2017 AUDI A4 headlights

Care and cleaning
& WARNING
-Only wash the vehicle when the ignition is
off or follow the instruct ions from the car
wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­ dents.
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself from sha rp metal components when wash­
ing the underbody or the inside of t he wheel
hous ings.
- After was hing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to mo isture on the
bra ke rotors o r ice i n the winte r. This in­
c reases the risk of an a cciden t. The bra kes
must be dried first with a few care ful brake
applications .
@ Note
-If you wash the ve hicle in an automa tic car
wash, yo u must fold the exterior m irrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors * must on ly
be fo lded in and out us ing the power folding
funct ion.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
whee ls on your vehicle w ith the distance be­
tween t he gu ide rai ls in the car wash. -
To red uce the risk of damage, compare the
heig ht and width of your vehicle with the
heig ht and w idth of the inside of the car
wash.
- To prevent paint damage, do not wash the
vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the surface,
do not use insect removing sponges, k itchen
sponges or s imilar items.
- Matte finish painted vehicle components:
- To reduce the r isk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect.
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic signs on vehicle parts pain ted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magne ts are re­
moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the veh icle in facilities spe cially de­
signed for that pu rpose. This will reduce the
r isk of dirty wate r contamina ted with o il from
entering the sewer system .
Cleaning and care information
When cleaning and caring for individual vehicle
components, refer to the fo llowing tables. The
information conta ined there is s imply recom ­
mendations . For quest io ns or for components that are not
listed, consult an authorized Aud i
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility . Also
follow the information found in c> & .
Exter io r cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Wind shi eld wip er
Deposits c> page 5 7, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
blades
Headlights /
Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solutiona>
Tail light s
S ensor s/
Deposi ts Sensors: soft cloth w ith solven t-free cleaning sol ution
Camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with alcohol -free cleaning so lu-
tion
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de-icing spray
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Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution a), blot away the dissolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye with an absorbent towel and treat afterward with wa-
etc. ter, if necessary.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary a).
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mi
ld soap solutiona>
Water-based deposits Fresh sta ins : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried sta ins: stain remover suitable fo r leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. Dried sta ins : grease dissolv ing spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablespoons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights/tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
340
-
- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera lenses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t wa ter to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- Neve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To

Fuse panel © (brown)
4 Audi side assist
12 Homelink
13 Rearview camera, peripheral cameras
14 Right tail lights
16 Right safety belt tensioner
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Equipment
2 Sound-amp lifier
3 Ad Blue
5 Trailer hitch (right light)
7 Trailer hitch
8 Trailer hitch (left light)
9 Trailer h itch (socket)
10 Sport differential
11 Ad Blue
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you.
I t is becoming increasing ly more and more diffi­
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car must first be re­
moved before you are able to get to the bulb.
This applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of your car wh ich you can only reach
through the eng ine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb ho lders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, parts must be
correctly taken apart and then properly put back
together to help prevent breakage of parts and
long term damage from water that can enter
housings that have not been properly resealed.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your author ized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you, s ince your dealer has the proper tools, the
;;§ correct bu lbs and the expert ise .
.... N
~ Gas discharge lamps (Xenon lights): .... 0 0
3 Fuses and bulbs
Due to the high e lectrica l voltage, have the bulbs
replaced by a qualified technician. Headlights
with Xenon light are identified by the high volt­
age sticker.
LED headlights*
LED headlights require no maintenance. Please
contact your authorized Audi dealer if a bulb
needs to be replaced.
& WARNING ~ -
Changing Xenon lamps without the necessary
equipment can cause serious personal injury.
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode when
being changed . Potential risk of injury!
- On vehicles equipped with gas discharge
bu lbs (Xenon light) life-threatening injuries
can resu lt from improper handling of the
h ig h-vo ltage portions of such lamps!
- Only your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop shou ld change the bulbs in
gas discharge lamps. There are parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the bulb holders that can cause serious cuts. If
you are uncerta in about what to do, have
the work performed by an authorized Audi deale r or qualified workshop. Ser ious per­
sonal injury may result from improperly per­
formed work.
(D Tips
-If you st ill prefer to replace the light bulbs
yourself, be awa re that the engine compa rt­
ment is a hazardous area to work in~.&..
in
Working in the engine compartment on
page 304.
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi dealer
whenever you want to change a bulb.
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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

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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

Index
Lifting points (vehicle jack) 347
Light/rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I ntermittent mode (w indshield w ipers) . . . 56
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lights Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entry/exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
H eadlight assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
H eadlight range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
H igh beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I nterior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
L ow beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Listening to music
refer to Media .. ................ 209,217
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 242
Locking/unlocking On the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L uggage compartment
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Socket... .. .. ............... ........ 64
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . 242
Luggage compartment lid Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Motion-activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L umbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
374
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Maintenance i nterval ... ........ ... .. .. 316
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 25
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Map Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Matrix LED headlights
Headlight assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... 209,217
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 147
Memory capac ity
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Jukebox ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 211
Memory card SD card reader (MMI) .. ............. .. 210
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 229
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Mirror Compass.. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 58
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirrors Adjusting the outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dimming .. .... .. .. .. ............. .. . 55
MM I
refer to Multi Media Interface. . . . . . . . . . 141
MM I search
refer to Free text search . ......... 149, 219
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 265