
14  Instruments  and  warning/indicator  lights 
Tire pressure  monitoring  sys
tem./  ¢ page267 
Tire  pressure  monitoring  sys
tem  q page  267 
Electronic  power  control./  (a l
ternative  to 
1,1 ) 
qpage  20 
Glow  plug  system 
(alternat ive  to 
Ga) 
qpage  21 
Malfunction  indicator  Lamp 
(MIL)  ./ 
¢ page  21 
Diesel  particulate  filter*  clog
ged 
q page  21 
Engine  speed  limitation 
q page  21 
Engine oil  leve l 
qpage  18 
Engine oil  sensor 
qpage22 
Battery 
q page  17 
Tank system  q page  22 
Windshield  washer  fluid  level  q page22 
Windshield  wipers 
q page  22 
/: 
Headlight  range  control 
q page22 
adaptive  light* 
qpage22  Light-/rain  sensor faulty 
q page23 
Audi  active  lane  assist* 
¢ page94 
Transm ission 
¢ page  112 
Transm ission 
¢ page  112 
Transm ission 
- S  tronic 
¢ page  112 
Electronic  steering  column  lock 
q page  18 
Engine start  system 
q page  18 
Central  indicator  light 
qpage  19 
Electromechanical  steering,  dy 
namic  steering*./ 
q page  197 
Ai r suspension* 
¢page  18 
Sport  different ial* 
¢ page  23 
Refill  Ad Blue* 
q page  218 
AdBlue  ma lfunction* 
q page  218 
Remote  control  key 
q page  74 
Other  indicator  lights 
y>)) 
Remote control  key 
q page 
76 
Battery  in remote  control  key 
q page  32 
Defective  light bulb warn ing 
q page  22 
Rear  fog  light(s) 
q page22 
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Turn  signa ls 
¢ page23 
USA models: Cruise control* 
¢ page82 
Canada  models: Cruise control* 
q page82 
Adaptive  cruise  control* 
qpage86 
Adaptive  cruise  control* 
q page86  

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Opening  and  closing Keys 
Key set 
F ig.  17  Key set 
@ Remote  control  k ey with  mechanical 
key 
You can centrally  lock and  unlock your  vehicle 
and start  the  engi ne with  the  master  key with 
remote  control.  A mechanical  key  is integ rat
ed in the  remote  co ntrol  key~ page 
32 . 
® Emergency  key 
The emergency  key is not  intended  for  con
stant  use. 
It should  on ly be used in an emer
gency. Keep  it  in  a safe  place and do not  car ry 
it  on your  key ring . 
Key replacement 
If  you lose a key, contact  your  authorized  A udi 
dealer  immediately  to  have the 
lost key disa
b led.  Be s ure to  bring  all  your  keys with  you. 
Personal comfort  settings 
If  two  peop le use one vehicle,  it  is recom 
mended that  each person  always  uses "t heir 
own"  master  key . When  the  ignition  is switch
ed  off  or  when the  vehicle  is locked,  persona l 
conven ience settings  for  the  follow ing sys
tems  are stored  and  ass igned  to  the  remote 
maste r key. 
- Automatic  cl imate  contro l 
- Central  locking  system 
- Amb ience lig hting * 
- Seat memory * 
- P arking  sys tem* 
- Adaptive  c ruise control* 
Opening  and  clo sin g  31 
- Audi ac tive  lane assist * 
- Au di side as sis t* 
- Aud i drive  se lect 
- Night  vision  assistant* 
- Heated stee ring wheel* 
The stored  settings  are automatically  recalled 
when you  unlock the  vehicle,  when you  open 
the  doors  or w hen you  switch  t he ignition  on. 
A WARNING 
- Do not  leave you r vehicle  unattended.  A l
ways take  your  ig nition key wi th you and 
loc k your  v ehicle.  Entry  by  unau th or ize d 
pe rsons could  endanger  yo u or  resul t in 
theft  or  d amage t he vehi cle. 
- D o not  leave c hildren  una ttended  in t he 
veh icle, especi ally  wi th a ccess  to vehicle 
key s. U ngu ard ed a ccess to  t he  keys pro
vi des childre n the o pportu nity  to s tart 
the  eng ine a nd/or  activate  vehicle  sys 
tems  such as the  power  windows,  etc . 
Unsupervised operation  o f any vehicle 
system  by c hildren  can  result  in serious 
in ju ry . 
(D Tips 
- Th e ope ration  of  t he remote  control  key 
can be temporar ily disrupted  by  inte rfer
ence fr om transm itters  in the  vic inity  of 
the  vehicle  working  in the  same fr equen
cy  range  (e.g. a cell  p hone,  radio  e quip 
m ent). 
- Fo r security  reasons, r eplacement  keys 
are only  ava ilable  from  Audi dealers. 
- For  Declaration  of  C omp liance to  Un ited 
States  FCC and Ind ustry  Canada reg ula
tions~  page 
295.  

32  Opening and  clo sing 
Remov ing the  mechanical  key 
Fig. 18 Remote  control master  key:  remo vin g the  me
ch ani cal  key 
> Press  the  release  button  @c::> fig. 18. 
..  Pull the  mecha nica l key @ out  of the  master 
key. 
Using  the  mechan ica l key, you  can: 
- lock  and unlock  the  storage  compartment 
on  the  passenger's  side 
c::> page  60 . 
-lock  and unlock  the vehicle  manually 
<=>page  36. 
-lock  the front  and  rear  passenger  doors  me
chanically 
c::> page  37. 
Master  key battery  replacement 
Fig . 19  Remote  mas ter key:  Removing  the batter y 
ho lder 
Ch eck light  in the  master  ke y 
The check  light @in the  master  key  provides 
information  about  d ifferent  cond itions . 
..  The  check  light  comes  on  briefly  once  when 
a  button  is pressed , and  during  an  "inquiry" 
by  the  convenience  key system . 
> If the  check  light does not  come  on,  the  bat
tery  is  dead  and  has  to  be  rep laced . In  addi
t ion,  when  the  battery  is dead  the 
II sym 
bol  appears  in the  instrument  cluster  dis- play  as well  as  the  message: 
Plea
se ch ange 
key b attery. 
Ma ster  key battery  replacement 
•  Pull the  mechanical  key out  of the  master 
key 
c::> page  32 . 
..  Press  the  release  button @ on  the  battery 
holder  and  at  the  same  time  pull  the  battery 
holder  out  of the  master  key  in the  direction 
of  the  arrow . 
..  Install  the  new  battery  CR 2032  with  the 
"+" sign  facing  down. 
•  Push  the  battery  holder  carefully  into the 
maste r key  . 
•  Insta ll the  mechan ica l key. 
@ For the  sake of the  environment 
D ispose  of  dead  batteries  properly  so  as 
not  to  poll ute  the  environment. 
(D Tips 
The  replacement  battery  must  be  the 
same  specification  as  the  original. 
Electronic immobilizer 
The  immobilizer  helps  to prevent  unauthor
ized  use of your  vehicle . 
A computer  chip  ins ide  your  key  automatically 
deactivates  the  electron ic immobilizer  when 
the  key  is  inside  the vehicle . When  you  remove 
the  key from  the  vehicle,  the  electron ic  immo
bilizer  is automatically  ac tivated  once  aga in . 
_& WARNING 
-
A lways  take  the  key with  you  when  you 
l eave  the  vehicle . T he  key can  disarm  the 
e lectronic  engine  immobilize r and  permi t 
an  unauthorized  person  to  start  the  engine 
and  enable  operation  of the  vehicle  sys
tems  such  as  power  window  or  power  sun
roof  leadi ng  to  serious  personal  injury. 
(D Tips 
- The  vehicle  cannot  be  started  if an  una u
thorized  key is used . The  vehicle  may  not 
start  if another  radio  device  s uch as  a  key  "'  

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If the  vehicle  is  unlocked  and  no  door,  the  rear 
lid or  the  hood  is opened  within  60  seconds , 
the  vehicle  locks  itself  aga in automatically. 
This feat ure  prevents  the  ve hicle from  be ing 
accidentally  left  unlocked  over 
a long  period 
of  t ime. 
It  depends  on  the  settings  in the  MMI wheth
er  the  entire  veh icle  is  unlocked  or  on ly cer
t ain  doors 
Q page  34. 
A WARNING 
Read  and  follow  all  WARNINGS¢.&. in 
General  description  on page  33 . 
- In  order  to  make  sure  the locking  func
tion  is working,  you  shou ld  always  keep 
your  eye  on  the  vehicle  to  make  sure  it  is 
properly  locked . 
-
-Do not  use  the  remote  control  if you  are 
i nside  the  car,  otherwise  you  may  unin 
tentiona lly lock the  vehicle,  and  then  you 
would  set  off the  anti-t heft  ala rm  when 
you  try to  s tart  the  engi ne  or  open  a 
doo r.  In c ase  this  happe ns  anyhow,  push 
the  un lo ck button 
m . 
- The  vehicle  can  only  be  locked  whe n the 
se lector  lever  is  in the  P posit ion . 
- Use  the  panic  funct io n  only  if you  are  in 
an  emergency  si tu at ion . 
Locking and  unlocking  with  convenience 
key 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  conven ience  key 
The doors  and  the  rear  lid  can be  unlocked 
and  locked  without  operating  the  master  key. 
F ig. 2 1 Conve nie n ce key : Lock ing t he ve hicle 
Opening  and  clo sin g  35 
Unlocking  vehicle 
.,. Take  ho ld  of  the  door  handle . T he  door  is  un-
loc ked  automatically . 
.,.  Pull  the  handle  to  open  the  door. 
Locking vehicle 
.,. Sele ct  the  P se lecto r lever  posit ion.  Othe r
w ise  the  vehicle  canno t be  lo cked. 
.,.  To lock the  ve hicle, close  the  door  and  touch 
the  sensor  in the  door  handle 
once Q fig . 21 . 
Do not  reach  inside  the  door  handle. 
T he  veh icle  can  be  locke d an d unl ocke d at  any 
doo r. The  master  key mus t be  within  a  range 
of  about  1.5  m  from  the  appropriate  door  or 
the  rear  lid.  It  makes  no  difference  whether 
the  master  key is  in your  jacket  pocket  or  in 
your  brief  case . 
It  is not  possib le  to  re -ope n the  doo r for  a 
brief  period  directly  after  closi ng  it.  This a l
l ows  you  to  ensure  that  the  doors  are  properly 
locked. 
It depends  on  the  settings  in the  MMI wheth
er  the  enti re vehi cle  is unloc ked  or  one  of  the 
doors 
Q page  34. 
A WARNING 
Read  and  follow  all WARNINGS Q .&. in 
General  description  on page  33 . 
(D Tips 
If your vehicle  has  been  sta nding  for  an  ex
tended  period,  please  note  the  following: 
- The  p rox imity  sensors  a re  deactivate d af-
ter  a few  days  to  save  power.  You then 
have  to  pull  on  the  door  handle  once  to 
unlock  the  vehicle  and  a  second  t ime  to 
open  the  vehicle. 
- To prevent  the  battery  from  being  d is
charged  and  to  preserve  your  vehicle 's 
ability  to  start  for  as  long  as  possib le, 
the  energy  management  sys tem  grad u
ally  switc hes  off  unnecessary  conven
ie nce  func tions.  It  is  possib le  th at  you 
w ill  not  be  ab le to  unlo ck you r ve hicle  us-
ing  these  convenience  func tions. 
1J1>  

76  On  the  road 
compartment  is additionally  heated  by 
the  sun's  rays. 
(D Note 
Do not  stop  the  engine  immediate ly  after 
hard  or  extended  driving.  Keep the  engine  r un ning  for  approximately  two  minutes to 
prevent  excessive heat  build -up. 
Driver  message  in  the  instrument 
cluster  display 
Turn off  ignition  before  leaving  car 
This message appears and a warning  tone 
sounds  if  you open the  dr iver 's door  when  the 
i gnit ion  is switched  on . 
Press brake  pedal  to  start engine 
This message appears  if you  press  the 
I START  ENGINE  STOP! button  to  start  the  en
gine  and do  not  depress the  brake peda l. The 
engine  can on ly be started  if  the  brake pedal 
is depressed. 
Ill Is  key in the  vehicle? 
If the  indicator light  turns  on and the  mes
sage  appears, the  remote  control  key was  re
moved from  the  vehicle while  the  engine  was 
running . If  the  ignition  key  is not  in the  vehi
cle you will  not  be ab le to  switch  on the  igni
tion  or  restart  the  engine  after  it has been 
switched  off.  You w ill also  not  be able to  lock 
the  vehicle  from  the  outside . 
Shift  to  P, otherwise  vehicle  can roll away. 
Doors do not  lock if  lever  is  not  in P. 
This message appears for  sa fe ty  reasons 
a long with  an audib le warning  tone  if  the  P 
selector  lever  position is not  engaged when 
stopping  the  engine  with  the 
I STAR T ENGIN E ST OP ! button . Select the  P se
lector  lever position . Otherwise  the  vehicle 
could  roll and  it  can not  be  locked . 
II Key is not  recognized.  Hold  back of  key 
against  marked  area . See owner's  manual. 
If  the  indicator  light  turns  on and this  mes
sage appears,  there  is a malfunction 
¢ page 76. 
Turn  off ignition  before  leaving  car. Battery 
is discharging 
T h is  message  appears if  the  driver's door  is 
opened  while  the  ignition  is switched  on. Al
ways switch  off  the ignit ion  if you are  leav ing 
the  vehicle . See also ¢ 
page  80. 
Shift  to  P and turn  off  ignition  before  leav
ing  car, otherwise  vehicle  can roll  away 
This message appears if  the  driver's  door  is 
opened wh ile the  ignition  is switched  on and 
the  selec tor  lever  is not  in the  P position.  Shift 
the  selec tor lever  into  the  P position  and 
swi tch off  the  ignition  when you exit  the  vehi
cle. Otherwise  the  vehicle  could  roll . See also 
¢ page  80. 
Starting  the  engine  if  there  is a 
malfunction 
It  may  not  be possible  to start  the  engine  un
der cer tain circums tances,  for example  if  the 
ba ttery in  the  vehicle key is drained,  if in ter
ference  hos  affected  the  key or if there  is a 
system  malfunction . 
Fig. 78 Center co nsol e/master key: star ting the  eng ine 
i f the re  is  a  mal funct ion 
Requirement:  The message Key not  recog
nized.  Hold  back of  key against  marked  area. 
See  owner's  manual. 
must  appear  and  the  in
dicator  light 
II must  sw itch  on . 
.,.  Hold the  master  key vertically  in  the  loca
tion  indicated 
f >l) ¢ fig . 78  . 
.,. Press  the brake pedal ¢ A in Starting  the 
engine  on page 
75 .  

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Audi  adaptive  cru ise  control  and  brakin g guar d  91 
stopped  vehicle  or  stationary  obstacle 
(end of  a traff ic jam  or veh icle that  has 
broken  down  in traffic). 
- Always  remember  that  the  radar  sensor 
for  the  braking  guard  works  only  within 
defined  detection  and range  limits  that 
may prevent  the  proper  detection  of  oth 
er vehicles . 
- The radar sensor's  function  and range 
can be reduced  by  rain,  snow  and  heavy 
spray . Moving  vehicles  up ahead may not 
be promptly  detected  or  may not  be de
tected  at  al l. 
- Reflective  surfaces  in cl ud ing crash  barr i
ers or tunnel  ent rances may  impair  the 
function  of  the  radar  sensor. 
(D Tips 
- You can ca ncel the  braking  w ith  increas
i ng force  that  is  initiated  by the  system 
by b raking yo urself,  by accelerating  no
ticeab ly or  by swerving. 
- Bra king guard  error  messages 
¢ page 91. 
-Keep in  m ind that  braking  guard  can 
brake unexpectedly . Always secure any 
c ar go or  objec ts that  you  are  transpor t
i ng to  reduce the  risk of  damage  or  in
ju ry. 
Settings  in  the  MMI 
App lies  to vehicles:  with  Audi  adaptive  cruise co ntrol 
...  Se lect: I CAR I function  button > (Car )*  sy s
tems 
control  button > Dri ve r  assi st >  Audi 
bra king  guard . 
System  -
Switch  braking  g uard On and Off . 
When  you  sw itch  the  ignition  on, the  message 
Audi  b raking  guard  off appears  if  the  system 
is switched  off. 
Early w arning  -The d istance and approach 
warn ings in the  disp lay can be switched 
On / 
Off . 
@ Tips 
- Your settings  are automatica lly stored 
and ass igned  to  the  remote  control  key  being  used at  the  time  the  settings  are 
made
. 
-If you  res trict  the  ESC, the  braking  gua rd 
also sw itches  itself  off¢ 
page 195 . 
-Swi tch braking  guard  off  when  you a re 
loading  the  vehicle  onto  a veh icle carrier, 
t rain,  ship or  other  type  of  transporta
tion . This can prevent  undesired  warn
ings from  the  braking  guard  system. 
Messages 
App lies to  vehicles:  wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con tro l 
Braking  gu ard : off 
T his  dr iver message appears  if  the  system  is 
turned  off  via the  infotainment . Otherwise , if 
the  system  is turned  off,  the  information  ap 
pears every time  shortly  after  the  start  of  the 
trip. 
T he driver  message a lso appears  if  the  system 
is not  ava ilable  d ue to  a malfunction  or  if  the 
ESC is not  switched  on¢ 
page 195 . If  this  is 
the  case, the  system  w ill not  provide  warnings 
about  a poss ible collision. 
B ra king  guard : ac tiv ated 
This  dr iver message appears  if  sharp  b rake 
pressure was applied  due  to  an acu te warning. 
ACC: Unavailable! 
ACC and  Audi  braking  guard:  not  a vailable 
The system  cannot  detect  mov ing vehicles  up 
ahead correctly  and  is switched  off . The sen
sors  have been displ aced or  are not  working 
proper ly. The Audi  pre sense functions  may a l
so be affected . Drive to  your  authorized  Aud i 
dealer  or  author ized Audi  serv ice facility  im 
med iate ly to  have the  malfunction  cor rected . 
ACC: currently  unavailable.  No  senso r vis ion 
ACC and  b rak ing guide:  cu rrentl y una vaila
ble . No sensor vis ion 
T h is mess age  appears if  the  senso r view is ob
structed,  for  examp le by leaves, snow,  heavy 
spray or  dirt.  Clean the  sensors 
i=:> page 84, 
rg .85 . ~  

300  Index 
Cell phone  package  .... ... .. .. .... . 295 
Convenience key  ....... ... .. .. .... .  295 
Elect ronic  immobilize r  ... .. .. .. .... .  295 
Garage door  opener  (Homel ink)  . .....  295 
Remote  control  key  ......... .. .... . 295 
D ecorative  parts/ trim 
C leaning  .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 21 1 
DE F 
What  does t his mean when  it  appea rs  in 
the  trip  odometer  display?  ..... .. .. ..  27 
Defect ive light  bulb  warning  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  22 
D efrosting  (w indows) 
automatic  climate  control  ...... .. .. ..  71 
climate  contro l . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . .  69 
D etermin ing correct  load  limit  ... .. .. .  25 4 
D iese l fuel  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  215 
Diese l partic ulate fi lter  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  21, 202 
Di mensions  .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .  290 
D imm ing the  rearview  mirro r .. .. ......  51 
D isp lays 
C leaning 
211 
Di stance  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . .  25 
Door/rear  lid  warning  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  24 
D oors 
P ower  child  safety  lock  . ... .. .. .. .. . .  39 
D river  info rmation  system 
C D/radio  display  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  24 
D oor/ rear lid  warning  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  24 
E xte rior  tempe rat ure d isp lay  ..... .. . .  24 
On-boa rd computer  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  .  .  25 
D river  seating  position  .. .. .. .. .. .. ..  . 
drive  select 
. . .. . .......... .. .. .... . 
adaptive  a ir suspension/sport  . .. .. .. . 
Adaptive  dampe rs  ......... ... .. ..  . 
Curve light  .... .... .... .. .. .. .. ..  . 
E ng ine sound  ............. ... .. ..  . 
Safety  bel t tensioner  ...... .... ....  . 
Sport  different ia l  ......... .. .. ....  . 
Driving  safely 
Driving  through  water  127 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
100 
126 
201 
Dr iving  t ime  .............. .... ......  25 
Dup licate  key  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . .  31 
D ust filter 
refer  to Po llutant  filte r . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  67 
D ynamic  stee ring  197 
E 
Easy entry  fea ture  .  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . .  .  . .  .  7 4 
E fficie ncy prog ram 
Fuel economy  messages  .  . . . . . . .  . .  . . .  26 
O ther equ ipment  .............. .. .. .  26 
E lectr ica l accessories (sockets)  ...... .. .  59 
El ec tromechanica l pa rking  brake 
Emergency  brak ing  ..... .... ... .. .. .  78 
Operation  . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  77 
Pa rking  ... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 77 
Re leas ing and closing  .............. . 77 
Starting  assist  . . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  78 
Starting  from  rest  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  78 
Start ing  off  w ith  a t railer  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  .  78 
Wa rning/ind icator  lights  ........ .. .. .  16 
E lectromechanical  power  assist  .. .. .. ..  197 
El ectronic  differential  lock 
Warning/ind icator  lights  ..... ... .. .. .  19 
El ectronic  d ifferential  lock ( EDL)  . .. ....  193 
Warning/ind icator  lights  ........ .. .. .  19 
E lectronic  i mm ob i Lizer  . . . . . . . . . . . .  2 7,  3 2 
El ec tronic  power  contro l (EPC) 
warning/indicator  light  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  20 
El ectronic  speed  limi ter  .......... .. .. .  30 
E lectronic  Stabilization  Contro l (ESC) ...  193 
Warning/ind icator  lights  .. ... .... _  . _  .  19 
Emergency actuation  Doors  . ... .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .  37 
Power sunroof  ... ................. . 41 
E merge ncy bra king  .............. .... . 78 
Emergency flashe r .... .. ..... ... .. . _  .  44 
Warning/ind icator  lights  . ....... .. .. .  23 
Emergency re lease 
Se lector  lever  ................. ....  113 
E mergency  s tart ing 
E mergency  towing 
Emergency un locking  2
83 
285 
Rea r lid  . .. .. .. .. ............... .. .  38 
E mergency warni ng triangle  .... .. .. . . 
E n ergy management  .... .. ... .... . 
Engine  Compartment  .. .. ... .......... ...  . 
Coolant 
... .... ................... 
2 70 
198 
224 
228 
Data  . .... .... ...................  291 
Start-Stop -System  ..... .. ... .... _  . _  .  79 
sta rting  ...... ... .. .......... ... .. .  74