support AUDI A4 SEDAN 2013 User Guide

complexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and e nvir onm en tal con­
cerns p lace very strict limits on the na ture of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans ­
miss io n pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure prope r
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. The refo re, p roof of servici ng in accord­
ance w ith the maintenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, crea ting unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any other
properly equipped and q ualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give you r a uthorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and trained spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing limit ed m aintenance you rself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedures which can be performed on
your vehicle with ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
b le. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc­
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in th e engine
compartment, a lway s re ad and heed all
Con sumer In formation 273
WARNINGS ¢ & and ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 215 .
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­ nance, adjustments or repa irs.
-Always be extremely careful when work­ ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
mon ly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense . Never r isk personal
lnJU ry .
- Do not attempt any of the ma intenance ,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fully fam iliar
wit h these or othe r pro cedures with re­
spect to t he veh icle, or are uncerta in how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal ­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop .
- The engine compartment o f any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is
off and the igni­
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fan switches on automat ica lly when the
coo lant reaches a certai n temperatu re
and will cont inue to run until the coo lan t
tempera ture drops .
- Always remove the ign itio n key befo re
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands i f it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur ­
pose and cou ld collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
started .
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284 Index
Ski sack ......... ......... ... .... .. 66
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 133
Va let park ing ............. ... .... .. 43
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
M
Maintenance . ................ ... ... 272
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ................. 83
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mileage Average .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 25
I nstantaneous .............. ..... .. 25
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior m irrors ... .. .... 47
Compass . ............... .. .. .. .. .. 52
d imming ..... ........... .. .. .... .. 48
Vanity mirrors ..................... 49
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 155
multitronic .. ................ ..... .. 83
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Dynamic shift program .... .. .. .. .. . . 87
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
N
Natural leather ................ .. ... 206
N et .. .. .... ................ ..... .. 62
New tires and wheels ................ 241
NHTSA Contacting ................... ... . 134
Numb er of seats ............ ... .... . 136
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Occupant seating positions ... ... .... . 127
Octane rating ................ ... ... 210
Odometer ... ................ ..... .. 12
OFF (automatic climate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . 69
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 217, 220
O il consumption ............ ... .... . 220 On
-Boa rd Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .... . 30
Open door or front lid warning ......... 24
Open ing
Power w indows .. ................ .. 40
Rear lid ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 39
S lid ing/ti lting sunroof .......... ..... 42
Sunshade . .. .... ............. .. .. . 42
Sun shades .... .. ................ .. 49
Open ing/closing
at the lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
by remote control .. ........... .. .. . 35
with the centra l locking sw itch ... .... . 36
wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ................ . 194
Optional equipment Marked wit h an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) 28
Outside mirrors
refer to E xterior mirrors ............. 47
Outside temperature display ........... 24
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized .. . 6
p
Paint
Touch-up . ..... .. ............. .... 202
Pa int No ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. 268
Parcel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Park assist .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 114
Parking ...... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. . 78
Automat ic transmission ............. 84
5 tronic transmission ................ 92
Valet parking .. .. ... .......... .... . 43
Parking brake ..... ............. ..... 77
also refer to Ele ctromechanical parking
brake ........ ... .. .............. .. 77
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning sensors/camera ........... 201
Rear . .... .... .. ............. .... 114
Rear, with rear view camera ......... . 115
Parking system (rear) ................ 114
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . 115