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Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instrument cluster .. .......... .. .. .. .
Multifunction steering wheel plus ... .. .
Multifunction steering wheel ......... .
Driver Informat ion System ..... .. .... .
H ead-up Display .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
Camera-based traff ic sign recognition .. .
O n Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .... .
I ndicator l ights .............. .... .. .
Starting and driving
Opening and closing Cent ral Lock ing .............. .... .. .
L uggage compa rtment lid ... ..... .. .. .
Child safety lock .... .......... .. .. .. .
Power window ... .. .......... .. .. .. .
Sliding/tilting sunroof ......... .... .. .
Valet parking function ............. .. .
Garage door opener (Homelink) . .. .. .. .
L ights and Vision .............. .. .
Exterior lighting . .. . .......... .. .. .. .
Interior lighting ...... ........... ... .
V1s1on ....... .. ................ ... .
Windshield wipers . ... .... .... .. .. .. .
Digital compass . ............. .... .. .
Seats and storage ............ ... .
General information .......... .. .. .. . 6
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Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control . 69
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Driving ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
General information . ... ........... . .
Steering .......... .. .. . .......... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ...... .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Driving with a trailer .. ........ ..... . .
Trailer towing information
Driver assistance .. ............ .. .
Assist ........... ... .............. .
Electronic speed limiter ... .. ... ... .. . . 73
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Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Predictive efficiency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Predictive control (efficiency assist) . . . . .
102
Congestion assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Distance ind icator and distance warning 105
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Audi pre sense basic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi pre sense rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 111
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audi sid e ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
T railer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 134
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . 134
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
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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 . . . .
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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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(!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent
(J) Lever for:
- T urn signals and h igh beams
- Headl ight assistant ......... .
- Active lane assist .. ..... ... . .
- Congestion assist ....... .. .. .
@ Mul tifunction steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r information system con -
t rols .. .. ............. .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga
t ion and voice recognition con-
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- Button ~/steering wheel heating
- Sh ift paddles .............. .
® Instrument cluster ....... .. .. .
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@
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~
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Reset trip odometer ........ .. .
W indshie ld w asher system lever
Emergency flashers .... ... .. .. .
Knee a irbag ........ ... .. ... . .
Adjustable steer ing column
Lever for:
- Cruise cont rol system ..... .. .
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ... . .
@ Instrument i llum ination ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ H ood release . ........... .. .. .
@ Button for switching the Head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Lig ht switch ............... .. .
@ Buttons for :
- All weather lights
llS
41
63
5 1
5 1
112
104
25 7
12, 15
14, 15
1 4
86
10
12
56
53
269
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96
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25
305
23 50
50
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
-Rear fog lights .. .. .. ..... .. .
@ Switch for luggage compartment
li d .... ... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. . .
@ Power exterior m irro r adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Parental cont rol ............. .
@ Infotainment system dis play . .. .
@ Lockable glove compartment ... .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SI M cards .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag .... .. .
@ Valet Park ing funct ion ........ .
@ Climate cont ro l system ........ .
@ Depend ing on equ ipment, buttons
for:
- drive select .. .. ............ .
- Start/Stop system . ... ... .. . .
- Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ..... .. .. ... ....... .. .
- Parking system . .... . ..... .. .
- Switching the Infota inment sys-
tem disp lay on/off .......... .
@) Socke t ... .. .. .. ............ .
@ Cup holder . ... .. .... . ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button ... .. .. .. .... .. ... .. . .
@ Center armrest w ith sto rage com
partment . Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface ........ .
@ starting the engine when the re is a
ma lfunction .. ... .... . ..... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking brake
@ Automa tic transmission se lector
lever ... .. .. . ... ............ .
@ Infotainment unit ............ .
@ I START EN GIN E STOP ! ........ .
(D Tips
50
43 54
45
45
142 64
2 10
257 47
68
121
78
135
124
142
64
64
141
215
78
81
83
141
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Some the equipment listed here is only instal
l ed in certa in models or is available as an op-
tion .
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Cockpit overv iew
is a risk of engine damage . The location where
the red zone begins varies depe nding on the
eng ine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re
duces operating noise.
Fuel level
T he display (J) c:> page 10, fig. 3 or c:> page 10,
fig . 4
only functions when the ignition is switch
ed on . When the display ha s reached the reserve
mark, the bottom LED turns red and the
tD ind i
cator l ight turns on
c:> page 34 . The bottom LED
blinks red when the fuel leve l is ve ry low.
F or the tank capacity in your vehicle, refer to the
Technical Data
c:> poge 362.
(D Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp
ty . The irregular supply of fuel that results
from that can cause engine misfires . Uncom
busted fuel will the n enter the exhaus t sys
tem. This can cause overheating and damage
to the cata lytic conve rter.
Odometer
F ig. S In strume nt cl uster : odometer a nd reset bu tton
Trip odometer and odomete r
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset. It can be used to measure
short distances .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ing the ~ reset button .
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The odometer shows the total distance that the
vehicle has been driven .
Malfunction indicat or
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfunction co rrected as soon as possi
ble .
@ Tips
The units of measu rement can be set in the
Infotainment system
c:> page 229 .
Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with multifunctio n steering wheel plus
You con use the multifunction steering wheel
plus to operate the driver information system
and the MMI functions, adjust the volume and
switch the voice recognition system on and off.
Fig. 6 D river informat ion syste m display
Fig. 7 Mult ifun ctio n stee rin g wheel opera tion
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on . ll>
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The driver informa tion system contains mult iple
tabs ©¢
fig. 6 that display various information
@.
The fo llow ing tab s are ava ilable, depend ing o n
ve hicl e equ ipment:
First tab Veh icle (on-board computer)
<=>page 16
Se co nd Messages
taba l
Thir d tab Rad io
Media ¢
page 17
Fourth tab
Telephone"<=> page 18
Fifth tab N
avig ation*¢ page 19
Map * <=> page 20
a) This tab is onl y v is ibl e w hen there is a t least one ind icato r
l ig ht or mess ag e dis play ed .
@ Button l
-Switching tabs : press the !<1 1>! button repeated
ly until the des ired tab is shown (such as Ra
dio) .
Control buttons
App lies to: ve hicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
Fig. 8 Se lect ion menu and opt io n s m en u
Left control button 12]
-Opening/closing the selection menu : press the
~ correspo nding left control button o n the steer-
;:::: ing whee l Ill<=>
fig. 8. Yo u can select and con-
" ~ firm a f unction in the se lection menu using the 0 0
~ co
Cockpit overview
@ VIEW! bu tton I
Swi tc h ing between the clas sic a nd en han ced v iew
or reducing the display¢
page 14.
® Button ~
Return ing to funct ions at higher levels
@ control buttons 12] and [g
Open ing/closing the se lection menu or opt ions
menu
<=>page 13.
0 Left thumbwheel
- Selecting a function in a menu/list :
tur n the
left thumbwheel to the des ired function (fo r
examp le, select ing a frequency)
-Confirming you r sele ction : press t he left
thum bwhee l
0 ¢ fig. 7.
-Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
disp layed, turn the left thumbw heel to zoom in
and out on the map.
left th umbwheel (fo r ex am ple, se lecting a fre
quency band) .
Right control button [g
-Opening /closing the options menu : pre ss the
c o rresp onding r igh t control button o n th e ..,.
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Cockpit overview
steering wheel [I q fig. 8. You can change any
context-dependent functions and settings us
i ng the left thumbwheel (for example, addi
tiona l station information) .
(D Tips
-Please note that the function of the control
buttons is reversed when Arabic is selected
as the menu language.
- The availability of a selection menu or op
tions menu depends on the function that is
se lected.
View in driver information system
App lies to: veh icles w ith multifunct ion steering wheel plus
Fig. 9 Classic view (Aud i virtual cockp it)
Fig. 10 Enhanced view (Audi virtua l cockpit)
- Changing the view (Audi virtual cockpit)*:
press the IVIEW I button @i=> page 12, fig . 7 to
switch from the classic view¢
fig. 9 to the en
hanced view
c> fig. 10 To return to the classic
view, press the IVIEW ! button aga in.
- Reducing the display (analog instrument clus
ter) *:
press the !VIEWI button to switch from
the classic d isplay to the reduced display. To re
turn to the classic v iew, press the IVIEW I but
ton again .
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Other function buttons
Applies to: vehicles with mult ifunction steering whee l plus
Fig. 11 Multifu nct io n stee ring wheel, right side
Q)Button 0
- Accepting a call :
press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
- Ending a call: press the [a button during an ac
tive phone call.
-Opening the call list: if no phone call is in prog
ress and there are no incoming calls, press the
[a button.
@Button 5l
- Switching the voice recognition system on:
briefly press the~ button. Say the desired
command after the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
press and hold the l2!I button. Or: say the com
mand
Cancel.
For more information about the voice recogni tion
system, refer to
¢page 153, Voice recognition
system.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the volume of an audio source or a
system message (for example, from the voice
r ecognition system) when the sound is playing.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
r ight thumbwheel up or down.
-Muting or pausing : turn the right thumbwheel
down.
Or: press the righ t thumbwheel.
- Unmuting or resuming : turn the right thumb-
wheel up.
Or: press the right thumbwheel. .,..
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@l1<1<1 I button /!1>1> 11
- Selecting the previous/next track or station :
press the l1<1<1 I or !1>1>1 1 button.
- Fast forwarding/rewinding audio files : press
and hol d the !1<1<1 1 o r 11>1> 1! bu tton un til the des ired
location in the fi le is re ached .
® [i] button / steering wheel heating*~
- Steering wheel heating* :
you can fin d ad ditio n
al info rmat ion on
~ page 71.
-Programmable steering wheel button -open
ing a function :
press the 0 butto n on the mul
t ifun ction steer ing whee l.
-Programmable steering wheel button -re
que sting a function :
ho ld down the [i] bu tton.
- Programmable ste ering whe el button -chang
ing the function :
in the Info tainment sys tem,
sele ct:
IMENU I button> Vehicle > lef t con trol
bu tton >
Vehicle settings > Steering wheel
button assignment .
@ Button 1~·" 1
-Repeating the last navigation prompt : press
t h e
lq ,w l bu tton whe n route guidance is a ct ive.
- Changing the voice guidance volume : when
route g uidance is active, turn the right th umb
whee l upwar d or downward during a navigat ion
p rompt.
Cockpit overview
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
Applies to: veh icles w ith multifunction steering wheel
With the multifun ction steering wheel, you con
opera te the driver information system a s well as
t he MMI functions and you con also adjust the
volume.
Fig . 12 Mu ltifunction steer ing whee l
Requireme nt: the ignition must be sw itched on .
(D Operating the dr iver information system
T he driver information system contains mu ltiple
tabs
(D c:> page 12, fig. 6 that d isplay various in
format ion @
c:> page 12, fig. 6.
The following tabs are availab le, depending on
vehicle equipment:
F irst tab Vehicle (on-board comp ute r)
c:> pag e 16
Second M
essages
tabal
T hird tab Radio
c:> page 17
M edi a c:> page 1 7
Fourth tab Telephone c:> page 18
•> T h is tab is only v isible when th ere is at least one ind icator
l ig ht or message d isp layed.
- Swit ching tab s: press the I MODE i button o n the
m ultif unct ion stee ring wheel repea te dl y until
t he de sired tab is displayed.
-Selecting a function in the menu /list : turn the
left t humbwheel on the multifu nction steering
wheel to the desired function. ..,.
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Cockpit overview
- Confirming a selection:
press the left thumb
whee l on the multif unction steering wheel to
confirm your selection .
-Scrolling within the lists: turn the left thumb
whee l on the multifunction steering wheel
quick ly to scroll within the lists.
@ Button [2!]
-Switching the voice recognition system on:
briefly press the~ button . Say the desi red
command after the
Beep .
- Switching the voice recognition system off:
press and hold the~ button . Or: say the com
mand
Cancel.
F or more information about the voice recog nition
system, refer to ¢
page 153, Voice recognition
system .
@ Right thumbwheel
The volume of an audio source or a system mes
sage (such as traffic announcements) can be di
rectly adjus ted dur ing the audio output.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
ri ght thumbwheel up or down.
-Muting or pausing: turn the right thumbwheel
down .
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
- Un muting or resuming: turn the right thumb
wheel upward .
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
Driver Information
System
On-board computer
Fig. 13 Instrument clus ter: fu el cons umptio n display
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Resetting values to zero
Requirement: the Fuel consumption , Short-term
memory
or Long-term memory display must be
se lected .
.,. To reset the va lue for the respective memory to
zero, press the left thumbwheel
(z) ¢ page 12,
fig.
7 or (i) ¢ page 15, fig . 12 on the multif unc
tion steering wheel for one second. Or
.,. On the multifunction steering wheel, select :
the right control button>
Reset values*.
Adjusting additional displays (Audi virtual
cockpit)*
.,. On the multifunction steering wheel, select the
right control button >
Additional display .
.,. Select between No display , Fuel consumption
display, Average speed , Driving time , Distance
driven
or Date .
In the first tab (on-board computer), you can call
up the following disp lays one after the other by
turning the left thumbwheel on the multifunc
tion steer ing wheel.
-Tim e and date r::>page 229
- Digital speedomete r*
-Average consumption
- Remaining range*
- Ad Blue range* ¢
page 300
-Short-term memory overview
- Long-term memory overv iew
- Energy consumers ¢
page 17
-Driver assistance * ¢ page 96
- Traffic sign recognition*
~ page 24
The short -term memory collects driving info rm a
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un
til it is switched off . If you continue driving with
i n two hours after switching the ign it ion off, the
new values are included when ca lculating the cur
rent trip information.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long -term
memory is not erased automatically. You can se
l ect the time period for evaluating trip informa-
tion yourse lf . ..,.