
Safety  belts 
_& WARNING 
Not wearing safety belts  or wearing  them im
properly  increases  the  risk of  serious  personal  
injury  and  death . Safety  belts  can  work  only 
when  used  correctly. 
-Always  fasten  your  safety  belts  correctly  be fore  driving  off  and  make  sure  all  passen
gers  are  correctly  restrained. 
-For maximum  protection,  safety  belts  must 
always  be  positioned  properly  on  the  body. 
-Never  strap  more  than  one  person,  includ 
ing  small  children,  into  any  belt. 
-Never  place  a  safety  belt  over  a child  sitting 
on your  lap. 
- Always  keep  feet  in the  footwell  in front  of 
the  seat  while  the  vehicle  is being  driven. 
-Never  let  any  person  ride  with  their feet  on 
the  instrument  panel  or sticking  out  the 
window  or  on  the  seat. 
-Never remove a  safety  belt  while  the vehicle 
is moving . Doing  so  will  increase your  risk of 
being  injured  or  killed . 
- Never  wear  belts  twisted. 
-Never  wear  belts over rigid  or  breakable  ob-
jects  in or  on your  clothing,  such  as  eye 
glasses,  pens,  keys,  etc.,  as  these  may  cause 
injury. 
-Never  allow  safety  belts  to  become  dam
aged  by being  caught  in door  or  seat  hard 
ware . 
-Do not  wear  the  shoulder  part  of the  belt  
under  your  arm  or  otherwise  out  of  position. 
-Several  layers  of  heavy  clothing  may  inter
fere  with  correct  positioning  of  belts  and  re duce  the  overall  effectiveness  of the  system. 
-Always  keep  belt  buckles  free  of anything  
that  may  prevent  the  buckle  from  latching 
securely . 
-Never  use  comfort  clips  or devices  that  cre 
ate  slack  in the  shoulder  belt.  However, spe
cial clips  may  be  required for  the  proper  use 
of  some  child  restraint  systems. 
-Torn  or  frayed  safety  belts  can  tear,  and 
damaged  belt hardware  can  break  in an  acci
dent . Inspect  belts regularly. 
If webbing, 
bindings,  buckles, or  retractors  are dam-
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aged,  have  belts  replaced  by an  authorized 
Audi dealer  or  qualified  workshop. 
-Safety  belts  that  have been  worn  and  loaded 
in an  accident  must  be  replaced with  the 
correct  replacement  safety belt  by an  au
thorized  Audi dealer.  Replacement  may  be 
necessary 
even if  damage  cannot  be  clearly 
seen . Anchorages  that  were  loaded  must  al
so  be  inspected. 
-Never remove, modify , disassemble,  or  try 
to  repair  the  safety  belts  yourself . 
-Always  keep  the  belts  clean.  Dirty belts  may  not  work  properly  and  can  impair  the  func
tion  of  the inertia  reel¢ 
table  Interior 
cleaning  on page  356. 
Safety  belts 
Fastening  safety  belts 
Safety  first  -everybody  buckle  up! 
Fig. 233 Belt buckle  and tongue  on the driver's  seat 
To provide  maximum  protection,  safety  belts 
must  always  be  positioned  correctly  on  the  wear
er's  body . 
.. Adjust the front  seat  and head  restraint  proper
ly¢ 
page  65,  Front seats. 
.. Make sure  the  seatback of the rear seat  bench 
is  in  an  upright  position  and  securely  latched  in 
place  before  using  the  belt 
q ,&. . 
.. Pull the  safety  belt  evenly  across  the  chest  and 
pelvis  ¢ 
fig.  233, ¢ _&. . 
.. Insert  the  tongue  into the correct buckle  of 
your  seat  until  you  hear  it latch  securely. 
.. Pull on  the  belt  to  make  sure  that it is securely 
latched  in the  buckle . 
.,,_  

Automatic safety  belt  r etractors 
Every  safety  be lt  is  equ ipped  wi th  an  automatic 
be lt  retractor  on  the  shoulder  belt.  Th is  feature 
l ocks the  belt  when  the  belt  is p ulled  out  fast, 
during  hard  braking  and  in an  accident.  The  belt  may  also  lock when  you  drive  up  or  down  a  steep  
h ill or through  a sharp  curve.  During  normal  driv
ing the  belt  lets  you  move  freely . 
Safety be lt  pret en sioner s 
The safety  belts  are  equipped  with  a  belt  preten
sioner  that  helps  to  tighten  the  safety  belt  and 
remove  slack  when  the  pretensioner  is activated 
c:> page  269. The function  of the  pretensioner  is 
monitored  by a warning  light 
c:> page  32. 
Con vertible  loc king  retractor 
Every safety  belt  exc ept  the  one  on  the  driver 
seat  is equipped  with  a  convertible  locking  retrac
tor  that 
mu st be  used  when  the  safety  belt  is 
used  to  attach  a  child  safety  seat.  Be sure  to  read 
the  impo rtant  information  about  this  feature 
c:> page  306. 
A WARNING 
Improperly  posit ioned  safety  be lts  ca n cause 
ser ious  injury  in an  accident 
c:> page 267, 
Safety  belt position. 
-Safety  belts  offer  optimum  protection  only 
when  the  seatback  is  upr ight  and  belts  are 
prope rly pos itioned  on  the  body. 
-Always ma ke  sure  tha t the  rear  sea t bac k
rest  to  wh ic h t he  cente r rea r safety  be lt  is 
attached  is secure ly latched  whenever  the 
rear  center  safety  belt  is being  used.  If the  
backrest  is not  securely  latched,  the  passen
ger  will  move  forward  with  the  backrest  dur 
ing  sudden  braking,  in a  sudden  maneuver 
and  especially  in a  cras h. 
-Never  attach  the  safety  belt  to  the  buckle 
for  another  seat.  Attaching  the  belt  to  the 
wrong  buckle  w ill red uce  safety  belt  effec
t iveness  and  can  cause  serious  personal  in
jury. 
-A passenger  who  is not  p roperly  restrained 
can  be  seriously  in ju red  by the  safety  be lt  it
self  when  it  moves  from  the  stronger  par ts 
Safet y bel ts 
of the  body  into  critical  areas  like the  abdo
men . 
-Always  lock the  convertible  locking  retractor 
when  you  are  securing  a child  safety  seat  in 
the  vehicle 
c:> page  308. 
Safety  belt  position 
Correct belt position  is the  key  to getting  maxi
mum  protection  from  safety  belts. 
Fig. 23 4 Safety belt  pos it ion 
Standard  features  on  your  vehicle  help  you  adjust 
the  position  of the  safety  belt  to  ma tch your  body 
s iz e. 
-be lt  height  adjustment  for  the  front  seats, 
-he ight-adjustable  front  seats . 
A WARNING 
Improperly  positioned  safety  belts  can  ca use 
se rious  personal  injury  in an  acc ident. 
-The  shou lder  belt  should  lie as  close  to  the 
center  of the  collar  bone  as  possib le  and 
should  fit  well  on  the  body . Ho ld the  belt 
above  the  latch  to ngue  and  pull  it evenly 
across  the  chest  so  th at  it  sits  as  low as  pos
sible  on  the  pe lvis  and  there  is no  p ressure 
on  the  abdomen . The  belt  should  a lway s fit 
snug ly 
c:> fig. 234. Pu ll on  the  belt  to  tighten 
if necessary . 
-The lap  be lt  portion  of  the  sa fety  belt  must 
be  positioned  as  low as  possible  across  pel
vis and  never  over  the  abdomen.  Make sure 
the  belt  lies flat  and  snug 
c:> fig. 234 . Pull  on 
the  belt  to  tighte n if necessary. 
-A loose-fitting  safety  belt  can  cause  serious 
in ju ries  by shifting  its  position  on  your  body 
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267  

Consumer  Info rmation 
today's  a utomo biles,  have  steadily  reduced  the 
scope  of  maintenance  and  repairs  which  can  be  
carried  out  by veh icle  owners. 
Also , sa fet y and 
en vironmental 
concerns  place  very  strict  limits 
on  the  nature  of  repairs  and  adjustmen ts to  en
g ine  and  transmission  parts  wh ich  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 liability  and  safety  of  the  veh icle  and 
its  many  systems . 
Improper  maintenance,  adjustments  and  repairs 
can  impair  the  operation  and  reliab ility  of your 
ve hicle  and  eve n void  your  vehicle  warranty . 
Therefo re,  proof  of  se rvicing  in  a ccordance  w ith 
the  m aintenance  sched ule  may  be  a  condition  for 
up ho ld ing  a  possible  wa rranty  claim  made  within 
the  wa rranty  pe riod. 
Above  all , ope rational  safety  can  be  adversely  af
fected,  cre ating  unne cessa 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  properly 
eq uipped  and  qualified  workshop . We  strongly 
urge  you  to g ive your  author ized  Audi  dealer  the 
opportunity  to  perform  a ll scheduled  mainte 
nance  and  necessa ry repairs.  Your dealer  has  the 
facilities,  origina l parts  and  tra ined  specialists  to 
keep  your  veh icle  runn ing  prope rly. 
Performing  limited  maintenance  yourself 
The  fo llow ing  pages  describe  a  limited  number  of 
procedures  whic h can  be  performed  on  your  vehi
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 . A lways  rigorously 
observe  the 
WARNINGS prov ided . 
Befo re yo u check anything  in the  engine  com 
partment,  always  read and  heed all  WARNINGS 
c::> & and c::> & in  Working  in  the  engine  compart
ment  on page  323 . 
384 
A WARNING 
-
-Ser ious  personal  in jury  may  occur  as  a  result 
of  imp roperly  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  mainte nance, 
checks  or  repairs  described  on  the  following  pages  if you  are  no t fu lly fam iliar  with  these 
or  other  proce dures  with  respect  to  the  ve
hicle,  o r are  uncert ain  how  to  p ro ceed. 
- Do not  do  any  work  wi thout  the  prope r tools 
a nd  equi pmen t. H ave the  necess ary wo rk 
done  by your  authorized  Au di dealer  or  an 
other  properly  equipped  and  qualified  work
shop. 
- The  engine  compartment  of  any  motor  veh i
cle  is  a  potentially  hazardous  area .  Never 
reach  into  the  a rea  around  or  touch  the  radi
ator  fan.  It  is temperature  controlled  and 
can  switch  on  suddenly  - even  when  the  en 
gine  is off  and  the  ignition  key has  been  re
moved.  The  rad iator  fan  switches  on  auto
mat ica lly when  the  coolant  reaches  a  certain 
temperature  and  will  con tinue  to  ru n until 
the  coolant  temperat ure drops. 
- Always  remove  the  igni tion  key before  any
one  gets  u nder  the  vehicle. 
- Always  support  your  vehicle  with  safety  
stands  if it  is  necessary  to  work  underneath  
the  vehicle.  The ja ck* s upplied  w ith  the  vehi
cle  is  no t ad equate  fo r thi s pu rpose  and 
could  collapse  causing  se rious  personal  in 
jury . 
- If  you  must  wor k underne ath  the  vehicle 
with  the  wheels  on  t he ground,  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  park  b rake  is applied.  

Consumer  Info rmation 
Technical  Modifications 
Our guidelines  must  be complied  with  when  tech 
nical  modifications  are  made . 
Always  consult  an  authorized  Audi  dealer before 
starting  work  on  any  modificat ions. 
This  will  he lp ensure  that  vehicle  function,  per
formance  and  safety  are  not  impaired 
9 & . 
Attempting  to  work  on  electronic  components  
and  the  software  used  with  them  can  cause  mal 
functions.  Because  of  the  way  electronic  compo nents  are  interconnected  with  each  other,  such  
malfunctions  can  also  have  an  adverse  affect  on 
other  systems  that  are  not  directly  involved.  This 
means  that  you  risk  both  a substantial  reduction  
in the  operational  safety  of  your  veh icle  and  an 
i n creased  wea r of  ve hicle  parts 
9 ,&. . 
Author ized  Audi  dealers  w ill perform  this  work  in 
a  profess ional  and  competent  manner  or,  in  spe
cial  cases,  refer  you  to  a  professional  company  
that  spec ial izes  in such  modifications. 
_& WARNING 
Improper  repairs  and  modifications  can 
change  the  way  veh icle  systems  work  and 
cause  damage  to  the  veh icle  and  ser ious  per 
sonal  injury. 
([) Note 
I f  emergency  repa irs  mus t be  pe rformed  else
where,  have  the  vehicle  examined  by an  a u
t horized  Audi  dealer  as  soon  as  possib le . 
Declaration  of 
Compliance,  Telecom munications  and  
Electronic  Systems 
Radio Frequency Devices and  Radiocommunica
tion  Equipment  User Manual  Notice . 
The  manufacturer  is  not  responsible  for  any  radio 
or  TV interference  caused  by  unauthorized  modi 
fications  to  this  equipment . 
386 
Devices 
The  following  devices  each  comply  wi th  FCC Part 
15.19,  FCC Part  15.21  and  RSS-Gen  Issue  1: 
- Audi  adapt ive  cru ise  cont rol* 
- Audi  side  assist* 
- Cell  phone  package* 
- Conven ience  key* 
- Electronic  immobilize r 
- Garage  door  opener  (Homelink)* 
- Remote  cont rol  key 
FCC Part  15.19 
This  device  complies  with  part  15  of  the  FCC 
R ules . Ope ration  is subject  to  the  follow ing  two 
cond it ions: 
(1)  T his  dev ice  may  not  cause  harmful  interfer
ence,  and  
(2)  this  device  must  accept  any  interference  re 
ce ived,  includ ing  interference  that  may  cause  un
desired  operation. 
FCC Part  15.21 
CAUTION:  
Changes  or  modificat io ns  not  express ly approved 
by the  pa rty  responsible  fo r compliance  cou ld 
vo id  the  user's  a uthority  to  operate  the  equ ip
ment. 
RSS-G en Issue  1 
Operat ion  is s ubject  to  the  following  two  cond i
tions: 
(1)  this  device  may  not  cause  interference,  and 
(2)  this  device  must  accept  any  interference,  in
clud ing  interference  that  may  cause  undesired 
operation  of  the  device.  

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3 co 
A 
A/C MAX  (button) ................ .... ..  78 
A/C (button)  ... .. . ..... ..... ... ... .. . 77 
ABS .. .. ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 146 
Accessories 68 ,385 
Active  lane assist 
Cleaning  the  camera  area  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 
355 
also  refer  to Audi  active  lane  assist  . .  . .  . 125 
Adaptive  cruise  control  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . 108 
Cleaning  sensors  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 355 
Distance  indicator  and distance  warning  . 118 
Messages  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . 118 
Predictive  control . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 115 
Traffic  jam assist  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 116 
AdBlue  .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 319 
Messages 
Additional  accessories  
Adjusting  air distribution  (automatic  climate 
control) 
. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 
Adjusting  the  sound  ............ .. .. ..  . 
319  
385 
78 
252 
Adjusting  the  temperature (automatic  climate 
control)  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . 
78 
Advanced  key 
refer to Convenience key  . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . 83 
Airbag  .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 271 
Airbag  system  . ................. .. 271,291 
Advanced Airbag  System  components  . . . 278 
Care  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 286 
Children  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 297 
Child  restraints  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 297 
Components  (front  airbags)  .. ..... ...  . 
Danger  of  fitting  a child  safety  seat  on the 
front  passenger  seat  ................  . 
D. l 1sposa  ... .. ............... .. .. ..  . 
Front  airbags  . .. ........... .. .. ....  . 
H ow  do the  front  airbags  work?  ....... . 
How  many  airbags  does my vehicle  have? 
How  the  Advanced  Airbag System  compo-
nents  work  together  ........ .. .. ....  . 
Important  safety  instructions  on the  knee  
airbag  system  .... .. ..... ..... .. ....  . 
Indicator  light  ............ ...... ...  . 
Knee  airbags  .. ............ ...... ...  . 
Monitoring  . .. ............. .. .. ....  . 
PASSENGER  AIR BAG light  ....... .. ..  . 
Repairs  .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ....  . 
278  
272  
286  
276 
281  
278  
280 
289  283 
287 
283  
283 
286 
Index 
Safety  instructions  .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . 285 
When  must  the  system  be inspected? 283 
Air  pressure 
Tires  ..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 
344 
Alignment  pin  (changing  the  wheel)  . .  . .  . . 360 
All  season tires  .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . 349 
All  weather  lights  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . 54 
All  wheel  drive 
Indicator  light  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 
35 
also  refer  to quattro  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 
AMI 
refer  to Audi  music  interface  . . . . . . . 233, 234 
Android  Auto 
refer  to Audi smartphone  interface  . .. .. 
Anti -freeze 
Windshield  washer  system  ...........  . 
Anti- lock braking  system 
refer  to ABS  ..... .. ................  . 
Anti-Slip  Regulation 
refer  to ASR ... .. ..................  . 
Apple  CarP lay 
refer  to Aud i smartphone  interface  ... .. 
Arrow  view  
ASR  
Audi  active  lane assist  Messages 
Audi  connect  emergency  call  and service  .. 
Online  roadside  assistance  .......... . . 
Audi  connect  vehicle  contro l ...........  . 
Parking  location  .. ..................  . 
Remote  locking and unlocking  ..... .. . . 
Vehicle  status  report  ............... . . 
246  
332  146  
146 
246  23 
146  
125  
127 
202  
203 
198 
199  
199 
199 
Audi  connect  (Infotainment)  . . . . . . . . 188,  195 
Data  protection  .  . . .  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . 196 
Services overview ' .. ................  . 
Starting  ...... .. .. ................  . 
Audi  drive  select 
... .. ............. .. .. 
Audi  Entertainment  mobile  ...... ... .. . . 
Audi  music  interface 
.................. . 
Audi  music  stream 
refer to Wi-Fi  .... .. ............... . . 
Audio  files 
. . .... .. .. ............... . . 
Audio  player 
B luetooth  audio  player  ..............  . 
Wi-Fi  audio  player  . .................  . 
Audio  track 
189  
189  
133 
235 
233  
231  
236  
230  
231  
239 
387  

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Cell phone refertoTe le phone  ................... 
175 
Center  armrest  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . 66 
Central  locking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  3 7 
Central  locking switch . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 
41 
Convenience  key  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . 40 
Emergency  locking  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 42 
Power  windows  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 49 
Remote  control key . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . 40 
Setting  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . 41 
Certificat ion  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 386 
Changing  engine  oi l . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 328 
Changing  the scale  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 13 
Charging  the  battery  (mobile  devices)  . . .  . 234 
Child restraints 
Danger  of  using child  restraints  in the  front 
seat  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 
272 
Where  can  I get  additional  information 
about  child  restraints  and  their  use?  . . .  . 
314 
Child restraint  system  anchors . . .  . .  . . . .  . 309 
Chi ld safety  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 295 
Important  safety  instructions  for  using  chi ld 
safety  seats  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 
299 
Install ing  a child  restraint  using  the  LATCH 
system  .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 
311 
Mounting  and releasing  the  anchorage 
hook  . ... .. .. ................ ..... . 
311 
Tether  anchors  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . 312 
Tether  straps  . .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 312 
Child safety  lock 
Power windows  . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . 
48 
Rear doors  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . 48 
Ch ild  safety  seats  .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 301 
Booster  seats  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . 305 
Convertible  child seats  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 303 
Danger  of using  child  restraints  in the  front 
seat  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 
272 
How  do I  prope rly install  a child  safety  seat 
in my vehicle?  .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 
299 
Infant  seats  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 301 
LA TCH system  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 311 
Safety  instructions  .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . 299 
Securing  .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . 306 
Unused  safety  belts  on the  rear seat 301 
Child seats 
Lower anchorages  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 
310 
C lassic  view  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . 15 
Index 
Cleaning  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 354 
Cleaning  Alcantara  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357 
Cleaning  artificial  leather.  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 357 
Cleaning  carbon  parts  . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356,  357 
Cleaning  decorative  parts/trim  . . . . . . . . . . 356 
Cleaning  decorative  parts  and  trim  . . .  . .  . . 356 
Cleaning  exhaust  tail pipes  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 356 
Cleaning  plastic  parts  .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 356 
Cleaning  textiles  . . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 357 
Climate  control  system 
refer  to Automatic  climate  control  . . . . . . . 76 
Clock  . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . 17,  248 
Cockpit  (overview)  .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  8 
Collapsible  spare  tire  Inflating  . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
367 
Collapsible  ti re 
refer  to Collapsible  spa re tire  . .  . . . .  . .  . . 367 
Command  (voice recognition  system)  . . .  . . 168 
Compact  spare  t ire  . . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 367 
Compartments  .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 69 
Compass  in the  mirror  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 63 
Compliance  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . 386 
Connection  manager  . . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  249 
Connect ions 
refer  to Media  .. ... ....... ... ... 227,  236 
Con sumer  Information  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . 261,  383 
Consumption  (fuel)  . . . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 17 
Contacting  NHTSA .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261 
Contacts  . . . . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . 183 
Addi tional  directory  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 250 
Importing/exporting  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . 185 
Memory capacity  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186 
Stor ing as  destination  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 212 
Control  buttons  (operating  the MMI) . . .  . . 15 7 
Control  knob with joyst ick  function  (MMI op
eration)  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 
160 
Convenience  key 
Switching  the  ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
83 
Unlocking/locking  . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . .  . 40 
Convenience  opening/closing  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . 49 
Convertib le  child  safety  seats  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 303 
Convertible  locking  retractor 
Activating  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . 
308 
Deactivating  . . .  .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . 309 
Using  to  secure  a ch ild safety  seat  . . . .  . . 308 
Cooled glove  compartment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 
389  

Index 
Cooling  mode  (automatic  climate  
control)  . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 
77,  78 
Cooling  system 
Coolant  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . .  . 
329 
Coolant  temperature  indicator  . .  . . . .  . .  . . 11 
Crosshairs  . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 206 
Cruise control  system  .  . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . 102 
Cup holders  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . 69 
Current  consumption  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . 17 
D 
Data connection  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 195 
Data protection  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 196,  227 
Data recorder  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 153 
Date  ..... ..... .. ................ . 17,248 
Date display  .  . .  . .  . . .  .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 248 
Daytime  running  lights  . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . 54 
Declaration  of compliance 
Audi  adaptive  cruise  control  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 
386 
Audi  side assist  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . 386 
Ce ll phone  package  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . 386 
Convenience key  . . .  .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 386 
Electronic  immobilizer..  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  .  386 
Garage door  opener  (Home Link)  . . . . . . .  . 
386 
Remote  control  key  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 386 
D EF 
refer to AdBlue ... ............ .... .. . 319 
Defrosting  (windows) . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . 78 
DEF (instrument  cluster)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 12 
Demo  mode 
refer to Presentation  mode  . . . . . . . . .  . . . 212 
Destination  on the  map 
Using the  MMI touch  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . 
206 
Determining  correct load limit  .  . . . . . . . .  . 348 
Diesel 
Diese l particulate  filter  . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . 
322 
Prewarming  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . 83 
Diesel  Exhaust  Fluid  (DEF) 
refer to AdBlue.. ................ .... 319 
Diesel  fuel ... .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. . 316 
Digita l compass  . .  . .  .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 63 
Digital  Rights  Management  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . 227 
Dimensions  . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 380 
Dimming  the  exterior  mirrors  .  . . . . .  . .  . . . . 59 
Dimming  the  rearview  mirror . . . . . . . .  . .  . . 59 
390 
Directory 
refer to Contacts  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 183 
D isplay  . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 13 
Cleaning  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 356 
Infotainment  system display  . . . . . . 156,  249 
Instrument  cluster . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . 16 
Multifunction  steering  wheel  . . . .  . . . .  . .  . 13 
Versions  (MMI)  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . 156 
D istance  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 17 
Doors 
Emergency  locking . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . 
42 
Driver  information  system  . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . 17 
Changing views  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 13 
Energy consumers  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 18 
On-board  computer  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 
Outside  temperature  display . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 
Service interval  display  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 333 
View  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . 15 
Driver  seat 
refer to Seating  position 255 
Drives 
refer to Media  ... .. .. ........... 227,  236 
Drive select 
refer to Aud i drive  select  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  133 
Driving  economically  .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . 
80 
Driving  offroad  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . 90 
Driving  safe ly  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . 254 
Driving  through  water  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 80 
Driving  time  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 17 
DVD drive  (med ia drives)  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 228 
Dynam ic steering  .  . . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 134 
Dynamic  volume 
refer to System volume  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . 252 
E 
E-mail  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 182 
Economical  rou te  .. .. .. ............. .. 211 
eco (button)  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . .  . .  . 77 
EDS  . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 146 
Electromechanical  parking  brak e . .  . . . .  . .  . 88 
Electromechanical  steering  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  1 SO 
Electronic  immobili zer  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 
38 
E lectronic  stabilization  control 
refer to ESC  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . 146,  147 
Emergency  assistance  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 
Emergency  braking  function  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 88  

K 
Key....... .. .. ................ ..... ..  38 
Key not  recognized  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . 
85 
Key replacement  .  . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  38 
Mechanical  key  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . 
38,  39 
Replacing the  battery  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 39 
Unlocking/locking  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . 40,  42 
Vehicle  code  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  38 
Kick-down  (automatic  transmission)  . . . . .  . . 
95 
Knee airbags  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . 287 
Description  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 287 
How  they  work  .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 288 
Important  safety  instruct ions  . . .  . .  . . . .  . 289 
L 
Lane assist 
refer  to Audi  active  lane assist  .  . . .  . . . .  . 125 
Lap  timer . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 106 
Evaluating  . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . 106 
Starting  . . .  . . . .  . .  .  . . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 106 
LATCH · ·  · · · . .... ............. .. .. .. .  309 
Descr iption  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . 310 
Install ing a child restraint ............ . 311 
Location 
·  · . .. ..... ....... ... .. .. .. .  310 
Mounting  and releasing  the  anchorage 
hook 
. . .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .  311 
Launch control  program  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . 95 
Leather  care/cleaning  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 357 
Left  contro l button  ............. .. .. .. ..  14 
License agreement  (MMI)  .  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 
253 
Lifting  points  (vehicle jack)  ....... .....  . 364 
Light/rain  sensor 
Headlights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . 
54 
Interval  mode  (w ipers)  . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . 60 
Light  functions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  54 
High  beam  assistant 
55 
Instrument  illum ination  . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . . 58 
Interior  lighting  . . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . 57 
Lighting 
Exterior 
· ·  · ·  · ·  ·  · · ·  · ·  ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · ·  · . .. .. ..  54 
Interior  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . 5 7 
Lights 
~ Headlight  range control  system  . . .  . . . .  . .  54 
;::; Listening  to mus ic ,.... 
8 refer  to Media  .. ............. .. . 227 , 236 
3 Loading  the  luggage  compartment  . .  . .  . .  . 259 
Locking/unlocking 
By remote  control  .  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  40 
With  the  centra l locking  switch  .  . . .  . .  . .  . 
41 
With  the  convenience  key  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . .  .  40 
With  the  lock  cylinder  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 
42 
Low  beam  headlights  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 54 
Luggage  compartment  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 
Cover..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 70 
Pass-through  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . 73 
Socket.. .. .. .. . ............ .... .. .. . 68 
Storing  cargo  correctly  .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 259 
Tie-downs  .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 73 
Val et  parking  function  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 51 
also  refer  to Loading  the  luggage  compart-
ment  ..... .. .. .. ................. .. 
259 
Luggage  compartment  lid  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 43 
Emergency  release . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 47 
Lumbar  support  .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 65 
M 
Maintenance  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 
Maintenanc e intervals  .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . 333 
Making  an emergency  call  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 180 
Malfunc tion  indicator  lamp  (MIL)  . . . . . .  . .  . 24 
Map 
Display 
219 
Operating  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  214 
Settings  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  215 
Update  . .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. 
204 
Mapupdate  ... .. .. .................. . 217 
Mechanical  key  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . 38, 39 
Media  ... .. .. .. .. ............... 227,  236 
Drives · · · · .. .. .. .. ....... ........ ..  228 
Supported  formats  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . 242 
Media  center .. .. .. .. ............... .. 237 
Memory  buttons 
refer  to Shortcut  keys  .  . . .  . .  . . . . . . 155,  162 
Memory  capa city 
D. ,rectory  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . 185 
Jukebox  . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  229 
Memory  card  SD card  reader  (MMI)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 
228 
Supported  types/formats  . . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . 242 
Memory  function  .  . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . 67 
MENU button 
· · ·  · ·  · ·  · · ·  · · ·........ ...  155 
393