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injuries. When the vehicle enters drive ready
mode, the status message
e-no"' ~... ap
pears briefly in the instrument cluster display
and the needle in the power meter points to
READY ¢ page 9 5.
-Make sure that the selector lever is in the P
position and the ignition is switched off
when leaving the vehicle.
@ Note
-The high-voltage system can be damaged if
the vehicle underbody comes into contact
with the ground . Immediately drive your ve
hicle to an authorized repair facility and
have it inspected.
- The electric drive motor can become very
hot during operation . Do not stop the vehi
cle if there is oil, fuel residue or other flam
mable substances under or next to the vehi
cle.
Special considerations for the high-voltage
battery
Applies to: vehicles with plug-in hybrid drive
Please first read and note the introductory infor
mation and heed the warnings
¢page 92.
All batteries age with use and over time. There
are things you should know about the care of the
high voltage battery that will help it keep giving
you good service and reliability over time. Please
read and keep the following information in mind
while you enjoy the performance and economy of
your vehicle.
- Be sure to charge the high voltage battery be
fore leaving the vehicle parked and unused for a longer period of time. Ideally the high-voltage
battery should have a charge level between
40 % and 60 % when parked for a long t ime .
- If the battery charge level is below 3 %, never
park the vehicle for more than 21 days without
charging the high-voltage battery. Should you
have to park the vehicle for a long time, make
sure that the charge level is sufficient to help
prevent the battery from aging prematurely.
- Frequent and consecutive charging of the high
voltage battery when the charge level is above
e-tron
98 % can also decrease the capacity of the
high-voltage battery. Make sure the charge lev
el is be low 98 % when you start the charging
process.
- Should the vehicle be parked for longer than
2 days at temperatures below -13 °F ( -25 °C),
the high-voltage battery could free ze and not
be able to provide energy to the electric motor.
The battery will start working again, once it
warms up . The battery can be warmed up when
the outside temperature rises or when the vehi
cle is garaged appropriately. The battery will al
so warm up when being used (sw itching on the
air conditioner, the heater or by driving the ve
hicle) . Should you have to park your vehicle at
very low temperatures for longer than 1 day,
make sure that the high-voltage battery does
not freeze by parking the vehicle in a garage
that is heated or protected from the outside
temperature.
- The high-voltage battery can be damaged and
the capacity can be decreased when the vehicle
is parked for longer than 24 hours when the
ambient temperature is higher than 118 °F
(48 °C). Always make sure that the h igh-volt
age battery is not exposed to temperatures
above 118 °F (48 °C) for a long time.
- Never park the veh icle in areas that are lik ely to
be flooded, such as beaches or river banks, and
never drive the vehicle in WA TER, on flooded
roads or through water that is higher than the
bottom of the vehicle body. The high-voltage
battery, along with other vehicle components,
can be damaged severely if the high-voltage battery is exposed to open water especially for
a longer time. However, you can drive through
water on roads under certain conditions
~ page 72.
Failure to heed any of these requirements can
age the battery prematurely and lead to a perma
nent decrease of the high-vo ltage battery's ca
pacity.
(D Tips
Always make sure that the high-voltage bat
tery is not exposed to extremely low and high
temperatures as well as to water espec ially
for a longer time. Failure to protect and care
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Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight ( in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto matic transmission , power steer
ing, power brakes, power win
dows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items a re available as factory- in
stalled equipment (whether i n
stalled or not) .
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent .
Numbers of 55 or lower indicate a
low s idewall for improved steer
ing response and better overall
handling on dry pavement.
Bead
means the part of the tire that is
made of steel wires, wrapped or
reinforced by ply cords and that is
shaped to fit the rim .
Bead separation
means a breakdown of the bond
between components in the bead .
Wheel s
Cord
means the strands forming the
plies in the tire .
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the tire pressure recom
mended by the vehicle manufac
turer for a tire of a designated
size that has not been driven for
more than a couple of miles (kilo
meters) at low speeds in the
three hour period before the tire pressure is measured or adjusted .
Curb weight
means the weight of a motor ve
hicle with standard equipment in
cluding the maximum capacity of
fuel, oil , and coolant, air condi
tioning and additional weight of
optional eq uipm ent .
Extra load tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at highe r in
flation pressures than the corre
sponding standard tire . Extra load
tires may be identified as "X L",
"xl", "EXTRA LOAD", or "RF" on
the sidewall.
.,.
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Emergency situations
~ Adjust liftin g arms o f workshop hoist o r floor
j ac k to matc h veh icle li fting points .
~ Insert a ru bber pa d between t he floor jack/
w ork shop h oist a nd the lifting p oints.
If
you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose.
Front lifting point
Th e liftin g poin t is locat ed o n the floo r pa n re in
for cement abou t at the same leve l as t he jac k
mo unt ing
p oint ~ fig . 306. Do not lift the vehi
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
Th e liftin g point is lo cat ed on t he vert ic al rein
f or cemen t of the lower si ll fo r th e on-bo ard j ack
q fig . 307.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to Q page 366 .
.&_ WARNING
- To r educ e th e ris k of serious injur y an d ve hi
cl e d ama ge.
- A lways lift t he ve hicle only at the s pecial
wo rksho p hoist and floo r jac k lift po ints il
lust rated
q fig. 3 06 and q fig. 307.
- Fa ilure to lift the vehicle at these po ints
co uld cause the vehicle t o tilt or fa ll from
a li ft if th ere is a c hang e in vehicle w eight
d istr ibuti on and b alance . This might hap
p en , for exam ple, when h eavy co mpo
n e nts such a s th e engi ne b lock or tr ans
mission ar e re mo ved.
- W hen re moving h eavy co m pon ents lik e
th ese, anchor vehicl e to hoist or add cor re
s ponding weigh ts to ma inta in t he ce nt er of
gr avity . Oth erwise, the ve hicl e m igh t ti lt or
s lip off the hoist , causing ser ious perso na l
injury .
(LlJ) Note
- Be awa re o f th e fo llowi ng points b efore li ft
i n g th e ve hicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
380
pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members.
This could lead to serious damage.
- To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist ,
check that the vehicle weight does not
exceed the permissible lifting capacity of
the hoist.
- Before driving over a workshop hoist, en
sure that there is sufficient clearance be
tween the hoist and low parts of the ve
hicle.
Index
Lowering the cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Cover .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. .. 64
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
37
P ower sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Luggage compa rtment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
M
Magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Maintenance interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
Map 318
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Map update .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 213
Massage fu nct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223 , 232
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
224
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 243
Menu paths (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Compass. .. .. .. ............. .... .. .. 57
Dimming ... .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 54
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 154
MMI search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . 162, 234
394
MMI touch..... ..... .. ............... 157
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 281
MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Multifunction steering wheel
Changing views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 16
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 16
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Music collection
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Mute
refer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Muting ........ ... .. .. ............... 247
myAudi .... .... .. .. .. ........... 190,205
Logging in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
N
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Nav igating (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 168
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Plug-in hybrid drive . .. ... .. ..... ... .. 217
also refer to
Map . .. .. ............. .. 210
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . 167
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
N HT SA
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
258
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Octane rating (gasoline). ............. .. 314
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oil
refer to Engine oil .. .. ............. .. 321
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 318
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 204
Online map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213