2018 AUDI A4 steering wheel

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Airbag System for the front passenger seat from
doing its job in a crash.
The f ront Ad vanced Airb ag S ystem con sists
of t he follo wing :
-Crash sensors in the front of the vehicle that
measure vehicle acceleration/deceleration to
provide information to the Advanced Airbag
System about the severity of the crash.
-An electronic control un it, with integrated
crash sensors for front and side impacts. The
control unit "decides" whether to fire the front
airbags based on the information received from
the crash sensors. The control unit also
"de­
c ides" whether the safety belt pretens ioners
shou ld be activated .
-An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and
contro l valve for the driver ins ide the steer ing
wheel hub.
-An Advanced Airbag with gas generator and contro l valve inside the instrument pane l for
the front passenger.
-A capac itive passenger detect io n system unde r­
neath the front passenger seat cover. This sys­
tem measures the elect rical capac ita nce of the
person in the seat. The i nformation registe red
is sent continuously to the electron ic control
unit to regulate deployment of the front Ad­
vanced Airbag on the passenger side.
-An airbag monitoring system and indicator
light
m in the instrument cluster .
-A sensor in each front seat reg isters the dis­
tance between the respective seat and the
steering wheel or instrument panel. The infor­
mation reg istered is sent continuously to the
electronic control unit to regulate deployment
of the front Advanced A irbags.
-The PA SS EN GER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON@ light
comes on in the
headliner¢ page 283,
fig. 241 and tells you the status of the Ad­
vanced Airbag on the passenge r side .
-A sensor in the safety belt latch for the dr iver
and for the front seat passenger that senses
whether that safety belt is latched or not and
transm its this info rmat ion to the elect ronic
contro l unit.
Airb ag sys tem
_& WARNING
Damage to the front passenger seat can pre­
vent the front airbag from working properly.
- Improper repair or disassembly of the front
passenger and driver seat will prevent the
Advanced Airbag System from funct ion ing
properly.
- Repairs to the front passenger seat must be
performed by qualified and properly trained
workshop personnel.
- Never remove the front passenger or driver seat from the vehicle.
- Never remove the upholstery from the front
passenger seat.
- Never disassemble or remove parts from the
seat or disconnect w ires from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pockets or
put them on the seat. The capacit ive pas­
senger detect ion mat in the front passenger
seat will not function p roperly if it is punc­
tured.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry ob­
jects on the front passenger seat. S uch ob­
jects can influence the capacitance reg is­
tered by the capacitive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect informa tion is pro­
vided to the airbag control unit.
- Never store i tems unde r the front passenger
seat . Parts of the Advanced Airbag System
under the passenger seat could be dam­
aged, p reventing them and the airbag sys­
tem from working proper ly.
- Never p lace seat covers or replacement up­
holstery that have not been specifically ap­
proved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced A ir­
bag System from recognizing chi ld re­
stra ints or occupants on the front passenger
seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat
backrest from deploying properly.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth­
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restra int system on
this seat.
- Never use cushions, p illows, blankets, or
similar items on the front passenge r seat .
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Airbag system
airbag inflates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door or roof .
- Always install rear-facing child safety seats
on the rear seat .
- If you must install a rearward-facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system inspected by your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in­
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer­
ing with the way the airbag unfolds or by be­
ing pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could move into the area of the front airbags dur­
ing braking or other sudden maneuvers and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious personal injury if the airbags
inflate .
- Never place or attach accessories or other
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked "AIRBAG'' on the steering wheel, instru­
ment panel, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects could cause injury in a crash, especially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air­ bag during braking or in a sudden maneu­
ver. Objects near the airbags can become
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projectiles and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the front passenger seat could cause the capacitive
sensor in the seat to signal to airbag system
that the seat is occupied by a person when it
in fact is not, or that the person on the seat
is heavier than he or she actually is. The
change in electric capacitance because of
such objects can cause the passenger front
airbag to be turned on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
that is different from the way it would have
worked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is nothing on
the front passenger seat that will cause the
capacitive passenger detection system in
the seat to signal to the Airbag System that
the seat is occupied by a person when it is not , or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitting on the seat. The presence of an ob­
ject could cause the passenger front airbag
to be turned on when it should be off, or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that
is different from the way it would have
worked without the object on the seat.
A WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can cause breathing problems for people with a history of asthma or other breathing condi­
tions .
- To reduce the risk of breathing problems,
those with asthma or other respiratory con­ ditions should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening win­
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de­
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eating.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches.
- If the residue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water .

Airbag syste m
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
11;; li ght comes on and stays on all t he
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PA SSEN GER AIR BAG OFF 11;; light
does not go ou t when an adult is sitting on
the front passe nger seat a fte r ta king the
steps described above, make sure the adult is p roperly seated and restrained at one of
the rear seating positions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Aud i dealer before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
@ Tips
If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenge r
side w ill be tu rned off, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
11;; light will stay on.
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Repair , care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov­ ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
ve hicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
i n a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
env ironment.
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repai r proce­
dures can increase the r is k of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de­
ploying when needed or dep loying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer ­
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in­
strument pane l or modify them in any way.
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- Never attach any objects s uch as c upholders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov­
ering the a irbag un its.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois­
tened w ith plain water. Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and p rotect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, inst rument
panel, front seats or e lectr ica l system ( in­
cluding the installation of a udio eq uipment,
cellular telephones and C B radio s, etc.)
m ust be perfo rmed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we strong ly recommend that you see your au­
thorized A udi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front b umper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side a irbag can
inflate w ithout interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
u pholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
A udi.
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in­
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or to
the seam in the area of the s ide airbag
module mus t always be repaired immedi­
ate ly by an authori zed Au di dealer.
- The a irbag system can deploy on ly once. Af­
ter an airbag h as been deployed, i t m ust be
repla ced with new replacement parts de­
signed and approved espec ia lly for your
Audi model version . Replacement of com­
plete airbag systems or airbag components
must be perfo rmed by qua lified workshops
only. Make sure that any airbag service ac­
tion is entered in your A udi Warranty
&
Ma intenance boo klet under AIRBAG RE-
PLAC EM EN T RECORD.
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All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the airbags have deployed . The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and it is important for
occupant safety that nothing should be in their
way when they deploy .
Fully inflated airbags in comb ination with proper­
ly worn safety belts slow down and limit the oc­
cupant 's forward movement and help to reduce
the r isk of injury .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints . Always
wear safety belts correctly and ride in a proper
seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and do to help the safety be lts and airbags
to provide s upplemental protection .
,& WARNING
An inflating knee airbag can cause ser ious in­
jury. Wearing safety bel ts incor rectly and im­
proper seating posit ions increase the r isk o f
serious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
- The knee airbag system cannot protect you
prope rly if you are seated too close to any of
the a irbag locat ions. When ad justing their
seat positions, it is important that both the
dr iver and the front passenger keep their
upper bod ies a nd knees at the following
min imum safe d istances:
- at least 10 inches (25 cm) between the
chest and the steering wheel/instrument
panel.
- at least 4 inc hes (10 cm) between the
knees and the lower part of the instru­
ment panel.
- The risk of persona l injury increases if you
lean forward or to the side, or if the seat is
improper ly positioned and you are not wear­
ing your safety belt. The risk increases even
more should the a irbag deploy.
- Always make sure that the knee airbag can
inflate without interference. Objects
be-
Airb ag sys tem
tween you and the airbag can increase the
risk of injury in an accident by interfering
wit h the way the airbag deploys or by being
pushed into yo u as the a irbag deploys.
- Never let anybo dy, especi ally children or
anima ls r ide in the footwell i n front of the
passenger seat. If the airbag deploys, this
can result in serious o r fatal in juries.
- Never carry objects of any kind in the foo t­
well area in front of the driver's or pas­
senger's seat . Bulky objects (shopp ing
bags, for example) can interfere with or
prevent proper dep loyment of the airbag.
Small objects can be thrown th rough t he
vehicle if the airbag deploys and injure you
o r your passengers.
- Make sure the re a re no cracks, deep scratch­
es o r othe r damage in the area of the inst ru­
ment panel where the knee airbags a re lo­
ca ted.
- If ch ildren are incorrectly seated, their risk
of injury inc reases in a coll is ion
~ page 29 5, Child safe ty.
Side airbags
Description of side airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained occupants.
Fi g. 2 44 Side a irbag locat ion in the drive r's sea t
The side airbags are located in the s ides of the
front seat
backrests ~ fig. 244 and the rear back­
res t* facing the doo rs.
The side airbags installed for the front seating
pos itions have been des igned and certified to
help reduce the risk of in ju ry that can be caused
by a irbags when they inflate, pa rticul arly when
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Wheels
&,. WARNING
-Do not use steel rims that are 17 inches or larger . Other­
wise, damage to the vehicle
and an accident could result.
-For technical reasons, it is not
possible to use tires from oth­
er vehicles - in some cases,
you cannot even use tires from
the same vehicle model.
-Make sure that the tires you
select have enough clearance
to the vehicle. Replacement
tires should not be chosen
simply based on the nominal
size, because tires with a dif­
ferent construction can differ greatly even if they are the
same size . If there is not
enough clearance, the tires or
the vehicle can be damaged
and this can reduce driving
safety and increase the risk of an accident.
-Only use tires that are more than six years old when abso­
lutely necessary and drive
carefully when doing so .
-Do not use run-flat tires on your vehicle. Using them when
not permitted can lead to ve­
hicle damage or accidents.
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-If you install wheel covers on the vehicle, make sure they al­
low enough air circulation to
cool the brake system. If they
do not, this could increase the
risk of an accident.
Tire wear /damage
Fig. 275 Tire profile: treadwear indica­
tor
Tire wear
Check the tires regularly for wear.
-Inflation pressure that is too low
or high can increase tire wear
considerably.
- Driving quickly through curves,
rapid acceleration and heavy
braking increase tire wear.
-Have an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty check the wheel alignment if
there is unusual wear .
-Have the wheels rebalanced if an
imbalance is causing noticeable
vibration in the steering wheel. If you do not, the tires and other
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Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet
4 Vacuum pump, hot water pump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor
5 Brake light sensor
6 Engine va lves, camshaft adjustment
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator va lve
9 Hot water pump
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
11 Clutch pedal position sensor
12 Engine valves
13 Radiator fan
14 Fuel injectors
15 Ignition coils
16 Fuel pump
Fuse panel @ (red)
No . Equipment
1 Anti-theft alarm system
2 Eng ine control module
3 Lumbar support
Automatic transmission selector mecha -
4
nism
5 Horn
6 Electromechanical park ing brake
7 Gateway control module
8 Interior headliner lights
10 Airbag control module
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
13 Climate control system
14 Right front door control module
15 A/C compressor
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse panel © (black)
No . Equipment
1 Front seat heating
2 Windshield wipers
3 Left head light electronics
4
Panorama glass roof I sliding/t ilting sun-
roof
5 L eft front door control module
6 Sockets
7 Right rear door control module
8 All wheel drive
9 Right headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
11 Left rear door control module
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, climate
1 control system, rear climate control sys-
tern controls, windshield defogger
2 Gateway, climate control system
3 Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
4 Clutch pedal posit ion sensor
5 Engine start
7 Rear USB charg ing port
8 Homelink
9 Adaptive cruise contro l
11 Video camera
12 Matrix LED headlight/right LED headlight
13 Matrix LED headlight/left LED headlight
14 Rear window wipe r
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Equipment
1 Ignition coils
5 En gine mount
6 Automat ic transmission
7 Instrument panel
8 Climate control system (blower)
10 Dynamic steering
11 Engine start
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuse assignment - Driver's side of the
cockpit
Fig. 293 Driver sid e coc kp it : fuse pa nel w ith plastic bracket
Fuse panel
No. Equipment
2 Telephone
4 Head-up display
5 Audi mus ic interface, USB charging port
6 Front climate control system contro ls
7 Steering column lock
8 I nfotainment system display
9 Instrument cluster
10 Infotainment unit
11 Light switch
12 Steering column electronics
14 Infotainment system
16 Steering wheel heating
372
Fuse assignment - Left side of the luggage
compartment
Fig. 294 Left side of t he luggage compartme nt: fuse pane l
w ith plastic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
2 Windshield defroster
3 Windshield defroster
5 Suspension control
6 Automat ic transmission
7 Rear window defogger
8 Rear seat heating
9 Tail lights
10 Left safety belt tensioner
11 Central locking system
12 Electric luggage compartment lid
Fuse panel® (red)
No. Equipment
Not assigned
Fuse panel © (brown)
No. Equipment
2 Telephone
3 Lumbar support

Index
Cooling mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
77, 78
Cooling system
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
329
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 11
Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196, 227
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Date ..... ..... .. ................ . 17,248
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Declaration of compliance
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . .
386
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Electronic immobilizer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Garage door opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . .
386
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
D EF
refer to AdBlue ... ............ .... .. . 319
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Demo mode
refer to Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Destination on the map
Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
206
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 348
Diesel
Diese l particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
322
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
refer to AdBlue.. ................ .... 319
Diesel fuel ... .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. . 316
Digita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Digital Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Dimming the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
390
Directory
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
D isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Infotainment system display . . . . . . 156, 249
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Versions (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
D istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Doors
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Changing views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Driver seat
refer to Seating position 255
Drives
refer to Media ... .. .. ........... 227, 236
Drive select
refer to Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
DVD drive (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Dynamic volume
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
E
E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Economical rou te .. .. .. ............. .. 211
eco (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Electromechanical parking brak e . . . . . . . . . 88
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SO
Electronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
E lectronic stabilization control
refer to ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88