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Warm and cold Climate control system
Description
The climate control system warms , cools and re
moves humidity from the air in the vehicle inte ri
or. It functions most effective ly w hen the w in
dows are closed. If there is a build -up of heat in
side the vehicle, venti lation can help to speed up
the cooling process .
Pollutant filter
The pollutant filte r removes pollutants such as
d ust and pollen from the a ir.
Key recognition
Certain settings are automat ically stored and as
signed to the remote contro l key being used .
A WARNING
Poor vis ibili ty ca n lead to ac cidents .
- For safer d riving, keep all windows free of
ice, snow a nd fog.
- Become fam ilia r as qu ickly as possible with
the correct use and function of the cl imate
c o ntro l system, espe cially with the defrost
ing and defogg ing func tion.
- Whe n the tempe ratu re is below free zing,
o nly use the win dshi eld washer sys tem after
the wi nds hield ha s been war med by t he cli
mate co ntro l sys tem. The washer fluid co ul d
freeze on the w indshield and impair visibili
ty .
{LlJ) Note
-If yo u suspect t hat the clim ate con trol sys
tem is d amaged, sw itch the system off to
Warm and c old
preven t furt her damage and have it chec ked
by an autho rized Audi dea ler o r auth orized
Audi Service Facility .
- Repairs to t he Audi climate control system
require special technical know ledge and
special tools. Have it inspected by an a u
thorized Aud i dealership or a qualified elec
tronics store.
@) For the sake of the environment
Reducing the amount of fue l used a lso re
duces the amount of pollutants that enter the
a ir.
{!) Tips
- To prevent interference with the heat ing
and cooling output and to prevent the win
dows from fogging over , th e a ir intake in
fro nt of t he w indshie ld m ust be free of ice,
snow o r leaves .
- Condensation from the cooli ng system can
dr ip and form a pudd le of water unde r the
veh icle . T h is is no rma l and does not mean
there is a le ak .
- Th e ene rgy managemen t system may tem
pora rily switch off certa in fu nctions, s uch as
the seat heati ng* o r rear window defogger.
Th ese sys tems are availab le aga in as soon
as t he ene rgy supply has been res tored .
- Th e flows throug h the vents under the re ar
w indow. Make s ure the openings are no t
cove red when plac ing clothing on t he lug
gage compa rtment cover .
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Consumer Information
Consumer Information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Con trol Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United States and
Canada require that automobi les meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you plan to take your vehicle outside the conti
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a conside rably lower octane rat
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- se rvice may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities, tools or testing equipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Nav igat ion systems for veh icles built for the
U .S .A . and Canada w ill not necessarily work in
Europe, and may not wo rk in other count ries
outside North America.
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@ Note
Audi cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod
el introduction. Se rvice manuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Technical Lit
erature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliability . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, etc., some service work shou ld be performed between the intervals speci
fied. This applies particularly to:
- oil changes , and
- cleaning or replac ing the a ir filter .
@) For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that em iss ion standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, soph isticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l complexity of
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
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Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 226
Cooling mode (climate control system) . . . . 52
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Crank (power top emergency operation) . . . . 36
Crash data recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Crosshairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching on.. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 71
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Date .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 173
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Daytime running light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Deluxe automatic climate control
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .S2
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 257
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Digital Rights Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Directory
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Display
c refer to Audi virtua l cockpit (instrument 00
;::: cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 20 r--
~ Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 0 r--Vl 00
Index
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 , 20
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display. . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Drives
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154, 162
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter
DVD drive (media drives)
Dynamic volume 51
155
refer to System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
E
E-mail
117
Economical route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 61
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Electronic differentia l lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Electronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . . . 86
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Emergency fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Emergency operation Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency release
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Emissions control system Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Energy managem ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
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