
Driving
engine will not be switched off in the following
situations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the mi nimum re·
quired temperature fo r Start-Stop-mode .
- T he inter io r temperat ure selected by the A/C
system has not been reached.
- T he outs ide temperatu re is ext remely high/low.
- The w indshield is being defrosted
c:> page 79 .
-The park ing system* is switched on.
- The battery charge leve l is too low.
- The steering wheel is sharply tu rned or there is
a steering movement.
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
tij appea rs in the instrument cluster display and
6/i;Ff-Flf 1lso appears in the tr ip comp ute r.
Engine automatically restarts
The stop phase is interrupted in the following sit·
uations, fo r example . The engi ne restarts without
any action by the dr iver .
- The inter ior temperatu re varies from the tern·
perature se lected in the A/C system .
- The w indshield is beeing defrosted
c:> page 79.
- The brake pedal is pressed severa l times in a
row.
- The battery charge leve l becomes too low.
Switching the ignit ion off automat ically
To prevent the battery from dra ining, the ignition
will switch off
automat ically when all of the fol ·
low ing conditions have bee n met:
- The veh icle has already been driven.
- The eng ine has been turned off by the Start ·
Stop-System.
- The driver's door is opened .
- T he driver's seat bel t is removed .
- T he brake pedal is no t pressed down.
- T he veh icle is sta tionary.
In th is case, the activated low beam will be re·
p laced by the s ide marker lights . T he side marker
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lights w ill switch off a fter approximate ly 30 mi·
nutes or when you lock the vehicle.
If t he S tart-S to p-Sy stem has not tu rne d off the
engine or if yo u have swi tched the S tar t-Stop·
System off manually, the ignition wi ll
not be au
tomatica lly switched off and t he eng ine wi ll con
tin ue to run
c:> A .
_& WARNING
Never a llow the engine to run in conf ined
spaces· danger of asphy xiat ion .
(D Tips
-
If you shift into the 0/5 or N positions after
shift ing into reverse, the vehicle must be dr iv·
en faste r than 6 mph
(10 km/h) in o rder for
the eng ine to switch off again.
Switching the Start -Stop-System on /off
manually
App lies to: vehicles with Start-Stop-System
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
F ig . 10 5 Ceri ter co nsole: S tar t-Stop -System bu tton
.. To swit ch the Start-Stop -System on/off man
ually, press t he
l(A) .. I button . The LED in the but·
ton turns on when the system is switched off .
I n vehicles withou t the MMI*, the
l(A)"'I button is
fo und underneath the se lector lever.
(D Tips
I f yo u swit ch the sy stem off dur ing a stop
p hase, the engi ne will start ag ain automati·
cally .

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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) .
0
f
®l
0
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
g M 0 ±
~
Q)
~ ci: Q) m
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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Driving
Automatic transmission
Introduction
The automat ic t ransmission is cont rolled e lec
tron ica lly . The transmission ups hifts or down
shifts au toma tically depending on wh ich drive
p rogram is selected. The power is transferred by
a torque converter .
When a
moderate driving styl e is used , the
t ra nsmission se lects t he most eco nomical d riving
mode.
It will then change up early an d de lay the
downshifts to give better fuel economy .
The transm iss ion switches to a spo rty mode afte r
a kic k-down or when the drive r uses a
sporty
dri ving st yle
character ized by quic k accelerator
pedal movements, heavy acce leration, freq uent
changes in speed and traveling at the maximum
speed.
If desired, the dr iver can also select the gears
manually (tiptronic mode) ¢ page 98.
Selector lever positions
0 ;:!: 0 ci: a, a,
F ig. 109 D is p lay in t he inst rum ent cl uster: se lecto r lever in
p os it ion P
The se lector lever position engaged appears next
to the selector lever as well as in the instrument
cluster display .
P -Park
In th is selector lever pos ition the transm ission is
mechanically locked. Engage P only when the ve
h icle is
completely stopped¢.&. in Driving the
automatic transmission on page
96 .
To shift in or out of position P, you must
first
press and ho ld the brake pedal and then p ress
the re lease button in the selector lever handle
94
whi le moving the selector leve r to o r from P. Yo u
can shift out of this position o nly with the igni
t ion on.
R -Reve rs e
Se lect R only when the veh icle is at a full stop
and t he e ngine is runn ing at idle speed¢ A in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page
96 .
Befo re yo u move the sele ctor leve r to R, p ress
both the but to n in t he hand le of t he selec tor lev
er
and t he brake peda l at the same time .
When the igni tion is on, t he backup lights illumi
na te when the se lector lever is moved into R.
N -Neutral
The tra nsmission is in neutra l in this position .
S hi ft to this pos it io n for s tand ing wi th the b rakes
applied
¢ .&. in Driving the automatic transmis
sion on page
96. The vehicle ca n also ro ll when
t h e e ngine is s topped.
When the vehicle is stationa ry or at speeds be low
1 mph (2 km/h), you must a lways apply th e foot
bra ke befo re and wh ile movi ng the lever out of N.
D /S -Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S position, the transmission can be op
erated either in the normal mode Dor in the
spo rt mode S . T o se lect the sport mode S, pull
t h e se lecto r lever back b rie fly. Pull ing t he leve r
ba ck aga in will selec t the normal mode D. The in
str ument cluster d isp lay shows the selected d riv
ing mode.
I n the
normal mode D , th e transmission auto
mati cally selec ts the s uitable gear ratio .
It de
pends on engine load, veh icle spee d an d dr ivi ng
sty le.
Se lect t he
sport mode S fo r spo rty d rivi ng. The
vehicle makes f ull use of the eng ine 's power.
S hif ting may become no ticeable when acceler at
ing . Hyb rid drive *: electric d riving is not poss ible.
When the vehicle is statio na ry o r at speeds below
1 m ph (2 km/h), you mus t always apply the foot
br ake befo re and wh ile movi ng the lever to D/S
out of N. .,..

Hybrid
© Vehicl e drive ready (READY)
® High voltage battery charge status
® Recuperation (CHARGE)
(j) Driving within the combustion en-
gine's full load range
® 100% combust ion engine
® Boosting -the electric engine as-
sists the combustion engine
(BOOST)
@ Engaging the conventional brakes
with recuperat ion
@ Vehicle not drive ready (OFF)
@ EV mode act ive
The needle remains at
OFF when the ignition is
turned on. When the vehicle enters drive ready
mode, the status message
hybrid ready appears
briefly in the instrument cluster display and the
needle in the power meter points to
READY.
Indicator lights and messages
App lies to: ve hicles w ith hyb rid drive
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
b lin k or tu rn on. They indicate functions or mal
f unct ions.
With some indicator lights, messages may ap
pear and a warning tone may sound . Also note
the indicator l ights in
¢page 24.
Press brake pedal to start vehicle
This message appears if you do not press the
brake pedal when starting the vehicle .
Shift to N or P to start vehicle
This message appears if the selector lever for the
automatic transmission is not in the Nor P posi
tions when starting the vehicle.
- Hybrid drive: System fault! Power
brakes, steering malfunction possible
lfthe indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the hybrid sys
tem . The brake booster and the power steering
may stop working. Stop the vehicle in a safe loca
tion as soon as possible.
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You may continue driving i f the i ndicator light
turns off after starting the vehicle several times .
Drive to an authorized repair facility immediate ly
to have the malfunction corrected .
Q/ij:@,j rlybrid drive: System fault! Contact
dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the hybrid sys
tem. Drive to an authorized repair fac ility imme
diately to have the malfunct ion corrected.
(II Hybrid system: Performance restricted.
Please contact dealer
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is an eng ine control malfunction .
The
ffa i ndicator light in the instrument cluster
also turns on. The engine output is reduced.
D rive to your authorized Audi dealer or qualified
r epa ir facility immediate ly to have the malfunc
tion corrected.
Hybrid drive deactivated. Please restart
engine manually.
This message appears if the high vo ltage battery
charge level has fallen below a certain range or if
the ignition key is no longer inside the vehicle for
vehicles with the convenience key* .
Start the engine wit h eithe r the ignition key
¢
page 81 or with the !START ENGINE STOPI
button* ¢ page 84.
Hybrid battery: Low battery charge. Battery
will be charged while driving.
This message appears if the high vo ltage battery
charge level has fallen below a certain range. If
this message turns off after a litt le while, the
high voltage battery charged enough while driv
i ng.
If the message does not turn off, have an author
ized repair facility correct the ma lfunction as
soon as possib le .
EV mode is currently unavailable .
This message appears if the conditions
¢ page 103 for enha nced elect ric driving are not
met. Try again at a la ter time .

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

a,
a,
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0:
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Audi adaptive cruise control and braking guard
Interrupting cruise control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise contro l
Fig. 129 Selector lever
Requirement: adaptive cruise control must be
switched on ¢
fig. 129 (D.
Overriding cruise control
• To accelerate manua lly, press the accelerator
pedal. The message
ACC: override appears.
• To resume adaptive cruise control, remove your
foot from the gas pedal. The system returns again to the speed that was saved before .
• You can save a new speed at any time by press
i ng the
ISET I button ¢fig. 129.
Canceling cruise control while driving
• Move the lever into position @. The message
ACC: Standby appears. Or
• press the brake pedal.
• To resume the stored speed, move the lever in
to posit ion
@ .
& WARNING
Never resume the stored speed if the speed is
too high for prevailing road, traffic or weather
conditions.
Setting the distance
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive cruise control
Fig. 130 Selector lever: setting the distance
• Tap the switch to display the current set dis
tance ¢
fig. 130.
• To increase or reduce the d istance by incre
ments, tap the switch aga in to the left or right.
The distance between the two veh icles will
change in the instrument cluster display.
When approaching a moving vehicle up ahead,
the adaptive cruise control system brakes to
match that object's speed and then maintains
the stored distance.
If the vehicle ahead acceler
ates, adaptive cruise control will also accelerate
up to the stored speed .
The higher the speed, the greater the distance in
yards (meters) ¢.& .T he
Distance 3 setting is
recommended .
T he distances provided a re spec ified values . De
pending on the driving situation and the how the
vehicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may
be more or less than these target distances .
T he various symbo ls for the time inc rements ap
pear briefly in the info rmat ion line @
¢page 111, fig. 127when yo u change the set
tings.
c::::,_ c::::, ___ Distance 1: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 92 feet/28 meters when travel
i ng at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a tim e interval of 1
second .
c::::, __ c::::, __ Distance 2: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters when travel
i ng at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
1.3 seconds . ..,.
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a,
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Selecting the driving mode
App lies to: vehicles wit h Audi drive select
You con choose between Comfort, Auto, Dynam
ic and Individual* modes .
«>
~ 9
c:=====::::;: ~ a,
drive I I r.,. select _ - ~
Fig. 138 Center conso le: Co ntrol for drive se lect
Fig. 139 MMI*: Audi drive select
... To set the mode, press the r:i~ button
c>fig. 138 multip le times until the desired
mode is displayed in the instrument cluster. Or
Adjusting the Individual mode
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select and MMI
Audi drive select
... In the MMI*, select: ICARlfunction button>
Comfort , Auto , Dynamic or Individual*.
In vehicles without MMI*, the rn~, button is found
underneath the selector lever.
You can change the driving mode when the veh i
cle is stationary or while driving.
If traff ic per
mits, after changing modes, briefly take your
foot off the accelerator pedal so that the recently
selected mode is also activated for the engine
and transmission .
Comfort -provides a comfort-or iented vehicle
setup and is suited for long drives on highways.
Auto -provides a n overal l comfortab le yet dy
namic driving feel and is suited for every day use.
Dynamic -gives the driver a sporty driving feel
and is suited to a spo rty driving style .
Individual* -c> poge 123.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic when operating drive
se lect to prevent potential risk of an acc ident.
You can personally specify the vehicle setup in the MMI" .
... Se lect: I CARI function button > Set individual
control button. Once you se lect the menu, you
will automatically drive in the
individual mode .
The equipment in your vehicle will determine
which settings you can adjust. The following ta-
Systems Comfort
Engine/transmission
ba lanced
Steering comfortab le
Dynamic steering* comfortable/ind irect
Adaptive dampers * comfortable ble
provides an overview of the character istics of
each driving mode.
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
balanced sporty
balanced/d irect sporty/direct
balanced sporty
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