Driver information s ystem
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer with efficiency pro
gram
F ig. 16 D isplay: fuel eco nomy message
Fue l economy messages are displayed when fue l
consumption is inc reased by certain conditions. If
you follow these fuel economy messages, you can reduce your vehicle's consumption of fuel. The
messages appear automatically and are only dis
p layed in the eff iciency program . The fuel econo
my messages turn off automat ica lly afte r ace r
tain period of t ime.
"' To turn a fuel economy message off immed i
ate ly after it appears , press t he I R ESE T I button
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"' Press t he f unct ion sele ct io n sw itch
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(D Tips
- Once you have t urned a fue l economy mes
sage off, it will on ly appea r again after you
turn the ig nition on ag ain.
- T he fuel economy messages a re not d is
p layed in every ins tance, but rather in in ter
v al s over a per io d of t ime.
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due .
The schedule for the next oil change o r inspec
tion is calc ulated a utomatically and displayed ac
cord ingly. The display works in two stages:
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Service reminder
3 0 days before the next service is due , a servi ce
r eminder appears in the display when you turn on
the ignition .
After abou t
5 seconds the display swit ches bac k
to normal. The dist ance a nd time rem aining are
u pda ted each time the ignit ion is turned on unt il
the date due for service is reached.
Service due
Whe n the d ue date for se rvice is rea ched, the
message
Service due! appears in the inst rument
cl uster immed iate ly after you tu rn o n the igni
tion . Add itiona lly, a warn ing tone sounds. A fter
about
5 seconds the display switches back to nor
mal.
Calling up the service schedules
I f or w hen an oil change o r inspec tion is due, can
be shown in the radio or MMI * display by se lect
i ng the service interval display in the car menu.
Se lect
I CAR I fu nction button > Se rvice interval
display
or ! CAR I function button > Car systems *
control button > Ser vicing & checks .
Resetting the s ervice interval display
Yo ur a utho rized Aud i dea ler will rese t the corre
sponding service schedu le after performing the
approp riate service on your vehicle . You also have
the possibility to reset t he oi l change schedule
after having pe rformed an oil change accord ing
to Audi specifications. Select
I CA R I fu nction but
ton
> Service interval display > Re set oil change
interval
or ICA RI fu nction button > Car systems *
control button > Servicing & check s > Reset oil
change interval.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil c hange display when you
h ave completed an o il change.
- If you disconnect the battery term inals, no
calcu lations can be made for the se rvice in
te rv al display dur ing th is time and no se rv
i c e rem inder will appear. Remembe r th at
ob serv ing the pro per serv ice intervals is vi-
ta lly im po rt an t to extending the life o f your .,.
