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_& WARNING
-The chock cannot fulfil its function and may
lose its stability if the "tabs" on the support
plate a re not inserted correctly into the
elongated holes in the base plate. If th is
happens, the vehicle may sta rt to move
wh ile a wheel is being changed.
- Never use the fold ing chocks if they are
damaged or if they have not been assem
bled co rrectly.
Removing bass box
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h bass box
Before the inflatable spare tire* can be token
out, the bass box must be removed.
Fig . 20 9 Spare w heel well: Bass box
Removing ba ss box
"Lift up the cargo floor using the hand le .
" Squeeze the locking tabs¢
fig. 209 © of the
connector.
" Disconnect the connector @and place the lead
to one s ide.
"T urn the large screw counter -clockwise .
" Carefully remove t he bass box .
Installing bas s bo x
"Carefully place the bass box in the whee l. The
inscription "FRONT" on the bass box must face
forward.
" Reconnect the co nnector that was removed.
" Secu re the bass box w ith the la rge screw .
" Fold the cargo floo r bac k down.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Inflatable spare tire
Applies to: vehicles w ith inflatable spare tire
The inflatable spare tire expands to its full diam
eter when it is inflated .
Fig. 210 In flatable spare tire wit h comp ressor
Removing inflatabl e spare tire
"Lift up the cargo floo r us ing the handle.
" Remove the dirt tr ay .
" Turn the large sc rew ¢ fig .
210 counter -clock-
w ise .
" Remove the bass box as required¢
page 251.
"Take out the inflatab le spare tire.
" Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack* and
the replaced tire in the luggage compartment
¢ page 136.
Stowing the inflatable spare tire
.. Release the air by unscrewing the valve stem.
" Screw the valve stem back in afterwards.
" Wa it a few hours before plac ing the wheel in
the spare wheel well¢,& .
" Insta ll the bass box as requ ired ¢
page 251 .
" Secure the whee l w ith the la rge sc rew.
" Place t he d irt tray back in .
" Fold t he c argo floor back down .
After using the inflatable spare wheel
The inflatable spare tire can be re-used as long as
it is not damaged and is not worn down to the
tread wea r indicators ¢.&, .
When you let the a ir out of the inf latab le spare
t ir e, it does not assume its folded shape again for
severa l hours . Unt il then, it cannot be placed
back i n the spare wheel well and stowed securely.
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251

Emergency assistance
-Position the jack* only at the designated
lifting points and align the jack *. Other
wise, the jack* could slip and cause an in
jury if it does not have sufficient hold on
the vehicle .
- A soft or unstable surface under the jack*
may cause the vehicle to slip off the jack*.
Always provide a firm base for the jack* on
the ground. If necessary, use a sturdy
board under the jack*.
- On hard, s lippery surface (such as tiles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the
jack* from slipping.
- To help pre vent injury to you rself and you r
passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack* is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, adjust
as necessary and then continue to raise
the jack *.
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
jack * only at the designated lifting points on
the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will be dam
aged.
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Taking the wheel off/installing the inflatable spare tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang
ing the wheel
Fig. 219 Changing a whee l: us ing the screwdriver handle
(w ith the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig. 220 Changing a wheel: alignment pin inside the top
ho le
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re
place the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle
to completely remove the topmost
wheel bolt and set it aside on a
clean surface
qfig. 219 .
.. Screw the threaded end of the alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
q fig. 220 .
.,. Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
.,. Take off the wheel leaving the alignment p in in
the bolt hole
q(D.
Putting on the inflatable spare tire*
.,. Inflate the inflatable spare tire* q page 252
and push the whee l over the alignmen t pin.

Emergency assistance
-Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack* and tool kit are
properly secured in the luggage compart
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compartment.
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
could fly forward, injuring anyone in the ve
hicle.
- Always store damaged wheel, jack* and
tools securely in the luggage compartment .
Otherwise, in an accident or sudden maneu
ver they could fly forward, causing injury to
passengers in the vehicle .
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Emerg enc y s it uati ons
& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warn ings and instruc
tions of the jumper cab le manufacturer . If in
doubt, call for road service .
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment .
- Do not bend over the batteries -danger of
chemical burns!
- The battery cell lock ing screws must be
t ightened securely .
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢page 217.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru in
the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
ground post of the battery manager control unit.
- Check that all screw p lugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, t ighten
plugs prior to connect ing clamp on negat ive
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect
ing a jumper cable as desc ribed above ap
pl ies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jump s tarted. When you are giv ing a
j u mp sta rt to another vehicle , do not con
nect the negative( -) cab le to the negative
( - ) terminal on the discharged battery @
¢ fig. 226 . Instead, securely connect the
negative ( -) cable to either a solid metal
component that is f irm ly bolted to the en
gine block or to the engine block itself . If
the battery that is bei ng charged does not
vent to the outside, escap ing battery gas
could ignite and exp lode!
268
Towing with a tow truck
' General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing .
T he following info rmation is to be used by com
merc ial tow truck operators who know how to op
erate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi , tow ing will cause dam
a ge to t he engine and t ran sm ission.
- Ne ver wrap the safety chains or winch cable s
around the brake l ines .
- To prevent un necessary damage , your Audi
must be t ran sported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the fl at bed , use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at
t ac h to the front o r rear ancho rage
¢ page 269 and ¢page 269.
& WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen
gers . Never allow a nyone to ride in a vehicle
be ing towed, for any reason .

Emergency situations
Vehicles with a trailer hitch*
.. Install the trai ler hitch.
.. Attach the tow ing bar or the towing cable to
the trailer hitch.
Unscrew the towing loop again after use and in
stall the cover in the bumper. Return the towing
loop to the vehicle toolkit. Be sure to have the
towing loop stored in the vehicle at all times.
A WARNING
-If the towing loop is not screwed in as far as
it will go, the thread can pull out when the
vehicle is towed -potential risk of an acci
dent.
- If your veh icle has a
trailer hitch* only use a
special towing bar to prevent damaging the
ball hitch . These towing bars have been spe
cially designed for t railer towing h itches.
- If your veh icle has a
trailer hitch* use only
special tow ing cab les.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig . 231 Vehicle o n flat bed tr uck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of th e car
carr ier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
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@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be Lifted at the lifting
points illustrated.
Fig. 232 F ront lif ting point
Fig. 233 Rear lif ting point
.,. Read and heed WARNING c> ,& .
.. Locate lifting points c> fig. 232 and c> fig . 233 .
.,. Adjust l ift ing arms of workshop hoist or floor
jack to match vehicle lifting points .
.. Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
wo rkshop hoist and the lifting points .
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle i s safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose.
Front lifting point
The lifting point is located on the floor pan rein-
forcement about at the same level as the jack ..,.

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today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work
shop personnel in order to assure proper per
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per
forming any of these procedures, always thor
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 217 .
Consumer information
A WARNING
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac
cepted safety practices and general com
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an
other properly equipped and qualified work
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off and the ignition key has been re
moved . The radiator fan switches on auto
matically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run until
the coolant temperature drops.
- Always remove the ignition key before any
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle . The jack* supplied with the vehi
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied.
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Index
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook
. ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .... .. .. .. . 182
Tether anchors .. ................ ... . 183
Tether straps ... .... ......... .... .. . 183
Child safety locks
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat ..... .. .... .......... ...... ... .
149
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l ? in myve 1c e .... ................ ... . 171
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
L ATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Lower anchorages ............ .... .. .
Safety instructions .................. .
Unused safety belts on the rear seat ... .
Ch ild seats 182
171
173
174
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . .
206
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clean ing artificial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clean ing decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning rims 205
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Climate control
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Climatized cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
282
Clock 10
Closing
Panoramic sliding sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Convenience
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Locking and unlocking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 180
Cooled cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cooling box in glove compartment . . . . . . . . 75
Cooling mode (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling system
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Preselect speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
(upholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 73
Heated and cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
D
Data recorder
Date display 188
10

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
s
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
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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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