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Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster overview
The instrument cluster is the central information center for the driver.
Fig . 3 Instru ment cl uste r overview
CD Engine coolant temperature gauge
@ Tachometer ...... .... ...... . .
- With
OFF status indicator . .. . .
- With
READY status ind icator ..
@ Turn signals ...... .... ....... .
© Dis p lay w ith
- Drive r information system . .. . .
- Indicator lig hts ..... .. . .. .. .
® Speedometer
® Fuel level
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The instrument illumination for the needles
and d ia ls t urns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights are turned off. The ill umina ­
t ion fo r the g auges reduces aut omat ically and
eve ntu ally t urns off as brigh tness outside in­
creases . This f unction reminds the drive r to
tur n the low beams on at the approp riate
time.
Coolant temperature indicator
ed o n. To prevent engine damage, please observe
t h e following notes about the temperature rang­
es.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge t urn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­
perature yet. Avoid high eng ine speeds, full ac­
ce le rating and heavy e ngine loads.
Normal range
T he eng ine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the L EDs up to the center of the gauge
turn on.
If the. indicator light in the inst ru­
ment cluster d isp lay turns on, the coolant tem­
perature is too high¢
page 14.
(D Note
-Aux iliary headlig hts and ot her accessories in
front of the coo ling-air intake impa ir th e
cooling effect o f th e coolant . This increases
t he risk of th e engi ne overheating dur ing
hig h ou tsid e tempera tures and heavy en ­
gine load.
~ The coolant temperature display CD¢ page 9,
~ fig. 3 only functions w hen the ignition is switch-
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Other indicator lights
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Tu rn signa ls
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USA models:
cruise control system
c:> pageBS
Canada models :
cruise con trol system
c:>page BS
Adaptive cruise control*
c:> page 91
Adaptive cruise control*
c:>page 91
Adaptive cr uise control *
c:>page 91
Active lane assist*
c:> page97
Start/S top system *
c:>page 71
Start/S top system*
c:>page 71
High beam assistant*
c:> page 41
High beams
c:> page41
BRAKE /(0) Brake system
If th is ind icator lig ht tu rns on, there is a ma lfunc­
tion in the brake system.
1111 ( USA models ) / . (Canada models ) Stop
vehicle and check brake fluid level.
St op the veh icle and che ck the bra ke f lu id leve l.
See an au tho riz e d Au di dea ler o r aut ho riz e d Aud i
Service Fac ility for assistance if necessa ry .
1111 (USA models ) /. (Canada models )
Brake s: malfunction! Please stop vehicle safely
If the ABS indica to r light ~ (U SA mode ls) /
~ ¢ej (Canada models), the ESC indica to r li ght Gl
~ an d the brake system in dicator light 1111 (USA
8 models) /. (Canada mode ls) all tur n on and
00 \.J ' Instruments and ind icator lights
t hi s message appears, then the ABS, ESC an d
bra king distribution a re ma lfunctioning
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Do no t continue dr iv ing . See a n author ized Audi
dealer or au thor ized A udi Se rvice Fa cility for as­
s istance
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1111 (USA models). (Canada models) Park ­
ing brake: System fault! See owner' s manual
- If the ind icator lig ht and the message appea r
when the vehicle is stationary or after switch­
ing the ignition on ,
check if yo u can re lease the
pa rk ing br ake. If you canno t relea se t he p ark­
ing b rake, see your au thor ized A udi de aler or
author ized A udi Se rvice Facility . If you can re ­
lease the parking brake and the message sti ll
appears, see an authorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized A udi Service Fac ility immediately to
have the ma lfunction co rrected.
- If the ind icator light and message appear
while
driving ,
the hill start ass ist or emergency brak­
ing function may be ma lfunctioning. It may not
be possible to set the parki ng brake or release
it o nce it has been set. Do no t park yo ur vehicle
on hills , See an aut ho rized Audi dea le r or au­
t hor ized A udi Se rvi ce Fa ci lity for assistan ce.
Applies to: USA models
If the 1111 and EiJ tur n on a t the same time, the
bra ke pads are wo rn o ut
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_& WARNING
-Read and fo llow the w arning s in
c:> page 199, W orking in the engine com­
partment
before o pening the hoo d and
checking the brake fluid level.
- If the b rake syst em i ndi cat or li ght does not
turn off or i t turns on wh ile driving, the
b rake fl uid level in the reservo ir is too low,
an d this increases the risk of an accident.
Stop the vehicle and do not contin ue d riv­
ing. See an autho rized Aud i deale r or au­
thor ized A udi Se rvice Facility for assistance.
- If the b rake system indicator light turns on
together with the ABS and ESC indicato r
lights, the ABS/ESC regu lating fu nction may
be malf unct ion ing . Funct io ns that stabilize
th e vehicle are no longe r av ailabl e. This
could c ause the vehicle to swerve, whi ch
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\.J ' Drive to an autho rize d Aud i dea ler o r a uth orized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
mal funct ion corrected.
~/0$ Defective light bulb warning
If the S :I indicato r light turns on, a light has
fa iled . The message ind icates the location of the
l ight . If the
IJ ind icator lig ht also t urn s on, then
a rea r fog ligh t has fai led. The pos ition of the in­
d ic a tor light cor respon ds w it h the location o n the
ve hicl e.
Drive to an autho rized Aud i dea ler o r a uthorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have t he
m alfunct io n correcte d.
Vehicle lights: Malfunction
There is a malfunction in the hea dlights or the
light switch.
D rive to an autho rized Aud i dea le r o r a uth orized
Au di Service Faci lity immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
~(D Dynamic headlight range control
Applies to: veh icles with dynamic headlight range control
El Headlight range control : system fault!
There is a malfunction in the hea dlight range
control system, w hich may ca use g la re for othe r
drivers.
Dr ive to an aut ho rize d Aud i de aler o r a uth orized
Au di Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected.
~ o Light/rain sensor
II Automatic headlights / automatic wipers:
System fault
The light/rain senso r is malf unct ion ing.
The low beams remain swi tched on at all ti mes
for safety reasons when t he lig ht sw itch is in the
AUTO posi tion. However, you can continue to
turn the lights on an d off using the light sw itch.
You can still control a ll functions that are in de­
pendent of the ra in sensor thro ugh the w ind­
shie ld wiper lever.
Instruments and ind icator lights
D rive to an au thori zed A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
Q Adapt ive dampers
Applies to : vehicles with adaptive dampers
II Suspension: System fault! You can continue
driving
T he re is an ada ptive damper malfunction.
Dr ive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
A udi Service Facility immed iate ly to h ave the
malfu nction co rrected.
!- I Sport differential
Applies to: vehicles with sport differential
Ill Sport differential: System fault
T he re is a m alfu n cti on w ith the s po rt diff erential.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or au thori zed
A udi Se rvice Faci lity i mmed iate ly to have the
malfu nction correcte d.
111 Sport differential: Overheating
The transmission temperature has inc reased sig ­
nificantly due to the sporty dr iv ing ma nner. Drive
in a less s po rty manner unt il t he temperatu re re­
tu rns to the norma l ra nge and t he i nd icator light
swi tc h es of.
A WARNING
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Conta ct yo ur a uthori zed Au di d eal er or a
qu alified w orkshop if the sport di fferential i s
f a u lt y or m alfunct ionin g. T he rep air mus t be
p erforme d by tr ained personne l using the cor ­
r ect oi l in order to ensure safety .
¢i ¢ Turn signals
If the Bl or 1B indicator lig ht blinks, the turn
s ignals a re act ivated. I f both ind icator lights are
blinking, the emergency flashers are activated .
If an indicator light blinks twice as fast as usual,
a turn signal b ulb has fai le d. Carefully d rive to an
a utho rized Aud i dea le r or authori zed Aud i Serv ice
Facility immed iate ly to have the ma lfunction cor-
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Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 33 Instrument panel: light sw itch w ith all weat her
lights
Light switch · 't/..·
T ur n the switch to the corresponding posi tion.
When the lights are sw itched on, the
:oo: symbol
turns on .
0 - The lights are off or the daytime running
lights are on:
- USA m odels: The daytime running lights will
come on automatically when the ignition is on
and the light switch¢
fig. 33 is in the O posi­
t ion or the
AUTO position (only in day light con­
dit ions). The
D aytime running light s function
can be turned o n and off in the MM I
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-Canada mo del s: T he d aytime runn ing lights
will come on automati cally when the ignit io n is
on and the ligh t swi tch
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sition, the
;oo: position or the AUTO position
(on ly in daylight conditions)
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AUTO -automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on br igh tness, for example i n tw ilig ht,
du ring rain or in tunnels.
;oo: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
~ - All weather lights
@TI -Rear fog lights
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All-weather lights
The front lights a re adjus ted au toma tically so
that there is less g lare fo r the d river from his o r
her own lights, for example when roads are wet .
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system
Yo ur vehicle is equ ipped with a headlight range
contro l system so that there is less g lare for on­
coming t raffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range also adjusts automatically when
braking and accelerat ing .
Light funct ion s
The following light functions may be ava ilable
depending on ve hicle equipment and only func­
tion when the light switch is in the AUTO posi­
tion.
Static cornering light* -The cornering light
switches on automatically at speeds up to ap­
proximately 44 mph (70 km) when the steering
whee l is at a certain angle. The area to the side of
the vehicle is illuminated better when turning.
A WARNING
-Automatic headlig hts are only intended to
assis t the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsib ility to check the head­
lights and to t urn them on manua lly based
on t he cur re nt ligh t and v is ibility conditions.
F or examp le, fog cannot be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beam under these weather conditio ns an d
when driv ing in the dark
io.
- The rear fog lights shou ld only be turned on
in accorda nce w ith traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle.
- Always observe legal regulations when us­
ing the lighting systems described.
(D Tips
- Th e light senso r for the a utomat ic he ad­
ligh ts is located in the rearview mirro r
mount . Do not p lace any stic kers i n this area
on the w indshield.
- Some exter ior light ing f unct ions can be ad ­
justed
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Lights and Vision
Messages in the instrument clu ster display
Headlight a ssis t: System fault !
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected. You can still switc h the
h igh beams on or off manually.
Headlight as sist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker or debris.
The senso r is located between the interior rear­
view mirror and the windshield. Do not place any stickers in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
H igh beam assistant is only i ntended to assist
the driver . The dr iver is still responsible for
cont ro ll in g the head ligh ts a nd switc hing
t hem manually depend ing on light and v isibil­
i t y condition s. It may be necessary to operate
th em m anually i n situ ations such as:
- In adve rse weathe r cond it ions s uch as fog,
he avy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying wa te r.
- On roads w here oncoming traffi c may be
pa rtiall y obscu red, s uch as ex pressways.
- Whe n there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient ligh ting, s uc h as bicycle rs o r
vehicles wi th dirty ta il lamps.
- In tight cu rv es and o n steep hills.
- In poorly lit areas .
- With strong reflectors , such as signs.
- If the area of the windshield near the senso r
is fogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
sticker.
Adjusting the exterior l ighting
The funct ions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system.
~ Se lect : I CAR I functio n button> (Car) * Systems
contro l button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
light ing .
Automatic headlights
You can adj ust the fo ll ow ing settings in the Au­
tomatic headlight s
menu:
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Activation sensitivity -you can adjust if the
headlights switch on
Early , Medium or Late ac­
cording to the sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Auto-dimming high beams * -yo u can switch t he
high beam assistant *
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models :
the daytime running lights can be
swi tched on/off. Select
On or Off .
Canada models:
this function cannot be sw itched
off . They act ivate automatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ig nit ion off
and open the d river's door . To turn the function
o n, select
Lights when leaving car > On .
The leaving home illum inates the area outside
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To turn
the function on, se lect
Lights when unlocking
car > On .
The coming home and leav ing home functions
on ly operate when it is dark and the light switch
i s in the
AUTO pos ition .
Emergency flashers
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Fig. 35 Cente r conso le : emergency f las her bu tton
The emergency flashe rs makes other d rivers
aware of your veh icle in dangerous situations.
~ Press the~ button to switch the emergency
flashers on or off .
You can indicate a lane change or a tur n w hen the
emergency flashers are switched o n by using the "'

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turn signal lever. The emergency flashers stop
temporarily .
The emergency flashers also wo rk when the igni ­
tion is turned off .
Interior Lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 36 Fro nt hea dliner: inter io r light ing co ntro ls
F ig. 37 Rea r headliner: Read ing light
Press the corresponding button c:::> fig . 36:
El -Interior lighting on/off
I!!-Doo r contact switch on/off . The inter ior light­
i ng is cont rolled automatically.
~ -Read ing lights on/off
~ * -Switching the rear read ing lights on/off
from the cockpit.
Ambient lighting
App lies to: vehicl es with interior lighting
You can adjust the brightness of the interior
lighti ng .
.. In the Infotainment system, se lect:
ICARI func ­
tion button
> (Ca r)* Systems control button >
Lights and V ision
Vehicle settings > Interior lighting > Bright­
ne ss .
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn t he
knob and press it.
T he inter ior lighting tu rns on when yo u sw itch
the headlights on while the ignition is on .
(D Tips
The setti ng is au toma tically s to red and as ­
s igned to the remote cont ro l key t hat is being
u sed .
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination fo r the instru ­
ments, display and head-up display* con be ad­
justed.
Fig . 38 Instrument ill um ination
"' Press the knob to release it .
"' Tur n the knob toward"-" or"+" to red uce or in­
crease the br igh tness.
.,. Press the knob again to return it to i ts or igin al
posi tion.
(D Tips
The ins trumen t illum ina tion for the need les
and dials turns on when the ignition is turned
on and the lights a re turned off. The illumi na­
tion for the gauges red uces automatically and
eventually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This funct ion rem inds the dr iver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time .
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Lights and Vision
_& WARNING
Do not use the sunshade to secure cargo. The
luggage compartment cover is not a surface
for storing objects . Objects placed o n the cov­
er could endange r all vehicle occupants dur­
ing sudde n braking maneuvers or in a crash .
Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. 4 3 Winds hield w iper lever
Move the wi ndshield wipe r lever to the corre ­
spon ding pos ition:
@ -windshie ld w ipers off
g
"' 0 ± .. a,
© -rain sensor mode . T he w indshield wipers
sw itch on once the vehicle speed exceeds approx­
imately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is ra ining . T he
h igher the ra in sensor sensitivity is set (swi tc h @
to the r igh t), the earlie r the windshie ld w ipers re­
a ct to moist ure on the w indshield . Yo u can deac ­
tivate the rain sensor mode in the Info tainment
system, wh ic h sw itches the int ermitte nt mode
on. Se lect : ICAR !funct ion button>
(Car )* sys ­
tems
contro l button > Dr iver ass istance > Rain
sensor > Off .
In intermittent mode, you can ad­
just the interval time using the sw itch @.
@-slow wiping
@-fast wiping
©-sing le w ipe If you hold the lever in th is posi­
tion longer, t he wipers sw itch from s low w iping
to fast wip ing .
® -clean the windsh ield The wipe rs wipe one
time afte r seve ra l seconds of dr iv ing to remove
wa te r drop lets . You can switch th is func tion off
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by moving the lever to posit ion ® within 10 sec­
onds of the afterwipe. The afterw ipe funct ion is
reactivated t he next time you switch the ignit ion
on.
Cleaning the headlights* . The headlight washer
system * operates only when the low beam head­
li ghts are on . If you move the lever to posit ion
® , the headlights and the night v ision assist
camera* are cleaned at intervals .
_& WARNING
-The rain sensor is o nly intended to ass ist t he
d river . The driver may still be responsible
for manually switc hing the wipers on bas ed
on vi sibility con ditions .
- The winds hield may not be t reated with wa­
ter-repelling w indshield coating agents. Un­
f a vo rable condit ions, such as wet ness, d ark ­
n es s or low su n, can resu lt in increased
glare, which increases the risk of an acci ­
de nt. W iper blade chatter is also possible.
- P roperly func tioning wi ndshiel d wipe r
blades are required for a clea r view and safe
driving
c::> page 47, Replacing windshield
wiper blades.
(D Note
- If there is frost, make sure the win dshield
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind ­
shield. Switch ing on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind­
shield can damage the w iper blades.
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
w iper system must be sw itched off (lever in
posit io n 0) . This prevents the wipers from
switching on unintentionally and causi ng
damage to the windsh ield wiper sys tem .
@ Tips
-The windshie ld w ipers switch off when the
ignition is switc hed off. You can activate the
w indshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the w indshield
wiper lever to a ny po sit ion .
- Wor n or dirty w indshield w iper blades resu lt
in s tre aking. This can affect the rain s enso r .,..

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-The vehicle battery charge leve l is too low .
- Power consumpt ion is high .
The engine can turn off again when the condi­
tions fo r Start-S top mode a re met .
Ignition i s switched off automatically
To prevent the veh icle battery from draining, the
ignit ion will sw itch off
automaticall y under the
following conditions :
- The vehicle must have already been driven.
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine.
- T he driver's door must be open.
- The driver's safe ty be lt must be unb uck led.
- The brake pedal must not be p ressed .
- The veh icle must be stationary .
In this case, the activated low beam is replaced by the parking light. The parking lights will
switch off after app roximately 30 minutes or
when yo u lock the vehicle .
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have sw itched the Start/Stop sys­
tem off manually, the ignition will not be auto­ mat ical ly switched off and the engine w ill contin ­
ue to run~&. .
A WARNING
To red uce the r isk of poisoning, never allow
t he engine to r un in conf ined s paces.
@ Tips
If you select the Dor N se lector lever position
after sh ifting into reverse, the vehicle m ust
be driven f ast er than 6 mph (10 km/ h) in or­
der fo r th e engine to switch off ag ain.
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D rivi ng
Manually switching the Start/Stop system
off/on
Applies to : vehicles wit h Start/Stop sys te m
If you do not wish to use th e system, you can
switch it off manually.
Fi g. 79 Cen te r console: S tart/Stop system butto n
.. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man­
ually, press the
l (A) ~ I button . The LED in the b ut­
ton turns on when the system is switched off.
(D Tips
If you switch the system off during a stop phase, the engine will start aga in automati­
cally .
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles wit h Start/Stop syste m
Start-stop system deactivated: Please re start
engine manually
T his message appears w hen spec ific conditions
are no t me t du ring a stop phase. The S tart/Stop
system will
not b e a ble to restart the engine . The
engine m ust be star ted with the
I S TAR T ENGINE S TOP ! button .
Start-stop system: Syst em fault! Currently
unavailable
T he re is a ma lfunction in the Start/Stop system.
Drive the vehicle to an a uth orized Aud i dea ler or
author ized Service Facility as soon as possible to
have the malfunction corrected .
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