
Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......
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Displayandoperation............
Instrumentcluster...............
Instrumentclusteroverview...........
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........
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Multifunctionsteeringwheelplus......
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........
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MessageS...0...eeeeee
Head-updisplay..................
Description...............0..000000.
Startinganddriving.............
Openingandclosing.............
Centrallocking..................000-
Luggagecompartmentlid.............
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PowerwindowS............000e0eee
Panoramicglassroof..............-.-
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LightsandVision.................
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Windshieldwipers...............0005
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Luggagecompartment...............61
Roofrack...eeeeee67
WarrantGoudie:¢swss 0wennoeve69
Climatecontrolsystem...............69
3zonedeluxeautomaticclimatecontrol.70
Steeringwheelheating...............72
Driving......6.eee73
Generalinformation................. 73
SHORINGcessto=snennieewoanaes= 6erties4wom74
Startingandstoppingtheengine.......75
Start/Stopsystem...........--.0000-77
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......78
Starting todrive.....02...eeeeee80
Offroaddriving«ease «news« «cowsaawow81
Tiltsangle:display«ciseooec&vemoe82
Automatictransmission..............83
Trailertowing.................0..90
Drivingwithatrailer.................90
Driverassistance.................93
Assistsystems...................gS
Speedwarningsystem.............---93
Cruise controlsystem..............--93
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecognition...95
Laptimer............0..00eeeeeee97
Predictiveefficiencyassist.............98
Audi adaptivecruisecontrol...........101
Audipresense..............00--000ia
Audiactivelaneassist...........0.4.116
Audisideassisticn:+sccmwowanesvwaware¥«120
Audidriveselect..............0..0000.125
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Generalinformation.................129
Rearparkingsystem................130
Parkingsystemplus...............0..130
RearviewCame?woesossieeoeenewace132
Peripheralcameras...........---0005134
ParkaSSISUsx ¢casess &xaos+Remy¥ 8ROS137
Adjustingtheparkingaid.............142
ErrormessageS.............0e0eeeee142
IntelligentTechnology...........144
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)....144
Brakes«xwswe2wana xgee2Ymaese te146

Quickaccess
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Trailerturnsignals
=>page26
Cruise controlsystem
=>page93
Cruisecontrolsystem
=>page93
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page103
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page103
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page103
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page103
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105,>page100
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page100
Trafficjamassist
=>page108
Activelaneassist
=>page117
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page99
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page99
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page99
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page99
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page99
Predictiveefficiencyassist
=>page99
Hilldescentassist
=>page146
Start/Stopsystem
=>page77
Start/Stopsystem
=>page77
Keys
=>page76
Parkassist
=>page140
Transmission
=>page87
Dynamicsteering
=>page147
Airsuspension
=>page24
Adaptivecruisecontrol
=>page105,
Trafficjamassist
=>page109
Trafficjamassist
=>page109
Audipresense
>page115
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Hilldescentassist
=>page146
Childsafetylock
=>page39
Speedwarningsystem
=>page93
Speedwarningsystem
=>page93
Activelaneassist
>page117
Audisideassist
=>page125
Camera-basedtrafficsignrecogni-
tion
=>page96
Highbeams
=>page45
Highbeamassistant
=>page45
Highbeamassistant
=>page45

Instrumentcluster
mReAels
aAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
BSAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.
Youcanstillcontrolallfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensorthroughthewind-
shieldwiperlever.
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
teyeerare)
Appliesto:vehicleswithsuspensioncontrol
|¢|Suspension:malfunction!Youmaycontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
TeteleYedSolemlaced
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive/sportdifferential
t3]All-wheeldrive:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedriving.PleasecontactService
T-3|Sportdifferential:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
3]All-wheeldriveoverheating. Pleaseadapt
drivingstyle.Seeowner'smanual
3]Sportdifferential:temperaturetoohigh.
Pleaseadaptdrivingstyle
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantlyduetothesportydrivingmanner.Drive
inalesssportymanneruntilthetemperaturere-
26
turnstothenormalrangeandtheindicatorlight
switchesof.
ZXWARNING
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityiftheallwheeldrive/
sportdifferentialisfaultyormalfunctioning.
Therepairmustbeperformedbytrainedper-
sonnelusingthecorrectoilinordertoensure
safety.
eraeel
IftheaorBindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersareon.
Ifanindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfast asusual,
aturnsignalbulbhasfailed.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
eCCmesel
Appliesto:vehicleswithtrailerhitch
Theturnsignalsareactivatedintrailermodeif
the&indicatorlightblinks.
If aturnsignalonthetraileroronthevehicle
failswhileintrailermode,theindicatorlightwill
notblinktwiceasfasttoindicatethis.

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Openingandclosing
Ifyoupressthehandleoroneofthe<3or&but-
tons(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)now,the
luggagecompartmentlidwilleitheropenor
close,dependingonitsangle.
ZAWARNING
—Afterclosingtheluggagecompartmentlid,
makesurethatitislatched.Otherwise,the
luggagecompartmentlidcouldopensud-
denlywhendriving,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthelug-
gage compartmentlid.Otherwise,youcould
causeseriousinjurytoyourselforothersde-
spitethepinchprotection.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuriesbypinching,al-
waysmakesurethatnooneisintheoperat-
ingareaoftheluggagecompartmentlid,in-
cludingthehingeareasandtheupperand
loweredgeoftheluggagecompartmentlid.
—Neverdrivewiththeluggagecompartment
lidajaroropen,becausepoisonousgases
canenterthevehicleinteriorandcreatethe
riskofasphyxiation.
—Ifthereisaluggagerack(suchasabicycle
rack)ontheluggagecompartmentlid,the
luggagecompartmentlidmaynotopen
completelyundercertaincircumstancesorit
couldclosebyitselfifopenduetotheextra
weight.Therefore,theopenluggagecom-
partmentlid mustbegivenadditionalsup-
portorthecargomustfirstberemoved
fromtheluggagerack.
@Note
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbumpinto
objectssuchasthegarageceilingwhenopen-
ingandbecomedamaged.
G)Tips
— ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemde-
termineiftheluggagecompartmentlidcan
beopenedusingthehandle>page33.
D_Theclosingfunctionappliestovehiclesthatalsohaveau-
tomaticluggagecompartmentlidoperation.
—Thereareaudiblesignalswhenclosingthe
luggagecompartmentlidwiththevehicle
key(vehicleswithconveniencekey*)orwith
the<¥buttoninthedriver'sdoor.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:
Youcanclosetheluggagecompartmentlid
usingthevehiclekeyfromuptoapproxi-
mately9feet(3m)away.
—Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbeoper-
atedmanuallyifthevehiclebatteryislow.
Itisnecessarytousemoreforcewhendoing
this.Movethelidslowlytoreducethe
amountofforceneeded.
—Whenthetrailersocketisbeingused(for
example,forabicyclerack),theluggage
compartmentlidcanbeopenedandclosed
usingthehandleorthefootmotionactiva-
tion(vehicleswithconveniencekey*).
Openingandclosingtheluggage
YuleeaeLeeMNCLmcellmuleCdedie)
movement)
Appliesto:Vehicleswithsensor-controlledluggagecompart-
mentlid
B4M-0110
Fig.29Rearofthevehicle:footmovement
Youcanopenandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithfootmotionactivation),
Requirements:youmustbecarryingyourconven-
iencekey*withyou.Youmustbestandingatthe
centerbehindtheluggagecompartmentlid.The
ignitionmustbe switchedoff.Makesureyou
havefirmfooting.
—Moveyourfootbackandforthunderthebump-
eronetime©fig.29.Donottouchthebumper.>
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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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Driving
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceisaf-
fectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
>Holdthevehiclekeyverticallyinthelocationin-
dicated?)©fig.87.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DriveimmediatelytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctionrepaired.
Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteering andthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringtheStopphase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorand hoodmustbeclosed.
—"P","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedriven fasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page78.
G)Tips
— Depending onthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
D_Incertaincountries.
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossible tomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@)indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
@Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringaStop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.
Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
re]
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringtheStopphase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnot bestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactorsinfluence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
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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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Trailertowing
Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
eTreeeleurltela}
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.
ZAWARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.
Trailerhitch
Onlyuseatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
notimpair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
90
Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>©.
ZAWARNING
—Nevermounta"weight-distributing"or
"load-balancing"trailercouplerasthetrailer
hitch.Thevehiclewasnotdesignedfor
thesetypesoftrailerhitches.Thetrailer
hitchcanmalfunctionandthetrailercan
breakofffromthevehicle.
—Ifthetrailerisequippedwithelectronic
brakes,thesebrakescannotbeactivatedby
afactory-installedcontrolsystem,whichin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,alwaysremove
theballhitchmountifnotrailerismount-
ed
@)Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Towingcapacity
Thepermittedtowingcapacitymustnot beex-
ceededunderanycircumstances>page373.
Youcandriveuplargerinclinesifyouarenotus-
ingthemaximumtowingcapacity.
Thetowingcapacitiesgivenonlyapplytoeleva-
tionsupto3,200ft(1,000m)abovesealevel.As
theelevationincreases,theenginepowerde-
creasesduetothedecreasingairpressure.This
reducesthehillclimbingabilityandtowingca-
pacity.Foreveryadditional3,200ft(1,000m),
themaximumpermittedtowingweightmustbe
reducedbyapproximately10%.Thepermitted
towingweightisthecombinedweightofthe
(loaded)vehicleandthe(loaded)trailer.