Table of content s
Owner' s Lit e rature
5
About this Own er's Manual . . . . . . 6
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 1
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Time/date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door, hood or luggage compartment lid is
open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service i nterval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
O n Board Diagnostic System (O BD) . . . . . 25
E lec tronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cent ral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
D ig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seats and stor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
General informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
F ront seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 1
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cigarette ligh ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 3
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
2
Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Luggage compartment . ... .. .... ... . . 57
58
Warm and cold .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 62
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... .. 67
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Starting and stopping the engine (vehicles with an ignit ion lock) . . . . . . . . . 67
Start ing and stopping the eng ine
(vehicles with a convenience key) . . . . . . . 69
Driver messages .. ... ...... ....... .. .
E lectromechanical parking brake ...... .
Speed warning system . ... .. ... ... .. . .
Cru ise cont rol sys tem
Audi side assist ... ........ ..... . .
Side assist .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Audi drive select .. ..... ....... .. .
D rive sett ings .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Automatic transmission ........ .
71
71
74
74
76
76
80
80
82
t iptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Parking systems
Genera l information .. ..... ....... .. .
Rear park ing system .. .. ........... . .
Parking sys tem plus . .. ... .......... . .
Rearv iew camera ... .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Adjusting the disp lay and the warning
tones .. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Error messages .. .. .. ............. . .
Trailer hitch ... .. .. .. ............. . .
Safety ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Driving safety ... .. ............. . .
88
88
88
89
90
93
93
94
95
95
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Correct passenger seat ing positions . . . . . 96
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Stor ing ca rgo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Reporting Safety Defec ts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Why use s afety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
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(J)
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Central locking switch
Cent ral locking L ED ......... .. .
Side assist button
Side assist d isplay
L ig ht swit ch .... . .......... .. .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
L ever for turn s ignal and h igh
beams .. .. .... . .......... .. .
® Multifunction ste ering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ........... .. .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ............... .. .
- Audio , te lephone, nav igation and
vo ice recognit ion controls
- Programmable steering wheel
button . .. .. ........... .. .. .
- Shift paddles for tiptronic opera-
tion ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Windshield washer system lever
@ I S TART EN GIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Pa rking brake button ....... .. .
~ Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction or ignition lock . ... .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment .... .
@ Cruise contro l lever .... ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ Inst rument illum ina tion ... .. .. .
@ Hood r ele as e .... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Automat ic luggage compartment
lid .. .. ... ............. ..... .
31
27
76
76
39
40
116
20
22
85
10
45
69
71
70
67
74
25
43
177
33
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment 43 Coc
kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power windows . .. .. .. ..... .. .
@ Child safety lock ............. .
@ Buttons/indi cator lights for:
- Eme rgency flashers .. ..... .. .
- PASSENG ER AIRBAG OF F
@ Infotainment system display (does
not fold away)
@ Glove compartment .......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Infota inment system control panel
@ Buttons/indicator lights for:
- Drive se lect .. .. ............ .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
( E SC) . .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
- Park ing system .... .. ..... .. .
- Hill descent ass ist . .. ..... .. .
@ Climate contro l system .. ...... .
@ Automa tic tr an smission se lector
lever ... .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
@ Center conso le w ith:
- Cup holder .. .. ............ .
- Cigarette lighter ............ .
- Socket
0) Tips
-Some the eq uipment listed here is on ly in
stalled in certain models or is available as
an opt ion.
36
36
42
55
116
80
152
88
153
64
82
54
53
53
- The image in the instrument cluster d isplay
depends on the vehicle equipment. A maxi
mum of two versions will be pictured in th is
Owner's Manual.
- A separate operat ing manua l describes how
to operate the Infota inment system .
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Instruments and indicator lights
-The engine compartment of any motor vehi
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Before
you check anything in the engine compart ment, stop the engine and let it cool down.
Always exercise extreme caution when work ing under the hood¢
page 177.
Overview
Some ind icator lights turn o n briefly to chec k the
f u nction of that syste m whe n you switch the ign i
t ion on. These systems are mar ked with a ./ in
the following tables . If one of these indicator
lights does not turn on, there is a ma lfunction in
that system .
Red indic ator lights
12
USA models:
Brake system ./
¢page 13
Canada mode ls :
Brake system ./
r=.> page 13
USA models :
Electromechanical pa rking brake
r=.> page 14
Can ada mode ls:
Electromechanical parking brake
r=.> page 14
Safety be lts
<=.> page 15
Eng ine cooling system
r=.> page 14
E ng ine o il pressu re
<=.> page 15
Battery
¢page 15
Electromechanical power steering./
<=.>page 156
Transmission
r=.>page86
Steering co lumn lock
<=.> page 16
Yellow indicator l ights
!f
"O~ I I ~ '#
'!IIJ
E lectron ic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC) ./
<=.>page 16
Electron ic Stabiliza tion Cont ro l
( E SC) ./
<=.>page 16
Electron ic Stabiliza tion Control (ESC)
<=.> page 16
USA model s:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) defec
tive./
<=.> page 16
Canada model s:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) defec
tive ./
<=.>page 16
Safety systems./
<=.>page 16
Worn brake pads
<=.>page 16
Electromechanical parking brake
r=.> page 14
Tire pressure monitoring system*./
r=.>page208
Tire pressure monitoring system*
r=.>page208
Electron ic power contro l./
<=.>page 17
Malfunction indicator Lamp (MIL) ./
¢page 17
Engine speed limitation
¢ page 17
Engine oil leve l
¢page 17
Engine oil leve l
¢page 17
Engine oil se nsor
¢ page 17
Blll! Battery
·- r=.>page15
r.111 Tank system
... r=.>page17
Windshield washer fluid level
c:> page 18
Electromec hanical power steer ing
c:> page 156
Ignition lock
c:> page 18
Steering column lock
c:> page 16
Convenience key
c:> page 71
Battery in remote control key
c:>page 29
Defe ct ive lig ht bulb w arning
c:> page 18
Head lig ht range co ntro l
c:>page 18
Adaptive ligh t
c:>page 18
Light-/rain sensor
c:> page 18
Adaptive dampers*
c:>page 18
USA models:
Speed warning system*
c:>page 74
Canada models:
Speed warning system *
c:>page 74
Other indicator lights
T ur n s ignals
c:>page 40
Traile r turn s ignal assembly
c:> page 19
USA models:
Cruise co ntro l
c:>page 74
Canada models:
Cruise co ntro l
c:>page 74
Hill des ce nt cont rol
c:> page 153
Instruments and ind icator lights
Convenience key
c:> page 70
Open door
c:> page 23
Ope n hoo d
c:>page 23
- Open rear lid
- c:>page23
BRAKE /(0) Brake system
If the indicato r light turns on, there is a malfunc
t ion in the brake system .
1111 (USA models);a (Canada models) Stop
v ehicle and check brake fluid level
Stop t he vehi cle a nd check t he b rake fluid leve l.
See your author ized Audi dealer or qualified re
pair facility, if necessa ry .
1111 (USA models) ;a (Canada models)
Brake: Malfunction! Please park vehicle safely
I f the A BS ind icator light rJJ:1 (USA models) /[iJ
( C an ad a m od el s), th e ES P indica to r li ght
Bl and
t h e b rake sys tem indica tor lig ht
1111 (USA mod
els) /. (C ana da mode ls) turn on and this mes
sage a ppears, the ABS, ESP an d braking distrib u
t ion are not wor king
c:> &. .
Stop t he c ar an d get p ro fess ional assis ta n ce
c:> &. .
1111 (USA models) ;a (Canada models) Park
ing brake : System fault! See owner's manual.
- If the ind icator light and the message appea r
when stationary or after switching the igni
tion on ,
check if you can release the par kin g
b ra ke. Af te r r ele asi ng the par king br ake, care
fully drive to your author ized Audi de aler im
media tely to have t he mal funct ion corre cted . If
you ca nnot re lease the park ing bra ke, seek pro-
fessiona l assistance . .,.
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Instruments and indicator lights
@-Steering column lock
• Steering fault! Do not driv e vehicle!
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, there is an electro nic steer ing colum n
lock malf unct ion . You cannot switch the ign it ion
on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered . Seek profess ional assistance .
m Steering lock: System fault ! Plea se contact
d e aler.
If the indicator lig ht turns on and the message
appears, there is an electronic steer ing column
lock malfunct ion.
D rive to yo ur authorized Aud i dea le r i mmediately
to have the ma lfunction corrected .
A WARNING
Your vehicle must not be towed in the event
of a malfunction in the elect ronic steering
co lumn lock because it cannot be steered due
to the locked steering. If it is towed with the
steering locked, there is the r isk of an acci
de nt.
;;,I C; Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the GI indicato r light b lin ks w hile driving, the
E S C or ASR (Anti-S lip Reg ulat ion) is actively reg u
lating.
I f the
GI indicato r light turns on, the system has
sw itched the ESC off. In this case, you can switch
the ig nition off and t hen o n to switch the ESC on
aga in. The indica tor ligh t turns off when the sys
tem is func tioning fully .
I f the
II indicato r light turns on, ESC was re
s tricted o r swit ched off using the
I .$ OF FI button
~ page 151.
Stabilization control (ESC /ABS): Fault! See
owner 's manual
If the ind icator lig ht I) and the ABS i ndicator
light
D (USA models) ; tlJ (Canada models)
turn on and the message appea rs, the A BS or
e lec tron ic diffe rentia l lock is malfunct io ni ng .
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This also causes the ESC to malfunc tion. The
bra kes sti ll function with their norma l power, but
ABS is not active .
Drive to your au thor ized A udi d ealer immedi ate ly
to have the mal function cor rected.
A WARNING
If t he 1111 (USA mode ls)/ . (Canada mo d
e ls) bra ke system indicator light turns on to
gethe r with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights,
the ABS/ESC regulating function may have
failed. F unctions that stabilize the vehicle a re
n o longer ava ilab le. This could ca use the vehi
cle to
swerve and increase the risk of slidi ng.
Dr ive ca refully to the nearest au tho riz e d Au di
deale r and h ave the m alfunction correc ted.
© Tips
Fo r addi tional in format ion on ESC and ABS,
r efe r to ~
page 151 .
!I.: Safety systems
The E,I indi cato r light mon itors the safe ty sys
tems (e.g. airbags, pretens io ners) and illumi
nates for a few seconds each t ime yo u switch the
i gnition on .
I f the
E,i ind ic a tor light does not go ou t, or if it
ill umina tes whi le yo u are driv ing , or if it st arts to
blink, the n there is a malfunction somewhere in
the system . If the light does not i lluminate when
yo u sw itch the ignition on, this a lso means there
i s a ma lfunction.
A WARNING
If you have a ma lfunction in the safety sys
tems, contact yo ur authorized Aud i dealer im
mediately. Otherwise the safety sys tems may
not work prope rly in an accident.
(0) Worn brake pads
ll] Brake pads!
If the warning light illuminates, immediately
contact your author ized Audi dealer or qua lified
workshop to have all b rake pads inspected . On
U SA mode ls t he war ning l ight
ll] comes on ..,.
Driver information system
Resetting values to zero
.. In the Ca r functions me nu, selec t On-board
computer or Efficiency program.
.. Se lect a va lue in the desired trip comp uter or in
the efficiency program.
.. To reset the values in a memory , press and ho ld
the thumbwheel @for one second.
Assigning a function to a programmable
steering wheel button
.. Se lect the ICAR I button> (Car ) systems *> Ve-
hicle sett ings
> Steering wheel button .
Recalling indicator lights and m essage s
.. Se lect the II ta b.
T he
II tab is only v is ible when there is a t lea st
one ind icator light o r message displaye d. Other
folders a re only visib le if the applicable system is
switched on.
On-board computer
F ig . 8 Disp lay: on -boa rd comp uter mem ory level 1
Operating with the windshield wiper lever*
.. Press t he I R ES ET ! button @ c::, page 21, fig . 5
repeatedly until t he on-board co mputer ap
pears in the display .
.. To ac cess additional con tent, press the b utton
® ·
Operating with the multifunction steering
wheel*
.. Open Car f unct ions and sele ct the On -board
computer
menu i tem c::, page 21 .
.. To access addition al content, tu rn t he thumb
whee l@ c::>page
21, fig. 6 .
22
You can identify which on-board compute r is cur
rently being show n in the display based on the
small
O or fJ .
The on-board computer O c::, fig . 8 is a short
term memory . It co llects driving info rmation
from the time the ignition is switched on until it
i s sw itche d off . If you contin ue dr iving w ith in two
ho urs after switching the ignition off, the new
values are included when calculat ing the current
trip information .
Unlik e the sho rt-term memory, the long -term
memo ry (on-board computer
f) ) is not e rased
automat ica lly . You can select the time per iod for
evaluat ing trip information yoursel f .
You can ca ll up t he follow ing in fo rmat ion consec
u tive ly in on-board computer
O or f) :
-Date
- Ran g e
- Tr avel ti me
- Average cons umption
- Average speed
- Distance
- Current fuel consumption
@ Tips
-Disco nnect ing the bat tery c auses all the
memory data to be erased .
- Inf orma tion on the e ffic iency program
c::, page 2 3.
Time/date display
Fig . 9 In strum ent cluster: t ime a nd date
You can switch between the quartz clock o r the
G PS cont ro ll ed cloc k* depend ing on the vehicle ..,.
Opening and closing
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You
have the following choices:
- Remote master key¢
page 29,
- Sensors in the front door handle on vehicles
with convenience key *
¢ page 30,
-Power locking switch insid e¢ page 31, oder
- Lock cylinder at the driver's door~
page 32.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehi cle doors and the rear lid when you drive faster
than
9 mph (15 km/h) .
The car is un locked again once the ignition key is
removed. In addition, the vehicle can be unlocked
if the opening function in the power locking sys
tem switch or at one of the door levers is actuat
ed.
Addit ionally, in the event of a crash with airbag
deployment the doors are automatically un
locked to allow access to the veh icle .
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking sys
tem will lock the doors and the rear lid. When
unlocking, you can set in the rad io or MMI*
whether
only the driver's door or the entire vehi
cle should be un locked ¢
page 31 .
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warn ing system detects a
break-in into the vehicle, acoustic and visua l
warn ing s ignals are triggered .
The anti-theft alarm system turns on automati
cally when you lock the vehicle. It deactivates
when unlocking using the remote control key or
~ by touc hing the sensor on the door handle (con-
ci ~ venience key).
Opening and closing
To switch the alarm off, p ress the@ button on
the remote contro l key or convenience key or
switch the ign ition on. The alarm also stops auto
matically after a certa in amount of t ime.
You can also trigger the alarm by pressing the
PANIC button on your remote-control key. This
will a lert other people in case of emergency .
Press the
PANIC button again to turn off the
alarm.
Turn signals
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signals
flash twice, when you lock it once . If they do not
flash, one of the doors or the luggage compart
ment lid is not locked, the ign ition is still switch
ed on or the selector lever is not in position
P.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
In the following cases there are safeguards to
prevent you from locking your remote master key
in the veh icle:
- The vehicle does not lock with the central lock
ing switch if the driver's door is open
¢page 31.
-On vehicles with convenience key*, if the most
recent ly used master key is in the luggage com
partment, the rear lid is automatically unlocked
aga in after it is closed.
Do not lock your veh icle with the remote master
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
rear lid are closed. In this way yo u avoid locking
yourself out acc identally.
A WARNING
-- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you . This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam
p le ) from accidenta lly being locked in the
veh icle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un
supervised. In an emergency it would be im
possible to open the doors from the outside
without the key. .,.
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Opening and closin g
(D Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy
ment all locked doors will be automat ica lly
unlocked to give access to the vehicle occu
pants from the outside.
- If the power locking system should mal
funct ion, you can lock the driver's door us
ing the ignit ion key
¢ page 32.
- If the power lock ing system should fail, you
can still open the fuel tank flap in an emer
gency ¢
page 176.
-You are well adv ised not to keep valuables
i nside an unattended vehicle, vis ible or not.
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot pro
v ide the secur ity of a safe .
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door panel comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal
funct ion in the power lock ing o r the anti
theft warning system. Have the malfunct ion
correc ted by an authorized Audi dea lership
or q ualified repair facility .
Key set
Fig . 17 You r ve hicle key set
a, 0
~
x (X) Cll
The key set contains two remote co ntro l keys or
conven ience keys*. To fold the key o ut or in, press
the re lease button
¢ fig . 17 -arrow -.
@ Remote control key or convenience key *
The convenience key is a vehicle remote contro l
key with special funct ions
Q page 30, Locking
and unlocking with convenience key
and
¢ page 69, Starting the engine .
With the remote control key, yo u can lock and
un lock the vehicle cent rally and start the engine.
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Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact you r autho rized Aud i
dealer immed iate ly to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all your keys w ith you.
Number of keys
You can chec k the numbe r of keys assigned to
you r vehicle in the ins trument cluster display .
It
will show you this when yo u adjust the t ime
¢
page 22. F or example, the display 1 /2 means
you are us ing vehicle key number one out of two
keys tota l assigned to the vehicle. This way, you
can make sure that you have a ll the keys when
purchasing a used vehicle .
.&, WARNING
-Do not leave your vehicle unatte nded with
the key in the ignition lock . E ntry by u nau
thori zed persons cou ld endanger you or re
sult in theft o r damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave childre n unattended i n the ve
h icle, especially with access to vehicle keys.
Ungua rded access to the keys provides chil
dren t he oppor tunity to start the engine
and/or activate vehicle systems s uch as the
power windows etc . Uns upervised ope ration
of any vehicle system by children can result in ser ious injury.
- Do not remove the key from the ign ition
lock until the veh icle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering co lumn
lock cou ld suddenly engage -causing the
r isk of an accident.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters in the v icinity of the vehi
cle working in the same frequency range
(e.g . a cell phone, radio equipment) .
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys are
only ava ilable from authorized Audi dealer .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulat ions
~ page 235.