2017 AUDI A4 brake

Emergency situations
-When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Do not bend over the batteries -danger of
chemical burns!
- The battery cell locking screws must be
tightened securely.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
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Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
ground post of the battery manager control
unit.
- Check that all screw p lugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connect ing clamp on negative
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect ­
i ng a jumper cable as described above ap­
plies specifically to the case of your vehicle
being jump started . When you are giving a
ju mp start to another vehicle, do
not con­
nect the negative (-) cable to the negative
(-) terminal on the discharged batte ry @
c> fig. 2 75. Instead, securely connect the
negative( -) cab le to either a solid metal
component that is firm ly bolted to the en­
gine block or to the engine block itself. If
the battery that is being charged does not
vent to the outside, escap ing battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The following information is to be used by com­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
erate the ir equipment safely.
-Never tow your Audi, towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission.
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-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck .
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
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A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers. Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Only install the front towing loop when it is
needed.
Fig. 276 Front bumper: installing the towing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated on the right s ide of the front bumper.
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle too l
ki t
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.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful p res­
sure
c> fig. 2 76. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Insert the towi ng loop all the way into the
threaded opening and tighten it with a wheel
wrench.
.,. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit .
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
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@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings will adversely
affect emission levels. This is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regulations
when disposing of old engine oil, used brake
fluid, dirty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rate . When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules
safety belts with pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicable laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Th is safety could be compromised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fol­
lowing points when installing additional accesso­
ries :
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from authorized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities, tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
Consumer information
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap­
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessories such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or within the airbag deployment zones . Do ­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if air­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
9 page 304.
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- If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per­
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in severe damage to your vehi­
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications
Our guid elines must be complied with when t ech­
nical modifications are made.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
starting work on any modifications.
This will help ensure that vehicle function, per­
formance and safety are not impaired
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Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo­
nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunctions can also have an adverse affect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This ..,.
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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

Switching displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driver Information System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Service interval display ...... .. .. .... . 316
Driver seat
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Driver's door (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Drives
refertoMed ia ............... .. .
209,217
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
DVD drive (media dr ives) . ..... ... ... .. . 210
Dynamic steering
Indicator light
Dynamic volume 121
137
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
E
E-mail
E . l conom1ca route ............ ... ... .. .
166
194
eco (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
EDL
refer to Electronic Differentia l Lock . . . . . 134
Electromechanical parking brake
refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Electromechanical power steering . . . . . . . 137
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
E lectronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
Electronic Differential Lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 134
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Emergency call
Audi connect emergency call and service .
184
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
<( ~ Emergency locking the front passenger's door .42
N ~ Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
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Emissions control system
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
303
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Emissions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
310
preheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Engine compartment
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
305
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Checking oil leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 34
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Oil grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 34
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Engine warm-up request
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Enhanced view .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. . 14
Entering characters/numbers (speller) ... . 148
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Entry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Environment
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid ...
311
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 309
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
External speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . 159
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MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Multifunction steering wheel
Operating .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 12, 15
Sw itching displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Music collec tion
referto)ukebox ... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 211
Mute
r e fer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Muting .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 233
myAudi . .. .. .. ............... .. . 173,191
Logging in inside the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 173
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
N
Natural leather care and cleaning . . . . . . . . 340
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Navigation (instrument cluster) .... 19, 20, 21
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Network connection (W i-F i) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
re fer to Ad Blu e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (climate control syst em) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E lectronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Index
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Online Audi Service enquiry Audi connect emergency call and service 186
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 190
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Online map upd ate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Online media. ..... .. ................ . 214
Online roads ide assistance
Audi connect emergency call and service 185
Online services
refer to Audi connec t (Info tainment) . . . . 172
Opening..... ..... .. ................ .. 37
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Operat ing
Mult ifunct ion steering wheel . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Options menu ..... .. .......... 13, 143, 147
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outs ide mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overvi ew (cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Paint damage
Paint number
Parental control 339
361
DVD .. .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 220
Parking aid
Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Releasing/setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting to drive w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parking location Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 182
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