
Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video files are supported by the DVD drive, the Jukebox*, the SO card reader and
the connection for USB storage devices:
Supported
medi a
File system
Metadat a
Format
File e xten-
s ion
Pla ylist s
C haracter is -
ti cs
Numbe r of
file s
(D Tips Audio files
Video files*
S D /S DH C/S DXC/MM C mem 1or y ca rds:
with a capacity up to 128 GB
DVD dri ve : audio CDs (up to 80 m in .) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD v ideo; DVD aud io with audio tracks that a re
compatible with a DV D video player
Audi mu sic interface : mobi le devices ~page 160 such as iPods and MTP players, USB
storage devices in "USB Device Subclass 1 and
6" th at con form to USB 2.0: USB stic ks,
USB MP3 players (P lug-and -P lay cap.ab le), external USB flash drives and hard drives
Memory card s: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage d evices: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage de vice partiti ons: 2 per USB connection
CD /DVD fil e sy stem s: 1S09660, Jo liet, UD F
Album co ver : GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability .
MPEG Windows MPEG F
LAC
MPEG MPEG4 Windows Media Vid
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1/2 Media 2/4 1/2
AVC eo 9
Layer-3 Audio 9 (H.264)
and 10
.mp3 .wma .
m4a;
.flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
. m4b;
.mpeg .m4v; .asf
. aac .mov;
. avi
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kb it/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 k Hz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at max imum 25 fps
frequen-
cy
DVD drive *: max. 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximate ly 10 GB storage space; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage de vices and memo ry card s: max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
fi les pe r playlist/ directory
showing the remain ing p lay time may differ
for MP3 files with variab le bit rate.
- The med ia drives do not support the W in
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format . -
Special characters (s uch as those in ID3 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaran teed .
-
To comp ress MP3 f iles, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
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Media
-The manufactu rer of the stora ge device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" . -Some MTP p laye r fu nct ions are not s upport
ed, s uch as rating music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
App lies to: ve hicles with a CD d rive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD tex t (artist, a lbum, t rack) *, CD -ROMs with a capac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi -
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Media A u- M PEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer -3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS ; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 3 20 kb it/s and 48 k Hz sampli ng freque ncies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of M aximum 1,000 files pe r med ium
files
(D Tips
-To comp ress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kb it/s is recommended. The display
showing the remaining p lay t ime may d iffer
fo r MP3 f iles w it h va riable bi t rate.
-Special cha racters (s uch as those in 1D3 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface */Bluetooth au-
Read the ins truc tions in the chapter q page 160, Multimedia
dio player *: mobile dev ice is not sup-c onne ctions/ 9 page 157, Bluetooth audio player. You can
porte d. learn abo ut supporte d mo bile dev ices in the A udi da tabase fo r
mo bile dev ices a t www.audius a.com/blue tooth.
Audi music interface */AU X input: the Ad just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70%
vol ume is too h igh/too low w hen of the max imum ou tp ut
9page 165, Input level.
sta rting playback th rough the AUX in-
pu t.
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Safe driving Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passenge rs and others . We have summar
i zed here w hat you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur safety is for us priority number 1. Al
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The informa tion in t his sect ion app lies to all
model versions of your vehicle. Some of the fea
tures described in t his sections may be standard
eq uipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
-Always make sure that you follow the in
st ruct ions and heed the WAR NINGS in t his
Manua l. It is in your i nterest a nd in the in
t e res t of your passengers .
-
-Always keep the complete Owner's Litera
t ur e in yo ur Audi whe n you lend or se ll yo ur
vehicle so tha t this import ant information
w ill a lways be available to t he d rive r and
passengers.
-Alw ays keep t he Owne r's lite rature h andy so
that you can f ind it easily if yo u have ques
tions .
Safe dri ving
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job ! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passenger,
b efor e driving alw ay s:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and s ignals are operat
ing correctly.
.. Make sure tha t the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Secure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
c::> page 183, c::> page 49.
.. M ak e sure tha t not hing c an in terfere wi th the
peda ls .
.. Adj ust seat and mirrors correctly for your
height .
.. Make sure to use the right child restra int cor
rectly to protect children
c::> page 216, Child
safety.
.. Sit properly in your seat and make sure that
your passenger do the
same ¢ page 46, Front
seats.
.. Fasten yo ur safety belt and wear i t properly. Al
so inst ru ct yo ur passenge r to fas ten his safety
be lt properly
¢ page 187.
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is dire ctly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis
tracted.
T he dr iver is responsib le for the sa fe ty of the ve
hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impai red, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicl e inc rease and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
¢ A_ . Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge r
or by using a ce llular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im
pa ired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc.) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense .
.. ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions .
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-Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving. Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position .
- Children must always ride in child seats
¢page 216. Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenger seat ¢
page 194.
Proper seating position for the front
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the following position:
.,. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it whenever the vehicle is moving .
.,. Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passenger seat .
.,. Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
¢ page 190.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see ¢
page 46.
A WARNING
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by the airbag as it
unfolds . To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Passengers must always sit in an upright po
sition and never lean against or place any
part of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi
tion or too close to the airbag can be seri
ously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye .
Safe driving
-Always make sure that there are at least
10 in (25 cm) between the front passen
ger's breastbone and the instrument panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least 4 in
(10 cm) between the front passenger's
knees and the lower part of the instrument
panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat.
- Before driving, always adjust the front pas
senger seat properly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in
strument panel, out of the window, etc . The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
able to protect you properly and can even in
crease the risk of injury in a crash .
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt
and improper seating position .
- Children must always ride in child seats
¢
page 216. Special precautions apply
when installing a child seat on the front
passenger seat ¢
page 194.
Examples of improper seating positions
The occupant restraint system can only reduce
the risk of injury if vehicle occupants are properly
seated.
Improper seating positions can cause serious in
jury or death. Safety belts can only work when
they are properly positioned on the body. Im
proper seating positions reduce the effectiveness
of safety belts and will even increase the risk of
injury and death by moving the safety belt to crit
ical areas of the body . Improper seating positions
also increase the risk of serious injury and death
when an airbag deploys and strikes an occupant
who is not in the proper seating position. A driver
is responsible for the safety of all vehicle occu-
pants and especially for children. Therefore:
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~ Never allow anyone to assume an incorrect
seating position when the vehicle is being used
¢A .
The fo llowing bulletins list only some sample po
sitions that wi ll increase the risk of serious injury
and deat h. Our hope is that these examples wi ll
make you more aware of seating positions that
are dangerous.
Therefor e, when ever th e veh icle is mo ving :
-never stand up in t he vehicle
- never s tand on the seats
- never knee l on the seats
- never r ide with the seatback reclined
- never lie down on the seats
- never lean up against the instrument pane l
- never sit on the edge of the seat
- never sit sideways
- never lean out the w indow
- never put you r feet out the window
- never put your feet on the instrument panel
- never rest your feet on the sea t cushion or back
of the seat
- never ride in the footwell
- never ride in the cargo area
A WARNING
Improper seat ing posit ions increase the r isk
of serious personal injury and deat h whenever
a vehicle is being used .
- Always make sure that a ll vehicle occupants
stay in a proper seat ing pos ition and are
properly restra ined whenever the vehicle is
being used .
Driver and passenger
side footwell
Important safety instructions
A WARNING
Alw ays ma ke sure that t he knee ai rbag can in
flate without interferen ce. Obje cts between
yourse lf and the airbag can increase the risk
of injury in an accident by interfering with the
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way the airbag dep loys o r by being pushed in
to you as the airbag dep loys.
- No persons (chi ldren) o r anima ls should ride
in the footwell in front of the passenger
seat.
If the airbag deploys, this can resu lt in
serious or fatal injuries.
- No objects of any kind should be carried in the footwell area in front of the dr iver's or
passenger's seat . Bu lky objects (shopping
bags, for examp le) can hamper or prevent
proper dep loyment of the a irbag. Sma ll ob
jects ca n be thrown th ro ugh t he ve hicle if
the airbag deploys a nd injur e you or your
p a sse ngers.
Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move free ly without in
terference and t hat nothing prevents them from
returning to their orig inal positions .
Only use floor mats t hat leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners.
If a bra ke circuit fails , in creased bra ke pedal trav
el is req uired to b ring the vehicle to a fu ll stop.
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle contro l and increase the risk of se ri
ous injury .
- Never p lace any objects in the driver's foot
we ll. An object could get into the peda l area
and interfere with pedal funct ion. In case of
sudden b raking or an acc ident, you would
not be able to brake or acce lerate!
- Always make sure that nothing can fall or move into the driver's footwel l.

Safe driving
on the safety compliance sticker on the left
door jamb. Exceeding permissible weight
standards can cause the vehicle to slide and handle differently .
- Please observe information on safe driving
9 page 179.
A WARNING
To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the vehicle, always keep the
rear lid closed while driving.
- Never transport objects larger than those
fitting completely into the luggage area be cause the rear lid cannot be fully closed .
- If you absolutely must drive with the rear lid open, observe the following notes to reduce
the risk of poisoning:
- Close all windows,
- Close the convertible top,
- Open all air outlets in the instrument pan-
el,
- Switch off the air recirculation,
- Set the fresh air fan to the highest speed .
A WARNING
.
-
Always make sure that the doors, all win
dows, the convertible top and the rear lid are
securely closed and locked to reduce the risk
of injury when the vehicle is not being used.
- After closing the rear lid , always make sure
that it is properly closed and locked.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe
cially with the rear lid left open . A child
could crawl into the vehicle through the lug
gage compartment and close the rear lid be
coming trapped and unable to get out. Be
ing trapped in a vehicle can lead to serious
personal injury.
- Never let children play in or around the vehi
cle.
- Never let passengers ride in the luggage compartment. Vehicle occupants must al
ways be properly restrained in one of the ve
hicle's seating positions.
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- Air circulation helps to reduce window fog
ging. Stale air escapes to the outside
through vents in the trim panel, on the left
side of the luggage compartment. Be sure
to keep these slots free and open.
- The tire pressure must correspond to the
load. The tire pressure is shown on the tire
pressure label. The tire pressure label is lo
cated on the driver's side B-pillar . The tire
pressure label lists the recommended cold
tire inflation pressures for the vehicle at its
maximum capacity weight and the tires that
were on your vehicle at the time it was man
ufactured. For recommended tire pressures
for normal load conditions , please see chap
ter ¢page255.
Tie -downs
The luggage compartment is equipped with four
tie-downs to secure luggage and other items.
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Fig. 151 Lu ggage compartmen t: loca tion of the tie -dow ns
Use the tie-downs to secure your cargo properly
9page 183, Loading the luggage compartment.
In a collision, the laws of physics mean that even
smaller items that are loose in the vehicle will
become heavy missiles that can cause serious in
jury. Items in the vehicle possess energy which
vary with vehicle speed and the weight of the
item . Vehicle speed is the most significant factor.
For example , in a frontal collision at a speed of
30 mph (48 km/h), the forces acting on a 10 lbs
(4.5 kg) object are about 20 times the normal
weight of the item. This means that the weight
of the item would suddenly be about
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to offer protection in those accidents in which
airbags are not supposed to deploy or when they
have a lready deployed. Unbelted occupants can
also be thrown out of the vehicle where even
more severe or fatal injuries can occur.
Safety belts protect
People think it's possible to use the hands to
brace the body in a minor collision. It's simply
no t true!
Fig. 156 Drive r is correctly restra ined in a s udde n brak ing
ma neuver .
Safety belts used properly can make a big differ
ence. Safety belts help to keep passengers in
their seats, gradually reduce energy levels ap
p lied to the body in an accident , and he lp prevent
the uncon trolled movement tha t can cause seri
ous injur ies. In addi tion , safety belts reduce the
danger of being thrown out of the veh icle.
Safety belts attach passengers to the car and give
them the benefi t of bei ng slowed down more
gent ly or "softly" through the "give" i n the safe ty
be lts, crush zones and other safety features engi
neered into today's vehicles . By "absorbing" the
kinetic energy ove r a longer period of time, the
safety belts make the forces on the body more
"to lerable" and less likely to cause injury.
Although these examples are based on a fronta l
coll is ion, safety belts can also substantially re
duce th e risk of inj ury in other kinds of crashes.
So, whether you're on a long trip or just going to
the corner store, always buckle up and make sure
others do, too . Accident stat istics s how that vehi
cle occupants properly wearing safety belts have
a lower risk of being in ju red and a much better
chance of s urviv ing a n accide nt. Prope rly us ing
Safet y bel ts
sa fety belts also great ly increases the ability of
the supp lemental airbags to do their job in a col
li sion . For this reason, wearing a safety belt is le
gally required in most countries including much
of the United States and Canada.
Although your Audi is equipped with airbags, you still have to wear the safety belts p rovided . Front
airbags, for example, are activated only in some
frontal collisions. The front airbags are not acti
vated in a ll frontal collisions, i n side and rear col
lis ions, in rollovers o r in cases where there is not
enough decelerat ion through impact to the front
of the veh icle. The same goes for the othe r air bag
systems in your Aud i. So, always wear yo ur safe ty
belt an d make sure everybody in your vehicle is
prope rly restrained!
Important safety instructions about safety
belts
Safety belts must always be correctly positioned
across the strongest bones of your body.
.,. Always wear safety belts as i llustrated and de
scribed in this chapter.
.,. Make sure that your saf ety be lts are always
ready for use and are not damaged.
A WARNING
Not wear ing safety be lts o r wearing t hem im
p roperly increases the r is k of serious personal
i njury and death . Safety belts can work only
when used correctly.
- Always fasten your safety belts co rrectly be
fore d riving off and make sure a ll passen
ge rs a re co rrectly res trained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be positioned properly o n the body .
- Never strap more than one person, includ
ing smal l children , into any belt .
- Never p lace a safety belt over a child sitting
on yo ur lap .
- Always keep feet in the footwe ll in front of
the seat while the veh icle is being driven .
- Never let any person ride with the ir feet on
the instrument panel or stick ing out the
window or on the seat.
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Airbag syste m
Important safety instructions on the side
airbag system
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. Always
p roperly wear safety belts and ride in a proper
seating position.
There is a lot that you and your passengers must
know and act accord ingly to help t he safety be lts
and a irbags do the ir job to provide supplemental
protection.
A WARNING
An inflating side airbag can cause serious or
fatal injury . Improperly wearing safety belts
and improper seating positions increase the
r isk of serious personal injury and death
whenever a vehicle is being used .
- In order to reduce the risk of injury when
the supplemental s ide airbag inflates:
- Always sit in an up right posit ion and never
lean ag ainst the area where the s upple
mental side airbag is located.
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- Never let a chi ld or anyone else rest the ir
head agains t the side t rim p anel in the
area whe re the supp lemental s ide a irbag
inflates.
- Always make sure that safety belts are
worn correctly,
- Do not let anyone sitting in the fron t seat
put their hand or any other parts o f the ir
body out of the window .
- Always make sure tha t the side airbag can
inflate without inter ference.
- Never install seat covers or rep lacement
upho lstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
Aud i.
- Never use add itiona l seat cushions that
cover the areas where the s ide airbags de
ploy .
- Damage to the origina l seat covers or to
the seam in the area of the side airbag
mod ule m ust always be repaired immed i
ately by an authorized Audi dealer.
- Objects between you and the airbag can in
cr ease t he risk of inju ry in an accident by in
te rfe ring w ith the way the airb ag unfo lds or
214 by being pushed
into you as the airbag in
flates .
- Never place or attach accessor ies or other
ob jects (s uch as cup ho lde rs, telephone
bracke ts, or even l arge, b ulk y objec ts) on
the doors, over or near the area mar ke d
"A IRBAG" on the seat backrests .
- Such objec ts and accessories can become
dange ro us projecti les and cause injury
when the supplemental side airbag de ploys.
- Never carry any objects or pets in the de
ployment space between them and the
airbags or allow children or other passen
gers to trave l in this position .
- Always prevent the side airbags from being
damaged by heavy objects knocking against
or hitting the sides of the seatbacks.
- The a irbag system can only be triggered
once . If the airbag has been triggered, the
system must be replaced by an authorized
Aud i dealership.
- Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
or iginal seat covers or to the seam in the
area of the side airbag module must always
be repaired immediately by an authorized
Aud i dea le r.
- If ch ildren are seated imprope rly, thei r risk
of injury increases in the case of an accident
~ page 216, Child safety .
-Never attempt to mod ify any components of
the airbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not func
tion properly if sensors cannot correctly measure increasing air press ure inside the
doors when a ir e scapes th rough large r, un
closed openings in the door p anel.
- Never dr ive with interior door t rim panels
removed.
- Never dr ive when parts have been re
moved from the inside door panel and the
openings they leave have not been proper
ly closed .
- Never dr ive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker holes have been properly closed .