Table of content s
About this Owne r's Manual . .. .. .
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Cockpi t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and indicator lights 8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . . . .
17
Drive r information system . . . . . . 19
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
M ultifunction steering wheel plus . . . . . . 20
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Start ing and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Cent ral locking ... ............ .... .. .
L uggage compartment lid ............ .
P ower window .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Garage doo r opener (Home link) ... .. .. . 25
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Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rea r bench seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ciga rette lighter and socket . . . . . . . . . . . 46
S to rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L uggage compa rtment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
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Warm and cold .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 51
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Dr1v1ng ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . .
Genera l information .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Start ing and stopping the engine
Electromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing from a stop .. ... ....... ... . .
Automat ic transmission ....... ..... . .
Tra ile r towing ...................... .
Driver assistance .............. .. .
Assist ............................ .
Electronic speed lim iter ..... ....... .. .
Speed warning sy stem . .. ........... . .
Cruise cont rol sys tem
Audi active lane assist ... . ... .... ... . .
Lap timer ... .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Audi s ide assist . ... .. ... . .. .... ... . .
Audi drive select (drive settings) ....... .
Parking systems
General information .. ............. . .
Rear parking system .. .. ........... . .
Parking system plus . .. ............. . .
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55
57
57
60
61
61
69
70
70
70
70
70
72
74
76
79
82
82
83
83
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adjust ing the d isplay and the wa rning
tones ...... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. 86
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 88
El ectronic stabiliza tion control ( ESC) . . . . 88
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
E lectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . .
91
A ll wheel d rive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Information about data recorded by
vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
MM I On/Off knob with joystick function . . 96
MM I ope ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 7
MM I touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
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Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Letter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Menus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 108
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 108
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Using the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fa vorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Listening to voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency call functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Configuration through myAudi . . . . . . . . . 127
Audi connect services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
W i-F i hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Configur ing the data connect ion . . . . . . . . 131
About Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
N .
. av1gat1on .. ............... .. .... . 135
Opening navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ent ering a d estination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cancel route gu idance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Favorite s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Directory contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Map ..... ... ................... ... . 143
Online map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Accessing traffic information . . . . . . . . . . 147
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
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Radio ...... .. .. .................. .
150
Opening the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rad io menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Med ia ..... ... .. ... ........... ... .. 155
Introduction ... .. .. .... ..... .... .. .. 155
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Online media and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 160
Multimedia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Playing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Supported medi a and file formats . . . . . . 168
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 172
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
System settings .................. 174
Settingthedateandtime ............. 174
MM isettings .. .. .. .......... ....... 174
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Vo lume settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Restarting th e MMI (Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Softw are license information 179
Safety ..... .. .. .. ............... .. 180
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Basi cs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cor rec t passenger sea ting positions . . . . . 181
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . . . . 184
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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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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-If the engine oil level is correct and the indica
tor light still blinks , turn the engine off and do
not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authori zed Audi Service Facility for as
sistance.
The oil pressure warning is not an oil level in
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
0 Generator/vehicle battery
• Electric system: malfunction! Battery is not
being charged
T here is a malfunction in the alternator or the ve
hicle electrical system.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately. Turn off all un
necessary electrical equipment because it will
drain the battery . See your authori zed Audi deal
er or authorized Audi Service Facility if the bat
tery charge level is too low .
(•) Electrical system: low battery charge. Bat·
tery will be charged while driving
The starting ability may be impaired.
If this message turns off after a little while , the
vehicle battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off, have an author
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili
ty repair the malfunction.
~ Engine stop while driving
• Engine stopped: no power steering or brake
servo possible
There is a malfunction in the engine or in the fuel
supply system .
More force is needed to steer and brake the mov
ing vehicle when the engine is stopped. If the ve
hicle is rolling , try to bring it to a stop off to the
side from moving traffic. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as
sistance .
Instruments and indicator lights
A WARNING
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If the engine stops while driving, you will
need to use more force to brake the vehicle .
This increases the risk of an accident . There
will still be power steering if the ignition is
switched on while the vehicle is rolling and
there is sufficient battery charge. Otherwise,
you must use greater force when steering.
~ Front safety belt
The. indicator light stays on until the driver's
and front passenger's* safety belts are fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will also be a warn ing tone.
@ Tips
For additional information on safety belts,
see
c::> page 189.
C l~ Rear safety belt
Applies to : vehicles with rear safety belt detection
The respective indicator light will turn on briefly
when a safety belt on the rear seats is fastened
or unfastened .
111-If this indicator light turns on briefly, the
safety belt on the rear seat is not fastened.
II-If this indicator light turns on briefly, the
safety belt on the rear seat was fastened.
• -If this indicator light blinks, the safety belt
was unfastened while driving. Above a certain
speed, there will also be a warning tone .
(D Tips
For additional information on safety belts,
see
¢page 189.
~ - Steer ing lock
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle
There is a malfunction in the electronic steering
lock. You cannot turn the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an authorized Audi dealer or author-
ized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
1111>
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Instruments and indicator lights
f!II Steering lock: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the elect ronic stee ring
lo ck.
Dr ive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or aut horized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
_& WARNING
Do not tow your veh icle when there is a mal
function in the electronic steering lock -this
increases the risk of an accident.
i'.t Central indicator light
If the . or U indicator light turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster .
©-Engine start system
• Engine start system: malfunction! Please
c ontact Service
Do not switch the ign it ion off because you may
not be able to switch it on aga in.
D rive to an a uthorized Audi dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
II! Engine start system: malfunction! Plea se
c ontact Service
There is a malfunction in the eng ine start ing sys
tem.
Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunc tion corrected.
f!. I~ Electronic stabilization control (ESC)
and
( 8 ) anti-lock braking system (ABS)
.
If the DJ indicato r light b links w hile driving, the
E SC or ASR (Anti-S lip Reg ulation) is actively reg u
lating.
I f the
DJ indicato r light turns on, the system has
switched the ESC off . In this case, you can switch
the ignition off and then on to switch the ESC on
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again. The in dicator light t urns of f when the sys
tem is functioning fully.
Stabi lization control (ESC ): sport . Warning! Re
duced stab ility
If the II ind icator light turns o n, ESC sport
mode was switched on using the
I.a OFF I button
~ page 89. You can turn the ESC on aga in by
press the
I ~ OFF ! button ag ain.
Stabilization control (ESC ): off. Warn ing! Re
duced stability
If the 11 ind icator light turns on, the ESC was re
str icted or sw itched off using the
I .$ OF F I butto n
~ page 89. The message ESC OFF also appea rs .
You can t urn the ESC o n aga in by p ress t he
l.13 OFF I but to n aga in.
The system switches on when the ignit ion is
switched on . The
II ind icator light turns off
whe n the system is fu nctioning fu lly .
Stabili zation cont rol (ESC ): malfunct ion! See
owner's manual
Stab ilization control (ESC / ABS ): malfunction!
See owner's manual
ABS: malfunction! See owner 's manual
I f the DJ ind ic a tor light and t he A BS indica to r
li gh t
tJ:]) (U SA mode ls)/ riJ (C anada models)
turn on and this message appears, there is a mal
function in the ABS system or electronic differen
tia l lock. Th is also causes the ESC to malfunction.
The brakes still function with their normal power,
but ABS is not active .
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
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If the 1111 (USA models) • (Canada mod
e ls) brake system indicator light turns on to
ge ther with the ABS and ESC ind icator lights ,
the ABS/ESC regula ting func tion may have
failed. F unctions tha t stabili ze the vehicle a re
no longer ava ilabl e. This could c ause the vehi
cle to swerve, which inc reases the risk that
the vehicle will slide . Drive ca refully to the
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Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev
olutions per minute (RPM) .
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum permissible engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when it is warm. Before reaching the red
zone, you should shift into the next higher gear,
choose the Dor S selector lever position, or re
move your foot from the accelerator pedal.
@ Note
The needle in the tachometer may only be in
the red area of the gauge for a short per iod of
time or there is a risk of damaging the engine .
The location where the red zone begins varies
depending on the engine.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re
duce operating noise.
Odometer
Fig. 12 Instrument cluste r: odomete r and reset button
Trip odometer and odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset . It can be used to measure
short distances .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ing the reset button 10.01
r=> fig. 12.
The odometer shows the total d istance that the
veh icle has been driven.
Driver in forma tion system
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer disp lay.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possi
ble.
On-board computer
You can access the following information in the
on-board computer
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-Time and date ~page 174
-Average consumption
-Range
- Short-term memory overv iew
- Long-term memory overview
The short -term memory collects driving informa
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un
til it is switched off. If you continue driving with·
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculating the cur
rent trip information .
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can se
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa
tion yourself .
Fuel consumption
The current fuel consumption can be shown us
ing a bar graph . The average consumption stored
in the short-term memory is also displayed. If
the bar is green, your vehicle is saving fuel
through one of the following functions:
- Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coasting or driving downhill. The bar will move toward
CJ .
(D Tips
The date, time of day and time and date for
mat can be set in the Infotainment system.
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Lights and Vision
Lights and Vision
Exterior lighting
Switching lights on and off
Fig. 30 Instrument panel: l ight sw itch
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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
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-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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::oo: or the AUTO position (only in daylight) c:;, &. .
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 . ..,.
Lights and Vision
Canada models : this function cannot be switched
off . They activate automatica lly each time the ig
n ition is switched on . T his menu item is shown
with a "gray background".
Com ing home , Lea ving home
The com ing home function illum ina tes the area
outside the vehicle when you turn the ignition off
and open the driver 's door . To switch o n the func
tion, select
Entry /ex it lighting .
The leav ing home ill umin ates t he a re a out side
the vehicle when you unlock the vehicle . To
switch on the function, select
Entr y/exi t light
ing .
The com ing home and leaving home f unctions
only operate when it is dark and the lig ht switch
is in the
AU TO position.
Emergency flasher
Fig. 32 Cente r conso le : eme rge ncy f las her button
The emergency flashers makes other drivers
aware of yo ur vehicle in dangerous si tuat ions .
• Press the ~ button to switc h the eme rgency
flashers on or off.
You can indicate a lane change or a tu rn when the
em ergency fl ash ers are sw itched on by us ing the
tur n sig nal lever. The emergency flashers s top
tempo rar ily.
The emergency flashers also work when the igni
tion is tur ned off.
(D Tips
You s hou ld switch the emergency flashers on
if:
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- You a re the last c ar in a tra ffic j am so that
all other vehi cles approaching from behind
can see you, or if
- Your vehicle has broken down or yo u are
having an emergency, or if
- You r vehicle is be ing towed or if you are
towing another vehicle .
Interior lighting
Interior lighting
Fig. 33 Head line r: i nte rior light ing
l!I -Door contact switch. The interior lighting is
contro lled automatically.
A switch is no longer needed to switch the read
ing lights on . A swiping movement or a brief tap
o n the light is all that is needed to switch the
li ght on or off. If yo u hold your finger on the
r ead ing light when switching it on, this ca n dim
the light dow n to a certai n level.
Interior light ing
There are othe r optional interior lighting func
tions that are available . Several funct ions can be
set in the Infotainment system . Select in the In
f ota inment system :
I MENU I button >Vehicle >
left con trol button >Vehicle settings > Interior
lighting .