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Other equipment
Applies to vehicles: with driver information system
F ig. 13 Instrument cluster : other equ ipment (exam­
p le)
~ Turn the menu thumbwheel@Qpage 27,
fig. 10 while in the efficiency program until
t h e other eq uipme nt affect ing consump tion
appears .
Other equipmen t that is curren tly affecting
fuel cons umption is listed in t he eff iciency
p rog ram. The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. The equipment using
the most f uel is listed first . If more than three
items using fue l are switched on, the equip­
ment that is currently using the most fuel is
d isplayed .
A scale @ also shows the current total con ­
sumpt ion of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
App lies to vehicles: with driver information system
Fi g. 14 Instrument cluster : economy tip (examp le)
F ue l economy messages are disp layed when
fuel consumption is inc reased by certain con ­
ditions. If yo u follo w these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati­ cally and are o nly displayed in the eff ic iency
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program . The fue l economy messages t urn off
automatica lly after a certain period of time.
~ To tu rn an e conomy me ssage off immed iate­
ly a fter it appea rs, press any bu tton on the
m ultifunction stee ring wheel.
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- O nce yo u have turned a f uel economy
mess age off, it will o nly appear ag ain a f­
ter yo u turn the ign ition on again.
- Th e fu el economy mess ages are no t dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in ­
tervals over a period of time .
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL)
The system indicator ligh t (M IL) ¢.§ in the in ­
str ument cl uster is part of the On Board Diag­
nostic System (OBD II).
T he warni ng/i ndicator light t urns on when the
ignition is sw itched on and t urns off once the
engine is sta rted and is runn ing in id le at a
stab le speed. This indicates that the MIL is
funct ioning correct ly.
If the light does not turn off after sta rting
the engine
or turns on while driving, t his may
indicate there is a ma lfunction in the engine.
If the indicator turns on, the cata lytic convert­
er may be damaged .
Drive
with reduced engine performance
(avoid high speeds for extended periods of
time and/or fast acceleration) and have the
malfunction corrected. See an authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service Facility.
The indicator may turn on if the electronic
speed limiter is faulty. For addit ional informa­
tion, refer to Q
page 30, Electronic speed
limiter* .
The MIL may also turn on if the fuel filler cap
is not closed cor rectly
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-How far (if at all) the driver was depressing
the accelerator and/or brake pedal; and,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling.
These data can he lp provide a better under­
standing of the circumstances in which crash­
es and injuries occur. NOTE: EDR data are re­
corded by your vehicle only if a non-trivial
crash situation occurs; no data are recorded by
the EDR under normal driving conditions and
no personal data (e.g., name, gender, age,
and crash location) are recorded. However,
other parties, such as law enforcement, could
comb ine the EDR data with the type of per ­
sonally identify ing data routinely acquired
during a crash invest igation.
To read data recorded by an EDR, special
equ ipment is required, and access to the veh i­
cle or the EDR is needed . In add ition to the ve­
hicle manufacturer, other parties, such as law
enforcement, that have the special equip­
ment, can read the information if they have
access to the vehicle or the EDR.
Some state laws restrict the retrieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDRs installed in a
vehicle for the express pu rpose of retr ieving
data after an accident or crash event without
the owner's consent.
Aud i will not access the EDR and/or sim ilar
data or give it to others -
- unless the vehicle owner (or lessee if the ve­
hicle has been leased) agrees; or
- upon the official request by the police; or
- upon the order of a court of law or a govern-
ment agency; or
- for the defense of a lawsuit through the ju­
dicial discovery process .
- Audi may also use the data for research
about vehicle operation and safety perform­
ance or provide the data to a third party for
research purposes without identifying the
specific vehicle or information about the
identity of its owner or lessee and only after
the recorded vehicle data has been ac-
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Vehicle control modules
Your vehicle is also equipped with a number of
electronic control modules for various vehicle
systems, such as engine management, emis­
sion control, airbags, and safety belts.
T hese electronic control modu les record data
during norma l vehicle operation that may be
needed by trained technicians for diagnostic
and repair purposes. The recording capability
of these modules is limited to data (no sound
is recorded). Only a small amount of data is
actually recorded over a very lim ited period of
time, or stored when a system fault is detect­
ed by a control module. Some of the data
stored may relate to vehicle speed, direction,
or braking, as well as restraint system use and
performance in the event of a crash. Stored
data can also only be read and downloaded
with special equipment that is directly con­
nected to the vehicle.
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Your vehicle may be equipped with Audi
connect. Your use of certain Audi connect
features requires wireless services that are
provided by a third party wire less telecom­
munications provider. For details regard­
ing how information obtained through
Audi connect is collected, processed,
transmitted, used, and shared, please see
your contract with the wireless telecom­
munications provider and the "About Audi
connect" tab in your vehicle's
MMI: I MENU I
button > Audi connect > About Audi con­
nect.
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