
Lights and Vision
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher .
Fig. 38 Turn sig nal and high beam lever
Turn signals¢ Q
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The turn signals activate when you move the lev
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -Right turn signal
@-Left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@ -High beams on (vehicles with high beam as
sistant*¢ page 46)
©-High beams off or headlight flasher
The
II indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on .
A WARNING
High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
wh ich increases the risk of an accident. For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
glare for other drivers.
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High beam assistant
App lies to : vehicles with high beam ass istant
The high beam assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround
ing conditions .
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the posit ion of vehicles driving ahead and on
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en
vironmen tal and traffic conditions.
Activating high beam assistant
Requirement: the light sw itch must be set to the
AUTO posit ion and the high beam assistant must
be switched on in the Infotainment system
¢page 47 .
• To act ivate the high beam ass istant, tap the
lever
forward @~ page 46, fig . 38. The Ii] in
dicator light appears in the instrument cluster
display and the high beams are switched on/off
automatically. If the high beams were com
pletely or partially switched on, the
SI indica
tor light turns on .
Switching the high beams on/off manually
If the high beams did not switch on/off automat
icall y as expected, you may switch them on or off
manua lly instead :
• To switch the h igh beams on manually, tap the
lever
forward @~ page 46, fig. 38. The II in
dicator light turns on.
• To switch the high beams off manually, pull the
lever back ©¢
page 46, fig. 38. The high beam
assistant is deactivated.
Operating the headlight flasher
• To operate the headlight flasher when the high
beam assistant is activated and high beams are
switched off, pull the lever back ©¢
page 46,
fig. 38.
The high beam assistant remains ac
tive.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
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~ Headlight a ssistant : ma lfun ction! See own
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Drive to an autho rized Audi de aler o r a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immedia tely to have the
mal funct ion corrected. You can still switch the
high beams on or off manually.
i:a Headlight a ssistant : currently unavailable.
Camera view restricted due to surroundings .
See owner 's manual
The camera view is b locked, fo r example by a
s ticker o r debris.
The senso r is located between the interior rear
view mir ror and the wi ndshield . Do not p lace any
sti cke rs in t his area on the wi ndshi eld.
,& WARNING
High beam assis tan t is only i ntended to assist
th e drive r. The dr iver is still re sponsib le for
contro lling the headlights and may need to
switch them on and off manually depend ing
on light and visib ility conditions. It may be
necessary to ope rate them manua lly in s itua
tions such as:
- In adverse weather cond itions such as fog,
heavy ra in, b low ing snow or sp raying water .
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
partially obsc ured, such as expressways .
- W hen there are road users t hat do not have
s ufficient lighting, s uc h as bicyclers o r
vehicles with dirty ta il lamps.
- In tight cu rves and on steep hills .
- In poo rly lit areas .
- Wi th stro ng ref lec to rs, such as s igns.
- I f the area of t he windsh ield near the se nso r
is f ogg ed ove r, dir ty, i cy or covere d w ith a
sti cker.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The fun ctio ns are adjust ed in the Infotainment
system.
• Select in the Info tainment sys tem: !ME NUI but
ton
> Vehicle > left contro l butto n > Vehicle
settings > Exterior lighting .
Lights and Vision
Automatic headlights
Yo u ca n adju st the following se ttings in the Au
tomatic headlights
men u:
Activation time -you can adjust if the a utomat ic
he adlig hts swi tch on
Early , Medium or Late ac
cording to the sensi tivity of the ligh t se nsor.
Headlight assistant * -you can switch the high
beam assis tan t* on and off.
Entry/exit lighting
When it is dark, the Entry/exit lighting ill umi
nates the area a round the vehicle when unlocking
the ve hicle and afte r swi tc h ing off the ignit io n
and opening the dr ive r's door.
The
Entry /exit lighting only works when it is
dark and the ligh t sw itch is in the
AUTO position.
Daytime running lights
USA models :
the daytime r unning lig hts can be
switched on/off . Select
On or Off.
Canada model s:
th is fu ncti on canno t be switche d
off. They act ivate au tomatically eac h time the ig
nition is switched on.
Emergency flashers
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Fig . 39 Ce nter console: emergency flasher butto n
The eme rgen cy fla she rs m akes othe r dr iv e rs
aware of your vehi cle in dangerous situa tions.
• Press the ~ button to sw itch t he emergency
fl as he rs on or off.
You can ind icate a lane change or a turn when the
eme rgency flashers are swi tched on by using the
tu rn s ignal leve r. T he emergen cy flashe rs stop
tempor arily.
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Lights and Vision
The emergency flashers also work when the igni
t ion is turn ed off .
(D Tips
You s hou ld sw itch the emergency flashers on
if:
- you are the last car in a traff ic jam so that
a ll other vehicles approaching from behind
can see your vehicle
- your ve hicle has bro ke n down or you are
having an eme rgency
- you r vehicle i s being towed or if yo u are tow
ing another vehicle
Interior lighting
Front interior lighting
F ig. 40 He adlin er: fr ont in te ri or l ig htin g
Press the co rresponding button ¢ fig . 40:
-fJ-Door contact swi tch on/off . T he interio r ligh t
ing is controlled automatically.
- M--I n ter ior light ing o n/off
Applies to: vehicles with touch-sensitive reading lights: To turn the respect ive readi ng light on or
off, to uch the su rface @ brief ly . To act ivate the
manual d imm ing func tion , touch the surfa ce @
when the light is swi tched off and kee p touching
it unt il t he desired brig htness is reached.
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Rear interior lighting
Fi g. 41 Headline r: re ad in g light s, vers io n 1
Fig. 42 Headline r: re ad in g l igh ts , ve rs io n 2
.. Version 1 : to turn a read ing l ight on or off,
press the
~ b utton .
.. To ac tivate the ma nual dimming f unct ion* ,
t o uch the s urface when the lig ht is swi tc h ed off
~ and keep touching it unt il t he de sired
brigh tness is reached.
.. Ver sion 2 (touch-sensiti ve reading light s with
manual dimming function* ):
to turn a reading
light on or off, br iefly touch t he surface @
¢fig. 42 .
.. To activate the manual dimming function,
to uch the surface @whe n the light is switched
off and keep touch ing it until the desired
brightness is reached .
Interior lighting
Applies to: vehicles with interior lighting
.. Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but
t on
> Vehicle > le ft cont rol but ton > Vehicle
s etting s> Interior lighting.
The inter io r li gh ting turns on when yo u sw itch
t h e headlights on w hile the ign ition is on.

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Version 1
To adjust the brightness of individual zones, se
lect
Front brightness* , Door brightness or Foot
well brightness.
Turn the control knob to th e left
or to th e right. Pr ess the control knob to confirm
the b rightness.
Version 2
Select and confirm one of the displayed profiles
by pressing the control knob.
Individual: you can customize the brightness and
color of individual zones. Press the right control
button. Press the control knob again to confirm
the settings.
Audi drive select: the interior and contour light
ing color changes depending on the driving mode
selected in drive select*
r::?vpage 125.
(0) Tips
The setting is automatically stored and as
signed to the remote control key that is being
used.
Instrument illumination
The brightness of the illumination for the instru
ments, display and head-up display* can be ad
justed.
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Fig. 43 Instrument i llumination
.. Press the knob to release it.
.. Turn the knob toward "-" or" +" to reduce or in
crease the brightness .
.. Press the knob again to return it to its original
position.
Lights and Vision
(D Tips
Depending on vehicle equipment, the instru
ment illumination (needles and gauges) may
turn on when the lights are off and the igni
tion is switched on. The illumination for the
gauges reduces automatically and eventually
turns off as brightness outside increases . This
function reminds the driver to turn the low
beams on at the appropriate time.
Vision
Adjusting exterior mirrors
Fig. 44 D river 's doo r: knob fo r the ext erior mirr ors
Turn the knob to the desired position:
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-all adjustment functions are deactivated .
q;p -adjusting the left/right exterior mirror.
Move the knob in the desired direction .
® -Heats* the mirror glass depending on the
outside temperature.
8 -Folds the exterior mirrors*. To fold the mir
rors out, turn the knob to one of the other posi
tions. In the Infotainment system, you can select if the mirrors fold in automatically when you lock
the
vehicle¢ page 35 .
Front passenger's exterior mirror tilt
function*
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. For this to happen, the knob must be in
the position for the front passenger's exterior
mirror.
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by turn- ing the knob in the desired direction. When you
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this liquid as quickly as possible, for example
with a wet sponge.
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- If the light reaching the rearview mirror is
obstructed, the automatic dimming mirror
will not function correct ly,
- The automatic dimming mirrors do not dim
when the interior lighting is turned on or
the reverse gear is selected.
Sun visors
Fig. 45 Sun visor
Sun visor
The sun visors for the dr iver and front passenger
can be re leased from their mounts and turned
to
ward the doors ¢ fig. 45 (D.
They can also be moved back and forth length
wise in this posit ion.
Vanity mirror
The -mir ror lighting- switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror 2* opens .
Sunshade
App lies to: ve hicles with s unsh ad e
Fig. 46 Rea r door : sunshade
Lights and Vision
Rear door sunshade
.,. Pull the sunshade out and attach it to the re
tainer on the upper door frame ¢ fig. 46.
Windshield wipers
Switching the wipers on
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Fig. 47 Winds hield wiper leve r
(!)-
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Fig. 48 Rear window wiper operat ion
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre
sponding position:
@ -Windshield w ipers off
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(D -Rain sensor mode . T he windshield wipers
switch on once the veh icle speed exceeds approx
imately 2 mph (4 km/h) and it is raining. The
higher the sensitivity of the ra in sensor that is set
(switch ® to the right), the earlier the wind
shield wipers react to moisture on the wind
shield. You can deactivate the rain sensor mode
in the Infotainment system, which switches the
intermittent mode on . To do this, select:
I MENU I
button > Vehicle > left control button > Driver
as sistance > Rain sensor.
In interm ittent mode,
you can adjust the interval time using the switch
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Replacing wiper blades
Fig. 49 Remov ing w indshi el d w iper blades
Windshield wiper serv ice po sition /blade
replacement position
"' To bring the windshield wipers into the service
pos ition, turn the ignition off and move the
windshield wiper lever into position @
¢ page 51, fig. 47.
"'T o bring the windshield wipers back to the nor
mal pos ition, switch the ignition on and hold
the windshie ld wiper lever in posit ion @ until
the windshie ld wipers go back to the normal
pos ition, or d rive faster than 8 mph (12 km/h) .
You can a lso tu rn the service position on or off in
the Infotainment system :
"'Switch the windshield wipers off (position @
¢page 51 , fig. 47) .
"'Select : the I MENU ! button> Vehicle> left con
trol button >
Service & checks > Wiper change
position .
Removing the wiper blade
"'Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield .
"' Press the locking knob (D ¢ fig. 49 on the wiper
blade . Hold the wiper blade firmly .
"'Remove the wiper blade in the direct ion of the
arrow .
Installing the wiper blade
"'Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wiper arm
@ until it clicks into place.
"'Place the wiper arm back on the windshield .
"'Turn the serv ice position off.
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year .
(D Note
- Only fold the windshield wipers away when
they are in the service pos ition. Otherwise,
you risk damaging the paint on the hood or
the windshield wiper motor .
- You should not move your veh icle or operate
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshield .
Th e windshield wipers would move back in
to their or iginal pos ition and could damage
the hood and windshield.
- T o red uce the risk of damage to the wiper
system, always loosen blades wh ich are fro
zen to the windshield before operating the
w ipers.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
blades, do not use gasoline, kerosene, paint
thinner, or other solvents on or near the
wiper blades.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not attempt
to move the wipers by hand.
(D Tips
- You can also use the service position, for ex
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover .
- You cannot activate the service posit ion
when the hood is open .
Replacing rear wiper blade
Fig . SO Rear w indow wiper : installing the w ip er blade
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Seats and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
See c> page 252, Driving safety for important
information, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of yo ur passengers .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig. 53 Front seat : adjust ing the seat (vers ion A)
Fig. 54 Fro nt seat: adjusting the sea t (vers ion B)
@ -Movi ng the seat fo rwa rd/back: press the but
ton forwa rd/back .
@-Moving the seat up/down: press the button
up/dow n. To adjust the front seat cush ion, press
the front button up/down. To adjus t the rear sea t
cushion, press the rear b utton up/down.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle : press the but
ton fo rward/back.
© -Lengthe ning/shortening the upper thigh
support
c> fig . 53 . Lift the grip handle . A spring
moves the su pport forward .
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©-Switching the massage funct ion* on/off
c> fig. 54. Select the type of massage with the
multifunction button *
c> page 56.
CD-Lumbar support* or m ultif unction button*
c> poge 56. To ad just the lumbar support, press
the button in the applicab le location .
A WARNING
-The power front seats can also be adjusted
when the ignition is switched off. To reduce
the risk of injury, children should never be
left unattended in t he vehicle for this rea
son .
-To reduce the r isk of an accident, only adjust
the driver's seat when the vehicle is station
ary .
-Exe rcise caution when adjust ing the seat
he igh t. Unsupe rvised or ca reless seat ad
justment can pinch finge rs or hands, which
increases the r is k of injury.
- The front seat backrests must not be re
clined too far bac k when d riving, beca use
this impa irs the effect iveness of the safety
be lts and a irbag sys tem, w hich i ncreases
the risk of inj ury.
Multifunction button
App lies to: vehicles wi th mult ifunc tion butto n
You con adjust the massage function and lumbar
support using the multifunction button.
Fig . 55 Infotainment system: seat sett ings
Op erating
... If you tu rn the multifunction button CD
c> page 56, fig. 54 to the left or to the right,
the poss ible seat settings @are shown in the
Infotainment system
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Installing the head restraints
.,. Slide the posts on the head restraint dow n into
the gu ides unt il the posts click into place .
... Press the button -arrow-c::> fig. 60 and slide the
head restraint all th e way down. You should not
be able to remove the head restraint from the
backrest without pressing the button.
A WARNING
-Always read and follow the applicable warn
ings
c::> page 255 , Proper adjustment of
head restraints .
-Only remove the head restraints from the
rear seats when it is necessary for install ing
a ch ild safety sea t
c::> page 291, Child safe
ty. Install the head restra int aga in immedi
ately once the chi ld safety seat is removed .
Driv ing with the head restraints removed or
not in the upright position inc reases the risk
of serious inj ury.
Memory function
Description
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
Using the memo ry funct ion, you can qu ickly and
eas ily store a pe rsonal seat profile for the dr iver
and recall the setti ngs later. The memory f unc
tion is controlled by the remo te control key and
the memory buttons in the drive r's door.
The drive r's seat p rofile is stored again and as
signed to t he remote contro l key each time the
ve hicle is locked. When you open the door, the
seat prof ile is automatica lly reca lled . If two peo
p le use the vehicle, it is recommended that each
person always uses their
"own" remote control
key .
Two seat profiles can be stored each using the memory buttons . Once they are stored, these
seat profi les can be se lected at any time.
The fo llow ing settings are stored :
Seats and storag e
Remote con- Memory but-
trol key ton
Driver Driver
Seat X X
Both exterior
mirrors*
X X
Remote control key
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
The driver's seat profile can be assigned to the
remote control key when the vehicle is locked .
... Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU! but
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
setting s > Seat s > Driver's seat > Store set
ting s on remote control ke y.
(D Tips
If you do not wish to have the seat prof ile for
anothe r dr iver assigned to the remote control
k ey, sw itch the memory f unction off in the In
fotainment system.
Memory buttons
Applies to: vehicles with memory function
Fig. 62 Drive r's doo r: memory funct io n bu ttons
Storing a seat p rofile
... Press the ISET I button. The LED in the button
tur ns on .
.,. Press memory button IT] or@.
A signal tone will sound when it is successfully
stored.
Acces sing a seat profile
... If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
switched off, press the memory button .
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