
Check ing and F illing
right brake fluid and the know -how to do this for
you.
A WARNING
- Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed orig inal container out of
the reach of chi ldren!
- B rake failure can resu lt from old or inappro
pr iate brake flu id. Observe these precau
t ions:
- Use on ly brake fluid that mee ts SA E speci
fi cation) 17 0 3 and confo rms to Fede ral
Motor Ve hicle Standard 116. Always check
wit h your authorized Audi dealer to make
sure you are using the correct brake fluid.
The cor rect type o f brake fluid is a lso indi
cated on the brake fluid reservoir.
- The brake fluid must be new. Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake flu id is left in the system too long.
This ca n ser iously affect t he efficiency of
the bra kes as well as your safety. This
could result in an acc ident.
{U) Note
Brake fluid w ill damage the pa int of yo ur vehi
cle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
brake flu id as we ll as the special tools re
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec
ommend tha t you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi d ealer.
Battery
General information
Unde r normal operating conditions, the battery
i n your Audi does not need any maintenance.
W ith
high outs ide temperat ures o r long da ily
d rives we recommend that you have the electro
lyte leve l checked by an a uth orized Audi dea le r or
qua lified wor kshop. The e lectroly te leve l should
a lso be checked each time the batte ry is ch a rged
¢ page 314.
312
Have t he battery chec ke d when yo u take yo ur ve
hicle in for service . You are we ll advised to re
place a battery that is o lder than 5 yea rs .
With ce rta in types o f airbag deployment, t he
b atte ry is disconnected from the veh icle elect ri
ca l system for safety reasons ¢.&
in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 268.
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some ve hicl e fu nctions (power window regula
tors, for examp le) are lost if the batte ry te rm i
nals a re disconnected . These f unc tions have to be
relearned after the battery term inals are con
nected again . To p revent this, the battery should
o nl y be disconnected from the vehicle electrical
system when absolute ly necessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not d rive yo ur vehicle ove r a period of
severa l days o r weeks, electr ica l components are
grad ua lly cut back or switched of f. T his reduces
energy consumpt ion and maintains start ing ca
pability over a longer period ¢
page 138.
Some of the convenience functions may not oper
ate, such as the inter ior lights or the power seat
adjustment . The convenience functions will be
available again w hen you turn on the ignit io n and
start the eng ine .
Winter operation
Dur ing the winte r months, battery capacity tends
to decrease as tempe ratures drop. This is be
ca use more power is also consumed while start
i ng, and t he headlights, rear w indow defogger,
etc ., are used more often.
Avo id unnecessary powe r consumption, partic u
l a rly in city traffic or when traveling o nly short
distances . Let your author ized Audi dealer check
the capacity of the vehicle battery before win ter
sets in ¢
page 314 . A well charged battery will
n ot only p reve nt sta rting prob lems when the
we ather is co ld , but will also last longer.
@ Tips
I f yo ur vehicle is left sta nding for several
weeks at extreme ly low te mpera tures, th e ve-
h icl e b att ery should be re mo ved and store d
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Index
Parking system
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . 125, 126
P a rking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
M alf unct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2
P a rking system p lus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
P eripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pe riphe ral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rea r parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Particu late filter (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Pa rts replaceme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Pass-throug h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
P ASSEN GER AIR BAG ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Paths (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
P e d als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pe rsonal ro ute assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Pe rsonal W i-F i hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Phone book
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
P hys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal collision . . . 246
P icture format (v ideo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
P layback (med ia) .................. ... 217
Pl aylis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Point of interes t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
also refer to Point of inte rest . . . . . . . . . . 190
P olishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Pollutant fi lter (climate control system) . . . . 68
Power window Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 46
P ower wi ndows
M alf u nct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Predict ive efficiency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Pregnant women Special cons iderations when wear ing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
P reheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Collision avo idance ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
D river mess ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11
376 Front . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Turn assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Prese nta tion mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
P resets list
refer to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Progra m guide
Radio . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 205
P rogramming bu ttons (multifunction stee ring
whee l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Prompt
refer to Command (voice recognition sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Proper occ upant seat ing positions . . . . . . . 237
P roper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Occupants ........ ... ..... .......... 237
Rear passe ngers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Q
quatt ro (all whee l drive) .... . .. .... ... .. 137
Se lective wheel torque cont rol . . . . . . . . . 134
Quest ion
Wh at h appens to unbe lted o ccupan ts? 246
R
Radio ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 204
Addi tional station informatio n . . . . . . . . . 206
P resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7
Radio text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Station list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rain/ light sensor
Hea dlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Intermit ten t mode (winds hield wipers) . . . 56
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Random playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Range ( tank leve l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO