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of time. This applies particularly when chil
dren rema in in the vehicle. Otherwise the
children could start the engine or operate
electrical equipment such as power win
dows. The power windows continue to func
tion until the driver's door or front passeng er's door has been opened.
- Pay carefu l attention when closing the win
dows.
It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
@ Tips
After switch ing the ignit ion off, you can still
open and close the windows for approximate
ly 10 minutes. The power windows a re not
switched off until the driver's door or fron t
passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
All of the windows and the panorama roof can be opened/closed at the same time .
Fig. 33 Driver's door: door lock
Con venie nce op ening
.. Hold the key in the open position @Q fig. 33
until all of the windows are in the desired posi
tion and the panorama roof is tilted open.
Conveni enc e closi ng
.. Hold the key in the lock position ® until all the
windows and panorama roof are closed .
F or vehicles w ith panorama sunroof: When you
open or close the panorama sunroof, the power
sunshade will also open or close .
Openin g an d clos ing
A WARNING
--Never close the windows and the power sun-
roof inattentively and without checking -
there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the windows
are being raised so that no one can be trap
ped. If you release the key, the closing ac
tion is immed iate ly canceled.
-Always read and heed WARNING Q
& in
General description on page 2
7.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
.. Pull the power window switch until the window
is completely raised .
"' Release the switch and pull it again for at least
one second.
"' Press the power window switch until the w in
dow is comple tely lowered .
.. Release the switch and press it again for at
least one second . Now you can close the w in
dow as usual.
Panorama roof
Opening/closing the roof
F ig. 3 4 Front headliner: panorama roof buttons
@ Tilting the roof
.. To tilt the sunroof complete ly, press the~
button up briefly to the second level
"' To close the sunroof completely, pull the~
button down briefly to the second level¢,&. . ...
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~ To activate the headlight assistant, tap the lev
er forward (!). The indicator light
ii appears
in the instrument cluster disp lay and the head
lights are switched on/off automatically. The
SI indicator light also turns on if the high
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat
ically as expected, you may switch them on or off
manually instead:
~ To switch the high beams on manually, tap the
l ever forward (!). The
SI indicator light turns
on.
~ To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back@. The headlight assistant is deacti
vated .
Operating the headlight flasher
~ Pull the lever into position @to operate the
headlight flasher when the headlight assist is
activated. The headlight ass istant remains ac
tive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Headlight assist: System fault!
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected. You can still switch the
high beams on or off manually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable. No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris .
The sensor is located between the interior rear
view mirror and the windshield . Therefore, do not
place any st ickers in this area on the windshield .
A WARNING
Headlight assistant is only intended to assist
the driver. The driver is still responsible for
controlling the headlights and switching
them manually depending on light and visibil
ity conditions. It may be necessary to operate
them manually in situations such as:
- In adverse weather conditions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b lowing snow or spraying water.
Lights and Vision
-On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obscured, such as expressways.
- When there are road users that do not have
sufficient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tight curves and on steep slopes.
- In poorly lit areas.
- With strong reflectors, such as signs .
- If the area of the windshield near the sensor
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
s ticker.
Adjusting exterior lighting
The functions are selected in the radio or MMI*.
~ Select: !CAR ! function button> (Car) Systems*
control button > Vehicle settings> Exterior
lighting .
Coming home (lights when leaving car}*,
Leaving home (lights when unlocking car)*
The coming home function illumi nates the area
around the vehicle when the ignition is switched
off and the driver's door is opened. Depending on
vehicle eq uipment, the function can be switched
on and off or the length of time the lights remain
on* can be adjusted .
T he
leaving home function illuminates the area
around the vehicle when unlock ing it. Thi s func
tion can be switched on and off.
The
coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switch
is i n the AUTO posit ion ~
page 39, fig. 35.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime running
l ights
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is activated automatically each time the ig
nition is switched on .
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Lights and Vi sion
function . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopping temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshie ld
wipers automatically reduces by one level.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a sof t cloth and a glass cleaner .
Windshield wiper
~ Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position ¢
page 46.
~ Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
Rear window wiper
~ Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
rear window .
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi
sion, which increases the risk of an accident .
Replacing front windshield wiper blades
Fig. 47 Remov ing w inds hield w iper b lades
Wiper service position/blade replacement
position
~ Switc h the windshield wipers off (position @
¢ page 45, fig. 45).
-
~ Switch off the ignition and hold the w indshield
wiper lever in pos ition @¢
page 45, fig. 45 un-
46
til the windshield wiper moves into the service
position .
~ To bring the wiper b lades back into the origina l
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
w indshield wiper lever.
Removing the wiper blade
~ Fold the windshie ld wiper arm away from the
windshield.
~ Press the locking knob(!)¢ fig. 47 on the wiper
blade. Hold the wiper blade firmly.
~ Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow.
Installing the wipe r blade
~ Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm @until you hear it latch into
place .
~ Place the wiper arm back on the windsh ield.
~ To bring the wiper blades back into the original
position, switch the ignition on and operate the
w indshield w iper lever.
.&_ WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wipe r
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
(UJ Note
- Th e windshie ld wiper blades must only be
replaced when in the service position! Oth
erwise, you ris k damaging the paint on the
hood or the windshield wiper moto r.
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshie ld.
The windshie ld wipers would move back in
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshie ld.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper sys
tem, always loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshield before operating wipers.
- To help prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other so lvents on or near the wiper blades.
- To help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to
move the wipers by hand .

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scald ing burns . Spilled hot liquid can also
cause an accident and personal injury .
- Use only soft c ups in the cupholder . Hard
c u ps and g lasses can cause injury in an acci
dent .
- Never use the cup holde r or adapter as an
ashtray -risk of fire.
CD Note
Ma ke sure your bever age container has a lid .
If not, yo ur beverage could spill a nd cause
damage to vehicle equipment or stain the
seat covers.
Cup holders in the door pockets
A cup hold er is located in all four doors.
F ig . 63 Sect io n of doo r trim : cup ho lde r
The cup holder in the door pockets can fit 1 to
1.5 liter bott les .
A WARNING
Spilled h ot l iquid can cause a n accident and
p ersonal i njury.
- Never carry any beverage con taine rs wi th
hot li quids, s uch as ho t coffee or ho t te a in
I
the ve hicle while it is moving. I n case of a n
acciden t, sud den braking or o ther vehi cle
movement, hot liq uid could s pill, causing
sca ld ing burns . Spilled hot liquid can also
cause an accident and perso nal in jury.
- Use only soft c ups in the c upholder . Hard
c u ps and g lasses can ca use inj ury in an acci
dent .
-
Seats and storag e
CD Note
Make su re your beverage contai ner has a lid.
If not, your beve rage co uld sp ill and cause
damage to vehicle eq uipment or sta in the
seat covers.
Glove compartment
T he glove compartment is illuminated*, cooled*
and can be locked* .
Fig. 64 Glove co mpart ment
Fig . 65 Glove co mpart ment: Sw itch for t he coo ling
To open glove compartment
"'Pull the handle in the direction of the arrow
¢ fig. 64 and swing the cover dow n to open.
To close glove compartment
"' Push the glove compartment lid upward unti l
the lock engages .
To switch the cooling on
"'Tu rn the rotary switch @ counter-clockwise to
sw itch the cooling on. The symbols on the rota
ry switch must be displayed c> fig . 65 accord-
ing ly.
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Seats and storage
To switch the cooling off
.,. Turn the rotary switch @clockwise to switch
the cooling off.
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate control is in the heating mode, we
recommend switching the cooling box off.
& WARNING
To reduce the risk of personal injury in an acci
dent or sudden stop, always keep the glove
compartment closed while driving.
Additional storage
There are a variety of storage compartments and
fasteners in various places in the vehicle.
- In the front center console.
- At the front end of the front seats*. You can
store objects weighing up to 3.3 lbs (1.5 kg) in
the drawer and objects weighing up to 2.2 lbs (1 kg) in the hinged compartment.
- In the door trim.
- Coat hooks next to and above the rear doors.
- Nets* on the backrests of the front seats.
- Coat hooks/retaining hooks in the luggage
compartment.
& WARNING
- When driving, do not leave any hard objects
on the rear window shelf or allow your pet
to sit on the shelf. They could become a haz
ard for vehicle occupants in the event of
sudden braking or a crash.
- Always remove objects from the instrument
panel. Any items not stored could slide
around inside the vehicle while driving or
when accelerating or when applying the
brakes or when driving around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that any
thing you may have placed in the center con
sole or other storage locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
accelerate.
- Any articles of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
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The coat hooks are designed only for light
weight clothing. Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident - especially if the
airbag is deployed - these objects could in
jure any passengers inside the vehicle.
- To reduce the risk of personal injury in an
accident or sudden stop, always keep the
glove compartment closed while driving.
- Read and follow all WARNINGS
~ page 128, Important safety instructions
on the side airbag system.
-Hang clothes in such a way that they do not
impair the driver's vision.
- The coat hooks must only be used for light
weight clothing. Do not leave any heavy or
sharp edged objects in the pockets which
may interfere with the side curtain airbag
deployment and can cause personal injury in
a crash.
- Do not use coat hangers for hanging cloth
ing on the coat hooks as this can interfere
with proper deployment of the side curtain airbags in an accident.
- Do not hang heavy objects on the coat
hooks, as they could cause personal injury in
a sudden stop.
- Always keep the compartment above the
rearview mirror closed while driving to re
duce the risk of injury in the event of sudden
braking maneuvers or a collision.
(D Note
Objects located on the rear shelf that rub
against the rear window could damage the heating wires for the rear window defogger.
(D Tips
-A vent slot is located between the shelf and
the rear window. Do not block the vent with
any items you may place on the rear window
shelf.
- Do not place bulky items on the rear window shelf as they could restrict or block the driv
er's vision in the rear view mirror.

Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off.
The LED in a button will light up when the func
tion is sw itched on.
IOF FI Switching the climate control system
on and off
The
I O FF I button switches the climate contro l
system on or off. Airflow from outside is b locked
when the climate control system is switched off .
IAJC! Switching the cooling mode on and off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off. This can
cause fog on the windows. The cooling mode
switches off automatically when there are cold
outside temperatures .
l= I Switching the recirculation mode on and
off
To switch on the recirculat ion mode, press the
1 ... ,.1 button. The lower LED in the button turns on.
In recirculation mode, the air inside the vehicle is
circulated and filtered . This prevents the unfil
tered air outside the vehicle from entering the
vehicle interior. We recommend switching recir
culation mode on when dr iv ing th rough a tunnel
or when sitting in traffic~ ,&.
The
IAUTOI button or~ button switches recircu
l ation mode off .
To switch on the automatic recirculation mode,
press the
l""> •I button again . The upper LED in the
button turns on . Recirculation mode switches on
automatically when the engine is co ld, if you are
driving in reverse. The ai r quality sensor that is
des igned for diese l and gasoline exha ust auto
matica lly switches the recirculation mode on or
off depending on the leve l of pollutants in the
outside air. Automatic recirculation mode is time
restricted when cooling mode (A/C) is switched
off and frost temperatures are identified.
IAUTO I Switching automatic mode on and off
Automatic mode maintains a constant tempera
ture inside the vehicle. Air temperature, airflow
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-I -Adjusting the temperature
T he vehicle inter ior temperature can be adjusted
f or the driver and the front passenger using the
left/right knob. Temperatures can be set be
tween a range of 60 ° F (+ 16 °C) and 84 ° F
(+28 °C). If outside of this range,
LO or HI will
appear in the climate contro l system display . In
both settings, the climate control runs with con
stantly at the maximum cooling or heating level.
The temperature is not regulated.
~ Adjusting air speed
You can adjust the volume of air generated by the blower to your preference . Use the left~ button
to decrease the air speed, and use the right~
button to increase the air speed . To have the air
flow regulated automatically, press the
!AUTOI
button.
[!il l~/~ Adjusting air distribution
You can manually select the vents where the air
will flow. The buttons can be pressed individually
or in comb ination with each other. To have the air
distribution regulated automatically, press the
IAUTOI button.
~ Adjusting seat heating*
Pressing the button switches the seat heating on
at the highest setting (level 3) . T he LEDs indicate
the temperature level. To reduce the tempera
ture, press the button again . T o switch the seat
hea ting off, press the button repeatedly until the
LED tur ns off.
After 10 minutes, the seat heating automatically
switches from level 3 to level 2.
IIIW MAX ! Switching the defroster on and off
The windshield and side windows are defrosted or cleared of condensat ion as quickly as poss ible.
The maximum amount of air flows mainly from
the vents below the windsh ield. Recirculation
mode switches off. The temperatu re should be
set at +72 °F (22 °() or h igher.
The
! AUTOI button switches the defroster off .
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Driving
Steering
Manually adjustable steering wheel
The steering wheel position is fully adjus table up
and down and forward and back .
Fig. 77 Lever under the ste ering column
Fi rst, ad just t he driver 's sea t correct ly.
• Pull the lever ~
fig. 77 ~ .&,.
• Move the steer ing whee l to the desired posi
t ion.
• Push the lever against the steeri ng column un-
ti l it locks .
There must be a t least 10 inches (25 cm) be
tween your chest and the center of the stee rin g
wheel. If yo u cannot sit mo re than 10 inches (25
cm) from the steering whee l, see if adaptive
equipment is available to help you reach the ped
als and increase the distance from the steering
wheel.
F or detai led information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
~ page 50 .
.&_ WARNING
Improper use of steer ing whee l adjustment
and improper seating position can cause ser i
ous pe rsonal injury.
- Adjust the steer ing whee l co lumn on ly w hen
the vehicle is not mov ing to prevent loss of
vehicle control.
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so
that there is a min imum of 10 inches (25
cm) betwee n your chest and t he s teer ing
wheel
~page 96, fig. 107 . If you cannot
-
Drivi ng
maintain t his minim um distance, the airbag
system cannot p rotect yo u proper ly.
- If physical limitations prevent you from sit
ting 10 inches (25 cm) or more from the
steer ing whee l, check with your author ized
Audi dealer to see if adaptive equipment is
ava ilable.
- If the steer ing whee l is aligned w ith your
face, the supplementa l driver's a irbag can
not provide as much protect io n in an acc i
dent. Always make sure that the steer ing
wheel is aligned with you r chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel w ith your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o' clock posi
tions to reduce the risk of pe rso nal injur y if
the dr iver's a irbag dep loys .
- Never ho ld the stee ring wheel at the 12
o'cl ock position or wi th you r hands inside
the stee rin g wheel rim or on the s teer ing
wheel h ub. Holding the stee ring w heel the
wrong way can cause serious inj uries to the
hands, arms and head if the driver's airbag
deploys .
Starting and stopping
the engine (vehicles with
an ignition lock)
Starting the engine
Applies to veh icles: w it h ign ition lock
The ignition is switched on and the engine start
ed with the key in the ignition.
Fig. 78 Ignit io n lock: positio n of th e ig ni tion key
Switching the ignition on /off
• To switch t he ignit ion on, t urn the igni tion key
to position
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Driving
"'T o switch the ignition off, turn the ignition key
to position @.
Starting the engine
"' Press the b rake pedal and put the selector leve r
in to P or N.
"'T urn the key to pos it ion @. The ignition key au
tomatica lly returns to position
(I) . Do not press
the accelerator pedal when doing this.
If the engine does not sta rt immed iate ly, stop
the starting procedure and repeat after 30 sec
onds. To restart the engine, turn the ignition key
back to position @.
A WARNING
- Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -danger of asp hyxiation .
-
-Never remove the ignit ion key from the ign i
t ion look while the vehicle is moving . Other
wise , the steering lock cou ld sudden ly en
gage and you would not be able to stee r the
vehicle .
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave your vehicle . Otherw ise, the engi ne
cou ld be sta rted o r electrical equ ipment
s uch as the power w indows co uld be operat
ed . This can lead to se rious i nju ry.
- Never leave children or pe rsons requiring as
sistance unattended i n the vehicle . The
doo rs c an be lo cked usi ng the remote trans
mit ter, preven ting people from escapin g
from the vehicle on thei r own in the event of
an emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people inside the vehicle can be ex
posed to very hig h or very low tempera
tures.
(D Note
Avoid high engine speed, full throttle, and heavy engine load as long as the engine has
not reached operat ing temperature yet. You
could damage the engi ne.
@ For the sake of the environment
Do not let the engine run while parked to
warm up. Begin dr iving immediately . This re
duces unnecessary emiss ions.
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(D Tips
- Some noise after start ing the engine is nor
ma l and is no cause for concern.
- If you leave the ve hicle w ith the ignition
switched on, the ign ition wi ll switch off af
ter a certain amount of time. Make sure that
electrical equipment such as the exterior
lights are switched off.
- If it is d ifficult to turn the key to pos ition
(D , turn the steering wheel back and forth
slightly to release the steering wheel lock.
Stopping the engine
App lies to vehicles: with ignition lock
Stopping the engine
"' Bring the vehicle to a full stop .
"'T urn the key to posi tion @.
Engag ing the steering lock
Requi rement: the se lector lever must be in P.
"' Remove the ignition key in position @
c::> page 67, fig. 78 c::> &_ .
"'Tur n the steering whee l until you hear the
steer ing whee l lock .
The locke d steer ing helps prevent vehicle the ft.
A WARNING
-Never turn off the engine before the vehicle
has come to a complete stop. The full func
tion of the brake booster and the power
steer ing is not guaranteed. You must use
more force to turn or brake if necessary. Be
cause you cannot stee r and brake as you
usually would, this cou ld lead to crashes
a nd se rio us in juries.
- For safety reasons, yo u sh ould always park
your veh icle w ith the se lector lever i n P.
Othe rwise, the vehicle could inadve rten tly
roll aw ay.
- The rad iator fa n can cont in u e to run for up
t o 10 minutes even af ter yo u have turned
off the engine an d remove d the igni tion key.
The rad iator fan can also turn on again if the
eng ine coolant heats up because of intense .,._