
TPMS
Canada models:
Anti-lock bra king system (ABS)
defective ,/
¢page 18
Worn brake pads
¢page 19
Electromechan ica l park ing brake
¢ page 14
Tire pressure monito ring system
,I
¢page 235
Tire pressu re moni toring sys tem
¢page 235
Ele ct ron ic power co ntro l./
¢page 19
Malf u nction ind icator La mp (M IL)
,I
¢page 19
Engine speed limitation
¢page 20
Engine oil leve l
¢page 16
Engine oil sensor
¢page 20
Request to wa rm eng ine by driv
ing
¢ page 20
Battery
¢ page 15
T ank sys tem
¢page 20
Windshield washer flu id leve l
¢page 20
Windshield wipers
¢page 20
Remote cont rol key
¢page 72
Remote cont ro l key
¢ page 74
Battery in remote contro l key
¢page 31
Defective ligh t bulb warning
¢ page 20
Instruments and ind icator lights
R ea r fog light(s)
Headlight range contro l
¢page 21
ad aptive light *
¢page 21
Light-/ rain sensor fau lty
¢ page 21
Audi a ctive lane as sist*
¢ page89
Adap tive da mpe rs*
¢ page 21
Tra nsmission
¢pag e 105
Elec tronic steering column lock
¢ page 16
Engine start system
¢ page 17
Brake booster
¢page 17
Electromechanical steer ing, dy
namic stee ring* ./
¢page 184
Air su sp ensio n*
¢page 17
Sport differentia l*
¢page 21
Rear spoiler
¢ pag e 18 5
Other indicator lights
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Turn signa ls
¢ pag e 21
USA models : Cruise contro l*
¢ page 77
Canada models: Cruise co ntro l*
¢ page 77
Adap tive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 81
Adap tive c ruise contr ol*
¢page 81
Adap tive cr uise contro l*
¢ page 81
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.. Press the release button@ c::> fig. 20.
.. Pull the mechanical key @ out of the master
key.
Using the mechanical key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment on
the passenger's s ide
c::> page 60.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
Qpage 35.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me
chanically
c::> page 36.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 21 Remote control key: re m ov ing the battery holder
LED in the remote control key
The LED ® informs you about the function of the
remote control key .
.. If you press a button quickly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If you press a button longer (convenience open
ing), the LED blinks several times .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill indicator light and
the message
Plea se change key battery ap
pear. Replace the battery.
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Remove the emergency key
c::> page 30 .
.,. Press the release button ® on the battery
holder and pull the battery holder out of the
master key in the direction of the arrow at the
same time.
.. Insert the new battery with the
"+ " facing
down .
.. Slide the battery holder carefully into the re
mote control key .
.. Insert the emergency key .
Opening and closing
@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be disposed of using
methods that will not harm the environment.
Do not d ispose of them in household trash.
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specificat ions as the origina l battery.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle .
A computer chip ins ide your key automatically
deactivates the electronic immobilizer when the
key is inside the vehicle. When you remove the
key from the vehicle, the electronic immobilizer
is automatically activated once again.
A WARNING
-Always take the key with you when you leave
the vehicle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and permit an unauthor
iz ed person to start the engine and enable op
e ration of the vehicle systems such as power
window or power s unroof leading to serious
personal injury .
@ Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
Qpage265 .
Central Locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You have the following choices: .,.
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Opening and closing
It
depends on the settings in the MMI whether
the entire vehicle is unlocked or only certain
doors
¢ page 33.
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS c:> .&. in Gener
al description on page 32.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are in
side the car, otherwise you may uninten
tionally lock the veh icle, and then you would
set off the anti-theft alarm when you try to
start the engine or open a door . In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button
m.
-The vehicle can only be locked when these
l ector lever is in the P posit ion .
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in an
emergency s ituation.
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith conve nien ce key
The doors and the rear lid con be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 23 Conve nien ce key: Lock ing the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
~ Take hold of the door handle. The door is un
locked automatically.
~ Pull the handle to open the door.
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Locking vehicle
~ Select the P selector lever position. Otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked.
~ To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig. 23. Do
not reach inside the door handle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door. The master key must be within a range of
about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or the
rear lid. It makes no difference whether the mas
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief
case .
It is not possible to re-open the door for a brief
period directly after closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
It depends on the settings in the MMI whether
the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the doors
¢ page 33.
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in Gener
al description on page 32 .
{!) Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili
ty to start for as long as poss ible, the ener
gy management system gradually sw itches
off unnecessary convenience functions.
It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func
tions .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
r:!>poge265.

Opening and clo sin g
- There are audio si gnals when closing the
l uggage compartment lid with the remote
contro l key (veh icles w ith convenience key*)
or with the~ button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately by pressing the button
!a l on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid locks automatically after it is closed aga in.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
us ing the master key (veh icles with conven
i ence key*) up to a distance of approximate
l y 9 ft (3 m).
- The luggage compa rtment lid ca n be oper
ated by hand if the vehicle battery is low. It
i s necessary to use more fo rce whe n doing
th is. Move the lid slowly to red uce the
amoun t of force needed.
Luggage compartment with movement
activated opening
Applies to: vehicles with conven ience key and sensor-control·
led luggage compartmen t lid
Fig . 30 Rear of the vehicle: foot movement
Req uirements: you must be carrying your ve hicle
key with you. You must be stand ing at the cente r
behind the luggage compartment lid. There
should be a d istance of approximate ly 20 cm
from the rear of the vehicle. The ignition must be
sw itched off . Make sure you have firm footing .
~ Swing your foot back and forth below the
bumper~
fig. 30. D o not to uc h the bumper.
Once the system recogni zes the movement, t he
l u ggage compartment lid will open .
The luggage compartment lid will only open if
you make the movement as described . This pre
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
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due to s imilar movements such as when you wa lk
between the rear of the vehicle and yo ur garage
door.
General information
In some situat io ns, the f un ct ion is limi ted or
tempora rily unavailable. Th is may happen if:
- the luggage compartment lid was closed be
forehand.
- you park close to a hedge and the branches
move back and fo rth under the veh icle for a
long per iod of t ime.
- you clean your ve hicle, for example w ith a pres
sure washer or in a c ar wash .
- there is heavy ra in .
- the bumper is very dirty, for example after dr iv-
ing on salt-covered roads .
- there is interference to the radio sig nal from
the vehicle key, such as from cel l phones or re
mote co ntrols.
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Th e luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergen cy from inside the luggage compart
ment.
Fi g. 31 Inner luggage compartment lid: access to the
e m ergency release
~ Remove the emerge ncy key Q page 30 .
~ Pry the cove r out using the emerge ncy key
Q fig.31.
~ Press the lever in the direction of the arrow to
re lease the luggage compartment lid.

Opening and closing
-Pay careful attention when closing the win
dows. It could cause injury by pinching.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
(D Tips
- The windows will automatically lower ap
proximately 0.4 inches (10 mm) when you
open the doors.
- When the window in the driver's or front
passenger's door is comp letely open, it will
raise approximately 1 inch (25 mm) when
the door is opened. The w indow will lower
again when you close the door .
- After turning the ignition off you can still
open and close the windows for approxi mately 10 minutes. The power windows are
not switched off until the driver's door or
front passenger's door has been opened.
Convenience opening
All of the windows and the sunroof* can be
opened at once.
The settings in the Infotainment system specify
which windows w ill open.
Convenience opening
.,. Press and hold the~ button on the remote
control key until the windows reach the ir de
sired position and the sunroof* is tilted open.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
.,. Select : the ICARI function button > (Car)* Sys
tems
control button > Vehicle settings > Cen
tral locking
> Long-press to open windows.
To enable convenience open ing of the windows
and the roof*, the
Front windows , Rear windows
and Roof functions must be switched On.
A WARNING
For security reasons, the windows and the
sunroof* can only be opened with the remote
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control key at a maximum distance of approx
i mately 6 feet (2 m) from the veh icle.
Correcting power window malfunctions
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
again.
.,. Pull the powe r window switch until the window
is completely raised.
.,. Release the switch and pull it again for at least
one second.
Sunroof
Description
Fig. 34 Sect ion of head liner: sun roof button
@ Tilting/sliding
.,. To t ilt the sunroof complete ly, press the switch
briefly to the second level.
.,. To open the sunroof completely, pull the switch
briefly to the second level~.&_ .
.,. To select an intermediate posit ion, press/pu ll
the switch to the first level until the desired po
sition is reached .
@ Opening/sliding (version 1)
.,. To move the roof into the reduced w ind noise
position, press the but ton back briefly to the
second level. The roof will open all the way if
you press the button back to the second level
again.
.,. To close the sunroof complete ly, press the
switch forward briefly to the second level~.&_ .
.,. To select an intermediate posit ion, press/pu ll
the switch forward/back to the first level until
the desired position is reached . ..,.

12 Volt sockets
Applies to: veh icles wit h 12 V sockets
Fi g. 60 Luggage compartment side tr im: socket
Fi g. 61 Exa mple of a rear center console: sockets
0 0 9 (!) ., ID
~ To reach the 12-volt socket in the luggage com
partmen t, press the net down or remove the
bracket from the mounts~
fig. 60.
There are addi tional 12 Vo lt socket in the center
console under the cente r arm rest* and in the rear
¢fig. 61.
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac
cessories. The power usage must not exceed
120 watts.
_& WARNING
The socke ts and the ele ctrical accessories con
nected to them only f unct ion when the igni
tion is switched on. Incor rect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or b urns. To reduce the risk
of injur ies, never leave chi ldren unattended in
the vehicle with the veh icle key.
(D Note
- To reduce the risk of damage to the vehicle
electrical system, never attempt to charge
the vehicle battery by connecting accesso
ries that prov ide power, such as solar panels
Seats and storag e
or battery chargers, to the 12 Volt sockets
or the cigarette lighter.
- To red uce the risk of damage to the sockets,
only use plugs that fit correctly.
Storage
(upholder
I
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F ig . 62 Center console: cupho lder
F ig. 63 Rear center armrest: cupholder * ex tended
Front cupholder
~ To open the cupho lder, tap the cover Q fig. 62.
Rear cupholde r*
~ To open the rear cupholder, p ress o n the sym
bol
'i @ ¢fig . 63.
~ To adjust the arm @, sw ing it in the direction
of t he arrow .
~ Place the beverage in the holder and release
the arm. The arm swings back by itself and au
tomatically secures the beverage.
~ To close the rear cupholde r, press on the center
section between the two arms and push the cu
pholder in the slot as far as it w ill go.
_& WARNING
Spilled ho t liqu id can cause an accident and
personal injury .
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Driving
This message appea rs and a warning tone sounds
if you open the driver's door when the ignition is
sw itched on.
Pr es s brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal whe n starting the eng ine.
fll I s key in the veh icle?
This indicator light turns on and th is message ap
pears if the ignition key was removed from the
ve hicle when the engine was running . If the igni
tion key is no longer in the veh icle, you can not
sw itch on the ig nit ion or start t he eng ine once
you stop i t. You also cannot loc k the vehicle from
the o utside.
Shift to P , otherwise vehicle can roll away .
Doors do not lock if lever i s not
in P.
This message appears for safety reasons if the
transmission is not in the P position when you
sw itch the ignition off . Move the selector lever to
the P pos ition. Otherwise the veh icle is not pro
tected from rolling and it ca nnot be locked .
II Key is not recogn ized. Hold back of key
against marked area. Se e owner's manual
If the indicator light t urns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction
c:;, page 74.
Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
It may not be possible to s tart the engine under
certain circumstances, for example if the battery
in the vehicle key is drained, if interference is af
fected the key or if there is a system malfunc tion.
F ig. 83 Center conso le/ ma ster key: sta rt in g t he e ng in e if
t h e re is a ma lfunction
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Requirement : the messa ge Key i s not recog
nized. Hold back of key against marked area .
See owner's manual
must displayed and the II
indicator light must tu rn on .
.,. Ho ld the m aster key in the locat ion ind icated as
shown in the illustration
f >l) c:;, fig . 83.
.,. Press the brake pe dal c:;, &. in Starting the en
gine on page 73 .
.,. Press the ~ I S _T _A _ R_ T_ E_N _G _I _N _E _ S_ T_ O_ P~ I button. The
eng ine will start .
.,. Dr ive to an author ized Audi dealer or author
ized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have
t he malfu nction corrected.
@ Tips
You can v iew the message aga in by pressing
the
! S TA RT ENGI NE S TOP I button.
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The elec tromechanical parking broke replaces
the hand broke.
Fig. 84 Ce nte r conso le: Pa rk ing brake
.,. Pull on the swi tch@) c:;, fig. 84 to app ly the
parking br ake. T he indicator lights in the switc h
and - (USA models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in
the inst rument cluste r ill uminate .
.,. With the ignition switched on, step on the
brake pedal or the accelerator pedal and press
the switch ®lat the same time to release the
park ing brake. The indicator lights in the switc h
and - (USA models)/ . (Canada mode ls) in
t he inst rument cl uste r go ou t.

Audi side assist
(D Tips
-Si de assist is not active w hile you are mak
i ng t he a dju stment .
- You r settings are automatic ally store d an d
assi gned to t he remote co ntrol key being
u sed.
Driver messages
A ppl ies to : ve hicles w ith Audi side assis t
If side ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off a nd a message will appear in the
i n str ument cluster d isp lay :
Audi side assist not available: sensor blocked
The rada r senso rs ' vision is affected. Do not cove r
the area in front of the sensors with b ike wheels,
stickers, dirt o r other objects. Clean the area in
fron t of the senso rs, if necessary
c:> page 92,
fig . 104.
Audi side assist: currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched on tempo rar ily be
cause there is a malfunction (for example, the battery charge level may be t oo low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
T he system cannot guarantee that it w ill detect
ve hicl es co rrectly and it is switc hed off. The sen
sors have been disp lace d or are fa ulty. Have the
system checked by an a uthorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility soon.
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