Driving
Emergencyofffunction*
Ifitisabsolutelynecessary,theenginecanalso
beturnedoffwhiledrivingatspeedsstartingat
4mph(7km/h).Tostoptheengine,pressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttontwiceinarowor
pressandholditonetime.
Z\WARNING
—Neverturnofftheenginebeforethevehicle
hascometoacompletestop.Switchingit
offbefore thevehiclehasstoppedmayim-
pairthefunctionofthebrakeboosterand
powersteering.Youwouldthenneedtouse
moreforceto steerandbrakethevehicle.
Thefactthatyoucannotsteerandbrakeas
usualmayincreasetheriskofaccidentsand
seriousinjuries.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.Ifyou
donotdothis,theenginecouldbestarted
andelectricalequipmentsuchasthepower
windowscouldbeactivated.Thiscanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—For safetyreasons,alwaysparkthevehicle
withtheselectorleverinthe"P"position.
Otherwise,thereistheriskthatthevehicle
couldrollunintentionally.
()Note
Iftheenginehasbeenunderheavyloadfor
anextendedperiodoftime,heatbuildsupin
theenginecompartmentaftertheengineis
switchedoffandthereisariskofdamaging
theengine.Forthisreason,lettheenginerun
atidleforapproximatelytwominutesbefore
shuttingitoff.
@)Tips
Forupto10minutesafterstoppingtheen-
gine,theradiatorfanmayturnonagainauto-
maticallyoritmaycontinuetorun,evenifthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
76
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyisremovedfromthevehi-
clewhentheengineisrunning.Ifthevehiclekey
isnolongerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchthe
ignitiononorstarttheengineonceyoustopit.
Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromtheoutside.
BRemotecontrolkeyandsmartphonenotde-
tected.Areyourkeyandsmartphonestillinthe
vehicle?
Thisindicatorlightturnsonandthismessageap-
pearsifthevehiclekeyandsmartphonearere-
movedfromthevehiclewhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Ifthevehiclekeyandsmartphoneareno
longerinthevehicle,youcannotswitchtheigni-
tiononorrestarttheengineonceyoustopthe
engine.Youalsocannotlockthevehiclefromthe
outside.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
against
thedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page76.
Hold backofkeyonthedesignatedarea,or
placeyoursmartphoneinthechargingcradle
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunction>page76.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
GELuinisdoa)
Fig.87Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Itmaynot bepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebattery>
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AboutAudiconnect
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregarding
AudiconnectInfotainmentusage.
Login
See>page193.
Connectionmanager
See>page246.
Licensesubscription
Thevalidityandexpirationdateofyourlicenses
aredisplayed.
Refresh
ThecontentoftheselectedAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentserviceortheentireAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentlistisupdated.
Dataprivacy
Requirement:theignitionmustbe switchedon.
Location,vehicle,andpersonal dataaretransmit-
tedwhenusingAudiconnectservices.
Allowingsendingofdata
—SelectandconfirmActivatedataconnection.
Thedatamoduleforthe useofallAudiconnect
serviceswillbeactive.
Restrictingsendingofdata
—SelectandconfirmActivateprivacy.Thedata
connectionislimitedordeactivateddepending
ontheequipment.ThemajorityofAudiconnect
serviceswillnot beavailable.
Thefollowinginterfacesarenotaffectedbythis
setting:Bluetooth,BluetoothLowEnergy(BLE),
Wi-Ficonnection,Audismartphoneinterface
(ASI),NearFieldCommunication(NFC),charging
communication(e-tron),ElectronicTollCollect
(ETC),ifequipped.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage192.
)Dependsonthecountryand equipment. Theseservices
are availableforalimitedtime.
@Tips
—Ifthetransmissionofdataislimited,data
willstillbetransmittedtoverifysubscrip-
tions.
—Ifthetransmissionofdataislimited,itwill
havethefollowingeffectsontheexchange
ofdataforAudiconnectservicesandemer-
gencycalls,ifequipped:
—Theemergencycallfunctionwillremain
availablewithoutrestrictionsandwillcon-
tinuetotransmitdata.
—Ifanonlineroadsideassistancecallisini-
tiated,nodatawillbetransmitted,buta
callwillbemade.
—IftheGeofencingAlert,SpeedAlert,
and/orValetAlertserviceshavebeenacti-
vatedbythekeyuser,thentheywillre-
mainavailablewithoutrestrictionsand
continuetotransmitdata.
Audiconnectvehicle
controlservices
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audiconnectvehiclecontrol
WithAudiconnectvehiclecontrolservices)),you
canutilizevariousservicesusingthemyAudiapp
oronlineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
Z\WARNING
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>AV
inGeneralinformationonpage192.
@Tips
—Accessingspecificdataorcontrollingfunc-
tionsremotelydependsonthechargelevel
ofthevehiclebattery.Therefore,these
functionsonlyhavelimitedavailabilityafter
switchingofftheignition.
— AneSIMcardestablishestheInternetcon-
nectionforAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
services.Thecostsforthisareincludedin
thepriceofAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
195
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Remotelockingandunlocking
Requirement:thevehiclemustbeparkingand
theignitionmustbeswitchedoff.
Thisserviceallowsyoutounlockorlockyourve-
hicle.
Vehiclestatusreport
Thisservicetransfersdriverinformationsystem
datatoaserver.Dependingonthevehicleequip-
ment,certaindatamaybeaccessed,suchasthe
remainingrangeormileage.Thevaluesmaydif-
ferfromthevaluesdisplayedinthevehicle.
CarFinder
Thisservicetransmitstheparkinglocationtoa
server whentheignitionisswitchedoff.Thevehi-
clelocation,yourlocation,ortheroutetoyour
vehiclecanbedisplayed.Thenewparkingloca-
tioncannotbedeterminedwiththisserviceifthe
vehicleismovedaftershuttingthevehicleoff
andwithoutswitchingtheignitiononandoff
again,forexampleifthevehicleistowedorsto-
len.
—Deactivatingandactivatingtheparkingposi-
tion:Select:[MENU]>Audiconnect>Carfind-
er.
OnlineAudiservicerequest
Requirement:theservicemustbeactivatedon-
lineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudiandanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiservicefacili-
tymustbeselected.
Thisservicetransmitsservice-relevantdatato
yourselectedauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiservicefacility.Theywillcontactyou
beforeyournextserviceappointment.
StolenVehicleLocator
Thisserviceassistsyouinlocatingyourvehicleif
itisstolen.
—Contactthepolice.YoureceiveaCaseID.
—CalltheservicehotlineandgiveyourCaseID.
Theservicehotlinewillforwardtheestablished
datatothepolice.YoureceivetheAudiService
hotlinenumberwhenyoupurchaseyourvehicle.
GeofencingAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page196.
Thisserviceallowsyouto setpermittedandfor-
biddenzonesforyourvehicleaswellassettime
limitsforthesezones.Ifyourvehicleleavesa
permittedzoneorentersaforbiddenzone,you
willbenotifiedwithapushnotificationand/oran
e-mail.
SpeedAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page196.
Youcansetuptotwospeedlimitsforyourvehi-
cleusingthis service.Ifyourvehicleexceedsaset
speedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapushnoti-
ficationand/ore-mail.
ValetAlert
Requirement:akeyusermustbesetinthevehi-
cle>page196.
Ifyougiveyourvehicletoaparkingservice,you
cansetazoneandaspeedlimitusingthemyAu-
diapp.Ifthevehicleleavesthezoneorexceeds
thespeedlimit,youwillbenotifiedwithapush
notificationand/ore-mail.
ZA\WARNING
Donotignoremessagesandwarningorindi-
catorlightsthatturnoninthevehiclebe-
causeoftheinformationinthevehiclestatus
report.Thiscouldlead tobreakdownsinon
theroad,accidentsandseriousinjuries.
@)Tips
Forsomeservices,youcanselectifyouwould
liketobenotifiedwithapushnotification
and/orane-mail.
Settings
Co)ate-Mar-iancola4
>Select:[MENU]button>Audiconnect>right
controlbutton>Connectionmanager.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Onlinesettings>
Dataconnectionsettings.
197
>
Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges
orwriteto:
AdministratorNHTSA
1200NewJerseyAve.,
S.E.WestBuilding
Washington,DC
20590.
Youcanalsoobtainotherinfor-
mationaboutmotorvehiclesafe-
tyfromhttp://www.safercar.gov.
ApplicabletoCanada
IfyouliveinCanadaandyoube-
lievethatyourvehiclehasade-
fectthatcouldcauseacrash,in-
jury ordeath,youshouldimmedi-
atelyinformTransportCanada,
DefectInvestigationsandRecalls.
YoushouldalsonotifyAudiCana-
da.
Canadiancustomerswhowishto
reportasafety-relateddefectto
TransportCanada,DefectInvesti-
gationsandRecalls,mayeither
callTransportCanadatoll-freeat:
Tel.:1-800-333-0510or
Tel.:1-819-994-3328(Ottaware-
gionandfromothercountries)
TTYforhearingimpaired:
1-888-675-6863
orcontactTransportCanadaby
mailat:
370
MotorVehicleSafetyInvestiga-
tions
Laboratory
80NoelStreet
Gatineau,QC
J8ZOA1
Foradditionalroadsafetyinfor-
mation,pleasevisittheRoad
Safetywebsiteat:
English:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/
motorvehiclesafety/menu.htm
French:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/
securiteautomobile/menu.htm
Declarationof
compliancefortelecom-
municationsequipment
andelectronicsystems
Themanufacturerisnotliableforradiomalfunc-
tionsthatarecausedbyunauthorizedchangesto
theequipment.
Equipment
ThefollowingequipmentcomplieswithFCCsec-
tion15andRSS-Gen:
—Audiadaptivecruisecontrol*
—Audisideassist*
—Remotecontrolkey
—Garagedooropener(HomeLink)*
FCCPart15.19
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCC
Rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.
Index
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox...............180
Centerarmrest...............0.00.0000.
Centrallocking.............eeeeeeeeeee
Conveniencekey
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........40
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......33
Remotecontrolkey:« ¢sawsx somy5 ecows«31
SOCEING+ &soinssaexonsoosusnae& +oxouemea 6eeauene33)
Vehiclekey...2...eee eeeeeeeee31
Centrallockingswitch................-0.32
GentificatiOMe..swans© xsmixoanctme6 2eens370
Changingthescale...............2.-000-16
Charging
refertoPowersourceS.........2-eeeeee59
Chargingthebattery(mobiledevi-
oS)180,231,233
Childrestraints
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
BAB.« vwise« vmeee@ vsomesvowaR ow He267
WherecanIgetadditionalinformation
aboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse?.....306
Childrestraintsystemanchors...........302
Childsafety..........0.0.0.0.00000000288
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchild
SafetySeats.«wie2wienvmeree5ete2292
Installinga childrestraintusingtheLATCH
SYStEM«acu&«seey& xsemeBeNEESEgeee304
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
HOOK...eeeeeeeeeee304
Tetheranchorsissszeensseoresvveespos305
Tetheristraps«sso.sssensameresvoovers«305
Childsafetylock
PowerwitOwsSteneoosunsncew «temne« 6seamsoo339
Reardoors....6.ceceeee eee ees39
Childsafetyseats.........00.00eee eee 294
Boost€rS@atsiuc< =coun< esows+eesevwe297:
Convertiblechildseats.............0..296
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
SGatiss2 xseascseeegoeeeceeeeGsBem267
HowdoIproperlyinstallachildsafetyseat
inmyvehicle?..............0022-00292
InfantSeatsics« aeaxinameg2mewnaEcen 294
LATGHisySterntis= 3ssvoses2 3comeeswaiomensns@oiwee304
Safetyinstructions...............200.292
376
SOCUIINGfis6esse& %csswmoosmeoaee3sonsoo299
Unusedsafetybeltsontherearseat.....294
Childseats
Loweranchorages..........-..0000005303
ClassicViOW..6.cececece17
Cleaning.........0...eee eee eee eee eee343
CleaningAlcantara.........cee eee eee eee346
Cleaningartificialleather...............346
Cleaningcarboncomponents........345,346
Cleaningcontrols’.=scvs<2seeneoweanoo oe345
Cleaningdecorativeparts/trim...........345
Cleaningexhausttailpipes..............345
Cleaningplasticparts..................345
Cleaningtextiles................00000.346
Climatecontrolsystem
refertoAutomaticclimatecontrol........69
Clock...0.2...eeeeeeeeeeee19,245
Closing
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceclosing..........0seeeeeee40
Hood..1...eeeee312
Luggagecompartmentlid.............0.35
Luggagecompartmentlidwith footmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof.................-541
SUMSHACEsmonn= vaesvseemEs Ne eecE41
WINdOWS!:& &scecesesvacesoveenooeee&we40
Cockpit(Overview)iossc=occonineoosowevmwwosu8
Collapsiblesparetire
Tinflatingies+ asaverssoccevene@ oonwia© 9orarers355
Collapsibletire
refertoCollapsiblesparetire...........355
COlOMMUMB!Pin» «scaresn aseesawwassure« ooowen372
Command (voice
recognitionsystem)......170
COMPAPEMENESrises« smies2oweresomeno2me59
CompassiinitheMiMOPss &wows= ¥cowsx &eae53
Compliance.< =esiss =avis< ¢eae
Dataplansis« =esas «waaoeeweeoraceo199
DataPrivacy.................0000000.199
Emergencycall...........eeeeeeeeee201
INFOTAINMENicc:voesosaosammeowomeva193
Infotainmentservices.............0005193
Online roadsideassistance.............202
Vehiclecontrolservices..............6-195
ConnectionManager's«sawsxocaw« &gaax246
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Q
quattro...2...eee148
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol..........144
Question
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?...259
RadiO’:«mew2»aaaseee2eG gsREEoe220
Additionalstationinformation..........222
Lh223
Redigtextios« saewes 4gue¢aanemg 2sere221
StationliSthise«5meow+enemawamanw 2sess220
Radiocommunicationsequipment........369
Radioequipment................--.08-369
RadioStandardsSpecification(RSS).......370
Railicartiet»scvor«2semxeeeesneeY=nee126
Rain/lightsensor
Headlights:x 2awews ¢gems2eeu¢ ewows344
Interval.mode(Wipers)...0.0006ceeeeee50
Raisingthevehicle...........0.000.eeee366
Random
refertoShuffle...............00.000.237
Range(fuel.level)« occscesi xsosmee2somaa =saen19
Readinglights:.« «ssscsss+ =seerssocsaein©essere47
Rearcenterarmrest
refertoCupholders............--.000--59
Rearcross-trafficassist.............004.124
Rearfoglights:sivas+ives:«2were©#areueoe© ¥one44
Rearlid
refertoLuggagecompartmentlid........35
Rearlowering...........-.000eee eeeee63
Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
refertoAudiEntertainmentmobile......233
Rearviewcamera
refertoParkingsystems..........130,132
Rearwindowdefogger.............-..05-72
Rearwindowwashersystem..............50
REARMDUEGOM)).«6sere©execsweseanawmunea 672
Recirculation:Mode:ssw«eensweomer6wesc71
ReCuUperatioMises< @avissveee6awanesooees19
REFUCLINGswiccax2anaes2 aveces© 2coum©ocram308
Remotecontrolkey.............--000eee29
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........40
Keyreplacement...............-00000529
LED.sews= 2eaais= &eeteesoBawsoBEDSxHERS30
Mechanical:keysecssscscsoecavesovome230
Panicfunction....2...cee eeeeeeeee31
Replacing thebattery................0.30
Unlockingandlocking................0.31
Remoteoperation
Garagedooropener.......0.0.seeeeeee42
Removingthecaps(wheelbolts).........352
REPAINSseasiae5 +serene@ +soseerews6oRwvHORN367
Airbagsystem...2...eeeeeeeee281
Replacementkey.........0.000.c eeeee29
Replacementparts..........0...-eseas369
Replacing
Lightbulbs..................0002000.360
Replacingwiperblades..................52
ReportingSafetyDefects..............0.369
Reset
refertoRestart(MMI).................251
Resetbutton(tripodometer).............15
Resettingthetripodometer..............15
Restart(MMI)«ssowvaos4answersooaminea251
REtracto?ean+«eume2 xcewe4 2ceeFeEES261
ReverseGeat«saiss
Rightcontrolbutton..............--005.16
RIMS...eee339
Cleaning’:s «ewes¢ eowascoereseeoemene 344
RingtonesettingS...........:eeeeeeeuee189
Roadcarrier...2.2...eeeeeeee126
Roofload......2...eeeeeeeee67,373
Roofrack...1...eeeeee67
alsorefertoRoofrack..........-0.eeeee67
Routecriteria...0.6...eeeeeeee212
Routeguidance
refertoNavigation...................203
Runningdirection(tires)..............-.354
S
Safedrivinghabits..................00-252
Safety
AirbagSySt@titews« ¢seessseeeaeoege266
Beltsssisee< asoem5 2vowion &amoreoamannaae258
Correct seatingposition...............253
P@dalAreacrc:» xyas5 2ayesoe ena3256
TelephoOn@:isines2wavina 2enueoowaneaeee177
Safetybeltheightadjustment...........263
383
Index
Tether'strap©erisecc2 6sevevoenuevoaoneaneoes305
TextMeSSageSsiucscsameasweeoemamea 6 6184
alsorefertoTextmessages............184
THEAOWNSfo2sroxnie20sieteue= 0memes©remain©suicemas65
Tighteningspecification
Wheelbolts............00.ceceeee eee355
Tighteningspecification(wheelbolts).....255
Tiltangledisplays.« «cscccve1commas5 auenarewa82
TIDIOssancesaomsiemwoce xo cm emoOHo245
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......349
TURESsexes¢ =seeps2 =see& =SeeGFBRRSFHe324
CIAMGIAGi+seaeusa +cyeasse6 &vmueneoocanen35,
Low-profiletires...0... 2...ceeeeeae340
Repairset:«casa +qews==sews= 2seesey349
Servicelifes««sassauessewn6 aveanauaovaoanive333
Tirepressure...2...2...334
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
Tirepressuretable.................04.335
Tirepressure(trailertowing)..........-.90
Treadwearindicators..................333
Unidinectionalss«2scciss< 2casia 2enees326,354
Uniformtirequalitygrading............340
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..327
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............336
TC
refertoTrafficinformation.............217
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjustingthesound............249
TODesseersx wcseneasmomenssaanNEESae349
Tornorfrayedsafetybelts...............260
Touch
refertoMMItouch............000e008155
Towing
TowtruckS...2.0.0...ceceeeeeee364
Towingloop...........ceceeeeeee364,365
Towingprotectionmonitoring.............34
TPMS
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........341
Trafficinformation................217,218
Trafficjamassist...6.0...eeeeee108
TraffiCMessagescri.«6awex 0wareseeecnvene«213
Trafficisigninecognition®s.« &swam:«xawe# 2aave95
TGPadie:« 2savesx =eae4&REEooRES373
Trailermode(navigation)...............211
386
Trailertowingevesescccevaccusea vanevada ¥eon90
Trailerload...eeeeee90
TUNSigitalSivs« «exes3 eeee¢ ooresceeee26
Treble(SOUT)ax= «aswu¢ 2aaiaw5 @saws4¥we249
Tripcomputer...0...eeeeeeeee19
Turnassist...0.2.0...cee eeeeeeeeeee112
Turnsignal....0.0...ececeeeeeee45
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Unfasteningsafetybelts................263
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............340
Unlockingandlocking................00-28
Byremotecontrol.............--.0000-31
Usingthelockcylinder.................33
Withthecentral lockingswitch..........32
Withtheconveniencekey............00.31
Withthevehiclekey................0..31
Updatingstations(radio)................220
USBchargingport..............59,231,233
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface...........231
Usingresidualheat...............0--000.72
V
Vanitymirror...2...eeeeeeeee50
Vehicle
Care/cleaning..........-.0eee eeeeeeee343
DIMENSIONS»mex«2ees2enona swenase372
Identificationdatatics. .swe«2soreswssme372
Outofservice....6.2...eeeeeeeee 348
Raising’ss«seas¢ ¢gwen3 0ees5 2cowcees353
TRAMSPOPEeases+ +anette© «enews+ «ceowwemene126
Vehiclebattery
Chargelevel.......0...00.cceceeeeee148
Vehiclecare...eeeeeeee343
Vehicleidentificationnumber............372
Vehlicledackt.«+ssnsawweoosmaw 2creama349
Liftingpoints..........00.00...eeeee353
Tirechangemode.............---000-351
Vehiclekey...2.0...cee eeeeeeee28,29
Convenienceopening/closing............40
LEDccenins=crewso0)cine1s2sowtroyewe 5,cosmoaa30
Mechanicalkey...........000ceeeeeee30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
ReplacingtheBatterywiencomvcownae««30
Unlockingandlocking...............00531