2019 AUDI A4 transmission

Openingandclosing

>Tolockthedriver'sdoor,selectthe"P"position
(automatictransmission)andturnthekeyonce
totheclosingposition®=>/\.
Lockingthefrontpassenger'sdoororrear
doorswiththemechanicalkey
Themechanicallockislocatedontheedgeofthe
frontpassenger'sdoorandthereardoors.Itis
onlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>»Removethecapfromtheopening>fig.25.
> Insertthekeyintheinsideslotandturnitall
thewaytotheright(rightdoor)orleft(left
door).

Z\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>A\inDe-
scriptiononpage28.
aea]
Appliesto:vehicleswithanti-theftalarmsystem

Iftheanti-theftalarmsystemdetectsavehicle
break-in,audioandvisualwarningsignalsare
triggered.Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitch-
edonoroffwhenlockingorunlockingyourvehi-
cle.Ifthealarmistriggered,itwillshutoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainamountoftime.
Switchingthealarmoffmanually
>Toswitchthealarmoff,pressthe@buttonon
thevehiclekeyorswitchtheignitionon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theanti-
theftalarmsystemmayhavethefollowingfea-
tures:
Break-insecurityfeature
Thealarmwillsoundifthereisabreak-inatthe
doors,hood,and/orluggagecompartmentlid.
Interior/towingprotectionmonitor*
Thealarmwillbetriggerediftherearemove-
mentsdetectedinthevehicleinterior(forexam-
ple,byanimals)orifthereisachangeinthevehi-
cleangle(forexample,whenthevehicleisbeing
towed).
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Youcanpreventthealarmfrombeingtriggered
bydeactivatingtheinterior/towingprotection
monitor.
Deactivatingtheinterior/towing protection
monitor
Therearethefollowingoptionsfordeactivating
theinterior/towingprotectionmonitor:
>Pressthe@buttononthevehiclekeyasecond
timewithintwoseconds.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Touchthesensoronthedoorhandleasecond
time
withintwoseconds.Or
>Turn themechanicalkeyinthedoorlocktothe
closepositionasecondtimewithin2seconds.
Ifyoulockthevehicle,thentheinterior/towing
protectionmonitorwillstayoffuntilthenext
timethevehicleisunlocked.

Z\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside.Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforemergencyworkerstoenterthe
vehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.

G)Tips
Theinterior/towingprotectionmonitoring*
onlyfunctionscorrectlywhenthewindows
andtheroof*areclosed.

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Openingandclosing

Luggagecompartment
lid
Openingandclosingtheluggage
compartmentlid
eoS S 2
=zta

Fig.26Driver'sdoor:openingtheluggagecompartment
lid
Openingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Whentheignitionisswitchedoff,pressand
holdthe leastonesecond.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmis-
sion:Engagethe"P"selectorleverpositionand
pullthe<*buttoninthedriver'sdoor.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission:
Set theparkingbrakeandpullthe<*button
inthedriver'sdoor.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithoutconveniencekey:
Unlockthevehicleusingthe@/<¥buttonon
thevehiclekeyandpressthehandleinthelug-
gagecompartmentlid.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Press
thehandleintheluggagecompartmentlid.
Thevehiclekeycannotbemorethanapproxi-
mately4feet(1.5m)awayfromtheluggage
compartment.
Closingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Appliesto:vehicleswithoutautomaticluggage
compartmentlid:Usetheinsidegriptopullthe
luggagecompartmentliddownandallowitto
dropgentlytocloseit>A\.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithautomaticluggage
compartmentlid:Note>page36.


ZAWARNING
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesurethatitislatched.Otherwise,the
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhen
theluggagecompartmentlidisopen.A
childcouldclimbintothevehiclethrough
theluggagecompartment.Iftheluggage
compartmentlid wasthenclosed,thechild
wouldbetrappedinthevehicleandunable
toescape.Toreducetheriskofinjury,donot
allowchildrentoplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.Alwayskeeptheluggagecompartment
lidandthedoorsclosedwhenthevehicleis
notinuse.
—Alwaysmakesurenooneisintheluggage
compartmentlid'srangeofmotionwhenit
isclosing,especiallynearthehinges.Fin-
gersorhandscouldbepinched.

@)Tips
—Whenthevehicleislocked,theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeunlockedseparately
bypressingthe< key.Theluggagecompartmentlidlocksau-
tomaticallywhenitisclosedagain.
—ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemde-
termineiftheluggagecompartmentlidcan
beopenedusingthehandle>page33.
—Incaseofanemergencyorafaultyhandle,
theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopened
manuallyfromtheinside>page38.
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Openingandclosing

Automaticluggagecompartmentlid
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomaticluggagecompartmentlid
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeopenedand
closedelectrically.

Fig.27Driver'sdoor:openingtheluggagecompartment
lid


Fig.28Luggagecompartmentlid:@closingbutton*,
lockbutton(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)
Openingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Pressandholdthe foratleastonesecond.Or
>Pressthehandleintheluggagecompartment
lid.Thevehiclekeycannotbemorethanap-
proximately4feet(1.5m) awayfromthelug-
gagecompartment.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmis-
sion:Engagethe"P"selectorleverpositionand
pullthe<*buttoninthedriver'sdoor.
>Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission:
Settheparkingbrakeandpullthe<*button
inthedriver'sdoor.
Closingtheluggagecompartmentlid
>Whentheignitionisswitchedon,pullthe<2
switchinthedriver'sdooruntiltheluggage
compartmentlidisclosed>A\.Or
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>Pressthe mentlid>fig.28.Theluggagecompartment
lidwillautomaticallylowerandclose>A\.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Press
the<3buttononthevehiclekeyuntilthelug-
gagecompartmentlidcloses>/\.Makesure
thereisenoughdistancebetweenyou andthe
luggagecompartmentlid.Thereshould bea
maximum9feet(3m)ofdistance.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Press
the&buttonintheluggagecompartmentlid
=>fig.28.Thevehiclekeymustnotbemore
thanapproximately4feet(1.5m) awayfrom
theluggagecompartmentanditmustnot be
insidethevehicle.Theluggagecompartment
lidwillautomaticallylowerandclose.Thevehi-
clelocks>A\.Or
>Lightlypulltheluggagecompartmentlidusing
theinnergrip.Theluggagecompartmentlid
willautomaticallylowerandclose>A\.Or
>Pressthehandleintheluggagecompartment
lid.Theluggagecompartmentlidwillautomat-
icallylowerandclose>A\.
Storingtheluggagecompartmentlid
openingposition
>Bringtheluggagecompartmentlidintothede-
siredopenposition.Thepositionmustbeata
certainheightorhighertostore.
>Pressandholdthe compartmentlidforatleastfoursecondsto
store
thenewopenposition.Avisualandaudio
signalwillfollow.
>Tosetahigheropenposition,waitatleastfive
secondsandthencarefullypresstheluggage
compartmentlidupward.
>Pressandholdthe<3buttonagainforatleast
foursecondstostorethedesiredopeningposi-
tion.
Theopeningorclosingprocesswillstopimmedi-
atelyif:
—Youpullorreleasethe door,or
—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:You
pressorreleasethe<3buttononthevehicle
key,or

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-
er,

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Driving

— 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.
B8W-0140


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.

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Driving

Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Tostoptheengine,pressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarowor
pressandholditonetime.



ZA\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbefore thevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youwouldthenneedtouse
moreforceto steerandbrakethevehicle.
Thefactthatyoucannotsteerandbrakeas
usualmayincreasetheriskofaccidentsand
seriousinjuries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—Forsafetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthe"P"position
(automatictransmission)orwith1stgear
engaged(manualtransmission).Otherwise
thevehiclecouldrollawayunintentionally.

@)Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthis reason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shuttingitoff.
G)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstoppingtheen-
gine,theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyisremovedfromthevehi-
clewhentheengineisrunning.Ifthevehiclekey
isnolongerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchthe
ignitiononorstarttheengineonceyoustopit.
Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromtheoutside.
BRemotecontrolkeyandsmartphonenotde-
tected.Areyourkeyandsmartphonestillinthe
vehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyandsmartphonearere-
movedfromthevehiclewhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Ifthevehiclekeyandsmartphoneareno
longerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchtheigni-
tiononorrestarttheengineonceyoustopthe
engine.Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromthe
outside.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
against
thedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page79.
Hold backofkeyonthedesignatedarea,or
placeyoursmartphoneinthechargingcradle
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page79.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
TEUiisio)

Fig.88Centerconsole/vehiclekey:startingtheengineif
thereisamalfunction
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>

Driving

Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebattery
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.88.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Presstheclutchpedal.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Pressthebrakepedal.

>Pressthe [STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.

Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteering andthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringtheStopphase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—Appliesto:automatictransmission:Theselec-
torlevermustbeengagedinthe“P”,“N”,or
“D”position.
—Appliesto:manualtransmission:Thegearshift
levermustbeintheneutralposition.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnot be turnedfarinei-
therdirection.

D_Incertaincountries.
80
—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
(!)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page81.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
the
vehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Appliesto:automatictransmission:Ifyou
selectthe “D”selectorleverpositionafter
shiftingintoreverse,thevehiclemustbe
drivenfasterthan6mph(10km/h)inorder
fortheStart/Stopsystemtobecomeactive
again.Thismakesitpossibletomaneuver
withoutstopping theengine.
Stopping/startingtheengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Whenthevehicleisstationary,shifttoneutral
andreleasetheclutch pedal.Theenginewill
switchoff.The@indicatorlightappearsinthe
informationlineatthebottomoftheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.Theneedleinthetachom-
eteralsomovesintotheREADYposition.
>Theenginewillrestartifyoupresstheclutch
pedal.Theindicatorlightturnsoff.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.Theoindicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
Gi)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.