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Wear
Brake pad wear depends largely on the way the
vehicle is driven and on operating conditions.
This is especially true if you are driving frequently in the city and on curves or with a sporty driving
style.
Operating noise
Noises may occur when braking depending on the
speed, braking force and outside conditions such
as temperature and humidity.
Wet conditions or road salt
In certain situations, for example after driving
through water, in heavy rain or after washing
your car, the braking effect may be reduced due
to moisture or ice on the brake rotors and brake
pads. The brakes must be "dried" first with a few
careful brake applications.
At higher speeds and with the windshield wipers
turned on, the brake pads press against the brake
rotors for a short amount of time. This action,
which is not felt by the driver, happens at regular
intervals and ensures a better reaction time for
the brakes in wet weather.
The braking effect can also be reduced if you are
driving on salted roads and you do not apply the brakes for long periods of time. The layer of salt
on the brake rotors and pads must be worn off
first when the brakes are applied.
Corrosion
Leaving the vehicle parked for long periods of
time, low mileage and avoiding heavy braking
can contribute to corrosion on the brake rotors
and to dirty brake pads.
If you usually avoid heavy braking or if there is
corrosion present, occasional heavy braking at high speeds is recommended to clean the brake
rotors and
pads¢ ,&..
Brake system malfunction
If you notice that the brake pedal travel has sud­
denly increased, then a brake circuit in the dual­
circuit brake system may have malfunctioned. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
Intelligent Technology
problem corrected. On the way there, drive with
reduced speed and keep in mind that you will
need a longer distance to stop and you will need
to press the brake pedal harder.
Low brake fluid level
When the brake fluid level is low, malfunctions in
the brake system may occur. The brake fluid level
is electronically monitored.
Brake booster
The brake booster amplifies the pressure you ap­
ply to the brake pedal.
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- Only apply the brakes for the purpose of
cleaning the brake system when road and
traffic conditions permit. You must not en­
danger other road users. This increases the
risk of an accident.
- Never let the vehicle roll while the engine is
stopped because this increases the risk of an
accident.
- Never place objects in the driver's footwell.
An object could end up in the area around
the pedals and prevent you from using
them. You would not be able to use the ped­
als if sudden driving or braking maneuvers
were needed, which increases the risk of an
accident.
- Only use floor mats that do not obstruct the
area around the pedals and that can be se­
curely fastened in the footwells.
- To reduce the risk of injury, do not place
your foot under the brake pedal.
@ Note
- Never let the brakes "rub" by pressing the
pedal lightly when braking is not actually
necessary. This causes the brakes to over­
heat and increases braking distance and
causes wear.
- Before driving downhill a long distance on a
steep hill, decrease your speed and select a
lower gear. This makes use of the engine
braking effect and relieves the brakes. If
you need to brake additionally, brake in in- tervals and not continuously.
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Replacing tires
F or vehicles w it h all whee l dr ive, only wheels w ith
the same ro lling circumference should be used .
Avoid using tires with different tread depths
~ page 332, New tires or wheels.
A WARNING
- Also, in vehicles with all wheel drive, adapt your dr iv ing style to the current road and
traff ic conditions. Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into tak ing risks,
because th is increases the r isk of an acci­
dent .
- The braking ability of your veh icle is limited
to the tract ion of the wheels. In this way, it
is not diffe rent from a two wheel dr ive vehi­
cle. Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high speed when the road is slippery, be­
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
- Note that on wet streets, the front wheels
can "hydroplane" if driving at speeds that
are too high . Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the engine does not rev higher sud­
denly when the vehicle begins hydroplaning.
For this reason, adapt your speed to the
road conditions to reduce the risk of an acc i­
dent .
Energy management
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent ener­
gy management system for distributing electrici­
ty . This s ignificantly improves the starting ab ility
and increases the vehicle battery life .
(D Tips
- If you drive short distances frequently, the
vehicle battery may not charge enough
while dr iving . As a resu lt, convenience func­
tions for elect rical equipment may be tem­
porarily unavailable.
- The vehicle battery will gradua lly drain if
the vehicle is not driven fo r long pe riods of
time, or if electrical equipment is used
when the engine is not running . To ensure
that the vehicle can still be started, the electrica l equipment will be reduced or
switched off.
Intelligent Technology
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
T his vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re­
corder (EDR). The main purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa­
tions, such as an airbag deployment or hitting a road obstacle, data that will assist in understand­
ing how a vehicle's systems performed. The EDR
is designed to record data related to vehicle dy ­
nam ics and safety systems for a short per iod of
t ime, typ ically 30 seconds or less. The EDR in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How various systems in your vehicle were oper­
ating;
- Whether or not the driver and passenger safety
belts were buckled/fastened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can help provide a better understand­
ing of the circumstances in which crashes and in ­
juries occur. NO TE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle only if a non-trivial crash situation occurs;
no data are recorded by the EDR under normal
driv ing cond itions and no personal data (e.g .,
name, gender, age, and crash location) are re­
corded. However, othe r parties, such as law en­
forcement, could comb ine t he EDR data with the
type of personally identifying data routinely ac­
quired during a crash investigation.
T o read data recorded by an EDR, special equip­
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the
EDR is needed. In addition to th e ve hicle manu­
facturer, other parties, such as law en forcement,
that have the special equipment, can read the in ­
formation if they have access to the vehicle or the
EDR.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or down­
l oading of data stored by ED Rs installed in a vehi ­
cle for the express purpose of retrieving data af­
ter an accident or crash event without the own- er 's consent .
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Multi Media Interface
Traffic safety information
Audi recommend s performing certain Infotain­
ment system fun ctions, such as entering a desti­
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al ­
ways be prepared to stop operating the Infotain­ ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
_& WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf­
fic conditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle.
@ Tips
Certain functions are not available while driv­
ing .
Multi Media Inte rface
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface, or MMI for short,
combines various sys tems for communication,
navigation* and en tertainment in your Audi. You
can operate the
MMI using the MM I control pan­
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 148 MMI co ntrol p an els · integ rated s hortcu t keys
T op : w it ho ut MM I tou ch Bottom : w ith MM I touch
MM I control panel overview
© Control knob with joystick function 149, 153
@ MM I touch control pad* . . . . . . . . 151
@ Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
© Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . 150
® Buttons for opening menus
directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
@ IMENUI button . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . 149
0 IBACKI button . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 149
@ Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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Multi Media Interface
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig.149 MMI On/Off knob wi th joystick functio n
Switching the MMI on/off: the MMI can be
switched on/off manually .
-Switching on manually : press the On/Off knob
@briefly c:> fig. 149. Or: press the IMENUI but­
ton @ c:> page 147, fig. 148 or one of the but ­
tons to open the menus directly ®·
-Switching off manually: press and hold the
On/Off knob
(D c:> fig. 149 until the MMI
switches off. If the MMI has been switched off
manually, it does
not switch on again automati­
ca lly the next time the ignit ion is switched on.
Additional functions:
- Adju sting the volume :
turn the On/Off knob (D
c:>fig. 149.
-Muting : press the On/Off knob (D c:> fig. 149
briefly.
- Selecting the previous /next function (for ex­
ample, a radio station/track):
press the On/Off
knob
(D c:> fig . 149 briefly toward the left l rig ht
t>l>I .
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example
songs): press and hold the On/Off knob (D
c:> fig. 149 toward the left ll>I .
.&_ WARNING
Adjust the volume of the audio system so that
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po ­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
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@ Tips
The MMI switches off automatically if the en­
gine is not running and the vehicle battery is
low.
Infotainment system
display
Switching on/off
.. Press the~ button to switch the Infotainment
system on and off.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is
switched off, you can operate certain functions using the On/Off knob with the MMI joystick
funct ion
c:> page 148 .
{!) Tips
There may be delays when switching on the
display.
Information on display images
The display version depends on vehicle equip­
ment.
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88 7 MHz
J
900 MHz
90.5 MHz
91 5 MHz
96 6 MHz - -------------
Fig. 150 D isp lay vers ion A
Fig. 151 D isp lay vers ion B
Additional content (such as album cover and map
mater ial) is shown on display version B, if appli-
cable
(D c:> fig . 151. Because the other content Ill-

Multifunction steering wheel
Multifunction steering
wheel
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
In the driver information system display, you can
control numerous Infotainment functions using
the multifunction steering wheel plus*
¢ page 12 or the mult ifunct ion steer ing wheel*
¢pag e 15.
You can control additional Infotainment func­
tions using the
MMI control panel¢ page 147 in
the Infota inment system display.
.&_ WARNING
Direct your full attention to driving. As the
dr iver, yo u have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
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such a way that you a lways maintain com­
plete control over your vehicle in all traffic sit-
uations.
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra­
dio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
"' Press the I MODE I button on the multifunction
steering wheel repeatedly until the Rad io/Me­
dia tab is displayed.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
"'Press the l<1 t>I button on the multifunction
steering wheel repeatedly until the Radio/Me­
dia tab is displayed.
"' Press the le ft contro l button ¢ page 13.
Dep ending on vehicle equipm ent, the following
functions may be available in the drive r informa­
tion system.
- Selecting the frequency band: select and con­
firm a frequency band .
-Selecting a station from the station list: select
and confirm a radio station.
- Selecting a station from the presets list : select
and confirm
Presets and then a radio station .
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-Opening a media source: select and confirm
Switch to media.
Additional settings
-Select: r ight cont rol button> desired entry.
See¢ page 223 .
Q) Tips
Pay attention to the Infotainment system dis ­
play if necessary. Depending on the selected
funct ion, it may be necessary to use the MMI
control panel.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video
files¢ page 226.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
"'Press th e I MODE ! button on the mu ltifunction
steering whee l repeatedly unti l the Radio/Me­
dia tab is d isp layed.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
"' Press the l<1 C> I button on the multifunction
steer ing whee l repeatedly unt il the Radio/Me­
dia tab is displa yed.
"' Press the left control button ¢ page 13.
Depending on veh icle equipment, the following
funct io ns may be available in the driver informa ­
tion system .
-Selecting a media source: select and confirm a
source such as the SD card.
-Switching to the radio : select and confirm
Switch to radio.
- Playing an audio/video file:
select and confirm
a file .
-Pausing/resuming playback : press the right
thumbwheel @¢page 14, fig . 11 . To resume
playback, press the right thumbwheel again.
-Opening additional track information: select:
r ight control button >
Show "Now Playing "
screen .
For additional information, see ¢page 238.

Multifunctio n ste ering whe el
Requirement: a destination must be entered
r::!> page 204, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be disp layed.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the driver informa ­
tion system
r::!> fig . 169 :
CD Distance to the dest inat ion or stopover
@ Disp laying an expressway, highway or main
road as preparation for an upcoming change
in direction
@ L ane recommendation
@ Ca lculated arrival time
® D istance to the next maneuver
@ D isp lay of the expressway, highway or main
road onto which you will be turning
(J) Direct ion arrow for the upcoming maneuver
@ A bar graph appears when a di rect io n arrow
is displayed. The fewer bars are shown, the
shorter the d istance is unt il the turn .
® Current vehicle posit ion
@ Addit ional info rmation (on-board computer)
Arrow view with route guidance started
Applies to: ve hicles with navigat ion system and arrow view
The following functions are also avai lab le when
route guidance is act ive :
-Changing the voice guidance volume : turn the
r igh t thumbwheel up or down du ring voice
guidance.
A WARNING
The route calculated by the nav igation system
is a recommendation for reaching your desti­
nation. Obey traffic lights, stopp ing restric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restric­
tions, etc .
@ Tips
- Also see the chapter
r::!> page 8, Controls at a
glance.
- An exclamation point ''!'' in front of the
street name indicates that the information
about this street or this sect ion of the route
is not complete in the navigation data con­
tained in the
MMI. Obey traffic laws in one­
way streets and pedestr ian zones.
Depending on the vehicle equipment , the active route guidance will be displayed in the arrow view* in
the driver information system.
F ig . 170 Example : a rr ow v iew (monoc hrome inst rument cluster)
Requirement: a destination must be entered
r::!> page 204, route gu idance must be started and
the navigation tab mus t be d isp layed .
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@
Depend ing on veh icle equipment, the following
i nformation may be shown in the driver info rma­
tion system
r::!> fig . 170:
CD Distance to the destination or stopover ...,

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@ Distance to the next maneuver
® Direct ion arrow for the upcoming maneuver
@ A bar grap h appears when a d irect ion arrow
i s disp layed. The fewe r bars are show n, the
shorter t he distance is unti l the turn .
® Lane recommendat ion
@ Addit ional in fo rmat ion (on-board computer)
(J) Calculated arrival time
@ Display of the street currently be ing driven
on If a point is displayed before the street, it
i s ind icating the street you w ill be on w ith the
n ext maneuve r.
The follow ing funct ions are also available when
route guidance is act ive:
- Changing the voice guidance volume : turn the
rig ht thumbwhee l up or down during voice
guidance.
A WARNING
The route calculated by the navigation system
is a recommendation fo r reaching your desti­
nation. Obey t raff ic lights, stopping rest ric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restr ic­
tions, etc.
(D Tips
- Also see the chapter~ page 8, Controls at a
glance.
- An exclamation point" !" in front of the
street name indicates that the informat ion
abo ut this street or this section of the route
i s no t complete in the navigation da ta con­
tained in the M MI. Obey traffic laws in one ­
way streets and pedestrian zones.
Multifunction ste ering wheel
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Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched on ¢
page 148, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
~ Switching on: press the~ button @
¢page 14, fig . 11 o r ¢ page 15, fig. 13 br iefly
on the mu ltifunction stee ring wheel and say
the des ired command after the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the [2;J b utton.
Or : press the [2] but to n.
~ Pausing : say the command Pause . To resume,
press the
[2;J b utton .
~ Correcting : say the com mand Correction . Or :
simp ly say a new comm and d uring an an ­
no uncement
¢ page 245.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Visual input assistance : after switching on
vo ice recogn it ion, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appea rs . This command
display can be sw itched on o r off. Se lec t:
IMEN UI butt on> Settings > left cont ro l button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input assistance :
to have the poss ible
comm ands read, tu rn th e voice rec ogn ition sys ­
tem o n and say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and dis tinct ly a t a normal vo lume .
Speak lo uder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
a n d do no t leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make s ure that passen­
gers a re not speaking when you a re giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
D o not d irect the vents towa rd the hands -free mi ­
c ro p hone, wh ich is in the roof head liner nea r the
front interior lig hts.
O nly use the system from the dr ive r's sea t be ­
ca use the hands -free microphone is di rected to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See¢ page 245, Speech dialog system .
_&. WARNING
- Dir e ct y ou r full a tte ntio n to dr iv in g. A s the
d river, you have com ple te re sponsibili ty fo r
safety in t raff ic . O nly use the functions in
such a way t hat you a lways maintai n com ­
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use t he voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in st ressfu l situations. It may take longe r to
d ia l the number o r th e system may not be
ab le to d ia l it at all. Dia l the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
-The d ialog pauses w hen the re is a n incom­
ing phone call a nd will con tinue if yo u ig­
nore the ca ll. The dia log ends if yo u answer
t he ca ll.
- Yo u can select an item in the list using ei­
t her the vo ice recogn it io n sys tem o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
T he following overv iews des cribe the comm ands
t h at can be used to ope rate the MMI using the
vo ice recognit ion system.
Alte rnative co m mand s ar e separate d using
a"/ ",
fo r ex ample say: Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of com mands used to perfo rm an a c­
t io n a re iden tified w it h
a ">", fo r ex am ple s ay:
Enter address > ( then) Enter country/state . ..,
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