Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting the distance............... ... 113
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adaptive light .. .. ............. .... .. .. 51
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 214
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Opening the tank door ............... . 215
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 215
Adding Engine oil .......................... 221
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Additional accessories
Additives 278
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Adjusting Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 156
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
280
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
When must the system be inspected? . . . 158
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
All-wheel drive ....................... 192
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 186
All season tires
Alternator 245
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anti-lock brake system Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-slip regulation Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Approach/departure angle....... ..... .. 198
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 115
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 128
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 129
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 276
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Index
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency locking of the doors. . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency operation
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Emergency release
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
99
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Emergency unlocking
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine
Compartment ................... ... .
219
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Hood ...... .. ................... ... 217
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Starting ... .. ................ 81, 84 , 101
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . .
266
Stopping ... .. .. ... .... ...... . 83, 85, 101
Engine compartment ........... .... .. . 219
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Working the engine compartment ...... 217
Engine coolant system
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Engine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
217
H ow to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Engine oil . .. .. ................... ... 219
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Additives. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. . 221
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Specification and viscosity......... ... . 219
284
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Environment
Catalyt ic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 228
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuel......... ... .. .. ............... 212
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. . . 196
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid 224
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 221,222
Recycling used engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
What shou ld I do with an old battery? 228
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 12
ESC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Explanation of some technical terms . . . . . 198
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
56
D ' . rmmrng ...... .. ... .... ....... .... .. 57
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Eyeglasses compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
F
Fall line 198
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 175
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Flexib le fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Folding chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Folding the rear seat forward . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . .
195
Gasoline fumes and the environment .. .. 212
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 81 , 84
CD
CD
.... N ,-... N ..... 0 0 C<'. 00
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Lights Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . .
136
Locking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Using the mechan ical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Low beams
Defective . . .. ................ ..... .. 49
29
L uggage compartment
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
69
Cover. ... .. .. ................ ..... .. 68
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 67
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
also refer to Loading the luggage compart -
ment .. .. .. .. ........ ..... ... ... .. .
136
Luggage compartment lid
Em
l k' ergency un oc ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lumbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
M
M . t ain enance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 14, 23
Master key
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Mechanical key . ............... .. ...... 34
Memory for driver's seat ........ .. ..... . 62
Recalling settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Storing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Memory function
Mileage 62
Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mirrors
Activating the digital compass . . . . . . . . . .
58
Adjusting the exte rior mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . 56
d' ' 1mm 1ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . .
158
Index
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 207
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue. ................... .. 214
Number of seats ... .. ............... ..
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating ... .. .. ...... ....... .. . .
140
132
209
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
OFF (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Oil
refer to Engine oil ............... 219, 221
Oil consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 23
Onboard tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Open door or rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Opening.... .... .. ................. .. . 33
Panoramic sliding sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 22
Outs ide mirrors
refer to E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
p
Paint damage
Paint No .
Panoramic sliding sunroof 206
272
Convenience opening/closing
. . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Parking aid
Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
287