8S1012721BA
Wheels
Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A.
Z\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page282,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.
>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage248.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
»Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page258.
Theeffectiveness ofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.157in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwinter
tiresalsodecreasegreatly asthetireages,re-
gardlessoftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@)Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe4symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.
ZA\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.>
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Wheels
No.109.GradesBandArepresenthigher levels
ofperformanceonthelaboratorytestwheelthan
theminimumrequiredbylaw.
Z\WARNING
Thetractiongradeassignedtothistireis
basedonstraight-aheadbrakingtraction
tests,anddoesnotincludeacceleration,cor-
nering,hydroplaningorpeaktractioncharac-
teristics.
ZAWARNING
Thetemperaturegradeforthistireisestab-
lishedforatirethatisproperlyinflatedand
notoverloaded.Excessivespeed,underinfla-
tion,orexcessiveloading,eitherseparatelyor
incombination,can cause heatbuildupand
possibletirefailure.
ZAWARNING
Temperaturegradesapplytotiresthatare
properlyinflatedandnotoverorunderinflat-
ed.
Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflationpressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyone minuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-upsaslongasthe mal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
IftheTirePressureMonitoringSystem
indicatorappears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheInfotainmentsystem
displaywithanindicatorlight@andamessage.>
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Wheels
Tirepressuremonitoring
system
(1)Generalnotes
Eachtire,includingthespare(ifprovided),
should becheckedmonthlywhencoldandinflat-
edtotheinflationpressurerecommendedbythe
vehiclemanufactureronthevehicleplacardor
tireinflation pressurelabel.(Ifyourvehiclehas
tiresofadifferentsizethanthesizeindicatedon
thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnotreachedthelevel
totriggerillumination oftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnot operatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-ups aslongasthemal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheck the
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtirepressuremonitoringsystem
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemmonitors
thepressureinthefourtireswhendriving.
Thesystemusessensorsthatmeasurethetem-
peratureandpressureinthetires.Thedatais
sentfromthesesensorstothecontrolmoduleby
radiofrequency.
Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemshowsthe
currentpressuresandtemperaturesofthetires
intheInfotainmentsystemwhiledriving
=page268.Italsocomparesthecurrenttire
pressureswiththestoredtirepressuresandgives
awarningifthetirepressureisdifferentfrom
whatisstored>page268.
Thesystemdoesnotdetectifthestoredtire
pressuresmatchtherecommendedtirepres-
sures.Youmuststorethetirepressuresagainin
eachofthefollowingsituations>page269:
—Eachtimethetirepressureschange,forexam-
plewhentheloadinthevehiclechanges
—Afterreplacingatire
—Ifwheelswithnewwheelsensorsareused
Z\WARNING
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemassists
thedriverinmonitoringtirepressures.The
driverisresponsibleforhavingthetiresin-
flatedtothecorrectpressure.
—Donotchangethetirepressurewhenthe
temperatureofthetireisextremelyhigh.
Thiscouldresultinseriousdamagetothe
tireandevencausethetiretoburst,increas-
ingtheriskofanaccident.
—Atirewithlowpressureflexesmore.This
heatsthetireuptoomuch.Thiscouldcause|>
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Fusesandbulbs
Interiorfuseassignment
No.|Equipment
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F20|Powerlumbarsupportadjustment
B8V-0217
Frontpassenger'ssideneckheating(Road-
F22
ster)
Rightvehicleelectricalsystemcontrol
F24
module
F25|Driversidedoor
F26|Seatheating
Vehicleelectricalsystemcontrolmodule
rey(terminal30)
F28|AMIHighmediaport
F29|Vehicleelectricalsystemcontrolmodule
F32|Driverassistancesystems
F33|Airbag
Sockets,interiorsound,taillightswitch,
F34|temperaturesensor,oillevelsensor,neck
heating,garage dooropener
Fig.210Vehicleinterior:fuseassignment
No.Equipment
Diagnosis,headlightrangecontrol,air
quality sensor,automaticdimmingrear-
viewmirror,centerinstrumentpanel
switchmodule
F35
F4Centralcomputerprocessor(MIB-2)F36|Rightcorneringlight /rightLEDheadlight
FSGateway(diagnostics)F37|Leftcorneringlight/leftLEDheadlight
FoSelectorlever(automatictransmission)
F7
Climatecontrolsystemcontrols,rearwin-
dowdefogger,tirepressuremonitoring
Enginecontrolmodule,ESCcontrolmod-
F38
ule
F39|Frontpassengersidedoor
F8
Switchfortheelectromechanicalparking
brake,lightswitch,rain/lightsensor,inte-
riorlighting,diagnosticconnector,roof
electronics
F40|Cigarettelighter,sockets
F41|Fueltankdiagnosis
F42|Centrallockingarea
FQSteeringcolumnswitchmodule
F44|Allwheeldriveclutchcontrolmodule
F10Vehiclepositioning
F45|Poweradjustabledriver'ssideseat
F1l
Allwheeldriveclutch,leftvehicleelectri-
calsystemcontrolmodule
F46|Driver'ssideneckheating(Roadster)
F49|Enginestart,clutchsensor
F12Infotainmentcomponents
F52|Controlmoduleforsuspensioncontrol
F1l4Climatecontrolsystemblowerfan
F53|Rearwindowdefogger
FisElectronicsteeringcolumnlock
F16
Infotainmentsystemcomponents,safety
beltmicrophone
F17Instrumentcluster
F18Rearviewcamera
F19
Convenienceaccesscontrolmodule
286
Thepowerseats*areprotectedviacircuitbreak-
ersthatautomaticallyswitchonafterafewsec-
ondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenreduced.
Index
Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............10
AUTO
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem........49
Automaticheadlights..................32
Auto
Lock(centrallocking)...............21.
Automaticbeltretractor...............-184
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
refertoClimatecontrolsystem(automatic).49
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem....84
Automatictransmission.................-58
DEVINGCPSis65wssinsowom@ 6eae3oHRUER660
Emergencymode..............-.00005564
HilldeSCEntCONntOlaasx 2weesyowees¢ 2eee62
KiCKOWMisiass5&sewsensomamasawaan«avecne63
Malfunction.......2...ceceeeeeeeee59
Selectorleveremergencyrelease.........65
Selectorleverloka22awwom= 2wowsaowen59
Selectorleverpositions...............0.58
Shiftingmanually..................0..62
Steeringwheelwithshiftpaddles........62
BIDEROMIGE5ecw
Automaticzoom(navigation)............140
AUXINPUEsavesx 2eves7 8caeen+eee+em8157
Averagefuelconsumption............000515
AVETAGESPECass 3saree¢ §sarew§eeeEyEe15
B
BACKbutton...................00ceee90
Balance(Sound)............00000eee eee173
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............145
Bass(sound)................000000eee173
Battery.......0.0.0...eee244
CharginGwes= «seus« xsessxeeegceee246
Wintenoperations «cose+ounssccene6ine245
Beforedrivingsassx=nseeocosevewene¥o175
Betterroute(navigation)................143
BOWED":«savesawmnem2 ©neemx2ERNE28ame&49
Bluetooth
Audioplayer«svi2 5mee2 owea2semao153
Connectingacellphone...............108
Settings........0.0....00ceee eee171
BoOSt..2...eeeeeeeee15
BoosterseatS.....2...cee eee eee eee221
296
Boostpressureindicator.................Ls
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........243
BRAKEScraneswessees5 2nexta©cmamens© aonemnh©some86
Brakeassist...0.6...cece84
BrakeassistsysteM..........-..-+--05-84
Brake:boosters«sesiss+osccsesea 6snecenea 6oeacese386
Brakefluid...2.2.6.0...0.eee eeeeee243
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........55
Emergencybrakingfunction.............56
Indicatorlights....................00,16
Newbrakepads:«esassaiewssewssspees86
Break-insecurityfeature...............-.27
Breakingin
Newbrakepads..............---0eeeee86
INCWENCSine6 &secaa@semenw asomcame#0amenene@255
Browser
refertoMediacenter...............00.159
Bulbfailure(indicatorlight)..............20
Bulbireplacementievesx «sovvsusa 0savesw &savers7287
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)...............---.90
Cc
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..156
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........236
Batteryspecific.................-.00.245
Calllist.0.0...eeeeee113
Calloptions..........2.0...eeeeeee eee120
Capacities
Fueltank................00000ceee293
Washerfluidreservoir..............0..293
CaiKeVecmx=way¢ 2seem©2ye GESeeooee22
Carwash....2...eeeeeeeeeeee270
Catalyticconverter.............--.0000.235
CD
drive(mediadrives).................152
Cellphone
PlayingmuSiC.....6.6...ceceeee eee eee153
alsorefertoTelephone................108
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox............... Lit
Genter-armMVresteicos2 2sacsowienswean«se
Centrallockingix.+ 2sews+
Conveniencekey
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29