
CD 
CD 
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Storing  cargo  correctly  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 136 
R epo rting  Safety  Defects  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 138 
Safety  belts  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 14 0 
General  information  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 140 
Why  use safety  belts?  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 141 
Safety  belts  . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  143 
Belt  tensioners  .  . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  146 
Airbag  system  . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 148 
Important  information  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  148 
Front  airbags  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  1S2 
Monitoring  the Advanced Airbag  System  . 158 
Side airbags  . .  . . .  . .  .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  162 
Side curtain  airbags  . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  165 
Child  safety  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 168 
Important  information  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  168 
Ch ild  seats  .  . .  . .  . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  174 
S ecur ing ch ild seats  . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  178 
L ATCH  system  (lower  anchorages  and 
tethers  for  chi ldren)  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 181 
Additional  in fo rma tion 
185 
Driver messages  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 186 
Intelligent  Technology  . . .  . .  . . . .  . 186 
Elect ronic Stabilization  Control (ESC) . . . .  186 
Notice  about  data  recorded by the  Event 
Data Recorder  and vehicle  control 
modules  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  188 
B rak ing  . .  . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  .  190 
E lect romechanical  power  assist,  Dynamic 
steering  .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  191 
Dri ving  with  your  quattro  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  192 
En erg y management  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 192 
Driving  and  the  environment  . . .  . 194 
Br eak ing  in  . . .  . .  . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  194 
Catalytic  converter  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 194 
Di ese l particulate  filter  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 195 
Avoid  damaging  the vehicle  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  195 
Economical  and  environmentally-friendly 
driving  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  195 
Table  of  contents 
Offroad  driving  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 
198 
Driving  under  difficult  conditions  and off-
ro ad  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  198 
Trailer  towing  . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 200 
Driving  with  a  traile r  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  200 
Trailer  towing  information  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  202 
Operating  instructions  . . . . . . .  . .  . . 204 
Care  and  cleaning  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 204 
Genera l information  .  . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  204 
Car washes  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  204 
Cleaning  and  care information  . . .  . .  . .  . .  205 
Plac ing your  vehicle  out  of  service  . .  . .  . .  208 
Fuel  and  Refueling  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 209 
Fuel .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. ..  209 
Refueling  ... .. .. .. .... .. ... .... .. ..  211 
Selective  catalytic reduct ion (Ad Blu e/ 
DEF)  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  214 
Checking  and  Filling ........... .. 2 17 
Hood  ..... .. .. .. ................. ..  217 
Eng ine compartm ent . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  219 
Eng ine oil  . . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  219 
Cooling  system . . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  223 
Brake fluid  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  224 
Battery  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  225 
Windshield/headlight  washer  container 
229 
Wheels ........................... 230 
Wheels  and Tires  .  . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  230 
Tire  pressure  monitoring  system 247 
Do  It Yourself  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . 250 
Emergency  assistance  . . . . . . . . .  . . 250 
Vehicle  jack,  vehicle  tool kit and 
collapsible  spare tire  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  250 
T ire  mobility  kit . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  253 
Replacing wheels  .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  255 
Fuses  and  bulbs  . . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 261 
Fuses . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  261 
Bulbs . . . . . . .  . .  .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  264 
Emergency  situations  . . . . .  . . . . . .  . 266 
General  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  266 
Starting  by  pushing  or tow ing  . . . . .  . . .  . .  266 
3  

Instruments  and  indicator  lights 
¢ Q Turn signals 
The indicator  light  blinks  when you  use either 
turn  signal. 
Whenever  you use  the  left B or the right. 
turn  signal,  the  indicator  l ight  blinks. When  you 
use the  emergency  flashers,  both  indicator  lights 
flash. 
If one  of the  turn  s ignal  light  bulbs  burn  out,  the 
turn  signal  w ill blink twice as fast  as  normal. 
This does  not  apply,  however, in towing  mode . 
The  indicator  light  does  not  flash  if a turn  s ignal 
is out  on the  tra iler or the  towing vehicle. Addi
tional  informat ion on the  turn  s ignals 
c::> page52. 
¢1.~ Trailer  turn  signal assembly 
Appl ies to:  ve hicles w ith  towing  hitch 
The indicator  light  also  blinks  if  the  turn  signal  is 
operated  when  towing  a  trailer . 
The indicator  light . blinks when  the  turn  sig
na l is used,  if a trailer  has  been  p roperly connect
ed  to  the  vehicle . 
If one  of the  turn  signal  bulbs  on the  trailer  is  burned  out  or defective,  the  indicator  light will 
not  blink when  you use the  turn  s ignals. 
@ Tips 
For vehicles with  a factory  installed  towing 
hitch  or a tra ile r hitch  that  was  installed  later 
according  to  factory  specif ications,  the  trailer 
turn  signa l assembly  is actuated. 
~ Safety  belts 
This warning/indicator  light  reminds  you  to put 
on your  safety  belt. 
The . warning/indicator  light  illuminates  when 
the  ignition  is switched  on to  remind  the  dr iver 
and  (on USA models  only) any front  passenger  to  put  on the  safety  belt.  Add itionally,  an  audible 
warn ing tone  w ill also  sound . 
For more  Information 
c::> page  140,  Safety  belt 
warning  light. 
14 
o Malfunction  Indicator  Lamp  (MIL) 
The Malf u nction  Indicator  Lamp  ( MIL)  is pa rt of 
t h e On-Boar d  Diagnos tic ( OBD II) sys tem . T he 
symbol 
('4 li ghts  up when  the  ignit io n  is t urned 
on and  will turn  off after  the  engine  has  s tarted 
and  has  settled  at  a constant  idle speed.  This in
dicates  that  the  MIL is work ing properly. 
The warning  light  ill uminates  w hen  the re  is a 
malfunction  in the  engine  electronic  system. 
Contact  your authorized  Audi dea ler and  have the 
malfunction  corrected . 
An improperly  closed  fuel  filler  cap  may  al so 
cau se the  MIL light  to  illuminate  (only  vehicle s 
with  gasoline  engine ) 
c::> page  212. 
For more  info rm ation c::> page  23 . 
l[D High  beam 
The SI warning/ indica to r li ght  illum ina tes when 
the  high beams  are  on or when you use  the  head
li ght  f lasher.  Fo r more  information  about  using 
the  high beams,  see 
c::> page  52. 
CRUISE/"(') Cruise control 
The lij;\1)~14 (USA mode ls) 1B (Canada mode ls) 
warning/indicator  light  illuminates  when  the 
c ruise  contro l is activated . 
ABS/(8) Anti-lock  brake  system  (ABS) 
This warning/indicator  light  monitors  the ABS 
and  the  electronic  differential  lock  (EDL) . 
The rJln (USA models) lri] (Canada models) 
warning/indicator  light  will come  on for  a few 
seconds  when  the  ignit ion  is switched  on . The 
li ght  w ill go out  after  an  automatic  check se
quence  is comp leted. 
There  i s a malfunction  in the  ABS when: 
-The warning/ indicator  light  does  not  illum inate 
when you sw itch  on the  ign ition. 
- The warning/ indicato r light  does  not  go o ut  af
ter  a few seconds . 
- The warning/ indicator  light  illum inates  while 
driving.  ..,.  

Ignition  lock malfunction 
¢ page  31 
Adaptive dampers* 
¢ page  31 
Windshield  wiper  defective 
¢ page  31 
Tire pressure  monitoring  sys
tem* 
Loss of ti re pressure 
¢ page248 
Tire pressure  monitoring  sys
tem * 
System  not  ava ilable 
¢page248 
Automatic  t ransm iss ion  mal
function 
¢ page98 
Hybr id d rive* 
¢ page  102 
The speed  warnings  wa rning  thresho ld  1 1aj 
and  warning  th reshold  7 ISi are also  yellow 
symbo ls in some  models.  The warning  is al 
ways shown  as  a small  symbol  in the  upper  area  of the  display 
¢ page  91. 
-le Key not  in vehicle 
Appl ies  to : ve hicl es with  Conve nien ce  key 
!I Is  the  ke y in the  v ehicle ? 
This reminder  appears  along  with the !I symbol 
if the  master  key is removed  from  the  vehicle 
with the  eng ine  running . It  is intended  to  rem ind 
you (e .g . when  chang ing drivers)  not  to  conti nue 
the  journey  without  the  master  key. 
If the  master  key is no  longer  in the  veh icle, you 
cannot  switch off the  ignition  after  stopping  the 
engine  and you a lso cannot  start  the  engine 
aga in . You also  cannot  lock the  veh icle from  the 
ou ts ide . 
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Dri ver  informa tion  system 
@f> Light/rain  sensor defective 
fl Automati c headlight s/ automati c wip ers 
d efective 
If the  symbol  illum inates , the  light  sensor  has 
failed . For safety  reasons  the  low beams  are 
tu rned  on permanently  with the  switch  in 
AUTO . 
However, yo u can cont inue to  turn  t he lig hts  on 
and  off us ing the  light  switch.  In the  case  of a de 
fect  in the  rain sensor,  the  windshield  wipe r lever 
functions  are  still  available.  Have the  light/rain  sensor  checked as  soon  as  poss ible  by an  author
i z ed Audi dealer. 
{0) Worn  brake  pads 
liJ Brake pads! 
If the  warning  light  illuminates , immediat ely 
contact  your authori zed Audi dealer  or qualified 
workshop  to  have all brake  pads  inspected . On 
USA mode ls the  warning  light 
liJ comes  on to
gether  w ith  the  warning  light 
1111 . Both sets  of 
brake  pads  on an  axle  must  a lways be  replaced  at 
the  same  time. 
&_ WARNING 
Driving w ith  b ad  b rakes can cause  a collision 
and  serious  personal  injury . 
- If the  warn ing  light liJ and  the  warn ing 
light 
llll1 l with the  message Brake pad s! 
comes  on  in the  instrument  clus ter display, 
immed iate ly contact  yo ur authorized  Aud i 
dealer  o r qualified  workshop  to  have a ll 
brake  pads  checked  or replaced  if necessary . 
~!}0 10$ Defective  light  bulb  warning 
J:1 -If the  indicator  light  turns  on, a  bu lb has 
failed.  The message  indicates  the  location  of the 
bulb . 
II-If a front  fog  lamp  has  fa iled,  the  ind icator 
li ght  turns  on to  indicate  the  location  on the  vehi-
c le. 
~ 
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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 . 
226 
-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 .  

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Fuses  and  bulbs 
Fuses 
Replacing  fuses 
A fuse  that  has  blown  will have metal  strips  that 
have burned  through . 
Fig. 221 Left  side  of the  cockpit:  cover 
The  fuses  are  located  at  the  front  left  and  right 
of  the  cockpit  and  behind  the  trim  on  the  right 
side  of  the luggage  compartment. 
.,.  Switch  the  ign ition  and  all  e lectr ica l equipment 
off. 
.,.  Check the  following  table  to  see  which  fuse  be
longs  to  the  equipment . 
.,.  Remove  the  appropriate  cover  . 
.,.  Remove  the  colored  plastic  clip  from  the  fuse 
panel,  if necessary 
c> page  262,  fig. 222. You 
can  dispose  of  the  plastic  clip . 
.,.  Remove  the  clamp  from  the  rear  s ide  of  the 
cover 
c> fig . 221  . 
.,. Remove  the  fuse  using  the  clamp  . 
.,.  Replace  the  b lown  fuse  only  with  an  identical 
new  one . 
.,.  Install  the  cover. 
Fuse colo r identification 
Color  Cur rent  rating 
in  amp s 
Black 1 
Purple 3 
Light  brown 5 
Brown 7.5 
Red 10 
Blue 15 
Yellow 20 
Fu ses  a nd  bulb s 
C olor  Current rating 
in amps 
White  or  transparent 25 
Green 30 
Orange 40 
A WARNING 
Do not  repair  fuses  and  never  replace  a  blown 
fuse  with  one  that  has  a  higher  amp  rat ing. 
This can  cause  damage  to  the  e lectr ica l sys
tem  and  a fire. 
0 Note 
If a  new  fuse  burns  out  again  shortly  after  you 
have  instal led  it,  have  the  electrical  system 
checked  as  soon  as  possible  by an  authorized 
A udi  dealer  or  authorized  Audi Service  Facili
ty. 
(0 Tips 
- T he  following  table  does  not  list  fuse  loca
tions  that  are  not  used. 
- Some  of  the  equipment  listed  in the  fo llow
ing  tables  applies  on ly to  certa in  model  ver
sions  or  certa in optional  equipment  . 
261  

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) 
262 
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  

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Right  cockpit  fuse  assignment 
Fig. 223 Right  side of the  cockpit:  fuse  panel wit h plastic 
clip 
Fuse  panel @ (black) 
No . Equipment 
5 Steering  column switch  module 
7 Terminal  15  diagnostic  connector 
8 Gateway  (Databus  diagnostic  interface) 
9 Auxil iary  heater 
Fuse panel @ (brown) 
No.  Equipment 
1  CD /DVD player 
2  Wi-Fi 
3  MMI/Radio 
4 Instrument  cluster 
5 
Gateway  (instrument  cluster control  mod-
ule) 
6 Ignition  lock 
7 Light  dial 
8 Climate  control  system  blower 
9 Steering  column  lock 
1 0  Climate  control  system 
Fuses  and bulbs 
No . Equipment 
11  Diagnostic  data 
link connector,  terminal 
30 
12  Steering  column switch  module 
Right  luggage  compartment  fuse 
assignment 
Fig. 224 Right  luggage  compartment:  fuse  panel  with 
pla stic dip 
Fuse panel @ (black) 
No.  Equipment 
1  Luggage  compartment  lid control  module 
2  Trailer  control  module 
3  Traile r control  module 
4 Tra iler  control  module 
5 Electromechanical  parking  brake 
6 Electronic  damping  control 
7 Electromechanical  parking  brake 
8 Tail  lights 
9 quattro  Sport 
10  Tail  lights 
11  Central  locking  system 
12  Termina l 30 
263  

Fuses  a nd  bul bs 
Fu se  pa nel©  (bro wn) 
No.  Equipment 
1  Luggage compartment  lid control  module 
2  12 V socket,  cigarette  lighter 
3 
DCDC converter  path  1 or  high vo ltage  bat-
tery  blower  (hybrid drive) 
4 DCDC converter  path  2,  DSP amp lifier, ra-
dio 
7  Electromechanical 
parking  brake 
9 
Right front  door  (window regu lator,  cen-
tral  locking,  mirror,  switch,  lighting) 
11  Rear right 
door (window regulator,  switch, 
lighting) 
12  Cell phone  preparation 
F
use  panel © (black ) 
No.  Equipment 
1 Rig ht 
front  seat  heating/venti lation 
2  Automatic  dimming  rearview  mirror 
3  Instrument 
panel  terminal  30 
4 MMI 
5 Radio 
6 Rearview camera 
7 Rear  window  defogger 
8 Rear Seat  Entertainment 
11  AdBlue heating 
12  Ad Blue supply  or  h
igh vo ltage  battery  (hy-
brid drive) 
Bulbs 
Replacing  light  bulbs 
For  your safety,  we recommend  that  you have 
your  authorized  Audi dealer  replace  burned  out  bulbs  for you. 
It  is becoming  increasingly  more and more  diffi
cult  to replace  vehicle  light  bulbs  since in many 
cases,  other  parts  of the  car must  first  be  re 
moved  before  you are  able  to  get to  the  bu lb. 
This applies  espec ially to  the  light  bulbs  in the 
front  of your  ca r wh ich you can  only reach 
through  the  eng ine compartment. 
2 6 4 
Sheet  meta l and  bu lb holders  can  have  sharp 
edges  that  can  cause serious cuts,  and  parts 
must  be  correctly taken  apart  and  then  properly 
put  back together  to  help  prevent breakage of 
parts  and long  term  damage  from  water that  can 
enter  housings  that  have  not  been  properly  re
sealed. 
For your  safety,  we  recommend  that you  have 
your  authorized  Audi dealer  replace  any bulbs  for 
you, since your  dealer  has  the  proper  tools,  the  correct  bulbs  and  the  expertise. 
Ga s d ischar ge  lam ps (Xeno n light s)*: 
Due to  the  high  e lectrica l voltage,  have the  bulbs 
rep laced  by a qualified  technician.  Headlights 
with  Xenon light  can be identified  by the  h igh 
voltage  sticker. 
A WARNING 
-
Contact  with  high-voltage  components  of the 
electr ical system  and  improper  replacement 
of gas  discharge  (Xenon) headlight  bulbs  can 
cause  ser ious  persona l injury and  death . 
- Xenon bulbs are pressur ized  and can ex
plode  when  being  changed . 
- Changing  Xenon lamps  requires  the  special 
tra ining,  instruct ions  and  equ ipment . 
- Only an  authorized  Audi dealer  or other 
qualified  workshop  should  change  the  bulbs 
in gas  discharge  lamps . 
A WARNING 
There  are  parts  with  sharp  edges  on the  open
ings  and  on the  bulb  ho lders  that  can cause 
serious  cuts. 
- If you  are  uncertain  about  what  to  do,  have 
the  wor k performed  by an  authorized  Audi 
dea ler or other  qual ified workshop.  Ser ious 
personal  injury may resu lt  from  improperly 
performed  work . 
(D Tips 
-If you  must  replace  the  light  bulbs  you rself, 
always remember  that  the  eng ine compart
ment  of any vehicle  is a hazardous  area  to 
work  in. Always read  and  heed  all WARN
INGS 
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