
Lights and  Vision 
.. To increase  or  reduce  the  brightness,  turn  the 
knob  and  press  it. 
The  interior  lighting  turns  on  when  you  switch 
the  headlights  on  while  the  ignition  is  on . 
(i)} Tips 
The  setting  is a utomat ica lly stored  and  as
signed  to  the  remo te control  key th at  is  in 
use. 
Instrument  illumination 
The brightness  of  the  illumination  for  the  instru
ments,  display  and  head-up  display*  con  be  ad
justed . 
Fig . 44  Inst rument  illuminat ion 
..  Press  the  knob  to  release it. 
..  Turn  the  knob  toward" -"  o r"+"  to  reduce  or  in 
c rease  the  brightness . 
" Press  th e  knob  again  to  re turn it  to  its  original 
pos ition. 
(D Tips 
The  instr um ent  ill umination  for  th e need les 
a n d  dia ls  tur ns  on  when  the  igni tio n  is tur ned 
on  and  t he  lights  are  turned  off.  The  i llumina
t ion for  t he  dia ls  reduces  automatically  and 
eventua lly tu rns  off  as  brightness  outside  in 
creases . T hi s function  reminds  the drive r to 
turn  the  headlights  on  at  the  appropriate 
time. 
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Vision 
Adjusting  the  exterior  mirrors 
Fig.  45  Driver's  door: kno b for  the  ex terio r mirrors 
Turn  the  knob to  the  desired  position : 
Q/P -Adjusting  the left/right  exterior  mirror. 
Move the  knob  in the  des ired  dir ect ion . 
Qill  -Hea ting  the  mirror  glass  depend ing  on  the 
outside  temperature . 
8  -Folding  exterior  m irro rs*.  I n the  I nfota in
ment  system , you  can  se lect  if the  m irro rs fo ld  in 
automat ica lly when  you  lock the  vehicle 
~ page  33. 
Front  passenger 's exterior  mirror  tilt 
function* 
To  help  you  see  the  curb  when  backing  into  a 
par king  space,  the  surface  of  the  m irror  tilts 
s light ly . For  this  to happen,  the  knob  must  be  in 
the  position  for  the  front  passenger's  outside 
mirror. 
You can  adjust  the  tilted  mirror  s urface  by tu rn 
i ng  the  knob  in  the desired  directio n. When  you 
move  out  of  reverse  and  i nto  anot her  gea r,  the 
new  m irror  position  is stored  and  assigned to  the 
key you  are  using. 
The  m irror  goes  back  into  its  or ig inal  pos ition 
once  you  drive  forward  faster  than  9  mp h (15 
km/h)  or  switch the ignition  off. 
A WARNING 
Curved  (i .e.  convex)  m irror  surfaces  increase 
your  f ield  of  view.  Remember  that  ve hicles  or 
o ther  objects  will  appear  sma ller  and  farther 
away  than  when  s een  in  a flat  m irro r.  If yo u  

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Multifunction  button 
Applies  to  vehicles: with  memory function 
You con adjust  the  massage  function,  lumbar 
support,  side  bolsters  and seating  surface  using  the  multifunction  button . 
Fig. 53  MMI display:  seat  settings 
Operating 
.,.  The  MMI displays  the  possible  seat  settings @ 
when  you  turn  the  multifunction  button(!) 
qpoge  54,  fig.  52 to  the  left or  right qfig.  53, 
¢_&. . 
.,. To select  a seat  setting , turn  the  multifunction 
button (!) until  the  desired  seat  setting  is high
lighted  with  a  red  border . 
.,.  The  arrows @ indicate  the  possible  adjust
ments . For example,  to  move  the  lumbar  sup 
port  down,  press  the  multifunction  button(!) 
down.  The corresponding  arrow © lights  up. 
T he  following  seat  settings @are  possible : 
Massage function*  -Massage  type Wave,  Knock
ing,  Stretch,  Lumbar,  Shoulder  or Off. 
You can 
set  the  massage  strength  level  from  1 to  5 . You 
can  turn  the  selected  massage  on/off  using  the 
button @¢ 
page  54,  fig . 52. 
Lumbar support  -Moving  the  lumbar  support 
up/down  and  making  it firmer/softer ¢& . 
Side bolsters*  -Increasing/reducing  the  side 
support  in the  seat  using  the  side  bolsters  on  the 
seating  surface  and  backrest¢& . 
Seating  surface  -Making  the  seating  surface  lon
ger/shorter ¢&.  . 
Seats  and  storage 
A WARNING 
--
-Never  adjust  the  driver's  or front  passeng
er's  seat  while  the  vehicle  is  moving.  If you 
do  this  while  the  vehicle  is  moving,  you will  be  out  of  position.  Always adjust  the  driver's 
or front  passenger's  seat when  the  vehicle  is 
not  moving. 
- Be careful  when  adjusting  the  seat  height. 
Check to  see  that  no  one  is in the  way,  or  se
rious  injury  could  result! 
- Because  the  seats  can be  electrically  adjust
ed  with  the ignition  off,  never  leave  children 
unattended  in the  vehicle . Unsupervised  use 
of the  electric  seat  adjustments  may  cause 
serious  injury. 
- To  reduce  the  risk  of  injury  in the  case  of 
sudden  braking  or  accident,  front  passen
gers  must  never  ride  in a  moving  vehicle 
with  the  backrest  reclined.  Safety  belts  and  the  airbag  system  only  offer  maximum  pro
tection  when  the  backrest  is upright  and  the  safety  belts  are  properly  positioned  on  the 
body.  The  more  the  backrest  is  reclined,  the 
greater  the  risk  of  personal  injury from an 
incorrect  seating position  and  improperly 
positioned  safety  belts . 
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- The  massage  function  switches  off  auto
matically  after  approximately  10 minutes. 
- The  side  bolsters*  deflate  when  the  driver's 
door  is opened . This  allows  you  to  enter  and 
exit  comfortably.  The  side  bolsters  inflate 
again  once  you  begin  driving. 
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Warm  and  cold 
Four-zone  automatic  climate  control 
Operating 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  four-zone  automatic  climate  control 
F ig . 75 Four -zone  automa tic cl imate  contro l:  co ntro ls 
N :g 0 t'.) 
" a, 
Fig. 76 F our -zone  automa tic cl imate  co ntro l:  rea r co ntrols 
Press  the  butto ns to turn  the  functions  on  or  off _ 
Use  the  controls  to adjust  the tempe ra ture,  the 
b lower  speed  and  the  air  distribution.  The  LED in 
a  button  will  light  up when  the  function  is 
sw itched  on.  The  front  sett ings  are  shown  in the 
climate  control  system  display  and  in the  Info
tainment  system  display  for  a few  seconds.  The 
driver  and  front  passenger  sett ings  can  be  ad 
justed  separate ly. 
The  settings  can  also  be  adjusted  in the  rear 
¢ fig. 76 . 
IOFF ! Switching  the  climate  control  system 
on/off 
The IO FF I button  switches  the  cl imate  control 
system  on  or  off.  It  also  switches  on  when  you  press  the  control.  A irflow  from  outside  is  b locked 
when  the  climate  control  system  is switched  off . 
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The !OFF ! button  in the  rear only  switches  the  A/C 
system  on/off  in the  rear  of  the  vehicle. 
IAJCI Switching  cooling  mode  on/off 
The  air is not cooled  and  humidity  is not  removed 
whe n coo ling  mode  is switched  off . This  can 
cause  fog  on  the  windows.  The  coo ling  mode 
switches  off  automatically  when  there  are  cold 
outside  temperatures. 
1 -=I Switching  recirculation  mode  on/off 
In  reci rculation  mode,  the air  inside  the  vehicle  is 
circulated  and  filtered.  This  prevents  the  unfi l
tered  air  outside  the  veh icle from  entering  the 
vehicle  interior.  We  recommend  sw itching  recir
culation  mode  on  when  driving  through  a tunnel 
or  when  sitt ing  in  traffic ¢,&. . 
The 
! AU TO I button  or I <111> FRONT I button  switches 
recirculation  mode  off. 
I AUTO I Switching  automatic  mode  on 
Automat ic mode  main tains  a  constan t tempera
ture  inside  the  vehicle . Air temperature , a irflow 
and  air  distribution  are  controlled  automatically. 
Adjusting  the  temperature 
Temperatures  between  60 °F  (+ 16  °C) and  84 °F 
( +2 8  ° C) can  be set.  O utside  of  this  range, 
lo or hi 
will  appear  in  the climat e control  system  display  . .,.  

Warm  and  cold 
Basic settings 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  four-zone automatic climate  control 
The climate  control system  basic settings  are ac
cessed  in the  Infotainment  system. 
• Se lect : the ICARI function  button> (Car)*  Sys-
tems 
control  button > AC. 
Rear  seat  settings 
When  this  function  is selected,  all  settings  for 
the  rea r can  be  adjusted  through  the  climate  con
trol  system  in the  cockpit . The  climate  control 
system  sett ings  cannot  be  adjusted  in the  rear 
seat  at  the same  time. Th is function  switches 
off 
after  a certa in period  of time  or  when  one  of  the 
controls  in the cockpit  is pressed . 
Recirculation  mode 
The  sensit ivity level  of  the  automatic  recircula
tion  mode  can  be  set  at  various  levels  from 
Off to 
Sensitive . Recirculation  mode  is controlled  auto
matically . 
If the windows  fog  up,  press  the 
I@ FRONT I button . 
Footwell  temperature 
You can  adjust  the  footwell  temperature  so  that 
it  is  coo ler  or  warmer. 
Auxiliary  heater* 
I n vehicles  with  diesel engines*,  the  auxiliary 
heate r helps  to  warm  the  ve hicle interio r more 
quickly . The  auxiliary  heater  is controlled  auto
matically  in the 
Auto sett ing . 
Steering  wheel  heating 
Applies to  veh icles:  w ith  heate d steering  wheel 
The steering  wheel  rim can be  heated. 
Fig.  77 Steer ing  whee l: s tee ring w hee l h eat  button 
72 
M :g 0 
t!i 
"' m 
•  Press  the [ii button  to switch  steering  wheel 
heating  on/off.  The  message 
Steering wheel 
heating  on /Steering  wheel  heating  off 
ap
pears  in the  instrument  cluster  display . 
The  temperature  is  mai nta ined  at  a  constant  lev 
el when  steering  wheel  heating is switched  on . 
The  steering  wheel  heating  settings  are  stored 
automatica lly and  assigned  to  the  remote  control 
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Switching  the  Start-Stop-System  on/off 
manually 
Applies to  vehicles:  with  Start-Stop-System 
If you do not  wish to  use  the  system,  you  can 
switch  it off  manually . 
Fig. 85 Center  co nso le:  Start -S top -Syste m but ton 
..  To switch  the  Start -Stop-System  off/on  man
ually,  press  the 
l(A)••I button.  The  L ED in the  but
ton  turns  on  when  the  system  is sw itched  off. 
@ Tips 
I f  you  switch  the  system  off  during  a stop 
phase,  the  engine  will start  again  automati
cally. 
Messages  in the  instrument cluster  display 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  Start-Stop-Sys tem 
Start-stop  system  deactivated:  Please  restart 
engine  manually 
This message  appea rs when  specifi c condi tions 
are  not  met  dur ing  a  stop  phase  and  t he S tart
S top -Sy stem  w ill 
not be able to  resta rt  the  en
gine.  The engine  must  be  sta rted  with  the 
I START ENGINE ST OPI button. 
Start-stop  system : System  fault!  Currently 
unavailable 
There  is a  mal function  in the  Start -Stop -System . 
Drive the  ve hicl e  to  an  authorized  repa ir facility 
for  servicing  as  soon  as  possible  to  correct  the  malfunct ion . 
D rivi ng 
Speed  warning  system 
Introduction 
The speed  warning system  helps you  to stay  un
der a specified  maximum  speed. 
The  speed  warn ing  system  warns  you  if you  are 
exceed ing  the  maximum  speed  that  you  have  set. 
You will  hear  a warn ing  tone  when  your  speed  ex
ceeds  the  s tored  value  by approx imately  3  mph 
(3  km/h) . An indicator  light . (USA models)/ . 
(Canada  models)  in the  instrume nt  cl uste r d is
play  a lso  tu rns  on  at  t he  same  time.  The  indicator 
lig ht ••  tur ns  off  when  the  speed  decreases 
below  the  stored  maximum  speed. 
Setting  a th reshold  is  recommended  if yo u wo uld 
lik e to  be  rem inded  whe n you  reach  a  cer tain 
ma ximum  speed.  Situations  where  you  may  want 
to  do  so  incl ude  driving  in a  co untry  with  a gener 
al speed  limit  or  if there  is a spec ified  maximum 
speed  for  winter  tires. 
@ Tips 
Eve n though  your  vehicle  is eq uipped  w ith  a 
speed  warning  system,  yo u should  still  watch 
the  speedometer  to  make  sure  you  are  not 
driving  faster  than  the  speed  lim it. 
Setting  the  threshold 
You can set,  change and  delete  the  warning 
threshold  in the  Infotainment  system. 
..  Select:  the I CAR ! funct ion  button > (Car) * Sys
tems 
contro l button > Driver  as sistance > 
Speed warning . 
You can  set  a ny thresho ld  between  20  mp h 
(30  km/h)  and  150  mph  (240  km/ h).  Settings 
can  eac h be  adjusted  in increments  of  6  mph 
(10  km/h). 
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Driving 
Cruise  control  system 
Switching  on 
Applies to  vehicles:  with  cruise  control  system 
The cruise control  system makes  it possible  to 
drive a constant  speed  that  is 30  km/h  or higher. 
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F ig. 86 Operating  lever: Cruise  control system 
F ig. 87 Instrument  cluster:  Selected speed 
,. To  switch  the  cruise  control  on,  pull  the  lever 
into  position 
(D c::> fig.  86. 
,.  Drive at  the  speed  to  be  maintained . 
,.  To  store  the  speed,  press  the  button @. 
The  stored  speed  and  the  indicator  light 
lij;(l)~i4 (USA models) 1B (Canada  models)  appear 
in  the  instrument  cluster  display 
c:> fig.  87. T he 
display  may  vary,  depending  on  the type  of  dis
play  in your  vehicle . 
This  information  is also  shown  briefly  in the 
Head-up  display*. 
The speed  is  kept  constant by modifying  engine 
power  or through  an  active  brake  intervent ion. 
A WARNING 
- Always  pay  attention  to  the  traffic  around 
you when  the  cruise  control  is  in operation. 
You are  always  responsible for  your  speed 
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and  the  distance  between  your  vehicle  and 
other  vehicles. 
- For safety  reasons,  cruise  control  should  not 
be  used  in the  city,  in stop-and-go  traffic,  on 
winding  roads and  when  road  conditions  are 
poor  (such  as  ice,  fog,  gravel,  heavy  rain  and 
hydroplaning),  because  this  increases the 
r isk of an  accident. 
- Switch  the  cruise  control  off  temporarily 
when  dr iving  in turning  lanes,  highway  exits 
or  in  construction  zones . 
- Please  note  that  unconsciously "resting" 
your  foot  on  the  accelerator  pedal  prevents  the  cruise  contro l from  braking.  This is  due 
to  the  control  system  being  overridden  by 
the  driver's  acceleration. 
- If a  brake  system  malfunction  such  as  over
heating  occurs  when  the  cruise  control sys
tem  is switched  on,  the  braking  function  in 
the  system  may  be  switched  off.  The  rest  of 
the  cruise  control  system  functions  remain  active  as  long  as  the  indicator  light 
1ij;(i)~14 (USA models) 1B (Canada  models)  is 
on . 
(D Tips 
The  brake  lights  illuminate  as  soon  as  the 
brakes  apply  automat ically. 
Changing  speed 
Applies  to vehicles:  with  cruise  co ntrol  system 
,.  To increase  or  decrease  the  speed  in incre
ments,  tap  the  lever  toward 
010 c::> page  82, 
fig . 86 . 
,. To increase  or  decrease  the  speed  quickly,  hold 
the  lever  in the 
010 direction  until  the  de
sired  speed  is disp layed. 
You can  also  press  the  accelerator  pedal  down  to  increase  your  speed,  e .g . if you  want  to  pass 
someone . The  speed  you  saved  earlier  will re
sume  as  soon  as  you  release  the accelerator  ped
al. 
If, however,  you  exceed  your  saved  speed  by 
6  mph  (10  km/h) for  longer  than  5  minutes,  the 
cruise  contro l will  turn  off  temporarily.  The green 
symbol 
[tj;(l)~i4 (US models) 1 B  ..,.  

(Canadian  models)  in t he  d isp lay will go  out  but 
the  saved  speed  remains  the  same. 
Preselecting  the  speed 
A pp lies  to vehicles:  with  c ruise control  system 
You con preselect  your  desired  speed  when  the 
vehicle is stationary . 
~ Switch  the  ign ition  on. 
~ Pu ll the  lever  in to  posi tion (D q page  82, 
fig . 86 . 
~ To  inc rease  or  decrease  the  speed,  tap  the  leve r 
toward 
G) !Q . 
~ To store  the  speed  displayed,  re lease  the  lever . 
This f unct ion  makes  it  possib le,  for  examp le,  to 
save  the  speed  yo u want  before  dr iving  on  the 
hi ghway . Once  on  the  h ighway,  activate  the 
cru ise  control  by pu lling  the  lever  toward 
(D . 
Switching  the  system  off 
Appl ies  to  vehicles:  with  c ruise control 
Temporary deactivation 
~ Press  t he  b rake  pedal,  o r 
~ Press  the  leve r into  posi tion @(not  cl icked  into 
place) 
q page  82 , fig . 86, or 
~ D rive for  longer  tha n 5  minutes  at  mo re than 
5 m ph (1 0 km /h) above  the  stored  speed. 
Switching  off  completely 
~ Press  lever  into  position @(clicked  into  place), 
or 
~ Swi tch the  ign ition  o ff . 
The system  retains  the  saved  speed  if you  deact i
vate  the  cruise  contro l temporarily . To resume 
the  saved  speed , re lease  the  brake  pedal  a nd  p ull 
the  lever  to  position 
(D . 
Sw itching  the  ign ition  off  erases  the  saved  speed . 
A WARNING 
You should  only return  to  the  saved  speed  if it 
is  not  too  fas t for  the  cur rent  traffic  co ndi
t io ns  -risk of  an  a ccident! 
D riving 
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Audi  adaptive cruise  control  and  braking  guard 
Audi  adaptive  cruise 
control 
Description 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  Audi adaptive  cruise  control 
F ig.  91 Detection  range 
What  can  adaptive  cruise  control do? 
The adaptive  cruise  control  system  uses video,  ra
dar  and  ultrasound . Moving  vehicles  ahead can 
be recognized  up to  about  650  feet  (200  m) 
away . 
On open  roads with  no traffic,  adaptive  cru ise 
control  works  like a regular  cruise  control  sys
tem.  The stored  speed  is ma inta ined. When  ap
proaching  a moving  vehicle  detected  up  ahead, 
the  adaptive  cruise  cont rol  system  automatically 
slows  down  to  match  that  vehicle's  speed and 
then  maintains  the  distance  that  the  driver  previ ously  stored.  As soon as the  system  does not  de
tect  a vehicle  up ahead,  adaptive  cruise  control 
accelerates  back up  to  the  stored  speed. 
In  stop-and-go  traffic,  adaptive  cruise  control  can 
brake  until the  vehicle  stops  and  accelerate  again 
under  certain  conditions  and  if this  is possible 
within  the  system's  limits and capabilities 
¢ page  88. Adaptive  cruise  control  will  not 
make  an emergency  stop . 
Which functions  can  be  controlled? 
When  you  switch  adaptive  cruise  control  on, you 
can set  the  current  speed as the  "control  speed" 
¢ page  86,  Switching  on and  off. 
When driving,  you  can stop  cruise  control 
¢ page  88 or  change the  speed ¢ page 8 7 at 
any time. 
86 
You can also set the  distance  to  the  object  ahead  and set the  adaptive  cruise  control  driving  pro
gram 
¢ page  88. 
Switching  on  and  off 
Applies  to  vehicles:  with  Audi adaptive  cruise  control 
Fig. 92 Selector  leve r: switch ing  on/off 
Fig. 93 Instrument  cluster : adaptive  cruise contro l 
You can set any speed  between  20  mph  and 95 
mph  (30  and  150  km/h) . 
Indicator  lamps and  messages  in the  instrument 
cluster  display inform  you  about the  current  sys
tem  status  and settings. 
An addi tional  indicator  appears  in the  Head-up 
D isplay* . 
Switching  adaptive  cruise  control  on 
.,. Pull the  lever  toward  you  into  position © 
¢ 
fig . 92 . ACC standby appears  in the  instru
ment  cluster  display. 
Setting  the  speed  and  activating  regulation 
.,. To set the  current  speed,  press the ISETI button 
¢ fig.  92. The set speed  is shown  in the  tach
ometer @ and is also shown  br iefly  in the  dis-
play @¢ 
fig.  93 . II>