Table of contents
Owner's Literature
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Operation .. ................... .. .
Cockpit ..... .. ............. .... .. .
General illustration . .. ..... ..... .. .. .
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Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Driver information system . . . . . . 23
I n tr oduc tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Gearshift Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
O n Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 29
Open ing and clo sing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . .
41
Light and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E xte rior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
V1s1on ... .... ... .. .......... .. .. .. .
Windshield wipers .. .......... .. .. .. .
Dig ita l compass ... . .......... .. .. .. . 47
so
52
Seat
s and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ciga rette li ghter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warm and cold .. .......... ....... 68
Climate con trol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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Driving .... . .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
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72
Ign it ion lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
D river messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
E le ctromechanical parking brake . . . . . . .
77
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . 82
Manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
5 tronic, tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
General informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Audi side a ssi st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Parking Sy stem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear parking system with rearview
camera
106
Safety 112
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Correct passenger seat ing positions . . . . . 113
Driver 's and front passenger's footwell . . 116
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Reporting Safety Defec ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Be lt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Door handle
Power locking switch
Memory buttons (driver's seat) . .
Button for side assist
A ir outlets
Light switch
Control lever for:
- T urn signal and high beam
® Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ......... .. .. .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga-
tion and voice recognition but
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptron ic op-
eration .. ............... .. .
® IS ETI button ................. .
@ Instrument cluster .......... . .
@ Reset button for trip odometer
@ Sw itches for:
@
@
- Windshield wiper/washer
- Trip computer .............. .
Ignition lock . ... ..... ... .. .. .
Adjustable steer ing column
Contro l lever for:
- Cruise control .............. .
- adaptive cruise control
I nstrument lighting .......... .
Release lever for the engine hood
Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) ..... ..... .
Switch for unlocking the trunk lid
Adjuster control for outside
mirrors ................ ..... .
Power window switches ..... .. .
Radio-Display
1> or MMI-Display
35
58
98
44
45
133
86
11
10
12
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24
72
72
80
89
47
191
29
37
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ll The image in t he d is pl ay wil l appear either in m ultiple c ol
o rs or in a single colo r, depending on the vehicle e quip
m ent. The mult i co lor im ag e will b e used in th is Owne r's
M an ua l bec ause both multi co lor and single co lo r v ersio ns
ar e al m ost identica l.
Cockpit
Depending on options:
- Radio system
- CD changer
Emergency flasher
G love compartment ( lockable) .. .
Front passenger's airbag ...... .
Depend ing on options, switches
for:
- drive select .. .............. .
- Electronic Stabilization Control .
- Rear window sun shade ...... .
@ Deluxe automatic climate control
@ Depending on options , se lector lev
er or shift lever for:
@
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- Manual transmission ........ .
- Automatic transmission
Ashtray with cigarette lighter Depend ing on options:
- MM I control console or
- drive select . ... ............ .
- Electronic Stabilization Control
46
61
133
102
170
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68
82
82
59
102
button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
- Power switch for rear window sun
shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
@ I START ENGIN E STOP ! button . . . 75
@) Electromechanical parking brake 77
(D Tips
- Some of the equipment or features shown
in the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your veh icle or may be op
tional equipment depending on your model.
Always ask your authorized Audi dealer if
you have a question about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.
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Opening and clo sin g
- If the power locking system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer
gency ¢
page 190.
-You are well advised not to keep val uables
inside an unatte nded vehicle, v is ible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro
v ide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after t he vehicle is locked, there is a mal
funct ion in the power lock ing or the anti
theft warning system . Have the malf unct io n
cor rected by an authorized Audi dealership
or q ualified repair facility.
Key set
F ig . 18 Key set
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@ Remote control key with mechanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your veh icle
and start the engine w it h the master key with re
mote cont rol. A mecha nical key is i nteg rated in
the master key ¢
page 33.
@ Eme rgency key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use . It shou ld only be used in an emergency, for
example, in place of the ign ition key
¢
page 74 . Ke ep it in a safe place and do not
car ry it on yo ur key r ing.
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your author ized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disab led .
Be s ure to bring all your keys with you .
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Number of keys
You can chec k the number of assigned keys to
your vehicle
r=;, page 11 . This a llows yo u to make
sure yo u have received all of the keys when you
purchase a used vehicle .
Data in the master key
During driving, serv ice and maintenance-re levan t
da ta is cont inuo usly stored on your master key.
You r A udi service adviser can read out this data
and te ll yo u about the work you r vehicle needs.
This applies also to veh icles with convenience
key* .
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" maste r
k ey . W hen the ignit ion is turned off or when the
vehicle is loc ked, personal conven ience settings
for the following systems are stored and as
signed to the remote master key.
- Climate control
- Power locking system
- Sea t memory *
- Park ing system*
-Adaptive cr uise control*
- Side assist*
- Drive select*
The stored settings are a utomat ica lly rec alled
when you unlock t he vehicle, when yo u ope n the
doo rs or when yo u turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
- Do not leave you r vehicle unattended with
the key in the ignition lock. Entry by una u
thor ized persons could endanger you or re
sult i n theft o r damage the vehicle .
- Do not leave childre n unattended i n the ve
hicle, especially with access to vehicle keys .
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil
dren t he oppor tunity to start the engine
an d/or activa te ve hicl e sys tems s uch as the
powe r windows etc. Unsupervised ope ration
of any vehicle system by children c an res ult
in ser ious injury.
.
Opening and clo sin g
_& WARNING
- After closing the rear lid, a lways pu ll up on
it to make sure that it is properly closed.
Otherwise it co uld open suddenly when the
vehicle is mov ing.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- Never leave yo ur vehicle unattended espe
c ially w ith the rear lid left open . A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and p ull the lid shut, becom
ing t rapped and unable to get ou t. To re
duce the r is k of persona l injury, never let
childre n play in or around your vehicle. Al
w ays keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle
doors closed when not in use.
- Always ensure that no one is within range of
th e rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges -fingers or hands can be
pinched.
(D Tips
When the vehicle is locked, the rear lid can be
o pened separately by p ressing the button
c:;;
on the master key. When you close the rear
lid again, it locks automatically.
Trunk escape handle
In cas e of an emerg ency, th e luggage compart
men t lid can be opened from the inside using the
t runk escape handle .
Fig . 2 8 Trunk escape han dle: view from in sid e th e closed
r e a r lid
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To open luggage compartment lid
.,. Pull the handle down towards t he b umper
o::> fig. 28 .
The trunk escape hand le inside the luggage com
partment lid is made of fl uo rescen t ma teria l to
glow in the dark .
_& WARNING
The trunk escape handle is to be used only in
an emergency .
{!) Tips
The eme rge ncy re lease leve r should never be
use d as a h and le for clos ing the lugg age com
partment lid.
Power Windows
Controls
The driver can operate the window regulator for
the driver's door with the left switch and the win
dow regulator for the passenger's door with the
right switch .
Fig . 29 D river 's doo r: controls
The power w indow switches have a two-position
fun ction :
Opening the windows
.,. Press the swi tch to the fir st stop and hold it un
t il the w indow re aches the desired position .
.,. Press the switch briefly to the
s econd sto p to
automatically open the window .
Closing the windows
.,. Pull the sw itch to the fir st st o p and hold it until
the window reaches the desired posi tion .
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tomatica lly close the window.
A WARNING
- When you leave your vehicle -even if only
br iefly- always remove the ign ition key . This
applies particularly when children rema in in
the vehicle. Otherw ise the children could
sta rt the eng ine or operate electr ical equ ip
ment (e .g . power windows). The power w in
dows are functional unt il the dr iver's door or
p assenger's door has been opened.
- Pay close attention when closing the win
dows to prevent p inching of hands o r limbs .
- When loc king the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since t he win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
(D Tips
- When yo u open the doo rs, the windows au
tomati cally lower abou t 10 mm.
- After the ignition has been switched off, the
windows can st il l be opened or closed for
abo ut 10 m inutes. The window regula to rs
are not sw itched until the driver 's or pas
senger's door is opened .
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the panoramic tilting sunroof
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key.
F ig . 3 0 Key tu rns fo r open ing a nd clos ing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
q page 33 .
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Opening and cl osing
• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
• Turn the key to position~
fig. 30@ until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the panoramic ti lting sunroof is ti lted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mec hanical
key out o f the maste r key
q page 33.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock pos ition @ unti l the windows and the
panoram ic tilting sunroof are closed
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When the panoramic tilting sunroof is tilted/
closed, the e lectric sun shade* is also opened/
closed.
A WARNING
-- Never close the w indows and the panoramic
tilt ing sunroof inattent ively and without
checking -the re is risk of injury.
- You must a lways watch when the windows
are being ra ised so that no o ne can be trap
ped. If you release the key, the clos ing ac
tion is immed iate ly canceled.
- Always read and heed WA RN ING
q .&. in
General description on page 31.
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery , the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
• Pull and ho ld the power window switch until
the window is comp letely closed.
• Release the switch and pull the swi tch again for
one seco nd .
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Light and Vision
Q/P -Adjusting the left/right exter ior mir ror.
Move th e knob in the des ired direction.
(@. -Heat ing the m irro r glass depending on the
ou tside temperat ure*.
.9 -Folding exterior mirrors* . In the Infotain
men t system, you can select if the mirrors fold in
automatically when you lock the vehicle
¢ page 36.
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when ba cking in to a
pa rking space , the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the posit ion for the front passenger's outs ide
mirror.
You can adjust the ti lted mi rror sur fa ce by turn
ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
move out of reverse and into another gear, the
new mirror position is sto red and assigned to the
key yo u are using.
The mirror goes back into its o riginal position
once yo u drive forward faster than 9 mph
(15 km/h) or tu rn the ignition off .
A WARNING
Curved mirror surfaces (convex or spherical *)
increase your f ield of view. Remember that
vehicles or other objects will appear smaller
and fa rther away than when seen in a flat mir
ror. If you use t his mirro r to est imate distan
ces of following vehicles whe n cha ng ing
lanes, yo u co uld estimate incor rectly and
c ause an accident .
(D Note
-If the mir ror housing was moved by outs ide
fo rces (such as an impac t when maneuver
in g), y ou must use the powe r fo ldi ng func
tion to fold the mirro r all the way out . The
mirror housing must not be moved back in
to place by hand beca use this would impa ir
the function of the m irror mechanism.
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, yo u m ust fold the exte rior m irrors i n
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
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N ever fold power fold ing ex terior mirrors *
by hand . On ly fold them in and out using
the power controls .
(D Tips
-If the power adjusting function malfunc
tions, the glass in both mirrors can be ad
justed by p ressing on the edge of it by hand .
- The exte rior m irro r settings are sto red w it h
the memory function* ¢
page 58.
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 4 3 Auto mat ic d immin g rear view m irro r•
Manual dimming rearview mirror
.,. Pull the lever on the bottom of the m irror ba ck .
Automatic dimming rearview mirror *
.,. Press the button@¢ fig. 43. The indicator
light @ turns on . The rearview and ex ter ior*
m irrors d im au tomat ica lly when light shines on
t hem, for e xamp le from headlig hts on a veh icle
to the re ar.
A WARNING
Electrolyte f luid can leak from automa tic di m
ming mi rrors if the glass is broken . Electro
lyte fl uid can irritate s kin, eyes and respirato
ry system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to electro
lyte ca n cause irritation to the respiratory
system, especially among people with asth ma or other respiratory conditions . Get
fresh air immediately by leaving the vehicle
or, if that is not possible, open windows a nd
doors all the way. ..,.
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-If electrolyt e gets into the eyes, flush them
thoroughly with large amounts of clean
water for at least 15 minutes; medical at
tention is recommended.
- If electrolyte contacts skin, flush affected
area with clean water for at least 15 mi nutes and then wash affected area w ith
soap and water; medical attention is recom
mended . Thoroughly wash affected clothing
and shoes before reuse.
- If swallowed and person is conscious, rinse mouth with water for at least 15 m inutes.
Do not induce vomiting unless instructed to
do so by medical profession al. Get medical
attent ion immed iate ly.
(D Note
Liquid elect rolyte leaking from broken m irror
glass will damage any p lastic surfaces it
comes in co ntac t wi th. C lean up sp illed ele c
t rolyte immediately with clean water and a
sponge .
@ Tips
-Switch ing off the d imm ing f unction of the
i nside rear v iew m irror also deact ivates the
automat ic dimming function of the exterior
mirrors.
- Automat ic dimming for the m irror on ly op
erates properly if the sun shade* for the
rear window is not in use or the light strik
ing the ins ide mirror is not hindered by oth
er objects .
- The automatic d imm ing mirrors do not dim
when the interior lighting is turned on or
the reverse gear is selected .
Light and Vis ion
Sun visors
Fig. 44 Drive r's s ide: sun viso r
The sun visors for the dr iver and passenger can
be pulled out of their brackets in the center of
the vehicle and turned towards the doors
(D .
The m irro r light swi tches on when the cover over
t he va nity mirror @opens.
Sun shade
Applies to vehicles: with sun shade
The rear window is equipped with a sun shade.
F ig . 4 5 W ith MM I: Bu tton for re ar w in do w s un shade
F ig. 46 W ith out MMI : But ton for rear window sun s had e
"' To extend/retract the sun shade, press the 00
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button r=;, fig. 45 or r=;, fig. 46 . ""
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Light and Vision
You can adjust the settings for the rear sun shade
so the shade retracts automatically when you se
lect the reverse gear . To do th is, select the ICAR !
function button
> Wi ndows > Re ar bli nd > auto
ma tic > on
or! CAR ! function button> C ar sys
tems *
control button > Vehicle settings > Auto
matic rear blind > On .
The cu rrent sett ing is au
tomatically stored and assigned to the remote
key. The sun shade is extended aga in as soon as
the vehicle is tr aveling fo rwa rd a t a spee d grea ter
than
9 mph (15 km/h) if the ign ition has not
been switc hed off in the meant ime.
_& WARNING
Whe n lowe ring or ra is ing the sunsha de, make
sure there is nothing in its way and that it has
a free path to travel. Th is could cause person
al injury.
@ Tips
- Pressing the button rn several times con
secutively can trigger the over load protec
tion. The sun shade can o nly be extended/
r etracted again after a brief wa iting pe riod.
- The rea r window sun shade only functions
when the vehicle interior is warmer than
14°F (-10°C) .
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig . 4 7 W inds hield w iper leve r
Move the wi ndshield wipe r lever to the cor re
spond ing pos ition:
@ -Windshield wiper off
0 0 -N st co Ul
(!) -Interval mode. To extend/shorten the wiper
intervals, move the switch @to the left/right. In
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vehicles with a rain senso r* the wipe rs turn on in
the rain once the vehicle speed exceeds approxi
mately 2 mph (4 km/ h). The higher the sensitivi
ty of the rain sensor * is set (sw itch @to the
right), t he earlier the windshield wipers react to
moistu re on the w indshield . In some models, you
can switc h rain senso r mode off and switch inte r
mittent mode on in the MM !* . Select: ICAR !func
t ion but to n >
Car systems * contro l butto n > Driv
er assist > Rain sensor .
In intermi tten t m ode,
you can a djus t the interval time using the @
swi tch .
@ -Slow w ip ing
@ -Fast w iping
@ -Sing le wipe
® -Cl ean the w indshie ld. To eli mina te wate r
drop le ts, the windshield wi per performs one af
te rwipe operation after severa l seconds while
driv ing. You can switch this function off by mov
ing the leve r to pos ition ® within
10 seconds of
the afterw ipe operation. The afterwipe function
i s react ivated the next time the ignition is sw itch
ed o n.
Cleaning the headlig hts*. The headlight was her
system* operates only when the headlights are
o n. If you move the lever to position @, the
headlig hts are washed in inte rva ls .
_& WARNING
- Th e rain sensor i s onl y int en ded to ass ist t he
driver. T he dr iver is s till respo nsible for
manu ally swi tching the w ipers on a ccor ding
t o the visi bility con ditions.
- The winds hield may not be t re ated w ith w a
ter-re pelling wi ndsh ield co ati ng ag ents. Un
favorable con dit io ns, su ch as wetness, d ark
ness , low sun, ca n resu lt in i ncreased g lare .
Wiper blade chatte r is also possib le .
- Pro perly functioning w indshield wiper
b lades are required fo r a clear v iew and safe
driving
c::> page 51, Replacing windshield
wiper blades.
(D Note
- I n the case of frost, c hec k whether the
w indshie ld wi pe r b lades are frozen to t he