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Driving
sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
you and
theenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Thesteeringwheelpositionisfullyadjustableup
anddownandforwardandback.
7]
2Ss
g>cgoa
Fig.56Leveronthesteeringcolumn
>Tiltthelever=fig.56downward>A\.
> Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.
tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o'clockpositionorwithbothhandsonthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadiftheairbagdeploys.
ZAWARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonotmaintainthisdistance,
youwillnotbeproperlyprotectedbytheair-
bagsystem.
—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore
awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine
The[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonswitchesthe
ignitiononandstartstheengine.
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|BFV-0284
Appliesto:TTRS
Fig.58Steeringwheel:STARTENGINESTOPbutton
Switchingtheignitiononoroff
Ifyouwouldliketoswitchtheignitiononwith-
outstartingtheengine,followthesesteps:
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8S1012721BA
Driving
Messages
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainwillswitch
offtheengine
Thismessageappearswhenyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwhiledriving.
Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Theengineautomaticstartsystemhasamal-
function.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.Tostarttheen-
gine,pressandholdthe[STARTENGINESTOP
button.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
againstthedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
This
messageappearsifthereisnoconvenience
keyinsidethevehicleorifthesystemdoesnot
recognizethekey.Theconveniencekeymaynot
berecognized,forexample,ifitiscoveredbyan
objectthatdisruptsthesignal(suchasabrief-
case),orifthekeybatteryisweak.Electronicde-
vicessuchascellphonescanalsointerferewith
thesignal.
Tostillbeabletostartorstoptheengine,see
=page55,Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
TheBSindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appearsiftheconveniencekeywasremovedfrom
thevehiclewhentheenginewasrunning.Ifthe
conveniencekeyisnolongerinthevehicle,you
cannotswitchtheignitiononorstarttheengine
onceyoustopit.Youalsocannotlockthevehicle
fromtheoutside.
Pleasepressthebrake pedal
Thismessageappearsifyoudonotpressthe
brakepedalwhenstartingtheengine.
PleaseselectNorP
Thismessageappearswhenstartingorstopping
theengineiftheselectorleverisnotinthe"N"or
"P"position.Theenginewillnotstart/stop.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
tery
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekeyorifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
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Fig.59Steeringcolumn/remotecontrolkey:startingthe
engineifthereisamalfunction
Aslongasthemessage?)Remotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkey againstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualisdisplayed,youcanemer-
gencystartyourvehicle.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.
>Holdthemasterkeyinthelocationindicatedin
theillustrationP)©fig.59.Theenginewill
start.
>Iftheenginedoesnotautomaticallystart,
pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonagain.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the [STARTENGINESTOP]button.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
The©)switchislocatedundertheselectorlever
inthecenterconsole.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake.Theparkingbrakeisdesigned>
55
Driving
topreventthevehiclefromrollingunintentional-
lyandreplacesthehandbrake.
Setting/manuallyreleasingthe parking
brake
>Pullthe©)switchto settheparkingbrake.The
LEDintheswitchturnson.ThePARK(USAmod-
els)(Canada models)indicatorlightalso
turnsonintheinstrumentclusterdisplay.
>Toreleasetheparkingbrakemanually,press
thebrakeoracceleratorpedalwhiletheigni-
tionisswitchedonandpressthe@)switchat
thesametime.The LEDinthebuttonandthe
indicatorlightinthedisplayturnoff.
Releasingtheparking brake automatically
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingandreleasetheparkingbrake
automatically,presstheacceleratorpedalas
usual.
Inadditiontoreleasingtheparkingbrakeauto-
matically,otherconvenienceandsafetyfunctions
are availablewhenyoustartdriving>page57,
Startingtodrive.
Emergencybrakingfunction
Youcan use theemergencybrakingfunctioninan
emergencysituation,orifthestandardbrakes
aremalfunctioningorthepedalisobstructed.
>Pullandholdthe©)switch.
>Assoonasyoureleasethe©)switchoracceler-
ate,thebrakingstops.
Pullingandholdingthe©)switchwhiledriving
thevehicleactivatestheemergencybrakingfunc-
tion.Thehydraulicbrakesystemwillbrakeall
fourwheels.Thebrakingeffectissimilartoheavy
braking>/\.
Toreducetheriskofactivatingtheemergency
brakingbymistake,awarningtone(buzzer)
soundswhenthe©)switchispulled.Emergency
brakingstopsassoonasthe©)switchisreleased
ortheacceleratorpedalispressed.
Parking
>»Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle.
>Pullthe©switchto settheparkingbrake.
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>Placetheselectorleverinthe“P”position.
>Turn theengineoff>A\.
>Turn thesteeringwheelwhenparkingonin-
clinesso thatthewheelswillrollintothecurb
ifthevehiclestartsmoving.
ZAWARNING
—Ifagearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Otherwise,thevehiclewillstarttomoveim-
mediatelyandthiscouldresultinanacci-
dent.
—Emergencybrakingshouldonlybeusedin
anemergency,whenthewhenthestandard
brakepedalismalfunctioningorobstructed.
Duringemergencybraking,yourvehiclewill
brakesimilartoheavybraking.ESC andthe
associatedcomponents(ABS,ASR,EDL)can-
notovercomethelawsofphysics.Incorners
andwhenroadorweatherconditionsare
bad,afullbrakeapplicationcancausethe
vehicletoskidortherearendtoswerve,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Ifthepowersupplyfails,youcannotsetthe
parkingbrakeonceitisreleased.Inthis
case,parkthevehicleonlevelgroundand
secureitbyplacingtheselectorleverinthe
Pposition.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrakeorop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Nooneshouldremaininthevehiclewhenit
islocked-especiallychildren.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstogetintothevehicle,whichputslives
atrisk.
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Driving
@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
@Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhenase-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page57.
G)Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetif it isreleased,anditwillnot
releaseifitisset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.
Z\WARNING
Appliesto:vehicleswithhillholdassist
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely
whilestationary.
Sportydriving
Appliesto:RSmodels
Whendrivinginasportystyle,forexampleona
drivingtrack,thewearonallvehiclecomponents
isgreatlyincreased,especiallyontheengine,
transmission,tires,brakes,andsuspension.This
canresultinincreasedwear.Alsonotethefol-
lowingpoints:
—Makesurethevehicleisingoodcondition.
Makesuretocheckthebrakepads,tiretread,
andtirepressure(whentiresarewarm).
—Beforehand,warmuptheenginebydrivingno
higherthantwo-thirdsofthemaximumpermit-
tedengineRPM.Theengineoiltemperature
mustbebroughttoaminimumof140°F
(60°C).
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Driving
followingmessageappearsinthedisplaywhen
theselectorleverisinthe"P"or "N"positionto
remindthedriver:
Toselectagear,pleasepressbrake pedaland
presslockbuttononselectorlever
Theautomaticshiftlockonlyfunctionswhenthe
vehicleisstationaryoratspeedsbelow1mph
(2km/h). Athigherspeeds,thelockisautomati-
callydeactivatedinthe"N"position.
Theselectorleverisnotlockedwhenshifting
quicklythrough"N",forexamplefrom"R"to"D".
Thismakesitpossibletofreethevehiclewhenit
isstuckby“rocking”it.Theselectorleverlocken-
gagesiftheleverstaysinthe"N"positionlonger
thanapproximatelytwosecondswhenthebrake
pedalisnotpressed.
Interlockbutton
Theinterlockbuttonintheselectorleverhandle
preventsyoufrommovingtheselectorleverin-
advertentlywhileinsomeselectorleverposi-
tions.Thepositionsthatrequiretheinterlock
buttontobepressedaremarkedincolorintheil-
lustration>fig.61.
ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.>A\inSelec-
torleverpositionsonpage59.
@Tips
—Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,there
isamalfunction.Theengineisdisabledto
preventthevehiclefromdrivingoffuninten-
tionally.Toallowtheselectorleverto en-
gageagain,proceedasfollows:
—Brieflypressthebrakepedal.
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveforwardorin
reverseeventhoughadrivepositionisse-
lected,proceedasfollows:
—Ifthevehicledoesnotmoveinthedesired
direction,thesystemmaynothaveengaged
thedrivepositioncorrectly.Pressthebrake
pedalandselectthedrivepositionagain.
—Ifthevehiclestilldoesnotmoveinthede-
sireddirection,thereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
60
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance
tohavethesystemchecked.
Thetransmissionshiftsupanddownautomati-
callywheninthedrivinggears.
Fig.62Section ofthecenterconsole:selectorleverwith
interlockbutton
Startingtheengine
>TheselectorlevermustbeintheP ortheNpo-
sition.Atlow temperatures(below14°F
(-10°C)),theenginecanonlybestartedwhen
theselectorleverisinthePposition.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>Pressandholdtheinterlockbuttonintheselec-
torleverhandle,selectthedesiredselectorlev-
erpositionsuchas"D">page58andrelease
thelockbutton.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page57.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Keepthevehiclestationary usingthebraking
pedal,forexampleattrafficlights.
>Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhendoing
this.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>A\and>@).
Driving
—Oncethevehiclehasstartedmoving,press
the|&OFF]buttonbrieflytoturnthesport
modeoff.
G@)Note
WhenacceleratingusingLaunchControl,all
vehiclecomponentsaresubjecttoheavy
loads.Thiscanresultinincreasedwear.
G)Tips
AfteracceleratingusingtheLaunchControl,
thetemperatureofsomevehiclecomponents
mayincreasegreatly.Ifthathappens,the
functionwillnot beavailable forafewmi-
nutestoreducetheriskofdamage.Aftera
cool-downperiod,LaunchControlwillbe
availableagain.
Menesesdela)
i]Transmission:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Donotcontinuedriving.Stopthevehicleassoon
aspossibleinasafelocationandsecureitsoit
doesnotroll.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
5]Transmission:toohot.Pleasestopvehicle
Thetransmissionistoo hotandcanbecomedam-
aged.Stopandletthetransmissioncoolwiththe
enginerunning(atidle)inthe"P"selectorlever
position.Thentheindicatorlightandthemes-
sageturnoff,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethe malfunctioncorrected.Iftheindicator
lightandthedrivermessagedonotturnoff,do
notcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fs}Transmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedriving.Seeowner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
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[GjTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivingwithlimitedfunction.Noreverse
gear
Thereisasystemmalfunctioninthe transmis-
sion.Thetransmissionisswitchingtoemergency
mode.Thismodeonlyshiftsintocertaingearsor
maynolongershiftatall.Theenginemaystall.
You cannotengagethereversegear.Drivetoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohave the malfunctioncor-
rected.
iTransmission:malfunction!Youcancontin-
uedrivinginDuntilengineisoff
Drivethevehicleawayfrommovingtrafficand
park.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
i]Transmission:toohot.Pleaseadaptdriving
style
Thetransmissiontemperaturehasincreasedsig-
nificantly.Driveverycautiouslyortakeabreak
fromdrivinguntilthetemperaturereturnstothe
normalrangeandtheindicatorlightturnsoff.
Transmission:pleasepressbrake pedaland
selectgearagain
Ifthetransmissionmalfunctionsbecausethe
temperatureistoohigh,amessageappears
whenthetransmissioniscooled.
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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.
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Assistsystems
—Thecamerafieldofview>page69,fig.69is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Ifthisisthecase,activelaneassistdoes
notswitchoff,butitis“notready”toprovidea
warning.Thesystemcanhelpyoukeepthevehi-
cleinthelane.However,youareresponsiblefor
drivingthevehicleandmuststeerityourself.
ZXWARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeepyourhands
onthesteeringwheel.
))Thecorrectivesteeringfunctionisnotavailableinallmar-
kets.
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Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration
warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.
SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassis-
tance>Audiactivelaneassist
Steeringtime)
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.
Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeavehiclewheeltouchesa
detectedlane markerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.
@)Tips
Incertainmarkets:yoursettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtotheremote
controlkeyinuse.
Laptimer
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Laptimer
Youcanmeasureandanalyzelaptimeswiththe
laptimerinthedisplay.Thetimeismeasuredin
minutes,secondsand 1/10seconds.Withlap
timeslongerthan60minutes,thehourisalso
shownandthedisplayof1/10secondsisre-
moved.
Thetimemeasurementonanindividuallapends
after99hours59minutesand 59seconds.Anew
lap startsautomaticallyafterthat.