2019 AUDI A4 washer fluid

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ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page139
Brakesystem
=>page21
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)Y
=>page24
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page24
Safetysystems¥
=>page23
Brakepads
=>page21
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Tirepressure
=>page340
Tirepressure
=>page340
Drivesystem
=>page24
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
v
=>page308
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page24
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page312
Engineoillevel(MAX)
=>page312
Engineoilsensor
=>page312
Enginewarm-uprequest
=>page313
Electricalsystem
=>page317
Tanksystem
=>page24
Washerfluidlevel
=>page25
Windshieldwipers
=>page25

Keys
=>page 78
Driver'sdoor
=>page25
Batteryinvehiclekey
=>page30
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page25
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page25
Adaptivelight
=>page25
Light/rainsensor
=>page25
Activelaneassist
>page118
Audisideassist
>page126
Audipresense
=>page117
Parkingaid
=>page137
Transmission(automatictransmis-
sion)
=>page90,
Clutch(manualtransmission)
>page 23
Steeringlock
=>page 23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page142
Suspensioncontrol
=>page26
Allwheeldrive/sportdifferential
=>page26
Emergencycallfunction
=>page197

Otherindicatorlights
Turnsignals
>page26>
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Instrumentcluster

iyTanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthefueltanksystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@)Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=>page306.
®Washerfluidlevel
IfthegEindicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page320.
©!Windshieldwipers
Ifthe>indicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
<3Driver'sdoor
|3}Driver'sdoor:malfunction!ShifttoPbefore
leavingvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthedriver'sdoor.Select
the"P"selectorleverposition(automatictrans-
mission)tosecurethevehicle.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Bulbfailureindicator

IftheEaindicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.Replace thebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.


2©Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol
ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthe headlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ComaAceals
aSAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.>
25

LightsandVision

©)-Cleanthewindshield.Thewiperswipeone
timeafterseveralsecondsofdrivingtoremove
waterdroplets.Youcanswitchthisfunctionoff
bymovingthelevertoposition©)within10sec-
ondsoftheafterwipe.Theafterwipefunctionis
reactivatedthenexttimeyouswitchtheignition
on.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*operatesonlywhenthelowbeamhead-
lightsareon.Ifyoumovetheleverintoposition
©,theheadlightswillbecleanedatfixedinter-
vals.
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper:©-
wiping therearwindow.Thenumberofwipesde-
pendsonthewindshieldwipermovement.
Therearwiperautomaticallyswitchesonwhen
thereversegearisselectedandthefrontwind-
shieldwipersareonandrunning.
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearwindowwiper:@-
cleaningtherearwindow.Thenumberofwipes
dependsonhowlongtheleverisheldinposition
@.Thismayalsocleantherearviewcamera,de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment.

ZA\WARNING
—Therainsensorisonlyintendedtoassistthe
driver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsiblefor
manuallyswitchingthe wipersonbasedon
visibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darknessorlowsun,canresultinincreased
glare,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page55,Replacingwiperblades.

()Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
54
— Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing acarwash.Thispreventsthe wipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
G)Tips
— Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
— Thewasherfluidnozzlesforthewindshield
washersystemareheatedwhentheignition
isoniftheoutsidetemperatureislow.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningthewiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Useasoftclothandaglasscleaner.
Windshieldwiper
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page55.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Rearwindowwiper
Appliesto:allroad
>Foldthewiperarmawayfromtherearwindow.

ZA,WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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CheckingandFilling

>Pressthelever>fig.255inthedirectionofthe
arrow.Thisreleasesthehooks.
>Openthehood.
Closingthehood
>Pushthehooddownuntilyouoverridethe
forceofthestruts.
>»Letthehoodfalllightlyintothelatch.Donot
pressitin.>/\.

ZAWARNING
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.


Enginecompartmentove
—Forsafetyreasons,thehoodmustalwaysbe
closedsecurelywhiledriving.Becauseof
this,alwayscheckthehoodafterclosingit
tomakesureitislatchedcorrectly.Thehood
islatchedifthefrontcornerscannotbelift-
ed.
—Ifyounoticethatthehoodisnotlatched
whileyouaredriving,stopimmediatelyand
closeit,becausedrivingwhenthehoodis
notlatchedincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthehoodisnotlatchedcompletely,it
couldflyupwhileyouaredrivingandob-
structyourvision.

Themostimportantcheckpoints.

aimN
Fig.256Typicallocationof thereservoirandtheengineoilfilleropening
Followthesafetyprecautions>page309.
@Washerfluidreservoir(S)>page320

@Jumpstartpoints:(+)underacover,(-)with
hexheadscrew>page319>page362
)Engineoil filleropening(7) >page313
311
>

CheckingandFilling

>Attheendofthechargingprocess,switchthe
chargeroffandpullthepowercableoutofthe
socket.
>Removethechargingdeviceterminalclamps.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
>Closethehood>page310.

ZXWARNING
—Neverconnectthechargingcabledirectlyto
yourvehiclebattery.Onlyuse the connec-
tionsintheenginecompartment
=>page319.
—Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescanform
whenchargingbatteries.Onlychargethe
batteryinwell-ventilatedareas.
—Adrainedbatterycanfreezeattempera-
turesaround329F(02C).Donotchargeor
useafrozenorthawedbattery.If iceforms,
thebatteryhousingcancrackandbattery
electrolytecanleakout,whichincreasesthe
riskofanexplosionandchemicalburns.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinforma-
tion.
—Donotconnectordisconnectthecharging
cablewhilechargingbecausethisincreases
theriskofanexplosion.

@)Tips
Readallofthemanufacturer'sinstructions
forthechargerbeforechargingthebattery.
Windshieldwasher
system

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Fig.261Enginecompartment:washerfluidreservoircap
ThewindshieldwasherfluidreservoirScontains
thecleaningsolutionforthewindshieldandthe
320
headlightwashersystem*>page311,fig.256.
Thereservoircapacitycanbefoundin
=>page373.
Toreducetheriskoflimescaledepositsonthe
spraynozzles,usecleanwaterwithlowamounts
ofcalcium.Alwaysaddwindowcleanertothewa-
ter.Whentheoutsidetemperaturesarecold,an
anti-freezingagentshould beaddedtothewater
sothatitdoesnotfreeze.
C)Note
— Theconcentrationofanti-freezingagent
mustbeadjustedtothevehicleoperating
conditionsandtheclimate.Aconcentration
thatistoohighcanleadtovehicledamage.
—Neveraddradiatoranti-freezeorotheraddi-
tivestothewasherfluid.
—Donotuseaglasscleanerthat contains
paintsolvents,becausethiscoulddamage
thepaint.
Serviceintervaldisplay
Theserviceintervaldisplaydetectswhenyourve-
hicleisdueforservice.
Checkingserviceintervals
Youcan checktheremainingdistanceortimeun-
tilthenextoilchangeornextinspectioninthe
Infotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals.

Resettingtheindicator
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitywillresettheserviceintervaldis-
playafterperformingservice.
Ifyouhavechangedtheoilyourself,youmustre-
settheoilchangeinterval.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the|MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals>Resetoilchange
interval.

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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
Automatictransmission................0585
Emergencyprogram............0eeens90
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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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JUMPSEANEIING«eavessxameay@ ©sieaweyocoprone6362
Winteroperation...............-.0005318
Beforedriving.................0eeeeee247
Belttensioners...................2200.259
Blower(automaticclimatecontrolsystem)..73
Bluetooth
Audioplayer..........-..00eeeeee223
Connectingacellphone...............171
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BoosterSeats'siessere«=ewesooces«3comes294
Boostpressureindicator.................20
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........317
BrakeS0...eeeee141
Brakeassist...2.00.00...eeeeeeeeeee138
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Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........82
Emergencybrakingfunction.............82
Newbrakepads»seus« «weanssamen2 2oe141
Break-insecurityfeature.................34
Breakingin
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
Capacities
Fueltank................0000eee373
Washerfluidreservoir.............000.373
Cargoarea
refertoLoadingtheluggagecompartment.64
CatkeVius+ 2eawsyogeesxycaoyeee»ees29
Garwashic Catalyticconverter’.¢cssseanseeeesues308
CDdrive(mediadrives).................221
Cellphone
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Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox...............174
Centerarmrest««2cess2sawsoseeeoeee59
Centrallocking):« sseessyeeu:speerssewes28
Gonveniencekeysca«xsnuens«6sume«3een«31
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41