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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
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Warning light in the instrument cluster
display
If the . warning light in the instrument cluster
display flashes, this can mean one of two things:
either the coolant
temperature is too high, or the
coolant
level is too low~ page 26.
If the needle is well in the upper area of the
gauge, the coolant temperature is too high.
Stop
the vehicle, switch the engine off, and allow it
to cool. If the warning light comes on again after
driving a short distance, contact an authorized
Audi dealer or other qualified workshop .
_& WARNING
- Always observe the warning in~ page 217,
before opening the hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment. You
cou ld burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
first so that you cannot hear or see any
steam or engine coo lant.
CD Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef
fect of the radiator. At high outside temper
atures or high engine load, the engine could
overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to prop
erly distribute the cooling air when the vehi
cle is moving. If the spoiler is damaged, this
could reduce the cooling effect and the en
gine could then overheat. Ask your author
iz ed Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM (revo
lutions per minutes) .
If engine RPM drops below 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area at
the end of the scale indicates max imum permis
sible engine RPM after the break-in period . Be
fore reaching this area, move the selector lever
Instruments and indicator lights
to posit ion D/S or ease your foot off the accelera
tor pedal.
CD Note
The tachometer need le@ ~ page 8, fig. 3
shou ld only briefly be in the red zone: you
could damage your engine! The beginning of
the red zone varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en
gine noise.
~ button
Fig. 4 SET button in the instrument cluster
The !SET ! button performs the following func
tions:
Switching on time, date, temperature
display and odometer
The display appears for approximately 30 sec
onds when you press the
ISETI button ~fig . 4
with the ignition off .
Starting the Auto-Check sequence
The Auto-Check system ~ page 24 constantly
monitors certain individual functions and compo
nents of the vehicle when the ignition is turned
on and when the vehicle is moving.
With the ignit ion turned on, you can start the
"Auto-Check sequence" by press ing the
!SE TI but
ton. You can pe rform an Auto-Check seq uence
when the vehicle is stationary and the ignition is
turned on or when the vehicle is moving slower
than 3 mph (5 km/h).
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Driver information s ystem
Stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
.,. Stop the vehi cle.
.,. Check the brake f luid leve l¢
pag e 224 .
.,. Seek professional assistance if necessary.
Warning! Fault in brake system. Contact
work shop
.,. Drive carefu lly to the nearest authorized A udi
dealer or other qualified workshop and have
the malfunction corrected ¢
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Parking brake system fault! See owner 's
manual
.,. If this symbol appears when the ve hicle is sta
tionary or after the ignition is turned on, check
to see if the park ing brake can be released.
Drive to an authori zed Audi dealer or other
qualified workshop as soon as poss ible and
have the malfunction corrected . If the parking
brake cannot be opened, then take it to an ex
pert at a n author ized Audi dealer.
.,. If the symbol appears while you are d riving, i t is
poss ible th at t he traction co ntro l or the emer
gency brake has malfunctioned . It is possib le
that the parking brake cannot be applied .
It is
also possible that th e parking brake cannot be
released after it has been applied. Drive to an
authori zed Aud i dea ler or other qualified work
shop to have the malfunct io n corrected.
If the ABS system malfunct ions, the ABS warn
ing/indicator light illuminates together with the
brake system malfunction warn ing/ indicator
light ¢.&. .
A WARNING
-Always observe the warnings in
¢page 217, before opening the hood and
c he ck ing the b rake fl uid .
- Driving with low brake fl uid is a safety haz
ar d. Stop the car and get professional ass is
tan ce.
- If the .. (USA models) . (Canada mod
els) brake system i ndic ator lig ht tu rns on to
ge ther wit h the ABS and ES C i ndi ca to r
ligh ts, the ABS/ ESC regula ting func tion may
have failed . Functions that stab ilize the ve
hicle a re no longe r available. This could
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cause the vehicle to swerve and increase the
r isk of sliding. Drive caref ully to the nearest
author ized Audi dealer or other qualified
workshop and have the malfunct io n correct
ed.
- L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system mu st
be repaired as soon as possible.
If the . symbol flashes in the disp lay, either the
engine coo lant
temperature is too high or the en
gine coolant
level is too low. A driver message
appears as we ll to expla in the malfunct ion in
more detail. The dr iver warn ing goes out after
about 5 seconds, but it can be b rought up at any
time by p ressing the
IS ET I button agai n.
Turn off engine and check coolant level
.,. Pull off the road .
.,. Stop the vehicle .
.,. Turn off the engine .
.,. Check coolant level¢
page 223 .
.,. Add coolant if necessary ~ page 223.
.,. Continue dr iv ing only after the engine coolant
wa rning/i nd ic ator light goes out .
.,. Contact your authori zed A udi dealer for assis
tance if ne cessa ry.
If the engine coo lant level is correct, then t he ra
diato r fan may be the cause of t he malfunc tion.
A WARNING ~
- If you r vehicle should break down fo r me-
chan ica l or othe r reasons, park at a safe dis
tance from mov ing traffic, turn off the en
gine and turn on the hazard warning lights
¢ page 51, Emergency flashers.
- Never open the hood if you see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment -you risk being scalded. Wait
until you can no longer see or hear steam or
coo lant escaping .
- The engine compartment of any veh icle is a
dangerous area. Before you perfo rm any
work i n the engine compartment, turn of
t he engine and allow i t to cool. Follow the
warn ing stickers
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Open ing rear beve rag e hold ers
.. To open the rear c upholder, press on the sym
bol~ @~
fig. 85 .
Holding beverages at the rear
• To adju st the arm @, swing it in the direct ion
of the ar row .
• Place the beverage in the holde r and re lease
the a rm . T he arm swings back by itself and au
tomat ically secures the bev erage.
Clo sing the rear cupholders
• To close the rear cupholder, press on the center
section between the two arms and p ush the c u
pholder in the s lot as far as it will go.
The ho ld ing arm must be adjusted such that it
lies closely against the cupholder.
A max imum o f two beve rages can be pla ced in
the center armrest .
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can cause an accident and
personal inju ry .
- Never carry any beverage containers with
hot liquids, such as hot coffee or hot tea, in
the vehicle while it is moving . In case of an
acc ident, sudden braking or other vehicle
movement, hot liquid could spill, causing
sca ld ing burns . Spilled hot liquid can also
cause a n accident and personal in ju ry.
- U se only soft c ups in the cupholder. Hard
cups and g lasses can cause injury in an acci
dent.
- Never use the cupholder or adapter as an ashtray -risk of fire .
CD Note
Only dr ink con tainers with lids should be car
r ied in the cupholder. Liquid co uld sp ill out
and damage your vehicle's elec tronic equip
ment or stain the upho lstery, etc .
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Climatized cupholders
Applies to: vehicles with climatized beverage holders
Th e dr iv e r sid e beve rag e hold er can k eep your
beverage warm or cold.
Fig. 8 6 Ce nter co nsole : cl im atize d cu pholder
• Press button @~ fig. 86 to keep your beverage
cold . The button will light up blue .
• Press button ©~
fig. 86 to keep you r beverage
warm . The button wi ll light up red.
• To switch between the two functio ns, press th e
appropr iate button .
• Press @ or© to sw itch off these fea ture . The
ligh t in the bu tton will go ou t.
When cooling, the temperature of the bev erage
holder base will go down to approximately 41
°F
(5 °C) . When warm ing , the temperatu re will be
a ppro ximately 136
°F (58 °(). At 104 °F (40 °()
the warming display will come on@. This is re
minder not to touch the base because it is hot .
The display goes out if the temperature falls be l ow this val ue.
A WARNING
- Never touch the beve rage holder base when
the warming d isplay is on. You can b urn
yourse lf!
- Do not use breakab le beve rage containers
(for examp le made out of g lass or porce
la in). Yo u could be injured by them in case
of an accident.
CD Note
M ake sure your beverage ho lder has a lid. If
not, your beverage could spill out and cause
damage to the veh icle electronic or stain the
seat covers .

Sea ts and stor age
~ Remove the cigarette lighter when it pops out.
The cigarette lighter sho uld on ly be used as a
power so urce for the compressor from the inflat
ab le spare tire/tire repai r kit* when absol ute ly
necessary.
_& WARNING
-
T he cigarette lighter on ly works when the ig
nition is sw itched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to ser ious injuries or burns . For this reason,
children should never be left unattended in
the vehicle beca use this increases the risk of
injury.
12 -volt sockets
Electrical accessories can be connected to every
12-volt socket.
Fig. 90 Sect io n of the tr im pane l of the luggage compart
m ent: 12-volt soc ket
F ig. 9 1 Cente r console: 12-volt socket
~ Open the socket cover c:> fig. 90 or c:> fig. 91 .
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~ Insert the plug of the electrical device into the
socket .
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac
cessories . The power input must not exceed 120
watts .
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There is an additiona l 12-volt socket in the cente r
console.
Befo re yo u purchase any accessor ies, always read
and follow the information inc:>
page 2 78, Addi
tional accessories and parts replacement.
~ WARNING
The power outlets and therefore the electrical
accessories connected to them operate only
with the ign ition on. Improper use of the out
lets or of electrical accessor ies can lead to se
rious injuries o r cause a fire. Fo r this reason,
chi ldren should never be left unattended in
the vehicle -th ey could be injured!
(D Note
To avoid damaging the socket, only use plugs
that fit properly .
(!} Tips
When the engine is off and accessories are
still plugged in and are on, the vehicle battery
can still be drained.
Storing
General overview
There are numerous places to store i tems in your
vehicle.
Glove compartment c:> page 75
Cooling box in glove compa rt-¢ page 75
ment
Storage compartment in the roof
c:> page 75
Coat hooks c:>page 76
Storage in the door panels
Storage net in the front seat-
backs
Sto rage net in luggage compart-
men t
_& WARNING
- Always remove objects from t he i nstr ument
panel. Any items not put away could slide
around inside t he vehicle while driving or
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when accelerating or when applying the brakes or when driving around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that any
thing you may have placed in the center con
sole or other storage locations cannot fall out into the footwells. In case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
accelerate.
- Any pieces of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
The coat hooks are designed only for light
we ight cloth ing. Never hang any clothing
with hard, pointed or heavy objects in the
pockets on the coat hooks. During sudden
braking or in an accident -especially if the
airbag is deployed -these objects could in
jure any passengers inside the vehicle.
Glove compartment
The glove comportment is illuminated and can
be locked.
Fig. 92 Glove compartment
To open glove compartment
.,. Pull the handle in the direction of the arrow
c:> fig. 92 and swing the cover down to open .
To close glove compartment
.,. Push the glove compartment lid upward until
the lock engages.
There are holders for a pen and a pad of paper in
the glove compartment lid.
On the right side in the glove compartment is a holder with the key body into which the emergen
cy key must be clipped to be able to start the ve
hicle.
Seats and storage
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of personal injury in an acci-
dent or sudden stop, always keep the glove
compartment closed while driving.
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-condi
tioning is in cooling mode.
Fig. 93 Glove box with cooling box open and switched on
.,. Open the glove compartment c:> page 75,
fig.
92 .
.,. Turn the rotary switch @counter-clockwise to
switch the cooling on. The symbols on the rota
ry switch must be displayed
c:> fig. 93 accord
ing ly .
.,. Turn the rotary switch @clockwise to switch
the cooling off.
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate control is in the heating mode, we
recommend switching the cooling box off .
Storage compartment in the roof
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Fig. 94 Storage pocket in the roof
.,. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
c:> fig. 94 (Arrow) . The lid opens automatically. Ill>
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Warm and cold Climate control system
Description
The climate control system warms , cools and
adds humidity to the a ir in the veh icle inter ior. It
i s the most effective when the windows and pan
oramic sliding sunroof* ar e closed. If th ere is a
bui ld-up of heat inside th e vehicle, ventilation
can help to sp eed up th e cooling process.
I n all heating mode functions except
defrost, the
b lower only switches to a higher speed once the
engine coolant has reached a certain tempera
ture .
Condensat ion from the cooling system can drip
and fo rm a puddle of water unde r the vehicle.
This is normal and does not mean there is a leak.
Pollut ant filter
The pollutant filter removes pollutants such as
dust and pollen from the air.
The air pollutants filter must be changed at the intervals specified in your Warranty
& Mainte
nance booklet, so that the a ir condit ione r can
p roperly work.
If you drive your vehicle in an area with high air
pollution , the filter may need to be changed
mo re frequently than specified in your Aud i Wa r
ranty
& Ma intenance booklet. If in doubt, ask
your author ized Audi Service Advisor for advice .
Key co ded setting s
The climate control settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote control key
that is i n use .
_&. WARNING
Reduced visib ility is dangerous and can ca use
accidents.
- For safe dr iv ing it is very impo rtant that all
windows be free of ice, snow and condens a
tion .
Warm and c old
- Completely familiarize yourself with the
proper use and function of the heating and
ventilation system and especially how to de
fog and defrost the windows .
- Never use the windshield wiper/washer sys
tem in freezing weather until you have
warmed the windshie ld first, using the heat
ing and vent ilation system . The washe r solu
tion may freeze on the w indshield and re
duce visibility.
(D Note
- If you suspect that the air conditioner has bee n damaged, sw itch the system off to
avoid further damage and have it inspected
by a qualified dea lership.
- Repa irs to the Aud i a ir cond itioner requ ire
special techn ical know ledge and spec ial
t ools. Contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler fo r
assistance.
@ For the sake of the environment
By reduc ing the amo unt of fuel you use, yo u
also reduce the amount of pollutants emitted
into the air.
(D Tips
- Keep the a ir intake slots (in fro nt of t he
w indshield) free from ice , snow and debr is
in orde r to maintain the proper function of
the climate control system .
- T he energy management system may switch
the seat heating* or rear window defroster
off temporarily . These systems are availab le
again as soon as the energy ba lance has
been restored .
- The a ir flowing out of the vents and
throughout the vehicle's ent ire inter ior is
discharged at the rear of the vehicle . Make
sure that the out let slots are not covered by
cloth ing , etc.
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Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTOI button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C) .
Fig . 96 3-zo ne de luxe automat ic cl imate co ntrol: con tro ls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off .
Use the dials to adjust the temperature, the
b lowe r speed and the air distrib ution . The LED in
a bu tton w ill light up when the funct ion is
sw itched on. The sett ings a re displayed for a few
seconds in the radio or MMI* display .
The driver and front passenger side can be ad
jus ted separate ly. Th e settings are also d isplayed
in the clima te control system d isplay.
I O FF j Switching the climate control system
on /off
The IOFFI button swi tches the climate contro l
sys tem on or off. It also switches on when you
press the knob . Ai rf low from o utside is blocked
when the climate con trol system is switched off.
IAIC ! Switching cooling mode on /off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off . T h is can
cause fog on the windows . The cooling mode
sw itches off au toma tic ally when there are cold
outside temperat ures.
la, I Switching recirculation mode on /off
In recirculation mode, the a ir inside the vehicle is
circu lated and filtered . This prevents the unfil
tered a ir o utside the vehicle from e ntering the
veh icle interior . We recommend switching recir-
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culation mode on when driving through a tunnel
or when sitt ing in traffic
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The !AUTO I button or I l1ii> FRONT ! button switches
reci rculation mode off .
I AUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automatic mode main tains a constan t tempera
ture inside the vehicle . Air temperature , airflow
and air distribution are controlled automatically.
Adjusting the temp erature
Temperatures between 60 ° F (+ 16 °C) and 84 ° F
( + 28 °C) can be set . O utside of th is range,
l ow or
high will appear in the radio or MMI* display . At
both of these settings, the climate control sys
tem runs continuously at maximum cooling or
heating power. There is no temperature regula
tion.
~ Adju sting th e airfl ow
You can adjust the airflow manua lly to suit your
needs . To have the airflow reg ulated automati
cally, press the
IAUTO I button.
~ Adjusting the air distribution
Yo u can manual ly select the vents where the air
will flow. To have the air distribut ion regulated
automat ica lly, press the
IAUTO I button. ""