2019 AUDI S4 four wheel drive

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Instrumentcluster

@Operatingthedriverinformationsystem
Thedriverinformationsystemcontainsmultiple
tabs@>page15,fig.6thatdisplayvarious
information@)>page15,fig.6.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:




FirsttabOn-boardcomputer>page19
SecondMessages
tab?)
ThirdtabRadio>page157
Media>page157
Fourthtab|Telephone>page158

a)Thistabisonlyvisiblewhenthereisat leastoneindicator
lightormessagedisplayed.

—Switchingtabs:pressthe[MODE]button
>fig.12onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
repeatedlyuntilthedesiredtabisdisplayed.
—Selectingafunctioninthemenu/list:turnthe
leftthumbwheelonthemultifunctionsteering
wheeltothedesiredfunction.
—Confirmingaselection:presstheleftthumb-
wheelonthemultifunctionsteeringwheelto
confirmyourselection.
—Scrollingwithinthelists:turntheleftthumb-
wheelonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel
quicklytoscrollwithinthelists.


@Button[»
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemon:
brieflypressthe[2]button>fig.13.Saythe
desiredcommandaftertheBeep.
—Switchingthevoicerecognitionsystemoff:
pressandholdthe|]button.Or:saythecom-
mandCancel.




Formoreinformationaboutthevoicerecognition
system,see>page164,Voicerecognitionsys-
temor=page241.
@®Rightthumbwheel
The
volumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(suchastrafficannouncements)canbedi-
rectlyadjustedduringtheaudiooutput.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
rightthumbwheel>fig.13upordown.
—Mutingorpausing:turntherightthumbwheel
down.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
—Unmutingorresuming:turntherightthumb-
wheelupward.Or:presstherightthumbwheel.
Vehiclefunctions
LOTati
Thetripcomputerisdisplayedinthefirsttabof
thedriverinformationsystem.Additionalvehicle
functionscan beaccesseddependingonthevehi-
cleequipment.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.
—On-boardcomputer>page 19
—Laptimes>page99
—Statistics>page99
—Layout>page17
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Fig.14Instrumentcluster:fuelconsumptiondisplay
Resettingvaluesto zero
Requirement:theFuelconsumption,Short-term
memory,orLong-termmemorydisplaymustbe
selected.
>Toresetthevaluesintherespectivememoryto
zero,pressandholdtheleftthumbwheelon
themultifunctionsteeringwheelforonesec-
ond.Or
>Onthemultifunctionsteeringwheel,select:
therightcontrolbutton>Resetvalues*.
Inthetripcomputer,youcancallupthefollow-
ingdisplaysoneaftertheotherbyturningthe
leftthumbwheelonthemultifunctionsteering
wheel:
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Driving

Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
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Fig.89Centerconsole:parkingbrake
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake@)>fig.89.Theparkingbrake
isdesignedtopreventthevehiclefromrolling
unintentionallyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingtheparking
brake
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.TheZin/©indi-
catorlightalsoturnson.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedon,andpressthe©)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightwillturnoff.
Releasingtheparkingbrakeautomatically
Requirement:
thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page83,
Startingtodrive.
82
Preventingtheautomaticparkingbrake
release
Thevehiclecouldbeginrollingunintentionally
whentheparkingbrakeisreleasedifthevehicle
isonahillortowingatrailer.
>Topreventtheparkingbrakefromreleasingau-
tomatically,pullandholdthe©)switchand
presstheacceleratorpedal.Theparkingbrake
remainssetandpreventsthevehiclefromroll-
ingbackward.
>Youcanreleasethe©)switchagainonceyou
aresurethatyouaregivingenoughdriving
force tothewheelsbypressingtheaccelerator
pedal.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan usetheemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>»Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>A\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchtosettheparkingbrake.
>Appliesto:automatictransmission:Selectthe
"P"selectorleverposition.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Appliesto:manualtransmission:Engage1st
gear.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.

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Driving

Drivermessages
Appliesto:allroad
Thereisonlyonerightwaytodriveindifficult
conditions:slowlyandwithcaution!
Observethefollowingwhendrivingonunpaved
roads:
>Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitablefortheve-
hicleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
>Driveslowlyandcarefully.
>Payattentiontothegroundclearanceofyour
vehicle.
>Activatetheoffroadmodeasneeded
>page139.
>»Usethehilldescentassistwhendrivingdown
steephills>page140.
Difficultterrain
Whendrivinginunfamiliarareasandoffroad,
driveslowlyandkeeponthewatchforunexpect-
edobstacles(such aspotholes,rocks,tree
stumps,etc.).
Topreventthevehiclefrombottomingoutandto
reducetheriskofunderbodydamage,youshould
driveacrossunevengroundononlyonesideof
thevehiclesothatonlytwoofyourwheelscross
theunevenarea,insteadofdrivingacrossthe
centeroftheunevenareawithallfourwheels.
Drivequicklythroughsandyor marshyoff-road
sectionsand donotstop,ifatallpossible.
Drivingthroughwater
Alsoreadtheinformationfoundin>page76.
Automatictransmission
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
Theautomatictransmissioniscontrolledelec-
tronically.Thetransmissionshiftsupordownau-
tomaticallydependingonwhichdriveprogramis
selected.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM

anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmissionswitchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downor whenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalsoselectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode)>page88.
Stronictransmission
TheStronicisadual-clutchtransmission.Power
istransferredusingtwoclutchesthatworkinde-
pendentlyfromoneanother.Theyreplacethe
torqueconverterusedinconventionalautomatic
transmissionsandallowthevehicletoaccelerate
withoutanoticeableinterruptionintraction.
tiptronictransmission
Inthetiptronictransmission,poweristransfer-
redbyatorqueconverter.
Selectingaselectorleverposition
Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmission
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Fig.90Centerconsole:selectorlever
Thecurrentselectorleverpositionisshownnext
totheselectorlever>fig.90.Thecurrentselec-
torleverpositionisalsoshownintheinstrument
clusterdisplay.
>Youmayneedtoreleasetheselectorleverlock
dependingonwhichselectorleverpositionis
selectedandwhichoneyouwouldliketoselect.
>Todothis,pressthereleasebutton@onthe
selectorlever>fig.90.
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Parkingaid

Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

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Fig.136Locationofperipheralcameras
Thefourperipheralcamerasarelocatedinthera-
diatorgrille,intheluggagecompartmentlidand
onbothexteriormirrors>fig.136.Makesure
thatthelensesarenotcoveredbydepositsorany
otherobstructionsasthismayimpairthesystem.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page342.
Blackcornersareshowninthevehiclesilhouette
wheninSurroundingsmode.Objectsinthese
areasareoutsideofthecamera'sfieldofview
andarenotdetected.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page129.
—Ifthepositionortheinstallationangleofa
camerawaschanged,forexampleaftera
collision,donotcontinuetousethesystem
forsafetyreasons.Haveitcheckedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Keepinmindthattheimageinthedisplayis
incorrectiftheexteriormirrorhousinghas
beenmovedoutofplace.
—Onlyuse theimagesprovidedby thecamera
ontherearofthevehiclewhentheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Theareaaroundthevehicleisshownusing
thecameraimages.Thevehicleimageis
shownbythesystem.Objectsandobstacles
abovethecameraarenotdisplayed.

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—Cameralensesenlargeanddistortthefield
ofvision.Theobjectsappearbothaltered
andinaccurateonthescreen.
@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page129.
— TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsthedirec-
tioninwhichtherearofthevehicleistravel-
ing
basedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswingsoutmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
@Tips
Ifthe2/&9/ playandtherespectivedisplayareaisgrayed
out,thenthepowerexteriormirrorswere
foldedinorthedriver'sdoor/frontpasseng-
er'sdoor/luggagecompartmentlid was
opened.
Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras


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Fig.137Infotainmentsystem:selectthemode
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PresstheP”buttoninthecenterconsole
=>page131,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.

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—Presstheacceleratorpedalcarefullywhen
acceleratingonsmooth,slipperysurfaces
suchasiceandsnow.Thedrivewheelscan
spinevenwhenthesecontrolsystemsarein-
stalledandthiscanaffectdrivingstability
andincreasetheriskofacollision.

@)Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.
Switchingon/off
ESCturnsonautomaticallywhenyoustarttheengine.
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Fig.145CenterconsolewithbuttonRor
TheESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelthatisselected,thestabilization
functionoftheESCwillbelimitedorswitched
off.Theamountofstabilizationcontrolwilldiffer
dependingonthelevel.
Thefollowingsituationsareexceptionswhereit
maybeuseful toswitchonsportmode(sedan)or
offroadmode(allroad)toallowthewheelsto
spin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Appliesto:allroad:drivingonroughterrain
whenmuchofthecar'sweightisliftedoffthe
wheels(axlearticulation)
—Appliesto:allroad:drivingdownhillwhilebrak-
ingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchthesportmode/offroad
modeoffinadvance.






ESClevels
Appliesto:sedan
SportmodeonESC/ASRoffSportmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand_|tionoftheESC andASRis
oA.ASRareswitchedoff.availableagain.
OperatingPressthe[2OFF]buttonPressandholdthe|&OFFPressthe[2OFF]button
briefly.buttonlongerthan3sec-again.
onds.
IndicatorBiturnson.BancRdturnon.BaiturnsofforEJand
lightsaaturnoff.
MessagesStabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol
sport.Warning!Restricted|off.Warning!Restricted(ESC):on
stability stability

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Youshouldonlyswitchsportmode/offroad
modeonorswitchESC/ASRoffifyourdriving
abilitiesandroadconditionspermit.
—Thestabilizationfunctionislimitedwhen
sportmode/offroadmodeisswitchedon.
Thedrivingwheelscouldspinandthevehi-
clecouldswerve,especiallyonslickorslip-
peryroadsurfaces.
—Thereisnovehiclestabilizationwhen
ESC/ASRareswitchedoff.
Hilldescentassist
Appliesto:allroad

Hilldescentassistmakesitpossibletodrive
downahillataconstantspeed.
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Fig.146Centerconsole:hilldescentassistbutton

>Toswitchhilldescentassiston,presstheL@
button.TheLEDinthebuttonwillturnon.
>»Pressthebuttonagaintoswitchitoff.The LED
inthe buttonturnsoff.

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OffroadmodeonESC/ASRoffOffroadmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand__|tionoftheESCandASRis
DSA.ASRareswitchedoff.available again.
Operating|Pressthe|#°*]buttonbriefly.|Pressandholdthe||but-|Pressthe|#°"|buttonagain.
tonlongerthanthreesec-
onds.
IndicatorEgiturnson.ElandSaturnon.Eaiturnsoffor[gjand
lightsEaturnoff.
Messages|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):
offroad.Warning!Reduced|off.Warning!Restrictedon
stability stability
AWARNINGHilldescentassistbrakesallfourwheelsauto-
maticallyinordertolimitspeedwhendrivingei-
therforwardorreverseonhillswithagradefrom
approximately6to60%.Thewheelswillnotlock
upbecausetheABSremainsactivated.Invehi-
cleswithamanualtransmission,thehillholdas-
sistadjuststothespecifiedspeedso thattheen-
gineisnot brakedbelowitsidlespeed.
Whenhilldescentassistison,thespeedyourve-
hiclewastravelingwhenitentered thehillis
maintained.Itisonlypossible toswitchonthe
assistwhendrivingslowerthan37mph(60
km/h).Theassistbeginsshortlyafteryoustart
drivingandcontinuesuptoapproximately
19mph(30km/h).Invehicleswithamanual
transmission,regulationbelowapproximately6
mph(9km/h)isonlypossibleiftheclutchpedal
ispressedorifthegearshiftisintheneutralposi-
tion.Iftheclutchpedalisreleasedwhenagearis
engagedbelowapproximately6mph(9km/h),
the regulatedspeedwillincrease.Thedrivercan
increaseordecreasethevehiclespeedwithin
theselimitsbypressingtheacceleratororbrake
pedal.
However,theremustbeenoughtraction.Hillde-
scentassistcannotfunctionasexpected,iffor
examplethehillisicyorifthesurfaceisloose
SA.
Activeregulationofaspeeduptoapproximately
19mph(30km/h)issignaledintheinstrument
clusterby anindicatorlightZBTheindicator
lightturnsoninthereadymode.

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Wheels

bythetiremanufacturer.Thisin-
formationisusedtocontactcon-
sumers
ifatiredefectrequiresa
recall.
Vehiclecapacityweight
meanstheratedcargoandlug-
gageloadplus150lbs.(68kilo-
grams)timesthevehicle'sdesig-
natedseatingcapacity.
Vehiclemaximumloadonthe
tire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
maximumloadedvehicleweight
anddividingbytwo.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
curbweight,accessoryweight,
andnormaloccupantweight(dis-
tributedinaccordancewith>ta-
bleonpage334)anddividingby
two.
Occupantloadinganddistri-
butionforvehiclenormalload
forvariousdesignatedseating
capacities
Refertothetireinflationpressure
label>page332,fig.265forthe
numberofseatingpositions.Re-
fertothetable>tableon
page334forthenumberofpeo-
plethatcorrespondtothevehicle
normalload.
Newtiresorwheels
Audirecommendshavingallwork
ontiresorwheelsperformedby
anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
Thesefacilitieshavethe proper
knowledgeandareequippedwith
therequiredtoolsandreplace-
mentparts.
>Newtiresdonotyethavethe
optimumgrippingproperties.
Drivecarefullyandatmoderate
speedsforthefirst350miles
(500km)withnewtires.
>Onlyusetireswiththesamede-
sign,size(rollingcircumfer-
ence),andas close tothesame
treadpatternas possibleonall
fourwheels.
>Donotreplacetiresindividually.
Atleastreplacebothtiresonthe
sameaxleatthesametime.
>Audirecommendsthatyouuse
AudiOriginalTires.Ifyouwould
liketousedifferenttires,please
notethatthetiresmayperform>
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differentlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize>A.
>Ifyouwouldliketoequipyour
vehiclewithatireandrimcom-
binationthatisdifferentfrom
whatwasinstalledatthefacto-
ry,consultwithanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitybeforemakinga
purchase>A.
Becausethesparetire”isdiffer-
entfromtheregulartiresinstal-
ledonthevehicle(suchaswinter
tiresorwidetires),onlyusethe
sparetire*temporarilyincaseof
emergencyanddrivecarefully
whileitisinuse.Itshouldbere-
placedwitha regulartireassoon
aspossible.
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheel
drive:Allfourwheelsmustbe
equippedwithtiresthatarethe
samebrandandhavethesame
constructionandtreadpatternso
thatthedrivesystemisnotdam-
agedbydifferentwheelspeeds.
Forthisreason,incase ofemer-
gency,onlyuseasparetire*that
isthesamecircumferenceasthe
regulartires.
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Z\WARNING
—Donotusesteelrims thatare
17inchesorlarger.Otherwise,
damagetothevehicleandan
accidentcouldresult.
—Onlyusetire/rimcombina-
tionsandsuitablewheelbolts
thathavebeenapprovedby
Audi.Otherwise,damageto
thevehicleandanaccident
couldresult.
—Fortechnicalreasons,itisnot
possibletousetiresfromoth-
ervehicles.Insomecases,you
cannotevenusetiresfromthe
samevehiclemodel.
—Makesurethatthetiresyou
selecthaveenoughclearance
tothevehicle.Replacement
tiresshouldnotbechosen
simplybasedonthenominal
size,becausetireswithadif-
ferentconstructioncandiffer
greatlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize.Ifthereisnot
enoughclearance,thetiresor
thevehiclecanbedamaged
andthiscanreducedriving
safetyandincreasetheriskof
anaccident.