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General information
Always wear safety belts!
Wearing safety belts correctly saves lives!
This chapter explains why safety belts are neces
sary, how they work and how to adjust and wear
them correctly.
~ Read all the information that follows and heed
all of the instructions and WARNINGS.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce the risk of serious
injury and death in automobile accidents.
For your protection and that of your passen
gers, always correctly wear safety belts
when the vehicle is moving.
- Pregnant women, injured, o r physically im
paired persons must also use safety belts.
Like all vehicle occupants, they are more
likely to be serio usly injured if they do not
wear safety belts. The best way to protect a
fetus is to protect the mother -throughout
the entire pregnancy.
Number of seats
Applies to: Vehicles with five seats: Your vehicle
has two front seats and three rear seats. Each
seating position has a safety belt.
Applies to: Vehicles with seven seats: Your
vehicles has two front seats, three seats in the second row and two seats in the third row. Each
seating position has a safety belt.
A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death.
- Never strap more than one person, includ
ing small children, into any belt.
It is espe-
Safety belts
cially dangerous to place a safety be lt over a
child sitting on your lap.
- Never let more peop le ride in the vehicle
than there are safety belts available .
- Be sure everyone riding in the vehicle is
proper ly restrained with a separate safety
belt or ch ild restraint .
Safety belt warning light
Your vehicle hos a warning system for the driver
and front seat passenger to remind you about the importance of buckling-up.
Fig. 227 Safety belt warn ing ligh t in the instrument clus
ter -enlarged
Before driving off, always:
~ Fasten your safety belt and make sure you are
wearing it properly.
~
~ Make sure that your passengers also buckle up
and properly wear their safety belts.
~ Protect children with a child restraint system
appropr iate for the size and age .
The warning light . in the instrument cluster
lights up when the ignition is switched on as a re
minder to fasten the safety belts. In addition,
you w ill hear a warn ing tone for a certain period
of time.
Fasten your safety belt and make sure that your
passengers also properly put on their safety
belts .
A WARNING ,.____ -
-Safety belts are the single most effective
means available to reduce the risk of serious
inj ury and death in automobile accidents.
F or your protection and that of your
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oil that matches the Audi oil quality standard listed on the st icker. The sticker is located at the
front of the engine compartment
c> page 324,
fig . 267.
Audi re comm end s
Ocastrot /[g/j;t{E'g Frtw.::<.. ·-:dr,,JA.L
A ud i recommends Longlife h igh perform ance
e ngin e oil from Audi Genui ne Part s
Using the proper engine oil is important for the
functionality and service life of the eng ine. Your
engine was factory -filled with a high-quality oil
which can usua lly be used throughout the entire
yea r.
Note
Your Limited New Vehicle Warranty does not
cover damage o r malfunctions due to failure
to follow recommended maintenance and use requirements as set fo rth in the Aud i Owner's
Manual and Warranty
& Maintenance booklet.
- Use only a high q ual ity eng ine oil that ex-
pressly complies with the Aud i oil q uality
standard specified for your vehi cle's engine .
Using any other oil can cause serious engine
damage .
- Do not mix any l ubricants o r other additives
into the engine oil. Doing so can cause en
gine damage.
(D Tips
If you need to add oil and there is none availa
b le that meets the Audi oil quality standard
your eng ine requires, you may add a total of
no more than 0.5 qt (0.5 l) of a h igh-quality
"synthet ic" o il that meets the following speci
fications .
- Vehicles with gasoline eng ine: ACEA A3 or
API SM with a viscosity grade of SAE OW-30,
SAE 5W -30 or SAE 5W-40 .
- Vehicles with d iesel eng ine : ACEA C3 or
API CF with a v iscosity grade of SAE OW-30
or SAE 5W -30 .
- For more information about engine o il that
has been approved for your vehicle, please
contact e ither you r authorized Audi dea le r
or A udi C ustome r Relat ions at
Ch eck ing and Filling
1 (800) 822 -2834 or visit our web site at
www.audiusa .com or www .audicanada .ca.
Engine oil consumption
The engin e in your v ehicl e dep ends on an ad e
quat e amount of oil to lubricate and cool all of
its moving parts.
In order to provide effect ive lub rication and cool
ing of inte rnal engine components, all inte rnal
combustion engines consume a certain amount
of oil. Oil consumption varies from eng ine to en
gine and may change significantly over the life of
the engine. Typ ically, engines w ith a specified
break -in period (see
c> page 79) consume more
o il dur ing the break-in per iod than they consume
after oil consumption has stabilized .
Under normal cond itions, the rate of oil con
sumption depends on the qua lity and viscos ity of
the oil, the RPM (revolutions per m inute) at
which the engine is operated, the amb ient tem
perature and road condi tions. Further facto rs a re
the amo unt of oil di lution from water co ndensa
tion or fue l resid ue a nd the oxidation level of the
oi l. As any engine is subject to wear as mileage
builds up, the oi l consumption may increase ove r
time unt il replacement of worn components may
become necessary.
With a ll these variab les coming into play, no
standard rate of oi l consumption can be estab
lished or spec ified . There is no alternative to reg
ular and frequent checking of the oi l level, see
Note .
If the y ellow engine oil leve l warning symbo l Bl
in the instrument cluster lights up, you should
check the o il level as soon as possible
c> page 326. Top off the o il at your earliest con
venience
c> page 326 .
A WARNING
--Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine com-
partment, always read and heed all WARN
I NGS
c> .&. in Working in the engine compart-
ment on page 322.
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Component Situation Solution
T ex til es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
art ifici al leat her, the surface
A lcan tara Water-based deposits Absorbent
cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
b lood, etc.
Oil -based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution
a), blot away the dissolved o il or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain
remover, blot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, nail polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary
a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natu ral le ath er Fresh stains Wool cloth with a mild soap solution a)
Water-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, dried stains: stain
remover suitable for leather
b lood , etc.
Oi [-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain
remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. dried stains: oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot remove r suitab le for leather
as ink, nail polish, la-
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Care Regularly apply condit ion ing c ream that protects from
lig ht and penet rates into the material. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary .
Carbon part s Deposits clean the same way as plast ic parts
a) Mi ld soap solution: maximum two tablespoons of neutral soap in 1 q uart (1 liter) of water
.8, WARNING
The windshield may not be trea ted with wa
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un
favorable cond itions such as wetness, dark
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare.
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
@ Note
- Headlight s/tail li ght s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
- Whe els
-
- Never use any pa int polish or other abra
sive materials .
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately .
-Sen sor s/cam era l enses
- Neve r use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- Neve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clean the camera lens. This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors w ith a plast ic scraper . To
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11 AdBlue heating
12 Third row seats
Fuse panel © (brown)
No . Equipment
2 Telephone
3 Lumbar support
4 Audi side assist
8 Smart module (tank)
9 CD /DVD player
12 Homelink
13 Rearview camera, peripheral cameras
14 Right tail lights
16 Right safety belt tensioner
Fuse panel @ (red)
No .
I Equipment
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace any 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 bulb.
This applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of your car wh ich you can only reach
through the eng ine compartment.
Sheet metal and bulb ho lders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, 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 resea led.
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your author ized Audi dealer replace any bulbs for
you, s ince your dealer has the proper tools, the
correct bulbs and the expert ise.
Gas discharge lamps (Xenon lights):
Fuses and bulbs
Due to the high e lectrica l voltage, have the bulbs
rep laced by a qualified technician. Headlights
with Xenon light are identified by the high volt
age sticker.
LED headlights*
LED headlights require no maintenance. Please
contact your authorized Audi dealer if a bulb
needs to be replaced.
& WARNING ~ -
Changing Xenon lamps without the necessary
equipment can cause serious personal injury.
- Bulbs are pressurized and can explode when
being changed . Potential risk of injury!
- On veh icles equipped with gas discharge
bu lbs (Xenon light) life-threatening injuries
can resu lt from improper handling of the
h igh-vo ltage portions of such lamps!
- Only your authorized Audi dealer or quali
fied workshop shou ld change the bulbs in
gas discharge lamps. There are parts with
sharp edges on the openings and on the bulb holders that can cause serious cuts. If
you are uncerta in about what to do, have
the work performed by an authorized Audi deale r or qualified workshop. Ser ious per
sonal injury may result from improperly per
formed work.
(D Tips
-If you st ill prefer to replace the light bulbs
yourself, be awa re that the engine compa rt
ment is a hazardous area to work in~.&..
in
Working in the engine compartment on
page 322.
-It is best to ask your authorized Audi dealer
whenever you want to change a bulb.
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The discharged battery must be properly con
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charg ing the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negative ground cable to the negative ground
post of the battery manager control unit.
Using the jump start
cable
Both jump start cables must be connected in the
correct order!
Fig. 292 Engine compartment: connect ors for jump start
cables and a charger
Fig. 293 Ju mp starting us ing a battery in another vehicle:
@ -providing current, @-drained
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to prov ide a jump start
for your vehicle .
Vehicle with discharged battery
•Turnoff lights and accessories, move automatic
transmission lever to N (Neutral) or P (Park)
and set parking brake.
Emergency situations
Connecting the positive cable (red) to the
positive terminal
• Open the red cover on the positive terminal
r=>fig. 292 .
1. Secure one end of the positive cable (red) to
the jump start pin
r=> fig. 293 (D (pin under
the red cover = "posit ive") on the vehicle that
needs to be started @.
2. Secure the other end of the positive cable
(red) to the positive termina l@ on the bat
tery provid ing the current @.
Connecting the negative cable (black) to the
negative terminal
3. Secure one end of the negative cable (black)
to the nega tive term inal @ on the battery
that is providing the current @.
4. Secure the other end of the negative cable
(black) to the jump start pin@ (hex head pin
= "negative") on the vehicle that needs to be
started @.
Starting the engine
• Start the engine on the vehicle providing the
jump start @and let it run at idle.
• Now start the engine on the vehicle with the
drained battery @.
• If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat it
after approx imately 30 seconds.
• Remove the cables when the engines are run
ning. Remove them in reverse order from the
way they were installed.
• Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from enter ing the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact with the
battery terminals.
_& WARNING
-To avoid serious personal injury and damage to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch . ..,_
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A/C MAX (button)
A/C (button) ... ........ ..... ... ... . 72, 76
72, 75
ABS .. .. ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 14 8
Accesso ries 66 ,383
Active lane ass ist
C leaning the camera area ......... ... .
also refer to Aud i active lane ass ist .. .. .
Adapt ive a ir suspension
refer to Air suspension ...... .. .. .... .
Adapt ive cr uise control ..... ... .. .. .... .
C leaning the sensor . ..... ... .. .. .... .
Distance indicator and distance warning .
Messages .. .. ............. .. .. .... .
Predictive contro l
............... .....
Traff ic jam ass ist ............. .. .... .
Ad B lue
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .
355
123
134
10 7
355 1 16
116 113
114
3 18
Messages . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 318
Add it io nal accesso ries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Ad justing a ir distribution (automat ic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73, 76
Ad justing the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ad justing the so und . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Ad justing the tempe rature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73, 76
Ad justing the vol ume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Advanced key
refer to Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Ai rbag system . .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 2 73,29 1
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 280
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Chi ld restraints 297
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Da nger of fitt ing a child safety seat on t he
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 4
D . l 1sposa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Fron t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
H ow do the fro nt airbags work? . . . . . . . . 283
How many airbags does my vehi cle have? 280
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
282
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Mon itoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Index
Repairs
Safety instr uctions . ..... . ..... ... .. . .
When m ust t he system be inspected? .. . 288
287
285
Air pressu re
T ires
..... .... .. .. ............... .. 343
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
T ra iler mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 360
All -wheel stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 152
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
All weat her lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
All wheel d rive
refer to q uattro
AMI 152
refer to Aud i music interface . . . . . . . 234, 235
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface 247
An ti-free ze
Windsh ield washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . .
331
An ti-lock b raking system
refer to A BS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-Slip Regu lation
refer to ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Apple Car Play
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 247
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
ASR · · · · · · · .... .. .. ............... .. 148
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi con nect eme rgency call a nd service . . 203
Online roads ide ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 04
Audi connect vehicle contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Parki ng locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Remote locking and unlock ing . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . . . . . 189, 196
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Se rvices ove rview . .. .... ...... ... .. ..
Start ing ..... ... .. ................ .
Audi drive select
. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. ..
Audi Ente rtainment mob ile ........... ..
Audi music interface . . ............... ..
Audi music stream
refer to W i-F i . ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. . .
190
190
134
2 36
234
232
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
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refer to MMI touch
Towing 160
Tow trucks . .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 374
T owing loop ..... .. .. .... ... .. .. . 374,375
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system . ..... . 351
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 , 221
Traffic messages ............... .. .... . 216
Traffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trailer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Trailer mode (air suspension) . . . . . . . . . . 100
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Travel guide
refer to Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Treb le (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Turnassist . .. .. ............... .. .... . 119
T urn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diesel fuel) ....... .. .. .... . 315
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Uniform tire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S0
Unlocking/locking By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 38
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
USB stick
refer to Audi music interface ...... . 234, 23S
V
Vanity m irror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S4
D. ' 1mens1ons .
.. ................ .... . . 379
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S9
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Index
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 78
Transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 77
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Lifting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wheel change mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Vehicle status report Audi connect vehicle contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
VI EW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction steering wheel . . 12, 14
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Vo ice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Volume 253
w
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Web radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Weights.... .... .. ................. .. 379
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 266
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Wheel rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Glossary of t ire and loading terminology . 335
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
397