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Settingthedateandtime.............
MMIsettings..............2-.02005-
Connectionmanager.................
System:updater+ «areneseeermeseonewes
Soundsettings.............-.-000005
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RestartingtheMMI..................
Softwarelicenseinformation..........
SafetyFIrst).«sscessssic42sree26ower
Drivingsafety....................
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....
Driver'sandfrontpassenger'sfootwell..
Pedalarea.............000ceceeee
SefbyBetts«ess..vicseussmesses6oimaece
Generalinformation.................
SafetyDelts«swiss2seria= 2arena6nnn©
Belttensioners...............0000005
Airbagsystem....................
Importantinformation...............
FRONUSINDAQS: wacss&oana 4caesseree
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Kneeairbags....................000,
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Sidecurtainairbags...............0..
Childsafety.................0..0.
Importantinformation...............
Childsafetyseats............002.000.
Securingchildsafetyseats............
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)6seve6aesaie6tar
Additionalinformation...............
MaintenanceandCare...........305
CheckingandFilling.............305
FUGlisves:2 2wom< 2somesvfwea&5aueoea 2oe305
Reftielingcrosseeccsnesewanesxeawisoneeere306
Catalyticconverter...............0005308
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)......308
Enginecompartment..............00%309
Engineoil........2...eeeeeeeee312
CoolingSYStEM. < =seesscteesdeeeeswe315
BrakePluidiic.«+aessovworvaeoucoteooawe317
Electricalsystem.............0..000.317
Bateenysa« 5nasissoSRSA5Am GKBasezc318
Windshieldwashersystem............320
Serviceintervaldisplay...............320
Whe6US «sescseeeeoseeeeseee2a322
WheelsiandTires¢sccusiassccmaueeoanemone© 0322
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......339
Careandcleaning................342
Generalinformation.................342
GarWashes:«wacusseemsssewesReeet342
Cleaningandcareinformation.........343
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......347
DovltYourselfwisssgosssscessowes348
Emergencyassistance...........348
Generalinformation..............4.-348
Equipmenteccos«yer2&nwo9¢ewsee348
TitemmOBility:Kit.scsio¢seers© «eomeone= 6ot349
Changingatire................eee351
Space-savingsparetire...............355
Collapsiblesparetire...............0.355
Fusesandbulbs.........0...2006535/7
PUSOSscore2 xmeme2 xae2wanssEEEBoe357.
Bulbs...2.eeeeeeeeee361
Emergencysituations............362
Gemetial’sscisass1 0snesx mcnauene« 9rena©exettons362
Startingbypushingortowing.........-362
Startingwithjumpercables...........362
Usingthejumpstartcable............363
Towingwithatowtruck..............-364
Raisingthevehicle................0-.365

Wheels
Wheels Wheels
andTires
Generalinformation
>Checkyourtiresregularlyfor
damage,suchaspunctures,
cuts,cracks,andbulges.Remove
foreignobjectsfromthetire
tread.
>Ifdrivingovercurbsorsimilar
obstacles,driveslowlyandap-
proachthecurbatanangle.
>Havefaultytiresorrimsre-
placedimmediately.
>Protectyourtiresfromoil,
grease,andfuel.
>Marktiresbeforeremoving
themsothatthesamerunning
directioncanbemaintainedif
theyarereinstalled.
>Laytiresflatwhenstoringand
storetheminacool,drylocation
withaslittleexposuretolightas
possible.
AWARNING
—Neverdrivefasterthanthe
maximumpermittedspeedfor
yourtires.Thiscouldcausethe
tirestoheatuptoomuch.This
increasestheriskofanacci-
dentbecauseitcancausethe
tiretoburst.
322
—Alwaysadaptyourdrivingto
theroadandtrafficcondi-
tions.Drivecarefullyandre-
duceyourspeedonicyorslip-
peryroads.Evenwintertires
canlosetractiononblackice.
()Note
—Pleasenotethatsummerand
wintertiresaredesignedfor
theconditionsthataretypical
inthoseseasons.Audirecom-
mendsusingwintertiresdur-
ingthe wintermonths.Low
temperaturessignificantlyde-
creasetheelasticityofsumm-
ertires,whichaffectstraction
andbrakingability.Ifsummer
tiresareusedinverycoldtem-
peratures,crackscanformon
thetreadbars,resultingin
permanenttiredamagethat
cancauselouddrivingnoise
andunbalancedtires.
—Burnished,polishedor
chromedrimsmustnotbe
usedinwinterdrivingcondi-
tions.Thesurfaceoftherims
doesnothavesufficientcorro-
sionprotectionforthisand
couldbepermanentlydam-
agedbyroadsaltorsimilar
substances.

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Wheels
Tiredesignations
B8K-2316
Fig.262Tiredesignationsontheside-
wall
@Tiresforpassengervehicles
(ifapplicable)
"P"indicatesatireforapassenger
vehicle."T"indicatesatiredesig-
natedfortemporaryuse.
@Nominalwidth
Nominalwidthofthetirebe-
tweenthesidewallsinmillime-
ters.Ingeneral:thelargerthe
number,thewiderthetire.
@)Aspectratio
Height/widthratioexpressedasa
percentage.
@Tireconstruction
“R"indicatesaradialtire.
©)Rimdiameter
Sizeoftherimdiameterininches.
©Loadindexandspeedrating
Theloadindexindicatesthetire's
load-carryingcapacity.
Thespeedratingindicatesthe
maximumpermittedspeed.Also
see>AinGeneralinformationon
page322.
“EXTRALOAD”,“xl”or“RF”indi-
catesthatthetireisreinforcedor
isanExtraLoadtire.
Speedrat-/Maximumpermittedspeed
ing
Pupto93mph(150km/h)
Qupto99mph(160km/h)
Rupto106mph(170km/h)
Supto110mph(180km/h)
Tupto118mph(190km/h)
Uupto124mph(200km/h)
Hupto130mph(210km/h)
Vvupto149mph(240km/h)?
Zzabove149mph(240km/h)?
wupto168mph(270km/h)?
Yupto186mph(300km/h)?
@)Fortiresabove149mph(240km/h),
tiremanufacturerssometimesusethe
code“ZR”.
323

Wheels
maximumpermissibleroad
speeds.Seealso>AinGeneral
informationonpage322.
Tirepressuremonitoring
system
meansasystemthat detects
whenoneormoreofavehicle's
tiresareunderinflatedandillumi-
natesalowtirepressurewarning
telltale.
Tread
meansthatportionofatirethat
comesintocontactwiththeroad.
Treadseparation
meanspullingawayofthetread
fromthetirecarcass.
Treadwearindicators(TWI)
meanstheprojectionswithinthe
principalgroovesdesignedtogive
avisualindicationofthedegrees
ofwearofthetread.See
=>page331,Treadwearindicator
formoreinformationonmeasur-
ingtirewear.
UniformTireQualityGrading
isatireinformationsystemdevel-
opedbytheUnitedStates Nation-
alHighwayTrafficSafetyAdminis-
tration(NHTSA)thatisdesigned
tohelpbuyersmakerelativecom-
328
parisonsamongtires.TheUTQGis
notasafetyratingandnotaguar-
anteethatatirewill lastfora
prescribednumberofmiles(kilo-
meters)orperforminacertain
way.Itsimplygivestirebuyers
additionalinformationtocom-
binewithotherconsiderations,
suchasprice,brandloyaltyand
dealerrecommendations.Under
UTQG,tiresaregradedbythetire
manufacturersinthreeareas:
treadwear,traction,andtempera-
tureresistance.TheUTQGinfor-
mationonthetires,moldedinto
thesidewalls.
U.S. DOTTireIdentification
Number(TIN)
Thisisthetire’s“serialnumber”.
Itbegins withtheletters“DOT”
andindicatesthatthetiremeets
allfederalstandards.Thenext
twonumbersorlettersindicate
theplantwhereitwasmanufac-
tured,andthelastfournumbers
representtheweekandyearof
manufacture.Forexample,
DOT...2218...
meansthatthetirewasproduced
inthe22ndweekof2018.The
othernumbersaremarketingco-
desthatmayormaynotbeused>

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Wheels
Model/TiredesignationTirepressure
EngineNormalloadMaximumload
(upto3people)”
FrontRearFrontRear
PSIkPAPSIkPAPSIkPAPSIkPA
allroad:225/55R1797Y32220292003323030210
2.0L245/45R1896Y32|220|29|200|35|240|32|220
4-cylinder—(345/45R18100H|32|220|32|220|35|240/35|240
gasolineen-
gine245/40R1998Y35240322203826035240
AWARNING
Pleasenotetheimportantsafe-
typrecautionsregardingtire
pressure>page332andload
limits>page335.
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits
Therearelimitstotheamountof
loadorweightthatanyvehicle
andanytirecancarry.Avehicle
thatisoverloadedwillnothandle
wellandismoredifficulttostop.
Overloadingcan notonlyleadto
lossofvehiclecontrol,butcanal-
sodamageimportantpartsofthe
vehicleandcanleadtosudden
tirefailure,includingablowout
andsuddendeflationthatcan
causethevehicletocrash.
Yoursafetyandthat ofyourpas-
sengersalsodependsonmaking
surethatloadlimitsarenotex-
ceeded.Vehicleload includesev-
a)Twopeopleinthefront,onepersonintherear
erybodyandeverythinginand on
thevehicle.Theseloadlimitsare
technicallyreferred toasthevehi-
cle’sGrossVehicleWeightRating
(“GVWR”).
The“GVWR”includestheweight
ofthebasicvehicle,allfactoryin-
stalledaccessories,afulltankof
fuel,oil,coolantandotherfluids
plusmaximumload.Themaxi-
mumload includesthenumberof
passengersthatthevehicleisin-
tendedtocarry(“seatingcapaci-
ty”)withanassumedweightof
150lbs.(68kg)foreachpassen-
geratadesignatedseatingposi-
tionandthetotalweightofany
luggageinthevehicle.Ifyoutow
atrailer,theweightofthetrailer
hitchandthetongueweightof
the loadedtrailermustbeinclud-
edaspart ofthevehicleload.
TheGrossAxleWeightRating
(“GAWR”)isthemaximumload
335
>

Wheels
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.
>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybe lowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage322.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
>Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page332.
Theeffectivenessofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresare required,onlywin-
tertireswiththe-4\symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50 km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
338
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.
Z\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
C)Note
Snowchainscandamagetherimsandwheel
covers*ifthechainscomeintodirectcontact
withthem.Removethewheelcovers*first.
Usecoatedsnowchains.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page139.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoisewhendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page332.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims, driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.

Index
Input
UsingtheMMItouch................4.148
Usingthe:spellervs...eee.seeveeseeen152
InputleVel.(media)...6cassihowesssees232
Inspectioninterval........00...eeeeae 320
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthean-
ChOragecx«=pown¢ eoes2peeegeeeee303
IMStRUMIENECIUStEr:
MessageS...1.0...ceececeeeeeeeeee21
Serviceintervaldisplay................320
Instrumentillumination.................51
Interiorlighting.................000eee50
IMterlOrMONitOriNg®.«eresa0sweetoomemesoo34
Internet
refertoconnect...........0.-00eeeeee186
Internetradio...2...eeeeeeee225
Intervalmode(Wipers)..cessa«ons0«emeien53
iPhone
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
J
Jukebox...eeeeee222
JUNUPFASTARELIAG«ccorses» «saysene9 0seedersa @seeneini 6362
JumpstartCableiiccasesceea 6wena«6sanaoo363
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Key'scccoeramenowmon6minowaTwoa28,29
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
KeyNotrecognizedwus« :wenssopus5 2are79
Keyreplacement...0.0...ceceewwwee ee29
Mechanicalkey.............0.-000.29,30
Replacingthebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................0.31
Vehiclecode...1...2.eee eeeeeeeee29
Kick-down(automatictransmission)........89
Kineerairbagsy.«sess6 3cowosmaui©somes8od277
Description............0.002eeeeee277
HowtheyWorks:;«seessesee8iseeeneee278
Importantsafetyinstructions..........279
L
Laneassist
refertoAudiactivelaneassist..........117
380
Lapstiimert« 2cscs©sscewmsvaamenenesoaterwowoe99
Evaluating...... 00...cececece99
StartitiGiews« «weuvs¢ ¢eeews& 2eeeoeoeee99
LATGHes¢ 5sanssSaas8 3auieuG 2eae32299
DeScriptioninc=sensi«oscooammwesoosees300
Installinga childrestraint.............301
Location...........eceeeeeeee eee eee300
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
MOOKGeesis3aeaveceoxsammeewsoosemaemENIE= 2see301
Launchcontrolprogram............2..00589
Leathercareandcleaning...............345
Leftcontrolbuttorie,« «ecws«exesvyowesae16
Licenseplatebracketie.s< ¢ess52easseepor369
Licensingagreements(MMI).............246
Liftingpoints(vehiclejack)..............352
Light/rainsensor
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Intervalmode(wipers)..............04. 53
Lightfunctions«2onaneeaie+3ore©0oe47
Highbeamassistant...................48
Instrumentillumination................51
InteriorGhtinGssss 2aca«xeesyesoewE650
Lighting
EXteriOrs&sssnaawn26saosave« @areninew 8Ber47
Interior...0...eee50
Lights
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........47
Listeningtomusic
refertoMedidsc.s ¢cessyeees ses220,229
HOad+aye2xyuenea ¥maeEaEHemesywerege373
Loadingtheluggagecompartment.........64
Lowbeamheadlights..................-.47
Luggagecompartment..................64
Gover(manual)’s« »aces«semn« =some« =vee65
Passsthrougts.& ssous«3covensoown3somes69
PowerSOUrCES..6...eeeee eee eeeeee62
Tie-dOWiSiccs& syam»yBayes3geesoeR68
Valet:parking's« @wscnas&emoewanes¥ 6ernie43
alsorefertoLoadingtheluggagecompart-
IMGNE's¢ 5Senos4 2agua¥ ¢MeKORYeRUEsaeR64
Luggagecompartmentlid................35
Closingbuttotis.;«eessewsoepeeseeoe36
Emergencyreleasing...............008539
Openingandclosing............-..000535
Opening
andclosingwithfootmotion.....37
Poweropeningandclosing..............36
Luggagecompartmentnet...............68

Index
Taillights
Cleaning..........0.ceceeee eeeeee343
Technicaldata.....................00.372
Technicalmodifications.................367
Telephones« =sive« 5scorerraveneerun=oae171
Audiphonebox...........00.000eeeee174
GONMECCING« sseuss= &ewe& 5eee5eeeesL72
Dialingarmamber.cessacesanosweenoewe176
Optionsduringaphonecall............177
PlayingTHUSIEseenx xyene:o 2eyes2sgems=223
Settingsoss+sacia2eaeooeamse we183
Temperaturedisplay
COOLAMEwisesto acaneswoaes@ oxtige« eowemNE13
Outsidetemperature...............0...13
Tetheranchors.............0000seee302
Tetherstrap...6... cece ceceeeeeee302
TextMe@SSageSecun««wenssocomea 1erenen4#0178
alsorefertoTextmessages............178
Tie-dOWNS«6.6...ceceeens68
Tighteningspecification
Wheelbolts...............000eeeeeee354
Tighteningspecification(wheelbolts).....354
TMGeens240
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......349
TRIRCSscowes2 =nynawen3 ©wieaente«9eansene¥ #cameos©¥322
Changing...........eeeeee eeeeeeee351
LOW=PrOfil@tireS¢seg yaeya xnews% sOx338
Repaitesets.«isis:o 0sso«&suanins« &oxewens08349
Servicelife...0...eeeeeeeeeeee331
TirepreSSUfeweasnewsssyewsoewomee332
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem....339,340
Tirepressuretable............--.-000-334
Tirepressure(trailertowing)............93
Treadwearindicators...............00-331
Unidirectional...................324,354
Uniformtirequalitygrading............339
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..325
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............335
TMC
refertoTrafficinformation.............212
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............244
oo)Cn348
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............255
Touch
refertoMMItouch.................4.148
386
Towing
TowtruckS..2...ceceeeeeee364
Towingloop.........-...eeeeeeee364,365
Towingprotectionmonitoring.............34
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........340
Trafficinformation................212,213
Trafficjamiassisti.«cre= 4somes5 2cenx109
Trafficsmessages«sss¢ osoeueeveeeneeees208
Trafficsignrecognition..................97
Trailermode(navigation)...............206
TrailertOWiniGes= sesas2 =neue«2eee5eee93
Trailerloads:= 2ccawssxamineavmaineaamarewe93
TrebleGourd)ise:« 2suse2 2wanes2arene© 2ave244
Trippeomiputet’:¢sees¢senuse=geen5 3demecE19
Trunklid
Trankiescapelatch,« 2sna2wasn3omeama338
TUPiNaSSISbewee5 2eos& xERBeROE&eB114
Turnisignals:= ysexss =sews¥ =ees5eewsee48
U
Unfasteningsafetybelts..............0.258
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............339
Unlockingandlocking.............02000528
Byremote'control:.«»scm.3ssawszeeeeeee31
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentrallockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey..............-31
Withthevehiclekey.............--000531
Updatingstations(radio)................215
USB
chargingport..............62,226,228
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
V
Valetparking«esc
Vehicle
GCare/cleaning«weressccucesvwaresoveee342
Dimensions..........0.0.00.00 000 eee372
Identificationdataley.«seassywowsy aware372
QUEORSERVICE@cme1xwecsinin2 xepaiee= awana347
Raising...2...ccceeeeeeee352
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevel.............-.00eeeeeeee143