Tire AUDI S4 2019 User Guide

Driving

Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshould notcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,always
makesurethevehicleissituatedsafely

whilestationary.

Drivingoffroad
Generalinformation
Appliesto:allroad
TheElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)func-
tionsareenhancedfordrivingoffroad.Offroad
modecanbeactivated whendrivinginsituations
where
slippageoradifferentiallockfunctionis
necessary>page139.Thehilldescentassistis
alsoavailable,whichautomaticallybrakestheve-
hicletomaintainaconstantspeed>page140.
Inaddition,yourAudiprovidescontinuousall
wheeldrive.
However,yourAudiisnotanoffroadvehicle.
Onlydriveinterrainthatissuitableforthevehi-
84
cleandyourdrivingability.Nevertakeanyun-
necessaryrisks!
Afterdrivingoffroad
—Afterdrivingoffroad,removebranchesandoth-
erdebrisfromtheradiatorgrille,underbody,
andwheels.Lookespeciallyforforeignobjects
(such asstones)thatmaybestuckinthetire
tread.
—Cleanthevehiclebody andunderbodyandin-
spectthevehicleforpossibledamage.
—Cleanthewindows,headlights,taillightsand
thelicenseplateiftheyaredirty.
—Performabraketest(especiallyafterdriving
throughwater).

Z\WARNING
—Beespeciallyaware andattentivewhendriv-
ingunderdifficultconditions.Vehicledam-
ageandinjuriesmayoccurwhendrivingat
excessivelyhighspeedsorwithincorrect
drivingmaneuvers.
—Alwaysadjustyourspeedanddrivingstyle
totheroads,terrain,trafficand weather
conditions.Driveespeciallyslowlyifthereis
lowvisibilitywhenoffroad.
—Pleasenotethatthewheelscanspinmore
andthevehiclecanswervewheninoffroad
mode,especiallywhentheroadisslippery
orhasloosesurfacematerial.
—Drivingstabilityisreducedwheninoffroad
mode.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Avoidharmingtheenvironmentandshow
considerationfornature.
G)Tips
Onlydrivewhereitispermittedandalways
stayontheprovidedroadsandpaths.

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Trailertowing

Trailertowing
Drivingwithatrailer
Generalinformation
Yourvehicleisprimarilyintendedfortransport-
ingpeopleandluggage.However,ifyoudrive
withatrailer,followthetechnicalrequirements,
the operationanddrivingtips,andthelegalreg-
ulations.
Drivingwithatraileraffectsthevehicle'sfuel
consumption,performanceandwear.Italsore-
quireshigherconcentrationfromthedriver.

Z\WARNING
Donottransportanypeopleinatrailerdueto
theriskoffatalinjury.
Technicalrequirements
Certainrequirementsmustbemetwhentowing
atrailer.

Trailerhitch
Only useatrailerhitchwitharemovableball
hitchmountandballhitch.Thetrailerhitchmust
bepermittedforthevehicle,thetrailerandthe
permittedtotalweightofthetrailerbeing
pulled.Aboveall,itmustbesecurelyandsafely
attachedtothevehicletrailer.
Nevermountatrailerhitchonthebumper.The
trailerhitchmustbemountedinawaythatdoes
not impair thefunctionofthebumper.Donot
makeanychangestotheexhaustsystemandthe
brakesystem.
Checkregularlyifthetrailerhitchissecurely
mounted.Alwaysfollowtheinstructionsgivenby
thetrailerhitchmanufacturer.
Trailerbrakes
Ifthetrailerhasitsownbrakesystem,thenfol-
lowthemanufacturerspecifications.However,
thebrakesystemonthetrailermustneverbe
connectedtothevehiclebrakesystem.
Enginecoolingsystem
Drivingwithatrailermeansahigherloadonthe
engineandthecoolingsystem.Thecoolingsys-
temmustbedesignedforadditionalloadand
containenoughcoolant>@.
()Note
Longerinclinescannotbedrivenwithouta
suitablecoolingsystem,especiallyiftheout-
sidetemperaturesarehigh.Otherwise,this
increasestheriskofenginedamage.
Operatinginstructions
Severalthingsmustbenotedwhentowinga
trailer.
Towingcapacity
Yourvehiclecanonlybeoperatedwithclass1or
class2trailers.
Loaddistribution
Poorcargoloadanddistributioncannegatively
impactvehiclehandling.Loadthetrailerbased
onthefollowingcriteriaasmuchaspossible:
—Storeobjectsinthevehicleluggagecompart-
ment,ifpossible.Thevehicleshouldalways
carrytheheaviest possibleloadandthetrailer
shouldhavethelightestpossibleload.
—Distributetheloadinthetrailerso thatthe
heavyobjectsareasclosetotheaxleaspossi-
ble.
—Secureobjectsso thattheydonotslide.
—Utilizethemaximumpermittedtongueweight
ifpossible.
Tires
Setthetirepressureonyourvehiclefora“full
load”;seethetirepressuresticker>page332.If
necessary,alsoadjustthetirepressureonthe
traileraccordingtothemanufacturer'sspecifica-
tions.
Thetrailerandthevehicleshould beequipped
withwintertireswhendrivinginwintertempera-
tures.
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Assistsystems

Assistsystems
Speedwarningsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithspeedwarningsystem
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyoutostaybe-
low aspecifiedmaximumspeedthatcanbeset,
changedordeletedintheInfotainmentsystem.
Thespeedwarningsystemwarnsyouifyouare
exceeding themaximumspeedthatyouhaveset.
Awarningtonewillsoundassoonasyourspeed
exceedsthestoredvalueslightly.Theeein-
dicatorlightandamessageappearintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplayatthesametime.Theol
indicatorlightandthemessageturnoffifthe
speedfallsbackbelowthestoredmaximum
speed.
Settingathresholdisrecommendedifyouwould
liketoberemindedwhenyoureachacertain
maximumspeed.Situationswhereyoumaywant
todosoincludedrivinginacountrywithagener-
alspeedlimitorifthereisaspecifiedmaximum
speedforwintertires.
Settingthewarningthreshold

SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driverassis-
tance>Speedwarning>Manual.
G)Tips
Regardlessofthespeedwarningsystem,you
shouldalwaysmonitoryourspeedusingthe
speedometerandmakesureyouarefollowing
thelegalspeedlimit.

Cruisecontrolsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem
Thecruisecontrolsystemassiststhedriverin
maintainingaconstantspeedaboveapproxi-
mately 15mph(20km/h).Thesystemmaintains
thedesiredspeedbybrakingandaccelerating.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontothetrafficaround
yourvehiclewhenthecruisecontrolsystem
isinoperation.Asthedriver,youarealways
responsibleforcontrollingyourvehicle
speedandthedistancebetweenyourvehicle
andothervehicles.
—Forsafetyreasons,cruisecontrolshould not
beusedinthecity,instop-and-gotraffic,on
windingroads,andwhenroadconditionsare
poor(suchasice,fog,gravel,heavyrain,
andconditionsthatcouldlead tohydroplan-
ing),becausethisincreasestheriskofanac-
cident.
—Switchthecruisecontrolofftemporarily
whendrivinginturninglanes,highwayexits,
orinconstructionzones.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,youshould
onlyresumethestoredspeedifitissuitable
forthecurrenttrafficconditions.
()Note
Beforedrivingdownhillalongdistanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheenginebrak-
ingeffectandreducestheloadplacedonthe
brakes.
@)Tips
Thebrakelightsturnonwhenthebrakesare
appliedautomatically.
Switchingthesystemon
Appliesto:vehicleswithcruisecontrolsystem


BFV-0220



Fig.95Lever:switchingonthecruisecontrolsystem
Requirement:switchtheignitionon.
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IntelligentTechnology


—Presstheacceleratorpedalcarefullywhen
acceleratingonsmooth,slipperysurfaces
suchasiceandsnow.Thedrivewheelscan
spinevenwhenthesecontrolsystemsarein-
stalledandthiscanaffectdrivingstability
andincreasetheriskofacollision.

@)Tips
— TheABSandASRonlyfunctioncorrectly
whenallfourwheelshaveasimilarwear
condition.Differenttiresizescanleadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
—Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystemsde-
scribedareworking.
Switchingon/off
ESCturnsonautomaticallywhenyoustarttheengine.
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Fig.145CenterconsolewithbuttonRor
TheESCisdesignedtofunctioninlevels.Depend-
ingonthelevelthatisselected,thestabilization
functionoftheESCwillbelimitedorswitched
off.Theamountofstabilizationcontrolwilldiffer
dependingonthelevel.
Thefollowingsituationsareexceptionswhereit
maybeuseful toswitchonsportmode(sedan)or
offroadmode(allroad)toallowthewheelsto
spin:
—Rocking thevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
—Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
—Drivingwithsnowchains
—Appliesto:allroad:drivingonroughterrain
whenmuchofthecar'sweightisliftedoffthe
wheels(axlearticulation)
—Appliesto:allroad:drivingdownhillwhilebrak-
ingonlooseground
Foryoursafety,switchthesportmode/offroad
modeoffinadvance.






ESClevels
Appliesto:sedan
SportmodeonESC/ASRoffSportmodeoffor
ESC/ASRon
BehaviorThe ESC andASRstabiliza-|Thestabilizationfunctionis|Thefullstabilizationfunc-
tionfunctionsarelimitednotavailable>A\.ESCand_|tionoftheESC andASRis
oA.ASRareswitchedoff.availableagain.
OperatingPressthe[2OFF]buttonPressandholdthe|&OFFPressthe[2OFF]button
briefly.buttonlongerthan3sec-again.
onds.
IndicatorBiturnson.BancRdturnon.BaiturnsofforEJand
lightsaaturnoff.
MessagesStabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol(ESC):|Stabilizationcontrol
sport.Warning!Restricted|off.Warning!Restricted(ESC):on
stability stability

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Audiconnect

AboutAudiconnect
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregarding
AudiconnectInfotainmentusage.
Login
See>page187.
Connectionmanager
See>page241.
Licensesubscription
Thevalidityandexpirationdateofyourlicenses
aredisplayed.
Refresh
ThecontentoftheselectedAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentserviceortheentireAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentlistisupdated.
Dataprivacy
Requirement:theignitionmustbe switchedon.
Location,vehicle,andpersonaldataaretransmit-
tedwhenusingAudiconnectservices.
Allowingsendingofdata
—SelectandconfirmActivatedataconnection.
Thedatamoduleforthe useofallAudiconnect
serviceswillbeactive.
Restrictingsendingofdata
—SelectandconfirmActivateprivacy.Thedata
connectionislimitedordeactivateddepending
ontheequipment.ThemajorityofAudiconnect
serviceswillnotbeavailable.
Thefollowinginterfacesarenotaffectedbythis
setting:Bluetooth,BluetoothLowEnergy(BLE),
Wi-Ficonnection,Audismartphoneinterface
(ASI),NearFieldCommunication(NFC),charging
communication(e-tron),ElectronicTollCollect
(ETC),ifequipped.
@)Note
Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,and
protectionagainstlossofdataon mobilede-

))Dependsonthecountryand equipment. Theseservices
are availableforalimitedtime.
190
vicesthatareusedtoaccesstheInternet
throughtheWi-Fihotspot.
(i)Tips
—Ifthetransmissionofdataislimited,data
willstillbetransmittedtoverifysubscrip-
tions.
—Ifthetransmissionofdataislimited,itwill
havethefollowingeffectsontheexchange
ofdataforAudiconnectservicesandemer-
gencycalls,ifequipped:
—Theemergencycallfunctionwillremain
availablewithoutrestrictionsandwillcon-
tinuetotransmitdata.
—Ifanonlineroadsideassistancecallisini-
tiated,nodatawillbetransmitted,buta
callwillbemade.
—IftheGeofencingAlert,SpeedAlert,
and/orValetAlertserviceshavebeenacti-
vatedbythekeyuser,thentheywillre-
mainavailablewithoutrestrictionsand
continuetotransmitdata.
Audiconnectvehicle
controlservices
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
WithAudiconnectvehiclecontrolservices)),you
canutilizevariousservicesusingthemyAudiapp
oronlineatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
(i)Tips
—Accessingspecificdataorcontrollingfunc-
tionsremotelydependsonthechargelevel
ofthevehiclebattery.Therefore,these
functionsonlyhavelimitedavailabilityafter
switchingofftheignition.
—AneSIMcardestablishestheInternetcon-
nectionforAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
services.Thecostsforthisareincludedin
thepriceofAudiconnectvehiclecontrol
services.Thecellphonenetwork,forexam-
ple,mustbeavailabletousetheseservices.

Navigation

alignedtothedirectionoftravel.Atascaleof62
mi(100km)andlarger,themaporientationisto
thenorth.
Overviewmap:theentireroutefromthevehicle
positiontothedestinationorthenextstopoveris
displayedonthemap.Themapscaledependson
the lengthoftherouteandadaptsautomatically.
Themapisorientedtothenorth.
Routeinformation
Thedisplayofrouteinformation,suchasthecur-
rentstreetbeingdrivenonorpointsofinterest
alongthecurrentroute>page207,fig.190,can
be switchedon/offorcanbeminimizedonthe
displayofupcomingmaneuvers.
Automaticzoom
On:themapscaleisadaptedautomaticallyde-
pendingonthetypeof roadbeingtraveled(ex-
pressway,highway,otherroads)sothatyoual-
wayshaveanoptimaloverviewoftheroadahead.
Thescalewillalsobeautomaticallyadapted
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverstoprovidea
betterdetailedview.
Intersection:whenrouteguidanceisactive,the
maptemporarilyzoomsintoadetailedscale
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverssothatyou
can see thestreetorturnbetter.
Off:themapscaleyouhavechosenismain-
tained.
MMImapcontents
Youcanswitchthedisplayofadditionalinforma-
tiononthemapintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playonoroff.
Theweatherforecastisdisplayedona3mi(5
km)scaleonthemap.
Instrumentclustermapcontents
Youcanalsosetwhichmapcontentdisplaysin
theinstrumentcluster>page160.

2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
210
Satellitemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithanavigationsystem andAudicon-
nectInfotainment
You candisplaythenavigationmapwithsatel-
liteimages.
Sitters
Fig.192Example:satellitemap
WWashingtonBlvd
LosAngeles

Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
servicesmustbemet>page186.

>Pressthe[NAV/MAP
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Mapsettings>
Mapdisplay>Satellitemap).
buttonrepeatedlyuntil
Themapdisplayisbasedondatareceivedfrom
theInternetintheformofsatelliteimages,
whicharethencombinedwiththeroadwaysfrom
theStandardmapview.Therearetwogigabytes
ofmemoryspaceintheMMImemorythatcanbe
usedtotemporarilystorethemapornavigation
datathatwasreceived.Thisisroughlythe
amountrequiredforthemap/navigationdatafor
a2,485mile(4,000km)route.Aslongasthe
satelliteimagesloadedforrouteguidanceare
stored,youcanusethemwithouthavinganac-
tivedataconnection.
G)Tips
—Thestoredsatellitemapdata!)canbede-
letedunderFactorysettings>Navigation
andonlinememory>page241.
—Thesatellitemap)isupdatedregularly
wheneverthefunctionisopened.Theproc-
essmaytakeseveralseconds.
—Whenthesatellitemapdisplayisswitched
on)withthe3Dpositionmaptype,the>

Media

TheCDispulledinagainautomaticallyifit isnot
removedfromtheslotwithin tensecondsof
ejectingit.
TheCDdriveisaccessedandoperatedthrough
theMMI>page229.
@)Note
—NeverforceaCDintothedrive.TheCDis
pulledinautomatically.
—DonotinsertCDswithlabelsintothedrive.
LabelscancomeloosefromtheCDand
damagethedrive.
(i)Tips
CDplaybackcannotbeguaranteedwithaudio
filesthathaveahighdatarate.
Appliesto:vehicleswithJukebox
AfteryouhavefilledtheJukeboxwithmusic
and/orvideos,forexamplefromyourSDcard,
youcanplaythesefilesdirectlyfromtheJuke-
box.TheJukeboxmemorycapacityisapproxi-
mately10GB.

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page229is
displayed.SelectandconfirmJukebox.

AddingfilestotheJukebox
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page229is
displayed.Selectoneofthefollowingsources
tocopytotheJukebox:SDcard*,CD-ROM*,
DVD-ROM*,USBstoragedevice*.


Requirement:themediacenter(forexample,
tracks,albums)mustbe open.
—Selectinganentry:selectanentryfromthe
mediacenter.Select:rightcontrolbutton>
Copytojukebox>Thisentryor Entirelist.
Requirement:theplaylistmustbe open.See
=>page232.
—Selectingatrack:selectthetrackthatiscur-
rentlyplaying.Select:rightcontrolbutton>

NotinthePlaybackview.
222
Copytojukebox>ThistrackorEntirealbumor
Thisartist.
Requirement:avideofilemustbeplaying.
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>Copytojukebox.
Thecopyingprocessbegins.Thestatusofthe
copyingprocessisshownintheMMI.
—Hidingtheimportingprocess:selectandcon-
firm
Continuecopyinginbackground.Theim-
portingprocessishidden.
—Cancelingtheimportingprocess:selectand
confirmCancelcopying.Or:removethesource
thatisbeingimported.Filesalreadycopiedre-
main.
Requirement:thecopyingprocessmustbeactive
inthebackground.
—Showingthecopyingprocess:select:right
controlbutton>Copyinginprogress.
Whenimporting,theaudiofilesareautomatical-
lysortedintothemediacentercategoriesbased
onthestoredadditionalinformation>page230.
Thecopiedvideofilesarestoredinthemedia
centerundertheVideoscategory.
PlayingtheJukebox
Requirement:theJukeboxmustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page222,AddingfilestotheJuke-
box.
TheJukeboxisaccessedandoperatedthrough
theMMI@©page229,fig.206.
DisplayingJukeboxmemorycapacity
Select:rightcontrolbutton>Jukeboxmemory
capacity.InformationabouttheJukeboxmemory
capacityandthenumberofstoredtracksisdis-
played.
DeletingtracksfromtheJukebox!)
Requirement:theJukeboxmustcontainaudio/
videofiles.
—Deletinganentry: selectanentryfromthe
Jukeboxmediacenter.Select:rightcontrolbut-
ton>Deletefromjukebox>ThisentryorEn-
tirelist.

Media

Replayvideo!)
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon¥,thecurrent
videowillreplay.
Show DVDmenu
TheDVDmainmenuopensintheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
—Selectingamenuitem:selectandconfirma
menuitem.Or:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpad*andpressthecontrolknob.
Audiotrack?)
Youcanmanuallysettheaudiotrack(language
andaudioformat).Thelanguageandaudiofor-
matoptionsdependonthevideoDVD.
Subtitles2)
Youcanmanuallyselectsubtitlesforplayback.
ThelanguagesavailabledependontheDVD.
Aspect
AudirecommendstheAutomaticsettingforthe
pictureformat.Youcansetthepictureformat
dependingontheactivefileorsource(forexam-
plevideofile*,DVD*).

Aspectra-
tio
Description



Aspectra-|Description
tio
Cinema-Usethissettingforfilmsincinema
scopeformat21:9. Blackbars areshown
intheupperandloweredgesofthe
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.
OriginalTheimageisdisplayedintheratio
ofthesourceformat.Selectthis
optioniftheimageisdistorted ora
sectionoftheimageiscutoff
whenAutoisselected.
4:3Theimageissettothe 4:3picture
format.Blackbarsareshownon
thesidesoftheInfotainmentsys-
temdisplay.
16:9 Theimageissettothe16:9picture

format.Blackbarsareshowninthe
upperandloweredgesoftheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplay.


Automatic|TheMMIdetectsthepicturefor-
matofthesourceanddisplaysthe
imageintheoptimumratio.Black
barsmayappearonthesidesof
thedisplay,dependingonthe
sourceformatandtheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaythatisinstal-
led.

ZoomTheimageisenlargedtofilltheen-
tireInfotainmentsystemdisplay.
Switchthefunctionoffiftheimage
isdistorted.


)Thefunctionautomaticallyswitchesoffwhenthesourceis
changed.
2)DependingontheDVD,thismaynotbepossibleduring
playback.
234
(i)Tips
— NotallvideoDVDshaveparentalcontrol.
— TheprotectionlevelsfortheParental con-
trolarebasedontheUSstandardsfromthe
MotionPictureAssociationofAmerica
(MPAA).Notethattheagelevelsforvideo
DVDsinEuropeancountriesmaydiffer.
—PasswordentryforParentalcontrolwillbe
lockedforapproximatelyoneminuteifyou
entertheincorrectpasswordthreetimesin
arow.Thepasswordcanonlyberesetbyan
authorizedAudidealer.

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Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
>page64.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Instruct
passengerstoadjusttheheadrestraintsac-
cordingtotheirheight.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page285,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page58,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page253.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>A\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
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>

Drivingsafety

>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureor whenyouarestressed.

ZXWARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.


Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

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Fig.214Correctseatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseat so thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>/\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyour backcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10inches(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.214.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudidealer
aboutadaptiveequipment.
248
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Adjust
the
headrestraintsotheupperedgeisaseven
as possiblewiththetopofyourhead.Ifthatis
notpossible,trytoadjusttheheadrestraintso
thatitisasclosetothispositionaspossible.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
=>page256.
>»Alwayskeepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
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ZAWARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclose totheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.To helpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10inches(25cm)betweenyour breastbone
andthesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
4inches(10cm)betweenthekneesandthe
lowerpartoftheinstrumentpanel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbagdeploys.
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.