2019 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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Climatecontrolsystem
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itismosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
sunroof*areclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheat
insidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeed
upthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctionsexceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettings areautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Ifyouwouldliketoreducefuelconsumption,
switchtheairconditioningoff.Thiswillalso
reduceemissions.
@)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol

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Fig.843-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:cockpitcontrols



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Fig.853-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheknobs,buttonsor rockerswitchesto
turnthefunctionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionis
switchedon,theLEDintherespectivebuttonor
knobturnson>fig.84.
Therockerswitchesaresensitivetotouch.Some
rockerswitchescanbeassignedwith multiple
functions.Thevariousfunctionscanbeactivated
bypressingontheswitch multipletimes.On
right-handdrivevehicles*,thefunctionsofthe
rockerswitches(3)andG)arereversed.
Thedriverandfrontpassengersettingscanbe
adjustedseparately.Youcanadjustthesettings
fortherearofthevehicleusingthecontrolsin
therear>fig.85.
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OFFclimatecontrolsystem
TheOFFbuttonswitchestheclimatecontrolsys-
temonoroff.Italsoswitchesonwhenyoupress
anotherbuttonoraknob.Airflowfromoutsideis
blockedwhentheclimatecontrolsystemis
switchedoff.
A/C/A/CMAX*/A/Ceco*Coolingmode
Youcanswitchtherespectivecoolingmodeon
andoffwiththerockerswitch@).
Thecoolingmodeonlyfunctionswiththeblower
turnedon.Theairiscooledanddehumidifiedin
coolingmode.Otherwisethewindowscan fog>

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up.Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomatically
whentheoutsidetemperatureisbelowzero.
IfyouactivateA/C ON,thecoolingmodeisauto-
maticallyregulated.Thecoolingmodeisswitch-
edoffwithA/COFF.
IfyouactivateA/C MAX*,thecoolingmodewill
operatewithmaximumoutput.To reduceunnec-
essaryfuelconsumption,onlyusethisfunction
briefly.
IfyouactivateA/Ceco*,theclimatecontrolsys-
temwilloperateinenergy-savingmode.Thiswill
savefuel.
<>Recirculationmode
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelor whensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Youcanswitchtherecirculationmodeonoroff
usingthe<>button.Youcanalsoswitchthere-
circulationmodeoffbypressingtheknob(@)or
the§&button.
AUTOautomaticmode
Automaticmodemaintainsaconstanttempera-
tureinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,airflow
andairdistributionare controlledautomatically.
Youcanswitchautomaticmodeonoroffby
pressingtheknob(4).
Temperature
Youcanadjustthetemperaturebetween60°F
(+16°C)and84°F(+28°C)byturningtheknob
©.Ifoutsideofthisrange,LOorHIwillappear
intheclimatecontrolsystemdisplay.Inbothset-
tings,theclimatecontrolruns constantlyatthe
maximumcoolingorheatinglevel.Thetempera-
tureisnotregulated.
Thetemperaturecanbeadjustedintherearus-
ingtherearcontrols>fig.85.
%=zBlower
Youcanadjustthevolumeofairgeneratedby the
blowertoyourpreferenceusingtherockerswitch
@.Theblowershouldalwaysrunatalowsetting
topreventthewindowsfromfoggingandtoen-
sureacontinuousexchangeofairinsidethevehi-
cle.To havetheblowerregulatedautomatically,
pressoneoftheknobs(4).
Airdistribution
Youcanusetherockerswitches(2)toadjustthe
ventswheretheairwillflowoutof.Pressthe
rockerswitches(2)repeatedlyuntilthedesired
airdistributionsettingisdisplayedintheclimate
controlsystemcontrols.Tohavetheairdistribu-
tionregulatedautomatically,pressoneofthe
knobs(@).
=iOPEN/CLOSEthewidevent
Youcanopenandclosethewideventinthecock-
pitusingtherockerswitch6).
SYNCSynchronization
Usetherockerswitch()toselectthefunction.
Whensynchronizationisswitchedon,theset-
tingsforthedriver'ssideareappliedtothefront
passenger'ssideandtherear(exceptforseat
heating/ventilation*).Whenthesettingsonthe
frontpassenger'ssideorinthereararechanged,
thesynchronizationisautomaticallyswitchedoff
and3-zoneappearsinthedisplay.
SETREARfunction
Usetherockerswitch()toselectthefunction.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon,youcanadjust
allsettingsfortherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit.Therearclimate
controlsystemcontrolscannotbeoperatedat
thesametime.Thisfunctionswitchesoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainperiodoftimeorafter
leavingthemenu.
aSeatheating*
Pressingtheabuttonswitchestheseatheating
onatthehighestsetting(level3).TheLEDsindi-
catethetemperaturelevel.Toreducethetem-
perature,pressthe buttonagain.Toswitchthe
seatheatingoff,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyun-
tiltheLEDturnsoff.
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#5Seatventilation*
Pressingthe#J buttonswitchestheseatventila-
tion
onatthehighestlevel(3).TheLEDsindicate
thetemperaturelevel.Toreducetheventilation
level,pressthebuttonagain.Toswitchtheseat
ventilationoff,pressthebuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theLEDturnsoff.
&Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orclearedofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Themaximumamountofairflowsmainlyfrom
theventsbelowthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureshouldbe
setat+72°F(+22°C)orhigher.Thetemperature
iscontrolledautomatically.
Youcanswitchthedefrosteronoroffusingthe
&button.Youcanswitchthefunctionoffby
pressingaknob(@).
Appliesto:vehicleswithwindshielddefogger:
Thewindshielddefoggerswitchesonautomati-
callywhenoutsidetemperaturesarelow.Ifyou
wouldliketoswitchthewindshielddefoggeron
manually,pressthe§&button.TheLEDinthe
buttonblinks.
GP)REARRearwindowdefogger
Youcanswitchtherearwindowdefoggeronby
pressingthe&button.Itonlyoperateswhenthe
engineisrunning.Itswitchesoffautomatically
after10to20minutes,dependingontheoutside
temperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
GP)REARbuttonformorethanthreeseconds.
Thisisstoreduntiltheignitionisswitchedoff.
Vents
Youcanopenorclosethecenterandrearventsin
thecockpitandtheventsintherearcenter con-
soleusingtheridgedthumbwheels.Thelevers
adjustthedirectionoftheairflowfromthevents.
Thewideventisopenedandclosedusingthe
rockerswitchG).
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Residualheat
Youcanactivatetheresidualheatfunctionwhen
theignitionisswitchedoffbypressingtheknob
©.Theresidualheatfromthecoolantisusedto
heatthevehicleinterior.Theresidualheatfunc-
tionswitchesoffautomaticallyafterabout15
minutes.

ZAWARNING
—Youshouldnotusetherecirculationmode
foranextendedperiodoftime,becauseno
freshairisdrawninandthewindowscan
fogwhencoolingmodeisswitchedoff.This
increasestheriskofanaccident.
—Individualswithreducedsensitivityto pain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheating*function.To reduce
the
riskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating*.
@)Note
To reducetheriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ing*elements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
Theclimatecontrolsystembasicsettingsareac-
cessedintheInfotainmentsystem.


>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Aircondi-
tioning

Autorecirculation
Whenswitchedon,automaticrecirculationcon-
trolstherecirculationmodeautomatically.Ifthe
windowsfogup,presstheMAXbutton.
Automaticauxiliaryheater*
Theauxiliaryheaterhelpstowarmthevehiclein-
teriormorequickly.
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
>Pressthe@©page17,fig.11buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheeltoswitchthe
steeringwheelheatingonandoff.Themessage>

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Steeringwheelheating:on/Steeringwheel
heating:offappearsintheinstrumentcluster
display.
Thesteeringwheelheatingsettingsarestored
automaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
thatisinuse.
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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
Thegroundclearanceistoolowonsomemodels
todriveonroughterrain.Therefore, avoidoff-
roadtrips.
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZA\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff


thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.

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@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem”off
whendrivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aireaMNeLNacelaera(olery
driving

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page80.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
—Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
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— Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
>page332.
G)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedbythevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha
sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
you and
theenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Thesteeringwheelpositionisadjustableupand
downandforwardandback.


B4G-0567

Fig.86Steeringcolumn:leverforadjustingthesteering
wheelposition
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
>A.
>Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.

AWARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonot maintainthisdistance,
theairbagsystemwillnot beabletoprovide
itsfullprotection.

—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore
awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-
tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o'clockpositionorwithbothhands onthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadifthedriverairbag
deploys.

Shiftingintogear
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
Invehicleswithamanualtransmission,youshift
intogearsmanually.Thegearshiftleverisla-
beledwiththepositions oftheindividualgears.
Pleasenotethatthereversegear canonlybeen-
gagedwhenthegearshiftleverispusheddown-
ward.
©)Note
—Alwayspresstheclutchpedalalltheway
downwhenshifting.
—Releasetheclutchpedalcompletelyafter
shifting.Donotrestyourfootontheclutch
pedal.
—Alwaysselectthe gearthatcorrespondsto
thecurrentvehiclespeedandengineRPM.
—Donotholdthevehicleoninclineswhenthe
clutchis“grinding”.
—Bringthevehicletoacompletestopbefore
shiftingintoreversegear.
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Driving

Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe


ignitiononandstartstheengine.
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Requirement:thekeymustbeinthevehicle.
Startingtheengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Presstheclutchpedalallthewaydownand
movetheshiftlevertotheneutralposition.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
»Pressthebrakepedal.

>Pressthe |STARTENGINESTOP]button
>fig.87.Theenginewillstart.

Switchingtheignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:

>Pressthe [STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwithout
pressingtheclutchpedal(formanualtransmis-
sions)orthebrakepedal(forautomatictrans-
missions).VehicleswithouttheStart/Stopsys-
tem*:theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theREADYposition.
>Toswitchtheignitionoff,pressthebutton
again.Theneedleinthetachometermovesinto
theOFFposition.

Equipmentthatusesalotofelectricityisswitch-
edofftemporarilywhenyoustarttheengine.

D_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.
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Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,the
startingprocedurestopsautomaticallyaftera
shorttime.Ifthisisthecase,repeatthestarting
procedureafterapproximately30seconds.
Start/Stopsystem*
Seetheinformationin>page80,Start/Stop
system.

ZA\WARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
@)Note
Avoidhighenginespeed,fullthrottle,and
heavyengineloadiftheenginehasnot
reached
operatingtemperatureyet.Youcould
damagetheengine.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotlettheenginerunwhileparkedto
warmup.Begindrivingimmediately.Thisre-
ducesunnecessaryemissions.
G)Tips
—Somenoiseafterstartingtheengineisnor-
malandisnocauseforconcern.
—Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththeignition
switchedon,theignitionwillswitchoffaf-
teracertainamountoftime.Makesurethat
electricalequipmentsuchastheexterior
lightsareswitchedoff.
SladeMaesin
>Bringthevehicletoafullstop.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button
=>page78,fig.87.


Steeringlock!)
Thesteeringlockswhenyouturntheengineoff
usingthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonandopen
thedriver'sdoor.Thelockedsteeringhelpspre-
ventvehicletheft.