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Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 135
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ge ne ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
S afety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6
Bel t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9
Airbag system .......... .... ... .. . 15 1
I mportant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fr on t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M oni toring the A dvanced Airbag Sys tem . 16 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Ch ild seats . .. ............... .. .... . 17 6
Secur ing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional information 188
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 189
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Recorde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E lectronic Stabilization Con trol ( ESC) . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Elect romechanica l power assist, Dynam ic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving w ith your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and the environment . . . . 197
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cata lytic converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
D iese l part icu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Avoid damagi ng the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E conomical and environmentally-fr iendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Table of contents
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
Driving under diffic ult con ditions and off -
road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving with a trai ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 208
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 211
Fuel and Refueling ............... 212
Fuel ......... ...................... 212
Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Se lective cata lytic red uction (AdBlue) 217
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2
En gine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Cooling sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 26
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Windsh ield/headlight washer container 233
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 234
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tire p ressure mon itoring system
251
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit and
collapsib le spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
B ulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 270
Sta rt ing wi th ju mpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through .
Fig. 223 Left side of the cockpit: cover
The fuses are located at the front left and right
of the cockpit and behind the trim on the right
side of the luggage compartment.
.,. Switch the ign ition and all e lectr ica l equipment
off.
.,. Check the following table to see which fuse be
longs to the equipment .
.,. Remove the appropriate cover .
.,. Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary
c> page 266, fig. 224. You
can dispose of the plastic clip .
.,. Remove the clamp from the rear s ide of the
cover
c> fig . 223 .
.,. Remove the fuse using the clamp .
.,. Replace the b lown fuse only with an identical
new one .
.,. Install the cover.
Fuse colo r identification
Color Cur rent rating
in amp s
Black 1
Purple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
Fu ses a nd bulb s
C olor Current rating
in amps
White or transparent 25
g reen 30
orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rat ing.
This can cause damage to the e lectr ica l sys
tem and a fire.
0 Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have instal led it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
A udi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili
ty.
(0 T ips
- T he following table does not list fuse loca
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow
ing tables applies on ly to certa in model ver
sions or certa in optional equipment .
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Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 224 Left side of the cockp it: fuse panel with p lastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Dynamic steering
2 ESC control module
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
3 chanical parking
brake, Homelink, auto-
matic dimming interior rearview mirror,
air quality/outside air sensor, ESC button
s Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
6 Headlight range control/corner ing light
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modules (electromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, quattro Sport,
trailer hitch), DCDC converter
9
Adaptive cruise control or high voltage
battery (hybrid dr ive)
11 Side assist
12 Headlight range control, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper
15 Auxiliary
fuse (instrument panel)
16 Auxiliary fuse te rm inal 15 (engine area)
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Fuse panel ® (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Electric exhaust door
2 Brake
light sensor or brake pedal move-
ment sensor (hybrid drive)
3 Fuel pump
4 Ad
Blue pumps or brake booster power
supply (hybrid dr ive)
s
Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 ESC
7 Horn
8
Left front doo r (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Wiper motor
10 ESC
11 L
eft rear doo r (window regulator, switch,
li ght ing)
12 Rain and light sensor
Fuse panel
© (red)
No. Equipment
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Climatized cupholder
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlamp
washer system
7 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
8 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
9 Panorama roof
10 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
11 Sun shade (panorama sunroof)
12 Anti-theft alarm system
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Fig. 225 Right side of the cockpit: fuse panel wit h plastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
5 Steering column switch module
7 Terminal 15 diagnostic connector
8 Gateway (Databus diagnostic interface)
9 Auxil iary heater
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 CD /DVD player
2 Wi-Fi
3 MMI/Radio
4 Instrument cluster
5
Gateway (instrument cluster control mod-
ule)
6 Ignition lock
7 Light dial
8 Climate control system blower
9 Steering column lock
1 0 Climate control system
Fuses and bulbs
No . Equipment
11 Diagnostic data
link connector, terminal
30
12 Steering column switch module
Right luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Fig. 226 Right luggage compartment: fuse panel with
pla stic dip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
1 Luggage compartment lid control module
2 Trailer control module
3 Traile r control module
4 Tra iler control module
5 Electromechanical parking brake
6 Electronic damping control
7 Electromechanical parking brake
8 Tail lights
9 quattro Sport
10 Tail lights
11 Central locking system
12 Termina l 30
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Fu se pa nel© (bro wn)
No. Equipment
1 Luggage compartment lid control module
2 12 V socket, cigarette lighter
3
DCDC converter path 1 or high vo ltage bat-
tery blower (hybrid drive)
4 DCDC converter path 2, DSP amp lifier, ra-
dio
7 Electromechanical
parking brake
9
Right front door (window regu lator, cen-
tral locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
11 Rear right
door (window regulator, switch,
lighting)
12 Cell phone preparation
F
use panel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 Rig ht
front seat heating/venti lation
2 Automatic dimming rearview mirror
3 Instrument
panel terminal 30
4 MMI
5 Radio
6 Rearview camera
7 Rear window defogger
8 Rear Seat Entertainment
11 AdBlue heating
12 Ad Blue supply or h
igh vo ltage battery (hy-
brid drive)
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car must first be re
moved before you are able to get to the bu lb.
This applies espec ially to the light bulbs in the
front of your ca r wh ich you can only reach
through the eng ine compartment.
2 6 8
Sheet meta l and bu lb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, and parts
must be correctly taken apart and then properly
put back together to help prevent breakage of
parts and long term damage from water that can
enter housings that have not been properly re
sealed.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Ga s d ischar ge lam ps (Xeno n light s)*:
Due to the high e lectrica l voltage, have the bulbs
rep laced by a qualified technician. Headlights
with Xenon light can be identified by the h igh
voltage sticker.
A WARNING
-
Contact with high-voltage components of the
electr ical system and improper replacement
of gas discharge (Xenon) headlight bulbs can
cause ser ious persona l injury and death .
- Xenon bulbs are pressur ized and can ex
plode when being changed .
- Changing Xenon lamps requires the special
tra ining, instruct ions and equ ipment .
- Only an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop should change the bulbs
in gas discharge lamps .
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the open
ings and on the bulb ho lders that can cause
serious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do, have
the wor k performed by an authorized Audi
dea ler or other qual ified workshop. Ser ious
personal injury may resu lt from improperly
performed work .
(D Tips
-If you must replace the light bulbs you rself,
always remember that the eng ine compart
ment of any vehicle is a hazardous area to
work in. Always read and heed all WARN
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Folding chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Folding the rear seat forward .... .. .. . 69, 70
F oo t pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
For the sake of the environment Environme ntally-fr iendly driv ing . . . . . . . 198
Gasoline fumes and the environment. .. . 215
L ett ing t he engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 84, 87
Reduc ing engine noise by early upshifting . 11
Refueling . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 215
Saving fuel by ear ly upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
F ront ai rbags
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
H owt heywo rk ............... .. .... . 159
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics . . 144
F ront ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fr on t seats
A dju sting 136
C hild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 152
Fuel Addit ives. ................ ...... ... . 212
Bl ended gasoline .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 212
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Fill ern eck .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 214
Fu el g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Octane rat ing ... ... . .... ... .. .. .... . 212
Recommendat ion............. .. .... . 212
Refuelling .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 215
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Savi ng fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Un loc king t he fue l filler flap by ha nd ... . 216
Fue l economy messages (effic iency p rogram) .25
F ue l filler f lap
Un loc king the fue l filler flap by ha nd ... . 2 16
Fue l supp ly too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
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Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gas dis char ge la mps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Index
Gauges
Engine coolant temperat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gener al illustr ation
Instr uments and contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Genera l ru les and driving t ips ........... 201
Befo re dr iv ing offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
D riv ing off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
G lossary of t ire and loading terminology . . 236
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
G low p lug sys tem
Indicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gradient ang le . .. ... .... . ..... ... .. . .
G ross Ve hicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... . .
Ground clearance
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201
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head light range cont rol defective . . . . . . . 34
Left hand d rive, right ha nd drive . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
T ravel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Washer reservoi r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
F ront sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated (upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
E . . xtenor mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear w indow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S eats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Washer fluid nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heavy cloth ing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 145
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
War ning/ indica to r li gh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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