Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 148
Elect ronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 14 8
Brakes ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 150
Electromechanica l steer ing, a ll-wheel
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
All-wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Energy ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Reco rde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 6
M MI On/Off knob with joystic k function . . 156
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 157
M MI operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI touc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Contro l knob with joystick f unction . . . . . 162
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
L etter/numbe r speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fr ee tex t sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
M enus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 169
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Command overview inform ation . . . . . . . . 169
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
External vo ice operat ion 174
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Listening to voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tr oubleshoo ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
~ Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 189 ......
~ Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 N
8 Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189 0 :E: '
Configuration thro ugh myAudi . . . . . . . . . 189
Opening A udi connect (Infotainment) . . . 190
A udi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 190
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Configuring the data connection . . . . . . . . 196
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
i nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 199
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Additional o ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Remote locking and un lo cki ng . . . . . . . . . 20 0
Vehicle sta tus report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Speed Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Online Aud i serv ice reques t . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Eme rgency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
E mergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Online roads ide ass ista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
N avigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Open ing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
E nte ring a des tina tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Persona l rou te ass ist ance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Alte rnative rou tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Map. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 215
Online map d isp lay ................ .. 217
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Radio ............................. 223
Open ing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Addition al settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
3
u co ...... N r-... N ...... 0
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(ESC) ./
¢page29
Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
¢page 149
Brake system
¢page29
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)./
¢page29
Canada models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)./
¢page29
Safety systems ./
¢page29
USA models:
Brake pads
¢page29
Canada models:
Brake pads
¢page29
Electromechanical parking brake
¢page26
Tire pressure
¢page 351
-'
Tire pressure
_ ¢page351
Engine control
¢page30
Engine control (diesel engine)
¢page30
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
./
¢page30
Diesel particulate filter*
¢page30
Engine speed limitation
¢page 30
Engine oil level (MIN)
¢page27
Engine oil level (MAX)
¢page326 Cockpit overview
Engine
oil sensor
¢page 31
Engine warm -up request
¢ page 31
Battery charge
c>page 27
Tank system
i=>page 31
Washer fluid level
¢page 31
Windshield wipers
¢page 31
Remote control key
¢page 82
Driver's door
¢page 31
Battery in remote control key
¢page 36
Bulb failure indicator
¢page 31
Headlight range control system
¢page 32
Adaptive light*
c>page 32
Light/rain sensor
c>page 32
Active lane assist*
c>page 124
Audi s ide assist*
c> page 131
Audi pre sense*
¢page 122
Night vision assist*
c>page 134
Parking aid*
c>page 146
Transmission
c>page 95
Steering lock
c>page28
Engine start system
c>page28
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Cockpit over view
Electromechan ica l power stee ring,
all-wheel steer ing*
<=:> page 152
Air suspension*
c::>page28
Air suspension*
c::>page28
Sport differentia l*
c::> page32
Backrest*
c::> page 61
Eme rgency call function*
c::> page204
Ad B lue*
c::> page 318
Ad Blue *
c::> page 318
Other indicator lights
)\
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- -------------Tu rn signa ls
<=:> page 32
Trailer turn signals*
c::>page33
USA models :
Cruise control system*
<=:>page 102
Canada mod els:
Cruise control system*
<=:> page 102
Adapt ive cruise control*
<=:> page 109
Adapt ive cruise control*
<=:> page 109
Adapt ive cruise control*
<=:>page 109
Adaptive cruise control*
<=:>page 109
Adaptive cr uise control *
c::> page 110, c::> page 113
Adaptive cruise control *
c::> page 113
Traffi c jam assist*
c::> page 114
Active lane assist*
c::> page 124
Predictive eff iciency assist*
<=:> page 105
USA models:
Predictive efficiency assist *
<=:>page 105
Canad a model s:
Predictive eff ic iency assis t*
<=:> page 105
Predictive eff iciency assist*
¢ page 105
Pred ictive eff iciency assist*
c::> page 105
Predictive eff iciency assist*
<=:> page 105
Hill descent assist
c::>page 150
Start/Stop system*
c::>page 84
Start/Stop system*
~page 84
Remote control key
c::> page 84
Ad Blue*
c::> page 318
Transmission
c::> page 95
Air suspension*
c::> page 13 7
Adaptive cruise contro l*
c::> page 110,
Traffic jam assist*
¢ page 116
Traffic jam assist*
c::> page 116
Audi pre sense*
<=:> page 122
USA mode ls:
Elec tromechanical parking brake
c::> page 26
Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally . You
have the following options:
- Remote control key <=>
page 3 7,
- Sensors in the door handles" <=>
page 37,
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door <=> page 39,
or
- Interior central locking switch <=>
page 38.
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
vehicle and flash once when you lock the vehicle.
If they do not flash, then one of the doors , the
rear lid or the hood is not closed.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock)
The Auto Lock funct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/h).
The vehicle can be unlocked if the opening func
tion in the centra l locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors will a lso automat ica lly unlock to allow
access to the veh icle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid will lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the dr iver's door or the en
tire vehicle should be unlocked when unlocking
<=>page 39.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when all of the doors and
the luggage compartment l id are closed and the
remote control key is not in the vehicle . This
he lps to prevent you from locking yourse lf out
accidentally .
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock
ing your remote control key in the vehicle :
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-If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
!'.rl button on the re
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a door .
- If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug
gage compartment lid automatica lly unlocks
again after closing it.
- If the convenience key* that was last used is de
tected ins ide the vehicle, then the vehicle will
not be able to lock from the outside .
Closing aid on the door s*
The vehicle doors are equipped with closing aids.
When closing a door, yo u only have to let it fall
lightly into the latch. It then closes automatically
<=> &. .
A WARNING
-
-When you lock your vehicle from outs ide,
nobody - especially children -sho uld rema in
inside the vehicle. Remember, when you
loc k the vehicle from the outside the win
dows cannot be opened from the inside.
- When you leave the vehicle, always take the
ign it ion key with yo u. This will prevent pas
sengers (ch ildren, for examp le) from acci
dentally being locked in the vehicle shou ld
they accidentally press the power locking
switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un
supervised. In an emergency it would be im
possible to open the doors from the outside
w ithout the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure nothing
can interfere with the door. Th is could
cause serious personal inj ury.
- You can stop the door from closing at any
time by pulling on the inside or outside
door handle.
(D Tips
-Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-The LE D in the drive r's door rai l blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If t he LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunct ion in the cent ral locking
system. Have the p roblem corrected by an
a uth orized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Se rvice Fac ility.
Key set
Fig. 20 You r ve hicle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
You can unlock/ lock your veh icle w ith the remote
control key . A mecha nica l key is integ rated in the
remo te contro l key ~
page 36.
@ Key fob with vehicle code
Appl ies to vehicles w ith Audi connect vehicle control
Open the key tag and scratch to reveal the veh icle
code. You can unlock the Audi connect vehicle
control services* for your veh icle with this vehicle
code . For additional informat ion, see
~ pag e 199.
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de
activated .
It is important to bring a ll keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to you r
in sura nce company.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the Infotainment system . To do
~ this, select the I M ENU I butto n >Vehicl e> left ......
~ control b utton > Service & checks > Vehicle in-
N 8 formation . This way, you can m ake sure th at you
0 :E ha ve all th e keys when p urch asing a used vehicle .
Electronic immobilizer
T he immobilizer preve nts unau thori zed use of
t h e vehi cle.
Un der certai n circumstan ces, the vehicle may not
be able to start if there is a key from a diffe ren t
vehicle manufa cture r on the key c hain .
Data in the master key
When driving, service and ma intenance-re levant
da ta is cont inuo usly stored in you r remote con
t rol key . Yo ur Audi se rvice advisor can rea d ou t
t hi s data and tell you abo ut the w ork yo ur vehicle
needs. This app lies also to ve hicles w ith a con
ven ience key* .
Personal co nvenience settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
th at each perso n always u ses "thei r own " maste r
k ey. W hen the ig nitio n is t urne d off or when the
vehicle is lo cked , pe rsonal conve nien ce settings
for the follow in g systems are stored and as
s igned to the remote master key .
- Climate con trol sys te m
- Steer ing whee l heating *
- Ce ntral loc king system
- Interior lighting*
- Exterior light ing
- Rain sensor
- Memory function *
- Par king aid*
- Adapt ive cr uise con trol*
- Ac tive lane assist*
- Side assist*
- Traff ic jam assist *
- Distance warning*
- Night visio n assis t*
- Aud i p re sense *
- Spe ed wa rn in g*
The stored settings are automat ica lly recalled
whe n you unlock the vehicle, ope n the doo rs or
tu rn on th e ign ition .
_&. WARNING
-Always tak e t he ve hicle key w ith yo u wh en
l e av ing t he veh icle, eve n for a shor t per io d of
ti m e. Th is app lies par tic ularly w he n c hildr en
-
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Opening and clo sin g
remain in the vehicle. Otherw ise the children
cou ld start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows.
@ Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key can
be temporarily disrupted by interfe rence
from transmitters near the vehicle working i n the same frequency range (such as a cell
phone or radio equipment) . A lways check i f
your vehicle is locked!
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢ page 384 .
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 2 1 Remote cont ro l ma ster key: remov ing t he mec han i·
cal ke y
.. Press the release buttons@¢ fig. 21 and re
move the mechanical key from the remote con
trol key .
Using the mecha nica l key , you can:
- Lock/un lock the glove compartment.
- Manually lock/u nlock the veh icle
c::;, page 39.
- Emergency lock the doors c::;, page 39 .
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LED and battery in the remote control key
Fig. 22 Remote con tro l key : remo ving t he ba tte ry h olde r
Fig. 23 Remo te control key (rea r sid e): remov ing t he b at·
t ery ho lde r
LED in the remote control key
The L ED @ informs you of the remote con trol key
func tion.
"' If you press a bu tton briefly, the LED blinks
once .
"'If you press and hold a b utton (co nvenience
open ing/clos ing), the LED b links several times.
"' If the LED does not blink, the remote contro l
key battery is dead. The
Ill indicator light tu rns
on and the message
Remote control key : re
place key battery
appears. Replace the battery
i n the remote control key.
Replacing the remote control k ey batte ry
"'Press the release buttons @¢ fig. 22 and re
move the mechan ica l key.
"' Press the release buttons ©
c::;, fig. 23 on the
battery holder while pull ing the battery holder
out of the remote control key in the direction of
the arrow .
"' Insert the new battery with the'' +" symbo l fac·
ing down.
"' Slide the battery holde r carefully into the re·
mote co ntro l key .
u (0 ...... N r--. N ...... 0
0
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@J For the sake of the environment
Discharged batteries must be disposed of us
ing methods that will not harm the environ
ment . Do not dispose of them in household
trash .
(D Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the original battery in the re
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig . 24 Remote control key : button programm ing
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the@ button
¢fig. 24.
.. To lock the vehicle, press the {fJ button once.
.. To unlo ck the luggage compartment lid, press
the
c::::J button briefly .
.. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
and hold the
C:$ button for at least one second .
.. To trigger the alarm, press the red
I PANIC I but
ton. The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
turn on .
.. To switch off the alarm, press the red
I PANIC I
button again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the hood, or the luggage compa rtment lid are
opened within 45 seconds, the veh icle locks
again automatically. This feature prevents the ve
hicle from being accidentally left unlocked over a
long period of time.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the entire vehicle or only the driver's door
Open ing and closing
is un locked when unlocking the vehicle
¢ page 39.
.&_ WARNING
-No one, especially children, should stay in the
vehicle when it is locked from the outside, be
cause the windows can no longer be opened
from the inside ¢
page 40. Locked doors
make it more difficult for emergency workers
to get into the veh icle, wh ich puts lives at
r isk.
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the veh icle.
- The vehicle can only be locked when these
lector lever is in the P position .
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle . Otherwise, you could un
intentionally lock the vehicle . If you then try
to open a door, the anti-theft alarm will
trigger. If this happens, press the unloc k
button@.
- Only use the panic function in an emergen
cy .
Unlocking/locking with the convenience
key
App lies to: vehicles with convenience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con
trol key .
Fig. 25 Door handle: locking the vehicle
Unlocking the vehicle
.. Gr ip the door hand le. The door un locks auto
mat ically .
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Opening and clo sin g
• Pullon the door handle to open the door.
Locking the v ehic le
• Se lect the P posit ion, because the vehicle can
not be locked otherwise .
• To lock the veh icle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
o nce ¢ fig. 25 . Do
not hold the door handle while doing this .
You can un lock/lock the vehicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap
p roximate ly 4 feet (1. 5 m) away from the door
handle. It makes no difference whether the mas
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief case, for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function.
The door cannot be opened for a br ief period di
rectly af ter lock ing it. This way you have the op
portun ity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the ent ire ve hicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocki ng the vehicle
¢ page 39 .
A WARNING
Read and following a ll WARNINGS ¢&. in De
scription on page 34 .
@ Tips
If your vehicle is le ft standing fo r a long peri
od of time, note the following:
- T he energy management system grad uall y
turns off unnecessa ry cohvenience functions
to prevent the vehicle batte ry from draining
and to ma intain the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possib le. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle using the convenie nce
key.
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Central locking switch
Fig. 26 D river 's doo r: cen tra l lo cking sw it c h
• To lock the vehicle, press the @ button ¢&. -
• To unlock the vehicle, press the
63 button.
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch , the following applies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possib le (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a light) .
- The L ED in the centra l locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- You can open the doors ind iv idually from the
inside by pulling the door handle .
- In the event of a crash with airbag dep loyment,
the doors unlock a utomatica lly to allow access
to the vehicle .
A WARNING
-The central lock ing switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
ID but
ton is pressed .
- The central lock ing switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide .
- Locked doors ma ke it more diffic ult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk . Do not leave anyone
behind in the ve hicle, especially c hild ren.
- Read and following a ll WARNINGS ¢&.
in
Description on page 34.
{D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)¢
page 34. You can unloc k the vehicle