Wheels
A WARNING
-If the tire pressure indicator appears in the
display, reduce your speed immediately and
avoid any hard steering or braking maneu
vers. Stop as soon as possible and check the
tires and their pressure .
- The driver is responsible for maintaining the
correct tire pressure. You must check the
tire pressure regularly.
- Under certain conditions (such as a sporty
driving style, winter conditions or unpaved
roads), the tire pressure monitoring system
indicator may be delayed.
@ Tips
- The tire pressure monitoring system can al
so stop working when there is an ESC mal
function.
- Using snow chains may result in a system
malfunction.
- The Tire Pressure Monitoring System in your
Audi was calibrated with "Audi Original
Tires "~
page 324. We recommend that you
use these tires.
Storing tire pressures
If the tire pressure changes or a tire is replaced,
it must be confirmed in the Infotainment sys
tem .
.. Before storing the tire pressures, make sure the
tire pressures of all four tires meet the speci
fied values and are adapted to the load
~page 327 .
.. Switch on the ignition .
.. Select in the Infotainment system:
IMENU I but
ton
> Vehicle > Service & checks> Tire pres
sure monitor> Store tire pressure > Yes, store
now.
(D Tips
Do not store the tire pressures if snow chains
are installed .
336
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3 a,
~ If the removed wheel does not fit in the spare
whee l we ll, store it securely in the luggage
compartment ¢
page 242.
~ Check the tire pressure on the installed whee l
as soon as possible.
~ On vehicles with a Tire Pressure Monitoring Sys
tem*, check the tire pressure and store it in the
Infotainment system
<::;> page 336 .
~ The wheel bolt tightening specification must be
90
ft lbs (120 Nm). Check it as soon as possible
with a torque wrench . Drive carefully until then.
~ Have the faulty wheel replaced as quickly as
possible.
(D Tips
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor
roded and difficult to turn while changing a
tire, they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed until you have the
tightening torques checked.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information ¢ page 324 if you
are go ing to use a replacement tire which is dif
ferent from the tires on your vehicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lbs (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi
ble . Remount the wheel cover.
Until then, drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds .
Emergency assistance
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip your vehicle with
tires or rims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the information
r::;> page 324.
-Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
p ro perly secured in the luggage compart
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compa rtment.
- In an accident or sudde n maneuver they
could fly forward , injur ing anyone in the ve
h icl e.
- Always store damaged wheel, jack and tools
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth
erwise, in an acc ident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas
sengers in the ve hicle.
Space-saving spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with space-saving spare tire
-
The spare tire is intended fo r short-term use on
ly. Have the damaged tire checked and replaced,
if necessary, by an authorized Audi dea ler or au
thori zed Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
T he re are some restrictions on the use of the
spare tire. The spare tire has been designed spe
cifically for your type of vehicle . Do not rep lace it
with the spare tire from another type of vehicle .
T he tire press ure must be 61 PS I (420 kPA).
Removing the spare tire
~ Lift the cargo floor using the p lastic handle and
hook the handl e onto the luggage compa rt
ment seal
¢page 343, fig . 258.
~ Remove the handle by turning it counter-clock
wise and remove the spare tire.
~ Unhook the cargo floor before closing the rear
lid.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not pe rmitted .
If you have to drive w ith snow chains and a front
tire fails , mount the spare wheel in place of a .,..
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Fuses and bulbs
Driver's side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 27 2 Driver side cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel
No . Equipment
2 Te lephone
4 Head-up display
5 Audi mus ic interface
6 Front cl imate co ntro l system co ntro ls
7 Steering column lock
8 Infota inment sys tem display
9 Instrument cl uster
10 Info ta inment unit
11 Light switch
12 Steering col umn elec tronics
14 Infotainment system
16 Steer ing wheel hea ting
354
left luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Fig. 27 3 Left side of the luggage compartment: fuse panel
w ith plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
2 Windshie ld defroster
3 W indshie ld defroste r
5 Suspension control
6 Automat ic t ransmiss io n
7 Rear window defogge r
8 Rear seat heat ing
9 Tail lights
10 L eft sa fety belt tensioner
11 Cent ral locking
12 E lectric luggage comp artment lid
Fuse panel ® (red)
No. Equipment
No t assigned
Fuse panel © (brown )
No. Equipment
2 Telephone
3 L umbar support
Technical data
Vehicle specifications
F ig. 281 W indshield (front left): Ve hicle Ident ification
Number (VIN)
XXXXX XX -X -XX XX X XX XX
CD+ ~t :1 :: xxxxxxxx xx x xxx xxxxx
TVP/fffl XXX XXX
XX XXXXXXX XX X X XX
XXX
KW XXX
®i ~:J ·f lfils~~ XXXX XXX XXX
®-+ ~N:a=i~l xxxx ; xxxx xx x ; xx
11. • AUSS, I OPTIONS
E0 A
7D 5 4UB 6
XM 5SG 5R W
2E H
J0Z lL B l
A S lB A
3FC SM U 7 Xl
F 0 A 9G3 0G7 0YH 0JF
TL 6 3KA 8EH UlA X 98 Q Z7
lXW 803 908 824 020
7T6 C V7 7 K0 4 X3 2K2
3L4
4KC 3 Y 0 413
502
lSA 7GB 01 A 4G0
XX . X XX X XX X xxxx
Fig. 282 Vehicle identification label
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) in the
Infotainment system
• Select in the Infotainment system: the I MENU I
button > left control button > Service & checks
> Vehicle information.
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
The VIN can be found in the Infotainment sys
tem, on the vehicle data label and under the
windshield on the driver's side*¢
fig. 281 . The
VIN is also in the right side of the luggage com
partment.
Technical data
Vehicle identification label
T he veh icle identification label¢ fig. 282 is locat
ed in the luggage compartment under the cargo
floor cover .
T he information of the veh icle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte
nance booklet.
The sticker contains the fol low ing vehicle data:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission codes
@ Paint and interior codes
® Optional equipment numbers
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance
that your new vehicle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu
factured. You can find this sticker on the front end of the driver's door.
It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a sticker on the front end of
the driver's door .
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus full fuel tank, oil and coolant, plus maximum load, which includes
passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per designated
seating pos ition) and luggage weight¢,&. . .,.
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Index
Audi connect ( Infotainment) .. ... .. . 172, 178
Data protection
Pe rsonal hotspot 179
172
Services overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Aud i d rive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Aud i Enterta inment mobi le ...... .... .. . 217
Aud i mus ic interface ............ .... .. . 215
Aud i m usic s tream
refer to Wi -Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Aud iofi les ..... .. ................ ... . 217
Aud io player
Bluetooth audio pl ayer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
W i-F i aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Audio track 220
Aud i Serv ice Repair Man uals and Lite rature 363
Aud i smar tphone interface ...... ... 227,231
Aud i virtual cockp it
refer to Instr ument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Climate con trol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 3 7
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
E me rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Launch contro l program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual sh ifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Parking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 89
Selector lever pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Auxiliary heater (climate control system) . . . 71
AUX inp ut . .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 215
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
B
BACK button
Balance (sound)
Basic
Bass (sound)
368
141
233 108
233 Battery .
... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 312
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Charge leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 314
E nergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Impo rtant warnings when working on the
batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Jump start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Winter operation ... .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Working on the battery . ... .. .... ... . .
Befo re dr iv ing
Be lt tens ioner
. .. .. .. .. ............. ..
B lended gasoline . ... .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Blind
......... ... ... ............. ....
3 12
313
236
251
296
56
B lower (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 70
B luetoot h
Audio p layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Booster seats
Brake flu id 28
7
Changi ng the brake flu id .. ... .... ... .. 311
Check ing the brake fluid level ......... . 311
Brakes Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
B rake system
B rake flu id
311
Brake fl uid spec ifications for refill and re
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Fluid reservo ir . .. .. .. ............. .. 311
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
A utomat ic post-collision braking system . 134
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
E me rgency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 33
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Wo rn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Braking in New brake pads 136
B re aking in
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
New ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Index
Collision avoidance assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . . 153
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Connection manager 230
Connections refertoMedia .. ............. ... 209,217
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Contacts .. .. . .
.... ........... .... ... 168
Additional directory .............. .... 231
importing/exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Storing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Control buttons (operating the MMI) . . . . . 143
Control knob with joystick function
(MMI op
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Convenience key Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 290
Cooling mode (climate control system) 69, 70
Cooling system Coolant.. .. .. ... ............ .... .. . 310
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 11
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Cross hairs
189
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
D
Data connection 178
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 209
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
370
Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 229
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Declaration of compliance
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Electronic immobili ze r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 366
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Defective light bulb
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D EF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Demo mode
refer to Pr ese ntation mod e . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Destinat ion on the map
V ia the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Determining correct load limit .......... 331
Diesel Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Draining water from the fuel filter . . . . . . . 34
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dies el fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
D igital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Digital Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Dimming the rearview m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Directory
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Infotainment system display . . . . . . 142, 230
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Versions (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Doors Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Draining water from the fuel filter (Diesel) 34
Driver information system
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Outside tempe rature display. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 a,
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 247
High beam headlights Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
H ome address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189, 194
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors re lat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 260
How safety belt pretensioners work 251
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I mportant things to do before driving . . . . 236
Importing/exporting (contacts) . . . . . . . . . 169
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 251
I ndicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
I nput
Using MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Inspection interval ........... .. .. .. .. . 316
I nstall ing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
.......... ... .. .. ................. . 54
Front...... ... .. .. ................. . 53
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Intermittent mode (windsh ield wipers) 56
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 172
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
iPod
refer to Audi music interface.......... . 215
iTunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
J
Jukebox 211
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
K
Key......... ... .. .. ... ........... ... . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 , 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 42
V ehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 87
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 271
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 293
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
License agreement (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
373