Checking and Filling
When the engine is warm it can be slightly above the upper marking.
Adding coolant
Plug-in hybrid drive* : Your vehicle has two cool
ant expansion tanks that are separate from each
other. The smaller of the two expansion tanks
must not be opened
¢ page 104. Read and fol
low the important safety precautions ¢
A in
Coolant on page 105 .
Requirement: there must be a residual amount of
coolant in the expansion tank
¢ (D .
~ Let the engine cool down.
~ Place a cloth over the coolant expansion tank
cap and unscrew the cap counterclockwise
¢_&. .
~ Add coolant mixed in the correct ratio
¢page 323 up to the upper marking.
~ Make sure that the fluid level remains stable.
Add more coolant if necessary.
~ Close the cap securely.
Coolant loss usually indicates there is a leak . Im
mediately drive your vehicle to an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility
and have the cooling system inspected.
If the
cooling system is not leaking, a loss can come
from the coolant boiling through overheating
and being pushed out of the cooling system.
.,&. WARNING
The cooling system is pressurized and can be
come very hot. To reduce the risk of burns
from hot coolant:
- Do not open the coolant expansion tank cap
when the engine is hot. This increases the
risk of burns.
- Stop the engine and allow it to cool.
- Protect your face, hands and arms from es-
caping coolant and steam by covering the
coolant tank cap with a large, thick cloth.
- Turn the coolant tank cap counterclockwise
slowly and keep light pressure on the cap.
- To reduce the risk of burns, do not allow any
antifreeze or coolant to drip onto the ex
haust system or hot engine components.
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The ethylene glycol in engine coolant can
catch fire under certain circumstances.
- The coolant additive and the coolant can be
dangerous to your health. For this reason,
keep the coolant in the original container
and away from children . There is a risk of
poisoning.
- When working in the engine compartment,
remember that the radiator fan can switch
on even if the ignition is switched off, which
increases the risk of injury.
(D Note
Do not add coolant if the expansion tank is
empty . Air could enter the cooling system and
damage the engine . If this is the case, do not
continue driving . See an authorized Audi deal
er or authorized Audi Service Facility for assis
tance.
- Before the start of winter, have an author
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility check if the coolant additive in your
vehicle matches the percentage appropriate
for the climate. This is especially important
when driving in colder climates.
- If the appropriate coolant additive is not
available in an emergency, do not add any
other additive. You could damage the en
gine. If this happens, only use water and re
store the correct mixture ratio with the
specified coolant additive as soon as possi
ble .
- Only refill with new coolant.
- Radiator sealant must not be mixed with the coolant.
· Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by it
self
An auxiliary electric radiator fan switches on and
off depending on coolant temperature and other
vehicle operating conditions.
After you switch the engine off, the auxiliary fan
can continue running for up to 10 minutes
-even
with the ignition off.
It can even switch on again
later by
itself ¢.& , if .,..
Emergency assistance
Removing
.. Insert the hook (provided with the vehicle tool
kit) in the hole in the wheel hub cover.
.. Pull off the decorative wheel cover¢ fig. 288.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
App lies to: vehicles with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts can be unscrewed.
Fig. 289 Changing a wheel: remov ing the wheel bo lt caps
Removing
" Push the plastic clip (provided with the veh icle
tool kit) over the wheel bolt cap until the inn er
retainers on the clip align with the edge of the
cover.
.. Remove the cap with the plastic clip (vehicle
tool kit)
¢fig. 289.
Refitting
" Place the caps over the wheel bolts and push
them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bolts
clean.
358
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle .
Fig. 290 Changing a whee l: loose ning the wheel bolts
Loosening
"Slid e the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt as
far as it will go .
.. Take tight hold of the end of the wrench handle
and turn the wheel bolts
counter-clockwise
about one single turn in the direction of arrow
¢fig. 290.
Tightening
.. Slide the wheel wrench onto the wheel bolt as
far as it will go.
.. Take tight hold of the end of the wrench handle
and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise until it is
seated.
A WARNING
-Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel - you can cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack and cause serious personal injuries.
-Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack.
-You risk an injury.
(D Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the han
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bolts.
-If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully pushing down
on the end of the wheel bolt wrench with
one foot only. As you do so, hold on to the
Emerg ency assis ta nce
-To help prevent injury to yourself and your
passengers:
-Do not ra ise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack is secure ly engaged.
-Passengers must not remain in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
-Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
-Make sure jack posit ion is correct, adjust
as necessary and then cont inue to raise
the jack.
CD Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
veh icle jack only at the designated lifting
points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off /installing the spare
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang
ing the wheel .
Fig . 293 Changing a wheel: using the screwdr iver hand le
(with the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 29 4 Changing a wheel: alignm ent pin ins ide the top
ho le
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After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re
place the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.. Use the he xago nal socket in th e screwdriver
handle
to comp letely remove the topmost
wheel bo lt and set it aside on a
clean surface
<=> fig. 293.
.. Screw the threaded end of the alig nm ent pi n
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
<=> fig. 294.
.. Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
.. Take off the whee l leaving the alignment p in in
the bolt hole
<=> (j) .
Putting on the c omp act spare wheel
.. Lift the spare wheel and carefully slide it over
the alignment p in to gu ide it in place
<=>(j) .
.. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdr iver
handle to screw in and t igh ten all wheel bolts
slightly.
.. Remove the alignmen t pin and insert and t igh t
en the remaining wheel bolt s light ly like the
rest .
.. Turn the jack hand le counter-clockwise to lower
the vehicle until the jack is fully released .
.. Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel
bolts
firmly <=> page 358. Tighten them cross
wise,
from one bolt to the (approximately) op
posite one, to keep the wheel centered.
CD Note
When removing o r insta lling the wheel, the
rim could h it the brake rotor and damage the
r otor. Wor k carefully and have a second per
son he lp yo u.
{!) Tips
Neve r use the hexagonal socket in the handle
of th e sc rewdriver to loos en o r tigh ten the
whee l bolts.
-Pull the reve rsible blade from the screwdr iv
er befo re you use the hexagona l socket in
the handle to turn the whee l bolts.
Emergency assistance
Spare tire
General information
Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tire)
Fig. 295 L uggage compartment: cargo floor folded up
(versions 1 and 2)
Fig. 296 Spare tire (example)
The spare tire ~ fig. 296 is intended for short
term use only. Have the damaged tire checked
and replaced if necessary by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility as soon
as possible.
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire . The compact spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi
cle. Do not replace it with the spare tire from an
other type of vehicle.
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.,. Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle .
.,. Hang the p lastic hook on the luggage compart
ment
sea l© ~ fig. 295.
.,. Turn the handwheel counter-clockwise and re-
move it .
.,. Remove the spare tire.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted .
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fails, mount the spare wheel in p lace of a
rear tire. Install the snow chains on the rear tire
that you removed, and install that in place of the
front tire that failed.
A WARNING
-
-After installing a spare tire, the tire pres
sure must be checked as soon as possible.
The tire pressure is available on
~ page 336,
fig.
281
- Do not dr ive faster than SO mph (80 km/h)
w ith a compact spare tire. Driving faster
than that increases the risk of an accident.
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, avoid full
throttle acceleration, heavy braking, and
fast cornering with the compact spare tire.
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, never drive
w ith more than one compact spare tire.
- Normal summer or w inter t ires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
Removing the subwoofer (version 1)
Applies to: vehicles with subwoofer in the spare whee l well
The subwoofer must be removed before the
spare wheel* can be removed.
Fig. 297 Spare whee l we ll: subwoofer
Index
Cell phone
refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Ce ntral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
C hanging eng ine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3
Charge level
Inst rument cluste r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
C harg in g clip. .. .... ........... .... ... 110
C harg ing the battery (mob ile dev ices) . . . . 229
Cha rgi ng (p lug-i n hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . 106
Ch ild rest raints
D anger o f using ch ild rest raints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Where can I get additional information
about child rest raints and their use? . . . .
3 11
Ch ild rest raint system a nchors . . . . . . . . . . 306
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Important safety instructions for using child
safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
296
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
C hil d safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 8
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Conve rtible chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 300
Conve rtible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 305
H ow do I p roperly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 296 in myve 1c e . ..... ........ ......... .
Infant sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
298
Insta lling a child restrain t using the LA TC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Lower ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 7
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ...
308
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 298
Classic v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 7
Clean ing/remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 349
Clea ning Alc ant ara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 50
Clea ning artificial leather..... ... ... ... . 350
Cleaning ca rbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349, 350
Clea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
Clean ing deco rative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 349
384
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Cleaning plas tic pa rts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
C leaning the charg ing clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cleaning the charg ing dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Climate control system (automat ic) . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting t he air vents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
A UTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 71
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Key re cognit io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Presetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Sync hroniz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Closing
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows ....... ..... ........... .... 41
also refer to U nlocking/locking . . . . . . . 36 , 37
Closing/ open ing
refer to Unlock ing/ locking . . . . . . . . . . 36, 37
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home/Leaving home
refer to E ntry/ex it lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . . 170
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Compass in t he m irro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Connec tion manage r 242
Connect ions
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222, 230
Cons umer info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 55
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Additional d irecto ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Impo rting/export ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7
Memo ry c apac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Storing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7
Cont rol buttons (opera ting the MMI) . . . . . 160
Control knob with joystick funct ion (MMI op
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163