
CheckingandFilling
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarnings
whenworkonthefuelsystemisrequired:
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlyby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityour exposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.
ZXWARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
312
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
uctsofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.
C)Note
Whenfillingfluids,besurenottoadd anyflu-
idstothewrongreservoirs.Otherwisesevere
malfunctionsandenginedamagewilloccur.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Youshouldregularlycheckthegroundunder
yourvehicleinordertodetectleaksquickly.If
therearevisiblespotsfromoilorotherfluids,
bringyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytobe
checked.
Openingandclosingthehood
Thehoodisreleasedfrominsidethevehicle.
BFY-0081
ibe:
Fig.257Unlockedhood:lever

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Wheels
Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A.
Z\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page355,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.
>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage324.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
»Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page334.
Theeffectiveness ofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.16in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwintertires
alsodecreasegreatlyasthetireages,regardless
oftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@)Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe4symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsontherearwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Usefine-meshsnowchains.Theymustnotadd
morethan 0.53in(13.5mm)inheight,including
thechainlock.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.
Z\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle|>
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Careandcleaning
ComponentSituationSolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®),acleaningsolution suitableforstain-
trimlesssteel,ifnecessary
PaintPaintdamageRefertothepaintnumberonthevehicledatalabel,repair
withtouchuppaint>page372.
SpilledfuelRinsewithwaterimmediately
SurfacerustRustremover,thentreatwith hardwax;forquestions,con-
sultanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
CorrosionHaveitremovedby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.
Waternolonger
beadsonthesurface
ofcleanpaint
Treatwith hardwax(atleasttwiceperyear)
Noshineeventhough
painthasbeenpro-
tected/paintlooks
poor
Treatwithsuitablepolish;thenapplypaintprotectantif
thepolishthatwasuseddoesnotcontainanyprotectant
Depositssuchas in-
sects,birddroppings,
treesap,androad
salt
Dampenwithwaterimmediatelyandremovewithamicro-
fibercloth
Grease-basedcon-
taminantssuchas
cosmeticsorsunblock
Removeimmediatelywithamildsoapsolution®)anda
softcloth
Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayaspaintedcomponents>page343
nents
Decorativedecals|DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsof
Interiorcleaning
neutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
ComponentSituationSolution
WindowglassDepositsGlasscleaner,thenwipedry
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®
trim
PlasticpartsDepositsDampcloth
HeavierdepositsMildsoapsolution®),detergent-freeplasticcleaningsolu-
tion,ifnecessary
Displays/instru-|DepositsSoftclothwithLCDcleaner;dustinthelowerareaofthe
mentclusterinstrumentclustercanberemovedusingasoftbrush.
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolution®
345

Emergencyassistance
rolling.Usesuitableobjects toblockthefront
andbackofthewheelthatisdiagonalfrom
thewheelwiththeflattire.
Z\WARNING
Youoryourpassengerscouldbeinjuredwhile
changingawheelifyoudonotfollowthese
safetyprecautions:
—Ifyouhaveaflattire,moveasafedistance
offtheroad.Turnofftheengine,turnthe
emergency
flashersonanduseotherwarn-
ingdevicestoalertothermotorists.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
placeawayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Tohelppreventthevehiclefrommoving
suddenlyandpossiblyslippingoffthejack*,
alwaysfullysettheparkingbrakeandblock
thefrontandbackofthewheeldiagonally
oppositethewheelbeingchanged.When
onefrontwheelisliftedofftheground,
placingtheAutomaticTransmissioninP
(Park)willnotpreventthevehiclefrommov-
ing.
—Beforeyouchangeawheel, besurethe
groundislevelandfirm.Ifnecessary,usea
sturdyboardunderthejack*.
—Alwaysstorethevehicletoolkit,thejack*
andthereplacedtireintheluggagecom-
partment>page61.
@Tips
—Obeyalllaws.
—Beforechangingthewheel,youmustacti-
vatethejackingmode*,sothattheauto-
maticcontrolsfortheairsuspension*do
notmakeitmoredifficulttoliftthevehicle
withthejack*>page353.
352
Removingthecaps
B4L-1337
Fig.272Wheel:wheelboltswithcaps
>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.272.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Looseningthewheelbolts
B8K-1481
fh
Fig.273Wheel:looseningthewheelbolt
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt.
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft.Toachievetherequiredtorque,hold
theendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheelbolt
willnotloosen,presscarefullyonthewheel
wrenchwithyourfoot.Holdontothevehiclese-
curelywhiledoingthisandmakesureyourfoot-
ingisstable.
ZA\WARNING
Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising
thevehiclewiththevehiclejack*.

Emergencyassistance
>Turn thehandwheelcounter-clockwiseandre-
moveit.
>Removethecollapsiblesparetire.
Youmustinflatethecollapsiblesparetirebefore-
handinordertouseit.
Inflating
>Removethevalvecapfromthecollapsible
sparetire.
>Tightenthecompressorhoseonthecollapsible
sparetirevalve.
>Connectthecompressorhosetoavehiclesock-
etandswitchiton.
>Letthecompressorrununtilthespecifiedvalue
onthetirepressurestickerisreached
>page334,fig.267>©.
>Screwthevalvecap backontothevalve.
Returningtostorage
>»Removethevalvecaptodraintheair.
>Waitseveralhoursbeforeplacingthecollapsi-
blesparetireinthesparewheelwell.Only then
willitfolddowncompletelyso thatyoucan
storeitsecurely.
>Thenscrewthevalvecapbackontothevalve.
>Secure thecollapsiblesparetirewiththehand-
wheel.
>»Foldthecargofloorcoverbackintoplace.
Snowchains
Usingsnowchainsonthecollapsiblesparetireis
notpermittedfortechnicalreasons.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandarear
tirefails,mountthecollapsiblesparetireinplace
ofafronttire.Installthesnowchainsonthe
fronttirethatyouremoved,andinstallthatin
placeofthereartirethatfailed.
—Afterinstallingacollapsiblesparetire,the
tirepressuremustbecheckedasquicklyas
possible toreducetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withthecollapsiblesparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,avoidhard
accelerationorbrakinganddrivingfast
aroundcurveswiththecollapsiblespare
tire.
—Neverdriveusingmorethanonecollapsible
sparetire,becausethisincreasestheriskof
anaccident.
—Normal tiresorwintertiresmustnot be
mountedonthecollapsiblesparetirerim.
ZA\WARNING
—Onlyusethecollapsiblesparetireinemer-
genciesanddriveverycarefully,especiallyif
it ismorethansixyearsold.
— The compressor andthehosecanbecome
veryhotduring operationwhichincreases
theriskofburninjuries.
356
@)Note
Thecompressormustbe switchedoffaftersix
minutesatthemosttoreducetheriskof
overheating.
Letthecompressorcooldown
forseveralminutesbeforeusingitagain.

Fusesandbulbs
Fusepanel(8)(red)Fusepanel(0)(black)
3|Lumbarsupport9|Adaptivecruisecontrol
4Automatictransmissionselectormecha-10|Exteriorsound,pedalmodule
nism11|Videocamera
5|Horn12|Rightheadlight
6|Electromechanicalparkingbrake13|Leftheadlight
7|Gatewaycontrolmodule14|Transmissionfluidcoolingvalve
8|Interiorheadlinerlights16|Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
9|Emergencycallsystem
10|AirbagcontrolmoduleSeeman
No.|Equit
11|ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)o:|Fampmen
12|Diagnosticconnector,light/rainsensor2_|HeplbarseB18
13|Climatecontrolsystem2|Engrswaves—
14|RightfrontdoorcontrolmoduleBi,|sukOnneaeeneent
15|A/Ccompressor7|Instrumentpanel
8|Climatecontrolsystem(blower)
Fusepanel©(black)10|Dynamicsteering
No.
|
Equipment11|Enginestart
1|Frontseatheating
2|WindshieldwipersFuseassignment-Driver'sside ofthe
3|Leftheadlightelectronics(foedo}g
4|Panoramicglassroof2
5|LeftfrontdoorcontrolmoduleZ
6|Sockets:
7
|Rightreardoorcontrolmodule
8|Allwheeldrive
9|Rightheadlightelectronics
Windshieldwashersystem/headlight
10
washersystem|
11
|
LeftreardoorcontrolmoduleFig.282Driversidecockpit:fusepanelwithplasticbracket
Fusepanel(0)(black)Fusepanel
No.
|
EquipmentNo.
|
Equipment
Seatventilation,rearviewmirror,climate2
|
Telephone
1|controlsystem,rearclimatecontrolsys-
4|Head-updisplay
temcontrols,windshielddefogger
5|Audimusicinterface,USBchargingport
2|Gateway,climatecontrolsystem-=
—Frontclimatecontrolpanel,instrument
4|Clutchpedalpositionsensor 6
panel
5._|Enginestart7|Steeringcolumnlock
7|RearUSBchargingpart8|Infotainmentsystemdisplay
8Garagedooropener,electromechanicalac-9|Instrumentcluster
tiverollstabilization
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10|Infotainmentunit
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Fusesandbulbs
FusepanelFusepanel(8)(red)
11|Lightswitch,switchpanelNo.|Equipment
12|SteeringcolumnelectronicsNotassigned
14|Infotainmentsystem
15|Steeringcolumnadjustment
16|Steeringwheelheating
Fuseassignment-Leftsideoftheluggage
compartment
Fig.283Leftside oftheluggagecompartment:fusepanel
withplasticclip
Fusepanel@)(black)
No.|Equipment
Windshielddefroster
Windshielddefroster
Airsuspension/suspensioncontrol
Automatictransmission
Rearwindowdefogger
Rearseatheating
Lefttaillights
10|Leftsafetybelttensioner
WO}lAINI
AD)
MW)
nN
11|Centrallockingsystem
12|Luggagecompartmentlid
360
Fusepanel©(brown)
z°.|Equipment
Telephone
Lumbarsupport
Audisideassist
Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
Vehicleopening/start(NFC)
Smartmodule(tank)
WOl/oOlIN|M|ALWINClimatizedcupholder
bBRAuxiliarybatterycontrolmodule
BRNGaragedooropener
BWwRearviewcamera,peripheralcameras
Righttaillights
Rightsafetybelttensioner
Bfy
Bba
Fusepanel()(red)
No.|Equipment
Sound-amplifier
Trailerhitch(rightlight)
Trailerhitch
Trailerhitch(leftlight)
Trailerhitch(socket)
10|Sportdifferential
WOl/OIN|
MIN
Bulbs
Replacinglightbulbs
Foryoursafety,werecommendthatyouhave
yourauthorizedAudidealerreplaceanybulbsfor
you.
Itisbecomingincreasinglymoreandmorediffi-
culttoreplacevehiclelightbulbssinceinmany
cases,otherpartsofthecarmustfirstbere-
movedbeforeyouareabletogettothebulb.
This appliesespeciallytothelightbulbsinthe
frontofyourcarwhichyoucanonlyreach
throughtheenginecompartment.
Sheetmetalandbulbholderscanhavesharp
edgesthatcan causeseriouscuts,partsmustbe>

Emergencysituations
—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS>page311.
@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.285.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!
Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
364
—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.
ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
o 2
oSSalaoO
Fig.286Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page349.
> Pullsharplyonthetriminthedirectionofthe
arrowtoremove>fig.286.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
Z\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.>