Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
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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
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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.............
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MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction..
MMIoperation...............0..000.
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Kihe@erairbaggie==secueeessea 0anevace¥ ¥oe204
Sideairbags..........0.0ceceeeeeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............00.209
Childsafety......................212
Importantinformation...............212
Childsafetyseats...............-.04.218
Securingchildsafetyseats............223
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)ossscsiscwees &ons226
Additionalinformation...............230
MaintenanceandCare...........231
CheckingandFilling.............231,
Fuel...2...eeeeee231
RETUSIINGcis« xexwx«eaey+Haasa xpews232
Emissionscontrolsystem.............235
Enginecompartment.................235
ENINGOilswasy« ¢eau+ eeeweooeeea238
Goolingisystem« ssuas«xsomesw 2cmweneoane242
Brakefluid...............-eeeeee243
Electricalsystem.........-..00--000-244
Battenyis2asncaa= 6were2 6women2sawn©ae244
Windshieldwashersystem...........-246
Serviceintervaldisplay...............247
ad|248
WheelsandTires......-.0.0eeeeeee248
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......265
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......267
Careandcleaning................270
Generalinformation.................270
Carwashes............0.00.eeeeeee270
Cleaningandcareinformation.........271
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......275
Do-ItYOURSELFa5¢ccascamaasaan276
Emergencyassistance...........276
Generalinformation0...c.ccueeees276
Equipment..................0.0000.276
MireMHODIWEYKitoarssswow2¢ens2 oee276
Replacingwheels................-00.278
SPaKertinecessessvcoasesovwomensw acameosvo a8282
TOWING...eeeeeeeee282
Fusesandbulbs..................285
Fuses...0...ceeeeeeee285
BUILDSsscus ¢ae5 ¢Haws2cerseBeeges287
Customerinformation...........288
Accessoriesandtechnical
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Warranty.=cesscoaenniceooenecate= oects288
AudiLiteratureShop..............0--288
Drivinginothercountries.............288
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............02--008-288
Accessoriesandparts..............-.290
ReportingSafetyDefects..............290
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsysteMS.........002.eee291
TechnicalGata...
Vehicledata...........ceeeeeeeeee293
ENGU@X
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Stowingandusing
Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
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Fig.42Centerarmrestfoldedup:ashtray
Theashtrayisplacedinthecenterconsoleunder
the centerarmrest.
Openingandclosing
>Toopenorclosetheashtray,foldthecoverup
ordown.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.
Z\WARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.
Cigarettelighter
Fig.43Centerarmrestfoldedup:cigarettelighter
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
> Foldthe centerarmrestuptoreachtheciga-
rettelighter,ifnecessary.
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
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>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
Thecigarettelightermaybeusedasapower
sourceforthetiremobilitykit/compactspare
tire*compressoronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
Z\WARNING
—Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorburns.To reduce
theriskofinjuries,neverleavechildrenun-
attendedinthevehiclewiththevehiclekey.
—Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelighter.
Inattentiveorunsuperviseduseoftheciga-
rette
lightercancauseburns.
Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*andonthesidetrimpanelinthelug-
gagecompartment*.
USBports
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe«<>or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.
Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorintheeventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.>
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@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Toreducetheriskofdamagetothevehicle
electricalsystem,neverattempttocharge
the
vehiclebatterybyconnectingaccesso-
riesthatprovidepowertothepowersour-
ces.
—Donotconnectanydevicewhosenetwork
class(voltage)doesnotmatchthenetwork
classdesignedforthesocket.
—Disconnect theconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.
Storage
(etymiredtel-Te
Appliesto:vehicleswithcupholders
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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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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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Stowingandusing
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Fig.48Unlockedluggagecompartmentcover
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Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
Removingtheluggagecompartmentcover
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentcover,turn
thetwistlocktothehorizontalposition
>fig.47.
> Gripthesideoftheluggagecompartmentcov-
er
andpullthecoverinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.48.
Installingtheluggagecompartmentcover
> Placetheluggagecompartmentcoverwiththe
retainersonthepinsandslidethecoverup-
ward.
>Turn thetwistlockwithgentle pressuretothe
verticalposition.
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Fig.49Backrestreleaselever (leftside)
Toexpandtheluggagecompartment,bothsec-
tionsofthebackrestcan be separatedorcanbe
foldedforwardtogether.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
Foldingthebackrestforward
>Pushthereleaselever>fig.49inthedirection
ofthearrow.
>Foldthebackrestforward.
Foldingthebackrestbackintothe upright
position
> Foldthebackrestdownuntilitlatchessecurely.
Fig.50Luggagecompartment:locationofthetie-downs
Therearetie-downsintheluggagecompartment
tosecurepiecesofluggageandobjects.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
»Usethetie-downstosecure thecargo.
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Fig.52Luggagecompartment:sparetireremoved
Followthesafetyprecautions>page44.
>»Removethecargofloor>page276.
>Removetheplasticfloorpanel>fig.51.
>Turn thehandlecounter-clockwisetoremove
andremovethefoampiece.
>Removethesparetire.
>Reinsertthefoampieceandturnthehandle
clockwisetotighten.
>Nowreinsertthecargofloor.
Loweringthecargofloor
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ZAWARNING
Pleasenotethatyouarenolongermobilein
theeventofaflattire.Pleasenotethelegal
regulationsbeforeremovingthesparetire.
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