Table of contents
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 205
Knee airbags .. .. ............. .... .. . 210
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Important information . ....... .. .. .. . 216
C hi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Add it io nal info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
F ue l..... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 229
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
E m issions cont ro l sys tems . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
On Board Diagnostic System (OB D) . . . . . 233
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
W indshield washe r system . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Service i nterval d isplay 24 3
Wheels ... .. .. ................ ... . 244
Wheels and T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
T ire press ure monitor ing system
T ire press ure monitor ing sys tem 26
1
26 2
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Gene ral informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Ca r washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
C leaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 267
P lacing your vehicle o ut of service . . . . . . 271
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Trun k escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
T ire mob ility k it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Replac ing whee ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27S
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
E lectrica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
B ul bs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Start ing by push ing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 283
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 283
U sing the jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
T ow ing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Accessories and technical data . . 288
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Notes abo ut te chnical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
D imens io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 88
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 290
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Operating your vehicle outside t he U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Accessor ies a nd techn ica l changes . . . . . . 292
De clara tion of compliance for
te lecommunications eq uipment a nd
electron ic sys tems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Index ...... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 294
Instruments and indicator lights
10
Eng ine con trol
¢ page 14
Em iss ions co ntrol system
¢ page233
Eng ine speed limitat io n
¢ page 15
Eng ine oil level ( MIN) *
¢page 15
Engi ne oil senso r
¢page 15
Batte ry charge
¢ page 12
Tank sys tem
¢page 15
W ash er fluid level
¢page 15
W indshield wipe rs
¢ page 16
Remote con trol key
¢ page 59
Batte ry in remote control key
¢ page 24
Bulb failure ind icator*
¢page 1 6
H eadlight range control system
¢ pag e 16
Adaptive lig ht*
¢ page 16
Light/ rain sensor *
¢page 16
Trans miss io n
¢page 68
S teer ing lock
¢ page 13
Eng ine start system
¢ page 13
Ce ntral indicator light
¢ page 13
Elect romecha nica l steer ing/
¢ page8 9
Suspension cont rol*
¢ page 16
Rear spoiler
¢page 90
Other indicator lights
-Ii
ii T
ur n sign als
¢ page 16
CRUISE
USA models : cru ise co ntrol system*
¢ page 71
Canada models: cr uise con trol sys
t em*
¢ page 71
- Ac
tive lane ass ist*
¢ page 73
Conve nience key
¢ page 60
Electromechan ica l park ing bra ke
¢page 11
Active lane assist *
¢page 73
Audi side assist *
r=;, page 7 7
Tra nsm iss io n
c:::> page 68
Ele ct romecha nical par king brak e
¢page 11
USA models: speed war ning sys
t em *
¢page 71
Canada models: speed war ning sys
t em *
¢page 71
- H
igh beams
. ¢ page 39
BRAKE/{©) Brake system
If this indicato r light turns on, t here is a malf unc
tion in the brake system.
1111 (USA models) / . (Canada models)
Brakes : stop vehicle and check brake fluid level
Stop t he veh icle and check t he b rake fl uid leve l.
See a n au thor ized Audi de aler or au thor ized A udi
Se rvi ce Faci lity for assis tan ce if n ecess ary.
1111 (USA models) / . (Canada models)
Warning! No brake booster
Instruments and indicator lights
<;v! Windshield wipers
i,ij Windshield wipers: malfunction! Pl ease
c ontact Servic e
There is a malfunc tion with t he w indshie ld w ip
ers .
D rive to an authori zed Aud i dea ler or aut hori zed
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunc tion corrected .
-:
fa iled. The message in dicat es t he loca tion of the
b ul b.
Re place the bulb immedia tely .
Vehicle lights: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the head lights or t he
light switch . D rive to an autho rized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lf u nct ion co rrected.
A WARNING
- L igh t bu lbs are under pressu re and can ex
plode when bulbs are replaced, which in
cr eases t he ris k of injury.
- W it h gas-discharge lam ps* (xenon head
l igh ts), th e high-voltage component must
be handle d ap propriate ly. Otherwise, t here
is a risk of fa tal in jury.
~[) Headlight range control system
II Headlight range control : malfunction! See
owner 's manual
T here is a malfunc tion in the hea dlight range
con trol sys tem, w hich m ay cau se g lare fo r othe r
d rivers.
D rive to an a utho rized Aud i dea le r or a uth orized
Au di S ervice Fac ility immedia tely to have t he
malfunc tion co rrecte d.
16
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~O Audi adaptive light
Applies to: vehicles with Audi adaptive light
JII Audi adaptive light : malfunction! See own
er's manual
There is a ma lf u nction in the adap tive ligh ts. T he
headlig hts still funct ion .
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted .
~D Light/rain sensor
Applies to: vehicles with light/rain sensor
El Automatic headlights : malfunction! See
owner's manual
m Automatic wipers: malfunction ! See owner's
manual
The light/ rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain sw itche d on at all times
fo r safety reasons whe n the light switch is in t he
AUTO position. Yo u can cont in u e to turn t he
li ghts on and
off using the lig ht switch . You can
still contro l all w iper fu nctions t hat are inde
pende nt of t he rain senso r.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
g Suspension control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
B Suspension: malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is a suspension contro l ma lf u nction.
D rive to an authorized A udi dealer or autho rized
Audi Se rvice Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected .
¢¢ Turn signals
If the. or B in dicator lig ht blinks, a tur n sig
nal is tu rned on .
If both indica to r lights are bl ink
i ng, t he emergency flashers are on .
Airbag system
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1!; ON @ light
Fig. 164 Sect ion from the headl iner: PASSENGER AIR BAG
O FF ~ ON@lig ht
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON @ light is
located in the head Liner
~ fig. 164 .
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light w ill come
on and stay on to tell you whe n the front Ad
vance d Ai rbag on t he passenger side h as been
turned off by the electronic control uni t. If the
bu lb for the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF 1i ; ON @
light burns out, the airbag indicator light m will
come on to signal a malfunction in the Advanced
Airbag System. Although the burned-out bulb
w ill not change the way the front passenger 's
fron tal airbag works, it will no longer be possible
to use the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON@
light to ma ke sure tha t the ai rb ag on/off s tat us is
corre ct for the occup ant on t he fron t passenger
se at. Have the airbag system ins pected immed i
ately by your a uthor ized Audi dea ler.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON@ light
will blink for about S seconds when:
-the capacitive passenger de tect ion sys tem,
which switches the front seat passenge r's fron
t a l Adv anced Ai rbag on a nd off, detect s a
c h ange in t he sta tus of the front passenge r
sea t.
As soon as the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; ON
@ light stop s blinking, always ma ke sure tha t the
air bag s tatus (on or off) as shown by t he light is
proper for the age, s ize and ele ct ric al c apacitance
of the person occupy ing the front passenger
seat . A lways make s ure that the safety belt for
the front passenge r seat is prope rly fastened.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~;/ PASSENGER
AIR BAG
ON @ light will show the status of the
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front seat passenger's frontal Advanced Airbag.
The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF "; light:
-will c om e o n if the fr ont p assenge r seat is not
o ccupi ed;
- will c om e o n if the ele ct ric al capac itance meas
ured by the cap aci tive pa ssenger detectio n sys
t em for the front passenge r seat equ als the
combined capac itance of an infant up to about
one year of age and one of the rea rwa rd-faci ng
or forward-fac ing chil d rest raints listed in Fed
eral Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 208 with
which the Advanced A irbag System in your vehi
cle was c ert ified; For a listing of the ch ild re
strai nts that we re used to certify yo ur vehicle's
complia nce w it h t he U.S . Safe ty S tand ard
¢page 218 .
-w ill go out if the front passenger sea t is occu
pie d by an adu lt as regis te red by the capac itive
passe nger detect io n sys tem.
- The
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "; light mus t
c ome on and st ay on if the ig nition is o n and ...
- a ca r bed has been ins talled o n the front pas
senge r sea t, or
- a rea rwa rd -facing child restra in t has been in
s talled on the front passenger s eat, o r
- a forward -fac ing ch ild res traint has been insta l
led on the front passenger sea t,
- and if the electrical capacitance registe red on
the front passenge r seat is equal to or less t han
t he co mbine d cap acitance of a typical 1 year
old inf ant and o ne of the rea rwa rd -f a cing or
forw ard-fa cing chi ld r estra in ts liste d in Fe deral
M oto r Vehicle S afety Standar d 208 with which
the Advanced Airbag System in your ve hicle was
certif ied.
If the fron t pa ssenger se at i s not o ccup ie d , the
fr ont airba g will not deploy, a nd the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG
OFF "; light will stay on .
Neve r ins tall a re ar war d-f acing child restr aint on
th e fr on t p assenger
sea t~ page 19 5, Child re
s traints on the front seat
-some important
things to know
and ¢ page 21 6, Child safety .
If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF "; light
comes on ...
If th e PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ~; light comes
o n when one of the condit io ns listed a bove is
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Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that
have burned through.
Fig. 20 5 Steering column area: cover
F ig. 20 6 Left side of the e ngine compartment: fuse cover
The individu al circuits are pro tec ted by safety
fuses. The fuses are located in the inter ior and in
the engine compartment .
Fuses in the interior
., Switch the ignition and all e lectr ica l equipment
off.
.. Check the following table to see which fuse be
l ongs to the
equipment ¢ page 281.
.. Remove the cover ¢ fig. 205.
.. Remove the plastic cl ip from the fuse panel
cover in the engine
compartment¢ fig. 206 .
.. Remove the fuse using the clamp.
., Replace the blow n fu se only with an identical
new one .
., Install the cover.
280
Fuses in the engine compartment
.. Switch the ignit io n and all electrical eq uipment
off .
.. Check the following table to see which fuse be
longs to th e eq uipment
¢page 282.
.. Remove the fuse pane l cover c> fig . 206.
.. Remove the plastic clip from the fuse panel
cover ¢ fig. 206 .
., Remove the fuse us ing the clamp .
.. Replace the blown fuse on ly w ith an ident ical
new one.
Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Purple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.S
Red
10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
Wh ite or transparent 25
Green 30
Orange 40
A WARNING
D o not repair fuses and neve r rep lace a blown
f u se with one tha t has a hig her amp rat ing.
T his ca n ca use damage to the e lectr ica l sys
tem and a fire .
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again sho rtly after you
h ave insta lled it, have the e lectrical system
che cked as soon as possible by an au thori zed
A udi de aler or au tho riz ed Audi Service Fac ili
ty .
0) Tips
- Th e followi ng t able does not list fuse loca
t ions tha t are not used.
- Some of the e quipment listed in the fo llow
ing tables applies on ly to certain mo del ver
sions or certa in option al equipmen t.
Cl co .... N ,....
N ...... 0 ,....
Vl co
Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 207 Vehicle interior: fuse assignmen t
No. Equipment
Fl Power top cont
rol module (Roadster)
F2 Power top control module (Roadster)
F4 Central computer processor (MIB
-2)
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Climate control system controls, rear w in-
F7 dow defogger relay coil, tire pressure
mon itoring
Switch for the electromechanical parking
F8 brake, light switch, rain/light sensor, inte-
rior lighting, anti -theft alarm system, di -
agnostic connector
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll All whee
l drive clutch
F12 Infotainment components
F13 Control module for suspension control
F14 Climate control system blowe r
FlS Electronic steering column
lock
F16 I
nfotainment system components, safety
be lt microphone (Roadster)
No.
Fl7
F1 8
Fl9
F20
F 22
F24
F 25
F 26
F 27
F28
F2 9
F 31
F3 2
F33
F 34
F 35
F36
F37
F3 8
F39
F40
F41
F 42
F43
F44
F45
F46
F49
F S3
Fuses and bulbs
Equipment
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convenience access control module
Power lumbar support adjustment
Front passenger's side neck heating (Road-
ster)
R ight vehicle electrica l system control
module
Driver's s ide door (for example power w in-
dows)
Seat heating
Vehicle electrical system control module
AMI High media port
Vehicle e lectr ical system control module
Left vehicle electrical system contro l mod-
ule
Driver assistance systems
Airbag
Socket relay, inte rior sound , back-up light
switch, temperature sensor, oil leve l sen -
sor
Diagnosis, headlight range control system,
a ir quality sensor, automatic dimming
rearview mirror
R ight cornering light/ right LED-headlight
L eft cornering light/ left LED-headlight
Engine control module, ESC control mod-
ule
Front passenger's side door (for example
power windows)
C igarette lighter, sockets
SCR relay and delivery unit
Central locking area
On-board computer
A ll wheel d rive clutch control module
Power adjustable driver's side seat
Driver's side neck heating (Roadster)
Starter, clutch sensor
Rear window defogger
281
Fuses and bulbs
The power seats* are protected via circuit break
ers
that automatically switch on after a few sec
onds after the overload has been reduced.
Left engine compartment fuse assignment
F ig. 208 Engine co mpartment : fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl ESC control module
F2 ESC control module
F3 Engine control module
M
" 0 > a, m
Engine components, engine cooling, auxili-
F4 ary heater coil relay (1 +2), secondary air
injection pump relay
FS Engine components, tank system
F6 Brake light sensor
F7 Engine components
F8 Heat oxygen sensor
F9 Engine components, exhaust door, glow
time control module
FlO Fuel injectors, fuel control module
Fll Auxiliary heater heating e lement 2
F 12 Aux iliary heater heat ing element 3
Fl3 Automatic transmission control module
F 14 Ignition coils (5-cylinder)
282
No. Equipment
FlS Horn
Fl6 Ignition coil
Fl7 E
SC contro l module, engine control mod-
ule
Fl8 Terminal
30 (reference voltage)
Fl9 Windshield wipers
F20 Horn
F22 Terminal SO diagnosis
F23 Starter
F24 Auxiliary heater heating element 1
F31 Engine
components (5 -cylinder)
F32 LED headlights
F33 Transmission fluid pump
Bulbs
Message
Your vehicle is equipped with ma intenance-free
headlights and tail lights. However, if a light bulb
needs to be replaced, please contact an author
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili
ty.
Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00
AUTO Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 52
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .52
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
La unch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . .
69
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering wheel with shift paddles . . . . . . . . 67
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic zoom (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Index
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 61
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 2 7
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
New tires 251
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Bulb failure (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Bulb replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 18, 20
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18S C
AUX input
Average fuel consumption ........... .. . . 161
21
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Before driving .. ................ ... .. .
Better route (navigation) ........ .. .. .. .
Blended gasoline
179
147
229
Blower (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 52
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Booster seats
Brake fluid 223
Checking the brake flu id leve l . . . . . . . . . .
241
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 160
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 234
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Capacities Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . 183
Catalytic converter ... ................ . 233
CD drive (media drives) ............... . 156
Cell phone Pl
. · aying music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
also refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mechanically locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
295