LightsandVision
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
water
foratleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfacesandpaint.Clean
thisliquidasquicklyaspossible,forexample
withawetsponge.
—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,
—Theautomaticdimmingmirrorsdonotdim
whentheinteriorlightingisturnedonor
thereversegearisselected.
Sunvisors
Fig.41Comfortsunvisor
48
Comfortsunvisor
Thefrontofthedoublesunvisorcan bereleased
fromitsretainerandturnedtowardthedoor.The
sunvisorcanalsobemovedbackandforth
lengthwiseinthisposition>fig.41.
Vanitymirror
Themirrorlightingswitchesonwhenthecover
overthevanitymirroropens.
Appliesto:vehicleswithsunshade
Fig.42Reardoor:sunshade
B4L-1236
Fig.43Rearwindow:sunshade
Reardoorsunshade
>Pullthesunshadeoutandattachittothere-
tainerontheupperdoorframe>fig.42.
Rearwindowsunshade
>Pullthesunshadeoutandattachittothere-
tainerontheluggagecompartmentlid
fig.43.
Stowingandusing
Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
= + 3 s
=zao
Fig.63Front centerconsole:ashtray
Openingandclosing
>Toopentheashtray,slidethecoverup.
>Toclosetheashtray,pressdownonthecover.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.
ofinjuries,neverleavechildrenunattendedin
thevehiclewiththevehiclekey.
ZAWARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.
Cigarettelighter
Appliesto:vehicleswithacigarettelighter
Fig.64Frontcenterconsole:cigarettelighter
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
ZA\WARNING
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecanlead
to serious
injuriesorburns.To reducetherisk
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Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*,intherear*andonthesidetrimpanel
intheluggagecompartment*.
USBports
Appliesto:VehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe+or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.
ZA\WARNING
Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuriesor
burns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehiclewith
thevehiclekey.
@)Note
—Disconnecttheconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreduce theriskofdam-
agingthem.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepower,suchassolarpanels
orbatterychargers, tothepowersources.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothepower
sources,onlyuseplugsandconnectorsthat
fitcorrectly.
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Stowingandusing
Storage
(etyiedtel-1e
Fig.65Rearcenterarmrest:cupholders
Yourvehiclehascupholdersinthefrontcenter
console,inthedoorpockets,inthecenterarm-
restinthesecondrowseatandontheleftand
rightsideinthethirdrowseat*.
Cupholderinthecenterarmrestinthe
secondrowseat
> Foldthe centerarmrestdownwardbypressing
thebuttoninthesecondrowmiddleseat.
>Pressthebuttontoopenthecupholder
>fig.65.
>
Setyourbeverageintheholder.
>Toclosethecupholder,foldthecoverbackun-
tilitclicksintoplace.
ZA\WARNING
—Donot putanyhotbeveragesinthecup
holderwhilethevehicleismoving.Hotbev-
eragescouldspill,whichincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
—Donotuseanybreakablebeveragecontain-
ers(forexample,madeoutofglass orpor-
celain).Youcouldbeinjuredbytheminthe
eventofanaccident.
@)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
alwayshavealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Cooledglovecompartment
Appliesto:vehicleswithcooledglovecompartment
B4M-0051
Fig.66Glovecompartment:switchingcoolingmode
on/off
>Turn theknob@)counter-clockwisetoswitch
thecoolingon.
>Turn theknob@)clockwisetoswitchthecool-
ingoff.Thesymbolsontheknobmustappear
astheydoin>fig.66.
Theglovecompartmentcoolingmodeonlyfunc-
tionswhenthevehicleA/Csystemisswitchedon.
Iftheheatingisswitchedon,switchingtheglove
compartmentcoolingmodeoffisrecommended.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindavarietyofstoragecompartments
andholdersatvariouslocationsinthevehicle.
—Glovecompartment:theglovecompartment
can belocked*usingthemechanicalkey
=>page29,Keyset.
—Inthedoortrimpanels
—Safetyvestcompartmentinthedoortrimpan-
elsonthedriver'ssideandfrontpassenger's
side
—Storagecompartment”inthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentunderthefrontcenter
armrest
—Garmenthooks abovethereardoors*
—Netsonthebackrestsofthefrontseats
—Netontheleftluggagecompartmenttrimpan-
el
ZXWARNING
—Alwayskeeptheglovecompartmentlid
closedwhiledrivingtoreducetheriskofin-
jury.>
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Stowingandusing
—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.
Luggagecompartment
ereieleuriela)
Allluggageandotherobjectsmustbeproperly
stowedandsecuredintheluggagecompart-
ment.
B4M-0154
Fig.67Safeloadpositioning:placeheavyobjectsaslow
andasfarforwardaspossible.
Looseitemsintheluggagecompartmentcan
shiftsuddenly,changingvehiclehandlingcharac-
teristics.Looseitems canalsoincreasetheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryinasuddenvehiclema-
neuverorinacollision.
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
>Alwaysplaceandproperlysecureheavyitemsin
theluggagecompartmentaslowandasfarfor-
ward
aspossible>fig.67.
>Secureluggageusingthetie-downsprovided
=>page65.
>Makesurethattherearseatbackissecurely
latchedinplace.
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ANWARNING
Improperlystoredluggageorotheritemscan
flythroughthevehiclecausingseriousper-
sonalinjuryinthe eventofhardbrakingoran
accident.Tohelpreducetheriskofserious
personalinjury:
—Alwaysputobjects,forexample,luggageor
otherheavyitemsintheluggagecompart-
ment.
—Alwayssecureobjectsintheluggagecom-
partmentusingthetie-downeyeletsand
suitablestraps.
Z\WARNING
Heavyloadswillinfluencethewayyourvehi-
clehandles.TohelpreducetheriskofaLossof
controlleadingto seriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwayskeepinmindwhentransporting
heavyobjects,thatachangeinthecenter of
gravitycanalsocausechangesinvehicle
handling:
—Alwaysdistributetheload asevenlyas
possible.
—Placeheavyobjects asfarforwardinthe
luggagecompartmentaspossible.
—Neverexceedthe GrossAxleWeightRating
ortheGrossVehicleWeightRatingspecified
onthesafetycompliancestickeronthedriv-
er'ssideB-pillar.Exceedingpermissible
weightstandardscancausethevehicleto
slideandhandledifferently.
—Pleaseobserveinformationonsafedriving
=>page254.
ZNWARNING
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgasfrom
beingdrawnintothevehicle,alwayskeepthe
rearlidclosedwhiledriving.
—Nevertransportobjectslargerthanthose
fittingcompletelyintotheluggageareabe-
causetherearlidcannotbefullyclosed.
—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
the
riskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,
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Stowingandusing
—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.
ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesure thatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.
@®Note
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page337.
Luggagecompartmentcover
2
S|
2
= +
\2a
B4L-1256
Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
the mountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.
ZAWARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
cover couldendangerallvehicleoccupants
duringsuddenbrakingmaneuversorina
crash.>
63
Stowingandusing
—Lettheluggagecompartmentcoverrollup
slowlytoreducetheriskofdamage.
—Also readandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inFoldingthebackrestdown/up
(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
Fig.70Leftsideofluggagecompartment:rearlowering
button(example)
Therearofthevehiclecanbeloweredtomake
loadingandunloadingeasier.Requirement:all
vehicledoorsmustbeclosed.
>Opentheluggagecompartmentlid.
>Pressthelowersectionofthebutton@).The
rearofthevehiclelowers.
>Presstheuppersectionofthe button(2).The
rearofthevehiclewilllift.
TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnonwhilethevehi-
cleislowering.Whentheloadinglevelhasbeen
reached,theLEDwillstayonaslongastherear
ofthevehicleisintheloweredposition.The LED
turnsoffwhenthevehiclereturnstotheoriginal
level.
Therearofthevehiclewillautomaticallylift
whenyouselectanothermodeor whenthevehi-
clespeedexceedsapproximately2mph
(2km/h).
—Donotparkthevehicleinaloweredloading
level.
—Beforetherearloweringends,makesure
thereisenoughclearanceabovethevehicle
64
andtheluggagecompartmentlid,ifitis
open.
Gi)Tips
—Thevehiclewillnot lowerwhentheignition
isswitchedoffifthecompressedairreser-
voirisempty.ThebuttonLEDblinksthree
times.
—Ifthecompressedairreservoirisempty,itis
refilledwhiledrivingatspeedsabove
25mph(40km/h).
Increasingthesizeoftheluggage
(tolaayorladit
Thebackrestscanbefoldeddownindividually*
ortogether.
Fig.71Secondrowseats:releasestraponthecenterback-
rest
Fig.72Luggagecompartment:foldingdownthesecond
rowseats
Foldingthebackrestdown
>Pulltheleverupward>page54,fig.53.The
backrestwillswingforward.Or
>Pullthereleasestrapattherear sideofthe
seat>fig.72.
> Let
thebackrestlatchintothelowestposition.>
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Stowingandusing
Foldingthebackrestupright
>Pulltheleverup>page54,fig.53andfoldthe
backrestuprightuntilitlocksintoplace>A\.
Foldingthecenterbackrestdown*
>Toreleasethebackrest,pullthereleasestrap
atthefrontorrearsideoftheseat>fig.71or
>fig.72.
> Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthecenterbackrest upright*
>Foldthebackrestupwarduntilitlocksinto
place>A\.
Thecenter backrestmaybefoldeddownsepa-
rately*.Thisallowsyoutotransportlongobjects
(suchasskis)insidethevehicle.
ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskofbe-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbelatchedsecurelyto en-
surethatthesafetybeltisprotectingthe
centerseatingposition.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifit iscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Toreducetheriskofinjuryinvehicleswith
thirdrowseats*,the centerbackrestmust
beintheuprightpositionandlockedinto
placeiftherearepassengersridinginthe
thirdrow*.
@)Note
Makesuretheoutersafetybeltsarenot
pinchedordamagedwhenfoldingtheseat
back.
—Readandfollowthewarnings>A\inEntry/
exitassistance(secondrowseats)on
page55and>@inFoldingthebackrest
down/up(thirdrowseats)onpage56.
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,movetherear
headrestraintsdownbeforefoldingtherear
backrestsforward>page57.
Luggagecompartmentnet
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentnet
Thecargonetpreventssmallobjectsfromslid-
ing.
»Attachthehooksfortheluggagecompartment
netinthetie-downs>fig.73.
AWARNING
—Neversecurea childsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
— Theluggagecompartmentnetisonlystrong
enoughtosecurelightobjects.Heavyob-
jectsarenotadequatelysecured.Attempt-
ingtosecureheavyobjectsincreasestherisk
ofinjury.
Cargofloor
Fig.74Luggagecompartment:installingthecargofloor
Removingandinstallingthecargofloor
>Toremovethecargofloor,pulltheentirecargo
floortowardthebackofthevehicle.>
65
Stowingandusing
>Toinstallthecargofloor,insertthetabsat
bothsidesintotheopeningsandslidethecar-
gofloorallthewayintowardthebackrest
fig.74.
Roofrack
1/__84M-0170
Fig.75Roof:mountingpointsfortheroofrack
>Toopentheflapabovetheattachmentpoints,
presstheflapdownwardinthefrontarea.
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.75.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
=>page376.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedload ofthecarrier sys-
tembeingused.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystemandobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcauseanaccident.
66
()Note
Makesurethattheluggagecompartmentlid
andthepanoramicglassroof*donotcomein-
tocontactwithobjectsontheroofwhenthey
areopen.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Fuelconsumptionwillincreasebecauseofthe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
G)Tips
Appliesto:Vehicleswithroofrackssupplied
bythefactoryWheninstallingroofracksys-
temsontheroofrail,theESCusessensorsto
adaptitselftoadifferentcenterofgravity.