f hands o r
limbs.
- Wh en locking the vehicle from outside,
the vehicle must be u noccupied since t he
wind ows can no longer be opened in an
emergency .
(D Tips
Aft er the ignition ha s been switched off,
the wi ndows can still be opened o r closed
for abo ut 1 0 minutes. The power windows
are not switched off until t he driver 's doo r
or passenger's door has been opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the power sunroof can be
opened and closed wi th the mechanical key or
the emergency key.
•
Fig . 36 Key turns fo r ope nin g a nd clos ing
Convenience opening feature
.. Use the eme rgency key or pull the mechani­
cal key out of the maste r key ~
page 33 .
.. In sert the key in to the l ock of the driver' s
door .

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.. Turn the key to position ¢ fig. 36@ until a ll
the windows have reached the desired posi­
t ion and the power sunroof is open.
Conv enience closing feature
.. Use the emergency key or pull the mechani­
ca l key out of the master key¢
page 33 .
.. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door
to the lock position @ until the windows
and the power sunroof are closed
q &, .
F or vehicles w ith Panoramic sliding sunroof*:
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade wi ll also open
or close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the power
sunroof inattentive ly and without check­
ing -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the win­
dows are being ra ised so that no one can
be trapped.
If you release the key, the
closing action is immed iate ly canceled .
- Always read and heed WARNING
¢.&. in
General description on page 31 .
Correcting window regulator
malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the
one-touch up and down feature must be acti­
vated again.
.,. Pull and hold the power w indow switch until
the window is completely closed .
.. Release the switch and pull the switch again
f or one second.
Opening and closing 43
Sunroof
Operation sliding/tilting sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with sliding/tilting sunroof
Fig. 37 Section of h ead lin er: k nob fo r sunroo f
Tilting
Requirement: the roof switch must be in the
@ position
<=>fig. 37.
.. To t ilt it, br iefly press the switch ¢fig. 37.
.. To close it, briefly pull the switch<=>&, .
.. To set an intermediate posit ion, press/pull
the switch unti l the roof reaches the desired
position.
Opening/sliding
.. To s lide the roo f all the way open, turn the
switch to the
(D position.
.. To close the sunroof completely, turn the
sw itch to @ position
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.. To select a setting in between, turn the
switch to the desired position.
The sunshade can be opened and closed man ­
ually in any posit ion. When opening the sun­
roof, the sunshade is automatically opened.
After the ignition is switched
off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As
soon as the driver's or passenger's door is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
A WARNING
-
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For this reason, always remove the ig-
nition key when leaving the vehicle.
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44 Opening and closing
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden rain can cause dam ­
age to the inter ior equipment of your vehi­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
{l) Tips
- Information on conven ience opening/
closing ¢
page 42.
Operation panorama sunroof
Applies to vehicles: with pa norama sunroof
Fig . 38 Section from headliner: knob for sunroof.
Tilting
,,. The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @¢fi g.
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,,. To tilt it, briefly press the switch ¢ page 43,
fig. 37.
,,. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢.&, .
,,. To set an intermediate position, press/pull
the switch until the roof reaches the desired
position .
Opening
,,. To open the sunroof completely, turn and
hold the switch against the resistance in po­
sition ®·
,,. To close the sunroof, turn the rotary switch
to position @¢.&, .
,,. An intermediate pos ition can be set by turn­
i ng the rotary switch to the des ired pos ition.
Opening/closing the sunshade
,,. Press the switch @¢ page 43, fig. 37 in the
desired arrow direction.
,,. To stop the sunshade in an intermed iate po­
s it ion, press the switch again. After
the ignition is switched off, you can still
operate the sunroof for about 10 minutes. As soon as the driver's or passenger 's door is
opened, the switch is inoperative.
T he power sunshade can also be closed when
the sunroof is open.
A WARNING
--
Pay careful attention when closing the
sunroof- otherwise serious injury could re­
sult! For th is reason, always remove the ig­
nition key when leaving the vehicle.
(D Note
Always close your sunroof when leaving
your vehicle. Sudden ra in can cause dam­
age to the interior equipment of your veh i­
cle, particularly the electronic equipment.
(D Tips
-Informat ion on convenience opening/
closing¢
page 42.
Emergency closing of the sunroof
If the sunroof detects an object in its path
when it is clos ing, it w ill open again automati­
cally. In this case , you can close the roof with
the power emergency closing function.
,,. Within five seconds after the sunroof opens
automatically, pull the switch until the roof
closes.

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Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with fold ing and lockable rear seat­
backs
The valet parking feature protects the lug­
gage comportment from unauthorized ac­
cess.
Fig. 39 Glove compa rtment: valet parking button
You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is parking your vehicle.
When the function is switched on, the vehicle
can be driven, locked and unlocked us ing the
maste r key, but access to the luggage com­
partment is not permitted .
• Take the mechanical key out of the master
key
c;, page 33 .
• Open the glove compartment c;, page 67.
• Activate
c;, fig. 39 the "valet parking " fea­
tu re by press ing the
! VALET ! button. The in­
dicator light in the switch i lluminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it
with the mechanical key.
• Lock both rear seatbacks with the mechani­
cal key
c;, page 71.
• Lock the luggage compartment pass­
through with the mechanical key
c;, poge 75.
• Leave the master key with the service per­
sonnel for parking and keep the mechanica l
key w ith you.
The fol low ing buttons are deac tivated when
the valet parking function is sw itched on:
- I a I button in the driver's door
-la l button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the va let parking feature is activated ,
the message
Vale t p arking act ivat ed appears
Op enin g an d clos ing 45
in the instrument cluster display when you
switch the ignition on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to vehicles: wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 40 Garage door opener: examples of using with
d ifferent systems
You can activate various systems s uch as ga­
rage doors, security systems and home light­
ing from inside your vehicle using the garage
door opener (Homelink). There are three but­
tons for this in the vehicle headliner that can
be in used in place of up to three hand-held
transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door
opener, the three buttons in the roof headlin­
er must be programmed first.
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the
i mmediate vicin ity of the equ ipment when
using or p rogramming the garage door
opener. People can be injured and objects
can be damaged if they are ca ught in the
eq uipment .
(D Tips
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed b uttons be­
fore sell ing the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Home­
L ink, visit www.homelink.com.
- For Declaration of Comp lian ce to United
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada reg ula­
tions
c;, page 286.

46 Opening and clo sing
Operation
App lies to vehicles: wit h garage door opene r (H omelink)
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Fig. 41 Headl iner: co ntro l un it
Requirement : The buttons in the roof headlin­
er must be programmed ¢
page 46 or
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page 4 7 and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
opener .
.. Press the button to open the gar age door.
The LED@ blinks or turns on .
.. Press the button again to close the garage
doo r.
@ Tips
To open or close the garage door, press the
button, but do not hold it for longer than 10 seconds or the ga rage doo r opener
mod ule will switch to programm ing mode .
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to vehicles : wit h garage door opene r (Homelink)
You can p rog ram both fixed code and rolling
code systems using this procedure .
Programming or reprogramming buttons
.. Switch the ign ition on .
.,. Press and ho ld the button in the roof head­
li ner ¢
page 46, fig. 41 that you would like
to program for at least 10 seconds. Or
.. Se lect : ICAR lf u nction button>
C a r sys tem s*
control button > Vehicle sett ing s > Garage
door op ene r> Program garage door open ­
er .
If this path is not ava ilable, program the
button as described in version
B ¢ page 47 .
.. Follow the instructions in the MMI.
Erasing button programm ing
T he programmed b uttons cannot be erased
individua lly. They must a ll be erased together .
Reprogram the buttons if necessary.
.,. Select: !CARI function button>
Car sy ste m s*
contro l button > Vehicle settin gs > Garag e
d oo r opener > Clear pr ogram setting s
>
Yes.
Displaying the vers ion /status /country
code
.. Select : !C A RI function button > Ca r syste ms *
cont ro l button > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Version information .
{!) Tips
-Programming through the MMI* is not
possible with all infotainment systems .
If this is the case , program the buttons
as described in version B ¢
page 47 .
- The required distance betwee n the hand
transmitter and the Homelink module in
the radiator gri lle ¢
page 47, fig. 42
depends on the system that you are pro­
gramming .
- Depe nding on the model of the system,
you may need to release the button o n
the remote control du ring p rog ramming
and press it again . Hold each position
you try fo r at least 15 seconds befo re
t ry ing another p ositi on. Keep the turn
signa ls on your ve hicle in view when do­
ing this .
- Aft er p rog ramm ing the garage door
opener, it may be necessary to synchron ­
ize the motor with the system. Refer to
the manufacturer's instructions .

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Programming the buttons (version B)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 42 D ista nce betwee n the radiator gr ille a nd t he
hand transmitter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
controls
1. Sw itch the ignition on.
2 . Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof head liner ~
page 46, fig. 41 until the
LED @turns
off completely (after about
20 seconds) . This procedure clears the
standard codes that were set at the facto­ ry and does
not need to be repeated again
to program the other buttons .
3 . Briefly press the button on the roof head­
liner that you would like to program.
4 . Wait unti l the LED@ beg ins to blink
qu ickl y. Programming mode is active for 5
minutes.
5. Move in front of your vehicle while hold­
ing the original remote control for the
system that would like to program to a
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button: Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Hold the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle ¢
fig. 42.
7. Press and hold the remote control until
the turn signa ls on your vehicle blink . This
may take up to 30 seconds .
8 . If the emergency flashers blink three
times, the programming was successful.
If the emergency flashers only blink one
time, the 5 minute time limit for the pro­
gramming has ended or the programming
was not s uccessful. Repeat the program­
ming from the third step, or try changing
the distance to the radiator gr ille.
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9. If the garage door or other system does
not open using the buttons in the roof
headliner even though the programm ing
was successful, the system may use a roll­
ing code instead of a fixed code.
Rolling
code programming
must be performed
¢ page 48 .
The other two buttons in the roof headliner
can be programmed according to the instruc­
tions above . Begin with the third step .
Erasing button programming
The programmed buttons cannot be erased
individua lly. They must a ll be erased together .
Reprogram the buttons if necessary.
.,.. Switch the ignition on.
.,.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the
roof headliner until the L ED @ turns
off
completely (after about 20 seconds).
Reprogramming the buttons
.,.. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,.. To reprogram an individual button, press
and hold the b utton until the LED @starts
to flash quickly (after about 10 seconds).
Release the button immediately. Program­
ming mode is active for 5 minutes.
.,.. Continue with the fifth step .
(D Tips
-Programming using the buttons in the
roof headliner is not possible with all In­
fotainment systems . If this is the case,
program the buttons as descr ibed in ver­
sion A
~ page 46.
- The requ ired distance between the hand
transmitter and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille~
fig. 42 depends on
the system that you are prog ramm ing.
- Depending on the model of the system,
you may need to release the butt on on
the remote control during programming
and press it again. Hold eac h position
you try for at least 15 seconds before
trying another position. Keep the turn
signals on your vehicle in view when do­
ing this.