2018 AUDI A4 instrument cluster

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@j indicator light appears in the instrument clus­
ter disp lay, the engine will not be stopped, for
examp le in the following situations:
- T he eng ine has not reached the minimum re­
quired temperature for Start/Stop mode.
- T he interior temperature selected by the cli-
mate contro l system has not been reached .
- T he outs ide temperature is ext remely h igh/low.
- The windshield is being defrosted.
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- The steering whee l is turned at a sharp angle or
is mov ing .
- After engaging the reverse gear.
- On sharp inclines.
- At high a ltitudes.
Engine automatically restarts
The standard Start/Stop mode will be cance led
during a stop phase in the follow ing s ituations .
The engine restarts without any action by the
d river.
- The vehicle rolls, for examp le while on a slope.
- The interior temperature differs from the tem-
perature se lected in the A/C system .
- The windshield is being defrosted .
- The brake pedal is pressed several times in a
row.
- The vehicle battery charge level is too low.
- Power consumption is high.
The engine can t urn off again when the condi­
tions for Start/Stop mode are met.
Ignition is switched off automatically
To prevent the veh icle battery from drain ing, the
ignition will switch off automat ica lly under the
following conditions :
- The Start/Stop system has stopped the engine .
- The veh icle is stationary.
- You left the vehicle and the engine was not re -
started within approximately 30 seconds .
I f this happens, you wi ll see the message
Igni­
tion turns off automatically
in the instrument
cluster and the activated low beams are replaced by the parking light. The parking lights will
sw itch off after approximately 30 minutes or
when you lock the vehicle .
Driving
The ignition also switches off when you lock the
vehicle from the outside during a stop phase.
If the Start/Stop system has not turned off the
engine or if you have switched the Start/Stop sys­
tem off manually, the ignition will not be auto ­
matically switched off and the engine will contin­
ue to run
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A WARNING
To reduce the risk of poisoning, never allow
the eng ine to run in confined spaces .
(D Tips
Applies to : vehicles with auto matic transmissions
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- If you leave the vehicle with the D/S or R se­
lector lever position engaged, the parking
brake is automatically set.
- If you select the D or N selector lever posi­
tion after shifting into reverse, the vehicle
must be driven faster than 6 mph ( 10 km/h)
in o rder fo r the engine to switch off again .
' Manually switching the Start/Stop system
, off/on
Applies to: vehicles wi th Start/Stop syste m
If you do not wish to use the system, you can
switch it off manually.
Fig. 96 Cente r console : Start/Stop system button
.,. To switch the Start/Stop system off/on man­
ually, press the
l v'> ~I button. The LED in the but­
ton turns on when the system is switched off .
(D Tips
If you switch the system off during a stop
phase, the engine will start aga in automati­
cally .
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Driving
Messages in the instrument cluster display
Applies to: vehicles with Start/Stop system
Automatic start /stop deactivated: Please
re sta rt engin e manually
This message appea rs when specific conditions
are not met dur ing a stop phase. The Sta rt/Stop
system wi ll not be able to restart the engine . The
engine must be started with the
I S TAR T ENGINE STOP I button .
Automatic start /stop system: malfunction!
Function unavailabl e. Ple as e cont act Serv ic e
There is a malfunction in the Start/Stop system .
Drive the vehicle to an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Service Facility as soon as poss ible to
have the ma lfunction corrected.
Electromechanical
parking brake
F ig. 97 Center console: park ing b rake
Your veh icle is equipped with an electromechani­
cal parking brake
(D ¢ fig. 97. The parking brake
is designed to prevent the vehicle from rolling
un intent ionally and replaces the hand brake .
Setting/manu ally rele asing the parking
brake
~ Pull the(®) switch to set the parking brake. The
LED in the sw itch turns on . The
-(USA mod­
els) ;II (Canada models) indicator light a lso
turns on in the inst rument cluste r display .
~ To release the parking brake manually, press
the brake o r accelerator pedal whi le the igni­
tion is switched on and press
t h e®> switch at
the same time. The LED in the button and the indicator light in the display turn off.
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Releasing the pa rking brake automatically
Requirement: the drive r's door must be closed.
~ To start d riving and release the pa rking brake
automatically, p ress the accelerator pedal as
usual.
In add ition to releas ing the parking brake auto­
matically, other convenience and safety functions
are avai lab le w hen you sta rt
d rivi ng¢ page 89,
Starting to drive .
Preventing the automatic parking brake
release
The veh icle cou ld beg in ro lli ng u nintentionally,
depe nding on the hill o r if towing a trai le r.
~ To prevent the park ing brake from releasing au­
tomatically, pull and hold
the(®) switch and
press the accele rator peda l. The pa rking brake
remai ns set a nd p revents the vehicle from roll­
ing backwa rd.
~ You can release the®) switch again on ce you
are sure that you are giving enough driving
force to the wheels by pressing the accelerator
pedal.
Eme rgency braking function
You can use t he emergency b raking func tion in an
emergency situation, or i f the standard brake op ­
eration ma lfunctions or is disab led .
~ Pull and ho ld the(®) swi tch.
~ As soon as you re lease the®> switch or acceler -
ate, the braking stops.
P ull ing and ho ld ing
t h e®) sw itch wh ile driving
the ve hicle ac tiva tes the eme rge ncy brak ing func­
tion. The ve hicle is bra ked at a ll four wheels by
activating the hydraulic b rake system . The brak ­
ing effect is sim ilar to heavy
braking ¢ ,A.
To reduce the risk of act ivat ing the emergency
braking by m istake, a w arning tone (buzzer)
sounds when
the© sw itch is p ulled . Emergency
braking stops as soon as
the(®) sw itch is released
o r the accelerator pedal is pressed .
Parking
~ Press the bra ke pedal to stop the veh icle.
~ Pull the®) swi tch to set the par king b rake .

Driving
"' Keep the brake pedal pressed and engage the
fo llowing se lector lever positions one after the
other: N, D and back to N.
"' Turn the eng ine off again .
"' Grasp the socket wrench w ith both hands and
pull it up and out carefully to remove
<=> (D .
"' Reinsert the cover and rubbe r mat.
When the parking lock emergency re lease is
used, the
mJ ind icator light and the N selector
lever position tu rn on in the instrument cluster .
The message
Dang er of rolling away! P not pos­
s ible . Please apply parking brake
a lso appea rs .
.&_ WARNING
- Only activ ate the emerge ncy re le ase while
on a level s urface o r a slig ht slope.
- T he pa rking lock may only be released using
the emergency release if the parking brake
is set. If i t is not functioning, secure the ve­
hicle from rolling using the brake peda l or
other s uitab le means, s uch as blocking a
front and a rear wheel. An unsec ured vehicle
may roll away, wh ich increases the r isk of an
acc ident.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, you m ust
not drive when the eme rgency re lease is ac­
t ivated.
(D Note
- Read and fo llow the impo rtant instr uctions
abo ut towing<=>
page 376.
- The risk of damage increases if you do not
r emove the socket wrench carefully when
resett ing the pa rking lock.
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Ass is tance sy stems
Assistance systems
Electronic speed Limiter
Your vehicle may be factory equipped with tires
that are rated for a maximum speed of 130 mph (210 km/h). This is less than the maximum speed
of your vehicle. To reduce the risk of sudden tire
failure and loss of control if the vehicle is operat­
ed at excessive speeds, your vehicle also has an
electronic speed limiter. The electronic speed
lim iter prevents your vehicle from going faster
than the t ire speed rating. For mo re information
<=>page 334.
If the engine control unit receives faulty vehicle
road speed signals, the Malfunction Indicator
L amp (MIL)
¢..ffi will illumina te. If this occurs,
con tact the nearest au thorized A ud i dealer for
assistance.
_& WARNING
Always observe the posted speed limits and
adjust you r speed to suit prevailing road, traf­
fic and weather conditions. Never drive your
vehicle faster than the maximum speed rating
of the tires installed.
Speed warning system
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with speed warning system
The speed warning system helps you to stay be­
low a specified maximum speed that can be set,
changed or deleted in the Infotainment system.
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The speed warning system warns you if you are
exceeding the maximum speed that you have set .
A wa rning tone will sound as soon as you r speed
ex ceeds the s tored v alue s light ly. Th e indicato r
light also turns on in the instrument cluster dis­
p lay
ct] (USA models)/ [SJ (Canada models) and
a message . The indicator light
(CJ / [SJ and the
message turn off if the speed falls back be low
the stored maximum speed.
Se tting a threshold is recommended if you would
like to be reminded when yo u reach a certain
maximum speed. Situations where you may want
to do so include driving in a country with a gener-
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al speed limit or if there is a spec ified maximum
speed for winter tires.
Setting the warning threshold
Se lect in the Infotainment system: I ME NU I but­
ton
> Vehicle > left co ntro l bu tton > Driver as sis­
tance
> Speed warning > Manu al.
(D Tips
Regard less of the speed warning sys tem, you
shou ld alw ays mo nitor your speed using the
speedometer a nd make sure yo u are fo llow ing
the lega l speed limit.
Cruise control system
Switching on
Applies to: vehicles with cruise control system
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at
15 mph
(20kmlh).
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Fig . 103 Operat ing lever: c ru ise control system
.,. To switch the system on, pu ll the lever into po -
sition@<=> fig. 103 .
.. Drive at the speed to be mai ntained.
.. To store the speed, press the button @.
The stored speed and the
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l'I (Cana da models) indicator light appear in the
instrument cluster display. An additional indica­
tor appears in the head-up display *.
The speed is maintained by modifying engine
power or through an active brake intervention.
A WARNING
-Always pay attention to the traffic around
you when the cruise control system is in
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Assistance systems
Switching off completely
.. Press the leve r into posit ion @ (clicked into
place), or
.. Switch the ignition off.
The speed yo u sto red w ill be mainta ined if the
cru ise control has been switched off tempora rily.
To resume the stored speed, release the brake or
clutch pedal and pu ll the leve r into position
(D.
Sw itching the ign ition off will erase the stored
speed.
A WARNING
You shou ld only resume the stored speed if it
is not too high for existing traffic cond itions.
Otherwise you can increase the r isk of an acci­
dent.
Camera-based traffic
sign recognition
Description
Applies to: veh icles with camera-based traffic sign recogni·
tion
Fig. 104 Inst rumen t cluster: traffic sign recognition
Fig. 105 Windsh ield: camera window fo r tra ffic sign recog ­
nit ion
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Traffic sign recognition assists you when driving
by displaying detected speed limits or signs pro­
hibiting passing in the instrument cluster display
¢ fig. 104. Within the limits of the system, the
legal speed limits in schoo l zones are detected
and displayed .
General information
Traffic sign recognition can detect standard
speed limit signs that are within the camera's vis­
u al field. With assistance from navigation data,
detected speed limits are evaluated and shown in
the d isplay. The traffic s ign for the current de­
tected speed lim it will blink in the display if you
exceed the warning threshold set in the Infota in­
ment system
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Th e traffic sign recognition is subject to certa in
system limitat ions and may be unava ilable or on­
l y part ially ava ilab le in the follow ing s ituations:
- when visibility is poor, such as in snow, rain,
fog or heavy spray
- when there is glare, for example from oncom­
ing traffic or the sun
- at high speeds
- if the camera's visual
field¢ fig. 105 is covered,
for examp le by dirt or stickers. For information
on cleaning,
see¢ page 354
- if the traffic signs are completely or partially
covered, for examp le by trees, snow, dirt or
other vehicles
- if speed traffic signs do not conform to the
standards
- if traffic signs are damaged or bent
- if traffic signs are displayed on sign holders
with electronic signs
- if the traffic signs o r the config uration of the
road have changed (navigation data is no lon­
ger up-to-date)
_& WARNING
Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when traff ic sign recogn ition is
turned on . The traffic s igns installed on the
road always take precedence over the display .
The drive r is always responsible for assessing
the traffic situation.
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-Under some circumstances, traffic sign rec­
ognition may not detect traffic s igns cor­
rectly or detect them at all. As a result, the
system may not display the correct speed
limit or any speed limit.
- Traffic sign recognition does not adapt your
vehicle's speed to match the speed
limit!
-The display in the instrument cluster is
based on the units of measurement used for
speed in that country. As a result, the d is­
play
50 in the instrument cluster can mean
either km/h o r mph, depending on the coun ­
try .
Operation
Applies to: ve hicles with camera-based traffic sign recogni ­
tio n
Fig . 106 In strument cluste r: add it iona l display
Accessing traffic sign recognition
• Select: the first tab > Traffic signs.
Setting a speed warning
You can set a warn ing threshold down to 10 mph
(lS km/h). The traffic sign fo r the current detect­
ed speed limit w ill blink in the display if you ex­
ceed the set threshold .
• Select in the Infotainment system: !MENUI but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Driver as ­
sistance
> Speed warning > Traffic sign based
warning.
Additional display
If a v iew other than the traffic sign recognition is
selected in the ins trument cluster display, the
speed limit will be shown in another display
co fig. 106 . The current applicable speed limit will
Assistance systems
be shown there, if possible within the limits of
the system.
(D Tips
- An additional indicator appea rs in the head­
up display* .
- Your speed warning settings are stored au­
tomatically and assigned to the remote con­
trol key in use.
Messages
Appl ies to: vehicles with camera-based traff ic sig n recog ni·
tio n
f!ji Traffic sign recognition : currently unavaila­
ble . Camera view restricted due to surroundings
Function currently unavailable. Camera view re­
stricted due to surroundings
This message appears if the camera's visual field
is covered
<:::>page 104, fig . 105. The system w ill
switch itself off.
f!ji Traffic sign recognition: currently restricted.
See owner's manual
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the navigation system, for examp le. The speed
limit display is limited, which increases the risk
of an incorrect d isplay .
lj Traffic sign based speed warning: currently
unavailable. See owner's manual
There is no warning when the set th reshold is ex­
ceeded.
No traffic sign information available
There is no valid navigation data and do speed
li mits were detected . Or there is a recommended
speed but the re is not a speed limit (for examp le
driv ing on and off the expressway).
Malfunction! See owner's manual
The system cannot guarantee correct function
and is switched
off. See an authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized Audi Service Facility for assis ­
tance .
Function not available in this country
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Assistance systems
The vehicle is in a country where the function is
not available.
Lap timer
Introduction
App lies to: ve hicles w ith la p timer
You can measure and analyze lap times with the
lap timer in the display.
Opening the lap timer
~ Open the first Vehicle tab (trip computer) using
the
l I button on the multifunction steering
wheel.
~ Select on the multifunction steering wheel: left
control button
> Lap times.
Operating the lap timer
~ On the multifunction steering wheel, turn the
left thumbwheel
(J) <=> page 13 until the desired
menu item is displayed in the instrument clus­
ter .
~ Press the left thumbwheel to confirm the selec ­
tion.
_& WARNING
Your focus should always be on driving your
vehicle safely. As the drive r, you have com­
plete responsibility for safety in traffic. Only
use the functions s uch as the lap timer in such
a way that you always maintain comp lete con­
trol over your vehicle in all traffic situations.
@ Tips
You can retrieve information from the trip
computer while the lap timer stopwatch is running.
Lap times and timing
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith la p timer
Requirement: the lap timer must be open
<=> page 106.
Timing laps
~ To start timing manually, se lect Start lap 1 in
the menu.
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~ T o start timing automatically as soon as you
begin to drive, select
Start lap 1 by driving off
or Start by driving off i n the menu.
~ To measure the lap time, select New lap in the
menu. This starts timing the next lap at the
same time.
After completing a lap, the difference between
the last lap and the previous best lap time will be
indicated with
a"-" or" +".
Pausing timing and displaying a split time
~ To insert a pause m, select Pause in the menu.
~ To resume timing, select Resume in the menu.
~ To display a split time, select Split time in the
menu. The split
time (~] appears for approxi­
mately 10 seconds in the instrument cluster.
The timing of the current lap continues.
Resetting timing
~ Using the multifunction steering wheel, select
Reset times in the menu.
(D Tips
- A maximum of 99 lap times can be meas­
ured.
-If timing is paused, you can continue it later
even if you switch the ignition
off.
-Saved lap times cannot be individually de­
leted from the total results.
-The saved lap timer values w ill remain after
switching the ignition
off.
Lap statistics
App lies to: vehicles wi th lap t imer
Displaying lap statistics
You can display the number of laps driven, the
fastest lap" +", the slowest
lap" -", and the aver­
age time
"0" in the instrument cluster.
~ On the multifunction steering wheel, select the
left control button
> Lap statistics or Statis·
tics.
~ Turn the thumbwheel down or up to d isplay the
individual lap times.
~ To return to the lap timing that was begun,
press the left thumbwheel.

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Resetting lap statistics
"'On the mult ifunction steering whee l, select:
the right contro l button
> Reset statistics .
(D) Tips
The lap statistics list the lap times for the last
30 laps. The fastest and slowest lap time out
of up to 99 measured laps are also displayed .
Predictive efficiency
assist
Descript ion
Applies to: vehicles with predictive efficiency assist
General information
The pred ictive eff ic iency assist helps the driver to
d rive w ith anticipation and therefore helps to
save fuel. The system accesses predictive trip da­
ta (including speed limits, inclines and the radius
of curves) from the navigation system*. Informa­
tion from the camera-based traff ic sign recogni­
tion* is also applied to recognize traffic signs
r;;:;ipage 104.
The messages displayed depend on the naviga­
tion data* being up-to-date and the correct iden­
tification by the traffic sign recognition*.
When adaptive cruise contro l* is switched off,
the predictive efficiency assist only provides noti­
fications without controlled interventions. When
adaptive cruise control* is switched on, the sys­
tem responds to upcoming situations automati­
cally.
Vehicles with adaptive cruise control*
Refer to predictive control c> page 115.
Indicator in the instrument cluster display
Predictive messages appea r in the instr ument
cluster display to show the driver the appropriate
time to coast when a situation ahead requires
you to drive at a lower speed.
The messages are only shown if the cr uise control
system* or adaptive cruise control* is switched
off .
Assistance systems
An additional indicator appears in the head-up
display* .
Symbol Meaning
Remove your foot from the acceler -
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ator pedal to slow down, because
there is a situation ahead that re- quires a lower speed.
If you see Driver assistance in the instrument
cluster disp lay, the following symbols will indi­
cate which situation the system is currently re­
acting to.
Symbol Meaning
MPH
USA models:
Speed limit
km/h
Canada models:
speed limiter
_J!L Intersection
1:1
w
Traffic circle
If there are multiple s ituations, then these situa­
tions w ill appear in order in the display.
.&, WARNING ~ -
Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when the efficiency assist is
switched on. The driver is always respons ible
for assessing the traffic situation.
(D Tips
- The wording of the message may vary de­
pending on the driving mode set in drive se­
lect* c> page 133 and the current selector
lever position (automatic transmiss ion*).
No messages are displayed when in the S
selector lever position or in
Dynamic mode.
- When a route is planned using the naviga­
tion system*, then the message feed is based on this route. Without route guid­
ance, the system uses an assumed route fo r
the message feed.
- There will not be a message for every s itua­
tion ahead, for example if there is not
enough distance remaining to react to the
situation.
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