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
Start ing and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening and clo sing ........... . .
Cent ral lock ing .... ........... .... .. . 24
24
L uggage compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
P ower w indow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . .
3 1
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
P ower top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power top emergency operation . . . . . . . . 37
Ligh ts and Vi sion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Dig ital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Seats and storage ................ 47
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cigarette lighter and socket . . . . . . . . . . . 48
S to rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0
2
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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 ... . ... .... ... . .
Audi side assist . ... ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Audi drive select (drive settings) ... ... . .
Park ing sy stem s
Genera l information
Rear parking system
Parking system plus . .. .. ........... . .
Rearv iew camera . .. .. .............. .
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones ........ ... ................ .. .
Er ror messages .. .. .. ... ....... ... . .
Intelligent Technology ......... .
Electron ic stabilization control (ESC) .. . .
B rakes ............................ .
El ectrome chanical steering .......... .
A ll wheel drive (quattro) .. .. ..... ... . .
Rear spoiler ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Energy management .. .. . ... .... ... . .
Information about data recorded by
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74
76
79
82
82
83
83
84
86
86
88
88 89
91
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92
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vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Multi Media Inte rface . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
MMI On/Off knob with joystick function . . 96
MM I ope ration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
MM I touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Table of content s
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Airbag system ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 19 6
I mportant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 207
Knee airbags........................ 212
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Secur ing ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Add it io nal info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Maintenanc e and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1
F ue l... .. .. .. .. ... .......... .... .. . 23 1
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
E ng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Eng ine oi l .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 237
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
W indshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Wheels ... .. ... ............ .... .. . 246
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tire pressure monitoring system 263
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
C lea ning and care information . . . . . . . . . 267
P lacing your veh icle o ut of se rvice 27 1
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 272
T runk es cape l atch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2
G eneral informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Tire mobility k it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Replac ing whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
E lectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Bu lbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 8 4
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 284
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Use o f jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28S
T owing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Accessories and technical data . . 290
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
D imens ions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Capaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Consumer information and
technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
293
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . 293
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Operat ing your vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Lite rat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Accessor ies a nd techn ica l changes 295
Index .......... ... ............. ... 297
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(!) Side assist display ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
®
©
®
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 ... .... ... .. .. .
@ Lockable g love compartment
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40
74
200
68
8
43
6 1
59
72
42
235
39
42
30
52
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@) Drives for CD, DVD, SI M/SD cards
@ Front passenger's ai rbag ...... .
@ Rear window defogger bu tton
@ Depending on equipment, buttons
for:
- drive select .. .. ............ .
- Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ..... .. .. ............ .
- Emergency flashers . ...... .. .
- Retractab le rear spoiler ...... .
@ Depend ing on equ ipment , center
co nsole with:
- Mu ltimedia compartment for cell
phone .... .. .............. .
~ Infotai nment system on/off
button . .. .. .. .. ............ .
@ Infotainment system unit ... .. .
@ Wind deflector button ........ .
@ Depending o n eq uipment:
- Storage compartment
- Ashtray ... .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
- Cup holder .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Power top button ............ .
@ Parking b rake . .. ............ .
@ I S TAR T ENGINE ST OP I butto n ...
@ Selector lever (S tronic)
@ Tips
1S7
200
79
88
41
92
162
9 6
96
36
48
49
34
62
59
64
Some the equipment listed here is only instal
l ed in certa in models or is available as an op
tion.
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(D Note
Never drive until the tank is completely emp
ty. The irregular supply of fuel that results
from that can cause engine misfires . Uncom
busted fuel will then enter the exhaust sys
tem. This can cause overheating and damage
to the catalytic converter .
Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or mal
functions.
With some indicator lights, messages may appear and warning signals may sound. The indica
tor lights and messages in the display can be cov
ered by other displays. To show them again, se lect the tab for the indicator lights and messages
using the multifunction steering wheel
c;, page 19. If there are several malfunct ions,
you can display them one at a time using the
thumbwheel.
Some ind icator lights in the display can display in
several colors .
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check whe n you switch the ign ition on . These sys
tems are marked with a
,I in the following tables.
If one of these indicator lights does not turn on,
there is a ma lfunction in that system.
Red indicator lights
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US A models :
Brake system ./ c;, page 10
Canada models:
Brake system ./ c;, page 10
USA models : electromechanical
parking brake¢
page 11
Canada models: electromechanical
parking brake¢
page 11
Cooling system
<=>page 12
Instruments and indicator lights
Engine oil pressure
c;,page 12
Generator
¢page 13
Engine stop while driving
¢page 13
Safety be lt
c;, page 13
Electromechanical steering./
c;,page 91
Steering lock
¢page 13
Central indicator light
c;,page 13
Engine start system
c;,page 13
Transmission malfunction
c;, page 70
Rear spoiler
c;,page 92
Yellow indicator lights
Electronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC)
,I c;, page 14
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
./ c;, page 14
USA models: anti-lock braking sys
tem (ABS)./
c;, page 14
Canada models: anti-lock braking
system (ABS) ./
c;, page 14
Safety systems ,I
c;,page 14
USA models:
Brake pads c;, page 14
Canada models:
Brake pads c;, page 14
Electromechanical parking brake
c;,page 11
Tire pressure monitoring system../
c>page264
Tire pressure monitoring system
<=>page 264
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Driver information system
Multifunction steering
wheel plus
Operating
Apples to: vehicles with multifunctio n steering wheel plus
The Multifunction steering wheel plus* hos 14
buttons. You con use them to operate the driver
information system and the MMI functions,
change the volume and switch the voice recogni
tion system* on and off.
F ig. 7 Infotainment system display
Fig. 8 Mult ifunction steering wheel, left side
Requirement: the ign ition must be switched on .
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs
(D that display various informat ion @.
The fo llowing tabs are available, depending on
vehicle equipment :
First tab Veh icle
Second Warnings
tab
a)
T h ird tab Rad
io c:>page 151
Media c:> page 156
Fourth tab Telephone* c:> page 114
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Fifth tab Navigat ion* c:> page 136
Map * c:> page 144
Sixth tab bl Sound c:> page 175
Audi connect* c:>page 127
Settings c:> page 175
a) This tab is only visible if at least o ne indicator lig ht or
message is shown or if the correspond ing system is
sw itc hed on.
bl Th e contents of the tab depend on the menu that was
u se d last.
® Button I <1 1> I
- Switching tabs: press the I
left/right (for example, radio).
@!VIEWI button
Switching the view: press the !VIEWI button to
switch from the classic view
c:> page 19, fig. 5 to
the enhanced view c:>
page 19, fig. 6.
@ button l2J
Returning to f unctions at higher levels
® l1l and III control buttons
Opening/closing the selection menu o r options
menu
c:>poge 21.
0 Left thumbwheel
-Selecting a function in a menu/list: turn the
left thumbwheel to the desired function in a
menu or list (such as selecting a station, Lap
times*) .
-Confirming a selection: press the left thumb
wheel (for example, confirm the station) .
-Zooming in/out on the map : when a map is
displayed, turn the left thumbwheel up/down
to zoom in/out on the map.
CD
CD
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Control buttons
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
Fig . 9 Open ing th e selec tio n and opt ions menu
Left control button
- Opening /closing the select ion menu : press the
respective lef t control button on the s teer ing
whee l
c::> fig. 9 . You can now sele ct and confirm
a f unction in the se lection men u using the le ft
t hu mbwheel (for example, se lec ting a frequen
cy band) .
Right control button
-Opening /closing the options menu : press the
r espective r ight con trol b utton o n the stee rin g
whee l
c::> fig. 9 . You can now adjus t any context
dependent f unctions and setti ngs using the left
t hu mbwheel (fo r example , sound sett ings).
Driver in forma tion system
Preset buttons
Applies to: vehicles with multifunctio n steering wheel plus
Fig . 10 M ulti fun ctio n stee ring whee l, ri ght s ide
CD button [a
-Accepting a call : press the [a button when
there is an incoming call.
- Ending a call : press the [a button during an ac
tive phone call.
- Opening the call list : if no phone call is in prog
ress and there are no incoming ca lls, press the
[a button.
@ button 5l
-Switching the voice re cognition system on :
briefly press the~ button. Say the desired
command a fter the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system off :
hold down the~ button. Or : say the command
Cancel.
For more info rm ation abou t the voice recognition
system, see
c::> page 108, Voice recognition sys
tem.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjus t the vol ume of an a udio source or a
system message (for ex ample, from the voice
recognition system) when the sou nd is pl ayin g.
-Increasing or decrea sing the volume: turn the
r ight thumbw heel upward or downw ard.
- Muting /pausing : press the r ight thumbwheel.
Or : turn the rig ht thumbwhee l dow n.
- Unmuting /resuming : press the right t humb-
wheel.
Or : turn th e right thumbw heel up. .,,.
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Driver information system
© button l1<1<1 I l1>1>1 I
-Selecting the previous/next tr ack or station :
press the ll
- Fast forwarding /re winding audio file s: press
and ho ld the
! 1q<] I or l1>1> 1I bu tton un til t he desired
location in the fi le is reached .
@button @
- Programmable steering wheel button - open
ing a function :
press the@ bu tton.
- Programmable steering wheel button - re
questing a function :
ho ld dow n the Ill button.
- Programmable steering wheel button - chang
ing a function:
selec t the fi rst tab> Vehicle
settings
> Steering wheel button a ssignment .
@ button 1~·" 1
- Repeating the last navigat ion prompt : press
the
I Q•,.., I button when route guidance is active.
- Changing the voice guidance volume : when
route gu idance is active, turn th e right thumb
whee l upward or dow nward d uring a navigat ion
prom pt.
Multifunction steering
wheel
Operating
The multifunction steering wheel has four but
tons. With this feature, you can operate the driv
er information system and the MMI functions
and you can also change the volume.
Fig . 11 Standard multifunction stee ring wheel
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
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(D Operating the driver information system
The driver information system contains multiple
tabs (!)¢
page 20, fig . 7 that disp lay various i n
format ion
@ .
The following tabs a re av ail ab le, depe nding on
vehicle e quipment:
l. Tab Vehicle
2. Taba )
Warnings
3. Tab Radio¢
page 151
Media ¢page 156
4. Tabb )
Sound¢ page 1 75
Settings ¢ page 175
a) Thi s tab is only v is ib le if at least one indicator lig ht or
message is shown or if t he co rrespond ing sys te m is
sw itched o n.
b ) Th e co ntents of th e tab depend on the menu t hat was
u se d l ast.
-Switch ing tabs : press th e I MODE I button on the
m ultifunction steering wheel unt il the desired
tab is disp layed .
-Selecting a function in the menu/list : turn the
left thumbwheel on the multifunction steering
wheel to the desired function .
-Confirming a selection : press the left thumb
wheel on the multifunction steering wheel to
confirm your selection.
-Scrolling with in the lists : turn the left thumb
wheel on the multifunction steering whee l
quickly to scro ll within the lists .
@!VI EWI button
- Switching the view :
press the IVIEWI button to
switch from the class ic view ¢
page 19, fig. 5
to th e enhanced view¢ page 19, fig. 6.
® Right thumbwheel
The volume o f an a udio source o r a system mes
sage (such as traffic announcements) can be di
r ectly adjusted during the a udio output.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
r ig ht thumbwheel u pward or downwa rd.
- Muting or pausing : turn the rig ht thumbwhee l
downwa rd.
Or : press th e righ t thumbwheel.
- Unmuting or resuming : turn the righ t thumb
wheel u pw ard.
Or : press the r igh t thumbwheel.
Warm and cold
1- 1 Switching recirculation mode on and off
The recirculation mode can be turned on manual
ly or automat ically*.
- Switching manual recirculation mode on and
off: press
1- 1
- Automat ic* recirculation mode: auto rec ircula
tion needs to be activated in the Infotainmen t
system. Select in the Infotainment system:
IMENUI button> Vehicle> left control button
>Vehicle settings> Air conditioning > Auto re
circulation .
The air quality sensor that is de
signed for diese l and gasoline exhaust auto
matically sw itches the recirculation mode on or
off depend ing on the level of pollutants in the
outside air.
In recirculation mode, the air inside the vehicle is
circu lated and filtered. This prevents the unfil
tered a ir outside the vehicle from entering the
veh icle inter ior . We recommend switching recir
culation mode on when dr iv ing through a tunnel
or when s itting in traffic
q Le,..
Recirculation mode is switched off by pressing
the ~ button or
I AU TO I or ,..., MAX L
I@ MAX I Switching defrost on and off
The windshield and s ide windows are defrosted
or cleared of condensation as quickly as possible.
The optimum amount of air flows mainly out of the vents under the windshield. Recirculation
mode switches off . The temperature is controlled
automatically .
The
IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
IQiil REAR ! Switching the rear window defogger
on and off
If the rear w indow defogger is activated when
the ignition is switched on, the battery manage
ment determines based on the battery charge if
it is possible to turn on. Ot he rwise, the rear win
dow defogger functions with the engine running
and switches off automatically after approxi
mately 10 - 20 minutes, depending on the out
side temperature.
To prevent the rear w indow defogger from
sw itching off automatically, press and hold the
I@ REARI button for more than two seconds. This
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remains stored up to approximately 15 minutes
after turning off the ignition.
A WARNING
You should not use the recirculation mode for
an extended period since no fresh air is drawn
in. With the air-conditioning switched off, t he
windows can fog up, which increases the risk
of an acc ident.
Adjusting the air vents
Fig. 62 Cockpit: adju sting the a ir vents
To adjust the direction of air flow, turn the
ridged outer adjustment wheel
©Q fig. 62.
To ad just the amount of air flow , move the lever
@ on the air vent . To stop the air flow, move the
l ever all the way to the left.
Seat heating
Fig. 63 Air vents: seat heat ing
The seat heating has three levels. The selected
heat level is indicated by the LED .
.. To switch the seat heating on, press the
Q] but
ton once.
.. To switch to a lower level, press the
Q] button
again .
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