The system must be inspected when the indicato r light
II (USA models ) !E,I
( Canada models):
- does not come on when the ignitio n is switched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
switched on the ign ition, or
- comes on while driving.
I f an airbag system malf unct io n is de tected, the
indicator light wi ll first start flashing to catch the
driver's attention and then stay on co nti nuo usly
to se rve as a constant reminder to have the sys
tem i nspected immed iate ly.
If a malfunction occ urs that turns the front air
bag on the passenger si de
off, the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignit io n is on.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not funct io ning prop
erly cannot provide supp lemen tal p rotec tion
in a front al c rash .
- If the air bag indicato r ligh t
c:;, page 17
come s whe n the vehicle is be ing use d, have
th e sys te m in sp ecte d im med iate ly by yo ur
au thoriz ed Au di deale r.
It is po ss ible that
th e air bag wi ll inf late w hen it is not sup
posed to, or will not i nfla te w hen it s hou ld .
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
Fi g. 157 Sect ion from t he inst rum ent pa ne l: PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF lig ht
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light is located i n
the center o f the instr ument panel
c:;, fig . 157.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will come on
and stay on to te ll you when the front Advanced
Airbag system
Airba g on the pas senge r si de has been turned o ff
by the electronic contro l unit. If t he bulb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light burns out, the
airbag indicato r light
II (US A models) a (Can
ada models) will come on to signal a malfunction
i n the Advanced Airbag System . Alt hough the
bur ned-out bulb will not change the way the
front passenge r's fronta l airbag work s, it w ill no
lo nger be poss ible to use the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
lig ht to ma ke sure th at th e air bag on/
of f st atus is corre ct for the occup ant on the fron t
p assenge r seat. Have the air bag system i nsp ect
ed immediately by your author ized Audi dealer.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will blink
for about 5 seconds when:
- th e ignition is switche d on an d
- the capacit ive passenger detection system,
which switc hes the front sea t passe nger' s fron
t al A dva nced Airbag o n an d off, de tec ts a
ch ange in the st atu s of the fr ont passe nger
se at.
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
s top s blinking , always m ake sure th at the air bag
s tatu s (o n or off) as shown by the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
lig ht is pr oper for the age, siz e and
ele ctrica l capaci tance o f the pe rso n occu pying
t h e front passenger seat. A lwa ys make s ure t hat
t h e safety be lt fo r th e front passen ger seat is
prope rly faste ned .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will show
the status of the front seat passenger 's frontal
Advanced Airbag a few seconds after the igni·
tion is switched on and the airbag indicator light goes off. The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light:
- will stay on if t he front passenger seat is not
occ upied;
- wi ll stay on if t he e lectrica l capacitance meas
ured by the capacitive passenger detection sys
tem for the front passenger seat equa ls the
combined ca pac ita nce of an infa nt up to ab out
one year of age and one of the rearwa rd -facing
or fo rwar d-fac ing ch ild rest raints l isted in Fe d
e ral Motor V ehicl e Safe ty S tandard 20 8 wi th
whi ch th e A dvanc ed Airbag Sys tem i n yo ur vehi-
cle w as ce rtifie d; For a listin g of t he c hild .,.
147
The specified tire pressure is the last tire pres
sure that was stored
¢ page 2 3 7 .
Note that the tire p ressure also depends on the
temperature of the t ire . Every 10 °C increase in
tire temperature results in the tire pressure in
creasing by approximate ly 0 .1 bar. The tire pres
sure increases as the eng ine becomes warmer
while driving.
A WARNING
Read and follow the important information
and notes <=>
page 236.
@ Tips
The tire pressure or temperature are not dis played in adaptation mode. Dashes ··.·· are
shown in place of the pressure and tempera
ture .
(D Tire pressure loss
Fig. 194 Display : indic ato r light with a message
If the [IJ indicator light turns on, the pressure in
at least one t ire is too low or new sensors were
not adapted :
rt] indicator lights turns on after turning the
ignition on
The tire pressure is too low compared to the
specified pressure.
"' Check and store the tire pressure{s) the next
time it is possible<=>
page 237.
rt] indicator light turns on while driving
Wheels with new senso rs were not adapted or
the tire pressure has reached a critical leve l com
pared to the specified pressure.
Wheels
"' Avoid unnecessary steering and braking maneu-
vers .
"' Adapt your dr iving sty le to the situation .
"' Stop as soon as possible and check the tire(s).
"' If it is possib le to continue driving, see an au-
thorized Audi dealer or authorized A udi Service
Facility immediately and have your tire(s) re
pa ired or rep laced.
A WARNING
Read and follow the important i nformation
and notes
¢page 236.
Storing new tire pressures
Correctly stored tire pressure specifications are
necessary for reliable tire pressure monitoring.
"' Check the tire pressures in all wheels .
..
"'Cor rect the tire pressure if necessa ry. Refer to
the tire pressure label for the re commended
t ire pressure for your vehicle
c> page 228,
-
fig. 193 . Only correct the pressure in tires
whose temperature is approximately the same
as the ambient temperature. If the tempera
ture of the tire is higher than ambient tempera
ture, the tire pressure must be increased ap
proximately 0 .2 bar above the value on the
sticker .
"' Switch the ignition on .
"' Select:
!CAR ! function button> Car systems>
Tire pressure monitor > Store tire pressures .
After storing, the tire pressure monitoring sys
tem measures the current tire pressures and
stores them as the new specified pressures .
"'If the changed tire pressures are not displayed
in the Infotainment system, drive the vehicle
for approximately 10 minutes so that the sen
sor signal from the wheels is received again .
During this adaptation phase, ··.·· is displayed
for the pressure and temperature and the tire
pressure monitoring system is only partially
available .
It only prov ides a warning if one or
more tire pressures is below the minimum per
mitted spec ified pressu re. If this is the case, the
[IJ indic ator light appea rs with a message . ""
237
Index
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sto rage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Eme rgency closi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9
Sun viso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbo ls
refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . 11
T
Tachometer .. .. ................. 10, 11, 22
T ail lights
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
T empe rature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Temperature ind icator
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
T ether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 125
Time ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 25
T ips fo r the e nvir onment
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
tiptron ic (automatic transmission) . . . 101, 105
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 239
T ires ....... ... .. ............ .... ... . 218
All whee l drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
L ow aspec t rat io tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Repair se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
R ep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T ire press ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Tire pressu re monitor ing system . . . . . . . 235
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Unid irectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Uniform t ire quality g rad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . 220
Tires and vehicle load lim its . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
T o rn o r frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
276
Towing
Tow t rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Tow ing loop
TPMS 2
55, 256
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Tra in (transporting your veh icle) . . . . . . . . . 256
Transmission ma lfunction (indicator light) . 105
Transpo rt Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tr anspo rting yo ur vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Trunk
refer to L uggage compa rtment . . . . . . . . . . 62
Trunk pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Warn ing/ indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
u
Un fastening safety belts
Un iform tire qua lity grading
Un locking 132
234
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
U sing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Vehicle e lectr ica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle iden tifica tion labe l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 259
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 245
Vehicle tool ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Ven tilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
w
Warning/ indica to r li ghts
A irbag sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
An ti-lock b raking system (A BS) . . . . . . . . . . 18
B rake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 14
E lectronic power contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 19
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Warning tr iangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 20
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
l oose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 128
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 220
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 129
When must the airbag system be inspected? l46
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 173
W ild animal recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defrosting (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windshield cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defrosting (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 49, 216
Windshield wipers Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 50
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Defrosting windows (4-zone deluxe auto-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli- mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Winter use Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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