Menu AUDI A4 AVANT 2008 Owners Manual

Table of contents
Table of contents
Vehicle literature ........ .
About this Owner's Manual ..................... .
Controls and
equipment .. ... ... ........ . .
Inst rumen ts and cont rols ..... .
Genera l ill ustration ............. .
Instruments and
warning/indica tor ligh ts ....... .
Instruments ................... .
Warning/indica tor lights ........ .
Driver informa tio n d isplay ..... .
Introduction ................... .
On-Board Diagnostic system
(080)
Auto-Check Control ....... ..... .
Speed warn ing system ... .. .... .
Trip computer ..... ...... ..... . .
Menu display .................. .
T ire pressure monitoring system ..
Opening and c losing .......... .
Keys .......................... .
Power lock ing system .......... .
5
6
9
11
1 1
1 2
1 2
1 9
2 4
2 4
27
28
35
38
41
45
52
52
55
Keyless entry remote contro l . . . . . 56 Doors, power
locks ......... ... .
Rear lid . ......... ............ .
Child safety lock in the rear doo rs
Anti -theft a larm system ........ .
Power w indows .............. .
Slid ing /tilting power sunroof . .. .
C lear v is ion ............ .... .. . .
Lights .............. ....... ... .
Inter ior lights ......... ........ .
V is ion .... .. .. ... ... .... ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ...... .
M irrors .. .. ............ ....• .. .
Digital compass ............ ... .
Seats and storage ......... ... .
Genera l recommenda tions ..... .
Adjust ing the front seats manually
Adjust ing the fro nt powe r se ats .
Lumbar support ............... .
Extending/ shortening the driver's
seat cush ion .................. .
Driver's seat memory ..•..... •..
Center armrest ........ ..... ... .
Rear seats ................. ... .
Head rest rain ts ..... ... .... ... .
Luggage compartment ........ .
Roof rack ins tallation .......... .
Cupho lder .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Asht rays .... ....... ..... ..... .
Cigarette l igh ter /socke t ..... ... .
Storage ......... .......... ... .
War m and cold ............... .
Climate controls .............. .
Electrically heated front seats .. .
Electrically heated rear seats .. . . 58
On t
he road ............. ..... . .
61 Steer ing ..................... · ·
63 Ignition lock and ignition switch
64 Sta rting and stopping the eng ine
65 Parking brake ..... .. .......... .
67 acoustic park assist ........... . .
72 Cru ise control ................ •.
72
Tra nsmissi on .................. .
81 Manual transmission .. ... ..... . .
84 tiptronic® (6-speed automatic
85 transmission) .... ............. .
90 multi tronic™ .... ... ..... ...... .
93
H omeLin k® .... ......... ....... .
95 Universal radio frequency remote
95 con trol ... ... ... ... ...... ... .. .
96
97
99
100
100
102
103
10 5
107
1 16
118
1 19
120
122
125
125
132
133
Safety first ................ .
Driving Safe ly .... ............. .
General notes .......... ....... .
Proper occupant seating pos it ions
Peda l area ... ... .... ..... ... .. .
Stow ing luggage ............. . .
Report ing safety defects ....... .
Safety belts ..... ... ... .. .. .... .
General notes ................ . .
Why safety be lts? ....... ....... . 1
34
134
135
1 36
137
139
1 40
1 42
1 42
143
1 49
157
1 57
1 6 5
1 66
166
168
1 72
1 7 3
1 75
1 7 6
17 6
17 7

Single -t rip memory
If you interrupt your trip for more than two hours , the average fuel
consumption value will be reset automatically .
Complete-trip memory
The value for average fue l economy will be stored when the ignition
is off. Once you resume driving. the new mileage figures will be
included into the calculation of the average .•
Applies to vehicles: with trip computer
Average speed
The average speed display helps you plan your progress .
The average speed in mph (km/h) since the last time the display was
reset appears in the display. If you want to determine your average
speed over a new time period, reset the memory using the reset
button
~ page 39, fig . 28 .
Single-trip memory
If you interrupt your trip for more than two hours the average speed
value will be reset automatically.
Complete-trip memory
The average speed value remains in the memory when the ignition
is off . The new data will be entered in to the calculation when you
resume driving.•
Appl ies to vehicles: with trip computer
Instantaneous fuel consumption
The instantaneous fuel consumption display helps you
save fuel.
The instantaneous fuel consumption in miles per gallon (1/100 km)
is shown in this display. You can use this disp lay to adjust your
driving technique to achieve a desired mileage.
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Driver information display
Fuel consumption is recalculated in intervals of 33 yards (30
metres). When the vehic le is standing still, the most recent fue l
consumption is displayed .•
Menu display
Introduction
Fig. 29 Windshield
w iper lever : Reset
button
Fig . 30 Display: Start
menu ...
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Driver inf orma tion di spl ay
Several functions in your vehicle can be set, activated and
controlled by means of
Menu s. With these menus, you can addition ­
ally select which information is to be shown in the DIS (Driver Infor­
mation System) disp lay. This functions on ly with the ignit ion
switched on. Operation is controlled through the [Reset] button on
the windshield wiper
lever => page 41, fig. 29.
The
S ta rt me nu shows you the different types of d isplays:
S et
Check
Menu off
H el p•
Navigate the menu
The menu is opened using the I Reset] button and the
rocker switch on the windshield wiper lever. Inquiries and
settings are carried out.
F ig. 31 W inds hield
w ip er le ver: R es et
butt on and rocker
sw itch
[Reset] button ®=> fig. 3 1 and rock er switch @ functions
Open th e menu
- Press the [Reset) button as often as necessary until the
menu d isplay::::>
page 41, fig. 30 appears.
S elect and set
- Press the rocker switch to move to a menu display.
Sw itch operation ( up/down) resembles the disp lay .
Enter and confirm
- Press the [Reset! button.
Using the rocker switch, you can select the menus in the display or
change settings. The values selected have a red background .
By pressing the [ Reset] button, you activate the selection you made
or confirm the va lues you set. Selected functions are identified by a
check mark. •
Types of display
The DIS (Driver Information System) start menu offers a
choice am ong 4 types of displays.
The following functions reside behind the 4 types of displays in the
start
menu => page 41, fig. 30 :
Selec t se tting s
• Clock => page 43
• Computer=> page 43
• Speed alarm (speed warning) => page 35
• Tire pressure warning => page 46
• Radio display (switch on/off)
• Language
• Units (changing units of measurement for distance, fuel
consumption, time zone, temperature)

Inquiry
• Service=:, page 17
Menu off
All the displays appear on the screen which are shown in vehicles
without menu display.
Help
The Help function helps you to make the right selection. •
Open Help
The DIS (Driver Information System) has a Help function.
Open the Help function as follows:
Fig. 32 DIS (Driver
Information System)
display: Start menu,
Help selected
- Press the [Reset] button. The Start menu appears
==> page 41, fig. 30.
-
Select==> page 42, fig. 31 the Help function with the
rocker switch.
- Activate your selection by pressing the [ Reset] button.
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Driver information display
- To leave the Help menu, press the [Reset] button again.
The Help menu is there to provide information. You cannot make
any settings in this menu.
Meanings of the symbols in the display:
Selection bar Selected function Red background (active)
,I Check mark Selected
0
Box Not
selected
•
Triangle pointing up Previous page
... Triangle pointing down Next page
Adjust settings (part 1)
The DIS (Driver Information System) settings are menu­
guided.
Fig . 33 Display:
Settings menu,
computer selected
•
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Driver information display
Select your settings as follows:
- Press the
(Reset] button:::;, page 42, fig. 31. The Start
menu
appears:::;, page 41, fig. 30.
- Press the rocker switch
:::;, page 42, fig. 31 as often as
necessary until
Set is displayed.
- Press the
(Reset] button. All the menus appear.
- Press the rocker switch until the line you want is acti-
vated (red
background):::;, page 43, fig. 33.
- Press the
(Reset] button.
-If necessary, scroll by selecting and activating the
symbol for "Next page" or "Previous page".
When you have selected the Computer menu and activated it by
pressing the
I Reset) button, two computer levels appear (computer
1 and computer
2). Now you have to select the level you want using
the rocker switch and activate it with the [Reset) button.
Continued=> page 44, "Adjust settings (part 2)". •
Adjust settings (part 2)
Continue to make your settings as follows:
- Press the rocker switch
:::;, page 42, fig. 31 until the line
you want is activated (red background).
- Now activate or deactivate the function selected by
pressing the
(Reset] button and entering a check mark -
(for "Yes") in the box or no check mark (for "No").
Press the rocker switch as often as necessary until
Back
is selected and press the (Reset) button to return to the
next higher menu level.
For several of the settings, numerical values also have to be entered,
e.g. when setting the date. This is also done by using the rocker
switch .•
Practical example (part 1)
The example shows a complete, menu-guided operation
for a setting.
Fig. 34 Display: Start
menu, Settings
selected
Fig . 35 Display :
Settings menu, clock
selected
....

To set the date, for example, proceed as follows :
- Press the [R eset] button . The Start menu appears
=> page 41, fig . 30.
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 3 1 until Set
=> page 44, fig. 34 is activated.
- Press the [Reset] button. The men us avai lab le under
Set
appear.
- Tap the rocker switc h unti l
Clock => page 44, fig . 35 is
disp layed .
- Press the [Reset] button . The c lock settings menu
appears .
Continued => page 45, "Practica l examp le (part 2)" . •
Practical example (part 2)
Continue w ith se tting the date as follows :
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 3 1 until Date is acti­
vated.
- If there a n empty box in front o f Date, press the [Reset]
button. Now a check mark appears in t he box .
- Tap the rocker switc h until the date display is activated
and press the [Reset] button. The day flashes.
- Tap the rocker switc h up or down until the correct
number for the day appears . Press the [Reset] button .
Now the month flashes.
- Chan ge the mon th and th e year as needed in the same
way.
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Continued=> page 45 , "Practical example (part 3)" . •
Practical example (part 3)
Close setting the da te as follows:
- Tap the rocker
switch => page 42, fig. 31 until Back is act i­
vated.
- Press the [Reset] button. The
Set menu appears again .
- Press th e [Reset] butto n again. The Star t menu appears
agai n.•
Tire pressure monitoring system
Applies to veh ic les: with tir e pr essure monitor in g system
General notes
As an adde d safe ty feature, your vehicle has been equ ipped wit h a
tire pressure monitoring sys tem (TPMS) that i lluminates a low tire
pressure te llta le when one or more of your tires is significant ly
under-inflated . The TPMS only provides a low tire pressure warning
and does not reinflate your tires.
According ly, when the low tire pressure te llta le i llum inates, you
shou ld stop and check your tires as soon as possib le, and infla te
them to the proper pressure . Driv ing on a significantly under ­
inf lated tire causes the tire to overheat and can lead to tire failure.
Under -inflation a lso reduces fue l efficiency and tire tread life, and
may affect the vehicle 's hand ling and stopping ab ility .
0 Note
• Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for proper tire
maintenance , and it is the driver's responsibility to maintain correct
..,_

Fig. 39 Center display :
starting menu
In order for the tire pressure monitoring system to operate
accurately, you have to re-save the specified pressures
whenever you adjust tire pressure, for example, when the load condition of your vehicle changes. Proceed as follows:
Correct the tire pressure
- check the pressure in the tires (including the spare tire),
- adjust the air pressure as needed in accordance with the
information on the tire pressure label.
Reset the system
Push the [RESET] button=> page 48, fig. 38 until Display
Type=> fig. 39 appears.
- Push in the upper (lower) protrusion on the function selector switch
@ to select the Set option. •
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ment
Driver information display
Applies to veh ic les : w ith tir e pressure mon itoring system
Storing the adjusted tire pressure (step 2)
Fig . 40 Center display :
tire pressure selected
Fig. 41 Center display:
storing the tire pres­
sure
- Push the [RESET]® button => page 48, fig. 38.
- Push in the upper (lower) protrusion on the function
selector switch
@ to select the Tire pressure option
=> fig. 40.
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Driver inf orma tion di spl ay
-Push the I RESET I button.
-Push in the upper (lower) protrusion on the function
se lector switch
@ to select the Sto re pre ssure s option
~ page 49, fig. 41.
Following each intentional change in specified pressures , tire pres­
sures must be resaved .
Af ter the pressures are saved, the tire pressure monitoring system
measures the current tire pressures and saves them as the new
specified pressures .
[ i] Tips
• The tire pressure is shown on the tire pressure label. On USA
vehic les, the tire pressure label is located on the driver's side 8-
pillar. On Canada vehicles, the tire pressure labe l is located either on
the driver's side 8 -pillar or inside the fuel filler flap . The tire pressure
label lists the recommended cold tire inflation pressures for the
vehicle at its maximum capacity weight and the tires that were on
your vehicle at the time it was manufactured. For recommended tire
pressures for normal load cond itions, please see chapter
~ page 297.
• The tire pressure monitoring system he lps the driver to keep an
eye on tire pressures. But the driver stil l has the responsibility for
mainta ining the correct tire pressure. •
Applies to vehic les : w it h tir e press ure m onit oring sys te m
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, the new tire mus t be initial­
ized.
Fi g. 4 2 C enter display :
t ir e pr ess ure se lected
Fig . 4 3 Ce nter displa y:
W heel ch ang e se lecte d
-Act ivate and proceed through the menu as specified in
step 1
above~ page 48, .,

-select Whe el ch ange in the Tir e pr ess ure menu.
Programming is necessary:
• aft e r rotating th e wh eels on the vehicle,
• if whee ls with new wheel sensors are used .
Your tire change is incomplet e if you do no t access the Driver Infor­
mation System menu, and select and confirm
Wh eel ch ang e. You
mus t do this each time to change a tire. The procedure can take up
to 20 minutes driving time. During this time, the sensors are read ­
justing to the new wheel/tire combination, and the new pressures are stored .
During the learning phase, the tire pressure monitoring system is
not availabl e.•
App lies to veh ic les: w ith tir e p ressure monitor in g sys tern
Malfunctions
A ma/function can have various causes.
F ig . 44 D isplay:
Syste m malfun ction
If the warning light in the instrument cluster flashes for approxi­
mately one minute and then remains continuously illuminated and
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additional ly the => fig. 44 symbol appears in the display, the
tire pressure monitoring system is not available . This can have
various causes.
• If the message appears at the end of the learning phase, the
system cannot recognize the wheels insta lled on the vehicle . This
can be because one or more wheels without a wheel sensor were
installed .
• A wheel sensor or other component may have failed.
• The system has detected more than 4 wheels in the vehicle, for
example while driving beneath another car with tire pressure moni ­
toring system .
• A tire was changed but
the => page 50, "Changing a wheel"
procedure was not activated
=> page 50.
• Audi replacement parts were not used .
• If snow chains are being used , system function can be compro ­
mised due to the shie lding properties of the chains .
• The tire pressure monitoring system may not be available
because of a radio malfunction .
• Transmitters with the same frequency , such as radio head ­
phones in the vehicle or radio equipment, can cause a temporary
dis ruption of the system through excessive el ectromagn etic fie lds.
• Try to find the cause of the interference, and then perform the
=> page 50, "Changing a wheel" procedure one more time . If this not
e liminate the prob lem , contact your authorized Audi dea ler for
assistance .
• Do not use commercially available tire sealants. Otherwise , the
electrica l components of the tire pressure monitoring system will
no longer work properly and the sensor for the tire pressure moni­
toring system will have to be replac ed by a qualified workshop. •
Technical data

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o _r _m _ a_ t_ i_o _n ______________________________________________ _
For additional road safety information, please visit the Road Safety
website at:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/roadsafety/menu.htm
•
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A. or Canada
Government regu lations in the United States and Canada require
that automob iles meet specif ic em ission regulations and safety
standards. Therefore, vehic les bui lt for the U.S.A . and Canada differ
from veh icles sold in ot her countries.
I f you p lan to take your vehic le outside the continental limits of the
Un ited States or Canada, there is the possib ility tha t
• unleaded fue ls for vehicles with cata lytic converter may not be
avai lable;
• fuel may have a considerably lower octane rating. Improper fuel
may cause engine damage;
• service may be inadequate due to lack of proper service faci lities,
t ools or test ing equ ipment;
• replacement parts may not be readily avai lable .
• Navigation syste ms for vehicles bu ilt for the U.S.A . and Canada
wi ll not necessarily work in Europe, and may not work in other coun ­
tries outside of Nort h America .
0 Note
Audi cann ot be responsible fo r mechan ical damage t hat cou ld
result from inadequate fuel, service or parts avai lab ility. •
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Literature
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Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been des igne d to help keep main tenance requ ire ­
ments to a minimum. However, a certain amount of regu lar mainte ­
n ance is st ill necessary to assu re y ou r veh ic le's safety, ec onomy and
reliabi lity. For detai led vehic le maintenance consu lt your Mainte ­
nance
& Warran ty booklet.
Under difficult operating condition s, for example at extreme ly low
outside temperatures, in very dusty regions, when towing a trailer
very frequently, etc ., some service work sho uld be perfo rme d
between the intervals specified. This applies particu lar ly to :
• oil ch anges, and
• cleaning or replacing the air filter.