Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual . .. .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instrument cluster .. .......... .. .. .. .
Multifunction steering wheel plus ... .. .
Multifunction steering wheel ......... .
Driver information system ...... .. .. .. .
H ead-up display .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .. .. .
I ndicator lights .................... . 6
8
8
8
10
13
16
17
24
24
25
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sliding/tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 52
L ights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
67
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Luggage compartment ........ .... .. .
Roof rack .. .. ... ............ .... .. .
Warm and cold ................ .. .
Climate control system .............. .
3 zone deluxe automatic climate control .
Steer ing wheel heating .. ........ .. .. .
2
70
74
76
76
77
79
Driving ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
General information . ... ........... . .
Steering .......... .. .. . .......... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
D rivi ng offroad . .. ... ...... ....... .. .
Automatic transmission
Trailer towing ..... .............. .
Driving with a trailer .. ............. . .
8 0
80
82
83
85
88
89
90
91
99
99
T raile r towing information . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driver assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Assistance systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Camera-based traffic sign recognition . . . 104
Lap timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pred ictive efficiency assist. . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Pred ictive control (eff ic ie ncy assist) . . . . . 115
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Distance indicat or and distance warnin g 118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi pre sense basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi pre sense front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Audi pre sense rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Audi pre sense city . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Settings in the Infotainment system . . . . 124
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Audi s ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Parking systems
General information .. ... .......... . .
Rear parking system .. .. ........... . .
Parking aid plus .. .. .. ............. . .
Rearview camera ... .. .. ........... . .
Periphera l cameras ... ... .......... . .
Adjusting th e parking aid . ........... .
136
136
137
137
138
140
143
Rear head restraints
Fig. 68 Re ar seat : adjus ting the head re stra in t
Fig. 69 Re ar seat: remov ing the head rest ra in t
If passenge rs are s itting in the outer rear seats ,
ad just the head restraints so that t he upper edge
of the head restraint is as level as possib le with
the upper part of their head . If that is not possi
ble, try to adjust as close to this posit ion as pos
sible . If your ve hicle has a midd le seat, adjust
that head restraint all the way up
c:> A_
Mo ving the head rest raint s
.. To move the head restraint upward, hold it at
the sides w it h both hands and slide it upward
until it clicks into place
c:> fig . 68 .
.. To move the head restraint down, press the
button -arrow-
c:> fig . 68 and slide the head re
straint downwa rd.
Remo ving the head restraints
.. Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go .
.. Press the release point c:> fig. 69 using the me
chanical key
c:> page 38, Key set and press the
bu tton -arrow-
c:> fig. 68. Pull the head rest raint
out of the backrest a t the same time
c:> &_ .
Seats and storag e
Installing the head restraints
.. Slide the pos ts on the head restrain t down into
the guides until the posts click into p lace .
.. Press the button -arrow-c:> fig. 68 and slide the
head rest raint all the way down . You shou ld not
be able to remove the head restraint from the
back rest without pressing the button.
_& WARNING ~
-Always read and follow the applicable warn
ings
c:> page 257, Proper adjustment of
h ead restraints .
-Only remove the head restra ints from the
rear seats when it is necessary for installing
a child safety seat
c:> page 295 , Child safe
ty .
Install the head restraint again immedi
ately once the child safety seat is removed. D riving with the head restra ints removed or
not in the upright position increases the risk
of serious injury .
Memory function
Description
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
Using the memory function, you can quickly and
easily store a persona l seat p rofile for the d river
and recall the set tings late r. The memo ry func
t ion is controlled by the remote contro l key and
the memory buttons in the driver 's door .
T he driver's se at profile is stored again and as
s igned to the remote con trol key each t ime the
vehicle is locked . W hen you open the door, the
seat profile is automatically recalled . If two peo
ple use the v ehicle , it is recommended that each
person always uses the ir
"own" remote control
key.
T wo seat p rofiles can be stored each using the
memory buttons . Once they are stored, these
seat p rofiles can be selected at any t ime .
T he following se tt ings a re stored :
67
Seats and storage
Remote con- Memory but-
trol key ton
Driver Driver
Seat X X
Both exterior
X X mirrors*
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The driver's seat profile can be assigned to the
remote control key when the vehicle is locked .
.,. Select in the Infotainment system : IMENUI but
ton >
Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
settings > Seats > Driver's seat > Store set
tings on remote control key .
(D Tips
If you do not wish to have the seat profile for
another driver assigned to the remote control
key, switch the memory function off in the In
fotainment system.
Memory buttons
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
Fig. 70 Drive r's doo r: me mory function butto ns
Storing a seat profile
.,. Press the ISETI button. The LED in the button
turns on .
.,. Press memory button II] or [Ii.
A signal tone will sound when it is successfully
stored.
Accessing a seat profile
... If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
switched off, press the memory button.
68
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
switched on, press and hold the memory but
ton until the seat adjustment is complete .
A WARNING
-For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can only
be recalled when the vehicle is stationary to reduce the r isk of an accident.
- In an emergency, seat adjustment operat ion
can be stopped by p ressing the
ISETI button
or the buttons @or@
Q page 65, fig . 64 .
Sockets
Fig. 71 Cente r conso le: 12 vo lt socke t
Fig. 72 Rear center co nso le: 12 vo lt socket *
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac
cessor ies. The power usage must not exceed
120 watts.
There is an additional 12 volt socket* located on
the side trim panel in the luggage compartment.
A WARNING
The sockets and the electrical accessories con
nected to them only function when the igni
tion is switched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to serious i njuries or burns. To reduce the r isk
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about children and Advanced Airbags
¢page 295 .
Even though yo ur vehicle is equipped with an Ad
vanced Airbag System, make certain that all chil
dren, especially those 12 years and younger,
a l
ways ride in the back seat properly restrained for
their age and size. The airbag on the passenger
side makes the front seat a potentially dangerous
place for a child to ride. The front seat is not the
safest place for a child in a forward-facing child
safety seat .
It can be a very dangerous place for
a n infant or a child in a rearward-fac ing seat.
The Advanced Airbag System in your veh icle has
been certified to comply with the requirements
of United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standa rd (FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor
Veh icle Safety Standa rd (CMVSS) 208 as applica
b le a t the time your veh icle was m an ufact ured.
Accord ing to requirements, the front Advanced
Airbag System on the passenger side has been
certified for "suppression" for infants of about 12 month old and younger and for "low risk
de
ployment" for children aged 3 to 6 years old (as
defined in the standard) .
The
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF ~ ; light in the
headliner tells you when the front Advanced Air
bag on the passenger side has been turned off by
the electronic control unit.
Each time yo u turn on the ignition, the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
~; ON @ light will come on
for a few seconds and:
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; will come on if
the front passenger seat is not occupied
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; will come on if
the e lectrica l capacitance measured by the
ca
pacitive passenger detection system for the
front passenger seat equa ls the comb ined
ca
pacitance of an infant up to about one year of
age and one of the rearward-facing or forward
facing child restra ints listed i n Federa l Moto r
Vehicle Safety Standard ( FMVSS) 208 with
wh ich the Advanced Airbag System i n your veh i
cl e was certified . Fo r a listing of the child
re
straints that were used to ce rtify you r vehicle 's
compliance with the Safety Standard
¢ page 297 .
Airb ag sys tem
-PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; will come on if
there is a small chi ld or child restraint on the
front passenger seat
- PASSENGER AIR BAG ON @ will come on if the
front passenger seat is occupied by an ad ult as
registered by the capacit ive passenger detec
tion system
¢ page 283, Monitoring the Ad
vanced Airbag System .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light comes on
when e lectrical capacitance registered on the
front passenger seat is equal to or less than the
combined capacitance of a typical 1 year-old
in
fant and one of the rearward-facing or forward
facing child restrai nts listed in Federal Motor Ve
hicle Safety Standard ( FMVSS) 208 with wh ich
the Advan ced Airbag System in yo ur vehicle was
ce rtified.
If the total electr ical capacitance reg istered on
t h e front passenger seat is mo re than that of a
typ ical 1 year -old ch ild but less than the weight
of a sm all adult, the front air bag on the passen
ger side can deploy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light does not come on) .
If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light does
not come on, the front airbag on the p assenger
s ide has not been turned off by the electronic
contro l unit and can deploy if the contro l unit
senses an impact that meets the conditions stor
ed in its memory.
For example , the airbag may deploy if :
-a small c hild that is heav ier than a typ ica l 1
year -o ld child is on the front passenger se at
(regardless o f whethe r the child is in one o f the
child sa fe ty seats listed
¢ page 29 7), o r
- a child who has outgrown c hild rest raints is on
t he front passenge r seat .
If the front passenge r airbag is t urned off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light comes on i n
t h e headliner a nd stays o n.
If the front passenger a irbag deploys, the Feder
al Standard requi res the airbag to meet the "low
r isk " dep loymen t criteria to redu ce the r isk of
in
j u ry through interaction w it h t he airbag. "Low
risk" deployment oc curs in those crashes that
take place at lowe r decelerations as defined in
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The front Advanced Airbag System for the front
seat occupants is not a substitute for your safety be lts. Rather, it is part of the overa ll occupant re
straint system in your vehicle. A lways remember
that the airbag system can on ly help to protect
you, if you are sitting upr ight, wear ing your safe
ty belt and wear ing it properly. This is why you
and your passengers must always be properly re
stra ined, not just because the law requ ires you to
be.
The Advanced Airbag System in your ve hicle has
been certified to meet the
"low r isk" require
ments for 3 and 6 yea r-old children o n the pas
senger side and very sma ll adults on the drive r
side . The low r isk dep loyment cr iteria are intend
ed to help reduce the risk of injury through inter
action with the front airbag that can occur, for
examp le, by being too close to the steering wheel
and instrument pane l when the airbag inflates.
I n addition, the system has been certified to
comp ly with the "supp ression" requirements of
the Safety Standard, to turn off the front a irbag
for infants 12 months old and younger who are
restrained on the front passenger seat in child re
stra ints that are listed in the Standard
c::> page 297, Child restraints and Advanced Air
bags.
"Suppress ion" requ ires the front a irbag on the
passenger side to be turned off if:
- a ch ild up to about one year of age is restrained
on the front passenger seat in one of the rear
facing or forward-fac ing infant restra ints listed
in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208
with wh ich the Advanced Airbag System in your
vehicle was ce rt ified. For a listi ng of the ch ild
restra ints tha t were used to certify your veh i
cl e's compl iance with the US Safety St andard
c::> page 297,
- When a person is dete cted on the front passen
ger seat that has an electrical capacitance that
is more than the tota l electrical capac itance of
a ch ild that is about 1 year old restrained in one
of the rear-facing or forward-facing infant re
straints (listed in Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard 208 w ith which the Advanced A irbag
System in your veh icle was certified), the front
Airb ag sys tem
airbag on the passenger side may or may not
dep loy.
T he
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ligh t comes on
whe n the elect ronic con trol uni t detects a tota l
electrical capacitance on the front passenger seat
that requires the front airbag to be turned off. If
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F~; light does not
come on, the front airbag on the passenger side
has not been turned
off by the contro l unit and
can deploy if the contro l unit senses a n impact
that meets the cond itions stored in its memory.
If the total e lectr ica l capacitance reg istered on
the front passenger seat is more than that of a
typ ical 1 year-old, b ut less than the weight of a
small ad ult, the front a irbag on the passenger
s ide may dep loy (the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
~; light does not come on).
For example, th e airbag may deploy if:
- a small ch ild that is heav ier than a typ ical 1
year-o ld child is on the front passenger seat
(regardless of whether the child is in one of the
child safety seats listed
c:> page 297),
- a child who has outgrown c hild restraints is on
the front passenger seat.
If the front passenger airbag is t urned
off, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light in the head
liner w ill come on and stay on.
If the front passenge r airbag deploys, the Feder
al Standard requ ires the a irbag to meet the " low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the r isk
of inj ury through interaction with the airbag.
"Low risk" deployment occurs in those crashes
that take place at lower decelerations as defined
i n the electronic control unit .
c::>page 283
Always remember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped with Advanced Airbags, the safest place
for childre n is properly restrained on the back
seat. Please be sure to read the impor tant infor
mation in the sec tions that fo llow and be sure to
heed all of the WARNINGS.
_& WARNING
To redu ce the risk of injury when an airbag in-
f lates, always wear safe ty belts properly.
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Cell phone refertoTe le phone ...................
175
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Certificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Changing engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Changing the scale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Charging the battery (mobile devices) . . . . 234
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
272
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
314
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 309
Chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
299
Install ing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
311
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . ... .. .. ................ ..... .
311
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Tether straps . .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 312
Child safety lock
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
48
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
272
How do I prope rly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
299
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 301
Child seats
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
310
C lassic view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Index
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning artificial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356, 357
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Climate control system
refer to Automatic climate control . . . . . . . 76
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 248
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Collapsible spare tire Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
367
Collapsible ti re
refer to Collapsible spa re tire . . . . . . . . . . 367
Command (voice recognition system) . . . . . 168
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Connect ions
refer to Media .. ... ....... ... ... 227, 236
Con sumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 383
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addi tional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Importing/exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Stor ing as destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Control buttons (operating the MMI) . . . . . 15 7
Control knob with joyst ick function (MMI op
eration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Convenience key
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
308
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Using to secure a ch ild safety seat . . . . . . 308
Cooled glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
389