AUDI S4 2014 Owners Manual

Owner's Manual
2014 Audi A4 I S4
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2014 Audi A4 Sedan
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2014 Audi allroad
Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi -we va lue your trust in us.
Your new Audi will allow you to experience the best in groundbreaking technolo­
gy and premium quality equipment a vehicle has to offer. We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manual thoroughly so that you quickly become acquaint­
ed with your Audi and make use of all of its features.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we provide many use­
ful tips and information concerning your safety, how to care for your vehicle and
how to maintain your vehicle's value . We also give you useful tips and informa­
tion on how to drive your vehicle more efficiently and in an environmentally
friendly manner.
In the Owner's Manual packet, you
will also find an Owner's Manual for your In­
fotainment system and the vehicle maintenance schedule.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi and we w ish you safe and pleasant motor­
ing.
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2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illus tration .... ... .. .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Ins truments . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
War ning/ indi cator lights ... .. ... .. .
Driver information d isplay .. . .
Introduct ion . .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Trip computer .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Gearshift Indicator ........ .. .. ... .
Efficiency program ........ .. .. .. . .
Service interval d isp lay .. .. .. .. .. . .
On -Board Diagnostic system (OBD) .. .
Opening and closing .... .. .. . .
Power locking system .. ... .. .. .. . .
R ear lid .. .. ................ ... . .
C hil d safety locks ......... .. .. ... .
P ower wi ndows ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Sun roof .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
Va let par king .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lig hts ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... .
I nter ior lights .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
V1s 1on ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
W iper and washer system .. .. .. .. . .
Dig ita l compass .............. ... .
Seats and storage ... .. .. ... .. .
General recommendat ions . .. .. ... .
Front seats .............. .. .. ... .
H ead restraints . .......... ... .. . .
Seat memory ............. ... .. . .
Ashtr ay .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
C igarette lig hte r .......... .. .. .. . .
12-vo lt socket ........... .... ... .
S torage . ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. ... .
Roo f rack . .... .. ..... ... .. .. ... . 8
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Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warm and cold ... .. ..... .... . .
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On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0
Stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ign it io n lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 85
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Cru ise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Manua l transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
mult it ron ic, S tronic, tiptron ic .. .. .. . 91
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I n troduc tio n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Genera l inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
A udi adaptive cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . 101
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Lane change assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Pa rking system ... ... .. ..... .... . . 116
Pa rking system (rear). ... .... ... .. . 116
Pa rking system (rear, with rear view
camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
U niversa l remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driving Safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Proper occupant seating positions . . . 129
Pedal a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Stow ing luggage .... .. .. ... ..... . 134
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 8
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Why safety be lts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belt pretens ioners . . . . . . . . . . 144
Airbag system ................ .
Important things to know ......... .
Front airbags ................... .
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag
System ........................ .
Side airbags ............. .... .. . .
Side curta in a irbags .............. .
Child Safety ........ .... ... .. . .
Impor tant things to know ......... .
C hi ld safety sea ts ................ .
I nstall ing a chi ld safety seat . ... .. . .
L A T CH Lower anchorages and tether
for children ... .... .... ... .. .. .. . .
Addit ional Information
Vehi cle operat ion ..... .. .. .. . .
Intelligent technology .. .. .. . .
Not ice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules .......... .... .. . .
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) .
Braking .. ... ................ ... .
E lect ro-mechanical power assist ,
dynamic stee ring ................ .
Driving w ith your qu attro ......... .
E ne rgy management ... ... .. .. .. . .
Driving and environment ... ..
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Avoid damaging the vehicle ... .. .. . .
Driving through water on roads ... . .
Catalytic converter .......... .. .. . .
Shutting down vehicle ............ .
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize pollution ............... .
a llroad: Driv ing offroad ........ ... .
Trailer towing ... ... ... .. .. .. . .
D riving w ith a t railer ............. .
Trailer towing tips ........ .... .. . . 146
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Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Vehicle care and cleaning . . . . . 204
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . 205
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank ..... .. .. . ............ .
Gasoline .. .. .. .... ..... ..... ... .
Fuel tank .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... .
Checking and filling .......... .
Engine hood ... ... .............. .
Engine compartment ............. .
E ngine oil . .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .
E ngine cooling system ............ .
B rake fluid .. .. .. .. . ............ .
Battery ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .
Windshie ld/headlight* washer
container ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .
Tires and wheels ... ..... ... .. .
Tires ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .
Tire pressure monitoring system
Do-it-yourself service ...... .. .
What do I do now? ...... ... .. .
Vehicle tool kit . ...... ........... .
Space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tir e) .... ... .. ............. .
Inflatable spare tire .............. .
Inflat ing i nflatable spa re tire ...... .
Changi ng a wheel . .... ........... .
Fuses and bulbs ...... ........ .
Fuses ..... .... .. .. . ............ .
B ulbs ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .
Emergency situations ........ .
Genera l ... .. .. .. ............... .
St art ing by p ushing or towing ...... .
Star ting with jumpe r cables .. ... .. .
Use of jumper cables . .. ..... ... .. .
Emergency towing wit h commercia l
tow truck ... .. .. .. .. ........... .
Lifting vehicle .. .. ............... . 209
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Technic al d ata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Technical Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2
Vehicle ident ificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Dimensions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Capacit ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 275
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and
Li terature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Maintenance. .. . ...... ... .. .. .... 275
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunications and Electronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Inde x ... ................. .. .... 280

In addition to t his Owner's Ma nual, your A udi
comes w ith a Warranty
& Maintena nce book ­
l et.
Mor eover , d ep en ding on the mode l and t he
e quip ment, there may be additiona l ins truc ­
tion boo klets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
e x amp le, Ope rat ing Instr uctions fo r yo ur
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If yo u are m iss ing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r auth orized Audi dea le r
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how yo u can kee p your A udi in top
d riving conditi on by hav ing it serviced regular ­
l y and conta ins deta iled in fo rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Aud i. Always
h ave the book let with yo u when yo u take your
ve hicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv­
i ce . Y our Aud i Service Adviso r will record each
sche duled service and can answer any ques­
tions you may have r ega rding how to ma intain
your ve hicle.
In Canada,
the vehicle lite ratu re is also avai lab le in
Fr ench . T o obtai n a co py, c ontact your dea ler
or w rit e to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un e xempla ire
e n fran~ais de ce doc ument aupres du conces ­
sionna ire ou de :
Vo lkswagen Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
77 7 Bayly Street, West,
A jax, On tario LIS 7G 7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the veh icle to
make the Warranty terms as we ll as a ll oper­
ating, safety and ma intenance information
ava ilab le to the ne xt owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
b e s ure to send in a "Notice of A ddress
Change"
I " N otice of Used Car Purchase" post
ca rd. T his card can be fo und in the War ranty
&
M aint enance booklet or obtained from your
a utho rized Aud i dea le r.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor­
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your veh icle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especia lly impor­
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve­
h icle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri­
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to a ll vehicles . In that case, the
range of
applicability
is g iven at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g., "Applies to vehicles: with ad­
vanced parking system". In addition, optional
or vehicle -specific equipment is indicated by
a n aster isk
" *" .
Illustrations may be different from those in
your vehicle, and are intended to be viewed as
a basic guide .
You will find a
table of contents at the begin­
n ing of this book, which disp lays all topics de­
scribed in this manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical
index at the end
of this book .
All
directions , such as "left", "right", "front",
''back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* Optional or vehicle-specific equipment
.,.. This section continues on the next page.
~ .&. Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with­
in a sect ion. For ind ication w ith a page num­
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outside of the section .
A WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve­
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
abo ut the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains specia l tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockp it: left sect io n
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Fig. 2 Cock pi t: ri ght sect io n