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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
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>
Openingandclosing
—ForadditionalinformationaboutHomeLink,Programmingthetransmitter
visitwww.homelink.com.Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
—FortheDeclarationofConformitywiththe
provisionsfromtheFCCintheUnitedStates
andIndustryCanada,see>page291.
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
BFV-0204
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Fig.26Distancebetweentheradiatorgrilleandthere-
motecontroltransmitter
Programmingthebutton:step1onthe
controlpanel
1.Switchtheignitionon.
2.Pressbothoftheouterbuttonsonthecon-
trolunit>page30,fig.25untiltheyellow
Fig.25Controlpanelabovetheinteriorrearview mirror
Requirement:thebuttoninthecontrolpanelLED(2)turnsoffandthegreenLED()blinks.
mustbeprogrammed>page30andthevehi-Thisprocedureclearsthestandardcodesthat
clemustbelocatedwithinrangeofthesystem,weresetatthefactoryanddoesnotneedto
suchasthegaragedoor.berepeatedagaintoprogramtheotherbut-
tons.
mibressthebuttontoopenthegaragedeatThe3.Brieflypressthebuttoninthecontrolpanel
greenLED(@)blinksorturnson.
-thatyouwanttoprogram.
>Pressthebuttonagaintoclosethegarage
4.Waituntilthe yellowLED@)blinks.Thepro-
Oar:grammingmodeisactiveforfiveminutes.
@)5.Goinfrontofthevehiclewiththeoriginalre-
AYTipsmotecontroltransmitterforthesystemthat
Toopenorclosethegaragedoor,donotpressyouareprogrammingtothecontrolpanel
thebuttonlongerthan20secondsorthega-button.
ragedooropenerwillswitchtoprogramming
mode.Programmingthebutton:step2atthe
radiatorgrille
6.Holdtheremotecontroltransmitteratthe
vehicleradiatorgrille>fig.26.
7.Nowpresstheremotecontroltransmitter
untiltheturnsignalsonyourvehicleblink.
Thiscantakeupto30seconds.
8.Iftheemergencyflashersblinkthreetimes,
theprogrammingwassuccessful.Ifthe
emergencyflashersonlyblinkonetime,the
five-minutetimelimitforprogramminghas
expiredortheprogrammingwasunsuccess-
ful.Repeattheprogrammingprocedure
startingfromthethirdsteporchangethe
distancetotheradiatorgrille.
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Openingandclosing
9.Ifthegaragedoororothersystemsdonot
openwiththeHomeLinkbuttonsevenifthe
programmingwassuccessful,thesystem
mayusearollingcodeinsteadofafixed
code.Youmustalsothenperformrolling
codeprogramming>page31.
Theothertwobuttonsinthecontrolpanel can be
programmedusingtheinstructionsgivenabove.
Startwithstep3.
Deletingbuttonprogramming
Theprogrammedbuttonscannotbedeletedindi-
vidually.Theymustbedeletedallatonce.Repro-
gramthebuttonsifnecessary.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>Pressbothoftheouterbuttonsonthecontrol
unituntiltheyellowLED(2)turnsoffandthe
greenLED(@blinks.
Reprogrammingbuttons
>Switchtheignitionon.
>Toreprogramanindividualbutton,pressthe
desiredbuttonuntilthegreenLED@turnsoff
andtheyellowLED(2)startstoblink(afterap-
proximately20seconds).Releasethebutton
immediately.Theprogrammingmodeisactive
forfiveminutes.
>Continuewithstep5.
@)Tips
— Thedistanceneededbetweentheremote
controltransmitterandthegarage door
openermoduleintheradiatorgrille
=>fig.26dependsonthesystemyouare
programming.
—Dependingonthesystemmodel,youmay
needtoreleasethe buttonontheremote
controltransmitterwhileitisprogramming
andpressitagain.Holdeverypositionyou
trywhenprogrammingforatleast15sec-
ondsbeforetryinganewposition.Keepan
eyeonthevehicleturnsignalswhiledoing
this.
Rollingcodeprogramming
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
Onsomesystems,programmingarollingcodeis
alsonecessary.
Identifyinga rollingcode
>Pressthebuttoninthecontrolunitthatisal-
readyprogrammedagainandholditdown.
>»WatchthegreenLED@)>page30,fig.25.If
thegreenLEDblinksquickly,thesystem(such
asagaragedoor)hasarollingcode.
>Programtherollingcodeasfollows:
Activatingthesystemmotorunit
>Locate theprogrammingbuttononthesystem
motorunit.Theexactlocationandcolorofthe
buttonmayvarydependingonthebrand.
>»Presstheprogrammingbuttononthesystem
motorunit(usuallythiswillactivatea“display”
onthemotorunit).Younowhaveapproximate-
ly30secondstoprogramthebuttoninthe
controlpanel.
Programmingthebuttoninthecontrol
panel
>Pressandholdthepreviouslyprogrammedbut-
toninthecontrolpanelfortwoseconds.
>Tocompleterollingcodeprogramming,press
andholdthebuttonagainfortwoseconds.
>Onsomesystems,the buttonmightneedtobe
pressedathirdtimetoendtheprogramming
procedure.
Afterprogramming,thesystemshouldrecognize
thesignalandoperatewhenthebuttoninthe
controlpanelispressed.Nowyoumayprogram
theotherbuttonsasneeded.
(i)Tips
—Therollingcodecanbeprogrammedmore
quicklyandmoreeasilywiththehelpofa
secondperson.
—Ifanydifficultiesoccurwhenprogramming
therollingcode,itmaybehelpful toread
thesystemoperatingmanual.
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LightsandVision
Replacingwindshieldwiperblades
he
B8R-0379
Fig.35Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersintotheservice
position,turntheignitionoffandmovethe
windshieldwiperleverintoposition@)
=>page36,fig.34.
>Tobringthewipersintothestartingposition,
turntheignitiononandmovethewindshield
wiperleverintoposition@)foratleasttwosec-
onds>page36,fig.34.
Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob(@)©fig.35onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilyouhearitlatchinto
place.
» Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Turn theservicepositionoff.
Z\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.
@)Note
— Thewindshieldwipersmustonlybefolded
upwhenintheserviceposition!Otherwise,
338
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotdriveyourvehicleorpress
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Digitalcompass
SicaatematmeelnieRniemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass
BFV-0288
@
Fig.36Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon
>Toturnthecompassonoroff,pressthe button
@untilthecompassdisplayinthemirrorturns
onoroff.
Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
(i)Tips
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
ces or metallicobjectsnearthemirror.
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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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Assistsystems
—Thecamerafieldofview>page69,fig.69is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:malfunction!Seeown-
er'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetakeoversteer-
ing!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Ifthisisthecase,activelaneassistdoes
notswitchoff,butitis“notready”toprovidea
warning.Thesystemcanhelpyoukeepthevehi-
cleinthelane.However,youareresponsiblefor
drivingthevehicleandmuststeerityourself.
ZXWARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeepyourhands
onthesteeringwheel.
))Thecorrectivesteeringfunctionisnotavailableinallmar-
kets.
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Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration
warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.
SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassis-
tance>Audiactivelaneassist
Steeringtime)
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.
Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeavehiclewheeltouchesa
detectedlane markerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.
@)Tips
Incertainmarkets:yoursettings arestored
automaticallyandassignedtotheremote
controlkeyinuse.
Laptimer
Appliesto:vehicleswithlaptimer
Laptimer
Youcanmeasureandanalyzelaptimeswiththe
laptimerinthedisplay.Thetimeismeasuredin
minutes,secondsand 1/10seconds.Withlap
timeslongerthan60minutes,thehourisalso
shownandthedisplayof1/10secondsisre-
moved.
Thetimemeasurementonanindividuallapends
after99hours59minutesand 59seconds.Anew
lap startsautomaticallyafterthat.
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Instruments
Adjusting thelighting..................35
Interiorlighting.................000000-34
Intermittent(windshieldwipers)..........36
Internet
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Internetradio...eeeeeeee155
iPod
refertoAudimusicinterface.......156,157
iTunestagging....16...ceceeee eee145
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Jukebox...ceeeee152
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Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29
Keynotrecognized..........6e0.esewes55
Keyreplacement..............000eee22
Mechanicalkey.......0.cceeeevans22,23
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Replacingthebattery................-.23
Unlockingandlocking............-...0-24
Vehiclé:€Od@sss¢sawscscanesiwaren32ees22
Keyrecognition(climatecontrolsystem)....48
Kick-down
Automatictransmission.............04%63
Kine
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DeSCrIPEON':=wise3mamim+aanoomoeRe204
Howtheywork...........000eeeeee205
Importantsafetyinstructions..........205
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Laneassist
refertoActive laneassist...............68
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Evaluatingrecordedtimes..............72
Starting...0.6...ceeceeeeeee71
LATICH« »scsinzesoaiereysoatenezege @omenems«maxes«226
Description..................02.0000.227
Installingachildrestraint.............228
LOCACIONevesizeoosoawene66rive© oowriye© 6seme227
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
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CaunehiGomtrelee:« «sscvin:ooavesewswivauewoceave63
Leathercareandcleaning...............273
LeavingHOMCwass ¢caes5ogeesvcaeseee34
Licenseagreement(MMI)............05-174
Licenseplatebracket...................290
Liftingpoints(vehiclejack)..............280
Light/rainsensor
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Intermittent(windshieldwipers).........36
Lighting
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Lights
Coming/Leavinghome.........00..006-34
Daytimerunninglights.................32
Entry/exitlightingers¢ ¢eesaseas2some34
Foglights/rearfoglight(s)..............32
Headlightflasher.............0.0eeeee33
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........32
Headlightsincessomawoamares+ 5seamen3wana33
Interior/readinglights..................34
Lowbeamheadlights..................32
Parkinglightei:= &sic2 8svenswomeroeoe32
Switchingdaytimerunninglightsonandoff.34
Listeningtomusic
refertoMedia..............esees150,158
Load...eeeeeeeeeeee 294
Lockingandunlocking
Byremotecontrol..............-eeeeee24
Withtheconveniencekey...............24
Lowbeamheadlight.....................32
Loweruniversalanchorages(Canada)......226
Luggagecompartment
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Luggagecompartmentlid
Emergencyreleasing.............-..0..28
Openingandclosing.............seeeee27
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Maintenanceintervals..................247
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