
Opening  and  closing 
-Remote  master  key¢ page 33, 
-Door  handles  with  convenience  key* 
¢page 34, 
- Lock cylinder  at  the driver's  door¢ page 35, 
or 
- Power  locking  switch  inside¢ 
page 35. 
Selective  unlocking 
When  you  lock the  vehicle,  the  power  locking sys
tem  will  lock the  doors  and  the  rear  lid . When 
unlocking,  you  can  set  in  the MMI whether  only 
the  driver's  door  or  the  entire  vehicle  should  be  unlocked 
¢ page 33. 
Automatic  locking 
The  automatic  locking  feature  locks  all  the  vehi
cle  doors  and  the  rear  lid when  you  drive  faster 
than  9  mph  (15  km/h) . 
The  car  is unlocked  again,  when  the  opening 
function  in the  power  locking  system  switch  or  at 
one  of  the  door  levers  is actuated. 
Anti-theft  alarm  warning  system 
If  the  anti-theft  alarm  warning  system  detects  a  break-in  into the  vehicle,  acoustic  and  visual 
warning  signals  are  triggered. 
The  anti-theft  warning  system  is activated  auto matically  when  you  lock the  vehicle.  It  is deacti
vated  when  unlocking using  the  remote  key, with 
the  mechanical  key,  and  when  you  switch  the  ig nition  on. 
The  alarm  also  turns  off  when  the  alarm  cycle  has 
expired. 
Turn signals 
When  you  unlock  the vehicle , the  turn  signals 
flash  twice.  When  you  lock the  vehicle  the  turn 
signals  flash  once.  If  they  do not  flash,  one  of  the 
doors,  the  rear lid or  the  hood  is not  locked. 
Unintentionally  locking yourself  out 
In  the  following  cases  there  safeguards  to  pre
vent  you  locking your  remote  master  key in the 
vehicle: 
- The  vehicle  does  not  lock with the central  lock
ing  switch ¢ 
page 35 if the  driver's  door  is 
open. 
32 
- On vehicles  with  convenience  key*, if the  most 
recently  used  master  key is  in the  luggage com
partment,  the  rear  lid is automatically  unlocked 
again  after  it is closed . 
Do not  lock your  vehicle  with  the 
remote  master 
key  or convenience  key* 
until  all  doors  and  the 
rear  lid are  closed.  In  this  way  you  avoid  locking 
yourself  out  accidentally. 
Power side door closer* 
The  vehicle  doors  are  equipped  with  a  power  side  door  closer.  When  closing  a  door,  you  only  have 
to  let  it  fall  lightly  into the latch.  The  door  will 
then  automatically  close  by  itself¢&.. 
A WARNING 
-
-When  you  lock your  vehicle  from  outside, 
nobody  - especially  children  - should  remain 
inside  the  vehicle . Remember , when  you 
lock  the vehicle  from  the outside  the win
dows  cannot  be  opened  from the  inside. 
- When  you  leave  the  vehicle,  always  take  the  ignition  key with  you.  This  will  prevent  pas
sengers  (children,  for  example) from  acci
dentally  being  locked  in the  vehicle  should 
they  accidentally  press  the power  locking 
switch  in the  doors. 
- Do not  leave children  inside the vehicle  un
supervised.  In  an emergency  it would  be im
possible  to  open  the  doors from  the  outside 
without  the  key. 
- Applies  to  vehicles  with  power  side  door 
closer*: 
- When  closing  a  door,  make  sure  nothing 
can  interfere  with  the  door.  This  could 
cause  serious  personal  injury . 
- You  can  stop  the door  from  closing  at  any 
time  by  pulling on the  inside  or  outside 
door  handle. 
(D Tips 
- In  the  event  of  a  crash  with  airbag  deploy
ment  all  locked  doors  will  be  automatically 
unlocked  to  give  access  to  the  vehicle  occu
pants  from  the  outside.  

Opening  and  closin g 
(D Tips 
- In  order  to  make sure  the  locking function  is 
working, you shou ld always keep your eye 
on the  vehicle to  make sure  it  is properly  l ocked. 
- Do not  use  the  remote  contro l 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 
ITJ. 
- 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 ppl ies  to veh icles:  w ith  conve nien ce key 
The doors  and  the  rear lid can be  unlocked  and 
locked  without  operating  the  master  key. 
F ig . 2 1 Conven ie n ce key:  Lock ing the  vehicle 
Unlocking  vehicle 
..  Take hold of the  door  handle.  The door  is un -
l ocked  automatically  . 
.,.  Pull the  hand le to  open  the  door. 
Loc king  vehicle 
.,.  Se lect  the  P selector  leve r position.  Otherwise 
the  vehicle cannot  be  locked . 
..  To  lock the  vehicle,  close the  door  and  touch 
the  sensor  in the  door  handle 
once q fig.  21 . Do 
not  reach  ins ide  the  door  handle. 
The vehicle can be  locked and  un locked  at  any 
door . The master  key must  be w ith in a range  of 
about  1.5  m from  the  appropriate  door  or the 
34 
rear  lid . It  makes  no diffe rence whether  the  mas 
ter  key is in your  jacket  pocket  or in yo ur brief 
case . 
It is no t possib le  to re-open  the  door for  a br ief 
per iod direct ly after  clos ing  it . T his allows you  to 
ensure  that  the  doors  are  proper ly locked . 
It depends  on t he set tings  in the  M MI whether 
the  enti re vehicle  is unlo cked  or one  of the  doors 
¢ page  33. 
_& WARNING 
Read and  fo llow all WARNINGS¢ 
& in Gener
al description  on page  32. 
@ Tips 
If yo ur vehicle has  been  s tanding  for  an  ex 
tended  period,  please  note  the  following: 
- T he  p roximity sensors  are deactiv ated  after 
a few d ays 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  prese rve your vehicle's  abili
ty to  start  for  as  long  as  poss ible,  the  ene r
gy management  system  gradually  sw itches 
off unnecessary  convenience functions . It  is 
possible  that  yo u will not  be able  to  un lock 
yo ur  vehicle  using t hese  conven ience  f unc
t ions. 
- For Declaration  of Compliance to  United 
States  FCC and  Indust ry Canada  regulat io ns 
¢page 
276.  

Adjusting  the  display and  the  warning  tones 
A ppl ies to  vehicles:  W it h parkin g system  plus/rearview  c am· 
era/peripheral  ca meras 
The display  and  warning  tones  can be  adjusted  in 
the  Infotainment. 
~ Se lect:  the ICARI function  button > ( Car)*  Sys
tems  control  b utton 
> Driver ass istance > Pa rk
ing aid . 
Display 
On * -An  op tical d isp lay is shown for  the parking 
system  plus,  a rearview  camera  image  is s hown 
for  the  rearview  camera *. 
Off  -Whe n the par king  system  is switched  off, 
only  audib le signa ls are give n. 
Warning  tones  Front volume  - Volume for  the  front  a rea 
Rear volume  - Volume fo r the  rear area 
Front frequency·  Frequency for  the  front  a rea 
Rear frequency · Freq uency for  the  rear  area 
Entertainment  volume  lowering  - When  the 
pa rking  system  is turned  on, the  volume  of  the 
aud io/video  so urce  is lowered . 
The new ly adjusted  value  is briefly  heard  from 
the  signal  generato r. 
@ Tips 
- The warning  tones  can also  be adjusted  d i
rectly  by the  vis ual  disp lay or  the  pictu re 
from  the  camera.  Simply  press the  Settings 
control  bu tton. 
- Changed settings  are activated  when  the 
parking  system  is switched  o n aga in. 
- The settings  for  volume  and frequency  are 
automat ica lly saved and assigned  to  the  re
mote  control  key be ing  used . 
Error messages 
Appl ies to  vehicles:  W ith  pa rk in g syste m  plus/rearview ca m· 
era/per ipheral  ca meras 
There  is an erro r in the  system  if  the  LED in the 
Pw , button  is b linking  and yo u hear a continuous 
Parking  systems 
alarm  for  a few  seconds after  sw itch ing on  the 
par king system  or w hen the  pa rking  system  is a l· 
ready activated.  If  the  error  is not  cor rected  be 
fo re you switch 
off the  ignition,  the  LED in the Pw , 
button  wi ll blink  the  next  time  you switch  on  the 
park ing system  by shifting  into  reverse. 
Parking  sy stem  plus 
If a sensor  is fa ulty,  the .l?4 symbo l will  appear  i n 
front  of/behind  the  vehicle  in the  Infotainment 
display.  If  a  rear sensor  is faulty,  on ly obstacles 
that  are  in areas @and @ are shown 
¢ page  114,  fig . 120 . If  a front  sensor  is faulty, 
only  obs tacles  tha t are  in areas © and @are 
shown.  The re  is a lso a system  ma lf u nction  if  all 
segme nts  ar ound  the  veh icle  are red or  if  no seg· 
me nts  are disp laye d. 
Peripheral  cameras* 
T he re is a system  malfu nction  if  t he 
t8> • symbol 
appea rs and the  co rresponding  disp lay area  is 
shown  in  bl ue. The camera  is not  wo rking  in this 
area. 
Drive to  an authorized A udi dealer or authorized 
Audi  Service Facility  immed iate ly to  have  the 
malfunction  corrected. 
Trailer  hitch 
App lies to vehicles:  wit h parking  system  pl us/rea rv iew cam 
era/periphera l cameras an d tra ile r hitc h 
For vehicles  using  the  t rai ler socket,  the  park ing 
system  rear sensors do  not  tu rn on whe n you 
shift  into  reverse gear or when  yo u press the 
Pwi 
button.  This resu lts  in the  following  restrict ions. 
Parking  system  plus 
There  is no distance  warning  for  the  rear.  The 
front  senso rs remain  activated.  The v isua l display 
switches  to  t he tra iler tow ing  mode. 
Rearview  camera*  /peripheral  cameras * 
T he re is no distance  warning  for  the  rear . The 
front  sensors  remain  activated . The visua l display 
switches  to  the  tra ile r  towing  mode.  The rearv iew 
camera  image  w ill not  show  the  orientation  lines 
and the  b lue surfaces.  .,,. 
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Brake  fluid 
Checking brake fluid  level 
Fig. 190 Engine compartment : cover  on  t he  brake  fluid 
reservoir 
N 
N 
-N ,:: 
~ 
Before  you check  anything  in the  engine  compart
ment, 
always  read  and  heed  all  WARNINGS 
¢ A in Working  in the  engine  compartment  on 
page  216. 
.,.  Read the  brake fluid  level from  the  brake  fluid 
reservoir 
¢fig.  190, ¢page  218,  fig.  186. The 
brake  fluid  level  must  be  between  the "MIN " 
and  "MAX"  markings. 
The  location  of the  brake  fluid  reservoir  can  be 
seen  in the  engine  compartment  illustration 
¢page  218. 
The fluid  level may  drop slightly after  some  time 
due  to the  automatic  adjustment  of  the  brake 
pads.  This  is not  cause  for alarm. 
If  the  brake  fluid  level falls 
considerably below 
the  "MIN"  mark,  the  brake  warning/indicator 
light 
1111 (U.S. models) ;II (Canadian  models) 
will come  on¢ 
page  14. Do  not  continue  to  oper
ate  the  vehicle.  The complete  brake  system 
should  be thoroughly  checked  by an  authorized 
Audi dealer  or other  qualified  facility  and  the 
cause  corrected.  If  the brake  fluid  level  is too 
low, the  brake  warning/indicator  light will illumi 
nate.  Contact  an  authorized  Audi dealer 
immedi
ately. 
Checking  and  Filling 
Changing  brake fluid 
Have  the brake fluid  changed  by an experienced 
technician . 
Brake fluid  absorbs  moisture  from  the  air.  If the 
water  content  in  the brake  fluid  is too  high, cor
rosion  in the  brake  system  may  result  after  ape 
riod  of time . The boiling  point  of the  brake  fluid 
will also  decrease  considerably  and  decrease 
braking  performance. 
Therefore,  the  brake  fluid  must  be  changed 
every 
two  years . Always use  new  brake  fluid which  con
forms  to  Federal  Motor  Vehicle Standard  "FMVSS 
116  DOT 4" . 
The brake  fluid  reservoir  can  be  difficult  to  reach, 
therefore,  we  recommend that  you  have the 
brake  fluid  changed  by your  authorized 
Audi 
dealer. Your dealer  has  the  correct  tools, the 
right  brake  fluid  and  the  know-how  to do  this  for 
you. 
A WARNING 
- Brake fluid  is  poisonous. It  must  be stored 
only in the  closed  original  container  out  of 
the  reach  of  children! 
- Brake failure  can  result  from  old  or  inappro
priate  brake  fluid . Observe  these  precau
tions: 
- Use only brake  fluid  that  meets  SAE speci
fication 
J 1703 and  conforms  to  Federal 
Motor  Vehicle Standard  116.  Always check 
with your  authorized  Audi dealer  to  make 
sure  you  are  using the  correct  brake  fluid. 
The correct  type  of  brake  fluid  is also  indi
cated  on the  brake  fluid  reservoir. 
- The brake  fluid  must  be  new.  Heavy  use of 
the  brakes  can  cause  a vapor  lock  if the 
brake  fluid  is  left in the  system  too  long. 
This can seriously  affect  the  efficiency of 
the  brakes  as  well  as your  safety.  This 
could  result  in an  accident. 
(D Note 
Brake fluid  will damage  the  paint  of your  vehi-
cle. 
IJ> 
225  

@ 
No 
•  sp ark s 
•  fl ame s 
·  sm oki ng . 
& 
Wh en a  battery  is  charg ed ,  it  produces 
h yd rogen  ga s which  i s ex plosi ve and 
c o uld  c au se p ers onal  injury . 
® 
Always  keep the  b atter y well  out  of 
rea ch of  child ren. 
A WARNING 
Whenever  working  on  the  battery  or  on  the 
electrical  system,  there  is the  risk of  injury, 
accident  and  even  fire.  Read  and  heed  the  fol
lowing  WARN INGS: 
- Always wear  eye  protection.  Do not  let  bat
tery  a cid or  any  lead  pa rticles  get  on your 
sk in or  cloth ing.  Sh ield  your  eyes.  Exp losive 
gases  can  cause  blindness  or  other  injury . 
- Battery  acid  contains  su lf ur ic ac id.  Sulfur ic 
acid  can  cause  blindness  and  severe  b urns. 
-Always  wear  gloves  and  eye  protection.  Do 
not  tilt  the  battery  because  acid  could  leak 
out  of the  ventilat ion  open ings. 
- If  you  get  battery  ac id  in your  eyes  or  on 
your  skin,  immediately  rinse  with  co ld  wa
ter  for  seve ral  minutes  and  get  medical  at· 
tention . 
- If  you  should  ingest  any  battery  acid,  seek 
medical  attention  immediately . 
- Do not  expose  the  battery  to  an  open  flame, 
electric  sparks  or  an  open  light. 
- Do not  smoke. 
- Do not  interchange  the  positive  and  nega -
tive  cab les. 
- When  working  on  the  battery,  be  sure  not  to 
short-c ircuit  the  terminals  with  tools  or  oth
er  meta l objects.  Th is wou ld  cause  the  bat
tery  to  heat  up  very  quickly,  which  could 
lead  to  damage  or  explosion  and  persona l 
injury. 
- When  a  battery  is charged,  it  produces  hy
drogen  gas  which  is  explosive  and  could 
cause  pe rsonal  injury. 
- Always  keep  the  battery  well  out  of the 
reac h of  ch ildren . 
-
Check ing  and  Filling 
-Before  work  is done  on  the  electrical  sys
tem,  disconnect  the  negat ive ground  cable. 
- Before  performing  any  work  on  the  electri
cal  system,  switch  off  the  engine  and  igni
tion  as  well  as  any  electrical  equ ipment.  The 
negat ive cable  on  the  battery  must  be  dis
connected . If you  are  just  going  to  replace  a 
light  bulb,  then  it  is enough  to  switch  off 
the  lights. 
- Before  d isconnecting  the  battery,  switch  off 
the  anti-theft  a larm  system!  Otherwise  you 
will  set  off  the  alarm. 
- When  disconnecting  the  battery,  first  dis
connect  the  negat ive cable  and  then  the 
positive  cable. 
- Before  reconnect ing  the  battery,  make  sure 
all  electrical  consumers  a re switched  off. 
Reconnect  the  positive  cable  first  and  then 
the  negative  cable.  Never  in terchange  the 
cables  -this  could  start  a fire ! 
- Never  cha rge  a froze n or  a thawed-out  bat 
t ery . It  co uld  explode!  If  a  battery  has  fro
zen,  then  it  must  be  replaced.  A discharged 
battery  can  freeze  over  at  32  °F (0 °C). 
- Make sure  the  vent  hose  is always  attached  to  the  opening  on  the  side  of  the  battery. 
- Never  use  batteries  which  are  damaged. 
There  is the  danger  of  an  exp losion!  Always 
replace  a  damaged  battery . 
A WARNING ,_____ 
California  Proposition  65  Warning: 
- Ba ttery  posts,  term inals  and  related  acces 
sories  contain  lead  and  lead  compounds, 
chemicals  known  to  the  State  of  California 
to  cause  cancer  and  reproductive  prob lems. 
Was h hands  after  handling. 
(D Note 
- Do not  disconnect  the  vehicle  battery  when 
the  ignition  is on  or  when  the  engine  is run ning,  otherwise,  you  w ill damage  electronic 
components  in the  electrical  system. 
- If your  ve hicle  is go ing  to  stand  for  a  long 
period  of  time  w ithout  being  driven,  protect 
the  battery  from  "freezing",  otherwise  it  .,.. 
227  

Fuses 
Driver  side  cockpit  fuse 
assignment 
F ig.  211 Driver 's side  of t he cockpit : fuse  pa nel w it h  plastic 
clip 
Fuse panel  @ (black ) 
No . Equipment 
Electromecha nica l powe r stee ring,  trai ler 
1  hitch,  io nizer,  sw itch  st rip,  sea t heat ing 
(rear),  ele ctromech an ical  parking  br ake 
Horn,  climate  control  system,  Gateway, 
2  automatic  dimming  interior  rearv
iew  mir-
ror 
4  Parking  aid,  headlight  range  adjustment 
5  Dynamic  steering,  Electron
ic Stabilization 
Control  (ESC) 
6  Headlights 
7 Adaptive  cru ise control 
8 Front  passenger's  seat senso rs, airbag 
9  Gateway 
1 0  E
ngine  sound,  night  vision  ass ist,  garage 
door  opener  (Homelink),  parking  aid 
1 1  Video  camera  im age pro cessing 
12  Headlights 
1 3  Steeri ng col umn  sw itch  module 
14  Term inal  15  ( luggage  compartment) 
260 
Fuse panel @ (black) 
15  Terminal  15  (engine  compartment) 
16  Starte r 
Fuse panel @ (brown ) 
No.  Equipment 
1  Infotainment 
2  Infotainmen t 
3  F
ront  passenger's  seat 
5  A
irbag,  Elect ronic S tabiliza tion  Con trol 
( E SC) 
6  Ant i- theft  alarm  system 
7  Electromechanical  pa rking  brake 
8 Inter io r li ghts 
9 
Windshie ld video  camera  heating,  light/ 
rain  sensor 
10  Lumbar  support  (dr iver's  seat) 
11  Driver's  seat 
12  Elec tronic stab ilizati on  con trol 
13  Horn 
1 4  H eadlights 
15  Front  seat  heating 
16  Dynamic stee ring 
Fuse panel © (red) 
No . Equipment 
1  C lutch  peda l 
2  Fuel  pump 
3  Brake light  sensor 
4  AdB
lue (diese l eng ine)/engine  aco ustics 
5  Rear door 
6  Fr
ont  door 
7  Electronic  stab ili z at ion con trol 
8 Windshie ld wiper  motor 
9  Headlight  washer  system 
10  Inter
ior  lig hting,  climate  control  system 
1 1  Headlights 
12  Sunroof