2019 AUDI A4 steering

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Warmandcold

Steeringwheelheating:on/Steeringwheel
heating:offappearsintheinstrumentcluster
display.
Thesteeringwheelheatingsettingsarestored
automaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
thatisinuse.
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— Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
>page332.
G)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedbythevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha
sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
you and
theenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Thesteeringwheelpositionisadjustableupand
downandforwardandback.


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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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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.

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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.
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—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.

Driving

Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
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Fig.89Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@)>fig.89.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/©indi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparkingbrakeautomatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page83,
Startingtodrive.
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Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchtosettheparkingbrake.
>Appliesto:automatictransmission:Selectthe
"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Appliesto:manualtransmission:Engage1st
gear.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

Driving

muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.

Z\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe"R"or"P"positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskofaccidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking

brakeisset.
Hilldescentcontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission

Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolactivateswhenthetransmis-
sionisinthe"D"or"S"positionand youpressthe
brakepedal.Thetransmissionautomaticallyse-
lects
agearthatissuitableforthehill.Hillde-
scentcontroltriestomaintainthespeedthat
wasselectedatthetimeof braking,withinphysi-
calandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystill benec-
essarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakepedal.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Whenoperatingthecruisecontrolsystem*
=>page95,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.

Z\WARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapplythebrakes.

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Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission

Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.

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Fig.91Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever


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Fig.92Steeringwheel:shiftpaddles*
Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe"D/S"positiontotheright.As
soonasthetransmission switchesover,the"M"
transmissionsettingwillappearintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.91.
>Toshiftdownagear,taptheselectorlever
backward(©).
>Toswitchtiptronicmodeoff,pushtheselector
leverbackintothe"D/S"position.
Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftpaddles
Youcanoperatetheshiftpaddlesinthe"D/S"or
"M"selectorleverpositions.

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>Toshiftupagear,tap theshiftpaddle@)
>fig.92.
>Toshiftdownagear,tapthe©)shiftpaddle.
>Toshiftintothelowestgear,holdthe©shift
paddle.
>Ifyoudonotpressashiftbuttonwithinashort
timewhileinthe"D/S"position,thetransmis-
sionwillreturn toautomaticmode.Tokeep
shiftingusingtheshiftpaddles,movethese-
lectorlevertotherightoutofthe"D/S"posi-
tion.
>Whenyouwanttoshiftoutoftiptronicmode,
pressandholdtheG)shiftpaddleforalonger
periodoftimeormovetheselectorleverback
andreleaseit.
The
transmissionautomaticallyshiftsupordown
beforecriticalenginespeedisreached.
Thetransmissiononly allowsmanualshifting
whentheenginespeediswithinthepermitted
range.
G)Tips
—Ifyoushifttothenextlowestgear,the
transmissionwillonlyshiftiftheenginewill
notbeover-rewved.
—Withkick-down,thetransmissionshiftstoa
lowergear,dependingonvehiclespeedand
enginespeed.
—tiptronicdoesnotworkifthetransmission
isrunninginemergencymode.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Kick-downenablesmaximumacceleration.
Whenyoupresstheacceleratorpedaldownbe-
yondtheresistancepoint,theautomatictrans-
missiondownshiftsintoalower gearandtheen-
gineutilizesitsfullpower,ifthevehiclespeed
andengineRPMpermit.Itshiftsupintothenext
highergearoncethemaximumpermittedengine
RPMisreached.

Z\WARNING
Pleasenotethatthewheelscouldspinon
slickorslipperyroadswhenkick-downisac-
tive.

Launchcontrolprogram
Appliesto:vehicleswithS tronictransmission
Thelaunchcontrolprogramprovidesthebest
possibleaccelerationwhenstartingfromastop.
Requirement:theenginemustbeatoperating
temperatureandthesteeringwheelmustnotbe
turned.
>DeactivatetheStart/Stopsystem*>page81.
TheLEDinthe||buttonturnson.
>Appliesto:sedan:whentheengineisrunning,
pressthe|&OFF]buttonbriefly>page139.
Theindicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageStabilizationcontrol(ESC):sport.Warn-
ing!Restrictedstabilityappearsintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.
>Appliesto:allroad:whentheengineisrunning,
pressthe2OFF]buttonbriefly>page139.
TheEjindicatorlightturnsonandthemes-
sageStabilizationcontrol(ESC):offroad.
Warning!Reducedstabilityappearsinthein-
strumentclusterdisplay.
> Pulltheselectorleverback outofthe"D/S"po-
sitionbrieflytoselectthe"S"positionorselect
theDynamicdrivingmodeindrivese-
lect*>page127.
>Pressthebrakepedalfirmlywithyourleftfoot
andholditallthewaydownforatleastone
second.
>Atthesametime,pressthegaspedalallthe
waydownwithyourrightfootuntiltheengine
reachesandstaysatahighRPMlevel.
>Removeyourfootfromthebrake pedalwithin
fiveseconds>A\.






AWARNING
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingtothetrafficflow.
—OnlyusetheLaunchcontrolprogramwhen
roadandtrafficconditionsallowitandother
driverswillnot beendangeredorbothered
byyourdrivingandthevehicle'saccelera-
tion.
—Pleasenotethatthedrivewheelscanspin
andthevehiclecanbreakawaywhensport
mode/offroadmodeisswitchedon,espe-
ciallywhentheroadisslippery.>

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