
Fuses and bulbs
bulb holders that can ca use serio us cuts . If
yo u are uncertain about what to do, have
the work performed by an authorized Audi dealer or qualif ied workshop . Serious per
sonal in ju ry may resu lt from imprope rly per·
formed work .
@ Tips
-If you still prefer to rep lace the light bulbs
yourself, be aware that the engine compart ment is a haza rdous a rea to work
in Q page 177 ~&. .
- It is best to ask your authorized A udi dealer
whenever yo u want to change a b ulb.
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Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Blower
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
65
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake system
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Emergency braking funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 178
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Caps for wheel bolts , removing . . . . . . . . . . 215
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Index
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment...... ... .. .. .................
100
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat....... ... .. .. ................ .
113
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
149
Child restraints system anchors. . . . . . . . . . 144
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Important th ings to know when driving with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tether s traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Child safety lock
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35, 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 143
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat...... .... .. .. ............... ..
113
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
237

Declarat ion of compliance
Au di side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Remo te control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D efro st ing (windows)
M anual clima te con trol system . . . . . . . . . . 64
Defrost ing (winds hield)
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
D EF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D eter mini ng cor rec t load l imit . . . . . . . . . . 205
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
D istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Doors Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door, hood or luggage compartment lid wa rn-
ing ... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .. 23
D river inform ation syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E ff ic iency p rogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On -board compu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operating using m ultifunction steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating using windshie ld w iper lever . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
D river seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
D rive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
I ndica tor ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
D riving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D ust filte r
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Index
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
El ectrome chanical parking b rake
War ning/ indica to r lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
also refer to Parking b rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
El ectrome chanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
I nd icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
E lectron ic differentia l lock
War ning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lectron ic Diffe rential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
El ectron ic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E lectron ic power contro l
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E lectron ic stabilization control
ESC offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
El ectron ic St abiliz ati on Contro l . . . . . . . . . . 151
E lectron ic Stabi liza tion Contro l (ESC)
War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency f lasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E mergency locking fro nt passenge r's door . . 32
E mergency operation
E mergency b raking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front passenger 's doo r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
F uel fi lle r doo r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
L uggage comp artmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Panorama roo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E mergency release
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Battery power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S
Driver notif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
En gine
C oo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3
Data ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 231
Starting with jumpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Start ing (convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Start ing ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Stopping (conven ience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stoppi ng ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
239

Index
Rear window defogger 64,66
Recirculation mode Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Refueling .. .. .. .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. . 175
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Synchroni zation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Replacing windsh ield wiper b lades . . . . . . . . 46
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Safety belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 107
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Not worn ....................... .. . 105
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Safety equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Safety instructions Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 124
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Seat
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 109
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal.............. .... 111
244
Number of seats 104
Seat adjustment Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seat heating Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seating capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97