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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LightsandVision
setintheInfotainmentsystem.SelectintheIn-
fotainmentsystem:MENUbutton>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Vehiclesettings>Interiorlight-
ing.
NidaToateertela)
BFV-0015
Fig.31Instrumentillumination
Thebrightnessoftheinstrumentclusterandthe
centerconsolecan beadjusted.
>Presstheknobtoreleaseit.
>Turn theknobtoward"-"or"+"toreduceorin-
creasethebrightness.
>
Presstheknobagaintoreturnittoitsoriginal
position.
Vision
Adjustingtheexteriormirrors
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Fig.32Driver'sdoor:knobfortheexteriormirrors
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:
CV/®-Adjuststheleft/rightexteriormirror.
Movetheknobinthedesireddirection.
GA-Heatsthemirrorglassdependingontheout-
sidetemperature.
SA-Foldstheexteriormirrors*.IntheInfotain-
mentsystem,youcanselectifthemirrorsfoldin
automaticallywhenyoulockthevehicle
=>page26.
Frontpassenger'sexteriormirrortilt
function*
Tohelpyouseethecurbwhenbackingintoa
parkingspace,thesurfaceofthemirrortilts
slightly.Forthistohappen,theknobmustbein
thepositionforthefrontpassenger'sexterior
mirror.
Youcanadjustthetiltedmirrorsurfacebyturn-
ingtheknobinthedesireddirection.Whenyou
moveoutofreverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.
ZXWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(convex)enlargethe
fieldofvision.However,theymakeobjectsin
themirrorappearsmallerandfartheraway.
Youmayestimateincorrectlywhenyouuse
thesemirrorstogaugeyourdistancefromthe
vehiclesbehindyouwhenchanginglanes,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
QoNote
Ifthemirrorhousingwasmovedbyoutside
forces(suchasanimpactwhenmaneuver-
ing),youmustuse thepowerfoldingfunction
tofoldthemirrorallthewayout.Themirror
housingmustnot bemovedbackintoplace
byhandbecausethiscouldimpairthefunc-
tionofthemirrormechanism.
G)Tips
Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunctions,
theglassinbothmirrorscan beadjustedby
pressingontheedgeofitbyhand.
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Seats
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Appliesto:vehicleswithentryassistance
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertogetintothe
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Fig.39Driver'sseat:loopontheseatbackrest
BFV-0119
>Tofoldthefrontseatbackrestsforward,pullon
theloopandfoldtheseatbackrest.
ZA\WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethefront seatsareupright
andsecurelylockedinplacewhendriving.
(eataed
Appliesto:vehicleswithcenterarmrest
Fig.40Armrestbetweenthedriver's/frontpassenger's
seats.
>Toliftthearmrestoutofthelowestposition,
pressthebuttoninthedirectionofthearrow.
>Toadjusttheangle,raisethearmrestnotch by
notch.
>Tobringthearmrestbackdown,raiseitoutof
the topnotchandfolditbackdown.ThenLift
thearmresttothedesiredposition,ifnecessa-
ry.
Pleasenotethatthedriver'sabilitytomovehisor
armmayberestrictedwhenthearmrestisfolded
down.Becauseofthis,thearmrestshouldnotbe
foldeddownduringcitydriving.
Thearmrestcanslideforwardandback.
Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthearm-
rest.
Rearbenchseat
Rearseatpassengersmustmeetcertaincriteria.
BFV-0074
Fig.41Correctseatedpositionontherearbenchseat
ZA\WARNING
—Onlypassengersupto57in(145cm)tall
maysitontherearbenchseat.
—Theminimumdistancebetweenthehead
andtherearwindowwhensittingupright
should not belessthan1in(2.5cm).People
whosittallerthanthiscouldsuffersevere
injurieswhenclosingtheluggagecompart-
mentlidorduringacollision.Alwayspayat-
tentiontotherearpassengerswhenclosing
theluggagecompartmentlid.
— Noheavy,hardobjectsmaybeplacedonthe
luggagecompartmentcover.Theyendanger
thevehiclepassengerswhenopeningthe
luggagecompartmentlidorwhenbraking
suddenly.
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Stowingandusing
Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
2 3 e >
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Fig.42Centerarmrestfoldedup:ashtray
Theashtrayisplacedinthecenterconsoleunder
the centerarmrest.
Openingandclosing
>Toopenorclosetheashtray,foldthecoverup
ordown.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.
Z\WARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.
Cigarettelighter
Fig.43Centerarmrestfoldedup:cigarettelighter
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
> Foldthe centerarmrestuptoreachtheciga-
rettelighter,ifnecessary.
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
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>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
Thecigarettelightermaybeusedasapower
sourceforthetiremobilitykit/compactspare
tire*compressoronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
Z\WARNING
—Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorburns.To reduce
theriskofinjuries,neverleavechildrenun-
attendedinthevehiclewiththevehiclekey.
—Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelighter.
Inattentiveorunsuperviseduseoftheciga-
rette
lightercancauseburns.
Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*andonthesidetrimpanelinthelug-
gagecompartment*.
USBports
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe«<>or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.
Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorintheeventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.>
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Stowingandusing
@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
Appliesto:vehicleswithcupholders
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>ega
Fig.45Centerarmrestfoldedup:cupholder
>Touse thecupholderunderthecenterarmrest,
folditupward>page41.
>Foldtheplasticbrackettowardtherear,ifnec-
essary>fig.45.
ZXWARNING
Spilledhotliquidcanincreasetheriskofacci-
dentsandinjuries.
—Neverdrivewithcontainersthatcontainhot
liquidsuchas coffeeortea.Thehotliquid
couldspillandcauseburnsduringacolli-
sion,suddenbrakingorothervehiclemove-
ment.Spilledhotliquidcanalsoincrease
theriskofaccidentsandinjuries.
—Onlyusesoftcontainersinthecupholders.
Hardcupsandglassescanincreasetherisk
ofinjuryduringacollision.
—Neveruse thecupholderortheadapteras
anashtraybecausethisisafirehazard.
C)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
always
havealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindarangeofstoragecompartments
andholdersatdifferentlocationsinthevehicle.
—Compartmentsinthedoors
—Storageareaintheglovecompartment.The
glovecompartmentcanbelockedusingthe
mechanicalkey>page23.
—Storagecompartmentunderthecenterarm-
rest*
—Keycompartmentinthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentontherearsideofthe
frontseat*.The compartmentcanholdamaxi-
mumweightof2.2lbs(1kg).
—Coathooks
ZA\WARNING
— Noheavyorhardobjectsmaybeplacedon
thestoragecompartmentbehindtherear
seatbackrest.Thereisariskofinjuringthe
vehiclepassengerswhenbrakingsuddenly.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesurethe
coversforallstoragecompartmentsareal-
waysclosedwhiledriving.>
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Stowingandusing
—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.
@)Note
Objectsontherearshelfthatrubagainstthe
rearwindowcandamagetherearwindow
heatingwires.
Theroofrackmustonlybesecuredintheposi-
tioningboltarea.
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Fig.46Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.46.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
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=>page294.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installation
Wheninstallingthesupportfeet,makesurethey
areonly placedinthepositioningboltarea be-
tweenthesidewallframeandtheroofframe
trim>fig.46.Thepositioningboltisvisibleas
soonasyoupushthesealinglipbackfromthe
roomframetrimusingthedesignatedtool.
Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystem andobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcause anaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
@)Note
Makesuretheluggagecompartmentliddoes
nothitthecargoontheroofrackwhenyou
openit.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Yourvehiclewillusemoreenergyduetothe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpiecesofluggageorobjectsmustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
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Stowingandusing
>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
>Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.
Z\WARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcovermustal-
waysbesecurelyfastenedwheninusetore-
ducetheriskofanaccident.
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageorobjects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthecenterofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjects arenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page294.
—Neversecureachildsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape
bythemselves.
—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.
—Nevertransportpassengersintheluggage
compartment.Everypassengermustbecor-
rectlysecuredwiththesafetybeltsinthe
vehicle>page180.
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskof be-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
()Note
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.
—Makesurethattheheatinggridstripsfor
therearwindowdefoggerarenotdamaged
byabrasiveobjects.
G)Tips
—Thetirepressuremustbeadaptedtothe
load>page258.
—Youcanpurchasestrapsatspecialtystores.
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Stowingandusing
Luggagecompartme!1!
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Fig.47Openedrearlidwithluggagecompartmentcover
ee
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Fig.48Unlockedluggagecompartmentcover
BFV-0097
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentcover,turn
thetwistlocktothehorizontalposition
>fig.47.
> Gripthesideoftheluggagecompartmentcov-
er
andpullthecoverinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.48.
Installingtheluggagecompartmentcover
> Placetheluggagecompartmentcoverwiththe
retainersonthepinsandslidethecoverup-
ward.
>Turn thetwistlockwithgentle pressuretothe
verticalposition.
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BFV-0077
Fig.49Backrestreleaselever (leftside)
Toexpandtheluggagecompartment,bothsec-
tionsofthebackrestcan be separatedorcanbe
foldedforwardtogether.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pushthereleaselever>fig.49inthedirection
ofthearrow.
>Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestdownuntilitlatchessecurely.
Fig.50Luggagecompartment:locationofthetie-downs
Therearetie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
»Usethetie-downstosecure thecargo.