Cockpit over view
28
Malfunct ion Indicato r Lamp (MIL)
./
c::>page33
Diesel particulate filter*
c::>page34
Engine speed limitat ion
c::>page34
Engine oil level (MIN)
c::>page32
E ngine oil level (MAX)
c::>page308
Engine oil senso r
c::>page34
Eng ine warm -up request
c::>page34
Battery charge
<=:>page 31
Tank system
c::>page34
Washer fluid level
c::>page35
Windshield wipers
c::>page35
Remote control key
<=:>page 76
Driver's door
c::>page35
Ba ttery in remo te cont rol key
c::>page39
Bulb failure ind icator
c::>page35
H eadlight ra nge control system
c::>page35
Adapt ive lig ht*
c::>page36
Light/rain sensor
c::>page36
Active lane assist*
c::> page 113
Transmission
c::> page87
Steering lock
c::>page32
Engine start system
<=:>page 32
Electromechanical steering
c::> page 13 7
Suspension con trol*
c::> page36
Parking sys tem*
c::> page 132
E mergency call f unct io n*
<=:>page 185
Ad Blue*
c::>page300
Ad Blue*
c::>page300
Other indicator light s
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Turn signals
c::> page36
Cruise contro l system*
<=:> page 93
Canad a model s:
Cruise cont rol sys tem*
<=:> page 93
Adaptive c ruise control *
¢page 98
Adaptive cruise contro l*
<=:> page 98
Adaptive cruise contro l*
¢ page 98
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 98
Adaptive c ruise contro l*
¢ page 99, <=:>page 102
Adaptive c ruise cont ro l*
¢ page 102
Conges tion assist*
<=:>page 104
Active lane assist*
c::> page 113
Cockpit over view
~ Diesel particulate filter
Applies to: vehicles with diesel engine and diesel particulate
filter
II Particul ate filt er: malfunct ion! See own er' s
m anual
The diesel particulate f ilter requires regenera
tion. To support the filter's self-cleaning func
tion :
Drive for approximate ly 15 minutes at 37 mph
(60 km/h) or above in the S se lector lever posi
tion. Keep the eng ine speed around 2,000 RPM.
The temperature increase that will result from
this can burn off the soot in the filter . The ind ica
tor light will turn off when the cleaning has com
p leted successf ully.
H ave an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility repa ir the malfunction im
mediately if the ind icator light does
not turn off .
A WARNING
Always adapt your speed to the cu rrent
weather, road and traffic conditions . You
should never disobey traffic laws in order to
follow driving recommendations .
(D Tips
For addit iona l information on the diese l par
t ic ulate fi lter, refer to~
page 303.
!?i Engine speed limitation
II! Ma ximum engine spe ed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automat ica lly lim ited to the
speed d isplayed in the instrument clus ter. Thi s
p rotects the engine from overheating.
The engine speed lim itation deactivates once the
eng ine is no longer in the cri tical temperature
range and you have released the acce le rato r ped
al once.
If t he engine speed l imitation was activated by
an eng ine contro l ma lfunction, the
II indicator
light also turns on. Make su re the engine speed
does no t go above t he speed d isplayed, fo r exam
p le w hen downsh ifting . Drive to an authorized
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Audi dealer or authori zed A udi Service Fac ility im
mediate ly to have the ma lfunction corrected.
~ ... Engine oil sensor
• Oil le vel system: malfu nction! Please con
tact S ervice
The sensor to check the engine oi l level has
failed. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility immediately to have
the malfunct ion corrected.
• Oil level sensor: oil change neces sary. Please
contact Service
Fuel has e ntered the engine oil as a result of fre
quent short drives. Avo id high engine speeds, full
acce leration and heavy engine loads. D rive to an
authorized Audi dea ler or a uthorized Audi Service
Facility immediate ly to have the o il changed.
• Oil pre ssure sensor: malfunct ion! Plea se
contact Ser vice
There is a ma lf u nction in the oi l pressure senso r.
D rive to an authori zed A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
f Engine warm-up request
n Please warm up engine
Fuel has entered the engine oil, eithe r from low
outside temperatures or frequent short drives.
Drive until the eng ine is warm so that the fuel in
the engine o il w ill evaporate. Avoid high engine
speeds, full accelerating and heavy engine loads
when doing this .
E@ Tank system
liD Please refuel
If the indicator light turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 2.1
gallons (8 liters) of fuel left in the tank .
(iD Please refuel immediately
If the indic ator ligh t turns on the message ap
pears, the fuel tank is a lmost empty. Refue l the
vehicle immediately .
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Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Y our Audi is co vered b y the foll owing war ran
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regard ing your warranties
can be found in yo ur
W arranty & M ainten ance
bookl et.
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government reg ulations in the Un ited States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U .S.A. and Cana
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
I f you p lan to take your vehicle outside the conti
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the poss ibility that:
- u nleaded fue ls for vehicles with cata lytic con
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat
i ng. Imprope r fuel may ca use engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of p roper
service facilities, tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily ava ilable.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U .S .A . and Canada will not necessa rily work in
E urope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside of North Amer ica.
Con sumer inf ormation
(D Note
Audi cannot be respons ible for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and L itera
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod
el introduction. Service Ma nua ls and literature
are avai lab le to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit
erature Ordering Center at:
www .audi .t e chlit eratur e.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to he lp keep
maintenance requirements to a min imum. How
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your veh icle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Wa rranty
& Mainte
nance book let .
Und er diff icult op erating condition s, for exam
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trai le r very fre
quently, etc., some service work shou ld be per
fo rmed between the in terv als specified. This ap
plies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
(® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintain ing your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintai ned, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the generally increas ing technica l complexity of ""'
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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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3
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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