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Always check with your authorized Audi
deale r to make s ure you are using the
correct brake f luid. The correct type of
b rake fluid is a lso indicated on the
b rake fluid reservoir .
- The brake f luid must be new. Heavy use
of the brakes can cause a vapor lock if
the brake fl uid is left in t he system too
long. This ca n ser ious ly aff ect th e effi­
ciency of the bra kes a s well as yo ur
safety. This could resul t in an accid ent.
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Brake fl uid will damage the paint of your
ve hicle .
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper d isposa l
of brake flu id as we ll as the special tools
req uired and the necessa ry expert ise, we
recom mend tha t you have t he b rake fluid
changed by your aut hor ized Audi de aler.
Battery
General information
The batte ry in you r Audi does not need any
maintenance unde r
normal operating condi­
tions . Aud i recommends having the elect ro­
l y te level check by a n author ized Audi dealer
or author ized A udi Se rv ice F acili ty when there
a re
high outside tempe ra tur es or when dr iv ing
all day. The e lec trolyte level sho uld also be
checked each time the battery is charged
¢ page 225.
Have the bat tery c hecked w hen you br ing yo ur
ve hicl e in for an inspec tion. I t is a good idea
to re place the battery if it is mo re than 5 years
old .
D uring certa in types of a irbag deploymen ts,
t he bat tery is disconnected from the vehi cle
e lectrical system fo r safety reasons ~ &.
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Repair, care and disposal of the airbags on
page 162.
Checking and Fillin g 223
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehi cle fu nctions (such as power w in ­
dows) a re not ava ilable when the batte ry is
disco nnected . These fu nctions must be p ro­
grammed afte r the battery is reconnected . To
avo id hav ing to do this, only disconnect the
battery from the vehicle electrical system
whe n that is necessary to perform repairs .
To reprogram the functions, proceed as fo l­
lows:
Function Reprogramming
Power window one -¢ page 40, Correcting
touch up/down power window ma/-
function functions
Remo te control key If the vehicle does no t
or r
eact to the key, i t
convenience key must be synchronized
¢ page33
Dig ita l cl ock ¢pag e 10
ESC indicator light The indicator light
goes out after driv ing
a few meters
Not running the vehicle for long period s
of time
If you do not drive your vehicle fo r several
days or weeks, elect rical componen ts are
gradua lly reduc ed o r switched off. This re­
duces e nergy consumption and maintai ns the
vehicle 's ability to star t ove r a long per iod of
t ime ~
page 193. Some co nvenience func­
tions, s uch as in terior lighting or power sea ts*
may not work . These convenience functions
will be ava ilab le again once you switc h the ig­
nit ion on and sta rt the engine.
Winter operation
D uring the winte r mon ths, i t is common for
the battery capacity to dec rease as the tem ­
peratures become lower . This is because more
power is needed to start the vehicle and com ­
ponents such as the head lights and the rear
window defogger are used more frequently . .,..
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No. Equipment Ampere
Door/front passenger's side
F39 doors (for examp le, power
30
windows)
F40 Sockets 20
F41 Reversible front
passenger's
25
side safety belt tensioners
F42 Central locking components,
40
windshield washer system
F43 Headlights, light ing 30
F44 all wheel drive
15
F49 Starte
r, clutch sensor, head-
5
light re lay coil
FS3 Rear window defogger 30
The power seats* are protected v ia
ci rc uit
b reaker s
that automatically sw itch on after a
few seconds after the overload has been re­
duced.
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Note that the following table was accurate
at the time of print ing and is subject to
change.
Left engine compartment fuse
assignment
F ig. 193 Engine compartme nt: fuse assignment
No.
Fl
F2
F3
F4
F5
F6
F7
F8
F9
FlO
F ll
F12
Fl3
FlS
F l 6
F l 7
Fl8
F19
F20
F22
F23
F24
F3 1
F32
Fu se s and bulb s 2 71
Equipment Ampere
E5C contro l modu le 40
ESC contro l modu le 40
Engine control module (gas-
15/30
oli ne/d iesel)
Engine cooling, eng ine com-
ponents, auxiliary heater 5/10
coi l relay (1+2), secondary
air injection pump relay
Engine components, tank 7.5/10/
system 15
Brake light sensor 5
Engine components, wa ter 7.5/10/
pumps 15
Oxygen sensor
10/15
Engine compone nts, ex-
haust door, glow time con- 5/10/20
tro l module, SU LEV valve
Fuel injectors, fuel control
15/20
module
Auxiliary heater heating ele- 40
ment 2
Auxilia ry heater heat ing ele-
40
ment 3
Automat ic transmiss ion con-
15/30
t ro l module
Horn 15
Ignit ion coil 5/20
ESC contro l module, engine
7.5
control module
T ermina l 30 (reference volt-
5
age)
Windsh ie ld wipers
30
Horn 10
Termina l 50 diagnosis
5
Starter 30
Auxilia ry heater heat ing ele-
40
ment 1
Vacuum pump 15
L E D head lights 5

288 Index
Centra l indicator light .... .. .. .. .... . . 1 3
Central locking ............. ... .. .... 3 1
Ce ntr al loc king switch ..... .. .. .... .. 35
Conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 37
Folding the exterior mirrors .. .... .. .. 36
Luggage compartment lid .. .. .. .... . . 38
p . d ower win ows ........... ... .... . . 39
Remote control key ....... .. .. .. .. .. 33
Safety central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Setting .. ................. ...... ..
36
Certification ............. ... .. .... . 285
Changing a wheel ................... 263
Changing engine oil ........ .. .. .. .. . 219
Checking
Tire pressure ..... ......... ... .... .
240
Child restra ints
Danger of us ing c hild restra ints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Where can I get addit ional information
about child restraints and their use? ..
187
Ch ild restra int system anchors ... .. ... 183
Child safety .... ............. .. .... . 169
Convertible lo cking retractor .. .. .. ... 180
Important safety instructions for using
ch ild safety seats .............. ....
173
Important things to know when driving
with ch ildren .....................
169
Tether anchors .................... 185
Tether straps . ........... .... .... . 185
Child safety lock
Power wi ndows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Ch ild safety seats ............ .. .. .. . 175
Booster seats ............ .. .. .... . 178
Convertible child seats .......... .. . 176
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 180
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ .. .. .. .. .
173
Infant seats ...................... 175
Install ing .. .. ... ..... ..... .. .. .. . 180
Installing a child restraint using the
L ATCH system .... ..... ... .. .. .... .
185
LATCH system .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 185
Lower anchorages ............ .... . 184
Mount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook .. ... ................... ... .
185
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat .. 17 5 Cleaning
Cleaning/removing ice from windows
.. .
Cleaning Alcantara . ... .......... .. . .
204
206
207
Cleaning artificial leather ......... .... 20 7
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Cleaning contro ls .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 207
Cleaning decorative parts/trim ........ 206
Cleaning displays .. ............. .... 207
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes .... ... .. .. 205
Cleaning plastic pa rts ............... . 206
Cleaning rims ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 205
Cleaning seat covers ............. .. .. 20 7
Cleaning textiles . .. .......... ....... 207
Cleaning the tail lights . .. ..... ... .. .. 205
Cleaning th e wind deflector ........... 206
Climate control system
Key recogni tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Climate control system (automatic)
Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73 , 74
Air distrib ution, air vents ..... ... .. .. . 73
Audi drive select .. ... ...... .... .. .. 107
AUTO (climate control system) ....... . 72
B lower ....... .................... 73
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Defrost ing the windsh ie ld .......... .. 73
Rea r window defogger .......... .... . 74
Recirc ulat ion mode ............ .... . 73
Setting the temperatu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
synchronizing .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 73
Climate control system (manual)
Adjusting air vents ... .......... .
71, 7 4
Adjus ting the temperature ........... 71
Air distrib ution, air vents ...... .... .. . 71
B lowe r ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 71
Defrosting windows ..... .... ... .. .. . 71
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window defogger .......... .. .. . 74
Recirculation mode ............ .... . 72
Clock . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 10
Clos ing
Hood . .... .... .. ............. ....
216
Windows . .. .. .. .... ......... .... . 38
Closing/opening
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the central locking switch ..... .. .
35
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the door lock ........... .... .. . 35

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Fastening
Booster seats .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 178
Convertible c hild safety seats . . . . . . . . 176
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Fl oor m ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . .. .. .. ... ... 49
F olding the exterior mirrors
Center locking . ....... ... .. .. .... .. 36
F old ing the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Foot pedals ...... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 131
F ootwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
For the sake of the environment Fue ling .. .. ............. .... .. ... 2 12
L eaks .. .. .. .... ......... .. .. .. ... 2 15
Rear window defogger .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Front airbags Descr ipt ion . .. ........ ...... ... ... 150
H owtheywork ........... .. .. .. .. . 156
Fronta l co llisions and t he laws of physics 139
Fr ont armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
F ront passenge r's door emergency locking 3 7
Front seats
Adju sting .. ............. .... .. ... 128
C hi ld restra ints in the front seat . .. .. . 148
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 66
Fu el
Addit ives . .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ... 210
Blended gasoline ......... .. .. .. .. . 210
Current consumpt io n ...... .. .. .. .. .. 27
Fue l filler neck ........ .... ... ... .. 211
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
F uel tank capac ity . .... ... .. .. .. .. . 280
Gasoline additives ........ .. .. .. .. . 211
I ndic ator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Octane rating .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 210
Recommendation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 210
Saving fue l .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 107
F ue l economy messages (eff iciency pro -
gram) . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. 29
Fue ling
F uel filler door emerge ncy release . .. . 213
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F ue l tank capac ity ........ .. .. .. .. . 280
Openi ng the fuel filler do or . .. .. .. .. . 21 2
Inde x 291
Fuses
Assignment ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 270
Interior ... .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 269
replacing .... .. ................... 269
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Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Gas d ischa rge lamps ................. 272
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 230
G love compar tment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
CD changer . ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 65
G ross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 279
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Head light range control system ........ 49
Ind icator light ... .. .. .. ...... .... .. 24
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51
He ad lig hts
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 05
Head lights
Head light range control system ....... 49
L eft hand dr ive, r igh t h and dr ive . . . . . . . 52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Washe r reservo ir ... .. ... ..... ... .. 227
Head restraints .. ... .... ... ......... 130
adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 63
Adjust ing . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 130
removi ng an d insta lling ......... .... . 63
Heated exter ior mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rea r window . .. .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. 74
Seats ..... .. .. ................... . 74
W ashe r no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S3
Heavy clothing and safety be lts ... .... . 141
Hex socket . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 261
Hig h voltage warn ing label . .... .. .. .. 279
Hig hway light . .. ................... . SO
Hill des cent con tro l ............... .. 114
Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Hill ho ld assist
refer to Hill hold . .. ............... . 84
Hor n .... .... .. .... ... .......... .. .. 8
How are child restraint system anchors re -
lated to ch ild safety .. ... ... ......... 183
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 154
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How often should I check my tire pres -
sures? . ..... ... ............. ..... .
241
How safety belt pretensioners work ... . 144
Hydroplaning ................. .... . 248
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Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
switching on and off (with button) ..... 78
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ignition lock mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Important things to do before driving .. 126
Improperly worn safety belts ....... .. . 144
Indicator lights ...................... 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . .. ............. .. .. .. ...
186
Instrument cluster ......... .... .... .. 10
Instruments .... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 10
Adjusting the lighting ......... .. .... 53
Interior lighting .............. ..... .. 52
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 53
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Jump-starting
Jump start cables 273
274
K
Key
..... .... ................ ..... .. 31
Checking the number ....... ... .... .. 31
Driver messages (mechanical ignition
key) . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... ..
81
Driver messages (with convenience key) . 81
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. .. 33
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . .
33, 34, 35
Key recognition
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kick-down Automatic transmission ... .. .. .....
115
Knee airbags .... .. ............. .... 163
Description . ..... ................ . 163
How they work ... ................ . 164
Important safety instructions ........ 165
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist ........... . 99
LATCH ... .. .. .. .. ............. .. ..
183
Description .. .. .. .. .............. . 184
Installing a child restraint ........ ... 185
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ..... .... .. .. ........... ....
185
Launch Control-Program (automatic t rans-
m1ss1on) ....... .. .. .............. .
116
Leather care/cleaning ............... . 207
Leaving home .................... .. .
51
LED headlights
All-weather lights ................ .. 49
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Lifting jack . .... ............... .... 266
Lifting vehicle . .. .. .. ........... .. .. 277
Light adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Adjusting automatic headlights ...... .
51
Coming/Leaving home .......... .... . 51
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) .... ...... . 49
Headl ight flasher .... .......... .. .. .
51
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, 51
Highway light .... ................ .. SO
Low beams . ..... ................ .. 49
Parking light .................... .. . 49
Switching daytime running lights on and
off . .. ... ... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .
52
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Light/rain sensor
Headlights .... .. ................. . 49
Indicator light ... ............. .....
24
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ..... . 53
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Lights
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Headlight range control system ... ... . 49
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52

29 4 Index
Parking brake .......... ... .. .. .... .. 82
Emergency braking function . ..... .. .. 84
Indicator light ............ ... .... .. 19
Parking .. ............... ........ .. 83
Power supply failure .............. .. 82
Setting/releasing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting from a stop ...... .. .. .. .. . . 83
also refer to Parking brake ........... 82
Parking light ... ............ ... .... .. 49
Park ing system
Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone ... 125
C leaning the rearview camera ..... .. . 122
Malfunction .............. ... .... . 125
Parking system plus ................ 120
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear parking system ........... .... 120
Rearview camera .......... .... ... . 121
also refer to Park ing systems . . . 120, 121
Parking systems ............ ... .... . 119
Park ing (automatic transmission) . 112, 113
Parts replacement ............. .. ... 284
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... . 159
Pedals .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 131
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Physica l principles of a frontal collis ion . 139
Polishing .. .. ... .... ...... ...... .. . 206
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Poll utant filter ...................... 70
Power seat adjustment ............... ..... 61
W indows .. .......... ......... .. .. 38
Power top ..... ............ ... .... .. 41
Cleaning . ... ... .......... ... .. ... 206
Closing .. .. ................ ... .... 41
Conven ience closing ............ ..... 42
Conven ience opening ................ 42
E mergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
General informat ion ................ 41
Malfunction .............. ... .... .. 43
Messages .. ................ ..... .. 43
Opening ... ................ ..... .. 41
Power top storage compartment .. .... 43
Wind deflector ............ ... .... .. 44
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . 39
Malfunction .............. ... .... .. 40 Pregnant
women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Pre sense ........................... 95
Bas ic (description) ............. .... . 95
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93, 97
Front (description) ................ .. 95
General information ............ ... . 95
General Information ........... .. .. . 87
Settings .......................... 97
Warnings ....... ................. . 96
Pressure (tires) .... ................ . 259
Proper occupant seating positions ..... 127
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Proper seating position Front passenger .. ................ . 128
Occupants ..... .. .. .............. . 127
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Protecting .. .. .. .. ............. .... 206
Protection mat
refer to Revers ible mat ............ .. 69
Q
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? 139
R
Radiator fan
221
Radio clock
refer to Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Rain/light sensor Headlights ...... ............. ..... 49
Indicator light ... ............. .... . 24
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) ...... 53
Switching on and off ................ 53
Range (tank contents) .............. .. 27
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid .. .. . 38
Rea r light
Indicator light ... ................ .. 24
Rearv iew camera
refer to Park ing systems 120,121
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror ... ... .... ........ .. . 56
Rearview mirror dimming ........ ... .. 56
Rear window defogger ................ 74