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& WARNING
-Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed original container out of
the reach of children!
- Brake failure can resu lt from old or inappro
priate brake fluid. Observe these precau
t ions:
- Use only brake flu id that meets SAE speci
fication
J 1 703 and confo rms to Fede ral
Motor Vehicle Standard 116. Always check
with your author ized Audi dealer to make
sure you are using the correct brake fluid.
The correct type of brake fluid is a lso indi
cated on the brake flu id reservoir.
- The brake fluid must be new. Heavy use o f
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake fl uid is left in the system too long.
This can serious ly affect the efficiency of
the brakes as well as your safety. This
could result in an acc ident.
Brake fluid w ill damage the pa int of yo ur vehi
cle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
brake flu id as we ll as the special tools re
qui red and the necessary expertise, we rec
ommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer.
Battery
General information
Under normal operating conditions, the battery
in your Audi does not need any maintenance.
W ith
high outside temperatures or long da ily
drives we recommend that you have the electro lyte level checked by an authorized Audi dea ler or
qua lified workshop. The e lectrolyte level should
a lso be checked each t ime the batte ry is charged
¢ page 22 7.
H ave the battery checked when you take your ve
hi cle in for serv ice. You a re well advised to re
p lace a batte ry that is o lde r than 5 years .
Check ing and Filling
Hybrid dr ive *: you can find important in format ion
about the high voltage battery under
¢ page 100.
Disconnecting the battery te rminals
Some vehi cle functions (power window regula
tors, for examp le) are lost if the batte ry te rm i
nals a re disconnected . These functions have to be
re learned after the battery terminals a re con
nected again. To prevent this, the battery should
only be disconnected from the vehicle electrical
system when absolutely necessary for repa irs.
Vehicles not dr iven for long p eriod s
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period of
severa l days or weeks, electrical compone nts are
gradually cut back or switched off. This reduces
energy consumpt ion and maintains starting ca
pability over a longer per iod
¢ page 192.
T ake into consideratio n that when you unlock
your vehicle, some convenience functions, suc h
as the inter ior lights or the power seat adjust
ment, may not be ava ilab le. The conve nience
funct ions will be available again when you turn
on the ignition and sta rt the eng ine.
Winter operation
D uring the winter months, battery capacity tends
to decrease as temperatures drop. This is be
cause more power is also consumed while start
i ng, and the headlights, rear w indow defogger,
etc., are used more ofte n.
Avo id unnecessary power consumption, pa rtic u
larly in city traff ic or when traveling only short
distances . Let your author ized Audi dealer check
the capacity of the veh icle batte ry before winter
sets in
¢ page 22 7. A we ll charged batte ry will
not only p reve nt start ing prob lems when the
wea the r is co ld, but will also last longer.
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
T he battery is loca ted in t he luggage compart
ment unde r the floo r. B efo re yo u check any thing .,..
225
Fuses a nd bul bs
Fu se pa nel© (bro wn)
No. Equipment
1 Luggage compartment lid control module
2 12 V socket, cigarette lighter
3
DCDC converter path 1 or high vo ltage bat-
tery blower (hybrid drive)
4 DCDC converter path 2, DSP amp lifier, ra-
dio
7 Electromechanical
parking brake
9
Right front door (window regu lator, cen-
tral locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
11 Rear right
door (window regulator, switch,
lighting)
12 Cell phone preparation
F
use panel © (black )
No. Equipment
1 Rig ht
front seat heating/venti lation
2 Automatic dimming rearview mirror
3 Instrument
panel terminal 30
4 MMI
5 Radio
6 Rearview camera
7 Rear window defogger
8 Rear Seat Entertainment
11 AdBlue heating
12 Ad Blue supply or h
igh vo ltage battery (hy-
brid drive)
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more diffi
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car must first be re
moved before you are able to get to the bu lb.
This applies espec ially to the light bulbs in the
front of your ca r wh ich you can only reach
through the eng ine compartment.
2 6 4
Sheet meta l and bu lb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, and parts
must be correctly taken apart and then properly
put back together to help prevent breakage of
parts and long term damage from water that can
enter housings that have not been properly re
sealed.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you, since your dealer has the proper tools, the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Ga s d ischar ge lam ps (Xeno n light s)*:
Due to the high e lectrica l voltage, have the bulbs
rep laced by a qualified technician. Headlights
with Xenon light can be identified by the h igh
voltage sticker.
A WARNING
-
Contact with high-voltage components of the
electr ical system and improper replacement
of gas discharge (Xenon) headlight bulbs can
cause ser ious persona l injury and death .
- Xenon bulbs are pressur ized and can ex
plode when being changed .
- Changing Xenon lamps requires the special
tra ining, instruct ions and equ ipment .
- Only an authorized Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop should change the bulbs
in gas discharge lamps .
A WARNING
There are parts with sharp edges on the open
ings and on the bulb ho lders that can cause
serious cuts.
- If you are uncertain about what to do, have
the wor k performed by an authorized Audi
dea ler or other qual ified workshop. Ser ious
personal injury may resu lt from improperly
performed work .
(D Tips
-If you must replace the light bulbs you rself,
always remember that the eng ine compart
ment of any vehicle is a hazardous area to
work in. Always read and heed all WARN
INGS
¢page 217 ¢ &.
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
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . . 9
Refueling .. .. ............... .. .... . 212
Saving fuel by early upshift ing . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Howtheywork .... . .......... .. .. .. . 156
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141
Fr ont ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ch ild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 149
Fuel Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fu el gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
T ank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 213
Fuel economy messages (efficiency prog ram) .22
Fuel filler flap
Un lock ingthefuelfillerflapbyhand . .. . 213
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
G
Garage door op ener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 45
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General illustration
~ Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
....
~ General rules and driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . 198
N 8 Befor e driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
~ Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 00
Index
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 232
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Coo ling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gradient ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 272
Ground clearance 198
H
Headlights
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Headlight range control def ective . . . . . . . 31
Left hand drive, right hand drive.... .. .. . 51
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Front se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated (upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear window. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 79
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Washer fluid nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 142
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hood Open ing .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 217
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat-
e d to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 154
285
Index
Parking system
refer to Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 31
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 141
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 77
Pollutant filter (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power locking system
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
L ocking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power locks Windows open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power meter (hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist .. 191
Power window regulators
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Malfunct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
288
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
R
192
141
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rear lid Automatic operation
Opening and closing
Rear light .
. ............. ... 41
40
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear seats Adjusting seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rearview camera Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear w indow heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . . . 78
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Refill engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Refilling AdBlue With bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
With canister . ... .. .. ........ ..... .. 216
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Gasoline inhibitor flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Remote control key Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 45
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Repairs Airbag system 161
Replacing Light bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139