Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
SUIMIMAFY:« «225%:222%:seenseos6
QuickACCESS8:6 6icibsewseeewe6DeIVING).«cisco62eseoeencesaewe6
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................
Laptinienwesxxaugsseae5oo8 2ROS
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
NISION.« scernsoosoenene@ ocvesimevsaeeen&8awa35ErrorM@SSAQESiiossseceea«ssennieooeee
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.............
IMEROAUCHOMee+ 5anessen&3wepee& =Be
MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
MMIoperation...............0..000.
MMEt0UChices« «eesyoeeeteees eee
Instrumentcluster
Instrumentcluster
Instrumentclusteroverview
Theinstrumentclusteristhecentralinformationcenterforthedriver.
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Fig.3Instrumentclusteroverview(Audivirtualcockpit)
Enginecoolanttemperature~E...10
Leftdial
—Tachometer..........-..200-11
Tabarea
Centralarea
Statusline(oneortwolines)
Rightdial
—Conveniencedisplay
FuellevelDY«
ometer
Leftadditionaldisplaywith:
IGEss«sisi«2semeowTa658
—Audidriveselectmode.........75
@)Tips
—Youcanselecttheunitsusedfortempera-
ture,speedandothermeasurementsinthe
Infotainmentsystem.
—Speedsaredisplayedinmph(milesper
hour)orkm/h(kilometersperhour).
—Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrument
cluster,DEFwillappearinthetripodometer
display.Havethe malfunctioncorrectedas
soonaspossible.
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Coolanttemperature
indicator
Thecoolanttemperaturedisplay@page10,
fig.3onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Toreducetheriskofenginedamage,
pleaseobservethefollowingnotesaboutthe
temperatureranges.
Coldrange
IfonlytheLEDsatthebottomofthegaugeturn
on,theenginehasnotreachedoperatingtem-
peratureyet.Avoidhighenginespeeds,fullaccel-
eratingandheavyengineloads.
Normalrange
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
tureoncetheLEDsuptothecenterofthegauge
turnon.Ifthe&indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayturnson,thecoolanttem-
peratureistoohigh>page17.
@)Note
—Auxiliaryheadlightsandotheraccessoriesin
front oftheairintakeimpairthecoolingef-
fectofthecoolant.Thisincreasestheriskof
theengineoverheatingduringhighoutside
temperatures andheavyengineload.
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Instrumentcluster
openingthehoodandcheckingthebrake
fluidlevel.
—IfthebrakefluidlevelisbelowtheMIN
marking,itcanimpair thebrakingeffectand
drivingsafety,whichincreasetheriskofan
accident.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausetherearofthevehicleto
swerve,whichincreasestheriskthattheve-
hiclewillslide.Drivecarefullytothenearest
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
PARK/(@)/‘@i,Electromechanicalparking
ELC
IftheZin/©indicatorlightturnson,the
parkingbrakehasbeenset.
/inii©Parkingbrake:warning!Vehicle
parkedtoosteep
Iftheindicatorlightblinksandthemessageap-
pears,thereisnotenoughbrakingpowertose-
curethevehicle.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
fwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.
WAG/(G)Parkingbrake:warning!Vehi-
cleparkedtoosteep
There
isnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
ERETG/(G)Parkingbrake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
(i)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page55.
meerecu
|E|Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page242.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=>page242.Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
/_E|Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.
Z\WARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowittocoolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
()Note
DonotcontinuedrivingiftheBindicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.
17
CheckingandFilling
Enginecompartmentoverview
Themostimportantcheckpoints.
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Fig.182Typicallayoutof thereservoirandtheengineoilfilleropening
Followthesafetyprecautions>page235.
Coolantexpansiontank(£)>page242
Engineoildipstick>page239
Engineoilfilleropening(%7)>page239
Brakefluidreservoir(OQ)>page243
Jumpstartpoint(+)underacover,(-)body
groundpoint
Fusehousing>page285
Washerfluidreservoir(<>)>page246
Engineoillabel*withVWstandard
=>page238
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Theengineoildipstickandtheengineoilfilling
openingmaybelocatedindifferentplaceswithin
theenginecompartment,dependingontheen-
gineversion.
238
Engineoil
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow
Ifyouneedtoaddengineoil,useanoilthatis
listedonthesticker.Thestickerislocatedatthe
frontoftheenginecompartment>page238,
fig.182.
Iftherecommendedengineoilisnotavailable,in
anemergencyyoumayaddamaximumof1
quart(1liter)ofACEAC3orAPISNengineoil
onetimeuntilthenextoilchange.
Formoreinformationonthecorrectengineoil
foryourvehicle,contactanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.Havetheoil
changedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedServiceFacility.
CheckingandFilling
—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapand wa-
tertoprotectyourskin.
@)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseenginedamagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Beforechangingtheengineoil,makesure
youcandisposeoftheusedengineoilcor-
rectly.
—Engineoilmustalways bedisposedofcor-
rectly.Donot dumpitintheyard,inthefor-
est,orinopenwater,riverchannels,orsew-
ers.
—Haveyourusedengineoilrecycledbybring-
ingittoausedoilcollectionsiteorcontact
agasstation.
Coolingsystem
Theenginecoolingsystemisfilledwithamixture
ofpurifiedwaterandcoolantadditiveatthefac-
tory.Thiscoolantmustnot be notchanged.
ThecoolantlevelismonitoredthroughtheBin-
dicatorlight>page17.However,occasionally
checkingthecoolantlevelmanuallyisrecom-
mended.
Coolantadditive
Thecoolantadditiveismadeofanti-freezingand
corrosionprotectionagents.Onlyusethefollow-
ingcoolantadditives.Theseadditivesmaybe
mixedwitheachother.
242
CoolantadditiveSpecification
G12++TL774G
G13TL774)
Theamountofcoolantadditivethatneedstobe
mixedwithwaterdependsontheclimatewhere
thevehiclewillbeoperated.Ifthecoolantaddi-
tivepercentageistoolow,thecoolantcanfreeze
anddamagetheengine.
CoolantFreezeprotec-
additivetion
Warmmin.40%min.-13°F
regionsmax.45%(-25°C)
Cold min.50%max.-40°F
regionsmax.55%(-40°C)
()Note
—Beforethestartofwinter,haveanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitycheckifthecoolantadditiveinyour
vehiclematchesthepercentageappropriate
fortheclimate.Thisisespeciallyimportant
whendrivingincolderclimates.
—Iftheappropriatecoolantadditiveisnot
availableinanemergency,donotadd any
otheradditive.Youcoulddamagetheen-
gine.Ifthishappens,onlyusewaterandre-
storethecorrectmixtureratiowiththe
specifiedcoolantadditiveassoonaspossi-
ble.
—Onlyrefillwithnewcoolant.
—Radiatorsealantmustnotbemixedwith
thecoolant.
Addingcoolant
RAZ-0539
MIN
Fig.185Enginecompartment-coolantexpansiontank
(diagram):@cover;@)markings
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CheckingandFilling
Observethesafetyprecautions>page235,Gen-
eralinformation.
Checkingtheenginecoolantlevel
»Parkthevehicleonalevelsurface.
>Switchtheignitionoff.
>Readthecoolantlevelonthecoolantexpansion
tank>page238,fig.182.Thecoolantlevel
mustbebetweenthemarkings@)>fig.185
whentheengineiscold.Whentheengineis
warmitcanbeslightlyabovetheuppermark-
ing.
Addingcoolant
Requirement:
theremustbearesidualamountof
coolantintheexpansiontank>@.
Ifyoumustaddcoolant,useamixtureofwater
andcoolantadditive.Mixing thecoolantadditive
withdistilledwaterisrecommended.
>Allowtheenginetocool.
>»Placealarge,thicktowelonthecoolantexpan-
siontankcover.
>Removethecover(@)9fig.185carefullytothe
left>AY.
>Addthecorrectmixtureratioofcoolant
>page242uptotheuppermarking@)
>fig.185.
>Makesurethatthefluidlevelremainsstable.
Add morecoolantifnecessary.
>Closethecapsecurely.
Coolantlossusuallyindicatesthatthereisaleak.
Immediatelydriveyourvehicletoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
andhavethecoolingsysteminspected.Ifthe
coolingsystemisnotleaking,coolantlosscanre-
sultfromthecoolantboilingdueoverheating
andthenbeingforcedoutofthecoolingsystem.
Z\WARNING
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
be
adangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page235,Generalinforma-
tion.
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Thecoolingsystemisunderpressure.
Whenyounolongerseeorhearsteamor
coolantescaping,youmayopentheengine
compartmentwithcaution.
—Whenworkingintheenginecompartment,
rememberthattheradiatorfancanswitch
oneveniftheignitionisswitchedoff,which
increasestheriskofinjury.
—Coolantadditiveandcoolantcan bedanger-
oustoyourhealth.Forthisreason, storethe
coolantintheoriginalcontainerandaway
fromchildren.Thereisariskofpoisoning.
@)Note
Donotaddcoolantiftheexpansiontankis
empty.Aircould enterthecoolingsystemand
damagetheengine.Ifthisisthecase,donot
continuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
Brakefluid
BFV-0229)
Fig.186Enginecompartment:caponbrakefluidreservoir
Observethesafetyprecautions>/A\inGeneral
informationonpage236.
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel
>Readthebrakefluidlevelonthebrakefluidres-
ervoir>page238,fig.182.Thebrakefluidlev-
elmustbebetweentheMINandMAXmarkings
oa”.
Thebrakefluidlevelismonitoredautomatically.
Changingthebrakefluid
Brakefluidshould bechangedatregularinter-
vals.Havethebrakefluidchangedbyan
243
Index
Convenience:key).«+esisasoresvosonovoene
Indicatorlight
Unlockingandlocking...............00524
Convenienceopeningandclosing
SOUUiINg«acces6acmovsevereoocme2 ©oowenn29
WIMEOWSS.«seinoosunsnce0eaatexewomans0mn29
Convertiblechildsafetyseats............219
Convertiblelockingretractor
Activating...0.0.0...ceceeeeeee225
Déactivating< =2s.%serene:seensssemese225
Usingtosecureachildsafetyseat.......225
CoolingModes»
Addingcoolantscivics«2cece«2exnesv ¥exe242
Coolant.....0...eeeeee242
Coolantlevelchecking.................242
Coolanttemperatureindicator...........10
Indicatorlight..............eeeeee eee17
Crashdatarecorder(EDR)..............5.89
CrOSSHATSE:«crauinsasvenaeanawineowante®are132
Gruisecontrolisystems«wie+woma 6ewexs66
Gupholdersen:+ saeon
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DataPrivacy:«somezsmeas«2meeepeesees128
DatafECORde?r’s«saansaumn& amavema2meeae89
Date....eee eeeeeeeee
Datedisplay
Daytimerunninglight...................32
Declarationofcompliance...............291
Defrosting(windows)..............-.000550
DEF(instrumentcluster).................10
Deluxeautomaticclimatecontrol
refertoClimatecontrolsystem(automatic).49
Determiningcorrectloadlimit...........262
DigitakeoOmpasssssx«sees2 3oesoewaru238
DigitalRightsManagement..............150
DIMENSIONS:= ¢ess.2 ywees¢ sees2seesee293
Dimmingtherearviewmirror.............36
Directory
refertoContactsin:<
Distancedriven...................00000515
298
Doors
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......
Driverinformationsystem................
On-boardcomputer..............000005
SwitchingvieWS..........-..0eeeeeeee
Driverinformationsystems
EMergyCONSUMENSsissiess «csirane6 &ernvanew #see
Drives
refertoMedia.............000005
Driverselects.. .cissn© 0acasere« oanerevea 2anczonea 0 «
Drivingisatelyss« acewre+ xswimwwseas¥are
Drivingthroughwater................05.
DriViNOPtiMiGien«»news»owesosRoemagwees3
Drivingtips
Efficient.driving« «sivas+ 2carves#annnene«6coene
Drivingtracksssc«=sien23oem%3aver38oe
Dustfilter
refertoPollutantfilter.................
DVDdrive(mediadrives)................
Dynamicvolume
refertoSystemvolume..............--
EDL
refertoElectronicDifferentialLock.......
Electricalsystem....0.0.02...00eee eee
Electromechanicalparkingbrake..........
ElectronicDifferentialLock...............
Electronicimmobilizer...................
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC).......
Sportmode©csccvinxvcesveceavcressvvcoeoo
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
Indicatorlight.............00ececeeee
Emergencyassistance..................
Emergencybrakingfunction..............
Emergencyflashers..............--000--
Emergencyfueling.............-+2e+ee)
Emergencyoperation
Luggagecompartmentlid...............
Emergencyrelease
Selectorlevel»nswsenona sweensewereaee
75
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Index
Emissionscontrolsystem..............-235
EMergyCONSUMERS.&seisaosamewoonewwae15
Energymanagement..............eeeeee89
Engine
Breakingiin«ccs2sscw©covenveacewene ¥eave52
Coolant....0...eeeeeeeeeee242
StartinG’s«=wes5 oemu« =neebgoe53.55
Startingandstopping« swoo6 6ssw«wanna54
Enginecompartment
Opening andclosingthehood..........237
Overview...6.eeeeeeeee 238
Safetyprecautions:»seans 4cawssewanaxa235
Enginecontrol(indicatorlight)............19
Enginedata
refertoSportdisplays................04.15
Engineoil
Adding..........-.ceceeeeeeeeeee238
Changing..........eeececeeeeeeeee241
Checkingoillevel..........-.0---0000-238
COMSUMPLIOMYs+:snmssue» «cuesovanwwioss &suman238
Indicatorlight...........-..002-0000239
Replacementinterval.................247
Temperaturedisplay.................0.15
EnhancedViewsisinsavemacsooweanwemwon6we13
Enteringcharacters/numbers(speller)......96
Enteringletters(speller)............2000596
Environment
Unleadedgasoline..................-.231
ESC
refertoElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC).........6.00.ceceeeeeee84
ESP
refertoElectronicStabilization
Control:(ESO).&swsca2sameoeamen23mace©84
Exteriorlighting’:sweysoaes« «weae«9wom32
Exteriormirrors
AGJUSEINGia.6 =eosoovewraveswoaowoess«6ewer«o35
Dimming................00.00.0236
Foldingsettings’:¢«ewesseomeseowaseee26
HI@ALINGoswoscesv xencasexosswan6 2weomewe¥anemone35
Externalvoiceoperation................107
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Factorydefaultsettings(MMI)...........170
Fader (SOUNDies« 2ewe«2amesgeenasEER173
Fastening
BoosterseatS....2...0cceececeeee221
Convertiblechildsafetyseats...........219
Infantiseatsivnc:3winoememeseen2were218
Fastforwardingandrewinding(audio/video
file)eeeeee158
Fastforwarding(audio/videofile).........158
Fastinoute«wcews« xwnscesw 2cwenecsaeservers0estes137
Favorites
Media...2...cecececeeeeeeee161
Navigation..............0..0..0.000.132
Telephonewis+was« 2exam&2eugne4 2eee115
FederalCommunicationsCommission(FCC).291
Fileformats(mediadrives)..............164
FloormatS......ceceeeeeeeeee179
Foglights/rearfoglight(s)...............32
Foldingtherearseats.............-..00.46
Footpedals...............000.eeeeeee179
Footwelllighting:os«vss2 2cccevmemov34
Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposingofengineoil................241
FUSUIG!s= =xesms< 5aaney¢ 3Sates7SSGRSTE2s232
L@aKSceioeccene2waneoowe2 ¥mRoDee237
Roofrack...0....ceceeeeeee44
Freertextseanehtcsssove«cissecove©eretecea +aneawns©oo98
Media........eee eeeeeeeee160
NaVigatiOnies< =awex 2anons 2deen
Telephone.............0020222200005119
Freezeprotection
COGIANEascaxz xsaias2xSate3 sHEE7cBe242
Frequencyband.................4.145,147
alsorefertoFrequencyband...........145
Frontairbags
Descriptions.6vse2 6sien3 6wore3 6come192
Howtheywork.........0.00eeeee eee197
Frontalcollisionsandthelawsofphysics...181
Frontseats
Adjusting...0.0.0...00eeeeeeeeeeee177
Childrestraintsinthefrontseat.........189
alsoirefertoSeatsese«2enersvvenceveewe40
FUCLss&sowracsswimaneneooammaxaaeein@swaeawi©oe231,
Additives.........00.0.0ceceeeeeee232
Currentfuelconsumption...............15
FUCUQaUQCess:cseeseeeweeaeeeoo10;12
Fueltankcapacity..........eeeeee ees293
Gasoline...1...eeeeeeeeeee231