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Openingandclosing
—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-
port
orthecargomustfirstberemoved
fromtheluggagerack.
Mechanicallyunlockingtheluggage
compartmentlid
Fig.27Innerluggagecompartmentlid:accesstothe
emergencyrelease
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
> Pryoutthecover usingthemechanicalkey
>fig.27.
>Presstheleverwiththemechanicalkeyinthe
directionofthearrowtoreleasetheluggage
compartmentlid.
Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
2 2 2
S|
a
Fig.28Sectionofthedriver'sdoor:Controls
>Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
(rearpowerwindowsandinteriordoorhandle)
forthereardoors,presstheleftand/orright#
buttoninthedriver'sdoor>fig.28.Theindica-
torlightinthebuttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossible tooperate therearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page73.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#buttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.
ZXWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
applies
particularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment[>
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LightsandVision
doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-Beheeels
ing.Appliesto:vehicleswithhighbeamassistant
Thehighbeamassistantautomaticallyturnsthe
Turnsignalandhighbeamleverhighbeamsonoroffdepending onthesurround-
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehighingconditions.
bearsandtheheadlightflasher.Acameraontherearview mirrormountcande-
tectlightsourcesfromotherroadusers.Thehigh
beamsswitchonoroffautomaticallydepending
onthepositionofvehiclesdrivingaheadandon-
comingvehicles,thevehiclespeed,andotheren-
vironmentalandtrafficconditions.
©
&
©
Activatinghighbeamassistant
Requirement:thelightswitchmustbesettothe
AUTOpositionandthehighbeamassistantmust
be switchedonintheInfotainmentsystem
Fig.34Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
=>page44.
Turnsignals5>Toactivatethehighbeamassistant,tapthe
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-leverforward@)>page43,fig.34.Thefgin-
erintoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionisdicatorlightappearsintheinstrumentcluster
switchedon.displayandthehighbeamsareswitchedon/off
automatically.Ifthehighbeamswerecom-
pletelyorpartiallyswitchedon,theEaindica-
@- Leftturnsignaltorlightwillturnon.
@-Rightturnsignal
TheturnsignalwillblinkthreetimesifyoujustSwitchingthe high beamsonoroffmanually
helever.
‘epeeIfthehighbeamsdidnotswitchonoroffauto-
Highbeamsandheadlightflasher2Dmaticallyasexpected,youmayswitchthemonor
ffllyinstead:
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:SULINSREe)WIBRES
>Toswitchthehighbeamsonmanually, tap the
leverforward(8)>page43,fig.34.TheEJin-
dicatorlightturnson.
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher>Toswitchthehighbeamsoffmanually,pullthe
leverback@)>page43,fig.34.Thehighbeam
assistantisdeactivated.
@-Highbeamson(vehicleswith highbeamas-
sistant*>page43)
The=0}indicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.
Operatingtheheadlightflasher
ZAWARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
this reason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlight
flasher whentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.
>To operatethe headlightflasher whenthehigh
beamassistantisactivatedandhighbeamsare
switchedoff,pulltheleverback@)>page43,
fig.34.Thehighbeamassistantremainsac-
tive.
Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual>
43
Seats
Foldingthebackrestdown/up(thirdrow
seats)
Appliestovehicleswiththirdrowseats
B4M-0036}
Fig.58Thirdrowseats:foldingthebackrest
Foldingthebackrestdown/up
Thebuttonsarelocatedinthereararea(A)andin
theluggagecompartment@)©fig.58.
>Pressthebutton@or@)untilthebackrestis
completelyfoldeddownorup.
Youcanfoldthebackrestsupordownatthe
sametimeusingthebutton@andQ).
Ifthebackrestsarenotintheirlockedposition,
theEaindicatorlightandthemessagePlease
movethirdrowseattoitslockedposition.See
owner'smanualwillappearintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
Unfoldingtheheadrestraints
Theheadrestraintisautomaticallyfoldedin
whenthebackrestisfoldeddown.Youmust
manuallyunfoldtheheadrestraintafterunfold-
ingthebackrest.
>Unfoldtheheadrestraintbytiltingitupward
untilyoufeelitclickintoplace.
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MeaningoftheLEDinthebutton
—IftheLEDblinks,thebackrestisstillnotin its
endposition.
—IftheLEDturnson,thebackrestisin itsend
position.
ZAWARNING
—Becarefulwhenfoldingandunfoldingthe
backrests.Notpayingattentionandnot
checkingwhenfolding/unfoldingthebackr-
estscanleadtopinchinginjuries.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
—Donotdriveiftheindicatorlightinthebut-
tonisblinking>fig.58.Thissituationin-
creasestheriskofanaccident,sincethe
backrestisnotlockedinplaceanditisnotin
itsendposition.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withpersonsinthethirdrow-seatifthe
seatsarenotfoldedcompletelyupright.
®Note
—Toreducetheriskofdamage,makesurethe
second-rowseatbackrestisuprightbefore
foldingthethird-rowseatbackrestupor
down.
—Donotplaceanyobjectsonthethirdrow
seatbackrestifitisnotcompletelyfolded
down.
G)Tips
—Verylow temperaturescancausemalfunc-
tionswhenfoldingandunfoldingthebackr-
ests.Ifthisisthecase,movingthevehicle
toawarmerarea(such asagarage)will
help.
—Thebackrestcannotbefoldeddownorupif
thevehicledooronthesidetobeadjusted
isclosed.
Warmandcold
Steeringwheelheating
Appliesto:vehicleswithsteeringwheelheating
Thesteeringwheelrimcanbeheated.
>Pressthebuttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheeltoswitchthesteeringwheelheatingon
andoff@>page18,fig.11.Themessage
Steeringwheelheating:on/Steeringwheel
heating:offappearsintheinstrumentcluster
display.
Thetemperatureismaintainedataconstantlev-
elwhensteeringwheelheatingisswitchedon.
Thesteeringwheelheatingsettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtothevehiclekey
thatisinuse.
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Driving
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
arearadea)
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
teryinthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekey,orifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
Fig.83Centerconsole/vehiclekey:Startingtheengine
whenthereisamalfunction
Requirement:ThemessageRemotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkeyagainstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualmustappearandtheQJin-
dicatorlightmustbeon.
> Placethevehiclekeyonthelocationshownin
theillustrationP)©fig.83.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.The
enginewill start.
>DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohave
themalfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the[STARTENGINESTOP]button.
Start/Stopsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
TheStart/Stopsystemcanhelpincreasefuel
economyandreduceCO2emissions.
InStart/Stopmode,theengineshutsoffauto-
maticallywhenstopped,forexampleatatraffic
D_Incertaincountries.
light.Theignitionandimportantassistsystems
suchaspowersteeringandthebrakeboosterwill
remainavailableduringthe"stop"phase.Theen-
ginewillrestartautomaticallywhenneeded.
TheStart/Stopsystemisautomaticallyactivated
oncetheignitionisswitchedon.
Basicrequirements
—Thedriver'sdoorandhoodmustbeclosed.
—"p","N",or"D"mustbeengaged.
—Thesteeringwheelmustnotbeturnedfarinei-
therdirection.
—Thevehiclemusthavedrivenfasterthan2mph
(3km/h)sincethelasttimeitstopped.
—Atrailermustnot behitchedtothevehicle.
@)Note
AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystemoffwhen
drivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Dependingonthedrivingsituation,theen-
ginemayalreadystopwhencoastingbefore
thevehiclehascometoacompletestop)).
—Ifyouselectthe"D"positionaftershifting
intoreverse,thevehiclemustbedrivenfast-
erthan6mph(10km/h)inorderforthe
Start/Stopsystemtobeactiveagain.This
makesitpossibletomaneuverwithout
stoppingtheengine.
Stopping/starting theengine
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
>Pressandholdthebrakepedaluntilthevehicle
hasstopped.The@indicatorlightappearsin
theinstrumentclusteroncetheenginestops
automatically.
>Theenginestartsagainwhenyouremoveyour
footfromthebrakepedal.Theindicatorlight
turnsoff.
iG)Tips
—PressthebrakepedalduringaStopphase
tokeepthevehiclefromrolling.
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Driving
—Theignitionwillturnoffifyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonduringastop
phase.
—Youcancontroliftheenginewillstopornot
byreducingorincreasingtheamountof
forceyouusetopressthebrakepedal.For
example,ifyouonlylightlypressonthe
brakepedalinstop-and-gotrafficorwhen
turning,theenginewillnotswitchoffwhen
thevehicleisstationary.Ifyoupressthe
brakepedalharder,theenginewillswitch
off.
Startingandstoppingtheengineautomat-
relay
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Thesystemchecksifcertainconditionsaremet
beforeandduringthe"stop"phase,anddeter-
minesiftheenginestopsandhowlongitre-
mainsstopped.Forexample,ifpowerusageis
high,theenginewillnotbestopped.Alongwith
otherconditions,thefollowingfactors influence
theautomaticenginestartorstop:
—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery(chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theGyindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnotstopped.
SearsMUMMLMLluiace]00
Appliesto:vehicleswith Start/Stopsystem
Ifyouleavethevehicleduringa"stop"phase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
80
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringastop phase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnot turnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.
ZXWARNING
To reducetheriskofasphyxiation,never allow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.
G)Tips
Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
amiemela)
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
The@)o*buttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.
@)Tips
Ifyouswitchthesystemoffduringastop
phase, theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringastopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.
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Driving
Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
nR
& = & a
Fig.84Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@©fig.84.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin(USAmod-
els)/[@(Canadamodels)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.TheLEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page82,
Startingtodrive.
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergency
situation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
> Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)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>/\.
>Turnthesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
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Driving
Tiltangledisplay
Appliesto:vehicleswithatiltangledisplay
Lift/offroad(
Allroad
Celoles
Auto
Dynamic
Individual
Fig.85Infotainmentsystem:tiltangledisplay
Youcan see thevehiclepositioninrelationtoa
levelplaneusingthetiltangledisplayintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.Boththesidewaysangle(A)
andthelengthwiseangle@)ofthevehicleare
displayed.Theaccuracydependsonthedriving
situationandisnormallyaround1°.Theside-
waysangleofyourvehicleshouldnotexceedthe
yellowrangeinthegauge.Ifitreachesthered
range,thereisariskthatthevehiclemighttip
>/\.
Displayingthetiltangledisplay
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> Lift/Offroador Allroad*.
Showingtheadditionaldisplay
Tochangethecontentsshownintherightareaof
thescreen,selectintheInfotainmentsystem:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
Angle:thisdisplaysthecurrentsteeringwheel
angleandthemaximumanglethatwasreached
duringadrive.Thesevaluesareresetwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.
Position:displaystheheight,directionandgeo-
coordinatesofthecurrentvehicleposition.
Off:onlytheairsuspensiondisplayremainson.
Z\WARNING
—Donotexceedthe yellowrangeinthe
gauge.Yourvehiclecantip,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Undersomecircumstances,thevehiclecan
tipoverortiltsidewaysevenifthesideways
angleislow.Theangledisplaydoesnotre-
placethedriver'sattention.To reducethe
riskofanaccident,makesurethevehicle
doesnottip,especiallywhenyouaredriving
athighspeeds.
Automatictransmission
Introduction
Theautomatictransmissioniscontrolledelec-
tronically.Poweristransferredusingatorque
converter.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmissionswitchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downorwhenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalsoselectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode)>page88.
Selectingaselectorleverposition
°RgS
&
Ss&a
Fig.86Centerconsole:selectorlever
Thecurrentselectorleverpositionisshownnext
totheselectorlever>fig.86.Thecurrentselec-
torleverpositionisalsoshownintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.
>
Youmayneedtoreleasetheselectorleverlock
dependingonwhichselectorleverpositionis
selectedandwhichoneyouwouldliketoselect.>
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