Instrumen ts and ind icator ligh ts
the I SET! button, you de lete the warning thresh
old.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
F ig . 5 Ins trum en t cluster: odo meter
Fig . 6 Instrument cluster: reset bu tton
Digi tal clock/GP S controll ed cl ock*
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, you
may choose between the quartz clock or the
GPS
controlled clock* l!j in the radio or in the MMI *.
You can learn more about this in the MMI manual
or in the rad io user 's manual.
Odometer /t ri p odomete r
The display of distance driven is shown in kilome
ters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
The units of measure (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the radio or MMI* . You can learn
mo re about this in the MMI manual or in the ra
d io user's manual.
The odometer @ shows the total number of kilo
meters or miles that have been driven on the ve
h icle .
12
The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances. The last digit shows distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press
ing the reset button
!O.O I ¢ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhe re in the in
strume nt cluster,
DEF w ill appear in the tr ipod
ometer and w ill stay on. Contact yo ur authorized
Aud i dealer to have the prob lem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on the
i gnition key are scan ned automat ica lly .
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is d is·
played permanently in the odomete r display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢ page 32 .
{i) Tips
-When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver door, the time, date, odometer
and tempe rature are displayed for an addi
tional
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!SE T! button¢ page 11 while the ignition is
switched off .
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on.
When the needle re aches the red area, the warn
i ng l ight
li'J in the instrument cluster wi ll illumi
nate ¢
page 20. Time to refuel!
The tota l tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
¢ page 256.
(D Note
Neve r run the tan k comp letely dry! An ir regu
l a r supply of fuel can cause eng ine misfiring
and fuel could enter in to the exhaust system .
The cata lytic conver ter cou ld the n overheat
and be damaged.
Index
Child safety locks Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 163
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 67
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 195
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
194
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clean ing textiles ... ............ .... .. . 196
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
264
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Convenience key
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Starting engine (START ENGIN E STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience opening/closing
Convertible child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 42
164
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 169
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 77
Cooling System
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 , 49
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
261
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Homelink universal remote contro l . . . . . 261
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Index
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 122
Proper safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Proper seating posit ion
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Occupa nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
P rotective l iner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Q
Qua rtz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Q uestion
What happens to unbel ted occupants? 13 1
R
Radiator fan . .. .. ............. .... .. . 211
Ra in/light sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
R eading ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rea r doo r su n shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Rear fog lights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48
Re ar lid
Autom atic o peration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rea r light
D efe ctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rea r parking sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rea r parking system with rearview camera . 115
Rea r view came ra
Par king mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18
P a rking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rea r view m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Re ar window su n sha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
R ecirc ulation mode (automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ref uell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
270 Release
lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Remote control Gar age door opene r (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personaliz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
u nlocking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Windshie ld w iper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 129
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ret rac to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Revers ible f loor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
R igh t hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rims .......... .. .. .. ............. .. 232
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
s
SA FE 12
Safe d riving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S afety
Airbag system ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Be lts
.. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... ..
Cargo 138
130
126
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety be lt heig ht adjustment . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 135
Safety be lt pretens ione r
Se rvice and disposal. .. .. ........... .. 13 7
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fastening 133