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-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate
rial -spec ial handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo
rat e. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re
straint system including airbag modules
safety be lts with pretens ioners are scrap
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi vehicles that are constructed w ith advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc
tion), Aluminum (Audi Space Frame), and/or Alu minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir drivers .
Therefore, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repair , restoration , or reconstruction wi ll be
restricted , or parts will be unava ilable, if the ve
hicle is not repaired at an a uthorized Audi colli
sion repair facility. This includes but is not limit
ed to structura l parts which require specialized
training and equipment to restore their crash
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and
passive safety.
Consumer Inf ormation
This safety could be compromised by non-ap
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, please observe the fol
lowing points when install ing additional accesso
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs also have the necessa ry facilities,
tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
A WARNING
-Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
9poge 330.
(D Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add -on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in seve re damage to your vehi
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le .
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com
ply with these stipulations .
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A/C MAX (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
A/C (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Accessories 75,391
Active lane assist Cleaning the camera area ......... ... .
also refer to Audi active lane assist .. .. .
Active rollover protection system ... .... .
Adapt ive cr uise control ............ .... .
Cleaning the sensors ................ .
Distance indicator and distance warning .
Messages .. .. ................ ..... .
Predictive control .
.......... .. .. .... .
Traffic jam assist ............. .. .... .
Ad Blue
. . .. .. .. ................ ..... .
Messages
Additional accessories 363
130
265
113
363
123 123
120 121
326
326
391
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adjusting the sound 255
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Airbag . ... .. .. ................ ..... . 277
Airbag system .. ..... ....... ...... 277,297
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 284
Care .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 292
Ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Child restraints
Components (front airbags) ..... ..... .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat .......... .. .... .
Disposal . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
Front airbags ......... ..... ... . .
How do the front airbags work? ....... .
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have?
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together .......... .. .. .. .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system ................. ..... .
Indicator light ..................... .
K . b nee air ags .. ............... .. .... .
Monitoring . .. ............... .. .... .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .. .
Repairs .. .. .. ........ ..... ... ... .. . 304
284
278 292
282
287 284
286
295 289
293
289
289
292
Index
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
When must the system be inspected? . . . 289
Air pressure Tires · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
· · ....... .. .. 351
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 368
All season tires . ... .. ................ . 357
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
All wheel drive Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
also refer to quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 236, 237
Android Auto
refer to Aud i smartphone interface . . . . . 249
Anti -freeze
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Anti- lock braking system
refer to ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Anti-Slip Regu lation
refer to ASR ... .. .................. .
Apple CarP lay
refer to Aud i smartphone interface ... ..
Arrow view
ASR
Audi active lane assist Messages
Audi connect emergency call and service ..
Online roadside assistance
.......... ..
Audi connect vehicle contro l ............
Parking location .. .................. .
Remote locking and unlocking ..... .. . .
Vehicle status report ............... . . 151
249 23
151
130
132
205
206
201
202
202
202
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . . . . . 191, 198
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Services overview
' . . ................ .
Starting ...... .. .. ................ .
Audi drive select
. .. .. ............. .. ..
Audi Entertainment mobile ...... ... .. ..
Audi music interface . ................. .
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-F i .. .. .. ............... . .
Audio files
.. .... .. .. ............... ..
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player .............. .
Wi-Fi audio player . ................. .
Audio track 192
192
138
238
236
234
239
233
234
242
393

Index
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 326
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 51
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) ........ . 371
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Repairs
A ' b tr ag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs
380
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 266, 267
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) . . 84
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ...... ... .. ................ ... . 357
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 265
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Running direction (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
402
Safety
Airbag system ... .. .. .............. .
Be lts
........ ... .. .. ...............
Cargo
Correct seating position ............ . .
Pedal area ........ ... .............. .
Telephone .... ... .. .. ........ ..... . .
Safety belt h eight adjustment .......... .
Safety belt microphone . .. ........... . .
Safety belt position .. .. ............. . .
Safety belt height adjustment ........ .
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . .
Safety be lt pretensioner 277
268
263
259
263
178
274
189
273
274
274
Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268, 272
Belt positioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Not worn .................. ........ 270
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Securing child safety seats ............ 313
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
for us ing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 291
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
R t· ecu per a ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Scan (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Screen
refer to Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
sos
refer to Voice recognition system . . . . . . . 170
Search area (point of interest) . . . . . . . . . . . 210

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refer to Free text search
Seat adjustment
H ead restraints
Seat belts 167,241
261
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Sea ting position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 260
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Seconda ry phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 253
Select ing a source (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Selection menu ................ 14, 160, 164
Selectiv e catalytic r eduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 151
Selector lever
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Self-l earning navigation
refer to Pe rsona l route assistance
213
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Service interval display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 68
SE T REAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Settings Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Map ... .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 218
Media ... .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 242
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
System (MMI) ................. ..... . 251
T ele phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Voice recognition system ...... .. .. .. . 251
Index
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 165
Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
S ide assist
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Rea r cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
also refer to Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
D escription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
How they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
S afety ins tructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
SiriusXM alert notifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Software update
refer to Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19S
refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . 254
Software (MMI) License agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Space -saving spare tire (compact spare tire) 3.75
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375
Sp eed depend ent volume control
Speed limit info
refer to Traffic sign recognit ion
Speed limits 255
109
refer to Traffic sign recognit ion . . . . . . . . 109
Sp eedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stabilization program
refer to ESC . ... . .. .... ...... ... 151, 152
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
403

Traffic messages..................... . 218
Traffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trailer mode (navigation)........ .. .. .. . 216
Trailer tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Travel guide
refer to Travel (travel gu ide) . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Travel (travel guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Treb le (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Trunk lid
Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Turn assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
u
U LSD No . 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Unfastening safety belts ......... ..... . 274
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Unlocking/locking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . .
41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
USB stick
refer to Audi music interface ..... .. 236, 237
V
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
362
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
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Index
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Lifting points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle status report
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Voice guidance
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13, 15, 16
Voicemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Voice recognit ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
External . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Mult ifunct ion steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Volume ............................ 256
Volume 255
w
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Web radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
273
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 270
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Glossary of tire and loading term inology . 343
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 360
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 271
When must the a irbag system be inspected? 289
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . .
317
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