If the head-up display* is switched on and the
night vision assist content is activated, . or.
will appear in the head-up display*.
Marking light*
To direct the driver's attention to a pedestrian,
the headlights can flash on the pedestrian three
times in a row when there is a pedestrian warn ing.
This occurs at speeds above approximately
35 mph (60 km/h) if you are outside of illuminat
ed areas and no detected vehicles are shown. The
high beam assistant* controls the marking
light* <=>
page 44.
The marking light is not used for wild animals.
General information
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith nigh t visio n ass ist
Fig. 124 Front of the ve hicle: night vision ass ist camera
The following situations may affect the function
of the night vision assist system:
- Poor visibility such as snow, rain, fog or heavy spray
- Dirty lens on the night vision assist camera
Make sure the night vision camera <=>
fig. 124 is
not covered by stickers, deposits or any other ob
structions because this can impair the night vi
sion assist function . For information on cleaning,
see<=>
page 351 .
The pedestrian and wild animal recognition de
pends on the temperature difference between
the person/wild animal and the background . Peo -
~ ple/wild animals may not be detected if the dif-,.....
~ ference is too small. The pedestrian/wild animal N
8 marking and the marking light* deactivate at 0 :E '
Assistance systems
temperatures above approximately 77 °F (25 °C)
and during daylight. If the night vision assist im
age is selected in the instrument cluster display,
then the
II symbol appears at the top on the
right side.
A WARNING
-Pay attention to traffic and the area around
your vehicle when night vision assist is switch
ed on. The driver is always responsible for as
sessing the traffic situation.
- Night vision assist can only warn about peo
ple and wild animals located within the visu
al range of the infrared camera. The visual
range corresponds to the image in the in
strument cluster display.
- Night vision assist may not detect people or
wild animals and mark them if
- they are not in an upright position, for ex
ample if they are sitting or lying down
and/or
- the silhouette in the display appears in
complete or interrupted, for example be
cause the person is partially covered by a
parked vehicle or an animal is covered by
tall grass. This could increase the risk of
an accident.
- Never try to swerve around animals if doing
so will endanger you or other road users, be
cause this increases the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- Even though the system evaluates the
shape and heat given off by all detected ob
jects, there are limits to the system . There
may be false warnings.
- For technical reasons, the image pauses in
split second intervals.
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one direction and not back and forth.
- N ever remove snow or ice from door win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form .
- To avoid damage to the rear w indow de
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window .
-Deco rati ve parts /trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
- Paint
-To red uce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dus t before pol
ishing or waxing .
- To preven t pa int damage, do not pol ish or
wax the ve hicle in direct sunlight.
- To red uce the risk of pa int damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi
a tely- these could damage the pa int.
- Displa ys/ instrument cluster
- Make sure that the instrument cluster is
switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it.
- Displays, the instrument cluster and the
trim surrounding it must not be cleaned
w ith dry clean ing methods because they
cou ld become scratched.
- Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belt s
-Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them .
- N ever clean safety belts or their compo
nents chemically or with corrosive fl uids
or so lvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
Th is could cause damage to the belt web
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connect ions, the retractors or the buckles,
Care and cleaning
have them replaced by an authorized Aud i
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility .
-Te xtile s/artificial leather / Alcantara
- Never treat art ificial leather/A lcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or s imilar
p roducts.
- Have a spec ialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating" to dry the
seat .
- Objects w ith sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or be lts, can cause
damage to the surface .
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers .
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed .
-Natural l eath er
- Neve r trea t leathe r wi th solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or sim i
lar products .
- Obje cts w ith sharp edges, such as zippe rs
or rivets on clothing or be lts, can cause
damage to the surface .
- Neve r use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning .
- Do not turn on the seat heating" to dry the
seat.
- To he lp prevent the leather from fad ing,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time . If leaving the ve
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
d irect sunlight.
(D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
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Index
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) 380
Rail carrier ... .. .. ................ ... . 374
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Interval mode (w ipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Raising the ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Random
refer to Sh uffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rea r axle steering
refer to All-wheel stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 35
Rea r lower ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile
Rearview camera 233
refer to
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
Rea r window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 7 1
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
R EAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) ..... ... .. .. ................ ..
68, 7 1
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ref ueling .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 312
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote con trol ope ra tion
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . .
4 1
Remote lock ing and unlocking
Aud i connect vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . .
198
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 360
Repa ir m anuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 7
Repairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
284
Rep lacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replac ing
L ight bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
368
Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1, 52
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reset
refer to Restart ( MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
390
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Res idual heat (automatic climate control) 69, 72
Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Ret rac to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
R ight contro l button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Rims ...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 345
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Road carrie r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Road no ise compensat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof load ......... .. .. ............ 64, 376
Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 64
also refer to
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Ro ute criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Run-flat (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
R unning d irect io n (t ires)
s
Safe d riving habits
Safety
3 62
252
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Co rrect seat ing pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 56
Telep hone . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 174
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 266
Safety be lt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 264
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 53
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
262
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265