2019 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
thevehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
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Fig.66Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders*
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
consoleandinthecenterrearseat”.
Cupholdersintherearcenterarmrest*
> Foldthecenterarmrestdownward.
>Toopenthecupholders,pullthetopcoveron
thecupholdersforward>fig.66.
>»Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.

/\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglassorpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
eventofanaccident.
@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside

couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment


Fig.67Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob(@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob(@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.67.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=page29,Keyset
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Storagecompartment*intherearcenterarm-
rest
—Storagecompartment*underthelightswitch
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Nets*onthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Nets*ontheleft/rightluggagecompartment
trimpanel
—Tie-downs*ontheleft/rightluggagecompart-
menttrimpanel
—Baghooks*intheluggagecompartment
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ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesurethe
coversforallstoragecompartmentsareal-
waysclosedwhiledriving.
—Only use thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Duetostrengthreasons,onlysecureobjects
upto11lbs(5kg)withthetie-downs*.
Heavierobjectsarenotadequatelysecured.
Thereisriskofpersonalinjury.
—Makesureyour viewtowardtherearisnot
blocked,forexamplebyhangingclothing or
objects
inthevehicle.
—Onlylightweightclothingshould behung
fromthegarmenthooksinthevehicle.The
pocketsoftheclothingmustnotcontainany
heavy,breakable,orsharp-edgedobjects.
Suchobjectsendangervehicleoccupants
andincreasetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
drivingorbrakingmaneuversorinanacci-
dent,especiallyiftheairbagsdeploy.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.

>Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.

Z\WARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritemscan
flythroughthevehiclecausingseriousper-
sonalinjuryinthe eventofhardbrakingoran
accident.Tohelpreducetheriskofserious
personalinjury:
—Alwaysputobjects,forexample,luggageor
otherheavyitemsintheluggagecompart-
ment.
—Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggagecom-
partmentusingthetie-downeyeletsand
suitablestraps.


Luggagecompartment
ereeerie)
Allluggageandotherobjectsmustbeproperly
stowedandsecuredintheluggagecompart-
ment.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandlingcharac-
teristics.Looseitemscanalsoincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryinasuddenvehiclema-
neuverorinacollision.
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Alwaysplaceandproperlysecureheavyitemsin
theluggagecompartmentaslowandasfarfor-
ward
aspossible.
>Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovided
>page68.
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Z\WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehi-
clehandles.TohelpreducetheriskofaLossof
controlleadingto seriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwayskeepinmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecenter of
gravitycanalsocausechangesinvehicle
handling:
—Alwaysdistributetheload asevenlyas
possible.
—Placeheavyobjects asfarforwardinthe
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
—Neverexceedthe GrossAxleWeightRating
ortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingspecified
onthesafetycompliancestickeronthedriv-
er'ssideB-pillarrespectivelyonthefront
endofthedriver'sdoor.Exceedingpermissi-
bleweightstandards cancausethevehicle
toslideandhandledifferently.
—Pleaseobserveinformationonsafedriving
=>page247.


AWARNING
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgasfrom
beingdrawnintothevehicle,alwayskeepthe
rearlidclosedwhiledriving.
—Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthose
fittingcompletelyintotheluggageareabe-
causetherearlidcannotbefullyclosed.

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—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
theriskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,
—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.


ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

QNote
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page334.
Luggagecompartmentcover
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentcover

2 s
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B4L-1256

Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
themountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

Z\WARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
coverincreasetheriskofinjurytoallvehicle>

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occupantsduringsuddendrivingorbraking
maneuversorintheeventofanaccident.
©)Note
Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
Increasingthesizeofthevehicleinterior
Appliesto:vehicleswithfoldingbackrests

Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
oOag
“0 a

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Fig.71Centerbackrest:foldingthecenter backrestfor-
ward
Foldingthe outerrearbackrestsforwardand
backward
>Pullthereleaselever(@)inthedirectionofthe
arrowandfoldthebackrest forward.Letthe
backrestlatchintothelowestposition.
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking(8)isnolonger
visible>/\.
Foldingthecenterrearbackrestforwardand
backward
>Pullontheupperreleaselever(@)andfoldthe
backrestforward(2).
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> Foldthebackrestbackwarduntilitlocksinto
place.
Whensecured,thebackrestcan belocked©us-
ingthemechanicalkey>page30.Thisprevents
accessintotheluggagecompartmentfromthe
vehicleinterior.Youcanonlyenlargetheluggage
compartmentifthebackrestisnotlocked.

Z\WARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedto en-
surethesafetybeltisprotectingtherear
seatpositions.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.

@)Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamagingthefront
seats,makesurethereisenoughspacebe-
tweenthefrontseatandtherearseat
equipmentwhenfoldingthecenter backrest
forward.
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Toreduce theriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page60.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.

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Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
compartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithreleaseleverintheluggagecompart-
ment
Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
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g
=© a

Fig.72Luggagecompartment:releaselever(example)
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pullthereleaselever>fig.72inthedirection
ofthearrowtofoldthebackrest forward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlatches
or
theredmarking(@)>page66,fig.70isno
longervisible>A\inIncreasingthesizeofthe
vehicleinterioronpage66.

Z\WARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
—Whenreleasingtherearseatbackrest,make
suretherearenopeopleoranimalswithin
itsrangeofmotion.Thebackrestwillfold
forwardautomaticallyafteritisreleased.
®Note
—To reducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page60.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothefront
seats,makesurethereisenoughspacebe-
tweenthefrontseatandtherearseat
equipmentwhenoperatingthereleaselev-
er.


Partitionnet(uprightbackrestposition)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpartitionnet
Thepartitionnetpreventsobjectsfromsliding
fromtheluggagecompartmentintothepassen-
gercompartment.
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Fig.73Behindthebackrest:hangingthepartitionnet

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Fig.74Behindthebackrest:removingthepartitionnet
Attaching
> Pullthe netupward.Attachthecrossbraceto
themountingeyeletsabovethebackrest
-arrows->fig.73.
Removing
>Foldthebackrestsforward>page66.
>Presstheleftandrightbuttonsonthepartition
netandliftthenetupwardtoremoveit
>fig.74.
Installing
>Foldthebackrestsforward>page66.
>Slidetheleftandrightsidesofthepartitionnet
intothemount.
>Pressthepartitionnetdowndiagonallyatthe
leftandrightuntilitlocksintoplaceandthe
redmarkingsonthebuttonsarenolongervisi-
ble.
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Letthepartitionnetrollupslowlytoprevent
damage.
Tatamiededeemcele(teRcelaleed)
Appliesto:vehicleswithpartitionnet
The
partitionnetpreventsobjectsfromsliding
fromtheluggagecompartmentintothepassen-
gercompartment.

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z x
3
=3 8

Fig.76Foldedbackrest:hangingthepartitionnet
Installing
> Foldthebackrestsforward>page66.
> Placethepartitionnetontherecessesinthere-
tainingrails@andslideitallthewaytothe
leftQ).
Attaching
>Pullthe netoutandupwardandattachittothe
mountingeyeletsabovethefrontseats
-arrows->fig.76.
Removing
>Slidethepartitionnettotherightandliftitout
oftheretainingrails.
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—Youmustremovethepartitionnet before
foldingthebackrestbackintotheupright
position.
—Letthepartitionnetrollupslowlytopre-
ventdamage.
Tie-downsandluggagecompartmentnet

Fig.77Luggagecompartment:locationofthetie-downs
(example)

Fig.78Luggagecompartment:tightenedluggagecom-
partmentnet(example)
Tie-downs
Therearetie-downs(@)intheluggagecompart-
menttosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
»Usethetie-downstosecurethecargo.

—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.

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—Ifpiecesofluggageorobjects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Neversecureachildsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
Pass-through
Appliesto:vehicleswithpass-through



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Fig.79Backrest:pass-throughrelease
>Toreleasethepass-through,turnthelockon
thebackrest.
> Foldthepass-throughcoverdown.

Reversiblecargofloor
Appliesto:vehicleswithreversiblecargofloor
You cantransportdirtyanddampobjectsinthe
reversiblecargoareafloor.
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gS
£
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BEW-0128


ZXWARNING
Makesurethatallobjectsthatyouaretrans-
portinginthepass-througharesecure.They
couldslideduringsuddenbrakingmaneuvers
andcauseinjuries.
@Tips
Youcanlockorunlockthepass-through
throughtheluggagecompartment.Thispre-
ventsanyaccesstotheluggagecompartment
fromthevehicleinterior.

Fig.81Luggagecompartment:cargoareafloorreversed
Reversingthecargoareafloor
>Liftupthecargoareafloorusingthehandle
-arrow->fig.80.
>Fliptheflooroverandinstallit.
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Roofrack


B8W-0037

curetheroofracksystem andobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.



Fig.83-Appliesto:allroad-Roofrail:mountingpoints
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.82or>fig.83.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroofloadofyourvehicle
=>page373.Theroof loadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedload ofthecarrier sys-
tembeingused.


ZXWARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-

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@)Note
Makesurethattheopenluggagecompart-
mentlidandthetilting/slidingsunroof*or
panoramicglassroof*donotcomeintocon-
tactwithobjectsontheroof.
()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Fuelconsumptionwillincreasebecauseofthe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.