
LightsandVision
Dimmingthemirrors
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
>Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorrearview mirrorandexteriormir-
rors*dimautomaticallywhenlightshineson
them,forexamplefromheadlightsonavehicle
behindyou.
G)Tips
—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,
— Theautomaticdimmingmirrorsdonotdim
whentheinteriorlightingisturnedonor
thereversegearisselected.
WARNING
Electrolytefluidcanleakfromautomaticdim-
mingmirrorsiftheglassisbroken.Electrolyte
fluidcanirritateskin,eyesandairways.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratory conditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
water
foratleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-
ately.
©)Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfaces.Removetheliquid
asquicklyaspossible,forexampleusinga
wetsponge.
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Fig.33Sunvisor
Thesunvisorscan bemovedoutoftheirbrackets
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mirrorlightswitchesonwhenthecoveroverthe
vanitymirror@)opens.
Windshieldwipers
Switchingthewindshieldwiperson
BFV-0019
Fig.34Windshieldwiperlever
Movethewindshieldwiperlevertothecorre-
spondingposition:
@-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Intervalmode.Toincrease/decreasethewip-
erintervals,movetheswitch@)totheleft/right.
Invehicleswitharainsensor*,thewipersturnon
intherainoncethevehiclespeedexceeds

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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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Stowingandusing
Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
2 3 e >
coa
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.
42
>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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@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
Appliesto:vehicleswithcupholders
S s 2
>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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>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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Luggagecompartme!1!
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Fig.47Openedrearlidwithluggagecompartmentcover
ee
sg|
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.

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Fig.52Luggagecompartment:sparetireremoved
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
>»Removethecargofloor>page276.
>Removetheplasticfloorpanel>fig.51.
>Turn thehandlecounter-clockwisetoremove
andremovethefoampiece.
>Removethesparetire.
>Reinsertthefoampieceandturnthehandle
clockwisetotighten.
>Nowreinsertthecargofloor.
Loweringthecargofloor
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BFV-0124
ZAWARNING
Pleasenotethatyouarenolongermobilein
theeventofaflattire.Pleasenotethelegal
regulationsbeforeremovingthesparetire.
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