tires AUDI A4 2018 Owner's Guide

Emergency assistance
CJ) Note
When removing or installing the whee l, the
r im could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work ca ref ull y and have a second pe r­
son help you.
@ Tips
- When mounting tires w ith unidirectional
tread design
ma ke s ure the t read pattern is
po inted the r ight
way ¢ page 366.
-The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for d irt and cor ros ion on the
mating s urfaces of both the wheel and the
h ub. Remove all dirt from t hese surfaces be­
fo re re mo unt ing th e wheel.
Unidirectional tires
A unid irec tional tire p rofile is ident ified by a rrows
th at poin t in the run nin g dir e cti on o n the tire
sidewall. You mus t always a dhere to the speci ­
fied running d irec tion. This is necessary ens ure
the t ire's optim um perfo rmance in regar d to a d­
hes ion, r unning noise, fr iction and hydrop la ning.
T o be nefi t fu lly fro m the adv ant ages of the uni­
d irect ional tire des ign, you sho uld replace faulty
tires as soon as possi ble an d restore the correct
r u nning di rect io n on all of the tires.
Finishing
.,. Reinstall the caps on the whee l bolts if neces­
sary .
.,. Store the vehicle tool kit in its designated
place .
.,. If the re m oved whee l does not fi t in the spa re
whee l we ll, store it se cur ely in t he luggage
com partmen t¢ page 2 59.
.,. Check the tire press ure on the ins talled whee l
as soon as possible.
.,. Co rrect the tire p ressure and store it in the I n­
fota inment system
¢ page 353 .
.,. The wheel bo lt tightening specification must be
90 ft lbs (120 Nm) . Check it as soon as poss ible
with a torq ue wrenc h. Dr ive ca refully unt il t hen .
.,. Have th e faulty wheel rep laced as quic kly as
poss ible.
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(D Tips
-If you not ice that t he w heel bo lts a re cor­
rode d and difficult to tur n while changing a
t ir e, t hey s hou ld be replaced befo re yo u
check the t ightening torque.
- Drive at red uce d speed unti l yo u have the
t ightening to rques checked.
· Notes on wheel changing
Please read t he informat ion¢ page 341 if yo u
are going to use a replacemen t tire which is d if­
ferent from the tires on yo ur vehicle .
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are cor rectly tightened at a torque of
90
ft lbs (120 Nm) .
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
tightening torque .
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi ­
ble. Remount the wheel cover .
Until then, dr ive with e xtra care and at reduced
speeds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle wi th
t ires or r ims which diffe r from those which
we re fac to ry insta lled , th en be su re to read
t he
informa tion ¢ page 341.
- Always make sure the damage d w heel or
ev en a fla t tire and the jack* an d tool kit are
p ro p erl y se cured in t he lug gage com part ­
me nt an d ar e no t lo o se in the pas senge r
c o mp artme nt.
- I n an ac cident or su dde n man euver they
co uld fl y forw ard , injur ing an yone i n t he ve ­
hicle.

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-Always store damaged wheel, jack* and
tools securely in the luggage compartment.
Otherwise, in an accident or sudden maneu­
ver they could fly forward, causing injury to
passengers in the vehicle.
Space-saving spare tire
App lies to: ve hicles with space-saving spare t ire (co mpact
spare tire)
The spare tire is intended for short -term use on ­
ly. Have the damaged tire checked and replaced,
if necessary, by an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility as soon as possible.
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire . The compact spare tire has
been designed specifically for your type of vehi­
cle. Do not replace it with the spare tire from an­
other type of vehicle.
The compact spare tire is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo f loor cover
c::>page360.
The tire pressure must be 61 PSI (420 kPA).
Snow chains
For technical reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is not permitted.
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fails, mount the spare t ire in place of a rear
tire. Install the snow chains on the rear tire that
you removed, and insta ll that in place of the
front tire that failed.
A WARNING
-After installing a spare tire, the tire pres­
sure must be checked as soon as possible.
-Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with a compact spare tire. Driving faster
than that increases the risk of an accident.
-T o reduce the risk of an accident, avoid full­
thrott le acceleration, heavy braking, and
fast cornering with the compact spare tire.
-To reduce the risk of an accident, never drive
with more than one compact spare tire.
-Normal summer or winte r tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim.
Emergency assistance
Collapsible spare tire
Applies to: vehicles with collapsible spare tire
The collapsible spare tire is intended for short­
term use only . Have the damaged tire checked
and rep laced, if necessary, by an authorized A udi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility as soon
as possible.
There are some restrictions on the use of the co l­
l apsible spare tire. The collapsible spare tire has
been designed spec ifically for your type of vehi­
cle. Do not replace it with the collaps ible spare
t ir e from another type of vehicle .
The co llapsible spare tire is located in the lug­
gage compartment under the cargo floor cover.
Requirement: the vehicle too l kit
c::> page 360 and
the compressor must be laid out .
Removing
"' Remove the cargo floo r cover c::> page 360,
fig. 279.
"' Turn the handwheel counter-clockwise and re-
move it.
"' Remove the co llapsible spare tire.
You must inflate the collapsible spare tire be­
fo rehand in order to use it.
Inflating
"' Remove the valve cap from the collapsible
spare tire.
"'Tighten the comp ressor hose on the collapsible
spare tire valve.
"'Connect the comp ressor hose to a vehicle soc k­
et and switch it on .
"'Let the compressor run until the specified value
on the tire pressure sticker is reached
c::> page 344, fig. 277 c::>(D.
"'Screw the valve cap back onto the valve.
Returning to storage
"'R emove the valve cap to drain the air .
"'Wait severa l hours before placing the collapsi­
ble spare tire in the spare wheel well. Only then
w ill it fold down comp letely so that you can
store it securely .
"' Then screw the valve cap back onto the valve . ..,_
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Emergency assistance
"'Secure the collapsible spare tire with the hand -
whee l.
"'Fo ld the cargo floor cover back into p lace.
Snow chains
Using snow chains on the collapsible spare tire is
not permitted for technical reasons.
If you have to drive with snow chains and a front
tire fa ils, mount the collapsible spare tire in
p la ce of a rear tire. Insta ll the snow cha ins on the
rear tire that you removed, and install that in
p lace of the front tire that failed.
A WARNING
-
- Only use the collapsible spare tire in emer ­
gencies and drive very carefully, especially if
it is more than six years old .
- The compressor and the hose can become
very hot during operation which increases
the risk of burn injuries.
- After installing a collapsible spare tire, the
t ir e pressure must be checked as quickly as
poss ible to reduce the risk of an acc ident.
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/h)
with a collapsible spare tire. Driving faster
than that increases the risk of an accident .
- Avoid full-throttle acceleration, heavy brak­
ing, and fast cornering with the collapsible
spare tire, because this increases the risk of
an accident .
- Never drive using more than one collapsible
spare tire, because this increases the risk of
an accident.
- Normal tires or winter tires must not be
mounted on the collaps ible spare tire rim.
«J:) Note
The compressor must be switched off after 12
minutes at the most to reduce the risk of
overheating . Let the compressor cool down
for several minutes before using it again.
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@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- Always observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
rat e. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re­
straint system including airbag modules
safety be lts with pretens ioners are scrap­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authori zed Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi vehicles that are constructed w ith advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Audi Space Frame), and/or Alu­ minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir drivers .
Therefore, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repair , restoration , or reconstruction wi ll be
restricted , or parts will be unava ilable, if the ve­
hicle is not repaired at an a uthorized Audi colli­
sion repair facility. This includes but is not limit­
ed to structura l parts which require specialized
training and equipment to restore their crash ­
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and
passive safety.
Consumer Inf ormation
This safety could be compromised by non-ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, please observe the fol­
lowing points when install ing additional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs also have the necessa ry facilities,
tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
A WARNING
-Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li­
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones . Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
9poge 323.
(D Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add -on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per­
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in seve re damage to your vehi­
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le .
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com­
ply with these stipulations .
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A
A/C MAX (button) ................ .... .. 78
A/C (button) ... .. . ..... ..... ... ... .. . 77
ABS .. .. ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 146
Accessories 68 ,385
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . .
355
also refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . 125
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cleaning sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Distance indicator and distance warning . 118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Predictive control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AdBlue .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 319
Messages
Additional accessories
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate
control)
. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. ..
Adjusting the sound ............ .. .. .. .
319
385
78
252
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 271
Airbag system . ................. .. 271,291
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 278
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Components (front airbags) .. ..... ... .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat ................ .
D. l 1sposa ... .. ............... .. .. .. .
Front airbags . .. ........... .. .. .... .
H ow do the front airbags work? ....... .
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together ........ .. .. .... .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system .... .. ..... ..... .. .... .
Indicator light ............ ...... ... .
Knee airbags .. ............ ...... ... .
Monitoring . .. ............. .. .. .... .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .. .
Repairs .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .
278
272
286
276
281
278
280
289 283
287
283
283
286
Index
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
When must the system be inspected? 283
Air pressure
Tires ..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. ..
344
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 360
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
All wheel drive
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
also refer to quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 233, 234
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface . .. ..
Anti -freeze
Windshield washer system ........... .
Anti- lock braking system
refer to ABS ..... .. ................ .
Anti-Slip Regulation
refer to ASR ... .. .................. .
Apple CarP lay
refer to Aud i smartphone interface ... ..
Arrow view
ASR
Audi active lane assist Messages
Audi connect emergency call and service ..
Online roadside assistance .......... . .
Audi connect vehicle contro l ........... .
Parking location .. .................. .
Remote locking and unlocking ..... .. . .
Vehicle status report ............... . .
246
332 146
146
246 23
146
125
127
202
203
198
199
199
199
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . . . . . 188, 195
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Services overview ' .. ................ .
Starting ...... .. .. ................ .
Audi drive select
... .. ............. .. ..
Audi Entertainment mobile ...... ... .. . .
Audi music interface
.................. .
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi .... .. ............... . .
Audio files
. . .... .. .. ............... . .
Audio player
B luetooth audio player .............. .
Wi-Fi audio player . ................. .
Audio track
189
189
133
235
233
231
236
230
231
239
387

Index
Rearview camera
re fer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 137, 138
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rear window sh ade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
REAR (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recircu lation mode (automatic climate con-
t rol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refueling ....... ........... ........ .. 317
Fuel filler door emergency release 319
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 52
Remote locking and unlocking
Audi connec t vehicle control . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Removing the caps (wheel bolts) . . . . . . . . . 363
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Replacing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 63
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 261, 262
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Residual heat (automatic climate control) . . 79
Resta rt (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Reverse gea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Reversible cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ..... .. .. .... ... ... ..... .. .. .. . 349
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 85
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95
Roof emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
396
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 4
also ref er to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Route guidan ce
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Running direc tion (tires)
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 366
254
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
P edal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
T ele phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 268
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 268
Safety belt pretensioner Serv ice and d isposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263, 266
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
Danger to passengers who do not w ear a
saf ety b elt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Fas tening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . .
306
Special considerat ions for pregnant wom -
en .......... ..... .. ............... 268
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Worn p roperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 285
Saving fuel Energy consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Index
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Sport view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Stabilization program
refer to ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
S T ART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 86
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
L ocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
also refer to Electromechanical steering 150
Steering wheel Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
also refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15, 16
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 348
Stopover (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Stored stations
refer to Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Streaming
refer to Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Street View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 91
Subtitles (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Subwoofer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sunshade Rear window/rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Swap call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Switching tabs
refer to Multifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, lS, 16
Switching the ignition on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
398
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16S
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
also refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S
SYNC (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
System settings (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System update (MMI) ... ............... 251
System volume 252
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Tail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
TOI clean diese l
refer to Ad Blue... .. .. ............... 319
Technical data ...... ... ............... 379
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Dialing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Options during a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Outside temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Tether strap .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 312
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 261
Tightening specification Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
Tightening specification (wheel bolts) . . . . 366
Time ......... ... ... ............. ... 248
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 361
Tires....... .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... .. 334
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
R eplacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 351,352
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Tire pressure (trailer towing mode) . . . . . . 99
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336, 366
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 351

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N .... 0 0
3 co
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading termino logy . 336
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 347
TMC
refer to T raffic information ... .. .. .... . 219
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 252
T ool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
To rn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
touch
refer to MMI touch
T owing
Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 158
376
3 76,377
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 352
T raffic information ............. .. . 219, 220
Traff ic messages ............... .. .. .. . 215
T raffic sign recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Trailer mode (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Trai ler tow ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Pa rking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
T rave l guide
refer to Travel (travel gu ide) . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trave l (trave l guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Treble (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Trunk lid Trunk escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
T ur n assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
T urn signa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
u
ULSD No. 2 (D iesel fue l) ......... .. .... . 316
Unfasten ing safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Uniform t ire quality grad ing ........ ... . 351
Unlock ing/ lock ing
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
W ith the lock cyli nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Updating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
USB s tick
refer to Audi music in terface . . . . . . . 233, 234
Ind ex
V
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Out of serv ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Winter operat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
V ehicl e control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
L ift ing po ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Vehicle status report Audi connect vehicle contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle tool ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
VIEW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Voice guidance
refer to M ultifunction
steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 15, 16
Vo ice mail
Vo ice recognit ion system ............. . .
Commands .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. . .
External ........ .. ................ . 183
168
169
173
Mult ifunct ion steering whee l . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
vv
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Washing matte finish pa int . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Web rad io . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
399

Index
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
267
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 264
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Wheel replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 336
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 352
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 265
When must the airbag system be inspected? 283
Where are lower anchorages located?
310
Wi-Fi
Audi music stream .. .......... .... ...
231
Audio player .. ... ............ .... .. . 231
Hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
also refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Windows
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
356
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windshield Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 60, 332
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Winter operation
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
354
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Removing ice from w indows . . . . . . . . . . .
356
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
350
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Vehicle battery .... ........... .... ... 331
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
400
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
z
Zooming (map) .. .. .. .. ........... 206, 214