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@ Door handle
@ Power locking sw itch .......... .
© Side assist button ............ .
® Air outlets ..... ........ .... . .
@ Turn signal and high beam ... .. .
(j) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ..... ..... ... . .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga-
tion and voice recognition but
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptronic op-
eration ............... ..... .
@ ISETI button ............... .. .
® Instrument cluster .......... .. .
@ Reset button for trip odometer .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .... .
- Trip computer ............ .. .
@ Ignition lock ................. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Control lever for:
65
42
115 81
55
155
126
11
10
13
57
22
84
84
- Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . .
106
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . . . . . . . .
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@) Release lever for the engine hood . 220
@ Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . 56
@ Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
@) Switch for unlocking the trunk lid . 43
@ Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . 59
@ Power window switches . . . . . . . . . 46
@ Radio system or Audi multimedia
(see separate manual)
@ Radio or MMI display (see separate
manual)
@ Button/Indicator light for:
- Emergency flasher .......... .
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
@ Glove compartment (lockable) .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ....... .
@ Depending on options:
- Aud i drive select button ...... .
- Start-Stop-System button or .. .
- Id'! button (hybrid drive) ..... .
- Parking system button ....... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .............. .
- Hill descent assist button ..... .
@ Climate control .. ............ .
@ Shift lever for automat ic transmis-
sion ..... ..... .. ............ .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter ... .
@ Coin storage
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- Parking system button ....... .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .. ............ .
Cockpit
54
78
155
119
91
100
128
190
192
80
122
76, 76
128
190
- Hill descent assist button . . . . . . 192
-Audi drive select button . . . . . . . 119
- Start-Stop -System button . . . . . 91
@ I START ENGINE STOP! button . . . 87
@> Electromechanical parking brake 89
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Some of the equipment or features shown in
the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be optional
equipment depending on your model. Always
ask your authorized Audi dealer if you have a
question about you r vehicle.
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Drive r inf orm ati on sy stem
Driver information
system
Introduction
General notes
The driver information display inside the instru
ment cluster provides you, the driver, with much
useful information .
Fig. 9 Instrumen t cl uster: ce nter display
Information from the driver information sys tem
is shown in the display in the center of the instru
ment cluster .
When you turn on the ignition and while you a re
driving, some functions and vehicle components
are scanned for their operating status. Malfunc
tions or required service procedures are signaled
aud ibly and shown by red and yellow lighted
symbo ls and reminders to the d river in the dis
p lay.
The driver is also shown informat ion about rad io
and CD operat ion and direct ions for the naviga
tion system* . You can find addit ional information
on these sub jects in t he radio or MMI* manual.
The illustrations in the instrument panel display
differ in some of the veh icles .
The driver information system provide s the fol
lowing functions:
Sound system disp lay
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Outside air tempera ture c:> page 21
Digital speedometer c:>page 21
Open door- and luggage com-¢page 21
partment warning
Service interval display
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20
Auto Check system ¢page 27
Driver information c:>page 27
Speed warning c:>page 94
Trip computer ¢page22
Tire pressure monitoring system* c:> page 251
Digital clock with date display ¢ page 12
Odometer and trip odometer ¢page 13
Selector lever position ¢ pag e 122
Cruise control ¢ page 95
Adaptive cruise control * ¢page 106
Ene rgy flow d isplay* ¢ page 103
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In the event of a malfu nction either a red or
ye llow icon appears in the display. Red sym
bo ls indicate
Danger ¢ page 28. Yellow
symbols ind icate a
Warning ¢ page 31.
Sound system display
Fig. 10 Disp lay : soun d system
If pr io rity 1 or pr iority 2 faults are not shown by
the Auto Check Control, the name of the radio
station yo u are tu ned to or the frequency and the
reception range are shown in the upper area of
the disp lay .
When the CD is in use , the tit le of the track being
played is shown. The CD changer d isp lays the
numbe r of the c urrent CD (CDl to CD6).
Driver information system
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due.
Fig. 14 Instrument cluste r: Service interva l d isp lay
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec
tion is calculated automatically and displayed ac
cordingly . The display works in two stag es:
Service reminder
30 days before the next se rvice is due, a service
reminder appears in the d isplay when yo u turn on
the ignition
~ fig. 14.
After about 5 seconds the display switches back
to normal. The distance and time remain ing are
updated each time the ignition is turned on until
the date due for service is reached.
Service due
When the due date for serv ice is reached, the
message
Service due! appears in the instrument
cluster immediately after yo u turn on the igni
tion. Additionally, a warning tone sounds . After
about
5 seconds the display switches back to nor
mal.
Calling up the service schedules
If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can
be shown in the radio or MMI* display by select
ing the serv ice interval d isplay in the car menu .
Select
ICARI function button > Service interval
display
or I CAR I function button > Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks > Service in·
tervals .
Resetting the service interval display
Your authorized Audi dealer will reset the corre
sponding service schedule after perform ing the
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appropriate service on your vehicle . You also have
the possibility to reset the oil change schedule
after having performed an oil change accord ing
to Audi specifications. Select
I CAR I function but
ton >
Service interval display > Reset oil change
interval
or ICARI function button> Car systems*
control button > Servicing & checks > Service in·
tervals
> Reset oil change interval.
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- Only reset the oil change display when you
have completed an o il change.
- If you disconnect the battery term inals, no
calculations can be made for the se rvice in ·
terval display dur ing this time and no serv
ice rem inder will appear. Remember that
observ ing the proper service intervals is vi
tally impo rtant to extending the life of your
vehicle, particularly the engine, and main
ta ining its va lue. Do not exceed the time in
terval for the next service, even if the vehi
cle mileage is low.
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The information in the Service Reminder re
mains stored even when the vehicle batte ry is
disconnected.
On-board computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on cur
rent and average fuel mileage , average speed,
fuel range and driving time .
Fig. 15 Tri p comp uter d isplay: Average fue l mileage
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The following informa tion is cont inuo usly evalu
ated by the trip computer and can be displayed
sequent ia lly in the inst rument cl uste r display:
Fuel range
The estima ted cruising range in miles ( km) ap
pea rs in t he d isp lay. Th is tells you how far your
ve hicle wi ll be able to trave l on the curren t tank
of fuel and with the same driving style. The dis
p lay changes in increments of 5 miles (10 km) .
Average fuel mileage The aver age f uel economy in M PG (l/ 100 km)
since you las t clea red the memory appears in this
d is p lay . You can use this d isplay to adjust your
d riving technique to ach ieve a desired mileage .
Current fuel mileage
The in stantaneous f ue l cons umption in miles per
g all on (l/ 100 km) is shown in th is display. Yo u
c a n use th is d isp lay to ad just yo ur dr iv ing tech ni
que to achieve a desi red mileage .
F ue l cons umption is re calc ula ted at inte rvals of
3 3 ya rds (30 meters).
Average speed The average speed in mph (km/h) si nce the last
time the display was reset appea rs in the disp lay .
Elapsed t ime
The length of time that you have been driving
since you last reset the memory appears in t his
d isplay .
Distance
The distance that has been covered since the last
time the memory was cleared appears in the dis p lay.
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- Fuel consum ptions (average and c urrent),
r ange and speed are displayed in metric
units on Canadian models.
- All stored val ues will be lost if the ve hicle
batte ry is disconnected .
Driver informa tion system
Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully au
tomatic memories as well as an efficiency pro
gram*.
Fig. 1 6 Trip com puter d isp lay: memory level 1
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Yo u can switch between the t rip computer 1 and
2 an d the efficie ncy program * by pressing the
I RESET I button @ c> page 24, fig. 17.
Yo u can te ll w hich memory leve l is currently ac
tive by the num ber or t he sign i n the display
i=;, fig. 16 . The data from the s ingle-trip memo ry
(memo ry level 1) is be ing displayed i f a
D ap
pears in the display. If a
fJ is shown, then t he da
ta from t he total-tr ip memory is bei ng d isp layed
(memo ry level 2) . The fuel p ump nozz le
ii ind i
cates the efficiency program* ¢
page 25 .
Single-trip memory (Trip computer 1)
The sing le-trip memory sto res the tr ip info rma
t ion from the time the ignition is turned on unt il
it is tu rned off . If the t rip is continued within 2
hours from the time the ign ition was t urned off,
th e n ew data will be include d in th e calcu lation of
t h e cur rent t rip information . If the tr ip is in te r
r upte d for more th an 2 hours the memo ry is re
set au tom atically .
Total-trip memory (Trip computer 2) U nli ke the single-trip memory, the to tal-tr ip
m emo ry is no t rese t automat ically . T his p ermi ts
yo u t o ev aluate yo ur dr iv ing d ata fo r th e e ntir e
per io d between m anual rese ts.
Efficiency program*
T he eff ic iency p rogram can he lp you to use less
fuel
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Driver information system
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two switches
on the windshield wiper lever .
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Fig. 17 Windshield wiper lever: contro ls for t he t rip com
puter
Operating
.. To display the trip computer memory levels,
press the
I RESET ! button®<=> fig. 17 repeated
ly until the des ired memory level is shown in
the d isplay .
.. To display tr ip information within a memory
level, press the top or bottom part of the func
tion select ion switch @.
The trip computer will not operate unless the ig n ition is on. When you turn on the ign ition, the
function that was in use when you last turned the
ignit ion off wil l be displayed.
In addition to information about the trip comput
er (tr ip computer 1, 2 and the effic iency pro
gram*) , informat ion about other systems can al
so be shown in the disp lay. To switch the disp lay
between the d ifferent information, tap the
I RESET I button® briefly.
Resetting values to zero
.. Select a va lue in the desired tr ip computer or in
the efficiency program* .
.,. Press and hold the
I RESET I button@ for at
least one second . All values in the selected trip
computer or in the efficiency program* are re
set to zero.
If the data in trip computer 1 are dele ted, then
the values in the efficiency program* will also be
reset .
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With some vehicle equipment levels, the values
for the single trip or tota l trip memory can also
be reset in the radio or MM!*
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All stored values will be lost if t he vehicle bat
tery is disconnected.
Basic Settings for the trip computer
The MMI* or the radio operating unit is used for
setting the trip computer's basic settings .
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button > Instrument
cluster
> On-board computer 1 or On-board
computer 2.
The values in the single-trip or the total-trip
memory can all be reset to zero at the same time
under
Reset in the menu.
In add ition, you can determine what information
from the trip computer should be shown in the
instrument cluster display. If one of the pieces of
driver information is turned
Off , that driver infor
mation will not be shown in the display. The in
formation will continue to be calculated by the
trip computer and can be turned back
On at any
time .
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-Th is function is not available on all vehicles.
- The driving information in the efficiency
program* is also reset to zero with the sin
gle-trip memory.
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Efficiency program
Description
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 18 Display : eff icienc y prog ram
" Press the I RESET ! button@ c:> page 24, fig. 17
repeatedly until the efficiency program appears
in the d isplay .
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel.
It evaluates driving information in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment inf luencing consumption . Fuel economy messag
es
c:> page 25 provide tips for efficient driving.
The efficiency program uses distance and con
sumption data from trip computer
l. If the data
are deleted in the eff iciency program, those val
ues are also reset in tr ip computer
1.
Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with effic iency program
Fig. 19 Display: ot her equipment
" In the efficiency program, press the function
selection switch
c:> page 24, fig. 17 @ repeat
edly until the other equipment appears in the
display.
Driver in forma tion system
Other equipment that is current ly affecting fuel
consumption is listed in the efficiency program.
The display shows up to three other items of
equipment @. The equipment using the most
fuel is listed first. If more than three items using
fuel are switched on, the equipment that is cur
re ntly using the most fuel is displayed.
A scale @also shows the current total consump
tion of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
Applies to vehicles: with efficiency program
Fig. 20 Display: fue l econo my message
Fuel economy messages are displayed when fuel
consumption is increased by certain conditions. If
you follow the se fuel economy messages, you can
reduce your vehicle's consumption of fuel. The
messages appear automatically and are only dis
played in the efficiency program . The fuel econo
my messages turn off automatically after a cer
tain period of time.
" To turn a fuel economy message off immedi
ately after it appears, press the
I RESET! button
c:> page 24, fig. 17@, or
" Press the function selection switch
c:> page 24,
fig. 17 @.
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-Once you have turned a fuel economy mes
sage off, it w ill only appear again after you
turn the ignition on aga in.
- T he fuel economy messages are not dis
played in every instance, but rather in inter
vals over a period of time .
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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
u
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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