Tableofcontents
AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
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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................
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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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Sideassistdisplay..............
Doorhandle
Centrallockingswitch...........
Airventwithseatheatingcontrols
Leverfor:
—Turnsignalsandhighbeams....
—Active laneassist.............
Multifunctionsteeringwheelwith:
—HornPe
—Driver'sairbag...............
—Buttonsforthevirtualinstrument
cluster,includingthedriverinfor-
mationsystem,audio/video,tele-
phone,navigationandvoicerec-
ognitionsystem
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...
—Audidriveselect..............
—Shiftpaddles................
Audivirtualcockpit(instrument
ClUSTEL):2sacs¢ =game¢ 2eee2gee
Windshieldwashersystemlever..
Startingtheengineifthereisa
malfunction..............0000s
Adjustablesteeringcolumn......
Cruisecontrollever.............
Instrumentillumination.........
Hood:release®« 5sewsxswows2 2won
Headlightcontrolswitch........
Powerexteriormirroradjustment.
Powerwindows................
Airventincludingclimatecontrol
systemmcontrolswaaeseecsxesreneeav=
Lockableglovecompartment
DrivesforCD,DVD,SIM/SDcards.
Frontpassenger'sairbag........
Rearwindowdefoggerbutton
Dependingonequipment,buttons
for:
—driveselect...............004
—
ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ES@©)s ¢ ¢secu= ypegstogees2see
—Emergencyflashers...........
—Retractablerearspoiler........
Dependingonequipment,center
consolewith:
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—Multimediacompartmentforcell
Phone.......eeeeee157
—Audiphonebox...............111
@Infotainmentsystemon/offbutton.90
@3)Infotainmentsystemunit.......90
@8Dependingonequipment:
—Storagecompartment
—Ashtray0.2...2eeeeeeeee42
—Cupholder...........-.0000443
G3)Parking:braked.«cee20osces«2cue55
@8Dependingonequipment:
—[STARTENGINESTOP]button...53
—Soundbuttonforexhaustdoor
control
@Selectorlever(Stronic)..........58
@Tips
Sometheequipmentlistedhereisonlyinstal-
ledincertainmodelsorisavailableasanop-
tion.
Indicatorlightsoverview
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.Theyindicatefunctionsormal-
functions.
Withsomeindicatorlights,messagesmayap-
pearandwarningsignalsmaysound.Theindica-
torlightsandmessagesmaybecoveredbyother
displays.Toshow themagain,selectthesecond
tabformessageswiththemultifunctionsteering
wheel>page12.
Someindicatorlightsinthedisplaycandisplayin
severalcolors.
(oan)
Someindicatorlightsturnonbrieflyasafunction
checkwhenyouswitchtheignitionon.Thesesys-
temsaremarkedwithaVinthefollowingtables.
Ifoneoftheseindicatorlightsdoesnotturnon,
thereisamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Thefollowingindicatorlightsmaybeavailable,
dependingonthevehicleequipment:
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
@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.
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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.
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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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Openingandclosing
—Lockeddoorsmakeitmoredifficultfor
emergencyworkerstogetintothevehicle,
whichputslivesatrisk.Donotleaveanyone
behindinthevehicle,especiallychildren.
G)Tips
Yourvehiclelocksautomaticallywhenit
reachesaspeedof9mph(15km/h)(Auto
Lock)page21.Youcanunlockthevehicle
againusingthe@buttoninthecentrallock-
ingswitch.
Settingthecentrallockingsystem
Youcanadjustthecentral lockingsystemtoyour
preferences.Thesettingsdependonthevehicle
equipment.
> SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings.
Doorunlocking-youcandecideifAlldoorsor
onlytheDriverdoorshouldunlock.Theluggage
compartmentlidalsounlockswhenAllisselect-
ed.IfyouselectDriverinavehiclewithaconven-
iencekey*,onlythedoorwhosehandleyoupull
willunlock.
Longpresstoopenwindows-youcanselectif
allwindowsshouldopenusingthevehiclekey
=>page29,Convenienceopeningandclosing.If
youpressandholdthefbuttononthevehicle
key,allofthewindowswillclose.
IfyouselectDriver,allthedoorsandluggage
compartmentlidwillunlockifyoupressthe@
buttonontheremotecontrolkeytwice.
Lockwhendriving”)-ifyouselectOn,alldoors
andtheluggagecompartmentlidwillbelocked
automaticallywhendriving(AutoLock).
Foldmirrors-ifyouselectOn,theexteriorrear-
viewmirrorsfoldwillinautomaticallywhenyou
pressthef}buttonontheremotecontrolkeyor
touchthesensor®inthehandle.
D_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.
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Mechanicallyunlockingandlockingthe
doors
Ifthecentrallockingfails,youmustunlockor
lockthedoorsseparately.
BFV-0257
BFV-0242
Fig.19Frontpassenger'sdoor:emergencyrelease
Unlockingandlockingthedriver'sdoorwith
themechanicalkey
>Removethemechanicalkey>page23.
>Tounlockthedriver'sdoor,turnthekeytothe
unlockpositioninthedirectionofarrow@)
fig.18.
>Tolockthedriver'sdoor,movetheselectorlev-
ertothePposition(automatictransmission)
andturnthekeyonetimetothelockposition
inthedirectionofarrow@).
Lockingthefrontpassenger'sdoorwiththe
mechanicalkey
The
mechanicallockislocatedontheedgeofthe
frontpassenger'sdoor.Itisonlyvisiblewhenthe
doorisopen.
>Removethemechanicalkey>page23.
>Removethecapfromtheopening>fig.19.>
Openingandclosing
Mechanicallyunlockingtheluggage
compartmentlid
Theluggagecompartmentlidcanbereleased
fromtheinsideinanemergency.
oOzta 2 >
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Fig.21Theemergencyreleaseisaccessedontheleftside
oftheluggagecompartmentunderneaththerearwindow.
BFV-0071
Fig.22Section:insideofluggagecompartment: emergen-
cyrelease
>Tilttheleftrearseatbackrestforward.
> Pryoutthecover>fig.21usingthemechani-
calkey>page23.
>Pulltheplasticcordinthedirectionofthear-
row>fig.22.
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Powerwindows
Thedrivercancontrolallpowerwindows.
B8U-0322
Fig.23Driver'sdoor:powerwindowcontrols
Allpowerwindowswitcheshaveatwo-stage
function:
Openingandclosingthewindows
>Toopenorclosethewindowcompletely,press
theswitchdownorpulltheswitchupbrieflyto
thesecondlevel. Theoperationwillstopifthe
switchispressedor pulledagain.
>Toselectapositioninbetweenopenedand
closed,pressorpulltheswitchtothefirstlevel
until
thedesiredwindowpositionisreached.
Powerwindowswitches
@®Leftdoor
@Rightdoor
ZAWARNING
—Paycarefulattentionwhenclosingthewin-
dows.Pinchingcouldcauseseriousinjuries.
—Whenlockingthevehiclefromoutside,the
vehiclemustbeunoccupiedsincethewin-
dowscannolongerbeopenedinanemer-
gency.
G)Tips
—Youcanstillopenandclosethewindowsfor
approximately10minutesafterturningthe
ignitionoff.Thepowerwindowsdonot
switchoffuntilthedriver'sdoororfront
passenger'sdoorhasbeenopened.
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Openingandclosing
—Whenyouopenthedoors,thewindowsau-
tomaticallylowerapproximately0.4inch
(10mm).
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Allwindowscanbeopenedandclosedatthe
sametime.
Convenienceopeningfeature
>Pressandholdthefjbuttonontheremotecon-
trolkeyuntilallwindowsreachthedesiredpo-
sition.
Convenienceclosingfeature
>Pressandholdthefbuttonontheremotecon-
trolkeyuntilallwindowsareclosed>/\.
Convenienceclosingwiththeconvenience
key*
>Touchthesensor*onthedoorhandlelong
enoughuntilallwindowsareclosed.Donot
placeyourhandinthedoorhandlewhendoing
this.
Settingconvenienceopeninginthe
Infotainmentsystem
Thefunctioncan be switchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem>page26.
ZAWARNING
—Neverclosethewindowscarelesslyorinan
uncontrolledmanner,becausethisincreases
theriskofinjury.
—Forsecurityreasons,thewindowscanonly
beopenedandclosedwiththeremotecon-
trolkeyatamaximumdistanceofapproxi-
mately6ft(2m)awayfromthevehicle.
Whenpressingtheffbutton,alwayswatch
thewindowswhiletheyareclosingso that
nooneispinchedinthewindow.Theclosing
processwillstopimmediatelywhenthefj
buttonisreleased.
Correctingpowerwindowmalfunctions
You canreactivatetheone-touchup/downfunc-
tionifitmalfunctions.
> Pullthepowerwindowswitchupuntilthewin-
dowiscompletelyraised.
>»Releasetheswitchandpullitupagainforat
leastonesecond.
Garagedooropener
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
BFV-0090
Fig.24Garage dooropener:examplesofusagefordiffer-
entsystems
Withthegarage dooropener,youcanactivate
systemssuchasthegaragedoors,securitysys-
temsorhouselightsfrominsideyourvehicle.Up
tothreeremotecontrolfunctionscanbepro-
grammedtothethreebuttonsthatareintegrat-
edinthecontrolunitabovetherearviewmirror.
To beabletooperatesystemsusingthegarage
dooropener,thebuttonsinthecontrolunitmust
firstbeprogrammed.
ZXWARNING
Whenoperatingorprogrammingthegarage
dooropener,makesurethatnopeopleorob-
jectsareintheareaimmediatelysurrounding
theequipment.Peoplecanbeinjuredorprop-
ertycanbedamagedifstruckwhenclosing.
G)Tips
—Forsecurityreasons,werecommendthat
youcleartheprogrammedbuttonsbefore
sellingthevehicle.
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