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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
8S1012721BA
Openingandclosing
fromtransmittersnear thevehicleworking
inthesamefrequencyrange(suchasacell
phoneorradioequipment).Alwayscheckif
yourvehicleislocked!
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
>page291.
Removingthemechanicalkey
BFV-0279
Fig.12Remotecontrolmasterkey:removingthemechani-
calkey
>Pressthereleasebuttons(4)>fig.12andre-
movethemechanicalkeyfromtheremotecon-
trolkey.
Usingthemechanicalkey,youcan:
—Lockorunlock theglovecompartment.
—Manuallylock orunlockthevehicle>page26.
—Mechanicallylockthedoors>page26.
LEDandbatteriesintheremotecontrolkey
BFV-0280
Fig.13Remotecontrolkey:removingthebatteryholder
BFV-0277
Fig.14Remotecontrolkey(rearside):removingthebat-
teryholder
LEDontheremotecontrolkey
The LED@)informsyouoftheremotecontrolkey
operation.
>Ifyoupressabuttonbriefly,theLEDblinks
once.
>Ifyoupressandholdabutton(convenience
opening/closing),theLEDblinksseveraltimes.
>IftheLEDdoesnotblink,theremotecontrol
keybatteryisdrained.TheBindicatorlight
turnsonandthemessageRemotecontrolkey:
replacekeybatteryappearsinthedriverinfor-
mationsystem.Replacethebatteryinthere-
motecontrolkey.
Replacingtheremotecontrolkeybattery
>[email protected]
movethemechanicalkey.
>Pressthereleasebuttons@)>fig.14onthe
batteryholderandpullthebatteryholderout
oftheremotecontrolkeyinthedirectionofthe
arrowatthesametime.
>Insertthenewbatterywiththe“+”facing
down.
>Slidethebatteryholdercarefullyintothere-
motecontrolkey.
>Insertthemechanicalkey.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Dischargedbatteriesmustbedisposedofus-
ing
methodsthatwillnotharmtheenviron-
ment.Donotdisposeoftheminhousehold
trash.
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Openingandclosing
@Tips
Replacementbatteriesfortheremotecontrol
keymust meetthesamespecificationsasthe
original battery.
Unlockingandlockingbyremotecontrol
BFV-0240
Fig.15Remotecontrolkey:buttonprogramming
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button
>fig.15.
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthefbuttononce.
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentlid,press
the<3button.
>Totriggerthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC]but-
ton.
Thevehiclehornandemergencyflashers
willactivate.
>Toswitchoffthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC
buttonagain.
Ifyouunlockthevehicleand donotopenanyof
thedoors,the hood,ortheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithin45seconds,thevehicleautomati-
callylocksagain.Thisfeaturepreventsthevehi-
clefrombeingaccidentallyleftunlockedfora
longperiodoftime.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlythedriver'sdoor
isunlockedwhenunlocking thevehicle
=>page26.
ZXWARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page27.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
togetintothevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.
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G)Tips
—Onlyuse theremotecontrolkeywhenyou
arewithinviewofthevehicle.
—TheselectorlevermustbeinthePposition
onvehicleswithaconveniencekey*;other-
wise thevehiclewillnotlock.
—Onlyusethepanicfunctioninanemergen-
cy.
Unlockingandlockingwiththe
conveniencekey
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidcanbe
unlockedandlockedwithoutusingtheremote
controlkey.
BFV-0007
Fig.16Doorhandle:sensorforlocking
Unlockingthevehicle
>Gripthedoorhandle.Thedoorunlocksauto-
matically.
>Pullonthedoorhandletoopenthedoor.
Lockingthevehicle
> Placetheselectorleverinthe"P"position;oth-
erwise,thevehiclecannotbelocked.
>Tolockthevehicle,closethedoorandtouch
thesensorinthedoorhandleonce>fig.16.Do
notholdthedoorhandlewhiledoingthis.
Deactivatingtheunlockfunction
Youcandeactivatetheunlockfunctionwiththe
conveniencekey(keylessaccess)foronelocking
andunlockingcycle.
>Placetheselectorleverinthe"P"position;oth-
erwise,thevehiclecannotbelocked.
>Closethedoor.
8S1012721BA
Openingandclosing
>Pressthefflockbuttonontheconveniencekey
andtouchthesensoronthedoorhandle(driv-
er'sdoor)onetimewithinfivesecondsofpress-
ingthebutton>fig.16.Donotgraspthedoor
handlewhilelockingthevehicle,or elsetheve-
hiclewillnotlock.
>Tocheckifthefunctionhasbeendeactivated,
waitatleast10secondsandpullthedoorhan-
dleagain.Thedoorshouldnotopen.
Afterthat,itwillonlybepossibletounlockthe
vehicleusingtheremotecontrolkeyorbyme-
chanicallyunlocking thelockcylinder.Keylessac-
cesswillbeactiveagainafterthenexttimethe
vehicleislocked/unlocked.
Youcanunlock/lockthevehicleateverydoor.The
conveniencekeymustnobemorethanapproxi-
mately5 feet(1.5m)awayfromthedoorhandle.
Thefunctionshouldnot beimpairedifthecon-
veniencekeyisinyourjacketpocketorinyour
briefcase,forexample.
Ifyouholdthedoorhandlewhilelocking,this
can impair thelockingfunction.
Thedoor cannotbeopenedforabriefperioddi-
rectlyafterlockingit.Thiswayyouhavethe op-
portunitytocheckifthedoorslockedcorrectly.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlyoneofthedoors
isunlockedwhenunlockingthevehicle
=>page26.
—Topreventthevehiclebatteryfromdis-
charging,theenergymanagementgradual-
lyswitchesoffconveniencefunctionsthat
arenotneeded.Youthenmaynolongerbe
abletounlockyourvehiclewiththesensors.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
Centrallockingswitch
ZA\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page27.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
togetintothevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.
©)3 3 2
scz oo
Fig.17Driver'sdoor:centrallockingswitch
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthe&button>A\.
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button.
Whenlockingthevehiclewiththecentrallocking
switch,thefollowingapplies:
—Thedoorsandtheluggagecompartmentlid
cannotbeopenedfromtheoutsideforsecurity
reasons,suchastopreventunauthorizedopen-
ingwhilestoppedatalight.
—TheLEDinthecentrallockingswitchturnson
whenalldoorsareclosedandlocked.
—Youcanopenthedoorsindividuallyfromthein-
sidebypullingthedoorhandle.
—Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorsunlockautomaticallytoallowaccess
tothevehicle.
Z\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS.>A\in
Keysetonpage22
@)Tips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforalongperi-
odoftime,notethefollowing:
Z\WARNING
— Thecentrallockingswitchalsoworkswhen
theignitionisswitchedoffandautomatical-
lylockstheentirevehiclewhenthe&button
ispressed.
— Thecentral lockingswitchisinoperative
when
thevehicleislockedfromtheoutside.[>
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8S1012721BA
Stowingandusing
@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
Appliesto:vehicleswithcupholders
S s 2
>ega
Fig.45Centerarmrestfoldedup:cupholder
>Touse thecupholderunderthecenterarmrest,
folditupward>page41.
>Foldtheplasticbrackettowardtherear,ifnec-
essary>fig.45.
ZXWARNING
Spilledhotliquidcanincreasetheriskofacci-
dentsandinjuries.
—Neverdrivewithcontainersthatcontainhot
liquidsuchas coffeeortea.Thehotliquid
couldspillandcauseburnsduringacolli-
sion,suddenbrakingorothervehiclemove-
ment.Spilledhotliquidcanalsoincrease
theriskofaccidentsandinjuries.
—Onlyusesoftcontainersinthecupholders.
Hardcupsandglassescanincreasetherisk
ofinjuryduringacollision.
—Neveruse thecupholderortheadapteras
anashtraybecausethisisafirehazard.
C)Note
Beveragecontainersinthecupholdersshould
always
havealid.Otherwise,theliquidinside
couldspillandcausedamagetovehicle
equipment.
Additionalstoragecompartments
Youwillfindarangeofstoragecompartments
andholdersatdifferentlocationsinthevehicle.
—Compartmentsinthedoors
—Storageareaintheglovecompartment.The
glovecompartmentcanbelockedusingthe
mechanicalkey>page23.
—Storagecompartmentunderthecenterarm-
rest*
—Keycompartmentinthecenterconsole
—Storagecompartmentontherearsideofthe
frontseat*.The compartmentcanholdamaxi-
mumweightof2.2lbs(1kg).
—Coathooks
ZA\WARNING
— Noheavyorhardobjectsmaybeplacedon
thestoragecompartmentbehindtherear
seatbackrest.Thereisariskofinjuringthe
vehiclepassengerswhenbrakingsuddenly.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesurethe
coversforallstoragecompartmentsareal-
waysclosedwhiledriving.>
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8S1012721BA
Driving
Messages
Pressingthestart/stopbuttonagainwillswitch
offtheengine
Thismessageappearswhenyoupressthe
STARTENGINESTOP]buttonwhiledriving.
Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Theengineautomaticstartsystemhasamal-
function.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.Tostarttheen-
gine,pressandholdthe[STARTENGINESTOP
button.
Remotecontrolkey:holdbackofkey
againstthedesignatedarea.Seeowner'sman-
ual
This
messageappearsifthereisnoconvenience
keyinsidethevehicleorifthesystemdoesnot
recognizethekey.Theconveniencekeymaynot
berecognized,forexample,ifitiscoveredbyan
objectthatdisruptsthesignal(suchasabrief-
case),orifthekeybatteryisweak.Electronicde-
vicessuchascellphonescanalsointerferewith
thesignal.
Tostillbeabletostartorstoptheengine,see
=page55,Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction.
BRemotecontrolkey:key notdetected.Isthe
keystillinthevehicle?
TheBSindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appearsiftheconveniencekeywasremovedfrom
thevehiclewhentheenginewasrunning.Ifthe
conveniencekeyisnolongerinthevehicle,you
cannotswitchtheignitiononorstarttheengine
onceyoustopit.Youalsocannotlockthevehicle
fromtheoutside.
Pleasepressthebrake pedal
Thismessageappearsifyoudonotpressthe
brakepedalwhenstartingtheengine.
PleaseselectNorP
Thismessageappearswhenstartingorstopping
theengineiftheselectorleverisnotinthe"N"or
"P"position.Theenginewillnotstart/stop.
Startingtheenginewhenthereisa
malfunction
Itmaynotbepossibletostarttheengineunder
certaincircumstances,forexample,ifthebat-
tery
inthevehiclekeyisdrained,ifinterferenceis
affectingthekeyorifthereisasystemmalfunc-
tion.
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Fig.59Steeringcolumn/remotecontrolkey:startingthe
engineifthereisamalfunction
Aslongasthemessage?)Remotecontrolkey:
holdbackofkey againstthedesignatedarea.
Seeowner'smanualisdisplayed,youcanemer-
gencystartyourvehicle.
>Pressthebrakepedal.
>Pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]button.
>Holdthemasterkeyinthelocationindicatedin
theillustrationP)©fig.59.Theenginewill
start.
>Iftheenginedoesnotautomaticallystart,
pressthe[STARTENGINESTOP]buttonagain.
@Tips
Youcanviewthemessageagainbypressing
the [STARTENGINESTOP]button.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
The©)switchislocatedundertheselectorlever
inthecenterconsole.
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanelectromechani-
calparkingbrake.Theparkingbrakeisdesigned>
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8S1012721BA
Assistsystems
Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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8S1012721BA
Careandcleaning
—Tohelppreventtheleatherfromfading,
donotleavethevehicleindirectsunlight
forlongperiodsoftime.Ifleavingtheve-
hicleparkedforlongperiodsoftime,you
shouldcovertheleathertoprotectitfrom
directsunlight.
@Tips
—Insectsareeasiertoremovefrompaintthat
hasbeenfreshlywaxed.
—Regularwaxingcanpreventrustspotsfrom
forming.
—Decorativedecalscanageduetoenviron-
mentalconditions,whichcanresultindam-
agesuchasbrittleness.Thecolormayfade
ifexposedtoexcessivesunlight.
Takingyourvehicleout
ofservice
Ifyouwouldliketotakeyourvehicleoutofserv-
iceforalongerperiodoftime,contactanauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.Theywilladviseyouofimportantmeasures,
suchascorrosionprotection,service,andstorage
procedures.Alsofollowtheinformationabout
thevehiclebattery.
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