
Stowingandusing
Foldingtheouterrearbackrestsforwardand
backward
>Pullthereleaselever(@)inthedirectionofthe
arroworpullthelever*>page56,fig.57up-
ward.Thebackrestwillswingforward.Allowit
tolockintothelowestposition.
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking(@)isnolonger
visible.
Foldingthecenterrearbackrestforwardand
backward
>Pullontheupperreleaselever(2)andfoldthe
backrestforward(2),or
>Pressthereleasebutton*@)downward.The
redmarkingwillbecomevisible.Foldtheback-
restforward.
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking@)isnolonger
visible.
Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
compartment
2oSa
Z|
3co
Fig.71Luggagecompartment:releaselever(example)
Therearseatbackrestscanbefoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pullthereleaselever>fig.71inthedirection
ofthearrowtofoldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestbackupagainuntilitlocksin-
toplaceandtheredmarking(8)>page63,
fig.69isnolongervisible.
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Partitionnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithpartitionnet
Fig.72Backrestfoldedforward:partitionnet
Fig.73Luggagecompartment:partitionnet
Thepartitionnetpreventsobjectsfromsliding
intothepassengercompartment.Youcanattach
thepartitionnetbehindthefrontorrearseats.
Usethemountingeyelets@or@)forthis.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
> Foldthebackrestforward,ifnecessary
=>page63.
>Toattachthepartitionnet,secureitintheup-
per
mountingeyeletsfirst,andtheninthelow-
ermountingeyelets.
>Tightenandsecurethestraps(3).
>Slidethelowersectionofthepartitionnetto
thedesiredlevel@).
>Toreleasethepartitionnet,loosenthestraps.
—Thestrapsmustfacetowardtherearwhen
attachingthepartitionnet.
—Thepartitionnetcanalsobeattachedtothe
adjustabletie-downs*>page65.
—Youmustdisengagethepartitionnet before
foldingthebackrestbackintotheupright
position.

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Stowingandusing
Tie-downsandluggagecompartmentnet
Fig.74Luggagecompartment:movabletie-downs(exam-
ple)
(example)
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Tie-downs
Therearetie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
>»Usethetie-downstosecure thecargo.
Movabletie-downs
Appliesto:vehicleswithmovabletie-downs
>Toinstallthetie-downs,pressbothbuttonsat
thesides@andremovethetie-downfromthe
rail.
>Toslidethetie-downs,pressbothoftheside
buttonsandslidethetie-downstothedesired
position.Thetie-downsmustlockinplace.
>Toremovethetie-downs,pressbothbuttonsat
thesidesandremovethetie-downfromthe
rail.
Cargonet
Appliesto:vehiclewithcargonet
Usethecargonet(2)tosecurelighterobjectsin
theluggagecompartment
>Foldtheclipforthetie-downsupward.
>Attachthehooksforthecargonettothetie-
downs.
Appliesto:vehicleswithafixtureset
Fig.76Luggagecompartment:securingattachments
Thetelescopingrod@)andthe securingstrap(2)
helptopreventobjectsfromslidingaroundinthe
luggagecompartment.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
>Insertthemovabletie-downs>page65.
>Pressthebutton()ontheretainersandplace
themonthetie-downs.Makesurethebrackets
arelockedintoplace.
>Slidethetie-downsintothedesiredposition.
>Pressthebuttontotightenthesecuringstrap.
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Stowingandusing
Fig.77Luggagecompartment:cargomatspreadout
lengthwise
B8W-0136
Fig.78Luggagecompartment:@crosswisecargomat/
@lengthwisecargomat
Thecargomatprotectstheluggagecompart-
mentand bumperfromdirtandscratches.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page61.
Thecargomatcanbefoldedandthatmakesit
possibletopartitiontheloadingsurfacesinto
separatesections>fig.78.
Youcanextendthecargomatlengthwisewhen
thebackrestisfoldedupordown9fig.77.Ifyou
extenditcrosswise,youcanalsoprotecttheside
trimpanels.
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Thecargomatcanbeusedonbothsides.After
loadingorunloading,foldupthecargomatand
closetheluggagecompartmentlid. Onlystore
thecargomatifitisdry.
Youcansaveroombystoringthecargomatat
thesidesoftheluggagecompartment.
Fig.79Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.
>Toinsertthecargofloor,slideittowardthe
backrestsuntilitaudiblyengagesintothetabs
>fig.79.

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Stowingandusing
Roofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrack
aa
BFY-0041
Fig.81Roofrail:installingaroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.80.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroofloadofyourvehicle
=page373.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installingtheroofrack
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
Theroofracksetconsistsofafrontandrearroof
rack,thecoverprofileandasocketwrench.On
theinnersideoftheroofrail,therearetwoholes
fortherearroofrack.Topreventconfusingthe
frontandrearroofrack,therearethree holeson
theleftinnersideandtwoholesontherightin-
nerside>fig.80.
—Beforemountingtheroofrack,openthecap@)
upward.
—Usethesocketwrench(@)toloosentheleftand
rightscrewinthedirectionof@)untilresist-
anceisfelt.Makesurethearrowonthesocket
wrench andthearrowonthescrewlineupex-
actly.
—Cleanthe rubberwashers(4)andtheroofrail
aroundthemountingpoints.
—Carefullyplacetheroofrackovertheholesin
theroofrail.Makesurethestickerisontheleft
sideofthevehicleandtheimprintedarrow
pointsinthedirectionoftravel.
—Placethepins@)intotheholes.Theclawfas-
tenerG)mustengageintotheedgeoftheroof
rail.Makesurethe rubberwashers(4)lieflaton
theroofrail.
—Tightenthescrewinthedirectionof@)using
the socketwrench.Makesurethearrowonthe
socketwrenchandthearrowonthescrewline
upexactly.Therequiredtighteningspecifica-
tionis4ftlbs(6Nm).
—Repeatthesestepsfortheothermounting
pointsfortheroofrack.
Installingtheattachments
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied bythefactory
—Removethe cap©)tomountattachmentson
theroofrack.
—SlidetheattachmentintotheT-groove(7).
—Tightentheattachmentaccordingtotheroof
rackinstallationinstructions.
—Closethecap©).
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Stowingandusing
Installingthecoverprofile
Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied by thefactory
—Afteryouhavemountedtheattachments,seal
theopeningsintheT-groove(%)withthecover
profile@).
—Ifyoudonotwanttouse theattachment,seal
thewholeT-groove()withthecoverprofile@).
—Ifnecessary,cutthecoverprofiletotheneces-
sarylength.
ZA\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreases whenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.Werecommendthatyou
donotdrivefasterthan80mph(130
km/h).
—Distributethecargoevenlyontheroofrack
anddonotexceedthemaximumwidthor
themaximumtotalroofloadweight.
—Beforeeverytrip,allboltsandconnections
ontheroofrackmustbechecked.Tighten
themifnecessaryandrecheckthemregular-
ly.Ifyoudonotdothis,thereisahigherrisk
oftheroofrackortheattachmentsloosen-
ingorfallingoff.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactory:Wheninstallingafactory-
suppliedroofracksystemontheroofrail,
theESCwillusesensorstoadaptitselfto
thedifferentcenterofgravityif itchanges
becauseofcarryingaload.Thisdoesnotoc-
cur whenusingotherroofracksystems,so
theriskofanaccidentwillincrease.
@)Note
—Ifyouuseotherroofluggageracksystems
ordonotinstalltheroofracksasspecified,
thenanydamagetothevehicleisnotcov-
ered bythewarranty.Carefullyfollowthe
68
assemblyandinstallationinstructionsin-
cludedwiththeroofrackcarriersystem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,youmustre-
movetheroofrackand attachmentbefore
takingyourvehiclethroughanautomatic
carwash.
—Makesurethattheluggagecompartment
lidandthepanoramicglassroof*donot
comeintocontactwithobjectsontheroof
whentheyareopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Energyusagewillincreasebecauseofthein-
creasedwindresistance.Removetheroofrack
whenyouarenolongerusingit.

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Driving
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
[email protected]
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/oindi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page80,
Startingtodrive.
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecould beginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe@)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
forcetothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcanuse theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergency
situation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
> Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>As soonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingby mistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
> Pullthe@®)switchto settheparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcausethe
vehicletomove, andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Afull
brakeapplicationwhiledrivingthrough
curvesorinpoorroadorweatherconditions
cancausethevehicletoslideortherearof
thevehicletoswerve,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
"P"position.SeeanauthorizedAudidealer
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Driving
Youmustpressthebrakepedaltoengagease-
lectorleverpositionwhentheengineisrunning
andthevehicleisstationary.
Youdonothavetopressthebrakepedalifyou
shiftfrom"D"to"R"withinonesecond.Thisal-
lowsyouto “rock”thevehicleto freeitwhenitis
stuck.
P-Park
Thisselectorleverpositionpreventsthevehicle
fromrolling.Onlyshiftintoparkwhenthevehicle
isstationary>A\.Toselectthe"P"selectorlever
position,pressthe"P"button()ontheselector
lever
>fig.90.Pappearsnexttotheselectorlev-
er.
Appliesto:vehicleswithStronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedonandthebrakepedalis
pressed.Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@)onthe
selectorlever,andselectthedesiredposition
=>fig.90.Theenginemust alsobestartedinor-
dertoengagethe"D" or"R"selectorleverposi-
tion.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiptronictransmission:
theparkinglockcanonlybereleasedwhenthe
engineisrunningandthebrakepedalispressed.
Toreleasetheparkinglock,pressthebrakeped-
al,pressthereleasebutton@ontheselector
lever,andselectthedesiredposition>fig.90.
“P"engagesautomaticallyifyouswitchtheen-
gineoffwhiletheselectorleverisin"D","E", "S",
"R",ormanualmode.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.Thevehicleisnotsecured
fromrollinginthe"N"selectorleverposition,so
youneedtosettheparkingbrake©>page78.
Youmustusetheparkinglockemergencyrelease
beforetowingthevehicle>page89.
R-Reverse
Thereversegearisengagedinthisposition.Only
selectreversegearwhenthevehicleisstationary
andtheengineisrunningatidlespeed>A\.To
84
engagethe"R"selectorleverposition,pressthe
brakepedal,pressthereleasebutton(@onthe
selectorlever,andselectthe"R"position
>fig.90.
Atonewillsoundwhenthereversegearisengag-
ed.
N-Neutral(idle)
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.Toen-
gagethe"N"selectorleverposition,pressthere-
leasebutton@ontheselectorleverandshiftin-
tothe"N"position>fig.90.
Ifyouswitchtheengineoffwhenthe"N"selector
leverpositionisselected,thetransmissionre-
mainsin"N"forapproximately30minutesand
then"P"isengaged.
Youcannotselectthe"N"positionwhentheigni-
tionisswitchedoff.Whendrivingthroughanau-
tomaticcarwash,firstselectthe"N"positionand
thenturntheengineoff.
For safetyreasons,thevehiclecannotbelocked
whenthetransmissionisinthe"N"position.
D/S-Drivingforward
Whenthetransmissionisinthe"D/S"position,it
canbeoperatedeitherinthenormal"D"modeor
inthe"S"sportmode.Movetheselectorlever
backtoengagethe"S"sportmode.Youcanonly
selectthe"S"selectorleverpositionwhenthe"D"
or"E"positionisselected.Toselectthe"D"or"E"
positionagainwhen"S"isengaged,movethese-
lectorleverback>A\.Toshiftfrom"N"to"D"
when
travelingatspeedsbelow1mph(2km/h),
pressthebrakepedalandshiftintothe"D"posi-
tion>A.
Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
The"S"selectorleverpositionengagesautomati-
callywhenyouselectthedynamic*modeindrive
select.

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Driving
—Theparkinglockwasreleasedusingtheemer-
gencyrelease>page89.Or
—Theparkinglockcannolongerbeengaged.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
Moveselectorlevertoautomaticposition
Thereisamalfunctioninthetiptronicmode.End
tiptronicmodebypushingtheselectorleverto
theleftintothe"D/S"position.
Parkinglockemergencyrelease
>Keepthebrakepedalpressedandengagethe
followingselectorleverpositionsoneafterthe
other:"N","D"andbackto"N".
>Turn theengineoffagain.
>Graspthe socketwrenchwithbothhandsand
carefullypullitupwardtoremove.
>Installthecover.
Iftheparkinglockisreleasedwiththeemergen-
cyrelease,thefs]indicatorlightturnsoninthe
instrumentclusterand“N”isengaged.The mes-
sageDangerofrollingaway!Pnotpossible.
Pleaseapplyparkingbrakealsoappears.
B4M-0189
@
@)
Fig.93Driver'ssidefootwell:releasingtheparkinglock
usingtheemergencyrelease
Theemergencyreleaseislocatedunderthefloor
matonthedriver'sside.Readandfollowtheim-
portantinstructionsabouttowing>page364.
Releasingtheparkinglockusingthe
emergencyrelease
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Prythecoveroffatoneoftheopeningsusing
thescrewdriverfromthevehicletoolkit.
>Insertthe socketwrenchfromthevehicletool
kitintotheopening>fig.93.
>Turn thesocketwrenchclockwise(4)untilit
stopsandpressitdownward(2)untilitlocksin-
toplace.
>Leavethe socketwrenchinserted.
Resettingtheparkinglock
>»Pressthebrake pedalandstarttheengine.
ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cley
— Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatetheemergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.
©Note
Duetotheriskofdamage,carefullyremove
the socketwrenchwhenyouresettheparking
lock.
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