2017 AUDI A4 ESP

Intelligent Technology
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Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) suppo rts
driver safety.
It red uces the risk of slipping and
improves dr iving stability. ESC detects crit ica l sit­
uations such as when the vehicle is oversteering
a nd understeering or the wheels are spinning.
The vehicle is stabilized by applying the brakes or reducing eng ine torq ue. When the ESC engages,
the
Ji) i n d icator light blinks in the instrument
cluste r.
The fo llow ing systems are integrated in the ESC :
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS p revents the whee ls from locking whe n brak­
ing. The vehicle can sti ll be steered even during
hard brak ing. Apply steady press ure to the brake
pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A puls ing in t he
b rake pedal indicates that the system is acting to
s tabilize the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease brak ing dis­
tance . It increases brak ing power when the d river
presses the brake pedal q uick ly in emergency sit­
uations . You must press and hold t he b rake pedal
until the dangerous sit uat io n is over . In veh icles
with adapt ive c ruise control*, the bra ke as sist
sy stem is more sensitive if t he di sta nce detec ted
t o the vehicle dr iv ing ahead is too small.
Anti-slip regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces eng ine power when the drive wheels
beg in sp inning a nd adapts the force to the road
conditions . T his makes it easie r to sta rt, acceler­
a te and dr ive up h ills.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL brakes w heels that a re spinning and
transfers the drive power to the other drive
wheel or whee ls if t he ve hicle is equipped with a ll
wheel drive*) . T his funct ion is no t av ail able at
h igher spee ds.
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In extreme cases, EDL automat ically switches off
to keep the b rake on the bra ked whee l from over­
heating. The veh icle is still working correct ly. ED L
will switc h on again automatically when condi­
tions have returned to normal.
Steering recommendation
The E SC he lps to stabili ze the vehicle by changing
the steer ing torque.
I n veh icles with dyn amic steer ing *, ES C also
helps to sta bilize the s teer ing in cr it ic al situa ­
tions.
Selective wheel torque control
Se lective wheel to rque cont rol is used when d riv­
i ng on curves. The fron t whee l on the ins ide of
t h e curve or both wheels on t he i nsi de of the
curve are braked se lective ly as needed. This al­
l ows mo re precise driving in c urves.
Automatic post -collision braking system
The "a utomat ic post-collis io n braking system"
c a n help to reduce t he risk of sliding and of addi ­
tiona l co llisions after an acc ident. If th e airbag
contro l modu le de te cts a collision, t he ve hicle is
bra ked by the ESC.
The veh icle does not br ake automatically if:
- the dr iver presses the acce lera tor pedal, or
- the ESC, the brake system or the veh icle electri-
cal system are not functioning.
&_ WARNING
- The ESC and i ts integ ra ted systems cannot
overcome the lim its imposed by natura l
phys ical laws. This is es pec ially impo rtan t
o n s lippery or we t road s. If the sy stems be­
gin ac ting to s tabilize yo ur vehicle, you
should immediately a lter your speed to
match the road and traffic conditions . Do
not let t he inc reased safety provided tempt
you into taking risks. This could increase
your r isk of a coll is ion.
- Please note the r is k of a coll is ion increases
when dr iv ing fast, especially t hrough c urves
and on sli ppery or wet roads, and when dr iv­
ing too close to objects ahead . T he ESC a nd
its integrated systems cannot always

prevent collisions -there is still a risk of ac­
cidents!
- Press the accelerator pedal carefully when
accelerating on smooth, slippery surfaces
such as ice and snow. The drive wheels can spin even when these control systems are
installed and this can affect driving stability
and increase the risk of a coll ision.
Switching on /off
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- The ABS and ASR only function correctly
when all four wheels have a sim ilar wear
condition. Different tire sizes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems de­
scribed are working.
£SC turns on automatically when you start the engine.
--- --function of the ESC is limited or switched off . The
amount of stabilization control wi ll differ de­
pending on the level.
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Fig. 138 Center co nso le w it h button ~ OFF
The following examples are unusua l situations
where it may make sense to switch sport mode on in order to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Driving in deep snow or on loose ground
- Dr iving with snow chains
E SC is designed to function in levels. Depending
on the level that is selected, the stabilization
ESC levels
Sport mode on
Behavior
The ESC and ASR stabiliza-
tion funct ions are limited
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Operation Press the lfl OFFI button
briefly .
Indicator II turns on.
lights
Messages Stabilization control (ESC):
sport. Warning! Reduced
stability
A WARNING
You should only switch sport mode on or
switch ESC/ ASR off if your driving abilities and road conditions permit.
ESC/ASR off Sport mode off or
ESC/ASR on
The stabilization function is The full stabilization func-
no longer available ~.&. . tion of the ESC and ASR is
ESC and ASR are switched available again.
off.
Press and hold the
! fl O FFI Press the lfl OFFI button
button longer than 3 sec- again.
onds.
II and lf'tl•U~ turn on. fl turns off or fl and
lf'tl•l~~ turn off.
Stabilization control (ESC):
Stabilization control
off. Warning! Reduced sta- (ESC): on
bil ity
-The stabilization function is limited when
sport mode is switched on. The driving
wheels could spin and the vehicle could swerve, especially on slick or slippery road
surfaces.
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- The re is no vehicle stabilizat ion when ESC/
ASR are switched off.
Braking
New brake pads
New b rake pads do not achieve the ir full braking
effect during the first 250 miles (400 km) . They
must be "broken in" first . However, you can com­
pensate for the slightly reduced brak ing force by
pressing firmly on the brake pedal. Avoid heavy
braking dur ing the break-in per iod.
W ear
Brake pad wear depends largely on the way the
vehicle is driven and on operating conditions.
This is especially true if you are driving frequently
in the c ity and on curves or with a sporty driving
style .
Operating noise
Noises may occur when braking depending on the
speed, b raking force and outside conditions such
as tempe rature and humidity.
W et conditions or road salt
In certain s ituations, for example after dr iving
through water, in heavy rain or after washing
your car, the brak ing effect may be reduced due
to mo isture or ice on the brake rotors and brake
pads. The brakes must be "dr ied" first wit h a few
careful brake applications.
At higher speeds and with the windshie ld wipers
turned on, the brake pads press against the brake
rotors for a short amount of time. Th is action,
which is not felt by the driver, happens at regular
i n tervals a nd ensu res a better reaction time for
the bra kes in wet weather .
The braking effect can also be reduced if you are
driving on salted roads and you do not apply the
brakes fo r long periods of time . The laye r of salt
on the brake rotors and pads must be wo rn off
fi rst when the b rakes are app lied.
Corrosion
Leaving the vehicle parked for long periods of
time, low mi leage and avo iding heavy brak ing
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can con trib ute to corros ion on t he b rake roto rs
and to dirty brake pads .
I f you usu all y avoid he avy br aking or if there is
corrosion present, occasiona l heavy brak ing at
high speeds is recommended to clean the brake
rotors and pads~.&. .
Brake system malfunction
if you not ice that the b rake peda l t ravel has sud­
denly gotten larger, t hen a b rake c ircuit in the
dual-c ircuit brake system may have failed. Drive
to an authorized Audi dea ler o r authorized Audi
Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the prob lem
corrected . On the way there, dr ive with reduced
speed and keep in mind tha t you w ill need a lon­
ger distance to stop and you will need to press
the brake pedal harder.
l o w brake fluid level
When the brake fluid level is low, malfunctions in
the brake system may occur. The brake fluid level
i s electronically monitored.
Brake booster
The bra ke boos ter amp lifies the p ressure yo u ap ­
ply to the brake pedal. It only wor ks when the en­
gine is running .
A WARNING
- Only app ly the bra kes for the purpose o f
cleaning the brake system w hen road and
traffic conditions permit. You must not en­
danger other road users. This i ncreases the
r is k of an accident.
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- Never let the ve hicle roll while the engine is
s to pped because t his i ncreases the ris k of an
acciden t.
Q) Note
- Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
peda l lightly when braking is not actually
necessary . This causes t he b rakes to over ­
heat and incr eases brak ing distanc e and
c a u ses we ar.
- Before driving a long d istance o n a steep
d ownward hill, decrease your speed a nd se-
le ct a lo wer driving gear. This m akes use of
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Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
A pp lies to: ve hicles with joystick function
F ig . 152 Open in g th e selec tion/opt io ns menu with th e
contro l knob
Opening/closing the selection menu : push the
con trol knob to the left ¢
fig . 152 to open these ­
l ection menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
function using the contro l kno b.
Pr es s t he !BACKI butto n
(J) ¢page 14 1, fig. 139
to re tu rn to the func tion one level up.
Opening /closing the options menu: p ush the
con trol knob to the right¢
fig. 1 52 to open the
o p tion s menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
f u nction u sing t he contro l knob .
P ress the !BACKI button
(J) ¢ pag e 141, fig. 139
to re tu rn to t he func tio n one level up.
Multi Media Interface
Shortcut keys
You can assign frequently used functions to the
shortcut keys (such as navigation destination*,
phone number*, album, playlist and TV sta­ tion*) .
-The shortcut keys are located o n the M MI con-
trol panel @¢
page 141 , fig. 139 .
Assigning the shortcut key : select a function
(s uch as navigation destination) in the M MI.
P ress and hold the desired shortc ut key fo r sever­
al seconds . The shortcut key is then assigned to
t h e active funct ion (such as navigation dest ina­
t io n).
Opening an ass igned function : press the short­
cut key.
Display an assigned function : swipe your finger
ove r th e shortcut keys .
Reassigning an assigned shortcut key : selec t a
f unct ion (such as a radio st ati on) in the MMI.
Press and hold the shortcut key for several sec­
o nds .
Resetting assigned shortcut keys : to delete the
f unc tions assig ned to t he shortcut keys, reset the
Shortcut keys bac k to the defau lt factory set­
t in gs
¢ page 230.
(D Tips
-If a s hortcu t key is assigned to a trac k fro m
the media center *, the correspondi ng album
is st ored .
- It is not p oss ible to e nter numbe rs usin g
t h e s ho rtc ut keys . Use the numbe r spe ller
¢ page 148 or MM I touch* ¢ page 144 to
enter num bers .
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Voice recognition system Operating
A pp lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Fig . 157 Vo ice recognition system butto n on t he mult i·
function steering wheel
Requirements: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched on ¢
page 141, there must be no phone
call in progress and the parking system must not
be active .
.,. Switching on : briefly press the 12!] ¢ fig. 157
button on the multifunction steering wheel and
say the desired command after the
Beep .
.,. Switching off :
press and hold the 12!] button.
Or: press the [2] button.
.,. Pausing : say the comma nd Pau se . To res ume,
press the
1 0 .1 but ton .
.,. Correcting : say the command Correction .
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Vi sual input as sista nce : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears . The comma nd
display can be sw itched on/off under
I MENU I >
Settings > left control bu tton > MMI settings >
Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sys­
tem o n and say
Help .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume .
Speak louder w hen driv ing faster .
Voice re cogni tion system
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses.
Do no t spea k a command when the vo ice re cogni­
tio n sys tem is making an announcemen t.
Close the doo rs , the w indows and the sun roof* to
r ed uce background no ise. Ma ke sure that passen­
gers are not speaking w hen you are giv ing a voice
command.
Do not d irect the air vents toward the hands free
microp hone, which is on the roof headliner near
the fron t inte rior lights.
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
cause the hands free microphone is directed to­
ward that seat.
Additional settings
Refer to¢ page 234.
A WARNING .
- Direct your full attention to dr iving . As the
d river, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raff ic. Only use the functions in
s uch a way that you a lways m aintain com­
p lete co ntro l over your vehicle in all tra ffi c
situa tions .
- Do not use t he voice recognition sys tem in
emergencies beca use your voice may ch ange
i n st ressfu l situations . It may take longe r to
d ia l the number o r the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dia l th e emergency
number manually.
@ Tips
- T he d ialog pauses w hen the re is an incom ­
ing phone call and will continue if yo u ig­
nore the ca ll. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no Vo ice gu idance * prompts when
a dialog is active.
- You can select a n item in the list using ei­
ther the voice recognit io n system or the
control knob .
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Function Say:
Correcting data input No I meant ( XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Close
list
External speech dialog system
Appl ies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter ­
nal voice operat ion
Requirement:
The ignition and the MMI must be switched on.
There must not be a phone call in progress.
The parking a id as we ll as the Audi voice recogni ­
tion system must not be active.
A cell phone must be co nnected to the MMI w ith
the
Hand sfre e profiler=;> page 160.
The ce ll phone being connected must have vo ice
control that can be controlled externally .
.,. Switching on : press and hold the [2;J button o n
the multifunct ion steer ing* wheel and say the
desired command after the external speech di­
alog beg ins .
.,. Continuing /re suming the d ialog: the system
remains ready to use for a sho rt time af te r end­
ing the d ialog . You can start a new external dia­
log during this time . Press the
10•1 button if
needed, and say a new command.
Or : select
and confirm
Re sume on the MMI control panel.
.,. Switching off : press and hold the 12!1 button.
Or: select and confirm C ancel on the MMI con­
trol panel.
(D Tips
- There are no Voice guidance* prompts when
a d ialog is active .
- This function depends on the cell phone
used. You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell pho ne user guide .
- AUDI AG simply p rovides access to control
your ce ll phone with vo ice opera tion and
does not take any responsibility for the con­
tents and commands wi thin the externa l
vo ice cont rol.
Voice recognition system
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Telephone
(D Tips
-Always read the c hapter¢ page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
- Fo r additional in format io n on myAu di ac­
count, v is it
www.audi.com/myaudi.
- The im ported cont acts are store d in t he lo ­
ca l memory for t he directory .
- A maxim um o f 1,00 0 conta cts can be im­
p o rted. You can c hec k the directory memory
capac ity at a ny time
~page 170.
- Never save import ant da ta o n memory car ds
or USB sto rage dev ices . Audi is not respons i­
bl e for damaged or lost fi les and me dia .
- C ontac ts that we re downloaded from a ce ll
phone cannot be expo rted.
-T here s ho ul d be no othe r fil es or folders on
the sto rage medium conta ining the contacts
to be importe d.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
"'Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > righ t con-
tr ol but to n >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding:
you ca n switch the forwa rd ing
of incomi ng calls to your voicemail or to anothe r
p hone number on an d off . Yo u can ch eck if the
f unc tion is activated o r deac tiva ted wi th
Check
s tatus .
Call waiting :
you are ale rted to an incoming call
du ring a phone ca ll w hen t his function is sw itch­
e d on~- You ca n check if t he fu nction is activat­
e d or deactiv at ed wit h
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
sending your
p hone number wi th an outgoing call can be act i­
vated an d deactivated. Wi th t he
Network -de ·
pendent
se tting, t he set ting liste d in the co n­
t ract with t he cell p hone service provi der is use d.
The settings only apply to the
Telephone menu in
the MMI. P lease note that the settings on yo ur
cell phone will apply afte r disconnecting the
1> Depend s on th e co nnected cell p hone.
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B luetoot h connec tion. You can chec k if the f unc ­
tion is activate d or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Bluetooth settings
Refer to~ page 231.
Ringtone and volume settings 1
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U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
swi tch the r ing tone playbac k through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
u sing t he
Ringtone func tion. Press the cont rol
kn ob t o sa ve the sele cte d rin gtone . T he
Micro­
phone sensitivity
c an be a djusted during a phone
ca ll using t he control knob . For the
Ringtone vol­
ume /Message volume
settings, refer to
i=> page 234.
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(D Tips
-Severa l cell p ho nes can be paired to the
M MI, but only one cell phone can be actively
connected.
- To delete a ll paired B luetoot h dev ices, the
Bluetooth fu nction can be reset to the fac ­
to ry de fault settings
c> page 230.
Directory settings
App lies to : vehicles with telephone
.. Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
.. Select: r ight con trol b utton> Directory set-
ting s.
Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
Yo u can ma nage up to 17,000 contacts with the
directory. Yo u can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. Yo u can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage device .
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your dir ecto ry al pha­
b etica lly acco rding to
Last name or First name . .,_

Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
After opening the travel g uide, travel tips in your
area will be displayed including current ratings as
well as the corresponding category .
"' Press the left control button to change the cat­
egory (such as bars nearby).
A WARNING
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other s imilar devices when
the vehicle is stationa ry because, like all
loose objects, they could be throw n aro und
the ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the ai rbags while driv ­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
c::, page 236.
(D Tips
Units of measurement, language settings and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay based on how they were set in the sys­
tem sett ings
e> page 229.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
.. Se lect: I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Na vigation.
The fo llow ing A udi connect (Infota inment) serv­
ices are currently available :
- Nav igation with
o nline map vi ew and Stre et
View
c::, page 199.
- Poin t of Interest (PO I) online search with
voi ce re cognition
(such as res taurants): plan
r ou te g uidance using the MMI con trol panel
c::> page 190, Online point of interest search
(online search)
and the voice recognition sys­
tem
c::> page 153.
- Set up dest inations in your M MI using your
myAud i Account or onl ine map view
c::, page 199.
- Online traffic inform ation:
receive up -to-the­
minute t raffic information about accidents,
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road construction and other incidents
c::> page 202.
- M ap upd ate:
import navigation map updates
direct ly to your vehicle using an SD card or as
an online update
c::> page 200.
(D Tips
- For the Map update Audi connect (Infota in­
ment) serv ice using an SD card, check the
current software version in your vehicle and
compare it with
my.audiusa.com to see if a
new version is avai lab le. You can also have
the new navigat ion data installed by an Aud i
dealer, which can be done for an addit ional
charge.
- More informat ion on
map updates can also
be found in the
A udi connect Operat ing
Manual at
http: / /my .audiu sa.com .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
"'Sele ct: !MENUI b utton> Aud i conn ect> left
cont rol b utton >
C o mmuni cation .
The following Aud i connect (Infotainment) serv­
i ces are currently available :
- Storing co ntacts on your computer using your
m yA udi Account and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
c::> page 169.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
"'Sele ct: !MENUI b utton> Aud i conne ct > righ t
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect (Infota inme nt) services overview:
Log in*
Refer to c::, page 173, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle .
C onnection manag er
Refer to c::, page 230 .