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—Thereisnovehiclestabilizationwhen
ESC/ASRareswitchedoff.
@)Tips
—Whenthecruisecontrolsystem*isswitched
on,ESC/ASRcannotbeswitchedofforsport
modecannotbeswitchedon.
—MalfunctionsintherearspoilerortheAudi
magneticridemaymakeitimpossibleto
switchtheESC/ASRoffor toswitchsport
modeon.
Brakes
Youcanapplythevehicle'sbrakesusingthebrake
pedal.
Operatingnoise
Noisesmayoccurwhenbrakingdependingonthe
speed,
brakingforce,andoutsideconditionssuch
astemperatureandhumidity.
Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
noheavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
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Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduring thebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
Ceramicbrakes
Appliesto:vehicleswithceramicbrakes
Ceramicbrakesprovideexcellentdeceleration
rates.
Thebreak-inperiodfornewceramicbrakesmay
besignificantlylongerthanforstandardbrake
rotors.Duetothepropertiesofthematerial,
theymaycausenoisesatlowerspeeds.Ceramic
brakesalsoabsorbmoremoistureinwetcondi-
tions.Therefore,therewilltemporarilybeless
brakingforcethanwhenthebrakesaredry.You
cancompensateforthisbypressingthebrake
pedalharder.
AWARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedalmaymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour
footunderthebrakepedal.
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@)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscancause thebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
G)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page243.
Steering
Electromechanicalsteeringsupportsthedriver's
steeringmovementsbyelectronicallyadapting
thepowersteeringdependingonthevehicle
speed.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thepowersteeringmayhavefailed.Adaptyour
drivingstyleimmediatelytocompensateforthe
factthatitmaybemoredifficulttoturnthe
steeringwheel,andstopyourvehicleinasafelo-
cationassoonaspossible.Donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
&Steering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.Steeringmaybemoredif-
ficultormoresensitive.Adaptyourdrivingstyle.
Havethesteeringsystemcheckedimmediately
byanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Pleasenotethatthered indicator
lightmayturnonafterrestartingtheengine.Do
notcontinuedrivingifitdoes.
@)Tips
Ifthe1orlindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
ALLwheeldrive(quattro)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive
Inallwheeldrive,allfourwheelsarepowered.
Generalinformation
Inallwheeldrive,thedrivingpowerisdividedbe-
tweenallfourwheels.Thishappensautomatical-
lydependingonyourdrivingbehavioraswellas
thecurrentroadconditions.Alsosee>page84,
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC).
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.
Wintertires
Byusingallwheeldrive,yourvehiclehasgood
forwardmotionwithstandardtiresinwintercon-
ditions.However,inwinterwerecommendusing
winterorallseasontiresonallfourwheels,be-
causethiswillimprovethebrakingeffect.
Snowchains
Iftherearesnowchainlaws,snowchainsmust
alsobe usedonvehicleswithallwheeldrive
=>page263,Snowchains.
Replacingtires
Forvehicleswithallwheeldrive,onlywheelswith
thesamerollingcircumference should beused.
Avoidusingtireswithdifferenttreaddepths
=>page255,Newtiresorwheels.
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Isthisanoffroadvehicle?
YourAudiisnot anoffroadvehicle-thereisnot
enoughgroundclearance.Forthisreason,avoid
difficultterrain.
Z\WARNING
—Also,invehicleswithallwheeldrive,adapt
yourdrivingstyletothecurrentroadand
trafficconditions.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks,
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.In thisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donot betemptedtoacceleratetoa
highspeedwhentheroadisslippery,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Forthisreason,adaptyourspeedtothe
roadconditionstoreducetheriskofanacci-
dent.
Rearspoiler
Appliesto:vehicleswithretractablerearspoiler
Theextendablerearspoilerincreasesdrivingsta-
bility.
a
g|> z
a.
Fig.89Centerconsole:buttonfortherearspoiler
Therearspoilerretractsandextends.Itcanbe
activatedinvariousoperatingmodes(manual
modeorautomaticmode).
838
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
—Automaticextension:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyextendwhenspeedsexceedapproxi-
mately75mph(120km/h).
—Automaticretraction:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyretractwhenspeedsdecreasetoun-
derapproximately50mph(80km/h).
Manualmode
—Extendingmanually:brieflytapthe>fig.89
buttontofullyextendtherearspoiler.
—Retractingmanually:whendrivingatspeeds
belowapproximately10mph(20km/h),press
andholdthebuttontoretracttherearspoiler.
Whenatspeedsbetween10mph(20km/h)
and75mph(120km/h),therearspoilerwill
completelyretractwhenyoutap thebutton.
Indicatorlights
8if8Rearspoiler:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Therearspoilermaynot haveextendedduetoa
malfunction.Thiscouldchangethevehicle'sdriv-
ingcharacteristicsathighspeeds.Donotdrive
fasterthan85mph(140km/h).Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.Thecoloroftheindicatorlightdepends
onthevehiclespeed.
ZAWARNING
Drivingathigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployedcanimpairhandlingcharac-
teristics,makingthevehiclehardertocontrol.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthespoilerisde-
ployedwhendrivingatspeedsover85mph
(140km/h).Iftherearspoilerwarning/indi-
catorlightintheinstrumentclustercomes
on,therearspoilermaynot havedeployed.
—Neverdriveatspeedshigherthan85mph
(140km/h)ifthespoilerisnotdeployed.
Havethespoilerinspectedassoonaspossi-
blebyanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
—Alwaysobeyspeedlimitsandothertraffic
laws.
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characters,selectandconfirm[LIST©.Or:
pushthecontrolknobdown.
—Enteringaccentedcharacters (suchas4,¢,fi,
6)*:turnthecontrolknobwiththecharacter
selection@9>fig.102toacharacter.Toopen
theselectedaccentedcharacters,pressand
holdthecontrolknob.Turnthecontrolknob
withthecharacterselection@0>fig.102toan
accentedcharacter.Pressthecontrolknobto
inserttheaccentedcharacter.Toclosetheac-
centedcharacterswithoutselectingacharacter,
pressandholdthecontrolknobagain.Or:se-
lectandconfirm[a6]7)>fig.102.Selectand
confirmanaccentedcharacter.
—Deletingcharacters:selectandconfirm]@
=>fig.102.Todeleteallcharactersintheinput
field,pressandholdthecontrolknobon&]@
>fig.102untilallcharactersintheinputfield
aredeleted.
—Enteringspecial characters:selectandcon-
firm[82]©©fig.102or[123]@).Selectand
confirm thedesiredspecialcharacter(forex-
ample,ahyphenorperiod)withthenumber
speller.
—Inputassistance:insomecasessuchasinnavi-
gation*,thereisawordsuggestion*@)
=>fig.102basedonavailableentrieswhileyou
areenteringdata.Youcanselectthissugges-
tionbypushingthecontrolknobupward.
—Resultslist:insomecases,suchasinthedirec-
tory,thesystemswitchesautomaticallytothe
resultslistbasedonavailableentries@)
=>fig.102.Selectandconfirmasuggestion
fromthelist.
Requirement:theinputfield@)>fig.102must
beactive.
—SwitchingbetweenspellerandMMItouch*:
the handwritingrecognitionfortheMMItouch
controlpad*isactivatedautomatically.Simply
startwriting.
Overviewofsymbolsinthespeller
Thesymbolsintheletter/numberspellerareex-
plainedinthefollowingtable:
Symbol/DescriptionDescription
LIST]orlzSwitchestotheresultslist.
InputfieldDisplaysthecurrentinput.
Resultslist
tered.
Displaysalistwithsuggestionsbasedonthelettersalreadyen-
t
Switchesfromlowercasetouppercaselettersorfromuppercaseto
lowercaseletters.
&
Opensadditionalspelleroptions(forexampleClosespeller,Clear
inputfield)
Punctuationmarksandspecialcharacters(suchashyphensorperi-
©
|E}
©}
@}]O)]
©
EO
18?
ods)areshown.
auDisplaysaccentedcharacters(suchas4,¢,fi,6).
TSS/ABCSwitchesfromlettertonumberinputorfromnumbertoletterin-
put.
Addsaspaceintheinputfield.
—
CharacterselectionHighlightstheselectedcharacter.
A
Insertsthesuggestedword*whenyoupushthecontrolknobup.
®
|
©
|O|
©
XI
Deletesthecharactertotheleftofthecursor.
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Voicerecognitionsystem
OBARECOMMANDS
RAH-8462|
*Telephone+FavoritesCY»
+Audiconnect*Call(XY)SDS
*Navigation*Enternumber
*Directory*Redial
*Radio*Readnewtextmessage
*Media+Navigateto(XY)
+Sound+Enteraddress/destination
*Help+Onlinedestinations
+HelpSpeechdialogsystem*Cancelrouteguidance
*HelpTelephone*Map
*HelpAudiconnect+Line(XY)
*HelpNavigation*Next page/previouspage
*HelpMap*Cancel
*HelpRadio*No,Imeant(XY)
*HelpMedia*Correction
TELEPHONE:;
+EnternumberCalllistH.
+Deletenumber/correctionRedialsie
+DirectoryCallmailbox
*Call(XY)EnterPIN/deletePIN
*business/private/landline/mobileTelephonefavorites
NAVIGATION
+Navigateto(XY)+Excludenextroutesection/Exclude
*Businessaddress/Privateaddressnextstreet
+Start/cancelrouteguidance*Routelist
+Directory*Calculatealternativeroutes
+Lastdestinations*Onlinedestinations
+Navigationfavorites*Specialdestination
+»Drivehome
-Enteraddress
+Entercountry/town/street/state
+Excluderoute/Excluderoutefor(XY)km/m
MAP.
+Map
*Daymap/Nightmap
*2Ddrivingpositionmap/2Dnorthpositionmap/3Dmap/Destinationmap/Overviewmap
AUDICONNECT
*Audiconnect*Flightinformation/Traininformation
*Travelinformation/Parkinginformation*Cityevents
*Fuelprices*Onlinenews
*Weather+Twitter
+Radiopresets«Jukeboxsy}
+Laststations*CD/DVDMEDIA
*FM+SDcard1/SDcard2
*FM/AM/SIRIUSXM-Audimusicinterface/iPod/USB/Bluetooth/
+Station(XY)/Frequency(XY)Wi-Fi/Medium(XY)
*Trafficannouncementon/off*Mediafavorites/Artists/Albums/Genres/
Tracks/Playlists/Videos
*Folderup
*Randomplaybackon/off
Fig.105Commandoverview
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Navigation
Navigation
Openingnavigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Thenavigationsystemdirectsyoutoyourdestination,aroundtrafficincidents,andonalternative
routes,ifdesired.
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Fig.114Diagram:Enterdestinationmenu
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]button.
TheEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayedafter
openingnavigation>fig.114.Thefollowingin-
formationcan bedisplayedintheInfotainment
systemdisplay:
@Inputfieldforfreetextsearch>page131
@Homeaddress>page132
Lastdestinations>page131pag
Storedfavorites>page132g'
Assoonasyouselectanentryfromthelist(de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment),thecorre-
spondingdestinationdisplaysasamappreview*
©°fig.114.
Ifyouhaveconnectedamobiledevicetothe
MMI,yourdirectorycontactswillalsobelistedif
they havenavigationdataassignedtothem.
TheFavorites(4)menuitemaswellasthedirec-
tory/contactsareonlyshownintheEnterdesti-
nationmenuifyouhaveenteredoneormore
charactersusingtheinputfield.
Switchingbetweenthedestinationentryand
themap
130
—Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.Or:selecttheleftcontrol
button>Switchtomap.
ZA\WARNING
— Thedemandsoftrafficrequireyourfullat-
tention.Alwaysreadthechapter>page90,
Trafficsafety information.
—Obeyalltrafficlawswhendriving.
— Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsys-
temisarecommendationforreachingyour
destination.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingre-
strictions,one-waystreets,lanechangere-
strictions,etc.
—Adjustthevolumeoftheaudiosystemso
thatsignalsfromoutsidethevehicle,such
aspoliceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasily
atalltimes.
@)Note
Ifthedrivingdirectionsconflictwithtraffic
laws,obeythetrafficlaws.
Navigation
Additionaloptionsonthemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page138,fig. 120.
>Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Dependingonthefunctionselected,thefollow-
ingoptionscanalsobeselectedundertheMap
menu:
Cancelrouteguidance:see>page135.
Mapsettings:see>page140.
Routecriteria:see>page137.
Voiceguidance:see>page137.
Navigationsettings:see>page136.
Onlinetrafficdata*:see>page141.
Showalternativeroutes:see>page137.
Parkingalongtheroute:parkingoptionsnear
thevehiclearedisplayed.
Savecurrentposition:youcansaveyourcurrent
vehiclepositionasafavorite>page136orsave
itasacontactinthedirectory>page136.
Audiconnectatthislocation*:allowsyouto
searchforCityEventsorWeatherattheentered
location.
Countryinformation:youcandisplaytheappli-
cableurbanandruralspeedlimitsforanycoun-
try/state.Thisinformationwillbeautomatically
showntoyouintherouteinformation@)
=>page138,fig.120whenthespeedlimitisex-
ceeded,ifthisfunctionisactivated>page140.
Avoidroute*:whenrouteguidanceisactive,the
calculatedroutewillavoidtheareayouhave
specified(maximum:12mi(20km)),ifpossible.
Thenavigationsystemcalculatesanalternative
route.Theroutetobeavoidedthatyouhaveen-
teredappliesonlytothecurrentrouteandmust
besetagain,ifneeded.Theareasyouhavese-
lectedto avoidwillappearwithredandwhite
shadingonthemap.
2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
140
Mapsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page138,fig. 120.
»Select:rightcontrolbutton>Mapsettings.
Dependingontheselectedfunction,thefollow-
ingsettingscan beselected:
Mapcolors
Day/Night:themapisdisplayedwitha light/
darkbackground.
Automatic:whenthelightsswitchon,themap
colorsswitchfromdaytonight.
Mapdisplay
Standard>page138,fig.119.
Satellitemap*))>page141,fig.121.
Traffic>page141.
Maporientation
Destinationmap:themapindicatesthedestina-
tionandisorientedtothenorth.
2Dheadingupmap/2Dnorthupmap:thecur-
rentvehiclepositionisdisplayed.Themapisori-
entedinthedirectionoftravelor tothenorth.
3Dheading-upmap:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,thecurrentvehiclepositionis
shownonathree-dimensionalmapandoriented
inthedirectionoftravel.Atascaleof62mi
(100km)andlarger,themaporientationisto
thenorth.
Overviewmap:theentireroutefromthevehicle
positiontothedestinationorthenextstopoveris
displayedonthemap. Themapscaledependson
the lengthoftherouteandadaptsautomatically.
Themapisorientedtothenorth.
Routeinformation
Thedisplay ofrouteinformationsuchasthecur-
rentroadbeingdrivenon,upcomingmaneuvers,>
Media
Media
Introduction
Therearevariousmediadrivesandconnections
availableintheMMI.Youcanplay,forexample,
audio/videofilesfromtheJukebox*orconnect
yourmobiledevicetotheAudimusicinterface*
andoperateitthroughtheMMI.
Notes
Mediaandformatrestrictions:theMMI(includ-
ingtheSDcardreaderandtheUSBstoragede-
viceconnection*)wastestedwithavarietyof
productsandmediaavailableinthemarket.
However,theremaybecaseswhereindividualde-
vicesormediaandaudio/video*filesmaynot be
recognized,mayplayonlywithrestrictionsor
maynotplayatall.
DigitalRightsManagement:pleasenotethat
theaudio/videofilesaresubjecttocopyrightpro-
tection.
Themediadrivesdonotplayfilesthatarepro-
tectedbyDRMandthatareidentifiedwiththe
symbolfii.
Datasecurity:neverstoreimportantdataonSD
cards,theJukebox*,CDs/DVDsormobiledevices.
AudiAGisnotresponsiblefordamagedorlost
filesandmedia.
Loadingtimes:themorefiles/folders/playlists
thatareonastoragemedium,thelongeritwill
taketo loadtheaudio/video*files.Audirecom-
mendsusingstoragemediathatonlycontainau-
dio/videofiles*.To decrease thetimeittakesto
loadaudio/videofiles*,createsubfolders(forex-
ample,fortheartistoralbum).Theloadingtime
willalsoincreasewhenimportingfiles.
Additionalinformation:whenplaying,audio
filesareautomaticallydisplayedwithanyaddi-
tionalinformationthatisstored(suchasthear-
tist,trackandalbumcover).Ifthisinformationis
notavailableonthestoragemedium,theMMI
willchecktheGracenotemetadatadatabase.
150
However,insomecases,theadditionalinforma-
tionmaynotbedisplayed.
Restrictedfunctionality:resettheMediaset-
tingstothefactorydefaultsettingsiffunctional-
ityisrestricted>page170.
Iffunctionalityisrestricted,resettheJukebox*to
thefactorydefaultsettings>page170.
Forinformationaboutthepropertiesofsupport-
edmediaandfileformats,see>page164.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
CD/DVDoperation
CD/DVDandformatrestrictions:thefunctionali-
tyofindividualstoragemediamaybelimiteddue
tothevarietyofblankCDs/DVDsavailable and
thevariouscapacities.AudioCDsorvideoDVDs
withcopyprotection,CDs/DVDsthatdonotcon-
formtothestandard,andmultisessionCDsmay
havelimitedplaybackormaynotplayatall.Audi
recommendsfinalizingtherecordingprocess
whencreatingmultisession CDs.Multisession
DVDsarenotsupported.
UsingCDs/DVDs,theCDdrive ortheDVDdrive:
toensurecorrect,high-qualityplaybackandto
preventdamagetothedriveordiscreadinger-
rors,alwaysstoreCDs/DVDsinaprotective
sleeveand donotexposethemtodirectsunlight.
Donotuse:
—Damaged,dirtyorscratchedCDs/DVDs
—
SingleCDs/DVDswith3in(8cm)diameter
—CD/DVDsthatarenotround
—CDs/DVDswithlabels
—Protectiverings
—CleaningCDs
Thermalprotectionswitch:CD/DVDplayback
maybetemporarilyunavailableifoutsidetem-
peraturesareextremelyhotorcold.Athermal
protectionswitchisinstalledtoprotectthe
CD/DVDandthelaser.
Laserdevices:laserdevicesare dividedintosafe-
tyclasses1to4inaccordancewithDINIEC76>