Child safety
-Always make sure that the PASSENGER
AIR BAG
OFF~; light comes on and stays
on all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, immediate
ly install the forward-facing child seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer.
- Always buckle the child seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child seat can fly around during a
sudden stop or in a collision.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restraint in a vehi
cle ¢
page 268, Safety belts , ~ page 2 77,
Airbag system and ~ page 302, Impor
tant information.
(D Tips
Always replace child restraints that were in
stalled in a vehicle during a crash. Damage to
a child restraint that is not visible could cause
it to fail in another collision situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Air
bag System" in compliance with United St ates
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.
The Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle has
been certified to meet the "low-risk " require
ments for 3- and 6-year old children on the pas
senger side and small adults on the driver side.
The low risk deployment criteria are intended to
reduce the risk of injury through interaction with
the airbag that can occur, for example, by being
too close to the steering wheel and instrument
panel when the airbag inflates. In addition, the
system has been certified to comply with the
"suppression" requirements of the Safety Stand
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up to 12 months who are restrained on the front pas-
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senger seat in child restraints that are listed in
the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Ad
vanced Airbag system, all children, especially
those 12 years and younger, should always 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 an infant or a
larger child in a rearward-facing seat.
The vehicle's Advanced Airbag System has a ca pacitive passenger detection system in the front
passenger seat cushion that can detect the pres
ence of a baby or a child in a child restraint sys
tem on this seat.
The capacitive passenger detection system regis
ters the changes that result in an electrical field
when a child, a child restraint , and a baby blanket
are on the front passenger seat. The change in
the measured capacitance due to the presence of
a child, a child restraint, and a baby blanket on
the front passenger seat is related to the child
restraint system resting on the seat. The meas
ured capacitance of a child restraint system var
ies depending on the type of system and specific
make and model.
The electrical capacitance of the various types, makes, and models of child restraints specified
by the U.S.National Highway Traffic Safety Ad
ministration (NHTSA) in the relevant safety
standard are stored in the Advanced Airbag Sys
tem control unit together with the capacitances
typical of infants and a 1-year old child. When a
child restraint is used on the front passenger
seat with a typical 1 year-old infant, the Ad
vanced Airbag System compares the capacitance
measured by the capacitive passenger detection
system with the data stored in the electronic con
trol unit .
Child restraints and Advanced Airbags
Regardless of the child restraint that you use,
make sure that it has been certified to meet Safe -
ty Standards and has been certified by its
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Checking and Filling
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for assistance .
Fuel filler door emergency release
If the central locking system is faulty, the fuel
filler door can be unlocked manually.
F ig. 270 Luggage compartment: open ing the s ide tr im
panel
F ig. 271 luggage compartment: fuel fi ller door emergency
release
The emergency opening mechanism is located behind the right s ide trim panel in the luggage
compartment.
• Open the cover in the side pane l ¢fig. 270.
• Loosen the loop <=>fig . 271 from the retainer
and then pull on the loop carefully
<=> 0 . Th e
filler door is released.
• P ress on the left side of the fuel fi ller door to
open
i t¢ page 324, fig. 268 .
(D Note
Only pull on the loop until you feel resistance .
You will not hear it release. O therwise yo u
co uld damage the eme rgency re lease mecha
nism .
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Selective catalytic
reduction (AdBlue/DEF)
General information
Applies to: vehicles with selective catalytic reduct ion
In vehicles with selective catalytic reduction, a
urea solution (AdBlue/DE F) is injected into the
exhaust system in front of a nitrogen oxide cata l ytic converter to reduce nitrogen em issions. The
urea solution is known as Ad Blue or DEF (Diesel
Exhaust Flu id) . The informat ion that fo llows w ill
u se the name Ad B lue .
The Ad Blue is carried in a separate tank in the ve
hicle. The Ad Blue usage accounts for approxi
mately 1.0% to 4.0% of the diesel fuel that is
u sed.
When a message about refilling the AdBlue ap pears in the instrument cluster display, you must
refill the Ad B lue yourse lf or have it refilled by an
authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized Audi Serv ice
Fac ility<::>
page 32 7.
(0 Tips
-Th e d isp lay indicates the distance rema ining
that can be
dr iven¢ page 326. If the Ad Bl
ue tank is comple tely emp ty, the eng ine will
not s tart again after the ign ition is switched
off.
-Ad Bl ue is required by law to ope rate th is ve
hicle.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
App lies to: vehicles wi th selective catalyt ic reduct ion
The display indicat es if the Ad Blue level is low or
if there
is a system malfun ction.
AdBlue level low
You w ill be informed in the instrument cluster
display if the AdBlue in the tank drops below a
ce rtain level. Add at a minimum the amount of
AdBlue shown in the message:
II Refill with a t lea st x qt ( l) Ad Blu e. Range
x mi (km )
,&_ WAR NING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cali
fornia to cause cancer and birth defects and reproduct ive harm. In addition, certain flu
ids contained in vehicles and certain prod
ucts of component wear contain or emit
chem icals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproduct ive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related acces sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chem icals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproduct ive harms.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
When filling flu ids, be sure not to mix the flu
ids up . Otherwise severe ma lf u nctions and en
gine damage w ill occur.
@) For the sake of the environment
You shou ld regularly check the ground under
your vehicle in o rder to detect leaks qu ickly .
If
there a re visible spots from oil or other fluids,
bring your vehicle to an authorized Aud i dea l
er or authorized Audi Service Facility to be
checked.
Opening and closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle.
Fig. 274 Driver footwell: release leve r
Checki ng an d Fill in g
Fig. 275 Unlocked hood : lever
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield. Otherwise the paint could be damaged .
Opening the hood
" With the driver's doo r open, pull the lever be
low the instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow
r:;, fig . 2 7 4.
" Ra ise the hood slightly ¢.&_ .
"Press the lever ¢ fig. 275 in the direct ion of the
arrow. This releases the hooks .
"Open the hood .
Closing the hood
" Push the hood down until you override the
force of the str uts.
" Let the hood fall lightly into the latch . Do not
press it
in. ¢ .&_ .
A WARNING ,..___
-Never open the hood when there is steam or
coo lant escaping from the engine compart
ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned. Wait until no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- For safety reasons, the hood must always be
closed securely while driv ing. Because of
this, always check the hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly . The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- I f you notice that the hood is not latched
while you are d riving, s top immed iately and
close it, because driving when the hood is not latched increases the r isk of an accident . .._
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Fuses a nd bul bs
Fuse panel @ (brown) Fuse panel© (blac k)
No. Equip ment No. Equipm ent
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump 1 F ront seat heating
2 Windshield wipers
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet 3 Left head light electronics
4 Vacuum pump , hot water pump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor 4 Panorama glass roof
s Left front door contro l module
5 Brake light sensor 6 Sockets
6 Engine valves, camshaft adjustment 7 Right rear door control mod ule
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-8 All wheel drive
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator valve
9 Hot water pump
9 Right headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
11 L eft rear door control module
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
Fu se panel @ (blac k)
11 Clutch pedal position sensor No. Equipmen t
12 Engine valves
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, climate
13 Rad iator fan control system, rear climate control sys-
14 Fuel injectors
15 Ignition
coils
16 Fuel pump
1 tern controls , windsh ie ld heat ing , neck
heating, front passenger 's airbag warning
light
2 Gateway, climate control system
Fuse panel@ (red ) 3 Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
No. Equ ip me nt 4 Clutch pedal posit ion sensor
1 Anti-theft alarm system 5 Engine start
2 Engine control module 7 Rear USB charg ing port
3 Lumbar support 8 Homelink
4 Automatic transmission selector mecha-
nism 9 Adaptive cruise contro l
11 Video camera
5 Horn 12 Matrix LED headlight/right L ED headlight
6 Electromechan ica l park ing brake 13 Matrix LED headlight/left LED headlight
7 Gateway control module
8 Interior headl iner lights
10 Airbag control module
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Fuse panel © (red )
N o. Equ ipmen t
1 Ign ition co ils
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
13 Climate control system
14 Right front door control module
lS A/C compressor
5 Engine mount
6 Automatic transmission
7 Instrument panel
8 Climate control system (blower)
10 Dynamic steering
11 Engine start
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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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