check engine light AUDI TT 2012 User Guide

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removingthekey fromtheignition switch
(thevehiclewillautomaticallyunlockitself)
or
-pressingtheunlockpartofthepowerlock
switch
~or
Automaticlocking*
Theautomaticlockingfeaturelocks alltheve­
hicle
doorsandtherearlidwhen youdrive
fasterthan9mph(15km/hl.
Youcanunlockthevehicle fromtheinsideby:
pullingthedoorhandle(toopenthedoor).
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The
anti-theftalarmsystemisdeactivated
briefly.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsilluminateforap­
proximately
30seconds.
-Allturnsignallightswill flash twicewhen
thecarisunlocked.
- After unlocking
thevehicle, youhave30sec­
ondstoopenadoorortherearlidoAfter30
seconds,thevehicleautomaticallylocksand
theanti-theftalarmsystemactivatesagain.
The
rearlidcanbelockedorunlockedeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
Unlocking
thevehicle withtheremotecontrol
c;:::::;willonlyunlocktherear lid,taopenit,the
lidhandleneedstabepressed.
.Lockingthevehicle
Voucanlockthevehiclefromoutsideeitherby
usingtheremotecontrolorbyinsertingand
turningthekeyinthedrivers'sdoorlock.
Whenyou lockthevehicle:
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Alldoorsandtherearlidare locked.
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Allturnsignallightswill flashoncewhen
thecarislocked.
- The
anti-theftalarmsystemisactivated.
The hornoftheanti-theftalarmsystemwill
soundandtheanti-theftalarmsystemread­
iness light,
locatedinthecenterofthein­
strumentpanelbelowthewindshield onthe
rightsideoftheairvent,willstarttoblink.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsturnoff.
&WARNING
Always
takethekey with youwhenyou
leavethevehicle. Thekeycandisarmthe
electronicengineimmobilizerandpermit
anunauthorizedpersontostarttheengine
andenableoperationofthevehicle sys·
temssuchaspowerwindowleadingtase­
rious
personalinjury.
iTips
_ The vehiclecannotbestartedifan unau­
thorizedkeyisused. Thevehicle maynot
startifanotherradiodevice suchasakey
foranothervehicleoratransponderis
located onthekeyring.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Generaldescription
PowerLockingsystem
Thepowerlockingsystemlocksorunlocks ail
doors simultaneously.
Theunlockingandlockingmode*canbe
changedinthedriverinformationsystem
Qpage25.
Unlockingthevehicle
Youcan unlockthevehiclefromoutsideeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
When you
unlockyourvehicle:
The
power locking
systeminyour vehicle in­
corporatesthefollowingfunctions:
-Centrallockingfunction
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RemotecontrolfeatureQpage35.
-Anti-Theft AlarmSystemQpage42.
Allthedoorsandtherearlidarelockedbythe
centrallockingsystemwhenyoulockthevehi­
cle.
electronic
immobilizer
isautomaticallyacti­
vated onceagain.
iTips_'.
Therel'1tacementbatterymustbethe
samespecification astheoriginal.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposeofdeadbatteriesproperly50as
nottopollutetheenviro"l<lment.
Eachmasterkeycantains0batteryhoused
under the
cover.
Masterkeybatteryreplacement.1
~PryapartthebaseQfig.30®andthecav-
er®carefullywithacoin.
~Removethecoyer (arrow).
~Removethedeadbatteryfromthecoyer.
~Installthenewbattery.Please makecertain
thatthe"+"signonthebatteryfacesdown
inthecaver. Correct polarityisshownonthe
coyer.
~Placethecoverwiththenewbatteryonthe
keybaseandpressbothpartstogether.
Fig.30Masterkey:opening thecover
Electronicimmobilizer
Werecommendhavingthebatterychanged
byanauthorizeddealership.However,ifyou
wishtareplacethedeadbatteryyourself, pro­
ceed asfollows:
Theimmobilizer helpstopreventunauthor­
ized use
ofyour vehicle.
Acomputerchipinsideyourkeyautomatically
deactivatestheelectronicimmobilizerwhen
youinsertthekeyintheignition lock.When
youremovethekeyfromtheignition lock,the~
iTips
-Iftheignitionisswitchedon,theremote
controlsystemisdeactivated.
-Theremotecontrolsystemcan beaffect­
edbyothersystemsoperatinginthe
samefrequencyrangeclosetathevehi­
cle, such
asmobiletelephones,televi­
sion
broadcastingstations,etc.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol,orif
you need
tahave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer. Onlythencan
you
usethekey again.
Checklightinthemasterkey
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo­
catedinsidethevehicle. Themaximumeffec­
tive
rangedependsonseveralthings.Remem­
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
Fig.29Checklightinthe master key
Thechecklightinthemasterkeyindicates
the
stateofchorgeofthe bottery.
Stateofmasterkeybattery
Whenabuttonispressed,thecheck light
flashesQfig.29(arrow).Ifthechecklight
doesnotcomeonorflash,thebatteryisdead
andhastabereplaced.
Battery
replacementQpoge 36.

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Switch®9fig.41operatesthewindowin
thedriver'sdoor.
Switch
®operatesthewindowinthefront
passenger'sdoor.
AWARNING
-Donotleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle, especially withaccesstovehicle
keys. Unsupervised use
ofthekeyscan
resultinstartingoftheengineanduse
ofvehiclesystemssuchaspower win­
dows, etc.which could
resultinserious
injury.
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Remember- you canstillopenorclose
thepowerwindowsforabouttenmi­
nutesaftertheignition isswitchedoff.
Only
wheneitherofthefrontdoorsare
Fig.42Passenger's door:power window switch
Closingthewindows
..Pulltheswitchandholdituntilthewindow
hasreachedthedesired position.
..Pulltheswitchbrieflytoclosethewindow
automatically.Bybrieflypressingtheswitch
again,
theupwardtravelofthewindow can
bestoppedinanyposition9,&.
Iftherespective switchispushedorpulled
thewindow willopenorclose.Thepowerwin­
dow
switcheshave atwo-positionfunction:
Openingthewindows
..Presstheswitchandhold itdownuntilthe
.window hasreachedthedesiredposition.
..Presstheswitchbrieflytoopenthewindow
automatically.
Bybriefly pressingtheswitch
again,
thedownwardtravelofthewindow
can bestoppedinany position9,&.
Powerwindows
Fig.41Driver's door:powerwindowswitches
Controls
Tips
-Fortheanti-theftalarmsystemtofunc­
tion properly,
makesureallvehicledoors
and windowsareclosedbeforeleaving
thevehicle.
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Whenyouopenthevehiclefromthe
driver'sdoorusingthekey,thecentral
locking switchwillwork onlyafteryou
have switched on
theignition.
Thedriverconopera teolt windows.
Emergencyflasher
Theemergencyflasherwill blink briefly when
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidareprop­
erly closed.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotblink, check
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidtomake
sure
theyare properly closed.Ifyouclosea
door,
thehood ortherearlidwiththeanti­
theftalarmswitchedon,theemergencyflash­
ers will blink only
afteryouhave closedthe
doororlido
Thiswillalertotherpeopleincaseofemer­
gency. PressthePANICbuttonagaintoturn
offthealarm.
Howistheanti-theftalarmswitchedoff
whentriggered?
Thealarmsystemisswitchedoffwhenyou
unlo
ckthevehicle usingtheremote-control
keyorwhentheignition isswitchedon.The
alarm will
alsoswitchitselfoffwhenitcomes
totheendofitscycle.
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Whenwilltheantitheftalarmsystembetriggered?
Whenthevehicleislocked,thealarmsystem
monitorsandprotectsthefollowingpartsof
thevehicle:
The
anti-theftalarmsystemtriggersan
audio
ble
alarmandturnsontheemergencyflasher
ifanunauthorizedinterferencewiththevehi­
cle
issensedbythesystem.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedon?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedon
whenyou lockthedriver'sdoormanuallyus­
ing
thefold-outkey,orwhenyouusethere­
motecontrol.Thesystemisactivatedapproxi­
mately30secondsafterthevehicleislocked.
The indicator
light9fig.40startsflashing
rapidly
for30secondsandthenblinks slowly.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedoff?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedoff
only when youuse
theremotecontroltoun­
lock
yourvehicle.Ifyou donotopenadoor
within30secondsafteryouhave unlocked
with
theremotecontrol,thevehiclewilllock
itselfagain automatically.
Ifyoulockjustthedriver'sdoorusingyour
key,
thefrontpassenger'sdoorandtherear
lid remain locked.
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enginecompartment
-luggagecompartment
-doors
- ignition
Whenthesystemisactivated,thealarmwill
be
triggeredifoneofthedoors,theengine
hoodortherearlidareopened,or iftheigni­
tionisturnedon.
The
anti-theftalarmsystemwillalsogooff
whenthebatteryisdisconnected.
Youcan alsotriggerthealarmbypressingthe
PANICbuttononyourremote-controlkey.~
Iftherear /idconnotbeopened, anemergen­
cy re/ease isprovided.
Emergencyreleaseforrear!id
Fig.38Access toemergency releaseontheleftside oftheluggagecompartmentbelow therear window
Fig.39Section: Interiorluggage compartment: Emer­
gency release
liZi:iiFig.40Diodepositionintheinstrument panel
..Folddowntheleftrearseatback.
.. Using
thevehiclekey,pry offthecoyer
9fig.38
..Pulltheplastic cord9fig.39inthedirec­
tion
ofthearrow.
Anti-theftaLarm
system
Theanti-thefta/arm triggers ana/armifany­
one
attemptsto break intothevehicLe.

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Fig.44Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
LightSensorMalfunction*
Intheeventofalightsensormalfunction,the
driverisnotifiedintheinstrumentclusterdis­
play:
gAutomaticheadlights/automaticwipers
defective
Forsafetyreasonsthelowbeamsareturned
onpermanentlywiththeswitchinAUTO'.
However, youcan
continuetoturnthelights
onand offusingthelight switch. Havethe~
Automaticheadlightcontrol*
IntheswitchpositionAUTOtheautomatic
headlightcontrolisturnedon.The low
beamsareturnedonautomaticallythrougha
light
sensorassoonasambientbrightness
(e.g.whendrivingintoatunnel)falls below a
value
presetatthefactory.Whenambient
brightnessincreases again,thelowbeamsare
turnedoffagainautomaticallyq.&..
IntheAUTOpositionthelowbeamsare
switched offautomaticallywhentheignition
isturnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(Canadamodels
only)
Thedaytimerunninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchqfig.44iseitheratthe
aorthe,00:position.
The
daytimerunning lightsfunctioncannotbe
turnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL) (USAmodels)
Thedaytime runninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchisattheAUTO'orDRL*
position.
lights
willgooff
andonlytheside marker
lights willbeon.
The
daytimerunning lightscanbeturnedon
or off using thisfunction.
Ifthefunctionisac­
tive,
thedaytimerunning lightsareturnedon
automaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
on.
'"'"'"~al
..Turnthelight switchto~D.
..Pushthehighbeamlever forwardtowards
theinstrumentpanelqpage 47.
Switchingoffthelights
..TurnthelightswitchtoO.
Theheadlightsonlyworkwhentheignitionis
Switched on.Whilestartingtheengineor
when switching offtheignition,thehead-
switchingtheheadlightsonandoff
Fig.4SInstrumentpanel:lightswitchwithdaytime
runninglights(DRL)
..Turnthelight switchtoAUTO*qfig.44.
Switchingontheheadlightsandhighbeam
Switchingonthesidemarkerlights
..Turnthelightswitchto,00:.
Switchingonautomaticheadlightcontrol*
Thelightswitchmustnotbeovertu rnedpast
thestopsineitherdirection.
CLearvision
Lights
Openingthewindows
..Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Turnandholdthekeyintheopenposition
@.
Reactivatingthesystemafterbattery1disconnection
Reactivating theconvenience close/openfea­
ture
AWARNING
-
Becareful whenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway,or
seriousinjury could result!
- Always read
andheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage38.
Theautomaticclose function willceaseifthe
keyisreleased.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdisconnectedandthen
reconnected,theautomaticclosingandopen­
ingfunctionwillnotworkuntilitisreactivat­
ed.
Toreactivate thisfeature,performthefol­
lowing
steps:
Reactivatingclose/openfeature
..Pull andholdthepower window switchun­
til
thewindowiscompletelyclosed.
.. Release
theswitch.
.. Pull
theswitchagain-foronesecond.The
automaticclosing/openin'§isnow reactivat­
ed.
openedarethepower windows switched
off.
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Becarefulwhenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway, or
serious
injurycould result!
- Always remove
theignitionkeywhenever
youleaveyourvehicle.
-Ifyoulockyourvehicle fromtheoutside,
noone,especially children,shouldre­
main
inthevehicle.
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Donotstick anything onthewindowsor
thewindshieldthatmayinterferewith
thedriver'sfieldofvision.
Convenienceclose/openfeature
(DTips
-Whenthedoorsareopened,thewin­
dows are
automaticallylowered10mm.
- The windows canstill be
openedand
closed for
abouttenminutesafterthe
ignition hasbeenturnedoff.The power
windows
arenotshutoff untiloneofthe
frontdoorsisopened.
Youcon close oropen thewindowstromout­
side when youtock oruntock yourcorwith the
key.
Fig.43Keyturnsforopeningandclosing
Closingthewindows
..Insertthekey intothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Makesurethatthewindows arenotblocked
q.&..
..Turnandholdthekeyinthelock position®
qfig.43untilthewindows arecompletely
closed.
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lightsensorcheckedassoonaspossibleata
dealership.
Cominghome/leavinghomefunction*
The functionisswitched onwhentheswitchis
intheAUTO·positionandthefunctionis
shownasactiveinthedriverinformationsys­
tem.
Thecominghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhentheignitionis
switchedoffandthedriver'sdoorisopened.
Thelengthoftimethelightsremainoncan be
setinthemenudisplay(Illumination>Exte­
rior
lights>cominghome).
The leavinghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking it.
.&WARNING
- Never use
daytimerunninglightstosee
whereyouaregoing. Theyarenotbright
enoughandwillnotletyouseefar
enoughaheadforsafety, especiallyat
duskorwhenitisdark.Always switchon
thelowbeamsatduskorwhenitisdark.
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Automaticheadlightsareonlyintended
toassistthedriver. Theydonotrelieve
thedriverofhisresponsibilitytocheck
theheadlightsandtoturnthemonman­
ually accordingtothecurrentlightand
visibility conditions. Forexample,fog
andraincannotbedetectedbythelight
sensors.Soalways switchonthehead­
lightsundertheseweatherconditions
andwhendrivinginthedarkgD.
-Crashes canhappenwhenyoucannotsee
theroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbe
seenbyothermotorists.
-Alwaysturnontheheadlights50that
you canseeaheadand50thatothers
canseeyourcarfromtheback.
IIDTips1
-WiththeswitchinAUTOfrontfog lights
cannotbeturnedoninaddition.
-The lightsensorforheadlightcontrolis
locatedintherearview mirrormount.
Donotapply anystickerstothewind- shield
inthisareatopreventmalfunc­
tionsor
failures.
-
Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan be
adjustedinthedriverinformationsys­
tem~page25.
-Ifyouremovetheignitionfromtheigni­
tionlock whiletheheadlightsarestill
on,abuzzerwillsoundaslongasthe
driver'sdoorisopentoremind youto
turnoffthelights.
- Always
observethespecifie localregula­
tionsforyourareaastowhentouseyour
lights.
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Withautomaticheadlights,thehigh­
beamfunctionisalso available,butwith
onerestriction:Ifyouhavenotswitched
thehighbeamsbacktolowbeamsdur­
ing
automaticheadlightoperation(for
example,afterdrivingthroughatunnel),
onlythelowbeamscomeonthenext
timeautomaticheadlightsareswitched
on.Tousethehighbeams,youfirsthave
topullthehighbeamlever backand
thenpushtheleverforwardagain.
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Incoolordampweather,theinsideof
theheadlights,turnsignalsandtail
lightscan fog overduetothetempera­
turedifferencebetweentheinsideand
outside.They willclearshortlyafter
switchingthemon.Thisdoesnotaffect
theservice lifeofthelighting.
Adaptivelight1
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
Whendriving around bends,therelevant area
aftheraadisbetterilluminated.
Fig.46Adaptivelightwhendriving
»
Thebenefitofadaptivelightisthatthecurve
and
theedgeoftheroad arebetterilluminat­
ed
~fig.46.Theadaptivelightis controlled
automatically,
dependingon vehiclespeed
andsteeringwheelangle.
When drivingaroundbends,theheadlights
arecontrolledaccordingtosteeringwheelan­
gle. 50
thatthereisno blackareaaheadofthe
vehicle,thetwomainbeamspivotatdifferent
angles.
iTips
Thesystemworks aboveaspeedofabout
6mph(10km/hl.
Frontfoglights
Usethelight switch taturn onthe front fog
lights.
Fig.47Foglightactivation:lightswitch position onve­
hicles WlTHOUT sensorlight
Switchingonthefrontfoglights~D
~Donotturnthelightswitch:q.-~fig.47to·
wardthefoglightsymbol~O.
~Turnthelightswitchto:"=ortogD.
~PullthelightswitchtothefirststopCD,
Whenthefrontfoglightsareon,thesymbol
~Dnexttathelightswitchwillilluminate.
CLearvision
TurnsignaIsandhighbeamlever
Thelever ontheleftsideofthesteeringcol­
umnisused taoperote theturn signais and
thehighbeamaswell asthe headlight flash­
er.
Fig.48Turnsignal andhigh beam lever
Theturnsignalandhighbeamleverhasthe
followingfunctions:
TurnsignalsQQ
~Lifttheleverupalltheway~fig.48CDto
usetherightturnsignals,orpushthelever
down all
theway(3)tousetheleftturnsig-.
nals.
Auto-blink
~Movethelever (upordown)justtothe
pointofresistancetousetheturnsignals
foraslongasyou needthem,forexample
whenchangingLanes.
~Briefly movetheleverupordownjustto
thepointofresistanceandthenreleaseitta
flashtheturnsignalsthreetimesinsucces­
sion.
Thisfeatureallowstoindjcatelane
changesclearlyandwithminimumeffort
whendriving onhighways.
Highbeamm
~Pushthelever forward®toswitchonthe
highbeam.
~Pullthelever backtowardsyoutoswitchoff
thehighbeam.
Headlightflasherj[D
~Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheel@
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comebackawhilelateranddrive off,therain
sensorwillreactivateitselfafterthevehicle
speedhasexceeded4mph(6km/hl.
Therainsensor*isonlyactivatedwiththe
wiper leversettoposition0.Whenitstarts
torain,therainsensorwillautomaticallyacti­
vatetheintermittentwipingmode.
Toreducethesensitivityofthesensor,move
switch
®down.Toincreasethesensitivity,
move
theswitch up.Thehigheryouadjustthe
sensitivity,thefasterthesensorwillreact
whenitsensesmoistureonthewindshield.
The
pausesbetweenwiperturnsdependnot
only onthesensitivitysetting,butontheve­
hicle
speedaswell.
During
briefstops,e.g.ata red light, wiper
motionwillautomaticallybereducedtothe
nextlowerspeed.Wipersalreadyturningat
lowspeed.changetointermittentwiping.
Whentheignition isturnedon,thewasher
jetsareheated.
AWARNING
-Wiperbladesarecrucialforsafedriving!
Only
whentheyareingoodconditionare
theyabletoclearthewindows properly
topr.ovideuncompromisingvisibility.
Worn or
damagedwiperbladesarea
safetyhazardQpage54,Replacing
windshield wiperblades!
-Thelight/rainsensor*isonlydesignedto
assistandsupportthedriver.Itremains
entirelythedriver's responsibilityto
monitoroutsideweatherconditionsand
tomanuallyactivatethewipersassaon
asrainordrizzlereducesvisibility
throughthewindshield.
- The windshield
mustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin­
creaseglareunderpoor visibility condi­
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunisLawonthehorizon. Inaddi­
tion,
theycancausethewindshield wip­
erstachatter.
CDNote
Infreezing ornearfreezingconditions:
- Always check
thatthewiperbladesare
notfrozentotheglassbeforeyouturn
thewiperson.Loosen awiperblade
whichisfrozeninplace beforeoperating
thewiperstopreventdamagetothe
wiper bladeorthewiper motor.
-
Donotusethewiperstoclearafrosted
window. Usingthewipersasaconven­
ienticescraperwilldestroythewiper
blades.
- Before you
takeyourvehicletoanauto­
matiecarwash,makesure'you havethe
windshield wipersystemswitchedoff
(leverinpositional,otherwisethewind·
shield wiper
systemcouldgetdamaged
inthecarwash ifitshouldsuddenly
comeon.
mTips
-The windshieldwipersareswitchedoff
whentheignitionisturnedoff.Activate
thewindshieldwipersaftertheignition
is
switchedbackonbymovingthewind­
shield
wiperlevertoany position.
- Worn
ordirtywi.(ldshieldwiperblades
causesmearing,which canaffecttheop­
erationofthelight/rainsensor*. Check
theconditionofyourwindshield wiper
bladesregularly,,-
-The rainsensorispal\!oftheinterval
wipingsystem.Turningofftheignition
will
alsodeactivatetherain sensor.Tore·
activatethesensor,switchofftheinter­
val wiping
function,thenswitch itback
on
again.
- Applies
tovehicles withlightlrainsen·
sor:Whenthewipersareswitchedon
manuallyandinrainconditions,theau­
tomaticheadlights*turnonQpage45,
Switchingtheheadlights onandoffor
offduringthedaywhenthewipersare
nolongeroperating.Theautomatic
headlights*functionisavailableinthis
caseonlywhenthelightswitch isinthe
"AUTO"positionQpage45,fig.44.~
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-_Makesurethewasherfluid reservoirin
theenginecompartmentistoppedoff
before goingonalong trip. Look up
Qpage196forcheckingandfillingthe
washercontainer.
_ The wipers only
operatewiththehood
completely closed.
-.'.Appliestevehicles:withheadlight washersystem
Theheadlight washersystemc1eansthe
headlights.
~Operatethewindshieldwiper/washersys­
temQpage51,fig.55®withthehead­
lights
turnedonbyholdingtheleverforlon­
ger
thanonesecond.
Thewasherjetsextendforwardoutofthe
frontbumperdrivenbywaterpressureto
spraythefrontheadlightswithwater.
Youshouldinspecttheheadlightsregularly
(for
examplewhenrefuelinglandcleanoff
any soliddirtorinsectsfromthelenses.
Toensurethesystemworks properlyinwinter,
keep
thewasherjetsfreeofsnowandremove
any iceusing ade-icing spray.
Serviceposition
ftisonlypossible tochange wiperbladesif
youmovethewiper armstatheservice posi­
tion
In ordertousethewindshield wipers,the
frontlidmustbecompletelyclosed
Moving
wiperbladestotheserviceposition
~Whenthereisa riskoffrost,makesurethat
thewiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind­
shield.
~Switchtheignition on.
~Movethewiperlevertoposition 0
Qpage51,fig.55.
~Pressthe!ResetlbuttonuntiltheDisplay
typemenuappearsintheDriverInforma­
tionSystemdisplay.
Clearvision
~Usingtherockerswitchandthe1Resetlbut­
ton,selecttheSet>Wipers>Front>Sery·
icepositiononfunction. Thewindshield
wiper
armsmovetotheservice position.
Movingwiperbladestoparkposition
~Makecertainthatthewiperarmsarelying
againstthewindshield.
~Switchtheignition onandmovethewiper
lever
fromposition 0to4Qpage51,
fig.55.Thewiperarmswillmove backto
theparkposition.
CDNote
Never driveyourvehiclewhenthewind­
shield wiper
armsareintheservice posi­
tion
andpulled awayfromthewindshield.
Whenyoudrivefasterthan4mph(6km/
hl,thewiperarmsautomaticallyreturnto
thepark positionandcouldcausepaint
damagetothefrontlid!
iTips
-Youcanalsoturnontheservice position,
forexample,ifyouwanttoprotectthe
windshieldfromicingbyusingacoyer.
- The service position moves
tooffauto­
maticallywhenyouoperatethewind­
shield wiperlever,or
speedexceeds
4mph(6km/hl.

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tance,theairbagsystemcannotprotect
youproperly.
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Ifphysicallimitationspreventyou from
sitting10inches(25cm) ormorefrom
thesteeringwheel,check withyour au­
thorizedAudidealertoseeifadaptive
equipmentisavailable.
-
Ifthesteeringwheelisaligned withyour
face,
thesupplementaldriver's airbag
cannotprovideasmuchprotectioninan
accident.Alwaysmakesurethatthe
steeringwheelisaligned withyour
chest.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsatthe9o'dockand3o'dockposi­
tionstoreducetheriskofpersonalinjury
if
thedriver's airbagdeploys.
- Never hold
thesteeringwheelatthe12
o'dockpositionorwith yourhandsinside
thesteeringwheelrimoronthesteering
wheelhub. Holdingthesteeringwheel
thewrong waycancauseseriDUSinjuries
tothehands,armsandhead ifthedriv­
er'sairbagdeploys.
Fig.80Ignition lockpositions
Ignition lock
Theignitiankeystartsorstapstheengine.
Ignitionoff@
Inposition~fig.80®boththeignitionand
engineareoff,andthesteeringislocked.
Tolockthesteeringafteryou have removed
theignition key,turnthesteeringwheelinei­
therdirectionuntilyouhearitlockintoplace.
IgnitionLockand
ignitionswitch
AWARNING
Improperuseofsteeringwheeladjust­
mentandimproperseatingposition can
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Adjust
thesteeringwheelcolumnonly
when
thevehideisnotmovingtopre­
ventlossofvehidecontrol.
- Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheel
50thatthereisaminimumof10inches
(25 cm)
betweenyourchestandthe
steeringwheel~page94,fig.98.If
youcannotmaintainthisminimumdis-
Adjusting thesteering wheelcolumn
Fig.79Leverunderthesteering column
First,adjustthedriver'sseatcorrectly.
~Pushthelever~fig.79-Arrow-~&'
~Movethesteeringwheeltothedesiredpo­
sition.
~Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumn
until itlocks.
Thesteering wheelposition conbecontinu­
ous1yadjustedinheightanddistance.
ontheroad
5teering
Theremustbeatleast10inches(25cm)be­
tween
yourchestandthecenterofthesteer­
ingwheel.Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in­
ches (25cm)
framthesteeringwheel,seeif
adaptive
equipmentisavailabletohelp you
reach
thepedalsandincreasethedistance
fromthesteeringwheel.
Fordetailedinformationon howtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see~page59.
&.WARNING
Individuals withreducedsensitivitytopain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.Toreduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating.
Heatedseats
Appliestovehicles: withheatedseats
off.The reducedpowerconsumptionhasa
beneficial
effectonfuelconsumption.
Theseatcushion andtheseatbackafthe
front
seatscon beheatedelectrically.
~Presstheheatedseatsbutton~
~page 70,fig.77tosetthelevelofheating
desired.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelements
intheseats,donotkneel ontheseatsor
placeheavyloadsonasmallareaofthe
seat.
Therangeofcontrolsgoesfram1to3.The
heatsettingselectedisshownbyLEDsabove
thebutton.
~PresstheQiïJbutton~page70,fig.77to
turntherearwindowdefoggeronandoff.
theair conditioning ison asshortaspossible,
you
shoulddothefollowing:
~Ifyouwouldliketosave fuel, switchtheair
conditioning off.
~Ifyouopenthewindowswhiledriving,
switch
theair conditioning off.
~Ifthevehideisextremelyhotduetothe
heatofthesun,brieflyopendoorsandwin­
dows.
Therear window defogger c/earstherearwin­
daw
ofcandensation.
The rearwindowdefoggerworks onlywhen
theengineisrunning. Theindicatorlightin
thebuttonilluminateswhentherearwindow
defoggeristurnedon.
Rearwindowdefogger
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonastherearwindow isdear,you
shouldswitchtherearwindowdefogger
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Whenyousavefuel, youreduceemissions
fromthevehide.
Therearwindowdefoggerisswitchedoffau­
tomaticallyafter10to20minutes,depend­
ingontheoutsidetemperature.
Atvery lowoutsidetemperatures,therear
window
defoggercan beswitchedoncontinu­
ously
bypushingtheQiïJbuttonformorethan
2seconds.Thisremainsstoreduntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff. Arearwindowdefogger
thatwasswitchedonalsoremainsstoredfor
15minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.
Iftheengineisrestartedwithinthese15mi­
nutes,therearwindowdefoggerisactivated
for10to20minutes,dependingonoutside
temperature.With avehidethatisparkedfor
ashorttime,therearwindowdefoggerdoes
notneedtobemanuallyactivatedagain.
b

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asdefinedintheelectroniccontrolunit
9page122,PASSENGERAIRBACOFFlight.
Alwaysremember,achildsafetyseatorinfant
carrierinstalledonthefrontseatmaybe
struckandknockedoutofposition bytherap­
idly inflating
passenger'sairbaginafrontal
collision. Theairbagcouldgreatlyreducethe
effectivenessofthechildrestraintandeven
seriously injure
thechildduring inflation.
For
thisreason,andbecausethebackseatis
thesafestplaceforchildren -whenproperly
restrainedaccordingtotheirageandsize-we
stronglyrecommendthatchildren alwayssit
inthebackseat9page133,ChildSafety.
.&.WARNING
Achildinarearward-facing childsafety
seatinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilledif
thefrontairbaginflates-even withanAd-
vanced AirbagSystem.
-Theinflating airbagwillhitthechild
safetyseatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always
installrear-facing childsafety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im-
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingpositionand
havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audidealer.
-Forward-facing childsafetyseatsinstal-
led on
thefrontpassenger'sseatmay in-
terferewiththedeploymentoftheair-
bag
andcauseserious'personalinjuryto
thechild.
AWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat:
u~
-Always makesuretheforward-facing
seathasbeendesignedandcertifiedby
itsmanufacturerforuseonafrontseat
with apassengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Never
puttheforward-facing childre-
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru-
mentpanel.
- Always move
thepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossiblebeforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
- Make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
4.WARNING
Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,make
surethatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightwill bedisplayedwheneverachild re-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheignitionisswitchedon.
-
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotstayon,performthechecks de-
scribed9page122,MonitoringtheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
-Takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpas-
sengerseatandinstall itproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositonsifthePASSEN·
GERAIRBAGOFFlightdoesnotstayon.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerimmediately.
- Always carefully follow
instructionsfrom
child
restraintmanufacturerswhenin-
stallingchildrestraints.
.&.WARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmust
installa forward orrearward-facing child
restraintonthefrontpassenger'sseat:
-Improperinstallationofchildrestraints
canreducetheireffectivenessoreven
preventthemfromprovidinganyprotec-
tion.~
---_Animproperly installedchildrestraint
caninterferewiththeairbagasitde­
ploys
andseriously injureorevenkillthe
child-evenwithanAdvanced Airbag
System.
_Always carefully followthemanufactur­
er'sinstructionsprovidedwiththechild
safetyseatorcarrier.
_Never placeadditionalitemsontheseat
thatcanincreasethetotalweightregis­
teredbytheweight-sensingmatandcan
cause
injuryina crash.
Frontairbags
Descriptionoffrontairbags
Theairbagsystemcan pravidesupplemental
protectiontapraperlyrestrainedfrontseat
occupants.
Fig.112Locationofdriver airbag:insteeringwheel
Fig.113Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:inthein­strumentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan"Advanced
Airbag
System"incompliancewith United
StatesFederal MotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208asapplicableatthetimeyour
vehicle
wasmanufactured.Thesafetybelts
forthefrontseatshave"pretensioners"that
helptotakeslackoutofthebeltsystem.The
AirbagsystelTl11
pretensionersarealsoactivatedbytheelec­
troniccontrolunitfortheairbagsystem.
Thefrontsafetybeltsalsohave loadlimiters
tohelpreducetheforcesappliedtothebody
inacrash.
The
airbagforthedriver isinthesteering
wheelhub9fig.112andtheairbagforthe
frontpassengerisintheinstrumentpanel
9fig.113.Thegenerallocationoftheairbags
ismarked "AIRBAG".
There
isalotyouneedtoknowabouttheair­
bagsinyour vehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthe
detailedinformationaboutairbags,safety
beltsandchildsafetyinthisandtheother
chaptersthatmake uptheowner'sliterature.
Plea~ebesuretoheedtheWARNINGS -they
areextremelyimportantforyoursafetyand
thesafetyofyourpassengers,especiallyin­
fantsandsmallchildren.
.&.WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
-Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide
only
supplementalprotection.
- Airbag workmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
- Therefore, always
wearyoursafetybelts
andmakesurethateverybodyinyourve-
hicle isproperly
restrained.
.&.WARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,es-
peciallyinfantsandsmallchildren, willre-
ceive
seriousinjuriesandcan even bekil-
Ledbybeingtooclosetotheairbagwhen
itinflates.
-AlthoughtheAdvanced AirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthe
frontpassengerairbagifaninfantora
smallchildisonthefrontpassenger
seat,nobody canabsolutelyguarantee
thatdeploymentunderthesespecial
conditionsisimpossibleinallconceiva-
ble
situationsthatmayhappenduring
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.

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-Neverputtheforward-facing childre­
straintupagainstorveryneartheinstru­
mentpanel.
-Always movethepassengerseatintoits
rearmostpositionintheseat'sforeand
aftadjustmentrange,asfarawayfrom
theairbagaspossible,beforeinstalling
theforward-facing childrestraint.The
backrestmustbeadjustedtoanupright
position.
-MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignition isswitched
on.
Advanced AirbagSystem components
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehicle hasa
lotofveryimportantpartsoftheAdvanced
Airbag
Systeminit. Thesepartsincludethe
weight-sensingmat,sensors,wiring, brack­
ets,andmore.Thefunctionofthesystemin
thefrontpassengerseatischeckedbythe
electroniccontrolunitwhentheignitionison.
The
controlunitmonitorstheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemandturnstheairbagindicator
light on
whenamalfunctioninthesystem
componentsisdetected.Thefunctionofthe
airbagindicatorlightisdescribedingreater
detailbelow. Becausethefrontpassenger
seatcontainsimportantpartsoftheAd­
vanced AirbagSystem,youmusttakecareto
preventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto
theseatmaypreventtheAdvanced Airbagfor
thefrontpassengerseatfromdoingitsjobin
acrash.
Thefront Advanced AirbagSystem
consistsofthefollowing:
- Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/deceleration
toprovideinformationtotheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemabouttheseve rityofthecrash.
-
Anelectroniccontrolunit, withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.
Thecontrolunit"decides"whethertofire
thefrontairbagsbasedontheinformation
receivedfromthecrashsensors.Thecontrol
unitalso"decides"whetherthesafetybelt
pretensionersshouldbeactivated.
-AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorfor
thedriverinsidethesteeringwheelhub.
-
AnAdvanced Airbagwithgasgeneratorin­
sidetheinstrumentpanelforthefrontpas­
senger.
- Aweight-sensingmatundertheupholstery
paddingofthefrontpassengerseatcushion
thatmeasuresthetotalweightontheseat.
The
informationregisteredissentcontinu­
ously
totheelectroniccontrolunittoregu­
latedeploymentofthefrontAdvancedAir­
bag onthepassengerside.
-
Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightintheinstrumentclustere;,page122.
- ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysoninthecenteroftheinstru­
mentpanele;,page122,fig.115andtells
youwhenthefrontAdvanced Airbagonthe
passengersidehasbeenturnedoff.
-Asensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch forthe
frontseatpassengertomeasurethetension
on
thesafetybelt. Thetensiononthesafety
beltandtheweightregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmathelpthecontrolunit
"decide"whetherthefrontairbagforthe
frontpassengerseatshouldbeturnedoffor
note;,page113,Child restraints onthe
frontseat-sameimportantthingsto
know.
- Asensorinthesaf-etybeltlatch forthedriv­
erandforthefrontseàtpassengerthat
senseswhetherthatsafetybeltislatchedor
notandtransmitsthisinformationtothe
electronic controlunit.
AWARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcan
preventthefrontairbagfromworking
properly.
-
Improperrepair ordisassemblyofthe
frontpassengeranddriverseatwillpre­
venttheAdvanced AirbagSystemfrom
functioning properly.
- Repairs
tothefrontpassengerseatmust
beperformedbyqualifiedandproperly
trainedworkshoppersonnel.~
_Never removethefrontpassengeror
driver
seatfromthevehicle.
_Never removetheupholsteryfromthe
frontpassengerseat.
_Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfrom
theseatordisconnectwiresfromit.
_Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpockets
orplacethemontheseat.Iftheweight­
sensingmatinthepassengerseatis
punctureditcannotwork properly.
_Never carrythingsonyourlaporcarry
objects on
thepassengerseat.Such
itemscanincreasetheweightregistered
bytheweight-sensingmatandsendthe
wronginformationtotheairbagcontrol
unit.
_Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpas­
sengerseat.PartsoftheAdvancedAir­
bagSystemunderthepassengerseat
could bedamaged,preventingthemand
theairbagsystemfromworking proper­
ly.
_Never placeseatcoversorreplacement
upholsterythathavenotbeenspecifical­
lyapprovedbyAudionthefrontseats.
-Seatcovers canpreventtheAdvanced
Airbag
Systemfromrecognizing childre­
straintsoroccupantsonthefrontpas­
sengerseatandpreventthesideairbag
intheseatbackrestfromdeploying prop­
erly.
-Never usecushions, pillows,blanketsor
similar
itemsonthefrontpassenger
seat.Theadditionalpaddingwillprevent
theweight-sensingmatintheseatfrom
accurately registering
thechildrestraint
orpersonontheseatandpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunction­
ing properly.
-Ifyoumustuseachildrestraintonthe
frontpassengerseatandthechild re­
straintmanufacturer'sinstructionsre­
quire
theuseofatowel,foamcushionor
somethingelsetoproperly positionthe
childrestraint,makecertainthatthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightcomes
onandstaysonwheneverthechildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassen­
gerseat.
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immedi­
atelyinstallchildrestraintinarearseat­
ing positionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudi dealer.
HowtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
components worktogether
ThefrontAdvanced AirbagSystemandthe
sideairbagssupplementtheprotectionof­
fered
bythefrontthree-pointsafetybelts
;"'ithpretensionersandload limitersandthe
adjustableheadrestraintstohelp reducethe
riskofinjuryinawiderangeofaccidentand
crashsituations.Besuretoreadtheimpor­
tantinformationaboutsafetyandheedthe
WARNINGSinthischapter.
DeploymentoftheAdvanced AirbagSystem
andtheactivationofthesafetybeltpreten­
sionersdependonthedecelerationmeasured.
bythecrashsensorsandregisteredbythe
electroniccontrolunit.Crash severitydepends
onspeedanddecelerationaswellasthemass
andstiffnessofthevehicleorobjectinvolved
inthecrash.
Whentheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa
low severity crash
andthesafetybeltisbeing
used,
theairbagwillnotdeploy.Ifthesafety
beltisnotbeingused,thefirststagedeploys,
followed
bythesecondstageafteramuchlat­
ertimeinthecrashsequence.
Iftheelectroniccontrolunitregistersa crash
ofmediumseverity,thefirststageoftheair­
bag deploys followed
bythesecondstageata
much
latertimeinthecrashsequence- re­
gardlessofwhetherthesafetybeltisbeing
used ornot. In
higherseveritycrashesasreg­
isteredbytheelectroniccontrolunit,boththe
firstandsecondstagesdeployalmostatthe
sametime.
Onthepassengerside,regardlessofsafety
beltuse,theairbagwill beturnedoffifthe
weightonthepassengerseatislessthanthe
amountprogrammedintheelectroniccontrol.

Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand
- acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
seat,or
- arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeen
installedonthefrontpassengerseat,or
- aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or~
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandan
adultissittinginaproperseatingpositionon
thefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysonor
flashesforabout5secondswhile driving, un­
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
-theadultonthefrontpassengerseatis
properlyseatedonthecenteroftheseat
cushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthe
backrestandthebackrestisnotreclined
c')page94,Properoccupant seatingposi­
tions,
-theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holding on
tothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupport­
ingtheirweightonthearmrest,
-thesafetybeltisbeing properly wornand
thatthereisnotalotofslackinthesafety
beltwebbing,
-accessoryseatcoversoreushionsorother
thingsthatmaycauseanincorrectreading
orimpressionontheweight-sensingmat
undertheupholsteryoftheseathavebeen
removedfromthefrontpassengerseat,~
Airbagsystem1
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncon­
tinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
-takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositions.Havetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
-movethechildtoarearseatpositionand
makesurethatthechildisproperlyrestrain­
edinachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
its sizeandage.
-makesurethatthesafetybelttensionsen­
sorisnotblocked.Shakethesafetybelt
latch onthefrontpassengerseatbackand
forth;
-Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnot50tightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
-reactivatethesystembyturningtheignition
off
andthenturningitonagain;
- removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.
Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
installedandthatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseathasbeencorrectly
routedaroundthechildrestraintasdescri­
bed
inthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sin­
structions;
-makesurethattheconvertiblelocking fea­
tureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassen­
gerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthe
safetybelthasbeenpuliedtight.Thebelt
mustnotbe looseorhaveloopsofslack50
thatthesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
theseatcan doitsjobc')page143.
-makesurethatthingsthatmayincreasethe
weightofthechildandchildsafetyseatare
notbeingtransportedonthefrontpassen­
gerseat;
----_theweightregisteredonthefrontpassen-
gerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecom­
binedweightofatypicallyear-oldrestrain­
edinoneoftherear-facingorforward-fac­
inginfantrestraintslistedinFederal Motor
Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichthe
Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
If
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePAS­
SENGERAIRBAGOFFlightwillstayon.Nev­
er install arearward-facing child
restrainton
the
frontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefor
a childinany kindofchildrestraintisatone
oftheseatingpositionsontherearseat
qpage113,Child restraints onthe frontseat
_some important thingstoknowand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcames
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlyto
makecertainthatthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightstaysoncontinuouslywheneverthe
ignitionison.IfthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightdoesnotappearandnotstayonall
thetime,stopassoonasitissafetodo50
and
The
PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightislocated
inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel
c')fig.115.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightwillcome
on
andstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd­
vancedAirbag onthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillflashforafew
secondsand:
Fig.115Sectionfromtheinstrumentpanel:PASSEN­GERAIRBAGOFFlight
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin­
fla
tewhenitshould.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedimme­
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFIight•
- will
stayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,..-.
-willstayon ifthereisasQ1all childorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
eupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmat.
~AirbagmonitoringindicatorIight
Twoseparate indicators monitorthefunction
oftheAdvonced AirbagSystem:theoirbag
monitoring indicatorIight
andthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFIight.
-Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,
flush
themwithwater.
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbag
System
&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro­
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremaybesomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
TheAdvanced AirbagSystem(includingthe
electroniccontrolunit,sensorcircuitsandsys­
temwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslyto
makesurethatitisfunctioningproperly
whenevertheignitionison.Eachtimeyou
turnontheignition,theairbagmonitoringin­
dicatorlight1willcomeonforafewseconds
(selfdiagnostics).
ThesystemmustbeinspectedwhentheindicatorIight1:
-doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionis
switchedon,
-doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryou
have
switchedontheignition,or
-comeson while driving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected
theindicatorlightwillfirststartflashingto'
catchthedriver'sattentionandthenstayon
continuouslytoserveasaconstantreminder
tohavethesysteminspectedimmediately.
Ifamalfunctionoceursthatturnsthefront
airbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillcomeonandstay
onwhenevertheignitionison.

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AWARNING
Notusing aboosterseat,usingtheboos­
terseatimproperly, incorrectlyinstallinga
boosterseatorusingthevehiclesafety
.
beltimproperly increasestheriskofsert-
l'lnJ'uryanddeathinacolliSionouspersonaorotheremergencysituation.Tohelp re­
duce
theriskofseriouspersonalinjury
and/ordeath:
vehicle'sthreepointlap andshoulderbelts.
Never use
thelapbeltportionofthevehicle's
safetybeltalonetorestrain anychild, regard­
less
ofhow bigthechildis.Alwaysremember
thatchildren donothavethepronounced pel­
vicstructurerequiredfortheproperfunction
oflapbeltportionofthevehicle'sthreepoint
lap and
shoulderbelts.The child'ssafetyab­
solutely requires
thatalapbeltportionofthe
safetybeltbefastenedsnugly andaslowas
possible aroundthepelvis.Neverletthelap
beltportionofthesafetybeltpassoverthe
child'sstomachorabdomen.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflate withinablink
ofan eye and withconsiderableforce. Inorder
todoitsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoInflate
50thatitwill betheretoprotecttheoccupant
astheoccupantmoves forward intotheair­
bag.
A vehicle
occupantwhoisoutofposition and
tooclosetotheairbaggetsinthewayofan
inflating airbag.
Whenanoccupantistoo
close,heorshewillbestruck violentlyand
willreceiveseriousorpossibly evenfatalIn­
jury.
In
orderfortheairbagtooffer protection, itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especlal­
lyany children,whomustbeinthefrontseat
becauseofexceptionalcircumstances, be
properly
restrainedandasfarawayfromthe
airbagaspossible.Bykeeping roombetween
thechild'sbodyandthefrontofthepassen­
gercompartment,theairbagcaninflate com­
pletely
andprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions.
Booster
seatsraisethesechildren
upsothat
thesafetybeltwill pass properly overthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafety
beltcanhelpprotecttheminacrash.
•Donotusetheconvertible lockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttore­
strain achild ona
boosterseat.
•Always positiontheshoulderportionofthe
safetybeltmidway overthechild'sshoulder.
•Always makesurethattheshoulderportion
of
thesafetybeltneverrestsagainstor
across
thechild's neck.
•Always makesurethatthechildcanproper­
lywearthelapportionofthebeltlow across
thethighsorpelvisandneveroverthe
stomachorabdomen.
Itisusuallybesttoputthesechildreninap­
propriate
boosterseats.Besurethebooster
seatmeetsall applicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childandreposition boththelapandshoulder
partsofthesafetybelt50thattheypass
across
thechild's bodyintherightplaces. The
routing
ofthebeltoverthechild's bodyisvery
importantforthechild'sprotection,whether
ornotaboosterseatisused.Childrenage12
andundermustalways rideintherearseat.
Children whoareatleast4ft. 9in. (57 in­
ches/1.45meters)tallcan generally usethe
Boosterseatsandsafety belts
Fig.123Rearseat: child properly restrainedinaboos­
ter
seat
lyUsedboosterseatscon help protect
proper
children weighing
betweenabout40lbs.and
80 lbs.
(lBkgand36kg) who arelessthan 4
ft.9in.(57inches/1.45 meters)tall.
--AWARNING
Ifexceptionalcircumstancesrequirethe
useofaforward-facing childrestrainton
thefrontpassenger'sseat,thechild'ssafe­
ty and well-being require
thatthefollow­
ing special
precautionsbetaken:
- Make
suretheforward-facingseathas
been
designedand certifiedbyitsmanu­
facturerforuse onafrontseatwith a
passengerfrontandsideairbag.
- Always follow
themanufacturer'sin­
structionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrier.
-Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatin­
totherearmostpositionofthepassen­
gerseat'sforeandaftadjustmentrange,
and as
faraway fromtheairbagaspossi­
ble before installing
thechildrestraint.
-Always makesurethatnothingprevents
thefrontpassenger'sseatfrombeing
moved
totherearmostpositioninits
fore
andaftadjustmentrange.
- Always make
surethebackrestisinan
uprightposition.
- Make
surethatthePASSENCERAIRBAG
OFFlightcomesonandstayson allthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitched
on.
-Ifthelightdoesnotstayon,performthe
checks~page122,MonitoringtheAd­
vanced Airbag
Sys~m.
-Takethechildrestrain offthefrontpas­
sengerseatandinstallitproperlyatone
oftherearseatpositions ifthePASSEN­
GERAIRBACOFFlightdoesnotstayon
whenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
-AWARNING
Notusing achildsafetyseat,usingthe
wrong childsafetyseatorimproperly in­
stalling achild
restraintincreasestherisk
ofseriouspersonalinjury anddeathina
collision or
otheremergencysituation.
-Children onthefrontseatofanycar,
even withAdvanced Airbags,canbeseri­
ously injured
orevenkilled when anair­
bag inflates. Achild
inarearward-facing
child
safetyseatinstalled onthefront
passengerseatwillbeseriously injured
and canbekilled if
thefrontairbag in­
flates-even withanAdvanced Airbag
System.
-The inflating airbagwillhitthechild
safety.seatorinfantcarrier withgreat
forceandwillsmashthechildsafetyseat
andchildagainstthebackrest,dooror
roof.
- Always installrear-facing child
safety
seatsontherearseat.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptional circumstan­
ces
andthePASSENCERAIRBACOFF
lightdoesnotcomeonandstayon, im­
mediatelyinstalltherear-facing child
safetyseatinarearseatingposition and
have
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
Audi dealer.
- Always readandheed all
WARNINGS
whenever usingachildrestrainedinave­
hicle
isbeing used~page103,Safety
belts,~page111,Airbagsystemand
~page133,Importantthingstaknow.
ChildSafety
than20lbs.(9kg)upto40lbs.(18kg)must
always beproperly restrainedinachildsafety
seatcertifiedfortheirsize andweight
~fig.121and~fig.122.
Theairbag onthepassengersidemakesthe
frontseatapotentiallydangerousplace fora
child
toride. Thefrontseatisnotthesafest
place for achildinaforward-facing childsafe­
tyseat.Ttisaverydangerousplace foranin­
fantoralargerchildinarearward-facingseat.