Wheels
Becausethesparetire®isdiffer-
entfromtheregulartiresinstal-
ledonthevehicle(suchaswinter
tiresorwidetires),onlyusethe
sparetire*temporarilyincaseof
emergencyanddrivecarefully
whileitisinuse.Itshouldbere-
placedwitharegulartireassoon
aspossible.
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheel
drive: Allfourwheelsmustbe
equippedwith tiresthatarethe
samebrandandhavethesame
constructionandtreadpatternso
thatthedrivesystemisnotdam-
agedbydifferentwheelspeeds.
Forthisreason,incase ofemer-
gency,onlyuseasparetire*that
isthesamecircumferenceasthe
regulartires.
Z\WARNING
—Onlyusetire/rimcombina-
tionsandsuitablewheelbolts
thathavebeenapprovedby
Audi.Otherwise,damageto
thevehicleandanaccident
couldresult.
—Fortechnicalreasons,itisnot
possibletousetiresfromoth-
ervehicles.Insomecases,you
cannotevenusetiresfromthe
samevehiclemodel.
—Makesurethatthetiresyou
selecthaveenoughclearance
tothevehicle.Replacement
tiresshouldnotbechosen
simplybasedonthenominal
size,becausetireswithadif-
ferentconstructioncandiffer
greatlyeveniftheyarethe
samesize.Ifthereisnot
enoughclearance,thetiresor
thevehiclecanbedamaged
andthiscanreducedriving
safetyandincreasetheriskof
anaccident.
—Onlyusetiresthataremore
thansixyearsoldwhenabso-
lutelynecessaryanddrive
carefullywhendoingso.
—Donot userun-flattireson
yourvehicle.Usingthemwhen
notpermittedcanleadtove-
hicledamageoraccidents.
—Ifyouinstallwheelcoverson
thevehicle,makesuretheyal-
lowenoughaircirculationto
coolthebrakesystem.Ifthey
donot,thiscouldincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
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Wheels
Wheelboltsandrims
Wheelbolts
Wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosen/tighten
easily.
Rims
Rimswithaboltedrimring*orwithboltedwheel
covers*consistofmultiplepieces.Thesecompo-
nentswereboltedtogetherusingspecialbolts
andaspecialprocedure.Youmustnotrepairor
disassemblethem>A.
Z\WARNING
Wheelboltsthataretightenedorrepairedin-
correctlycanbecomelooseandresultinloss
ofvehiclecontrol,whichincreasestheriskof
anaccident.Forthecorrecttighteningspecifi-
cation,see>page282,Finishing.
—Alwayskeepthewheelboltsandthethreads
inthewheelhubcleanandfreeofgrease.
—Onlyusewheelboltsthatfittherim.
—Alwayshavedamagedrimsrepairedby an
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Neverrepairordisassemble
rimsyourself,becausethisincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
Wintertiressignificantlyimprovethevehicle's
handlingwhendrivinginwinterconditions.Be-
causeoftheirconstruction(width,compound,
treadpattern),summertiresprovidelesstraction
oniceandsnow.
>Usewintertiresonallfourwheels.
>Onlyusewintertiresthatareapprovedforyour
vehicle.
>Pleasenotethatthemaximumpermitted
speedmaybelowerwithwintertires>A\in
Generalinformationonpage248.Anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilitycan informyouaboutthemaximumper-
mittedspeedforyourtires.
»Checkthetirepressureafterinstallingwheels
=>page258.
Theeffectiveness ofwintertiresisreducedgreat-
lywhenthetreadisworndowntoadepthof
0.157in(4mm).Thecharacteristicsofwinter
tiresalsodecreasegreatly asthetireages,re-
gardlessoftheremainingtread.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Reinstallsummertiresattheappropriate
time,becausetheyprovidebetterhandling
whenroadsarefreeofsnowandice.Summer
tirescauselessroadnoise,tirewear,andfuel
consumption.
@)Tips
Youcanalsouseallseasontiresinsteadof
wintertires.Pleasenotethatinsomecoun-
trieswherewintertiresarerequired,onlywin-
tertireswiththe4symbolmaybepermit-
ted.
Snowchainsimprovebothdrivingandbrakingin
winterroadconditions.
>Onlyinstallsnowchainsonthefrontwheels.
>Checkandcorrecttheseatingofthesnow
chainsafterdrivingafewfeet,ifnecessary.Fol-
lowtheinstructionsfromthemanufacturer.
>Notethemaximumspeedof30mph
(50km/h).Observethelocalregulations.
Useofsnowchainsisonlypermittedwithcertain
rim/tirecombinationsduetotechnicalreasons.
CheckwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitytoseeifyoumayuse
snowchains.
Youmustremovethesnowchainsonroadswith-
outsnow.Otherwise,youcouldimpairdriving
abilityanddamagethetires.
ZA\WARNING
Usingincorrectsnowchainsorinstallingsnow
chainsincorrectlycanresultinlossofvehicle
control,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.>
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Emergencyassistance
Removingthecover
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Fig.197Wheel:wheelhubcover
ta
?
Fig.198Wheel:wheelboltswith caps
Wheelhubcovers*
> Insertthehook(fromthevehicletoolkit)into
theholeonthewheelhubcover>fig.197.
>Removethewheelhubcover.
Wheelboltswithcaps*
>Slidetheplasticclipfromthevehicletoolkit
ontothe capuntilitengages>fig.198.
>Removethecapwiththeplasticclip.
Pahabatata2aCC1meledd
Appliesto:vehicleswithanti-theftwheelbolts
T
va
Fig.199Anti-theftwheelboltwithcapandadapter
B4H-0470
Youneedaspecialadapterinthevehicletoolkit
toremovetheanti-theftwheelbolts.
>»Removethewheelhubcover*orcap*(2)
>fig.199.
>Slidetheadapter@)allthewayontotheanti-
theftwheelbolt@.
>Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontotheadapter@).
>Loosenthewheelbolt>page279.
(i)Tips
Notethecode numberforthewheelbolt
adapterandstoreitinasafeplaceseparate
fromthevehicle.Ifyouneedareplacement
adapter,contactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityandgivethem
thecodenumber.
Looseningthewheelbolts
©
=
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Fig.200Changingatire:loosenthewheelbolts
279
Emergencyassistance
>»Slidethewheelwrenchfromthevehicletoolkit
allthewayontothewheelbolt).
>Turn thewheelboltapproximatelyoneturnto
theleft.Toachievetherequiredtorque,hold
theendofthewheelwrench.Ifthewheelbolt
willnotloosen,presscarefullyonthewheel
wrenchwithyourfoot.Holdontothevehiclese-
curelywhiledoingthisandmakesureyourfoot-
ingisstable.
Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,onlyloosen
thewheelboltsgentlyoneturnbeforeraising
thevehiclewiththevehiclejack”.
Raisingthevehicle
Appliesto:vehicleswithvehiclejack
aoSa 2
>imoO
Fig.202Sill:positioningthevehiclejack
> Placethevehiclejackfromthevehicletoolkit
onafirmsurface.Useaflat,stablesupportif
necessary.Onaslipperysurfacesuchastile,
youshoulduseanon-slippadsuchasarubber
mat>/A\.
D_You needthematchingadapterinordertoloosenand
tightenanti-theftwheelbolts*page279.
280
> Findthemarkingonthesillthatisclosestto
thetirethatwillbechanged>fig.201.Behind
themarking,thereisaliftingpointontheside
sillforthevehiclejack.
>Turn thevehiclejacklocatedunderthemount-
ingpointonthesilltoraisethejackuntilits
arm @)°fig.202islocatedunderthedesig-
natedmountingpoint.
>Alignthevehiclejacksothearm(@)engagesin
thedesignatedmountingpointinthesidesill
andthebase(2)liesflatontheground.The
base(2)mustbedirectlyunderthemounting
point@.
>Continueraisingthevehiclejackuntilthewheel
liftsoffthegroundslightly.
Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,makesureno
oneisinthevehiclebeforeraisingit.
—Makesurethevehiclejackisstable.Thereis
ariskofinjurywhenthegroundisslippery
orsoft,becausethevehiclejackcouldslide
orsink.
—Onlyraiseyourvehiclewiththevehiclejack
providedbythefactory.Ifyouuseavehicle
jackdesignedforanothervehicle,yourvehi-
clecouldslipandcauseinjury.
—Positionthevehiclejackonlyatthedesig-
natedmountingpointsonthesidesilland
alignthejack.Otherwise,thevehiclejack
couldslipandcauseaninjuryifitdoesnot
have
sufficientholdonthevehicle.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,donotraiseany
othervehiclesorotherloadsusingthevehi-
clejackprovidedbythefactory.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverstart
theenginewhenthevehicleisraised.
—Toreducetheriskofinjury,supportthevehi-
clesecurelywithsuitablestandsifworkisto
beperformedunderneaththevehicle.
@)Note
Donotliftthevehiclebythesill.Positionthe
vehiclejackonlyatthedesignatedmounting>
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Emergencyassistance
pointsonthesidesill.Otherwise,yourvehicle
couldbedamaged.
Removingandmountingawheel
@g + ~
roo}oO
B8K-1477
Fig.204Wheel:alignmentpininthetophole
Removingawheel
>Removethetopwheelboltcompletelyusing
the hexsocketinthescrewdriverhandlefrom
thevehicletoolkit>fig.203andplaceitona
cleansurface.
>Theninstallthealignmentpinfromthevehicle
toolkitbyhandintheemptywheelbolthole
>fig.204”),
>Removetherestofthewheelbolts.
>»Removethewheel>().Thealignmentpinre-
mainsintheholewhiledoingthis.
Installingawheel
Readthedirectionson>page281wheninstal-
lingunidirectionaltires.
>Slidethewheelonoverthealignmentpin>@.
DAppliesto:vehicleswithceramicbrakerotors*:Usea sec-
ondalignmentpin*fromthevehicletoolkitforthelowest
holeaccordingtothestepsdescribedforthefirstalign-
mentpin.
>Installthewheelboltsandtightenthemgently
usingthehexsocket.
>Removethealignmentpinandtightenthere-
mainingwheelbolt.
>Carefullylowerthevehicleusingthevehicle
jack*.
>
Tightenthewheelboltsinadiagonalpattern
usingthewheelwrench.
The wheelboltsmustbecleanandloosenand
tighteneasily.Checkthecontactsurfacesforthe
wheelandhub.Contaminantsonthesesurfaces
mustberemovedbeforeinstallingthewheel.
ZXWARNING
—Readandfollowtheimportantinformation
andnotesunder>page255.
—Neveruse the hexsocketinthescrewdriver
handletotightenthewheelbolts.Usingthe
hex
socketwillnotachievetherequired
tighteningtorque,whichincreasestherisk
ofanaccident.
CG)Note
Whenremovingorinstallingthe wheel, the
rimcouldhitthebrakerotoranddamagethe
rotor.Workcarefullyandhaveasecondper-
sonhelp you.
Unidirectionaltires
Aunidirectionaltireprofileisidentifiedbyarrows
onthetiresidewallthatpointintherunningdi-
rection.Youmustalways maintainthespecified
runningdirection.Thisisnecessarytoensurethe
tire'soptimumperformanceinregardtoadhe-
sion,runningnoise,andfriction,andtoreduce
theriskofhydroplaning.
Tobenefitfullyfromtheadvantagesoftheuni-
directionaltiredesign,youshouldreplacefaulty
tiresassoonaspossibleandrestorethecorrect
runningdirectiononallofthetires.
281
Emergencyassistance
>Reinstallthecapsonthewheelboltsifnecessa-
ry.
>Storethevehicletoolkitinitsdesignated
place.
>Iftheremovedwheeldoesnotfitinthespare
wheel well,storeitsecurelyintheluggage
compartment>page44.
>Checkthetirepressureontheinstalledwheel
assoonaspossible.
>CheckthetirepressureandstoreitintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
>Thewheelbolttighteningspecificationmustbe
90ftlbs(120Nm). Haveitcheckedassoonas
possiblewithatorquewrench.Drivecarefully
untilthen.
>Havethefaultywheelreplacedasquicklyas
possible.
Sparetire
(eeeceleurlaela)
Appliesto:vehicleswith space-savingsparetire(compact
sparetire)
Fig.205Luggagecompartment:sparetire
Thesparetireisintendedforshort-termuseonly.
Havethedamagedtirecheckedandreplacedif
necessaryby anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityassoonaspossible.
Thereare somerestrictionsonthe useofthe
compactsparetire.Thecompactsparetirehas
beendesignedspecificallyforyourtypeofvehi-
cle.Donotreplaceitwiththesparetirefroman-
othertypeofvehicle.
282
Removingthesparetire
>Turn thehandle>fig.205@)counter-clock-
wise.
>Removethesparetire.
Removingthevehiclejack
>Liftupthecoverontherightsideofthelug-
gagecompartmentandremovethevehicle
jack.
Snowchains
For technicalreasons,the useofsnowchainson
thecompactsparetireisnotpermitted.
Ifyouhavetodrivewithsnowchainsandafront
tirefails,mountthesparetireinplaceofarear
tire.Installthesnowchainsonthereartirethat
youremoved,andinstallthatinplace ofthe
fronttirethatfailed.
ZAWARNING
—Afterinstallingasparetire,thetirepressure
mustbecheckedassoonaspossible.
—Donotdrivefasterthan50mph(80km/h)
withacompactsparetire.Drivingfaster
thanthatincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,avoidhard
accelerationorbrakinganddrivingfast
aroundcurveswiththecompactsparetire.
—To reducetheriskofanaccident,neverdrive
withmorethanonecompactsparetire.
—Normalsummerorwintertiresmustnotbe
mountedonthecompactsparewheelrim.
Towing
Generalinformation
You shouldonlyperformthestepsthatfollowif
youhavethenecessarytoolsandtechnicalex-
pertise.
Towingrequiresacertainamountofpractice.Au-
direcommendscontactingatowingcompanyto
havethevehicletransported.
Youshouldonlyhaveyourvehicletowedbyan-
othervehiclewhendisabledinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.Inexperienceddriversshould not
tow.
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A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............49
ACCeSSOFIES«1...eeeee42,290
Activelaneassist...2.wesi«oceenew«oseeave68
Activatingvibrationwarning.............70
Adjustingsteeringtime.................70
Cleaningthecameraarea..............271
Indicatorlight..............eee eeeeee69
MO@SSAQGSoc=»wows& ysows¢ eSeesEeeee69
Switchingon/oft. «ccsusse«secso 6wasnovevaee69
Adaptivelightsien«sewnoseweoeems6wee75
Adaptivelight(indicatorlight)............20
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........14
Adjustingtheairdistribution.............49
Adjustingthecenterconsolelighting.......35
Adjustingthesound..............-...--173
Adjustingthetemperature...............49
Adjustingthevents............0eeeeee50
AdvancedAirbagSystem
Children...0.0...eeeeee214
GOMPONENUS::«wewssseyews3eeeaeowes195
Frontsainbagse:«saver2 2cwesnxneseexecon«193
Howthecomponentsworktogether.....197
RUEAGine1 «esunene« »vnscee0 0sveneisea#1eenene©exten188
Indicatorlight...........-....--0000--18
Airbagsystem...2...eeeeeeee207
AdvancedAirbagSystem...............192
CaRCrcsowaversew ¥wnicandwotenIeREwoeeuaae202
Childrestraints..................000.214
Components(frontairbags)............195
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat.............000..189
Disposalzee¢¢eee2 ¢seen¢ »ews2 2ees202
Frontiairbags..ssssoawien6samiw6waren192
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........197
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.195
Importantinformation................188
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
AirbagSYStEM« «ass¢ xScie2 &Sete3s Ha205
Kneeairbagsias= 2asieoeensoem2 swos204
MONILORINGeiccinie6 5ocereiea 6sonnetsa 8ensues«0!oe199
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............-200
Repairs’:«sees+ &seins¢ xcaves&causvvHee202
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-202
Sideairbags...........0.ceceeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............000.209
Warning/Indicatorlights..............199
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....199
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........27
Alignmentpin(tirechange)..............276
All-weatherlights..............0000000032
Allseasontires... 0...0.ceceeee eee eee263
Allwheeldrive....2.00.0...00. eee eee eee87
Altenmativesroutes«wasn3save6ccarensn+wens137
Ambientlightingi<3oes
refertoAudimusicinterface.......156,157
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......167
Announcements(settings)
refertoVoiceguidance................137
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............246
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)............84
Anti-SlipRegulation................0000484
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-..00--27
Anti-theftwheelbolts..................279
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......167
Armrest...0.0...cceceeee41
Ashtray...2.2eee eeeeee42
Aspectratio(video).............00..00s161
ASR
refertoAnti-SlipRegulation.............84
Audiconnect
refertoconnect.........0se.eee.123,124
AudiconnectInfotainment
Personalhotspot...............0-0005124
SORVICESIOVERVICWien«=cencens> «cancanewvaxnonse125
Audimagneticride
refertoSuspensioncontrol..............75
Audimusicinterface....0.esceenace156
Audimusicstream
refertoWi-Fi.........0.0...cee eee eee154
Audiofiles..............-00000000eeeeee158
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................153
Wi-Fiaudioplayer...............00005154
AUGIOACKsess2 2amooaaaa¢xeee2REE161
AtidiPHOMEBOX:eases5 &neces¢ 2ewsxEeeYF111
Audismartphoneinterface..........167,171
295
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