2019 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges

Accessoriesand
technicalchanges
Warranty
Yourvehicleiscoveredbyvariouswarranties:
—NewVehicleLimitedWarranty
—LimitedWarrantyAgainstCorrosionPerforation
—EmissionsControlSystemWarranties:Federal
EmissionsControlSystemDefectWarranty,
FederalEmissionsPerformanceWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:KansasSafetyBelt
LimitedWarranty
—Appliesto:USAmodels:CaliforniaEmissions
ControlWarranties:Short-termEmissionsDe-
fectsWarranty,Long-termEmissionsDefects
Warranty,TZEVmodelsEmissionsDefects
Warranty,CaliforniaEmissionsPerformance
Warranty
YoucanfinddetailedinformationinyourWarran-
ty&MaintenanceBookletandintheCalifornia
EmissionsBooklet*.
AudiLiteratureShop
Serviceinformationismadeavailableassoonas
possible
afteramodelisintroducedandcanbe
orderedintheAudiLiteratureShop:http://
literature.audiusa.com
Drivinginother
countries
GovernmentregulationsintheUnitedStatesand
Canadarequiremotorvehiclestocomplywith
emissionsregulationsandsafetystandards.
Therefore,vehiclesthatwereproducedforthe
U.S.andCanadianmarketsaredifferentfromve-
hiclesproducedforothercountries.
Ifyouplantouseyourvehicleoutsideofthe
UnitedStatesorCanada,itispossiblethat:
—Fuelmayhaveasignificantlyloweroctanerat-
ing.Unsuitablefuelscancauseenginedamage.
—Propermaintenanceandrepairworkmaynot
bepossiblebecausespecialserviceequipment,
tools,ormeasuringdevicesneededforyourve-
hiclemaynotbeavailable.
—Replacementpartsmaynotalwaysbeavaila-
ble.
—Navigationsystemsforvehiclesbuiltforthe
U.S.A.andCanadawillnotnecessarilyworkin
Europe,andmaynotworkinothercountries.
()Note
Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehiclere-
sultingfromthesecountry-specificdifferen-
ces.
Maintenance,repairs,
andtechnicalmodifi-
cations
Notethesafetyprecautions>page309,Work-
ingintheenginecompartmentand>page352,
Raisingthevehicle.
Generalinformation
Duetotheincreasingcomplexityoftechnologyin
thesevehicles,aswellasthesafetyandenviron-
mentalstandardsthatapply,youcanonlyper-
formaverylimitedamountofrepairsandmodifi-
cationstothevehicleyourself.
Proofofmaintenanceworkmayberequiredto
submitaclaimwithinthewarrantyperiod.
Werecommendthatyouhaveyourvehicleserv-
icedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityandthatAudiGenuineParts
andAudiGenuineAccessoriesare used. This
helpstoensurethatyourvehicle'sfunctionality,
performance,andsafety arenotimpaired.
Maintenanceandrepairs
Yourvehiclewasdesignedtohelpkeepmainte-
nancerequirementstoaminimum.Someregular
maintenanceisrequiredtohelpensurethatyour
vehiclerunsina safe,economical,andreliable
manner.PleaserefertoyourWarranty&Mainte-
nanceBookletformoredetailedinformation
aboutvehiclemaintenance.
Whenoperatingthevehicleundermoreextreme
operatingconditions,forexamplewhenoutside
temperaturesareveryloworinverydustyenvi-
ronments,certainmaintenanceshouldbeper-
formedbetweenthespecifiedintervals.
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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-
partmentunlessyouknowexactlyhowto

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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-
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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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orwriteto:
AdministratorNHTSA
1200NewJerseyAve.,
S.E.WestBuilding
Washington,DC
20590.
Youcanalsoobtainotherinfor-
mationaboutmotorvehiclesafe-
tyfromhttp://www.safercar.gov.
ApplicabletoCanada
IfyouliveinCanadaandyoube-
lievethatyourvehiclehasade-
fectthatcouldcauseacrash,in-
jury ordeath,youshouldimmedi-
atelyinformTransportCanada,
DefectInvestigationsandRecalls.
YoushouldalsonotifyAudiCana-
da.
Canadiancustomerswhowishto
reportasafety-relateddefectto
TransportCanada,DefectInvesti-
gationsandRecalls,mayeither
callTransportCanadatoll-freeat:
Tel.:1-800-333-0510or
Tel.:1-819-994-3328(Ottaware-
gionandfromothercountries)
TTYforhearingimpaired:
1-888-675-6863
orcontactTransportCanadaby
mailat:
370
MotorVehicleSafetyInvestiga-
tions
Laboratory
80NoelStreet
Gatineau,QC
J8ZOA1
Foradditionalroadsafetyinfor-
mation,pleasevisittheRoad
Safetywebsiteat:
English:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/
motorvehiclesafety/menu.htm
French:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/
securiteautomobile/menu.htm
Declarationof
compliancefortelecom-
municationsequipment
andelectronicsystems
Themanufacturerisnotliableforradiomalfunc-
tionsthatarecausedbyunauthorizedchangesto
theequipment.
Equipment
ThefollowingequipmentcomplieswithFCCsec-
tion15andRSS-Gen:
—Audiadaptivecruisecontrol*
—Audisideassist*
—Remotecontrolkey
—Garagedooropener(HomeLink)*
FCCPart15.19
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCC
Rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
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FCCPart15.21
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapproved
bythepartyresponsibleforcompliancecould
voidtheuser'sauthoritytooperatetheequip-
ment.
RSS-Gen
This devicecomplieswith IndustryCanada’sli-
cence-exemptRSSs.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:
(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseinterference;and
(2)Thisdevicemustacceptanyinterference,in-
cludinginterferencethatmaycauseundesired
operationofthedevice.
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Technicaldata

Technicaldata
Identificationdata
Vehicleidentificationlabel

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Fig.289Vehicleidentificationlabel
Thevehicleidentificationlabel>fig.289islocat-
edintheluggagecompartmentunderthecargo
floorcover.
Thevehicleidentificationlabelinformationcan
alsobefoundintheWarranty andMaintenance
booklet.
Vehicledata
Thestickercontainsthefollowingvehicledata:
@®VehicleIdentificationNumber(VIN)
@Vehicletype,engineoutput,transmission
®Engineandtransmissioncodes
@Paintandinteriorcodes
©Optionalequipmentnumbers
Vehicleidentificationnumber(VIN)
TheVINislocatedinthefollowingareas:

MENU —Select:thebutton>Vehicle>leftcon-
trolbutton>Service&checks>Vehicleinfor-
mation.
—Onthevehicleidentificationlabel
—Atthefrontbehindthewindshield*
—intheenginecompartmentontherightside
Notesabouttechnicaldata
The
valuesmayvarybasedonspecialequipment
aswellasmarket-specificequipmentandmeas-
uringmethods.

Pleasenotethatthespecificationslistedinthe
vehicledocumentationalwaystakeprecedence.
G)Tips
Anytechnicaldatathatismissingwasnot
availableatthetimeofprinting.




Length(in(mm))|Width(in(mm))|Widthacrossthe|Heightatcurb
mirrors(in(mm))|weight(in(mm))
A4sedan186.1(4,726)72.5(1,842)79.6(2,022)56.2(1,427)
S4sedan186.8(4,745)72.5(1,842)79.6(2,022)55.3(1,404)
allroad187.0(4,750)72.5(1,842)79.6(2,022)58.8(1,493)

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Capacities

Fueltank,frontwheeldrive14.3gal(54L)
Fueltank,allwheeldrive15.3gal(58L)
Windshieldandheadlightwashersystem*5.1qt(4.8L)

MotelsRoofload
Themaximumpermissibleroof loadis200lbs
(90kg).

Le
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Appliesto:Sedan
Fig.290safetycertificate

B8U-0380


Appliesto:allroad
Fig.291safetycertificate
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)
Themaximumpermittedtotalweight@ofthe
vehicleislistedonthesafetycertificateonthe
sideareaofthedoororonthedriver'sdoorpillar.
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)
Themaximumpermittedloadonthefrontaxle
@ortherearaxle@)islistedonthesafetycer-
tificateonthesideareaofthedoororonthe
driver's doorpillar.
Load
Themaximumpermittedloadislistedonthetire
pressurelabelonthedriver's doorpillar.
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Index

A
A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............72
ABS...kee138
AcCcCeSSOri€S.....2...ceeeeeeee62,369
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............343
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......117
Adaptivecruisecontrol.................102
Cleaningthesensors...............---343
MESSAGES
Seniece» 0consosce» ©ecatons& mcent®weaLil
Predictivecontrol....................101
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
COMO)was:s &aeres= =eres& 8oeeS7EERee73
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........17
Adjustingthesound..............-...0-244
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
GOTEFO))wo:= =sewers=BesFERUEBOSERE FOE73
Adjustingthevolume..............20-00517
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey........+.0.000-78
AllbaGseen= ewane2geen2 2eweFeGOREeeee261
Airbagsystemssyaw5 xwae5 2gemee261,281
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....268
Care...eeeeee276
Children...0.0...ceeeeeeee287
Childrestraintst:«wees¢ ¢ewes2 sewe= 2He287
Components(frontairbags)............268
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat...............05.262
Disposal.....0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee276
Frontairbags........ceceeeeeeeeee266
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........271
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.268
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
nentsworktogether...............05.270
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
airbagsystem...................000.279
INGICatOrlight&caryseeeay+eeeweRE273
Kneesairbagin.esmecic2 omuneevanmnewooe277
Monitoring..........0.ceceeeeeeeee273
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............273
REpalisi:« &missesoeinves«3mamen2%samenW 8we276
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-275
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....273
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......348
374
All-weatherlights...............-..2000-47
AllSeaSONCIPSsrs+wawm»werwna esevea ¥ ¥337
Allwheeldrive
Indicatorlight.................-00000526
alsorefertoquattro.....ee.ceceeeeae143
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............320
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
refertoABS.........0.ceceeeeeeeee138
Anti-SlipRegulation
refertoASR...cccecececeeeeeeeee138
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-...0--34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
ArroWVIEW...eeeee161
Ashtray....ceceeeeee62
ONS5138
Audiactivelaneassist.............2.0..117
MessageS..0...ceceeee eeeeeeee119
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......110
Trafficjamassistesves+ 6cvsosweenooew109
AudiconnectInfotainment
ServicesovervieW.........0..0eeeeee187
Audidriveselect......0.0.0sceeeeeeneens126
AudiEntertainmentmobile..............228
Audimusicinterface............-.0000-226
Audimusicstream
TEPEREOWithee« =erevine6 2eevee+ 2wiceranewo ov224
AUGIOFICSwccics2omenoosanoewom+wae229
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................223
Wi-Fiaudioplayer................0005224
Audiotrack...02...cee eeeeeeeee232
Audiphonebox.............-.0eee eee174
Audipresense.............-.0eeeee eee112
Messages....0...cecececeeee eee117
SOttINGSwuss =weespowes§GSE4gee117
AudiSide:assist:sen:2 ¢eeesseeesteees121
Rearcross-trafficassist................125
Audismartphoneinterface..........238,243