
Seats  and  stor age 
Cigarette  lighter  and  
socket 
F ig. 53 Cen te r armre st  fo ld ed  u p: cig arette  ligh te r 
The cigarette  lighter  o r socket  on ly functions 
when  the  ignition  is switched  on. 
Using the  cigarette  li ghter 
• Fo ld  the  center  armrest  up  to  reach  the  c iga-
rette  lighter,  if  necessary . 
• Press  the  ciga re tte  lighter  in  . 
.. Remove  the  cigarette  lighter  when  it  pops  out. 
Using the  socket 
• Fo ld  the  cen ter  armrest  up  to  reach  the  socket , 
i f  necessary  . 
... Remove  the  cigarette  lighter,  if necessary . 
.. Insert  the  plug  for  the  e lectrica l device  into  the 
socket. 
The  cigaret te  lighter  has  a  standa rd  12  Volt  sock 
et  that  electrical  accessor ies  can  be  conne cted  to . 
Th e power  consumption  a t the  out let  must  not 
exceed  100  watts . 
A WARNING 
Be careful  when  using  the  cigarette  lighter.  
Inattentive  or  unsupervised  use  of  the  c iga
rette  lighter  can  cause  burns. 
(D Note 
- To reduce  the  risk  of damage  to  the  vehicle  
electrical  system,  never  attempt  to  charge  
the  veh icle  battery  by connecting  accesso
ries  that  prov ide  power,  such  as  solar  panels 
or  battery  chargers , to  the  12  Volt  sockets 
or  the  cigarette  lighter. 
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- To  reduce  the  risk of  damage  to  the  sockets, 
only  use  plugs  that  fit  correctly . 
Storage 
Cup holders 
Fig.  54 Cup  hol der 
Fig. 5 5 Cente r  armres t fo lded  up : cup  holder * 
Cup holder*  und er the  center  armrest 
• Fold  up  the  cente r armrest¢ page 47. 
.. Fold  the  p lastic  bracket  toward  the  rear,  if nec
essary ¢ fig. 55. 
A WARNING 
Spilled  hot  liqu id  can  increase  the  r isk of acci
dents  and  in ju ries . 
- Never d rive with  conta iners  that  contain  hot 
liquid  such  as  coffee  or tea . The  hot  liquid 
could  sp ill and  cause  b urns  dur ing  a  coll i
sion,  s udden  bra king  or  other  vehi cle  move
men t. Spilled  hot  liquid  can  also  increase 
the  risk  of accidents  and  injuries. 
- On ly use  soft  cont ainers  in the  cup  holders. 
Hard  cups  and  glasses  can  increase  the  r isk 
of  injury dur ing  a  collision. 
- Never use  the  c up holder  or  the  adapte r as 
a n  ashtray- th is  is a  fire  hazard.  

Seats  and  stor age 
,.. Press  the  release  button  and  fold  the  cover  for 
the  pass-through  towards  the  luggage  com
partment 
¢ fig . 57. 
,.. Slide  the  bag  from  the  luggage  compartment 
into  the  vehicle  interior  w ith  the  zipper  facing 
toward  the  rear 
cc> &. 
.. Load the  sk i bag. 
Secur ing 
.. Secure  the  carab ine r hooks  on  both  st raps  in 
the  corresponding  rear  tie-downs <=> 
fig. 58. 
A WARNING 
After  loading  the  bag,  it  must  be  t ied  down 
w ith  both  straps. 
@ Tips 
- Only fold  the  ski  bag  up  if it  is dry.  
- Lay skis  in the  bag  with  the  points  facing 
forward  and  ski  pole  points  facing  the  rear. 
Lowering  the  cargo floor 
In  exceptional  situations,  the  cargo floor can be  lowered . 
Fig . S9 Luggage  com partment : ca rgo  f loo r re m oved 
Fig. 60 Luggage  co mpartment : spa re  t ire  re m oved 
.. Remove  the  cargo  floor ¢page 272 . 
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.. Remove  the  plastic  floor  pane l¢ fig.  59 . 
.. Turn  th e handle  counter-clockw ise  to  remove 
and  remove  the  foam  piece. 
.. Remove  the  spare  tire . 
.. Reinsert  the  foam  p iece  and  turn  the  hand le 
clockwise  to  tighten  . 
.. Now re insert  the  cargo  floor  . 
A WARNING 
Please  note  that  you  are  no  longe r mobile  in 
the  eve nt  of  a flat  ti re . P lease  note  the  legal 
regula tions  before  removing  the  spare  tire.  

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 
.,.  

Cl 00 .-< N r-N .-< 0 r-Vl 00 
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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