Table of content s
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Safety belt tensione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Airbag system ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 19 7
I mportant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 209
Knee airbags .. .. ................. ... 213
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
L A TCH system (lowe r an chorages a nd
t e thers for chi ldren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Addit ional info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
F ue l. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 24 0
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
E ng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Brake f luid . .. .. ..... ........... ... . 251
Batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
W indshield washe r system . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Service i nterval d isplay 254
Wheels ... .... .......... ...... ... . 255
Wheels a nd Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
T ire press ure monitor ing sys tem 272
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
C ar washes . .. .. ............. .... .. . 275
Clean ing and care information . . . . . . . . . 276
P lacing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 279
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 1
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
E quipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Tire mob ility k it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Replac ing whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Spare ti re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
E lectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Bu lbs .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... .. 291
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 292
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Use o f jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
T owing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Accessories and technical data . . 298
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
D imens ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Capaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Consumer information and
technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
301
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 301
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Operat ing your vehicle outside the U .S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and
Lite rat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Maintenance. .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .. 301
Accessor ies a nd techn ica l changes . . . . . . 303
Index .......... ... ............. ... 305
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(!) Side assist display ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
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Cent ral locking switch
Air vent with seat heating controls
Lever for:
- T urn s ignals and h igh beams .. .
- Active lane assis t ......... .. .
® Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's ai rbag .. ......... .. .
- Controls for the virtual instru-
ment cluster includ ing the driver
information system, aud io/video,
telephone, navigation and voice
recogn ition system
- Shift paddles . .... ..... ... . .
0 Aud i v ir tu al co ckpit (instrument
cluster) ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
@ W indshield washer system lever
® S tarting the engi ne if the re is a
mal func tion .. ........... .. .. .
@ Adjustab le st eering column . ... .
@ Cruise co ntrol lever .. ..... ... . .
@ Ins trument i llum ination ... .. .. .
@ Hood release . .... ......... .. .
0 H eadlight cont rol sw itch .... .. .
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment
@ Power windows . .... ..... ... . .
@ A ir ven t incl uding climate con trol
system controls ... .... ... .. .. .
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201
66
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41
59
57
70
39
244
36
39
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Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Lockable glove compartment
@) Drives for CD, DVD, SIM/SD cards
@ Front passenge r's airbag ...... .
@ Rear window defogg er button
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment, buttons
for :
- drive select .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
- Elect ronic S tabilization Control
( E SC) ... .. .. .. .... . ..... .. .
- E me rgency flashe rs ...... ... .
- Retractab le rear spoiler ...... .
@) Depending on eq uipment, center
console with :
- Multimedia compartment for cell phone ...... .. ............ .
@ Infotainment system on/off
button ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system unit
@) Depend ing o n eq uipment:
- Storage compartment
- Ashtray ... .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
- Cup holder .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Parking brake . .. ............ .
@ I START E NGINE STOP I button ...
@) Selector lever (S tronic)
(D Tips
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161 96
96
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4 7
60
5 7
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Some the equipment listed he re is only ins tal
l e d in certa in models or is available as an op
tion.
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Central locking switch
Fig. 20 Dr ive r's door: cent ral loc king sw itch
.,. To lock the veh icle, press the@! button ¢,&. .
.,. Press the
!ill button to u nlock the veh icle.
When locking the vehicle with the centra l locking
switch, the fo llowing applies :
- Opening the door and the l uggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
sec urity such as when stopped at a light) .
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when a ll doors are closed and locked.
- You can open the doors in dividually from the
inside by pulling the door ha ndle .
- In the event of a crash with airbag dep loyment,
the doors un lock automatically to a llow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works w ith the ig
nition off a nd automatically locks the entire
vehicle whe n the ~ button is pressed .
- The centra l loc kin g switc h is inoperative
when the veh icle is locked from the o utside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
eme rgency worke rs to get into the ve hicle,
wh ic h puts lives at risk. Do not leav e anyone
behind i n the v ehicle , especially chi ldren .
@ Tips
Your veh icle loc ks a utomat ica lly w hen it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
q page 25 . You can unlock the vehicle
ag ain usi ng the
llil bu tton in the ce ntral loc k
ing sw itch .
ll T hi s fun ctio n is not a vail able in all c oun tries.
Open ing and closing
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system , you con set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but
ton>
Vehicle > left control button >Vehicle set
ting s.
Door unlocking
-you can decide if All doors o r
only the
Driver door shou ld unlock. T he luggage
compartment lid also un locks when
All is select
ed . If you se lect
Driver i n a vehicle wi th a conve n
i ence key*, o nly the doo r whose handle you p ull
will unlock .
If you se lect
Driver , all the doors and luggage
compartment lid w il l unlock if yo u press the@l
button on the remote control key tw ice.
Fold m irrors* -if you select On , the exterior rear
view m irrors fo ld in automatically when you press
the
lru bu tton on the remo te contro l master key
o r touch t he s ensor* in t he handle .
Lock when dr iving1l -if you se lect On, the veh icle
locks a utomatically whe n driving. All of the doors
and the luggage compartmen t lid lock .
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Sea ts and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
See c> page 180, Safe driving for important
information, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of yo ur passengers .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Appl ies to veh icles with power adjustable seats
Fig. 42 Front seat: power seat adjustment
@-lumbar s upport or mult ifunct ion but
ton* c>
page 44. To adjust the lumbar support,
press the button in the applicable location.
@ -Moving the seat up/down: press the button
upward/downwa rd . To adjust the front seat cush
ion, press the front button up/down. To adjust
the rear seat cushion, press the rear button up/
down.
@ -Moving the seat fo rwa rd/back: press the bu t
ton fo rward/b ack.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle : press the but
ton fo rwa rd/back.
© -Lengthening/shortening the upper thigh sup
port* : lift the grip handle.
A WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat with when the ve
hicle is stat iona ry . Otherwise, this increases
the risk of an ac ciden t
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-The power front seats can also be adjusted
when the ignition is switched off. For this reason, children should never be left unat
tended i n the vehicle -they could be injured!
- Exercise caution when adjusting the seat
he ight. Unsupervised or careless seat ad
justment can pinch fingers or hands caus ing
injuries .
- The front seat backrests must not be re
clined too far back when d riving, because
this impa irs the effect iveness of the safety
be lts and airbag sys tem, which in creases
the risk of i njury.
- To m inimize the r isk of injury during s udden
braking or a collision, the dr iver and the
fron t passenger must no t drive or ride with
the backrest in the re clined position. The
safety belts and airbag system can on ly pro
vide the greatest protection possible w hen
the backrests are in the upright posit ion and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The
more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
ris k of injury due to an incorrect seating po
sition and safety belt posit ion .
Multifunction button
App lies to : vehicles with mult ifunct io n bu tto n
You can adjust the side bolsters using the multi
function button .
.,. If you t urn the mult ifunct ion b utton (D
c> page 44, fig. 42 to the left or right, the side
bolsters on the seat backrests will increase/de
crease the lateral support.
@ Tips
The air in the side bolsters* is released as
soon as the driver's door ope ns. Thi s makes is
possib le to enter and exit the veh icle more
comfo rtably. As soon as you start dr iving the
vehicle, the side bolsters fi ll.
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Storage
Beverage holders
Fig. 48 Cup holder
Fig. 49 Center armrest folded up: cup holder*
Cup holder* under the center armre st
.,. Fold up the center armrest c> page 45.
.,. Fold the plastic bracket toward the rear, if nec
essary
c::> fig . 49 .
A WARNING
Spilled hot liquid can increase the risk of acci
dents and injuries.
- Never drive with containers that conta in hot
liquid such as coffee o r tea. The hot liquid
cou ld spill and ca use bu rns d uring a co lli
sion, sudden braking or other vehicle move
ment. Spilled hot liquid can a lso in crease
the risk of accidents and injur ies .
- Only use soft contai ne rs in the cup ho lders.
Hard cups and g lasses can increase the risk
of injury during a collision .
- Never use the cup holder or the adapter as
an ashtray -this is a fire hazard .
Seats and storag e
(D Note
Beverage containers in the cup holders should
a lways have a lid . If not, beverages could spill
and cause damage to veh icle equipment, such
electron ics or seat covers.
Additional storage compartments
You w ill find a range of storage compartments
and holders at d ifferent locat ions in the vehicle.
- Compartments in the doors
- Storage area in the glove compartment . The
glove compartment can be locked using the
mechanical key¢
page 26.
-Storage compartment under the center arm
rest*
- Storage compartment on the rear side of the
front seat*. The compartment can hold a maxi
mum weight of 2.2 lbs (1 kg).
- Coat hooks
A WARNING
- No heavy or hard objects may be p laced on
the storage compartment behind the rear
seat backrest. There is a risk of inju ring the
veh icle passengers when braking sudde nly .
- Always leave the lid on the glove compa rt
ment cover closed whil e driv ing to red uce
the r isk of inju ry.
- O nly use the storage compartments in the
door trim panels to store sma ll objects tha t
will not stick out of the compartment a nd
impair the ra nge of the side airbags.
- Make sure that the v iew to the rear is not
obs truc ted by hanging ga rments.
- H ang o nly lightweight clothing and be sure
that the re are no heavy or sharp-edged ob
jects in the po ckets.
- Do not use coat hange rs to hang the cloth
ing be ca use this could impair the effec tive
ness of the side air bags*.
(D Note
Objects on the rear she lf that rub against the
r ear window can damage the rear w indow
hea ting wi res .
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Steering
Adjusting the steering wheel position
The steering wheel position is fully adjustable up
and down and forward and back.
Fi g. 59 Lever on th e steering column
... Tilt the lever c:::> fig . 59 downward c:::> A
... Bring the steering wheel into the desired posi
tion .
... Push the lever against the steering column un
t il it is secure.
A WARNING
Incorrect use of the steering wheel ad just
ment and an incor rect seating posi tion ca n
cause se rious injuries.
- Only adjust the steeri ng column when the
vehicle is stat ionary so that you do not lose
cont ro l of the ve hicl e.
- Adjus t the dr iver's seat or steering wheel so
that there is at least a 10 in (25 cm) d is
t an ce betwee n your chest a nd t he s teering
w heel. If y ou d o not m aint ain this dis tan ce,
yo u will n ot be proper ly protected by the a ir
bag system.
- If your phys ic al characteris tics p reven t you
from sit ting a t least 1 0 in ( 25 cm) or mo re
away from the steering whee l, see if yo ur
authorized Audi dea ler or autho rized Audi
Service Facility can prov ide adapters that
will help.
- If your face is leve l with the steering wheel,
the a irbag does not provide as much protec
t io n during a collision. Always make s ure
tha t the steering wheel is leve l with yo ur
chest.
D rivi ng
-Always hold the steering wheel with your
hands i n the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock pos i
tions to reduce the risk of injury if the airbag
deploys.
- Never hold the steering wheel in the 12
o'clock position or with both hands on the
rim or the center of the stee ring wheel.
H old ing the steer ing whee l incorrect ly sig
n ificant ly increases the r isk of injury to the
hands, a rms and head if the air bag deploys.
Starting and stopping
the engine
Starting the engine
The ! S TART ENGINE STOPI button switches the
ignition on and starts the engine .
Fig . 60 Center console: START ENGINE STOP b utto n
Switching the ignition on /off
... To switch t he ignit io n on or off, press t he
!START ENGI NE STOPI but ton. Do not press the
brake pedal while doing this.
Starting the engine
... Press the brake pedal a nd move the selector
lever into the P or N position
c:::> ,&. .
... Press the !START ENGINE STOP I butto n
<=:> fig. 60. The eng ine will start.
If the engine does not start immediately, the
sta rt ing procedure stops a utoma tica lly after a
sho rt time. Repea t the s ta rt ing process .
A WARNING
- To redu ce the r is k of p oisoni ng, never allow
the eng ine to run in confined spaces.
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Intelligent Technology
greater than the amount being generated in or
der to maintain an optimal vehicle battery charge
level.
(D Tips
- Energy management cannot overcome the laws of physics. Note that the charge level
and length of the vehicle battery life are
limited.
- When the starting ability is jeopardized, the
(•j indicator light turns on¢ page 13.
What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is placed on the vehicle battery
when driving short distances, during city driving,
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 automatically soon .
If you would like to continue using the
functions, you must start the engine.
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With the engine running
Although e lectrical 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 tempo
rarily scaled back or switched off. Heating sys
tems in particular require a great deal of energy.
If you notice, for example, that the seat heating*
or rear window defroster 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
cause for concern . By increasing the idling speed ,
the additional required energy will be generated
and the vehicle battery will be charged.
Information about data
recorded by vehicle
control modules
Your vehicle is not equipped with a crash data re
corder . This device is installed by some vehicle
manufacturers to record data about crashes so
that it can be analyzed later. Crash data record
ers are also called "Event Data Recorders (EDR)".
In some legal jurisdictions, it is not permitted to
access or download data recorded by pre-instal
led crash data recorders in order to evaluate a
crash without clear consent of the vehicle owner.
Your vehicle is not equipped with a crash data re
corder. However it does contain a variety of elec
tronic control modules for various vehicle sys
tems such as engine function, exhaust treatment
or airbags and safety belts.
These electronic control modules record vehicle
data during normal driving for diagnosis and re
pair purposes. The recording capability of the
electronic control modules is limited to data only
- no sound is recorded. If the control module de
tects a system malfunction or other change in
status, a very limited amount of data is recorded .,,.
Audi connect
changed. You can obtain more information from
your cell phone service provider.
- APN: the access point depends on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto
matically.
- User name: your cell phone service provider as
signs the user name for your on line profile.
-Password: your cell phone service provider as-
signs the password for your online profile.
Storing changed Connection settings: press the
I BACK ! button.
Reset configuration
An online profile is saved and configured auto
matically . The
Connection settings that you
changed manually are reset to the default set
tings .
.&_ WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
r:> page 197 .
-Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter
r:> page 197.
@ Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection and protection against loss of data on mobile de
vices that are used to access the Internet through the Wi-Fi hotspot .
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(D Tips
-For more information on roaming fees, con
tact Audi connect customer service at
1 (877) SOS-AUDI (2834).
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the vehicle location, the cov
erage area of your cell phone service provid
er and if the recommended provider is used
or not .
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is entered in the connection
settings.
- For more information on roaming charges,
contact your cell phone service provider.
- The Wi-Fi hotspot reception quality depends
on the signal strength and the availability of
the mobile network. For more information, contact your current network provider .
- For additional information, visit
www.audiusa.com/connect .
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect
(D Tips
-Audi connect services are only available with
an existing or separate cell phone contract
and only within the mobile network cover
age area. Depending on your cell phone
rates, there may be additional costs when
connecting to the Internet using data pack
ets, particularly with international service.
Based on the high data volume, using a flat
rate data plan is highly recommended.
- You can only use services supported by Audi
connect if you have the optional MMI Navi
gation plus equipment with MMI touch and
Audi connect.
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not available in every country. Contact your
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service provider for additional information .