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co
Emergency unlocking of the ign ition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical sys
tem, it may happen that you cannot remove the
ignition key.
Fig . 27 Ignition switch with ig ni tion key
If you are unable to remove the ignition key, for
examp le because the vehicle battery is dis
charged, proceed as follows:
.. Press the release button@¢
fig. 27 and pull
the mechanical key @ out of the master key .
.. Lock the vehicle using the mechanical key
¢ page 38.
.. Have the electrical system inspected by an au
thorized Aud i dealership.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle.
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically deactivates the electronic immo
b ilizer when you insert the key in the ignition
lock . When you remove the key from the ignition
lock, the electronic immobilizer is automatically
activated once aga in .
(D Tips
- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau
thorized key is used. The vehicle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
for another vehicle or a transponder is lo
cated on the key ring.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 2 79.
Opening and closing
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally. You have the following choices:
- Remote master key
c::> page 3 7
- Door hand les with Convenience key*
c::> page 3 7,
-Lock cylinder at the driver's door ¢ page 38,
or
- Power locking switch inside
¢ page 39 .
Selective unlocking
When you lock the vehicle, the power locking sys
tem will lock the doors and the rear lid. When
unlocking, you can set in the radio or in the MMI*
whether
only the driver's door or the entire vehi
cle should be unlocked
r::!;) page 36 .
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the vehi
cle doors and the rear lid when you drive faster
than
9 mph (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked again once the ignition key is
removed . In addition, the vehicle can be unlocked
if the opening funct ion in the power locking sys
tem switch or at one of the door levers is actuat
ed .
Additionally, in the event of a crash with airbag
deployment the doors are automatica lly un
locked to allow access to the vehicle.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system detects a
break-in into the veh icle, acoustic and visual
warning signals are triggered.
The anti-theft warning system is activated auto
matically when you lock the vehicle . It is deacti
vated when unlock ing using the
remote key, with
the
mechanical key , and when you switch on the
ignition .
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has exp ired.
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Unlocking and locking the vehicle with the
remote control
Fig. 28 Remote cont ro l: func tion butto ns
Either the dr iver's door only or the entire vehicle
will unlock when the unlock button @is pressed
once, depending on the sett ings in the radio or
MMI*
Central locking menu ¢ page 36.
.. Press button CD(@) to un lock the vehicle
9 fig . 28.
.. Press button ~ (@ ) to lock the vehicle ¢ /1::i. in
General description on page 36 .
.. Press the button <::::::5 (@ ) for at least one sec
ond to open the rear lid .
.. Push the red
I PANIC I button( @) to activate the
panic function. The horn sounds and the turn
signals flash. Push the red
I PANIC I button again
to deactivate the panic function .
If the vehicle is unlocked and no door, the rear lid
or the hood is opened within 60 seconds, the ve
h icle locks itself aga in automatically . This feature
prevents the vehicle from being accidentally left
un locked over a long period of time.
It depends on the settings in the rad io or in the
MMI* whether the entire vehicle is unlocked or
only certain doors ¢
page 36.
On vehicles with Convenience key*, the selector
lever must be in the P position, otherwise the ve
h icle cannot be locked .
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in Gener
al description on page 36.
Open ing and closing
(D Tips
-In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should a lways keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is proper ly
locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are in
side the car, otherwise you may uninten
tionally lock the vehicle, and then you would set off the anti -theft alarm when you try to
start the eng ine or open a door . In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button@.
- Use the pan ic function only if you are in an
emergency situation .
Locking and unlocking with Convenience
key
Applies to: vehicles with Convenience key
The doors and the rear lid con be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 29 Door handle: Locking the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
.. Take hold of the door handle . The door is un-
locked automatically .
.. Pull the handle to open the door.
Locking vehicle
.. Move the selector lever to the P pos ition (auto
matic transmission), otherwise the vehicle can
not be locked.
.. Touch the sensor at the door handle ¢
fig. 29
to lock the vehicle ¢ .&. in General description
on page 36.
Do not reach inside the door han
dle .
The vehicle can be locked and unlocked at any
door . It depends on the settings in the radio or in
the MMI* whethe r the entire vehicle is unlocked ..,_
37

Parking aid
mirror or a corne r of your veh icle does not col
lide with any obstacles. This can damage to
your vehicle.
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be displayed, depending on the turn sig
nal being used .
Adjusting the display
and warning tones
A pp lies to : ve hicles w ith Audi park ing system plus w ith rea r
view ca mera
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the MMI.
~ Select: ICARlfunction button> Parking system.
Or
~ Select: I CARI funct ion button > Car systems*
control button > Driver assist> Parking aid .
Display
-Off -when the parking system is switched on,
only audible signals are g iven.
- On -when the parking system is switched on,
either the visual disp lay or the picture from the
rearview camera is displayed .
Warning tones
-Front volume -front sensor volume
-Front frequency -front sensor frequency
- Rear volume -rear sensor volume
-Rear frequency -rear sensor frequency
-In -car entertainment fader/Music volume
while parking -
when the parking system is
switched on, the volume of the active audio
source is lowered .
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator.
(D Tips
- The warning tones can also be adjusted di
rectly by the v isual disp lay or the picture
from the rearview camera. S imply press the
Settings control button.
- Changed settings are act ivated when park
in g system is switched on again .
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-Th e settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key.
Trailer hitch
Applies to : vehicles wi th Audi parking sys te m plus wi th rear
v iew camera an d tra il er hitc h
For vehicles with a factory installed trailer hitch,
o r a trailer hitch installed according to factory
spec ifications, the parking system rear sensors
do not come on whenever you shift into reverse
gear or when you press the
p, qA switch. Remem
ber, there is no warning for distances to the rear.
The front sensors remain activated. The visual
display switches to the trailer tow ing mode. The
picture from the rearview camera w ill not show
the or ientat ion lines nor the blue surfaces .
If you install a hitch yourself, this function may
not work.
Error messages
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi parking sys te m plus with rear
v iew camera
There is an error in the system if the LED on the
PJJJA switch is blinking and you hear a continuous
alarm for a few seconds after switching on the parking system or when the parking system is al
ready activated . Have your authorized Audi dealer
correct the error.
(D Tips
If the error is not corrected before you switch
off the ign ition, when you switch on the park
ing system again, the LED in the
Pw.o. switch
will blink.

Check ing and F illing
in the luggage compartment, re ad and heed all
W ARNING S~
A .
Hybr id d rive*: you can find important information
about the h igh vo ltage bat tery unde r
c;>poge 100.
Always heed the s afet y warning s, when working
on the vehicle battery or the vehicle electrical
system to prevent injury .
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery:
A lway s heed the following WARNING SYM-
BOLS and saf ety pr ecautions when working on
the battery.
®
A lway s wear ey e protection .
A
Batter y acid conta ins sulfu ric acid. Al -
w ays wear glo ves and eye p rotection .
.
@
No
- spa rks
- flame s
- smoking.
~
When a battery is charg ed, it produc es
hydrogen gas whi ch is ex pl osi ve and
c o uld cause p ers ona l injury.
®
Alwa ys keep the ba ttery we ll out of rea ch
of child ren.
A WARNING
Whenever work ing on the battery or on the
elect rical system, there is the risk of inju ry,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol
lowing WARN INGS:
- Always we ar eye pro tection. Do not let bat
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
skin or clothing. Shield your eyes . Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury .
- Battery acid con tains su lfu ric acid . Sulfur ic
acid can cause blindness and severe b urns.
- Always wear gloves and eye protection. Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilat ion open ings.
- If you get battery ac id in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with cold wa
ter for several minutes and get medical at
tention .
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-If you should ingest any batte ry acid, seek
medical attention immediate ly.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
electric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
- Do not interchange t he positive and nega -
tive cables .
- When working on t he ba ttery, be sure not to
short -circuit the termina ls with tools or o th
er metal objects. This would cause the bat
tery to heat up very quickly, which could lead to damage or exp losion and personal
injury .
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause persona l injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reach of children.
- Before wo rk is done on the electrical sys
tem, disconnect the negative ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the e lectri
cal system, sw itch off the engine and ign i
tion as well as any electrical equ ipment. The
negat ive cab le on the battery must be dis
connected . If you a re just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the l ights.
- Before d isconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft alarm system ! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis
connect the negative cable and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnect ing the battery, make sure
all electr ica l cons umers a re switched off.
Reconnect the positive cable firs t and then
the negative cable . Never in terchange the
cables -this could start a fire !
- Never cha rge a fro zen or a t hawe d-ou t bat
tery . It co uld explode! If a ba tte ry has fro
ze n, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32°F (0°() .
- Ma ke sure the vent hose is always attached
to the opening on the side of the battery .
- Never use bat teries which a re damaged.
There is the danger of an exp losion! Always
replace a damaged battery .

Fuses and bulbs
Left cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 222 Left side of the cockp it: fuse panel with p lastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Dynamic steering
2 ESC control module
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
3 chanical parking
brake, Homelink, auto-
matic dimming interior rearview mirror,
air quality/outside air sensor, ESC button
s Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
6 Headlight range control/corner ing light
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modules (electromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, quattro Sport,
trailer hitch), DCDC converter
9
Adaptive cruise control or high voltage
battery (hybrid dr ive)
11 Side assist
12 Headlight range control, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper
15 Auxiliary
fuse (instrument panel)
16 Auxiliary fuse te rm inal 15 (engine area)
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Fuse panel ® (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Electric exhaust door
2 Brake
light sensor or brake pedal move-
ment sensor (hybrid drive)
3 Fuel pump
4 Ad
Blue pumps or brake booster power
supply (hybrid dr ive)
s
Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 ESC
7 Horn
8
Left front doo r (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Wiper motor
10 ESC
11 L
eft rear doo r (window regulator, switch,
li ght ing)
12 Rain and light sensor
Fuse panel
© (red)
No. Equipment
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Climatized cup holder
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlamp
washer system
7 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
8 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
9 Panorama roof
10 Vehicle electrical system control module 1
11 Sun shade (panorama sunroof)
12 Anti-theft alarm system

Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 114
Setting the distance............... ... 113
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adaptive light .. .. ............. .... .. .. 51
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 214
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Opening the tank door ............... . 215
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 215
Adding Engine oil .......................... 221
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Additional accessories
Additives 278
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Adjusting Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152, 153
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 156
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
280
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
When must the system be inspected? . . . 158
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
All-wheel drive ....................... 192
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 186
All season tires
Alternator 245
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Anti-lock brake system Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-slip regulation Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Approach/departure angle....... ..... .. 198
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 115
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 128
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 129
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 276
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95