
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> page 318 .
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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 . The radiato r fan switches on au
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer
tain tempe rature and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supp lied with the veh i
cle is no t adequate fo r th is pu rpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in
jury .
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w ith the wheels on the g round, 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 pa rk b rake is applied .
Ill>

Index
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compl iance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
connect e-tron services ......... .... .. .
Connection manager
Connections 199
244
refer to Med ia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 232
Consumer I nformat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258, 383
Consumpt ion (f uel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 , 18
Contact ing NHT5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Additional directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Impo rt ing/exporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Storing as dest ination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Control buttons (operating the M MI) . . . . . 156
Contro l knob with joystick f unction (MMI op
e ration) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Convenience key Emergency operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Unlock ing/ lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Conve rtible ch ild safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Convert ible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
D eactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 307
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cooling mode Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 69
Cooling system Add ing coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Coolant leve l checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 11
C ru ise contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Curre nt cons umption . .. ..... ... .. .. . 17 , 18
D
Data co nnect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Data pro tec tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
D ata recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
D ate ..... ... .. .. ................ ... . 24 3
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Daytime runni ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
390
Decla ration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Defrosting (windows) Automat ic cl imate cont ro l system . . . . . . . 70
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
De luxe automa tic climate contro l
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
De mo mode
refer to Pr esen ta ti on mode . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Determ ining correct load lim it . . . . . . . . . . 345
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
D igital R ights Ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
D imm ing t he exterior mi rro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 4
D imm ing t he rearv iew m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
D irecto ry
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
D isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Infotainment system disp lay . . . . . . 155, 244
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Mult ifunct ion steer ing whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 13
D ista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 , 18
Doors Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Door con tact sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
also refer to Unl ocking/locking .... 3 1, 33 , 34
Driver informat ion system
Chang ing v iews . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
E conomy tips (analog instrument cluster) . 19
E ffic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E ne rgy cons ume rs (Aud i v ir tu al co ckpit) . . 18
Ou tside temperat ure display. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
T rip computer (analog instrument cl uster . 18
Tr ip comp uter (A udi v irtual cockpit) . . . . . . 17
V iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Drive r seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Drives
refer to M edia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 232
D rive select
refer to Aud i drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Drivi ng econom ica lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
D rivi ng safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Driving thro ugh water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72