Instrumentcluster
outsidetemperatureisaround41°F(+5°C)
andthaticecanincreasetheriskofaccidents.
Fuellevel
Thedisplay@>page10,fig.3onlyworkswhen
theignitionisswitchedon.Whenthedisplayhas
reachedthereservemark,aredLEDturnsonand
theiindicatorlightturnson>page19.
For
thetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page293.
@Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Multifunctionsteering
wheel
Fig.5Driverinformationsystemdisplay
Fig.6Leftsideof multifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbe switchedon.
12
Thedriverinformationsystemcontains multiple
tabs@thatdisplayvariousinformation@).
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:
1.tabVehiclefunctions
2.tabDrivermessages(thisisonlydis-
playedifatleastoneindicator
light/messageisbeingdisplayed)
>page16
3.tabRadio>page145
Media>page150
4.tabTelephone>page108
5.tabNavigation>page130
Map>page138
6.tabSound>page169
Audiconnect>page123
Settings>page169
@l|k2]button
Switchingtabs:pressthe[<>]buttonrepeatedly
untilthedesiredtabisshown(forexample,Ra-
dio).
@l[VIEW]button
Changingtheview>page13.
@®|s]button
Returntofunctionsathigherlevels.
@©Band[c|controlbuttons
Open/closetheselectionmenuoroptionsmenu
=>page13.
@Leftthumbwheel
—Selectingafunctioninamenu/list:turnthe
leftthumbwheeltothedesiredfunctionina
menuorlist(suchasselectingastation,Lap
times*).
—Confirmingaselection:presstheleftthumb-
wheel(forexample,confirmthestation).
—Zoominginoroutonthemap:whenamapis
displayed,turntheleftthumbwheelup/down
tozoomin/outonthemap.
8S1012721BA
Driving
Selectthesportmode"S"forsportydriving.The
vehiclemakesfulluseoftheengine'spower.
Shiftingmaybecomenoticeablewhenaccelerat-
ing.
Tomovefromselectorleverposition"N" to"D",
youmustpressthebrakepedalandthevehicle
mustbetravelinglessthan1mph(2km/h)orbe
stationary>A\.
ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorLever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Neverselect"R"or"P"whiledriving,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keep yourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except“P”)whentheengine
isrunning.Otherwise,thisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstoppedifagearis
engaged.Otherwisethevehiclewillstartto
moveimmediately,eveniftheparkingbrake
isset.Thiscouldresultinacrash.
—Donotpresstheacceleratorpedalwhen
changingtheselectorleverpositionwhile
thevehicleisstationaryandtheengineis
running.
—Neverleaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
runningwhileingear.Ifyoumustleaveyour
vehiclewhentheengineisrunning,setthe
parkingbrakeandmovetheselectorleverto
the"P"position.
—Todecreasetheriskofanaccident,these-
lectorlevermustbeinthePpositionand
theparkingbrakemustbesetbeforeopen-
ingthehoodandworkingonarunningen-
gine.Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicable
warnings>page235,Generalinformation.
C@)Note
Neverletthevehiclerolldownhillwithengine
offandtheselectorleverinthe"N"position,
becausethiscoulddamagetheautomatic
transmissionandcatalyticconverter.
(i)Tips
—Driveselect:sportyshiftingcharacteristics
canbeselectedusingtheDynamicdriving
mode.TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsSas
theselectorleverpositioninsteadofD.
—Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedalim-
mediatelyandwaitfortheenginetoslow
downtoidlebeforeselecting"D"or"S".
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
emergencyreleasecan beusedifthishap-
pens.Left-handdrivevehicles>page65.
Selectorleverlock
Theselectorleverlockpreventsyoufromselect-
ingagearaccidentally,causingthevehicleto
roll.
BFV-0112
Fig.61Selectorleverlock
Toreleasetheselectorleverlock:
>»Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressthebrakepedalwhilepressingtheinter-
lockbutton.
Automaticshiftlock(ASL)
Theselectorleverislockedinthe"P"and"N" po-
sitionswhentheignitionisswitchedon.You
mustpressthebrakepedaltoselectanotherpo-
sition.Youmustalsopresstheinterlockbuttonif
youaremovingfromthe"P"position.The
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8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling
CheckingandFilling
Fuel
ahemelt)
Thecorrectgasolinegradeisstatedontheinside
ofthefuelfillerdoor.
Thevehicleisequippedwithacatalyticconverter
andmustonlybedrivenwithunleadedgasoline.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Theindividualgasolinegradesaredifferentiated
byoctaneratings.Thisvalueisgivenwith(R
+M)/2equatingtoAKIorinRON.
Theheadingsbelowmatchthestickerinthefuel
fillerdoor.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYMIN.(R+M)/287
Regular/MIN.RON91Regular
Useregulargasolinewithminimum87AKI/
91RON>©.
Themaximumenginepowerisonlyreachedif
premiumgasoline91AKI/95RONisused.
UNLEADEDFUELONLYPREMIUMMIN.(R
+M)/291/SUPERMIN.RON95
Usingpremiumgasolinewithminimum91AKI/
95RONisrecommended.
Ifpremiumgasolineisnotavailable,youcanalso
useregulargasoline87AKI/91RON.However
thisdoesreduce theenginepowerslightly.
@)Note
—Fillingthetankjustonetimewithleaded
fuel orothermetallicadditiveswillcause
permanentdeteriorationtothecatalytic
converterfunction.
—Whengasolinewithanoctaneratingthatis
toolowisused,highspeedsorheavyengine
loadcanleadtoenginedamage.
@Tips
Thevehiclemaybefilledwithfuelthathasa
higheroctaneratingthanwhatisrequiredby
theengine.
Gasolinemixture
GasolinewithalcoholorMTBE(Methyl-Tert-
Butyl-Ether)
Youcan useunleadedgasolinemixedwithalco-
holorMTBE(generallylabeledasoxygenated
compounds)aslongasthefuelmeetsthefollow-
ingconditions:
Gasolinewithmethanolcontent(methylalco-
holormethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan3%methanol
—Morethan2%solvent
Gasolinewithethanolcontent(ethylalcoholor
ethanol)
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%ethanol
GasolinewithMTBEcontent
—Anti-KnockIndexisatleast87AKI
—Nomorethan15%MTBE
Gasolineadaptedtotheseason
Manygasolinefuelsareadaptedtotheseasons.
Whentheseasonchanges,werecommendrefu-
elingathigh-trafficgasstations.Itismorelikely
thatthegasolinewillbesuitablefortheseason
there.
()Note
—Gasolinewithmethanolcontentthatdoes
notmeetthespecifiedconditionsmaycause
corrosiondamageanddamagetoplasticor
rubbercomponentsinthefuelsystem.
—Donotusegasoline thatdoesnotmeetthe
specifications.
—Ifyouareunabletofindoutifaspecificgas-
olinemixturemeetsthespecifications,ask
the gasstationoperatorortheirfuelsuppli-
er.
231
>
8S1012721BA
CheckingandFilling
Thecorrectfueltypeforyourvehiclecanbe
foundonalabellocatedontheinsideofthefuel
fillerdoor.Foradditionalinformationonfuel,see
=>page231.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page293.
Ifthecentral lockingsystemmalfunctions,there
isafuelfillerdooremergencyrelease
=>page234.
Z\WARNING
Improperfuelingproceduresandimproper
handlingoffuelcanlead toexplosions,fires,
severeburns,andotherinjuries.
—Donotsmoke.Keepawayfromopenflames.
—Theignitionmustbeswitchedoffwhenre-
fueling.
—Mobiledevices,radiodevices,andotherra-
dioequipmentshouldalwaysbeswitched
offwhenrefueling.Electromagneticrays
couldcausesparksandstartafire.
—Ifyoudonotinsertthefuelpumpnozzleall
thewayintothefillertube,thenfuelcan
leakout.Spilledfuelcanigniteandstarta
fire.
—Nevergetintothevehiclewhenrefueling.If
thereisanexceptionalsituationwhereyou
mustenterthevehicle,closethedoorand
touchametalsurfacebeforetouching the
fuelpumpnozzleagain.Thiswillreducethe
riskofelectrostaticdischargethatcancause
flyingsparks.Sparks canstarta firewhen
refueling.
curwhilerefuelingandthefuelvapors
couldignite.
—Whenusingfuelcontainersmadeofmet-
al,thefuelpumpnozzlemustalwaysre-
mainincontactwiththecontainertore-
ducetheriskofstaticcharge.
—Insertthefuelpumpnozzleasfaraspos-
sibleintothefilleropeningwhilerefuel-
ing.
—Followtheapplicablelegalregulationsin
thecountrywhereyouaredrivingwhen
using,storingandtransportingfuelcon-
tainers.
—Makesurethatthefuelcontainermeets
theindustrystandards,forexampleANSI
orASTMF852-86.
Z\WARNING
Transportingfuelcontainersinsidethevehicle
isnotrecommended.Fuelcouldleakoutof
thecontainerandignite,especiallyduringan
accident.Thiscan causeexplosions,fires,and
injuries.
—Ifyoumusttransportfuelinafuelcontain-
er,note thefollowing:
—Alwaysplacethefuelcontaineronthe
groundbeforefilling.Neverfillthefuel
containerwithfuelwhileitisinsideoron
thevehicle.Electrostaticdischargecanoc-
()Note
—Removefuelthathasoverflowedontoany
vehiclecomponentsimmediatelytoreduce
theriskofdamagetothevehicle.
—Neverdriveuntilthefueltankiscompletely
empty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatre-
sultsfromthatcan causeenginemisfires.
Uncombustedfuelmayentertheexhaust
systemandincreasetheriskofdamageto
thecatalyticconverter.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Donotoverfillthefueltank,orfuelcouldleak
outwhenthevehicleiswarmingup.
@Tips
—Ifadverseweatherconditionscausethefuel
fillerdoortofreezeshut,pressonthecen-
terofthefillerdoorwiththeheelofyour
hand andthentryopeningitagain.
—Thefuelfillerdoor onyourvehicledoesnot
lockifyoulockthevehiclefromtheinside
usingthecentral locking switch.
G)Tips
—Yourvehicleisequippedwithamisfueling
guard.Itallowsthevehicletobefueledonly
withthecorrectfuelpumpnozzle.
—Awornordamagednozzleoranozzle that
istoo smallmaynot beabletoopenthe
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CheckingandFilling
Emissionscontrol
system
Generalinformation
Z\WARNING
Thetemperatureoftheexhaustsystemis
high,bothwhendrivingandafterstopping
the
engine.
—Nevertouchtheexhausttailpipesoncethey
have
becomehot. Thiscouldresultinburns.
—Donotparkyourvehicleoverflammable
materialssuchasgrassorleavesbecause
thehightemperatureoftheemissionssys-
temcouldstartafire.
—Donotapplyunderbodyprotectantinthe
exhaustsystemarea,becausethisincreases
theriskoffire.
Catalyticconverter
Followthesafetyprecautions>page235,Gener-
alinformation.
Thevehiclemayonlybedrivenwithunleaded
gasoline,orthecatalyticconverterwillbede-
stroyed.
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyempty.
Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresultsfromthat
cancauseenginemisfires.Uncombustedfuel
couldentertheexhaustsystem,whichcould
causeoverheatinganddamagetothecatalytic
converter.
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
TheOnBoardDiagnosticSystemmonitorsthe
engineandtransmissioncomponentsthatinflu-
enceemissions.
- &
fzz
portfortheOnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem
EnginedatacanbereadoutattheOnBoardDi-
agnosticSystemconnectionportusingaspecial
testingdevice>fig.179.
Indicatorlight
IftheSindicatorlightblinks orturnson,there
isamalfunctionthatiscausingpooremissions
qualityandthatcoulddamagethecatalyticcon-
verter.DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Z\WARNING
Incorrectuseofthe connectionportforthe
OnBoardDiagnosticSystemcancausemal-
functions,whichcanthenresultinaccidents
andseriousinjuries.
—OnlyallowanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytoreadout the
enginedata.
Enginecompartment
Generalinformation
Specialcareisrequiredifyouareworkinginthe
enginecompartment
Forworkintheenginecompartment,suchas
checkingandfillingfluids,thereisariskofin-
jury,scalding,accidents,andburns.Forthis
235
>
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