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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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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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Index
RadioStandardsSpecification(RSS).......291
Rain/lightsensor
Headlights................00.2eeeeee32
INGICatORLIGNE=sass¢ oecaa¢casasSeesae20
Intermittent(windshieldwipers).........36
Random
refertoShuffle...20...0.0...ceeeeeee161
RANG’+sieves© awineso 8onenessoomuaNoHseaKERos15
Readinglightsssii22sew22onsen© aone34
Rearlid
refertoLuggagecompartmentlid........27
Rearispoileticccs2ssess+ 5axe©0sea6%meow©88
Cleaning..........eeeeeeeeeeeeee272
Rearviewcamera
refertoParkingsystems.............79,80
Rearviewmirrordimming................36
Rearwindowdefogger.............-..05-50
RecirculationsModeerro:«+swans2 xxeneceis3suse49
REGUPEKATOMse.6 2sacuseswoasnensvoseamsowanesLS
Refueling« «sscvseecriss4 2somes23amenens¥ oome232
Remote
control
Garagedooropener..............00008.29
Remotercontrol.key,seeviweoseccoa0ceavace& ¥sess22
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29
Keyreplacement..............---eeee22
LED2cessoreminaoeomenasennoeweeYe23
Mechanicalkey.......0...ceeeeee eee23
Personalization:« :see:2aay5 xsongs22
Replacingthebattery...........000.eee23
Unlockingandlocking............-...0-24
Removingthecaps(wheelbolts).........279
Removingthewheel hubcovers..........279
REPalNssiscnswomame6osm.6ameEIND6HaBTEEEwo288
Airbagsystem....60...0ceeeeeeeeeee202
Replacementkey.........-....-..000000522
Replacementparts............--.000005290
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades.........38
ReportingSafetyDefects................290
Reset
refertoRestart(MMI).............000.174
Restart(MMI)«seve:voscenvsooomenvoomnioo174
Retractorcss,« ¢seuss¢¢eres9cceeooeres184
Reverse(automatictransmission)..........58
Rewinding(audio/videofile).............158
RIMS0...eeeeeeeee263
RingtonesettingS......0.0...seeeeee eee120
304
ROOFloads..sieveswesecs«xcienvesovvenvsue44,294
ROOFRACKsnsioa ssssseiW@TeooaORUERA44
alsorefertoRoofrack..........-...0-4.44
Routecriterias.. 2scrseaocesneneooeras©merece137
Routeguidance
refertoNavigation..............-....130
Runningdirection(tires)................281
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Safedriving..........0...cee eee eee eee175
Safedrivinghabits.....................175
Safety
Airbagsystem....2.2...eeeeeeeeeee188
BSlts«nass 5saeaay@ §aaa& aaGE180
Correct seatingposition...............176
Telephone.........ceceeee eee eee eee108
Safetybeltipositioms.« 0scex 6soueissoweune«185
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....185
Safetybeltpretensioner
Senviceatiddisposalsecussamexsseme:187
Safetybelts..............02-.000-180,184
Cleanings= 5ses+yeae+yewsasweesee273
Dangertopassengerswhodonotweara
safetybelt....................0.0005182
FaSteninng» =seen sseem2 eepeepeesgeee184
TMproperly:WOrMiniscs6 =cesses© #execs© ¥eevee186
Indicatorlight................--00000-18
Indicatorlight(rear)...........0.eee eee18
NOtWOrttissocreas@ 6swansa 6mori@8enw@182
Safetybeltposition...................185
Safetybelttensioner.............5005-186
SafetyInstructionSrwerc2 xcass2 aeweao ov183
Securingchildsafetyseats.............223
Specialconsiderationsforpregnantwom-
OD&sano2smaw2smie©wieeoeMeoeR185
Unfastening.............0.cee eee eee186
Warning/indicatorlight...............180
Worn’properly’:cecaeseewasevecessieves182
Safetybeltwarninglight................180
Safetyinstructions
forsidecurtainairbags................210
forusingchildsafetyseats.............216
Forusingsafetybelts.................183
MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem...202
Safetysystems(indicatorlight)............18