2019 AUDI A4 tow

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Foreword
Thankyouforchoosingan Audi-wevalueyourtrustinus.
YournewAudiwillallowyoutoexperiencethebestingroundbreakingtechnologyandpremiumquality
equipmentthatavehiclehastooffer.WerecommendthatyoureadyourOwner'sManualthoroughly
sothatyouquicklybecomeacquaintedwithyourAudiandmakeuseofallofitsfeatures.
Inadditiontoexplaininghowthedifferentfeatureswork,weprovidemanyuseful tips andinformation
concerningyoursafety,howtocareforyourvehicle,andhowtomaintainyourvehicle'svalue.Wealso
giveyouusefultipsandinformationonhowtodriveyourvehiclemoreefficientlyandinanenviron-
mentally-friendlymanner.
Wehopeyouenjoydrivingyour Audiandwewishyousafeandpleasantmotoring.
AUDIAG

AWARNING

Operating,servicingandmaintainingapassengervehicleor
off-highwaymotorvehiclecanexpose youtochemicalsinclud-
ingengineexhaust,carbonmonoxide,phthalates,andlead,
whichareknowntotheStateofCaliforniatocausecancerand
birthdefectsorotherreproductiveharm.Tominimizeexpo-
sure,avoidbreathingexhaust,donotidletheengineexceptas
necessary,serviceyourvehicleinawell-ventilatedareaand
wearglovesorwashyourhandsfrequentlywhenservicing
yourvehicle.Formoreinformationgotowww.P65Warnings.
ca.gov/passenger-vehicle.

Tableofcontents

AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-5
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..
Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee
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Odometersiceosisiecsoreseseemeeomens
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
Cigarettelight@r’:secsssnews2 2sewsxee62
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

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Tableofcontents

Adjusting theparkingaid.............
ErrormesSageS........00esseseee eee
IntelligentTechnology...........
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....
Electromechanicalsteering,Dynamic
SEESTHAGone«causes0mnmens4»cyienoite«9enamine
Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Energymanagement................-
Noticeaboutdata recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderandvehiclecontrol
Infotainmentsystem............
MultiMediaInterface............
Trafficsafetyinformation.............
Introduction................2.000005
MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
Infotainmentsystemdisplay..........
MMIoperation...............0-.0005
MMICGUICHs«=cee&neue© 2seus¢ 2ee
Controlknobwithjoystickfunction.....
Shortcutkeys.........-..0ceeeeee
Letter/numberspeller................
Pree:textisearchsosvsi2sonsoso2maimooa0
MenusandSymbols...............--.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel....
Introduction................0eeeeee
Te@lephomeince:+ asane+creaseousoonooaeons
Navigation..................0..000.
Voicerecognitionsystem........
Operating............0.ceceeeeeee
Commandoverviewinformation........
COMMANAS«wises&woewewanvomSow
Externalvoiceoperation..............
TelephoOne:.::«2cisssecessecowssees
Introduction................002aee
Usingthe Audiphonebox.............
Usingthetelephone..............000%
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MO@SSAGESaces«>wes=yneuesy 2Reesxeoe
Listeningtovoicemail................181
Directory...2...ceceeeeeeeeee181
Additionalsettings...............005183
Troubleshootingwicsc.ssweanoevsiene=emere184
AudiCONNECE:sce:¢ ee605+feesss os186
Introductions««seesowearsoecon3»oe186
AudiconnectInfotainment............186
AudiconnectInfotainmentservices.....187
Audiconnectvehiclecontrolservices....190
SOECINOScosas«weneuvire&prienens« xsomesw4stones192
DataPrivacy............002..e eeeee194
Troubleshooting............ceeeeveces195
Emergencycall...................1956.
TrithOdUGtiOn::x «coms= «eamesx¥eee*Bee196
Emergencycall«sci2ves:ooeweeoemcee196
Onlineroadsideassistance............197
Navigation.....................00.198
Openingnavigation..................198
Enteringadestination................198
Personalrouteassistance.............204
Alternativeroutes.............0.000.205
Additionalsettings................0.205
Mapes¢ &saves¥ 5saegoeae2 8wee2os207
Satellitemap...............022.00210
Mapupdate................000s211
Trafficinformation................005212
Troubleshooting«encensecaw&wenene© 0sine214
Radio:«astssewssspewstowowsseeS215
Openingtheradio...................215
Radiofunctions...............000005216
RadioMenu¢ »eves¢ seeentspeeseeeen218
PreSCESE:«swam@eanima 2emoa 2comeWHOe218
Additionalsettings...............005218
TROUBLESHOOTINGvn+ :gece« 2nome2 2eae219
Media...............0.ceceeeeeee220
Introduction.............eeeeeeeeee220
NOLES«seuseemeses& ©seine& ¥cava&»saves220
Mediadrives............0.00eeeeee221
Bluetoothaudioplayer...............223
Wi-Fiaudioplayer...................224
OnlinemediaandInternetradio........225
Multimediaconnections..............226
Playingtedia':= ¢seesy=sees5seeeso xe229

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Additionalsettings..................
Supportedmediaandfileformats......
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Settingthedateandtime.............
MMIsettings..............2-.02005-
Connectionmanager.................
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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...............
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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
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
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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

Instrumentcluster

—Timeanddate>page240
—Digitalspeedometer*
—Averageconsumption
—Remainingrange*
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers*=page20
—Driverassistance*>page102
—Trafficsignrecognition*>page97
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph&fig.14.Theaverageconsumption
storedintheshort-termmemoryisalsodis-
played.Ifthebarsaregreenorthegraytone on
thebarschanges(dependingontheequipment),
yourvehicleissavingfuelbythefollowingfunc-
tion:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thevehiclebatterywhenthevehicleiscoasting
ordrivingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward
EVE.
G)Tips
Thedate,timeofday,andtimeanddatefor-
matcanbesetintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page240.
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Energyconsumers
Appliesto:vehicleswithenergyconsumers
aN}®ao
Energyconsumers
taeri
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Airconditioning
Auxiliaryheating
Rearwindowheating

Fig.15Instrumentcluster:energyconsumers
IntheEnergyconsumersview,theotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption
islistedinthefirsttab(on-boardcomputer).The
displayshowsuptothreeenergyconsumers
>fig.15.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.
Agauge(@)alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon-
sumptionofallotherconsumers.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
atelte-hels
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster
Theengineoiltemperatureandboostindicator
areonlyshowninthelaptimerdisplay
=>page99.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audivirtualcockpit
Theengineoiltemperatureisonlyshowninthe
enhancedvieworinthesportview>page17.
Whenengineoiltemperaturesarelow,thedis-
play---°F(---°C)appearsintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature>

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Instrumentcluster

BMFaSTT
TheBaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
Ifthekaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
ASafetybelt
ThezBindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page253.
@-Steeringlock
BSSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle

Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
BSSteeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause

thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
-~©Enginestartsystem
jo]Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService

Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
EBEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
0Clutch
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
&Clutch:malfunction!Safelystopvehicle
Thereisanongoingmalfunctionintheclutch.
Stopthevehiclesafely.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fa]Clutch:malfunction!Adaptdrivingstyle.
PleasecontactService
Thereisanongoingmalfunctionintheclutch.
Theenginetorquethatcanbetransferredisre-
duced.Youmaycontinuedriving.Avoidusingthe
clutchinanywaythatwillplaceaheavyloadon
it.Forexample,donotlettheclutchrubwhen
startingonhillsorwhenmaneuveringthevehi-
cle.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
&Clutch:malfunction!Youcancontinuedriv-
ing
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>

Openingandclosing

>Tolockthedriver'sdoor,selectthe"P"position
(automatictransmission)andturnthekeyonce
totheclosingposition®=>/\.
Lockingthefrontpassenger'sdoororrear
doorswiththemechanicalkey
Themechanicallockislocatedontheedgeofthe
frontpassenger'sdoorandthereardoors.Itis
onlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>»Removethecapfromtheopening>fig.25.
> Insertthekeyintheinsideslotandturnitall
thewaytotheright(rightdoor)orleft(left
door).

Z\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>A\inDe-
scriptiononpage28.
aea]
Appliesto:vehicleswithanti-theftalarmsystem

Iftheanti-theftalarmsystemdetectsavehicle
break-in,audioandvisualwarningsignalsare
triggered.Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitch-
edonoroffwhenlockingorunlockingyourvehi-
cle.Ifthealarmistriggered,itwillshutoffauto-
maticallyafteracertainamountoftime.
Switchingthealarmoffmanually
>Toswitchthealarmoff,pressthe@buttonon
thevehiclekeyorswitchtheignitionon.
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theanti-
theftalarmsystemmayhavethefollowingfea-
tures:
Break-insecurityfeature
Thealarmwillsoundifthereisabreak-inatthe
doors,hood,and/orluggagecompartmentlid.
Interior/towingprotectionmonitor*
Thealarmwillbetriggerediftherearemove-
mentsdetectedinthevehicleinterior(forexam-
ple,byanimals)orifthereisachangeinthevehi-
cleangle(forexample,whenthevehicleisbeing
towed).
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Youcanpreventthealarmfrombeingtriggered
bydeactivatingtheinterior/towingprotection
monitor.
Deactivatingtheinterior/towing protection
monitor
Therearethefollowingoptionsfordeactivating
theinterior/towingprotectionmonitor:
>Pressthe@buttononthevehiclekeyasecond
timewithintwoseconds.Or
>Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Touchthesensoronthedoorhandleasecond
time
withintwoseconds.Or
>Turn themechanicalkeyinthedoorlocktothe
closepositionasecondtimewithin2seconds.
Ifyoulockthevehicle,thentheinterior/towing
protectionmonitorwillstayoffuntilthenext
timethevehicleisunlocked.

Z\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside.Lockeddoorsmakeitmore
difficultforemergencyworkerstoenterthe
vehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.

G)Tips
Theinterior/towingprotectionmonitoring*
onlyfunctionscorrectlywhenthewindows
andtheroof*areclosed.

LightsandVision

Theemergencyflashersalsoworkwhentheigni-
tionisturnedoff.

)Tips
Youshouldswitchtheemergencyflasherson
if:
—youarethelastcarinatrafficjamsothat
allothervehiclesapproachingfrombehind
can seeyourvehicle
—yourvehiclehasbrokendownoryouare
havinganemergency
—yourvehicleisbeingtowedorifyouaretow-
inganothervehicle
Interiorlighting
Frontinteriorlighting
B8W-0112

Fig.44Headliner:frontinteriorlighting
Pressthecorrespondingbutton>fig.44:
4-Doorcontactswitchon/off.Theinteriorlight-
ingiscontrolledautomatically.
ax-Interiorlightingon/off
Toturnareadinglightonoroff,touchthesur-
face(@)briefly.Toactivatethemanualdimming
function,touchthesurface(@)whenthelightis
switchedoffandkeeptouchingituntilthede-
siredbrightnessisreached.
sO

Rearinteriorlighting
=
8 2 3
Fig.45Headliner:rearreadinglights
>Toturnareadinglightonoroff,pressthe
button.
>Toactivatethemanualdimmingfunction*,
touchthesurfacewhenthelightisswitchedoff
“Wandkeeptouchingituntilthedesired
brightnessisreached.
Interiorlighting
Appliesto:vehicleswithinteriorlighting

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Interiorlighting.

Theinteriorlightingturnsonwhenyouswitch
theheadlightsonwhiletheignitionison.
Version1
To
adjustthebrightnessofindividualzones,se-
lectFrontbrightness*,DoorbrightnessorFoot-
wellbrightness.Turnthecontrolknobtotheleft
ortotheright.Pressthecontrolknobtoconfirm
thebrightness.
Version2
Selectandconfirmoneofthedisplayedprofiles
bypressingthecontrolknob.
Individual:youcancustomizethebrightnessand
colorofindividualzones.Presstherightcontrol
button.Pressthecontrolknobagaintoconfirm
thesettings.
Audidriveselect:theinteriorandcontourlight-
ingcolorchangesdependingonthedrivingmode
selectedindriveselect*>page126.