Emerg ency assis ta nce
There are some restrictions on the use of the
spare tire. The spare tire has been designed spe
cifically for your type of vehicle. Do not replace it
with the spare tire from another type of vehicle.
There are different types of spare tires availab le
depending on the equipment
c::> page 320.
Remo ving t he spare tire
• Lift the cargo floor by the plast ic handle
~fig. 283.
• Hook the hand le into the luggage compartment
seal.
• Turn the handwhee l counter-clockwise and re-
move it.
• Remove the spare tire.
Sn ow c hain s
For technica l reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted.
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fa ils, mount the spare wheel in place of a
rear tire. Insta ll the snow cha ins on the rear tire
that you removed, and install that in p lace of the
front tire that failed.
A WARNING
-After installing a spare t ire, the tire pres
sure must be checked as quickly as poss ible.
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with a compact spare tire. Driving faster
than that increases the risk of an accident.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, avo id fu ll
throttle acceleration, heavy braking, and
fast cornering with the compact spare t ire.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, never drive with more than one compact spare tire.
- Norma l summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
A WARNING
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged or if
it is worn down to the tread wear indicators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years o ld,
use it only in an emergency and with ex
treme caution and careful dr iving.
- The spare tire is intended on ly for tempora
ry and short-term use. It should be replaced
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as soon as possible with the normal whee l
and tire.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire chains
on the spare tire is not permitted. If it is
necessary to drive w ith tire chains, the spare
wheel must be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear t ire. The newly
ava ilable front wheel must then be installed
in place of the rear wheel w ith the flat tire.
Installing the tire chain befo re mounting
the wheel and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compa rtment
can cause se rious personal injury during
ha rd braking or in an accident. Never store
the inflatable spare tire or jack and tools in
the passenger compartment .
Spare tire types
Fig. 284 Luggage compartment: space-sav ing spare tire
(compact spare tire)
(D Spare tire*
If you have to mount a spare tire oppos ite the
runn ing direction because of a flat tire, drive
ca refully and restore the cor rec t r unn ing d irec
tion as soon as poss ib le
¢page 319.
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Fig. 287 Driver side cockpi t: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Light switch
2 Eme rgency start coil (driver identification)
3 Left rear door control module
4 Head-up display
5 Horn
6 Interior lights (headliner)
Steering column lever, multifunction
8 steering whee l controls, steering wheel
heating
10 Power steering column adjustment
11 Driver door control module
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
14 Power steering column adjustment
lS Power steering, A/C compressor
16 Brake booster
Fuse panel © (black)
No. Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield wipers
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel © (black)
3
Front exterior lighting
4 Sliding/tilting sunroof
s Driver power window
6 Driver's seat (pneumat ic)
7 Panorama roof
8 Dynamic steering
9 Front exterior lighting
10 Windshield/headlight washer system
11 Left rear power window
12 Panorama roof
Front passenger side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 288 Fro nt passenger side cockpit: fuse panel with
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
1 Anti-theft alarm system
2 Transmission control module
3 Front climate control fan
4 Engine supply
6 Engine control module
7 Front passenger door control module
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-When connect ing jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, a lways read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
¢ page 271.
(D Note
Impro per hook-u p of jum per cables can ru in
the generato r.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSITI VE
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
g round post of the battery manager contro l
unit.
- Check that a ll screw p lugs on the batt ery
cells are sc rewed in firmly. If not, t ighten
pl ugs p rior to connect ing clamp on negative
b atte ry te rmi nal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap
p lie s specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
b eing ju mp started. When you are g iv ing a
ju mp s tart t o another vehicle, do
not con
n ect th e neg ative( -) ca b le to the neg ative
( -) t ermin al on t he disch arge d batte ry @
¢ fig . 291 . Instead, secure ly connect the
n egative(- ) cab le to either a solid metal
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted to the en
gine block o r to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is be ing c ha rged does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing batte ry gas
could ignite and ex plod e!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Yo ur Audi requires special h andling for towing .
The follow ing information is to be us ed by com
mercia l tow tr uck o pera tors w ho kn ow how to op
e rat e the ir equip men t sa fely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
~ around the brake lines. ,..,
~ - To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi N
8 must be transported with a flat bed truck . 0 :r
-To load the vehicle on to the flat bed , use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 329 and c> page 330.
A WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen
gers. Neve r allow anyo ne to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fi g. 29 2 Fron t bumper: removing th e cap
Fig. 293 Fron t bumper: insta lling the towing loop
The thread for the towing loop is on the right
s ide of the front bumper beh ind a cap.
.,. Remove the towing loop f rom the vehicle too l
kit.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres
sure
c> fig. 292 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Tighten the tow ing loop in the threaded open
ing until it stops
c> fig. 293 and then tighten it
w ith a wheel w re nch .
.,. Afte r usi ng, p la ce th e tow ing loop b ack i n the
-
veh icle tool kit. ..,.
329
Emergency situations
_& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
Rear towing loop
F ig. 294 Re ar bumper: re moving the cap
Fig. 295 Re ar bumpe r: in stalli ng the towing loop
The threaded open ing is loca ted in the bumper
on the right rear side .
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit .
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres
sure <:>
fig. 294. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open
ing until it stops ¢
fig. 295 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
8_ WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
330
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pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 296 Vehicle on f lat bed tru ck
Front hook up
I
.. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
car rier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle wi th the centerl ine of the car
car rier ramp .
.. Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
Vehicle transport
Whenever you hove your vehicle transported, be
sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumference) o f the tires.
Never secure the vehicle by the axle, the sus
pension struts or the front or rear towline
eye. For technical reasons, the pressure in the
suspension struts may change during the
transport and this will adversely affect veh icle
handling.
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Fig. 299 Vehicle identifica tion labe l
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
The VIN number is located in the following pla
ces :
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-In the Infotainment system: se lect: the !CARI
func tion button > Car systems control button >
Servicing & checks > VIN number .
-on the vehicle identification label
- under the windshield on the driver's side
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label ¢ fig. 299 is locat
ed in the luggage compartment under the cargo
floor cover in the spare wheel well.
The information of the vehicle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte
nance booklet.
Technical data
T he sticker contains the following vehicle data:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission codes
@ Paint and interior codes
® Optional equipment numbers
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is yo ur ass urance
that your new veh icle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu
factured. You can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification
number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Notes about technical
data
The values may differ for some markets depend
ing on equ ipment installed in certain markets
and the measuring methods.
Please note that the specifications listed in the
vehicle documentation always take precedence.
(0 Tips
Missing technical data was not available at
the time of print ing.
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scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work
shop personnel in order to assure proper per
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per
forming any of these procedures, always thor
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 271 .
Consumer information
A WARNING
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac
cepted safety practices and general com
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an
other properly equipped and qualified work
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or touch the radi
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off . The radiator fan switches on au
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer
tain temperature and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
- Always switch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle .
-Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle . The jack supplied with the vehi
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in "P"
(Park position) and the park brake is ap-
plied.
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Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 279
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 79
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Brak ing guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
B reak ing in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
N ew engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ne w tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Browsing through album covers . . . . . . . . . 190
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
But tons
Mul tifunc tion steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 11
C
Cable (Audi music interface)
California Proposition 65 Warning ...... .
Battery specific .............. .. .... .
Call .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 185
272
280 149
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment.. .. ..... 213
Caring for and cleaning leathe r . . . . . . . . . . 309
Catalytic converter
CD 271
refer
to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 189
Ce ll phone
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
also refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Index
Center conso le lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Em ergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggag e compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Chang ing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Charging and chang ing the battery . . . . . . . 198
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 261
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Gu idance fixtures for lower anchorages . . 262
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Child safety seats Convertib le child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety instruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Securing ........................... 258
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 308
Cl eaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning art ificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 309
Cl eaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cl eaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Light
Coming/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low beam .. .. ................ ..... .. 43
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Light/rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Intermittent mode (windshie ld wipers) . . . 50
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 189
Listening to the radio
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177
RSE .......................... .... . 201
Lock ing/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
L uggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
12
volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storing cargo correctly ......... ..... . 213
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Opening from the inside in an emergency . 36
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Making emergency call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Map
Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Mechanical key (replacement key) . . . . . . . . . 28
Index
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Bluetooth aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Drives (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Restrict ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
RSE .. ..... ... .. .. .......... ....... 202
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wi-Fi media p layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Media drives
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153, 154
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Memory card
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Memory funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 205
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MM I
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 134
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Model plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 236
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Mute (muting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 194
Muting (mute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 194
myAudi
Finding a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
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Name tag 154
Navigating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Nav igation
Address input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
Map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Online destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
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