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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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Wheels
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform-
ance
whichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun-
dertheFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.
Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.
ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,can cause heatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.
Z\WARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-
ed.
Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflation pressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesaLowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
Meeemermelee
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual>
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Fusesandbulbs
@)Note
Ifanewfuseburnsoutagainshortlyafteryou
haveinstalledit,havetheelectricalsystem
checkedassoonaspossibleby anauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
@)Tips
— Thefollowingtabledoesnotlistfuseloca-
tionsthatarenotused.
—Someoftheequipmentlistedinthefollow-
ingtablesappliesonlytocertainmodelver-
sionsorcertainoptionalequipment.
Fig.280Driver'sfootwell(left-handdrivevehicle):fuse
panelwithplasticclip
358
Fig.281Frontpassenger'sfootwell(right-handdrivevehi-
a 5 g
2
g
cle):fusepanelwithplasticclip
Fusepanel
No.Equipment
Enginecomponents
Fuelinjectors,crankcasehousingheater
K
Vacuumpump,hotwaterpump,exhaust
doors,radiatorsensor
Brakelightsensor
Enginevalves,camshaftadjustment
Heatedoxygensensors
OI
NID
u
Waterpump
Hotwaterpump
10Oilpressuresensor,oiltemperaturesensor
11Clutchpedalpositionsensor,enginestart
12Enginevalves
13Radiatorfan
14Fuelinjectors
15Ignitioncoils,heatedoxygensensors
16Fuelpump
Fuse
No.Equipment
Anti-theftalarmsystem
Enginecontrolmodule

Index
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Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
ConvenienceOpening« .esc..seedseones40
Fuelfillersdoorios2vic.a xwaiveri xaanwe
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Luggagecompartmentlidwithfootmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof................--.41
SUNSNAEsoss =sews¢ ooaeiegEeGRERee41
WINdOWS:©seas2anes«8wienoooweweooa40
Openingandclosing
refertoUnlockingandlocking........28,31
Operating
Head-updisplay................000eee27
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
MultiMediaInterface.................153
Voicerecognitionsystem..............170
Optionalequipmentnumber.............372
OptiONSIMENY«sveo6cows6 &acseiov6154,158
OtherconsuMersicies«wanaasweroa vasaeneawa20
Outsidetemperaturedisplay..............13
Overview
(Cockpit)« < «sees+ ¢exes5 &waressoee8
P
Paintdamage:« ¢sees4sseenesseensves345
Paintnumber................00eeee eee372
Panicbutton..............2.-.-.-..-0.0000531
Panoramicglassroof.............000eeee41
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........40
Emergencyclosing..........0sceeeeeees42
Sunshade.................00000000041
Parentalcontrol
1)Da237
Parkassist...0...ceceeee137
Cleaningthesensors/camera...........344
Leavingparkingspace.................140
Parkingaides«seus«2eeuvssecooees«129
ParkaaSsiSts,«sccm+«aassave0otsnore»mecansa «137
Parkingbrake
refertoElectromechanicalparkingbrake..78
Parkinglights.........0...ceceeeeeee44
Parkinglockemergencyrelease...........89
Parkingsystem
Peripheralcameras...........--0000-5134
SOttingSwss=ew&xPeeseeSiSeeERS142
alsorefertoParkingsystems.......130,132
382
Parkingsystems
Rearviewcamera..........0.0.0eee eee132
Partitionnet..0.0...2...eeeeee64
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............278
Pause(audio/videofile).................234
Pe@dalsiccie:2 2acneiwoniowsa2ome&soso3a8256
Perchlorate’:«esas+aseaxawamaxmeme82367
Personalconveniencesettings............29
Personalrouteassistance............055209
Phonebook
refertoContactsw2.»seessyeewscpees187
Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....259
Picturefortviat(WidGO)exessvcowss acowsae237
Playback(media).............00000000234
Playlist...0.0...ceceeeeeeeeee237
Pointofinterest........2.0.00.cece206
Pointofinterestsearch.............0005206
alsorefertoPoint ofinterest...........206
Polishing...0.0...ccc eeeeeeeeeeeee345
Pollutantfilter(automaticA/Csystem).....69
Powersources............59,180,231,233
PowerWiINdOWS's«wees+ 6evaooenwooewe40
Malfunction..........60.eee41
Predictiveefficiencyassist................99
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
DEESwuss= xoesgoome& 8ee szSR263
presense
refertoAudipresense................ 1li
[email protected] isain+awaya ¢camea212
PRESEES(FACIO)cow:= 2ezerses9cecaageaYe223
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
TireSoes334
Programguide
Radio...2.6.6...cceeeeeeeee eeeeee221
Programmingbuttons(multifunctionsteering
WHEE)»snus:2saeoe<2smeoYceegeeenzoleg
Properoccupantseatingpositions........253
Propersafetybeltposition..............262
Properseatingposition
Frontpassengersc.< :scanszgenusseeex254
OcclpaNt«seinssmscaveewaseema253
Rearpassengers.................000.254
PROLEEEINGpress« osescns«wanesee«consew %eoswome«5345
Pyrotechnicelements................0-367