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CheckingandFilling
Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page307.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page372.
Toreducetheriskoffuelleakingoutorvapors
escaping,makesurethatthefueltankisclosed
correctly.OtherwisetheEyindicatorlightwill
turnon.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page310.
Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfrom openflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalways be switched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.
—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,notethefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.
Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and
injuries.
))Dependingontheengineandcountry
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
(@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@)Tips
Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinsideus-
ing
thecentral lockingswitch.
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Wheels
Glossaryoftireandloading
terminology
Accessoryweight
meansthecombinedweight(in
excessofthosestandarditems
whichmaybereplaced)ofauto-
matictransmission,powersteer-
ing,powerbrakes,powerwin-
dows,powerseats,radio,and
heater,totheextentthatthese
itemsareavailableasfactory-in-
stalledequipment(whetherin-
stalledornot).
Aspectratio
meanstheratioofthe heightto
thewidthofthetireinpercent.
Numbersof55orlowerindicatea
lowsidewallforimprovedsteer-
ingresponseandbetteroverall
handlingondrypavement.
Bead
meansthepartofthetirethatis
madeofsteelwires,wrappedor
reinforcedbyplycordsandthatis
shapedtofittherim.
Beadseparation
meansabreakdownofthebond
betweencomponentsinthebead.
Cord
meansthestrandsformingthe
pliesinthetire.
Coldtireinflationpressure
meansthetirepressurerecom-
mendedbythevehiclemanufac-
turerforatireofadesignated
sizethathasnotbeendrivenfor
morethanacoupleofmiles(kilo-
meters)atlowspeedsinthethree
hourperiodbeforethetirepres-
sureismeasuredoradjusted.
Curbweight
meanstheweightofamotorve-
hiclewithstandardequipmentin-
cludingthemaximumcapacityof
fuel,oil,andcoolant,aircondi-
tioningandadditionalweightof
optionalequipment.
Extraloadtire
meansatiredesignedtooperate
athigherloadsandathigherin-
flationpressuresthanthecorre-
spondingstandardtire.Extraload
tiresmaybeidentifiedas“XL”,
“xL’,“EXTRALOAD”,or“RF”on
thesidewall.
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Emergencyassistance
Thetirerepairisonlymeantfortemporaryuse.
Changethedamagedtireassoonaspossible
oA.
Ifthetireispiercedbyanobjectsuchasanail,
donotremovetheobjectfromthetire.
Thetiremobilitykitcan beusedattemperatures
aslowas-4°F(-20°C).
Thetiremobilitykitmustnotbeused:
—Ifthetirehascutsorpuncturesthatare larger
than0.16in(4mm)@©fig.269
—Iftherimisdamaged(2)
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.
ZA\WARNING
—Pleasenotethatthetiremobilitykitcannot
be
usedinallsituations,andthatitmayon-
lybeusedtemporarily.
— Thetiresealantmustnotcomeincontact
withskin,eyes,orclothing.
—If tiresealantcomesintocontactwithyour
eyesoryourskin,thoroughlyrinsetheaf-
fectedareaimmediatelywithcleanwater.
—Donotinhalethefumes.
—Ifyouswallowanyofthetiresealant,thor-
oughlyrinseyourmouthimmediatelyand
drinkalotofwater.Donotinducevomiting.
Seekmedicalattentionimmediately.
—Changeyourclothingimmediatelyifit
comesintocontactwithtiresealant.
—Ifanallergicreactionoccurs,seekmedical
attentionimmediately.
—Keepthetiresealantawayfromchildren.
@)Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replace thetiresealantatanauthorized
D_Thecompressormaylookdifferent.However,thewayitis
operatedisgenerallythesame.
350
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Follow thelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.
Repairingtires
Appliesto:vehicleswithtiremobilitykit
RAZ-0054]
Fig.271Diagram:tiremobilitykitconnection
Requirement:thetiremobilitykitmustbelaid
outandreadyforuse>page349.
Settingupthetiremobilitykit
>Openthecover@)onthecompressor)
>fig.270.
>Removetheconnector(4)andpressurehose(5)
withpressuregaugefromthehousing.
>Connectthecompressorpressurehose(S)to
the flange©onthetiresealantbottle@.
>Insertthesealantbottlewiththeflangeatthe
bottomintotheopening@)onthecompressor
cover.

Emergencysituations
Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.
creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page311.
Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-
362
C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

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Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges
ServiceFacility,whowillperformtheworkac-
cordingtoAudifactoryspecifications.Only
AudiGenuinePartsareusedwhenAudiex-
pertsperformrepairorserviceprocedures.
FailuretouseAudiGenuinePartsorAudiGen-
uineAccessoriesorperformingrepairsincor-
rectlymayresultinseverevehicledamage,
suchascorrosion.
Accessoriesandparts
ConsultwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingac-
cessoriesorreplacementparts.Werecommend
thatyouhaveyourvehicleservicedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyandthatAudiGenuinePartsandAudiGenuine
Accessoriesareused.
Audidoesnotendorsetheuseofproductsand
accessoriesthatithasnotevaluated,evenifthe
productisapprovedbyacertifiedtestingagency
orgovernmentagency.
ZAWARNING
—Installingunapprovedaccessoriesorincor-
rectreplacementpartscancausevehicle
damageandcanincreasetheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Neverattachaccessories,suchastelephone
holdersorcupholders,totheairbagcovers
orwithintheairbagdeploymentzone,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofinjuryifthe
airbagdeploys.
—Donotusealicenseplatebracketonthe
frontbumperthatisdifferentfromthe
bracketinstalledatthefactory,and donot
attachanyadditionalbrackets.
()Note
Acorrectly-installedexteriorantennaisre-
quiredforoperatingradioequipmentinthe
vehicle.Otherwise,theincreasedelectromag-
neticwavescancausemalfunctionsintheve-
hicle.Observetheregulationsinthecountry
wherethevehicleisbeingoperatedandthe
instructionsfromtheradioequipmentmanu-
facturer.
ReportingSafetyDefects
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehicle
hasadefectwhichcouldcausea
crashorcouldcauseinjuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyin-
formtheNationalHighwayTraffic
SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)in
additiontonotifying
AudiofAmerica,Inc.
2200FerdinandPorscheDrive
Herndon,VA20171
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom-
plaints,itmayopenaninvestiga-
tion,andifitfindsthatasafety
defectexistsinagroupofvehi-
cles,itmayorderarecalland
remedycampaign.However,
NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedin
individualproblemsbetweenyou,
yourdealer,orAudiofAmerica,
Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-
freeat1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-
800-424-9153);gotohttp://
www.safercar.gov;
369

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.

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Index
RadiOisewscsousosoxcucwnes2 vaminesaaveswwao221
Telephone..........0.0ececeeee eeeee188
Freezeprotection
COOlSiitsans 5sass2 xSeeaSet2SOTRTe318
Frequencyband............0eeeeae220,223
alsorefertoFrequencyband...........220
Frontairbags
Deseriptionss««winwim+sem« 6voseen270
Howtheywork.......2...0ceeeeee eee276
Frontalcollisionsandthelawsofphysics...259
Frontseats
Adjusting..........0...cecececeeee 254
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat.........267
alsovreferto:Seatseeviceosxs««ewwvewere55
EUCLisincaseo &sowraussaiminen72semase BaNIAawae307
Additives...0.0...ccceeecece308
Currentconsumption.......00.0.0ceeeee19
FuelGaugesows22eee2 veeesoee13,15
Fueltankcapacity...............00005372
Gasoline.........eeeeee307
SavingTels« ¢xeunys¢ 2savas¥ »saws2 &ees125
Savingfuelconsumption................73
Fueling
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease.......310
FUCLGAUGEcssevan2 xeeeooeee2gees15
Fuelitankcapacity’.«sswxswssinn0 xmona©a372
Openingthefuelfillerdoor............308
Fuses
Assignment............0.00200eeeeee358
REplaeing)sec5wean2sgownsoeee6OK357
G
GALA
refertoSpeeddependentvolumecontrol.249
GarmentNOOKSrwe.«2exers wrnawsa 2seveoesay60
Gas.dischargelampsis«« «maos4 ¢wan» 9gave360
GasOlii@lsx 2sway:« =gee:yyseesyeweaee307
ACGIBIVES5sxceossoxcvesamsaosncauineaocemenowan308
Gasolinemixture..................00.307
GAWR
refertoGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).373
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology...327
Glovecompartment...........0200eeeeee60
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)........373
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)......373
Ground.clearancesisi2mewsveeeeeeees«81
GVWR
refertoGrossVehicleWeight
Rating(GVWR)«wows2 2wore= 4eee5 2aes373
H
HandSTree’:« 5was=vows¢ snews¢ ¢cane5ee177
Head-updisplay..................00000527
AGjUStINGwap+ »sages¥ &cowsyopeseveeege27
OPeratiings,«cmos2suanesswosomeonwownomem©6ome27
Headlight rangecontrolsystem...........44
Headlights’.=sccwesevensvawevoere62wey44
CLEAR).««.asensne1 «saute1. vievenene«0anenonnaw6344
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........44
Washersystem’s« ssveossews2peaneyoes50
HeadPEStrainits«sexseumees¢neem3 5Bw$7,255
AGJUSTIAG)cca&2comweuew 6ower@6scmsan2 6save255
Heatedsteeringwheel.............00000572
HGStiliGievns« xcave2 2awnxonewgeeww3aae69
Heavyclothingandsafetybelts..........260
HighDeGiiSiss:x xsee:52mesxgeengsemAS
ASSISTANT:8cxcsiesoaoresxoarenesowseamen2Beam45
Hilldescentassist.....000.0.eeeeeeeee146
Hilldescentcontrols:ssewsssseus= xseussos86
HillHOLGSSSSISt¢seassemews¢ eeaegHeesbe80
alsorefertoHillholdassist.............80
Homeaddress.......sseccseeevees205,210
HOIs =wuss2 2ewes¢ ¥mee2oceeYYeee¢Boe8
HOUSDOE’swews¥ ¢seam3xeoeas4beeeYReway198
Howarechildrestraintsystemanchorsrelat-
edto’childsafety...=sesas:seaneeeeese302
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?..273
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork.......264
I
Imbalance(wheels).............0+0000-333
Immobilizer
refertoElectronicimmobilizer...........29
Importantthingstodobeforedriving.....252
Importingandexporting(contacts).......189
Improperlywornsafetybelts............264
Inclineangle...........0...eeeeeeeee81
Indicatorlights........0.0.00...0ceeeee10
Airbagsystem....cceeeeeeeeee278
PASSENGER:AIRBAGvires«

Index
Input
UsingtheMMItouch..............-00.155
Usingthe:spellervs...eee.seeveeseeen159
InputleVel.(media)...6cassihowesssees237
Inspectioninterval........00...eeeeae323
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthean-
ChOragecx«=pown¢ eoes2peeegeeeee305
Instrumentcluster............eeeee eeeee13
GUSAMIN)s 2 &sacrioooeawosoosnamie©suena@owe345
MessageS...1.0...ceececeeeeeeeeee21
Serviceintervaldisplay................323
Instrumentillumination................-48
Interiorlighting.................000eee47
IMterlOrMONitOriNg®.«eresa0sweetoomemesoo34
Internet
refertoconnect..............44.192,193
Internetradio............ceeeee eee230
Intervalmode(Wipers)..ccca«awe0 «emesen50
iPhone
refertoAudimusicinterface...........231
J
Jukebox...eeeeee227
JUNUPFASTARELIAG«ccorses» «saysene9 0seedersa @seeneini 6362
JumpstartCableiiccasesceea 6wena«6sanaoo363
K
Key'scccoeramenowmon6minowaTwoa28,29
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........40
KeyNotrecognizedwis« ¢wenssopus5 2are76
Keyreplacement...0.0...ceceewwwee ee29
Mechanicalkey.............0.-000.29,30
Replacingthebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................0.31
Vehiclecode...1...2.eee eeeeeeeee29
Kick-down(automatictransmission)........87
L
Laneassist
refertoAudiactivelaneassist..........116
Lap timer..... 2...eee cee eeeeeeee97
Evaluating.......0.0...ceceeeeeee98
Startingas««sews« ¢ewsoeeesce eeeee98
380
LATCHits2 asevere2eamesosmaceswecoenbonoeauc
Description
Installinga childrestraint.............304
LOGALION«acianswooncevveave8 wameoeoo303
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
HOOK:= 5gues5 owee& 4mee2sBRREPoe304
Launchcontrolprogram..............--4.87
Leathercareandcleaning...............346
Leftcontrolbutton................00eee16
Licenseplatebracket................4..369
Licensingagreements(MMI).............251
Liftingpoints(vehiclejack)..............353
Light/rainsensor
Headlights.......0...cceeeeeeeeeee44
Intervalmode(wipers)..........--000050
Lightfunctions.............0.000eeee eee44
Highbeamassistant................0..45
Instrumentillumination................48
Interiorlighting...0.62...ceceeeeeee47
Lighting
Exterior...0.0...ceceeee eee44
INCEKIOTswwe¢ ¢eesyoeee4EEO2WEOeG847
Lights
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........44
Listeningtomusic
refertoMedia................--.225,234
GOA«omanies«=siesineoHssawem1mance=otsusiea3373
Low
beamheadlights.................0..44
Loweringtherearofthevehicle...........63
Luggagecompartments.«isec.keenaveon61
Cover:(mamual):.. «sasvee«serineowsoaron6avi62
PowerSOUrCES..1...eeeeeeee59,
Ti@-dOWNSwrx«wens= 22eyee5 ¢eenooee865
alsorefertoLuggagecompartment......61
Luggagecompartmentlid................35
Closingbutton..............0.000eeeee36
Emergencyreleasing..............-.05.38
Openingandclosing...............00-.35
Opening
andclosingwithfootmotion.....37
Poweropeningandclosing..............36
Luggagecompartmentnet...............65
Lumbarsupport.................00000ee55
M
Maintenance...........0.eeeeeeeee367
Maintenanceintervals................05323