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Hybrid functions and operating modes
Applies to: vehicles wit h hybrid drive
Fig. 11 7 Cente r console: ,:::5v b utto n
.,. To turn on EV mode, press the 14" 1 button. The
indicator light i n the button w ill turn on . The
• indicator light also turns on in the instru
ment cluster d isp lay.
T he funct ions and operating modes described be
low are selec ted automat ica lly by the vehicle con
tro l system , depend ing on the vehicle ope rating
stat us. This e nsur es t hat the vehicle is always in
the co rrect operating mo de. One exception is the
e n hanced ele ct ric dr iving mo de
(E V mode), wh ic h
is act ivated by the dr iver
¢ page 103.
Driving with the combustion engine
The vehicle is powe red by the combust ion eng ine .
The high vo ltage battery is charged s imultane
ously , if needed.
Full acceleration (boost)
In full acceleration, the vehicle is powe red by
both the comb ust ion eng ine and t he e lec tric mo
tor . T his operat ing mode is called
Boost and is
on ly available for a s hort amo unt of time because
i t uses so much energy. Av ailability depends o n
the hig h voltage batte ry cha rge level.
Th e boost operating mode is act ivated by p ress
in g the ac celerator ped al all the way down.
Electric driving
T he vehicle can be driven completely e lec trically
depend ing on the high voltage battery charge
leve l and the driv ing resistance . The combust ion
e n gine t urns off a t that time .
Hybrid
The combustion engine s tarts when accelerati ng
o r when the high voltage battery cha rge level
drops below a ce rtain t hreshold . The vehicle re
s u mes electric driving once the acceleration and
the high vo ltage battery charge leve l permit .
Enhanced electric driving mode (EV mode)
Pressing the
l.al"I button ¢ fig. 117 can extend the
u su a l lim its on e lectr ic driving so that you can a l
ways dr ive in e lectric mode, if the cond ition o f
the e lectr ica l system permits. The operating
mode is the n set to maximum e lectr ic dr ive @ ,
@¢ page 101, fig. 116 . It can be d riven com
pletely e lect rically fo r up to 1.8 miles (3 km) at a
constant
37 mp h (60 km/h) .
The following conditions must be met to activate
the e nhanced electric drive:
- The high vo ltage battery m ust be s ufficiently
charged .
- The temperatu re of the
1 2 volt batteries an d
the high voltage battery must be sufficient.
- The ve hicle speed must not be h igher than
62 mph (100 k m/h).
- The transmission must not be in tipt ronic
mo de.
- O ffroad mode an d hill descen t ass ist mus t not
be turne d on
¢page 187.
The combustion engine turn s on and interrupts
t h e e nhanced ele ct ric dr ive mode when t he vehi
cl e is acce le ra ted. The gray indicator light
B al
so t urns on in the disp lay. The e nhanced electric
drive mo de resumes automatically once acce le ra
t ion stops.
T he enhanced electric drive mode is deactivated
if at least one of the followi ng cond itions is met :
- The igni tion is tur ned off.
- Th e
l~· I button is pressed again .
- The high vo ltage battery charge level is low .
- The vehicle speed is higher than approximately
62 mph (100 km/h) .
- The
S selector lever position or tiptronic mode
is selected.
- Offroad mode or hill descent assist is switched
on .
T he
l"'-''I button m ust be pressed to react ivate it. ..,.
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Hybrid
Start-Stop function
The combustion engine is operated on ly as need
ed . Generally, the combustion engine turns off
when the vehicle is stationary and the high volt
age battery powers the electrical vehicle sys
tems.
The purpose o f automatica lly shutting the com
bustion engine off in hybrid drive mode is to save
fuel. All of the important vehicle systems, such
as steering, brakes and the A/C system, continue
to remain active. In some cases , systems may re
qu ire the combustion eng ine to continue running
when the vehicle is stationary . When dr iv ing in
congested traff ic for long per iods of t ime, the
combustion eng ine will cycle on when the veh icle
is stationary to keep the high voltage battery
charged.
Gliding
If the gas pedal is not pressed and the D posit ion
is selected, the combustion engine remains
turned off up to speeds of approximately 99 mph
(160 km/h) . Driving conservative ly like th is can
reduce fuel con5umption .
Energy recovery (recuperation)
When braking, the electric motor will act as a
generator creating e lectr ic energy that is then
sto red in the high voltage battery. This also oc
curs when the vehicle is coasting or driving down
hi ll. The combustion engine is automat ica lly
turned off in this case .
Tips for Driving Efficiently with your Hybrid
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith hyb rid drive
Driving situa- Conditions
tions
- Shift into the D position .
Starting from a -
Release the brake pedal. The vehicle is braked with
the electric motor by
applying early and even pressure to the brakes
and using short pedal movements
¢ page 101,
fig. 116 @. By doing this, a large amount of the
kinet ic energy is recovered and may be stored as
electric energy in the high voltage battery. Dur
i ng heavy brak ing , the conventional brakes are al
so act ivated
¢ page 101, fig . 116 @.
The energy recovery is shown in the MMI display
¢page 107 .
Automatic start of the combustion engine
Various operating conditions cause the combus
tion eng ine to start automatically:
- Th e high voltage battery charge level is low.
- Th e temperature of the combustion engine is
low .
- Th e temperature of the catalytic converter is
low .
- T he power output needed for the A/C system is
high.
- The vehicle speed is high .
- The vehicle acceleration is high .
- The incline is steep .
- High charge level for the high voltage battery
when coasting. In this case, the high voltage battery cannot absorb any more energy and so
the electric motor cannot slow down the veh i
cle. The combust ion engine turns o n (engine
brake) . In this situation the high voltage bat
t ery w ill show a Max charge.
Vehicle behavior
In the D posit ion, the hybrid system adapts
to the driving situat ion by automatically
stop -
Only press moderately on the ac- sw
itch ing between the combustion engine
and e lectr ic drive types or by combining
celerator pedal.
them.
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Driving situa -
tion s
Constant driving
and coasting
(gliding)
Energy recovery
(recupe ration)
Driving in city
traffic
Driving on high-
ways and ex- pressways
Driving in cold
weather
Cond itions
- Cautious driving and reserved ac-
celeration.
- Release the accelerator pedal early
and entirely .
- Brake early and evenly with short
pedal movements .
- Reserved acce leration and early
and even braking with short pedal
movements.
- Use the
!<=!VI button sparingly .
- Intentionally take your foot off of
the gas pedal to allow for lengthy
coast ing .
- Reduce the vehicle speed by re-
leasing the acce le rato r peda l and
not by b raking.
- Avoid vehicle speeds above ap-
proximately 99 mph (160 km/h).
- Use the 5 selector lever position
and tiptronic mode sparingly .
- Do not run the combustion erngine
while the vehicle is parked to warm
the engine.
- Use the rear window/exter ior mir-
ror defroster and the seat heating
sparingly .
- Park the vehicle in a garage over-
night.
H yb ri d
Vehicle behav ior
The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
move the vehicle .
When you release the accelerator pedal en-
tirely, the combustion engine turns off auto-
mat ica lly and is disengaged. The vehicle
g lides without being propelled .
The electric motor brakes the vehicle . By do-
ing this, a large amount of the kinetic energy
is recovered and may be stored in the h igh
voltage battery in the form of electric energy .
The kinetic energy of the vehicle is used to
move the vehicle .
The battery dra ins quickly when the
!<=!VI but -
ton is turned on, which can increase fuel con-
sumpt ion because electric driv ing is given
priority, even if driv ing with the combustion
engine on wo uld be more efficient.
When you release the accelerator pedal en-
tirely, the combustion engine turns off auto- mat ically and is disengaged . The vehicle
g lides without being propelled .
F ue l consumption can be reduced by coast-
i ng.
It is possible to coast up to a vehicle speed of
approximately 99 mph (160 km/h).
A sporty driving style increases fue l con-
sumption .
The temperature of the combustion engine
rises very s lowly and the fuel consumption in-
creases considerably.
This conserves the energy in the high voltage
battery so that it is available to run the vehi-
cle in electr ic mode .
This reduces exposure of the high voltage
battery to cold temperat ures . The required
temperature range for the high voltage bat-
tery will then be reached more quickly after
you sta rt driving .
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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 .
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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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Hybrid
The connections in the engine compartment are
used for both charging and jump starting
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Vehicle not ready to start. See owner's
manual
This message appears if the high voltage battery
charge level is too low. The vehicle can no longer
be started with its own power. The high voltage
battery must be charged with a charger or the ve
h icle must be jump started with the aid of anoth
er vehicle.
After the connecting the charger or jumper ca
bles, the ignition must be turned off for approxi
mately two minutes and then turned on again .
After no more than one m inute, one of the fol
lowing indicator lights turns on in the instrument
cluste r display .
B Charging battery. Please wait ...
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the high voltage battery is charg ing or
the vehicle is be ing jump started with assistance
from another veh icle .
If the 12 volt batteries are dead, the- indi
cator light turns on . The charging procedure
takes longer in this case because the 12 volt bat
ter ies are charged first. The procedure goes fast
er with the ig nition sw itched off.
Vehicle ready to start.
This message appears if the charging procedure
was successful. The vehicle may be started again .
Battery could not be charged enough to start
vehicle .
This message appears if the charging procedure
was not successful or it was interrupted. Th is
may happen if the charger or the battery in the
veh icle that is assisting is too weak.
If the veh icle
can not be started, see an authorized repa ir facil i
ty for ass istanc e.
(D Tips
-The charger should deliver a current of at
l east 30 A. Otherwise charging the high
voltage battery will take considerably Ion-
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ger. A current between 50 A and 70 A is ide
al.
- Th e veh icle that is assisting should be some
what within the same vehicle class when
jump starting a vehicle. A smaller vehicle's
battery may be drained.
- After approximately 30 minutes, the charg
ing procedure ends because the ignit ion is
automatically turned off. If you would like
to cont inue to charge the battery, turn the
ignition on again.
Vehicle transport
App lies to: vehicles wit h hybrid drive
The following contains information you should
know about transporting your vehicle.
The lithium ion battery (SANYO 72 UF 121 285)
installed in your vehicle has passed test 38.3 in
accordance with UN handbook tests and criteria.
The vehicle may be transported with the battery
i nstalled as conventional class 9 hazardous mate
rials without addit ional officia l consent for a ir
and sea transportation (current law !CAO-TI and
IMDG-Code 01.01.2012).
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-Side assist is not active whi le you are ma k
i ng the ad justment .
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
u sed.
Driver messages
A ppl ies to: ve hicl es w ith Audi side assis t
If side ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstr ument cluster d is pl ay :
Audi side assist unavailable: Sensors blocked
The rada r senso rs ' vision is affected. Do not cover
the area in front of the sensors with b ike wheels,
sticke rs, dirt or other ob jects . Clean the area in
front of the senso rs, if necessary
c:> page 119,
fig . 136.
Aud i side assist: Currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched o n tempo rar ily be
cause there is a malfunction (for exam ple, the
battery charge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it will detect
ve hicl es co rrectly and it is switched off. The sen
sors have been d isp laced or are faulty. Have the
system checked by an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility soon.
Audi side as sist: Unavailable when towing
Side assist sw itches off automatically when a fac
tory-installed trailer hitch is connected to the
e lectrical connector on the trailer. T he re is no
gua rantee the system will sw itch off when using
a retrofitted tra ile r hi tc h. Do not use s ide ass ist
when towing a trailer.
Aud i side assist
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Airbag syste m
service actio n is entered i n your Audi War
ranty
& Maintenance book let under AIRBAG
REPLACEMENT RECORD.
- In accidents when an airbag is deployed, the
vehicle battery separates the a lternator and
the starter fr om the vehicle electr ical sys
tem for safety reasons with a pyrotechnic
c ircuit interrupte r.
- Work on the pyrotec hnic circuit interrupt
er must only be performed by a qualified
dea ler -risk of an accident!
- If the vehicle or the circuit interrupter is scrapped, all app licab le safety precautions
m ust be followed.
@) For the sake of the env ironment
Undep loyed airbag modu les and pretension
ers might be classified as Perch lorate Materi
al -specia l handling may apply, see
www.dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re
straint system including airbag modules safe
ty belts with pretens ioners are scrapped, all
app licable laws and regulat ions must be ob
served. Your authorized Audi dealer is fam iliar
w ith these req uirements a nd we recommend
t ha t you have yo ur deale r perform t his servi ce
for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle 's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag System
performs in a crash . For e xamp le, using t ire -r im
comb inat io ns not approved by Audi, lower ing the
vehicle, chang ing the stiffness of the suspe nsion,
including the spr ings, suspension struts, shock
absorbers etc. can change the fo rces that are
measured by the airbag sensors and sent to the
electronic contro l unit. Some suspens ion changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in crashes in which it would not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other kinds of
changes may reduce the fo rce levels measured by
the sensors and prevent the airbag from deploy ing when it should .
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A WARNING
Changing the vehicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim comb inations can
change Advanced Airbag performance and in
crease the r isk of serious personal injury i n a
crash.
- Never insta ll suspension components that
do not have the same performance charac
ter istics as the components origina lly in stal
led on you r vehi cle.
- N ever use tire-r im combinations that have
no t been approved by Aud i.
A WARNING
It ems stored between the safe ty belt buckle
and the cen ter conso le can cause the sensors
in the buckle to send the wrong information
to the electronic contro l module and prevent
the Advanced A irbag System from working
proper ly.
- Always make sure that nothing can interfe re
wit h the safety belt buckles and that they
are not obstructed.
Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The airbag system con provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained occupants .
Fig. 168 S ide a irbag locatio n in the d river's seat
The side airbags a re located in the s ides of the
front seat backrests~
fig. 168 and the rear back
rest * facing the doors . They are ident ified by the
word "AIRBAG".
The side airbag s ystem basically consi st s of :