
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
4
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

Instruments and indicator lights
Engine control
c::> page 15
Emi ssions control system
c::> page 15
Engine speed limitat io n
c::> page 15
Engine oil level
c::> page 15
Engine oil senso r
c::> page 15
Battery charge
c::> page 13
Tank system
c::> page 16
Washer fluid level
c::> page 16
W indshield wipe rs
c::> page 16
Remote control key
c::> page 60
Battery in remote control key
c::> page 26
Bulb failure ind icator *
c::> page 16
Headlight range control system
c::> page 16
Adaptive light*
c::> page 16
- •
Light/ rain sensor*
c::> page 17
T ransmiss ion
c::> page 70
- Steer ing lock
liliil c::> page 13
10
Engine start system
c::> page 13
Central indicator light
c::> page 13
Electromechan ical steer ing/
c::> page 91
Adapt ive dampers*
c::> page 17
Rear spoiler
c::> page 92
Other indicator lights
- ii
T
ur n signals
c::> page 17
CRUISE
USA model s: cruise control sys tem*
c::> page 72
Canada models :
cruise cont rol sys
t em*
c::> page 72
Active lane ass ist*
c::> page 75
Conven ience key
c::> page 61
E lectromechan ica l park ing brake
c::> page 11
Active lane assist*
c::> page 75
Audi side assist *
c::>page 79
Transm iss io n
c::> page 70
Electromechan ica l par king brake
c::> page 11
USA models: speed warn ing sys
tem*
c::> page 72
C anada models :
speed warning sys
tem*
c::> page 72
- H
igh beams
. c::> page 40
BRAKE / ((J)) Brake sy stem
If this indicato r light turns on, there is a malfunc
tion in the brake system.
1111 (USA mo del s) I. ( Canad a mode ls)
Brake s: stop vehicle and ch eck brake fluid level
Stop the vehicle and check the brake fl uid leve l.
See a n author ized Audi dealer or au thor ized Audi
Se rvice Facil ity for assis tance if necessary .
1111 (USA model s) /. (C anad a mode ls)
Warning! No brake boo ster

Instruments and indicator lights
jj Tank system
D Please r efu el
If the indicator light turns on for the first time
a nd the message appears, there are about 1.9
ga l (7
L) of fue l left in the tank.
II] Plea se refuel immediately
If the indicator light turns on the message ap
pears , the fue l tank is almost empty . Refuel the
veh icle immediate ly.
D Tank s ystem: ma lfunction! Please contact
Service
If t h e ind icator lig ht tur ns on and th is mess age
appears, there is a mal func tion in the tank sys
tem .
D rive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion cor re cted.
@ For the sake of the environment
Fue l sho uld never enter the sewe r system or
come into con ta ct w ith the gr ound.
(D Tips
More informat ion on refueling is ava ilable on
page
~ page 232.
~ Washer fluid level
(,-5 JJlea se add w asher fluid
F ill the washer fluid for the w indshield washer
system and the headlight washe r system* when
the ign ition is switc hed off ~
page 244.
"V! Windshield wipers
iii Windshield wipers : malfun ction ! Plea se
contact Service
There is a malfunction wi th the windshie ld w ip
e rs.
Dr ive to an autho rized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
16
-:(f>:-Bulb failure indicator
If the II ind icator light tu rns on, a bulb has
failed . T he mess age indi cates the loc ation of the
bulb.
Replace the bu lb immediate ly .
Vehicle lights: malfunct ion! Please contact
S ervice
There is a ma lfunction in the headlights or the
li ght sw itch. Drive to an author iz ed Audi dealer or
authori zed Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to
have the malfunction cor rected .
A WARNING
-Light bulbs a re under p ressure and can ex
plode when b ulbs are replaced, wh ich in
creases the risk of inju ry .
- With gas-discharge lamps* (xenon head
lights), the high-vo ltage component must
be handled appr opria tely. Ot he rw ise, there
is a risk of fatal injury.
~(D Headlight range control system
II Headlight range control : malfunction! See
owne r's manual
There is a ma lf u n ction in the headlight range
contro l system , which may cause gla re for o ther
drivers.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho rized
A udi Se rvice Fac il ity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted .
§0 Audi adaptive light
App lies to : vehicles wi th Audi ada ptive ligh t
II Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own
er 's manual
-
The re is a ma lfunction in the adap tive lights. The
he adlig hts st ill func tion.
D rive to an au thorized A udi dealer or autho rized
A udi Se rvice Fac ility immediate ly to have the
malfunction cor rec ted .

Airbag system
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1!; ON @ light
F ig. 166 Sect ion from the headl iner: PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF ~ ON@lig ht
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; ON @ light is
located in the he adliner
~ fig. 166 .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light w ill come
on and stay on to tell you whe n the front Ad
vance d Ai rbag on t he passenger side h as been
turned off by the electronic control uni t. If the
bu lb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1i , ON @
light burns out, the airbag indicator light El will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Advanced
Airbag System. A lthough the burned-out bulb
w ill not change t he way the front passenger 's
fron ta l airbag works, it will no lo nger be possible
to use the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; ON @
light to ma ke sure tha t the ai rbag on/off s tat us is
corre ct for the occup ant on the fron t passe nger
se at. H ave the airbag system inspected immed i
ately by your a uthorized Audi dea ler.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; ON @ light
will blink for about 5 seconds when:
- the capacitive passenger de tect ion sys tem,
which sw itches the front seat passenge r's fron·
tal Adv anced Ai rb ag on and off, detect s a
c h ange in t he sta tus of the front passenge r
sea t.
As soo n as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON
@ ligh t stop s blinking, always ma ke sure tha t the
air bag statu s (on or off) as shown by t he light is
p roper for the age, s ize and ele ct ric al c ap acitance
of the person occupy ing the front passe nger
seat . A lways make s ure that the safety belt for
the front passenge r seat is prope rly fasten ed.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; / PASSENGER
AIR BAG ON@ light will show the status of the
208
front seat passenger's frontal Advanced Airbag.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light:
- will c om e o n if the fr ont pas senge r seat is not
o ccupi ed;
- will c ome o n if the ele ctric al c apac itance meas·
ured by the capaci tive pas senger detectio n sys·
t ern for the fron t passenge r se at equ als the
combined capacitance of an infant up to about
one year of age and one of the rea rwa rd-faci ng
or forward -fac ing c hild rest raints listed in Fed
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced A irbag System in your vehi·
cle was cert ified; For a listing of the ch ild re·
strai nts that we re us ed to certify yo ur vehicle's
complia nce w it h t he U.S . Safe ty S tanda rd
¢ page 220 .
-will go out if the front p assenge r seat is occu
pie d by an adu lt as regis te re d by the capac itive
passe nger detect io n sys tem.
- The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light mus t
come on and sta y on if the ig nition i s on a nd ...
- a ca r bed has been ins talled o n the front pas·
senge r sea t, or
- a rea rwa rd -facing child restrain t has been in·
s talled on the front passenger s eat, or
- a forward -fac ing ch ild restraint has been insta l·
led on the fro nt passenger sea t,
- and if the electrical capacitance registe red on
the front passenge r seat is equal to or less than
t he co mbine d capacitance of a typical 1 y ear·
old inf ant and o ne of th e rea rw ar d-facing or
forw ard-fa cing c hild r estra in ts l iste d in Fe deral
Moto r Vehicle S afety S tandar d 208 with which
the Adva nced Airbag System in your veh icle was
certif ied.
If t he fron t passenger se at i s not occup ied, the
fr ont airba g will not deploy, a nd the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF~;
light w ill stay on .
Neve r ins tall a rea rw ar d-f a cing child res tra int on
th e fr on t passenger sea t
¢ page 19 7, C hild re
s traints on the front seat -some importan t
things to know
and ¢ page 21 8, Child safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
comes on ...
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; ligh t comes
o n when one of the condit ions listed above is
Ill-

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Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips tha t
have burned through .
Fig. 206 Steer ing colu mn area : cove r
Fig. 207 Left side of the engin e com partment : fus e cover
The individual circuits are protected by safety
fuses. The fuses are located in the interior and in
the engine compartment.
Fuses in the interior
"S witch the ignition and all electrical equipment
off .
"C heck the following table to see which fuse be
longs to the equipment ¢
page 282.
" Remove the cover ¢ fig. 206.
"Remove the plastic clip from the fuse panel
cover in the engine compartment¢
fig. 207.
"Remove the fuse using the clamp.
" Replace the blown fuse only with an identical
new one .
"Install the cover .
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses in the engine compartment
"S witch the ignition and all electrical equipment
off .
.. Check the following table to see which fuse be
longs to the equipment¢
page 283.
.. Remove the fuse panel cover c::> fig. 207.
" Remove the plastic clip from the fuse panel
cover ¢
fig. 207.
" Remove the fuse using the clamp .
.. Rep lace the blown fuse only with an identical
new one.
Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black
1
Purpl e 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
White or transparent 25
Green 30
Orange 40
&, WARNING
-
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rating.
This can cause damage to the electrica l sys
tem and a fire .
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have instal led it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili
ty.
© Tips
- Th e following table does not list fuse loca
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow
ing tables applies only to certain model ver
sions or certain optional equipment.
281

Fuses and bulbs
Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 208 Vehicle inter ior: fuse assignme nt
No. Equipment
Fl Power top control modu
le (Roadster)
F2 Power top control module (Roadster)
F3 ESC control module
F4 Central computer processor (MIB-2)
FS Gateway
F6 Anti-theft alarm system Climate control system, selector lever (au-
F7 tomatic transmission), parking heater,
rear window heater relay coil
Diagnos is, electrical parking brake switch,
F8 light swi tch, rain/light sensor, interior
lighting
F9 Steering column switch module
Fl0 Display
F ll Haldex clutch
F12 MMI area
F 13 Adaptive dampers control module
F14 Climate control system blower
FlS Electronic steering co lumn lock
F16 MMI components, safety be
lt microphone
(Roadster)
282
No . Equipment
F17 Instrument cluster
F18 Rearview camera
F19 Convenience key system control module
F20 Power lumbar support adjustment
F22 Front passenger's side neck heating (Road-
ster)
F23 R
ig ht exterior lighting, on-board compute r
(right)
F 25 Driver's s
ide door (for example power win-
dows)
F26 Seat heating
F28 AMI H igh med ia port
F29 On-board computer
F31 Left on-board computer
F32 Driver assistance systems
F33 Airbag
Socket relay, interior sound, back-up light
F34 switch, temperature sensor, oil level sen-
sor
Diagnosis, headlight range control system,
F35 air quality sensor, automatic dimming
rearview mirror
F36 Right cornering light/ r ight LED-h eadlight
F37 Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
F38 E
ng ine control module, ESC control mod-
ul e
F39 Front passenger's side door (for example
power windows)
F40 Cigarette lighter, sockets
F41 SCR relay and delivery unit
F42 Central locking area
F43 On-board computer
F45 Power adjustable driver's side seat
F46 Driver's side neck heat ing (Roadster)
F49 Starter, clutch sensor
FS0 ESC valves
F53 Rear window defogger
The power seats* are protected v ia
circuit break
ers
that automatically switch on after a few sec
onds after the overload has been reduced.

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Left engine compartment fuse assignment
Fig. 209 Engine compartment: fuse ass ignment
No. Equipment
Fl ESC control module
F2 ESC control module
F3 Engine control module
Engine cooling, engine components, auxili -
F4 ary heater coil re lay ( 1+2), secondary air
injection pump relay
FS E
ngine components, tank system
F6 Brake light sensor
F7 Engine components
F8 Oxygen sensor
F9 Engine components, exhaust door, glow
time control module
FlO Fuel injectors, fuel control module
Fll Auxiliary heater heating element 2
F 12 Auxiliary heater heating e
lement 3
F13 Automatic transmission cont rol module
FlS Horn
F16 Ignition coil
F17 ESC control module
, engine control mod-
ule
F18 Term inal 30 (reference voltage)
Fuses and bulbs
No . Equipment
Fl9 Windshield wipers
F20 Horn
F22 Terminal SO diagnos
is
F23 Starter
F24 Auxiliary heater heating element 1
F3 2 LED headlights
Bulbs
Message
Your vehicle is equ ipped with maintenance-free
headlights and tail lights . However, if a light bulb
needs to be replaced, p lease contact yo ur author
ized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facili
ty.
283

Index
AUTO Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 53
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .S3
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
La unch Control-Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . 71
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering wheel with shift paddles. . . . . . . . 68
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic zoom (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . 146 Brakes . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 62
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Breaking in New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Bulb failure (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 20, 22
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 C
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Better route (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Blower (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 53
Bluetooth Aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake fluid Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 242
298
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 162
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 235
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Capacities Fuel tank ..... ... .. .. ............... 291
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 185
CD drive (media drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Cell phone Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
also refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Power windows . ... .. ................ 31
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28