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Door handle
Audi side assist display
Power locking sw itches
Memory function buttons .. .. .
Aud i side assist button ...... .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for:
- T urn signal and high beam
- Audi act ive lane assist . .. .. .
@ Mu ltifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons ... ..... ....... ... .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Steering wheel heating . ... .
- Shift padd les (automatic
transmission) ..... ... ... . .
® Instrument cluster ......... .
@ Head-up Display ........... .
@ Windshield washer system
lever .. .. ........ ..... .... .
@ Buttons for :
- MMI display
- Reset bu tton for tr ip odome-
te r .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ............... .
~ Knee airbag ........... .. .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechan ical .......... .. .. .
- electrical .... ....... ... .. .
@ Leve r for:
- Cru ise control system ... .. .
- Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. .
@ Button for sw itch ing the Head­
up Disp lay on/off, adjusting the
h eight .. ............. .. .. .
@ Instrument illumination ... .. .
@ Eng ine hood release ........ . 98
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In strument s and control s 9
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II)
@ Light switch ... .. . .. ... .... .
@ Buttons for :
- All-weather lights
- Night v ision assistant .... .. .
- Rear fog lights .. .. .. ..... .
@ Power exterior m irror adjust-
ment ...... .. .. ..... ..... . 29
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@ Rea r lid switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
@ Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
@ MMI display
@ Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . 45
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . 61
@) Front passenger's airbag . . . . . 151
@ Valet parking feature . . . . . . . . 41
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator lights fo r
- Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . 81
- Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG OF F . . . . 160
- Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
t rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 7
@ Climate controls, depending on
vehicle equipment:
- Three-zone cl imate control . . 70
- F our-zone automatic climate
cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
@ Storage compartment or ash-
t ray wit h cigarette lighter . . . . . 59, 59
@ I S T ART ENGINE STOPI button 76
@ MM I controls
@ 12-volt socket, (upho lder 60, 60
@ E lectromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
@ Selector lever (a utomatic trans-
mission) 109
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-Some of the equipment or fea tures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional equ ipment depending
on your model. Always ask your

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Adaptive cruise control*
9page88
Adaptive cru ise control*
¢ page 88
Audi act ive lane assist*
¢page96
Sta rt-Stop-System*
¢page 81
Sta rt-Stop-System*
¢page 81
High beam
¢page46
BRAKE/((!)) Brake system
The light illum inates when the ignition is
sw itched on.
It goes out after the engine has
been started. This ind icates that the brake
warning light is functioning properly .
If the brake warning light doe s not light up
when the engine is cranking, there may be a
malfun ction in the electrical system. In this
case , contact your Audi dealer.
If the brake system warning/ind icator light
turns on, there is a brake system malfunction.
• (USA models) . (Canada models) Stop
vehicle and check brake fluid level
If the indicator light turns on and the mes­
sage appears, proceed as follows :
.,. Pull
off the road.
.,. Stop the vehicle.
.,. Turn
off the engine.
.,. Check the brake fluid level¢
page 234.
.,. Contact your nearest authorized repa ir fa-
c ili ty if necessary .
Warning! Fault in brake system . Contact
dealer
If the ABS indicator light rJl1 (USA mode ls)/
ii] (Canada models), the ESC indicator light
G1 and the brake system indicator light
• (USA models)/ . (Canada models) turn
on and the message appears , the ABS, ESC
and brak ing distribution are not work ing ¢ .&. . Carefully
drive to your authorized Audi dealer
immediately to have the malfunction correct­
ed ¢.&. .
• (USA models) . (Canada models) Park­
ing brake: system fault! Please contact deal­
er
- If the ind icator light and the message ap­
pear
when stationary or after switching the
ignition on,
check if you can release the
parking brake. After releasing the parking
brake, carefully drive to your authorized
Audi dea ler immediately to have the ma l­
function corrected. If you cannot release the
parking brake, seek professional assistance.
- If the ind icator light and the message ap ­
pear
while driving , the emergency brak ing
function may not be available. It may not be
possible to set the park ing b rake or release
it once it has been set . Seek profess ional as­
sistance .
(USA models): If the warn ing light . and the
warning light
llJ appea r togethe r, immedi ­
ately contact your authorized Aud i dealer or
qualified workshop to have all brake pads in­
spe cted
¢ page 20.
When the light comes on, an aud ible warning
s ignal is also g iven .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warn ings in
¢ page 225, before opening the hood
and checking the brake fluid .
- Driving with low brake fluid is a safety
ha zard . Stop the car and get professional
assistance .
- If the. (USA models). (Canada
models) brake system indicat or light
turns on together with the ABS and ESC
indicator lights, the ABS/ESC regulating
function may have failed. Functions that
stabilize the vehicle are no longer avai la­
ble. This could cause the vehicle to
swerve and increase the risk of slid ing .
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dealer or other qualified workshop
and have the malfunction corrected. ..,.

46 Clear vision
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the
Automatic headlights menu:
Headlights a ctivation time -You can adjust if
the head lights switch on Early, Med. or Late
according to the sensitivity of the light sensor.
Audi adaptive light* -You can sw itch adaptive
light On and Off.
Daytime running lights
USA models : You can switc h the dayt ime run­
ning lights on and off.
Canada models: The function cannot be
turned off . It is activated automatica lly each
time the ign ition is switched on. This menu
item is shown "greyed out".
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when yo u switch the
ignition off and open the driver's door. To turn
the function on, select Lights when leaving
car> On .
The leaving home function illuminates the
area outside the vehicle when you un lock the
vehicle. To turn the funct ion on, select Lights
when unlocking car > On .
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light
switch is in the AUTO position. Turn signals and high beam lever
The lever on the left side of the steering col­
umn is used to operate the turn signals and
the high beam as well as the headlight flash­
er.
Fig. 38 Turn signal and high beam lever
The turn signa l and hig h beam lever has the
following functions:
Turn signals ¢
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.. Push the lever up as far as it can go to turn
on the right turn signal or down to turn on
t he left turn signal ¢
fig. 38.
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.. Move the lever briefly until you meet res ist­
ance and re lease it to flash three times.
.. Move the lever (up or down) until you meet
resistance and hold it there to determine
the flashing time for the turn signals.
High beam
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.. Push the lever forward to switch on the high
beam.
.. Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher
[D ©
.. Pull the lever toward the steering whee l to
use the headlight flasher.
Notes on these features
- The
turn signals only work w ith the ignition
switched on. The indicato r lights
B or B
in th e instrument cluster ¢ page 12 also
blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn sig­
na l switches off automatically.
- The
high beam works only when the head-
lights are on. The indicator light
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instrument cluster illuminates when the
high beams are on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as
yo u hold the lever -even if there are no
l ights turned on . The indicator light
II in
the instrument cluster illuminates when you
use the headlight flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the high beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.
Interior lights
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 39 Headl iner: Front inter ior l ights
F ig. 40 Rear headl iner: Reading lig ht
Press the appropriate button ¢ fig. 39:
§1 -Interior lighting on/off
1!1-Door contact switch on/off. The inte rior
lighting is controlled automatically .
51-Reading lights on/off
~- Switch ing the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockp it.
1-.. REAR !* -Switch ing the rear reading lights
on/off from the cockp it.
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Ambience lighting
Applies to veh icles : w ith amb ience lig hting
You can adjust the brightness for the ambi­
ence ligh ting.
.,. Select in the MMI: ICARlfunction button>
(Car)* systems control button > Vehicle set­
tings
> Interior lighting > Brightne ss.
.,. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn
t he knob and press it.
The ambience lighting turns on when yo u turn
the headlights on while the ign ition is switch­
ed on.
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The setting is automatically stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is in
u se.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru­
ment and display illumination as well as the
Head -up Display*.
Fig. 4 1 Instrument illumination
... Press the knob to release it .
... Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
increase the brightness.
.,. Press the knob aga in to return it to its origi­
nal posit ion .
(D Tips
The instrument illumination (for dials and
needles) lights on when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off. As the daylight fades, the illu­
mination of the dials likewise dims

82 On the road
lever position and take your foot off the brake
pedal.
If you select the R position during a Stop
phase, the eng ine will start aga in.
Shift from
D to P quickly to prevent the engine
from starting unintentionally when shifting
through
R.
You can determ ine for yourself if the eng ine
will stop or not by reduc ing or increasing the
amount of force you use to press the brake
pedal. For example , if you only lightly press
on the brake pedal in stop-and and-go traff ic
or when turning, the engine will not switch off
when the vehicle is stationary . As soon as you
press the brake down harder, the eng ine will
switch off.
General information
Applies to vehicles: with Start-Stop-System
The standard Start-Stop-mode can be cancel­
led for different system-related reasons .
Fig. 85 Instrum ent cluster: engine -Stop tempo ra ril y
u navailab le
Engine will not switch off
Before each stop phase, the system checks i f
certain cond it ions have been met. For exam ·
p le, the engine will
not be switched off in the
following situations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the minimum
required temperature for Start-Stop-mode .
- The inter ior temperature selected by the A/C
system has not been reached .
- T he outside temperature is extremely high/
low .
- T he w indshield is being defrosted
¢page 71, ¢ page 73.
- The parking system* is switched on.
- The battery charge level is too low.
- The steering wheel is sharply turned or
there is a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear .
- On sharp inclines.
The
fjJ indicator light appears in the informa­
tion line in the instrument cluster display
¢fig . 85.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following
situations, for example. The engine restarts
without any action by the driver .
- The interior temperature varies from the
temperature selected in the A/C system .
- The windshie ld is being defrosted
<:!;>page 71, ¢page 73.
-The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row .
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
- High power consumption.
Switching the ignition off automatically
To prevent the battery from drain ing, the igni­
tion w ill switch off
automatically when all of
the following conditions have been met :
- The vehicle has already been driven.
- The engine has been turned off by the Start-
Stop -System*.
- The driver's door is opened.
- The driver's seat belt is removed .
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- The vehicle is stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam will be re­
placed by the side marker lights. The side
marker lights will switch off afte r approxi ­
mately
30 minutes o r when you lock the veh i­
cle.
If the Start-Stop System has
not turned off
the engine or if you have sw itched the Start­
Stop system off manually, the ignition will
not
be automat ically switched off and the eng ine
will continue to ru n
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Gasoline ........ ......... ... .... . 21 7
Gasoline additives ................. 218
Low fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Octane rating ............ .. .. ..... 217
Recommendation ......... .... .... . 217
Refuelling .. ................ ... ... 219
Reserve .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 12
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 292
Fuses Assignment ................. .... . 281
Replacing .. ..... ........... ... .. . 281
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Garage door opener (Homelink) .. .. .. . . 42
Garment hooks ............ .... .. .. .. 61
Gas discharge lamps ............ .. .. . 284
Gauges Engine coolant temperature .... .. .... 11
Fuel gauge ... ........... .... .... .. 12
Speedometer ... .... ..... .... .. .. .. 27
Tachometer ................ ... ... . 12
Trip odometer .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 27
General illustration ............ .... ... 8
Generator (warning/ indicator lights) .... 17
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 242
Glove compartment (cooled) ........... 61
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 291
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Head -up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
H eadlights
Cleaning ... ................ ..... . 213
C leaning system .................... 48
Defective . ................. ..... .. 22
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . 22, 44
Washer reservoir ......... .. .. .... . 238
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 132
Adjusting .. ................ ..... . 132
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear seats .... ........... .... .... .. 57
Removing ............... .. .. .. .. .. 57
H eated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
rear window (automatic climate contro l) 73 rear window (climate cont
ro l) . . . . . . . . . 71
seats (automatic climate control) ...... 73
seats (climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Steering wheel ... ............. ..... 74
windshield washer spray nozzles . .... . 48
Heating ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 69
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 141
High beam .. ...... ............. ..... 46
High voltage warning label ..... .. .. .. 291
Hill descent control ................. 112
Homelink (garage door opener) ..... .. . 42
Hood (release lever) .. ........... .. .. 225
Hooks . .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 67
Horn ..... ..... .. ................ ... 8
How are child restraint system anchors re-
lated to chi ld safety .......... ...... . 187
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 155
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? ......... .. .. .............. . 253
How safety belt pretensioners work .. .. 145
Hydroplaning ...................... 260
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Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Important things to do before driving .. 128
Improperly worn safety belts ...... .. .. 144
Ind icator lights
Dynamic steering ................. . 200
also refer to Warning/indicator lights .. 12
Infant seats .. .. .. ... .......... .... 179
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Instruments Adjusting the light ing .......... .... . 47
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster ................ .. 11
Interior lighting
Ambience lighting ............. .. .. . 47
Front and rear ... ....... ...... .. .. . 47
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ... ... . 48

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ump-starting ..... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .
Jumper cables ............. .... .. .. .
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Key ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 31
Battery replacement master key ... .. .. 32
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Kick -down
tiptronic . .. ............. .... .. .. . 113
Knee airbags ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .... . 164
Description ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 164
H ow they work . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 165
Important safety instructions . .. .. .. . 166
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Lane assist . ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 95
L ane Change Ass istant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH .... .. ................. .. ... 187
Descr ipt io n .... ........... ... ... .. 188
Install ing a child restraint ....... .... 189
L ocat io n . .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 188
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
h ook .... .. ................. .. ... 189
Launch Contro l Program .. ..... .... .. 113
L eather cleaning/protection ... .. .. .. . 215
L eaving home ............. .... .. .... 46
Lifting jack .. ............. .... .. ... 277
Lifting vehicle . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 289
Light Ambience lighting . ....... .. .. .. .. .. 4 7
Com ing/ Leavi ng home ..... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Da ytime r unning lights .... .. .. .. .. .. 44
E mergency flashers ....... .. .. .. .. .. 45
E xterior lighting .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... 4 4
H eadlig ht range contro l ... .. .. .. .. .. 44
High beam . ............. .... .. .... 46
Low beam .. ............. .... .. .. .. 44
Rear fog lights ........... .... .. .... 44
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Side marker lights . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 44
Turn signals ... .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 46
L ight/ rain senso r
Head lights .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 44
Intermitten t (w indshie ld w ipers) . .. .. . 48
Senso r defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Load ing the roof rack ............... .. 63
Locking Power locking switch ........... .... . 36
Remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
U sing the key .. ... ...... ........... 36
Low beams ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 44
Lowe r universal ancho rages (Canada) . .. 18 7
Luggage compartment Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
ca rpeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cove r ..... .. .. .. ................. . 64
En larging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
L oad ing ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 64
Movement-activated ope ning . ... .. .. . 39
Ski sack ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 67
Stow ing luggage . .. ............... 134
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Trunk pass-through ................ . 68
Lumbar suppor t
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Maintenance . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 294
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . 21, 29
Manua l shift program ... ...... ... .. .. 113
Ma ssage func tion
F ron t se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mat te f inish paint clea ning .......... . 212
Mechanica l key . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 32
Mir ro rs
Adjus ting the ex ter ior mirrors . . . . . . . . . SO
dimming . ... .... .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 51
Vanity mirrors ... .. . ... ...... ... .. . 48
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System 1S9
Mult if u nct ion steer ing whee l ...... .. .. . 25
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Natura l leather
Cleaning . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 21S
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