28 0 Fu ses and bulb s
No. Equ ipment Amps
4 Suspension control system sen-
5
sor
5 E
lectronic Stabilization Control
5
(ESC) mod ule
6 Climate control
5
7 Adaptive cruise control 10
8
Airbag control module, front
5
passenger's seat sensor system
9 Gateway 5
Garage door opener (Homelink),
10 night vision system contro l 5
module
11 Image
processing (active lane
10
ass ist, adaptive cruise control)
12 Dynamic steering 5
13 Terminal 15 in the
instrument
15
panel
14 Termina
l 15 in the luggage com-
partment 30
15 T
erminal 15 (engine)
15
16 Starter 40
Fuse p anel @ (b rown )
No . Equipment Amps
1 Gateway
5
2 Cl imate control 10
Electronic Stabilization Contro l
10
3
(ESC) module
4 Front door
(driver's side)
30
5 Power seat adjustment (driver's
7,5
seat)
6 Dynamic steering
35
7 Su nroof 20
Rear door control module (driv-
15
8
er's side)
9 Lumbar support
(Front passen-
5
ger seat)
10 Tire pressure monitoring system
5
11 Su
nroof, rear spoiler (Sportback)
20
12 Driver
door control module
15
Fuse panel © (r e d )
No . Equipment
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake light
sensor/brake pedal
sensor system
4 AdBlue
control module (Diesel)/
Engine acoustics
5 Left rear door contro l modu le
6 Power seat adjustment
(pas-
senger's seat)
7 Horn
8 Windshield wiper motor
9
Light/rain sensor,
heater for vid-
eo camera in windscreen
10 Lumbar support (driver seat)
11 Front
passenger door control
module
12 Right rear door control mod ule
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment Amp
s
25
5/5
5/7,5 30
7,5 15
30
5
5
15
15
Fig . 2 1 6 Front passenger side cockp it: fuse pane l w ith
plastic bracket
Fu se p anel @ (bla ck)
No . Equipment Amps
1 Head-up Display
5
2 MMI Display 5
3 CD/DVD changer
5
4 MMI unit/dr ives 7,5
5 Chip
card reader (not in all coun-
5
tries)
6 Instrument cluster
5
7 Steering column
switch module 5
M N
0 I.J "". rl I.O
"' rl
"' rl
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
A
A/C (automatic climate control) .... .. .. 70
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories .. ............. .... .. .. . 294
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Activating and deactiva ting . .. .. .. .. .. 94
C leaning the camera area ... ... .. .. . 2 10
Descript ion ...... ..... ... ... ... .... 93
Instrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 94
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Notes on instrument cluster display .. .. 94
Sett ing the steering wheel vibrat ion .. .. 95
Adaptive a ir s uspension/sport . ... .. .. . 100
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C lea ning the sensor ....... .. .. .. .. . 210
Messages .. ............. .... .. .. .. 91
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 89
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .. .. .. 22
AdBlue .. .. .. ................. .. ... 218
F il ling . .. .. ................. .. ... 220
Messages in the instrument cluster dis -
play . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 219
Adding Eng ine coolant ........... .... .. .. . 229
Eng ine oil .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 226
W indshield washer fluid ....... ... .. 235
Addit ives
E ng ine oi l .. ............. .... .. ... 226
Adj usti ng
A ir dist ribution (au toma tic climate con-
trol) ... .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 71
air distribution (cl imate control) ... .. .. 68
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Instrument illum inat ion ... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Steer ing colum n elec trically .. .. .. .. .. 73
Steer ing colum n manually . .. .. .. .. .. 73
Temperature (automat ic climate co ntrol) 71
Temperature (climate control) .. ... ... 68
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145, 166
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .. .. . 149
Advanced Airbag System components . 153
Care ...... ... ................ .... 161
M N Chi ld ren ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 173 0
~ Chi ld restra ints ........... .. .. .. ... 173
~ Components (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 153 1.1"1 ,...., 1.1"1 ,....,
Inde x 297
Danger of fitting a ch ild seat on the front
passenger seat ..... . ... ...... ... .. 147
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Disposa l .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 161 •
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 151
How do the front airbags work? .... .. 155
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .... 153
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work togethe r ......... .... 155
Impo rtant sa fe ty instru ctions on the
knee airbag sys tem ... .. .... ... .. .. 164
Important t hings to know . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Knee airbags ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 162
Monitoring .. .. .. ................. 157
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ..... .. 158
Repairs ... .. .. .. .... ............. 161
Safety instructions .. .............. . 160
S ide a irbags ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 164
S ide curtain airbags . ... ..... ... .... 167
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 19
Warning/Indicato r lights ....... .. .. 157
When must t he system be inspected? 157
A ircraft
Transpo rting your vehicle 287
A lcantara
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ................. 212
A ll-wheel drive .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 197
Winter tires ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 264
Alternato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Amb ience lighting . ................. . 46
Anti -freeze
refer to Engine coolant . ..... ... .. .. 228
Anti- lock b raking system ............ . 193
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 19
Anti-slip regu lation .. ........... .... 193
Warning/ind icator lights .. .. ... ... .. . 19
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobi lizer ....... ... .. .. . 32
Asht ray .... .. .. .. .. . ............... 58
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard ............. .. 84
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ... ............. 100
A udi Se rv ice Repair Manuals and Liter a-
tu re .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. 292
302 Index
Recommendation ................. . 214
Refuelling .. ... .......... .. .. .... . 216
Reserve .. .. ... .......... .. .. .... .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 290
Fus es
Assignment ... ........ .. .. .. .... . 279
Replacing ... .. .......... .. .. .... . 279
G
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 ........ .. .. .. .. . ..
8
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
H
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
I
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
J
Jack ..... .. .... .. .. ... ........ .. .. 271
Jump-starting . .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 283
Jumper cables ...................... 284
306 Index
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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Steering wheel column
Adjusting electrica lly ............ .. .. 73
Adjusting manually ................. 73
Steering wheel with tiptronic ... .. .. .. . 11 1
Steps for determining correct load limit . 254
Stopping the engine .......... .. .. .. .. 75
Storage ... ... ...... ....... ...... ... 59
S tron ic transm ission
Launch Control Program ... .. .. .. .. . 112
S tronic (automatic t ransmission) ... .. . 107
Sunroof .... ... ................ .... . 40
Sun shade Rear window ............. .... .. .. .. 47
Side doors .. ............. .... .. .... 47
Sun visors ... .. ........... .. .. .. .... 47
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights .. .. .. 12
T
Tachome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 24
T ail lights
Clean ing ... ................. .. ... 210
TO I clean diesel
refer to AdBlue . .......... .. .. .. ... 218
Technical data .......... ...... .... .. 289
T echnica l modifications ..... .. .. .. .. . 295
Temperature d isp lay ........ .. .. .. .. .. 24
Tether anchors ............... .... .. 188
Tether strap ... ........... .. .. .. ... 188
Text iles
Cleaning . .. .... ............. .. .. . 212
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. ... ... ................ .... 200
Three-zone climate control .......... .. 68
Tie-downs 65,133
Tips for the env ironment
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
tiptronic (automatic transmission) 107, 1 11
T ire pressure .............. .... .. ... 249
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. .. . 267
Tires . ..... .. .. ... .......... .. .. ... 237
Service life .............. .. .. .. ... 255
Speed rating letter code ..... .. .. .. . 260
Tire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 259
Tire specifications ........ .. .. .. .. . 259 Tread depth
........ .. .......... .. 255
Uniform tire quality grading ....... .. 263
Winter tires ... .. .. . .. .......... .. 264
T ires and vehicle load limits ....... .. .. 252
Tires and wheels Checking t ire pressure ... ...... .... . 249
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 244
Dimensions .. .. .. .... ........... .. 257
General notes .. ...... ............. 23 7
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy ....... .. .... .. . .. .... ...... .. 239
Low aspect ratio tires . .......... .. .. 266
New tires and wheels . ............ . .
Replacing ... .. .. ............... . .
Snow cha ins ... .. ................ .
Tires and veh icle load limits ........ .
Wheel bolts
... .. .. .. .. ...... .....
Winter tires
r · l'f
ire service , e .. .. .... ............ .
Tool s
.... .. .. .. .. ... .. .......... ..
Torn or frayed safety belts ........... .
Towing 257
258
265
252
266
264
255
271
139
Tow truck procedures ........... .... 285
TP MS
T ire pressure mon itoring system ... .. 267
Trailer towing ...... ...... .......... 205
Operating instructions ............. . 205
Parking system ... .... ........... .. 125
T echnical requirements . . . . . . . . 205, 206
T ra ile r towing tips ................. 207
Train (transport ing your veh icle) ...... . 287
T ransmission . ... .. .. . ............ .. 107
T ransmission malfunction (in dicator
light) ...... .. .. .. ................. 112
Transport Canada
Transporting yo ur vehicle ............ .
T read Wear Indicator (TWI) .......... .
T. d np o ometer ... .. ................. .
Wha t does i t mean when DEF appears in 134
287
255 27
the tr ip odometer display? ........... 27
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment ... .. .. . 63
T ru nk escape handle ............. .. .. 270
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid ......... ........... 37
Turn signals ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 45
Warning/ind icator lights ............ . 23
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