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Component Situation Solution
P a int
Paint damage Refer to the paint number on the vehicle data label, repair
with touch up paint¢ page 298
Spilled fuel R inse with water immediately
Surface rust Rust remover, then protect with hard wax; for questions,
consult an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv-
ice Facility.
Corrosion Have it removed by an authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility.
Water no longer Protect with hard wax (at least twice per year)
beads on the surface
of clean paint
No shine even though Treat with suitable polish; then apply paint protectant if
paint has been pro-the polish that was used does not contain any protectant
tected/paint looks
poor
Deposits such as in-Dampen with water immediately and remove with a micro-
sects, bird droppings, fiber cloth
tree sap and road salt
Grease -based con- Remove immediately with a mild soap solution al and a
taminants such as soft cloth
cosmetics or sunblock
Carbo n part s Deposits clean the same way as painted parts ¢page 2 70
a) Mild soap solution: maxim um two tablespoons of neutral soap in 1 quart (1 liter) of water
Int ernal cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windows Deposits Glass cleaner, then w ipe dry
Decorat iv e parts/ Deposits Mild soap solutional
trim
Plasti c parts Deposits Damp cloth
Heavier
deposits Mild soap solution al, detergent-free plasti c clean-
ing
solution, if necessary
Dis plays/instr u-Deposits Soft cloth with LCD cleaner; dust deposits in the
ment cluste r lower area of the instrument cluster can be re-
moved using a soft brush.
Contro ls Deposits Soft bru sh, then a soft cloth with a mi ld soap solu-
tional
Safety be lts Deposits Mild soap solution al, allow to dry before letting
them retract
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-To red uce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol
ishing
or waxing .
- To
prevent pa int damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
-To red uce the risk of pa int damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
-Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi
ately-these could damage the paint.
-In strument cluster
- Make sure that the instrument cluster is
switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it.
- The
instrument cluster and the trim sur
round ing
it must not be cleaned with dry
cleaning
methods because they could get
sc ratched.
- Make
sure no fluids enter the spaces be
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
-Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
-Safety belts
-Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
-Never clean safety belts or their compo
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or
solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web
bing.
-
If there i s damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
have
them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
-Textiles /artificial le ather / Alcantar a
-Never treat artificia l leather/ Alcantara
with
leather care products, solvents, floor
polish,
shoe polish, spot remove or similar
prod ucts.
- Have a specialist remove
stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
-
Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
274
-Objects w ith sharp edges su ch as zippers,
rivets on clothing
or belts can cause dam
age to the surface .
-
Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make
sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
-Natural leather
-Neve r treat leather with solvents, floor
polish,
shoe polish, spot remover or simi
lar pr
oducts.
-Objects w ith sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing
or belts can cause dam
age to the surface.
- Never use
steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
-
Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
-To he lp prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in d irect sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve
h icl e parked for long periods
of time, you
should cover
the leather to pro te ct it from
direct sunlight.
(D Tips
-Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can
prevent rust spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehicle out of serv
ice for a
longer time, contact your authorized
Audi
dealer or qualified repair facility. They will
advise you
of important measures, such as corro
s i
on protection, maintenance and storage proce
dures. Also follow the in formation about the bat
tery <=>page 245.

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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.

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Audio track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Audi phone
box.................... .. . 111
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 294
Audi virtual cockpit (instrument cluster) . . . . 8
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 53
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
Auto Lock (centra l locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatic
belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .53
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatic post-collision brak ing system . . .
87
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Launch Control-Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . 71
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering wheel with shift paddles. . . . . . . . 68
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Automatic zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damaging
the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
B
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 247
Disconnecting/connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
288
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
302
Not running for long periods of time . . . . 245
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Winter operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24S
Befo re
driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Better route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
B locked route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Blocking roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
B lower (climate
control system) . . . . . . . . . . 53
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
152
Connect ing a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Device search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Brake
fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 244
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Brake system
Brake
fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
244
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Breaking in
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Bulb failure (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Buttons
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 20, 22

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Cable (USB adapter/AUX connection cable) 1S5
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 237
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Call
Accepting/rejecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Holding/resuming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Call waiting (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Canceling route guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Capacities
Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 176
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23S
CD ..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 150, 151
Cell phone
Audi phone box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
also refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Cell phone compartment
refer to Audi phone box.......... .. .. . 111
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Changing light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Characters
Map... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 139
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Charging the battery .............. 111, 155
Child restraint
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat... .. .. .. .. ............. .. ..... 189
Index
Child restraints
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 230
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 226
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Important safety instructions for us ing child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Child safety seat
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 217
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? .. .. ................... 215
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ......... .. ................. 227
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ....... .. .. ................... 227
Safety instructions................... 215
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
City events (Audi connect) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 272
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 273
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning decorative parts and trim ... 271, 272
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cleaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Cleaning the Audi virtual cockpit . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . 272
303

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Declarat ion of compliance
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 297
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Defrosting the windshie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Deleting
Bluetooth device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Contact.... ................... ..... 119
Favorites ... ................... . 114, 137
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Deluxe automatic climate control
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .53
Demo mode
refer to Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Destination on the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 263
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Directory .... .. ................. . 117, 133
Connection settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Free text search .......... .. .. .. ..... 117
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Navigation destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Sort order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Storing a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Symbo ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
133
Directory entry
refer to Contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Display
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . .
20, 22
Navigation map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
also refer to Infotainment system display 166
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Index
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
On-board
computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Switching displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 22
Drives
refer to Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
DVD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Voice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Dynamic volume
refer to Entertainment volume . . . . . . . . . 169
E
E-mail 115
Economy route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Electromechanical parking brake
refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Electronic differentia l lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . . . 87
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 87
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Emergency call (911) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Emergency locking the doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking the front passenger door 30
Emergency operation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
305