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Intelligent Technology Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
Elect ronic stabili zation control ( ESC) supports
driver safety. It red uces the risk of slipping and
improves dr iving stabi lity. ESC detects crit ica l sit­
uations such as the vehicle overstee ring and un­
dersteeri ng or the w heels are sp inning. The vehi­
cle is stabilized by app lying the brakes or reduc ­
i n g e ngine torque . When the ESC engages, the
G1 indicato r light bli nks in t he instr ument clus­
t er.
The fo llow ing systems are in tegrated in the ESC:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS p reve nts the whee ls from lock ing whe n brak ­
ing. The vehicle can st ill be steered even d uring
hard brak ing. Apply steady press ure to the bra ke
pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A puls ing in t he
b rake pedal indicates that the system is act ing to
s tabili ze the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease brak ing dis­
tance . It inc reases brak ing power when the d river
presses the brake pedal q uick ly in eme rgency sit­
uations . You must press and hold t he b rake pedal
until the dangerous si tuatio n is ove r. In veh icles
w ith adapt ive c ruise con trol*, the bra ke assist
sys te m is more sensitive if t he di stan ce detec ted
t o the veh icle dr iv ing ahead is too small.
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces eng ine power when the drive wheels
beg in s pinning a nd adapts the force to the road
conditions . T his makes it easie r to sta rt, acceler­
a te and dr ive u p hill s.
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
The EDL applies the brakes to a whee l t h at starts
sp inning and transfe rs t he d rive power to t he
other d riving wheel or wh eels ( if the veh icle is
eq uipped w ith all whee l dr ive*) . T his func tion is
no t a vailable at hig her s pee ds .
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In extreme cases, ED L automat ica lly swi tches off
to keep the b rake o n the bra ked whee l from over ­
h eating. The ve hicle is still wo rking co rrect ly. ED L
will switc h on again automatically when condi­
tions have returned to normal.
Power steering
The ESC can also support veh icle sta bility
th ro ugh stee ring .
Selective wheel torque control
Selective w heel to rque cont rol is used when driv­
in g on curves. The fron t whee l on the in side of
t h e curve or both whee ls on t he i nsid e of the
cu rve are braked se lective ly as needed. This al ­
l ows mo re precise driving in cu rves .
Automatic post-collision braking system
The "automat ic pos t-coll is io n braking syste m"
c a n help t o reduce t he risk of sliding and of addi ­
tion al collisions a fter an acc iden t. If the a irbag
contro l modu le detects a collision above a certa in
vehicle speed, the ve hicle is braked by the ESC.
The
ve hicle does not br ak e automatically if;
- t he dr ive r presses the acce lerato r pedal, or
- the ESC, the b ra ke system or the ve hicle elect ri-
cal sys tem are not func tioning .
A WARNING
-The ES C and i ts in tegra ted systems can not
over co m e the li mits im posed by n atural
p hy sical laws. T h is is es peci ally i mpo rtan t
on s lippery or we t ro ad s. If the sy stem s be­
gi n acting to stabilize yo ur vehicle, you
should immediately a lter your speed to
match the road and t raffic conditions. Do
not let the increased safety provi ded tempt
you into tak ing risks. This could increase
your r is k of a coll is io n.
- Please note the r is k of a coll is io n increases
when dr iv in g fast , especially t hrough c urves
and on s lippery or wet roads, and when dr iv­
ing too close to obj ects ahead . T he ESC and
i t s in teg rated sys tems c annot alw ays pre­
ve nt col lisio ns
-th ere i s still a r is k of acci-
d en ts!
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-Press the accelerator pedal carefully when
accelerating on even, slippery surfaces such
as ice and snow. The drive wheels can spin
even when these control systems are instal­
led and this can affect dr iv in g stab ility and
increase the risk of a collision. condition. Different tire
sizes can lead to a
reduction in engine power.
- You may hear noises when the systems de­
scribed are working .
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-The ABS and ASR only function correctly
when all four wheels have a s imilar wear
Switching on/off
ESC turns on automatically when you start the engine.
F ig. 153 Upper center console: ESC button
function of the ESC is limited or switched off. The
amount of stabilization contro l wi ll differ de­
pending on the level.
The following examp les are unusua l situations
where it may make sense to switch sport mode on in order to allow the wheels to spin:
- Rocking the vehicle to free it when it is stuck
- Dr iving in deep snow o r on loose g round
- Dr iving with snow chains
The ESC is designed to function in levels. Depend­
ing on the level that is selected , the stabilization
Sport mode on
Behavior
The ESC and ASR stab iliza-
tion functions are limited
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Operating Press the 11> .. , I button brief-
ly .
Indicator II turns on.
lights
Messages* Stabilization control (ESC):
sport. Warning! Restricted
stability
A WARNING
You should only switch sport mode on or switch ESC/ ASR
off if your driving abilities
and road conditions permit.
ESC/ASR off Sport mode off or
ESC/ASRon
The stabilization function is The full stabilization func-
not
avai lab le~ A . ESC and tion of the ESC and ASR is
ASR are switched off . availab le again.
Press and hold the
! 1> °',1 but- Press the 11> .. , I button again .
ton longer than three sec-
onds.
II and lfil•)~~* turn on. II turns off or II and
lfil•)~~ * turn off.
Stabilization control (ESC): Stabilization control
off. Warning! Limited sta- (ESC): on
bility
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- The stabilization function is limited when
sport mode is switched on. The driving
wheels could spin and the vehicle could swerve, especially on slick or slippery road
surfaces .
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All wheel drive (quattro)
Applies to: vehicles with all wheel drive
In oil wheel drive, oil four wheels ore powered.
General information
In all wheel drive, the driving power is divided be­
tween all four wheels. This happens automatical­
ly depending on your driving behavior as well as
the current road conditions. Also see
c:> page 148, Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) .
The a ll wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power. Your vehicle is exceptionally pow­
erful and has excellent driving characteristics
both under normal driving conditions and on
snow and ice. Always read and follow safety pre­
cautions
c:> & .
Winter tires
By using all wheel drive, your vehicle has good
forward motion with standard tires in winter con­
ditions. However, using winter or all season tires
on
oil four wheels in the winter is recommended,
because this will improve the
broking effect.
Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on vehicles with all wheel drive
c:> page 346, Snow chains.
Replacing tires
For vehicles with all wheel drive, only whee ls with
the same rolling circumference shou ld be used.
Avoid using tires with different tread depths
c:> page 33 7, New tires or wheels.
Offroad vehicle?
Your Audi is not an offroad vehicle -there is not
enough ground clearance. For this reason, avoid
difficult terrain.
A WARNING
-Also, in vehicles with a ll wheel drive, adapt
your driv ing style to the current road and
traff ic conditions. Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into taking risks,
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because this increases the risk of an acci ­
dent.
- The braking ability of your vehicle is limited
to the traction of the whee ls. In this way, it
is not different from a two wheel drive 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 driv ing at speeds that
are too high . Unlike front wheel drive
vehicles, the engine does not rev higher sud­
denly when the vehicle begins hydrop laning .
Fo r this reason, adapt your speed to the
road conditions to reduce the risk of an acci­
dent.
Energy management
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent ener ­
gy management system for distributing electrici­
ty. Thi s significantly improves the starting ability
and increases the vehicle battery life.
(D Tips
-If you drive short distances frequently, the
vehicle battery may not charge enough
whi le driving. As a result, convenience func­
t ions for electrical equipment may be tem­
porarily unavailable.
- The vehicle battery w ill gradually drain if
the vehicle is not driven for long per iods of
t ime, or if electrical equipmen t is used
when the engine is not running. To ensure
that the vehicle can still be started, the
electrical equipment will be reduced or
switched off.
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
Event Data Recorder
This vehicle is equipped with an Event Data Re-
corder (EDR). The ma in purpose of an EDR is to
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Letter/number speller
Fig . 1 66 Diagram : letter/ num be r spelle r
You can ente r letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the MMI us ing the letter/number speller. Th is
option is ava ilab le when the input f ield @is ac­
tive
r::!> fig . 166 .
-Opening /clos ing the letter /number speller :
move the control knob up/down when the input
field is active .
Or: select t he right contro l but ­
ton
> Open speller /Close speller .
- Entering characters :
turn the control knob with
t h e character
selection @¢ fig. 166 to the de­
s ir ed symbo l. Press the contro l knob to confi rm
t h e cha racte r. Yo ur inpu t is disp laye d in th e in­
pu t field @. On ce yo u have entered all of the
ch aracters, sele ct an d confirm t he
button (!) to
go to the res ults list.
Or : push the control knob
down.
- Entering accented characters (such as a, c;, ii,
o )* : turn t he con trol k nob wit h the c haracter
se lection @¢ fig. 16 6 to a character . To open
the selected accented cha racters, press and
hold the cont rol knob . Turn the cont rol knob
with the characte r
selection@¢ fig. 166 to an
accented cha racter . Press the control knob to
i nsert the acce nted character . To close the ac­
cented cha racters without se lecting a charac­
te r, p res s and hold the cont rol k nob ag ain.
Or:
sele ct and confir m la ou l(z) r::!> fig . 166. Select
and confirm an accented chara cter.
- Deleting character s: se lect and confirm <8J @
r::!> fig . 166 and press the con trol b utton . T o de-
Multi Media Inte rface
lete a ll characters in the input field, press and
hold the control knob on
in the input field are deleted .
-Enter ing special characters : select and con­
firm
! !&? l@ r::!>fig. 166, laou l(z) o rl 123 1@ . Se­
lect and confirm t he des ired specia l character
(for examp le, a hyphe n or pe riod) wi th the
number spe ller .
-Input assistance : in some cases s uch as in navi­
gation *, there is a word suggestion* @
r::!> fig. 166 based on ava ila ble e ntries while you
a re ente ring d ata. Yo u can sele ct this sugges­
t ion by p ushi ng the con tro l knob upward.
- Results list : in some cases, such as in the dire c­
t o ry, t he sys tem sw itches au to ma tically to the
res ults list b ased on available en tries ®
r::!> fig. 166. Select and conf irm a suggestion
from the list.
Re quire ment: the inpu t
field @r::!> fig. 166 must
be a ctive .
-Switching between speller and MMI touch* :
the handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
cont rol pad* is activated automatically. Simp ly
start wr it in g.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbo ls in the letter/numbe r speller are ex-
plained in the follow ing tab le:
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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 13 or the multifunct ion steering wheel*
c> page 16.
You can control additional Infotainment func­
tions us ing the MMI control panel
c> page 154 in
the Infota inment system display .
A WARNING
Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
dr iver, yo u have complete respons ibility fo r
safety in t raffic. Only use the functions in
-
such a way that you a lways maintain com ­
plete control over yo ur vehicle in a ll traffic sit-
uations.
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra­
dio
Requ irement: radio mode must be started
c> page 218 and the rad io/med ia tab m ust be
d isp layed.
.,. Press either the El butto n or the left control
button
<=:> page 14, depend ing on veh icle equ ip­
ment.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be availab le in the driver informa­
tion system.
- Se lecting th e fr equ ency band : select and con ­
firm a frequency band .
-Se lecting a station from th e pr esets li st *: se­
lect :
Preset s> the desired radio station .
-Selecting a station from the sta tion list *: se­
lect and confirm a radio station .
-Selecting a station from the presets li st : se­
lect :
Preset s> the desired radio station .
-Opening a med ia source : select and confirm
Sw itch to medi a. Multifunction
ste ering wheel
Additional settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
- Select: r ight cont rol b utton > desired entry.
Depend ing on the funct ion selected, the follow­
i ng additional settings may be possible:
- Sho w "Now Pla ying" screen : see c>page 222.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and
media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files
c> page 224 and the radio/media tab
must be disp layed.
.,. Press eithe r the @Jbutton o r the left contro l
button
c> page 14, depending on vehicle equip ­
ment .
Depend ing on ve hicle equ ipment, t he following
f unct ions may be ava ilable in the dr iver informa ­
tion system.
- Sele cting a media sourc e: select and confirm a
so urce su ch as the
"SD ca rd".
- Playing an audio /vid eo fil e: select and confirm
a t rack/fi le.
- Pau sing /resuming pla yback : press the right
t humbwhee l@ c> page 15, fig. 11 . To resume
p layback, press the rig ht th umbwhee l again.
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
-Sw itching to radio : select and confirm a fre­
quency band (such as
FM ).
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
-Swit ching to the radio : select and confirm
Swit ch to radio .
- Opening additional tra ck information :
select :
r igh t con trol button
> Show "Now Playing "
sc reen.
For additional information, see
c> page235 .
(D Tips
- The media dr ives do not p lay fi les t hat are
protected by ORM and t hat are iden tified
with the symbol
{n .
- Ple ase note th at within a med ia so urce in
t he drive r informa tion system, only p lay lists
that were selected through the MMI control
pane l can be played
ca:> page 233 . ..,.
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be ale rted when there is an incomi ng call
during an active ca ll. The call options de­
pend on the cell p hone a nd se rvice provider.
You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
Navigation
Operation in the driver information system
Applies to: veh icles with multifunction steering wheel and
nav igation system
Requirement: the nav igat io n tab must be dis­
p layed.
If you have not started ro ute gu idance, a com­
pass w ill display in the d river i nfo rmat ion sys­
t em . The map is d isplayed in the Aud i virtua l
co ckpit* .
.. Press either the @! butto n or the le ft control
bu tton
r:;, page 14, depe nd ing on veh icle e quip­
m ent .
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be availab le in the d river informa ­
tion system .
-Accessing last destinations : select and confirm
Last destinations> the desired destination.
-Accessing favorites *: select and confirm Favor­
ites >
the desired des tination.
Applies to: veh icles with analog instrument cluster
-Showing navigation when route guidance is
active :
sele ct and confir m Route guidance .
- Showing the compass when route guidance is
ina ctive :
select and co nfirm Compas s.
- Starting route guidance to the stored home
address :
if ne ce ss ary, fi rs t se lect and co nfi rm
Stop route guidance and then Favorites >
Home address.
- Can celing active route guidance :
select and
co nfirm
Cancel route guidance .
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
-Start ing route gu idance to the stored home
address:
i f necessary, first se lect and confirm
Cancel route guidance a nd the n Favorites >
Home address .
- Canceling active route guidance :
select: right
co ntro l butto n
> Cancel route guidance.
Multifunction steering wheel
Additional settings
Appl ies to: veh icles w ith Audi virtual cockpit
-Select: r ight control button > desire d en try.
Depen ding on the vehicle equipment an d th e
funct ion s elec ted, the followi ng addit ional set­
t in gs may be possi ble:
- Map display c:> page 212 .
-Map colors c:>page 212.
- Map orientation c:> page 212.
-Automatic zoom c:> page 2 13 .
Navigation view with route guidance
started
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system and Audi virtua l
cockp it
Fig. 169 D ia gram: standa rd m ap when route g uidance is
act ive (Aud i v irtua l cockp it)
Requireme nt: a dest ina tion m ust be e ntered
r=;, page 201, ro ute guid ance m ust be st arted and
t h e navigation tab must be di splayed.
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipmen t and th ese ­
l e cte d view
r:;, page 1 4, the follow ing informa tion
will be di splayed in the driver i nfo rm at ion sy s­
tem:
@ Map content (such as po in ts of interest o r
t raff ic inform ation)
@ Current veh icle pos it ion
(@)
@ A bar g raph appears when there is an upcom­
ing turn . The fewer bars a re shown, the shorte r
t h e di stance is unt il the turn. If there is not a n
u pcoming turn, the distance to the destination/
stopover a nd th e calc ulate d arr iv al time is dis­
played in the right s peedometer.
@ Name of t he street where you are currently
driv ing
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Multifunction steering wheel
Street view with route guidance started
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and analog instru­
ment cluster
F ig . 170 Example: lane change in the instrum en t cluster
F ig. 171 Example: turning maneuver in the instrumen t
duster
Requi rement: a destination must be ente red
Q page 201, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab mus t be disp layed.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
i n formation may be shown in the dr iver informa­
tion system.
(D Distance to the next maneuver
@ Distance to the destinat ion or stopover
® Calculated arrival time
@ Name of the current expressway, highway or
street.
If the O symbo l is displayed in front
of the street name, you should tu rn onto the
street shown.
® Direction arrow for the upcoming maneuver
® Lane recommendat ion
0 A bar graph appears when a direction arrow
is displayed . The fewer bars are shown, the
shorter the distance is until the turn.
The following functions are also available when
route guidance is active:
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-Repeating the last navigation prompt: press
the
QJ button.
- Changing the voice guidance volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down during voice
guidance.
A WARNING
The route calculated by the navigation system
is a recommendation for reaching your desti­
nation. Obey traffic lights, stopping restric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restric­
tions, etc.
@ Tips
-Also see the chapter Q page 8, Controls at a
glance.
-An exclamation point "!" in front of the
street name ind icates that the information
about this street or this sect ion of the route
is not complete in the navigat ion data con­
tained in the MMI. Obey traffic laws in one­
way streets and pedestrian zones.

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Voice recognition system
• Telephone
• Audi connect •
Favorites
• Call (XY)
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Media
• Sound •
Enter number
• Redial
• Read new tex t message
• Navigate to
(XY)
• Enter address/destination
• Help • Online destinations
• Help Speech dia log system
• Help Telephone •
Cancel route guidance
• M ap
• Help Audi connect •
Line (XY)
• Help Navigation
• Help Map
• Help Radio
• Help Media • N
ext page/ previous page
• Cancel
• N o. I meant
()(Y)
• Correction
TELEPHONE
• Enter number • Call list
• Delete number/ correc tion
• Redial
•
Directory
• Call (XY) •
Call
mailbox
• Enter PIN/ delete PI N
· business/ private/ land line/ mobile • Telephone favori tes
NAVIG:ATI0N
• Navigate to (XY)
• Start/ cancel route guidance
• Directory
• Last destinations •
Bloc k route for (XYJ miles/ Block
the next section
• Route list
• Calcul.ate alternative routes
• Navigation favorites
• Drive home
• Enter address •
Online destinations
• Special destination
• Enter country
I town/ street/ state
• Exclude route
I Exclude route for (XV) km / m
M~P
• Map
• Day map/ Night map
• 20 driving position map/ 20 north posi tion map/ 30 map/ Destination map/ Overview map
Al!JDI G ONNECT
• Audi connect
• Travel Information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Radio presets
• FM
• FM/ AM/ SIRIUS XM
• Station (XYJ / Frequency
(XYJ
• Traffic announcement on/ off
Fig. 172 Com mand ove rview
• Flight Information
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebo x
• CO/ DVD
• SD card l / SD card 2
• Audi music Interface/ 1Pod
I use / Bluetooth /
WI-Fl/ Medium
(XY)
• Media favorites/ Artists/ Albums/ Genres I
Tracks/ Playllsts / Videos
• Folder up
• Random playback on / off
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