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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
Fuses that have blown will have metal strips
that have burned through.
Fig . 2 14 Driver side of the cockp it: fuse panel cove r
The fuses are located at the front left and
r igh t of the cockpit and behi nd the trim on
the right side of the luggage compartment .
.. Switch the ign ition and the affected electr i­
ca l equ ipment off .
.. Check the following table to see which fuse
belongs to the consume r .
.. Remove the cover
r:!;> fig. 214 or r:!;> page 218,
Opening the side trim .
.. To remove the purple plastic cl ip if necessa­
ry
ll, hold onto it at the small s ide and pull
it out of the fuse panel
r:!;> page 279,
fig. 215 .
.. Remove the clamp from the rea r side of the
fuse cover ¢
fig. 214 .
.. Remove the fuse using the cl amp and re­
pla ce the blown fuse w ith an identical new
one.
& WARNING , -
Do not repair f uses and never replace a
blown fuse w ith one that has a higher amp
rating. This can cause damage to the e lec­
trical system and a fire.
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~ 11 You can dis pose of the plastic clip after remov ing it.
Fu se s and bulb s 2 79
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again after short ly
have you have insta lled it, have the electri ­
ca l system c hecked by yo ur authorized
A udi dealer .
{!) Tips
-The following table does not list fuse lo ­
cat ions that are not used .
- Some of the equipment items listed are
opt ional or only available on certa in
mode l configurations.
Driver side cockpit fuse assignment
Fi g. 215 Dr iver side cockpit : fuse pa nel w ith plastic
bracket
Fuse panel @ (blac k)
No . Equipment Amps
Switch panel, electromechanica l
1 parking brake, seat heating, 5
starting assist, control module
2 Au toma tic d imm ing in terior
5 rearview mir ro r, horn
3 Exhaust system (diesel engine) 10

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No. Equ ipment Amps
8
Headlight range adjustment/ 5/7,5
adaptive lighting system
10
Left headlight (headlight with 7,5 adaptive light)
11 Supplementary heater s
Fuse p anel @ (b ro w n)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Climate control 10
2
Climate control system blower 40
3
Diagnostic interface 10
4
E lectrical ignition lock 5
5
Power steering column adjust-
ment
5
6 Steering column switch module 10
7
Power steering column adjust-
ment
25
8 Light switch 5
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig . 217 Luggage compa rtmen t: fuse panel wit h p las ­
tic bracket
Fuse p anel @ (black )
No. Equipment Amps
4 Electromechan ical parking brake 30
5
Electromechanical parking brake 30
6
Front door (front passenge r's
30 s ide)
7 Rear exterior light ing 30
Rea r sun shade, closing aid, lug-
8
gage compartment lock, con-
20 venience key, START ENGINE
STOP, fuel filler door
Fu se s and bulb s 281
No. Equipment Amps
9 Power seat adjustment 15
10
Parking system 5
11
Rear seat heating 30
Fu se p an el@ (r e d )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Left belt tensioner 25
2
Right belt tensioner 25
3
Socket/cigarette lighter 20
4
Socket 20
5
Electromechanical parking brake 5
6 adaptive air suspension 15
7
Rear door (front passenger's
30 side)
8 Rear exterior lighting 30
9
Luggage compartment lid con-
30 trol modu le
10 Telephone 5
11
Sound amplifier 30
12
Rear spoiler (Sportback) 20
Fuse panel© (brown)
No . Equ ipment Amps
1
Radio receiver, Sound amplifier/
30/20
MMI unit/drives
2 Tank leak detection system 5
4
AEM control module/battery 10/15
module
6 Battery fan 35
7
Rad io receiver 7,5
8 Rear Seat Entertainment 7,5
9
Automatic d imm ing interior 5/15
rearview mirror/battery module
10 Parking system 5
Fu se pan el@ (gr ee n)
No . Equipment Amps
1 pre sense s
2 Electromechanical parking brake 5
3
adaptive air suspension 5
4 Automatic transmission 7,5

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Starting with jumper cables . ... .. .. . 283
Stopping ... ..... ..... ... ... ... .... 75
E ng ine compartment ....... .. .. .. .. . 224
C losing the hood ......... .. .. .. .. . 223
Opening the hood ........ .. .. .. .. . 222
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 222
Working in the engine compartment .. 222
E ng ine coolant ............ .... .. .. . 228
Adding coolant ........... .. .. .. ... 229
Chec king the eng ine coolan t leve l .. .. . 228
Expansion ta nk . ....... ... .. .. .. ... 228
M alfunct ion symbo l .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
Radiator fan . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 230
Temperature ga uge ....... .. .. .. .. .. 11
E ng ine oi l ... ............. .... .. ... 224
Adding .... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 226
Addit ives ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 226
Changing .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 227
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. .. .. . 226
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing .. ... .. ... ... .. .. .. ... 226
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
O il consumption ............. .... .. 225
Pressu re malfunct ion ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Recommended oil check in tervals .. .. . 226
Sensor defe ctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Specification and viscos ity . ... .. .. .. . 224
E ng ine sound .............. ... ... .. 100
Eng ine speed limitat ion ..... .. .. .. .. .. 21
E ng ine start-stop mode
refer to Star t-Stop-System ... .. .. .. .. 81
E ng ine start system (indicator lights) .. .. 18
Environment Break- in period ........... .... .. ... 200
Catalytic converter ........ .. .. .. .. . 201
D iese l particu late filter .... .. .. .. .. . 202
Disposing of your vehicle battery ..... 235
Driving at high speeds ........ .... .. 203
Dr iving to m inimi ze pollu tion and no ise 202
Fu el ... .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 216
Fu el economy ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 202
L eaks under your vehicle ... .. .. .. .. . 222
L etting the ve hicle stand and warm up . 203
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 231
Prope r disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant . .. ... . .... ............. .. .. . 229
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226, 227
Index 301
Recycling used engine oil ..... ... .. .. 226
Unl eaded fuel .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 214
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 235
E vent Data Recorde r (ED R) ........ .. .. 192
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 210
Expansion tank .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 228
E xte rior lighting . .. ................. . 43
Exterior m irrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Dimm ing .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 51
Heating ......... .. ..... ........... SO
Exterior temperature display ...... .. .. . 24
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Fastening
Booster seats .. .. .. ........... .... 180
Convertib le child safety seats .... .. .. 178
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Floor mats . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 131
Foot peda ls .... ... .. ..... .......... 131
For the sake of the environment
Ga soline fumes and the env ironme nt .. 216
Reduc ing engine noise by early upshift-
ing .......... ... .. ................ 11
Refueling . .. .. .... .......... ..... 216
Savi ng f uel by early ups hifting ... .. .. . 11
Fo ur- zone automatic climate control . .. . 70
Front airbags Description . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 149
How they work ...... .. .. ..... ... .. 155
Fron tal coll is io ns and the laws of p hysics 13 7
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting ... .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 128
Child restraints i n the front seat ...... 147
Fuel Additives .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 214
B lended gasoline ..... ............. 214
Current consumption ... .... .... .. .. . 25
E conomy messages (effic iency p rogram) 26
Fuel fi ller flap emergency re lease . .... 218
F uel fi ller nec k ... ............. .... 216
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline .. .. .. .. ... ............ .. 214
Gasoline additives . .. .. .. ..... ... .. 215
Low fue l level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Octane rat ing .. .. .... ......... .. .. 214
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Recommendation ................. . 214
Refuelling .. ... .......... .. .. .... . 216
Reserve .. .. ... .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 290
Fus es
Assignment ... ........ .. .. .. .... . 279
Replacing ... .. .......... .. .. .... . 279
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Garage door opener (Homel ink) .. .... . . 41
Garme nt hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps ................. 282
Gauges Engin e coolant temperature .. .. .. .... 11
Fu el gauge .. .. .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Speedometer .. .......... .. .. .... .. 27
Tachometer ... .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Trip odometer ............... .... .. 27
General illus trat ion ........ .. .. .. .. . ..
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Generator (warn ing/indicator lights) .. .. 17
Glossary of tir e and loading termino logy 239
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 289
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Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
He adlights
C leani ng ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 210
Cleaning system ... ..... .. .... .. ... . 48
D efe ctiv e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
H ead light range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 43
Washer reservoir .................. 235
Hea d restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 130
Ad justing .. ........ ..... .. ....... 130
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 56
Heate d
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window (automatic climate control) 71
r ea r window (climate control) . .. .. .. . . 69
seats (au tomatic climate control) . . . . . . 71
seats (climate control) ..... .. .. .... .. 69 Steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
windshield washer spray nozzles ... .. . 48
Heating .... .... .................... 67
Heavy clothing and safety be lts ........ 139
High beam . ..... .. .. ........... .. .. . 45
High voltage warning label .... ... .. .. 289
Hill descent control ... .......... .. .. 110
Homelink (garage door opener) ... .. .. . 41
Hood (release lever) .... .... ..... .. .. 222
Horn ............................... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lat ed to child safety ................. 185
How many air bags does my vehicle have? 153
How often should I check my tire pres-
s ur es? ... .. .... .. ... .. .......... .. 251
How safety belt prete nsion ers work .. .. 143
Hydrop la ni ng ... .. ............. .. .. 257
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Immobilizer . ..... .. ........... .. .. . 27
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts ...... .... 142
Indicator lights
Dynamic steering .... .......... .. .. 197
also refer to Warning/indicator lights .. 12
Infant seats .. .. .. ............. .. .. 177
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . .. .. .......... ... .. .. 182
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage .. ....................... 188
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ............ .. . 46
Instr uments and controls
General illustration . .. ... ... ... ...... 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Front and rear ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) . ... .. . 48
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Jack ..... .. .... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 271
Jump-starting . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 283
Jumper cables ...................... 284

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Saving fuel
Cylinder on d emand System .. .... .. .. 25
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Seat adjustment Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3
Driver's seat .............. ... .... .. 52
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5, 130
Safety guidelines .. ........ ... .. .. .. 52
Seat belts Why YOU MUST wear them
136
Seat covers
C leaning . .... ............. .. .... . 212
Seat heating/vent ilation (automatic cli ·
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat heating (climate control) .. .. ...... 69
Seating position Driver ... .. ................ ..... . 127
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
How to adjust the front seats ....... . 128
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Occupants .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 127
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seats Comfort seat side view .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 57
Seat symmetry ........... .. .. .. .. .. 57
Seats (number) ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 136
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ............ ... .... . 218
Selective unlock feature ..... .... .... .. 34
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Selecto r lever emergency release . . . . . . 113
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner ... .. .. .... . 143
Service interval display ...... .. .. .... .. 27
Shift paddles ............... ... .... . 111
Ship (transporting your vehicle) ..... .. . 287
Shutting down vehicle ....... ... .. .. . 202
Side airbags Description .............. .. .. .. .. . 164
How they work ............ ... .... . 166
side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the brightness ... .. .. .. .. . . 98
Sensor range ............ .. .. .... .. 97 Side assist
Activating and deactivating ....... ... . 98
Cleaning the sensors ............ ... 210
S ide curtain airbags ............. .. .. 167
Description .... .. ............. .... 167
How they work ... ................ . 169
Safety instructions ............. .... 169
S ide marker lights . ... .......... .. .. . 43
Ski sack .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 65
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing ................ .. 41
Opening and closing ............ ... . 40
Snow cha ins .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 265
Socket . .... .... ................... . 59
Sources of information aboutchi ld re-
straints and their use ................ 189
Space-saving spare tire ........... .. .. 271
Spare tire . .. .... .. ............. .... 271
Speed limiter ..... ................ .. 30
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Speed rating letter code .............. 260
Speed warning system ........... .. .. . 81
Sport differen tial .. ... .......... .. .. 100
Indicator light . .. ................ .. 23
Start-Stop-System ................. .. 79
Engine does not switched off .... .... . 80
Engine starts automatically ..... .... . 80
Indicator lights .. ............. .... . 79
Messages . ...... .. .............. .. 81
Start ing/stopp ing the engine .. .. .. .. . 79
switching off/on .. .... ...... ... .. .. . 81
START ENGINE STOP button ...... .. .. . 74
Starting from rest ... .............. .. . 78
Starting off with a trailer .......... ... . 78
Starting the engine ................ .. 74
Stee ring
Electrically adjustable steering wheel . . 73
Manua lly adjustable steering wheel ... . 73
also refer to Electromechanical power as-
sist ..... ..... .. .. .............. . 197
Steering wheel Easy entry feature ............. .... . 7 4
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 197
Steering wheel heating .......... ... . 72

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Replacing windshield wiper blades ... .. 49
Switching on/off . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 48
W inte r operation
Battery .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 232
Car washes . .. ........... .. .. .. ... 209
Cooling system . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
Defrosting windows (a utomatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Defrosting windows (climate contro l) . . 69
Removing ice from w indows .. .. .. .. . 211
Seat heating (automatic climate control) 71
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . 69
Steer ing whee l heating ......... .... . 72
Tires .... .. ................. .. ... 197
W inter tires .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 264
All-wheel drive ............ ... ... .. 264
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Xenon-Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 282
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