Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
SUIMIMAFY:« «225%:222%:seenseos6
QuickACCESS8:6 6icibsewseeewe6DeIVING).«cisco62eseoeencesaewe6
Cockpitoverview.............-0000-56Generalinformation.................
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..7Steeritig
Displayandoperation............10Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......
Instrumentcluster...............10Starting todrive..............02000--
Instrumentclusteroverview...........10SpOrtyCrivinGiesx «wus4 werom2 2mewn28g
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........10Automatictransmission.............
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee11Trailertowing...........00000000000-
OdOMeterws ywax«game2 2Beeesdemeg11
Outsidetemperaturedisplay...........11Driverassistance.................
Fuellevel...........0...cee eee eeeee 12.Assistsystems...................
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........12Speedwarningsystem................
Vehiclefunctions«csv.eeveeweveo15Cruise controlsystem.............0--
Messages...0.0.0.0eeeeeeeeeeee16Audiactivelaneassist................
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Startinganddriving.............21,Audisideassisthersosswans5 3suesosaves«3
Openingandclosing.............21:Audidriveselect(drivesettings)........
Cenitrallocking2.2%ssiesssscenescece21
Luggagecompartmentlid.............27Parking1d).«vc.2siesoore6 ooo
Powerwindows...............00000528Introduction.............0.0.0.2eee
Garagedooropener...........--...--29Rearparkingsystem............-....
Parkingsystemplus...605sseeeesees
LightsandVision.................32Rearviewcamera......2.0...ceceeee
Exteriorlighting................0000832Adjusting thedisplayandthewarning
Interiorlighting’:«gems=:sewssesees34TONGScon& ©peaseewegeSeeGeSeege
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Windshieldwipers............-...0--36
Digital.compass:;«acssscesseewesace38IntelligentTechnology...........
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC)....
Seats...0...eee40Brakes...6...eeeeee
Generalinformation.................40Steering«eee«=neue=¢oeseeeeeee
Fromtsseats«scwessstvcivesosees3 2serenaa40Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Rearbenchseat..................00.AlRearspoiler...1.2.0...ceceeeeeee
Energymanagement................-
Stowingandusing...............42Informationaboutdata recordedby
Ashtray...2.eeeeeeee42vehiclecontrolmodules...............
Cigarettelighter.................005.42
POWerSOUIGCESex5:2sporesa ¢eames« 5ewe&42Infotainmentsystem............
SEOMAGEScisceessc+cynanesw wanmuens© &catesWewceases43MultiMediaInterface............
Luggagecompartment...............44Trafficsafetyinformation.............
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MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
MMIoperation...............0..000.
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Sideassistdisplay..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Airventwithseatheatingcontrols
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Active laneassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—HornPe
—Driver'sairbag...............
—Buttonsforthevirtualinstrument
cluster,includingthedriverinfor-
mationsystem,audio/video,tele-
phone,navigationandvoicerec-
ognitionsystem
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...
—Audidriveselect..............
—Shiftpaddles................
Audivirtualcockpit(instrument
ClUSTEL):2sacs¢ =game¢ 2eee2gee
Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Startingtheengineifthereisa
malfunction..............0000s
Adjustablesteeringcolumn......
Cruisecontrollever.............
Instrumentillumination.........
Hood:release®« 5sewsxswows2 2won
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows................
Airventincludingclimatecontrol
systemmcontrolswaaeseecsxesreneeav=
Lockableglovecompartment
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIM/SDcards.
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
Rearwindowdefoggerbutton
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect...............004
—
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ES@©)s ¢ ¢secu= ypegstogees2see
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Retractablerearspoiler........
Dependingonequipment,center
consolewith:
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—Multimediacompartmentforcell
Phone.......eeeeee157
—Audiphonebox...............111
@Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.90
@3)Infotainmentsystemunit.......90
@8Dependingonequipment:
—Storagecompartment
—Ashtray0.2...2eeeeeeeee42
—Cupholder...........-.0000443
G3)Parking:braked.«cee20osces«2cue55
@8Dependingonequipment:
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...53
—Soundbuttonforexhaustdoor
control
@Selectorlever(Stronic)..........58
@Tips
Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.
Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Withsomeindicatorlights,messagesmayap-
pearandwarningsignalsmaysound.Theindica-
torlightsandmessagesmaybecoveredbyother
displays.Toshow themagain,selectthesecond
tabformessageswiththemultifunctionsteering
wheel>page12.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.
(oan)
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:
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TransmissionRearsafetybelt¥
=>page 64>page18
SteeringlockSpeedwarningsystem
>page18>page66
Enginestartsystem
>page18
Speedwarningsystem
=>page66
Centralindicatorlight
=>page19
Highbeams
Highbeamassistant
EyHighbeamassistant
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page87
Suspensioncontrol
=>page20
Rearspoiler
>page88
Otherindicatorlights
Turnsignals
=>page20
Rearsafetybelt¥
>page18
Cruisecontrolsystem
=>page66
Cruisecontrolsystem
=>page66
Activelaneassist
=>page 69
Conveniencekey
=>page55
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17
Activelaneassist
=>page69
Audisideassist
=>page74
Transmission
=>page64
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Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
©)=>page17
RearsafetybeltV
Q=>page 18
VLG
Instrumentcluster
Accessing thesportdisplaysinthecentral
area
>OpenthefirstVehicletab(tripcomputer)using
the[<>]buttononthemultifunctionsteering
wheel.
> Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:left
controlbutton>Sportdisplays.
>Turn theleftthumbwheelonthemultifunction
steeringwheeluntilthedesiredsportdisplay
appearsintheinstrumentcluster.
Accessing thesportdisplaysintheadditional
display
> Selectonthemultifunctionsteeringwheel:
rightcontrolbutton>Additionaldisplay.
> Selectthedesiredadditionaldisplay.
Gmeter*
TheGmeterdisplaysthelongitudinalandlateral
acceleration.Themaximumvaluesthatare
reachedarestoredanddisplayedwhenthevehi-
cleisstationary.
>Toresetthestoredvalues,selectonthemulti-
functionsteeringwheel:rightcontrolbutton>
Resetvalues.
Enginedata*
Theenginedatadisplaysthecurrentpowerand
torque.
TirePressureMonitoringSystem*
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemdisplaysthe
currenttirepressuresandtemperature.Alsosee
=>page267,Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.
Messages
BRAKE/@)/‘C}Brakesystem
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson,thereisamalfunc-
tioninthebrakesystem.
GG/@Brakes:stopvehicleandcheck
brakefluidlevel
Stopthevehicleandcheckthebrakefluidlevel.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
EG/@Warning!Nobrakeboosterfunction
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Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,youhaveto
usemuchmoreforcewhenbrakingthevehicle.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
EG/@Brakes:malfunction!Safelystopve-
hicle
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebrake
system.
1f9/BandBalsoturnon,thereisamal-
functionintheABS,ESC,andbrakingdistribu-
tion.
Donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance>A\.
EG/@Parkingbrake:malfunction!Safely
stopvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
—Iftheindicatorlightandthemessageappear
whenthevehicleisstationary orafterswitch-
ingtheignitionon,checkifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrake.Ifyoucannotreleasetheparking
brake,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.Ifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrakeandthemessagestillappears,
seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
—Iftheindicatorlightandmessageappearwhile
driving,thehillstartassistoremergencybrak-
ingfunctionmaybemalfunctioning.Itmaynot
bepossibletosettheparkingbrakeorrelease
itonceithasbeenset.Donotparkyourvehicle
onhills.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
Theweindicatorlightturnsonwhenthebrake
padsareworn.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethebrakepadschecked.
Appliesto:USAmodels:Thefe]indicatorlight
turnsontogetherwiththeEGindicatorlight.
ZXWARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=page235,Generalinformationbefore>
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Instrumentcluster
openingthehoodandcheckingthebrake
fluidlevel.
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausetherearofthevehicleto
swerve,whichincreasestheriskthattheve-
hiclewillslide.Drivecarefullytothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
PARK/(@)/‘@i,Electromechanicalparking
ELC
IftheZin/©indicatorlightturnson,the
parkingbrakehasbeenset.
/inii©Parkingbrake:warning!Vehicle
parkedtoosteep
Iftheindicatorlightblinksandthemessageap-
pears,thereisnotenoughbrakingpowertose-
curethevehicle.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
fwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
WAG/(G)Parkingbrake:warning!Vehi-
cleparkedtoosteep
There
isnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
ERETG/(G)Parkingbrake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
(i)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page55.
meerecu
|E|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page242.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=>page242.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
/_E|Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.
Z\WARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowittocoolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
()Note
DonotcontinuedrivingiftheBindicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.
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Openingandclosing
BFV-0278
Fig.11Yourvehiclekeyset
@Remoteorconveniencekey*
Theconveniencekey*isaremotecontrolkeywith
specialfunctions>page24and>page53.
Youcanunlock/lockyourvehiclewiththeremote
controlkey.Amechanicalkeyisintegratedinthe
remotecontrolkey>page23.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode*
Thevehiclecode*onthekey tagcanberubbed
off.Itdoesnothaveafunction.
Replacingakey
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethiskeyde-
activated.Itisimportanttobringallkeyswith
you.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportittoyour
insurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcancheckthenumberofkeysassignedto
yourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.
Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Undercertaincircumstances,thevehiclemaynot
beabletostartifthereisaremotecontrolkey
fromadifferentvehiclemanufactureronthekey
chain.
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Datainthemasterkey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourremotecon-
trolkey.YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadout
thisdataandtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicle
needs.This appliesalsotovehicleswithacon-
veniencekey*.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysuses“theirown”master
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtotheremotemasterkey.
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Parkingaid*
—Activelaneassist*
—Sideassist*
—Driveselect
Thestoredsettingsareautomaticallyrecalled
whenyouunlockthevehicle,openthedoorsor
turnontheignition.
ZA\WARNING
Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignitionoff
andtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This applies
particularlywhenchildrenremaininthevehi-
cle.Otherwisethechildrencouldstarttheen-
gineoroperateelectricalequipmentsuchas
powerwindows.
()Note
Protecttheremotecontrolkeyagainsthigh
temperaturesanddirectsunlight.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
XXDonotdisposeofremotecontrolkeysin
householdtrash.Theycontainmaterialsthat
canberecycled.ContactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
moreinformation.
G)Tips
— Theoperationoftheremotecontrolkeycan
be
temporarilydisruptedbyinterference>
LightsandVision
LightsandVision
Exteriorlighting
SistemcLLatseal
B8V-0430
Fig.27Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
Lightswitch
Turntheswitchtothecorrespondingposition.
Whenthe lightsareswitchedon,the2»symbol
turnson.
O-lightsareoff(insomemarkets,thedaytime
runninglights*areswitchedonwhentheignition
isswitchedon.)
—USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightsswitch
onautomaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
onandthelightswitchisset totheOorthe
AUTOposition(onlyindaylight).TheDaytime
runninglightscan beswitchedonandoffin
theMMI>page33>A.
—Canadamodels:thedaytimerunninglights
switchonautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedonandthelightswitchissettotheO,
20aortheAUTOposition(onlyindaylight)>A\.
AUTO*-automaticheadlightsswitchon andoff
dependingonbrightness,forexampleintwilight,
duringrainorintunnels.
300:-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
220-All-weatherlights*
Q#-Rearfoglight(s)*
All-weatherlights*
Invehicleswithall-weatherlights,thefront
lightsareadjustedautomaticallyso thatyouare
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lesslikelytoseeglarefromyourownheadlights,
forexamplewhendrivingonawetroad.
Automaticdynamicheadlightrangecontrol
system*
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaheadlightrange
controlsystemsothatthereislessglareforon-
comingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangealsoadjustsautomaticallywhen
brakingandaccelerating.
Lightfunctions
Thefollowinglightfunctionsmaybeavailable
dependingonvehicleequipmentandonlyfunc-
tionwhenthelightswitchisintheAUTOposi-
tion.
Staticcorneringlight*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thecorneringlightswitchesonautomat-
icallywhenthesteeringwheelisturnedatacer-
tainangleatspeeds uptoapproximately44mph
(70km/h)andwhentheturnsignalisactivated
atspeedsuptoapproximately25mph
(40km/h).Theareatothesideofthevehicleis
illuminatedbetterwhenturning.
Highwaylightfunction*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thisfunctionadaptsthelightingfor
highwaydrivingbasedonvehiclespeed.
Speeddependentlightdistribution*(vehicles
withLEDheadlights)-thespeeddependentlight
distributionadaptsthelightintownsandon
highwaysorexpressways.Intersectionscanalso
beilluminatedonvehicleswithanavigationsys-
tem*.
ZA\WARNING
—Automaticheadlights*areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethe
driverofresponsibilitytocheck thehead-
lightsandtoturnthemonmanuallybased
onthecurrentlightandvisibilityconditions.
Forexample,fogcannot bedetectedby the
lightsensors.Soalwaysswitchonthelow
beamsundertheseweatherconditionsand
whendrivinginthe darkZO.
—Toreduceglarefortrafficbehindyourvehi-
cle,therearfoglights*shouldonlybe
turnedoninaccordancewiththelegal>
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Driving
@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
@Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page57.
G)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetif it isreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifitisset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.
Z\WARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithhillholdassist
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.
Sportydriving
Appliesto:RSmodels
Whendrivinginasportystyle,forexampleona
drivingtrack,thewearonallvehiclecomponents
isgreatlyincreased,especiallyontheengine,
transmission,tires,brakes,andsuspension.This
canresultinincreasedwear.Alsonotethefol-
lowingpoints:
—Makesurethevehicleisingoodcondition.
Makesuretocheckthebrakepads,tiretread,
andtirepressure(whentiresarewarm).
—Beforehand,warmuptheenginebydrivingno
higherthantwo-thirdsofthemaximumpermit-
tedengineRPM.Theengineoiltemperature
mustbebroughttoaminimumof140°F
(60°C).
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