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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:
72 25 33
68
192
53 7562
10
36
55 53
66
35
235:
3235
28
48
151192
75
84
34
88
—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:
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
—Thefrontspoileralsohelpstodistribute
coolingaircorrectlywhiledriving.Ifthe
spoilerisdamaged,thecoolingeffectwill
beimpairedandtheriskoftheengineover-
heatingwillincrease.SeeanauthorizedAu-
didealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.
Tachometer
Thetachometer(2)>page10,fig.3displaysthe
enginespeedinrevolutionsperminute(RPM).
Thebeginningoftheredzoneinthetachometer
indicatesthemaximumpermissibleenginespeed
forallgearsoncetheenginehasbeenbrokenin.
Beforereachingtheredzone,youshouldshiftin-
tothenexthighergear,choosethe"D"or"S"se-
lectorleverposition,orremoveyourfootfrom
theacceleratorpedal.
Enginespeedlimitation
Appliesto:vehicleswith centerarmrest
IftheByindicatorlightturnson,theenginewill
beautomaticallylimitedtotheRPMdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Thisprotectstheengine
fromoverheating.
Theenginespeedlimitationdeactivatesoncethe
engineisnoLongerinthecriticaltemperature
rangeandyouhavereleasedtheacceleratorped-
alonce.
Iftheenginespeedlimitationwasactivatedby
anenginecontrolmalfunction,theBindicator
lightalsoturnson.Makesuretheenginespeed
doesnotgoabovethespeeddisplayed,forexam-
plewhendownshifting.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
@)Note
Theneedleinthetachometermayonlybein
theredareaofthegaugeforashortperiodof
timebeforethereisariskofdamagingthe
engine.Thelocationwheretheredzonebe-
ginsvariesdependingontheengine.
Odometer
Fig.4Instrumentcluster:odometerandresetbutton
Thetripodometerandodometeraredisplayedin
thestatusline©)>page10,fig.3.
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.Theodometershowsthetotal
distancethatthevehiclehasbeendriven.
Resettingthetripodometer
>Presstheresetbutton[0-9]ontheinstrument
cluster.Thetripodometerwillberesettozero.
G@)Tips
Distancesaredisplayedinmi(miles)orkm
(kilometers).
Outsidetemperature
display
Theoutsidetemperatureisdisplayedinthesta-
tusline©>page10,fig.3.
Ifyourvehicleisstationaryorifyouaredrivingat
verylowspeeds,thetemperaturedisplayedin
theinstrumentclustermaybeslightlyhigher
thantheactualtemperatureoutsideduetoheat
radiatingfromtheengine.
Attemperaturesbelow41°F (+5°C),asnowflake
symbolappearsinfront ofthetemperaturedis-
play>A.
ZA\WARNING
Donotassumetheroadsarefreeoficebased
ontheoutsidetemperaturedisplay.Beaware
thattheremaybeiceonroadsevenwhenthe
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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.
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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.
Stowingandusing
—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.
@)Note
Objectsontherearshelfthatrubagainstthe
rearwindowcandamagetherearwindow
heatingwires.
Theroofrackmustonlybesecuredintheposi-
tioningboltarea.
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Fig.46Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.46.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
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=>page294.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installation
Wheninstallingthesupportfeet,makesurethey
areonly placedinthepositioningboltarea be-
tweenthesidewallframeandtheroofframe
trim>fig.46.Thepositioningboltisvisibleas
soonasyoupushthesealinglipbackfromthe
roomframetrimusingthedesignatedtool.
Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystem andobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcause anaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
@)Note
Makesuretheluggagecompartmentliddoes
nothitthecargoontheroofrackwhenyou
openit.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Yourvehiclewillusemoreenergyduetothe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpiecesofluggageorobjectsmustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.
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Stowingandusing
>Stowheavyluggageasfarforwardinthelug-
gagecompartmentaspossible.
>Usenon-elasticcordsattachedtothetie-downs
tosecureobjects.
Z\WARNING
— Theluggagecompartmentcovermustal-
waysbesecurelyfastenedwheninusetore-
ducetheriskofanaccident.
— Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota
surfaceforstoringobjects.Objectsplaced
onthecoverincreasetheriskofinjurytoall
vehicleoccupantsduringsuddendrivingor
brakingmaneuversorintheeventofanac-
cident.
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Alwaysstowobjectssecurelyin
theluggagecompartmentandsecurethem
atthetie-downs.Usestrapssuitablefor
heavyobjects.
—Ifpieces ofluggageorobjects aresecured
tothetie-downswithunsuitableordam-
agedstraps,thiscanincreasetheriskofin-
juryduringbrakingmaneuversoraccidents.
—Whentransportingheavyobjects,thevehi-
clecharacteristicswillchangeduetothe
shiftinthecenterofgravity,whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
— Thecargonetisonlystrongenoughtose-
curelightobjects.Heavyobjects arenotade-
quatelysecured.Attemptingtosecureheavy
objectsincreasestheriskofinjury.
—Neverexceedthepermittedaxleandload
andvehicleweight>page294.
—Neversecureachildsafetyseattothetie-
downs.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattended,espe-
ciallyiftheluggagecompartmentlidis
open.Childrencouldentertheluggagecom-
partmentandclosetheluggagecompart-
mentlidfromtheinside.Thiscreatesthe
riskoffatalinjury,sincethechildrenwould
belockedinandmaynotbeabletoescape
bythemselves.
—Donotallowchildrentoplayinorontheve-
hicle.Closeandlocktheluggagecompart-
mentlidaswellasallotherdoorswhenyou
leavethevehicle.
—Nevertransportpassengersintheluggage
compartment.Everypassengermustbecor-
rectlysecuredwiththesafetybeltsinthe
vehicle>page180.
—Becarefulwhenreleasingthebackrestand
foldingitforward.Toreducetheriskof be-
ingpinched,payattentionandcheckwhen
foldingbackrestsforward.
— Thebackrestmustbesecurelylatchedso
objectscannotslideforwardoutofthelug-
gagecompartmentduringsuddenbraking.
—Alwayspullforwardonthebackresttomake
sureitischeckifitiscorrectlylockedin
place.
()Note
—Ifyoumovethefrontseatbackwhenthe
rearseatbackrestisfoldedforward,you
coulddamagetheheadrestraintsonthe
rearseat.
—Whenfoldingthebackrestforward,make
suretheoutersafetybeltsareinthebelt
guiderecessso thattheydonot get pinched
inthebackrestlockanddamaged.Otherob-
jectsshould beremovedfromtherear
benchseattoprotectthebackrestfrom
damage.
—Makesurethattheheatinggridstripsfor
therearwindowdefoggerarenotdamaged
byabrasiveobjects.
G)Tips
—Thetirepressuremustbeadaptedtothe
load>page258.
—Youcanpurchasestrapsatspecialtystores.
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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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