8S1012721BA
LightsandVision
approximately2mph(4km/h).Thehigherthe
sensitivityoftherainsensor*isset(switch@)to
theright),theearlierthewindshieldwipersreact
tomoistureonthewindshield.Youcandeacti-
vatetherainsensormode®intheInfotainment
system,whichswitchestheintermittentmode
on.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENU
button>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor>Off.
@-Slowwiping
@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,thewipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.
©)-Cleanthewindshield.Toeliminatewater
droplets,thewindshieldwipersperformoneaf-
terwipeafterseveralsecondswhiledrivingin
temperaturesabove39°F(4°C).Youcanswitch
thisfunctionoffbymovingthelevertoposition
©within10secondsoftheafterwipe.Theafter-
wipefunctionisreactivatedthenexttimeyou
switchtheignitionon.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*onlyfunctionswhenthe lightsareswitched
on.Theheadlightsareautomaticallycleanedthe
firsttimeandeveryfifthtimetheleverismoved
topositionG).
Z\WARNING
—Therainsensor*isonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsi-
ble formanuallyswitchingthe wiperson
basedonvisibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darkness,andwhenthe sunislow,can
causeincreasedglare,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.Wiperbladechatterisal-
sopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page38,Replacingwindshield
wiperblades.
C@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
@)Tips
—Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor*
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
—Thewasherfluidnozzlesinthewindshield
washersystemareheated*atlowtempera-
tureswhentheignitionison.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningwindshieldwiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Cleanthewiperbladeswithasofttowel
andglasscleaner.
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page38.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.
Z\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
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8S51012721BA
LightsandVision
Adjustingthemagnetic zone
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
BFV-0293
Fig.37NorthAmerica:magneticzonemap
>Pressandholdthebutton@>page38,fig.36
untilthenumberofthemagneticzoneappears
intheinteriorrearviewmirror.
>Pressthebutton(@)repeatedlytoselectthe
correctmagneticzone.Theselectionmode
turnsoffafterafewseconds.
Calibratingthecompass
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
Ifthedisplayisincorrectorinaccurate,thecom-
passmustberecalibrated.
>Pressandholdthebutton@untilaCappears
intheinteriorrearviewmirror.
>Driveinacircleatabout5mph(10km/h)until
a
directionisdisplayedintherearviewmirror.
—Toreducetherisktoyourselfandotherdriv-
ers,calibratethe compassinanareawhere
thereisnotraffic.
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficandthe
areaaroundyourvehicleifyouarereading
thecompasswhiledriving.
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8S1012721BA
Warmandcold
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
Fig.53Automaticclimatecontrolsystem:controls
Youcancontrolthefunctionsthroughthedial,
buttonsinthedialandthebuttons.Pressthe
buttons
toturnthefunctionsonoroff.TheLED
inabuttonwilllightupwhenthefunctionis
switchedon.
PressingtheAUTObuttonandsettingthetem-
peratureto72°F(22°C)isrecommended.The
automaticclimatecontrolsystemautomatically
maintainsatemperatureonceithasbeenset.
Theairtemperaturecomingfromthevents,the
blowerspeed,andtheairdistributionarealso
automaticallyadjusted.Inallheatingmodefunc-
tionsexceptdefrost,thebloweronlyswitchesto
ahigherspeedoncetheenginecoolanthas
reachedacertaintemperature.
8Blower
Theblowerspeedcan beadjustedinsmallincre-
mentsusingthedial(@).Theblowershouldal-
waysrunatalowsettingtopreventthewindows
fromfoggingandtoensureacontinuousex-
changeofairinsidethevehicle.Youcanadjust
thevolumeofairgeneratedbytheblowertoyour
preference.Tohavetheblowerregulatedauto-
matically,presstheAUTObutton.
A/CCoolingmode
Youcanturnthecoolingsystemonoroffby
pressingtheA/Cbutton.Theairisnotcooledand
humidityisnotremovedwhencoolingmodeis
BFV-0218
switchedoff.Thiscan causefogonthewindows.
Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomaticallywhen
theoutsidetemperatureisbelowzero.
@/@Temperature
Thetemperaturecanbeadjustedinsmallincre-
mentsusingthedial(2).
AUTOAutomaticmode
TheAUTObuttonturnsonautomaticmode.AU-
TOmodeswitchesoffonceabuttoninthecli-
matecontrolsystemispressed.Automaticmode
maintainsaconstanttemperatureinsidetheve-
hicle.Airtemperature,airflowandairdistribu-
tionarecontrolledautomatically.
Airdistribution
Theairdistributioncanbeadjustedwiththecon-
trol@).Tohavetheairdistributionregulatedau-
tomatically,presstheAUTObutton.
Theroundairventsinthecockpitareadjustable
=>page50.
Tokeepthefrontsidewindowsfromfoggingup
indampweather,werecommendopeningthe
sideairventsandtiltingthemtotheside.
lyorautomatically*.
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>
Warmandcold
—Switchingmanualrecirculationmodeonand
off:Pressthe>button.
—Automatic*recirculationmode:autorecircula-
tionneedstobeactivatedintheInfotainment
system.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:
[MENU]button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>
Vehiclesettings>Airconditioning>Autore-
circulation.Theairqualitysensorthatisde-
signedfordieselandgasolineexhaustauto-
maticallyswitchestherecirculationmodeonor
offdependingonthelevelofpollutantsinthe
outsideair.
Inrecirculationmode,theairinsidethevehicleis
circulatedandfiltered.Thispreventstheunfil-
teredairoutsidethevehiclefromenteringthe
vehicleinterior.Switchingrecirculationmodeon
whendrivingthroughatunnelor whensittingin
trafficisrecommended>A.
Pressingthe<>button,AUTOorthe&button
switchesrecirculationmodeoff.
®Defrosting
Thewindshieldandsidewindowsaredefrosted
orcleared ofcondensationasquicklyaspossible.
Theoptimumamountofairflowsmainlyoutof
theventsunderthewindshield.Recirculation
modeswitchesoff. Thetemperatureiscontrolled
automatically.
TheAUTObuttonswitchesthedefrosteroff.
&Rearwindowdefogger
Iftherearwindowdefoggerisactivatedwhen
theignitionisswitchedon,thebatterymanage-
mentdeterminesbasedonthebatterychargeif
itispossibletoturnon.Otherwise,therearwin-
dowdefoggerfunctionswiththeenginerunning
andswitchesoffautomaticallyafterapproxi-
mately10-20minutes,dependingontheout-
sidetemperature.
Topreventtherearwindowdefoggerfrom
switchingoffautomatically,pressandholdthe
&®buttonformorethantwoseconds.Thisre-
mainsstoreduptoapproximately15minutesaf-
terturningofftheignition.
sO
ZAWARNING
Youshouldnotusetherecirculationmodefor
anextendedperiodsincenofreshairisdrawn
in.Withtheair-conditioningswitchedoff,the
windowscanfogup,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Adjustingthe vents
BFV-0222
Fig.54Cockpit:adjustingtheairvents
Toadjustthedirectionofairflow,turnthe
ridgedouteradjustmentwheel(@)°fig.54.
Toadjusttheamountofairflow,movethelever
@ontheairvent.Tostoptheairflow,movethe
leverallthewaytotheleft.
Sal)
Fig.55Airvents:seatheating
Theseatheatinghasthreelevels.Theselected
heatlevelisindicatedby theLED.
>
Toswitchtheseatheatingon,pressthe«/but-
tononce.
>Toswitchtoalowerlevel,pressthe«/button
again.
>Toswitchtheseatheatingoff,presstheabut-
tonrepeatedlyuntiltheLEDturnsoff.
8S1012721BA
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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Driving
—Beforestopping thevehicle,allowtheengine
andbrakestocoolbackdowntoaregularoper-
atingtemperaturebydrivingnormally.
Ifnecessary,use thefollowingfunctions:
—dynamicAudidriveselect*mode>page75
—LaunchControl>page63
—LimitESC>page85
G)Tips
Wearcausedbyloaddoesnotconstituteave-
hiclefaultasdefinedby thetermsofthewar-
ranty.
Automatictransmission
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectronically-
controlledDSGtransmissioncalledStronic.Two
independentclutchestransferthepowerbe-
tweentheengineandtransmission.Itallows the
vehicletoacceleratewithoutanoticeableinter-
ruptionintraction.
Thetransmissionupshiftsordownshiftsauto-
matically.Thedrivingstylecontinuouslyinfluen-
cestheselectionofthedrivingprogram.
Whenamoderatedrivingstyleisused,the
transmissionselectsthemosteconomicaldriving
mode.ThetransmissionupshiftsatalowerRPM
anddownshiftsatahigherRPMtoimprovefuel
efficiency.
Thetransmission switchestoasportymodeafter
akick-downorwhenthedriverusesasportydriv-
ingstylecharacterizedbyquickacceleratorpedal
movements,heavyacceleration,frequent
changesinspeed,andtravelingatthemaximum
speed.
Ifdesired,thedrivercanalso selectthegears
manually(tiptronicmode).
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Selectorleverpositions
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Fig.60Instrumentcluster:selectorleverpositions
TheInfotainmentsystemdisplayshowsthecur-
rentselectorleverpositionandtheengaged
gear.
P-Park
YoucanonlyshiftintoParkwhenthevehicleis
stationary>A\.
ToshiftinandoutofthePselectorleverposition,
presstheinterlockbuttonintheselectorlever
whilepressingthebrakepedal.
R-Reverse
Onlyshiftintoreversegearwhenthevehicleis
stationaryandtheengineisrunningatidle
speed>A.
Toselectthe Rselectorleverposition,pressthe
interlockbuttonwhilepressingthebrakepedal.
Theback-uplightsswitchonintheRpositionif
theignitionisswitchedon.
N-Neutral
Thetransmissionisinidleinthisposition.
D/S-Normalpositionfordrivingforward
IntheD/Sselectorleverposition,thetransmis-
sioncan beoperatedeitherinthenormalDmode
orintheSsportmode.ToselecttheSsport
mode,pulltheselectorleverbackbriefly.Pulling
theleverbackagainwillselectthenormal D
mode.Theselecteddrivingmodeisshowninthe
Infotainmentdisplay.
Inthenormalmode"D",thetransmissionauto-
maticallyselectsthecorrectgear.Itdependson
engineload,vehiclespeedanddrivingstyle.
8S1012721BA
Driving
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
Tomovefromselectorleverposition"N" to"D",
youmustpressthebrakepedalandthevehicle
mustbetravelinglessthan1mph(2km/h)orbe
stationary>A\.
ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect"R"or"P"whiledriving,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except“P”)whentheengine
isrunning.Otherwise,thisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstoppedifagearis
engaged.Otherwisethevehiclewillstartto
moveimmediately,eveniftheparkingbrake
isset.Thiscouldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
the"P"position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.
C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe"N"position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting"D"or"S".
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
emergencyreleasecan beusedifthishap-
pens.Left-handdrivevehicles>page65.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockpreventsyoufromselect-
ingagearaccidentally,causingthevehicleto
roll.
BFV-0112
Fig.61Selectorleverlock
Toreleasetheselectorleverlock:
>»Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressthebrakepedalwhilepressingtheinter-
lockbutton.
Automaticshiftlock(ASL)
Theselectorleverislockedinthe"P"and"N" po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe"P"position.The
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8S1012721BA
Driving
>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andthevehiclewillstartmovingonceyoupress
theacceleratorpedal.
Stopping/parking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.Invehicleswithaconveniencekey*,
themessageShifttoP,otherwisevehiclecan
rollaway.Doorsdonotlockifgearshiftisnotin
Pappears.Awarningtonewillalsosound.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Selectthe"P"selectorleverposition.
Undercertaincircumstances,suchasdrivingin
themountains,itmaybeusefultoswitchtempo-
rarilytothemanualshiftprograminorderto
manuallyadjustthegearstothedrivingcondi-
tions>page62.
Whenparkingonalevelsurface,simplyplacethe
selectorleverinthe"P"position.Oninclines,ac-
tivatetheparkingbrakefirstandthenmovethe
selectorlevertothe"P"position>page55.This
preventsthelockingmechanismfrombeingload-
ed tooheavilyandwillmakeiteasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofthe"P"position.
ZA\WARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanlead to
seriousinjuries.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
thePposition.
—Powerisstilltransferredtothewheelswhen
theengineisrunningatidle.Topreventthe
vehiclefrom“creeping”,youmustkeep your
footonthebrakewhentheengineisrun-
ningandtheselectorleverisinthe"D","S"
or"R"positionor“tiptronic”modeisselect-
ed.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Other-
wise thevehiclewillstarttomoveimmedi-
ately,eveniftheparkingbrakeisset.This
couldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverengagethe RorPselectorlevelposi-
tionswhiledriving.Itcouldcauseacrash.
—Beforedrivingdownasteepslope,reduce
yourspeedandshiftintoalowergearwith
“tiptronic”.
—Donotridethebrakesorpressthebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolongwhendriving
downhill.Constantbrakingcausesthe
brakes
tooverheatandcansubstantiallyre-
ducebrakingperformance,increasebraking
distance,orcausecompletefailureofthe
brakesystem.
—Ifyoumuststoponanincline,alwayshold
thevehicleinplacewiththefootbrakeor
parkingbraketopreventitfromrolling
back.
—Neverholdthevehicleonaninclinewitha
slippingclutch.Theclutchopensautomati-
callywhenitbecomestoohotfromtheover-
load.Thefs}indicatorlightturnsonanda
messageappears>page64whenthe
clutchisoverloaded.
—Iftheenginemustrunwhileyouarework-
ingintheenginecompartmentwiththe
hoodopen,makesureagearisnotengaged.
Theselectorlevermustbefirmlyinthe
Ppositionandlockedinplaceandthepark-
ingbrakemustbeset>page235.Other-
wise,thevehiclecouldbeginmovingwhen
increasingtheenginespeed,evenwiththe
parkingbrakeset.
CG)Note
—Whenstoppingonanincline,donottryto
holdthevehicleinplacebypressingtheac-
celeratorpedalwhileadrivinggearisse-
lected.Thiscan cause theautomatictrans-
missiontooverheatandcandamageit.Set
theparkingbrakeorpressthebrakepedal
topreventthevehiclefromrolling.
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