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Airbagsystem
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.
ZAWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.
—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,front seatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetraining andspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor to
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom
thevehiclebatterywithapyrotechniccircuit
interrupter.
—Workonthepyrotechniccircuitinterrupter
mustonlybeperformedbyaqualified
technicianswhohavetheexperience,in-
formationandspecialtoolsnecessaryto
performtheworksafely.
—Ifthevehicleorthecircuitinterrupteris
scrapped,allapplicablesafetyprecautions
mustbefollowed.
OtherthingsthatcanaffectAdvanced
Airbagperformance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvancedAirbagSystem
performsinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,loweringthe
vehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,
includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shock
absorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthatare
measuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
electroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchanges
can,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeas-
uredbythesensorsandmaketheairbagsystem
deployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployif
thechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredby
thesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeploy-
ingwhenitshould.>
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Childsafety
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon1.45m)tallandweighabout80lbs(36kg).
thisseat.Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso thatthe
— Makesurethattherearenowetobjectssafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthestronger
(suchasawettowel)andnowaterorotherparts oftheirbodiesandthesafetybeltcanhelp
liquidsonthefrontpassengerseatcushion.protecttheminacrash.
—Neverplaceobjectsontheseat(suchasa >Donotusetheconvertiblelockingretractor
laptop,CDplayer,electronicgamesdevice,whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
powerinverterorseatheaterforchild a childonaboosterseat.
seats).Thesemayinfluencetheelectrical>Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
capacitancemeasuredby thecapacitivepas-terofthechild'scollarboneas possibleand
sengerdetectionsystemandcanalsoflymustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
aroundinanaccidentandcauseseriousper-mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
sonalinjury.lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGacrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
OFF#¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelttotight-
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.enifnecessary.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF7%;light>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately>page218.
installtheforward-facingchildseatata
seatingpositionontherearseatandhaveChildrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40Lbsor
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourauthor-18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
fad)Awldlaallar.signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
—Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIRmustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
BAGOFF%¥;lightdoesnotstayonwheneversuitablechildrestraint.
theignitionisswitchedon.Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
heermicmeetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
ProperlyusedboosterseatscanhelpprotectBoosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childrenweighingbetweenabout40lbsandchildandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
80lbs(18kgand36kg)whoarelessthan4ft9parts ofthesafetybeltso thattheypassacross
in(57in/1.45m)tall.thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Neverusethelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrainanychild,regardless
ofhowbigthechildis.Alwaysrememberthat
childrendonot havethepronouncedpelvicstruc-
turerequiredforthe properfunctionoflapbelt
portionofthevehicle'sthreepointlapand
shoulderbelts.Thechild'ssafetyabsolutelyre-
m &
2> c
oa
i
Fig.166Rearseat:childproperlyrestrainedinabooster
seat
quiresthatalapbeltportionofthesafetybeltbe
Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmostfastened snuglyandaslowaspossiblearound
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft9in(57in/thepelvis.Neverletthelapbeltportionofthe=>
221

Wheels
Becausethesparetire®isdiffer-
entfromtheregulartiresinstal-
ledonthevehicle(suchaswinter
tiresorwidetires),onlyusethe
sparetire*temporarilyincaseof
emergencyanddrivecarefully
whileitisinuse.Itshouldbere-
placedwitharegulartireassoon
aspossible.
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheel
drive: Allfourwheelsmustbe
equippedwith tiresthatarethe
samebrandandhavethesame
constructionandtreadpatternso
thatthedrivesystemisnotdam-
agedbydifferentwheelspeeds.
Forthisreason,incase ofemer-
gency,onlyuseasparetire*that
isthesamecircumferenceasthe
regulartires.
Z\WARNING
—Onlyusetire/rimcombina-
tionsandsuitablewheelbolts
thathavebeenapprovedby
Audi.Otherwise,damageto
thevehicleandanaccident
couldresult.
—Fortechnicalreasons,itisnot
possibletousetiresfromoth-
ervehicles.Insomecases,you
cannotevenusetiresfromthe
samevehiclemodel.
—Makesurethatthetiresyou
selecthaveenoughclearance
tothevehicle.Replacement
tiresshouldnotbechosen
simplybasedonthenominal
size,becausetireswithadif-
ferentconstructioncandiffer
greatlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize.Ifthereisnot
enoughclearance,thetiresor
thevehiclecanbedamaged
andthiscanreducedriving
safetyandincreasetheriskof
anaccident.
—Onlyusetiresthataremore
thansixyearsoldwhenabso-
lutelynecessaryanddrive
carefullywhendoingso.
—Donot userun-flattireson
yourvehicle.Usingthemwhen
notpermittedcanleadtove-
hicledamageoraccidents.
—Ifyouinstallwheelcoverson
thevehicle,makesuretheyal-
lowenoughaircirculationto
coolthebrakesystem.Ifthey
donot,thiscouldincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
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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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Careandcleaning
Water-baseddepositssuch
ascoffee,tea,blood,etc.
ComponentSituationSolution
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolu-
tion?)
SafetybeltsDepositsMildsoapsolution®,allowtodrybeforeletting
themretract
TextilesDepositsadheringtotheVacuumcleaner
artificialleather,|surface
AlcantaraAbsorbentclothandmildsoapsolution®
Oil-baseddepositssuchas
oil,make-up,etc.
Applyamildsoapsolution®),blotawaythedis-
solvedoilordye,treatafterwardwithwater,ifnec-
essary
Specifictypesof deposits
suchasink,nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,etc.
Specialstainremover,blotwithabsorbentmaterial,
treatafterwardwithmildsoapsolution,ifnecessa-
ry?)
NaturalleatherFreshstainsCottonclothwithamildsoapsolution®
Water-baseddepositssuch
ascoffee,tea,blood,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentcloth
driedstains:stainremoversuitableforleather
Oil-baseddepositssuchas
oil,make-up,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentclothandstainremover
suitableforleather
driedstains:oilcleaningspray
Specifictypesof deposits
suchasink,nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,etc.
Spotremoversuitableforleather
nents
CareRegularlyapplyconditioningcreamthatprotects
fromlightandpenetratesintothematerial.Use
specialcoloredconditioningcream,ifnecessary.
Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayasplasticcomponents
Z\WARNING
Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwithwa-
ter-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.Un-
favorableconditionssuchaswetness,dark-
ness,orlowsuncanresultinincreasedglare.
Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
@)Note
—Headlightsandtaillights
—Nevercleanheadlightsortaillightswitha
dryclothorsponge.
— Donotuseanycleaningproductsthatcon-
tainalcohol,becausetheycouldcause
cracks toform.
a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater
—Wheels
—Neveruseanypaintpolishorotherabra-
sivematerials.
—Damagetotheprotectivelayeronthe
rims,suchasstonechipsorscratches,
mustberepairedimmediately.
—Cameralenses
—Neverusewarmorhotwatertoremove
snoworicefromthecameralens.This
couldcausethelenstocrack.
—Neveruseabrasivecleaningmaterialsor
alcoholtocleanthecameralens.This
couldcausescratchesandcracks.
—Doorwindows
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A
A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............49
ACCeSSOFIES«1...eeeee42,290
Activelaneassist...2.wesi«oceenew«oseeave68
Activatingvibrationwarning.............70
Adjustingsteeringtime.................70
Cleaningthecameraarea..............271
Indicatorlight..............eee eeeeee69
MO@SSAQGSoc=»wows& ysows¢ eSeesEeeee69
Switchingon/oft. «ccsusse«secso 6wasnovevaee69
Adaptivelightsien«sewnoseweoeems6wee75
Adaptivelight(indicatorlight)............20
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........14
Adjustingtheairdistribution.............49
Adjustingthecenterconsolelighting.......35
Adjustingthesound..............-...--173
Adjustingthetemperature...............49
Adjustingthevents............0eeeeee50
AdvancedAirbagSystem
Children...0.0...eeeeee214
GOMPONENUS::«wewssseyews3eeeaeowes195
Frontsainbagse:«saver2 2cwesnxneseexecon«193
Howthecomponentsworktogether.....197
RUEAGine1 «esunene« »vnscee0 0sveneisea#1eenene©exten188
Indicatorlight...........-....--0000--18
Airbagsystem...2...eeeeeeee207
AdvancedAirbagSystem...............192
CaRCrcsowaversew ¥wnicandwotenIeREwoeeuaae202
Childrestraints..................000.214
Components(frontairbags)............195
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat.............000..189
Disposalzee¢¢eee2 ¢seen¢ »ews2 2ees202
Frontiairbags..ssssoawien6samiw6waren192
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........197
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.195
Importantinformation................188
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
AirbagSYStEM« «ass¢ xScie2 &Sete3s Ha205
Kneeairbagsias= 2asieoeensoem2 swos204
MONILORINGeiccinie6 5ocereiea 6sonnetsa 8ensues«0!oe199
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............-200
Repairs’:«sees+ &seins¢ xcaves&causvvHee202
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-202
Sideairbags...........0.ceceeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............000.209
Warning/Indicatorlights..............199
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....199
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........27
Alignmentpin(tirechange)..............276
All-weatherlights..............0000000032
Allseasontires... 0...0.ceceeee eee eee263
Allwheeldrive....2.00.0...00. eee eee eee87
Altenmativesroutes«wasn3save6ccarensn+wens137
Ambientlightingi<3oes
refertoAudimusicinterface.......156,157
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......167
Announcements(settings)
refertoVoiceguidance................137
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............246
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)............84
Anti-SlipRegulation................0000484
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-..00--27
Anti-theftwheelbolts..................279
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......167
Armrest...0.0...cceceeee41
Ashtray...2.2eee eeeeee42
Aspectratio(video).............00..00s161
ASR
refertoAnti-SlipRegulation.............84
Audiconnect
refertoconnect.........0se.eee.123,124
AudiconnectInfotainment
Personalhotspot...............0-0005124
SORVICESIOVERVICWien«=cencens> «cancanewvaxnonse125
Audimagneticride
refertoSuspensioncontrol..............75
Audimusicinterface....0.esceenace156
Audimusicstream
refertoWi-Fi.........0.0...cee eee eee154
Audiofiles..............-00000000eeeeee158
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................153
Wi-Fiaudioplayer...............00005154
AUGIOACKsess2 2amooaaaa¢xeee2REE161
AtidiPHOMEBOX:eases5 &neces¢ 2ewsxEeeYF111
Audismartphoneinterface..........167,171
295

Index
Tindicatomlight«scvis2 5sweenaween¥ruma19
Savingfuel....0...eeeee75
Savingfuelconsumption................52
Fueling
Fuelfillerdooremergencyrelease.......234
Fuelgauge.......ceceeeeeeeeeeee12
Fueltankcapacity.................0-.293
Openingthefuelfillerdoor............232
Withreservecanister(emergencyfueling).234
Fuses
Assignment.......0.000cceeeeeeee286
Replacing«aves+censsween8¢eee8 aey285
G
GALA
refertoSpeeddependentvolumecontrol.173
Garagedooropener........-..eceeeeeeee29
GarnethOOkssess5 2eae¢ xwanax¢aeype42a43
GaSOliNGews= xmews& 2ee YeEG2ee231
AGMItIVES1s5ovine=warimsaatiesaOR6D ae232
Gasolinemixture................0.00.231
GAWR
refertoGrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR).294
Globalcommands(voicerecognitionsys-
TEIN),»yes« oeeeeoeee6 ySeeczeee2re103
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology...250
Glovecompartment..............-00000-43
Gmeter
refertoSportdisplays..................15
GrossAxleWeightRating(GAWR)........294
GrossVehicleWeightRating(GVWR)......294
GVWR
refertoGrossVehicleWeight
Rating(GVWR)«sess&aemes5 &aversaosee294
H
Handstree:.«csena =weenooewansoeweg ¢xs108
Headlightrangecontrolsystem...........32
Headlightrangecontrolsystem(indicator
LIQHIB)&soncnssacremewoomvwsusaaareaeas9 waera3wee20
Headlights«saax +sq3&wees3 opeesoue33
Cleaning.........0...eeeeeeeeee271
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........32
Washersystem..........--see eeeeeeee36
300
Heated
Exteriormirrors...00...ceceeeeeeeee35
RearWindOWises+gamegswean3 xmeengowae50
SOatSico«wisecsovoasesa aoneaoarvvero50
Washernozzles..........000ceceeeeee36
FlexeSOGKeEE.rereaeuinsnte neemnonewwrmennaeHwoe276
Hill.descentcontrolis« sscssine+scszanaoonsenx62
Hillholdsassistssscsi2mewnaowaexeaeva57
alsorefertoHillholdassist.............57
Home.addressy.« «sisvcee«sinzaun« «avannne6132,136
HomeLink
refertoGaragedooropener.............29
HOM...eeeeee6
FORSPOLE..«axervive&prienensmwsemseusw &stiewonsia.onomenD6128
Howarechildrestraintsystemanchorsrelat-
edtochildsafety...................00.226
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?..195
Howsafetybeltpretensionerswork.......186
I
Ignition(indicatorlight).................18
Imbalance
(wheels)sos.is6esissomaw+waar257
Immobilizer
refertoElectronicimmobilizer...........22
Importantthingstodobeforedriving.....175
Importingandexporting(contacts).......120
Improperlywornsafetybelts............186
Indicatorlights’:;sewsa «aems« 4aa 9ssomae7
Airbagsystemesisesseis«2wweooeen200
PASSENGERAIRBAG...........--.0005200
Infantseats..............0000022000005218
Input
UsingtheMMItouch............eeeeeae92
Usingthespellersacs< seeeueepees cess96
Inputlevel(M@dia)wc:2ewsseowes4 xee161
Inspectioninterval..............000000.247
Installingchildsafetyseats
Safetybelts’:»secssyseess =oopsyeees=223
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthean-
CHOTAGEwissoseo 6seems6 veeeaoToeROETE229
Instrumentclusters.5 «sciseeesoemeenve10
IM@SSAGES«ceaseryosmeneesooseensuenedea mwnaseete16
Operating.........0cceceeeeeeeeee12
Serviceintervaldisplay...............-247
Switchingtabs.................000000512