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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


control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.

©)Note
—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.
—Donotinstallandusesnowchainsifthereis
amalfunctionintheairsuspension*,be-
causethevehicleheightwillbeverylow.If
youdrivewithsnowchainsanyway,the
wheelhousingsandothervehiclecompo-
nentscanbeseverelydamaged.
@)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page145.
Low-profiletires
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page334.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
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Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page325,fig.264.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighesttolowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
>A.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethemate-
rialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosudden
tirefailure>A\.

Careandcleaning


—Toreducetheriskofcuts,protectyourself
fromsharpmetalcomponentswhenwash-
ingtheunderbodyortheinsideofthewheel
housings.
—Afterwashingthevehicle,thebrakingeffect
maybedelayedduetomoistureonthe
brakerotorsoriceinthewinter.Thisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.Thebrakes
mustbedriedwithafewcarefulbrakeappli-
cations.

@)Note
—Ifyouwashthevehicleinanautomaticcar
wash,youmustfoldtheexteriormirrorsin
toreducetheriskofdamagetothemirrors.
Powerfoldingexteriormirrors*mustonly
befoldedinandoutusingthepowerfolding
function.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetotherims
andtires,comparethewidthbetweenthe
wheelsonyourvehiclewiththedistancebe-
tweentheguiderailsinthecarwash.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,comparethe
heightandwidthofyourvehiclewiththe
heightandwidthoftheinsideofthecar
wash.
—Toreducetheriskofpaintdamage,donot
washthevehicleindirectsunlight.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,donotwash
decorativedecals*withapressurewasher.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesurface,
donotuseinsectremovingsponges,kitchen
sponges,orsimilaritems.
—Whenwashingmattefinishpaintedvehicle
components:
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothesur-
face,donotusepolishingagentsorhard
wax.
—Neveruseprotectivewax.Itcandestroy
themattefinisheffect.
— Donotplaceanystickersormagnetic
signsonvehiclecomponentspaintedwith
mattefinishpaint.Thepaintcouldbe
damagedwhenthestickersormagnets
areremoved.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Onlywashthevehicleinfacilitiesspeciallyde-
signedforthatpurpose.Thiswillreduce the
riskofdirtywatercontaminatedwithoilfrom
enteringthesewersystem.
Cleaningandcareinformation
Whencleaningandcaringforindividualvehicle
components,refertothefollowingtables.The
informationcontainedthereissimplyrecommen-
dations.Forquestionsorforcomponentsthat
Exteriorcleaning
arenotlisted,consultanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Alsofollow
theinformationfoundin>A.








ComponentSituationSolution
Windshieldwiper|DepositsSoftclothwithglasscleaner,>page51
blades
Headlights/DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®
Taillights
Sensors/DepositsSensors:softclothwithasolvent-freecleaningsolution
cameralensesCameralenses:softclothwithanalcohol-freecleaningsol-
ution
Snow/iceHandbrush/solvent-freede-icingspray
WheelsRoadsaltWater
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Emergencyassistance

Raisingthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejack

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Fig.275Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejackfromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>A\.
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.274.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack.
>Turn thehandwheeltoraisethevehiclejackun-
dertheliftingpointonthesidesilluntilthe
bracketonthejack@)completelycoversthe
notch
onthevehicle.
>
Alignthevehiclejacksothebracket@)covers
the notchandthebase(2)isflatontheground.
Thebase(@)mustbedirectlyunderthemount-
ingpoint@.
>Installtherodonthevehiclejack:Insertthe
rodintotheopeningonthehandwheel.Turn
the
cranktotheleftorrighttosecureit.
>Continueraisingthevehiclejackwiththecrank
untilthewheelliftsoffthegroundslightly.

ZAWARNING
— Makesurethevehiclejackisstable.Thereis
ariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejackcouldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejackonlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Vehicleswithairsuspension”:changesin
temperatureorloadcanaffectthe heightof
thestoppedvehicle.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.


Z\WARNING
Tohelppreventinjurytoyourselfandyour
passengers:
—Donotraisethevehicleuntilyouaresure
thejackissecurelyengaged.
—Passengersmustnotremaininthevehicle
whenitisjackedup.
—Makesurethatpassengerswaitinasafe
place
awayfromthevehicleandwellaway
fromtheroadandtraffic.
—Makesurejackpositioniscorrect,adjustas
necessaryandthencontinuetoraisethe
jack.
—Ifworkhastobedoneunderthevehicle,en-
surethatit issafelysupportedonsuitable
stands-riskofinjury!
—Neverstarttheenginewhenthevehicleis
onthejack-riskofaccident!
CG)Note
DonotLiftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejackonlyatthedesignatedmounting
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.>
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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
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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 Rewinding(audio/videofile).............234
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
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Index

Safetybeltposition..................0-262
Safetybeltheightadjustment..........263
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....263
Safetybeltpretensioner
Serviceanddisposal..................265
SafetybeltS.c.5: sgeesseenseseeees258,261
CLEARING’.3 +snsvessoocncsies+manne©suaens0 9et346
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
Safetybelt'ssnews« xsuasgoemusxeeesee259
FAStONING«sciwss« «mnceusx &sasuenso asaan&ens261
Improperlyworn.........20.002eeeeee264
NOUWOMT« «eur:&sae¢ emem2eeeEe259
Safetybeltposition.¢«wowsveexseen262
Safetyinstructions...............0005260
Securingchildsafetyseats.............299
Specialconsiderationsforpregnantwom-
ONeeeeee263
UPaSteniticuss ¢ewan+eeesveeeebc263
Warning/indicatorlight...............258
Wornproperly........00.eeeeeeee260
Safetybeltwarninglight................258
Safetyinstructions
forsidecurtainairbags.............0..287
forusingchildsafetyseats.............292
forusing'satety:belts»sews.wemessaosmears260
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem..280
Savingfuel
Energyconsumers...........--.000e00e20
RECUperation« «cawsecawssowenoswag19
SeanadO)ics« ¢weesx ¢exesaeSmee2 eease221,
Screen
refer'toDisplay’:= 2sesssoeweseveveae15,18
Screwdriver’.« ¢exve+ ¢sveyenewsseweeses349
SDcardreader(MM])ews« 2wos« aguaoo226
Searcharea(pointofinterest)............206
Searchfunction
refertoFreetextsearch...........160,236
Seatadjustment
Headrestraints's+sessassoweneeomenees255
Seatbelts
refertoSafetybelts...............0..258
Seat:heatingeves« eovaverevecare+wenneoweven71
SeatingCapacity.«sieovsaiso 8worn«wavs258
Seatingposition
DRIVER.«soasnea 5senans«6omerses9eneroaoeteccote253
Frontpassenger........--..00--.eeeee254
Howtoadjustthefrontseats...........254
384
Incorrectseatposition................256
Occupants.......0.0ececeeeeeeeeee253
RearpaSsSengers«viasssweenayeeeswore254
Seats
ACJUSUINGsecooocomsowae2oweeaveS55
Adjustingtherearseats.............00556
Cleaning..........eeeeeeeeeeeee346
Correct seatingposition...............253
Numberiofiseats).« «coins2 +sane©wasn= 9258
Seatventilationwwnnsasswisaa xocvenw aacuoneoo71
Secondaryphone............e0eeee179,247
Selectingasource(media)..............234
Selectionmenu..............-.16,154,158
Selectivedoorunlocking...............-.28
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol...........144
Selectorlever
Selectorleverpositions................-83
Self-learningnavigation
refertoPersonalrouteassistance.......209
Serviceanddisposal
Safetybeltpretensioner...............265
Serviceintervaldisplay.................323
Serviceposition
refertoReplacingwiperblades..........52
SETIREARCDUEOM)aneons2senisen©wicxszene% 5exvoene71
Settings
Directory........ceeeeeee190
Mpzeex« swees§ peee§SeSEeS Es214
Medialic2 2mers25aires¥womenaemeoeBT237
Navigation..............0..0..0.000.211
R&GIGscamx snamin¢ ¢seus5bMeeeFEmE SS223
System(MM)ascii2 2ceive2anc22wm4os245
Telephone..........0...ececeeee eee189
Voicerecognitionsystem.............-246
Settingthelanguage...................245
Shade
Rearwindow/reardoors................50
Shiftpaddles............00-0002eeeeee86
Shipcarrier...2.2.0...eeeeeeeee126
ShortcutkeyS.............00--000-151,159
SHUGCiscscsoccnennera wamenene6,ave8otaE237
Sidesairbagsi.«sinas xscnisesoareneswwaves282
Howtheywork...........00020eeeeee283
Sideassist
CleaningtheSeNSOfSiasy 5seassyewesHe344
alsorefertoAudisideassist............120