Child safet y
use the available th ree -point lap and shoulder
safety belts .
A WARNING
-The rear seat area is too small to safe ly
transport passengers taller than 4 ft 9 in
(57 in/1.45 m).
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- Persons taller than 4 ft 9 in (57 in/1.45 m) as well as children in booster seats who are
too close to the rear window and roof can
suffer severe head and neck injur ies when
the rear lid is closed o r in a crash.
- The m inimum clearance betwee n the pas
sengers' heads and the rear window must
never - under any circumstances - be less
than 1 in ( 2.5 cm) whe n the passenge rs s its
f ully up right .
- Always make sure tha t the rear seat passen
gers canno t be str uck when the rear lid is
cl osed.
Booster seats on the front seat
Ch ild ren aged about 7 years and older and weigh
ing more than 55 lbs (25 kg) who are between
4 ft 3 in (5 1 in/1.30 m) and 4 ft 9 in (57 in/
1.45 m) tall may in exceptional circumstances
ride on the front passenger's seat. Children less
than 4 ft 9 in (57 in/1.45 m) tall must s it on a
certified booster seat and properly wear the vehi
cle 's three-poin t lap and shoulder safety be lt .
Always securely latch the passenger seat at t he
very rear of its fore and aft adjustment range.
The bac krest must be adjusted to an upr ight po
sition .
A WARNING
If you must insta ll a booster seat ch ild re
st raint o n the fro nt passenger sea t:
- Make s ure the booster seat has been de
s igned and certified by its manufa ctu rer for
use on a front seat wit h a pas senge r fr ont
and side air bag.
- Alw ays follow the m anuf act urer's instruc
ti on s prov ided with the boos ter sea t.
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- Always move the passenger seat to the very
rear o f its fore and aft adjustment range, as
far away from the airbag as possib le.
- Always make sure that the passenger seat is
secure ly latched in place before instal ling
the booster seat. The backrest must be ad
justed to an upr ight position .
- If the passenger seat cannot be secu rely
latched in the very rear of its fore and aft
ad justment range , then t he passenger front
airbag must be turned off with the ON / OFF
s w itch.
Securing child seats
Securing a child safety seat using a safety
belt
Safety belts for the rear seats and the front pas
senger can be locked with the convertible locking
retractor to properly secure child safety seats.
The safety belts emergency lock ing retractors for
the rear seats safety be lts and for the front pas
senger's seat safety be lt have a convert ible lock
i ng retractor for child restra ints. The safety belt
must be locked so t hat be lt webb ing ca nnot un
r eel. The retractor ca n be act ivated to lock the
safe ty belt and prevent the safety belt webbing
from loosening up dur ing no rm al driv ing. A chi ld
s a fe ty se at can on ly be prope rly insta lled when
the safety be lt is locked so that the ch ild and
c hi ld safety seat will stay in place .
Always remembe r: E ven thoug h your veh icle is
equipped wi th an Advan ced Airba g system, all
c hi ldren, especially those 12 yea rs and younger,
shou ld always ride in the back seat proper ly re
strained for their age and size .
A WARNING
Improperly installed child safety seats in
crease the r isk of serious personal injury and
death in a co llision .
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-Always make sure that the safety be lt re
tractor is locked when installing a c hild
safety seat. An unlocked safety be lt retrac
to r cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in place
during normal d riving or in a c rash.
Check ing and F illing
CJ) Note
- If the brake fluid level is above the MAX
mark ing, brake fluid may leak out over the
edge of the reservoir and result in damage
to the veh icle.
- Do not get any brake fluid on the vehicle paint, because it will corrode the paint.
Battery
General warn ings about batteries
All of the ba tteries in yo ur vehicle a re pr actically
maintenance-free and are checked dur ing a ve hi
cle inspection . Because of the complex power
supp ly, all wo rk on batter ies such as d isconnect
ing, replacing, etc. should
only be performed by
an author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility
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The te rm "vehicle battery" refers to the 12 Vo lt
battery in your vehicle.
Detailed warning s for the vehicle battery:
®
W ear eye p rotection .
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Battery acid is high ly co rrosive. We ar p ro-
tective gloves and eye pro tection.
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Fire, sparks, open flame and smok ing a re
forb idden.
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A highly explosive mixtu re of gases can
form when charging batteries.
®
Keep c hildre n away from battery acid and
ba tteries.
8_ WARNING
-All work on the ba tte ry o r electrica l sys tem in
your vehicle can result in injuries, chemical
burns, accidents o r burns. Because of this, a ll
work m ust be perfo rmed
only by an a uthor
ized Aud i dea le r or aut horized Audi Serv ice
Facility .
8_ WARNING
California P roposit ion 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, termina ls and re lated acces
so ries contain lead and lead compounds,
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chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
Protect the vehicle battery aga inst freezing if
the veh icle wi ll be par ke d for long periods of
time so that it is not destroyed by "free zing"
c::> page253.
Vehicle battery
The term "vehicle battery" refers to the 12 Volt
ba ttery in your vehicle.
Not running the vehicle for long periods of
time
If you do not d rive your vehicle for severa l days o r
weeks, e lectrical equ ipment is g radually sca led
back or sw itched off. Th is reduces energy use and
ensures the vehicle will be ab le to start after long
per iods of t ime
c::> page 93. Some convenience
funct ions, such as interio r light ing o r power seat
adjustment, may no t be avai lab le unde r ce rtain
c ir cu ms tances . These co nvenience func tions will
be available again once you switch t he igni tion on
and sta rt the eng ine .
E ven when elect rical eq uipmen t is switched off,
t h e eq uipme nt can still drai n the vehicle ba tte ry
if the ve hicle is not dr iven for long periods of
time . Deep drai ning results in a chem ica l reaction
that destroys the i nside of the vehicle batte ry.
The vehicle battery must be charged every month
to reduce the risk of this happening
c::> page 253.
Contact an authori zed Aud i dea ler or authori zed
Audi Service Facility for more information.
Winter operat ion
Co ld weather places higher demands on the vehi
cle battery. Th is res ults in reduced starting abili
ty. Have the vehicle batte ry checked by an au
thorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Fac ility befo re t he cold time of year .
Fuses and bulbs
Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 215 Vehicle inter ior: fuse assignme nt
No. Equipment
Fl Power top control modu
le (Roadster)
F2 Power top control module (Roadster)
F3 ESC control module
F4 Central computer processor (MIB-2)
FS Gateway
F6 Anti-theft alarm system Climate control system, selector lever (au-
F7 tomatic transmission), parking heater,
rear window heater relay coil
Diagnos is, electrical parking brake switch,
F8 light swi tch, rain/light sensor, interior
lighting
F9 Steering column switch module
Fl0 Display
F ll Haldex clutch
F12 MMI area
F 13 Adaptive dampers control module
F14 Climate control system blower
FlS Electronic steering co lumn lock
F16 MMI components, safety be
lt microphone
(Roadster)
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No . Equipment
F17 Instrument cluster
F18 Rearview camera
F19 Convenience key system control module
F20 Power lumbar support adjustment
F22 Front passenger's side neck heating (Road-
ster)
F23 R
ig ht exterior lighting, on-board compute r
(right)
F 25 Driver's s
ide door (for example power win-
dows)
F26 Seat heating
F28 AMI H igh med ia port
F29 On-board computer
F31 Left on-board computer
F32 Driver assistance systems
F33 Airbag
Socket relay, interior sound, back-up light
F34 switch, temperature sensor, oil level sen-
sor
Diagnosis, headlight range control system,
F35 air quality sensor, automatic dimming
rearview mirror
F36 Right cornering light/ r ight LED-h eadlight
F37 Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
F38 E
ng ine control module, ESC control mod-
ul e
F39 Front passenger's side door (for example
power windows)
F40 Cigarette lighter, sockets
F41 SCR relay and delivery unit
F42 Central locking area
F43 On-board computer
F45 Power adjustable driver's side seat
F46 Driver's side neck heat ing (Roadster)
F49 Starter, clutch sensor
FS0 ESC valves
F53 Rear window defogger
The power seats* are protected v ia
circuit break
ers
that automatically switch on after a few sec
onds after the overload has been reduced .
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Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Online services
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Opening Fu el filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Hood .. .. .. .. ................ ..... . 245
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening/closing With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 29
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening and closing On the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operating Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 20, 22
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101, 102
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
p
Paint damage
Paint number
277
298
Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Parking brake Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Parking light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parking system
Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . . 86
C leaning sensors/the camera . . . . . . . . . . 276
C leaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . 83, 84
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 64
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Paths (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pause (audio/video file) ....... .. .. .. 21, 163
Index
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Phone book
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 190
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Play li st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Po int of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power windows
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Presets list
refer to Favorites . .. ............... . .
Presets (radio) .... .................. .
Pressure (tires)
Program guide 152
152
273
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Programming (steering wheel button) . . . . . 21
Prompt
refer to Command (voice recognition sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 181
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 191
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