2019 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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Instrumentcluster

BMFaSTT
TheBaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
Ifthekaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
ASafetybelt
ThezBindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page253.
@-Steeringlock
BSSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle

Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
BSSteeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause

thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
-~©Enginestartsystem
jo]Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService

Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
EBEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
0Clutch
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
&Clutch:malfunction!Safelystopvehicle
Thereisanongoingmalfunctionintheclutch.
Stopthevehiclesafely.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fa]Clutch:malfunction!Adaptdrivingstyle.
PleasecontactService
Thereisanongoingmalfunctionintheclutch.
Theenginetorquethatcanbetransferredisre-
duced.Youmaycontinuedriving.Avoidusingthe
clutchinanywaythatwillplaceaheavyloadon
it.Forexample,donotlettheclutchrubwhen
startingonhillsorwhenmaneuveringthevehi-
cle.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
&Clutch:malfunction!Youcancontinuedriv-
ing
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>

Instrumentcluster

Thereisamalfunctionintheclutch.Theengine
torque
thatcan betransferredisreduced.You
maycontinuedriving.Avoidusingtheclutchin
thefutureinanywaythatwillplaceaheavyload
onit.Forexample,donotlettheclutchrubwhen
startingonhillsorwhenmaneuveringthevehi-
cle.Theindicatorlightturnsoffoncetheclutchis
fullyoperableagain.
Ifthe|indicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
=>page310.

ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched
theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthenontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe[2]button>page139.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBindicatorlampandtheES/assin-
dicatorlampturnonandthismessageappears,
theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockismalfunc-
tioning.ThisalsocausestheESCtomalfunction.
Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,
butABSisnotactive.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page138.
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BDrivesystem:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.The
brakeboosterandthepowersteeringmaystop
working.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelyor assoon
aspossibleand donotcontinuedriving.Havethe
problemcorrectedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.Drive
slowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.

nginespeedlimitation
IftheBiindicatorlightturnson,theenginewill
beautomaticallylimitedtotheRPMdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Thisprotectstheengine
fromoverheating.
Theenginespeedlimitationdeactivatesoncethe
engineisnolongerinthecriticaltemperature
rangeandyouhavereleasedtheacceleratorped-
alonce.
Iftheenginespeedlimitationwasactivatedby
anenginecontrolmalfunction,theBgindicator
lightalsoturnson.Makesuretheenginespeed
doesnotgoabovethespeeddisplayed,forexam-
plewhendownshifting.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
fTanksystem
lyPleaserefuel
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonforthefirsttime
andthemessageappears,thereareabout2.1
gallons(8liters)offuelleftinthetank.
lyPleaserefuelimmediately
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.

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Instrumentcluster

iyTanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthefueltanksystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@)Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=>page306.
®Washerfluidlevel
IfthegEindicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page320.
©!Windshieldwipers
Ifthe>indicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
<3Driver'sdoor
|3}Driver'sdoor:malfunction!ShifttoPbefore
leavingvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthedriver'sdoor.Select
the"P"selectorleverposition(automatictrans-
mission)tosecurethevehicle.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Bulbfailureindicator

IftheEaindicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.Replace thebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.


2©Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol
ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthe headlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ComaAceals
aSAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.>
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Instrumentcluster

Youcanstillcontrolallfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensorthroughthewind-
shieldwiperlever.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
{Suspensioncontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithsuspensioncontrol
18|Suspension:malfunction!Youmaycontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
beeNatMeleelametale)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive/sportdifferential
3All-wheeldrive:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedriving.PleasecontactService
iT-3|Sportdifferential:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
EH]All-wheeldriveoverheating.Pleaseadapt
drivingstyle.Seeowner'smanual
3}Sportdifferential:temperaturetoohigh.
Pleaseadaptdrivingstyle
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantlyduetothesportydrivingmanner.Drive
inalesssportymanneruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstothenormalrangeandtheindicatorlight
switchesof.

ZXWARNING
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityiftheallwheeldrive/
sportdifferentialisfaultyormalfunctioning.
Therepairmustbeperformedbytrainedper-
sonnelusingthecorrectoilinordertoensure
safety.

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ereasercy
IftheaorByindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersare on.
Ifanindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfastasusual,
aturnsignalbulbhasfailed.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.

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Head-updisplay

Head-updisplay
Description
Appliesto:vehicleswithhead-updisplay
0 as
ge32%oS

Fig.16Instrumentpanel:knobforthehead-updisplay
Thehead-updisplayprojectscertainwarningsor
selectedinformationfromtheassistsystems*or
navigationsystem*onthewindshield.Thedis-
playappearswithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
Switchingonandoff
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayon,pressthe67
knob.
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayoff,presstheS7
knob.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightofthedisplaycan beadjustedtothe
individualdriver.
>Makesureyouareseatedcorrectly>page248.
>Turn theknobS?toadjustthedisplay.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Head-updisplay.

Displaycontent
IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanspecify
whichinformationshould bedisplayed:Forex-
ample,thiscanincludenavigationinformation”,
adaptivecruisecontrol*orcamera-basedtraffic
signrecognition*.
Thedisplay ofcertaininformationandsomeof
thered indicatorlightscannotbehiddeninthe
Infotainmentsystem.
Brightness
YoucanadjustthedisplaybrightnessintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.Thedisplaybrightnessdecreas-
esautomaticallyastheamountoflightdecreas-
es.Thebackgroundbrightnessisadjusted with
theinstrumentillumination>page51.
Picturerotation
YoucanrotatethepictureintheInfotainment
systemclockwiseorcounterclockwise.
CG)Note
Topreventscratchesontheglasscoveringthe
head-updisplay,donotplaceanyobjectsin
theprojectionopening.
@)Tips
—Sunglasseswithpolarizationfiltersandun-
favorable
lightingconditionscanimpairvisi-
bilityofthedisplay.
— Anoptimumdisplaydependsontheseat
positionandthe heightadjustmentofthe
head-updisplay.
—Aspecialwindshieldisneededforthe head-
updisplayfunction.
—Forinformationoncleaning,see>tableIn-
teriorcleaningonpage344.
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Openingandclosing

Openingandclosing
Centrallocking
Youcanlockandunlockthevehiclecentrally.You
havethefollowingoptions:
—Vehiclekey>page31
—Sensorsinthedoorhandles*>page31
—Lockcylinderonthedriver'sdoor>page33
—
Interiorcentral lockingswitch>page32
Vehiclekey
Theterm“vehiclekey”referstotheremotecon-
trolkeyorconveniencekey*.Theconvenience
key*isaremotecontrolkeywithspecialfunc-
tions>page31and>page78.
Turnsignals
Theturnsignalsflashtwicewhenyouunlockthe
vehicleandflashoncewhenyoulockthevehicle.
Iftheydonotflash,thenoneofthedoors,the
luggagecompartmentlidorthehoodisnot
closedcompletely.
Automaticlocking(AutoLock)
The AutoLockfunctionlocksalldoorsandthe
luggagecompartmentlidoncethespeedhasex-
ceededapproximately9mph(15km/h).
Thevehiclecan beunlockediftheopeningfunc-
tioninthecentrallockingsystemswitchisused
oroneofthedoorhandlesispulled.
Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorswillalsoautomaticallyunlocktoallow
accesstothevehicle.
Selectivedoorunlocking
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidwilllock
whentheyclose.YoucansetintheInfotainment
systemwhetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheen-
tirevehicleshould beunlockedwhenunlocking
>page33.
Unintentionallylockingyourselfout
Onlylockyourvehiclewhenallofthedoorsand
theluggagecompartmentlidareclosedandthe
238
vehiclekeyisnotinthevehicle.Thisreducesthe
riskoflockingyourselfoutaccidentally.
Thefollowingfeatureshelptoreducetheriskof
lockingyourvehiclekeyinthevehicle:
—Ifthedriver's doorisopen,thevehiclecannot
belockedbypressingthe@buttononthevehi-
clekeyorbytouchingthelockingsensor*ona
door.
—Appliesto:sedan:Iftheconveniencekey*that
wasusedlastisdetectedinsidetheluggage
compartment,theluggagecompartmentlid
willautomaticallyunlockandopenagainafter
closingit.
—Ifthelastconveniencekey*thatwasusedisde-
tectedinsidethevehicle,thevehiclecannotbe
lockedfromtheoutsideforabrieftime.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou. This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(such aspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayin
thevehiclewhenitislockedfromtheout-
side,becausethewindowscannolongerbe
openedfromtheinside>page34.Locked
doorsmakeitmoredifficultforemergency
workerstoenterthevehicle,whichputs
livesatrisk.

@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey
—Appliesto:sedan:Iftheconveniencekey
thatwaslastusedisdetectedinsidethe
passengercompartment,thenwillnotbe
possible tolockthevehiclefromtheout-
side.Theturnsignalswillflashseveral
timestoindicatethis.Ifyoudonotopen
thevehiclewithinashorttimetoremove
thevehiclekey,thenthevehiclewilllockau-
tomatically. Thispreventsthevehiclefrom
beingleftunlockedforlongperiodsoftime.
Thekeywillthenbelockedinsidethevehi-
cle.

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Openingandclosing

—Appliesto:allroad:Iftheconveniencekey
thatwaslastusedisdetectedinsidetheve-
hicle,thenitwillnotbepossibletolockthe
vehiclefromtheoutside.Theturnsignals
willflashseveraltimestoindicatethis.If
youdonotopenthevehiclewithinashort
timetoremovethevehiclekey,thentheve-
hiclewilllockautomatically.Thisprevents
thevehiclefrombeingleftunlockedforlong
periodsoftime.Thekeywillthenbelocked
insidethevehicle.
@)Tips
—Donotleavevaluablesunattendedintheve-
hicle.Alockedvehicleisnota safe!
—TheLEDinthedriver'sdoorrailblinkswhen
youlockthevehicle.IftheLEDlightsupfor
approximately30secondsafterlocking,
thereisamalfunctioninthecentral locking
system.Havetheproblemcorrectedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.

BFV-0278



Fig.17Yourvehiclekeyset
@Vehiclekey
Thevehiclekeyisaremotecontrolkeyorconven-
iencekey*.Theconveniencekey*isaremotecon-
trolkeywithspecialfunctions>page31and
=page78.Youcanunlockorlockyourvehicle
withthevehiclekey.Amechanicalkeyisintegrat-
edinthevehiclekey>page30.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
Openthekey tagandscratch torevealthevehicle
code.YoucanunlocktheAudiconnectvehicle
controlservices*foryourvehiclewiththisvehicle
code.Foradditionalinformation,see
=page190.Ifakeyfobislost,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Vehiclekeyreplacement
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethisvehicle
keydeactivated.Itisimportanttobringallkeys
withyou.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportitto
yourinsurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcan checkthenumberofkeysprogrammed
toyourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.


Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Insomecases,itmaynotbepossible tostartthe
vehicleifthereisavehiclekeyfromadifferent
vehiclemanufactureronthe keychain.
Datainthevehiclekey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourvehiclekey.
YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadoutthisdata
andtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicleneeds.
This appliesalsotovehicleswithaconvenience
*key*.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysusestheirownvehicle
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekey:
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Steeringwheelheating*
—Centrallockingsystem
—Interiorlighting*
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Openingandclosing

—Exteriorlighting
—Rainsensor
—Memoryfunction*
—Parkingaid*
—Adaptivecruisecontrol*
—Active laneassist*
—Sideassist*
—Trafficjamassist*
—Distancewarning*
—Audipresense*
—Speedwarning*
Thestoredsettings areautomaticallyrecalled
whenyouunlock thevehicle,openthedoorsor
turnontheignition.
®Note
Protectthekeyagainsthightemperatures
anddirectsunlight.
G)Tips
— Thevehiclekeyfunctioncanbetemporarily
disruptedbyinterferencefromtransmitters
nearthevehicleworkinginthesamefre-
quencyrange(suchasamobiledeviceorra-
dioequipment).Alwayscheckifyourvehicle
islocked.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Removingthemechanicalkey



BFV-0279

Fig.18Vehiclekey:removingthemechanicalkey
>Pressthereleasebuttons(@©fig.18andre-
movethemechanicalkeyfromthevehiclekey.
Usingthemechanicalkey,youcan:
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—Lock/unlocktheglovecompartment.
—Lockingandunlockingthelockable*rearbench
seat>page66.
—Manuallylock orunlockthevehicle>page33.
—Mechanicallylockthedoors>page33.
—Switchthechildsafetylocksonintherear
doors>page40,fig.35.
LEDandbatteryinthevehiclekey

BFV-0280


Fig.19Vehiclekey:removingthebatteryholder

BFV-0277


Fig.20Vehiclekey(rearside):removingthebatteryholder
LEDinthevehiclekey
TheLED(@)indicatesthevehiclekeyfunction.
>Ifyoupressabuttonbriefly,theLEDblinks
once.
>Ifyoupressandholdabutton(convenience
opening/closing),theLEDblinksseveraltimes.
>IftheLEDdoesnotblink,thevehiclekeybat-
teryisdrained.Replacethebatteryinthevehi-
clekey.
Replacingthevehiclekeybattery
>Pressthereleasebuttons()>fig.19andre-
movethemechanicalkey.
>Pressthereleasebuttons(3)>fig.20while
pullingthebatteryholderoutofthevehiclekey
inthedirectionofthearrow.