Emerg ency assis ta nce
Emergency assistance
Trunk escape latch
In cas e of an emergency , the r ear lid can be
opened from the inside using the trunk escape
latch.
Fig. 192 Luggage compartment: Trunk escape latc h
• Pu sh the latch in the direction of the arrow un
til the lock releases .
The trunk escape latch inside the rear lid is made
of fluorescent material to g low in the dark.
_& WARNING
The trunk escape latch is to be used only in an
emergency.
General information
• Park the vehicle as far as poss ible from moving
traff ic in the event of a breakdown . In the event
of a flat tire , park the vehicle on a level surface .
It you are on a steep hi ll, be especially careful.
• Set the parking brake.
• Place the selector lever in the P position.
• Switch the emergency flashers on.
• Have the passengers exit the vehicle. They
should move to a safe place, for example be
hind a guard rail.
_& WARNING
Follow the steps given above . This is for your
protection and the for the safety of other driv
ers .
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Equipment
Vehicle tool kit/tire mobility kit/
compressor
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Fig. 193 Lu ggage compa rtmen t: cargo floor closed
The vehicle tool kit, t ire mobility kit and com
pressor are stored in the luggage compartment
u nder the cargo floo r cover .
• Push on the plastic handle and lift up the cargo
floor .
• Open the cargo floor.
Completely retract the vehicle jack a rm before
stor ing the veh icle jack* .
_& WARNING
Improper use of the veh icle jack can cause se
rious pe rsonal injuries.
- Never use the screw driver hex head to
tighten wheel bolts, since the bo lts cannot
attain the necessa ry tightening torque if yo u
use the hex head, potentially causing an ac
cide nt.
- The factory-supplied jack is intended only
for your vehicle mode l. Under no circum
stances should it be used to lift heavy
vehicles or other loads; you risk injuring
yourse lf.
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
raised , which cou ld cause an accident .
- Support the vehicle securely with appropri
ate stands if work is to be performed under neath the vehicle; otherwise, there is a po
tential risk for injury.
- Never use the jack supplied with your Aud i
on another vehicle, particularly on a heavier
one. The jack is only su itab le for use on the
vehicle it came with .
Emerg ency assis ta nce
Repairing tires
Applies to: ve hicles w ith tire mob ility k it
Fig. 195 Compo nents of the ti re mobili ty k it
F ig . 196 T ire mo bility k it c onn ection
Requirement : the tire mobili ty kit mus t be laid
out and ready for use
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In stall ing the t ir e mobility kit
.. Op en the cover @on the compressor
¢fig . 195 .
.. Remove the connector@) and pressu re hose ®
with pressure gauge from the housing.
• Install the compressor pressure hose ® onto
the f lange @ on the tire sea lant bottle
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.. Inse rt the sealant bottle with the flange at the
bottom into the opening @ on the compresso r
cover .
.. Remove the valve cap from the fau lty tire.
.. Install the filler hose@) on the valve
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ofig. 196 .
.. Connect the plug @¢ fig. 195 to a socket in
the vehicle.
.. Switch on the ignition .
Inflating a tire
.. Move the switch @ o fig. 196 on the compres
sor into posit ion
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.. Inflate the tire to between 29 psi (200 kPA)
and 36 ps i (250 kPA) and read the pressur e on
the gauge .
.. If this tire p ressure is not reached , remove the
filler hose . Drive slowly approximately 33 ft (10
m) forward or in reverse so that the sea lant can
be distributed in the t ire. Pump up the tire
aga in ¢ ,&. .
.&_ WARNING
-Read a nd follow the manufacturer's safety
precaut ions on the compressor and in the
instructions on the bottle of sea lant .
- I f a tire p ressure of 29 psi (200 kPA) canno t
reached after inflating for 6 minutes, then
the tire is too severely damaged. Do not
continue driv ing.
- If the tire cannot be repa ired with the tire
sealant, see an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
(D Tips
Do not operate the compresso r fo r more than
six minutes continuously , or it can overheat.
Once the compressor has cooled, you can con
tin ue to use it.
Completing
App lies to : vehicles wit h tire mob ility kit
.. Adhere the sticker that says "max. SO mph
(max . 80 km/h)" that is provided with the tire
mob ility kit with in the driver 's field of vision.
.. Stop the vehicle after driv ing for about 10 mi
nutes and check the t ire pressure .
.. If the tire press ure is lower than 19 psi (130
kPA) , then the tire is too severely damaged . Do
not continue driving .
.&_ WARNING
Pay attention to the following after repairing
the tire:
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h).
- Avoid hard acce leration, braking sh arply,
and fast cornering .
- The vehicle may become more diffi cult to
con trol.
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-If the t ire is t oo severely damaged, see an
aut horized Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance .
@ For the sake of the environment
You can give the used tire sealant bottle to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility for disposal.
@ Tips
Remember to obtain a new bottle of sea lant
from an authorized Audi dea ler or authorized
Aud i Service Facility after repair ing a tire.
Replacing wheels
Preparation
You must complete the preparation before
changing a tire .
.,. Read and follow the important safety precau-
t ions
¢ page 272, General information .
.,. Set the parking b rake .
• Se lect the P selector lever pos ition .
.,. Lay out the vehicle tool kit¢
page 2 72 and the
spare tire¢
page 279 .
A WARNING
If you are cha nging a tire on a steep hill, use a
block or similar object to block the oppos ite
wheel to prevent the vehicle from moving.
A WARNING
You or your passenger co uld be injured while
chang ing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn
ing devices to alert othe r mo to rists.
- Make sure that passengers wa it in a safe
place away from the vehicle and we ll away
from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from movi ng
sudden ly and possibly slipping off the jack,
always fully set t he parking brake and block
t h e whee l di agona lly o ppos ite the wheel be-
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
ing changed. When one front whee l is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automatic
Transmiss ion in P (Park) will
not prevent the
veh icle from moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is leve l and firm.
If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com
pa rtment
¢ page 185.
@ Tips
Obey all laws.
Removing the cover
Fig . 1 97 W hee l: whee l hub cover
F ig . 1 98 W hee l: whee l bolts w ith caps
Whe el hub covers*
.,. Insert the hook (from the vehicle tool kit) into
the ho le on the whee l hub cover ¢
fig. 197.
.,. Remove the wheel h ub cover .
Wheel bolts with caps*
.,. Slide the p lastic clip (from t he veh icle too l ki t)
on to the cap unt il it engages
¢ fig . 198.
• Remove the cap with the p lastic clip .
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Emergency assistance
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 199 Changing a tire: loosen the wheel bolts
• Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) all the way onto the wheel bolt.
• Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow-. To reach the required torque,
hold the end of the wheel wrench. If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press carefully on the
whee l wrench with your foot. Hold onto the ve
hicle securely while during this and make sure
your stance is stable .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only loosen
the wheel bolts gently (one turn) before rais
ing the vehicle with the veh icle jack*.
Raising the vehicle
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vehicle jack
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Fig. 200 Sill: markings (examp le)
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Fig. 201 Sill: positio ning the vehicle jack
• Place the veh icle jack* (vehicle tool kit) on a
firm s urface. Use a flat, stable support if neces
sary. On a slippery surface such as tile, you
should use a non-slip pad (such as a rubber
mat)
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• Find the marking on the sill that is closest to
the tire that will be changed
c:> fig. 200. Behind
the marking, there is a lifting point on the side
sill for the vehicle jack*.
• Tu rn the vehicle jack* located u nder the mount
ing point on the sill to raise the jack until its
arm
(D c:> fig. 201 i s located under the desig
nated mou nting point .
• Align the vehicle jack* so the arm @engages in
the designated mounting point in the side sill
and the base @lies flat on the ground. The
base @must be direct ly under the mounting
point @.
• Continue raising the vehicle jack* until the
wheel lifts off the ground slightly.
A WARNING
- Make sure the vehicle jack* is stable. There
is a risk of injury when the ground is slick or
soft, because the vehicle jack* could slide or
sink.
- Only raise your vehicle w ith the vehicle jack*
provided by the factory. If you use a vehicle
jack designed for another vehicle, your vehi
cle can slide and cause injury .
- Pos ition the vehicle jack* only at the desig
nated mounting points on the side sill and
align the jack . Otherwise, the vehicle jack*
co uld slip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, never start
the engine when the vehicle is raised.
Emergency assistance
CJ) Note
When removing or installing the whee l, the
r im could hit the brake rotor/ceramic bra ke
rotor* and damage the rotor. Work ca refu lly
and have a second person help yo u.
@ Tips
-W hen mounting tires w ith unidirectional
tread design
ma ke s ure the t read pattern is
po inted the r ight way
¢ page 278 .
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for d irt and cor ros ion on the
mating s urfaces of both th e wheel and the
h ub. Remove all dirt from t hese surfaces be
fo re re mount ing th e wheel.
Unidirectional tires
A unid irec tional tire p rofile is ident ified by a rrows
th at poin t in the run nin g dir e cti on o n the tire
sidewall. You mus t always a dhere to the speci
fied running d irec tion. This is necessary ens ure
the t ire's optim um perfo rmance in regar d to a d
hes ion, r unning noise, fr iction and hydrop la ning.
T o be nefi t fu lly fro m the adv ant ages of the uni
d irect ional tire des ign, you sho uld replace faulty
tires as soon as possi ble an d restore the correct
r u nning di rect io n on all of the tires.
Finishing
.,. Reinstall the caps on the whee l bolts if neces
sary .
.,. Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated
place .
.,. If the re m oved whee l does not fi t in the sp are
whee l we ll, store it se cur ely in t he luggage
com partmen t
¢page 18 5.
.,. Check the tire press ure on the ins talled whee l
as soon as possible.
.,. Check the tire press ure and store it in the Info
ta inment system.
.,. The w heel bo lt tightening specification must be
90 ft lbs (120 Nm) . Check it as soon as poss ible
with a torq ue wrenc h. Drive ca refully unt il then .
.,. Have th e faulty wheel rep laced as quic kly as
poss ib le.
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(D Tips
- If you not ice that t he w heel bo lts a re cor
rode d and difficult to tur n while changing a
t ir e, t hey s hou ld be replaced befo re yo u
check the t ightening torque.
- Drive at red uce d speed unti l yo u have the
t ightening to rques checked.
· Notes on wheel changing
Please read t he informat ion¢ page 253 if yo u
are going to use a spa re t ire wh ic h is diffe re nt
fro m the t ires on your ve hicle.
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spa re immedi
ately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified service station .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are cor rectly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm) .
-If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque .
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi
ble. Remount the wheel cover .
Until then, dr ive with e xtra care and at reduced
speeds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle wi th
t ires or r ims which diffe r from those which
we re fac to ry insta lled , th en be su re to read
t he informa tion
¢ page 253 .
-Always make sure the damage d w heel or
ev en a fla t tire and the jack and to ol kit ar e
p ro p erl y se cured in t he lug gage co mpart
me nt an d ar e no t lo o se in the pas senge r
co mp artme nt.
- I n an ac cident or su dde n man euver they
co uld fl y forw ard , injur ing an yone i n t he ve
hicle.
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-Always store damaged whee l, jack and too ls
securely in the luggage compartment. Oth erwise, in an accident or sudden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas
sengers in the vehicle .
Spare tire
General information
Applies to: veh icles with space-saving spa re t ire (compact
spare tire)
A U DI
Fig. 204 Luggage co mpa rtment : spar e tir e
Fig. 205 Sp are t ire (ex ample)
The spare tire is intended for short-term use on
ly . Have the damaged t ire checked and replaced if
necessary by an author ized Audi dealer or author
ized Audi Service Fac ility as soon as possib le.
T here are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire . The compact spare tire has
been designed specifica lly for your type of veh i
cle . Do not replace it w ith the spare tire from an
o ther type of vehicle.
Removing the spare t ire
.. Turn the handle c:> fig . 204 © counter-clock
wise .
.. Remove the spare tire .
Emergen cy a ssis tanc e
Removing the vehicle jack
.. Lift up the cover on the right side of the lug
gage compartment and remove the vehicle
jack.
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
t h e compact spare tire is not pe rmitted.
If you have to dr ive with snow chains and a front
t ire fails , mount the spare wheel in p lace of a
rear tire . Install the snow chains on the rea r tir e
t h at you removed, and i nstall that in place of the
front t ire that fai led.
A WARNING
-
- After insta lling a spare tire, the tire pres
sure must be checked as soon as possible .
The tire pressure is availab le on ¢
page 256,
fig. 191.
-If the spare tire is more t han 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex
treme caut ion and careful driving.
- The spare tire is intended only for tempora
ry and short-term use. It should be replaced
as soon as poss ible with the normal whee l
and tire .
- After mounting the compact spare tire, the
tire pressure must be checked as soo n as
possible . The tire pressure of the compact
spa re ti re must be 61 ps i (420 kPA); other
wise, you risk having an accident.
- Do not dr ive faster than SO mph (80 km/h) .
You risk having an acc ident.
-Avoid full -th rottle acceleration, heavy brak
ing, and fast corner ing . You r isk hav ing an
accident .
- Never drive using more than one spare wheel and ti re . You r isk having an accident .
- Normal summer or winter t ires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim .
- For technical reasons, the use of ti re chains
on the spare t ire is not permitted .
If it is
necessa ry to drive w it h tire cha ins, the spare
wheel mus t be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear t ire. The newly
a vailab le fro nt wheel mus t the n be ins talled
i n place o f the rear wheel wit h the flat tire .
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Emergency assistance
Installing the ti re chain before mounting
the wheel and t ire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause ser ious personal in ju ry during
hard b raking or in an accident. Never store
t h e inflatable spa re t ire or jack and too ls in
the passenger compa rtment .
- Norma l summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact s pare wheel rim.
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Index
Fueling Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 234
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
With reserve canister (emergency fueling) 234
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
G
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 31
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Recommendation ................ ... . 231
Generator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Global commands (voice recognition
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 248
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 290
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 39
Headlight range control system (indicator
light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 39
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heated exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heating and ventilation system
Adjusting a ir vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
High voltage warn ing label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
302
Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 142
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 31
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 203
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 194
I
Ignition (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Important things to do before driving . . . . 181
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 123
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 99
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Intermittent (windshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 43
Internet
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
iPod
refer to Aud i m usic interface . . . . . . . . . . . 162
iTunes tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
J
Joystick function (MMI)
101
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Jump -starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285