CD
CD
.... N ,-... N .... 0 0 C<'. 00
electrical equipment s uch as exterior lights
will switch off as well when that happens.
Switching engine off
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Conve nien ce key
~ Bring your vehicle to a complete stop.
~ Move the selector lever to the P or N position.
~ Press the I STAR T ENGINE ST OPI button
¢ page 84, fig. 101.
Ste ering lock
The steering locks when you turn the engine off
using the
! S TART ENGINE STOPI button and
open the dr iver's door. The locked steering helps
prevent vehicle theft.
Emer gency off
If necessary, the engine can be switched off with
the selector lever in the R or D/S position. The
engine stops if you press and ho ld the
I START ENGINE STOPI button at speeds below
6 mph (10 km/h) and press the brake pedal.
A WARNING
- Never turn off the engine before the veh icle
has come to a comp lete stop. The fu ll func
t ion of the brake booster and the power
steering is no t gua ranteed. You must use
more fo rce to turn or brake i f necessary. Be
cause you cannot steer and b rake as you
usually wou ld, this could lead to crashes
and ser ious injuries.
- For safety reasons, you should a lways park
your vehicle with the selector lever in P .
Otherwise, the vehicle could inadvertently
roll away.
- The radiator fan can continue to run for up
to 10 m inutes even after you have turned
off the engine and removed the ignition key.
The radiator fan can also turn on again if the engine coolant heats up because of intense
sunlight or heat bui ld-up in the engine com
partment.
- Always take the key with you whenever you
leave you r vehicle. Othe rw ise, the engine
c ou ld be started o r electrical equ ipme nt
D riv ing
such as the power windows could be operat
ed. This can lead to ser ious injury.
- Never leave chi ldren or persons requiring as
sistance unattended in the vehicle. The
doors can be locked using the remote trans mitter, preventing people from escaping
from the vehicle on their own in the event of
a n emergency. Depending on the time of
year, people ins ide the veh icle can be ex
posed to very high o r very low tempera
tures.
0 Note
If the engine has been under heavy load for
an extended pe riod, heat bu ilds up in the en
g ine compartment afte r the engine is switch
ed off -there is a ris k of damaging the engine.
A llow the engine to run at id le for about two
minutes before switching it off.
Driver messages
Ignition i s on
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the drive r's door when the ig nition is
swi tched on.
No k ey id ent ified
This message appears when the
I START ENGINE STOP !* button is pressed if there
is no master key inside the vehicle or if the sys
tem does not recognize it. For example, the mas
ter key cannot be recognized if it is covered by an
obje ct (e.g. al uminum brief case) which
screens
the radio s ignal. Elec tronic devices such as ce ll
phones can a lso interfere with the radio signal.
Pre ss brake p edal to start en g ine
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal to start the engine.
S hift to N or P to start en gine
This message appears when attempting to start
the engine if the se lector lever for the automatic
transm ission is not in the P or N position. The en
gine can on ly be started with the se lector in
these positions.
Ill-
85
Driving
!I Is the key in the vehicle ?
This message appears in a veh icle with Conven
ience key* if the master key is removed from the
ve hicle w ith the engine r unning.
If the maste r
key is no longer in the vehicle, you cannot switch
on the ignition after stopping the engine and you
also cannot start the eng ine again. Moreover, you
cannot lock the veh icle from the outside with the
key.
Shift to P otherw ise vehicle can roll awa y. Door s
do not lo ck if le ver i s not in P.
This message appea rs fo r sa fe ty reasons a long
with a warning signal.
It appears i f the se lector
lever for the automatic transmission is not in the
P posit ion when switching off the ignition. Move
the selector lever to the P position, otherwise the
vehicle is not secured aga inst rolling away. You
also cannot lock the vehicle using the locking
button* on the door handle or using the remote
key .
Turn off ignition befo re lea ving car
This message appears if the driver's door is
opened while the ignit ion is switched on. A lways
switch off the ignition if you are leaving the vehi
cle . See also
c::> page 90.
Turn off ignition before lea ving car. Batte ry is
discha rging
This message appea rs if the d river's doo r is
opened while the ignition is sw itched on. A lways
switch off the ignition if you are leaving the vehi
cle . See also
c::> page 90.
Shift to P and turn off ignition, otherwi se vehi
cle can roll awa y
This message appea rs if the d river's door is
ope ned while t he igni tion is switched on and the
selec to r l ever is not in the P posi tion. Shift t he
selector lever in to the P position and switch off
the ignition when you exit the vehicle . Otherwise
the vehicle cou ld roll. See also¢
page 90.
Convenien ce key defective! Use ignition lock
This message appea rs if the eng ine must be
started or stopped using the ignit io n key and no t
t he !STAR T
ENGINE ST OPI* b utton .
86
Electromechanical
parking brake
Operation
The electromechanical parking brake replaces
t he hand brake.
Fig. 102 Center co nsole : Pa rk ing brake
.. Pull on the switch (®) c::> fig. 102 to apply the
park ing brake. The indicator lights in the switch
and . (USA models)/ . (Canada models) in
the inst rument cluste r illuminat e.
.. With the ignition switched on, step on the
brake pedal or the ac celerator peda l and press
t he swi tch(®) at the same time to release the
p arking brake . The indicator lights in the switch
and . (USA models)/ . (Canada models) in
the instrument cluster go out .
Y our vehicle is equipped wi th an ele ctromechan i
ca l park ing brake . The parking brake is desig ned
to prevent the vehicle from ro lling unintentional
ly and replaces the hand b rake.
In add ition to the no rmal functions of a trad i
tiona l hand b rake, the e lectromechanical parking
brake provides various convenience and safety
funct ions .
When starting from rest
-The integra l st art ing ass ist helps yo u when
dr iving by automati ca lly re leas ing t he pa rking
brake
c::> page 87, Starting from rest .
-When starting on inclines, the starti ng assis t
prevents the vehicle from unintentionally ro ll
ing back. The brak ing force of the park ing brake
is not re leased unti l su fficient dr iving force has
been bu ilt up at the whee ls. ..,.
Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all.
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the function
oftheradarsensor.
(D Tips
-You can cancel the braking that is initiated
by the system by braking yourself, by accel
erating noticeably or by swerving.
- Braking guard error messages
c:> page 116.
- Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpectedly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transporting to reduce
the risk of damage or injury.
Settings in the radio/MMI*
Applies to: vehicl es w ith Audi adaptive cruise control
.,. Select : ICARI function button> Audi braking
guard .
Or
.,. Select:
~I C~A~R~I function button > Car systems*
control button > Driver assist> Audi braking
guard .
System -
Switch braking guard On and Off. When
you switch the ignition on, the message
Braking
guard: Off
appears if the system is switched off .
Early warning -The distance and approach warn
ings in the display can be switched
On/Off .
(D Tips
-Your settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used at the times the settings are made
r=;,page 33.
-If you restrict the ESC, the braking guard al
so switches itself off
c:> page 18 7.
- Switch braking guard
off when you are load
ing the vehicle onto a vehicle carrier, train,
ship or other type of transportation . This
can prevent undesired warnings from the
braking guard system.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles w ith Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Braking guard: Off
116
This driver message appears if the system is
turned
off via the radio/MM I*. Otherwise, if the
system is turned
off, the information appears ev
ery time shortly after the start of the trip.
The driver message also appears if the system is
not available due to a malfunction or if the ESC is
not switched on
c:> page 187. If this is the case,
the system will not provide warnings about a possible collision.
Braking guard: Activated
This driver message appears if sharp brake pres
sure was applied due to an acute warning.
•••
Three white dots appear if a setting cannot be se
lected with the operating lever . For example, this
happens if you want to raise/lower the speed
even though there was no previously saved
speed.
ACC: Sensor blocked
This message appears if the sensor view is ob
structed, for example by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or dirt. Clean the sensor
r=;, page 109,
fig. 122 .
ACC: Unavailable
The driver message appears if, for example, the
brake temperature is too high. The adaptive
cruise control is temporarily unavailable. A chime
sounds as a rem inder.
ACC: Not available
The driver message appears if there is a malfunc
tion. The adaptive cruise control turns off. A
chime sounds as a reminder. Have the system
checked by an authorized Audi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Facility.
Shift lever position!
The driver message appears if the selector lever
is shifted to the N position. The adaptive cruise
control is not available while in this position.
Stabilization control (ESC)
This message appears if the Electronic Stabiliza
tion Control (ESC) is taking action to stabilize the .,.
Daytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Declarat ion of complia nce
Adapt ive cr uise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 79
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Electronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
H omelink universa l remote control . . . . . 279
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
DE F
refer to Ad Bl ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14
D efective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Defrost ing (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
D eter mini ng cor rec t load l imit . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Diese l Exhaust Fl uid (DEF)
refer to AdBlue ........ ..... ... ... .. . 214
Diese l fue l ... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 2 11
D iese l part icu la te filte r ......... .. .. 3 1, 195
Dig ita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Digita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dig ita l speedomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
D imm ing the rea rview mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Doors Chi ld safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
E mergency loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dig ita l speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D river info rmation messages . . . . . . . . . . . 24
I ndicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 2
Open doo r or re ar lid w arning . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Outside temperature d isp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
D river seat
refer to Sea ting pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2
Driver 's seat memory
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . 63
D rive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adapt ive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Dynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Sett ing the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
CD Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195 CD
;::: Driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9 ,-...
~ Driving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0 0 C<'. 00
Index
Driving off road
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Rules of behav io r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Sand and mud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Snow -cove red ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
U npaved roads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Dr iving thro ugh wa ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Drivi ng time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
D uplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
D ust filter
refer to Poll utant fi lter (climate cont ro l) . . 7 7
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 186
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E
E85 (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Eff iciency prog ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Other equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
El ec tric al acc essories
refer to Soc ket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
E lectr ica l seat adj ustment
refer to Sea t adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
E lectromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Operat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Parki ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Releasing and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Start ing ass is t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 7
S ta rt ing from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Start ing
off wi th a tra ile r. ...... ... .. .. . 87
War ning/indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
El ectrome chanical power assist...... .. .. 1 91
I n di cator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E lectron ic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
El ectronic differentia l lock (EDL)
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
El ectron ic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E lectron ic power control
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 12
E lectronic Stabi lization Contro l . . . . . . . . . . 186
283
Index
How safety belt pretensioners work ..... .
Hybrid drive .. .. .. ................ ... .
12 volt batteries .. ........... .... .. . 146
100
107
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
EV mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
High voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100, 107
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Transport 108
I
Ignition
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Malfunction .... ................ .. 27, 31
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Important things to do before driving . . . . 131
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 102
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
I nflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
I nflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Installing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nstruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
I nterior lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interval wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
286
J
Jump-starting 266
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Jump starting 107
K
Key...........
... .. .. ................ 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
lg n ition/ engine on/ off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 33
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Kick-down tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lateral angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Lefthand drive .. .. .. .. ............. ... 51
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Dayt ime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Driving light control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
High beam warning/indicator light. . . . . . . 14
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. . 49
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52