
Emergency situations
(D Note
The trim is attached to the bumper with sev
eral hooks . To reduce the risk of damage, do
not use any force when removing and instal
ling.
Rear towing loop
F ig . 289 Rear bumper: installing the towing loop
Vehicles with a towing loop
On vehicles without a factory-installed trailer
h itch*, the towing loop threads are located on
the right rear side of the bumper.
... Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit ¢
page 350.
... Press the cap inward with brief, forcefu l pres
sure ¢ fig. 289. The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
... Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open
ing until it stops and then t ighten it w ith a
wheel wrench.
... After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
Vehicles with a trailer hitch*
... Attach the towing bar or the towing cable to
the tra iler hitch.
Vehicles with a factory-installed trailer hitch* are
not equipped with towing loop threads at the
rear.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when insta lling, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
366
A WARNING
,-
Applies to: vehicles with trailer hitch
- Only use a special towing bar to prevent
damaging the ball hitch. These towing bars
have been spec ially designed for trailer tow
ing hitches.
- Only use special towing cables.
Loading the vehicle onto a flatbed truck
Fig. 290 Veh icle on flatbed t ruck
Front hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.,. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
... Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
.,. Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .

Consum er Info rmation
today's automobi les, have steadi ly red uced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en
g ine and transmission parts w hich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work
shop personnel in order to assure proper per
forma nce, re liab ility and safety of the ve hicle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab il ity of your
ve hicle and eve n void your vehicle warra nty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance w ith
the m aintenance schedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rranty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all, ope rational safety can be adversely af
fected, c re ating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other prope rly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limit ed maint enanc e yourself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
procedures whic h can be performed on your ve hi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unava ilable. Before per
forming any of these procedures, always thor
ough ly read all of the app licab le text and carefu l
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Befo re yo u check an ything in the engine com
partment , alway s read and h eed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 314 .
372
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac
cepted safety practices and general com mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other procedu res with respect to the ve
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
and eq uipmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an
other properly equipped and qualified work
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off and the ignition key has been re
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto
mat ically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to run until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key before any
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack* s upplied w ith the vehi
cle is no t ad equate for th is pu rpose and
could collapse causing se rious personal in
jury .
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the park b rake is applied .

u co ..... N ,..._
N ..... 0 <( 0 00
A
A/C MAX (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
A/C (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 70
ABS .. .. .. .. .. ..
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 140
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 , 373
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area .......... ..
.
also refer to Audi active lane assist .. .. .
Adaptive air suspension
refer to Air suspension ........ .. .. .. .
Adaptive cruise control ................ .
C leaning the sensors ................ .
Messages .... ................ ..... .
Predictive control ............. .. .. .. .
Adapt ive dampers ............ .. .. .. .. .
Additional accessories .............. ..
.
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate 345
117
125
102
345
110
100
125
373
control) ..... .. ................ ..... . · 71
Adjusting the additional display . . . . . . . . . . 14
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) ..... .. ................ ..... . · 71
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269 , 287
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care .. .. .. .. ..... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Children ..... ................ .....
.
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? ..... .. .
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together .......... .. .. .. .
Indicator light ................ .....
.
284
293 293
276
270 284
274
279
276
278
281
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs .. .. .. ............... .. .. ..
.
Safety instructions ............ .. .. .. .
When must the system be inspected? .. . 284
283 281
Index
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 36
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 350
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 45
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 340
All wheel drive
Indicator light
. .. .. ............... .. . 28
also refer to quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
AM I
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 231, 232
Andro id Auto
refer to Aud i smartphone interface ... .. 243
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system ...........
. 323
Anti-Lock Braking System
refer to ABS ... .. .. ............... . . 140
Anti-Slip Regulation
refer to ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 36
Apple CarPlay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 243
Arrow view . .. .. .. .. ............... .
.
ASR ........ ... .. .. ................ ·
Audi active lane assist ................ .
Messages . .. .. .. .. .............. · · ·
Audi adaptive cruise control
Distance display, distance warning ..... .
T raffic jam assist ... ................
.
Audi connect emergency call and service ..
Online roadside assistance .......... . .
Audi connect vehicle control .......... . .
Parking location .. .. ................
.
Remote locking and unlocking ........ .
164
140
117
118
110
109
201
202
197
198
198
Vehicle status report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 198
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 187, 194 Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19S
Services overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 188
Starting ...... .. .. ................ . 188
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. 12S
Audi Entertainment mobile . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . ..... ................ .
229
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
375

Index
Audio player Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 371
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 243, 247
Audi virtua l cockpit
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automatic climate control system Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
La unch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Manual shiftin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Parking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AUTO (button) Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater (automatic climate control) 72
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B
BACK button 147
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 321
376 Before
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Blower (automat ic climate control system) . 71
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Boost...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 17
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake fluid Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 321
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 80
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C
Cable (USB adapter/ AUX connector cable) 231
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 315
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment..... .... .. .. .. ............. .. 257

Index
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 12
,
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 , 125
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency rel eas e . . . . . . 313
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
G
Garage door opener
refer to Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Garment hooks ... ............. .. .. .. . .
Gas discharge lamps .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
Gasoline Octane rating ................... ... .
Recommendation ............. .... .. .
GAWR 61
362
310
310
310
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 3.70
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 328
Glov e compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 370
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 370
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
H
Handsfree .......... .... ...... ....... 174
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 45
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 45
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 255
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 263
380
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Home address ..... .. .. ........... 205,210
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
How are child restraint system anchors relat -
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 276
How safety belt pretensioners work 267
I
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Important things to do before driving . . . . 252
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 184
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Infant seats
Input 297
Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Installing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Internet
refer to Aud i connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 187
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface ....... 231, 232

Index
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 24S
M enu paths (Owner 's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mirrors Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
D immi ng ... .. .. ................. .. .. 50
Van ity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 147
MMI search
refer to Free text search ....... ... 157, 236
MMI touch....... ... .......... .. .. ... 151
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
B utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
M ap zoom .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 15
Speech dialog system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Music collection
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Mu te . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
olso refer to Mu ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 249
myAudi ... .. .. ............... ... 187,207
Logging in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 347
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Navigating (in str ume nt cluster) . . . . . . . . . 163
382
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Better ro ute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Driver informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 162
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Octane rating (gasoline) ................ 310
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Oil
refer to Engin e oil .. .. ............. .. 317
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 313
On/Off knob ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Online des tinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 207
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Online map update..... ... .......... .. 216
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Online roadside assistance Audi connect emergency call and service 202
Online services
refer to Audi connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 187
Opening .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 30
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Hood ....... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 315
Opening/closing
refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Operat ing
Multifunction steering whee l . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Vo ice recog nition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Options menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 154
Other consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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N ..... 0 <( 0 00
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p
Pai nt damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Panorama g lass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Parental control
DVD... .. .. ................. .. .. .. . 237
Park assist
Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . .
345
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanica l parking brake . 80
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Parking location
Audi connect vehicle control
Parking system
refer to Parking systems
Parking systems
198
131,133
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Trailer h itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Personal route assistance
Phonebook 209
refer to
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 262
Picture format (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Pitch angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Playback (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Playlist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
also refer to
Point of interest . . . . . . . . . . 206
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 69
Power sources .. ............... 60, 232 , 233
Predictive efficiency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Index
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
266
pre sense
refer to Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Pressure
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . .
342
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
221
Programming buttons (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 253
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
254
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Prot ecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Q
quattro 144
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 140
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants?
262
R
Radio ....... ... .. .. ................ . 220
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 222
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Radio text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Station list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) . . . . . . 374
Rail carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Rain/l ight sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
383

Index
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . 36, 37
Rea r lower ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile . . . . . 234
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems .... ... .. . 131,133
Rea r window defogge r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
R EAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculat ion mode (automatic climate con-
trol system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ref ueling. ....... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 311
Remote control
refer to Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote con trol ope ra tion
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 353
Repair man uals ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 371
Repa irs
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Rep lacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rep lac ing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reset
refer to Restart ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Res id ual heat (automa tic climate cont rol) . . 7 2
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
R etractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reve rse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rewinding (a udio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
R igh t cont rol b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims ....... .. .. ................ ... . 340
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Road car rier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
384 Roaming
refer to Data connection
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof load ... .. .. .. .. .. ............ 67, 370
Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 67
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Ro ute criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Ro ute guidance
refer to Navigation .. .. ............. . .
Running direct io n (tires)
s
Safe driving habits
S afety 2
03
355
252
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 69
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Telephone . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 174
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety be lt heig ht adjustme nt . . . . . . . . . 266
S afety be lts wor n by pregnant women . . . 266
Safety be lt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Imprope rly wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Not wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
S afety be lt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
S afety i nstr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Securing child sa fety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Specia l considerations for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety i nstr uctions
fo r side c urtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
fo r us ing ch ild safety se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
f or using sa fe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 283