2019 AUDI A4 transmission

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AudiconnectInfotainmentusage.
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See>page241.
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aredisplayed.
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ThecontentoftheselectedAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentserviceortheentireAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentlistisupdated.
Dataprivacy
Requirement:theignitionmustbe switchedon.
Location,vehicle,andpersonaldataaretransmit-
tedwhenusingAudiconnectservices.
Allowingsendingofdata
—SelectandconfirmActivatedataconnection.
Thedatamoduleforthe useofallAudiconnect
serviceswillbeactive.
Restrictingsendingofdata
—SelectandconfirmActivateprivacy.Thedata
connectionislimitedordeactivateddepending
ontheequipment.ThemajorityofAudiconnect
serviceswillnotbeavailable.
Thefollowinginterfacesarenotaffectedbythis
setting:Bluetooth,BluetoothLowEnergy(BLE),
Wi-Ficonnection,Audismartphoneinterface
(ASI),NearFieldCommunication(NFC),charging
communication(e-tron),ElectronicTollCollect
(ETC),ifequipped.
@)Note
Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,and
protectionagainstlossofdataon mobilede-

))Dependsonthecountryand equipment. Theseservices
are availableforalimitedtime.
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vicesthatareusedtoaccesstheInternet
throughtheWi-Fihotspot.
(i)Tips
—Ifthetransmissionofdataislimited,data
willstillbetransmittedtoverifysubscrip-
tions.
—Ifthetransmissionofdataislimited,itwill
havethefollowingeffectsontheexchange
ofdataforAudiconnectservicesandemer-
gencycalls,ifequipped:
—Theemergencycallfunctionwillremain
availablewithoutrestrictionsandwillcon-
tinuetotransmitdata.
—Ifanonlineroadsideassistancecallisini-
tiated,nodatawillbetransmitted,buta
callwillbemade.
—IftheGeofencingAlert,SpeedAlert,
and/orValetAlertserviceshavebeenacti-
vatedbythekeyuser,thentheywillre-
mainavailablewithoutrestrictionsand
continuetotransmitdata.
Audiconnectvehicle
controlservices
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
WithAudiconnectvehiclecontrolservices)),you
canutilizevariousservicesusingthemyAudiapp
oronlineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
(i)Tips
—Accessingspecificdataorcontrollingfunc-
tionsremotelydependsonthechargelevel
ofthevehiclebattery.Therefore,these
functionsonlyhavelimitedavailabilityafter
switchingofftheignition.
—AneSIMcardestablishestheInternetcon-
nectionforAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
services.Thecostsforthisareincludedin
thepriceofAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
services.Thecellphonenetwork,forexam-
ple,mustbeavailabletousetheseservices.

Emergencycall

Emergencycall
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
Dependingonthe countryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable.
Withtheemergencycall,youcancallforhelpin
dangeroussituationsasquicklyaspossible.Use
thisfunctionwhenemergencyhelpisneeded
=>page196.
Withonlineroadsideassistance,youcanrequest
assistanceifthereisabreakdownoraminoracci-
dent>page197.
@Tips
—TheservicesareprovidedthroughaSIM
cardinstalledinthevehicle.Thecostofthe
callanddataconnectionsisincludedinthe
priceoftheservices.Servicesareprovided
assumingthatthecellphonenetworkre-
quiredfortheinstalledSIMcardisfunction-
ingandavailable foruse.Theavailableserv-
icessetby AudiAGareonlyavailablewithin
thecellphonenetworkcoverageareafor
thecellphoneserviceprovider selectedby
AudiAG.
—Youcanfindwhatdatawillbetransferredat
www.audiusa.com.
—Theseservicescannot bedeactivatedusing
thesettingsintheInfotainmentsystem.
Emergencycall
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
Anemergencycallisacombinationofdatatrans-
missionandaphonecall.Thedatatransmission
fromyourvehicleforwardsimportantinforma-
tion,suchasthevehicleandpositiondata,tothe
emergencycallcenter.
G)Tips
Theavailabilityoftheservicesofferedde-
pendsonthecountryandmaychangeinthe
future.
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Makinganemergencycall
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
Theemergencycallcanbemadetwodifferent
ways.

Fig.181Frontheadliner:coverfortheemergencycallbut-
ton
Requirement:theLED@)mustbegreen.
Manualemergencycall
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
>Tapthecover(@)toopenit.
>Pressandholdtheemergencycallbuttonuntil
theLED@)blinksgreen.Theemergencycall
willbemade.
>Iftheemergencycallbuttonispressedbymis-
take,thenpressitagainimmediatelyandhold
ituntiltheLEDstaysgreen.Theemergencycall
willbecanceled.
Automaticemergencycall
Thevehicleelectricalsysteminitiatesanauto-
matic emergencycallundercertaincircumstan-
ces,forexampleifanairbagdeploys.TheLEDin
theemergencycallbutton(2)blinksgreen.The
emergencycallwillbe made.Itcannotbecan-
celed.
TheLEDindicatesthestatusofthesystemasfol-
lows:
—Green-theemergencycallfunctionisavaila-
ble.
—Red-thereisamalfunctionintheemergency
callfunction.ContactanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Anemergen-
cycallcannotbemade.
—Off-theemergencycallfunctionisnotavaila-
ble,perhapsbecausenonetworkisavailable.>

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Emergencycall

@)Tips
Iftheemergencycalliscanceledduetoa
poorconnection,thenthesystemautomati-
callytriestoconnectagain.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithemergencycallfunction
S&SEmergencycallfunction:malfunction!Re-
strictedfunctionality.PleasecontactService
Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,the emergencycallfunctionisrestrict-
ed.Forexample,youcannotcalltheemergency
callcenter,butdatamaystill betransmittedun-
dercertaincircumstances.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
&Emergencycallfunction:malfunction!Func-
tionunavailable.PleasecontactService
Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,youcannotmakeanemergencycall.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Onlineroadside
assistance
Appliesto:vehicleswithonlineroadsideassistance
Anonlineroadsideassistancecall)) isacombina-
tionofdatatransmissionandaphonecall.The
datatransmissionfromyourvehicleforwardsim-
portantinformationtotheAudiservicecenter,
suchasthevehicleandpositiondata.

D_Theavailabilityoftheservicesoffereddependsonthe
countryandmaychangeinthefuture.
Callingonlineroadsideassistance
Appliesto:vehicleswithonlineroadsideassistance

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Fig.182Frontheadliner:onlineroadsideassistancebut-
ton
Callingonlineroadsideassistance
>Pressthebutton().TheLEDinthebutton
turnsred.Theonlineroadsideassistancecall
willbemade.
>Ifyoupressthebutton@)bymistake,then
pressitagain.Or
>SelectandconfirmCancelorEndcallintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
Audiincidentassistance
Aminoraccidentmaybedetectedbythevehicle
electricalsystem.Youhavethe optionofselect-
ingbetweenCallonlineroadsideassistanceor
Makeemergencycall.
>Selectoneoftheoptionsandconfirmitby
pressingthecontrolknob.
@)Tips
Iftheroadsideassistancecalliscanceleddue
toapoorconnection,thenthecallmustbe
madeagain.
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CheckingandFilling

Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
Ifthecentrallockingsystemmalfunctions,the
fuelfillerdoorcanbe unlockedmanually.

Fig.251Rightsidetrimpanelintheluggagecompart-
ment:openingthetrimpanel


Fig.252Luggagecompartment:fuelfillerdooremergency
release
Theemergencyopeningmechanismislocated
behindtherightsidetrimpanelintheluggage
compartment.
>Openthecoverinthesidepanel>fig.251.
>Tounlockthefuelfillerdoor,loosen theloop
fromtheretainerandthenpullontheloop
carefully>fig.252>@.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>page306,fig.249.
®Note
Onlypullontheloopuntilyoufeelresistance.
Youwillnothearitrelease.Ifyoucontinueto
pull,youcoulddamagetheemergencyre-
leasemechanism.
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Catalyticconverter
Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.

ZAWARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
the
engine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
havebecomehot. Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassorleavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.

OnBoardDiagnostic
System(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.

Fig.253Footwellonleftside ofthevehicle:connection
portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)

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CheckingandFilling

OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.253.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinksorturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohave the
malfunction
corrected.
Theindicatorlightcanalsoturnonifthefuelfill-
ercapisnotclosedcorrectly>page306).

Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadout the
enginedata.

Enginecompartment
MelatimimsaCeMtalemeen)Seen1n
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthe followingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.

Z\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Onvehicleswithamanualtransmission,
movethegearshiftlevertoneutral,andon


)Dependingontheengine


vehicleswithanautomatictransmission,se-
lectthe“P”(Park)position.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchastheanti-freezingagentcon-
tainedinthecoolant)canignite.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthecaponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamorcoolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
and
radiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Firstsettheparkingbrake,andthenmove
thegearshiftlevertoneutralonvehicles
withamanualtransmissionorselectthe

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CheckingandFilling


“P”(Park)positiononvehicleswithanau-
tomatictransmission.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.

Z\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.

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CG)Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoaddanyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.

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Fig.255Unlockedhood:lever
Makesurethewiperarmsarenotraisedupfrom
thewindshield.Otherwisethepaintcouldbe
damaged.
Openingthehood
>Withthedriver'sdooropen,pulltheleverbe-
lowtheinstrumentpanelinthedirectionofthe
arrow>fig.254.
>Raisethehoodslightly>A\.

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Wheels

Glossaryoftireandloading
terminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(in
excessofthosestandarditems
whichmaybereplaced)ofauto-
matictransmission,powersteer-
ing,powerbrakes,powerwin-
dows,powerseats,radio,and
heater,totheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-in-
stalledequipment(whetherin-
stalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratioofthe heightto
thewidthofthetireinpercent.
Numbersof55orlowerindicatea
lowsidewallforimprovedsteer-
ingresponseandbetteroverall
handlingondrypavement.
Bead
meansthepartofthetirethatis
madeofsteelwires,wrappedor
reinforcedbyplycordsandthatis
shapedtofittherim.
Beadseparation
meansabreakdownofthebond
betweencomponentsinthebead.
Cord
meansthestrandsformingthe
pliesinthetire.
Coldtireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecom-
mendedbythevehiclemanufac-
turerforatireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenfor
morethanacoupleofmiles(kilo-
meters)atlowspeedsinthethree
hourperiodbeforethetirepres-
sureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorve-
hiclewithstandardequipmentin-
cludingthemaximumcapacityof
fuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi-
tioningandadditionalweightof
optionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Extraload
tiresmaybeidentifiedas“XL”,
“xL’,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”on
thesidewall.
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Emergencyassistance


underneaththevehicle;otherwise,thereisa
potentialriskforinjury.
—NeverusethejacksuppliedwithyourAudi
onanothervehicle,particularlyonaheavier
one.Thejackisonlysuitableforuseonthe
vehicleitcamewith.
@Tips
—Insomevehicles,therearcompartment
maynotopen.


—Thevehiclejackinyourvehicleismainte-
nance-free.
Tiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
>Readandfollowtheimportantsafetyprecau-
tions>page348.
>Set theparkingbrake.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
>Shiftinto1stgear.
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
> Checkifarepairwiththetiremobilitykitispos-
sible>page349.
Usingthetiremobilitykit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit

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Fig.267Tire:tiredamagethatcannotberepaired
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
>A.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetiremobilitykitcanbe usedattemperatures
aslowas -4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatare larger
than0.16in(4mm)@©fig.267
—Iftherimisdamaged@)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.

Z\WARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
beusedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.
—Thetiresealantmustnotcomeincontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.
—Iftiresealantcomesintocontactwithyour
eyesoryourskin,thoroughlyrinsetheaf-
fectedareaimmediatelywithcleanwater.
—Donotinhalethefumes.
—Ifyouswallowanyofthetiresealant,thor-
oughlyrinseyourmouthimmediatelyand
drinkalotofwater.Donotinducevomiting.
Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
—Changeyourclothingimmediatelyifit
comesintocontactwithtiresealant.
—Ifanallergicreactionoccurs,seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
—Keepthetiresealantawayfromchildren.
G@)Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replacethetiresealantatanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.

—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Follow thelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.
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