
Driving
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedandtheselectorleverisintheN
positionwilldamagetheautomatictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricatedunder
thosecircumstances.
— Thetransmissioncan overheatandbedam-
agedundercertaindrivingandtrafficcondi-
tionssuchasfrequentstarts,creepingfora
longtime,orstop-and-gotraffic.Whenthe
fa}
oriindicatorlightturnson,stopthe
vehicleatthenextopportunityandletthe
transmissioncool>page64.
—Allowingthevehicletorollwhentheengine
isstoppedwilldamagetheStronictrans-
missionbecauseitisnotlubricated
=>page282,Towing.
G@)Tips
Forsafetyreasons,theparkingbrakeisre-
leasedautomaticallyonlywhenthedriver's
safetybeltisfastened.
Hilldescentcontrol
Thehilldescentcontrolsystemassiststhedriver
whendrivingdownhills.
Hilldescentcontrolisactivatedwhentheselec-
torleverisinthe"D" or"S"positionandyou
pressthebrakepedal.Thetransmissionautomat-
icallyselectsagearthatissuitableforthehill.
Hilldescentcontroltriestomaintainthespeed
thatwasselectedatthetimeofbraking,within
physicalandtechnicallimitations.Ifmaystillbe
necessarytoadjustthespeedwiththebrakes.
Becausehilldescentcontrolcannotshiftdown
fartherthan3rdgear,itmaybenecessarytoshift
intotiptronicmodeinverysteepareas.Inthis
case,shiftmanuallyinto1stor2ndgearintip-
tronicmodetouse theengine'sbrakingforce to
relievethebrakes.
Hilldescentcontrolswitchesoffoncethehilllev-
elsoutorifyoupresstheacceleratorpedal.
Onvehicleswithacruisecontrolsystem*
=>page66,hilldescentcontrolisalsoactivated
when
thespeedisset.
62
ZAWARNING
Hilldescentcontrolmaynotbeabletomain-
tainaconstantspeedunderallconditions.Al-
waysbereadytoapply thebrakes.
Shiftingmanually(tiptronicmode)
Thetiptronicmodeallowsthedrivertoshiftthe
gearsmanually.
t e
= c
oa
Fig.63Centerconsole:shiftingmanuallywiththeselector
lever
BFV-0104
ey
Fig.64Steeringwheel:shiftingmanuallywiththeshift
paddles*
Shiftingwiththeselectorlever
Youcanshiftintotiptronicmodewhilethevehi-
cleisstationaryorwhiledriving.
>Toshiftintotiptronicmode,pushtheselector
leverfromthe“D/S”settingtotherightinthe
tiptronicshiftgate.Oncethetransmissionhas
switched modes,theselectorleverpositionM
isshownintheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
=>page58,fig.60. ForexampleM4meansthe
fourthgearisengaged.
>Toshiftupagear,tap theselectorleverfor-
ward@)>fig.63.
>Toshiftdownagear,tap theselectorbackward
©.

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Driving
Selectorleveremergencyrelease
BFV-0266
Fig.66Selectorlever:usingtheemergencyreleaseto
moveoutoftheParkposition
Theemergencyreleasemechanismislocatedin
therightareaundertheselectorlevershiftgate.
Usingtheemergencyreleasecanbecomplicated.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
Youwillneedthescrewdriverfromthevehicle
toolkittoreleaseit>page276.Usetheflatside
ofthereversiblescrewdriverblade.
Removingthecover
>Set theparkingbraketosecureyourvehicle
fromrollingaway.Ifthisisnotpossible,secure
yourvehiclefromrollingusinganothermeth-
od.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Toloosentheshifterboot,carefully insertthe
flatsideofthescrewdriversidewaysintothe
slitneartheshifterboot>fig.65.
>Carefullyprytheshifterbootoutwiththe
screwdriverwhilegrippingthebootatthefold
andpullingitupwardandoutoftheopening
>fig.66.
>Foldtheshifterboot uparoundtheshifter
knob.
Selectorleveremergencyrelease
>Pressandholdtheyellowreleasebuttonwith
thescrewdriver.
>Atthesametime,pressthereleasebuttonon
theselectorlever@andmovetheselectorlev-
ertothe“N”position.
Reattachingthecover
> Cliptheshiftcoverbackintotheshiftgate.
ZA\WARNING
—Theparkinglockmayonlybereleasedusing
the emergencyreleaseiftheparkingbrake
isset.Ifit isnotworking,securethevehicle
fromrollingusingthebrakepedalorother
suitablemeans,suchasblockingafrontand
arearwheel.Anunsecuredvehiclemayroll
away,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Onlyactivatethe emergencyreleasewhile
onalevelsurfaceoraslightslope.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youmust
notdrivewhentheemergencyreleaseisac-
tivated.
Trailertowing
Generalinformation
YourAudiisnotdesignedtotowatrailer.
TowingatrailerwithyourAudiisnotrecom-
mendedandcancausedamagetothecar.Dam-
agedcausedbytowingatrailerisnotcoveredby
yourAudi Warranty.
65

Wheels
suddenly,includingablowout
andsuddendeflation,causing
lossofcontrolandacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethattheto-
talloadbeingtransported
doesnotmakethevehicle
heavierthanthevehicle’s
GrossVehicleWeightRating.
Determiningcorrectload
limit
Usetheexamplebelowtocalcu-
latethetotalweightofthepas-
sengersandluggageorother
thingsthatyouplantotransport
sothatyoucanmakesurethat
yourvehiclewillnotbeoverload-
ed.
StepsforDeterminingCorrect
LoadLimit
1.Locatethestatement“THE
COMBINEDWEIGHTOFOCCU-
PANTSANDCARGOSHOULD
NEVEREXCEEDXXXKGORXXX
LBS”onyourvehicle’splacard
(tireinflationpressurelabel)
=>page258,fig.191.
2.Determinethecombined
weightofthedriverandpas-
sengersthatwillberidingin
yourvehicle.
262
3.Subtractthecombinedweight
ofthedriverandpassengers
from“XXX”kilogramsor“XXX”
poundsshownonthesticker
>page258,fig.191.
4.Theresultingfigureequalsthe
availableamountofcargoand
luggageloadcapacity.Forex-
ample,ifthe“XXX”amount
equals1400lbsandtherewill
befive150lbspassengersin
yourvehicle,theamountof
availablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityis650lbs
(1400-750(5x150)=650lbs)
.Determinethecombined
weightofluggageandcargo
beingloadedonthevehicle.
Thatweightmaynotsafelyex-
ceedtheavailablecargoand
luggageload capacitycalculat-
edinStep4.
.Ifyourvehiclewillbetowinga
trailer,loadfromyourtrailer
willbetransferredtoyourvehi-
cle.Consultthismanualtode-
terminehowthisreducesthe
availablecargoandluggage
loadcapacityofyourvehicle.
>Checkthetiresidewall
(=>page249,fig.189)todeter-
minethedesignatedloadrating
foraspecifictire.

Emergencyassistance
>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page44.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CheckthetirepressureandstoreitintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
90ftlbs(120Nm). Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
Sparetire
(eeeceleurlaela)
Appliesto:vehicleswith space-savingsparetire(compact
sparetire)
Fig.205Luggagecompartment:sparetire
Thesparetireisintendedforshort-termuseonly.
Havethedamagedtirecheckedandreplacedif
necessaryby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsonthe useofthe
compactsparetire.Thecompactsparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththesparetirefroman-
othertypeofvehicle.
282
Removingthesparetire
>Turn thehandle>fig.205@)counter-clock-
wise.
>Removethesparetire.
Removingthevehiclejack
>Liftupthecoverontherightsideofthelug-
gagecompartmentandremovethevehicle
jack.
Snowchains
For technicalreasons,the useofsnowchainson
thecompactsparetireisnotpermitted.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthesparetireinplaceofarear
tire.Installthesnowchainsonthereartirethat
youremoved,andinstallthatinplace ofthe
fronttirethatfailed.
ZAWARNING
—Afterinstallingasparetire,thetirepressure
mustbecheckedassoonaspossible.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withacompactsparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,avoidhard
accelerationorbrakinganddrivingfast
aroundcurveswiththecompactsparetire.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withmorethanonecompactsparetire.
—Normalsummerorwintertiresmustnotbe
mountedonthecompactsparewheelrim.
Towing
Generalinformation
You shouldonlyperformthestepsthatfollowif
youhavethenecessarytoolsandtechnicalex-
pertise.
Towingrequiresacertainamountofpractice.Au-
direcommendscontactingatowingcompanyto
havethevehicletransported.
Youshouldonlyhaveyourvehicletowedbyan-
othervehiclewhendisabledinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.Inexperienceddriversshould not
tow.

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Emergencyassistance
Notesontowing
Whentheengineisstopped,thetransmission
willnot besufficientlylubricatediftravelingat
highspeedsandlongdistances:
—Themaximumpermittedtowingspeedis30
mph(50km/h).
—Themaximumpermittedtowingdistanceis30
miles(50km).
Additionalinformationontowingwithatow
truck
Thevehiclemayonlybetowedwiththefrontaxle
raised.Donotwrapanychainsorcablesaround
thebrakelines.
Ifthevehicleshould betowedwiththeaxle
raised,thentheignitionmustbe switchedoffto
reducetheriskofdamagetothedrivetrain.
Towbarandtowingcable
Thevehiclecanbetowedwithatowbarortow-
ingcable.Bothdriversshould befamiliarwith
thespecialconsiderationswhentowing,especial-
lywhenusingatowingcable.
Alwaysmakesurethetractionforcedoesnotex-
ceed thepermittedlevelandtherearenoshock
loadingconditions.Thereisalwaystheriskofthe
couplingbecomingoverloadedwhendrivingoff-
road.
Forthemostsafetyandsecurity,drivewithatow
bar.Youshould useatowingcableonlyifatow
barisnotavailable.Useatowingcablemadeof
synthetic
elasticcablesimilarelasticmaterial.
ZA\WARNING
—Towinghighlyincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent,forexamplefromcollidingwiththe
towingvehicle.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donotal-
lowanyonetoremaininsidethevehicle
whenitisbeingtransportedbyatowtruck
oraspecialtransporter.
@)Note
—Ifnormaltowingisnotpossible,forexam-
pleifthetransmissionisfaultyorifthe
towingdistanceisgreaterthan30miles
(50km),thentransportthevehicleona
specialcarrier.
—Ifthevehicleistowedbyatowtruckatthe
axlethatisnotpermitted,thiscan causese-
veredamagetothetransmission.
—Thevehiclemustnotbetowstartedfor
technicalreasons.
G@)Tips
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
parkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle>page65.
—Followthelocallegalregulationsfortow-
ing.
Readandfollowtheimportantinformationunder
=>page282.
Preparations
>Onlysecure thetowingcableortowbaratthe
designatedtowingloops>page284,
=>page284.
>Makesurethetowingcableisnottwisted.Oth-
erwiseitcoulddisconnectfromthetowingloop
whiletowing.
>Switchtheemergencyflashersoninbothvehi-
cles>page34.However,donotdothisifit
prohibitedbylaw.
Towingvehicle(front)
>Onlystarttodrivewhenthetowingcableis
taut.
>Beespeciallycarefulwhenaccelerating.
>Avoidsuddenbrakingordrivingmaneuvers.
Vehiclebeingtowed(rear)
>Makesuretheignitionisswitchedonso that
thesteeringwheelisnotlockedandsothatyou
canusetheturnsignals,thehorn,andthe
windshieldwipersifneeded>A\.
>Thebrakeboosteronlyworkswhentheengine
isrunning.Powersteeringonlyworkswhenthe>
283

Emergencyassistance
ignitionisswitchedonandthevehicleisroll-
ing1).Ifthebrakeboosterandpowersteering
arenotfunctioning,youmustpressthebrake
pedalmuchharderandusemoreforcetosteer.
>Releasetheparkingbrake>page55.
> Selectthe"N"selectorleverposition.
>Makesurethetowingcableisalwaystaut.
ZA\WARNING
Nevertowavehicleusingatowbarortowing
cableifthevehicledoesnothaveelectrical
power.
Fronttowingloop
BFV-0309
Fig.206Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.206.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.
D_Requirement:thevehiclebatterymusthaveasufficient
chargelevel.
284
Reartowingloop
BFV-0310
Fig.207Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strongpressure
=>fig.207.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

Index
Steeringwheel
Adjusting...2.0...ccecececeeeeee53
Shiftpaddles(automatictransmission)....62
alsorefertoMultifunction
steeringwheel.............--00005 12,14
Stepsfordeterminingcorrectloadlimit...262
Stopover(navigation)...............4..135
Storage’compartMeEntswiv.veseoeeeoo43
Streaming
refertoOnlinemedia.................155
Stronic(automatictransmission)..........58
Subtitles:(DVD)~sewssvcmaes@ 2mseso 2oweso161
SUNWISOTS»weasenen2swesseHESaeSEITEe36
SUSPENSIONCOMtOly»:« sseussysowssvAGEge75
SwappiligCalls:«zees¢ vsee%csgeeseesees114
Switchingdaytimerunninglightsonandoff.34
Switchingtheignitionon...............-.53
Symbols...0.0.2...eeeeeeeeeeee99
Navigationasssesssseen5beensseees138
TARTCiiic2maven2aaereoewawen3ewe2wae143
alsorefertoIndicatorlights..............7
Systemsettings(MMI)..............04.169
Systernupdate(MMV)ws« «cosenxeoacaneosos172
SystemVoluMesexiersoweeniesvers2aeees173
T
TaChOmete?vcsene2wiensyewess 2weLO,1.
Technicaldata:
Telephone.............-ceeeeeeeeee108
Audiphonebox...2.2...seeeeeeeveceLil
COMMOCEIIAG« «omnes»«semen5 2semmecew amena© 6108
Dialinganumber.............0eeeane113
Optionsduringaphonecall............114
SELES:ceive©extenwe©mneuensoFaus6wisasmans120
Temperaturedisplay
Coolant...0...ceceeee eee eeeee10
Temperaturedisplay(outsidetemperature)..11
Tetheranchorsisene2seasona iowesa0vennies228
Tethering
refertoPersonalhotspot..............124
Tetherstrap...seeeeeeee228
TOXPIMESSAGESiawnsxseowisswarenina6wvmeer6H0L1s
alsorefertoTextmessages............115
Tie-downs....6.6...ceceees46
306
Tighteningspecification(wheelbolts).....282
TIMGsioexci=9omen3 6meronoeRORHAa169
tiptronic(automatictransmission).........62
TireMobilitySystem(tirerepairset).......276
Tit@Sssess5 &mene:& ¥een§EReteeFOEneeEFB248
ALLWREOLErIVGLi25ssi2 aaweswemioen+wavs87
Low-profiletires.........00...ceeeee 264
RepaitiS60:s =maces5 7seca4EeFsa276
Replacing«wes«2ensime©2onion9 2ovcmneooomy278
Servicelifecsuvxsiusneovseonanea 0examane0 9waese257
Tirepressure...22.0... 0.00.00.02.258
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem....265,267
Tirepressuretable.................00.260
Treadwearindicators...............0-5257
Unidirectional..................2.250,281
Uniformtirequalitygrading............264
Tiresandwheels
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..250
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............260
TC
refertoTrafficinformation.............143
Tone(sound)
refertoAdjusting thesound............173
TOOlss&seciens6 3soceiuaa 8awareaooOSoONOSa276
Touch
refertoMMItouch...............-.05.92
TOWINGsso.3vecesaocowauswooesnnee3 ¥comaHOS282
TPMS
TirePressureMonitoringSystem........265
TPMS(tirepressuremonitoringsystem)
Indicatorlight..............0ceee269
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........267
Trafficinformation
Trafficreports.........139
Transmissionmalfunction(indicatorlight)...64
Treble(sound)..........000ceceeeeeee173
Turnsignals.....0.0...cee eee eee eeeeee33
U
Unfasteningsafetybelts................186
Uniformtirequalitygrading.............264
Unlockingandlocking
ByFeMOtexcOMtnOl,...« «sieves«ssmerea 2snscua s24
Usingthelockcylinder.................26
Withthecentrallockingswitch..........25
Withtheconveniencekey...............24