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,&_ WARNING
California P roposition 65 Warn ing :
- B attery posts, termi na ls and re lated acces
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
- Do no t disconnect the ve hicle bat tery when
t h e ignit ion is switched on or when the en
gine is runni ng, otherwise, you w ill damage
electron ic components in the e lectr ica l sys
tem.
- If your vehicle is going to stan d for a long
period of time without be ing driven, protect
the battery from "freez ing", otherwise it
will be damaged a nd will then have to be re
placed .
Battery charging
Starting the engine requires a well charged bat
tery .
Fig. 200 Engin e co mpartme nt: Co nnectors for charger and
j um per ca bles
Always read and heed all WARNINGS below
c> & and <=> & in Working on the battery on
page 226 .
.. Hybrid dr ive*: read the important i nformation
co ncerning a dead high voltage battery under
<=> page 107.
.. Turn off the ignition and all e lectr ica l consum
ers.
.. Make s ure the a rea is well vent ilated w hen you
c harge the b attery.
.. Open the engine hood
c> page 217 .
Checking and Filling
.. Remove the cover@ by pressing on the arrow
<=>fig . 200.
.. Open the cover @on the pos itive terminal.
.. Connect the charger connecto rs according to
the instructions to the
jump start bolts . (Bolts
under the cover = "positive" , Bolts w ith hex
head = "n egative ").
.,. Onl y now plug the mains lead for the cha rgi ng
equ ipme nt in to the wa ll ou tlet and turn it on
<=> & .
.. Make sure the charging rate i s not over
30 amps/14.8 Volt.
.. When the battery is fully charged: Turn the
charging equ ipment off and remove the ma ins
lead from the wall out let .
.,. Now remove the clamps for the charg ing equip
ment .
.,. Close the cover @on the pos it ive termina l and
re- insta ll the cover
(D .
.,. Close the hood c> page 217.
A d ischarged battery can freeze at temperat ures
of on ly 32 °F (0 °C). Allow a frozen batte ry to
t h aw comple tely before attempting to charge it
c> .&, . However, we recommend not using a
t h awe d batt ery ag ain be ca use the bat tery ca sing
can be cracked due to ice formation and ca n leak
batte ry ac id.
Battery charging (Maximum charging rate of
30 amps/14.8 Volt)
W hen charging a t low voltages (e.g . w ith a trick
le charger ),
th e battery cables do not have to be
disconnected first. The battery caps should
not
be opened when cha rging a battery.
It is no t necessary to remove the bat tery from
the luggage compartment .
Fast charging the battery (charging rate
above 14 .8 Volts)
F or technical rea sons do not use a batte ry charg
er that uses vo ltage greater than 14.8 Vo lts to
c h arge your veh icle's battery .
A WARNING
-Charging a battery can be dangerous.
227

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