Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
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Cockpitoverview.............-0000-56Generalinformation.................
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..7Steeritig
Displayandoperation............10Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......
Instrumentcluster...............10Starting todrive..............02000--
Instrumentclusteroverview...........10SpOrtyCrivinGiesx «wus4 werom2 2mewn28g
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........10Automatictransmission.............
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee11Trailertowing...........00000000000-
OdOMeterws ywax«game2 2Beeesdemeg11
Outsidetemperaturedisplay...........11Driverassistance.................
Fuellevel...........0...cee eee eeeee 12.Assistsystems...................
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........12Speedwarningsystem................
Vehiclefunctions«csv.eeveeweveo15Cruise controlsystem.............0--
Messages...0.0.0.0eeeeeeeeeeee16Audiactivelaneassist................
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Startinganddriving.............21,Audisideassisthersosswans5 3suesosaves«3
Openingandclosing.............21:Audidriveselect(drivesettings)........
Cenitrallocking2.2%ssiesssscenescece21
Luggagecompartmentlid.............27Parking1d).«vc.2siesoore6 ooo
Powerwindows...............00000528Introduction.............0.0.0.2eee
Garagedooropener...........--...--29Rearparkingsystem............-....
Parkingsystemplus...605sseeeesees
LightsandVision.................32Rearviewcamera......2.0...ceceeee
Exteriorlighting................0000832Adjusting thedisplayandthewarning
Interiorlighting’:«gems=:sewssesees34TONGScon& ©peaseewegeSeeGeSeege
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Windshieldwipers............-...0--36
Digital.compass:;«acssscesseewesace38IntelligentTechnology...........
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC)....
Seats...0...eee40Brakes...6...eeeeee
Generalinformation.................40Steering«eee«=neue=¢oeseeeeeee
Fromtsseats«scwessstvcivesosees3 2serenaa40Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Rearbenchseat..................00.AlRearspoiler...1.2.0...ceceeeeeee
Energymanagement................-
Stowingandusing...............42Informationaboutdata recordedby
Ashtray...2.eeeeeeee42vehiclecontrolmodules...............
Cigarettelighter.................005.42
POWerSOUIGCESex5:2sporesa ¢eames« 5ewe&42Infotainmentsystem............
SEOMAGEScisceessc+cynanesw wanmuens© &catesWewceases43MultiMediaInterface............
Luggagecompartment...............44Trafficsafetyinformation.............
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MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
MMIoperation...............0..000.
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Sideassistdisplay..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Airventwithseatheatingcontrols
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Active laneassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—HornPe
—Driver'sairbag...............
—Buttonsforthevirtualinstrument
cluster,includingthedriverinfor-
mationsystem,audio/video,tele-
phone,navigationandvoicerec-
ognitionsystem
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...
—Audidriveselect..............
—Shiftpaddles................
Audivirtualcockpit(instrument
ClUSTEL):2sacs¢ =game¢ 2eee2gee
Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Startingtheengineifthereisa
malfunction..............0000s
Adjustablesteeringcolumn......
Cruisecontrollever.............
Instrumentillumination.........
Hood:release®« 5sewsxswows2 2won
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows................
Airventincludingclimatecontrol
systemmcontrolswaaeseecsxesreneeav=
Lockableglovecompartment
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIM/SDcards.
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
Rearwindowdefoggerbutton
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect...............004
—
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ES@©)s ¢ ¢secu= ypegstogees2see
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Retractablerearspoiler........
Dependingonequipment,center
consolewith:
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—Multimediacompartmentforcell
Phone.......eeeeee157
—Audiphonebox...............111
@Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.90
@3)Infotainmentsystemunit.......90
@8Dependingonequipment:
—Storagecompartment
—Ashtray0.2...2eeeeeeeee42
—Cupholder...........-.0000443
G3)Parking:braked.«cee20osces«2cue55
@8Dependingonequipment:
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...53
—Soundbuttonforexhaustdoor
control
@Selectorlever(Stronic)..........58
@Tips
Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.
Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Withsomeindicatorlights,messagesmayap-
pearandwarningsignalsmaysound.Theindica-
torlightsandmessagesmaybecoveredbyother
displays.Toshow themagain,selectthesecond
tabformessageswiththemultifunctionsteering
wheel>page12.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.
(oan)
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:
Openingandclosing
BFV-0278
Fig.11Yourvehiclekeyset
@Remoteorconveniencekey*
Theconveniencekey*isaremotecontrolkeywith
specialfunctions>page24and>page53.
Youcanunlock/lockyourvehiclewiththeremote
controlkey.Amechanicalkeyisintegratedinthe
remotecontrolkey>page23.
@Keytagwithvehiclecode*
Thevehiclecode*onthekey tagcanberubbed
off.Itdoesnothaveafunction.
Replacingakey
If akeyislost,seeanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havethiskeyde-
activated.Itisimportanttobringallkeyswith
you.Ifakeyislost,youshouldreportittoyour
insurancecompany.
Numberofkeys
Youcancheckthenumberofkeysassignedto
yourvehicleintheInfotainmentsystem.Todo
this,selectthe[MENU]button>Vehicle> left
controlbutton>Service&checks>Vehiclein-
formation.Thisway,youcanmakesurethatyou
haveallthekeyswhenpurchasingausedvehicle.
Electronicimmobilizer
Theimmobilizerpreventsunauthorizeduseof
thevehicle.
Undercertaincircumstances,thevehiclemaynot
beabletostartifthereisaremotecontrolkey
fromadifferentvehiclemanufactureronthekey
chain.
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Datainthemasterkey
Whendriving,serviceandmaintenance-relevant
dataiscontinuouslystoredinyourremotecon-
trolkey.YourAudiserviceadvisorcanreadout
thisdataandtellyouabouttheworkyourvehicle
needs.This appliesalsotovehicleswithacon-
veniencekey*.
Personalconveniencesettings
Iftwopeopleuseonevehicle,itisrecommended
thateachpersonalwaysuses“theirown”master
key.Whentheignitionisturnedofforwhenthe
vehicleislocked,personalconveniencesettings
forthefollowingsystemsarestoredandas-
signedtotheremotemasterkey.
—Climatecontrolsystem
—Parkingaid*
—Activelaneassist*
—Sideassist*
—Driveselect
Thestoredsettingsareautomaticallyrecalled
whenyouunlockthevehicle,openthedoorsor
turnontheignition.
ZA\WARNING
Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignitionoff
andtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This applies
particularlywhenchildrenremaininthevehi-
cle.Otherwisethechildrencouldstarttheen-
gineoroperateelectricalequipmentsuchas
powerwindows.
()Note
Protecttheremotecontrolkeyagainsthigh
temperaturesanddirectsunlight.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
XXDonotdisposeofremotecontrolkeysin
householdtrash.Theycontainmaterialsthat
canberecycled.ContactanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
moreinformation.
G)Tips
— Theoperationoftheremotecontrolkeycan
be
temporarilydisruptedbyinterference>
Warmandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrolsystem
Theclimatecontrolsystemwarms,coolsandre-
moveshumidityfromtheairinthevehicleinteri-
or.Itfunctionsmosteffectivelywhenthewin-
dowsareclosed.Ifthereisabuild-upofheatin-
sidethevehicle,ventilationcanhelptospeedup
thecoolingprocess.
Pollutantfilter
The
pollutantfilterremovespollutantssuchas
dustandpollenfromtheair.
Keyrecognition
Certain settings areautomaticallystoredandas-
signedtotheremotecontrolkeybeingused.
ZA\WARNING
Poorvisibilitycanleadtoaccidents.
—Forsaferdriving,keepallwindowsfreeof
ice,snowandfog.
—Becomefamiliarasquicklyaspossiblewith
thecorrectuseandfunction oftheclimate
controlsystem,especiallywiththedefrost-
inganddefoggingfunction.
—Whenthetemperatureisbelowfreezing,
onlyuse thewindshieldwashersystemafter
thewindshieldhasbeenwarmedbythecli-
matecontrolsystem.Thewasherfluidcould
freezeonthewindshieldandimpairvisibili-
ty.
@)Note
—Ifyoususpectthattheclimatecontrolsys-
temisdamaged,switchthesystemoffto
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preventfurtherdamageandhaveitchecked
byanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
—RepairstotheAudiclimatecontrolsystem
require specialtechnicalknowledgeand
specialtools.Haveitinspectedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealershiporaqualifiedelec-
tronicsstore.
()Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reducingtheamountoffuelusedalsore-
ducestheamountofpollutantsthatenterthe
alr.
G)Tips
—Topreventinterferencewiththeheating
andcoolingoutput andtopreventthewin-
dowsfromfoggingover,theairintakein
front ofthewindshieldmustbefreeofice,
snow,orleaves.
—Condensationfromthecoolingsystemcan
dripandformapuddleofwaterunderthe
vehicle.Thisisnormalanddoesnotmean
thereisaleak.
— Theenergymanagementsystemmaytem-
porarilyswitchoffcertainfunctions,suchas
theseatheating*orrearwindowdefogger.
Thesesystemsareavailableagainassoonas
theenergysupplyhasbeenrestored.
— Theflowsthroughtheventsundertherear
window.Makesuretheopeningsarenot
coveredwhenplacingclothingonthelug-
gagecompartmentcover.
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Warmandcold
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
Fig.53Automaticclimatecontrolsystem:controls
Youcancontrolthefunctionsthroughthedial,
buttonsinthedialandthebuttons.Pressthe
buttons
toturnthefunctionsonoroff.TheLED
inabuttonwilllightupwhenthefunctionis
switchedon.
PressingtheAUTObuttonandsettingthetem-
peratureto72°F(22°C)isrecommended.The
automaticclimatecontrolsystemautomatically
maintainsatemperatureonceithasbeenset.
Theairtemperaturecomingfromthevents,the
blowerspeed,andtheairdistributionarealso
automaticallyadjusted.Inallheatingmodefunc-
tionsexceptdefrost,thebloweronlyswitchesto
ahigherspeedoncetheenginecoolanthas
reachedacertaintemperature.
8Blower
Theblowerspeedcan beadjustedinsmallincre-
mentsusingthedial(@).Theblowershouldal-
waysrunatalowsettingtopreventthewindows
fromfoggingandtoensureacontinuousex-
changeofairinsidethevehicle.Youcanadjust
thevolumeofairgeneratedbytheblowertoyour
preference.Tohavetheblowerregulatedauto-
matically,presstheAUTObutton.
A/CCoolingmode
Youcanturnthecoolingsystemonoroffby
pressingtheA/Cbutton.Theairisnotcooledand
humidityisnotremovedwhencoolingmodeis
BFV-0218
switchedoff.Thiscan causefogonthewindows.
Coolingmodeswitchesoffautomaticallywhen
theoutsidetemperatureisbelowzero.
@/@Temperature
Thetemperaturecanbeadjustedinsmallincre-
mentsusingthedial(2).
AUTOAutomaticmode
TheAUTObuttonturnsonautomaticmode.AU-
TOmodeswitchesoffonceabuttoninthecli-
matecontrolsystemispressed.Automaticmode
maintainsaconstanttemperatureinsidetheve-
hicle.Airtemperature,airflowandairdistribu-
tionarecontrolledautomatically.
Airdistribution
Theairdistributioncanbeadjustedwiththecon-
trol@).Tohavetheairdistributionregulatedau-
tomatically,presstheAUTObutton.
Theroundairventsinthecockpitareadjustable
=>page50.
Tokeepthefrontsidewindowsfromfoggingup
indampweather,werecommendopeningthe
sideairventsandtiltingthemtotheside.
lyorautomatically*.
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CheckingandFilling
@)Note
— Theconcentrationofanti-freezingagent
mustbeadjustedtothevehicleoperating
conditionsandtheclimate.Aconcentration
thatistoohighcanleadtovehicledamage.
—Neveraddradiatoranti-freezeorotheraddi-
tivestothewasherfluid.
—Donotuseaglasscleanerthat contains
paintsolvents,becausethiscoulddamage
thepaint.
Serviceintervaldisplay
Theserviceintervaldisplaydetectswhenyourve-
hicleisdueforservice.
Theserviceintervaldisplayworksintwostages:
—Inspectionoroilchangereminder:afteracer-
taindistancedriven,amessageappearsinthe
Infotainmentsystemdisplayeachtimetheig-
nitionisswitchedonoroff.Theremainingdis-
tanceortimeisdisplayedbriefly.
—Inspectionoroilchangedue:ifyourvehicle
hasreached aninspection oroilchangeinterval
orbothintervalsatthesametime,themes-
sageInspectiondue!orOilchangedue!orOil
changeandinspectiondue!appearsbrieflyaf-
terswitchingtheignitionon/off.
Checkingserviceintervals
Youcan checktheremainingdistanceortimeun-
tilthenextoilchangeornextinspection.Select
intheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU]button>
Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Service&checks>
Serviceintervals.
Resettingtheindicator
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitywillresettheserviceintervaldis-
playafterperformingservice.
Ifyouhavechangedtheoilyourself,youmustre-
settheoilchangeinterval.
Toresetthedisplay,selectintheInfotainment
system:the[MENU]button>Vehicle> leftcon-
trolbutton>Service&checks>Serviceintervals
>Resetoilchangeinterval.
C@)Note
—Onlyresettheoilchangeindicatoriftheoil
waschanged.
—Followingtheserviceintervalsiscriticalto
maintainingtheservicelifeandvalueof
yourvehicle,especiallytheengine.Evenif
themileageonthevehicleislow,donotex-
ceedthetimeforthenextservice.
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—Snowchainscandamagetherimsand
wheelcovers*ifthechainscomeintodirect
contactwiththem.Removethewheelcov-
ers*first.Usecoatedsnowchains.
—Usingsnowchainsthataddmorethan 0.53
in(13.5mm)ofheight canseverelydamage
thewheelhousingsandothervehiclecom-
ponents.
G)Tips
Whenusingsnowchains,itmaybeadvisable
tolimittheESC>page85.
eecined
Appliesto:vehicleswithlow-profiletires
Comparedtoothertire/rimcombinations,low-
profiletiresofferawidertreadsurfaceanda
largerrimdiameterwithshortertiresidewalls.
Thisresultsinanagiledrivingstyle.However,it
mayreducethelevelofcomfortandincrease
roadnoise whendrivingonroadsinpoorcondi-
tion.
Low-profiletirescanbecomedamagedmore
quicklythanstandardtireswhendrivingover
largebumps,potholes,manholecovers,and
curbs.Therefore,itisparticularlyimportantto
maintainthecorrecttirepressure>page258.
Toreducetheriskofdamagetothetiresand
rims,driveverycarefullyonpoorroads.
Checkyourwheelsregularlyevery2,000mi
(3,000km)fordamage.Forexample,checkfor
bulges/cracksonthetiresordeformations/cracks
ontherims.
Afteraheavyimpactordamage,havethetires
andrimsinspectedorreplacedimmediatelyby
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
Low-profiletirescanwearoutfasterthanstand-
ardtires.
Uniformtirequalitygrading
—Treadwear
—TractionAAABC
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—TemperatureABC
Qualitygradescanbefoundwhereapplicableon
thetiresidewallbetweentreadshoulderand
maximumsectionwidth>page249,fig.189.
Forexample:Treadwear200,TractionAA,Tem-
peratureA.
AllpassengercartiresmustconformtoFederal
SafetyRequirementsinadditiontothesegrades.
Treadwear
Thetreadweargradeisacomparativerating
basedonthewearrateofthetirewhentested
undercontrolledconditionsonaspecifiedgov-
ernmenttestcourse.
Forexample,atiregraded150wouldwearone
andonehalf(11/2)timesaswellonthegovern-
mentcourseasa tiregraded100.
Therelativeperformanceoftiresdependsupon
theactualconditionsoftheiruse,however,and
maydepartsignificantlyfromthenormdueto
variationsindrivinghabits,servicepracticesand
differencesinroadcharacteristicsandclimate.
Traction
Thetractiongrades,fromhighestto lowest, are
AA,A,BandC.Thosegradesrepresentthetire's
abilitytostoponwetpavementasmeasuredun-
dercontrolledconditionsonspecifiedgovern-
menttestsurfacesofasphaltandconcrete.Atire
markedCmayhavepoortractionperformance
>A.
Temperature
ThetemperaturegradesareA(thehighest),B,
andC,representingthetire'sresistancetothe
generationofheatanditsabilitytodissipate
heatwhentestedundercontrolledconditionson
aspecifiedindoorlaboratorytestwheel.
Sustainedhightemperaturecancausethemate-
rialofthetiretodegenerateandreducetirelife,
andexcessivetemperaturecanleadtosudden
tirefailure>A\.
ThegradeCcorrespondstoalevelofperform-
ance
whichallpassengercartiresmustmeetun-
der theFederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard>
Fusesandbulbs
Interiorfuseassignment
No.|Equipment
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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
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Thepowerseats*areprotectedviacircuitbreak-
ersthatautomaticallyswitchonafterafewsec-
ondsaftertheoverloadhasbeenreduced.