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Fusesandbulbs


Fusepanel©(brown)
4|Audisideassist


5|RearSeatEntertainmentpreparation
7|Vehicleopening/start(NFC)
8|Smartmodule(tank)
11|Auxiliarybatterycontrolmodule



12|Garagedooropener

13|Rearviewcamera,peripheralcameras
14|Righttaillights
16|Rightsafetybelttensioner



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No.|Equipment


Sound-amplifier
AdBlueheating
Trailerhitch(rightlight)
Trailerhitch
Trailerhitch(leftlight)
Trailerhitch(socket)
10|Sportdifferential
11|AdBlueheating




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Bulbs
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you.
Itisbecomingincreasinglymoreandmorediffi-
culttoreplacevehiclelightbulbssinceinmany
cases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirstbere-
movedbeforeyouareabletogettothebulb.
Thisappliesespeciallytothelightbulbsinthe
frontofyourcarwhichyoucanonlyreach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetalandbulbholderscanhave sharp
edgesthatcancauseseriouscuts,partsmustbe
correctlytakenapartandthenproperlyput back
togethertohelppreventbreakageof partsand
longtermdamagefromwaterthatcanenter
housingsthathavenotbeenproperlyresealed.
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you,sinceyourdealerhasthepropertools,the
correctbulbsandtheexpertise.
Gasdischargelamps(Xenonlights):
Duetothehighelectricalvoltage,havethebulbs
replacedbyaqualifiedtechnician.Headlights
withXenonlightareidentifiedbythehighvolt-
agesticker.
LEDheadlights*
LEDheadlightsrequirenomaintenance.Please
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerifabulb
needstobereplaced.

ZAWARNING
ChangingXenonlampswithoutthenecessary
equipmentcancauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Bulbsarepressurizedandcanexplodewhen
beingchanged.Potentialriskofinjury!
—Onvehiclesequippedwithgasdischarge
bulbs(Xenonlight)life-threateninginjuries
canresultfromimproperhandlingofthe
high-voltageportionsofsuch lamps!
—OnlyyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali-
fiedworkshopshouldchangethebulbsin
gasdischargelamps.Therearepartswith
sharpedgesontheopeningsandonthe
bulbholdersthatcancauseseriouscuts.If
youareuncertainaboutwhattodo,havethe
workperformedbyanauthorizedAudideal-
er orqualifiedworkshop.Seriouspersonal
injurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.
G)Tips
—Ifyoustillpreferto replacethelightbulbs
yourself,beawarethattheenginecompart-
mentisahazardousareatoworkin>A\in
Workingintheenginecompartmenton
page309.
—ItisbesttoaskyourauthorizedAudidealer
wheneveryouwanttochangeabulb.


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Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page309.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

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C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

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@Tips
Thedischargedbatterymustbeproperlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Whenjumpstartingorchargingthebattery,
neverconnectthenegativegroundcableto
thebatterynegativepostbecausethebattery
managersystemmustbeabletodetect the
battery'sstateofcharge.Alwaysconnectthe
negativegroundcabletothenegativeground
postofthebatterymanagercontrolunit.
Usingthejumpstart
cable
Bothjumpstartcablesmustbeconnectedinthe
correctorder.

Fig.282Enginecompartment:connectorsforjumpstart
cablesandacharger

Fig.283Jumpstartingusingabatteryinanothervehicle:
@-providingcurrent,@)-drained
Pleasenotethattheconnectingprocessforthe
jumpstartcablesdescribedbelowisintendedfor
whenyourvehicleisbeingjumpstarted.
Vehiclewithdrainedvehiclebattery
>Set theparkingbrakeandselectthe“P”(Park)
selectorlever position*.

>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
Connectingthepositivecable(red)tothe
positiveterminal
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.282.
1.Secureoneendofthepositivecable(red)to
thejumpstartpin>fig.283@(pinunder
theredcover=“positive”)onthevehiclethat
needstobestarted@).
2.Securetheotherendofthepositivecable
(red)tothepositiveterminal@)onthebat-
teryprovidingthecurrent@).
Connectingthenegativecable(black)tothe
negativeterminal
3.Secureoneendofthenegativecable(black)
tothenegativeterminal@)onthebattery
thatisprovidingthecurrent@).
4.Securetheotherendofthenegativecable
(black)tothejumpstartpin@(hexheadpin
=“negative”)onthevehiclethatneedstobe
started ®).
Startingtheengine
»Starttheengineinthevehicleprovidingthe
jumpstart@andletitrunatidle.
>Nowstarttheengineonthevehiclewiththe
drainedbattery@).
>Iftheenginedoesnotstart,stopthestarting
procedureafter10secondsandthenrepeatit
afterapproximately30seconds.
»Oncetheenginewiththedrainedvehiclebat-
teryhasbeenstarted,removethecablesinthe
reverseorderfromthewaytheywereinstalled.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
Thebatteryisventedtotheoutsidetoprevent
gasesfromenteringthevehicleinterior.Make
surethatthejumperclampsarewellconnected
withtheirmetalpartsin fullcontactwiththe
batteryterminals.

Z\WARNING
Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
tothevehicle,heedallwarningsandinstruc-
tionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.Ifin
doubt,callforroadservice.>

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—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall

WARNINGS>page309.

@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.283.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!
Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
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—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.

ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
Onlyinstallthefronttowingloopwhenitis
needed.




Fig.284Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
»Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=> fig.284.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe>

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pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

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Fig.285Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.285.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

Z\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
»Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
(i)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
Raisingthevehicle
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwithfloor

sea
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
pointsillustrated.
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Fig.287Frontliftingpoint

Loadingthevehicleontoaflatbedtruck

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Fig.286Vehicleonflatbedtruck
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Fig.288Rearliftingpoint
>ReadandheedWARNING©A\.
>Locateliftingpoints>fig.287and>fig.288.>
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>Adjustliftingarmsofworkshophoistorfloor
jack tomatchvehicleliftingpoints.
> Insertarubberpadbetweenthefloorjack/
workshophoistandtheLiftingpoints.
Ifyoumustliftyourvehiclewithafloorjack to
workunderneath,besurethevehicleissafely
supportedonstandsintendedforthispurpose.
Frontliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedonthefloorpanrein-
forcementaboutatthesamelevelasthejack
mountingpoint>fig.287.Donotliftthevehi-
cleattheverticalsillreinforcement.
Rearliftingpoint
Theliftingpointislocatedontheverticalrein-
forcementofthelowersillfortheonboardjack
>fig.288.
Liftingwithvehiclejack
Referto>page352.

ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofseriousinjuryandvehi-
cledamage.
—Alwayslift thevehicleonlyatthespecial
workshophoistandfloorjackliftpointsil-
lustrated>fig.287and>fig.288.
—Failuretoliftthevehicleatthesepoints
couldcausethevehicletotiltorfallfroma
lift ifthereisachangeinvehicleweight
distributionandbalance.Thismighthap-
pen,forexample,whenheavycomponents
suchastheengineblockortransmission
areremoved.
—Whenremovingheavycomponentslike
these,anchorvehicletohoistoraddcorre-
spondingweightstomaintainthe centerof
gravity.Otherwise,thevehiclemighttiltor
slipoffthehoist,causingseriouspersonal
injury.

()Note
—Beawareofthefollowingpointsbeforelift-
ingthevehicle:
—Thevehicleshouldneverbeliftedor
jackedupfromunderneaththeengineoil
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pan,thetransmissionhousing,thefront
or rearaxleorthebodysidemembers.
Thiscouldleadtoseriousdamage.
—Toavoiddamagetotheunderbodyor
chassisframe,arubberpadmustbein-
sertedbetweenthefloorjackandthelift
points.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,
checkthatthevehicleweightdoesnot
exceedthepermissibleliftingcapacity of
thehoist.
—Beforedrivingoveraworkshophoist,en-
surethatthereissufficientclearancebe-
tweenthehoistandlowpartsoftheve-
hicle.

Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges

Usuallymaintenance andrepairworkrequires
specialtools,measuringdevices,andother
equipmentthatisavailableto trainedvehicle
techniciansinordertohelpensurethatyourvehi-
cleandallofitssystemsoperatecorrectly,relia-
bly,andsafely.Performingworkonthevehicle
incorrectlycan impair the operationandreliabili-
tyofyourvehicleandmayvoidoneormoreof
yourvehicle'swarranties.
TechnicalModifications
Interferencewithelectroniccomponents,their
software,thewiring,anddatatransfermaycause
malfunctions.Becauseofthewayelectroniccom-
ponentsareinterconnected,suchmalfunctions
canalsoimpairsystemsthatarenotdirectlyin-
volved.Thismeansthatyouriskbothasubstan-
tialreductionintheoperationalsafety ofyourve-
hicleandincreasedwearofvehiclecomponents.
Someconveniencefunctions,suchastheconven-
ienceturnsignalfunction,individualdooropen-
ingfunction,anddisplays,canbereprogrammed
usingspecialworkshopequipment.Iffunctions
arereprogrammed,theinformationanddescrip-
tionsaboutthesefunctionsinthisOwner'sMan-
ualmaynolongerapplytothechangedfunc-
tions.AudirecommendsthatanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityperform
andverifyanyreprogrammingprocedures.


carryoutthejobandhavethecorrecttech-
nicalinformationandthecorrecttools.
—Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,have
theworkperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealer,anauthorizedAudiServiceFacility,
oranotherqualifiedworkshop.Seriousper-
sonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.


ZA\WARNING
Maintenanceprocedures,repairs,ortechnical
modificationsthatareperformedincorrectly
increasetheriskofanaccidentandcanlead
toseriousinjuries.


ZA\WARNING
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallydangerousareaandcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
—Alwaysuseextremecautionwhendoingany
workintheenginecompartment.Always
followcommonlyacceptedsafetypractices
andusecommonsense.Neverriskpersonal
injury.
—Neverperformanyworkintheenginecom-
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C)Note
—Maintenanceprocedures,repairsortechni-
calmodificationsthatareperformedincor-
rectlycancausedamagetothevehicle,such
ascorrosion.
—Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed,
takeyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
—Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehicle
resultingfromfailuretocomplywiththese
guidelines.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Regularmaintenancecanhelpprotectthe
environment.
—Technicalmodificationstothevehiclecan
haveanegativeimpactonfuelconsumption
andvehicleemissions.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpretension-
ers areclassifiedasPerchlorateMaterial-
specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.
gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Whenthe
vehicleorpartsoftherestraintsysteminclud-
ingairbagmodulesandsafetybeltswithpre-
tensionersarescrapped,allapplicablelaws
andregulationsmustbeobserved.Yourau-
thorizedAudidealerisfamiliarwiththesere-
quirementsandwerecommendthatyouhave
yourdealerperformthisserviceforyou.
G)Tips
Becauseofyourvehicle'saluminumbodyde-
sign,allserviceandrepairproceduresaffect-
ingthebodyshould beperformedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi

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ServiceFacility,whowillperformtheworkac-
cordingtoAudifactoryspecifications.Only
AudiGenuinePartsareusedwhenAudiex-
pertsperformrepairorserviceprocedures.
FailuretouseAudiGenuinePartsorAudiGen-
uineAccessoriesorperformingrepairsincor-
rectlymayresultinseverevehicledamage,
suchascorrosion.
Accessoriesandparts
ConsultwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingac-
cessoriesorreplacementparts.Werecommend
thatyouhaveyourvehicleservicedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyandthatAudiGenuinePartsandAudiGenuine
Accessoriesareused.
Audidoesnotendorsetheuseofproductsand
accessoriesthatithasnotevaluated,evenifthe
productisapprovedbyacertifiedtestingagency
orgovernmentagency.

ZAWARNING
—Installingunapprovedaccessoriesorincor-
rectreplacementpartscancausevehicle
damageandcanincreasetheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Neverattachaccessories,suchastelephone
holdersorcupholders,totheairbagcovers
orwithintheairbagdeploymentzone,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofinjuryifthe
airbagdeploys.
—Donotusealicenseplatebracketonthe
frontbumperthatisdifferentfromthe
bracketinstalledatthefactory,and donot
attachanyadditionalbrackets.

()Note
Acorrectly-installedexteriorantennaisre-
quiredforoperatingradioequipmentinthe
vehicle.Otherwise,theincreasedelectromag-
neticwavescancausemalfunctionsintheve-
hicle.Observetheregulationsinthecountry
wherethevehicleisbeingoperatedandthe
instructionsfromtheradioequipmentmanu-
facturer.
ReportingSafetyDefects
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehicle
hasadefectwhichcouldcausea
crashorcouldcauseinjuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyin-
formtheNationalHighwayTraffic
SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)in
additiontonotifying
AudiofAmerica,Inc.
2200FerdinandPorscheDrive
Herndon,VA20171
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom-
plaints,itmayopenaninvestiga-
tion,andifitfindsthatasafety
defectexistsinagroupofvehi-
cles,itmayorderarecalland
remedycampaign.However,
NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedin
individualproblemsbetweenyou,
yourdealer,orAudiofAmerica,
Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-
freeat1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-
800-424-9153);gotohttp://
www.safercar.gov;
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