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and at cold times of the year. A lot of energy is
used but little is generated. It is also critical
when the engine is not running but electrical
equipment is switched on. In this case, energy is
used but none is generated.
In situations like this, energy management will
actively regulate the distribution of energy.
Long periods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, electrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off. This reduces energy use and
ensures the vehicle will be able to start after long
periods of time. Some convenience functions
such as opening with the remote control key may not be available. These convenience functions
will be available again once you switch the igni tion on and start the engine.
With the engine switched off
The vehicle battery will drain if you use Infotain
ment functions such as listening to the radio
while the engine is switched off.
If the vehicle's ability to start may be impaired by
the energy use, a message will appear in the In
fotainment system display. The message indi
cates that the system will switch off automatical ly soon . If you would like to continue using the
functions, you must start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated while
driving, the vehicle battery can drain . This can
happen if little energy is generated but much is
used, and the charge level of the vehicle battery
is not optimal.
To restore the balance of energy, components that require large amounts of energy are temporar ily scaled back or switched off. Heating sys
tems in part icular require a great deal of energy .
If you notice, for example, that the seat heating*
or rear window defogger is not working, then it
has been temporarily reduced or switched off.
These systems are available again as soon as the
energy supply has been restored .
In addition , you may notice that the idle speed
has slightly increased. That is normal and no
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cause for concern . By increasing the idling speed,
the additional required energy will be generated
and the vehicle battery will be charged.
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understand
ing how a vehicle's systems performed . The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle dy
namics and safety systems for a short period of
time, typically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How various systems in your vehicle were oper
ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in
juries occur. NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driving conditions and no personal data (e.g .,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re
corded . However, other parties, such as law en
forcement, could combine the EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac
quired during a crash investigation .
To read data recorded by an EDR, special equip
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed . In addition to the vehicle manu
facturer, other parties, such as law enforcement,
that have the special equipment, can read the in
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the EDR.
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-Never use abrasive cleaning materials or
alcohol to clean the camera lens. This
could cause scratches and cracks.
-Power top
-Remove bird droppings immediately.
-Never use gasoline, spot remover, ben-
zene, paint thinner or other solvents to re
move.
-Door windows
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plastic scraper. To
avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
-Never remove snow or ice from door win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
-To avoid damage to the rear window de
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the heating wires on the inside of the window.
-Decorative parts/trim
-Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
-Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol
ishing or waxing.
-To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight .
-To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots .
-Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi
ately- these could damage the paint.
-Displays/instrument cluster
-The displays/instrument cluster and the
trim surrounding them must not be
cleaned with dry cleaning methods be
cause they could be scratched.
-Make sure that the instrument cluster is
switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it.
-Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
-Controls
-Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
-Safety belts
Care and cleaning
-Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
-Never clean safety belts or their compo
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web bing .
-If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles
,
have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility .
-Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
-Never treat artificial leather/Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents , floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
-Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
-Never use steam cleaners, brushes , hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
-Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
-Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
-Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers .
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
-Natural leather
-Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi
lar products.
-Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
-Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc . when cleaning.
-Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
-To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
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Fuse assignment -interior
Fig. 301 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Ad
Blue engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Power top hyd
raulic pump
F4 Infotainment control panel, Infotainment
components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automat ic transmission)
F7 Climate/heating control, auxiliary heating,
rear window defogger relay
Electromechan ica l parking brake sw itch,
F8 light switch,
rain/light sensor, inte rior
lighting, anti-theft alarm system, diagnos -
tic connector, communication box
F9 Steering column sw itch module
Fl0 Infotainment system display
Fll Dr iver's side safety belt tens ioner
F12 Infotainment components
F13 Suspension
control control module, diag-
nostic connector
F14 Heating/air conditioning system blower
FlS Electronic steering column lock
No .
Fl6
F 17
Fl8
F 19
F20
F21
F2 3
F24
F 2S
F26
F 27
F28
F2 9
F 31
F32
F33
F34
F 3S
F36
F3 7
F38
F39
F 40
F41
F42
F43
F44
F47
F4 8
Fuses and bulbs
Equipment
Infotainment components
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convenience access cont rol module
Engine components
Steering column, steering wheel heating
switch module
Right vehicle electrical system control
module
Panorama glass roof/power top control
module, power top latch
Driver's s ide front/rear power w indows
Seat heating
Sound-amplifier
Convertible top control module
Interior lights
Left vehicle electrical system control mod-
ule
Rearview camera, radar sensor control
module
A irbag
Button i llumination, interior sound, re-
versing light switch, temperature sensor,
coil for neck heating relay and socket relay
Fu nct ion lighting, headl ight range control,
a ir quality sensor, automatic dimming
rearview mirror
R ight headlight
l eft headlight
High-voltage battery
Passenger's s ide front/rear power win -
dows
Sockets Passenger's side safety belt tensioner
Cen tral locking components, windshield
washer system
Interior lights
Al l wheel drive
Rear w indow wiper
Outer sound actuator
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Fuses and bulbs
No . Equipment
F49 Starter, clutch sensor, high-voltage bat-
tery, power electronics
FS3 Rear window defogger
The power seats* are protected via
circuit break
ers
that automatically switch on after a few sec
onds after the overload has been reduced.
Fuse assignment - engine compartment
F ig . 302 Engine co mpa rtment: fuse assignmen t
No. Equipment
Fl E
lectronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
F2 Electronic Stabilization Control ( ESC)
F3 Engine control module
Engine components, eng ine cooling, aux-
F4 ilia
ry heater coil relay (1+2), secondary
air injection pump relay
FS Engine components, tank system
F6 Brake light sensor
F7 Engine components, water pumps
FB Heat oxygen sensor
F9 Engine components, exhaust door, glow
time control module
FlO Fue l injectors, fuel control module
366
No . Equipment
Fll Auxiliary heater heating element 2
, en-
gine components
F l2 Auxiliary heater heating element 3
Fl3 Automatic transmission
F lS Horn
F l6 Ignition coils, CNG cut-off valve, power
and control electronics
Fl7 Elec
tronic Stabilization Control (ESC), en -
gine contro l module
Fl8 Terminal 30 (voltage
reference), battery
monitoring
F19 Windshield wipers
F20 Anti-theft alarm system
F 22 Terminal SO diagnosis, engine control
module
F2 3 Starter
F 24 Auxiliary heater heating element 1, brake
booster
F31 Vacuum pump, water pump
F33 Brake booster
F34 Brake booster
F35 A/C function relay
F37 Parking heater
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
cu lt 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 which you can only reach
through the engine compartment.
Sheet meta l and bulb holders can have sharp
edges that can cause serious cuts, parts must be
correctly taken apa rt and then properly put back
together to help prevent breakage of parts and
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Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
pre sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Prompt
refer to Command (vo ice recognition sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Proper oc cupant seating positions . . . . . . . 248
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 151
Que stion
What happens to unbelted occupants? 259
R
Radiator fan 324
Radio ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 217
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 219
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rad io text .. .. ................ ..... . 218
Station list . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 217
Ra in/light sensor
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 57
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Range (tank level) . .... ......... .. .. . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
;:::: Rear lid ,.__
~ Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 0 N > 00
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems
Rear w indow defogger
Index
148
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Recirculation mode Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .... .. .. ............... .. 313
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
R emote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
R epairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
R eplacing wip er blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Re sta rt (MM I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 86
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ......... ... .. ... ........... ... 342
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 256
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 200
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