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(CO) 6/VDE 0837 . The various types of audio
equipment installed conform to safety class
1.
T he laser uses so little power or is s hielded so
there is no dange r when it is used correctly .
Media drives
SD card reader
Fig . 136 G love co mpa rtmen t: inse rt in g th e SD card
-Inserting the SD card : the angled cor ner of the
S D card m ust face toward the r ight front. Sl ide
t h e SD ca rd into the card reader slot
CD
¢fig . 136 until the SD ca rd cli cks into place .
-Automatic playback : playback will start auto­
matically if the inserte d SD ca rd conta ins sup­
p or ted audio/v ideo f iles
c;, page 168 .
-Removing the SD card : press briefly on t he SD
c a rd.
The SD card reader is accessed and ope rated
through the
M MI@ c;,page 162, fig . 141.
CD Note
On ly use one-piece SD cards. If adapte r ca rds
(SD cards with more than one piece) a re used,
the card cou ld fall out of the adap ter when
driving bec ause of v ibrations. Ind ividual
p ieces could then become s tuck in the dr ive
an d impair the func tio nali ty .
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Always keep the S D car d in a suit able case to
protec t it fro m dirt, dust p art icl es an d ot her
da mage.
Media
DVD drive
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
Fig. 1 37 Glove comp art m en t: DVD d rive
-Lo ading a CD /DVD : the CD/DVD is pu lled in au­
tomatically. Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD s lot @ with the label fac ing up
c;, fig . 137 .
-Automatic playback : playback wi ll sta rt auto­
mat ically if the inse rted CD/DVD conta ins sup­
ported aud io/video* fi les
c;, page 168 .
-Ejecting a CD/DVD : press the button CD
c;, fig .137 .
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatica lly if it
is not removed from the DVD slot w ith in approx i­
mately te n seconds after ejecting it .
The DVD drive is accessed and ope rated through
the
MMI @c;, page 162, fig . 141.
CD Note
-N ever force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in a utomatically .
-Do not insert CDs/DV Ds with labels into t he
dr ive . Labe ls can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
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The CD/DVD playback is not ensure d with au­
d io fi les t hat have a h igh data rate .
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Safe dri ving
,.. Take frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive
for more than two hours at a stretch.
,.. Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pres­
sure or when you are stressed.
A WARNING
Impaired driving safety increases the risk of
serious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
Correct passenger
seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important
for safe, relaxed driving.
F ig. 150 Correct seat in g posi tion
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For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the driver's seat to the following
position :
,.. Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily
push the pedals all the way to the floor wh ile
k eeping your knee(s) s lightly bent
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,.. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position so that your back comes in
full contact with it when you drive.
,.. Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a dis ­
tance of at least 10 in (25 cm) between the
steering wheel and your breast bone
c:> fig. 150.
If not possible, see your authorized Audi deal­
ersh ip about adaptive equipment .
,.. Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering
whee l and airbag cover points at you r chest and
not at your face.
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,.. Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your
elbow(s) slightly bent.
,.. Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
c:> page 190 .
,.. Always keep both feet in the footwell so that
you are in control of the vehicle at all times .
For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see
c:> page 46, Front seats.
A WARNING
Drivers who are unbelted, out of position or
too close to the airbag can be seriously in -
ju red by an airbag as it unfolds. To help re-
duce the risk of serious pe rsonal injury:
-Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steer ing wheel so that the re are at least
10 in (25 cm) between your breastbone and
the steering wheel.
-Always adjust the driver's seat and the
steer ing whee l so that there are at least 4 in
(10 cm) between the knees and the lower
pa rt of the instrument pane l.
- Always hold the steering wheel on the out­
side of the steering wheel rim with your
hands at the 9 o'clock and 3 o'clock posi­
tions to help reduce the risk of personal in­
jury if the dr iver's a irbag inflates.
- Never hold the steering wheel at the
12 o'clock position or with your hands at
other positions inside the steering whee l
rim or on the steering wheel hub . Holding
the steering wheel the wrong way can cause
serious injuries to the hands, arms and head
if the driver's airbag inflates
- Pointing the steering wheel toward your face decreases the ability of the supplemen­
tal driver's airbag to protect you in a coll i­
sion.
- Always sit in an upright pos it ion and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are
located.
- Before driving, always adjust the front seats
properly and make sure that all passengers
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Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely at­tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not in­
terfere with the free movement of the pedals .
... Make sure tha t t he floor mats are properly se­
cured and cannot
move and interfere with the
pedals
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Use only floor mats th at leave the pedal area un­
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of position . You can obtain
suitable floor mats from your authorized Audi Dealer .
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi.
Floor mats used in your vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners. Properly securing the floor mats will prevent them from sliding into posi­
tions that could interfere with the pedals or im ­
pair safe operation of your vehicle in other ways .
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can result in a
loss of vehicle control and increase the risk of
serious personal injury.
- Always make sure that floor mats are prop­
erly secured.
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be
properly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfering with the ped­
als or the ability to control the vehicle.
- Never place or install floor mats or other
floor coverings on top of already installed
floor mats. Additional floor mats and other coverings will reduce the size of the pedal
area and interfere with the pedals.
- Always properly reinstall and secure floor
mats that have been taken out for cleaning.
- Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into the driver footwell while the vehicle is
moving. Objects can become trapped under
the brake pedal and accelerator pedal caus­ ing a loss of vehicle control.
Safe driving
Stowing luggage
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be properly
stowed and secured in the luggage compart­
ment.
Loose items in the luggage compartment can
shift suddenly, changing vehicle handling charac ­
teristics . Loose items can also increase the risk of
serious personal injury in a sudden vehicle ma­
neuver or in a collision.
... Distribute the load evenly in the luggage com­
partment .
... Always place and properly secure heavy items in
the luggage compartment as far forward as
possible .
... Secure luggage using the tie-downs provided
qpage 184.
A WARNING ~ -
Improperly stored luggage or other items can
fly through the vehicle causing serious per­
sonal injury in the event of hard braking or an
accident. To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Always put objects, for example, luggage or
other heavy items in the luggage compart ­
ment.
- Always secure objects in the luggage com­
partment using the tie-down eyelets and
suitable straps .
A WARNING
-
Heavy loads will influence the way your vehi­
cle handles. To help reduce the risk of a loss
of control leading to serious personal injury:
- Always keep in mind when transporting
heavy objects, that a change in the center of
gravity can also cause changes in vehicle
handling:
- Always distribute the load as evenly as
possible.
- Place heavy objects as far forward in the
luggage compartment as possible.
- Never exceed the Gross Axle Weight Rating or the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating specified
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Safe ty belts
,.. Inse rt the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch secure ly
¢ page 190, fig. 157 .
,.. Pull on the be lt to make sure that it is securely
latched in the buck le.
.,&. WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
ser ious personal inju ry in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap po rtion of the safety belt as low as pos­
sible across the pelvis and below the round­
ing of the abdomen .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
othe r important information
Q .&. in Fasten­
ing safety belts on page 191.
Unfastening safety belts
Unbuckle the safety belt with the red release
button only after the vehicle has stopped.

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F ig . 1 60 Releasi ng th e tongue fro m the buck le
,.. Push the red release button on the buckle
¢ fig. 160 . The belt tongue will spring out of
the buckle
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,.. Let the belt wind up on the retractor as you
guide the belt tongue to its stowed posit ion.
.,&. WARNING
Never unfasten safety belt while the vehicle is
moving. Doing so will i ncrease you r risk of be­
ing injured o r kill ed .
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Improperly worn safety belts
Incorrectly positioned safety belts can cause se­
vere injuries.
Wear ing safety belts improperly can cause seri­
ous injury or death. Safety belts can only work
whe n they are correctly posit ioned on the body .
Imprope r seat ing positions reduce the effective­
ness of safety bel ts and w ill even increase the
risk of inj ury and death by moving the safety be lt
to critical are as of the body . Imprope r seating
pos itions also increase the risk o f serious injury
and death when an airbag dep loys and strikes an
occupant who is not in the correct seating posi­
tion. A driver is responsible for the safety of all
vehicle occupants and especially for chi ldren.
Therefore:
,.. Never pe rm it anyone to assume an incorrect
sitt ing pos ition in the vehicle while traveling
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.,&. WARNING
Improperly worn safety belts increase the risk
of ser ious perso nal injury and death whenever
a veh icle is being used .
- Always make sure that all veh icle occu pants
are correctly restrained and stay in a correct
se ating position whenever the ve hicle is be­
ing used.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other impo rtant
informat ion ¢ page 189 .
Safety belt tensioner
How safety belt pretensioners work
Pyrotechn ic safety belt preten sioners
Seat belts with pyrotechnic safety be lt preten­
sioners are tensioned automatically in severe col­ lis ions, depending on the circumstances. This
helps to reduce the forward motion of the occu­
pants .
.,&. WARNING
-It is poss ible for the pretens ioners to dep loy
incor rect ly.
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Airbag syste m
-Repairs to the front passenger seat must be
performed by qua lified and properly trained
workshop personnel.
- Never remove the front passenger or driver
seat from the vehicle.
- Never remove the upho lstery from the front
passenger seat.
- Never disassemble or remove parts from the
seat or disconnect wires from it.
- Never carry sharp objects in your pockets or
put them on the seat . The capacitive pas­
senger detection mat in the front passenger
seat will not function properly if it is punc­
tured.
- Never carry things on your lap or carry ob­
jects on the front passenger seat. Such ob­
jects can influence the capac itance regis­
tered by the capac itive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect information is p ro­
vided to the airbag control unit.
- Never store items under the front passenger
seat. Parts of the Advanced Airbag System
under the passenger sea t could be dam­
aged, preventing them and the airbag sys­
tem from working properly.
- Never place seat covers o r rep lacemen t up­
holstery that have not been spec ifically ap­
proved by Audi on the front seats.
- Seat covers can prevent the Advanced Air­
bag System from recogn izing child re ­
straints or occupants on the front passenge r
seat and prevent the side airbag in the seat
backrest from dep loying properly.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth­
erwise added to the front passenge r seat,
never install any ch ild restraint system on
this seat.
- Never use cush ions, pillows, blankets, or
similar items on the front passenger seat.
The add it iona l layers prevent the capacitive
passenger detection system from accurate ly
measuring the capac itance of the ch ild safe­
ty seat and/or the pe rson on the seat and
th us keep the Advanced Airbag System from
wor king p roperly.
- Never place o r use any electrical device
(s uch as a laptop, CD player, elect ronic
games dev ice, power inverter or seat heater
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for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket. Such
dev ices can influence the capac itance regis­
tered by the capacitive passenger detection
system, so that incorrect informat ion is pro­
vided to the airbag cont rol unit.
- If you must use a child restra int on the fron t
passenger seat and the child restraint man­
ufacturer's instructions requ ire the use of a
towel, foam c ushion or someth ing else to
proper ly posit ion the child res tra int, ma ke
certain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
~ ; light comes on and stays on whenever
the child restraint is installed on the front
passenger seat.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
does not come on and stay on, have the air­ bag system inspected by your Audi dealer.
A WARNING
If the front passenger seat gets wet, dry it im­
mediately .
-If liquid soaks into the front passenger seat,
this can keep the airbag system from work­
ing properly and may, for instance, deacti­
vate the passenger frontal airbag.
If this
happens, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~'
light will come on and s tay on together w ith
t he air bag indica to r li gh t
El in the instru­
ment cluster .
- If liqu id is pooled on the sea t, but has not
soaked in, th is may also keep the airbag sys­
tem from wor king p roper ly and cause the
passenger fronta l airbag to be enabled
(turned on), even though there is a properly
installed child restraint system on the seat.
Wet towels or other wet things on the seat
cushion can have the same effect . If the
front passenger fronta l airbag is turned on,
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~, light will
turn off.
How the Advanced Airbag System
components work together
The front Advanced Airbag System and the side
airbags supp lement the protection offered by the
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met, be sure to check the light regularly to make
certain that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1;
light stays on continuously whenever the ignition
is on. If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1; light
does not appear on and does not stay on all the
time, stop as soon as it is safe to do so and
- reactivate the system by turning the ign ition
off for more than 4 seconds and then turning it
on again;
- remove and reinstall the child restraint. Make
sure that the child restraint is properly instal­ led and that the safety belt for the front pas­
senger seat has been correctly routed through
the child restraint as descr ibed in the child re­
straint manufacturer's i nstr uctions;
- make sure that the convertible locking retrac­
tor on the safety be lt for the front passenger
seat has bee n activated and that the safety belt
has been pulled tight.
- make sure that no electrical device (such as a
laptop, CD player, elect ronic games dev ice,
power inverter or seat heater for child seats) is
placed or used on the front passenger seat if
the device is connected to the 12 ·vo lt socket or
the cigarette lighter socket;
- make sure that no seat heater has been retro­
fitted or otherwise added to the front passen­
ger seat;
- make sure that nothing can interfere with the
safety belt buckles and that they are not ob­
structed;
- make sure that there are no wet objects (such
as a wet towel) and no water or other liquids on
the front passenger seat cush ion.
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light still
does not come on ...
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1; light still
does not come on and does not stay on continu­
ously (when the ignition is sw itched on),
- take the child restraint off the front passenger
seat and have the airbag system inspected by
your Audi dealer immed iate ly.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
should NOT come on ...
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light should
NOT come on when the ign ition is on and an
Airbag system
adult is sitting in a proper seating position on the
front passenger seat. If the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on whi le
driv ing, under these c ircumstances, make sure
that:
- the adult on the front passenger seat is proper ­
ly seated on the center of the seat cushion w ith
his or her back up against the backrest and the
backrest is not reclined,
- the adult is not taking weight off the seat by holding on to the passenger assist handle
above the front passenger door or support ing
their weight on the armrest,
- the safety belt is being properly worn and that
there is not a lot of slack in the safety belt web­
b ing,
- there are no aftermarket seat covers or cush­
ions or other things (such as blankets) on the
front passenger seat that might cause the ca­
pacitive passenge r detection system to miscal­
culate e lectr ica l capacitance.
Important safety instructions on
monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
A WARNING
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-If the status of the Advanced Airbag System
has changed while the vehicle is moving, the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1; ON@ light
blinks for about 5 seconds to catch the driv­
er 's attention. If this happens, always stop
as soon as it is safe to do so and check the
steps described above .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "1; light
does not go off when an adult who is not
very small is sitting on the front passenger
seat after taking the steps described above,
have the airbag system inspected by your
author ized Audi dealer before transporting
anyone on the front passenger seat.
A WARNING
-
An air bag system that is not functioning prop­
erly cannot provide supplemental protection
in a fronta l crash.
- If the airbag indicator light <=> page 14
comes when the vehicle is being used, have
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-Never install a rearward facing child safety
seat on the front passenger seat if the
PA S·
SEN GER AIR B AG
OFF,;; light does not
turn on and stay on. Have the system in­
spected immediately by an authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service Facility .
A WARNING
-Forward-fac ing ch ild seats insta lled on the
front passenge r seat may inte rfere with the
deployment of the a irbag and cause serious
persona l inju ry to the child .
- If except ional circumstances require the use
of a forward-facing child res traint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety
and well-being require the following special
precautions to be taken:
- Always make sure that the forward-facing seat has been designed and cert ified by its
manufacture r fo r u se on a front passenger
seat with a front and s ide a irb ag.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided with the child seat
or i nfan t ca rrier.
- Never p ut the fo rward-facing child re­
s tra int up against o r very near the instru­
men t panel.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest posit ion in the up and down
ad justment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible, before installing
the forward-fac ing ch ild restraint.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt up­
pe r anchorage is behind the child restra int
and not next to o r in front of the child re­
stra int so that the safety belt will be prop­
erly positioned.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from be ing
moved to the rearmost posit ion in its fore
and aft adjustment range .
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD p laye r, electronic games de­
vice, powe r inverter or seat heater for
child se ats). These m ay influence the ele c-
Ch ild saf ety
trical capacitance measu red by the capac i­
tive passenger detection system and can also fly around in an acc ident and cause
serious personal injury .
- Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, powe r inverter or seat heat ­
er for child seats) on the front passenger
seat if the device is connected to the 12-
vo lt socke t or the cigarette lighter so cket.
- If a seat heate r has been retrofitted or
othe rw ise added to t he front passenger
seat, neve r insta ll any child res traint sys­
tem on this seat.
- Make su re that there a re no wet objects
(s uch as a we t towe l) and no w ater or oth­
er liquids on the front passenger seat
cushion .
- Always make sure tha t the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG
OFF ,;; light comes on and stays
on all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on .
- Never install a forward -facing chi ld safety
seat on the front passenger seat if the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light does
not turn on and stay on. Have the system
inspected immediately by an author ized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa ­
c ility .
- Always buck le the child seat firmly in
place even if a child is not s itting in it . A
loose child seat can fly aro und during a
sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child rest raint in a vehi­
cl e
~page 187, Safety bel ts, ~page 194,
Airbag sy stem
and ~ page 216, Impor­
tant information.
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A lways replace child restraints that were in­
stalled in a vehicle du ring a c rash . Damage to
a child restrain t that is not v is ible could cause
i t to fai l in another co llision sit uat ion .
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seat if the device is connected to the 12·
volt socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
-If a seat heater has been retrofitted or
otherwise added to the front passenger
seat, never install any chi ld restraint sys­
tem on this seat.
-Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or oth­
er liqu ids on the front passenger seat
cushion.
-Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games de­
vice, power inverter or seat heater for
child seats). These may influence the elec­
tr ica l capacitance measured by the capaci­
tive passenge r de tection system and can
also fly around in an accident and cause
serio us personal i njury.
- Always buckle the child sa fe ty seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision .
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when ­
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being
used¢ page 187, Safety belts,
¢page 194, Airbag system and
¢ page 216, Child safety.
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make sure
that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light
comes on and stays on whenever a child re­
st rai nt is ins talled on the front passenger seat
and the ignition is sw itched on.
- Never install a reward facing ch ild safety
seat on the front passenger seat if the
PAS ·
SENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light does no t
t u rn on and stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer i mmediately.
Ch ild s afe ty
Child safety seats
Infant seats
Babies and infants up to about one year old and
20 lbs or
9 kg need special rearward-facing child
restraints that support the back, neck and head
in a crash .
Fig. 1 69 Rearwa rd-facing infant seat, prope rly installed on
the passenger seat
.,. When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, yo u m ust fi rst ac tivate the
convertib le lo ckin g re trac tor on the safety belt
t o p revent t he ch ild safety seat from moving
¢ page 225 .
.,. Push the ch ild safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward and sideways
more than 1 in (2.S cm).
Infants up to about one yea r (20 lbs or 9 kg) are
best protected in special infant carr iers and child
safety seats designed for their age group. Many
experts be lieve that infants and small ch ildren
should ride only in special restra ints in wh ich the
child faces the back of the vehicle. These infant
seats support the baby's back, neck and head in a
cr ash
¢fig. 169.
A WARNING
No t using a child safe ty seat, using t he wrong
chi ld safety seat or imprope rly insta lli n g a
chi ld restraint increases the risk of ser ious
personal injury an d death in a crash.
-Never install a rear -fac ing ch ild restraint in
the forward-facing direction. Such restraints
are designed for the special needs of infants
and very small children and cannot protect
them proper ly if the seat is forward-facing.
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