Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-5
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..
Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee
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Multifunctionsteeringwheelplus......
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
Vehiclefunctions«csv.eeveeweveo
MessageS...0...eeeeee
Head-updisplay..................
Description...............0..000000.
Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..................000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
Childisatiety,LOKsecnsicex +emersin« iwnisne+oisens
PowerwindowS............000e0eee
Sliding/tiltingsunroof................
Panoramicglassroof.................
Valetparking............-.000eee eee
Garagedooropener........eeeeeeneee
LightsandVision.................
EXteriorlightingsasy ¢sewszoeees2eee
Interiorlightingie:+«sewssswesseeee
Vision...eeeee
Windshieldwipers...............0005
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Stowingandusing...............62
Ashtray...6.6ceceeeeeeeeeeeee62
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POWEPSOUNCESsisiccacocnciveneoooreswvaero62
Storage...eeeeeeeee63
Luggagecompartment...............64
ROOPPACKE.5 &income«wvsenvavewaaminesawaraww70
Warmandcold...................va
Climatecontrolsystem...............ZA
3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.72
Steeringwheelheating...............74
BGRAINGE:&csevessa 6smswes5 &eueenceooareaswoaa76
Generalinformation.................76
STEERING&qua5=nowy2 &OEEEEReste7
ShiftingintoGeticvssecssocomersveoe77
Startingandstoppingtheengine.......78
Start/StopSystem«exessseveaxoesge80
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......82
Starting todrive.......2...eeeeee83
DrivingOfffOad«2e0:: =2ae8semeeeseee84
Automatictransmission..............85
Trailertowing....................93
Drivingwithiatrailers«sae«»sausocaw93
Driverassistance.................95
Assistsystems...................95
Speedwarningsystem..............--95
Cruise controlsystem.............0-.95
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...97
WeaPeCHIM)Hawcsis&wsaeewnss«suawessa xssieoants99
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............100
Audi adaptivecruisecontrol...........102
Audiprevsensess=sscosx 6sewssveaeooawe112
Audiactivelaneassist................117
AudiSidéSSSiStisy: «qwax:« 3wmee2smeme= 2121
Audidriverselect)s«isisiisnsa vaave126
Parkingaid.......................129
Generalinformation.................129
Rearparkingsystem............-.4..130
Parkingsystemplus.............-.05.130
Rearviewcamerasacs< .eeuisseesoes132
PeripheralcameraS........0.02.eee133
AboutthisOwner'sManual
ThisOwner'sManualappliestoallversionsof
thismodel.Itcontainsimportantinformation,
tips,suggestions,andwarningsforusingyourve-
hicle.
Keepthismanualinyourvehicleatalltimes.This
isespeciallyimportantifyouloanyourvehicleto
othersorsellit.
Thisowner'smanualdescribestheequipment
rangespecifiedforthismodelatthetimeof
printing.Individualequipmentoptionsdescribed
mayonlybeavailableatalaterdateormayonly
beofferedincertaincountries.
Somesectionsinthismanualdonotapplytoall
vehicles.Whenthisisthecase,thebeginningof
thesectionindicatesthevalidity,forexample
“Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem”.
Optionalorvehicle-specificequipmentisalso
identifiedwithanasterisk“*”.
Theillustrationsinthismanualareaguide.
Someofthedetailsinyourvehiclemaydiffer
fromtheillustration.
Alldirections,suchas“Left”,“right”,“front”and
“rear”,arebasedonthevehicle'sdirectionof
travel.
*Optionalorvehicle-specificequipment
b>Thesectioncontinuesonthenextpage.
=>A\Crossreferencetoa“WARNING”withina
section.Ifapagenumberisindicated,the
WARNINGislocatedoutsideofthesection.
Z\WARNING
Textwiththissymbolcontainsinformation
aboutsafetyandhowtoreducetheriskofse-
riouspersonalinjuryordeath.
G)Note
Textwiththissymbolcontainsinformation
aboutreducingtheriskofdamagetoyourve-
hicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Textwiththissymbolcontainsinformationon
protectingtheenvironment.
G)Tips
Textwiththissymbolcontainsadditionaluse-
fulinformation.
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sideassistdisplays,warningabout
exitingthevehicle..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Memorybuttons...............
Vent
Thumbwheelforvent
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Highbeamassistant..........
—Active laneassist.............
—Trafficjamassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—Hornbe
—Driver'sairbag............05.
—Driverinformationsystemcon-
trols..0...eeeeee eee
—Audio/video,telephone,naviga-
tion,andvoicerecognitioncon-
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—Shiftpaddles................
Instrumentcluster.............
Resettingthetripodometer......
Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Emergencyflashers.............
Kit@éairbag!ss=esiss ¢ceroseeSees
Adjustablesteeringcolumn......
Leverfor:
—Cruisecontrolsystem.........
—Adaptivecruisecontrol........
Instrumentillumination.........
DatalinkconnectorforOnBoard
DiagnosticSystem(OBDII)......
Hoodirelease®« «cssiswsx xasowinex #awewees
Buttonforswitchingthehead-up
displayon/off,adjustingthe height.
LightiSWItehevesseseesx eoeenwcee
Buttonsfor:
—All-weatherlights............
—Rearfoglights...............
Switchforluggagecompartment
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Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
—[&/steeringwheelheatingbutton.
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Powerwindows................
Childsafetylock...............
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.....
Lockableglovecompartment.....
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIMcards....
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
ValetParkingfunction..........
Climatecontrolsystem..........
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect...............04.
—Start/Stopsystem............
—ElectronicStabilizationControl
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—Hilldescentassist............
—Infotainmentsystemdisplay....
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Centerarmrestwithstoragecom-
partment.Dependingonvehicle
equipment,itmayhave:
—Audimusicinterface..........
—Audiphonebox...............
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction..............0008e
Electromechanicalparkingbrake..
Dependingonequipment:
—Selectorlever(automatictrans-
MISSION)!« 2snowssmeeeoememeag
—Gearshiftlever(manualtransmis-
sion)
@Infotainmentunit..............
@[STARTENGINESTOP]button....
@)Audimusicinterface............
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Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.
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Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.
Quickaccess
Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicatorlights.
Awarningsignalwillsoundatthesametime.
Theindicatorlightsandmessagesmaybecov-
ered byotherdisplays.Toshow themagain,se-
lectthesecondtabformessageswiththemulti-
functionsteeringwheel>page15or
=>page18.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.
MMeTeelemlis
Ifthewaorindicatorlightturnson,check
themessageintheinstrumentcluster.
OTA]
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Yourvehiclehaseitheramonochromedisplayor
amulticoloreddisplay,dependingonvehicle
equipment.Someindicatorlightsappearwhite
onamonochromedisplay.TheBoWcentral
indicatorlightturnsonatthesametimetoindi-
catethepriorityoftheseindicatorlights.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:
Redindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page10,
Audipresense
=>page112
Brakesystem¥
=>page21
Brakesystem¥
=>page21
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Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page 22
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Coolingsystem
=>page 22
Engineoilpressure
>page312
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page312
Electricalsystem
>page317
Safetybelt
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page142
Steeringlock
=>page23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Transmission(automatictransmis-
sion)
=>page90,
Clutch(manualtransmission)
=>page23
Hood
=>page24
Adaptivecruisecontrol/
=>page105
Trafficjamassist
=>page109
Drivesystem
=>page24
Yellowindicatorlights
Centralindicatorlight
=>page10
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page24
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)¥
=>page24
Quickaccess
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Cruise controlsystem
=>page95
Cruise controlsystem
=>page95
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page106,>page101
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page101
Trafficjamassist
=>page109
Activelaneassist
>page118
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page100
Hilldescentassist
=>page140
Start/Stopsystem
=>page80
Start/Stopsystem
=>page80
Keys
=>page79
Automatictransmission
=>page90
Dynamicsteering
=>page142
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page106,
Trafficjamassist
>page111
Trafficjamassist
=>page111
Audipresense
=>page117
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page 22
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Hilldescentassist
=>page140
Childsafetylock
=>page40
Speedwarningsystem
=>page95
Speedwarningsystem
=>page95
Activelaneassist
>page118
Audisideassist
=>page126
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion
=>page98
Highbeams
=>page48
Highbeamassistant
=>page48
Highbeamassistant
=>page48
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Head-updisplay
Head-updisplay
Description
Appliesto:vehicleswithhead-updisplay
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Fig.16Instrumentpanel:knobforthehead-updisplay
Thehead-updisplayprojectscertainwarningsor
selectedinformationfromtheassistsystems*or
navigationsystem*onthewindshield.Thedis-
playappearswithinthedriver'sfieldofvision.
Switchingonandoff
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayon,pressthe67
knob.
>Toswitchthehead-updisplayoff,presstheS7
knob.
Adjustingtheheight
Theheightofthedisplaycan beadjustedtothe
individualdriver.
>Makesureyouareseatedcorrectly>page248.
>Turn theknobS?toadjustthedisplay.
SettingsintheInfotainmentsystem
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Head-updisplay.
Displaycontent
IntheInfotainmentsystem,youcanspecify
whichinformationshould bedisplayed:Forex-
ample,thiscanincludenavigationinformation”,
adaptivecruisecontrol*orcamera-basedtraffic
signrecognition*.
Thedisplay ofcertaininformationandsomeof
thered indicatorlightscannotbehiddeninthe
Infotainmentsystem.
Brightness
YoucanadjustthedisplaybrightnessintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.Thedisplaybrightnessdecreas-
esautomaticallyastheamountoflightdecreas-
es.Thebackgroundbrightnessisadjusted with
theinstrumentillumination>page51.
Picturerotation
YoucanrotatethepictureintheInfotainment
systemclockwiseorcounterclockwise.
CG)Note
Topreventscratchesontheglasscoveringthe
head-updisplay,donotplaceanyobjectsin
theprojectionopening.
@)Tips
—Sunglasseswithpolarizationfiltersandun-
favorable
lightingconditionscanimpairvisi-
bilityofthedisplay.
— Anoptimumdisplaydependsontheseat
positionandthe heightadjustmentofthe
head-updisplay.
—Aspecialwindshieldisneededforthe head-
updisplayfunction.
—Forinformationoncleaning,see>tableIn-
teriorcleaningonpage344.
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Openingandclosing
—Exteriorlighting
—Rainsensor
—Memoryfunction*
—Parkingaid*
—Adaptivecruisecontrol*
—Active laneassist*
—Sideassist*
—Trafficjamassist*
—Distancewarning*
—Audipresense*
—Speedwarning*
Thestoredsettings areautomaticallyrecalled
whenyouunlock thevehicle,openthedoorsor
turnontheignition.
®Note
Protectthekeyagainsthightemperatures
anddirectsunlight.
G)Tips
— Thevehiclekeyfunctioncanbetemporarily
disruptedbyinterferencefromtransmitters
nearthevehicleworkinginthesamefre-
quencyrange(suchasamobiledeviceorra-
dioequipment).Alwayscheckifyourvehicle
islocked.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Removingthemechanicalkey
BFV-0279
Fig.18Vehiclekey:removingthemechanicalkey
>Pressthereleasebuttons(@©fig.18andre-
movethemechanicalkeyfromthevehiclekey.
Usingthemechanicalkey,youcan:
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—Lock/unlocktheglovecompartment.
—Lockingandunlockingthelockable*rearbench
seat>page66.
—Manuallylock orunlockthevehicle>page33.
—Mechanicallylockthedoors>page33.
—Switchthechildsafetylocksonintherear
doors>page40,fig.35.
LEDandbatteryinthevehiclekey
BFV-0280
Fig.19Vehiclekey:removingthebatteryholder
BFV-0277
Fig.20Vehiclekey(rearside):removingthebatteryholder
LEDinthevehiclekey
TheLED(@)indicatesthevehiclekeyfunction.
>Ifyoupressabuttonbriefly,theLEDblinks
once.
>Ifyoupressandholdabutton(convenience
opening/closing),theLEDblinksseveraltimes.
>IftheLEDdoesnotblink,thevehiclekeybat-
teryisdrained.Replacethebatteryinthevehi-
clekey.
Replacingthevehiclekeybattery
>Pressthereleasebuttons()>fig.19andre-
movethemechanicalkey.
>Pressthereleasebuttons(3)>fig.20while
pullingthebatteryholderoutofthevehiclekey
inthedirectionofthearrow.
Driving
muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.
Z\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe"R"or"P"positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskofaccidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking
brakeisset.
Hilldescentcontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolactivateswhenthetransmis-
sionisinthe"D"or"S"positionand youpressthe
brakepedal.Thetransmissionautomaticallyse-
lects
agearthatissuitableforthehill.Hillde-
scentcontroltriestomaintainthespeedthat
wasselectedatthetimeof braking,withinphysi-
calandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystill benec-
essarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakepedal.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Whenoperatingthecruisecontrolsystem*
=>page95,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
Z\WARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapplythebrakes.
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Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.
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Fig.91Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever
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Fig.92Steeringwheel:shiftpaddles*
Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe"D/S"positiontotheright.As
soonasthetransmission switchesover,the"M"
transmissionsettingwillappearintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplay.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.91.
>Toshiftdownagear,taptheselectorlever
backward(©).
>Toswitchtiptronicmodeoff,pushtheselector
leverbackintothe"D/S"position.
Shiftingwiththeshiftpaddles
Appliesto:vehicleswithshiftpaddles
Youcanoperatetheshiftpaddlesinthe"D/S"or
"M"selectorleverpositions.