2019 AUDI A4 maintenance

Tableofcontents

Additionalsettings..................
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Settingthedateandtime.............
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RestartingtheMMI..................
Softwarelicenseinformation..........
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Drivingsafety....................
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....
Driver'sandfrontpassenger'sfootwell..
Pedalarea.............000ceceeee
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Generalinformation.................
SafetyDelts«swiss2seria= 2arena6nnn©
Belttensioners...............0000005
Airbagsystem....................
Importantinformation...............
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MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.
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Sidecurtainairbags...............0..
Childsafety.................0..0.
Importantinformation...............
Childsafetyseats............002.000.
Securingchildsafetyseats............
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)6seve6aesaie6tar
Additionalinformation...............
MaintenanceandCare...........305
CheckingandFilling.............305
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Reftielingcrosseeccsnesewanesxeawisoneeere306
Catalyticconverter...............0005308
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)......308
Enginecompartment..............00%309
Engineoil........2...eeeeeeeee312
CoolingSYStEM. < =seesscteesdeeeeswe315
BrakePluidiic.«+aessovworvaeoucoteooawe317
Electricalsystem.............0..000.317
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Windshieldwashersystem............320
Serviceintervaldisplay...............320
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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
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Changingatire................eee351
Space-savingsparetire...............355
Collapsiblesparetire...............0.355
Fusesandbulbs.........0...2006535/7
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Emergencysituations............362
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Startingbypushingortowing.........-362
Startingwithjumpercables...........362
Usingthejumpstartcable............363
Towingwithatowtruck..............-364
Raisingthevehicle................0-.365

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Customerinformation...........367
Accessoriesandtechnical
EMaINOGSS::§eeeuEee5sNEOseOEDeome367
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AudiLiteratureShop..............00-367
Drivinginothercountries.............367
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............00--00367
Accessoriesandparts................369
ReportingSafetyDefects..............369
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsystems...............000.370
Technicaldata....................372
Identificationdata...................372
Wehicledatainc««oes=«meses©msesenswean372
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Openingandclosing

—Appliesto:allroad:Iftheconveniencekey
thatwaslastusedisdetectedinsidetheve-
hicle,thenitwillnotbepossibletolockthe
vehiclefromtheoutside.Theturnsignals
willflashseveraltimestoindicatethis.If
youdonotopenthevehiclewithinashort
timetoremovethevehiclekey,thentheve-
hiclewilllockautomatically.Thisprevents
thevehiclefrombeingleftunlockedforlong
periodsoftime.Thekeywillthenbelocked
insidethevehicle.
@)Tips
—Donotleavevaluablesunattendedintheve-
hicle.Alockedvehicleisnota safe!
—TheLEDinthedriver'sdoorrailblinkswhen
youlockthevehicle.IftheLEDlightsupfor
approximately30secondsafterlocking,
thereisamalfunctioninthecentral locking
system.Havetheproblemcorrectedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.

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Fig.17Yourvehiclekeyset
@Vehiclekey
Thevehiclekeyisaremotecontrolkeyorconven-
iencekey*.Theconveniencekey*isaremotecon-
trolkeywithspecialfunctions>page31and
=page78.Youcanunlockorlockyourvehicle
withthevehiclekey.Amechanicalkeyisintegrat-
edinthevehiclekey>page30.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
Openthekey tagandscratch torevealthevehicle
code.YoucanunlocktheAudiconnectvehicle
controlservices*foryourvehiclewiththisvehicle
code.Foradditionalinformation,see
=page190.Ifakeyfobislost,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Vehiclekeyreplacement
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethisvehicle
keydeactivated.Itisimportanttobringallkeys
withyou.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportitto
yourinsurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcan checkthenumberofkeysprogrammed
toyourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.


Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Insomecases,itmaynotbepossible tostartthe
vehicleifthereisavehiclekeyfromadifferent
vehiclemanufactureronthe keychain.
Datainthevehiclekey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourvehiclekey.
YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadoutthisdata
andtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicleneeds.
This appliesalsotovehicleswithaconvenience
*key*.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysusestheirownvehicle
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtothevehiclekey:
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Steeringwheelheating*
—Centrallockingsystem
—Interiorlighting*
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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
Thegroundclearanceistoolowonsomemodels
todriveonroughterrain.Therefore, avoidoff-
roadtrips.
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZA\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff


thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.

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@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem”off
whendrivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aireaMNeLNacelaera(olery
driving

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page80.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
—Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,

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Navigation

MMIdisplayautomaticallyswitchestothe
2Dmaptypewhendrivingthroughtunnels.
—Also readtheinformationinthechapter
=>page186,Audiconnect.
—Foradditionalinformation,visitwww.
audiusa.com.
Mapupdate
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Therearemultipleoptionsavailableforupdating
yourmapmaterial:
—Mapupdatesthroughthe onlinemapupdate*
>page211.
—ImportmapupdatesfromtheSDcard*toyour
MMI.Youcanfindadditionalinformationon-
lineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—MapupdateatanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.Thiscanresultin
additionalcosts.
Onlinemapupdate
Appliesto:vehicleswithanavigationsystem andAudicon-
nectInfotainment
Usingtheonlinemapupdate,youcanupdate
themapmaterialinyournavigationsystemdi-
rectlyfromyourvehicle.
Recommendedregions>Confirmation
RAH-8624]Doyouwanttoinstalltheselected regions?
Neencaseseentcai)
CreanRel
BateCele)
Fig.193Example:displayofanewonlinemapupdate
OncmeetcEte)
Recommendedregions:(2)
any
eecf
PeeteBectaetry
Allregions

Fig.194Example:selectionofacountrypackage
Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentservicesmustbemet>page186.
YoumusthaveamyAudiaccountandhaveas-
signedyourvehicletoit.
Usingyourvehicleposition,theMMIidentifies
regionswhichyouarefrequentlyin.Basedon
this,theMMIsuggestsupdatepackagesfor
theseregions,iftheyareavailable.
>Selectandconfirm@Startdownload
=>fig.193ifthemessageforanewmapupdate
appearsintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay.Or:
>Select[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance>Systemup-
date>Onlineupdate.


Aselectionwiththeavailableupdatepackages
appearsintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
>fig.194.
Selectingtheonlinemapupdate
—
Selectanupdatepackagefromthelist(M%)@
>fig.194.
—Confirmyourselectionwiththe[BACK]button
and gobacktotheselection.
—Thenumberandamountofdatafortheselect-
edupdatepackagearenowdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.


Startingthedownload
—SelectandconfirmStartdownload.
—ConfirmthesecuritypromptbyselectingStart
downloadagain.
Theupdatepackagesbegintodownloadandthe
statusofthedownloadprogressisshowninthe
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.
Installationofonlinemapupdates
Thedownloadedmapmaterialinstallsafteryou
stopyourvehicle.Thenewupdatepackagesin-
stallonlyafteryouswitchofftheignition.After
restartingtheMMI,theInfotainmentsystemdis-
playindicatesiftheupdatesinstalledsuccessful-
ly.
—ConfirmthesuccessfulupdatewithOK.
Thenewmapmaterialcannowbeusedfornavi-
gation.>
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Systemsettings

Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourmobiledevicefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.

—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=page221.Selectandconfirm thedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.212Adjusting thebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
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thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turn thecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
Position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.

Systemsettings

RestartingtheMMI
wv

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Fig.213Buttoncombinationtorestartthesystem
>Brieflypressthecontrolknob andbothbuttons
atthesametimetoimmediatelyopenthe
menuupward>fig.213.
Softwarelicense
information
InformationonMMIsoftwareandlicensing
agreements
—Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance>Versioninfor-
mation.


—Or:onlineatwww.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.
Informationonhead-updisplaysoftwareandli-
censingagreements
—Requirement:thevehiclemustbestationary.
—Pressandholdthehead-updisplaybutton67
formorethanfivesecondsafterswitchingon
theignition.
—Pressthecontrolknobtoclosetheinformation.
Or:startdriving.
Informationoninstrumentclustersoftwareand
licensingagreements

Presstheresetbutton[0-0]))twicewithinfive
secondsofswitchingtheignitionon.


D_Notavailableinallvehicles.
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CheckingandFilling

Enginewarm-uprequest
|F|Pleasedrivetowarmupengine
Fuelhasenteredtheengineoil,eitherduetolow
outsidetemperaturesorfrequentshortdrives.
Driveuntiltheengineiswarmso thatthefuelin
theengineoilwillevaporate.Avoidhighengine
speeds,fullaccelerating,andheavyengineloads
whendoingthis.
@Tips
Theoilpressurewarning2isnotanoillevel
indicator.
Alwayschecktheoillevelregularly.
Checkingtheengineoillevel
TheengineoillevelcanbecheckedintheInfo-
tainmentsystem
Observethesafetyprecautions>A\inWorking
intheenginecompartmentonpage309.
>Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>»Shuttheengineoffwhenitiswarm.
>Switchonlytheignitionbackon.
>Waitapproximatelytwominutes.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Oillevel.
>Readtheoillevelinthedisplay.Addengineoil
ifthe barintheoillevelindicatorisjustbelow
“min”>page314.
@)Note
Iftheengineoillevelistoolowortoohigh,
thereisariskofenginedamage.
@)Tips
Theoillevelindicatorinthedisplayisonlyan
informationaldisplay.Iftheoillevelistoo
low,aminimumoilwarningappearsinthein-
strumentcluster.Addoilandclosethehood.
ThecurrentoillevelisdisplayedintheInfo-
tainmentsystemthenexttimetheignitionis
switchedon.
@Tips
Theengineoilconsumptionmaybeupto
0.5quart/600miles(0.5liter/1,000km),de-


pendingondrivingstyleandoperatingcondi-
tions.Consumptionmaybehigherduring the
first3,000miles(5,000km).Theengineoil
levelmustbecheckedregularly.Itisbestto
check eachtimeyourefuelyourvehicleand
before longdrives.
—Becauseofthelubricationandcoolingof
theengine,combustionenginesconsume
oil.Theoilconsumptionvariesdepending
ontheengineandmaychangeduring the
servicelifeoftheengine.Enginesgenerally
consumemoreoilatthe beginningduring
thebreak-inperiod.Thenoilconsumption
stabilizes afterthebreak-inperiod.
—Undernormalconditions,oilconsumption
dependsonthequalityandviscosityofthe
oil,theengineRPM,theclimateconditions,
andtheroadconditions.Thedilutionofoil
fromcondensationorfuelresidueaswellas
theageoftheoilalso playarole.Because
enginewearincreaseswithmileage,oilcon-
sumptionwillincreaseagainovertimeuntil
itmaybenecessarytoreplaceworncompo-
nents.
—Becauseallthesevariablesplayarole,itis
notpossibletodefineanoilconsumption
standard.Therefore,theoillevelmustbe
checkedregularly.
—Ifyoubelievethatyourenginehasin-
creaseditsoilconsumption,contactanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitytodeterminethecause.
Pleasenotethatanexactoilconsumption
measurementmustbedonewiththeneces-
sary careandaccuracyandmaytaketime.
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityistrainedinaccurately
measuringtheoilconsumption.
—Youcanfindinformationonengineoiland
engineoilcapacitiesfortheUSAatwww.
audiusa.com/help/maintenance,orforCan-
adaatwww.audi.ca/ca/web/en/
customer-area/care-and-maintenance/
audi-service-schedules.html,orcall
800-822-2834.
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