Tableofcontents
Kihe@erairbaggie==secueeessea 0anevace¥ ¥oe204
Sideairbags..........0.0ceceeeeeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............00.209
Childsafety......................212
Importantinformation...............212
Childsafetyseats...............-.04.218
Securingchildsafetyseats............223
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)ossscsiscwees &ons226
Additionalinformation...............230
MaintenanceandCare...........231
CheckingandFilling.............231,
Fuel...2...eeeeee231
RETUSIINGcis« xexwx«eaey+Haasa xpews232
Emissionscontrolsystem.............235
Enginecompartment.................235
ENINGOilswasy« ¢eau+ eeeweooeeea238
Goolingisystem« ssuas«xsomesw 2cmweneoane242
Brakefluid...............-eeeeee243
Electricalsystem.........-..00--000-244
Battenyis2asncaa= 6were2 6women2sawn©ae244
Windshieldwashersystem...........-246
Serviceintervaldisplay...............247
ad|248
WheelsandTires......-.0.0eeeeeee248
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......265
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......267
Careandcleaning................270
Generalinformation.................270
Carwashes............0.00.eeeeeee270
Cleaningandcareinformation.........271
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......275
Do-ItYOURSELFa5¢ccascamaasaan276
Emergencyassistance...........276
Generalinformation0...c.ccueeees276
Equipment..................0.0000.276
MireMHODIWEYKitoarssswow2¢ens2 oee276
Replacingwheels................-00.278
SPaKertinecessessvcoasesovwomensw acameosvo a8282
TOWING...eeeeeeeee282
Fusesandbulbs..................285
Fuses...0...ceeeeeeee285
BUILDSsscus ¢ae5 ¢Haws2cerseBeeges287
Customerinformation...........288
Accessoriesandtechnical
GHATICQGS::« xcows5ysewssceeegeewanae288
Warranty.=cesscoaenniceooenecate= oects288
AudiLiteratureShop..............0--288
Drivinginothercountries.............288
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............02--008-288
Accessoriesandparts..............-.290
ReportingSafetyDefects..............290
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsysteMS.........002.eee291
TechnicalGata...
Vehicledata...........ceeeeeeeeee293
ENGU@X
ssssce:5 ¢eres© =eee&peeEgoe295
Quickaccess
Redindicatorlights
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
=>page19
Safetysystems¥
=>page18
Brakepads
=>page16
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
>page17
Tirepressure
=>page265,or>page267
Tirepressure
=>page265,or>page267
BrakesystemY
=>page16
Brakesystem4
=>page16
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page17
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
>page17
Coolingsystem
=>page17
Engineoilpressure
>page239
Electricalsystem
=>page244
Enginestopwhiledriving
>page18
Safetybelt
>page18>page18
ElectromechanicalsteeringV
=>page87
Steeringlock
>page18
Centralindicatorlight
=>page19
Enginestartsystem
>page18
Transmissionmalfunction
=>page64
Enginecontrol
=>page19
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)Y
=>page235
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page11
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page239
Engineoilsensor
=>page239
Electricalsystem
=>page244
Tanksystem
>page19
Washerfluidlevel
>page19
Windshieldwipers
Rearspoiler=page 19
=>page88Remotecontrolkey
=>page55
Yellowindicatorlights
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
v
=>page19
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
Vv
=>page19
Batteryinremotecontrolkey
=>page23
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page20
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page20
Adaptivelight
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥>page20
=>page19
Light/rainsensor
=>page20
Instrumentcluster
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethe malfunctioncor-
rected.
pomURENelele
Ifthe8.indicatorlightturnson,abulbhas
failed.Themessageindicatesthelocationofthe
bulb.
Replacethebulbimmediately.
Vehiclelights:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightsorthe
lightswitch.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
ZA\WARNING
—Lightbulbsareunderpressureandcanex-
plodewhenbulbsarereplaced,whichin-
creasestheriskofinjury.
—Withgas-dischargelamps*(xenonhead-
lights),thehigh-voltagecomponentmust
behandledappropriately.Otherwise,there
isariskoffatalinjury.
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
ByHeadlightrangecontrol:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
Thereisamalfunctionintheheadlightrange
controlsystem,whichmaycauseglareforother
drivers.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
20Audiadaptivelight
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiadaptivelight
ByAudiadaptivelight:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
Thereisamalfunctionintheadaptivelights.The
headlightsstillfunction.
20
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
eeeAreels
Appliesto:vehicleswithlight/rainsensor
automaticheadlights:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
aAutomaticwipers:malfunction!Seeowner's
manual
Thelight/rainsensorismalfunctioning.
Thelowbeamsremainswitchedonatalltimes
forsafetyreasonswhenthelightswitchisinthe
AUTOposition.Youcancontinuetoturnthe
lightsonandoffusingthelightswitch.Youcan
stillcontrolallwiperfunctionsthatareinde-
pendentoftherainsensor.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Feinmelt)
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audidriveselect
Ifthe|¢|indicatorlightturnson,thenthereisa
malfunctioninthesuspensioncontrol.Driveto
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
eraeel
IftheaorBYindicatorlightblinks,aturnsig-
nalisturnedon.Ifbothindicatorlightsareblink-
ing,theemergencyflashersareon.
Airbagsystem
ANWARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioningprop-
erlycannotprovidesupplementalprotection
inafrontalcrash.
—Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page18
comes
whenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;ON®light
Fig.155Sectionfromtheheadliner:PASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF3%;ON@light
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;ON®lightis
locatedintheheadliner>fig.155.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightwillcome
onandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffby theelectroniccontrolunit.Ifthe
bulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#%;ON@
lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlightEawill
comeontosignalamalfunctionintheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulb
willnotchangethewaythefrontpassenger's
frontalairbagworks,itwillnolongerbepossible
touse thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;ON@
lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusis
correctfortheoccupantonthefrontpassenger
seat.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimmedi-
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
The PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF2;ON@light
willblinkforabout5secondswhen:
—thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,
whichswitchesthefrontseatpassenger'sfron-
talAdvancedAirbagonandoff,detectsa
200
changeinthestatusofthefrontpassenger
seat.
AssoonasthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF¥;ON
®lightstopsblinking,alwaysmakesurethatthe
airbagstatus(onoroff)asshownbythelightis
properfortheage,sizeandelectricalcapacitance
ofthepersonoccupying thefrontpassengerseat.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseatisproperlyfastened.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;/PASSENGER
AIRBAGON@lightwillshowthestatusofthe
frontseatpassenger'sfrontalAdvancedAirbag.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light:
—willcomeonifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied;
—willcomeoniftheelectricalcapacitancemeas-
uredby thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsys-
temforthefrontpassengerseatequals the
combinedcapacitanceofaninfantuptoabout
oneyearofageandoneoftherearward-facing
orforward-facingchildrestraintslistedinFed-
eralMotorVehicleSafetyStandard208with
whichtheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
cle wascertified;Foralistingofthechildre-
straintsthatwereusedtocertifyyourvehicle's
compliancewiththeU.S.SafetyStandard
=>page214.
—willgooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoccu-
piedbyanadultasregisteredby thecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem.
—ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand...
—acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,or
—arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or
—aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeeninstal-
ledonthefrontpassengerseat,
—andiftheelectricalcapacitanceregisteredon
thefrontpassengerseatisequaltoorlessthan
thecombinedcapacitanceofatypical1year-
old infantandoneoftherearward-facingor
forward-facingchildrestraintslistedinFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandard208withwhich
theAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
8S1012721BA
Fusesandbulbs
Fusesandbulbs
Fuses
Replacingfuses
S 6
= o
_AB8V-0171
Fig.209Leftsideoftheenginecompartment:fusecover
Afuse thathasblownwillhavemetalstripsthat
haveburnedthrough.Thefusesarelocatedinthe
interiorandintheenginecompartment.
Fusesintheinterior
>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
>Checkthefollowingtable toseewhichfusebe-
longstotheequipment>page286.
»Removethecover>fig.208.
>Removetheplasticclipfromthefusepanel
coverintheenginecompartment©fig.209.
>Removethefuseusingtheclip.
>Replacetheblownfuseonlywithafusethat
has thesamecurrent rating.
>Installthecover.
Fusesintheenginecompartment
>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off>A\.
>Checkthefollowingtable toseewhichfusebe-
longstotheequipment>page287.
>Removethefusepanelcover>fig.209.
>Removetheplasticclipfromthefusepanel
cover>fig.209.
>Removethefuseusingtheclip.
>Replace theblownfuseonlywithafuse that
hasthesamecurrent rating.
Fusecoloridentification
ColorCurrentrating
inamps
Black1
Purple3
Lightbrown5
Brown15
Red10
BlueIS
Yellow20
Whiteortransparent[25
Green30
Orange40
Z\WARNING
Donotrepairfusesandneverreplaceablown
fusewithonethathasahigheramprating.
Thiscancausedamagetotheelectricalsys-
temandafire.
CG)Note
Ifanewfuseburnsoutagainshortlyafteryou
haveinstalledit,havetheelectricalsystem
checkedassoonaspossibleby anauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
@)Tips
—Thefollowingtabledoesnotlistfuseloca-
tionsthatarenotused.
—Someoftheequipmentlistedinthefollow-
ingtablesappliesonlytocertainmodelver-
sionsorcertainoptionalequipment.
285
Fusesandbulbs
Interiorfuseassignment
No.|Equipment
Poo
"F29
IF24)F2s)roc)F779Foe
F238
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ne
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F20|Powerlumbarsupportadjustment
B8V-0217
Frontpassenger'ssideneckheating(Road-
F22
ster)
Rightvehicleelectricalsystemcontrol
F24
module
F25|Driversidedoor
F26|Seatheating
Vehicleelectricalsystemcontrolmodule
rey(terminal30)
F28|AMIHighmediaport
F29|Vehicleelectricalsystemcontrolmodule
F32|Driverassistancesystems
F33|Airbag
Sockets,interiorsound,taillightswitch,
F34|temperaturesensor,oillevelsensor,neck
heating,garage dooropener
Fig.210Vehicleinterior:fuseassignment
No.Equipment
Diagnosis,headlightrangecontrol,air
quality sensor,automaticdimmingrear-
viewmirror,centerinstrumentpanel
switchmodule
F35
F4Centralcomputerprocessor(MIB-2)F36|Rightcorneringlight /rightLEDheadlight
FSGateway(diagnostics)F37|Leftcorneringlight/leftLEDheadlight
FoSelectorlever(automatictransmission)
F7
Climatecontrolsystemcontrols,rearwin-
dowdefogger,tirepressuremonitoring
Enginecontrolmodule,ESCcontrolmod-
F38
ule
F39|Frontpassengersidedoor
F8
Switchfortheelectromechanicalparking
brake,lightswitch,rain/lightsensor,inte-
riorlighting,diagnosticconnector,roof
electronics
F40|Cigarettelighter,sockets
F41|Fueltankdiagnosis
F42|Centrallockingarea
FQSteeringcolumnswitchmodule
F44|Allwheeldriveclutchcontrolmodule
F10Vehiclepositioning
F45|Poweradjustabledriver'ssideseat
F1l
Allwheeldriveclutch,leftvehicleelectri-
calsystemcontrolmodule
F46|Driver'ssideneckheating(Roadster)
F49|Enginestart,clutchsensor
F12Infotainmentcomponents
F52|Controlmoduleforsuspensioncontrol
F1l4Climatecontrolsystemblowerfan
F53|Rearwindowdefogger
FisElectronicsteeringcolumnlock
F16
Infotainmentsystemcomponents,safety
beltmicrophone
F17Instrumentcluster
F18Rearviewcamera
F19
Convenienceaccesscontrolmodule
286
Thepowerseats*areprotectedviacircuitbreak-
ersthatautomaticallyswitchonafterafewsec-
ondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenreduced.
8S1012721BA
Fusesandbulbs
Leftenginecompartmentfuseassignment
B8V-0173
ment
Fig.211Leftside ofenginecompartment:fuseassign-
No.Equipment
FlESCcontrolmodule
F2ESCcontrolmodule
E3Enginecontrolmodule
F4
Enginecomponents,enginecooling,sec-
ondaryairpump
FSEnginecomponents,tanksystem
FoBrakelightswitch
F7Enginecomponents
F8Heatoxygensensor
F9Enginecomponents,exhaustdoor
F10Fuelinjectors,fuelcontrolmodule
F13Transmissionfluidpump
F1l4Ignitioncoils(5-cylinder)
FisHorn
F16Ignitioncoils
F17Suppressor
F18
Diagnosticinterface,batterymonitoring,
garagedooropenerantenna
F19Windshieldwipers
F20
Anti-theftalarmsystem
No.|Equipment
F21|Automatictransmissioncontrolmodule
Terminal50diagnosis(enginecontrol
module)
F23|Enginestart
F31)Enginecomponents(5-cylinder)
F22
Bulbs
Cs
Yourvehicleisequippedwithmaintenance-free
headlightsandtaillights.However,ifalightbulb
needstobereplaced,pleasecontactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
287
Index
Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............10
AUTO
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem........49
Automaticheadlights..................32
Auto
Lock(centrallocking)...............21.
Automaticbeltretractor...............-184
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
refertoClimatecontrolsystem(automatic).49
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem....84
Automatictransmission.................-58
DEVINGCPSis65wssinsowom@ 6eae3oHRUER660
Emergencymode..............-.00005564
HilldeSCEntCONntOlaasx 2weesyowees¢ 2eee62
KiCKOWMisiass5&sewsensomamasawaan«avecne63
Malfunction.......2...ceceeeeeeeee59
Selectorleveremergencyrelease.........65
Selectorleverloka22awwom= 2wowsaowen59
Selectorleverpositions...............0.58
Shiftingmanually..................0..62
Steeringwheelwithshiftpaddles........62
BIDEROMIGE5ecw
Automaticzoom(navigation)............140
AUXINPUEsavesx 2eves7 8caeen+eee+em8157
Averagefuelconsumption............000515
AVETAGESPECass 3saree¢ §sarew§eeeEyEe15
B
BACKbutton...................00ceee90
Balance(Sound)............00000eee eee173
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............145
Bass(sound)................000000eee173
Battery.......0.0.0...eee244
CharginGwes= «seus« xsessxeeegceee246
Wintenoperations «cose+ounssccene6ine245
Beforedrivingsassx=nseeocosevewene¥o175
Betterroute(navigation)................143
BOWED":«savesawmnem2 ©neemx2ERNE28ame&49
Bluetooth
Audioplayer«svi2 5mee2 owea2semao153
Connectingacellphone...............108
Settings........0.0....00ceee eee171
BoOSt..2...eeeeeeeee15
BoosterseatS.....2...cee eee eee eee221
296
Boostpressureindicator.................Ls
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........243
BRAKEScraneswessees5 2nexta©cmamens© aonemnh©some86
Brakeassist...0.6...cece84
BrakeassistsysteM..........-..-+--05-84
Brake:boosters«sesiss+osccsesea 6snecenea 6oeacese386
Brakefluid...2.2.6.0...0.eee eeeeee243
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........55
Emergencybrakingfunction.............56
Indicatorlights....................00,16
Newbrakepads:«esassaiewssewssspees86
Break-insecurityfeature...............-.27
Breakingin
Newbrakepads..............---0eeeee86
INCWENCSine6 &secaa@semenw asomcame#0amenene@255
Browser
refertoMediacenter...............00.159
Bulbfailure(indicatorlight)..............20
Bulbireplacementievesx «sovvsusa 0savesw &savers7287
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)...............---.90
Cc
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..156
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........236
Batteryspecific.................-.00.245
Calllist.0.0...eeeeee113
Calloptions..........2.0...eeeeeee eee120
Capacities
Fueltank................00000ceee293
Washerfluidreservoir..............0..293
CaiKeVecmx=way¢ 2seem©2ye GESeeooee22
Carwash....2...eeeeeeeeeeee270
Catalyticconverter.............--.0000.235
CD
drive(mediadrives).................152
Cellphone
PlayingmuSiC.....6.6...ceceeee eee eee153
alsorefertoTelephone................108
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox............... Lit
Genter-armMVresteicos2 2sacsowienswean«se
Centrallockingix.+ 2sews+
Conveniencekey
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29