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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
—Ifyouhavedrivenwithverylowtirepressureor
withoutairinthetire@)
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistanceinthesesituations.
Repairingtires
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.
[RAZ-0054]
@Tips
—Ifsealantleaks,allowittodryinplace.You
canthenpeelitofflikeasticker.
—Notetheexpirationdateonthesealantbot-
tle.Replace thetiresealantatanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cility.
—Radioreceptioncanbeinterruptedwhen
operatingthecompressor.
—Followthelegalregulationsthatareappli-
cableinthecountrywhereyouareoperating
thevehicle.
D_Thecompressormaylookdifferent.However,thewayitis
operatedisgenerallythesame.
Fig.274Illustration:Tiremobilitykitconnection
Requirement:thetiremobilitykitmustbelaid
outandreadyforuse>page352.
Settingupthetiremobilitykit
>Openthecover@)onthecompressor)
>fig.273.
>»Removetheconnector(4)andpressurehose(5)
withpressuregaugefromthehousing.
>Connectthecompressorpressurehose(5)to
the flange©onthetiresealantbottle@.
>Insertthesealantbottlewiththeflangeatthe
bottomintotheopening@)onthecompressor
cover.
>Removethevalvecapfromthefaultytire.
>Installthefillerhose@)onthevalve(7)
>fig.274.
>Connecttheplug@)©fig.273toanoutletin
thevehicle.
>Switchtheignitionon.
353
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&page313.
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-
364
C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.
Accessoriesandtechnicalmodifications
ServiceFacility,whowillperformtheworkac-
cordingtoAudifactoryspecifications.Only
AudiGenuinePartsareusedwhenAudiex-
pertsperformrepairorserviceprocedures.
Failuretouse AudiGenuinePartsorAudiGen-
uineAccessoriesorperformingrepairsincor-
rectlymayresultinseverevehicledamage,
suchascorrosion.
Accessoriesandparts
ConsultwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingac-
cessoriesorreplacementparts.Werecommend
thatyouhaveyourvehicleservicedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyandthatAudiGenuinePartsandAudiGenuine
Accessoriesareused.
Audidoesnotendorsetheuseofproductsand
accessoriesthatithas notevaluated,evenifthe
productisapprovedbyacertifiedtestingagency
orgovernmentagency.
ZXWARNING
—Installingunapprovedaccessoriesorincor-
rectreplacementpartscan causevehicle
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.
372
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;
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Accessoriesandtechnicalmodifications
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:
MotorVehicleSafetyInvestiga-
tionsLaboratory
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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Input
UsingtheMMItouch..............-04.157:
Usingthe'spellers:.sscas+ aeeessexes161
Inputlevel(Media)...0.0...ceceeeeas238
Inspectioninterval..........0ceceeens324
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Intervalmode(wipers)..................49
iPhone
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Kick-down(automatictransmission)........89
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Licenseplatebracket..............0000-372
Licensingagreements(MMI).............253
Liftingpoints(vehiclejack)..............356
Light/rainsensor
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Intervalmode(Wipers)...............4549
Light:FUnctionSics.«sevexcumsoecarena 2oe42
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Lights
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........42
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refertoMediates..
Loadingtheluggagecompartment.........62
Lowbeamheadlights....................42
Loweringtherearofthevehicle...........64
Luggagecompartment................-.62
Cover'(tianiial)s «sues
Tie-downs
alsorefertoLoadingtheluggagecompart-
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Luggagecompartmentlid................34
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Panoramicglassroof...................39
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refertoUnlockingandlocking........28,31
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Head=upidisplayss« «cess« «anew©svetew ©areas27
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............16
MultiMediaInterface.................155
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Leavingparkingspace.................142
Parkingaid......eeeeececeeee eee131
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Parkingbrake
refertoElectromechanicalparkingbrake..81
ParkinglightStain« aciewe©scamowena@>wroeema42
Parkingsystem
Peripheralcameras...........---000-5136
Rearviewcamera...........00eeeeee134
SQttiNGSseis55seversoaeons5waevaaNeEBS144
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............280
Pause(audio/videofile).................235
P@dalSiss: «scues 5Rese+ 5HeeAREsRE258
Pedestriandetection................00.124
Perchlorate....0.2.0.0...ceceeeeeee370
Personalconveniencesettings............29
Personalrouteassistance...............ZL.
Phonebook
refertoContactS.......0...cee eeeeee188
Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....261
Pictureformat(VIdO0)osx6cncnxwaren«46238
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Pollutantfilter(automaticA/Csystem).....67
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Predictiveefficiencyassist................99
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
tybelt.....2...eeeeeeeeee265
presense
refertoAudipresense................ 111
Presentationmode.....................214
Presets(radio)................00000eee225
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........344
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Programguide
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Programmingbuttons(multifunctionsteering
wheel)...2.0.0...ceeeeeeee eeeee18
Properoccupantseatingpositions........255
Propersafetybeltposition..............264
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Occupants.............0..0.0020000255
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Radioequipment..................008372
RadioStandardsSpecification(RSS).......373
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Rain/lightsensor
Headlights...............00eee eeeeee42
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Range(fuellevel)..................0000219
Readinglights.................000000045
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refertoAll-wheelsteering.............150
Rearcenterarmrest
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RearSeatEntertainmentpreparation
refertoAudiEntertainmentmobile......235
Rearviewcamera
refertoParkingsystem................134
Rearwindowdefogger................69,72
Rearwindowwashersystem..............49
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Unlockingandlocking................0-31
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Garagedooropener............0.0 eeeee40
Removingthecaps (wheelbolts).........355
386
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Replacementparts...............00000.372
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ReportingSafetyDefects................372
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refertoRestart(MMI)...........00eee253
Resetbutton(tripodometer).............16
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Residualheat(automaticclimatecontrol).70,73
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Safetybeltheightadjustment...........266
Safetybeltposition.................005264
Safetybeltheightadjustment..........266
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....265