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Stowingandusing
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
Fig.68Leftsideoftheluggagecompartment:rearlower-
ingbutton
Therearofthevehiclecanbeloweredtomake
loadingandunloadingeasier.Requirement:all
vehicledoorsmustbeclosed.Thetrailermode
forairsuspensionisswitchedoff.
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Pressthelowersectionofthebutton@).The
rearofthevehiclelowers.
>
Presstheuppersectionofthe button(2).The
rearofthevehiclewillLift.
TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnonwhilethevehi-
cleislowering.Whentheloadinglevelhasbeen
reached,theLEDwillstayonaslongastherear
ofthevehicleisintheloweredposition.TheLED
turnsoffwhenthevehiclereturnstotheoriginal
level.
Therearofthevehiclewillautomaticallylift
whenyouselectanothermodeorwhenthevehi-
clespeedexceedsapproximately2mph
(2km/h).
—Donotparkthevehicleinaloweredloading
level.
—Beforetherearloweringends,makesure
thereisenoughclearanceabovethevehicle
andtheluggagecompartmentLid,ifit is
open.
—Thevehiclewillnot lowerwhentheignition
isswitchedoffifthecompressedairreser- voir
isempty.ThebuttonLEDblinksthree
times.
—Ifthecompressedairreservoirisempty,itis
refilledwhiledrivingatspeedsabove
25mph(40km/h).
Meeeeb4lmaRMaes
Appliesto:vehicleswithfoldingbackrests
BFY-0059
(example)
Therearseatbackrestscan befoldedforwardei-
therseparately*ortogether.
Follow thesafetyprecautions>page61.
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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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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
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assemblyandinstallationinstructionsin-
cludedwiththeroofrackcarriersystem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,youmustre-
movetheroofrackand attachmentbefore
takingyourvehiclethroughanautomatic
carwash.
—Makesurethattheluggagecompartment
lidandthepanoramicglassroof*donot
comeintocontactwithobjectsontheroof
whentheyareopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Energyusagewillincreasebecauseofthein-
creasedwindresistance.Removetheroofrack
whenyouarenolongerusingit.
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Warmandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Yourvehiclehasadeluxeautomaticclimatecon-
trolsystemwith3zoneswherethetemperature,
airdistribution,andairsupply can besetsepa-
ratelyontheleftfrontside,therightfrontside,
andintherear.
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itisthemosteffectivewhenthewindowsand
panoramicglassroof*areclosed.Ifthereisa
build-upofheatinsidethevehicle,ventilation
canhelptospeedupthecoolingprocess.
Inallheatingmodefunctions,exceptfordefrost,
thebloweronlyswitchestoahigherspeedonce
theenginecoolanthasreachedasufficienttem-
perature.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Theclimatecontrolsettingsareautomatically
storedandassignedtothevehiclekeythatisin
use.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Ifyouwouldliketoreduceenergyusage,
switchtheairconditioningoff.
@Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwater underthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
—Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
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Warmandcold
3zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
Appliesto:Vehicleswith3-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
B8W-0137
Fig.823-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol:Controlsincockpit(example)
B8W-0138
Fig.833-zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrolsystem:rearcontrols
Presstheknobs,buttonsor rockerswitchesto
turnthefunctionsonoroff.Whenthefunctionis
switchedon,theLEDintherespectivebuttonor
knobturnson>fig.82.
Somerockerswitchescanbeassignedwithmulti-
plefunctions.Thevariousfunctionscanbeacti-
vatedbypressingontheswitchmultipletimes.
Onright-handdrivevehicles*,thefunctionsof
therockerswitches(3)and©)arereversed.
Thedriverandfrontpassengersettingscanbe
adjustedseparately.Youcanadjustthesettings
fortherearofthevehicleusingthecontrolsin
therear>fig.83.
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OFF]climatecontrolsystem
The[OFF]buttonswitchestheclimatecontrol
systemonoroff.Italsoswitchesonwhenyou
pressanotherbuttonoraknob.Airflowfromout-
sideisblockedwhentheclimatecontrolsystem
isswitchedoff.
A/C]/[A7CMAX]/ A/CMAX *Coolingmode
Youcanswitchtherespectivecoolingmodeon
andoffwiththerockerswitch@).
Thecoolingmodeonlyfunctionswiththeblower
turnedon.Theairiscooledanddehumidifiedin
coolingmode.Otherwisethewindowscan fog>