Opening and clo sin g
or one of the doors ¢ page 36. The master key
must be within a range of about S feet (1.5 me
ters) from the appropriate door or the rear lid . It
makes no difference whether the master key is in
your jacket pocket or in your brief case.
If you grip the door handle while locking, this can
adversely affect the locking function.
It is not possible to re-open the doo r fo r a brief
period directly a fter closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS~.& in Gener
al description on page 36.
@ Tips
If your vehicle has been standing fo r an ex
tended period, please note the fo llowing:
- The pro ximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to
save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second t ime to open the vehi
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili
ty to start for as long as possib le, the ener
gy management system gradually switches
off unnecessary convenience functions.
It is
possib le that you wi ll not be able to unloc k
your vehicle using these convenience func tions.
- For Declaration of Compl iance to Un ited
States FCC and Ind ustry Canada regu la tions
¢page 279.
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Operating locks with the mechanical key
In the event of a failure of the power locking sys
tem, the driver's door can locked and unlocked
with the mechanical key at the lock cylinder.
Fig . 30 Key turns for opening and closing
To unlock th e veh icl e
.,. Insert the mechanical key i nto the lock of the
driver's door .
.,. Turn the mechanical key to position @
¢fig. 30.
To lock the veh icle
.,. Move the se lector lever to the P pos it ion (auto
matic transmission) .
.,. Close all windows and doors proper ly.
.,. Turn the mechanical key in the lock of the driv
er's door to the lock position @¢.&. in
Gener
al description on page 36.
If the power lock ing system fails, there is emer
gency locking for the passenger's door and the
rear doors ¢
page 39.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢ .& in Gener
al description on page 36 .
(D Tips
After the ignition is switched on, the power
l ocking system switch and the unlocking but
ton for the rear lid~ in the door are ena
bled .
Opening and closing
-Always ensure that no one is within range of
the rear lid when it is moving, in particular
close to the hinges and the upper and lower
edges -fingers or hands can be pinched.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep
the rear lid closed while driving. Never
transport objects larger than those which fit
completely into the luggage area, because
then the rear lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe
cially with the rear lid left open. A child
could crawl into the car through the luggage
compartment and pull the lid shut, becom
ing trapped and unable to get out. To re
duce the risk of personal injury, never let
children play in or around your vehicle. Al
ways keep the rear lid as well as the vehicle doors closed when not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack or bicycle rack
mounted on the rear lid, it may not be able
to open completely or an opened rear lid may close by itself because of the added
weight. So the open rear lid must be sup
ported or the weight must be removed from
the luggage rack first.
(D Tips
-As soon as the electrical connection to the
trailer socket is completed on vehicles with
a factory installed towing hitch, or a trailer
hitch that was installed later according to
factory specifications, the automatic rear lid
funct ion can only be operated via the handle
in the rear lid.
- If the vehicle battery charge drops below a
certain level, you can still open or close the
rear lid manually, however, you will need to
apply more force to close it.
- If the rear lid on a locked vehicle is unlocked
with the middle button
.::::::5 on the remote
key, the rear lid is automatically locked
again immediately after closing. This is indi
cated by the turn signals blinking.
- The following applies to vehicles equipped
with the Convenience key* feature: if the re
mote control key is left in the luggage com
partment, luggage compartment will auto-
42 matically unlock
itself after you lock the ve
hicle. This prevents you from unintentional
ly locking your key in the luggage compart
ment.
Emergency unlocking of
the luggage compartment lid
The luggage comportment lid con be released in
on emergency from the inside.
Fig . 37 Lugg age compartment lid interio r
The luggage compartment lid can be released in
an emergency from inside the luggage compart
ment .
"" Remove the cover from the luggage compart
ment lid.
""Press the lever in the direction of the arrow un
til the luggage compartment lid releases.
Child safety lock
Child safety locks in the rear doors
The child safety locks t prevent the rear doors
from opening from the inside.
Fig. 38 Child safety locks on the rear doors
Opening and clo sin g
Convenience opening/closing
The windows and the Panoramic sliding sunroof*
can be opened and closed with the mechanical
key or the emergency key.
F ig . 40 Key turns for ope ning a nd clos ing
Con venienc e openin g fe ature
.,. Use the eme rgency key or pu ll the mechanical
key out of the master key ¢
page 34 .
! a,
.,. Insert the key into the lock of the driver's door .
.,. Turn the key to position¢
fig. 40 ® until all
the windows have reached the des ired position
and the Panoram ic sliding sunroof* is tilted.
Con venienc e clo sing f eatur e
.,. Use the emergency key or pull the mechanical
key out of the master key ¢
page 34.
.,. Turn the key in the lock of the driver's door to
the lock position @ until the w indows and the
Panoramic sliding sunroof* are closed¢,&. .
When you open or close the Panoramic sliding
sunroof*, the power sunshade will also open or
close.
A WARNING
- Never close the windows and the Panoramic sliding s unroof * inattentive ly and w ithout
check ing - there is risk of in jury .
- You must always watch when the w indows
are be ing raised so that no one can be trap
ped.
If you release the key, the closing ac
t ion is immediately cance led.
- Always read and heed WARNING
c> &. in
General description on page 36 .
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Correcting window regulator malfunction
After disconnecting the vehicle battery, the one
touch up and down feature must be activated
agam .
.,. Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is completely closed .
.,. Release the switch .
.,. Pull the sw itch agai n for one second. The auto
matic closing/open ing is now reactivated.
Panorama roof
Operation
App lies to: vehicles wit h Pano ramic sliding s unroof
Fig . 41 Sect ion from head liner: Knob for Pa noram ic s lid in g
su nroof
Tilting
.,. The sunroof can be tilted or closed only in
sw itch position @
c> fig. 41
.,. To t ilt it, briefly press the switch¢ fig. 41.
.,. To close it, briefly pull the switch¢,&. .
.,. To se t an intermed iate posi tion, p ress/pu ll the
sw itch un til the sunroof reaches the desired po
si tion.
Opening
.,. To move the sunroof to the position for red uced
w ind no ise, turn the switch to posit ion @ unt il
res istance can be felt.
.,. To open the sun roof complete ly, t urn and hold
the switch against the resistance in posit io n @ .
.,. To close the sunroof, turn the switch to posi
tion @¢,&. .
.,. Turn the switch to the desired position to select
an intermediate position. .,.
Sea ts and stor age
~ Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops out.
The cigarette lighter sho uld on ly be used as a
power so urce for the compressor from the inflat
ab le spare tire/tire repai r kit* when absol ute ly
necessary.
_& WARNING
-
T he cigarette lighter on ly works when the ig
nition is sw itched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or burns . For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle beca use this increases the risk of
injury.
12 -volt sockets
Electrical accessories can be connected to every
12-volt socket.
Fig. 90 Sect io n of the tr im pane l of the luggage compart
m ent: 12-volt soc ket
F ig. 9 1 Cente r console: 12-volt socket
~ Open the socket cover c:> fig. 90 or c:> fig. 91 .
"' 0
9 a: 00 m
~ Insert the plug of the electrical device into the
socket .
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac
cessories . The power input must not exceed 120
watts .
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There is an additiona l 12-volt socket in the cente r
console.
Befo re yo u purchase any accessor ies, always read
and follow the information inc:>
page 2 78, Addi
tional accessories and parts replacement.
~ WARNING
The power outlets and therefore the electrical
accessories connected to them operate only
with the ign ition on. Improper use of the out
lets or of electrical accessor ies can lead to se
rious injuries o r cause a fire. Fo r this reason,
chi ldren should never be left unattended in
the vehicle -th ey could be injured!
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs
that fit properly .
(!} Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle battery
can still be drained.
Storing
General overview
There are numerous places to store i tems in your
vehicle.
Glove compartment c:> page 75
Cooling box in glove compa rt-¢ page 75
ment
Storage compartment in the roof
c:> page 75
Coat hooks c:>page 76
Storage in the door panels
Storage net in the front seat-
backs
Sto rage net in luggage compart-
men t
_& WARNING
- Always remove objects from t he i nstr ument
panel. Any items not put away could slide
around inside t he vehicle while driving or
~
Driving
engine will not be switched off in the following
situations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the mi nimum re·
quired temperature fo r Start-Stop-mode .
- T he inter io r temperat ure selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- T he outs ide temperatu re is ext remely high/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted
c:> page 79 .
-The park ing system* is switched on.
- The battery charge leve l is too low.
- The steering wheel is sharply tu rned or there is
a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
tij appea rs in the instrument cluster display and
6/i;Ff-Flf 1lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following sit·
uations, fo r example . The engi ne restarts without
any action by the dr iver .
- The inter ior temperatu re varies from the tern·
perature se lected in the A/C system .
- The w indshield is beeing defrosted
c:> page 79.
- The brake pedal is pressed severa l times in a
row.
- The battery charge leve l becomes too low.
Switching the ignit ion off automat ically
To prevent the battery from dra ining, the ignition
will switch off
automat ically when all of the fol ·
low ing conditions have bee n met:
- The veh icle has already been driven.
- The eng ine has been turned off by the Start ·
Stop-System.
- The driver's door is opened .
- T he driver's seat bel t is removed .
- T he brake pedal is no t pressed down.
- T he veh icle is sta tionary.
In th is case, the activated low beam will be re·
p laced by the s ide marker lights . T he side marker
90
lights w ill switch off a fter approximate ly 30 mi·
nutes or when you lock the vehicle.
If t he S tart-S to p-Sy stem has not tu rne d off the
engine or if yo u have swi tched the S tar t-Stop·
System off manually, the ignition wi ll
not be au
tomatica lly switched off and t he eng ine wi ll con
tin ue to run
c:> A .
_& WARNING
Never a llow the engine to run in conf ined
spaces· danger of asphy xiat ion .
(D Tips
-
If you shift into the 0/5 or N positions after
shift ing into reverse, the vehicle must be dr iv·
en faste r than 6 mph
(10 km/h) in o rder for
the eng ine to switch off again.
Switching the Start -Stop-System on /off
manually
App lies to: vehicles with Start-Stop-System
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
F ig . 10 5 Ceri ter co nsole: S tar t-Stop -System bu tton
.. To swit ch the Start-Stop -System on/off man
ually, press t he
l(A) .. I button . The LED in the but·
ton turns on when the system is switched off .
I n vehicles withou t the MMI*, the
l(A)"'I button is
fo und underneath the se lector lever.
(D Tips
I f yo u swit ch the sy stem off dur ing a stop
p hase, the engi ne will start ag ain automati·
cally .
a,
a,
..... N r-N ..... 0 0
0:
co
The transmission temperature has increased sig
nificantly due to the sporty driving manner. Drive
in a less sporty manner until the temperature re
turns to the normal range and the indicator light
switches of.
rm Transmission malfunction: You can continue
driving
There is a system mal funct ion in the transm is
sion. You may continue driving. Drive to your au
thorized Audi dealer or qualified repair facility
soon to have the malfunction corrected.
rm Transmission malfunction: Limited driving
functionality
There is a system malfunct ion in the transmis
sion . T he transmission is switching to emergency
mode. This mode only shifts in to certa in gears or
will no longer shift at all. The engine may stall.
Drive to your authorized Audi dea ler or qualified
repair faci lity immediately to have the malfunc
tion corrected.
rm Transmission malfunction: Stop vehicle and
shift to park.
Do not continue driving. Select the P selector lev
e r position and see your a uthorized Aud i dea le r
or qualified repair facility for assistance.
(D Note
If the transmission switches to emergency
mode, you should take the vehicle to an au
t horized Audi dealership as soon as possible
to have the condition cor rected.
Driving
Selector lever emergency release
If the vehicle's power supply fails, the selector
lever can be released in an emergency.
Fig. 114 F ront center conso le: Removing the ashtray insert
Fig.
11S Selector lever emerge ncy release
.,. To access the emergency re lease mechanism,
remove t he ashtray insert@ using the release
switch @
Q fig. 114.
.,. Loosen and remove the cap in the ashtray
mount
Qfig. 115.
.. You now have access to a pin . Using a screw
driver or sim ilar object, press the pin down and
hold it in that position .
.. Now press the release button and move these-
lector lever to the N position.
The selector lever can only be moved from the P
position if the key is in the lock and the ignition is
switched on. If the power supply fails (for exam
ple, the battery is discharged) and the vehicle
must be pushed or towed, move the selector lev
er to the N position f irst using the emergency re
l ease .
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Hybrid
Hybrid
Hybrid drive
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
Gener al inform ation
The hybr id drive is a combined drive concept that
automatically switches between combustion en
g ine and e lectr ic drive types or combines them.
All work on h igh voltage systems is intended only
for h igh voltage technicians and may only be per
formed by authorized service facilit ies in accord
ance w ith Aud i regulat ions.
The high voltage system is composed of the fol lowing h igh voltage components : the h igh volt
age battery, the power electron ics, the e lectr ic
motor, the high voltage A/C compressor and the
orange high voltage wir ing.
High voltage battery
The high voltage battery is located in the luggage
compartment underneath the cargo floor. You do
not need to perform any maintenance work on
the high voltage batte ry. Additional informat io n
about the h igh vo ltage battery can be found un
der
¢ page 107 .
The high voltage battery service plug is also
found underneath an orange cover under the car
go floo r. The service plug is provided only for use
by service personnel and must not be removed by
others who are not trained to use it.
A WARNING
The voltage in the high voltage system is life threatening . Touching a damaged high volt
age component can result in a fatal electric
shock. The components in the high voltage
system are marked with a warning label which
warns against the h igh voltage .
- Never perform work on orange high voltage
cables or on high voltage components . Only
authorized repair fac ilities that are certified
may perform wo rk on the high voltage sys
tem .
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-Never open or remove the service plug cover
in the center of the cargo floor .
- Never damage, alter or
remove the orange
high voltage cable or disconnect it from the
high voltage system .
- Audi regulat ions must be followed during
all work performed on the high voltage sys
tem and high voltage components.
A WARNING
While in electric dr ive mode, the veh icle pro
duces considerably less idling, driving and op
erating noise than when the combust ion en
g ine is running. Th is may make it difficu lt or
impossible fo r othe rs such as pedestrians and
chi ldren to hear and notice the vehicle when it
is in ele ct rical drive mode . Th is can lead to
collisions and inj uries, for example in low
traffic areas, when maneuvering or when driv ing in reverse.
A WARNING
Never leave the vehicle unattended while in
the drive ready mode. The vehicle could begin moving if the accelerator pedal is pressed ,
even if the combustion engine is switched off .
This may ca use coll is ions and severe or fatal
injuries . When the vehicle enters dr ive ready
mode , the status message
h) Jrid ih. J ap
pears br iefly in the instrumen t cluster display
and the need le in the powe r meter points to
READ Y ¢page 101.
- When exi ting the vehicle, make su re these
lecto r lever is in the P position, the ignition
is switched off and the hybrid system is de
activated.
(D Note
- T he h igh voltage system can be damaged if
the vehicle underbody comes into contact
with the ground . Immediately drive your
ve
hicle to an authorized repair facility and
have it inspected.
- Do not transport fluids in open containers in
the luggage compartment. Spilled fluids
can seep underneath the cargo floor. Th is
can damage the high voltage system.
-
Hybrid
© Vehicl e drive ready (READY)
® High voltage battery charge status
® Recuperation (CHARGE)
(j) Driving within the combustion en-
gine's full load range
® 100% combust ion engine
® Boosting -the electric engine as-
sists the combustion engine
(BOOST)
@ Engaging the conventional brakes
with recuperat ion
@ Vehicle not drive ready (OFF)
@ EV mode act ive
The needle remains at
OFF when the ignition is
turned on. When the vehicle enters drive ready
mode, the status message
hybrid ready appears
briefly in the instrument cluster display and the
needle in the power meter points to
READY.
Indicator lights and messages
App lies to: ve hicles w ith hyb rid drive
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
b lin k or tu rn on. They indicate functions or mal
f unct ions.
With some indicator lights, messages may ap
pear and a warning tone may sound . Also note
the indicator l ights in
¢page 24.
Press brake pedal to start vehicle
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal when starting the vehicle .
Shift to N or P to start vehicle
This message appears if the selector lever for the
automatic transmission is not in the Nor P posi
tions when starting the vehicle.
- Hybrid drive: System fault! Power
brakes, steering malfunction possible
lfthe indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the hybrid sys
tem . The brake booster and the power steering
may stop working. Stop the vehicle in a safe loca
tion as soon as possible.
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You may continue driving i f the i ndicator light
turns off after starting the vehicle several times .
Drive to an authorized repair facility immediate ly
to have the malfunction corrected .
Q/ij:@,j rlybrid drive: System fault! Contact
dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the hybrid sys
tem. Drive to an authorized repair fac ility imme
diately to have the malfunct ion corrected.
(II Hybrid system: Performance restricted.
Please contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is an eng ine control malfunction .
The
ffa i ndicator light in the instrument cluster
also turns on. The engine output is reduced.
D rive to your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
r epa ir facility immediate ly to have the malfunc
tion corrected.
Hybrid drive deactivated. Please restart
engine manually.
This message appears if the high vo ltage battery
charge level has fallen below a certain range or if
the ignition key is no longer inside the vehicle for
vehicles with the convenience key* .
Start the engine wit h eithe r the ignition key
¢
page 81 or with the !START ENGINE STOPI
button* ¢ page 84.
Hybrid battery: Low battery charge. Battery
will be charged while driving.
This message appears if the high vo ltage battery
charge level has fallen below a certain range. If
this message turns off after a litt le while, the
high voltage battery charged enough while driv
i ng.
If the message does not turn off, have an author
ized repair facility correct the ma lfunction as
soon as possib le .
EV mode is currently unavailable .
This message appears if the conditions
¢ page 103 for enha nced elect ric driving are not
met. Try again at a la ter time .