2017 AUDI A4 service

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Electromechanical power steering,
dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
All whee l drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
MMI On/Off knob w ith joyst ick function. . 141
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 142
Operating the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Control knob with joystick function . . . . . 146
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Letter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 153
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 154
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Using the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
F avorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
List ening to voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Troubleshooting ..... .... .... ... .. .. . 171
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 172
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Using a personal Wi- Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . 172
Configuration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 173
Opening Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . 173
Aud i connect (Infotainment) services . . . . 173
W i-F i hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Configuring the data connection . . . . . . . . 178
Audi connect (Infotainment) informat ion 178
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Table of contents
Audi connect vehicle control . . . .
181
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Locking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Speed Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Audi connect emergency call
and service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
184
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Online roadside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Online Audi S ervice enquiry . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Accessing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Entering a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Personal route assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Directory contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Map...... .. .. . ... ......... ...... .. 196
Online map view. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Accessing traffic information . . . . . . . . . . 201
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Radio ........ .. .. ................ . 204
Opening the radio function . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Radio functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20S
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Media ........ .. .. ... ........... ... 209
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Notes .. .. .... .. .... ............. .. 209
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
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Table of content s
Multimedia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
P laying m edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Addit iona l sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Suppo rted media and file formats . . . . . . 223
Troubleshoot ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 227
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Sett ing the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Con nection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 2
So und setti ngs .. .... ......... .... .. .
Volume sett ings .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
R estarting the M MI . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Software license information 233
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Safety first .
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Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Correct seating position for passengers . . 23 7
Driver's and fron t passenger's footwell . . 240
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Storing cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
B el t tensioner ... ... ... .... ... .. .. ... 251
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 3
I mportant inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Fr ont ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
M onitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 265
K nee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Side curtain airbags ........... .... ... 274
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
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LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Additional informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Se lective catalytic reduction (AdBlue) . . . 300
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
En gine compartment .. ............. . .
E ngine o il ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Cooli ng sys tem . .. .. .. ............. . .
B rake fl uid . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Battery ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Windshie ld washer system .. ..... ... . .
Service interva l display 304
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Wheels .. .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 317
Wheels and t ires . .. .. ............... 317
Tire pressure monitoring indicator . . . . . . 334
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 338
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 342
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 343
T runk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
E q ui pment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Replacing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 45
Space -sav ing spa re tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Fuses and bulbs ... ... . .. .... ... .. 351
Fuses.. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 351
Bul bs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 356
Start ing with j umper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Using the jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 357

A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display. Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the outside temperature is around 41 °F (+5 °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents.
@ Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in­
strument illumination (needles and gauges) may turn on when the lights are off and the
ignition is switched on. The illumination for
the gauges reduces automatically and even­
tually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time.
- You can select the units used for tempera­
ture, speed and other measurements in the
Infotainment system c::>
page 229.
-If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at very low speeds, the temperature dis­
played may be slightly higher than the ac­
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra­
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+5 °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature display c::>
A.
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature display@c::> page 10,
fig . 3
or c::> page 10, fig. 4 only functions when
the ignition is switched on. To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­
perature yet . Avoid high engine speeds, full ac­
celeration and heavy engine loads.
Normal range
<( ~ The engine has reached its operating tempera-
~ ture once the LEDs up to the center of the gauge N
8 turn on under normal driving conditions. The 0
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LEDs higher up may turn on if the engine is under
heavy load or the outside temperature is high.
This is no cause for concern as long as the. in­
dicator light in the instrument cluster does not
turn on. If the LEDs in the upper area of the dis­
play and the. indicator light in the instrument
cluster display turn on, the coolant temperature
is too high
c::> page 31.
(D Note
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en­
gine load.
- The front spoiler also helps to distribute
cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
heating will increase. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance.
(D Tips
Diesel engines: due to the high efficiency of
these engines, the engine may not always reach operating temperature in cold outside
temperatures. This is normal and not a cause
for concern .
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM) .
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum permitted engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when it is warm . Before reaching this zone,
you should shift into the next highest gear, select
the D/S selector lever position, or remove your
foot from the accelerator pedal.
{Q) Note
The needle in the tachometer @c::> page 10,
fig. 3
or c::> page 10, fig. 4 may only be in the
red area of the gauge for a short time or there ..,.
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that was p laced on hold st ays on ho ld and can be
taken
off ho ld wit h Resume.
Conferen ce* :
a call on ho ld and up to five ac tive
p art ies ( depend ing o n the ce ll phone serv ice p ro ­
vider) can be added to a conference call . To ma ke
an ad ditional call, put all part ici pants i n the c ur­
rent confe rence call on ho ld usin g
Hold*. By
p ressing the left cont rol b utton, you can make
addit io nal calls from t he d irectory o r the call list .
Resume * takes all part ies off hold .
(D Tips
-The telephone functions can only be con­
troll ed w it h the multifunction stee ring
whee l if the te lepho ne e qui pme nt was in­
stalled
at the f actory.
- The telephone functions depend on the cell
p hone and whethe r th ey a re s up porte d by
you r ce ll phone servic e prov ider or not.
- The
Call waiting * function must be activa t­
ed in your c ell phone and in the MMI to be
a lert ed to an inco ming call dur ing an act ive
call
9 pa ge 1 70. Th e call options d epend
on t he ce ll p hone and s ervice pr ovider. Y ou
c an obtain m ore in for mat ion from your c ell
p hone service provi der.
Navigation
Applies to: ve hicles with navigation system
R equ irement: a dest ination must be entered
¢
page 187 and the route g uidance must be
started .
~ Press the l<1 1>I butto n repeated ly unt il the Navi-
gatio n tab is displayed .
~ Press the left contro l button ¢ page 13.
Dependin g on vehicle equipmen t, the following
fu nctions may be avai lab le in t he dr ive r informa ­
tion system.
- Displaying navigation during active route
guidance :
select and confi rm Map* / Street
view* or Arrow view*.
- Showing the map when route guidance is not
active* :
select and co nfirm Map *.
- Accessing last destinations :
select and confirm
Last destinations > the desired destina tion.
Cockpit overview
- Accessing favorites* :
select and confirm Favor­
ites
> the desired destination.
- Starting route guidance to the stored home
address :
se lect and confir m Cancel route guid­
ance
i f necessa ry and t hen Home address .
If you h ave not start ed any rou te g uid ance, a
c om pass (analo g instr ume nt cl us ter) or the ar ­
row view (monoch rome instrument cluster) is
displayed depending on the e quipment. Th e map
is d isp layed in the Aud i virtua l coc kpit *.
Canceling active route guidance
-Sele ct: r ig ht con trol butto n > Cancel route
guidance
Additional settings
- Select: r igh t con trol button > desired entry .
Depending on the function se lected, t he follow­
i ng additional settings may be possible:
- Map dis p lay ¢
page 198
-Map colo rs ¢ page 198
- Map orien tati on ¢ page 1 98
- Auto mati c zo om ¢ page 1 98
Nav igation view with route guidance
started
Appl ies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion system and Aud i v irtual
cockp it
Fig. 16 Sta ndard map w he n ro ute guida nce is active (A udi
vi rtua l cockpit)
Requireme nt: a dest ina tion must be entered
¢
pag e 18 7, ro ute guidance must be sta rted and
t h e nav iga tion tab m ust be displayed .
Depen ding on the vehicle equipment a nd t hese­
lected view¢
page 14, the follow ing information
will be di splayed in the d river info rmatio n sys -
tem:
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Cockpit overview
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may indi·
cate that there is a malfunction in the eng ine. If
the indicator turns on , the catalytic converter
may be damaged.
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avoid
h ig h speeds for extended periods of time and/ or
fast acce leration) and have the malfunction cor­
rected. See an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Fac ility .
The electronic speed limiter may be faulty if the
indicator light turns on. For additional informa­
tion, refer to
¢ page 93, Electronic speed limit­
er .
The MIL indicator light may also turn on if the
fuel filler cap is not closed correctly
¢page 298.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig . 24 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (D LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
signed a code . In case of a malfunction, the com­
ponent w ill be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system .
If the light illuminates after a refuel ing, stop the
veh icle and make sure the fue l filler cap is prop­
erly closed (on ly vehicles with gasol ine engine)
¢page 298.
In order to make an accurate d iagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be disp layed using specia l diag­
nostic equipm ent (ge ne ric scan tool for OBD) .
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In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the r ight of the hood
release
¢ fig. 24.
Your authorized Audi dea le r or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec­
essary repair.
_& WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per­
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or tur n on. They indicate functions or mal­
funct ions.
-
Messages may appear with some indicator lights .
A warning signal will sound at the same time.
The ind icator lights and messages in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay can be covered by other dis­
plays. To show them again, select the second tab
with the multifunction steering wheel ¢page 12.
If there are several ma lfunctions, you can display
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some indicator lights in the display can display in
several colors.
& Central indicator lights
If
the . or Q indicator lig ht turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster.
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you switch the ignition on. These sys ­
tems are marked with a ./ in the fo llow ing tables.
If one of these ind icator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunction in that system.
Your vehicle has e ither a monoch rome display or
a multicolored display, depending on vehicle
equipment . Some indicator lights appear white
1111-

Cockpit over view
Do not cont inue driving . See an authorized Audi
dealer or a uthorized Audi Service Facility for as­
sistance ¢& .
1111 (U SA models ) / . (Cana da m od els) Park­
ing br ake: malfun ction! Safel y stop veh icle . See
owner 's manual
-If the indicato r light a nd the message appear
when the vehi cle is st ationary or aft er sw itch­
ing the ignition on ,
check if you can release the
parking brake . If you cannot re lease the park­
i ng brake, see yo ur authorized Aud i dea ler or
authori zed Aud i Serv ice Facility . If you can re­
lease the park ing brake and the message still
appears , see an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to
have the malfunction corrected .
-If the indicator light and message appear w hile
driving ,
the hill start assist or emergency brak ­
ing function may be malfunctioning .
It may not
be possib le to set the pa rking brake or release
it once it has been set. Do not pa rk your veh icle
on h ills. See an author ized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility fo r ass istance .
Brake servo: re strict ed . You can continue driv ­
ing . Pleas e contact Servic e
There is a malfunction in the brake booster . The
brake booster is available, but its effectiveness is
reduced . Braking behav ior may be diffe rent from
how it no rma lly fu nctions and t he b rake pedal
may v ibrate .
Dr ive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
_&. WARNING
- Read and follow the warn ings in
¢ page 304, Working in the engine com­
partment
before opening the hood and
check ing the brake fl uid level.
- If the brake system indicator light does no t
turn off o r it turns on while driving, the
brake fluid level in the reservoir is too low,
and this increases the risk of an accident.
Stop the vehicle and do not continue dr iv-
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ing . See an autho rized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized A udi Service Fac ility for assistance.
- If the brake system indicator light turns on
together w ith the ABS and ESC indicator
lights, the ABS/ESC regu lating function may
be malfunct ion ing. Functions that stabilize
the vehicle are no longer available . This
could cause the vehicle to swerve, which in­
creases the risk that the vehicle will slide. Do not co ntin ue d rivi ng. See an autho rized
Aud i dea le r or a ut horized Audi Serv ice Facili­
ty fo r ass istance .
PARK/<®)/!®)' Electromechanical parking
brake
If the -(USA mode ls) I. (Canada models)
i ndicator l ight turns on, the parking brake was
set .
If the -(USA mode ls)/ . (Canada models) in­
dicator light blinks, the braking force is not build­
i ng up enough or not building up at a ll. Se lect the
P selector lever posit ion to help secure the vehi­
cle. Make sure the indicator light is off before you
start driving .
£dJ Parking brake: mal function! Please contact
S ervice
There is a ma lf u nction in the parking brake. Drive
to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Facility immediate ly to have the malfunc­
tion corrected.
• (USA models )/ lC~) (Canada model s) Parking
brake: caution! Vehicle parked too steep
There is not eno ugh braking force to ho ld the ve ­
hicle in p lace . T he brakes have overheated. The
vehicle could roll away even on a small incline.
• (USA model s)/¢~) (C a nada model s) Parking
brake: applied
If this message appea rs, press the b rake pedal
first and then release the parking brake if ne ces­
sary .
II (USA model s)/¢~) (Canada mode ls) Parking
brake: emerg ency braking
The emergency braking funct ion was triggered . ..,.

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Please relea se parking br ake
Re lease the par king brake if this message ap ­
pears .
Please press brak e pedal to r ele as e par king
brake
To release the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press the~ button at the same time,
or start driv ing with hill start ass ist
¢ page 82,
Starting from a stop .
(D Tips
For additional information on the parking
brake, refer to ¢
page 81.
_L Cooling system
• Turn off engin e and che ck co olant le vel.
The coolant level is too low.
Do not continue driving and switch the engine
off. Check the coolant level ¢
page 310.
-If the coolant leve l is too low, add coolant
~ page 310. Only continue driv ing once the in­
dicator light turns off.
• Coolant temperature : to o high . Let engine
run with vehicle s tati onar y
Let the eng ine run at idle for a few minutes to
cool off, until the ind icator light tu rns off.
- If the indicator light does not turn off, do not continue driving the vehicle. See an author ized
Audi dealer or author ized A udi Se rvice Facility
for assistance.
_& WARNING
- Never open the hood if you ca n see or hear
steam o r coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. This increases the risk of
burns . Wait until you no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escap ing .
- The engine compartment in any veh icle can
be a dangerous area. Stop the engine and
allow it to cool before working in the engine
compartment. A lways follow the informa­
t io n found in
¢ page 304, Working in the
engine compartment.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
(D Note
Do not continue driv ing if the . indicator
light turns on as this increases the risk of en­
gine damage.
~ -Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on until the dr iver 's
and front passenger's safety belts are fastened .
Above a certa in speed, there will also be a war n­
ing tone.
@ Tips
For additional informat ion on safety belts, re ­
fer to¢
page 245 .
0 Generator/battery
If the . or(•) indicator light t urns on , the re is a
malfunction in the generator or the vehicle e lec­
t rical system .
• Electric al sy stem: malfunction! Saf ely stop
v e hicle
Do not continue dr iving and switch the engine
off . See an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility for assistance .
(•j Electrical system: mal function! Re start not
po ssible . Plea se co ntac t Se rvice
Disconnecting the vehicle battery from the elec­
trical system prevents it from d ischarging. Drive
to an authori zed Aud i dealer or authori zed Aud i
Service Facility immed iately .
Do not stop the engine, or you w ill not be able to
start it again. If you can no longer start the en­ gine, see an authori zed Audi dealer or autho riz ed
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Electri cal system: malfunction! Ple ase con­
tact Se rvice
Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or authorized
A udi Service Facility immediate ly. Because the ve­
hicle battery is discharging, turn off a ll unneces­
sary electrical equipment such as the rad io. See
your authori zed Aud i dealer or authori zed Audi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
~w . ~
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Cockpit overview
(•) Electrical system: low battery charge. Plea se
turn on ignition
The start ing ability may be impaired.
If th is message turns off after a little while , the
battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off and stay off
when dr iv ing, have an authorized Aud i dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility repair the mal­
function .
~ Engine oil pressure
• Turn off engine. Oil pressure too low
Stop the eng ine and do not continue driving .
Check the engine oil leve l¢
page 308 .
- If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
c=>page 308. Only cont inue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
- If the engine oil leve l is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill turns on, turn the eng ine off and
do not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility for as­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure warning is not an o il level in­
dicator . Always check the o il level regularly .
~ Engine oil level (MIN)
• Please add oil immediately.
Add engine o il immed iate ly ¢page 308 .
l!I Please add max. x qt (l) oil. You can contin­
ue driving
Add the maximum amount of oil indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢page 308.
~- Steering lock
• Steering : malfunction! Please stop vehicle
There is a malfunction in the elect ronic steering
lock . You cannot turn the ignition on.
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Do not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an authorized Audi dealer or author­
i zed Audi Service Facility for assistance.
1!11 Steering lock: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the electron ic steering
lo ck.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
& WARNING
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal­
function in the electron ic steering lock -this
increases the risk of an accident .
-e Engine start system
• Engine start system: malfunction! Please
contact Service
-
Do not switch the ignition off, or you may not be
able to switch it back on.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
13 Engine start system: malfunction! Please
contact Service
There is a ma lfunction in the engine starting sys­
tem .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
f;. ![J Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the Ii) ind icator light blinks while driving, the
ESC or ASR (ant i-slip regu lation) is actively regu­
l ating.
If the
DJ ind icator light turns on, the system has
switched t he ESC off . In t his case, you can switch
the ignit ion off and then on to switch the ESC on
again. The indicator light turns off when the sys-
tem is functioning fu lly. .,..