-A worn or damaged nozzle or a nozz le that
i s too sma ll may not be ab le to open the
diesel misfueling guard. If this is the case,
try turning the nozzle before insert ing it in
the fue l fi ller neck, use a different fuel
pump, o r see an a uth orized Audi dea ler or
aut horized Aud i Serv ice Fac ility fo r ass is
tance.
- The m isfueling guard does not open when
adding fue l from a fue l conta iner . You ca n
bypass it by addi ng the diesel fuel s low ly.
Fuel filler door emergency release
If the central locking system is faulty, the fuel
filler door con be unlocked manually .
Fig. 178 Righ t side tr im in the luggage compart ment : re
mov ing t he trim
N N
9
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Fig . 17 9 Luggage compartme nt: fuel f iller door emerge ncy
release
Removing the side trim
.,. To remove the right side trim, first remove the
retaine r from the mounts
c::> fig. 178 .
.. Turn both locking mechanisms 90° to the left
us ing a coin or a similar object and remove the
~ locking mec hanisms . .-, N
" N .-, 0
00
~ ll Ma rket -spe cific
Checking and Filling
.. Tilt the retainer upward and pull the trim out .
Lay the trim down on its side, beca use there is
an elect rical wire for the soc ket* on the back .
Fuel filler door emergency release
.. Loose n the st rap from its br acke t and pull on it
c::> fig. 179 c::> (i) . The f uel f iller door is re le ased .
.. Press on the left side of the fue l filler door to
open it
c::> page 193, fig. 176 .
(D Note
Only pull on the loo p until yo u fee l resista nce .
You w ill not hea r it re lease . Othe rw ise you
could damage the emergency release mecha
nism.
Selective catalytic reduction (AdBlue/DEF)
General information
Appl ies to: vehicles with selective catalytic reduct io n
In vehicles with selective catalyt ic reduction, a
urea sol ution (AdBlue/DEF) is injected into the
exhaust system before a nitrogen oxide catalytic
converter to reduce nitrogen em issions . The urea
solution is known as Ad Blue or DEF (Diesel Ex
haust F luid) . Ad Blue is used in the fo llow ing .
The Ad Blue is carried in a separate tank in the ve
hicle . The AdBlue usage acco unts for app rox i
mately 0 .5% to 2.5% of the diesel fuel that is
u sed .
When a message about refi lling the AdBlue ap
pears in the instrument cluste r display, you must
r efil l the Ad B lue yourse lf or have it refilled by an
autho rized Aud i dea le r or a utho rized Aud i Serv ice
Fa cility
c::> page 196 .
(D Tips
-The instr ument cluster d isp lay i ndicates the
distanc e remaining that ca n be driven
c::> page 1 96. If the Ad B lue tank is com
ple tely emp ty, the eng ine will not s tart
agai n afte r the ign it io n is swit ched of f.
195
Index
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic D ifferent ial Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic stabilization control Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
E mergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency locking the front passenger door 32
E mergency operation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Emergency starting 254
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engi ne
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine speed limitat ion (indicator light) . . . 18
272
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine warm-up request
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Proper d isposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 205
Unleaded fuel.. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 191
EPC (engine contro l).. .. ............. ... 17
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system .
also refer to Electroni c stabilization con
trol
...............................
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control ..
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ . 120
120
120
127
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
D ' . 1mming ........ .. .. ................ 44
Heating...... ... .. .. ................ 44
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 180
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
For the sake of the environment
E nvironmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . . . 66
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Roof rack . .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... ... 55
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Freeze protection
Coolant additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141
Index
Power windows Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 138
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 130
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Proper seating position Front passenger. ................ ... . 131
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 120
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 141
R
Rail carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 46
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear spoi ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems .......... 109, 110
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear window defogger (4 -zone deluxe auto
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
276
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recirculation mode (4 -zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuel filler door emergency release 195
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing the side trim panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 47
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 137
Reset button (tr ip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli -
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 76
Rims ......... ... .. .. ............... 226
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Correct seat ing position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134