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Settingthedateandtime.............
MMIsettings..............2-.02005-
Connectionmanager.................
System:updater+ «areneseeermeseonewes
Soundsettings.............-.-000005
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RestartingtheMMI..................
Softwarelicenseinformation..........
SafetyFIrst).«sscessssic42sree26ower
Drivingsafety....................
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....
Driver'sandfrontpassenger'sfootwell..
Pedalarea.............000ceceeee
SefbyBetts«ess..vicseussmesses6oimaece
Generalinformation.................
SafetyDelts«swiss2seria= 2arena6nnn©
Belttensioners...............0000005
Airbagsystem....................
Importantinformation...............
FRONUSINDAQS: wacss&oana 4caesseree
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.
Kneeairbags....................000,
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Sidecurtainairbags...............0..
Childsafety.................0..0.
Importantinformation...............
Childsafetyseats............002.000.
Securingchildsafetyseats............
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)6seve6aesaie6tar
Additionalinformation...............
MaintenanceandCare...........305
CheckingandFilling.............305
FUGlisves:2 2wom< 2somesvfwea&5aueoea 2oe305
Reftielingcrosseeccsnesewanesxeawisoneeere306
Catalyticconverter...............0005308
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)......308
Enginecompartment..............00%309
Engineoil........2...eeeeeeeee312
CoolingSYStEM. < =seesscteesdeeeeswe315
BrakePluidiic.«+aessovworvaeoucoteooawe317
Electricalsystem.............0..000.317
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Windshieldwashersystem............320
Serviceintervaldisplay...............320
Whe6US «sescseeeeoseeeeseee2a322
WheelsiandTires¢sccusiassccmaueeoanemone© 0322
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......339
Careandcleaning................342
Generalinformation.................342
GarWashes:«wacusseemsssewesReeet342
Cleaningandcareinformation.........343
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......347
DovltYourselfwisssgosssscessowes348
Emergencyassistance...........348
Generalinformation..............4.-348
Equipmenteccos«yer2&nwo9¢ewsee348
TitemmOBility:Kit.scsio¢seers© «eomeone= 6ot349
Changingatire................eee351
Space-savingsparetire...............355
Collapsiblesparetire...............0.355
Fusesandbulbs.........0...2006535/7
PUSOSscore2 xmeme2 xae2wanssEEEBoe357.
Bulbs...2.eeeeeeeeee361
Emergencysituations............362
Gemetial’sscisass1 0snesx mcnauene« 9rena©exettons362
Startingbypushingortowing.........-362
Startingwithjumpercables...........362
Usingthejumpstartcable............363
Towingwithatowtruck..............-364
Raisingthevehicle................0-.365
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Quickaccess
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page139
Brakesystem
=>page21
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)Y
=>page24
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page24
Safetysystems¥
=>page23
Brakepads
=>page21
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Tirepressure
=>page340
Tirepressure
=>page340
Drivesystem
=>page24
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
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=>page308
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page24
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page312
Engineoillevel(MAX)
=>page312
Engineoilsensor
=>page312
Enginewarm-uprequest
=>page313
Electricalsystem
=>page317
Tanksystem
=>page24
Washerfluidlevel
=>page25
Windshieldwipers
=>page25
Keys
=>page 78
Driver'sdoor
=>page25
Batteryinvehiclekey
=>page30
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page25
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page25
Adaptivelight
=>page25
Light/rainsensor
=>page25
Activelaneassist
>page118
Audisideassist
>page126
Audipresense
=>page117
Parkingaid
=>page137
Transmission(automatictransmis-
sion)
=>page90,
Clutch(manualtransmission)
>page 23
Steeringlock
=>page 23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page142
Suspensioncontrol
=>page26
Allwheeldrive/sportdifferential
=>page26
Emergencycallfunction
=>page197
Otherindicatorlights
Turnsignals
>page26>
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Instrumentcluster
iyTanksystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthefueltanksystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@)Tips
Formoreinformationonfueling,see
=>page306.
®Washerfluidlevel
IfthegEindicatorlightturnson,thewasherflu-
idisalmostout.Fillthewasherfluidforthe
windshieldwashersystemandtheheadlight
washersystem*whentheignitionisswitchedoff
=>page320.
©!Windshieldwipers
Ifthe>indicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
windshieldwipermalfunction.Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
<3Driver'sdoor
|3}Driver'sdoor:malfunction!ShifttoPbefore
leavingvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthedriver'sdoor.Select
the"P"selectorleverposition(automatictrans-
mission)tosecurethevehicle.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Bulbfailureindicator
IftheEaindicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.Replace thebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Z\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—WithHIDheadlights(xenonheadlights),the
high-voltagecomponentmustbehandled
correctly.Otherwise,thereisariskoffatal
injury.
2©Dynamicheadlightrangecontrol
ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctioninthe headlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ZOAudiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Adaptivelightisnotworking.Theheadlightsstill
function.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
ComaAceals
aSAutomaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.However,youcancontinueto
turnthelightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.>
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Instrumentcluster
Youcanstillcontrolallfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensorthroughthewind-
shieldwiperlever.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
{Suspensioncontrol
Appliesto:vehicleswithsuspensioncontrol
18|Suspension:malfunction!Youmaycontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
beeNatMeleelametale)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive/sportdifferential
3All-wheeldrive:malfunction!Youmaycon-
tinuedriving.PleasecontactService
iT-3|Sportdifferential:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
EH]All-wheeldriveoverheating.Pleaseadapt
drivingstyle.Seeowner'smanual
3}Sportdifferential:temperaturetoohigh.
Pleaseadaptdrivingstyle
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantlyduetothesportydrivingmanner.Drive
inalesssportymanneruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstothenormalrangeandtheindicatorlight
switchesof.
ZXWARNING
ContactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityiftheallwheeldrive/
sportdifferentialisfaultyormalfunctioning.
Therepairmustbeperformedbytrainedper-
sonnelusingthecorrectoilinordertoensure
safety.
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ereasercy
IftheaorByindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersare on.
Ifanindicatorlightblinkstwiceasfastasusual,
aturnsignalbulbhasfailed.Carefullydrivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
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Airbagsystem
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbagSystem
‘oringindicatorlight
Twoseparateindicatorsmonitorthefunctionof
theAdvancedAirbagSystem:the2]lightand
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;ON@light.
TheAdvancedAirbagSystemaswellastheside
airbagsandsidecurtainairbagswithejection
mitigationfeatures(includingtheelectroniccon-
trolunit,sensorsandsystemwiring)areall
monitoredcontinuouslytomakesurethatthey
arefunctioningproperlywhenevertheignitionis
on.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theair-
bagsystemindicatorlightkawillcomeon fora
fewseconds(functioncheck).
The systemmustbeinspectedwhenthe
indicatorlightBa:
—doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionisswitched
on
—doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryouhave
switched
ontheignition,or
— comesonwhiledriving
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected,the
indicatorlightwillcomeontoserveasaconstant
remindertohavethesysteminspectedimmedi-
ately.
If amalfunctionoccurs thatturnsthefrontair-
bagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightwillcomeonandstayon
whenevertheignitionison.
Z\WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioningprop-
erlycannotprovidesupplementalprotection
inafrontalcrash.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page23
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF2%;ON@light
Fig.230Sectionfromtheheadliner:PASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF2%,ON@light
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON@lightis
locatedintheheadliner>fig.230.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightwillcome
onandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Ifthe
bulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3¥;ON@
lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlightkawill
comeontosignalamalfunctionintheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulb
willnotchangethewaythefrontpassenger's
frontalairbagworks,itwillnolongerbepossible
touse thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON®
lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusis
correctfortheoccupantonthefrontpassenger
seat.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimmedi-
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;ON@light
willblinkforabout5secondswhen:
—thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,
whichswitchesthefrontseatpassenger'sfron-
talAdvancedAirbagonandoff,detectsa
changeinthestatusofthefrontpassenger
seat.
AssoonasthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON
®lightstopsblinking,alwaysmakesurethatthe
airbag status(onoroff)asshownbythelightis
properfortheage,sizeandelectricalcapacitance
ofthepersonoccupyingthefrontpassengerseat.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseatisproperlyfastened.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;/PASSENGER
AIRBAGON@lightwillshowthestatusofthe>
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Fusesandbulbs
Afuse thathasblownwillhavemetalstripsthat
haveburnedthrough.
Fig.276Driver'ssidefootwell(left-handdrivevehicles):
footrest rontpassenger'sfootwell(right-handdrive ve-
hicles):cover®)
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Fig.277Driver'ssidecockpit(left-handdrive/right-hand
drivevehicles):cover©,leftsideofluggagecompartment:
cover()
Thefusesarelocatedinthefootwellunderthe
footrest(left-handdrivevehicle)(@)orbehind
thecover(right-handdrivevehicle)
fusesarelocatedonthefrontsideofthecockpit
(driver'sside)©andundertheleftcoverinthe
luggagecompartment©
>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
»Checkthetablethatfollowstoseewhichfuse
belongstotheequipment.
>RemovethescrewdriverandthereversibleTorx
bitfromthevehicletoolkit>page348.
>Removethefootrestorthecorrespondingcov-
er.
>Removethecoloredplasticclipfromthefuse
panel,ifnecessary>page358,fig.278.You
candisposeoftheplasticclip.
>Removetheclipfromtherearsideofthecover
(Cc).
>Removethefuseusingtheclip.
>Replace theblownfuseonlywithafuse that
hasthesamecurrentrating.
»Reattachthefootrestorthecover.
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Fusesandbulbs
Fusecoloridentification
ColorCurrentrating
inamps
Black1
Purple3
Lightbrown5
Brown5
Red10
BlueiS
Yellow20
Whiteortransparent/|25
Green30
Orange40
Z\WARNING
Donotrepairfusesandneverreplaceablown
fusewithonethathasahigheramprating.
Thiscancausedamagetotheelectricalsys-
temandincreasestheriskoffire.
@)Note
Ifanewfuseburnsoutagainshortlyafteryou
haveinstalledit,havetheelectricalsystem
checkedassoonaspossibleby anauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
G@)Tips
— Thefollowingtabledoesnotlistfuseloca-
tionsthatarenotused.
—Someoftheequipmentlistedinthefollow-
ingtablesappliesonlytocertainmodelver-
sionsorcertainoptionalequipment.
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Fig.278Driver'sfootwell(left-handdrivevehicle):fuse
panelwithplasticclip
Fig.279Frontpassenger'sfootwell(right-handdrive vehi-
cle):fusepanelwithplasticclip
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Fusesandbulbs
Fusepanel(4)(brown)Fusepanel©(black)
No.|EquipmentNo.|Equipment
2Massairflowsensor,camshaftadjustment,1|Frontseatheating
chargeaircoolerpump2|Windshieldwipers
3Exhaustdoors,fuelinjectors,radiatorin-3|Leftheadlightelectronics
EseyeletheheATOeSSHTigIHCOECEPanoramicglassroof/sliding/tiltingsun-
Vacuumpump,hotwaterpump,particu-4roof
4|latesensor,biodieselsensor,exhaust©|Letetrontdoorcontrolmodule
doors
-6|Sockets
5|Brakelightsensor
: :7|Rightreardoorcontrolmodule
6|Engine valves,camshaftadjustment
-8|Allwheeldrive
7|Heatedoxygensensor,massairflowsensor-- -
- -
9|Rightheadlightelectronics
8Waterpump,highpressurepump,high: : -
pressureregulatorvalve10Windshieldwashersystem/headlight
washersystem
9|Hotwaterpump
--11|Leftreardoorcontrolmodule
10|Oilpressuresensor,oiltemperaturesensor
11|Clutchpedalpositionsensor,enginestartFusepanel(©)(black)
12
|
EnginevalvesNo.
|
Equipment
13|RadiatorfanSeatventilation,rearviewmirror,climate
14|Fuelinjectors,enginecontrolmodule1|controlsystem,rearclimatecontrolsys-
_-temcontrols,windshielddefogger
15|Ignitioncoils,heatedoxygensensors
2|Gateway,climatecontrolsystem
16|Fuelpump
3|Soundactuator/exhaustsoundtuning
Fusepanel(8)(red)4|Clutchpedalpositionsensor
No.|Equipment5|Enginestart
Anti-theftalarmsystem7|RearUSBchargingport
2|Enginecontrolmodule8|Garagedooropener
Lumbarsupport9|Adaptivecruisecontrol
4Automatictransmissionselectormecha-10|Exteriorsound
Hen11|Videocamera
5|Horn5:==
12|MatrixLEDheadlight/rightLEDheadlight
6|Electromechanicaliparkingbrake13|MatrixLEDheadlight/leftLEDheadlight
7|Gatewaycontrolmodule14|Rearwindowwiper
8|Interiorheadlinerlights16|Rear SeatEntertainmentpreparation
9|Emergencycallsystem—
10|AirbagcontrolmoduleFusepanel©)(red)
11|ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)No.:|Equipment
12|Diagnosticconnector,light/rainsensor1|Ignitioncoils
13|Climatecontrolsystem5_|Enginemount
14|Rightfrontdoorcontrolmodule6[Automatictransmission
15|A/Ccompressor7|Instrumentpanel
8|Climatecontrolsystem(blower)
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