Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
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Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and indicator lights 8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Driver information system . . . . . . 17
Ove rview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Mul tifunction stee ring wheel pl us . . . . . . 1 8
M ultifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 20
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Luggage compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
P owe r w indow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
G arage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 30
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
P owe r top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W ind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
P ower top emergency ope ration . . . . . . . . 36
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 8
E xte rior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Ciga rette lighte r and socket . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Sto rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
L ugg age compa rtment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
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Warm and cold .... ... .. ..... ... . .
Climate contro l system . .. .. ..... ... . .
Driving . .. .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Genera l information . .... .. ..... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
E lectromechanical par king brake ..... . .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Automat ic transmission ............. .
T ra ile r towing .. .. .. .. .............. .
Driver assi stance .. .............. .
Assistance systems ............. .
Speed warning system .... .. ..... ... . .
Cru ise cont ro l sys tem
A udi active l ane assist . ............. . .
Audi s ide ass ist . ..... ... .. ..... ... . .
Audi drive select (drive settings) ... ... . .
Parking systems
Genera l information
Rear parking system
Par king system plus . .. ............. . .
Rearv iew camera . .. .. ............. . .
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
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51
56
56
58
58
61
62
63
70
71
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71
71
72
75
78
80
80
81
81
82
tones ........ ... .. .. ............... 84
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 86
E lectron ic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 86
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
El ec tromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
A ll w heel drive (quatt ro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Information about data recorded by
vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Traffic safety info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
MMI On/Off knob with joystick function . . 93
MMI operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
MM I touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Cont ro l knob w ith joyst ick function . . . . . 98
Letter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
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
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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
Seats and stor age
Seats and storage
General information
A WARNING
See c> page 179, Safe driving for important
information, tips, suggestions and warnings
that you should read and follow for your own
safety and the safety of yo ur passengers .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Applies to vehicles with power adjustable seats
Fig. 49 Fro nt seat: power seat ad jus tm en t
CD -lumbar s upport o r mult ifunct ion button*
c> page 47. T o adjus t the lumbar s upport, press
the button in the applicable location.
@ -Moving the seat up/down: p ress the button
upward/downwa rd . To adjust the front seat cush
ion, press the front button up/down. To adjust
the rear seat cushion, press the rear button up/
down.
@ -Moving the sea t fo rwa rd/back: press the but
ton fo rward/back.
@ -Adjusting the backrest angle : press the but
ton fo rwa rd/back.
© -Lengthening/shortening the upper th igh sup
port* : lift the grip handle.
A WARNING
- Only adjust the front seat when the vehicle
i s sta tionary. Otherwise, this increases the
risk of an accident
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- The power front seats can also be adjusted
when the ignition is switched off. For this reason, children should never be left unat
tended in the vehicle because they could be injured.
- Exercise caution when adjust ing the seat
he ight. Unsupervised or ca reless seat ad
justment can pinch fingers or hands caus ing
in ju ries .
- The front seat backrests must not be re
clined too far back when d riving, because
this impa irs the effect iveness of the safety
be lts and a irbag sy stem, whi ch in creases
the risk of in jury.
- To m inimi ze the r isk of inj ury dur ing s udden
braking or a collision, the dr iver and the
front passenger must not drive or ride with
the backrest in the reclined position. The
safety belts and a irbag system can o nly pro
vide the greatest protection possible when
the backrests are in the upright posit ion and
the safety belts are worn correctly. The more a backrest is reclined, the greater the
risk of injury due to an incorrect seating po
si tion and safety belt posit ion .
Adjusting bucket seats
App lies to: vehicles with bucket seats
Fig. SO B uck et se at: ad jus tin g the se at
CD-Mov ing the seat forward/back : pull the lever
and s lide the seat .
@-Moving the seat up/down : pull/p ress the lev-
er.
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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.
Warm and cold
,.. To switch the seat heating off, press the Q] but-
ton repeatedly until the LED turns off.
The seat heating sw itches automatically from
setting 3 to setting 2 after 10 minutes.
When seat h eating should not be switched
on
Do not t ur n the seat heating on under the follow
i n g circumstances :
- The seat is unocc upied.
- The seat is covered with a seat cover.
- The seat is covered with a child seat.
- The seat is damp or wet.
A WARNING
Individua ls with reduced sensitivity to pain or
temperature could develop burns when using
the seat heating function. To reduce the risk
of injury, these individuals should not use
seat heat ing .
«D Note
To avoid damage to the heat ing elements in
the seats, do not kneel o n the seats or place
heavy loads on a small area of the seat.
(D Tips
- The setting for the seat heating on the driv
er's side is ass igned to the key that is in use.
- If the front passenger's seat heating is
turned on, it will not turn on again automat
i ca lly if more than 10 m inutes have passed
between sw itching the ignition off and
switching it on again.
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Neck heating
App lies to : vehicles wi th neck heating
The neck heating functions when the engine is
running .
Fig. 64 Driver 's seat: neck heating vents
Fig . 65 Cockp it: neck heating
The neck heating has three levels . If you turn the
knob to the right, the neck heating switches on
¢ fig. 65. The LEDs above the seat symbol indi
cate the ventilation level. Turn the knob to the
left to reduce ventilat ion. To switch off the neck
heating, keep turning the knob to the left until
no LEDs are turned on .
When the power top is closed, the neck heating
switches automatically from setting 3 to setting
2 after approx imately six minutes.
A WARNING
- Individuals with reduced sensitiv ity to pain
or temperature could develop burns when
using the neck heat ing . To reduce the risk of
in ju ry, these individuals shou ld no t use neck
heat ing.
- The output from the neck hea ting may be
come very hot temporarily if the air vents in
the seats
qfig . 64 are covered by clothing
or simi lar ob jects when the system is
Audi conn ect
The Audi MMI con nect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device.
You must be logged into yo ur myAud i acco unt in
t he
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se
lected you r vehicle .
The Wi-Fi funct ion on you r mobile device and on
the MMI must be sw itched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network .
~ Select : I MENU I button > Aud i conn ect> left
cont ro l button
> In formation category> Tra v
el.
After opening th e travel guide , travel tips in your
area will be d isplayed including current rat ings as
well as the corresponding ca tegory.
~ Press the left control button to change the cat
egory (such as bars nearby) .
A WARNING
-It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo
bile devices and othe r similar devices w hen
the vehicle is st ationa ry be cause, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown aro und
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause serious injuries . Store t hese types of devices
securely whi le driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while driv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
Q page 198, Front airbags.
@ Note
Always follow the information found in Q i© in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 130.
@ Tips
Units of meas urement, language settings and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay based on how they were set in the
MMI system settings
<=) page 173 .
-
ll AUDI AG pr ovide s access to services fro m third party pro
v ider s. Pe rma ne nt ava ilabil ity c anno t be guara nteed , be
c a use that depen ds on th e th ird party provid er.
128 Audi connect services in navigation
App
lies to : vehicles wit h naviga tion sys te m and A udi connect
The following Aud i connect services a re current ly
available :
- Navigation with
satellite map1> Q page 145 .
-Point of Interest (POI ) on line sear ch wi th
v oi ce recognit ion
(such as restaurants) : plan
route guidance using the MMI control panel
and the vo ice recognit ion system
<=) page 105 .
- Set up destinations in your MMI using your
m yA udi account or the sat ellite map view l )
r=;, page 145 .
-Online traffic information : receive up-to-the
m inute traffic informat ion about acc idents,
road const ruct ion and other inc idents
r=;, page 146 .
-Map updates *: import navigat ion map updates
in yo ur MMI using an S D card.
(D Tips
-For the map update Audi connect serv ice
using an SD card, check t he current soft
w ar e version in yo ur vehicle and compare it
w ith www.aud iusa.com/myaudi to see if a
new ve rsion is avai lab le . You can a lso have
the new navigation data installed by an Audi dea ler, which can be done for an addit iona l
charge.
- You can find additional information about
the
map update at www.a udiusa.com/
myaudi.
Audi connect services in the Media menu
App lies to: vehicles wit h Audi conne ct
- Online media and Internet radio : offers access
to d ifferent online med ia services as well as In
ternet radio and ope ration through the
MMI us
ing the
A udi MMI connect app Q page 159.
App lies to: vehicles wi th Wi-Fi au dio player
- Wi-Fi audio playe r: you can access the media
center through W i-F i connected med ia p layers
(such as smartphones)
Q page 158. Ill-
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Safe driving Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of your passenge rs and others . We have summar
i zed here w hat you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur safety is for us priority number 1. Al
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section - for your own safety as well as that
of your passengers.
The informa tion in t his sect ion app lies to all
model versions of your vehicle. Some of the fea
tures described in t his sections may be standard
eq uipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
-Always make sure that you follow the in
st ruct ions and heed the WAR NINGS in t his
Manua l. It is in your i nterest a nd in the in
t e res t of your passengers .
-
-Always keep the complete Owner's Litera
t ur e in yo ur Audi whe n you lend or se ll yo ur
vehicle so tha t this import ant information
w ill a lways be available to t he d rive r and
passengers.
-Alw ays keep t he Owne r's lite rature h andy so
that you can f ind it easily if yo u have ques
tions .
Safe dri ving
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody 's job ! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passenger,
b efor e driving alw ay s:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and s ignals are operat
ing correctly.
.. Make sure tha t the tire pressure is correct .
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Secure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
c::> page 183, c::> page 49.
.. M ak e sure tha t not hing c an in terfere wi th the
peda ls .
.. Adj ust seat and mirrors correctly for your
height .
.. Make sure to use the right child restra int cor
rectly to protect children
c::> page 216, Child
safety.
.. Sit properly in your seat and make sure that
your passenger do the
same ¢ page 46, Front
seats.
.. Fasten yo ur safety belt and wear i t properly. Al
so inst ru ct yo ur passenge r to fas ten his safety
be lt properly
¢ page 187.
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is dire ctly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis
tracted.
T he dr iver is responsib le for the sa fe ty of the ve
hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impai red, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicl e inc rease and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
¢ A_ . Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge r
or by using a ce llular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im
pa ired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc.) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense .
.. ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather conditions .
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