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thevehiclebatterywithapyrotechniccircuit
interrupter.
—Workonthepyrotechniccircuitinterrupter
mustonlybeperformedbyaqualified
technicianswhohavetheexperience,in-
formationandspecialtoolsnecessaryto
performtheworksafely.
—Ifthevehicleorthecircuitinterrupteris
scrapped,allapplicablesafetyprecautions
mustbefollowed.
OtherthingsthatcanaffectAdvanced
Airbagperformance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvancedAirbagSystem
performsinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,loweringthe
vehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,
includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shock
absorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthatare
measuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
electroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchanges
can,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeas-
uredbythesensorsandmaketheairbagsystem
deployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployif
thechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredby
thesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeploy-
ingwhenitshould.

ZA\WARNING
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionincluding
useof unapprovedtire-rimcombinationscan
changeAdvancedAirbagperformanceandin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryina
crash.
—Neverinstallsuspensioncomponentsthat
donothavethesameperformancecharac-
teristicsasthecomponentsoriginallyinstal-
ledonyourvehicle.
—Neverusetire-rimcombinationsthathave

notbeenapprovedbyAudi.

Kneeairbags
preaal)aCeaitLs-eh)
Thekneeairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemen-
talprotectiontoproperlyrestrained frontseat
occupants.
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Fig.231Driver'skneeairbag
Thedriverkneeairbagisintheinstrumentpanel
underneaththesteeringwheel>fig.231,the
airbagforthepassengerisataboutthesame
heightintheinstrumentpanelunderneaththe
glovecompartment.
Thekneeairbagoffersadditionalprotectionto
thedriver'sandpassenger'skneesandupperand
lowerthigh areasandsupplementstheprotec-
tionprovidedbythesafetybelts.
Ifthefrontairbagsdeploy,thekneeairbagsalso
deployinfrontalcollisionswhenthedeployment
thresholdstoredinthecontrolunitismet
=page271,Moreimportantthingstoknow
aboutfrontairbags.
Inadditiontotheirnormalsafetyfunction,safe-
tybeltshelpkeepthedriverorfrontpassengerin
positioninafrontalcollisionso thattheairbags
canprovidesupplementalprotection.
Theairbagsystemisnotasubstituteforyour
safetybelt.Rather,itispartoftheoveralloccu-
pantrestraintsysteminyourvehicle.Alwaysre-
memberthattheairbagsystemcanonlyhelpto
protectyouifyouarewearingyoursafetybelt
andwearingitproperly.Thisiswhyyoushouldal-
wayswearyoursafetybelt,notjustbecausethe
lawrequiresyoutodoso>page253,Generalin-
formation.
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airbagsystem
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.Always
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyandrideinaproper
seatingposition.
Thereisalotthatyou andyourpassengersmust
knowanddotohelpthesafetybeltsandairbags
toprovidesupplementalprotection.

Z\WARNING
Aninflatingkneeairbagcancauseseriousin-
jury.Wearingsafetybeltsincorrectlyandim-
properseatingpositionsincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.
— Thekneeairbagsystemcannotprotectyou
properlyifyouareseatedtooclosetoanyof
theairbaglocations.Whenadjustingtheir
seatpositions,it isimportantthatboththe
driverandthefrontpassengerkeeptheir
upperbodiesandkneesatthefollowing
minimumsafedistances:
—atleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
chestandthesteeringwheel/instrument
panel.
—atleast4inches(10cm)betweenthe
kneesandthelowerpartoftheinstru-
mentpanel.
—Theriskofpersonalinjuryincreasesifyou
leanforwardortotheside,oriftheseatis
improperlypositionedandyouarenotwear-
ingyoursafetybelt.Theriskincreaseseven
moreshouldtheairbagdeploy.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthekneeairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference.Objectsbe-
tweenyouandtheairbagcanincreasethe
riskofinjuryinanaccidentbyinterfering
withthewaytheairbagdeploysorbybeing
pushedintoyouastheairbagdeploys.
—Neverletanybody,especiallychildrenor
animalsrideinthefootwellinfrontofthe
passengerseat.Iftheairbagdeploys,this
canresultinseriousorfatalinjuries.
—Nevercarryobjectsofanykindinthefoot-
wellareainfrontofthedriver'sor pas-
senger'sseat.Bulkyobjects(shopping

bags,forexample)caninterferewithor

preventproperdeploymentoftheairbag.
Smallobjectscanbethrownthroughthe
vehicleiftheairbagdeploysandinjureyou
oryourpassengers.
— Makesuretherearenocracks,deepscratch-
esorotherdamageintheareaoftheinstru-
mentpanelwherethekneeairbagsarelo-
cated.
—Ifchildrenareincorrectlyseated,theirrisk
ofinjuryincreasesinacollision>page285,
Childsafety.


Sideairbags
Descriptionof sideairbags
Theairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemental
protectiontoproperlyrestrainedoccupants.
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Fig.233Sideairbaglocationinthedriver'sseat
Thesideairbagsarelocatedinthesidesofthe
frontseatbackrests>fig.233andtherearback-
rest*facingthedoors.
Thesideairbagsinstalledforthefrontseating
positionshavebeendesignedandcertifiedto
helpreducetheriskofinjurythatcanbecaused
byairbagswhentheyinflate,particularlywhen
theoccupantsittingnexttoitisnotseatedprop-
erly.Thesideairbagforthefrontpassengerseat
canbeusedwithproperlyinstalledchildre-
straints.Pleasebesuretoreadtheimportantin-
formationandwarningswheneverusingachild
restraintinavehicle:Safetybelts>page253,
Airbagsystem>page261,Childsafety
=>page285.
Thesideairbagsystembasicallyconsistsof:
—theelectroniccontrolmoduleandexternalside
impactsensors
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onallthetimewhenevertheignitionis
switchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediate-
lyinstalltheforward-facingchildseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourauthorizedAudi
dealer.
—Alwaysbucklethechildseatfirmlyinplace
evenifa childisnotsittinginit.Aloose
childseatcanflyaroundduringasudden
stoporinacollision.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGS
wheneverusinga childrestraintinavehi-
cle>page253,Safetybelts,>page261,
Airbagsystemand>page285,Important
information.
@)Tips
Alwaysreplacechildrestraintsthatwerein-
stalledinavehicleduringacrash.Damageto
a childrestraintthatisnotvisiblecouldcause
ittofail inanothercollisionsituation.
ONETeeRicercaCele)
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan“AdvancedAir-
bagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.

TheAdvancedAirbagsysteminyourvehiclehas
beencertifiedtomeetthe“low-risk”require-
mentsfor3-and6-yearoldchildrenonthepas-
sengersideandsmalladultsonthedriverside.
Thelowriskdeploymentcriteriaareintendedto
reducetheriskofinjurythroughinteractionwith
theairbagthatcanoccur,forexample,bybeing
tooclosetothesteeringwheelandinstrument
panelwhentheairbaginflates.Inaddition,the
systemhasbeencertifiedtocomplywiththe
“suppression”requirementsoftheSafetyStand-
ard,toturnoffthefrontairbagforinfantsupto
12monthswhoarerestrainedonthefrontpas-
sengerseatinchildrestraintsthatarelistedin
theStandard.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagsystem,allchildren,especially
those12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
thebackseatproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
and
size.Theairbagonthepassengersidemakes
thefrontseatapotentiallydangerousplacefora
childtoride.Thefrontseatisnot thesafestplace
forachildinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat.It
canbeaverydangerousplaceforaninfantora
largerchildinarearward-facingseat.
Thevehicle'sAdvancedAirbagSystemhasaca-
pacitivepassengerdetectionsysteminthefront
passengerseatcushionthatcandetectthepres-
enceofababyorachildinachildrestraintsys-
temonthisseat.
Thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemregis-
tersthechangesthatresultinanelectricalfield
whenachild,achildrestraint,andababyblanket
areonthefrontpassengerseat.Thechangein
themeasuredcapacitanceduetothe presenceof
achild,a childrestraint,andababyblanketon
thefrontpassengerseatisrelatedtothechildre-
straintsystemrestingontheseat.Themeasured
capacitanceofachildrestraintsystemvariesde-
pendingonthetypeofsystemandspecificmake
andmodel.
Theelectricalcapacitanceofthevarioustypes,
makes,andmodelsofchildrestraintsspecified
bytheU.S.NationalHighwayTrafficSafetyAd-
ministration(NHTSA)intherelevant safety
standardarestoredintheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temcontrolunittogetherwiththe capacitances
typicalofinfantsanda1-yearoldchild.Whena
childrestraintisusedonthefrontpassengerseat
withatypical1year-oldinfant,theAdvancedAir-
bagSystemcomparesthecapacitancemeasured
bythecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
withthedatastoredintheelectroniccontrol
unit.
eaCMeeeTeaANElaeteWtylel)
Regardlessofthechildrestraintthatyouuse,
makesurethatithasbeencertifiedtomeetSafe-
tyStandardsandhasbeencertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforusewithanairbag.Alwaysbesure
thatthechildrestraintisproperlyinstalledat
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Wheels



—Onlyusetiresthataremore—Inflationpressurethatistoolow
thansixyearsoldwhenabso-orhighcanincreasetirewear
lutelynecessaryanddriveconsiderably.
carefullywhendoingso.—Drivingquicklythroughcurves,
—Donotuserun-flattiresonrapidacceleration,andheavy
yourvehicle.Usingthemwhenbrakingincreasetirewear.
notpermittedcanleadtove-—HaveanauthorizedAudidealer
hicledamageoraccidents.orauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
—Ifyouinstallwheelcoversontycheckthewheelalignmentif
thevehicle,makesuretheyal-thereisunusualwear.
lowenoughaircirculationto—Havethewheelsrebalancedifan
coolthebrakesystem.Iftheyimbalanceiscausingnoticeable
donot,thiscouldincreasethevibrationinthesteeringwheel.
riskofanaccident.Ifyoudonot,thetiresandother
vehiclecomponentscouldwear
Tirewearanddamagemorequickly.

Treadwearindicator
Originalequipmenttirescontain
treadwearindicatorsinthetread
pattern,whicharebarsthatare
1/16in(1.6mm)highandare
spacedevenlyaroundthetireper-
Fig.263Tireprofile:creaniweneacependiculartotherunningdirec-
tortion>fig.263.Theletters“TWI”
Tirewearortrianglesonthetiresidewall
indicatethelocationofthetread-
Checkthetiresregularlyforwear.wearindicators.
Thetireshavereachedthemini-
mumtreaddepth!)whenthey>

DObeyanyapplicableregulationsinthe
country
wherethevehicleisbeingoper-
ated.
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Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page341.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
have themalfunctioncorrected.

ZA\WARNING
—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
tiresandtheirpressure.
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
tirepressureregularly.
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem
indicatormaybedelayed.

@)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page329.Usingthesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page332.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure


monitoring>Storetirepressure>Yes,store
now.
@Tips
Donotstorethetirepressuresifsnowchains
areinstalled.
341

Fusesandbulbs


Fuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
compartm
Fusepanel(©)(red)
10|Dynamicsteering


11|Enginestart
Fuseassignment-Driver'ssideofthe
(fold4o)ig

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Fusepanel
No.|Equipment
1|Vehicleopening/start(NFC)-
2
|
TelephonePaineoftheluggagecompartment:fusepanel
4|Head-updisplay
5|Audimusicinterface,USBchargingportFusepanel(@)(black)
6|FrontclimatecontrolsystemcontrolsNo.|Equipment
7
|
Steeringcolumnlock2|Windshielddefroster
8
|
Infotainmentsystemdisplay 3|Windshielddefroster
9|InstrumentclusterS
|
Suspensioncontrol
10
|
Infotainmentunit6|Automatictransmission
11
|
Lightswitch,switchpanel7
|
Rearwindowdefogger
12
|
Steeringcolumnelectronics8
|
Rearseatheating
14
|
Infotainmentsystem9
|
Lefttaillights
16
|
Steeringwheelheating10
|
Leftsafetybelttensioner

360
11|Centrallockingsystem

12|Luggagecompartmentlid

Fusepanel(8)(red)

No.|Equipment

Notassigned

Fusepanel©(brown)

No.|Equipment

2|Telephone


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Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............13
AUTO
Automaticheadlights..................47
AutoLock(centrallockingsystem).........28
Automaticbeltretractor.............2..256
Automaticclimatecontrol..............0571
AUdidriveSelECEwisn:ssaansoeam& 2tee126
Operation«cess cuesooowno 2ermvoar72
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
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Automaticluggagecompartmentlid....36,37
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Launchcontrolprogram.............-.-89
Manualshifting...............02..000-88
Parkinglockemergencyrelease..........91
Selectorleverpositions...............0585
Automaticwipe/washsystem.............53
AUTO(button)
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem........73
Auxiliaryheater(automaticclimatecontrol).74
AUXipUtesas.+ ¢eesseenaooemaoooo226
Averageconsumption...............0-5-19
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Winteroperation...............-.0005318
Beforedriving.................0eeeeee247
Belttensioners...................2200.259
Blower(automaticclimatecontrolsystem)..73
Bluetooth
Audioplayer..........-..00eeeeee223
Connectingacellphone...............171
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Brakefluid
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BrakeS0...eeeee141
Brakeassist...2.00.00...eeeeeeeeeee138
Brakeflidies«sas«=yeux2 »comeseeee2B17
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........82
Emergencybrakingfunction.............82
Newbrakepads»seus« «weanssamen2 2oe141
Break-insecurityfeature.................34
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Newbrakepads«says5 =cawo»geeso ¢eas141
Newtil@Sisiecccesesiocoerceovcomseeevweens329
Browser
refertoMediacenter.............-000230
BUlBSisacmossamme6serenea0cranes0ones8361
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)..............000.145
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
SwitchingtheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..226
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........310
Batteryspecific.................-.04.318
Calllist..0.0...eeeeee176
Calloptions..........0.0.0eeeeeeee183
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Fueltank................0000eee373
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Cargoarea
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CatkeVius+ 2eawsyogeesxycaoyeee»ees29
Garwashic Catalyticconverter’.¢cssseanseeeesues308
CDdrive(mediadrives).................221
Cellphone
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Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox...............174
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Centrallocking):« sseessyeeu:speerssewes28
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Memionyicapacityfics.«+suceneo +mamesvanew184
Storingasdestination.................206
Controlbuttons(operatingtheMMI)......147
Controlknobwithjoystickfunction(MMIop-
eration)...62.150
Conveniencekey.........0:ceceeens28
Switchingtheignitionon...............78
Unlockingandlocking...............00531
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Setting«scccsanaoeweceuemwcesseso «ounroaea 0pimteme41
Windowsorroof...2...eeeeee41
Convertiblechildsafetyseats............293
Convertiblelockingretractor
ACCIVECINIG’s3 DSaCtiVatinig=sem2+sacs5 3meme2 9momoo299
Usingtosecureachildsafetyseat.......298
Cooledglovecompartment...............63
Coolingmode(climatecontrolsystem).....72
Coolingsystem
Adding coolant...............00eee316
Coolant...............0.000002ceee315
Coolantlevelchecking.................316
Coolanttemperatureindicator...........14
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Daytimerunninglights..................47
Declarationofcompliance.............4.370
Defrosting(windows)................000574
DEF(instrumentcluster).00.06060.6ceea15
Demomode
refertoPresentationmode.............206
Destinationonthemap
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Determiningcorrectloadlimit...........336
Digital:compassiccie«ssceomineveneveoo56
DigitalRightsManagement..............220
DiMenSiIONSss« &asswnao+wasimovseme% %somes4 3372
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Dimmingtherearviewmirror.............52
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Doors
Childsafetylock.............02.000000-40
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......33
Driverinformationsystem
ChangingViewSiw..2cessseeresowences15
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refertoSeatingposition...............248
Drives
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Driveselect
refertoAudidriveselect.............0.126
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Electricalsystem.....0.0.2...eeeeeeee317
Electromechanicalparkingbrake..........82