2018 AUDI A5 COUPE ABS

Airbag system
-Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any­
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steering wheel hub. Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the driver airbag deploys.
,& 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 and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
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- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de­
ploys and cause serious personal injury.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never place accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind­
shield; never place them over or near or at­
tach them to the area marked ,,AIRBAG" on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the
seat backrests; never place them between
these areas and you or any other person in
the vehicle.
- Never attach objects to the windshield
above the passenger front airbag, such as
accessory GPS navigation units or music
players. Such objects could cause serious in­
jury in a collision, especially when the air­ bags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger seat to transport objects. Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side airbags or
the front airbag during breaking or in a sud­
den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerously through the passenger com­ partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in­
flate.
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,& WARNING
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A person on the front passenger seat, espe­
cially infants and small children, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be­ ing too close to the airbag when it inflates .
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle is designed to turn off the front passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un­
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in accordance with the
,.low risk" option for 3-
and 6-year-old children under the U.S. Fed­
eral Standard if a child with electrical capac­
itance greater than the combined capaci­
tance of a typical one-year old infant re­
strained in one of the forward facing or rear­
ward-facing child seats with which your ve­ hicle was certified is on the front passenger
seat and the other conditions for airbag de­
ployment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position.
- For their own safety, all children, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back properly restrained for their age
and size.
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time
your vehicle was manufactured .
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The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driver's and front passenger's heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes. The airbags in­
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de-
celeration is high enough.
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Airbag syste m
-If you are unrestrained, leaning forward, sit­
ting sideways or out of position in any way,
your risk of injury is much higher.
- You will also receive serious injuries and
could even be killed if you are up aga inst the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates
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even with an Advanced Airbag ¢page 277.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates
-even w ith an Advanced Airbag
System.
- Although the Advanced A irbag System in
yo ur vehicle is designed to turn off the front
airbag when a rearward-facing child re­
straint has been insta lled on the front pas­
senger seat, nobody can absolutely guaran­
tee that deployment is impossible in all con­ ceivable s ituations that may happen during
the useful life of your vehicle.
- The inf lating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door,
or roof.
- Always install rearward-facing ch ild re­
straints on the rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your authorized Audi dea ler.
A WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must in­
stall a forward-facing chi ld restraint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side a irbag.
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- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest posit ion in the up and down ad­
justment range and move it back to the rearmost posit ion in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the a ir­
bag as poss ible, before install ing the for­
ward-facing chi ld restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt upper
anchorage is behind the ch ild rest raint and
not next to o r in fron t of the child rest raint
so that the safety be lt will be properly posi­
tioned.
- Always make sure th at there is noth ing 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 occup ied by a person when it is
not, or to signal that it is occupied by some­
one who is heavier than the person actually
sitt ing on the seat. The presence of addi­
tional objects 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 d ifferent from the way it wou ld
have worked withou t the objec t on the seat .
- Ma ke sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
"1; light comes on and stays on all the
time wheneve r the ignit ion is switched on .
' Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your vehicle has a lot
of very important parts of the Advanced Airbag
System in it. These parts include the capacitive passenger detection system, wir ing, brackets,
and more. The control unit monitors the system
on the front passenger seat when the ignit ion is
switched on and turns the airbag indicato r light
o n when a malfunction in the one of the system
components is
detec ted¢ page 289. Because
t h e fron t passenger seat contains impo rtant
parts of the Advanced Ai rbag System, you must
take care to prevent it from being damaged .
Damage to the seat may prevent the Advanced
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-For safety reasons in severe accidents, the
alternator and starter are separated from
the vehicle battery with a pyrotechn ic circuit
interrupter.
-Work on the pyrotechnic circ uit interrupt ­
er must only be performed by
a qualified
technicians who have the experience, in ­
formation and special tools necessary to
perform the work safely.
-I f the vehicle or the circuit interrupter is
scrapped, all app licab le safety precautions
must be followed .
@) For the sake of the environment
Undeployed airbag modu les a nd pretension ­
ers might be classified as Perch lorate Materi­
al
-special handling may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules and
safety belts with pretensioners are scrapped,
all applicable laws and regulations must be
observed. Your authorized Audi dealer is fa­
m iliar with these requi rements a nd we recom­
mend t hat you have you r dealer perform this
service for you.
Other things that can affect Advanced
Airbag performance
Changing the vehicle's suspension system can
change the way that the Advanced Airbag System performs in a crash . For example, using tire-r im
comb inat ions not approved by Audi, lowering the
ve hicl e, chang ing the stiffness of the suspens io n,
in clud ing the spr ings, suspens ion str uts, shock
absorbers et c. can change the forces that are
measured by the airbag sensors and sent to the
e lectronic contro l unit. Some suspension changes
can, for example, increase the force levels meas­
ured by the sensors and make the airbag system
deploy in crashes in wh ich it would not deploy if
the changes had not been made. Other ki nds of
changes may reduce the fo rce levels meas ured by
the sensors and prevent the airbag from deploy­
in g when i t should .
Airbag sys tem
A WARNING
-Changing the vehicle's suspension including
use of unapproved tire-rim combinations can
change Advanced Airbag performance and in­
crease the risk of serious persona l injury in a
crash.
- Never install suspension components that
do not have the same pe rformance charac­
teristics as the components o rigina lly ins tal­
led on your vehicle.
- Never use tire-rim combinations t hat have
not been approved by Audi.
Knee airbags
Description of knee airbags
The knee airbag system can provide supplemen­
tal protection to prop erly restrained front sea t
occupants.
F ig. 2 49 Driver 's knee a irbag
The driver knee airbag is in the instrument panel
u nderneath the steering whee l
~fig. 249, the
airbag fo r the p asse nger is at about the same
height in the instr ument pane l underneath the
glove compa rtment.
T he knee airbag offers add itiona l protection to
the driver's and passenge r's knees and uppe r and
lower thigh areas and supp lements the protec­
tion provided by the safety be lts .
If the front airbags deploy, the knee airbags a lso
deploy in fron tal coll is ions when the deploymen t
threshold stored in the cont rol un it is me t
~ page 287, More important things to know
about front airbags.
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Child safety
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs . and
80 lbs. (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft.
9 in . (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall.
Fig. 260 Rear seat: ch ild proper ly restrained in a booster
seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit most
children until they are at least 4
ft . 9 in. (57 in­
ches/1.45 meters) tall and weigh about 80 lbs .
(36 kg). Booster seats raise these child ren up so
that the safety belt will pass properly
over the
stronger parts of their bodies and the safety belt
can help protect them in a crash.
• Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to restrain
a chi ld on a booster seat.
• The shoulder be lt must lie as close to the cen­
ter of the child's collar bone as possible and
must lie flat and snug on the upper body. It
must never lie across the throat or neck. The
lap belt must lie across the pelv is and never
across the stomach or abdomen . Make sure the
belt lies flat and snug. Pull on the belt to tight­
en if necessary .
• If you must transport an older child in a boos­
te r seat on the front passenger seat, you can
use the safety belt height adj ustment to help
adjust the shoulder portion properly .
• Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
qpage308.
Children up to at least 8 years old (over 40 lbs . or
18 kg) are best protected in child safety seats de­
signed for their age and weight. Experts say that
the skeletal structure, particularly the pelvis, of
these children is not fully developed, and they
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must not use the vehicle safety belts without a
suitable child restraint.
It is usually best to put these children in appro­
pr iat e booster seats. Be sure the booster seat
meets all applicable safety standards.
Booster seats raise the seating position of the
child and reposition both the lap and shoulder
parts of the safety belt so that they pass across
the child's body in the right places. The routing of
the be lt
over the chi ld's body is very important
for t he child's protection, whether or not a boos­
ter seat is used. Children age 12 and under must
always ride in the rear seat.
Children who are at least 4 ft. 9 in. (57 inches/
1.45 meters) ta ll can generally use the vehicle's
three point lap and shoulder belts. Never use the
lap belt portion of the vehicle's safety belt alone
to restrain any child, regard less of how big the
c hil d is. Always remember that children do not
have the p ronounced pelvic structure required for
the proper function of lap be lt portion of the
ve­
hicle's three point lap and shoulder belts. The
c hild' s safety abso lutely requ ires that a lap belt
portion of the safety belt be fastened snugly and
as low as possible around the pe lvis. Never let
the lap belt portion of the safety belt pass over
the chi ld 's stomach or abdomen.
In a crash, airbags must inflate within a blink of
an eye and with considerab le force . In order to do
i ts job, the airbag needs room to inflate so that it
will be there to protect the occupant as the occu­
pant
moves forward into the airbag.
A vehicle occupant who is out of position and too
close to the a irbag gets in the way of an inflating
airbag. When an occupant is too close, he or she
will be struck violently and will receive serious or
possibly even fatal injury.
In order for the a irbag to
offer protection, it is
important that all vehicle occupants, especially
any ch ildren, who must be in the front seat be­
cause of exceptional c ircumstances, be properly
r estra ined and as far away from the a irbag as
possible. By keeping room between the child's
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&_ WARNING
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-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.
Wheels
-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. 283 T ire profile: treadwear indica­
tor
Tire wear
Check the tires regularly for wear.
-Inflat ion 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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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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Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Pla sti c pa rts
Deposits Damp doth
H eavier depos its Mild soap solution
a), detergent-free p lastic clean ing so lu -
tion, if ne cessary
D ispl ays/in stru-Deposits Soft cloth with LCD cleaner; dust in the lower area of the
ment cl uster instrument cluster can be removed using a soft brush.
Controls Deposits Soft brush, then a soft cloth
with a mild soap solutional
Saf ety be lts Deposits Mild soap solution al, allow to dry before letting them re-
tract
Textile s, Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rtifi cial le ather , the su rface
Alcanta ra Water-based deposits Absorbent cloth and mild soap solutional
such as coffee, tea,
b lood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution
al, blot away the dissolved o il or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Specia
l stain remover, blot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, nail polish,
la-afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather F resh stains Cotton cloth with a mi ld soap so lutiona l
Water-based deposits Fresh stains : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. Dried stains: oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot remove r su itab le for leathe r
as ink, nail polish,
la-
tex paint, shoe po l-
ish, etc .
Care Regularly apply condit ion ing cream that protects from
lig ht and penetrates into the ma teria l. Use specia lly- co l-
ored cond ition ing cream, if necessary.
Carb on part s Deposits clean the same way as plast ic parts
a) M ild soap solution: maximum two tab lespoons of ne utral soap in 1 quar t (1 lite r) of water
.&, WARNING
The windshie ld may not be treated with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable cond itions such as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possib le .
-
(D Note
-H ea dlight s/ta il lights
-Neve r clean headlights or tail lights w ith a
dry cloth o r sponge.
-Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcoho l, because they could ca use
cracks to form.
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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
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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
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