
Parking system
Parallel Parking
Applies to veh icles: w ith Aud i park ing system p lus w ith rear
view ca mera
Use parking mode 2 to help you parallel park
along the side of a street.
Fig. 1 49 MMI d isp lay: blue su rface in the pa rking spot
F ig. 150 MMI d isp lay: Blue curve on the cu rb
The fo llowing steps apply only when there is no
obstacle such as a wall near the parking spot .
Otherw ise, please read the information provided
in the "Pa rking Next to Obstacles " section .
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Pos ition your vehicle parallel to the edge of the
street, approx imately 3 ft (1 meter) from a
parked veh icle .
.,. Swi tch the MMI on and se lect reverse gear. The
parking aid turns on and park ing mode 1 ap
pears on the d isplay .
... Press the control button©¢
fig. 149 on the
MMI control console. Parking mode 2 appears.
... Back up and align your vehicle so the blue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle or on
the parking spot line. The b lue area represents
an extension of the veh icle's outline by approx i
mately 16 ft (S meters) to the rear . The long
s ide of the blue area should be on the c urb . T he
entire blue area m ust fit into the parking spot.
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.,. With the vehicle stopped, t urn the steering
wheel to the right as far as it will go.
... Back into the parking spot until the blue curve
to uches the curb¢
fig. 150. Stop the vehicle.
.,. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it will go .
.,. Continue to back into the parki ng spot unt il the
veh icle is parked paralle l to the curb .@ marks
the rea r bumpe r. Stop the veh icle when the red
orientat ion line @ borders an object¢ & .
Keep an eye on the front of you r vehicle while
doing this ¢(D .
Parking next to obstacles
When there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to
the pa rking spot, choose a spot with mo re space
o n the s ides. Position the long side of t he b lue
area so that there is sufficient spa ce from the
curb . The area must not be on the curb. You wi ll
also need to start turning the steering wheel
much earlier . There should be a sufficient
amount of space between the curb and the blue
curve, and the blue curve¢ fig. 150 must not
touch the curb.
&_ WARNING
-The rearview camera does not show the en
tire area behind the vehicle ¢
page 128,
fig . 143.
Watch o ut especially fo r small chi l
dren and animals. The re a rv iew came ra can
no t always detect them, posing risk of an
accident!
- P lease note that objects not touching the
gro und can appear to be further away than
they really are (for examp le, the bumpe r of
a parked vehicle, a trailer hitch, or the rear
of a truck). In this case, you shou ld not use
the help lines to help with parking, which poses danger of an accident!
(D Note
In the M MI d isplay, the direction of travel of
the veh icle rear is represented depend ing on
the steer ing whee l ang le. The veh icle front
swings o ut more tha n the vehicle rear. Main
tai n plenty of distance so that yo ur outside

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lide with any obstacles. This can damage to
your veh icle.
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
wi ll be displayed, depending on the turn sig
na l being used .
Adjusting the display
and warning tones
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the MMI.
~ Select: I CARI function button > Parking syste m.
Or
~ Se lect: I CARI funct ion button > C ar sy stem s*
control button > Driver a ssi st > Pa rking aid .
Di sp lay
- Off -
when the parking system is switched on,
only aud ible signals are g iven.
- On -when the parking system is switched on,
either the visual disp lay or the picture from the
rearview camera is displayed.
Warning tones
- Front volu me -
fron t se nso r volume
- Front fr equ ency -front se nsor frequency
- Rea r volum e -rear sensor vol ume
- Rea r frequency -rear sensor frequency
-In -car enterta inment fade r/Mus ic volum e
w hile pa rking -
when the parking system is
switched on, the volume of the active audio
source is lowered .
The new ly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator .
- The warning tones can also be ad justed d i
rectly by the vis ual disp lay or the picture
from the rearview camera. Simply press the
Sett ings control button.
- Changed settings are activated when park
ing system is switched on again.
Par king system
- The settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key .
Trailer hitch
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera and trailer hitch
Fo r vehicles with a factory installed trailer hitch,
o r a tra ile r hi tch installed according to factory
specifications, the par king system rear sensors
do not come on whenever you shift into reverse
gear or when you press the
P •1~ switch . Remem
ber, there is no war ning for distances to the rear .
The front sensors remain activated. The visual
display switches to the tra iler tow ing mode. The
picture from the rearview camera w ill not show
the or ientat io n lines nor the blue surfaces .
If you insta ll a hitch yourse lf, this f unct ion may
not work.
Error messages
Applies to vehicles: with Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera
T he re is an error in the system if the LE D on the
Pw~ switch is blink ing and yo u hear a continuous
alarm for a few seconds after sw itch ing on the
park ing system or when the parking system is al
ready activated. Have your authorized Audi dealer
correct the error.
(D Tips
If the error is not corrected before you switch
off the ign ition, when you switch on the park
i ng system again, the LED in the
Pw.A sw itch
will blink.
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High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
High beam warning/indicator light. . . . . . . 17
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sensor. ...... ..... ........... .... ... 52
Sensor defective. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 139
Lock ing
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 2
Luggage compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cover.. .. .... ....................... 71
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 70
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. ............... .. .... .
139
Luggage compartment lid
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
Master key 17,26
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Memory for driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Recalling settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Index
Mileage
Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mirrors Activating the dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . .
59
dimming .. .. .. .. .................. .. 60
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 161
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Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 210
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
N itrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
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Occupant seating positions 135
Octane rating ... .. .. ................ . 212
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
OFF (cl imate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 224
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (D LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 26
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Opening..... ... . ... ................ .. 36
Panoramic sliding sunroof............ .. 47
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outside mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Owner's Literature
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Paint damage
209
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
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Tire pressure monitoring system
L f . oss o a,r pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tires.. .. .. .... ............. .. .. ..... 234
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 257
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
r ,re pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tire pressure monitoring system .. . 251,252
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tread wear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Uniform tire quality grading .... .. .. .. . 251
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading termino logy . 236
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Torn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 72
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Towing a trailer Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
T PMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 252
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer towing Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 203 , 204
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
T railer turn signal assembly
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
T ransmission
Malfunction (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Single-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Index
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
T . l urn s1gna s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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ULSD No . 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Unlocking Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Using the mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
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V ·t . ani y mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 276
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254, 261
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Warning/ indicator l ights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti- lock brake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . lS
Glow plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 17
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
Trailer turn signa l assemb ly . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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