Care and cleaning
Care and cleaning
General information
Regular, proper care helps to maintain your vehi
cle's value.
It can also be a requirement when
submitting warranty claims for corrosion damage
and paint defects on the body.
The necessary care products can be obtained
from an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility. Read and follow the instruc
tions for use on the packaging.
A WARNING
- Using cleaning and care products incorrectly
can be dangerous to your health .
- Always store cleaning and care products out
of reach of children to reduce the risk of poi
soning .
@ For the sake of the environment
- Preferably purchase environmentally-friend ly cleaning products.
- Do not dispose of leftover cleaning and care
products with household trash.
Car washes
The longer that deposits remain on the vehicle,
the more the surface may be damaged. High
temperatures such as those caused by sunlight
increase the damaging effect.
Before washing, rinse
off heavy deposits with
plenty of water.
Stubborn deposits such as bird droppings or tree
sap are best removed with plenty of water and a microfiber cloth.
Also, wash the underside of your vehicle once
road salt stops being used for the season.
Pressure washers
When washing your vehicles with a pressure
washer, always follow the operating instructions
provided with the pressure washer. This is espe
cially important in regard to the pressure and
spraying distance . Do not direct the stream of
water directly onto seals for the side windows,
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doors, luggage compartment lid or hood or onto
the tires, rubber hoses, insulating material, sen
sors* or camera lenses*. Keep a distance of at
least 16 in (40 cm).
Do not remove snow and ice with a pressure
washer.
Never use cone nozzles or high pressure nozzles.
The water temperature must not be above 140 °F
(60 °().
Automatic car washes
Spray
off the vehicle before washing.
Make sure that the windows are closed and the
windshield wipers are
off. Follow instructions
from the car wash operator, especially if there
are accessories attached to your vehicle.
If possible, use car washes that do not have
brushes.
Washing
by hand
Clean the vehicle starting from the top and work
ing down using a soft sponge or cleaning brush.
Use solvent-free cleaning products.
Washing vehicles with matte finish paint
by
hand
To avoid damaging the paint when washing, first
remove dust and large particles from your vehi
cle. Insects, grease spots and fingerprints are
best removed with a special cleaner for matte
finish paint .
Apply the product using a microfiber cloth. To
avoid damaging the paint surface, do not use too
much pressure.
Rinse the vehicle thoroughly with water. Then
clean using a neutral shampoo and a soft micro
fiber cloth .
Rinse the vehicle thoroughly again and let it air
dry. Remove any water residue using a chamois .
A WARNING
-
- Only wash the vehicle when the ignition is
off and follow the instructions from the car
Emergency situations
(D Note
Improper hook -up of ju mper cables can r uin
the generato r.
- Always con nect P OSITIVE( +) to POS ITI VE
( + ), and NEG ATI VE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
ground post of t he battery manage r contro l
u nit .
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on the battery
cells are sc rewed in firmly . If not, t ighten
plugs p rior to connect ing clamp o n negat ive
b attery t erminal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect
i ng a jumper cable as desc rib ed above ap
plies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jum p starte d. When you a re giv ing a
ju mp sta rt to anothe r vehicle, do
not con
n e ct t he neg ative( -) ca b le to the neg ative
(- ) termin al o n t he dis ch arged battery @
¢
fig . 21 1. In ste ad, securely connec t the
negative (-) cab le to either a so lid metal
compo nent that is f irm ly bolted to the e n
gine block o r to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is bei ng cha rged does not
vent to the outside, escap ing battery gas
could ignite an d exp lode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The fo llow ing informa tion is to be used by com
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op
era te the ir equipmen t sa fe ly .
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam
age to the engine and transmi ssion.
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake l ines .
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed , use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 286 and ¢ page 287.
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A WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passe n
ge rs . Neve r allow a nyone to ride in a vehicle
be ing towed, fo r any reason .
Front towing loop
Fig. 212 Fron t bumper : cover
Fi g. 2 13 Fron t bumper : install ing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo
cated behind a cover on the rig ht side of the front
bumper .
.. Remove the towing loop f rom the vehicle too l
kit¢
page 272.
.. Press inward on the
upper left side of the cap
to remove i t from the bumper ¢
fig. 212 .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded o pen
ing until it s tops ¢
fig. 213 and then tig hten it
w it h a wheel w re nch.
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop b ack in the
veh icle tool kit.
A WARNING
If t he t ow ing l oop is not tig htened unt il it
stops when installing, the threads may be pu lled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
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Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 6
Changing e ng ine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Changing light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
C harg ing the b attery (mob ile dev ices) . . . . 16 2
C hi ld restraint
Danger of us ing ch ild restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
C hi ld restraints
Where can I get additional informat io n
about ch ild restrai nts and their use? . . . . 230
Chi ld safety . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 2 18
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
C hi ld safety sea ts
Booste r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Convertible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
H ow do I proper ly install a child safety seat
. h' l ? inmyve ice ................. .. .. .. . 221
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
C hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
C igare tte lighte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
266
C lea ning/ removing ice from windows . . . . . 268
C lea ning Alcanta ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C leaning artificia l leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C le anin g ca rbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 269
C lea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C leaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 268
C lea ning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
C leaning exhaust tail p ipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
C lean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
C lea ning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
C leaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C le ani ng ta il lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
C lea ning text iles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
C leaning the A udi virt ual cockpit . . . . . . . . . 268
C lea ning the instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . 268
C lean ing the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
C lima te con trol system (automatic)
Ad justing ai r ven ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Ad justing the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ad justing the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
A ir dist ribution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
AUTO (automatic mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Index
B lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Cont rols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
C limate contro l system (manua l)
Adjusting the a ir vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clock .... .. .... .. .. ................. 175
Clos ing
Hood . ........ .. .. ................. 236
Windows ..... .. .. .................. 30
Closing/open ing
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
With the centra l locki ng switch . . . . . . . . . 28
With the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Closing a nd opening
With the door loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Coc kp it (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Command (vo ice recogn ition system) . . . . . 108
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
C ompliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 96
Conference call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Connect ion manager
176
Connections
refer to M edi a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 164
Connect ion settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Cons umer i nfo rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Cons ume r Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23, 290
Contacting NH TSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Contacts Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
I m po rting/expo rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Memo ry c apacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 24
Sea rching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Showing details . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Storing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Cont rol bu ttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cont rol knob with joyst ick function . . . . . . . 101
Convenience key Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Stopping the eng ine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
299
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Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
E me rgency release
Selec to r l eve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Emi ssions data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
E nergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Eng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 60
Starting w it h jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Eng ine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Ove rview. ...................... ... . 237
Safety preca utions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Engine control (indicato r light) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
E ng ine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Adding .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 239
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 0
Checking the oil leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Specification and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Engine speed limitatio n (indicator light) . . . 15
E nter ing characters/numbers (speller) . . . . 102
Enter ing letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
E nvironment
Proper disposal of d rained engine oil . . . . 24 0
Unleaded gaso line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
E xte rio r ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exterior mirrors
Adj ust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
D immi ng . ..... ........... ...... ... .. 43
H eating .. .. .. ............... .. .... .. 42
External voice operat ion................ 113
F
Factory default settings (MMI)
176
F ader (so und) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fasten ing
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Conve rtible c hild safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . 224
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Index
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (a udio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
F ast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 164
Fast route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
F avorites
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Nav igation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Telephone.......................... 119
F ile fo rmats (media d rives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18S
F og lights/rea r fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
F or the sake o f the env ironmen t
Environmentally -friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 57
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Leaks. .... .... ................... .. 236
F ree text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Medi a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
F ree ze p ro tection
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 41
Freq uency band .... .............. 151, 153
F ront airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
F rontal collisions and the laws o f physics . . 190
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Child restra ints in the fron t sea t . . . . . . . . 1 97
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
B lended gaso line ... .. ... ..... .... ... 231
Cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
C urren t fu el consum ption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E thano l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 31
F uel fi lle r nec k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sav ing fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57, 80
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Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 183
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Seats adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Selecting a source Multifunction steering wheel ......... 22, 0
Selecting a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Selection menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 98, 101, 102
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
E mergency operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Settings Directory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Map. .. .. .. .. ................. .... . 146
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Setting the language ............ ..... . 175
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 68
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Side airbags Description ... ................ ..... . 214
How they work ...................... 215
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
C leaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
SIM card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ski bag .... ................... .. ...... SO
Snowboard bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Index
Software update
refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 178
Software (MMI) License . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Speed-dependent volume increase . . . . . . . 179
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
START Engine STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Stee ring
Electromechanical steering .......... . 91, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
also refer to Electromechanical steering 91
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . 68
also refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 22
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . . . 259
Stopover (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Stored stations
refer to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Streaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Street View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 63
Subtitles (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Subwoofer (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Swapping calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Switching daytime running lights on and off 40
Switching tabs
refer to Mult ifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 21, 22
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
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