Check ing and F illing
CJ) Note
Driving with an insufficient oil level is likely to
cause severe damage to the engine .
@ Tips
-The oil pressure warn ing display. i s not
an ind icato r of the oil l evel. Do not rel y on
it. In stead , che ck th e oil le vel in your e n
gi ne a t regul ar int ervals, prefe rably e ach
t ime you re fuel , and al ways befo re go ing
on a long trip .
-If you have the impression your engine con
sumes excessive amounts of oil, we recom
mend that you consult an authorized Aud i
dealer to have the cause of your concern properly d iagnosed . Keep in mind that the
accurate measurement of oil consumpt ion
r equi res great ca re and may take some
time. An authorized Audi dealer has instruc
tions about how to measure oil consump
tion accurately.
Checking the engine oil level and adding
engine oil
The engine oil level can be checked in the Info
t ainmen t sys tem
F ig . 277 Engin e co mpartme nt: e ngine o il fille r ope ning
c ove r
Checking th e engine oil l evel
-Park t he vehicle on a leve l surface .
-Sh ut the engine off when it is warm.
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-Switc h only the ignition back on. Wa it approxi-
mately two minutes so that the engine oil can
flow back into the oil pan.
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-Select in the Infotainment system: the ! MENUI
button > V ehicle > l eft control button > Se rvice
& ch ec ks > Oil level.
-Check the oil level in the Infotainment system
disp lay . Add engine oi l if the bar in the oil level
indicator is just before
"m in".
Adding engine oil
Fo llow the safety precautions r:';> Li::. in Working in
the engine compartment on page 330.
-Stop the engine and open the hood
<:';> page 331 .
-Unscrew the cap 9=;,1 on the engine oi l filling
open ing
r:';> fig. 277, <:';>page 332.
-Carefully add 0.5 quart (0.5 liter) of the correct
oil
r:';> page 332 .
-Close the eng ine oil filler opening cap.
-Close the hood, restart the ignit ion after two
m inutes and read the current o il level in the In
fotainment system.
&_ WARNING
-When adding oil, do not let oil dr ip onto hot
engine components.
This i nc reases the risk
of afire.
-You must secure the cap on the oil fi ller
open ing correctly so that oil does not leak
ou t onto the ho t engine and exhaust system
when the engine is running, beca use this is
a fire hazard .
- Always clean skin thoroughly if it comes into
contact with engine oil.
(D Note
-The engine o il level must not be under the
" min" marking, because this incre ases the
risk of engine damage.
-If the message II Pl ea se redu ce oil lev el
appears, there is too much oil in the eng ine
and there is a risk of damaging the cata lytic
converter and engine. Do not start the en
gine . Contact an authorized A udi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Fac ility to have ex
cess engine o il extracted if necessary .
- Do not mix any add it iona l lubricants into
the engine oil. Damage caused by such add i
t ives is not covered by the warranty.
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@ For the sa ke of the env ironment
- Oil should never enter the sewer system or
come into contact with the ground.
- Pay attention to legal requirements when
disposing of empty oil containers.
(D Tips
- The oil level indicator in the display is only
an informational disp lay. If the oil leve l is
too low, a minimum oil warning appears in
the instrument cluster. Add oil and close
the hood. The current oil level is displayed in the instrument cluster the next time the
ignition is switched on .
- The engine oil consumption may be up to
0.5 quart/600 miles (0.5 liter/1,000 km),
depend ing o n driving style and operating
cond itions. Consumption may be higher
during the first 3,000 miles (5,000 km). Be
ca use of th is, the engine oil level m ust be
checked regularly.
It would be best to check
each time you ref uel your vehicle and before
l ong drives.
Changing the engine oil
We recommend that hove your oil changed by an
authorized Audi dealer or a qualified service sta tion .
Before you check anyth ing in the engine compart
ment,
al ways r ead and h eed all WARNIN GS~ &
in Working in the engine compartment on
page 330.
The engine oil must be changed according to the
intervals specified in your Warranty
& Mainte
nance booklet . This is very important because the
lubricating properties of oil diminish gradually
during normal vehicle use.
Under some circumstances the engine oi l should
be changed more frequently. Change oil more of
ten if yo u drive mostly short distances, operate
the vehicle in dusty areas or under predominant ly
stop-and-go traffic condit ions, or have your vehi
cle where temperatures remain below freezing
for extended periods .
Check ing and Filling
Detergent additives in the oi l will make fresh oil
look dark after the engine has been running for a
short time . This is normal and is not a reason to
change the oi l more often than recommended.
Because of the problem of proper disposal, along
with the specia l tools and necessary expertise re
quired, we strongly recommend that you have
your o il changed by an authorized
Audi de aler or
a qual ified service stat ion.
If yo u choo se to ch ange your oil yo urself , please
note the following important information:
A WARNING "--
To reduce the risk of persona l injury if you
must change the eng ine oil in your vehicle
yourself:
- Wear eye protection.
-
-To reduce the r isk of burns from hot engine
oil, let the engine cool down to the touch.
- When removing the oil drain plug w ith your
f ingers, stay as far away as possible. Always
keep your forearm parallel to the ground to
help prevent hot oil from running down your
arm.
- Drain the oil into a container designed for
this purpose, one large enough to hold at least the tota l amount of oil in your engine.
- Engine oil is poisonous. Keep it well out of
the reach of children.
- Continuous contact with used engine o il is
harmful to your skin. Always protect your
skin by washing oil off thoroughly with soap
and water .
«I) Note
Never mix oil additives with your engine oil.
These additives can damage your engine and
adversely affect yo ur Audi limited New Vehi
cle Warranty .
@ For the sake of the environment
-Before chang ing your oil, first make sure
you know where you can properly d ispose of
the used oil.
- Always dispose of used engine o il properly .
Do not dump it on garden soil, wooded
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Check ing and F illing
-Do not use a glass cleaner that contains
paint solvents, because this could damage
the pa int .
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your ve
hicle is due for service.
Checking service int ervals
You can check the remaining distance or time un
til the next oil change or next inspection in the
Infotainment system .
.. Se lect in the Infotainment system: the I MENU I
button
> Vehicle > left contro l button > Ser vice
& check s > Ser vice inte rval s.
Resetting the indicator
An author ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Facility will rese t the serv ice interval d is
p lay after performing serv ice .
I f you have changed the oil yourself, you must re
set the oil change interva l.
.. Select in the Infotainment system: the!MENUI
button > Vehicle > left contro l button > Service
& chec ks > Service interval s > Reset oil change
interval.
If an oil change or inspection is due, you can ac
cess it in the Infotainment system. The display
wo rks in two stages:
-Servic e reminde r: after a certain distance is
driven, a message appears in the inst rument
cluster d isp lay every time the ign ition is switch
ed on. The rema ining distance and t ime is d is
played br iefly.
-Service due : if your vehicle has reached a serv
ice i nterval, a message appears briefly after
swi tching the igni tion on.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil change indicato r if the oil
was changed.
- Fo llow ing the service i ntervals is c ritical to
maintain ing the service life a nd va lue of
you r vehicle, especia lly the engine. Even if
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the mileage on the vehicle is low, do not ex
ceed the time for the next service .
Wheels
check you r tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure. Driving on a signifi
cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to over
heat and can lead to t ire failure. Under-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and t ire tread life,
a nd may affect the veh icle's handling and stop
p ing ability .
Please note that the TPMS is not a substit ute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's re
sponsib ility to ma inta in correct tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the level
to tr igger illum inat io n of the TPMS low tire p res
sure tellta le.
Your veh icle has also bee n eq uipped w ith a TPMS
malfunct ion i nd icator to indicate when the sys
t e m is not operat ing properly. The TPMS ma l
f u nction indicator is comb ined w ith the low tire
p ress ure tellt ale. Whe n the system dete cts a
malfunct ion, the te lltale will flash for approxi
mate ly one min ute and then remain continuo usly
i l luminated. This sequence will continue upon
subseq uent veh icle start- ups as long as the ma l
function ex ists .
When the malf unctio n indicator is ill uminated,
the system may not be able to detect or signa l
low tire pressure as intended . TPMS ma lf u nctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
installation of replacement or alternate t ires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS from functioning prope rly . Always c heck the
TPMS malfunct ion tellta le afte r replacing one o r
mo re t ires o r whee ls on your ve hicle to e nsu re
t hat the repla cement or altern ate t ires and
wheels a llow the TPM S to con tinue to function
p roperly.
If the tire pressure monitoring indicator
appears
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if there is a system malfunction .
Using the ABS sensors, the tire pressure mon itor
ing system compares the tire tread circ umfer
ence and vibration cha racteristics of the individu
a l tires. If the pressure changes in one or more
tires, this is ind icated i n the instrument cluste r
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display with an indicato r light RE and a message .
If only one tire is affected, the location of that
t ir e will be indicated.
The tire press ures mus t be sto red in the Infotain
ment system again each time the p ress ures
c h ange (switching between partia l and full load
pressure) or afte r changing or replac ing a tire on
yo ur vehicle
c:> page 361. The tire p ressure mon i
tor ing system on ly monitors the tire pressure you
have stored . Refer to the t ire pressure label for
t h e recommended t ire pressu re for you r vehicle
<=:> page 351, fig . 285.
Tire tread circumference and vibrat ion characte r
i stics can change and ca use a tire press ure warn
i ng if:
-the t ire pressure in one or more tires is too low
-the t ires have structural damage
-t he t ire was rep laced or the t ire pressu re was
changed and it was not stored
c:> page 361
-tires tha t are o nly p artially used are replaced
with new tires
Indicator lights
RE -Loss of pressure in at least one tire c:> &. .
Check the tir es and rep lace or repair if necessary.
Ch eck/correct the pres sures of all fou r tires and
store the press ure again in the Infotainmen t sys
tem
c:> page 361 .
mm (T ire Pressure Mon itor ing Sys tem) Tire
pressure: malfunction! See owner' s manual.
If
mm appea rs a fter switching the ignition on or
whi le dr iving and the
RE indicator light in the in
strument cl uster bli nks for approximate ly one
minute and then stays on, the re is system ma l
funct ion. T ry to store the correct t ire pressures
c:> page 361. In some cases, you m ust dr ive for
severa l m in utes after sto ring the pressures unt il
the ind icator lig ht turns off . If the indica to r li gh t
does tur n off or turns on again af ter a s hort peri
o d of t ime, dr ive to an author ized Audi dealer or
a uth o riz e d Aud i Serv ice Facili ty immedia tely to
have the mal function cor rected.
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A WARNING ,~
- If the tire pressure indicator appears in the
display, reduce your speed immediately and
avoid any hard steering or braking maneu
vers. Stop as soon as possible and check the
tires and their pressure.
- The driver is responsible for maintaining the
correct tire pressure. You must check the
tire pressure regularly.
- Under certain conditions (such as a sporty
driving style, winter conditions or unpaved
roads), the tire pressure monitoring system
indicator may be delayed.
@ Tips
- The tire pressure monitoring system can al
so stop working when there is an ESC mal
function.
- Using snow chains may result in a system
malfunction.
- The tire pressure monitoring system in your
Audi was calibrated with "Audi Original
Tires"
¢page 348. Using these tires is rec
ommended.
Storing tire pressures
If the tire pressure changes or a tire is replaced,
it must be confirmed in the Infotainment sys tem.
"'Make sure before storing that the tire pressures
of all four tires meet the specified values and
are adapted to the load ¢
page 351.
"'Switch the ignition on.
"'Select in the Infotainment system: !MENUI but
ton
> Vehicle > Service & checks > Tire pres
sure monitoring
> Store tire pressure > Yes,
store now .
Do not store the tire pressures if snow chains
are installed.
Wheels
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Care and cleaning
-Wheels
-Never use any paint polish or other abra-
sive materials.
- Damage to the protective layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors/camera lenses
- Never use warm or hot water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens. This
could cause the lens to crack.
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials or
alcohol to clean the camera lens. This
could cause scratches and cracks.
- Power top
- Remove bird droppings immediately.
- Never use gasoline, spot remover, ben-
zene, paint thinner or other solvents to re
move.
- Door windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plastic scraper. To avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
- Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol
ishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight .
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots .
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi
ately- these could damage the paint.
- Displays/instrument cluster
- Make sure that the instrument cluster is
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switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it. - Displays, the
instrument cluster and the
trim surrounding it must not be cleaned
with dry cleaning methods because they
could become scratched.
- Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles, have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility .
-Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/ Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi
lar products.
Fuse assignment - Driver's side of the
cockpit
F ig. 300 D riv er s ide cockpit: fuse panel wit h plastic bracket
Fuse panel
No . Equipment
2 Telephone
4 Head-up display
5 Audi music interface, USB charging port
6 Front climate control system contro ls
7 Steering column lock
8 Infotainment system display
9 Instrument cluster
10 Info tainment un it
11 Light switch
12 Steering column electronics
14 Infotainmen t system
16 Steering wheel heating
Fuses and bulbs
Fuse assignment - Left side of the luggage
compartment
Fig. 301 L eft side of the l uggage compartment: fuse panel
wi th plastic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
2 Windshield defroster
3 W indshie ld defroster
5 Suspens ion control
6 Automat ic transmission
7 Rear window
defogger
8 Rear sea t heating
9 Tail lights
10 Left safety belt tens ioner
11 Central locking system
12
Power luggage compartment lid, left neck
heating
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
Not assigned
Fuse panel © (brown)
No . Equipment
2 Telephone, safety belt micropho ne
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Index
Cooling system Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
336
Coolant temperature indicato r . . . . . . . . . . 11
C ross ha irs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 6
Curre nt cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
D
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Data protectio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 230
D ata recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Date ...... .. .. ................... 17,251
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 1
Daytime runni ng lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1
Declarat ion of compliance
Aud i adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . .
392
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Elect ronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 39 2
Rem ote con trol key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
D EF
refer to AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
DEF (inst rument cluste r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Demo mode
refer to Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Destination on the map
Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Determin ing cor rec t load l imi t
Diese l 356
D iese l part iculate filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Prewa rm ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Diese l Exhaust Fl uid (DEF)
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Diese l fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Dig ita l Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 7
Dimming the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
D imming the rea rview mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
D ire ctory
refer to Con tacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
396
D isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Infotainment system d isp lay . . . . . . 159, 252
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ve rsions (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Doors
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Chang ing v iews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ene rgy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outs ide temperat ure display. . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Se rvice in terv al displ ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
V iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
D river seat
refer to Seating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
D rives
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Drive select
refer to Audi d rive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
D rivi ng econom ica lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
D riving through wa ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
86
D . .
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DVD drive (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
231
Dynam ic steeri ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dynam ic volume
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
E
E-mail 185
Econom ica l rou te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14
eco (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
EDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
El ec tromechanical parking b rake . . . . . . . . . 94
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
El ectronic stabiliza tion control
referto ESC ..... .. .. ........... 151,152
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Emergency b raking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Emergency call funct io n
A udi con nect eme rgency call and service .
2 05
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63