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.... .... Safety .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 134
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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Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Towing with a tow tr uck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Veh icle identif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
We ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Capac it ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Diese l eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 280
Wa rranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Operating your ve hicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Aud i Service Repair Man ua ls and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Accessories and techn ical changes . . . . . . 282
Declarat ion of Compliance,
Telecommun ications and Electro nic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Inde x ... .. .. .. .. . ... ... .... .. .. .. . 284
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Instruments and indicator lights
brakes still function with their normal power, but
ABS is not active.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
workshop immediately to have the malfunction
corrected.
A WARNING
If the 1111111 (USA models) ;II (Canada mod­
els) brake system indicator light turns on to­
gether with the ABS and ESC indicator lights,
the ABS/ESC regulating function may have
failed . Functions that stabilize the vehicle are
no longer available . This could cause the vehi­
cle to swerve and increase the risk of sliding.
Drive carefully to the nearest authorized Audi
dealer or other qualified workshop and have
the malfunction corrected.
@ Tips
For add itional information on ESC and ABS,
refer to
¢ page 190.
CJ};/ !f Safety systems
The II (USA models) !E,I (Canada models) indi­
cator light monitors the safety systems (e.g . air­
bags, pretensioners) and illuminates for a few
seconds each time you switch the ignition on.
If the II (USA models) !E,I (Canada models) in­
dicator light does not go out, or if it illuminates
while you are driving, or if it starts to blink, then
there is a malfunction somewhere in the system.
If the light does not illuminate when you switch
the ignition on, this also means there is a mal­
function .
A WARNING
If you have a malfunction in the safety sys­
tems, contact your authorized Audi dealer im­
mediately. Otherwise the safety systems may
not work properly in an accident.
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ill Tire pressure monitoring system -
telltale indicator lamp
Applies to vehicles: with tire pressure mon itoring system
The warning/indicator light appears in the event
of a significant loss of tire pressure or if there is
a malfunction.
The indicator light RI] illuminates to check the
function when you switch on the ignition.
If the
RI] symbol remains on or blinks after you
switch on the ignition, there is a loss of tire pres­
sure or a system malfunction. If there is a system
malfunction, see your author ized Audi dealer as
soon as possible.
Detailed information on the tire pressure moni­
toring system can be found in
¢page 251.
¢¢ Turn signals
The indicator light blinks when you use either
turn signal .
Whenever you use the left Hor the right B
turn signal, the indicator light blinks. When you
use the emergency flashers, both indicator lights
flash .
If one of the turn signal light bulbs burn out, the
turn signal will blink twice as fast as normal.
This does not apply, however, in towing mode.
The indicator light does not flash if a turn signal
is out on the trailer or the towing vehicle. Addi­
tional information on the turn signals
¢page 55.
¢1.~ Trailer turn signal assembly
Applies to vehicles: with towing hitch
The indicator light also blinks if the turn signal is
operated when towing a trailer .
The indicator light. blinks when the turn sig ­
nal is used, if a trailer has been properly connect­
ed to the vehicle .
If one of the turn signal bulbs on the trailer is
burned out or defective, the indicator light will
not blink when you use the turn signals.

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For vehicles with a factory insta lled towing
hitch o r a tra iler hitch that was installed later
according to factory specifications, the trailer
turn signa l assembly is actuated .
~ Safety belts
This warning/indicator light reminds you to put
on your safety belt.
The . warning/in dicator lig ht ill uminates when
the ign ition is switc hed on to remin d the driver
and (on USA models only) any front passenger to put on the safety belt. Add it iona lly, an audib le
war ning tone w ill also so und .
For mo re Info rmat ion ¢
page 143, Safety belt
warning light.
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) is part o f
the On -Board Diagnostic (OBD II) system . The
symbo l ¢4 lights up when the ign ition is turned
on an d w ill tur n off aft er the engi ne has st arted
a nd has set tled at a cons tan t idle speed. This in­
d icat es that t he MIL is workin g pro p erl y.
The warning light illuminates when there is a
malfunct io n in the eng ine e lec tron ic system .
Cont act your au thor ized A udi de aler an d have the
mal func tion cor re cted.
An improperly closed fuel filler cap may also
cause the MIL light to illuminate (only vehicles
with gasoline engine)
c:> page 215.
For mo re information c:> page 26 .
[D High beam
The. warni ng/indicator lig ht ill uminates when
the hig h beams a re on o r when yo u use the head­
l igh t fl asher. For mor e inform ation a bo ut using
the high beams, see
c:> page 55 .
Instruments and ind icator lights
CRUISE/• (-) Cruise control
The (~jll)~i* (U SA mode ls) tlil (Canada mode ls)
w arni ng/ind icator ligh t illumin ates whe n the
cr uise contro l is activated.
ABS/{ @) Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the AB S
and the elec troni c differen tial lock ( EDL).
T he ~ (USA mode ls) l [iJ (Canada mode ls)
warni ng/indica tor light will come on for a few
se co nd s when t he ig nition i s sw itc hed on. The
lig ht will go o ut a fter an au toma tic check se­
quence is comp lete d.
There is a malfunction in the ABS when:
-The warning/ indica to r li ght does no t illum inate
when y ou switch on the ig nitio n.
- The warn ing/ indica to r li gh t does no t go out af­
t er a few seconds .
- The warning/ indica to r li ght illum ina tes while
driv ing .
The brake system will still respond even w ith ·
out the assistan ce of the ABS system. See your
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible to re­
store full braking performance .
For more info r­
mation reg arding the ABS
c:> page 190 .
The ABS warning light and the brake warning
light come on together. The ABS will not work
and you will notice a change in braking re­
sponse and performance.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake warn ing lig ht ¢page 18 and the
ABS wa rning illum inate
together the re may be a
malfu nction in t he A BS, and th ere may also be a
malfu nction in t he b rake system itself ¢&. .
In the event of a
malfunction in the brake sys­
tem
the warning/ind icator light 1111 (USA mod ­
els) . (Canada models) in the instrument clus­
te r flashes. By pressi ng the
!SET I button, you ca n
bri ng u p a driver message which exp lains the
m alfu nction in more det ail. Please note
¢ page 28.
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Driver information s ystem
CJ) Note
Do not contin ue driving if the. symbo l ill u­
m inates . There is a malfunction in the eng ine
cooling system -you could damage your en­
gine.
'l=:;r: Engin e oil pressure malfunction
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol re­
quires immedia te service or repair. Driving wi th a
low oil pressure indi cation is likely to cause se­
vere engine damage .
If the . symbol on the display flashes, the en ­
g ine oil pressure is too low . A driver message ap­
pears as well to explain the malfunction in more
deta il. The driver warn ing goes ou t afte r about 5
seconds, but it ca n be bro ugh t up at any t ime by
p ressing the
IS ET I but ton again.
Turn off engine! Oil pressure too low
• Stop the veh icle .
• Turn the eng ine off.
• Check the eng ine oi l level
c> page 224.
• Contact your authorized Aud i dealer for ass is -
tance if necessary .
Engine oil level too low
If the engine oil level is too low, add eng ine oil
c>page224.
Engine oil level correct
If the symbo l. flashes even though the engine
oil leve l is correct, p lease contact your nearest
authorized Audi Dealer for assistance. Do not
continue dr iv ing . Do not leave the engine running
idle, either .
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is not
an indicato r for a low engine oil level. Do
not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in
your engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and always before
going on a long trip .
- The yellow oil level warning indication
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requires oil refill or workshop service with­
out delay. Do not wait until the red oil
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pre ssure warning • starts to flash before
you respond to the low oil level warning
II. By then , your engine may already have
suffered serious damage.
~ ... Fill engine oil now
WARNING : Please add oil immediately
If the . symbol lights up, then the oil has to be
r ep lenished right now
c> page 224 .
@-Steer ing malfunction
If there is a malfunction in the electronic steer ­
ing column lock, the steering cannot be un­
locked.
If the . symbo l in t he d isp lay bli nks, the re is a
malfunction in the e lectronic stee ring co lumn
l ock. A driver message appears as well to exp la in
the malfunct ion in more detail. The driver warn­
i ng goes out afte r about 5 seconds, but it can be
broug ht up at any time by press ing the
ISET ! but ­
ton aga in.
Steering defective! Do not drive vehicle!
• Contact your nea rest authorized Audi dealer .
• Do
not tow your veh icle .
A WARNING
Your ve hicle must not be towed in the event
of a malfunction in the electronic steering
column lock because it cannot be steered due
to the loc ked st eering . If i t is towed with the
ste ering locked, t here is t he risk of an a cci­
d ent.
© -Ignition lock malfunct ion
A malfunction in the ignition lock must be re­
paired immediately.
If the . symbo l in the display b links , there is a
malfunction in the e lectronic ignition lock . A d riv ­
e r message appears as well to explai n the mal­
funct ion in more de tail. The d rive r warning goes
out af ter abou t 5 se co nds, b ut it can be brought
u p at any t ime by pressi ng the
!SE T! b utton ag ain .
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Driver information s ystem
the dr iver information system . Keep in m ind that
the engine speed will not exceed the value dis ­
p layed in the dr iver information system, for ex­
ample when downshifting.
Please go to an autho rized Aud i dea le r or other
qualified workshop to have the ma lfunction re ­
pa ired .
,m.. Diesel particulate filter clogged
Applies to veh icles: w ith diesel e ngi ne and d iesel pa rt icu late
f ilte r
II Particulate filter See owner's manual
When the II symbol illum inates, you can a lter
your driving sty le to assis t the fi lter self-cleaning
p rocess . Drive for approx ima tely 15 minutes with
the selector lever in the S position a t a min imum
speed of 37 mph (60 km/ h) a nd an engine speed
of approximate ly 2,000 RPM . The tempe rature
increase that w ill result from this can burn off
the soot in the fi lter. The symbol will sw itch off
when the clean ing is successful. After a success ­
fu l cleaning, there is no need to br ing the car to
an author ized deal er or qualified workshop b e­
cause this is part of no rm al veh icle oper ation.
If t he symbo l
II does not switch off, see you r
author ized dealer or other qualif ied workshop to
have the prob lem cor rected.
For more information on the diesel particulate
fi lter, refer to
c> page 198.
A WARNING
Always ada pt your speed to the c urrent
w eather, road and traffic conditions . Y ou
should never dis obey traffi c la ws in orde r to
follow driving re co m mend ation s.
~()) Headlight range control defective
II Headlight range control defective!
If th e symbol II ill um ina tes, the dynamic head­
lig ht ra nge co ntrol is no longer wo rking prope rly.
H ave t he sys tem checked and repa ired at you r au­
t hor ized Audi dealer .
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~O Adaptive light defective
Applies to vehicles: with adaptive light
mil Audi adaptive light : defe ctive
When this symbol mil ill uminates, it means that
adaptive ligh t is defective. Go to a n author ized
Audi dealer to have the head lights or the contro l
u nit for the adapt ive light repa ired.
@ -Steering malfunction
El! Steering lock: Contact dealer!
If the El! symbo l in t he d isp lay comes on, there
i s a n elect ronic stee ring column lock malfu nc­
tion.
D rive to your author ized A udi dealer immed iate ly
to have the malfunc tion cor rected .
A WARNING
Your ve hicl e m ust not be towed in the event
of a m alfunction in the elec tronic s teering
column lo ck bec ause it c an no t b e stee red due
to the lo cked steering. If i t i s towed w ith the
steering locked, there is the risk of an acc i­
dent .
~ Ignition lock malfunction
m Ignition lock defective
If the l3 symbo l in the d isplay comes on, the re is
a malfunction i n the elect ronic ignition lock .
Please go to an authorized A udi dealer or other
qualified workshop to have the malfunct ion re­
paired.
; Adaptive dampers
App lies to vehicles: with Aud i drive se lect
R Suspension : System fault!
If the R symbol in the d isp lay comes on, the re is
a mal function in the adaptive dampers. Please go
to an authorized Aud i dea le r or other qualified
workshop to have the ma lfunction repaired.
· ~ Windshield wipers faulty
El Windshield wipers defective

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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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-your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you .
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever on the le~ side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
Fig. SO Tu rn signal and high bea m lever
The turn s ignal and high beam lever has the fol·
lowing functions:
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• Lift the lever up all the way¢ fig. 50 (D to use
t h e right turn s ignals, or push the lever down
all the way @to use the left turn signals .
Auto-blink
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance to use the turn signa ls for as long as
you need them, for example when changing lanes .
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance and then release it right away to
make the turn s ignals blink
three times. You
can use this feature for example when changing
l anes on highways.
High beam ~D
• Push the lever forward@ to switch on the high
beam.
• Pull the lever back towa rds yo u to switch off
the high beam .
Headlight flasher ~D
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel© to
u se the head light flasher .
Lights and V ision
Notes on these features
-The turn signals only work w ith the ignition
turned on. The indicato r lights
II or II in the
instr ument cluster ¢
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- After you have turned a corner, the turn signa l
switches off automatically.
- The
high beam wo rks on ly when the headlights
are on. The indicator light
II in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as yo u
hold the lever· even if there are no lights
turned on . The indicator light
II in the instru­
ment cluster illuminates when you use the
headlight flasher .
A WARNING
-Do not use the high beam or head light flasher
i f you know that these could blind oncoming
traffic.
Interior lighting
Front /rear interior lights
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Fig. 51 Front head line r: in ter io r light ing cont rols
Fig. 52 Rear headliner: rear read ing lights
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