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-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges - fingers or hands can be pinched.
- 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 your vehicle unattended espe cially w ith the rea r lid left open . A chi ld
cou ld crawl into t he car thro ugh the luggage
compartmen t and pull the lid shut, becom
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re
duce the risk of persona l injury, never let
children p lay in or around your veh icle. Al
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle
doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a l uggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be able
to open completely or an opened rear lid may close by itself because of the added
we ight. So the open rear lid must be sup
ported or the weight must be removed from
the luggage rack first.
(O} Tips
- As soon as the electrical connection to the
trailer socket is completed on vehicles with
a factory installed tow ing hitch, or a t railer
hitch that was instal led later ac co rding to
factory specifications, the a utomat ic rear lid
funct ion can only be ope rated via the handle
in the rear lid.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a ce rtain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more force to close it .
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked
with the middle button
,c:$ on the remote
key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing. This is ind i
cated by the turn signals bli nking .
- The following applies to veh icles equipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re mote control key is left in the luggage com
partment, luggage compartment w ill auto-
Op enin g an d clos ing
matically unlock itse lf after you lock the ve
hicle. This prevents you from unintentiona l
ly locking yo ur key in the luggage compart
ment.
Emergency unlocking of
the luggage compartment lid
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from the inside.
F ig . 3 8 Luggage compa rt me nt lid inte rior
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from ins ide the luggage compart
ment .
.,. Remove the cover from the luggage compart
ment lid .
.,. Press the lever in the d irection of the ar row un
til the luggage compa rtme nt l id releases.
Child safety lock
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
F ig . 39 Ch ild safety locks on the rea r doors
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Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the Panoramic sliding sunroof*
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key .
Fig . 41 Key turns for opening and closing
Convenience opening feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
c::> page 3 7.
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• Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door.
• Turn the key to position
c::> fig. 41 ® until all
the windows have reached the desired position
and the Panoramic sliding sunroof" is tilted.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key
c::> page 3 7.
• Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock position @ until the w indows and the
Panoramic sliding sunroof" are closed
c::> A_ .
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade will also open or
close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the Panoramic
sliding sunroof* inattentive ly and without
checking -there is risk of injury.
- You must always watch when the w indows
are be ing raised so that no one can be trap
ped.
If you release the key, the closing ac
tion is immediately canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING
c::> & in
General description on page 39 .
Open ing and closing
Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again .
"' Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed .
"' Release the switch .
"' Pull the sw itch again for one second . The auto
mat ic closing/opening is now reactivated.
Panorama roof
Operation
Applies to veh icles: w it h Pano ra mi c slid ing sunroof
Fig. 42 Section from headliner: Knob for Panoramic s lid in g
su nroof
Tilting
"'The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
switch position @
c::> fig. 42
"'To tilt it, briefly press the switch c::> fig. 42.
"'To close it, briefly pull the switch c::> A_.
"'To set an intermed iate position, press/pull the
sw itch until the sunroof reaches the desired po
sition.
Opening
"' To move the sunroof to the position for reduced
w ind no ise, turn the switch to posit ion @ until
res istance can be felt.
• To open the sunroof completely, turn and hold
the switch against the resistance in posit ion @.
• To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi
tion @
c::> A..
• Turn the switch to the desired position to select
an intermediate position.
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.. Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops out.
The c igarette lighter sho uld only be used as a
power so urce for the compressor from the inflat
ab le spare tire/tire repai r kit* when absolute ly
necessary.
A WARNING
T he ciga rette lighter on ly works when the ig
nition is sw itched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or burns. For this reason,
children shou ld never be left unattended i n
the vehicle beca use this increases the risk of
injury.
12 -volt sockets
Electrical accessories can be connected to every
12-volt socket.
Fig. 91 Section of the trim pa nel of the luggage compart
ment: 12-volt socket
Fig . 9 2 Cen ter console: 12-volt socket
.. Open the socket cover c:> fig. 91 or ¢ fig. 92.
.. Inse rt the plug of the electrical device into the
socket .
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac
cessories. The power input must not exceed 120
watts .
Seats and storag e
There is an add itio na l 1 2-volt socket in the center
console.
B efore yo u pur chase any accessor ies, always read
and follow the information inc::>
page 282, Addi
tional accessories and parts replacement.
A WARNING
The power outlets and therefore the electrical
accessories connected to them operate only
with the ign ition on. Improper use of the out
l ets or of electrical accessor ies can lead to se
rio us inj uries or cause a fire. Fo r th is reason,
ch ildren should never be left unattended in
the veh icle -they could be injured!
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, o nly use plugs
that fit properly.
(D Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the ve hicle battery
ca n still be drained .
Storing
General overview
There are numerous places to store items in your
vehicle .
Glove compartment c::>page 78
Cooling box in glove com pa rt-¢ page 78
men t
Storage compartment in the roof
¢page 78
Coat hooks ¢page 79
Storage in the door panels
Sto rage net in the front seat-
backs
Sto rage net in luggage compart-
ment
A WARNING
- A lways remove objects from the instr ument
panel. Any items not p ut away could slide
aro und inside the vehicle while driving or
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engine will no t be switched off in the following
situations:
- The eng ine has not reached the m in imum re
quired temperature for Start-Stop-mode.
- T he interior temperature selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- The outs ide temperatu re is ext remely h igh/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted
¢ page 82.
-The parking system* is switched on.
- The battery charge level is too low.
- The steering whee l is sharply turned or there is
a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines .
IIJ appears in the instrument cluster display and
§ii;Ff&Ff ~lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Engine automatically re starts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following sit
uations, for example . The eng ine restarts without
any action by the driver .
- The interior temperature varies from the tem
perature se lected in the A/C system .
- The windshield is beeing defrosted
¢ page 82.
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The battery charge level becomes too low.
- High power cons umption .
IIJ appears in the instrument cluster display and
H§;Ff&Fii ~lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Switching the ignition off autom atically
To prevent the battery from draining, the ignition
will switch off
automati cally when all of the fol
lowing cond itions have been met:
- The veh icle has already been driven.
- The eng ine has been turned off by the Start-
Stop-System .
- The driver's door is opened .
- T he dr iver's seat bel t is removed.
- The brake pedal is not pressed down.
- T he veh icle is stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam will be re
placed by the s ide marker lights . The side marker
D rivi ng
lights will switch of f after approximate ly 30 m i
nutes or when you lock the veh icle.
If t he Start-S top-System has not turned off the
engine or if you have swi tched the S tart -Stop
System off manually, the ignition will
not be au
tomatica lly switched off and the eng ine wi ll con
t in u e to run¢& .
A WARNING <= -
Never allow the engine to run in confined
spaces -danger of asphyx iation.
(D Tips
If you shift into the 0/S or N positions after
shifting into reverse, the vehicle must be dr iv
en faster than 6 mph (10 km/h) in order for
the engine to switch off again .
Switching the Start-Stop -System on /off
manually
App lies to vehicles: wi th Start -S top-Syste m
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
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Fig . 10 6 Cen ter co nsole: S ta rt -Stop -System button
.. To switch the Start -Stop-System on/off man
ually, press the
I CAJ ,,.I button. The LED in the b ut
ton turns on when the system is switched off .
In vehicles without the M MI*, the
!CA.> "'! button is
found underneath the se lector lever.
(D Tips
If y ou swit ch the system off d uring a stop
phase, the engine will st art aga in automati
ca lly.
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Hybrid drive
Introduction
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
General informatio n
The hybrid drive is a combined drive concept that
automatically switches between combustion en
gine and electric drive types or combines them.
All work on high voltage systems is intended only
for high voltage technicians and may only be per
formed by authorized service facilit ies in accord
ance w ith Aud i regulations.
T he high voltage system is composed of the fol
lowing h igh voltage components: the high volt
age battery, the power electronics, the electric
motor, the high voltage A/C compressor and the
orange high voltage wir ing.
Hi gh vo ltag e b att e ry
The high voltage battery is located in the luggage
compartment underneath the cargo floor . You do
not need to perform any maintenance work on
the high voltage battery . Additional informat ion
about the h igh voltage battery can be fo und un
der
~ page 104 .
The high voltage battery service plug is also
found underneath an orange cover under the car
go floor. The serv ice plug is provided only for use
by service personnel and must not be
removed by
others who are not trained to use it.
A WARNING
-The voltage in the high voltage system is life
threatening . Touching a damaged high volt
age component can result in a fatal electric
shock. The components in the high voltage
system are marked with a warning label which
warns against the h igh voltage .
- Never perform work on orange high voltage
cables or on high voltage components . Only
authorized repair fac ilities that are certified
may perform work on the high voltage sys
tem .
Hyb ri d
-Never open or remove the service plug cover
in the center of the cargo floor .
- Never damage, alter or
remove the orange
high voltage cable or disconnect it from the
high voltage system .
- Aud i regulations must be followed during
all work performed on the high voltage sys
tem and high voltage components.
A WARNING ,-
While in electric drive mode, the vehicle pro-
duces considerably less idling, driving and op
erating noise than when the combust ion en
g ine is running . This may make it difficu lt or
i mpossible fo r others such as pedestrians and
chi ldren to hear and notice the vehicle when it
i s in elect rical drive mode. Th is can lead to
collisions and injuries, for example in low
traffic areas, when maneuvering or when driv
ing in
reverse.
A WARNING
--Never leave the vehicle unattended while in
the drive ready mode. The vehicle could begin moving if the accelerator pedal is pressed ,
even if the combustion engine is switched off .
This may cause coll is ions and severe or fatal
i njuries. When the vehicle enters dr ive ready
mode, the status message h~
.Jrid rca yap
pears br iefly in the instrument cluster display
and the needle in the power meter points to
READ Y ~page 98 .
-When exiting the vehicle, make sure these
lecto r lever is in the P position, the ignition
is switched off and the hybrid system is de-
activated.
(D Note
- The h igh vo ltage system can be damaged if
the vehicle underbody comes into contact
w ith the ground . Immediately drive your
ve
hicle to an authorized repair facility and
have it inspected.
- Do not transport fluids in open containers in
the luggage compartment. Spilled fluids
can seep underneath the cargo f loor. This
can damage the high voltage system.
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Hybrid
Starting the vehicle
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
The vehicle is started and turned off either with
the ignition key~
page 84 or w it h the
I S T AR T ENG INE S TOPI button* ¢ page 87 in the
same way as a conven tional vehicle .
When start ing the veh icle, the needles in the in
s trumen t clus ter move upward briefly . When the
veh icle enters drive ready mode, the status mes
sage
hybrid ready appears briefly in the instru
ment cluster display and the needle in the power
meter points to
READ Y¢ page 98 .
Depending on the operation mode of the hybrid
system, there are two possible drive ready modes
after the vehicle has been started:
Driv e re ady mode with combustion engine
If the operat ing req uirements ¢page l00for
elec tric drive mode are n ot met, the combust ion
Power meter overview
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
engine starts the vehicle as usual. You can start
driving as usual.
Drive ready mod e with the el ectric motor
If the operating requirements ¢ page 100 for
the e lec tric dr ive mode are met, the comb ustion
engine rema ins off after starting the vehicle .
(D Tips
To prevent the 12 volt batte ry from discharg
i ng , never leave the vehicle parked in t he d rive
r eady mode . Remove the key from the igni
tion or press the
I S TAR T ENGINE STOP ! but
ton* . When leaving the ve hicle always take
the key with you.
The power meter shows the hybrid drive condition and the availability of the hybrid system.
Fi g. 11 0 Power meter overv iew
An economica l driv ing and recuperation range is
shown in g reen. A driving range that is not eco
nom ical is shown in o range. In addition , the bat
tery status provides informat ion a bout the h igh
voltage battery charge stat us.
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@ Fuel efficient dr iv ing within the
combust io n eng ine's pa rtial load
r an ge
@ System lim its for electr ic driving in
the EV mode
@ El ectr ic dr iving o r driving with the
combustio n eng ine ( EFFICIENCY)
© Vehicle drive ready (READY)
® H igh voltage battery charge status
@ Recupe ration (CHARG E)
(J) Driving within the combustion en
g ine's full load range
@ 100% combust ion engine
® Boosting - the elect ric engine as
sists the combustion engine (BOOST)
@ E ngaging the conve ntiona l brakes
with recuperat ion
@ Vehicle not drive ready (OFF)
@ EV mode act ive
The need le remains at
OFF whe n the ignition is
turned on. When the veh icle enters drive ready
mode, the status message
hybrid ready appears
briefly in the instrument cluster d isplay and the
needle in the powe r meter poi nts to
READY .
Indicator lights and messages
Applies to vehicles: with hybrid drive
The indica to r li gh ts in the inst rument cluste r
b link or tur n on. They indicate functions or mal
f u nctions .
W ith some ind icator lights, messages may ap
pear and a warning tone may sou nd . A lso note
the ind icator lights in
<=:> page 2 7.
Press brake pedal to start vehicle
This message appears if you do not press the
b rake pedal whe n starting the vehicle.
Shift to N or P to start vehicle
This message appea rs if the selecto r leve r fo r the
automatic transm iss ion is not in the Nor P posi
tions whe n starting the vehicle .
-Hybrid drive: System fault! Power
brakes , steering malfunction pos sible
If the indicator lig ht turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction in the hybrid sys
tem. The brake booster and the power steeri ng
~ may stop working . Stop the vehicle in a safe loca -
co g:; tion as soon as possible.
Hybrid
You may con tinue dr iving i f the indicator light
tu rns off after sta rt ing the ve hicl e several times .
Drive to an authorized repa ir facility immed iate ly
to have the malfunction cor rected .
f#iifj:j;jj,j Hybrid drive: System fault! Contact
dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appea rs, there is a ma lfunction in the hybrid sys
tem. Drive to an autho rized repair fac ility imme
diately to have the malfunct io n corrected.
(II Hybrid system : Performance rest ricted .
Please contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is an eng ine control malfunction .
The
[Ia i ndica to r li ght in the ins trument clus te r
also t urns on. The engine ou tput is red uced .
Dr ive to your authori zed A udi dealer or qualified
r ep air fa cility i mme diate ly to h ave the m alfu n c
t io n corre cte d.
Hybrid drive deactivated. Please restart
engine manually.
T h is m ess age appe ars if t he high vo lt a ge b attery
c h arge leve l h as fallen below a cer tain range or i f
t h e ig nition key is no longer i nsid e the veh icle for
vehicles with the convenience key* .
Start the engi ne w it h eithe r th e ig nitio n key
<=:> page 84 o r wi th the !START ENGI NE STOPI
button* <=:> page 87.
Hybrid battery: Low battery charge. Battery
will be charged while driving.
T h is mess age app ea rs if the high vo lt a ge b att ery
c h arge leve l has fallen be low a certa in range . If
t hi s message turns off afte r a litt le while, the
high voltage battery cha rged enoug h while driv
ing .
If the message does not turn off, have an au thor
ized repair facility cor rect the ma lf u nction as
soon as possib le .
EV mode is currently unavailable.
Th is me ssa ge appears if the con ditions
<=:> page 10 0 for enhanced ele ctric drivi ng ar e not
met. Try aga in at a late r time .
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Hybrid functions and operating modes
Applies to veh icles: w ith hyb rid drive
Fig. 111 Center console: a• butto n
"'To turn on EV mode, press the 1.,,.,, 1 button. The
indicator light in the button will turn on. The
• indicator light also turns on in the instru
ment cluster disp lay.
The functions and operating modes described be low are selected automat ically by the vehicle con
trol system, depending on the vehicle operating
status. This ensu res that the vehicle is always in
the correct operating mode. One exception is the
enhanced elect ric driving mode
(EV mode), wh ich
is activated by the driver ¢
page 100.
Driving with the combustion engine
The vehicle is powered by the combustion eng ine.
The high voltage battery is charged simultane
ously, if needed .
Full acceleration (boost)
In full acceleration, the vehicle is powered by both the combustion eng ine and the electric mo
tor . This operating mode is called
Boost and is
only available for a short amount of time because
it uses so much energy. Ava ilability depends on
the high voltage battery charge level.
The boost operating mode is act ivated by press
ing the accelerator pedal all the way down.
Electric driving
The vehicle can be driven completely electrically
depending on the high voltage battery charge
level and the driving resistance. The combust io n
engine tu rns off at that time.
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The combustion engine starts when accelerating
or when the high voltage battery charge level
drops below a certain threshold. The vehicle re
sumes electric driving once the acceleration and
the high voltage battery charge leve l permit .
Enhanced electric driving mode (EV mode)
Pressing the
i"*'I button ¢ fig. 111 can extend the
usual limits on e lectric driving so that you can a l
ways dr ive in electric mode, if the condition of
the electrical system permits. The operating mode is then set to maximum electr ic drive @,
@ ¢page 98, fig. 110. It can be driven com
pletely electrically for up to 1.8 miles (3 km) at a
constant
37 mph (60 km/h).
The following conditions must be met to activate
the enhanced electric drive:
- The high voltage battery must be sufficiently
charged.
- Th e temperature of the
12 volt batteries and
the high voltage battery must be sufficient.
- The vehicle speed must not be higher than
62 mph (100 km/h).
- The transmission must not be in tiptronic
mode .
- Offroad mode and hi ll descent assist must not
be turned on
r::!> page 191.
The combustion engine turns on and interrupts
the enhanced elect ric drive mode when the vehi
cle is acce lerated. The gray indicator light
II al
so turns on in the disp lay. The enhanced electric
drive mode resumes automatically once acce lera
tion stops.
The enhanced electric drive mode is deactivated
if at least one of the following conditions is met:
- Th e ig nition is turned off.
- T he
l~ ·I button is pressed again .
- The high voltage battery charge level is low .
- The vehicle speed is higher than approximately
62 mph (100 km/h).
- The
S selector lever position or tiptronic mode
is selected.
- Offroad mode or hill descent assist is switched
on.
The
i oa!• I button must be pressed to reactivate it. ..,.