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@ Door handle
@
©
®
Central locking switch
Air
vent with seat heating controls
Lever for:
- Turn signals and high beams .. .
- Active lane assist
........... .
® Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
............. .
- Controls
for the virtual instru-
ment cluster including the driver
information system, audio/video,
telephone, navigation and voice
recognition system
-
Shift paddles .............. .
@ Windshield washer system lever
® starting the engine when there is a
malfunction .. ............... .
@ Adjustable steering column .... .
@ Cruise control lever ........... .
@ Instrument illumination ....... .
@ Hood release ................ .
€3) Light switch ................. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Air vent including climate control
system controls .............. .
76
29
37
74
192
68
8
41
60
58
72
39
236
36
39
32
52
Cockpit overview
@ Lockable glove compartment
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SIM/SD cards
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Rear window defogger button
@ Depending on equipment, buttons
for:
- drive select .. .
............. .
- Electronic Stabilization
Control
(ESC) ....... .............. .
- Emergency flashers
......... .
- Retractable rear spoiler
...... .
@ Depending on equipment, center
console
with:
-
Multimedia compartment for cell
phone .... .. .............. .
- Audi phone box
........... . .
@ Infotainment system on/off button
@
@
Infotainment system unit
Depending on equipment:
-Storage compartment
-Ashtray ... .. .. ............ .
-
Cup holder . . .. ............ .
@ Parking brake ............... .
@ I START ENGINE STOPl button ...
@ Selector lever (S tronic)
@Tips
150
192
79
87
38
91
155
111
95
47
48
61
58
64
Some the equipment listed here is only instal
led in certain models or is available as an op
tion.
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Seats and storage
General information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide
maximum protection if the front seats
are correctly adjusted.
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger. Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
-your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical
stress and fatigue
-the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection ¢ page 188.
In the following sections, you will see exactly
how you can
best adjust your seats.
There are special regulations and instructions for
installing a ch ild
seat on the front passenger's
seat. Always follow the information regarding
child
safety provided in ¢ page 212, Child safe
ty .
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person
al injury.
- Always keep
your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top of the instrument panel, out of the win
dow or
on top of the seat cushion. This ap
plies especi ally to the passengers. If your
seating pos ition is i nco rrect, you increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak
ing
or an accident. If the airbag inflates and
the seating position is incorr ect, this could
result in personal injury or even death.
-It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a distance of at least
10 in (25 cm) between themselves and the
steering wheel and/or instrument panel. If
yo u'r e sitting any closer than this, the air
bag system cannot protect you properly . In
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addition, the front seats and head restraints
m ust be adjusted to yo ur body height so
that they can give you maximum protection.
-Always try to keep as much distance as pos
sible
between yourself and the steeri ng
wheel or instrument panel.
-Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng
er's seat while the veh icle is moving. Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud
den loss of vehicle control and personal in
jury. If you adjust yo ur seat while the veh icle
is moving, you are o ut of pos ition.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the driver's seat
in the following manner:
.... Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can easi ly push the pedals to the floor
while keeping your knees slightly
bent¢ f1::::.. in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page
44.
I
.... Adjust the backrest so that when you sit w ith
your back against the backrest, you can still
grasp the top of the steering wheel.
A WARNING
Neve r place any objects in the driver's foot
well. An object could get into the pedal area
and interfere with pedal function . In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would not
be able to brake or accelerate.
Front passenger's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position.
-
To avoid con tact wit h the airbag while it is de
ploying ,
do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and always wear th e three
po int safety belt provided adjusted correctly . We
r
ecommend that you adjust the passenger's seat
i n the following manner: .,..
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.. Bring the backrest up to an (almost) upright
position. Do not ride with the seat reclined .
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas
senger's seat.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig. 42 Front seat: powe r seat adjustment
@-lumbar support or multifunction button*
¢ page 45. To adjust the lumbar support, press
the button in the applicable location.
@
-movi ng the seat up/down: press the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat cushion, press
the front button up/down. To adjust the rear seat
cushion, press
the rear button up/down.
@
-movi ng the seat for wa rd/back: press the
button forward/back.
©
-adjusting the backrest angle: turn the ad
justing wheel.
@
-lengthening/shortening the upper thigh sup
port*: lift the grip handle .
.&.. WARNING
-Only adjust the front seat with when the ve
hicle is stationary . Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an accident
- The power adjustment for the front seats al
so works with the ignition switched off or
with the ignition key removed . For this rea
son, children should never be left unattend
ed in the veh icle - they could be injur ed!
- Exerc i
se caution when adjusting the seat
height. Unsuperv ised
or careless seat ad
justment can pinch fingers or hands causing
injuries .
Seats and storage
-The front seat backrests must not be re
clined
too far back when driving, because
this impairs the effectiveness of the safety
belts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of injury.
-
To reduce the r isk of i njury during sudden
braking or in a
collis ion, the dri ver and front
passenger should not have their backrests in
the recl ined position while driving or rid ing.
T
he safe ty belts and airbag system can pro
vide the greatest protectio n possib le when
the backrests are in th e upright position and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The
more a backrest is reclined, the greate r
the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po
sition and safety
belt position.
Multifunction button
Applies to: veh icles with multifunct ion button
You can adjust the side bolsters using the multi
function button.
.. If you turn the multif unc tion button@
¢page 45, fig. 42 to the left or right, the later
al support in the seat will increase/decrease us
ing
the s ide bo lsters on the seat backrests .
@Tips
The air in the side bolsters* is released as
soon as the driver's door opens. This makes is
possib le to enter and exit the vehicle more
comfortably.
As soon as you start dri ving the
vehicle,
the side bolsters fi LL.
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-Switching manua l recirculation mode on and
off: press ld<>I
-A utomatic* recircu lation mode: auto rec ircula
tion needs to be activated in the Infotainment
system. Select in the Infotainment system:
IMENUI button> Vehicle > left control button
>Vehicle settings > Air condit ioning > Auto re
circul ation . The air quality sensor that is de
s i
gned for diesel and gasoline exhaust auto
matically switches the recircu lation mode on or
off depending on the level of pollutant s in the
o utside air.
In recirculation mode, the a ir inside the vehicle is
circulated
and filtered. This prevents the u nfil
tered a ir outside the vehicle from entering the
ve hicl e interio r. We recommend switching recir
cula tion mode on when driv ing thr o ugh a tunnel
or when sitting in traffic<::>.&..
Recirc ulation mode is switched off by pressing
the 1- 1 button o r IAUTOI orlw MAXI.
I@ M AX I Switching defrost on and off
The windshield and side windows are defrosted
or cleared of condensation as quickly as possible.
The
optimum amoun t of a ir flows mainly out of
the vents under the windshield . Rec irculatio n
mode switches off. The temperature is contr olled
automatically.
The IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
IO!il R EARI Switching the rear window defogger
on and
off
If the rear window defogger is activated when
the ign ition is switched on, the battery manage
ment determ ines based on the ba ttery c harge if
it is possible t o t urn on . Othe rwise, the rear win
dow defogger functions with the engine run ning
and switches off automatically after approxi
mately 10 -20 mi nutes, depending on the out
side temperature.
To preven t
the rear window defogger from
switching off automatically, press and hold the
lliill REARI button for more than 2 seconds. This re
mains stored up to approximately lS minutes af
ter turning off the ignition.
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A WARNING
You should not use the recirc ulation mode for
an extended period since no fresh air i s drawn
in . With the air-conditioning switched off, the
windows can fog up, which inc reases the risk
of an accident.
Adjusting
the air vents
Fig. 57 Cockpit: adj ust ing the air vents
To adjust the direction of air flow , turn the
ridged outer adjustment wheel©<::> fig. 57.
To adjust the amount of air flow, move the lever
@on the air vent. To stop the air flow, move the
lever all the way to the left.
Seat heating
Fig. 58 Air vents: seat heating
The seat heati ng has three levels. The selected
heat level is indicated by the LED.
... To switch the seat heating on, press the~ but
ton once.
... To switch to a lower level, press the~ button
again.
.,. To switch the seat heating off, press the~ but-
ton repeatedly until the LED t u rn s off. .,..
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....
"' ....
-Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are securing a child seat in the ve
hicle
¢ page 225.
@ Tips
For information on safety belt pretensioners,
refer to ¢page 186.
Safety belt position
Correct
belt position is the key to getting maxi
mum protection from safety belts.
Fig. 152 Safety belt positio n
-"' .... 9 I
"' al
Use the height adjustment to change the position
of the shoulder belt of the front safety belts.
_&WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- The
shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body. Hold the belt
above the latch tongue and pull it evenly
across
the chest so that it sits as low as pos
sible
on the pelvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen. The belt should always fit
snugly¢ fig. 152. Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- A loose-fitting
safety belt can cause serious
injuries by shifting its position on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft tissue and cause serious injury.
- Always
read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information ¢page 183 .
Safety belts
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly
-throughout the pregnancy.
Fig. 153 Safety belt position duri ng pregnancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear
er's body ¢page 185 .
... Adjust the front seat properly ¢ page 44, Seats
and storage .
... Hold the belt by the tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest and pelvis ¢ fig. 153 ¢ ..&_.
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely
¢page 184, fig. 151 .
... Pull on the belt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buckle.
_&WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- Expectant
mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as pos
sible across the pelvis and below the round
ing
of the abdomen.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information c> .&. in Fasten
ing safety belts on page 184.
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Airbag system
Important information
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For
airbags to do their job, occupants must always
properly wear their
safety belts and be in a prop
er seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen
gers, before driving off, always:
,. Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly<::;> page 172,
,. Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
¢page 44,
,. Wear safety belts properly ¢page 183,
,. Always properly use the proper child restraint
to protect children ¢page 212.
In a collision airbags must inflate within the blink
of an eye and with considerable force. The sup
plemental airbags can cause injuries if the driver
or the front seat passenger is not seated proper·
Ly. Therefore in order to help the airbag to do its
job, it is important, both as a driver and as a pas
senger to sit properly at all times.
By keeping room between your body and the
steering wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental protection
in certain frontal collisions r=.> page 172, Correct
passenger seating positions . For details on the
operation of the seat adjustment controls
¢page45.
It's especially important that children are proper
ly restrained¢ page 212.
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers
can and must do to help the individual safety fea
tures installed in your Audi work together as a
system.
Proper seating position is important so that the
front airbag on the driver side can do its job. If
you have a physical impairment or condition that
prevents you from sitting properly on the driver
seat wi th the safety belt properly fastened and
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reaching the pedals, or if you have concerns with
regard to the function or operation of the Ad
vanced Airbag
System, please contact your au
thorized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop, or
call Audi Customer Relations at 1-800-822-2834
for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys , a gas generator
will fill the airbags, break open the padded cov
ers, and inflate between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the instrument panel and
the front passenger. The airbags will deflate im
mediately after deployment so that the front oc
cupants can see through the windshield again
without interruption.
All of this takes place in th e blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the
airbags have deployed. The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and nothing should be
in their way when they deploy . Front airbags in
combination with properly worn safety belts slow
down
and limit the occupant's forward move
ment. Together they help to prevent the driver
and front seat passenger from hitting parts of
the inside the vehicle while reducing the forces
acting on the occupant during the crash. In this
way they help to reduce the risk of injury to the
head and upper body in the crash. Airbags do not
protect the arms or the lower parts of the body.
Both
front a irbags will not inflate in all frontal
collisions. The triggering of the airbag system de
pends on the vehicle deceleration rate caused by
the collision and registered by the electronic con
trol unit. If this rate is below the reference value
programmed into the control unit, the airbags
will not be triggered, even though the car may be
badly
damaged as a result of the co llision. Vehi
cle
damage, repair costs or even the lack of vehi
cle
damage is not necessarily an indication of
whether an airbag should inflate or not.
Since the circumstances will vary considerably
between one collision and another, it is not possi
ble to define a range of vehicle speeds that will
cover every possible kind
and angle of impact
that will always trigger the airbags. Important
factors include, for example, the nature (hard or
soft) of the object which the car hits, the angle of
impact, vehicle speed, etc. The front airbags will Iii>
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safest place for children -when properly restrain
ed according
to their age and size -we strongly
recommend that children always sit in the back
seat Q page 212, Child safety.
_&WARNING
A child in a rearward-fac ing child seat instal
led on
the front passenger seat will be seri
ously injured
and can be killed if the front air
bag inflates -even with
an Advanced Airbag
System.
-The inflating airbag will hit the child seat or
infant carrier with great force and will
smash the child seat and child against the
backrest, center armrest, door or roof.
- Always
install rear-facing child seats on the
rear seat.
-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 come on
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.
- Forward-facing child
seats installed on the
front passenger's seat may interfere with
the deployment of the airbag and cause se·
rious personal injury to the child.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in
stall a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
-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-
Airbag system
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright position.
- Make
sure that the PASSEN GER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light will
be displayed
whenever a child restraint is in
stalled on the front passenger seat and the
ignition is switched on.
-
If the PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not stay on, perform the checks described
~page 199, Monitoring the Advanced Air·
bag 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.
- Have
the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer immediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructions from
child restraint manufacturers when instal
ling child restraints.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in
stall a forward or rearward-facing child re
straint on the front passenger's seat:
-Improper installation of child restraints can
reduce their effectiveness or even prevent
them from provid ing any protection.
-An improperly installed child restraint can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
seriously injure
or even kill the child -even
with an Advanced Airbag System.
-Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instructions provided with the child seat or
carrier.
-Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occup ied by a person when it is ~
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backrest, center armrest, door, or roof.
- Always
install rearward-facing child re
straints on the rear seat.
-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 come on
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.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in
stall a forward-fac ing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-fac ing seat
has been designed and cer t ified by its man
ufacturer for use on a fron t 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 install ing the for
ward-facing child
restraint. The backrest
must be adjusted to an upright positio n.
-Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signa l to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is
not, or to signa l that it is occupied by some
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. T he presence of addi
tional objec ts could cause the passenger
fro nt airbag to be turned on when it should
be off, or could cause the airbag to work in a
way
that is different from the way it would
have worked
without the object on the seat.
- Make
sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
Airbag system
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your vehicle has a lo t
of ve ry important parts of the Advan ced Airb ag
System in it. These parts include the capacitive
passenger detection system, wiring, brackets,
and more. The control unit monitors the system
on the front passenger seat when the ignition is
switched on and turns the airbag indicator light
on when a malfunction in the one of the system
components is detected c> page 200. Because
the front passenger seat contai ns important
parts of the Advanced Airbag System, you must
take care to p revent it from being damaged.
Dam age to the seat m ay prevent the Advan ced
Airbag
System for the front passenger seat from
doing its job in a crash.
The front Advanced Airbag System consists
of the following:
-Crash sensors in the front of the ve hicl e tha t
measure vehicle acceleration/deceleration to
prov ide information to the Advanced Airbag
System about the severity of the crash.
-
An electronic control unit, with integrated
crash sensors for front and side impacts. The
control un it "decides" whether to f ir e the front
airbags based on the information rece ived from
the crash sensors. The control unit also "de
cides" whether the safety belt pretensioners
should be activated.
-
An Advanced Airbag with gas generator for the
driver inside the steering wheel hub .
-
An Adva nced Airbag with gas generator inside
the instrument panel for the front passenger.
- A
capacitive passenger detection system under
neath the front passenger seat cove r. This sys
tem measures the electrica l capacitance of the
pe rson in the seat. The information registered
is sent continuous ly to the electronic control
u
nit to reg ulate deployment of t he front Ad
vanced Airbag on
the passenger side.
-
An airbag monitori ng system and ind ic a tor
ligh t in t he i nstrument cl us ter c>poge 199.
-A sensor in each front seat registers t he d is
tance between the respective seat and the
steering wheel or ins trument panel. The infor-
mation registered is sent continuousl y to the ...
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