wheel AUDI A6 2013 Owners Manual

2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Instruments and controls .. . .
General illustration ......... .. ... .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. .. .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Rear lid .. .. ........ ..... .. ..... .
Child safety lock for the rear doors .. .
Power windows . .......... ... .. . .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Clear vision .. ....... ... .. .. ... .
Lights . .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . .
I nter ior lights ............ .. .. .. . .
V1s 1on .......... ......... ... ... .
Wiper and washer system ... .... .. . 8
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Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Seats and storage ......... ... .
General recommendations ... .... . .
Front seats .............. .. .. ... .
Head restraints .............. ... .
Seat memory . ........... .... ... .
Ashtray .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
C igarette lighter .............. .. . .
12-vo lt sockets ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Storage ................. .. .. ... .
Roof rack ............... .. .. .. . .
L uggage compartment ........... .
Pass-through with ski sack ... .. ... .
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Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . 65 Four-zone
automatic climate control .
Steering wheel heating ........... . 67
69
On the road
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 71
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 74
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 84
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . 91
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Raising/lowering the vehicle . . . . . . . . 100
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 101
Night vision assistant with detected
pedestrian marking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 105
multitronic ®, S tronic ®, tiptronic . . . . . 105
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Adjusting the d isplay and the warning
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Universal remote control . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety fir st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Gene ral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . . 12 7
Driver and passenger side footwell . . . 131
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Report ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ge neral notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety bel t pre tens io ners . . . . . . . . . . 1 43
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
I mpo rtant th ings to know . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 49
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 171
C hi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Install ing a child safety seat . . . . . . . . 182
L ATC H Lower ancho rages and tethe rs
for ch ild ren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Addit ional Information 189
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
P reven tat ive passenger p rotection 190
Vehicle operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 19 2
Not ice about da ta re cor ded by veh icle
control mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Elect ronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . 192
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
E lectro-mechanical power assist . . . . . 196
Table of contents 3
Driving with your q uattro ® . . . . . . . . . 196
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Driving and environment . . . . . 199
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 200
Drivi ng throug h wate r on roads . . . . . 201
Operate your vehicle economically and
min imize poll ution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
D rivi ng with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
T ra ile r tow ing tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 208
General infor mation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Care of ex ter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
F uel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Windsh ield/headlight washer
co ntaine r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
T ire pressu re mo nitoring system 258
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 261
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
T ru nk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
E mergency warn ing triangle . . . . . . . . 261
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 2
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
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Door handle
Audi side assist display
Power locking sw itches
Memory function buttons .. .. .
Aud i side assist button ...... .
A ir vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for:
- T urn signal and high beam
- Audi act ive lane assist . .. .. .
@ Mu ltifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons ... ..... ....... ... .. .
- Audio/video , telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Steering wheel heating . ... .
- Shift padd les (automatic
transmission) ..... ... ... . .
® Instrument cluster ......... .
@ Head-up Display ........... .
@ Windshield washer system
lever ..................... .
@ Buttons for:
- MMI display
- Reset bu tton for tr ip odome-
te r .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ............... .
~ Knee airbag ........... .. .. .
@ Steer ing whee l adjustment, de­
pending on equipment:
- mechan ical .......... .. .. .
- electrical .... .. ..... ... .. .
@ Leve r for:
- Cru ise control system ... .. .
- Adaptive cruise contro l .. .. .
@ Button for sw itch ing the Head­
up Disp lay on/off, adjusting the
h eight .. ............. .. .. .
@ Instrument illumination ... .. .
@ Eng ine hood release ........ . 94
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43 91
149 23
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109 11
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28
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225
In strument s and control s 9
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II)
@ Light switch ... .. . .. .... ... .
@ Buttons for :
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant .... .. .
- Rear fog lights .. .. .. ..... .
@ Rear lid switch ............. .
~ Power exterior m irror adjust- 29
41
41
101 41
37
ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
@ Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
@ MMI display
@ Emergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . 42
@ Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . 58
@) Front passenger's airbag . . . . . 149
@ Valet parking feature . . . . . . . . 39
@ Drives (MMI)
@ Buttons/Indicator lights fo r
- Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . 76
- Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
- PASSENG ER AIR BAG OF F . . . . 1S8
- Rear w indow powe r sun shade 4S
- Electron ic Stabilization Con-
t rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4
@ Climate controls, depending on
vehicle equipment:
- Three-zone cl imate control . . 6S
- F our-zone automatic climate
cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
@ Storage compartment or ash-
t ray wit h cigarette lighter . . . . . S6, 56
@ I ST ART ENGINE STOPI button 71
@ MM I controls
@ 12-volt socket, (upho lder 56, 57
@ E lectromechanical parking
brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
@ Selector lever (a utomatic trans-
mission) 105
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or fea tures
show n in the genera l ill ustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be opt ional eq uipment depending
on your model. Always ask your
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12 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
-Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dripping from the engine compartment.
You could burn yourself . Let the engine
cool off first until you can no longer see
o r hear steam or coo lant escaping.
@ Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories
i n front of the a ir inlets reduces the cool­
i ng effect of the rad iator . At h igh outside
temperatures or high eng ine load, the
engine could overheat.
- The front spo iler has been designed to
proper ly distribute the cooling air when
t h e ve hicle is moving.
If the spoiler is
dam aged, th is co uld red uce the cooling
effect and the engine co uld then over­
heat . Ask your authorized Audi dea ler for
assistance .
Tachometer (engine rev counter)
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM
(revolutions per minutes).
If engine RP M drops be low 1,500, yo u should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red a rea
at the end of the sca le indicates maximum
perm iss ib le engine RPM after the break-in pe­
riod. Before reaching this area, move these­
lector lever to position D/S (Drive) or ease
your foot off the accelerator pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle should on ly br iefly
be in the red zone: you could damage your
engine! The beginn ing of the red zone var­
ies depending on the engine .
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge only works when the ignition is
on .
If the fuel level d rops below 2 . 6 ga llons (10 liters), the bottom LED turns red and the
indicator light
Em turns on ¢ page 21. T
he
bottom LED blinks red when the fuel level is
very low.
T he possible range based on the current fuel
level is shown in tab@<=>
fig. 4.
(D Note
Never run the tank completely dry. An ir ­
r egular supply of f uel can cause engine
misfiring and fuel could enter the ex haust
system . The catalytic converter could then
overheat and be damaged.
Warning/indicator lights
Description
The ind icator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate funct ions or
malfunc tions <=>,& .
Messages may appear with some indicato r
lights. A warning signal will sound at the
same t ime. The indicator lights and messages
in the center of the displays may be rep laced
by other d isplays . To show them again, select
the tab for ind icator lights and messages us­
i ng the multifunction steering wheel
Q page 23. If t here are several malfunc­
t ions, you can display them one at a time us­
ing the thumbwheel.
Some indicato rs lights in the d isplay can turn
on in severa l co lors.
A WARNING
- F ailure to heed w arning l igh ts and other
important vehicle in forma tion may res ult
in ser io us personal inj ury or vehicle dam­
age .
- Whenever stalled or stopped for repair, move the vehicle a safe d istance off the
road, stop the engine, and turn on the
emergency flasher<=>
page 42.
-The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Before you chec k anything in the engine

16 Instrum ent s and w arn ing /indic ato r light s
wheels co uld lock up first under hard
braking. Rear wheel lock-up can cause
loss of vehicle control and an accident.
Have your vehicle repaired immediately
by your authorized Aud i dealer or a qua li­
fied workshop. Drive slowly and avoid sudden, hard brake applications.
- Canada models: If the brake warn ing
light ., the
DJ warning light and the
ABS warning light
[iJ come on togethe r,
the rear wheels could lock up fi rst unde r
hard braking. Rear wheel lock-up can
cause loss of vehicle control and an acci­
dent. Have your vehicle repaired immedi­
ately by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qualified workshop. Dr ive slowly and
avo id sudden, hard brake applicat ions.
- If the brake warning/indicator light does not go out after a few seconds and the
park ing brake is released, or lights up
wh ile you are driving, the fluid level in
the brake f luid reservoir is too low . If you
believe that it is safe to do so, proceed
immediately at low speed to the nearest
authorized Audi dealer or qualified repair
facility and have the brake system in ­
spected.
- Always keep in mind that after several
brake applications, yo u will need greater
pressure on the brake peda l to stop your
vehicle. Do not re ly on stra ined brakes to
respond w ith maximum stopp ing power
in critical situations. You must allow for
increased brak ing distances . The extra
distance used up by fad ing brakes could
lead to an acc ident.
PARK/ (®) Electromechanical parking
brake
The warning/indicator light monitors the
electromechanical parking brake.
If the indicator light- (USA models)/ .
(Canada models) tu rns on, the park ing brake
was set . If the parking brake is set when the
ignit ion is off, the indicato r light turns off af­
ter about 20 seconds . The warning/indicator light wi
ll go out when
the parking brake is re leased.
- (USA m odels) /. (C an ada mod els)
C a uti on: V eh icle p ark ed t oo stee p
If the indicator light b links and the message
appea rs, there is not enough braking power to
keep the vehicle from roll ing . T he b rakes have
overheated. The veh icle cou ld roll away even
on a sma ll incline.
Pr ess brake p edal to r ele ase parking brake
To release the park ing brake, press the brake
pedal and press the button
@ii or start driving
with starting assist at the same time
~ page 75.
Pl ease re le a se park ing brak e
To release the parking brake manually, press
the brake pedal and press the button
@ii at the
same t ime. The parking brake only releases
automat ica lly if the driver's safety belt is fas­
tened .
IIJ Parking b rake!
If the IIJ indicator light turns on and th is
message appears, there is a parking brake
malfunction. Drive to your authorized Audi
dealer or qualif ied workshop immediately to
have the malfunct ion corrected.
- L Engine cooling system malfunction
A malfunction in the engine cooling system
must be repaired as soon as possible .
• Switch off engin e and check coolant le vel
If the indicator l ight turns on and the mes­
sage appea rs, the coolant temperature is too
high or the coolant leve l is too low .
"' Pull off the road.
"' Stop the vehicle .
"' Tur n off the engine.
"' Check coolant level ~
page 232.
"'Add coolant if necessary ~ page 233.
"' Continue driving on ly after the engine cool­
ant warning/ind icator light goes out.
"' Contact your authorized Audi dealer for as­
sistance if necessary .

20 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
ABS/{ @) Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
This warning/indicator light monitors the ABS
and the electronic differential lock (EDL) .
The warning/indicator light & (USA mod­
e ls)
;tlJ (Canada mode ls) will co me on fo r a
few seconds when the igni tion is switched on .
Th e ligh t w ill go out after an a utomatic chec k
se quence is completed.
There is a malfunction in the ABS when :
-The warni ng/i ndicator lig ht does not ill umi ­
nate whe n yo u switch the ign ition on .
- The warni ng/indicator lig ht does not go out
after a few seconds .
- The wa rning/indicator lig ht ill uminates
wh ile dr iving.
The ESC indicator light a lso ill uminates if
there is a malfunction in the ABS . T h e mes­
sage
Stabilization control (ESC/ABS ): Fault!
See owner's manual
a lso appea rs in the in ­
strument cluster display and a warning tone
sou nds .
The brake system will still respond even
without the assistance of the ABS system .
See your authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible to restore full braking performance.
For mo re in forma tion regarding the A BS
¢ page 192.
Malfunction in the brake system
If the brake wa rning light ¢ page 15 and t he
ABS warning ill uminate
together there may be
a malf u nc tion in the ABS, and there may also
be a ma lf u n ct ion in the b rak e system itse lf
¢ ,&. . The ABS will not work and you will no­
tice a change in braking response and per­
formance.
I n the eve nt of a malfunction in the brake
system
t h e warn ing/ indicato r light 1111
(USA model s). (C an ada models) in th e i n­
s tru men t cluster flashes¢
page 1 5.
Malfunction in the electronic differential
lock (EDL)
The EDL works t oget he r with the A BS. T he
A BS w arning ligh t will come on i f there is a malfunction in the
ED L sys tem
¢ page 192.
See your author ized Audi dealer as soon as
poss ible.
A WARNING
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- I f the E (U SA mo de ls)l ii] (Canada
models) warning light does not go out,
or if it c om es on whi le driving, t he ABS
sys tem is not wor king properly . Th e vehi ­
cl e ca n th en be sto pped on ly wit h th e
st an dard b rakes (with out A BS). Y ou w ill
no t have the pro te ct ion ABS pro vide s.
Con tact your Audi de aler as so on as pos­
sible .
-USA m odels: If th e 1111 warn ing ligh t,
the
J;.J w ar nin g light and t he & warn ­
in g light come on together, the rear
whee ls could lock up first under har d
b rak ing. Rear wheel lock-up can ca use
l o ss of vehicle control and an acci dent .
Have your vehicle repaired immediately
by your au thoriz ed A udi deale r or a quali­
fi ed workshop. Dr ive sl ow ly and avo id
sud de n, hard bra ke a ppli catio ns.
- Canada models: If the brake warning
light ., th e
DJ warning light and t he
A BS war ning ligh t
[(Gia come on toget her,
the re ar wheel s could lock up firs t under
ha rd br aking. Rea r whee l loc k-up ca n
cause loss of ve hicl e contro l and an acci­
dent . Have your veh icle repa ired immedi­
ately by your authorized Audi dealer or a
qua lified w ork shop. Drive s lowly and
av oid sudden, hard b rake applications .
{0) Worn brake pads
EtJ Brake pads!
If the warning light i lluminates, immed iate ly
contact your a uthori zed Audi dea ler or qua li­
fied workshop to have all brake pads i nspect­
ed . On USA mode ls t he war ning ligh t
EtJ
comes on toge ther w ith the warn ing light
1111 . Both se ts of brake pads on an ax le
mu st always be re place d at th e same t ime.

24 In str um ents a nd warning /indic ato r li ghts
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Tab
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4
5
6
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Cont ent
Night vision assistant*¢ page 101
Telephone*
Navigation*
The second and thi rd tabs are only visib le if at
least one indicator light or message is shown
or if that system is switched on.
The status line © is located in the bottom
part of the display¢
fig. 4. It displays the ex­
terior temper ature, time, selector leve r pos i­
tion, trip odometer and odometer .
For some veh icle functions, you can access the
tr ip informat ion from the temporary memory
¢
page 25 in the line @ ¢ fig. 5 .
.&_ WARNING
-Never rely exclusively on the outside
temperature display to determine if a road surface is icy or not. Keep in mind
that road surfaces, especially bridges and overpasses, could be ice covered and
slippery even at an outside temperature
above 41
°F (+5 °().
- Always remember, even if the "snow­
flake" symbol (ice warn ing) does not ap­
pear in the display, black ice could be on
the road .
-Always reduce your speed and drive with special care in cold weather conditions
when the chance of encountering icy road su rfaces increases.
@ Tips
-At temperatures below 14 °F (+ S 0
() a
snowflake symbol appears ahead of the
temperature disp lay.
It is intended to re­
mind the dr iver to pay spec ial attention
to
i ce on th e road ¢ ,&. . If the veh icle is
stationary, or if you are driving at a very
l ow speed, the temperature shown in the
display might be slight ly higher than the
actual outside temperature. This is caused by the heat being radiated from
the engine .
- You can select the units used for temper­
ature, speed and other measurements in
the MMI.
- For information on the audio/video and
navigation* functions, refer to the sepa­
rate MMI owner's manua l.
Operation
The driver information system is operated us­
ing the buttons on the multifunction steering wheel.
F ig . 6 Multifunction steering wheel: operating the driv ·
er informat ion system
Fig. 7 Driver information system: opening the vehicle
functions menu
O pera tin g con cept
.,. Switch the ignition on.
.,. To switch between the tabs, press the rock­
er switch @to the left or right¢
fig. 6.
.,. To access additional information below or
above, rotate the thumbwheel @down or
up .
.,. To confirm a select ion, press the thumb­
wheel @.
.,. Press the~ button @ to open a submenu
for an active tab. ..,.

Instruments and warning/indicator lights 25
~ Press the button @ to access a func tion fo r
t h e p rog rammable stee ring w heel button* .
Accessing Vehicle functions
~ Select t he fi rs t t ab wi th the roc ker switch
(D .
~ Press the button ~ @. T he Vehicle func­
tion s
menu appears ¢ fig. 7.
~ To select a men u item, turn a nd p ress the
t hu mbwheel @.
Resetting values to zero
~ Select t he on-board computer / Efficien cy
program
men u it em in the Vehicle func­
tion s
menu.
~ You can now select between the long-te rm
memo ry and short-te rm memory .
~ To reset the va lues in a memory, press and
hold the thumbwhee l@ for one second.
Assigning a function to the
programmable steering wheel button*
~ Se lect : ICAR lf u nct ion button> ( Car) * sys­
tems
control button > Vehicle settings >
Steering wheel button .
The last function se lected displays when you
switch the ignition o n.
On-board computer
You ca n call u p the following informa tion in
the on-board computer:
- D ate
- Driv ing time (h) from the s ho rt- term memo-
r y
- Ave rag e co nsump tion in
MP G (l/ 100 km)
from the s ho rt -term me mory
- Ave rag e spe ed in mph (km/h) from the
sho rt-term memo ry
- Distance driven in m iles (km) from the
sho rt-term me mory
- Cu rrent fuel consumption in
M PG (l/100
km)
- Sho rt-term memo ry overview
- Long-term memo ry overview
The sho rt-t erm memo ry co llec ts dr iving info r­
mat io n from the time the ignition is switched
on until it is switched off. If yo u continue dr iv - ing within
two ho urs a fter switch ing the ign i­
tion off, the new values are incl uded when cal­
c ul ating the c urrent t rip informati on.
Unlik e the s ho rt-t erm memory, t he lo n g- term
memo ry is not erase d automatically. Yo u can
select t he time pe riod for evaluating trip in­
format ion y ourse lf.
F o r so me vehicle f uncti ons, you can a ccess t he
trip informa tion from t he tem porary memory
in the line CD¢ fig .
5.
The current fue l consumption can be d is­
played using a bar ¢ fig.
10 . The a verage c on­
s u mption (mpg) store d in the sho rt-term
memo ry is a lso displayed . E lectr ica l ene rgy
can be sto red in the battery when the vehicle
is coast ing or d riving downhill (recupe rat ion) .
The bar will move toward
D .
Efficiency program
The efficiency program ca n he lp you to use
l ess fue l. It evaluates drivin g info rmation in
reference to f uel consumption and sh ows oth­
er equipment influencing consumption as well
as shift recomme ndat ions . ¢
page 26. Fu el
economy messages
c> page 26 prov ide t ips
fo r eff ic ient driving . The efficiency program
uses d istance and cons umption data from t rip
c ompu ter
1.
To d isp lay the eff ic iency p rogram, call up Ve­
hicle function s
and select the menu opt io n
Efficiency program . If the data are del eted in
th e eff icie ncy prog ram, those values a re a lso
r e set in t rip comp ute r.
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-All stor ed values will be lost if t he vehi­
cl e bat tery is disc onnec ted.
- Fu el co nsump tions (average and cu r­
re nt) , r ange and speed a re disp laye d in
m etric units on Cana dian mod els.

26 Instruments and warning/indicator lights
Other equipment
Fig. 8 Tri p comp uter : other eq uipment
Requirement : The efficiency program must be
displayed
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.. Turn the thumbwhee l until the other equip-
ment appears in the disp lay.
Other equipment that is currently affecting
fuel consumption is listed in the efficiency
program. The display shows up to three other
items of equipment @. T he equipment using
the most fuel is listed first. If more than three items using fue l are switched on, the equip­
ment that is currently usi ng the most fuel is
d isplayed .
A scale @ also shows the current total con­
sumpt ion of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
Fig. 9 D isp lay: exa mple of a fue l eco nomy message
Fu el economy messages are displayed when
fuel consumption is increased by certain con­
ditions . If you follow these fuel economy mes­
sages, you can reduce your vehicle's consump­
tion of fuel. The messages appear automati­
cally and are only displayed in the effic iency
program . The fuel economy messages turn
off
automatically after a certain period of time. ..
To turn an economy message
off immedi ­
ately after it appears, press any button on
the mult ifunction steering wheel.
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- Once you have turned a fuel economy
message
off, it will on ly appear again af­
ter you turn the ignition on again.
- Th e fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in in­
tervals over a period of time.
Cylinder on demand System
Applies to vehicles: wit h 4.0 TFS! eng ine
F ig . 10 Instrume nt clust er: fue l cons ump tion
T o save fuel, the engine automatically turns
four cy linders on or
off , depending on the
amount of power needed. This action is not
felt by the passengers.
Displaying cylinder mode
Requirement: the on-board computer is dis­
played
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"" Tur n the thumbwheel unt il the current fuel
consumption display is shown in the instru­
ment cluster. If the green bar is displayed,
you are driving in 4-cylinder mode.
Basic requirements for 4-cylinder mode
4-cylinder drive mode is used automatica lly if
certain basic requirements are fulfilled. These
i nclude :
- A low power output requirement .
- Driving in third gear or higher .
- Engine speed between 960 and 3 ,500 RPM.
- A warm engine.

Opening and closing Keys
Key set
Fig. 17 Key set
@ Remote control key with mechanical
key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle
and start the engine with the master key with
remote control. A mechanical key is integrat­
ed in the remote control key~ page
32 .
® Emergency key
The emergency key is not intended for con­
stant use.
It should only be used in an emer­
gency . Keep it in a safe place and do not carry
it on your key ring .
Key replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized Audi
dealer immediately to have the
lost key disa­
bled. Be sure to bring all your keys with you.
Personal comfort settings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recom­
mended that each person always uses "their
own" master key. When the ignition is switch ­
ed off or when the vehicle is locked, personal
convenience settings for the following sys­
tems are stored and assigned to the remote
master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central locking system
- Ambience lighting*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
Opening and closing 31
- Audi active lane assist*
- Audi side assist*
-Audi drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open
the doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
- Do not leave your vehicle unattended. Al­
ways take your ignition key with you and
lock your vehicle. Entry by unauthorized
persons could endanger you or result in
theft or damage the vehicle.
- Do not leave children unattended in the
vehicle, especially with access to vehicle
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro­
vides children the opportunity to start
the engine and/or activate vehicle sys­
tems such as the power windows, etc.
Unsupervised operation of any vehicle
system by children can result in serious
injury.
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- The operation of the remote control key
can be temporarily disrupted by interfer­
ence from transmitters in the vicinity of
the vehicle working in the same frequen­
cy range (e.g . a cell phone, radio equip­
ment).
- For security reasons, replacement keys
are only available from Audi dealers.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regula­
tions~ page
288.