2017 AUDI A4 length

Lights and Vision
-If electrolyte fluid enters the eyes, flush
them thoroughly with a large amount of
clean water for at least 15 minutes and then
seek medical attention .
- If electrolyte fluid comes into contact with
the skin, flush the affected area with clean
water for at least 15 minutes and then clean
with soap and water and seek medical at­
tention. Clean affected clothing and shoes
thoroughly before wearing again .
- If the fluid was swallowed and the person is
conscious, flush the mouth with water for at
least 15 minutes. Do not induce vomiting
unless this is recommended by medical pro­
fessionals. Seek medical attenti .on immedi­
ately.
(D Note
If the glass on an automatic dimming mirror
breaks, electrolyte can leak out . This liquid
damages plastic surfaces and paint. Clean
this liquid as quickly as possible, for example
with a wet sponge .
@ Tips
-If the light reaching the rearview mirror is
obstructed, the automatic dimming mirror
will not function correctly,
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not dim
when the interior lighting is turned on or
the reverse gear is selected .
Sun visors
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Fig. 53 Sun vi sor
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Sun visor
The sun visors for the driver and front passenger
can be released from their mounts and turned to­
ward the doors ¢
fig. 53 Q).
They can also be moved back and forth length­
wise in this position .
Vanity mirror
The mirror light* switches on when the cover over
the vanity mirror@opens .
Sunshade
Applies to: vehicles with sun shade
Fig. 54 Rear door: sunsh ade
"' Pull the sun shade out and a ttach i t to the re­
tainer on the upper door frame¢
fig. 54.
Windshield wipers
Switching the wipers on
Fig. 55 W inds hield w iper l eve r
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
sponding position:
@ -wipers off
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Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
Refer to Q page 236, Driving safety for im­
portant information, tips, suggestions and
warnings that you should read and follow for
your own safety and the safety of yo ur pas­
senge rs.
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
F ig. 59 Front seat: adj usting the seat
@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the but­
ton fo rward/back .
@-Moving the seat up/down: p ress the button
up/dow n. To adjust the front seat cush ion, p ress
the fro nt bu tton up/down. To adjust the rear sea t
cushion, press the rear b utton up/down.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle: press the but­
ton fo rward/back.
© -Lengthen ing/shortening the upper thigh
support* : lift the grip handle . A spring moves the
support forward .
CD -Adjusting the lumbar suppo rt: press the but­
ton in the corresponding position.
A WARNING
- The power front seats can also be adjusted
when the ig nition is switched off. For this
reason, children should neve r be left unat­
tended in the vehicle -they could be injured!
Seats and storag e
-To reduce the r isk of an accident, only adjust
the dr iver's seat when the vehicle is station­
ary.
- Exercise caution when adjust ing the seat
he ight. Unsupervised or careless seat ad­
justment can pinch fingers or hands caus ing
injuries .
- The front seat backrests must not be re­
clined too far back when driving, beca use
this impa irs the effect iveness of the safety
be lts and airbag system, which increases
the risk of injury.
Center armrest
There is a storage compartment under the arm ­
rest.
F ig . 60 Comfo rt center armrest be tween the driver's seat
and front passenger 's seat
.,. To adjust the angle, raise the armrest from the
starting position notch by notch .
.,. To br ing the armrest back into the starting po­
sition, raise it out of the top notch and fold it
back down.
The armrest can s lide forward and back .
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(D Note
-Have your vehicle maintained properly and
in accordance with the service recommenda­
tions in your Warranty
& Maintenance book­
let. lack of proper maintenance as well as
improper use of the vehicle will impair the
function of the emission control system and
could lead to damage .
- Do not alter or
remove any component of
the Emission Control System unless ap­ proved by the manufacturer.
- Do not alter or
remove any device, such as
heat shields, switches, ignition wires,
valves, which are designed to protect your
vehicle's Emission Control System and other important vehicle components.
{t) Tips
The consumption estimates as published by
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
(EPA) and Transport Canada may not corre­
spond to your actual consumption on the
road, which will vary depending upon vehicle
load and speed, road and weather conditions,
trip length, etc.
Steering
Adjusting the steering wheel position
The steering wheel position is adjustable up and
down and forward and back .
Fig. 76 Lever on the steeri ng col umn
.. Pull the lever in the direction of the arrow
¢,&. .
"'Bring the steering wheel into the desired posi­
tion.
Driving
.. Push the lever against the steering column un­
til it is secure.
A WARNING
Incorrect use of the steering wheel adjust­ ment and an incorrect seating position can
cause serious injuries.
-
- Only adjust the steering column when the
vehicle is stationary so that you do not lose
control of the vehicle.
- Adjust the driver's seat or steering wheel so
that there is at least a 10 in (25 cm) dis­
tance between your chest and the steering
wheel. If you do not maintain this distance
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you will not be properly protected by the air­
bag system.
- If your physical characteristics prevent you
from sitting at least 10 in (25 cm) or more
away from the steering wheel, see if your
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility can provide adapters that
will help.
- If your face is level with the steering wheel,
the airbag does not provide as much protec­
tion during a collision. Always make sure that the steering wheel is level with your
chest.
- Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands in the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­
tions to reduce the risk of injury if the airbag
deploys.
- Never hold the steering wheel in the 12
o'clock position or with both hands on the
rim or the center of the steering wheel.
Holding the steering wheel incorrectly sig­
nificantly increases the risk of injury to the
hands, arms and head if the airbag deploys.
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Intelligent Technology
Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on vehicles with a ll wheel drive
¢ page 332, Snow chains.
Replacing tires
For vehi cles w ith all whee l dr ive, only whee ls with
the same rolling circumferen ce shou ld be used .
Avoid using tires w ith different tread depths
¢ page 324, New tires or wheels .
Offroad vehicle?
Your Audi is not an offroad vehicle - the re is not
e nough g ro und clea rance. For this reason, avo id
d iffi cult terrain .
_& WARNING
-Also, in vehicles with all wheel drive, adapt
yo ur driving style to the current road and
t raffic conditions . Do not let the increased
sa fety provided tempt you into tak ing risks,
because th is increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
- The brak ing ability of your vehicle is limited
to the traction of the wheels. In this way, it
is not diffe rent from a two whee l dr ive vehi­
cle . Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high spee d when t he road is slippe ry, be­
ca use this increases the risk of an accident.
- Note that on wet streets, the front wheels
can "hy droplane" if dr iving at speeds that
are too hig h. Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the eng ine does no t r ev highe r su d­
denly when the vehicle begins hydroplaning .
For this reason, pay attention to the road
condit ions regar dless of you r speed to re­
duce the r isk o f an accident.
Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The energy management system manages the
electrical energy distribution and optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engine.
When a ve hicle w ith a co nventional e nergy sys ­
tem is not driven for a long time, the battery is
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dra ined by equipment (for examp le, the immobi l­
izer) . In certain circ umstances, there could may
not be enough ene rgy to sta rt the eng ine.
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wi th an inte lligen t ener ­
gy management system for dist ributing elec trici ­
ty. This significant ly improves the starting ability
and increases the batte ry life.
The ene rgy management sys tem Is m ade up of
batte ry diagnosis , standby current manage­
ment
and dynamic ene rgy management .
Battery diagnosis
The ba ttery diagnos is determines the batte ry
c ha rge level. The sensor s de ter mine the batte ry
vo ltage, the batte ry cu rrent, and the batte ry
tempera ture. The current cha rge level and the
perfo rmance of the battery a re determined base d
on this .
Idling current management
The idling cur rent m an age ment decreases the
energy used while parked . With the engine
switched off, it manages the energy distrib ution
to the different e lectr ica l components. Data from
the battery d iagnosis is taken into account for
th is.
Depend ing on the battery charge leve l, electrical
equipment is switched off one item after the oth ­
er, to prevent the battery from drain ing and to
maintain the sta rting ability.
Dynamic energy management
W hile driv ing, dynam ic energy man agement dis ­
tributes the appropr iate amo unt of energy to the
electrica l eq uipment. It contro ls t he battery
charge level so that mo re energy is not used then
i s be ing generated in order to maintain an opti­
mal battery c harge level.
(D Tips
- Energy management cannot overcome the
laws of physics. Note that the charge level
and length of the battery life are limited.
- When the sta rting ability is endangered, the
(•) indicator light t urns on¢
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Navigation
-Select and confirm an address o r a destination.
When you have selected a destination, the
route guidance can be started directly.
- Check the address input again when selecting
an address.
- Then select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Additional directory functions in the navigation
system can be foun d under
¢ page 194.
@ Tips
-Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.
- If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
Applies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion system
Fig. 171 Searc hin g fo r po ints of interes t
.-Press the I NAV/MAPI repeatedly until the Enter
destination
menu is displayed ¢ page 187,
fig. 169 .
.. Se lect : left control button > Points of interest.
- Changing the search area:
select and confirm
Search area and then a search area from the
list .
The fo llowing search categories are avai lab le:
Nearby : points of interest can be selected from
d ifferent categories. The po ints of interest are
listed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
ve hicle up to a radius of approximately 124
mil es (200 km).
Along the route: points of interest along the
route can only be selected during active route
guidance. The points of interest are located di-
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rectly along or in the immediate vicinity of the
ca lculated route.
Near destination /Near stopover: the points of
i nterest ca n likew ise be selected from diff erent
categories in the vic inity of the destination or
stopover. For example, you can search for a hotel
or parking lot at the destination.
In new city : select a country/state or search in a
new city. Enter the name of the desired city.
Points of interest can be selected from various
categories. This function allows you to search for
po ints of interest in any city regardless of the ac­
tive route guidance or the vehicle position.
- Search for a point of interest name in these­
lected search area:
enter the name of the point
of interest .
-Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category :
select Select category . Select and
confirm a category such as
Restaurants .
@ Tips
-Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a straight-line distance from your current
location. The actual distance from your cur­
rent location to the point of interest is up­
dated automatically. The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
- Th ere may be entr ies in the list that cannot
be displayed completely due to their length .
If you select these list entries using the con­
trol knob, detailed information a bout the
selected list entry will be shown automati­
cally after several seconds .
Online point of interest search (online
search)
Applies to : vehicles with a nav igation sys te m and Aud i co n­
nect {I nfotainment)
You can search for points of interest on the In­
ternet.
Requirement: the requirements for Aud i connec t
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 172.
.. Press the INAV/MAPI repeatedly until the Enter
destination
menu is displayed ¢ page 187,
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(!) Orientation: the map is either displayed as a
2D no rth up m ap or in 2 D he adin g up direc­
tion.
@ The distance to the destination includes the
calculated a rrival time.
@ When the Trailer mode function is switched
on(~), the corresponding symbol is dis­
p layed next to the arriva l time.
© Scale: turn the con trol knob to the left or
right to decrease or increase the scale. When
the
Auto zoo m function is sw itched on(~),
an "A" for "Automa tic" is d isplayed in t he
magnifying glass .
® Altitude
@ Ve hicl e posi tion
0 Route information: various information wi ll
be d isp layed during active route guidance
(for example, the upcoming maneuver in­
cluding calculated d istance and street
n ames) . The display also prov ides traff ic in ­
formation o r points of interest on the current
ro ute.
® Street being d riven on : displayed here as
"offroad" when the veh icle is stationary .
When the crosshairs are switched on ¢ fig . 178:
® Crosshairs: move the cross ha irs in the de­
si red direction using the MMI touch control
pad* o r the control knob a nd set a po int on
the map as the dest ination or h ave info rma­
tion about the foca l point displayed .
@ Speed limit disp lay1>: display of the maxi­
mum permitted speed on the expressways
and h ighways.
@ E nterta inment s liding men u*: refer to
¢page 146.
@ Addit ional information on the crosshairs lo­
cation : if you move the crosshairs to a loca­
tion on the map, ava ilable info rmation for
the current crossha irs loca tion is d isp layed.
Pr ess the cont rol knob to open des tination
det ails o r to sta rt route gu idan ce. When the
crossha irs are t urned off, the road being cur­
rently driven on is shown .
l) O nl y app lies to vehi cles w it h ou t ca mer a-b as ed speed lim it
d is play .
Navigation
@ Map contents (points of interest, favor ites).
When there are multiple points of interest in
the immediate v ic in ity, the symbols are
shown stacked on the map .
(§ Better route: If a better route is available fo r
the cur re nt rou te g uidance, i t w ill be dis­
played on the m ap incl ud ing t he time saved.
More information can be found under
¢ page 202.
Map functions
Appl ies to : vehicles wi th navigat io n syste m
.,. Pr ess the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the map is displayed¢
page 196, fig. 177.
.,. Press the left control button .
The following map f unctions can be se lected:
Switch to destination input
T he free text sear ch in t he
Navigation menu is
displayed
¢ page 187, fig. 169.
Traffic messages
Current traffic information is displayed in the I n­
fota inme nt system display. You can also find ad­
di tional info rmat ion unde r¢
page 201.
Route list
The route list can on ly be displayed when route
guidance is active and contains informat ion re­
gard ing the ro ute, the names of the streets and
the length of the route sections . When traveling
o n hig hways, poss ible parking lots and rest areas
are shown, wh ich you can se lect as a stopove r.
POis along the route
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
Searching for points of interest a long your cur ­
rent route Fo r additional informat ion, refer to
¢ page 190.
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Navig ation
Additional options on the map
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
"'Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed
Q page 196, fig. 177.
"'Press the right contro l bu tton .
Depending on the f unction selected , the follow­
i n g options ca n also be se lected in the
Map
menu :
Cancel route guidance : refer to q page 192 .
Adjust pos ition : you can manually adjust the ve­
h icle posit io n on the map and then the route
changes .
Map settings : see qpage 198.
Route c riteria : refer to q pag e 196.
Voice guidance : refer to¢ page 196 .
Navigat ion sett ing s: refer to Q page 195.
Show altern ative routes : refer to¢ page 194.
Parking along the route *: parking options near
the vehicle are disp layed .
Save current posi tion : you can save your current
ve hicle posi tion as a favorite
q page 194 or save
it as a contact in the di recto ry
Q page 194.
Audi conn ect for thi s location *: allows you to
search for
Travel informati on at the entered lo­
ca tion (even ts, weather a t the destination, etc.) .
Online traffic data *: you can switch the on line
traffic data on o r off(~) .
Country info rmation : refer to ¢page 192.
Avoid route* : when route guidance is active, the
calculated route wi ll avoid the area yo u have
specif ied (max imum: 12 mi (20 km)), if possible .
The navigation system calculates an alternat ive
route. The route to be avoided that you have en­
tered applies on ly to the current route and must
be set again, if needed. The a reas yo u have se­
lected to avoid will appear w ith red and wh ite
shad ing o n the map.
Move route *: move your finger over the MMI
touch con trol pad* or use the con trol knob to ad­
just the route on the overview map.
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· Map settings
App lies to: vehicles with navigation system
"' Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly u nti l
t he map is displayed.
.. Sele ct: r igh t con trol b utton>
Map settings.
Depend ing o n the selected function, the follow­
i ng settings can be selected:
Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed wit h a light/
dark backgrou nd.
Automatic : the map display adapts to the light­
i ng condit ions (for examp le, changing from
Day
to N ight when dr iving through a tu nnel).
Map d isplay
Standard :
refer to ¢ page 196, fig. 178 .
Online map vi ew : refer to ¢ page 199 .
Map orientation
Destination :
the map indicates the destination
and is or iented to the north .
2D heading up/2D north up map : the current ve­
hicle position is disp layed. The map is oriented in
the d irection of trave l or to the north .
3D map*: the current veh icle position is shown
on a three-d imensiona l map and is aligned to the
direction of travel. A t a scale of 62 mi (100 km)
and larger, the map orientation is to the no rth .
Overview : the entire route from the vehicle pos i­
tion to the destination or the next stopover is d is­
played on the map. The map scale depends on
the length of the route and adapts automatically.
The map is orie nted to the north .
Route information
The display of ro ute info rmation, such as the c ur­
r ent street being dr iven on or points of interest
along the current route, can be switched on/off
or ca n be m inim ized o n the display of upcoming
maneuvers .
Auto zoom
On :
the map sca le is adapted automatica lly de-
pending on the type of road be ing traveled on .,.

Selecting the online map upd ate
- Se lect an update package from the list(~) @
~fig. 182 .
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- T he number and amo unt of data fo r the select­
ed upda te pac kage a re now displayed in the In­
f ota inment system.
Starting the download
- Se lect and confirm Start downlo ad .
- Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting S tart
down load
again.
The update packages begin to down load and the
status of the download progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Install ation of online map upd ates
The downloaded map materia l installs after you
stop your vehicle. The new update packages in­
stall only after you switch off the ignition . After
restarting the MMI, the Infota inment system dis­
play ind icates if the updates installed successful­
l y .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi­
gation.
@ Tips
- The amount of available on line map up­
dates in the vehicle is lim ited . To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at
my.aud iusa.com .
-Always read the chapter ~ page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
Accessing traffic
information
Traffic information (TMC)
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
<( the map is disp layed. a,
;::; ~ Se lect : left control button > Traffic me ssages . ,....
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Navigation
An overview of all the traffic messages is dis ­
played in the Infotainment system . Traffic inci­
dents on your route are shown in the upper sec ­
t ion of the list, sorted according to distance.
- Displaying all traffic mes sage s for a street /
highwa y:
select and confirm the [ill symbol. A
list of all the traff ic messages for the selected
street/highway is displayed.
- Opening a detailed view of traffic info rmation :
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
-Displ aying the sele cted tr affic information on
the map :
select the right control button >
Show on map . The shaded line shows the
street and the length of the traffic jam.
- Displ aying the n ext traffic info rmat ion on the
map :
press the control knob.
Traffic inf ormation display
Colored warn ing symbol s:
traffic incidents o n
you r route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to d istance.
Warning symbol s with .=>: avoided t raff ic inci­
dents .
Grayed out warning symbol s: traffic incidents
that are not o n your ro ute. They a re sorted ac­
cording to road type (expressway, h ighway, other
road), country and name.
(D Tips
- Cr itica l t raff ic information, s uch as w arn­
ings about wrong -way drivers, is automa ti­
cally disp layed . To hide the traffic informa­
tion, press the
I BACK ! button or the control
knob.
- TM C traffic reports are not available in Can­
ada. For more informat ion, please contact
Sirius Canada.
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