display AUDI A4 2017 Owner's Manual

Cockpit overview
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may indi·
cate that there is a malfunction in the eng ine. If
the indicator turns on , the catalytic converter
may be damaged.
Drive
with reduced engine performance (avoid
h ig h speeds for extended periods of time and/ or
fast acce leration) and have the malfunction cor­
rected. See an authorized Aud i dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Fac ility .
The electronic speed limiter may be faulty if the
indicator light turns on. For additional informa­
tion, refer to
¢ page 93, Electronic speed limit­
er .
The MIL indicator light may also turn on if the
fuel filler cap is not closed correctly
¢page 298.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig . 24 Locat ion of Data Link Connector (D LC)
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
signed a code . In case of a malfunction, the com­
ponent w ill be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MIL light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on-board fuel vapor recovery system .
If the light illuminates after a refuel ing, stop the
veh icle and make sure the fue l filler cap is prop­
erly closed (on ly vehicles with gasol ine engine)
¢page 298.
In order to make an accurate d iagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be disp layed using specia l diag­
nostic equipm ent (ge ne ric scan tool for OBD) .
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In order to connect the special diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the r ight of the hood
release
¢ fig. 24.
Your authorized Audi dea le r or qualified work­
shop can interpret the code and perform the nec­
essary repair.
_& WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per­
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or tur n on. They indicate functions or mal­
funct ions.
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Messages may appear with some indicator lights .
A warning signal will sound at the same time.
The ind icator lights and messages in the instru­
ment cluster disp lay can be covered by other dis­
plays. To show them again, select the second tab
with the multifunction steering wheel ¢page 12.
If there are several ma lfunctions, you can display
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some indicator lights in the display can display in
several colors.
& Central indicator lights
If
the . or Q indicator lig ht turns on, check
the message in the instrument cluster.
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you switch the ignition on. These sys ­
tems are marked with a ./ in the fo llow ing tables.
If one of these ind icator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunction in that system.
Your vehicle has e ither a monoch rome display or
a multicolored display, depending on vehicle
equipment . Some indicator lights appear white
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<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 a,
on a monochrome display. The. or u centra l
indicator light turns on at the same time to indi­
cate the priority of these ind icator lights.
Red indicator lights
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Central indicator light
c::> page26,
Aud i pre sense*
c::> page 10 7
USA models:
Brake system ../
c::> page 29
Canada models :
Bra ke system ../
c::> page 29
USA models:
Electromecha nical parking brake
c::> page 30
Canada models:
Electromechanica l parking brake
c::> page30
Cooling system
c::> page 31
E ng ine oi l pressure
c::> page 32
Eng ine oil level
c::> page 32
Generator
c::> page 31
Safety belt
c::> page 31
Electromechanical steering../
c::> page 13 7
Steering lock
c::> page 32
E ng ine start system
c::> page32
Transmission
c::> page 87
Adapt ive cruise control*../
c::> page 98
Congestion assist*
c::> page 104 Cockpit overview
Ad B lue*
c::> page 300
Ad Blue*
c::> page 300
Yellow indicator lights
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Central indicator light
c::> page 26
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l
(ESC)
c::> page 32
El ectronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ../
c::> page 32
Electronic Stabiliza tion Control
(ESC)
c::> page 13 5
Brake system
c::> page 33
USA models:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)../
c::> page 32
Canada models:
Anti-lock b raking system (ABS)../
c::> page 32
Safety systems ../
c::> page 33
USA models:
Brake pads
c::> page 33
Canada models:
Brake pads
c::> page 33
El ectromechanical parking brake
c::> page 30
T ire pressure
c::> page 335
Tire pressure
c::> page 335
Engine control
c::> page 33
Engine contro l (diese l engine)
c::> page 33
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Cockpit overview
(•) Electrical system: low battery charge. Plea se
turn on ignition
The start ing ability may be impaired.
If th is message turns off after a little while , the
battery charged enough while driving.
If the message does not turn off and stay off
when dr iv ing, have an authorized Aud i dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility repair the mal­
function .
~ Engine oil pressure
• Turn off engine. Oil pressure too low
Stop the eng ine and do not continue driving .
Check the engine oil leve l¢
page 308 .
- If the engine oil level is too low, add engine o il
c=>page 308. Only cont inue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
- If the engine oil leve l is correct and the indica­
tor light st ill turns on, turn the eng ine off and
do not continue driving. See an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility for as­
sistance .
(D Tips
The oil pressure warning is not an o il level in­
dicator . Always check the o il level regularly .
~ Engine oil level (MIN)
• Please add oil immediately.
Add engine o il immed iate ly ¢page 308 .
l!I Please add max. x qt (l) oil. You can contin­
ue driving
Add the maximum amount of oil indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢page 308.
~- Steering lock
• Steering : malfunction! Please stop vehicle
There is a malfunction in the elect ronic steering
lock . You cannot turn the ignition on.
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Do not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
steered. See an authorized Audi dealer or author­
i zed Audi Service Facility for assistance.
1!11 Steering lock: malfunction! Please contact
Service
There is a malfunction in the electron ic steering
lo ck.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
& WARNING
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal­
function in the electron ic steering lock -this
increases the risk of an accident .
-e Engine start system
• Engine start system: malfunction! Please
contact Service
-
Do not switch the ignition off, or you may not be
able to switch it back on.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
13 Engine start system: malfunction! Please
contact Service
There is a ma lfunction in the engine starting sys­
tem .
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
f;. ![J Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
If the Ii) ind icator light blinks while driving, the
ESC or ASR (ant i-slip regu lation) is actively regu­
l ating.
If the
DJ ind icator light turns on, the system has
switched t he ESC off . In t his case, you can switch
the ignit ion off and then on to switch the ESC on
again. The indicator light turns off when the sys-
tem is functioning fu lly. .,..

,&_ WARNING
After opening the luggage com partment lid
using the emergency release in vehicles with a
fixed rear seat backrest, make s ure the brack­
et under the rea r bench seat loc ks sec urely in ­
to the mounting eyelet again.
Child safety Lock
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The child safety lock prevents the rear doors
from being opened from the inside and the rear
power windows from be operated.
F ig. 38 Section of driver's door: co ntrols
Fi g. 39 Rear door: child safety lock
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"'To deactivate/ac tivate the power wi ndow
switch in the rear doo rs, press the @ button in
the driver's door
r=> fig . 38. The indicator light in
the button turns on/blinks.
"' To also deactivate/activate the inner door han­
dle, open the respective rear door and turn t he
key switch w ith the mecha nical key in the d irec­
t ion of the a rrow or opposi te the d irec tion of
t h e ar row
r=> fig. 39.
Message in the instrument cluster display
(81 Childproof catch: malfunction! Please con ­
tact Service
Open ing and closing
T he re is a ma lf u nction in the c hild safety lock.
Press th e @ button again .
If the me ssage s tay s on, dr ive immedia tely to an
a uth o rized Aud i de aler o r a uth o rized Aud i Serv ice
F acility to have the ma lf u n ction repaired .
,&_ WARNING
-Always take the ve hicl e key with yo u when
leavi ng the vehicle, even for a sho rt period
of t ime. This applies part icularly when chil­
dren remain in t he vehicle. Otherwise chil­
d ren cou ld start t he e ngine o r operate elec­
tr ica l equipment (such a s power windows) ,
which inc reas es t he risk of an ac cident.
-A ma lf u nction in the ch ild safety lock cou ld
allow the rear doors to be opened from the
i n si de, which inc reases the ris k of an acc i­
d ent.
Power window
Controls
The driver can control all power windows.
Fig. 40 Drive r's door: power w indow controls
All power window switc hes are equipped with a
two-stage fu nction:
Opening and clos ing the w indows
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"' To open or close the window comp letely, press
the switch down or pull the switch up briefly to
the second level. The operat ion will stop if the
sw itch is pressed/pulled again.
"' To select a pos it ion in between opened and
closed, p ress/p ull the switch to the first level
until the des ired w indow pos ition is reache d. ..,.
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Opening and clo sin g
You can switch the valet parking function on l )
when someone else is parking you r veh icle . When
the function is sw itched on, the vehicle can be
driven, locked and unlocked us ing the master
key, but access to the luggage compartment is not permitted .
.. Remove the mechan ica l key from the remote
control key¢
page 39 .
.. Open the glove compartment¢ page 64 .
.. Press the I VA LET I button to switch the valet
parking function on . The LED in t he button
turns on .
.,. lock the glove compartmen t with the mechani­
ca l key .
.. For vehicles with lockable pass-thro ugh and
lockable rear seat backrests : to secure the lug­
gage compartment from the veh icle interior as
well, lock the pass-through and the rear seat
backrest s using the mechanical key
¢
page 66 or¢ page 65.
.. Give your maste r key to the personnel who are
parking your ve hicle and keep the mecha nical
key.
The follow ing buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking funct ion is switched on:
- C::J button in the dr iver 's door
- C::J button on the remote control key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parki ng f unction is swi tched on,
the message Valet parking a cti va te d appears in
the instrument cluster display when you switch
the ignition on .
(l) Tips
Please note that the luggage compartment
c a n sti ll be accessed from t he vehi cle interior
in vehicles with fixed rear seat backres ts or
ones t hat cannot be locked, even when the
valet parking function is switched on .
l) This fun ctio n is not a vailab le in a ll coun tries.
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opene r (Horne Link)
F ig. 43 Ga rage doo r opene r: exa mples of usage fo r di ffer·
en t syste ms
With the garage door op ener (Homelink) , you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated i n the head­
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls .
To be able to operate systems using the garage door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people o r o b­
jects a re in the immediate area of the sys tem.
P eop le can be injured or property can be dam­
aged i f str uck when closing.
(D Tips
- For sec urity reasons, we recommend that
yo u clear the prog rammed but tons before
sell ing t he ve hicl e.
- For furthe r information rega rding Home­
link, refer to www.homelink .com.

-If you turn off the ignition while the exterior
lights are on and open the door, a warning
tone sounds.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
headlights , turn signals and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside. They will
clear shortly after switching them on. This
does not affect the service life of the light­
ing .
Turn signal and headlight lever
The lever operates the turn signals, the high
beams and the headlight flasher.
Fig. 46 T urn signal and high beam lever
Turn signals¢¢
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The turn signals activate when you move the lev­
er into a turn signal position when the ignition is
switched on.
@ -right turn signal
@ -left turn signal
The turn signal blinks three times if you just tap
the lever.
High beams and headlight flasher ~D
Move the lever to the corresponding position:
@-high beams on (vehicles with headlight assis­
tant*)
r=;, page 51
© -high beams off or headlight flasher
The
Ill indicator light in the instrument cluster
turns on.
Lights and Vision
A WARNING
-High beams can cause glare for other drivers,
which increases the risk of an accident . For
this reason, only use the high beams or the
headlight flasher when they will not create
glare for other drivers.
Headlight assistant
Applies to: vehicles wit h headlight assist
The headlight assistant automatically turns the
high beams on or off depending on the surround­
ing conditions .
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Fig. 47 Turn signal and high beam lever: turning headlig ht
ass ist on/off
A camera on the rearview mirror mount can de­
tect light sources from other road users. The high
beams switch on or off automatically depending
on the position of vehicles driving ahead and on­
coming vehicles, the vehicle speed and other en­
vironmental and traffic conditions.
Activating headlight assist
Requirement: the light switch must be set to the
AUTO position and the headlight assist must be switched on in the Infotainment system
r=;, page 52.
"'To activate the headlight assist, tap the lever
forward @. The
l!J indicator light appears in
the instrument cluster display and the high
beams are switched on/off automatically. If the
high beams were completely or partially
switched on, the
Ill indicator light turns on. Ill>
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Lights and Vi sion
Switching the h igh beams on/off manually
If th e h igh beams did no t swi tch on/off automat ­
ically as expec ted, you may sw itch them on or off
manually instead :
~ To swi tch the hig h beams o n manually, tap th e
l ever forw ard @ . The
Bl in di cator lig ht turns
on .
~ To switc h the hig h beams off manually , pull the
l ever back @. T he headlight assistant is deacti ­
vated.
Operating the headlight flasher
~ P ull t he leve r towar d the rear @ to ope ra te the
headlight flashers when the headlight ass ist is
activated an d the high beams a re switched off.
The head light assistant rema ins active.
Messages in the instrument cluster display
r!/1 Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own ­
er's manual
Headlight assist: malfunction! See owner' s
manual
Drive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected. You can still sw itc h t he
h igh beams on or off ma nually.
Headlight assist: currently unavailable. Camera
view restricted due to surroundings. See own­
er' s manual
The camera view is blocked, for example by a
sticker o r debr is .
The senso r is locate d between the interior rear­
view mir ror and the win dshield. Do not place any
sticke rs in th is area on the windshield.
A WARNING
Headlight assistant is only intended to assist
t he driv er. The dr iver is still r esp onsible for
cont ro llin g th e headl igh ts a nd may ne ed to
switch them on an d off manu ally depe ndin g
o n lig ht a nd visib ility con dition s.
It m ay be
necess ary to ope ra te them manually in s itu a­
tions such as :
- In ad verse we ather conditi ons such as fo g,
h eavy r ain, b low in g snow or sp rayin g wa te r.
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- On roads where oncomin g tra ffic may be
pa rtially obscured, such as expressways.
- W hen the re are roa d users that do not have
suff icient lighting, such as b icyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tig ht curves an d on steep h ills.
- In poorly li t areas.
- Wi th st ro ng ref le ctor s, such as s igns .
- If th e area of the w inds hield ne ar the sensor
is fogged over, di rty, icy or covered with a
s tick er.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
Th e functions are adjust ed in th e Infotainment
sys tem .
~ Select in the Infotainment system : IMENU! but­
t on
> Vehicle > left cont rol b utton > Vehicle
settings > Exterior lighting .
Automat ic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Au­
tomatic headlights
men u:
Acti vation time -you can adjust if the headlights
switch on
Early , Med or Late accord ing to the
sensit ivity of t he lig ht sensor.
Headlight assistant * -you can switch the hea d­
li ght assistant * on and off.
Entry/exit lighting
Whe n it is da rk , the Entry/exit lighting ill um i­
na tes the area a ro und t he vehi cle when unlo cki ng
the ve hicle an d after switc hing off the ig nitio n
and o pening the dr iver's door.
The
Entry/exit lighting only wo rks when i t is
d ar k and the light sw itch is in the
AUTO p osit io n.
Daytime running lights
USA models:
the dayti me r unning lig hts can be
swi tched on/off. Select
On or Off.
Canada models : this function ca nnot be switched
off . They act ivate automatically eac h time the ig ­
nit ion is switched on .

Lights and Vision
Interior lighting
Applies to: ve hicles w ith amb ient light ing
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU I but­
ton
> Vehi cle> left contro l bu tton > Vehicle
settings > Interior lighting.
The interior lighting turns on when you switch
the head ligh ts on while the igni tion is on .
Version 1
To adjust the brightness of individua l zones, se­
lect
Front brightness *, Door brightne ss or Foot­
w ell brightness .
Turn the control knob to the left
or to the right. Press the contro l knob to confirm
the br igh tness.
Version 2
Select and confirm one of the displayed profiles.
Individual: you can customize the brightness and
color of individual zones.
Press the right control button. Se lect and con­
fi rm one of the disp layed options. To change the
brightness or the color, turn the control knob to
the left or right . Press the control knob to con­
f irm the brightness or the color.
drive select : the interior and conto ur lighting col ­
or changes in drive se lect depending on these ­
lected driving mode in drive select*
¢ page 121.
To adjust t he brightness of other profiles, press
the contro l knob to confirm the profile again.
T urn the contro l knob to the left or to the right.
Press the control knob to confirm the brightness .
(D Tips
The setting is a utomatica lly stored and as­
signed to the remote control key that is be ing
used.
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Instrument illumination
The brightness of the instrument and display
lighting as well as the Head-up display* can be
adjusted.
ID __ ________ _.:g
Fig. 51 Ins trumen t ill umi nat ion
.,. Press the knob to release it .
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~
"° CD
.,. Turn the knob toward" -" or" +" to reduce or in­
crease the br ightness.
.,. Press the knob again to return it to its original
position.
(!) Tips
Depending on vehicle equipment, the instru­
ment illumination (needles and gauges) may
turn on when t he lig hts are off and the igni­
tion is switched o n. T he i llum ination for the
gaug es reduces automa tically and eve ntua lly
turn s off a s br igh tne ss ou tside increases. Thi s
f u nct io n remin ds the dr ive r to tur n the low
b eams on at the appropria te t ime.
Vision
Adjusting the outside mirrors
Fi g. 52 D river 's doo r: knob for the exter io r mirrors
Turn the knob to the des ired position:

.. To turn the compass on or off, press the button
@ until the compass in the mirror appears or
disappears.
The digital compass only works when the ign ition
is switched on. The direction is shown in abbrevi­
ated form:
N (North), NE (Northeast), E (East),
SE (Southeast), S (South), SW (Southwest), W
(West), NW (Northwest) .
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to: vehicles with digital compass
Lights and V ision
(D Tips
To p revent inaccurate compass readings, do
not br ing any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly for the compass to read accurately.
Fig. 58 Magnet ic zone map
.. Press and hold the button@¢ page 58, fig. 57
until the number of the set magnetic zone ap­
pears in the rearview mirror .
.. Press the button@repeatedly to select the
correct magnetic zone . The select ion mode
turns off after a few seconds. Calibrating the compass Applies
to: vehicles with digital compass
If the display is incorrect or inaccurate, the com­
pass must be recalibrated.
.. Press and hold the button @until a C appears
in the rearview mirror .
.. Dr ive in a circle at about 6 mph (10 km/h) until
a direction is displayed in the interior re arview
mirror. .,.
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To keep the rear window defogger on continuous­ly, press the
Qi!) REAR button longer than 3 sec­
onds. Th is is stored until the ignition is sw itched
off.
SYNC
Synchronizat ion
Use the rocker switch ® to select the fu nct ion .
When synchronization is switched on, the set­
tings for the driver's side are applied to the front
passenger's side and the rear (except for seat
heating/ventilation*). When the settings on the
front passenger's s ide or in the rear are changed,
the synchronization is automatically sw itched off
and
3-zone appears in the display .
SET REAR
function
Use the rocker switch ® to select the funct ion.
When the function is switched on, you can adjust
all settings for the rear using the climate control
system controls in the cockpit . The rear climate
control system controls can not be operated at
the same time. This function switches off a uto­
matically after a certain period of time or after
l eav ing the menu.
Air vents
You can open or close the center and rear vents in
the cockpit and the vents in the rear center con­
sole using the ridged thumbwheels. The levers
adjust the direction of the airflow from the vents.
The wide ve nt is opened and closed using the
rocker switch ®·
Residual heat
You can activate the residual heat funct ion when
the ignition is switched off by pressing the knob
(D. The res idual heat from the coolant is used to
h eat the vehicle inte rior. The residual heat fu nc­
tion switches off automatically after about 15
minutes .
A WARNING
-You should not use the recirculation mode
for an extended period of time since no
fresh a ir is drawn in. With the air-condition­
ing switched off, the windows can fog up,
wh ic h increases the r isk of an accident.
Warm and cold
-Individuals with reduced sensit ivity to pain
or temperature could develop burns when
using the seat heating function. To reduce
the risk of injury, these individuals should
not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in
the seats, do not knee l on the seats or place
heavy loads on a small area of the seat.
Basic settings
The climate control system basic settings are ac­
cessed in the Infotainment system.
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Air condi­
tioning
Automatic recirculation
When switched on, automatic rec irculat ion con­
trols the recircu lation mode automatically . You
must press the@
MAX button if fog forms on
the windows.
Automatic auxiliary heater*
T he auxi liary heater he lps to warm the vehicle in­
terior more quickly.
Steering wheel heating
Applies to: veh icles w ith stee ring w hee l heat ing
The steering wheel rim can be heated.
Fi g. 75 Steering whee l: steer ing whee l heating button
.,. Press the button to sw itch the steering wheel
heating on and off~-The message
Steering
wheel heating: on /Steering wheel heating: off
appears in the instrument cluster displa y. IJ,,
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