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®
©
®
®
(J)
®
Central locking switch
Cent ral locking L ED ......... .. .
Side assist button
Side assist d isplay
H eadlight cont rol sw itch .... .. .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
L ever for turn s ignal and h igh
beams .. .. .... . .......... .. .
® Multifunction ste ering wheel with :
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ........... .. .
- Driver information system con-
trols .. .. ............... .. .
- Audio , te lephone, nav igation and
vo ice recognit ion controls
- Programmable steering wheel
button . .. .. ........... .. .. .
- Rocker switches for tiptronic
mode . ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ........... .
@ Windshield washer system lever
@ I S TART EN GIN E ST OPI button .. .
@ Pa rking brake button ....... .. .
~ Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction or ignition lock . ... .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment .... .
@ Cruise contro l lever .... ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On-Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ Inst rument illum ination ... .. .. .
@ Hood r ele as e .... ..... ... .. .. .
@ Automat ic luggage compartment
lid .. .. ... ............. ..... .
25
2 2
78
78
33
34
118
18
19
70
8
38
61
63
63
59
76
17
35
155
28
@ Power exterior mirror adjustment 3 6
Cockpit o ve rv iew
@ Power windows . .. .. .. ..... .. .
@ Child safety lock ............. .
@ Buttons/indi cator lights for:
- Eme rgency flashers .. ..... .. .
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG O FF .... .
@ Infotainment system display (does
not fold away)
@ G love compartment .......... .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Infota inment system control panel
@ Buttons/indicator lights for:
- Drive se lect .. .. ............ .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
( E SC) . .. .. .. .. ....... ..... .
30
30
34
125
45
118
80
90
- Park ing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
- Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
@ Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . 54
@ Se lector lever (automatic transm is -
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
@ Center conso le w ith:
- Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
- Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
- USB charging port
(D Tips
-Some the eq uipment listed here is on ly in
sta lled in certain models or is available as
an opt ion.
- The image in the instrument cluster d isplay
depends on the vehicle equipment. A maxi
mum of two versions will be pictured in th is
Owner's Manual.
- A separate operat ing manua l describes how
to operate the Infota inment system .
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Driver information system
Driver information
system
Overview
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith driver information system
Fig. 6 Display on veh icles wit h driver informat ion system
and m ultifunc tion steering wheel*
:ll N 9 ::i a, ID
Driving information and vehicle settings are
shown in the instrument cluster display . T he type
of display and the contents depend on the vehicle
equipment.
Depending on the vehicle equ ipment, the driver
information system is controlled with either the
buttons on the windsh ield wiper lever*
¢ page 18or with the buttons on the mult i
function steering wheel*¢ page 18.
On vehicles with a multifunction steering wheel*,
the information ® is shown in tabs @. The tabs
are visible as soon as you press a button on the
multifunction steering wheel*.
The instrument cluster display provides informa
tion about:
® Time and date
¢ page 9
Dig ital speedometer
On -board computer¢ page 19
Efficiency program¢ page 20
Reduced display*
Indicator lights and messages¢ page 10
Serv ice interval display ¢page 165
Cruise control system* Parking aid*
Aud io*
Telephone* Navigation*
18
© Odometer and trip odometer (only in the
first tab*) ¢page
9
® Outside temperature~ page 9, selector
l ever posit ion
{!) Tips
- You can set the units used for temperature,
speed and other measurements in the Info
tainment system.
- For information on the audio and naviga
t ion* functions, refer to the separate Info
tainment system owner's manual.
Operation
Operating using the windshield wiper lever
Applies to : vehicles wit h dr iver infor mat ion system without
multif unct ion steer ing wheel
------ ®
Fig. 7 Windsh ie ld wipe r leve r: operating the drive r info r
ma tion system
Operating
~ Switch the ignit ion on . The last select function
is displayed.
~ To switch between the on -board computer 0 ,
fJ , the efficiency program a, or, for examp le,
the cruise contro l system*, press the
I RESET I
button@.
~ To access additiona l information below or
above, press the button ® down or up.
Recalling indicator lights and messages
~ Press the I RESET I button @.
Resetting values to zero
~ Select a value in the desired trip computer or in
the efficiency program. ..,.
Key set
Fig. 13 Your vehicle key set
@ Remote control key or conven ience key*
The convenience key is a remote control key with
specia l functions ¢
page 24 and¢ page 61.
With the remote cont rol key, you can lock and
u nlock the vehicle and sta rt the eng ine . To fold
the key out and back in p lace, press the release
b utton ¢
fig. 13 -arrow- .
Replacing a key
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de
activated .
It is important to bring a ll keys with
you .
If a key is lost, yo u should report it to you r
in su rance company.
Number of keys
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the instrument cluste r d isplay. It
will show you th is when you ad just the time
¢
page 9. For examp le, th e display 1/2 m eans
you are u sing veh icle key numbe r one ou t of two
keys tot al ass igned to th e vehicle. This w ay, yo u
can ma ke sure that you have all the keys whe n
pur chasing a used vehicle .
Electronic immobilizer
The immob ilizer prevents unautho riz e d use of
t he vehicle.
Unde r certain c ircumstances , the vehicle may not
be ab le to s tart if the re is a key from a different
ve hicl e manufact urer on the key cha in.
~ @ Tips N r--.
~ - The operation of the remote control key ca n
0 g be temporarily dis rupted by in terfe rence
(X)
Open ing and closing
fro m transmitters ne ar the veh icle wor king
in t he same fre quency range (such as a ce ll
phone or ra dio e quip ment) . Alwa ys c heck if
your vehicle is locked !
- For an ex pla nat io n on co nform ity w it h the
FCC regulat ions in t he Un ite d States and the
Indust ry Canada regulat ions,
see
¢page 215.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 14 Re mote contro l key: ope ning the cover
LED in the remote control key
T he LED informs yo u of the remote co ntro l key
f unct ion .
... If you press a bu tton briefly, t he LED blinks
once.
... If the LED does not blin k, t he remote co ntro l
key batte ry is dead. The message
Ill Please
change key battery
may also appear in the in
strument cluster display . Replace the battery in
the remote cont rol key .
Replacing the remote control key battery
... Pry the cover@off of the key(!) usin g a coin
¢ fig. 14.
... Remove the cover in the d irection of the arrow.
... Inse rt the new batte ry with the" +" symbol fac
ing up .
... Press the cove r back onto the ke y unt il it clicks
into p lac e.
@ For the sake of the environment
Discha rg ed batter ies must be disposed o f us
i ng methods t hat w ill not harm t he env iron
m ent. Do no t disp ose of the m in hous ehold
t ra sh.
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
Applies to: vehicles with conven ience key
Other circumstances can cause the engine not to
start, such as the battery in the remote control key has drained , there is interference with the
key or there is a system malfunction .
Fig . 7 0 Steering co lumn /remote co ntro l key: st arting t he
en gine if there is a malfunc tion
Req uiremen t: the message No k ey identified .
See owne r's manual
must be disp layed and the
II indicator light m ust be on.
.,. Hold the remo te contro l key ve rtic ally in the lo
c ation ind ic a ted
y>l) c::> fig. 70 .
.,. Press the brake peda l.
.,. Press the
I ST AR T ENGINE STOP I button. The
engine will start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author
iz ed Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the mal function corrected .
@ Tips
You can view the message again by pressing
the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button.
Messages
Turn off ignit io n. Battery discharging
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the driver's doo r when the ignition is
switched on .
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you do not step on the
b rake pedal to sta rt the eng ine o n a vehicle wi th
a n autom atic transm ission.
D rivi ng
Plea se engage Nor P.
This message appears when sta rt ing o r stopping
t h e e ngine if t he se lecto r lever is no t in the Nor P
pos ition. The e ngine will not star t/stop.
IS Is key in the vehicle?
The ind icator light turns on and this message ap
pears if the convenience key* was removed from
t h e veh icle when the e ngine was ru nning. If the
convenience key is no longer in the veh icle , you
c annot sw itch the ignition on or sta rt the eng ine
o nce you stop i t. You also canno t loc k the vehicle
from the o utside.
Shift to P, vehicle can roll away . Doors c an only
be lo cked in P .
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selector lever for the au tomatic transm ission is
not in the P position after the ignition is switched
off . M ove the selector leve r to the P posi tion.
Otherwise the ve hicle is not pro tec ted from ro ll
ing and i t cannot be locked .
II No key identified. See owner's manual.
This message appears if there is no conven ience
key* inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key . The co nvenience key may not
be recognized, for example, if it is covered by an
obje ct tha t
disrup ts the signa l (such as a br ief
c ase), or if the key b attery is we ak. El ectro nic de
vi ces such as cell phones c an also inte rfe re wi th
the signal.
T o still be ab le to start or stop the engine, refer
to
i=:> page 63 .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig. 71 Cen te r conso le : pa rk in g b rake
63
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Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individual safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
T hese features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used.
This chapter contains important information,
tips, instructions and warnings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passengers and others . We have summar
ized here what you need to know about safety
belts, airbags, child restraints as well as child
safety. Your safety is for us
priority number 1. Al
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section -for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your vehicle. Some of the fea
tures descr ibed in this sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your authorized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in
structions and heed the WARNINGS in this
Manual. It is in your interest and in the in
terest of your passengers .
-
-Always keep the complete Owner's Litera
ture in your Audi when you lend or sell your
vehicle so that this important information
will always be available to the driver and
passengers.
- Always keep the Owner's literature handy so
that you can find it easily if you have ques
tions.
Driving safety
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passen
gers,
before driving always:
.. Make sure that all lights and signals are operat
ing correctly.
.. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good visibility to the outside .
.,. Secure all luggage and other items carefully
¢ page 102, ¢page 45.
.,. Make sure that nothing can interfere with the
pedals.
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re
straints according to their height.
.. Make sure to use the right child restraint cor
rectly to protect children
¢ page 134, Child
safety.
.,. Sit properly in your seat and make sure that
your passengers do the same¢
page 42, Front
seats.
.. Fasten your safety belt and wear it properly. Al
so instruct your passengers to fasten their safe
ty belts properly ¢
page 106 .
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle , the driver as well as the driver's abili
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis
tracted.
The driver is responsible for the safety of the ve
hicle and all of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impaired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you also become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
¢ _&. . Therefore:
.. Do not let yourself be distracted by passengers
or by using a cellular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im
paired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc .) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed limits and plain common sense . .,.
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Airbag syste m
-Never h old things i n your hands or on your
lap whe n the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat. Objects could move into the area of the front airbags dur
ing brak ing or other sudden maneuver and
become dangerous projectiles that can
ca use serious personal injury if the a irbags
inflate.
- Never place or attach accessor ies or other
objects (such as cupholders, telephone
brackets, large, heavy o r bulky objects) on
the doors, over or nea r the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instru
ment pane l, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects could cause injury in a c rash, especially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger's seat to
transport objects. Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front a ir
bag dur ing braking or in a sudden maneu
ver. Objects near the airbags can become projectiles and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined.
A WARNING
The fine dust created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing p roblems for people w ith a
his to ry of asthma or o ther b reathing condi
tions .
- T o reduce the risk of brea thing problems,
those w ith asthma or o ther respiratory con
ditions should get fresh air right away by
getting out of the vehicle or o pening win
dows or doors.
- If you are in a collision in which airbags de
ploy, wash your hands and face with mild
soap and water before eat ing.
- Be careful not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches.
- If the resid ue should get into your eyes,
flush them with water .
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Monitoring the
Advanced Airbag System
!f Airbag monitoring indicator light
Two separate indicators monitor the function of
the Advanced Airbag System: the airbag moni
toring indicator light and the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light.
The Adva nced A irbag System as well as the side
airbags and s ide curta in a irbags w ith ejection
mitigation features (including the electronic con
tro l unit, sensors and system wiring) a re all
monitored cont inuo usly to make sure that they
are functioning properly whenever the ignition is on. Each time you turn on the ignit ion, the airbag
monitoring i ndicator light
m w ill come on for a
few seconds (self d iagnostics) .
The system mu st be inspected when the
indicator light
E,I:
- does not come on when the ignition is sw itched
on,
- does not go out a few seconds after you have
sw itched on the ignit ion, or
- comes on while driv ing.
If an airbag system malfunction is detected, the
i ndicato r light will come on to serve as a constant
reminder to have the system inspected immedi
ate ly.
If a ma lfunction occurs that turns the front air
bag on the passenger side off, the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light will come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is on.
A WARNING
A n airbag system that is not functioning prop
erly cannot provide sup plemental pro tect ion
i n a fro nta l crash.
- If the airbag ind icator light ¢
page 14
comes when the veh icle is being used, have
the system inspected immediately by your
author ized Audi dealer. It is possib le that
t he air bag will i nflate when i t is no t sup
posed to, or wi ll not inflate when it should .
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OFF light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not go out when an adult is sitting on the
front passenger seat after taking the steps described above, make sure the adult is
properly seated and restrained at one of the
rear seating positions .
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
{D) Tips
If the weight -sensing mat in the front passen
ger seat detects an empty seat, the front air
bag on the passenger side will be turned off,
and
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF will stay on.
Repair, care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the airbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov
ing, servicing or repairing a part in an area of th e
vehicle can damage a part of an airbag system and prevent that system from working properly in a collision .
There are some important things you have to know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system will not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
environment.
A WARNING
Improper care, servicing and repair proce
dures can increase the risk of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de
ploying when needed or deploying an airbag
unexpectedly:
-
- Never cover, obstruct, or change the steer
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in
strument panel or modify them in any way.
- Never attach any objects such as cupholders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov
ering the airbag units.
Airbag system
-For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois
tened with plain water . Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the stiffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag cannot deploy and protect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust, or change any parts of
the airbag system.
-All work on the steering wheel, instrument panel, front seats or electrical system (in
cluding the installation of audio equipment,
cellular telephones and CB radios, etc.) must be performed by a qualified technician
who has the training and special equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we
strongly recommend that you see your au
thorized Audi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front bumper or parts of the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate without interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
Audi .
- Never use additional seat cushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in
flate.
- Damage to the original seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
module must always be repaired immedi
ately by an authorized Audi dealer.
- The airbag system can be activated only
once. After an airbag has inflated, it must
be replaced by an authorized Audi dealer or
qualified technician who has the technical
information, training and special equipment
necessary.
- The airbag system can be deployed only
once. After an airbag has been deployed, it
must be replaced with new replacement
parts designed and approved especially for
your Audi model version. Replacement of complete airbag systems or airbag compo
nents must be performed by qualified work-
shops only. Make sure that any airbag
Ill-
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Airbag syste m
passenger. In order to he lp provide this add ition
al protection, the side airbag must inflate within
a fraction of a second at very high speed and w ith
great force. The supplemental side airbag could injure you if your seating position is not proper or
upright or if items are located in the area where
the supplemental side airbag expands . This ap
plies especially to children
q page 134, Child
safety.
Supplemental side ai rbags inf late be
tween the occ upan t and the door pane l on the
side of the vehicle that is struck in certa in side
collision
q fig . 117.
Although they are not a sof t pillow, they ca n
"c ushion" the impact and in t his way they can
he lp to reduce the risk of injury to the upper part
of the body .
A fine dust may deve lop when the airbag deploys.
This is normal and does not mean there is a fire
in the vehicle.
Important safety instructions on the side
airbag system
Airbags ore only supplemental restraints . Always
properly wear safety belts and ride in a proper
seating position.
There is a lot that yo u and your passengers must
know and act accord ingly to help the safety be lts
and airbags do the ir job to provide supplemental
protection.
A WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or
fatal injury. Improperly wearing safety belts
and improper seating positions increase the
r isk of se rious personal injury and death
w henever a vehicle is being used.
- In order to reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental s ide airbag inflates:
- Always sit in an upright position and never
lean aga inst the area where the s upple-
mental side airbag is located.
- Never let a chi ld or anyone else rest their
head against the side trim panel in the
area where the supp lemental s ide airbag
inflates.
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Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correctly,
- Do not let anyone sitting in the front seat
put their hand or any other parts of their
body out of the window.
- Always make sure that the side airbag can
inflate w ithout interference.
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery ove r the front seatbacks that
have not been specifica lly approved by
A udi.
- Never use addi tional seat cush ions that
cover the areas where the side airbags de
ploy .
- Damage to the orig inal se at cove rs or to
the seam in the area of the s ide airbag
module must a lways be repaired immedi
ate ly by an authorized Audi dealer.
- Objects be tween you and the airbag can in
crease the r is k of injury in an acc ident by in
terfering with the way the airbag unfolds or by being p ushed into you as the airbag in
flates.
- Never place or attach accessor ies or other
obje cts (s uch as cupholders, telephone
bracke ts, or even l arge, bulk y objec ts) on
the doors, over or near the area marked
"AIRBAG" on the seat backrests .
- Such objec ts and accessories can be come
dange rous projecti les and cause injury
when the supplemental side airbag de ploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de
ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen
gers to trave l in this position.
- Always use the b uilt-in coat hooks only fo r
lightweight clothing. Never leave any heavy
or sharp-edged objects in the pockets that
may inte rfere with s ide a irbag deployment
a nd can cause personal injury in an accident .
- Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitting the sides of the seatbacks.
- The a irbag system can only be triggered
once . If the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an autho rized
Aud i dea le rship.
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