<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 \0
3 a,
(!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent
(J) Lever for:
- T urn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ........ .
- Active lane assist .. ..... ... . .
- Traffic jam assist ....... .. .. .
@ Mul tifunction steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r information system con -
t rols .. .. ............. .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga
t ion and voice recognition con-
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- ~ button/stee ring wheel heating
- Sh ift paddles .............. .
® Instrument cluster .... ... .. .. .
@
@
@
@
~
@
Reset trip odometer ........ .. .
W indshie ld washer system lever
Emergency flashers .... ... .. .. .
Knee a irbag ........ ..... ... . .
Adjustable steer ing column
Lever for:
- Cruise cont rol system ..... .. .
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ... . .
@ Instrument i llum ination ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ H ood release . ........... .. .. .
@ Button for switching the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Lig ht switch ............... .. .
@ Buttons for :
- All -weather lights .......... .
- Rear fog lights ........... .. .
@ Sw itch for luggage compartment
lid .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .
133
41
74
6 2
62
130
121
281
13, 16
15, 16
1 5
99
10
12
67
63
293
88
107
1 13
65
24
33 1
24
61
61
61
43
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power exterior m irror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Depend ing o n eq uipment:
- Chi ld safety lock . .. .. ..... .. .
- Central power w indow switch . .
@ Infotainment system display ... .
@ Lockable glove compa rtment ... .
@ Drives for CD, DVD, SIM cards .. .
@ Front passenge r's airbag ..... . .
@ Swi tch for cooled glove compa rt-
ment . ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... .. .
@ Valet Parking funct ion ........ .
@ Climate cont ro l system ........ .
@ Depending o n equipment, buttons
for :
- drive se lect .. .. .... .. ... .. . .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Electronic Stabili zation Control
(ESC) . .. .. .. .. .... . ..... .. .
- Parking aid .. .............. .
- Switching the I nfotainment sys-
tem disp lay on/off .......... .
(§) Socket ....... .. ............ .
@ Cup holder . .. ... .... . ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button ....... .. ............ .
@ Open ing t he power top ........ .
@ Closing the power top ......... .
@) Center armrest w it h sto rage com-
partmen t. D epending on vehicle
equipmen t, it may have:
- Audi m usic interface . ..... .. .
@ Start ing the eng ine when there is a
ma lfunction ... .. ... ....... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking b rake
@ Depend ing o n equ ipment:
- Selector leve r (a utomat ic t ra ns-
m iss ion) .. . ... ............ .
- Gea rshif t leve r (manua l transmis
sion)
@ Infotainment unit ............ .
@ I START ENGINE STOP ! button . . .
65
48
48
48
159
76
231
281
76
51
81
138 91
152
141
159 75
76
158
54
54
237 91
94
96
158
89 ....
9
Cockpit over view
There is not enough braking force to hold the ve
hicle in place . The brakes have overheated. The
veh icle cou ld ro ll away even on a small incline .
Ill (U SA mod els)/ lC@j (C an ad a model s) Parking
brake : applied
If th is message appears, press the brake pedal
fi rst a nd the n release the pa rk ing bra ke if neces
sary.
II ( U SA model s)/ l(@j (Canada mo dels) Parking
brak e: emerg ency braking
The emergency braking function was triggered .
Please rele ase park ing b rake
Release the par king brake if t his message ap
pears.
Plea se pr ess brak e pedal to rel ease parking
brak e
To release the park ing brake, press the brake
pedal and press
the ~ button at the same time,
or start driv ing with hill start ass ist
9 page 95,
Starting to drive.
(D Tips
For add it ional information on the park ing
brake, see
9 page 94.
-L Cooling system
• Turn off engin e and che ck co ola nt level. See
o w ner 's manual
The coolant leve l is too low.
Do not cont inue driving and switch the engine
off . Check the coolant level
9 page 336.
- If the coolant level is too low, add coolant
9 page 336. On ly cont inue driving once the in
dicator light turns off .
• Coolant t emper atu re: too high. Let e ngi ne
run with vehicle st ationar y
Let the eng ine run at id le for a few minutes to
coo l off, until the indicator light turns off .
- If the indicato r ligh t does not turn off, do not
contin ue driving the vehicle. See an au thorized
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Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility
for assistance.
A WARNING
- Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. This increases the risk of burns. Wait until you no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escaping .
- The engine compartment in any vehicle can
be a dange rous area . Stop the engine and
allow it to cool befo re working in the engine
compa rtment. Always follow the informa
tion fo und in
9 page 330, Working in the
engine compartment .
(D Note
Do not continue driv ing if the . indicator
li ght turns on as this increases the risk of en
gine damage.
~ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on until the dr iver's
and front passenger's safety belts are fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will a lso be a warn
i ng tone.
(D Tips
For additional informat ion on safety belts,
see
Q page 268.
0 Generator/Vehicle battery
If the . or(•) indicator light turns on, there is a
malfunction in the generator or the vehicle e lec
trical system .
• Electrical sy stem: malfunction! Saf ely stop
v ehicle
Do not continue dr iving and switch the engine
off. See an authorized Audi dealer or autho rized
Audi Service Facility for assistance.
(•j Ele ctri cal system: m alfunc tion! Re sta rt not
po ssible. Plea se cont act Ser vice
The vehicle battery was disconnected from the
vehicle e lectr ica l system and will no longer
Cockpit over view
Drive to an autho rized Audi dea ler or a uthorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
c::=:,Hood
• Warning! Hood is not locked. Stop vehicle
and check the lo ck
If the indicator light turns on and the m essage
appears, the hood locking mechanism is not en
gaged correctly.
Stop immediate ly and close the hood
<::> page 331.
0 Clutch
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith manu al transmiss ion
• C lutch: malfun ction! Safely stop vehicle
There is an ongoing ma lfunction in t he clutch .
Stop the vehicle safely. See an authorized Audi
dea ler or a uthori zed Audi Serv ice Facility for as
sistance .
[Pl Clut <:h: malf un<:ti on! Adapt dri ving style .
Please contact Ser vice
There is an ongo ing malfu nction in the clutc h.
The engine torque tha t can be transferred is re
duced . You may continue d riving . Avoid using the
clutch in any way that will p lace a heavy load on
it . For example, do not let the clutch r ub when
starting on hills, when towing a trailer or when
maneuvering the vehicle. Drive to an authori zed
Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility im
mediately to have the malfunc tion corrected .
5] Clutch: malfun ction! You ma y continue d riv
ing
There is a malfunction in the clutch. The engine
torque that can be transferred is reduced. Yo u
may continue driving. Avoid using the clutch in
the future in any way that will p lace a heavy load
on it. For examp le, do not let the clutch rub when
starting on hills, when tow ing a trailer or when
maneuvering the vehicle . The indicato r light
tur ns off once the clutc h is fully operable again.
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!;.J [/; Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the bJ indicator light blinks while driving , the
E SC o r ASR (A nti-Sl ip Regulation) is act ively regu
l ating .
If the
bJ ind icator light turns on, the system has
switched the ESC off. In t his case, you can switch
t h e ign it io n off and then on to swi tch the ESC on
again. The indicator light t urns off when the sys
tem is functioning fu lly.
If
the . indicator light turns on, ESC was
swi tched off using the
l.a00I button<::> page 151.
Stabi liz ation contro l (ESC /ABS ): malfunction !
See owner's manual
If the G1 ind icator light and the ~ (USA mod
els),11J (Canada models) ABS indicator light turn
o n and the message appears, there is a malfunc
tion in the ABS o r the e lectronic diffe rentia l lock .
This also causes the ESC to malfunction. The
br akes st ill func tion wi th the ir normal power, bu t
ABS is not active .
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Fa cil ity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rec ted .
(D Tips
For addi tional informat ion on ESC and ABS,
see
<::> page 1 S 1 .
!I..' Safety systems
The fll indicator lig ht mon itors the safe ty sys
tems.
If the
fll ind icator light turns on or blinks, the re
i s a ma lfunction in a safety system.
Drive to an author ized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
_&, WARNING
Have the safety sys tems inspec ted immedi
a tely . O therwise, the re is a ris k t hat the sys
tems may not activate during a collision,
which increases the risk of serious injury or
death .
.. To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
on ce c::> fig. 28 . Do
not hold the door handle while doing this .
You can u nlock/ lock the vehicle at every door.
The remote control key cannot be more than ap
proximately 4 feet (1.5 m) away from the door
handle. It makes no difference whether the mas
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief
case, for example .
If you hold the door handle while locking, this
can impair the locking function.
The doo r cannot be opened for a br ief period di
rect ly after locking it. This way you have the op
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter
mine if the entire vehicle or on ly one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
c::> pag e 41.
A WARNING
Read and following all WARNINGS c::> &. in De
scription on page 3
7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for a long peri
od of time, note the following:
-The energy management system grad ually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to mainta in the vehicle's ab ility to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able
to unlock your vehicle us ing the convenience
key .
Central locking switch
Fig. 29 Drive r's door : central loc king switch
Openin g an d clos ing
.. To lock the vehicle, press the l'.D button c::> &_ .
.. To unlock the vehicle, press the @ button.
When locki ng the vehicle with the central lock ing
switch, the following applies:
-Opening the door and the luggage compart
ment lid from the
outside is not poss ible (for
secur ity reaso ns, such as when stopped at a
light) .
-The LED in the centra l locking sw itch t urns on
when all doors are closed and locked .
- You ca n open the doors individua lly from the
inside by pu lling the doo r handle.
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deploymen t,
the doo rs unlock automat ica lly to allow access
t o the vehicle .
~~ WARNING
-
- The central locking switch a lso works when
the ignition is switched off and automatica l
ly locks the entire vehicle when the
l'.D but
ton is pressed.
-The central locking switch is inope rative
when the vehicle is locked from the outs ide.
-Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
-Read and fo llowing a ll WARNINGS c::> &. in
Description on page 3
7.
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
Lock)
c::> page 37. You can unlock the vehicle
again using the
ca button in the central lock
i ng switch.
Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU! but
ton
> V ehicle > left control b utton > Vehicle
settings > Central lock ing .
Door unlo cking
-you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dri ver 's door shou ld unlock. The
41
Opening and closing
Child safety lock
Applies to: ve hicles w ith c hild safety locks
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
Fig. 40 Section of driver's door: controls
Ci
-
-
Fig. 41 Rear door: chil d safety lock
0 N M 0 ::,
"' "'
• To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press
the@ button in
the driver's
door ~ fig. 40. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
• To also deactivate/activate the inner door han
dle, open the respective rear door and turn the
key switch w ith the mechanical key in the direc
tion of the arrow or opposite the direction of
the
arrow~ fig . 41.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(tll Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con
tact Service
There is a malfunction in the child safety lock .
Press
the@ button again.
If the message stays on , drive immediately to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired.
48
A WARNING
-Always take the vehicle key with you when
leav ing the vehicle, even for a short period
of time . This applies particularly when chil
dren remain in the vehicle . Otherwise chil
dren could start the engine or operate elec
trical equipment (such as power windows),
which increases the risk of an accident.
- A malfunction in the child safety lock could
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
inside, which increases the risk of an acci
dent.
Power windows
Controls '
The driver can control all power windows .
Fig. 42 Driver's door: power win dow controls
All powe r window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function:
Opening and closing the windows
M 0 ::,
"' "'
• To open or close the window completely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is p ressed/pulled again.
• To select a position in between opened and
closed, press/pu ll the switch to the first level
until the desired window position is reached.
Power window switches
CD Left front door
@ Right front door
® Left rear door*
© Right rear door*
® Central switch* for opening or closing all side
windows at the same time
A WARNING
- Always take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period
of time. This applies particularly when chi l
dren rema in in the vehicle. Otherwise ch il
dren could start the engine or operate elec
trical equipment (such as power windows),
wh ich increases the r isk of an accident. The
powe r windows con tinue to function unt il
the driver 's door or front passenger 's door
has been opened .
- Pay ca reful attent ion when closing the win
dows. P inching co uld cause serious injuries .
- When loc king the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle must be unoccupied since the win
dows can no longer be opened in an emer
gency.
(D Tips
You ca n still open and close the w indows fo r
approxima tely 10 minutes after turning the
ign it ion off. T he power windows do no t switch
off until the driver's door or front passe nger's
door has been opened.
Convenience opening/closing
App lies to: vehicles with convenience key
All of the windows and the roof* con be opened/
closed ot the same time.
F or power top* convenience opening/clos ing, re
fer to the in formation
in ~ page 55.
Convenience opening feature
.,. Press and hold the IT! button on the remote con
t rol key until all of the windows reach the de
s ir ed position and the roof* is tilted open.
Con venience closing feature
.,. Press the ('.D button on the remote control key
until the roof* is closed
~ .&. , or
;;§ .,. Touch the sensor* on the doo r hand le until a ll
;::; of the windows and the roof* are closed. Do not ,....
8 place your hand in the door handle when doing
3 th is .
Sett ing conven ienc e op ening in the
Infota inm ent sy stem
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but
ton
> Vehicle > left control b utton > V ehicle
setti ng s> C entral lock ing > Long p ress to
o pen windo ws.
A WARNING
= -- To reduce the r isk of injury, never close the
windows or the roof* carelessly or in a n un
con trolled man ner .
- For secur ity reaso ns, the windows and the
roof* can on ly be opened and closed with
the remote con trol key a t a maximum dis
tance of approx imately 6.S fee t (2 m) aw ay
from the vehicle . Always pay atten tion when
using the
tfJ button to close the windows
and the roof* so that no one is pinched . The
clos ing process will stop immediately when
the
tfl button is released.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof:
the power sunshade also opens/closes when
opening/closing the roof.
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one -touch up/down func
tion if it malfunctions.
.,. Pull the powe r window switch up until the win
dow is completely raised.
.,. Release the switch and pu ll it up again fo r at
least one second .
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Power top
closed. Do not place your hand in the door han
dle when do ing this.
The opening or closing p rocess w ill stop
immedi
ately
if you release the key or stop to uch ing t he
button. Opening a nd clos ing with t he conven
ie nce k ey* is possible from up to 13 ft (4 m)
away .
A WARNING
Read and follow t he important safety p recau
tions
i:> & in Opening/closing the power top
on page
55 .
Power top storage compartment
Applies to: veh icles with power top
Fig. 49 Luggage co mpartme nt: ra isi ng/ lowe ring the powe r
top s to rage co m partment
Raising/lowering the power top storage
compartment
.- To ra ise/lower the power top storage compart
ment, pull the bu tton in the luggage comp art
ment
i:> fig. 49.
The power top st orage compartment c an be
raised when t he
power top is closed . This pro
vides mo re ca rgo s pace in the l uggage compa rt
ment .
T he
open power top is stored and p rotected in
the powe r top storage compartmen t. T he power
top storage compartment canno t be raised w hen
the power top is open . Because of this, the cargo
area in the luggage compartment is smaller
when the power top is open than when it is
closed .
56
(D Note
To reduce t he risk of damage, make s ure
the re are no sensit ive objects in the power top
storage compartment's range of motion.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with power top
II Power top: malfunction! You may continue
driving (limited functionality). See owner's
manual
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system. Try to open/close the power top
again . If the message still appears, have an au
thorized Aud i dea le r or authori zed Audi Service
Fa cility co rrect the malfunction . D o not d riv e
fas ter than
30 mph (SO km/h) un til it is cor rec t
ed .
f-j "ower top: rear seats occupied . Cannot run
automatically. See owner 's manual
This message appears if passengers or objects
are detected o n the rea r seat while the powe r top
i s ope ra ti ng . Make s ure t hat passe ngers o r ob
je cts on the rear sea t have eno ugh distance be
tween them and the power top .
f¥-j "ower top: malfunction! You may continue
driving
This message appears if there is a malfunction in
the system. Try to open/close the power top
again . If the message is st ill displayed, have the
malfunction correc ted by an a uthorized Aud i
dealer or author ized A udi Service Fac ility.
H "ower top: operation currently not possible
If the power top is operated continua lly for a
l ong period of time, the overload protection acti
vates for app rox imately 15 to
30 minutes. Yo u
can ope n or close the power top agai n after that .
§-j "ower top: operation cu rrently not possible .
Engine must be running
The powe r top is a utomat ica lly deac tiva ted if the
batte ry vo ltage is low . You can open or close the
power top aga in after start ing the engine .
§-j "ower top: operation not possible
Lights and Vi sion
CJ) Note
- If there is frost, make sure the windshie ld
wiper blades are not frozen to the wind
sh ield. Switching on the windshield wipers
when the blades are frozen to the wind
shield can damage the wiper blades.
- The windshield wiper system must be
switched off (lever in position 0) before
us
i ng a car wash. This prevents the wipe rs
from sw itching on unintentionally and caus
i ng damage to the w indshield wiper system.
(D Tips
- The windshield wipers switch off when the
ignition is switched off. You can act ivate the
windsh ield wipers after the ign ition is
switched back on by moving the windsh ield
wiper lever to any pos it ion.
- Wo rn o r dirty windshield wipe r blades result
i n streak ing. This can affect the ra in sensor
fun ct ion . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly .
- The washer fluid nozzles fo r the windshie ld
washer system are heated at low tempera
tures when the ignition is on.
- When stopp ing temporarily, such as at a
traffic light, the speed of the windshie ld
wipers automatically reduces by one leve l.
Cleaning the wiper blades
Clean the wiper blades when you see wiper
streaks. Use a soft cloth and a glass cleaner .
~ Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position
c::> page 68.
~ Fo ld the windshield wiper arms away from the
windshield.
A WARNING
Dirty windshield wiper blades can impair vi
sion, which increases the risk of an accident.
68
-
· Replacing wiper blades
Fig. 68 Removing windshield wiper blades
Windshield wiper se rv ice po sition /blade
repl acement position
~ T o br ing the windshield w ipers into the serv ice
position, turn the ign ition off and move the
w indshie ld wiper lever into position @
c::> page 67, fig. 67.
~ To bring the w ipers into the starting posi tion,
turn the ignition on and move the windshield
wiper lever into position
@for at least two sec
onds
¢ page 67, fig. 67.
You can also turn the service posit ion on or off in
the Infotainment system:
~ Switch the windshie ld wipers off (position @
c::>page 67, fig . 67) .
~ Select: the IM ENU I button > Veh icle > left con
trol button
> Serv ice & chec ks > W ip er change
position .
Removing the wipe r blade
~ Fold the windshie ld wiper arm away from the
windshield.
~ Press the locking knob (D c::> fig. 68 on the wiper
blade. Hold the wiper blade firmly.
~ Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow.
Install ing the wiper blade
~ Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm@until it clicks into place.
~ Place the wiper arm back on the windsh ield.
~ Turn the service pos ition off .