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System settings
Setting the date and
time
You can set the clock time manually or using the
CPS .
.. Select : IMENUI button> Settings> left control
button >
MMI settings > Date & time.
.. Or : select: IMENUI button> Vehicle> left con-
trol button >
Vehicle settings > Date & time .
Automatic setting
When this function is switched on~. the time
and date are automatically set.
Time
Requirement: the Automatic setting must be
switched
off .
Press the control knob. You can set the Time
manually by turning and pressing the control
knob.
Date
Requirement: the Automatic setting must be
switched
off.
Press the control knob . You can set the Date
manually by turning and press ing the control
knob.
Time zone
When selecting the appropriate time zone, a
sampling of countries in this zone will be listed .
Automatic time zone*
When this function is switched on~. the time
will automatically adjust to the corresponding
time zone.
Time format
If you select 24h , the clock will display, for ex
ample,
13:00. If you se lect AM/PM, the clock
will disp lay, for examp le,
1:00 PM.
Date format
I f you select DD.MM.YYYY , the date display will
show, for example,
31.08.2017 . If you select
MM/DD/YYYY , the date disp lay wi ll show, for ex-
System settings
ample, 08/31/2017. If you select YYYY-MM
DD ,
the date display will show, for example,
2017-08-31.
MMI settings
.. Select: IMENUI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings .
Language
You can change the display language as well as
t h e la nguage for the voice guidance* and voice
recognition system*.
T he number of languages available depends on
the market .
Measurement units
The following measurement un its can be set de
pend ing on ava ilab ility:
Speed , Distance , Tem
perature , Fuel consumption , Volume , Pressure.
Tool tips
When this funct ion is switched on~. your MMI
shows you tips for input. The frequency of how
often it displays decreases w ith time . You can
switch
off the operating tips at any time .
Speech dialog system
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display: when this function is switch
ed
on~. the MMI will show you the possible
commands for voice input in the respective
menu. You can sw itch the funct ion
off at any
t ime .
Short dialog : when this function is sw itched on
~. a shorter form of the prompts is used . You
can switch the function
off at any time .
Speech dialog system volume: you can adjust
the volume of the prompts by turning the contro l
knob.
Individual speech training (only when the vehi
cle is stationary): you can adapt the voice recog
nition system to your voice or pronunciation in
order to improve the system's ability to recogn ize
your speech. Ind iv idual speech tra ining is com
prised of 20 speech entr ies that consist of com-
mands and sequences of numbers . You can
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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
c:> .&_ .
,.. 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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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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@ Tips
- 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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Safe ty belts
-Never remove a safety be lt while the vehicle
is mov ing . Doing so will increase your r isk of
being injured or killed.
-Never wear belts twisted.
-Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob -
jects in or on your cloth ing, such as eye
glasses , pens, keys, etc ., as these may cause
injury.
-Never allow safety be lts 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.
-Severa l layers of heavy clothing may inter
fere with correct positioning of belts and re duce the overall effectiveness of t he 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
c ial clips may be requ ired for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
-Torn or frayed safety belts can tear and damaged belt hardware can break in an acc i
dent. Inspect belts regularly .
If webbing,
bind ings, buckles, or retrac to rs are dam
aged, have belts replaced by an auth orized
Audi dealer or quali fied workshop .
-Safety belts that have been wo rn and loaded
in an accident m ust be rep lace d wi th the
c orrect replacemen t sa fety be lt by an au
tho rized Aud i dea le r. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clear ly
seen . Anchorages that were loaded m ust al
so be inspected.
-Never remove, modify, disassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourself .
- Always keep the belts clean . Di rty be lts may
not work proper ly and can impai r the f unc
t ion of the inertia ree l ¢
table Interior
cleaning on page 268.
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Safety belts
Fastening safety belts
Safety first -everybody buckle up!
Fig. 1 57 Belt buck le a nd to ngue on t he drive r's seat
To p rovide m axim um pro tect ion , safety belts
must a lways be positioned correctly on the wear
er 's body .
.,. Adjust the fron t se at prope rly ¢ page 46 , Front
sea ts .
.,. Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest and
pe lvis
¢ fig. 157 , ¢ .&,.
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buck le of
your seat until you hear it latch securely.
.,. Pull on the belt to m ake sure that it is sec urely
latched in the buckle .
Automatic safety belt ret ractors
Eve ry safety belt is equipped with an automatic
b elt ret ractor on th e shou lder belt . This feature
locks the belt when the belt is pulled out fast,
during hard brak ing and in an accident. The belt
may also lock when you dr ive up or down a steep
hill or through a sharp curve . During normal driv
i ng t he belt lets you move free ly .
Safety belt pretensioners
Safety be lts with pretensioners help to tighten
the safety belt and remove slack when the pre
te ns ioners are activated
¢ page 192 . The f u nc
tion of the p re tensioner is mon itored by a warn
i ng
li ght ¢ page 14 .
Convertible locking retractor
Every safety belt except the one on the driver
seat is equipped with a convertib le lock ing retrac-
tor that
must be used when t he safety be lt is .,..

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used to attach a child seat. Be sure to read the
important information about this feature
Qpage225.
.&_ WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious injury in an accident
r=> page 191,
Safety belt position .
-Safety belts offer optimum protection only
when the seatback is upright and belts are
properly positioned on the body.
- Never attach the safety belt to the buckle
for another seat. Attaching the belt to the
wrong buckle will reduce safety belt effec
tiveness and can cause serious personal in
JUry.
-A passenger who is not properly restrained
can be seriously injured by the safety belt it
self when it
moves from the stronger parts
of the body into critical areas like the abdo
men .
- Always lock the convertible locking retractor
when you are securing a child seat in the ve
hicle
r=> page 226.
{D) Tips
For information on safety belt pretensioners,
refer to
q page 192.
Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting maxi
mum protection from safety belts.
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Fig. 158 Safety belt positio n
Safety belts
.&_ WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- The shou lder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body. Hold the belt
above the latch tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest so that it sits as low as pos
sible on the pelvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen. The belt should always fit
snugly
¢ fig. 158. Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious
injuries by shifting its position on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable
I
soft tissue and cause serious injury .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
q page 189.
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly- throughout the pregnancy.
Fig. 159 Safety belt position during pregnancy
To provide maximum protect ion, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear
er's body
q page 191 .
"'Adjust the front seat properly ¢ page 46, Front
seats .
"' Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest so
that it sits as low as possible on the pelvis and
there is no pressure on the abdomen
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Airbag system
Front airbags
Description of front airbags
The airbag system can provide supplemental
protection to properly restrained front seat occu
pants.
Fig. 161 location of driver airbag: in steering wheel
Fig. 162 location of front passenger's airbag: in the in
strument panel
Your vehicle is equipped with an "Advanced Air
bag System" in compliance with Un ited States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard
(FMVSS) 208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle
Safety Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at
the time your vehicle was manufactured.
The airbag for the driver is in the steer ing whee l
hub
~ fig. 161 and the airbag for the front pas
senger is in the instrument panel
~fig. 162. The
general location of the airbags is marked "AIR
BAG" .
There is a lot you need to know about the airbags
in your vehicle. We urge you to read th e detailed
information about airbags, safety belts and child
safety in this and the other chapters that make
up the owner's literature. Please be sure to heed
the WARNINGS - they are extremely important
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for your safety and the safety of your passengers,
especially infants and small children.
A WARNING -
Never rely on airbags alone for protection.
- Even when they deploy, airbags provide only
supplemental protection.
- Airbag work most effectively when used with proper ly worn safety belts.
- Therefore, always wear your safety be lts and
make sure that everybody in your veh icle is
properly restrained.
- Always hold the steering wheel with both hands on the outside of the steering wheel
rim at the 9:00 o'clock and 3:00 o'clock po
sitions to help reduce the risk of personal in
jury if the driver's airbag inflates.
- Never hold the steering wheel at the 12
o'clock position or with your hands any
where inside the steering wheel or on the
steering wheel hub. Holding the steering
wheel the wrong way increases the risk of
severe injury to the arms, hands, and head if
the dr iver airbag deploys .
.&_ WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in
crease the r isk of injury in a crash by interfer
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
-Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that cou ld be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
-
- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de
ploys and cause serious personal injury.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never p lace accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind
shield; never place them over or near or at
tach them to the area marked ,,AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instrument panel or 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
-
-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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Child safety
-Never install a rearward facing child safety
seat on the front passenger seat unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF,;; light comes
on and stays on . If the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
~; light does not come on and stay
on the inflating airbag will hit the child safe
ty seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof. Have the airbag system inspected
immediately by your Audi dealer.
-Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket .
-If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth·
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restraint system on
this seat .
-Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion .
-Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats). These may influence the electrical
capacitance measured by the capacitive pas
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per
sonal injury .
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
r=> page 187, Safety belts,
¢ page 194, Airbag system and
¢ page 216, Important information.
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Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats con
help protect toddlers and children over age one
who weigh between 20 and 40 lbs (9 and 18 kg)
in a crash .
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Fig. 170 Schem atic ov erview: ins tallation of t he se at us ing
the vehi cle's safety belt system
""When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertible locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
r=>page225.
"" Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways
more than 1 in (2.S
cm) ¢ page 225.
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in·
fant restraint if it is more than one year old and
weighs more than 20 lbs (9 kg).
Toddlers and children who are older than one
year up to about 4 years old and weigh more than
20 lbs (9 kg) up to 40 lbs (18 kg) must always be
properly restrained in a child safety seat certified
for their size and weight and
r=> fig. 170 .
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong
child safety seat or improperly installing a
child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision or oth
er emergency situation.
- Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates.
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
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