Instruments and indicator lights
Engine control
c::> page 15
Emi ssions control system
c::> page 15
Engine speed limitat io n
c::> page 15
Engine oil level
c::> page 15
Engine oil senso r
c::> page 16
Battery charge
c::> page 13
Tank system
c::> page 16
Washer fluid level
c::> page 16
W indshield wipe rs
c::> page 16
Remote control key
c::> page 58
Battery in remote control key
c::> page 27
Bulb failure ind icator *
c::> page 16
Headlight range control system
c::> page 17
Adaptive light*
c::> page 17
- Light/
rain sensor*
• c::> page 17
Transmiss ion
c::> page 68 0
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Central indicator light
c::> page 14
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Electromechan ical steer ing./
c::> page 91
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Adapt ive dampers*
c::> page 17
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Rear spoiler
c::> page 92
Other indicator lights
- T
ur n signals
Ii ii c::> page 17
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Rea r safety be lt./
c::> page 13
USA mod els : cru ise cont rol system*
c::> page 70
C anada models : cruise control sys
tem *
c::> page 70
Active lane assist*
c::> page 73
Conven ience key
c::> page 59
Electromechanica l park ing brake
c::> page 11
Active lane assist*
¢ page 73
Audi side assist *
c::>page 78
Transm iss io n
c::> page 68
Electromechan ica l park ing brake
c::> page 11
Rear safety belt./
c::> page 13
Rear safety belt./
c::> page 13
USA models: speed warn ing sys
tem"
c::> page 70
Canada models: speed warn ing sys
tem*
c::> page 70
High beams
<=:> page 37
BRAKE /{(JJ) Brak e sys te m
If this indicato r light turns on, there is a malfunc-
tion in the b rake system .
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Instruments and indicator lights
'1=1";.. Engine oil sensor
• Oil level sy stem : malfunction! Plea se con
tact S ervic e
The senso r to check the engine oil level has
fa iled. Drive to an au thorized Aud i dea le r or a u
thor ized Audi Se rvice Facil ity immediate ly to have
the ma lfun ction co rrected.
II O il l ev el sen sor : oil chang e nece ssar y. Plea se
con tact Service
The engine oil leve l is too high.
Drive to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
CJ) Note
Refer to the description in the Owner's Man
ual ¢
page 248, Checking the engine oil level
and adding engine oil.
Bl Tank system
00] Pl ea se refuel
If the indicator lig ht turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 1.9
ga l (7 L) of fue l left in the tank.
D Plea se refuel immediately
If the ind icator lig ht turns on the message ap
pea rs, the fue l tank is almos t empty. Refuel the
veh icle immed iate ly.
D Tan k system : ma lfun ction! Plea se contact
Servic e
If the indicator light turns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunction in the tank sys
tem.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
@ For the sake of the environment
Fuel should never enter the sewer system or
come into contact w ith the ground.
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(D Tips
More information on refueling is available on
page ¢
page 241 .
~ Washer fluid level
m Please add washe r fluid
Fill the washer fluid for the windshie ld washer
system and the headlight washer system* when
the ignit ion is switched off¢
page 253.
@wind shield wipers: malfunction! P lease
conta ct Se rvice
There is a ma lfunction with the windsh ield wip
ers .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
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If the II ind icator light turns on, a bulb has
failed. The message indicates the location of the
bulb .
Replace the bulb immediately.
Vehicle light s: malfunction! Please contact
Ser vice
There is a m alfu nction in the headlights or the
li gh t sw itch. Dr ive to an a uthor ized Audi dealer or
a uth orized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty immedia tely to
have the malfunction cor rected.
_& WARNING
- Light bulbs a re under p ressure and can ex
plode when b ulbs are replaced, wh ic h in
creases the risk of injury .
- With gas -discharge lamps* (xenon head
lights), the high-vo ltage component must
be handled appropriately. Otherw ise, there
is a risk of fatal injury .
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~(D Headlight range control system
Iii Headlight range control : malfun ction! See
owner' s manual
There is a malfunction in the headlight range
control system, which may ca use g lare fo r othe r
d rivers.
Drive to an aut horized Aud i dea le r o r a uthorize d
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected .
§0 Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive light
l;J Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own
er's manual
There is a malfunc tion in the adapt ive lig hts . T he
h eadligh ts still f unction.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have t he
mal funct ion corrected .
~ Light/rain sensor
El Automatic headlights: malfunction! See
owner 's manual
El Automatic wipers: malfunction! See owner's
manual
The light/rain sensor is malfunct io ni ng .
The low beams remain switched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO position. You can continue to tur n the
lights on and off using the light switch. You can
still cont rol a ll w iper functions that are inde
pendent of the ra in sensor .
Drive to an authori zed Aud i dea le r or a uthori zed
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
; Adaptive dampers
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi drive select
B Suspension : malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is an adaptive damper malf unct ion.
Instruments and ind icator lights
D rive to an au thori zed A udi dealer or au tho rized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
¢i ¢ Turn signals
If the . or 1B indicator light blinks, a turn sig
nal is turned on . If both indicato r lights a re blink
i ng, the emergency flashers are on .
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malf u nction ind icator lamp ( MIL) ¢4 in t he
i ns trument cluste r is pa rt of the On Board D iag
nost ic System (OB D II).
The wa rning/indicator lig ht tu rns on when the ig
nition is switched on and turns off once the en
gine is started a nd is r unning in idle at a s table
spe ed . T his ind icates t hat the MIL is f unct io ni ng
c or rectly.
If the lig ht does not turn off after start ing the
engine or t urns o n while drivi ng, this may ind i
cate there is a malfunction in the eng ine . If the
i ndica to r tur ns o n, the cata lytic conve rter m ay be
d am aged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avo id
high speeds for extended per iods of t ime and/o r
fast accele rat ion) and have the ma lfu nction cor
rec ted . See an aut hor ized A udi de aler or au thor
i z ed Audi Service F acili ty.
T he in dicator may turn on if the e lectro nic speed
li mi ter is faulty. For ad dit io nal informa tio n, see
~ page 70, Ele ct ronic speed limite r.
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Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and u nlock the veh icle centrally . You
h ave the following options:
- Remote contro l key <=>
page 2 7,
- Sensors in the door hand les*
<=> page 28,
-Lock cylinder on the driver's door<=> page 30,
or
- Centra l locking switch inside<=>
page 29.
Auto Lock
The Auto Lock f uncti on lock s all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid on ce the spee d has ex
ceede d approximately 9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle can be unlo cked if the open ing f unc
t ion in the centra l loc king system sw itch is used
or one o f the door ha nd les is pulled. The Auto
L oc k function can be sw itched on and off in the
I nfotainment system
<=> page 29.
In the event of a crash wi th air bag deployment,
t he doors will a lso automa tic all y unlock to allow
access to the ve hicle.
Selective unlocking
The doo rs and luggage compartmen t lid w il l lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
sys tem w hether
only the d river's door or the en
tire ve hicl e should be unlocked when unlocking
<=> page 29 .
Turn signals
The tu rn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
ve hicl e and f lash once when you lock the veh icle.
If the b linki ng continues, one of the do ors or the
l uggage compartment lid is not closed or the ig
nition is still switched o n.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The follow ing cond it io ns prevent you from lock
in g your remo te contro l key in the vehicle :
- If the dr iver's door is open, the veh icle cannot
be locked by pressi ng the
ill] button o n the re-
Open ing and closing
mote contro l key o r touching the locking sen
sor* on a door.
- W he n l ocki ng us ing the ~ button in the central
loc king switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open <=>
page 29.
-On ve hicles with a convenience key*, the lug
gage compartment lid unlocks again after clos
ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug
gage compartment. The emergency flas hers
blink four times .
Do not lock your vehicle w ith the remote cont rol
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
l u ggage compartment lid are closed . Th is helps
to prevent you from lock ing you rself out acciden
tally .
(D Tips
- Do not leave val uables unattended in the ve
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the veh icle. If the LED lights up for
app roximately 30 seconds after lock ing,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have th e problem cor rected by a n
authoriz ed A udi dealer o r authoriz ed Audi
Service Facili ty.
Key set
Fig . 14 Yo ur veh icle key set
@ Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
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You can unloc k/lock you r vehicle wi th the remo te
c ontro l key . A me chani cal key is in tegr ated in the
r emote cont rol key¢
page 26 . ll>
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Opening and closing
& WARNING
No one, especially children, should stay in the
vehicle when it is locked from the outside, be
cause the w indows can no longer be opened
from the inside¢
page 30. Locked doors
make it more difficu lt for eme rgency workers
to get into the vehicle, which puts lives at
risk.
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
a re within view of the vehicle.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
in side the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un
in tent ionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the
alarm would be triggered. If this happens,
press the un lock button@.
- The selector lever must be in the P position
on vehicles with a convenience key*. Other
wise the vehicle will not be ab le to lock .
- Only use the panic function in an emergen
cy.
Unlocking and locking with the
convenience key
App lies to: ve hicles with conven ience key
The doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con
trol key .
Fig. 19 Door han dle : senso r
Unlocking the vehicle
.,. Grip the door handle . The door unlocks auto
matically.
.,. Pull on the door handle to open the door.
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Locking the vehicle
.,. Place the selector lever in the P position (auto
matic transmissions), or else the vehicle wi ll
not be able to lock.
.,. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle once¢
fig. 19. Do
not hold the door handle while doing this .
You can unlock/lock the vehicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap
prox imately S ft (1.5 m) away from the door han
dle. It makes no difference whether the master
key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function.
The door cannot be opened for a brief period di
rectly after locking it. This way you have the op
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the entire vehicle or on ly one of the doors
is un locked when un locking the vehicle
¢ page 29.
& WARNING
Read and follow ing all WARNINGS. ¢ A in
Key set on page 26
{!) Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of t ime, note the following :
- The proximity sensor sw itches off after a
few days to
save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to un lock the
vehicle and a second time to open it.
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing
and to maintain the vehicle's ability to start
for as lon g as poss ible. You may not be ab le
to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanati on on conformity with the
FCC reg ulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 304.
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Opening and closing
Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 26 Driver's door: power w indow controls
All power window sw itches have a two-stage
function:
Opening and closing the windows
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"'To open or close the w indow completely, press
the switch down or pu ll the switch up br iefly to
the second level. The operation will stop if the
switch is pressed/p ulled aga in.
.. To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
(D Left doo r
@ Right door
A WARNING
- Pay careful attention when closing the win
dows. Pinching could cause serious injur ies.
- When locking the vehicle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency .
(D Tips
- You can still open and close the windows for
approximately 10 minutes after turning the i gnition
off. The power windows do not
switch
off until the driver's door or front
passenger's door has been opened.
- When you open the doors, the w indows au
tomatically lower approximately 10 mm.
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· Convenience opening/closing
All windows can be opened and closed at the
same time.
Convenience opening feature
.. Press the~ button on the remote control key
until all windows reach the desired position.
Convenience closing feature
.. Press the (TI button on the remote control key
until a ll windows are closed~&. or
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
.. Touch the sensor* on the door handle long
enough until all windows are closed . Do not
place your hand in the door handle when doing
this.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
.. Select in the Infotainment system : IMENU! but
ton
>Ve hicle > left control button >V ehicle set
t in gs .
To enable the convenience window opening func
tion, the
Long press to open windows function
must be switched
on .
A WARNING
-Never close the w indows carelessly or in an
uncontrolled manner, because this increas
es the risk of injury.
- For security reasons, the windows can only
be opened and closed with the remote con
trol key at a maximum distance of approx i
mate ly 6 ft (2 m) away from the vehicle.
When pressing the~ button, always watch
the windows while they are closing so that
no one is pinched in the window. The closing
process will stop immediately when the~
button is released.
Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 30 Instrument panel: l ight sw itch
Li ght switch ·~ -
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Tu rn the switch to the corresponding position.
When the lights are switched on, the
;oo: symbo l
turns on .
0 -lights are off (in some markets, the daytime
running lights* are switched on when the ignition
is switched on.)
- USA models : the daytime running lights switch
on automatically when the ignition is switched on and the light switch is set to the
O or the
AUTO position (only in daylight). The D ayt ime
runn ing lights
can be switched on and off in
the MMI
c:;, page 37c:;, &..
-Ca nad a model s: the daytime running lights
switch on automatically when the ignition is
switched on and the light switch is set to the
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AUTO* - automatic headlights switch on and off
depending on br ightness, for example in twilight,
during ra in or in tunnels.
;oo: -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
l~"' I -All-wea ther lights*
@il -Rear fog light(s)
All-weather light s*
In vehicles with all-weathe r lights, the front
lights are adjusted automatically so that you are
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l ess likely to see g lare from your own head lights,
for example when driving on a wet road.
Automatic dynamic headlight range control
system*
You r vehicle is equipped with a headlight range
contro l system so that there is less g lare for on
coming t raffic if the vehicle load changes. The
headlight range also adjusts automatically when
braking and accelerat ing.
Light functions
The following light funct ions may be avai lable
depending on ve hicle equ ipment and only f unc
tion when the light switch is in the AUTO posi
tion.
Static cornering light* (vehicles with LED head
li ghts) -the cornering light switches on automat
ica lly when the steer ing whee l is turned at acer
ta in angle at speeds up to approximate ly 44 mph
(70 km/h) and when the turn s ignal is activated
at speeds up to approximately 25 mph (40 km/ h) . The area to the side of the vehicle is illum inat
ed bette r when turn ing.
H ighway light fun ction * (vehicles with LED head
lights) - this function adapts the lighting for
highway driv ing based on veh icle speed .
Speed dependent light distributio n* (vehicles
with LED headlights) -the speed dependent light
distribution adapts the light in towns a nd on
highways or expressways . Intersections can a lso
be illumina ted on veh icles w ith a navigation sys
tem*.
& WARNING
- Autom atic headlig hts* are o nly inten ded to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsi bility to check the head
lights and to t urn them on manually based
on the current light and vis ibility conditions.
For examp le, fog cannot be detected by the
light sensors. So always switch o n the low
beam under these weather condit ions and
when dr iv ing in the da rk
io.
- The rear fog lights should only be turned on
in acco rdance w it h traffic regulations, to
prevent glare for traffic behind your vehicle . ..,.
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-If the battery has been discharging for a
wh ile, the parking light may sw itch off auto
matically. Always make sure your vehicle is
parked and adequately lit according to the
laws . Avo id using the parking lights for sev
eral hours.
- Always observe legal regulations when us
ing the light ing systems described.
(D Tips
- The light sensor for the automatic head
lights* is in the rearview mirror mount. Do
not place any stickers in th is area on the
windsh ield.
- Some exterior lighting functions can be ad
justed
Qpage 37.
-If you turn off the ignition wh ile the exterior
lights are on and open the door, a warning
tone so unds .
- In some markets, the ta il lights will sw itch
on when the dayt ime run ning lights switch
on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights, turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature difference
between the inside and outs ide. They will
clear short ly after switching them on. This
does not affect the service life of the light
ing.
Turn signal and high beam lever
The Lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
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F ig. 31 Turn signal and high bea m lever
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Lights and V ision
Turn signals ¢ 9
The turn signa ls act ivate when yo u move the lev
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
(D -rig ht tu rn signal
@ -left turn signal
The turn signa l blinks three times if you tap the
lever (convenience turn signa l).
High beams and headlight flasher
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Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@ -high beams on
@-high beams off or headlight flasher
T he
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
A WARNING
= H igh beams can cause glare for other drivers,
which increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
g lare for other dr ivers.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The functions are adjusted in the Infotainment
system .
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but
ton> Vehicle > left control button >Vehicle set
tings > Exterior lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following settings in the Au
tomatic headlights menu:
Activation time -you can adjust if the headlights
switch on Early, Medium or Late according to the
sensit ivity of the light sensor.
Audi adaptive light * -you can sw itch adaptive
light
On and Off .
Daytime running lights*
USA models: the daytime running lights can be
switched on or off using the MM I. Select
On or
Off .
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