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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 No rth Ame rica.
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 nuals 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, etc., some se rvice work
sho uld be pe rformed between the intervals speci ­
fied. This app lies part icu larly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the enviro nment.
' Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
T he increas ing use of electronics, soph istica ted
f uel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l comp lexity of
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the ""'
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" N .... 0 0 <..:l ' Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Elec tronic Stabili zation Control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency locking the front passenger door 32
Emergency operat ion
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Sunroof .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 38
Emergency release
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine
Coolant
... ' .................. ... ' . . 204
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Stopp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
E ng ine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Eng ine control ( indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Checking the eng ine o il level . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Specif ication and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 18
Eng ine Start/Stop mode
refer to Sta rt/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Engine warm-up request
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Index
Environment
Catalytic conv erter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
197
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 204
Unleaded fuel.... .. ............... .. 190
EPC (engine contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ESC
Automatic post-collision braking system .
120
also refer to Electronic stabilization con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control . . 120
Event Data Recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
D' . 1mming ........ .. .................. 45
Heating... .... .. .. ............... .. . 45
Ex terior temperature display.......... .. .
21
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Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 179
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Folding the rear seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 67
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Freeze protection
Coolant additive
Front airbags
. . .. ................ . 204
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 140
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
130
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 148
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
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