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Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
--I
-If the status of the Advanced Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light blinks for
about 5 seconds to catch the driver's atten
tion. If this happens, always stop as soon as
it is safe to do so and check the steps descri
bed above.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go off when an adult who is not very
small is sitti ng on the front passenger seat
after taking the steps described above,
make sure the adult is properly seated and
restrained at one of the rear seating posi
tions. Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Aud i dealer before trans
porting anyone on the front passenger seat.
A WARNING
An airbag system that is not functioning prop-
erly
cannot provide supplemental protection
in a frontal crash.
-
If the airbag indicator light Q page 15
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
the system inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is possib le that
the airbag will inflate when it is not sup
posed to, or will not inflate when it should.
A WARNING
If the front airbag inflates, a child without a
child
restrai nt, or in a rearward-facing child
safety seat, or in a forward-facing child re
straint that has not been properly installed
will be seriously injured and can be killed.
- Even
though your vehicle is equipped with
an Advanced Airbag System, make certain
that all children, especially 12 years and
younger, always ride on the back seat prop
erly
restrained for their age and size.
- Always install forward
or rear-facing child
seats on the rear seat -even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System.
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-If you must install a rearward-facing child
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional circumstances and the PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF light does not appear and
stay on, immediately install the rear-facing
child
seat in a rear seating position and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi
dealer.
- If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger seat, always move the
seat into its rearmost position in the seat's
fore and aft adjustment range, as far away
from the airbag as possi ble. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position.
M
ake sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is swi tched on.
A WARNING
---"
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking the steps
described above, make sure the adult is
properly seated and restrained at one of the
rear seating positions.
- Have
the airbag system inspected by your
Audi
dealer before transporting anyone on
the front passenger seat.
(1) Tips
If the capacitive passenger detection system
d etermines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenger
side will be turned off, and the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov
ing, servicing
or repairing a part in an area of the
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
in a collision.
There
are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the ~

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exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected immediately by your Audi dealer.
A WARNING
-Forward-facing child seats installed on the
front passenger seat may interfere with the
deployment of the airbag and cause serious
personal injury to the child.
-If exceptional circumstances require the use
of a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety
and well-being require the following special
precautions to be taken:
-Always make sure that the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by its
manufacturer for use on a front passenger
seat with a front and side airbag.
- Always carefully follow
the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child seat
or infant carrier.
- Never install a child
restraint without a
properly
attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions
require the top tether strap to be used.
- Never
put the forward-facing child re
straint up against or very near the instru
ment panel.
- Always move
the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing the
child restraint. The backrest must be ad
justed to an upright position.
- Always
make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved
to the rearmost position in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games de
vice, power inverter or seat heater for
child
seats). These may influence the elec
trical
capacitance measured by the capaci
tive
passenger detection system and can
Child safety
also fly around in an accident and cause
serious personal injury.
- Never place
or use any electrical device
(such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heat
er for child seats) on the front passenger
seat if the device is connected to the 12-
volt socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
-
If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys
tem on this seat.
-Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth
er liquids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
- Always
make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF light comes on and stays on
a ll
the time whenever the ignition is
switched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immediate
ly install the forward-facing child seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer.
- Always buckle
the child seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child seat can fly around during a
sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always read
and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restraint in a vehi
cle
c> page 180, Safety belts, c> page 188,
Airbag system
and ~page 212, Impor
tant information .
(D Tips
Always replace child restraints that were in
stalled in a vehicle during a crash. Damage to
a child restraint that is not visible could cause
it to fail in another collision situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with a front "Advanced
Airbag System" in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) ~
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-Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move
the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position of the passenger
seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and
as far away from the airbag as possible be
fore installing the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved
to the rearmost position in its fore
and aft adjustment range.
- Always make
sure that the backrest is in
the upright position.
- Never place or use any
electrica l dev ice
(such as a laptop,
CD player, electron ic
games device, power inverter or seat heat
er for child seats) on the front passenger
seat ifthe dev ice is connected to the 12-
volt socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
- If a
seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any child restraint sys
tem on this seat.
- Make
sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth
er liqu ids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
- Never place objects on
the seat (such as a
laptop,
CD p layer, electronic games de
vice, power inverter or seat heater for
child
seats). These may influence the elec
trical capacitance measured by the capaci
tive passenger detection system and can
also fly
around in an accident and cause
serious
personal injury.
- Always buckle
the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child
is not sitting in it. A
loose child
safety seat can fly around during
a
sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always read
and heed all WARNINGS when
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used c::> page 180, Safety belts,
c::> page 188, Airbag system and
c::>page 212, Child safety.
Child safety
A WARNING
f=
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re
straint is installed on the front passenger seat
and the ignit io n is switched on.
- Take
the child restra int off the front passen
ger seat and install it prope rly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on.
- Have
the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer immed iately.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
Fig. 165 Schematic overview : keep unused safety belts
away from ch
ildren in child safety seats. -outer rear safety
belt,
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with
LATCH universal lower anchorag
es, the unused safety belts must be sec ured so
that the child in the c hild restraint cannot reach
them c::> .&..
-Fasten the unused safety belt behind the child
seat and let the belt retractor wind up the safe
ty belt webbing.
A WARNING
A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with the
LATCH lower anchorages or with the s tandard
safety belt or a child in a booster seat on the
rear seat could play with unused rear seat
safety belts and become entangled. This
could cause
the child serious personal injury
and even death.
-Always secure unused rear seat safety belts
out of reach of children in child seats such
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-Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat.
-If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be
cause
of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
-The rear side of the child safety seat should
be positioned
as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when
ever using a child
restrained in a vehicle is
being used~ page 180, Safety belts,
~page 188, Airbag system and
~page 212, Important information.
A WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the use
of a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety and
well-being require that the following special
precautions be taken:
- Make
sure the forward-facing seat has been
designed and certified by its manufacturer
for use on a front seat with a passenger
front and side airbag.
- Always follow
the manufacturer's instruc
tions provided with the child safety seat or
infant carrier.
- Always move
the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position of the passenger
seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and as
far away from the airbag as possible before
installing
the child restraint.
-Always make sure that nothing prevents the
front passenger's seat from being moved to
the rearmost position in its fore and aft ad
justment range.
- Always
make sure the backrest is in an up
right position.
- Never place
or use any electrical device
(such
as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
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if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
-
If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restraint system on
this seat.
-Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such
as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion.
- Never place objects on
the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device,
power inverter
or seat heater for child
seats). These may influence the electrical
capacitance
measured by the capacitive pas
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per
sonal injury.
- Make
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
-
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in
stall the forward-facing child seat at a seat
ing position on the rear seat and have the
airbag system inspected by your authorized
Audi dealer.
-Take the child restraint off the front passen
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.

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than 4 ft 9 in (57 in/1.45 m) tall must sit on a
certified booster seat and properly wear the veh i
cle's three-point lap and shoulder safety belt.
Always
securely latch the passenger seat at the
very rear of its fore and aft adjustment range.
The backrest must be adjusted to an upright po
sition .
A WARNING
If you must install a booster seat child re
straint on the front passenger seat:
-Make sure the booster seat has been de
signed and certified by its manufacturer for
use on a front seat with a passenger front
and side airbag.
- Always follow
the manufacturer's instruc
t i
ons prov ided with the booster seat.
-Always move the passenger seat to the very
rear of its fore and aft adjustment range, as
far away from the airbag as possible .
- Always
make sure that the passenger seat is
securely latched in place before installing
the booster seat. The backrest must be ad
justed to an uprig ht position.
-If the passenger seat cannot be securely
latched in the very rear of its fore and aft
adjustment range, then the passenger front
airbag must be turned off with the ON I OFF
switch.
Securing child seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas
senger can be Locked with the convertible Locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats.
The safety belts emergency locking retractors for
the rear seats safety belts and for the front pas
senger's seat safety belt have a convertible lock
i ng
retractor for child restraints. The safety belt
must be locked so that belt webbing cannot un
reel. The
retractor can be activated to lock the
safety belt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up during normal driving. A child
safety seat can only be properly installed when
Child safety
the safety belt is locked so that the chi ld and
child safety seat will stay in place .
Always
remember : Even though your veh icle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system, all
children, especia lly those 12 years and younger,
should a lways ride in the back seat properly re
strained for their age and size.
A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
-
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
du ring
normal d riving or in a c rash.
-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a ch ild is not sitting in it. A
loose child
safety seat can fly around during
a
sudden stop or in a co llision.
- Always
make sure that the rear seat back
rest is secu rely latched whenever the rear
safety belt is being used to secure a child re
straint.
-
If the backrest is not secu rely latched, the
chi ld and t he child restraint will be thrown
forward together with the backrest and will
strike parts of the vehicle interior. The child
can
be seriously injured or killed.
- Never
install rear-facing child safety seats
or infant carriers on the front passenger
seat. A child w ill be seriously injured and
can be killed when the passenger a irbag in
f lates.
- The inflating airbag will hit the ch ild safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
-Always install rear-fac ing ch ild safety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing child
safety seats or infant
carriers installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deployment of
the airbag and ca use serious injury to the
child.
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-It is safer to install a forward-facing child
safety seat on the rear seat.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used c'.) page 212. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat c'.) page 189, Child
restraints on the front seot -some impor
tant things to know.
..&_WARNING
....
Always take special precautions if you must
install a forward or rearward-facing child re
straint on the front passenger's seat in excep
tional situations:
- W
henever a forward or rearwa rd-facing
chi ld r
estraint is installed on the front pas
senger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
ligh t must come on and stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
-
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, perform the
checks described c'.) page 199, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System.
-Take the child restraint off the front passen
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
-
Improper installation of child restraints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protection.
-An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure
or even kill the child .
-Always carefu lly follow the manufacturer's
instructions prov ided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- After checking
to make sure that the child
restraint is properly installed, make certain
that the child restraint is correctly recog
nized by the capacitive passenger detection
system in the front passenger seat and that
the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light signals
the correct front passenger frontal airbag
status.
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-
..&. WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
-Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas
senger front and side airbag.
- Never
put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan
el.
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air
bag as possible before installing the for
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
m ust be adjusted to an upr ight position.
- M ake
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ign ition is switched on.
..&_WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A ch ild in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured
and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates -even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System.
-The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
-Always be especia lly careful if you must in
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptiona l cir
cumstances.
- Make
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in
stall the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.

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Because of the problem of proper disposal of
brake fluid as well as the special tools re
quired
and the ne cessary expertise, we rec
ommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your authorized Audi dealer.
Battery
General information
The battery in your Audi does not need any main
tenance under normal operating conditions. Audi
recommends having the electrolyte level check
by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility
when there are high outside tem
peratures or when driving all day. The electrolyte
level should also be checked each time the bat
tery is charged ~page 247.
Have the battery checked when you bring your ve
hicle
in for an inspection . It is a good idea to re
place
the battery if it is more than S years old.
Sometimes when the airbags deploy, the battery
will be disconnected from the vehicle electrical
system for safety reasons ~.&in Repair, care
and disposal
of the airbags on page 203.
Disconnecting the battery
The battery should not be disconnected. Several
vehicle functions (power windows, for
example)
will be lost when the battery is disconnected. The
functions must be reprogrammed after connect
ing the battery. To avo id this, the battery should
only be disconnected from the vehicle electrica l
system when it is absolutely necessary.
Not running the vehicle for long periods of
time
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, electrical consumers are gradually scaled
back
or switched off. This reduces energy use and
ensures the vehicle will be able to start after long
periods of time~ page 92. Some convenience
functions, su ch
as interior lighting or power seat
adjustment, may not be available under certain
circumstances. These convenience functions will
be available again once you switch
the ignition on
and start the engine.
Checking and Filling
Winter operation
A lot of stress is placed on the battery during
cold weather, which results in reduced starting
ability. Have the battery checked and recharged if
necessary
before the cold weather begins.
A WARNING
- Work on the battery requires expert know l
edge. Contact an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility for informa
tion regarding the vehicle battery. There is a
risk for chemical
burns or explosions.
- Never
open the vehicle battery. Do not try to
change the battery electrolyte level. Other
wise explosive
gas will escape from the bat
tery and increase the risk of an exp losion. ___ ....J
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart
ment under the floor . Before you check anything
in the luggage compartment, read and heed all
WARNINGS~_&.
Always heed the safety warnings , when working
on
the vehicle battery or the vehicle electrical
system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection.
&
Battery acid contain s sulfuric acid. Al-
ways wear gloves and
eye protection .
@
No
- sparks
- flames
- smoking.
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Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 211 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Powe r top control module (Roadster)
F2
Power top control module (Roadster)
F3 ESC control module
F4 Central computer processor (MIB-2)
FS Gateway
F6
Anti-theft alarm system
Climate control system, selector lever (au-
F7 tomatic transmission), parking heater,
rear window heater relay coil
Diagnosis,
electr ical parking brake switch,
F8
light switch, rain/light sensor, inter ior
lighting
F9
Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll Haldex clutch
F12 MMI area
Fl3 Adaptive dampers control module
F14 Climate control system blower
FlS Electronic steering column l ock
Fl6
MMI components, safety belt microphone
(Roadster)
286
No . Equipment
Fl7 Instrument cluster
Fl8 Rearview camera
F19 Convenience key system control module
F20 Power lumbar support adjustment
F22
Front passenger's side upper cabin heating
(Roadster)
F23 Right
exterior lighting, on-board computer
(right)
F25 Door/driver's
side doors (for example pow-
er windows)
F26 Seat heating
F28 AMI High media port
F29 On-board computer
F31 Left on-board computer
F32
Driver assistance systems
F33
Airbag
Socket relay, interior sound, back-up light
F34 switch, temperature sensor, oil level sen-
sor
Diagnosis, headlight range control system,
F35 air quality sensor, automatic dimming
rearview mirror
F36 Right cornering light I right LED-headlight
F37 Left
cornering light I left LED-headlight
F38
Engine control module, ESC control mod-
ule
F39
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
F40 Cigarette lighter, sockets
F41 SCR relay and delivery unit
F42 Central locking area
F43 On-board computer
F45 Power adjustable driver's side seat
F46
Driver's side upper cabin heating (Road-
ster)
F49 Starter, clutch sensor
FSO ESC valves
FS3 Rear window defogger
The
power seats* are protected via circuit break
ers that automatically switch on after a few sec
onds after the overload has been reduced.