fog light AUDI A4 2017 User Guide

Check ing and F illing
right brake fluid and the know -how to do this for
you.
A WARNING
- Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed orig inal container out of
the reach of chi ldren!
- B rake failure can resu lt from old or inappro­
pr iate brake flu id. Observe these precau­
t ions:
- Use on ly brake fluid that mee ts SA E speci ­
fi cation) 17 0 3 and confo rms to Fede ral
Motor Ve hicle Standard 116. Always check
wit h your authorized Audi dealer to make
sure you are using the correct brake fluid.
The cor rect type o f brake fluid is a lso indi­
cated on the brake fluid reservoir.
- The brake fluid must be new. Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake flu id is left in the system too long.
This ca n ser iously affect t he efficiency of
the bra kes as well as your safety. This
could result in an acc ident.
{U) Note
Brake fluid w ill damage the pa int of yo ur vehi­
cle.
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
brake flu id as we ll as the special tools re­
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec­
ommend tha t you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi d ealer.
Battery
General information
Unde r normal operating conditions, the battery
i n your Audi does not need any maintenance.
W ith
high outs ide temperat ures o r long da ily
d rives we recommend that you have the electro­
lyte leve l checked by an a uth orized Audi dea le r or
qua lified wor kshop. The e lectroly te leve l should
a lso be checked each time the batte ry is ch a rged
¢ page 314.
312
Have t he battery chec ke d when yo u take yo ur ve ­
hicle in for service . You are we ll advised to re­
place a battery that is o lder than 5 yea rs .
With ce rta in types o f airbag deployment, t he
b atte ry is disconnected from the veh icle elect ri­
ca l system for safety reasons ¢.&
in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 268.
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some ve hicl e fu nctions (power window regula ­
tors, for examp le) are lost if the batte ry te rm i­
nals a re disconnected . These f unc tions have to be
relearned after the battery term inals are con­
nected again . To p revent this, the battery should
o nl y be disconnected from the vehicle electrical
system when absolute ly necessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not d rive yo ur vehicle ove r a period of
severa l days o r weeks, electr ica l components are
grad ua lly cut back or switched of f. T his reduces
energy consumpt ion and maintains start ing ca­
pability over a longer period ¢
page 138.
Some of the convenience functions may not oper­
ate, such as the inter ior lights or the power seat
adjustment . The convenience functions will be
available again w hen you turn on the ignit io n and
start the eng ine .
Winter operation
Dur ing the winte r months, battery capacity tends
to decrease as tempe ratures drop. This is be ­
ca use more power is also consumed while start­
i ng, and t he headlights, rear w indow defogger,
etc ., are used more often.
Avo id unnecessary powe r consumption, partic u­
l a rly in city traffic or when traveling o nly short
distances . Let your author ized Audi dealer check
the capacity of the vehicle battery before win ter
sets in ¢
page 314 . A well charged battery will
n ot only p reve nt sta rting prob lems when the
we ather is co ld , but will also last longer.
@ Tips
I f yo ur vehicle is left sta nding for several
weeks at extreme ly low te mpera tures, th e ve-
h icl e b att ery should be re mo ved and store d
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avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative part .s/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts .
- Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing .
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight .
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi­
ately- these could damage the paint.
- Displays/instrument cluster
- The displays/instrument cluster and the
trim surrounding them must not be
cleaned with dry cleaning methods be­
cause they could be scratched.
- Make sure that the instrument cluster is
switched off and has cooled off before
cleaning it.
- Make sure no fluids enter the spaces be­
tween the instrument cluster and the
trim, because that could cause damage.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web­ bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
Care and cleaning
have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc . when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat .
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam­
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers .
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed .
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi­
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve­
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
(D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
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Fuses and bulbs
Driver's side cockpit fuse assignment
Fig . 27 2 Driver side cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket
Fuse panel
No . Equipment
2 Te lephone
4 Head-up display
5 Audi mus ic interface
6 Front cl imate co ntro l system co ntro ls
7 Steering column lock
8 Infota inment sys tem display
9 Instrument cl uster
10 Info ta inment unit
11 Light switch
12 Steering col umn elec tronics
14 Infotainment system
16 Steer ing wheel hea ting
354
left luggage compartment fuse
assignment
Fig. 27 3 Left side of the luggage compartment: fuse panel
w ith plastic clip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
2 Windshie ld defroster
3 W indshie ld defroste r
5 Suspension control
6 Automat ic t ransmiss io n
7 Rear window defogge r
8 Rear seat heat ing
9 Tail lights
10 L eft sa fety belt tensioner
11 Cent ral locking
12 E lectric luggage comp artment lid
Fuse panel ® (red)
No. Equipment
No t assigned
Fuse panel © (brown )
No. Equipment
2 Telephone
3 L umbar support

Index
Lifting points (vehicle jack) 347
Light/rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I ntermittent mode (w indshield w ipers) . . . 56
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Lights Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Entry/exit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
H eadlight assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
H eadlight range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
H igh beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I nterior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
L ow beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Listening to music
refer to Media .. ................ 209,217
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 242
Locking/unlocking On the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L uggage compartment
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Socket... .. .. ............... ........ 64
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . 242
Luggage compartment lid Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Motion-activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L umbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
374
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Maintenance i nterval ... ........ ... .. .. 316
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 25
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Map Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Matrix LED headlights
Headlight assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... 209,217
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 147
Memory capac ity
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Jukebox ... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 211
Memory card SD card reader (MMI) .. ............. .. 210
Supported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 229
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Mirror Compass.. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 58
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirrors Adjusting the outside mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Dimming .. .... .. .. .. ............. .. . 55
MM I
refer to Multi Media Interface. . . . . . . . . . 141
MM I search
refer to Free text search . ......... 149, 219
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 265

Index
Parking system
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . 125, 126
P a rking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
M alf unct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2
P a rking system p lus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
P eripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pe riphe ral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rea r parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Particu late filter (Diesel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Pa rts replaceme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Pass-throug h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
P ASSEN GER AIR BAG ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Paths (Owner's Manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
P e d als . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pe rsonal ro ute assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Pe rsonal W i-F i hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Phone book
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
P hys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal collision . . . 246
P icture format (v ideo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
P layback (med ia) .................. ... 217
Pl aylis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Point of interes t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
also refer to Point of inte rest . . . . . . . . . . 190
P olishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Pollutant fi lter (climate control system) . . . . 68
Power window Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 46
P ower wi ndows
M alf u nct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Predict ive efficiency assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Pregnant women Special cons iderations when wear ing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
P reheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107, 108
City . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Collision avo idance ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
D river mess ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 11
376 Front . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Turn assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Prese nta tion mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
P resets list
refer to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Progra m guide
Radio . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... .. 205
P rogramming bu ttons (multifunction stee ring
whee l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Prompt
refer to Command (voice recognition sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Proper occ upant seat ing positions . . . . . . . 237
P roper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Occupants ........ ... ..... .......... 237
Rear passe ngers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Q
quatt ro (all whee l drive) .... . .. .... ... .. 137
Se lective wheel torque cont rol . . . . . . . . . 134
Quest ion
Wh at h appens to unbe lted o ccupan ts? 246
R
Radio ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 204
Addi tional station informatio n . . . . . . . . . 206
P resets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 7
Radio text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Station list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Rain/ light sensor
Hea dlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Intermit ten t mode (winds hield wipers) . . . 56
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Random playback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Range ( tank leve l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO

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Rear lid
Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
also refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . 43
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
refer to Audi Entertainment mobile
Rear seats 217
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Reception area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Recirculation mode (climate control system) 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 300
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Remote control Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 48
also refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Personali zation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote locking/unlocking
Audi connect Vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 346
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 243, 244
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Res idual heat (climate control system) . . . . . 71
Restart
(MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Right control button. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Index
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Roof Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Running direction (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
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Safe driving habits
Safety 236
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cargo .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 242
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 250
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 250
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245, 248
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Safety belt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Special considerations for pregnant wom- en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
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