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Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles with Start-Stop -System
Start-stop system : deactivated. Please
restart engine manually
This message appea rs whe n speci fic conditions
a re not met dur ing a stop phase and the S tart
Stop-System w ill
not be able to restart the en
gine. The engine must be started with the key or
with the
! S TAR T ENGINE STOPI* button.
Start-stop system : sy stem fault. Function
una vailable
There is a malfunction in the Start-Stop-System .
Drive the ve hicle to an author ized repa ir facility
for servicing as soon as possible to correct the
malfunct ion.
Transmis sion: Car may roll! Shift to park!
This message appears if the selecto r lever is not
in the
P position w hen the driver's door is
opened. You will also hear a warn ing tone. Shift
the selector lever to the
P posit ion. Otherw ise,
the vehicle could roll.
Speed warning system
Overview
T he speed warning system helps you to keep your
driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warning system wa rns if the driver ex
ceeds a prev io usly stored maximum speed. A
war ning tone w ill sound as soon as the vehicle
speed ex ceeds t he set speed by abo ut
3 m ph
(3 km/ h). At the same time, a warni ng symbo l
appears in the display. The symbol's appearance
might be different in some models .
The speed w arning sys te m has
two warning
threshold s
that function independen tly of each
other an d that have somewhat different purpos
es:
Speed warning 1
You can use speed war ning 1 to se t the maxim um
speed while yo u are dr iving. This setting w ill re
main in e ffec t unti l you turn
off the ign ition, as -
Driving
su ming tha t you have not changed or reset the
setting .
T he speed wa rn ing symbol . (U SA mode ls)/ .
(Cana da mo dels) in the warn ing 1 disp lay ap
pears when you exceed the maxim um s peed.
It
goes out when the speed falls be low the stored
max imum speed.
T he spee d warn ing symbol will also go out if the
speed
exceeds the stored max imum speed by
more than about
25 mph (40 km/h) for at least
10 seconds . The stored max imum speed is delet
ed .
Setting spee d warn ing
1 r=> page 92.
Speed warning 2
Stor ing warn ing 2 is recomm ended if you always
want to be reminded of a ce rtain speed, for ex
amp le when you are traveling in a coun try tha t
ha s a genera l maximum speed limi t, or if you do
not want to e xceed a specified speed for winte r
ti res.
T he spee d wa rn ing
2 symbol, . (USA mo dels)/
• (Cana da models) appears in the display when
yo u exceed the stored speed limit . Unli ke warn
ing
1, it will not go out until t he vehicle spee d
drops below the stored speed limit.
Setting spee d warn ing
2 r=> page 92.
(D Tips
Eve n though your vehicle is e quippe d w ith a
s peed w arning system, yo u should still w atch
t he spee dome ter to ma ke sure you are not
d riving faste r than the speed lim it.
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Driving
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is set by the I SET I button .
Fig. 1 06 SET button in t he ins trume nt cluster
Storing the maximum spe ed
• Drive at the desired maximum speed.
• Press the
!SE TI but ton in the ins trumen t panel
display ~fig.106for 1 second.
Resetting the maximum speed
• Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least 3 mph
(5 km/h)
• Press the
~IS-E T~I button for more than 2 seconds .
The speed warning symbol. (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) will appear briefly in the disp lay
when you release the
!SE TI butto n to indicate
that the maxim um speed has been sto red suc
cessfully.
The max imum speed remains stored until it is
changed by pressing the
I SETI button again brief
ly or unt il it is deleted by a lengthy p ush on the
button.
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
The MMI* or the radio control unit is used to set,
change or delete warning threshold 2 .
• Se lect : !CARI funct ion button> Ins trum ent
clu st e r > S peed warning .
Or
• Select : !CARI function button> C ar sys te m s*
contro l button > Dri ver ass ist > S peed w arnin g.
Wa rning threshold 2 can be set in the speed
range star ting from 20 mph to 150 mph (30 km/
h to 240 km/h) . Set tings can each be ad justed in
intervals of 5 mph (10 km/h).
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Cruise control system
Switching on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
20 mph (30
km/h) .
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Fig. 10 7 Control leve r wit h pu sh-but ton
Fig . 108 Disp lay: Selected speed
• Pull the lever to position (D <=> fig . 10 7 to
switch the system on.
• Drive at the speed to be controlled.
• Press button @to set that speed .
The stored speed and the indicator light
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Iij;\1)~14 (US model) !lll (Canadian mode l) appear
in the instrument cluster display
c::> fig. 108 . The
display may vary, depending on the type of dis
play in your vehicle .
The speed is kept constant by modifying engine power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control is in operation .
You are always respons ible for your speed
and the distance between your veh icle and
other veh icles .
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Hybrid Energy flow display
Applies to: ve hicles w ith hybri d drive
Fig. 118 Instrument cluster: energy flow display
The energy flow of the hybrid system is shown in
the instrument cluster display and in the MMI
d isplay. The image is animated in the MMI dis
play .
Image in the instrument cluster display
.. Press the I RESET I button in the windshie ld wip
er lever repeatedly until the energy flow display
r::> fig. 118 appears.
Component Color
@Combust ion engine orange
gray
@ Propshaft green
orange
green-orange
gray
@ H igh voltage battery green
green (animated in
MMI)
gray
@ Movement arrow green
orange green-orange
@ Movement arrow green
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Fig. 119 MMI display: energy flow display
Image in the MMI display
.,. Select: !MENUI function button> Hybrid control
button
r::!) fig. 119 .
Meaning
The combustion engine is running
The combustion engine is off
Electric driving/recuperating
Driving with t he combustion engine
Driving w ith the combustion engine and electric
motor (boost)
Vehicle stationary/rolling in the N selector lever
position
High voltage battery charge level
High voltage battery is charging
Vehicl e is not in dr ive ready mode
Electric driving
Driving with the combustion engine
Driving with the combustion engine and electric
motor (boost)
Recuperating

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The Energy flow display will not shown in the
MMI display when the reverse gear is engag
ed, due to safety reasons .
Consumption display
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
Fig . 1 20 MMI displa y: co nsump tio n dis play
T he consumption d isplay shows the average en
ergy consumption and the rec uperation quantity
i n 5 minute interva ls .
Calling up the consumption display
... Select : I MENU I function button> Hybrid control
button .
... Turn the cont rol knob co unter -clockwise.
Resetting the consumption displ ay
... Se lect : I MENU I function button > Hybrid cont rol
button .
... Turn the control knob to
Reset consumpt ion
stat ist ics .
The orange bars show the average consumption
and the green bars show the recuperation quanti
ty . Each bar represents a measured
5 minute in
terval. The display covers a
60 m inute time peri
od .
The bar w ith the wh ite border on the outer right
shows the current average consumption or the
cur rent recupe ration q uantity. After 5 minutes,
this bar trave ls a step to the left and a new bar
a p pears in the outer right .
The filled bars show the values for the curren t
drive cycle . Once the ignition is sw itched off and
on aga in, all of the prev ious bars are display ed as
H ybrid
not fi lled and new fi lled bars a ppear on the right.
T his is so t hat the values from the previous t rips
and the current trip can be compared v isua lly.
Vehicle tool kit and tire repair set
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
Fig. 121 L uggage compar tm ent: ve hicle too l bag an d tir e
r epa ir set
The veh icle tool k it is fou nd u nder a cover in the
cargo floor
c::> fig. 121 @ . The ti re repa ir set (T ire
Mobility System) is fo und in the storage com
partmen t in the r ight side trim p anel @.
Additional informat ion about t he vehicle too l kit
may be found under
c::> page 250 and about the
t ir e repa ir set un der
c::> page 253 .
@ Tips
The right sto rage compartment in t he lug
gage compartment and its co nte nts must al
w ays be kept in the vehicle. The vehicle must
not be o per ate d w it h ou t the tire repair set.
Charging the batteries
Applies to: vehicles with hybrid drive
The vehicle is eq uip ped w it h t wo 12 volt ba tteries
and a high vo ltage battery .
If the 12 vo lt batte ries are dead, they may be
ch arged wi th a charger or the vehicle may be
j u mp s tarted wi th assis tan ce from ano ther veh i
cl e in the same way as a conventional vehicle.
T he same app lies to the hig h vol tag e batte ry if it
is d isch arged. However, in this ca se, the ch ar gin g
proces s is ac compa nied wi th messages in t he in
strument cl uster d is p lay . T he ignition mus t be
switched on and a ll unnecessary e lectric compo-
nents must be turned off . ""
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
@ Indicator lights
Ill -Adaptive cruise control is switched on. No
vehicles are detected up ahead. The stored speed
is maintained .
• -A moving veh icle is detected up ahead. The
adaptive cruise control system regulates the
speed and distance to the moving vehicle ahead
and accelerates/brakes automatically.
• -When automatic braking is not able to keep
enough distance to a previously detected moving
vehicle up ahead, you must take contro l and
brake
¢ page 114, Request for driver interven
tion.
© Display
If
adaptive cruise control is not shown in the dis
play, you can call it up with the
IRESETI button
¢page 17.
Based on the symbo ls in the display, you can de
termine if the system is ma inta ining a distance to
the vehicle ahead and what that distance is .
No vehicle -No vehicle ahead was detected .
White vehicle -A vehicle ahead was detected.
Red vehicle -Prompt for the driver to take action
¢page 114.
Both arrows on the scale© indicate the distance
to the vehicle ahead . No arrow appears when the
veh icle is on an open road and there is no object
ahead. If an object is detected ahead, the arrow
moves on the scale .
The green zone on the scale shows the stored dis
tance . For information on changing the stored
distance, refer to
¢page 113. If the distance se
lected is too close or may soon become too close,
the arrows move into the red zone on the scale .
A WARNING
Improper use of the adaptive cruise control
can cause collis ions, other accidents and seri
ous personal injuries.
- Pressing the
! SET ! button when driving at
speeds below 20 mph (30 km/h), will auto
matically accelerate the vehicle to 20 mph
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(30 km/h), which is the minimum speed
that can be set.
@ Tips
- If you switch the ign it ion or the adaptive
cruise control off, the set speed is erased
from the system memory.
- The Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) is
automatically turned on when the adapt ive
cruise control is turned on. You cannot
switch the ESC into offroad mode while the
adaptive cruise control is turned on
¢page 187.
Changing the speed
App lies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cru ise control
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Fig. 128 Selector lever: ch an gin g the speed
.,. To increase or reduce the speed in increments,
tap the lever up or down.
.,. To increase or reduce the speed quickly,
hold
the lever up or down until the red LED @ reach
es the desired speed
¢page 111, fig . 127 .
Follow ing any changes, the new stored speed will
be displayed br iefly in the display @¢
page 111,
fig . 127 .

Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Installing the attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Installing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rule of behavior offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
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Safe driving habits
Safety 131
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 145
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 , 143
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Securing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Unfasten ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 14 , 140
Wo rn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety features for occupant restraint and
CD protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 CD
;::: Safety guidelines ,-...
~ Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 0 0 C<'. 00
Index
Safety instructions
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 160
Safety systems Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Seat Heating. .. .. .. . ... ............. .. .. . 79
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Front passenger's seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seat belts refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 133
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13S
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Sea transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Seats Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Selective catalytic reduction refer to Ad Blue. .. .. ............... .. 214
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selective wheel torque control (a ll-wheel
drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Service pos ition
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 55
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Ship transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
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