Instrumentcluster
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
pomURENelele
Ifthe8.indicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.
Replacethebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
ZA\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—Withgas-dischargelamps*(xenonhead-
lights),thehigh-voltagecomponentmust
behandledappropriately.Otherwise,there
isariskoffatalinjury.
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
20Audiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Thereisamalfunctionintheadaptivelights.The
headlightsstillfunction.
20
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
eeeAreels
Appliesto:vehicleswithlight/rainsensor
automaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.Youcancontinuetoturnthe
lightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.Youcan
stillcontrolallwiperfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensor.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Feinmelt)
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Ifthe|¢|indicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
malfunctioninthesuspensioncontrol.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
eraeel
IftheaorBYindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersareon.
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Openingandclosing
Openingandclosing
Centrallocking
Youcanlockandunlockthevehiclecentrally.You
have thefollowingoptions:
—Remotecontrolkey>page24
—Sensorsinthedoorhandles*>page24
—Lockcylinderonthedriver'sdoor>page26,
or
—Interiorcentrallockingswitch>page25
Automaticlockingfunction(AutoLock)
TheAutoLockfunctionlocksalldoorsandthe
luggagecompartmentlidoncethespeedhasex-
ceededapproximately9mph(15km/h).
Thevehiclecan beunlockediftheopeningfunc-
tioninthecentral lockingsystemswitchisused
oroneofthedoorhandlesispulled.The Auto
Lockfunctioncanbe switchedonandoffinthe
Infotainmentsystem=>page26.
Inthe eventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorswillalsoautomaticallyunlocktoallow
accesstothevehicle.
Selectivedoorunlocking
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidwilllock
whentheyclose.YoucansetintheInfotainment
systemwhetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheen-
tirevehicleshould beunlockedwhenunlocking
=>page26.
Turnsignals
Theturnsignalsflashtwicewhenyouunlockthe
vehicleandflashoncewhenyoulockthevehicle.
Iftheblinkingcontinues,oneofthedoorsorthe
luggagecompartmentlidisnotclosedortheig-
nitionisstillswitchedon.
Unintentionallylockingyourselfout
Onlylockyourvehiclewhenallofthedoorsand
theluggagecompartmentlidareclosedandthe
remotecontrolkeyisnotinthevehicle.Thisre-
ducestheriskoflockingyourselfoutaccidental-
ly.
Thefollowingconditionspreventyoufromlock-
ingyourremotecontrolkeyinthevehicle:
—Ifthedriver's doorisopen,thevehiclecannot
belockedbypressingthe&buttononthere-
motecontrolkeyorbytouchingthelocking
sensor*onadoor.
—Ifthemostrecentlyusedconveniencekey*is
insidetheluggagecompartment,theluggage
compartmentlidwillautomaticallyopenagain
afterclosingit.
—Ifthelastconveniencekey*thatwasusedisde-
tectedinsidethevehicle,thevehiclecannotbe
lockedfromtheoutsideforabrieftime>©.
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey
—Iftheconveniencekey*thatwaslastusedis
detectedinsidethepassengercompart-
ment,thenthevehiclecannotbelocked
fromtheoutside.Theturnsignalswillflash
severaltimestoindicatethis.Ifyoudonot
openthevehiclewithinashorttimetore-
movethevehiclekey,thenthevehiclewill
lockautomatically.Thispreventsthevehicle
frombeingleftunlockedforlongperiodsof
time.Thekeywillthenbelockedinsidethe
vehicle.
—Iftheconveniencekey*thatwasusedlastis
detectedinsidetheluggagecompartment,
itwillnot bepossibleto locktheluggage
compartmentandtheluggagecompart-
mentlidwillopen.Theturnsignalswill
flashseveraltimestoindicatethis.The
doorswilllock.Alwaystaketheconvenience
keywithyou,orunauthorized peoplemay
beabletoenterthevehicle.
(i)Tips
—Donotleavevaluablesunattendedintheve-
hicle.Alockedvehicleisnota safe!
—TheLEDinthedriver'sdoorrailblinkswhen
youlockthevehicle.IftheLEDlightsupfor
approximately30secondsafterlocking,
thereisamalfunctioninthecentral locking
system.Havetheproblemcorrectedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
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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.
22
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>
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LightsandVision
regulationsinthe countrywhereyouareop-
eratingthevehicle.
—Ifthebatteryhasbeendischargingfora
while,theparkinglightmayswitchoffauto-
matically.Alwaysmakesureyourvehicleis
parkedandadequatelyilluminatedaccord-
ingtothelegalregulationsinthe country
whereyouareoperatingthevehicle.Avoid
usingtheparkinglightsforseveralhours.
—Observethelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouareoperatingthevehiclewhen
usingthelightingsystemthatisdescribed.
@Tips
—Thelightsensorfortheautomatichead-
lights*isintherearview mirrormount.Do
notplaceanystickersinthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan bead-
justed
>page33.
—Ifyouturnofftheignitionwhiletheexterior
lightsareonandopenthedoor,awarning
tonesounds.
—Insomemarkets,thetaillightswillswitch
onwhenthedaytimerunninglightsswitch
on.
—Incoolordampweather,theinsideofthe
headlights,turnsignals,andtaillightscan
fog
overduetothetemperaturedifference
betweentheinsideandoutside.Theywill
clearshortlyafterswitchingthemon.This
doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-
ing.
Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehigh
beamsandtheheadlightflasher.
©
»
©
Fig.28Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Turnsignals@>
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-
er intoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionis
switchedon.
@-Rightturnsignal
@-Leftturnsignal
Theturnsignalblinksthreetimesifyoutap the
lever(convenienceturnsignal).
Highbeamsandheadlightflasher20
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:
@®-Highbeamson
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher
The=o}indicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.
ZA\WARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
thisreason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlightflasherwhentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.
Adjustingtheexteriorlighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENUbut-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicleset-
tings>Exteriorlighting.
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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.
37
LightsandVision
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades
he
B8R-0379
Fig.35Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersintotheservice
position,turntheignitionoffandmovethe
windshieldwiperleverintoposition@)
=>page36,fig.34.
>Tobringthewipersintothestartingposition,
turntheignitiononandmovethewindshield
wiperleverintoposition@)foratleasttwosec-
onds>page36,fig.34.
Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob(@)©fig.35onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilyouhearitlatchinto
place.
» Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Turn theservicepositionoff.
Z\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.
@)Note
— Thewindshieldwipersmustonlybefolded
upwhenintheserviceposition!Otherwise,
338
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotdriveyourvehicleorpress
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Digitalcompass
SicaatematmeelnieRniemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
BFV-0288
@
Fig.36Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon
>Toturnthecompassonoroff,pressthe button
@untilthecompassdisplayinthemirrorturns
onoroff.
Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
(i)Tips
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
ces or metallicobjectsnearthemirror.
Warmandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itfunctionsmosteffectivelywhenthewin-
dowsareclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheatin-
sidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeedup
thecoolingprocess.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Certain settings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtotheremotecontrolkeybeingused.
ZA\WARNING
Poorvisibilitycanleadtoaccidents.
—Forsaferdriving,keepallwindowsfreeof
ice,snowandfog.
—Becomefamiliarasquicklyaspossiblewith
thecorrectuseandfunction oftheclimate
controlsystem,especiallywiththedefrost-
inganddefoggingfunction.
—Whenthetemperatureisbelowfreezing,
onlyuse thewindshieldwashersystemafter
thewindshieldhasbeenwarmedbythecli-
matecontrolsystem.Thewasherfluidcould
freezeonthewindshieldandimpairvisibili-
ty.
@)Note
—Ifyoususpectthattheclimatecontrolsys-
temisdamaged,switchthesystemoffto
48
preventfurtherdamageandhaveitchecked
byanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
—RepairstotheAudiclimatecontrolsystem
require specialtechnicalknowledgeand
specialtools.Haveitinspectedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealershiporaqualifiedelec-
tronicsstore.
()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reducingtheamountoffuelusedalsore-
ducestheamountofpollutantsthatenterthe
alr.
G)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwaterunderthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
— Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
— Theflowsthroughtheventsundertherear
window.Makesuretheopeningsarenot
coveredwhenplacingclothingonthelug-
gagecompartmentcover.
Driving
Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.
ZAWARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff
thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.
@)Note
Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
52
tem,can beseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
(i)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
Efficientandenvironmentally-conscious
Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
—Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
— Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,
—Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
=>page258.
@)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedby thevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha>