
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

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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.

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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
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

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Index
Updatingstations(radio)................145
USBichargingport’.oii.scenessoonvers¥oer42
USBstick
refertoAudimusicinterface.......156,157
Vv
VanityMOPinsos:niwinswosevensoaeconassooeaseaa36
Vehicle
Care/cleaning.............0.--eeeeee270
DimensionSces<2sews«iceeeeees see293
Identificationdata................0..293
Outofservice...eeeeeeeee275
Raising..............00.0eeeee eeeee280
Vehiclebattery
Ghargelevelic:« xsawsy =ewer5oawe5seee89
VehicleCaress ¢sees¢ewescoeeesesees270
Vehicleidentificationnumber............293
Vehiclejack..............eeeeeeee276,282
LIPEINGBOINES:«cxwsa «cawvxcowsvvcaren280
VehicletoolKit’:sce= »wees=eeensoeeee276
Versioninformation.................--.172
VIEWbutton.....0...ceeeeeeeeeee12
Voiceguidance...............--00eeeee137
alsorefertoMultifunction
steeringwheel..............--0000-12,14
Voicemails:=cas¢ swews2 oewe2ewe2oe118
Voicerecognitionsystem............14,102
COMIMAMNAS«wswacesesoseewexvsveorewwaeneToo103
External.......sceeeeeeeeeeeee107
SOttinGSox=memesumews Pees+SeeR170
MOlGIMGis:x 2anessvenews©vuesaomens@Bs174
VOLUME’:«awa3owens¢wae@ sHews@ oERE=173
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............14
Voicerecognitionsystem...........14,102
WwW
Warning/Indicatorlights
AirbagSyStOttin:« «xes=owees& xmeeeges199
Warninglights
refertoIndicatorlights..........000000067
Washerfluidlevel(indicatorlight).........19
Washingmattefinishpaint..............270
Waveband
refertoFrequencyband...............145
Weights’:«ess+:news+ xaww5¥ames5 ¢ewe294
Whathappensifyouwearyoursafetybelttoo
LOOSE?2.eeeteens185
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?....182
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?............175
Wheellboltss«ssisnscoesses0 «asmeamevvasteinewoa263
anti-theft...0...0...eeeeeeeee279
LOOSENING=vsows=eee+SeeEgxcE279
RemovingtheCoW@rcscssnenseewwaee279
Tighteningspecification...............282
WHOIScccxsinoxsansons« 0ssacineawcianen© 9anemone248
Changing...........0.ceceeeeeeeee281
Cleaning’s« ¢seasyecapes¥ ewesx oceex271
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..250
Replacing........5.0.0ececeeeeeens278
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........267
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............260
Wheelwrenchss¢«seis+eonvseaneenews276
Whenmusttheairbagsystembeinspected?.199
Whereareloweranchorageslocated?.....227:
Whysafetybelts?................2-005-181
Wi-Fi
Audimusicistream'sswww©xwowsvoawwa154
Audioplayer......0...eee eeeeeeee154
Hotspot....... 2.00...ceececeeee128
OnlineMedia’:=seex xsees42ones2 2ews155
Personalhotspot..............0.20005124
alsorefertoWi-Fi.....00.00.ceeeeeee154
Windows
Cleaning/removingice................272
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29
Defrosting...0.0...ceeeececeeeeeee50
Openingandclosing................00528
PowerwindOwSwiesssswayemcee6dainoes28
Windshield
Cleaning...00.0...ceeeeeeeeeeeeee36
Defrosting..0.0...ceceeeeeeeeee50
alsorefertoWindshield................36
Windshieldwashersystem..........-36,246
Reservoir'capacity's«cscosesasssewer©293
Windshieldwipers
Cleaningwiperblades..................37
Foldingup..........ceececeeeeeeeee38
Indicatorlight«saiss =aisoepeesoepees19
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades........38
Switchingonandoff................00.36
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