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increases the risk that the vehicle will slide.
Do not continue driving. See an a uthorized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Fac ili­
ty for assistance .
PARK/{®)/ ~ Electromechanical parking
brake
I f t he -(USA models) / . (Canada models)
in dic ator light turns on , the pa rk ing br ake was
set.
I f the
-(USA models)/ . (Canada models) in­
d icator light blinks, the bra king fo rce is no t buil d­
in g up enough or no t bui lding up at all. Selec t the
"P" selec to r l eve r posit ion to he lp secure the vehi ­
cle. Make s ure t he indicato r light is off before yo u
start driving.
@ Parking brake : malfunction! Plea se contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the park ing brake . Dr ive
to an author ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Fac ility immedia tely to have t he malfunc ­
tion
co rrected.
II (USA models )/ ffc,) (Canada model s) Parking
brake : warning! Vehicle parked too steep
There is not enoug h braking force to hold the ve ­
hi cle in place . The brakes have overhea ted . The
ve hicle could ro ll away even on a small incli ne .
II (USA models )/ l(C,)J (Canada models ) Parking
brake: applied
If t his message appears, press the brake pedal
fi rst and the n release the parking brake if neces­
sary.
II ( USA models)/ ¢c,) (Canada model s) Parking
brake: emergency braking
The eme rgency bra king funct ion was tr iggere d.
Please release parking brake
Release the park ing bra ke if this message ap­
pears .
Please press the brake pedal to release the park­
ing brake
Coc kpit o ver view
To release the parking brake, press t he brake
peda l and press
the ~ button at the same time,
o r start driving w ith hill start assist ¢
page 82,
Starting to drive .
(D Tips
Fo r additional informat io n on the parking
b ra ke,
see ¢ page 80 .
-L Cooling system
• Turn off engine and check coolant level. See
owner's manual
T he coo lant level is too low.
D o no t con tinue dr iv ing and switch t he e ngine
off. Chec k the coolant leve l¢
page 319.
- I f the coo lant level is too low, add coolant
¢
page 320 . Only continue dr iving on ce the in­
d icator ligh t turns off.
• Coolant temperature: too high . Let engine
run with vehicle stationary
Let the engine ru n at idle for a few mi nutes to
cool off , until the indicator light turns off .
-If the ind icator light does not t urn off, do not
cont inue driv ing the ve hicle. See an authori zed
Aud i dea ler or aut horized Audi Service Facility
for assistance .
A WARNING
-
-Never open the hood if you can see or hea r
s tea m or coo la nt escaping from t he e ngine
com partment. This increases t he r isk of
bu rns. Wait until yo u no lo nger see o r hear
s team or coo lant es caping .
- T he e ngine comp artment in a ny ve hicle c an
be a dange rous area . Stop the engine an d
a llow i t to cool be fore wor king in the eng ine
compartment. Always follow the informa ­
tion fo und in
c;, page 314, Working in the
engine compartment.
@ Note
D o not con tinue dr iv ing if the . indica to r
li ght tur ns on as this increases t he risk of en ­
g ine damage.
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Cockpit overview
~ Safety belt
The. indicator light stays on unt il the driver's
and front passenger's safety belts a re fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will also be a warn ­
ing tone.
(D Tips
For additional information on safety belts,
see
"* page 261.
0 Generator/vehicle battery
If the . or(•) indicator light turns on, there is a
malfunction in the generator or the vehicle elec­
tr ica l system .
• Electrical system: malfunction! Safely stop
vehicle
Do not continue driving and switch the engine
off. See an authorized Audi dea le r or aut horized
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Electrical system: malfunction! Restart not
possible. Please contact Service
The vehicle battery was disconnected from the
veh icle elect rical system and will no longer
charge . Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately.
Do not stop the engine, or you will not be able to
start it aga in . If you can no longer start the en­
g in e, see an authorized Aud i dealer or autho rized
Aud i Service Facility for assistanc e.
(•) F.lectrical system: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately . Because the ve­
h icle battery is d ischarg ing, turn off all unneces­
sary electr ical equipment such as the radio. See
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
low.
(•) Electrical system: low battery charge. Bat­
tery will be charged while driving
The start ing ability may be impaired.
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If this message turns off after a little whi le, the
vehicle battery charged enoug h while driving.
If the message does not turn off and stay off
whe n driving, have an authorized Aud i dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility repair the mal­
function .
~ Engine oil pressure
• Turn off engine. Oil pressure too low
Stop the engine and do not continue driving.
Check the engine oi l level
~ page 317.
- If the eng ine oil level is too low, add engi ne oil
¢ page 317 . Only continue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off .
- I f the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light still turns on, turn the engine off and
do not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility for as­
sistance.
(D Tips
T he oil pressure warn ing is not an oil leve l in ­
dicator. Always check the oil leve l regularly.
't'.:7;, Engine oil level (MIN)
Appl ies to: vehicles with o il level warning
• Please add oil immediately.
Add engi ne oil immediately ¢page 317.
Ill Please add max. x qt (l) oil. You can contin­
ue driving
Add the maximum amount of oi l indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢ page 317 .
~-Steering lock
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle
There is a ma lfunction in the e lectron ic steering
lock. You cannot tur n the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an a uthorized Audi dea ler or author­
i z ed Audi Service Facility for assistance.
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1!11 Steering lock: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the elect ronic stee ring
l o ck.
Dri ve to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility imm ediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal­
function in the electronic steering lock
-this
increases the risk of an accident .
~ Engine start system
• Engine start system: malfunction! Please
contact Service
Do not switch the ignition off because you may
not be able to switch it on again.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Service Facility im media tely to have the
mal function corrected.
-
l::J Engine start system: malfunction! Please
contact Service
There is a malfunction in the engine starting sys ­
tem .
Drive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or authori zed
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
c;:::::,Hood
• Warning! Hood is not locked. Stop vehicle
and check the lock
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the hood locking mechanism is not en­
gaged correctly.
Stop immediately and close the hood
c>page 315.
0/Q Air suspension
Applies to: vehicles with air suspension
• Air suspension: malfunction. Safely stop ve­
hicle . Steering and ground clearance limited
Cockpit overview
Due to a system ma lf u nction, your vehicle's
ground clearance is very low at the front or rear
axle* (in veh icles with all -whee l steering) . Be­
cause of this, the wheels no longer have enough
clearance to steer correctly.
See an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for assistance.
• Air suspension: malfunction! You can con­
tinue driving slowly. Speed limited to max.
3S mph (60 km/h )
The re is a malfunction that can result in restrict­
ed driving stability. T he speed is limit ed to a
maximum of 35 mph (60 km/h).
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
A udi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
• Air suspension: malfunction! You may con­
tinue driving slowly at max. 35 mph (60 km/h)
There is a malfunction that can result in restrict­
ed driv ing stab ility .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly at a maximum
speed of 35 mph (60 km/h) to have the malfunc­
t ion corrected .
• Air suspension: service mode! Vehicle can be
moved but handling may be impaired
Carefully drive to an authorized Audi dea ler or
authorized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the service mode deactivated .
II Air suspension: malfunction! Please contact
Service
T he re is a system malfunction that can result in
restricted driving stability or red uced ground
clearance.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or autho rized
A udi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
II Air suspension: vehicle too low. Limited
ground clearance
The ground clearance is very low due to a system
malfunction . Wait until the a ir suspension sys-
tem has restored normal ground clearance .
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Cockpit overv ie w
Othe rw ise, conditions such as an uneven road
surface can lead to ve hicle damage.
B Su sp ension : malfun ction! You ma y continu e
driving
There is a suspension control malfunction .
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
f;. ![J Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the D.1 indicato r light b links wh ile driving, the
E SC or ASR (Anti-S lip Reg ulation) is actively reg u­
lating.
If the
Ii) i ndicato r light turns on, the system has
sw itched the ESC off. In this case, you can switch
the ign ition off and t hen o n to switch the ESC on
aga in. The indica tor ligh t turns off when the sys ­
tem is func tioning fully .
I f the
II indicato r light turns on, ESC was
sw itched off using the
1.$ ,., 1 button ~ page 140.
Stabilization control (ESC/ ABS): malfun ction!
See owner' s manual
If the Ii) indicator light and the [1] (USA mod­
e ls)l liJ (Canada models) ABS indicator light turn
on and the message appears, there is a malfunc ­
tion in the ABS or the elect ronic d ifferential lock .
This a lso ca uses the ESC to malfunct ion. The
b rakes still f unct ion w it h t heir no rma l power , but
ABS is no t active.
Dr ive to an a utho rized Aud i deale r or a uth orized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected.
(D Tips
For add it ional information on ESC and ABS,
see
~ page 140.
!f Safety systems
The E,I ind icator ligh t moni to rs t he safety sys ­
tems .
I f t he
E,I indicato r light turns on o r blinks, there
is a malfunction in a safety sys tem .
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Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or au thori zed
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
A WARNING
-
Have the safety systems inspected immedi­
ately. Otherwise, there is a r isk that the sys­
tems may not activate during a collision,
which increases the risk of serious inju ry or
death.
( CD ) Brake system
miJ Brake s overheating . Please shift to D
There was a heavy load on the brakes . P lace the
selector lever in the "D/S" posit ion in order to use
t h e engine brak ing effect and reduce the load on
t h e b rakes.
wt:t /{0 ) Brake pads
II (USA model s)!£tjJ (Canada mod els ) Brake
pad s: wear limit reached. You can continue dri v­
ing . Please contact Service
The bra ke pads a re wor n.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac il ity as soon as poss ible to have
t h e malfunct ion corrected.
d::, Engine control
II Drive sy ste m : malfun ction! Please contact
Service
There is a n eng ine contro l ma lfu nction .
D rive slowly to an authorized Audi dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Serv ice Facility to have the engine
checked.
! '? Engine speed limitation
Ill Maximum engine speed : XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically limited to the
speed displayed in the instrument cluster . This
pro tects the engine from ove rheat ing.
The eng ine speed limitat ion deactivates once the
engine is no longer in the critical temperature
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range and you have released the accelerator ped ­
a l once .
I f t he engine speed lim itation was act ivated by
an eng ine contro l m alfu nction, the
II ind icator
light also turns on. Make su re the engine speed
does not go above the speed displayed, for exam ­
p le when downshifting. Drive to an autho rized
Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility im ­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
--... Engine oil sensor
II Oil l evel sy stem: malfunction! Pleas e con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the engine oil level has
fa iled. Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or au­
thor ized Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have
the malfunct ion co rrected.
• O il le vel sensor : o il change necessary. Please
c ontact Service
F ue l has entered the engine oi l as a resu lt of fre­
q uent short dr ives. Avoid high engine speeds, full
acceleration and heavy engine loads. Dr ive to an
author ized Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service
Fac il ity immediately to have the oil changed .
• Oil pressure senso r: malfunction! Plea se
contact Service
There is a malfunction in the oil pressure sensor .
Drive to an authorized Audi dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected.
f Engine warm-up request
0 Plea se driv e to warm up eng ine
F ue l has entered the eng ine oi l, either from low
outside temperatures o r frequent short drives.
Drive unt il the engine is warm so that the fue l in
the eng ine oi l wi ll evaporate. Avoid high engine
speeds, full accelerating and heavy eng ine loads
when doing this.
Bil Tank system
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Coc kpit o ver view
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and the message appears, there are about 2 .1
gallons (8 liters) of fuel left in the tank .
fiD Please refuel immediately
If the indicato r light turns on the message ap­
pears, the fuel ta nk is a lmost empty. Refue l the
vehicle immedia tely.
1111 Tank system: malfunction! Plea se contact
Service
There is a ma lfunction in the fuel tank system.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
(D Tips
F o r more information on f ueli ng, see
r=;, page 311 .
~ Washer fluid level
m Please add washer fluid
Fill the was her fluid for the windshie ld washer
system and the headlight washer system* when
the ignit ion is switched
off ¢ page 323 .
! Windshield wipers
$ vVindshield wipers: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
The re is a ma lfunction w ith the windshield wip­
ers.
Drive to an authori zed A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
~ Driver's door
II D riv er 's door : malfunction! Shift to P befo re
lea ving veh icle. Se e owner's manual
There is a ma lfunction in the driver's door. Se lect
the "P" selector lever posit ion to secure the vehi-
c le.
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Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 33
-Sensors in the door hand les" <=> page 33
-Lock cylinder on the dr iver 's door <=> page 35,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 34
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flas h twice when you un loc k the
ve hicl e and flash on ce when you lock the veh icle.
If th ey do not flash, then one of the doo rs, the
luggage compartment lid or the hood is not
closed complete ly.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock f unct io n loc ks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid on ce the speed has ex ­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle ca n be unlo cked if the openi ng func­
t ion in the centra l loc kin g sys tem sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doo rs will a lso au tomat ica lly unloc k to allow
access to t he ve hicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the dr iver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked w hen unlocking
<=> page 35.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when a ll of the doors and
the luggage compa rtme nt l id a re closed and the
remote control key is not i n the vehicle. This
he lps to p revent yo u from locking yourse lf out
accide nta lly .
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock­
i n g your remote contro l key in the vehicle:
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-If the driver's door is open, the vehi cle cannot
be loc ked by pressing the
!'.TI button on the re ­
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug­
gage compartment lid automat ica lly unlocks
aga in after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de­
tected ins ide the veh icle, then the vehicle can­
not be locked from the outside .
A WARNING
-If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key wi th you. Th is
appl ies pa rtic ular ly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ld ren cou ld start
the engine or operate e lectr ica l equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the risk of an accident.
-No one, especially ch ild ren, should stay in
the vehicle when it is locked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the inside <=>
page 36. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at ris k.
(0 Tips
-Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-The LED in the dr iver's door rail blin ks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or aut ho rized Aud i
Service Facili ty.

Opening and closing
Luggage compartment lid emergency
release
Fig. 30 Inne r luggage compartment lid : access to the
emergency release
.. Remove the screwdriver from the vehicle tool
kit.
.. Use the screwdriver to pry the cover off
<=>fig. 30.
.. Press the lever in the direct ion of the arrow to
release the luggage compartment lid .
Child safety lock
The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
F ig. 31 Sect ion of drive r's door: contro ls
Fig . 32 Re ar doo r: child safety lock
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.. To deactivate/activate the power window
switch in the rear doors, press
the@ button in
the driver's
door ¢ fig. 31. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks .
.. To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respect ive rear door and turn the
key switch with the mechanical key in the direc­
tion of the arrow or oppos ite the direction of
the arrow
¢fig. 32.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(81 Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
There is a ma lfunction in the chi ld safety lock .
Press
the @ button again .
If the message stays on, drive immediate ly to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility to have the malfunction repaired .
A WARNING
-- If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key with you. This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise ch ildren could start
the engine or operate electrical equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the ris k 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. 33 Driver's doo r: power window cont rols
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All power window switches are equipped with a
two-stage function *:
Opening and clo sing the windows
.,. T o open or close the w indow completely, p ress
the sw itc h down or p ull the sw itc h up br iefly to
the second level. The operation wi ll stop if the
switch is pressed/pu lled again.
.. To se lect a position in between opened and
closed, press/pull the switch to the first leve l
until the desired window position is reached.
Po wer window switch es
(D Left front door
@ R ight front door
@ L eft rea r door*
© Right rear door*
A WARNING
- If you leave the veh icle, switch the ignition
off and take the vehicle key with you. This
applies particularly when children remain in
the vehicle . Otherw ise children could start
the engine or operate elect rical equipment
(such as powe r windows), which inc reases
the risk of an acc ident. The power windows
c ontin ue to f unct ion until the driver's door
or front passenge r's door has been opened .
- Pay ca reful attent ion when closing the win­
dows. Pin ching co uld cause serious injur ies.
- When loc king the veh icle from outside, the
vehicle mus t be unoccupied since the win­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency.
(D Tips
You can still open and close the w indows for
app roxima tely 10 minutes after tu rning the
ign it ion off. The power windows do no t switch
off until the driver's door or front passenger's
door has been opene d.
Opening and cl osing
Convenience opening/closing
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
All of the windows and the roof* con be opened/
closed at the some time .
Convenience opening f eature
.. Press and hold the @ button on the remote con ­
trol key until a ll of the windows reach the de ­
sired position and the roof* is ti lted open .
Convenience closing feature
.. Press the t'fl button on the remote control key
until the roof* is closed
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.. Touch the sensor * on the door handle unti l all
of the windows and the roof* are closed. Do not place your hand in the door handle when doing
this .
Sett ing con ven ience opening in the
Infotainment system
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> V ehicle > left control button > V ehicle
s etting s
> Central locking > Long press to
open windows .
A WARNING
-Never close the w indows o r the roof* ca re­
lessly or in an uncon trolled manner, be­
cause this increases the risk o f injury .
- For secur ity reasons, the win dows and the
roof* c an only be opened and closed with
the remote control key at a maxim um dis­
tance of approximately 6.S feet (2 m) away
from the vehicle. Always pay attention when using the
t'fl button to close the windows
and the roof * so that no one is pinched. The
clos ing process will stop immediately when
the
t'fl button is released.
(D Tips
Applies to: vehicles with panorama glass roof:
the power sunshade also opens/closes when
opening/closing the roof .
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