power steering AUDI A4 2019 User Guide

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Brakebooster
Thebrakeboosteramplifiesthepressureyouap-
plytothebrakepedal.

ZAWARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
danger
otherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhave anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpair thefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.

@)Note
—Neverletthe brakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscauses thebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingdownhillalongdistanceona
steephill,decreaseyourspeedandselecta
lowergear.Thismakesuseoftheengine
brakingeffectandreducestheloadplaced
onthebrakes.Ifyouneedtobrakeaddition-
ally,brakeinintervalsandnotcontinuously.
@Tips
—Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,you
mustpressthebrake pedalwithmuchmore
forcethannormal.
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothefrontwheelsisnot
obstructed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
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Electromechanical
steering,Dynamic
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Ifthisindicatorlightturnsonandstaysonand
thismessageappears,thepowersteeringmay
havefailed.
Stopthevehicleinasafelocationassoonaspos-
sible.Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityfor
assistance.
aSteering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thesteeringwheelmaybemoredifficult
tomoveormoresensitivethanusual.Thesteer-
ingwheelmayalsobeturnedtothesidewhen
drivingstraight.
DriveslowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilitytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
Dynamicsteering:correctingsteeringwheel
position
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thedynamicsteering”isreinitializing.
Thesteeringwheelwillbeeasytomoveafter
startingtheengine.Reinitializationmightbe
necessaryifthesteeringwheelwasmovedwhile
theenginewasswitchedoff.Thedisplayturnsoff
iftheinitializationwassuccessful.
(i)Tips
—Iftheaorlindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
— Thedynamicsteeringstabilitysystems
=>page138arenotavailableintheeventof
asystemmalfunction.

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—Foradditionalinformationondynamic
steering,see>page126.
Allwheeldrive(quattro)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive
Theall-wheeldrivesystemdistributesthedriving
powervariablytothefrontandrear axle toim-
provethedrivingcharacteristics.Itworkstogeth-
erwithselectivewheeltorquecontrol,whichcan
activatewhendrivingthroughcurves
=>page138.
Appliesto:vehicleswithquattroultra:Ifthedriv-
ingsituationdoesnotrequireallwheeldrive,
thentherearsectionofthedrivetrainwilldecou-
pletosavefuel.Thesystemconstantlydeter-
minesandanticipatesifallwheeldriveisneeded.
Thisallowsthereardrivetraintorecoupleshortly
beforeitisneeded.
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.

ZAWARNING
—Eveninvehicleswithallwheeldrive,you
shouldadaptyourdrivingstyletothecur-
rentroadandtrafficconditionstoreduce
theriskofanaccident.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.Inthisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donotdrivetoofastbecausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Adaptyourspeedtotheroadconditionsto
reducetheriskofanaccident.

Sportdifferential
Appliesto:vehicleswithsportdifferential
Thesportdifferentialdistributesthedrivepower
totherearaxlebasedonthesituation.Thegoal
isahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoaccelerate
oncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsivetosteer-
ing.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@)Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
the
vehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderand
vehiclecontrolmodules
EventDataRecorder
Thisvehicleisequippedwithan Event DataRe-
corder(EDR).ThemainpurposeofanEDRisto
record,incertaincrashornearcrash-likesitua-
tions,suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittinga
roadobstacle,datathatwillassistinunderstand-
inghowavehicle'ssystemsperformed.TheEDR
isdesignedto recorddatarelatedtovehicledy-
namics andsafetysystemsforashortperiodof
time,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthis
vehicleisdesignedtorecordsuchdataas:>
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Index

Onlimenmedibis:isesvoueosssuuroeewoaxeeensw aane225:
Onlineroadsideassistance..............197
Onlineservices
refertoconnect...........0..00eeeee186
OPeninigis«=wesc& xassessovcesvedsvvemanee@ asaree28
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceopening...............0.08.41
Fuelfiller:doOrss:¢esses¢cscs& 6cwoo306
HOOd..1...eee310
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Luggagecompartmentlidwithfootmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof..............2000.43
Sliding/tiltingsunroof..............000542
SUNSHAGE:owivins2 asaversooseconowcece2oem443
Windows.......0...eeeeeee eeeeee41
Openingandclosing
refertoUnlockingandlocking........28,31
Operating
Head-updisplay:< :ecus 2see8s2yeuxex27.
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
MultiMediaInterface.................147
Voicerecognitionsystem............4-164
Optionalequipmentnumber.............372
Optionsmenu.........-.0.eee eee147,151
Otherconsumers........--..000000s20
Outsidetemperaturedisplay..............13
Overview:(Cockpit)««cscsosssoeinev6sensiwvee8
P
Paint:damageses««sees2@owe¥6eerie3 6wens344
PainEMUMbEM:«acu=xneuesx 2eaea2eeewn372
Pani¢DUGEORseur:+ xses3 2eesFeeae22eee31.
PanOramicGlassOOP.;excusseusa =weees43
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
Emergencyclosing...........220200000-43
SUNMSHACEsasazsscase2Hee¢AGRAsBaa&43
Parentalcontrol
DVDeve:© =coe2 ¢ees&2SeteyoRRRge232
Parkassist
Cleaningthesensors/camera...........343
Parkingaidvwex «man¢owenxogeensawows@129
Parkingbrake
refertoElectromechanicalparkingbrake..82
Parkinglightshisisooma 6commooous6 9even47
Parkinglockemergencyrelease...........91
382
Parkingsystem
PeripheralcameraS......-...0-00eee133
RearvieWCamerawnssssevensyeeusKoes132
SOPHIASwiccasewanesvoewesoooeraasoaeews136
alsorefertoParkingsystem.......130,132
PartiGiOMMOE«sever«siccensswweve«©0onngens0 «67,68
Passsthnough veinses» vsseveve«evautous©casinos5ai69
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............273
Pause(audio/videofile).................229
Pedalswc:x +swam& =meme=¢See&EROOg8252
Perchlorate’:«vanex ysaum«xseme© ¢seem22367
Personalconveniencesettings............29
Personalrouteassistance............4..204
Phonebook
refertoContacts«cs= Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....254
Pictureformat(video).................-232
Playback(media).............0.200000.229
Playlist...2.eeeeeeeeeeeeee232
Pointiofiinterests.« owiscvsa»sviwenewowwesanioe201
Point ofinterestsearch.............0005201
alsorefertoPoint ofinterest...........201
Polishing.........0...eeeeeeeeeee 344
Pollutantfilter(automaticA/Csystem).....ZL
POWerSOUCESio:ovenceve62,174,226,228
POWerWINdOWS':«caja2 smune2 ¢aause& 2eau41
Malfunctions1 =seraa 2amesooemine6sme42
Predictiveefficiencyassist...............100
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
TYDElt'ssass¢ =sous¢ oSasFoSeeEB ee=258
presense
refertoAudipresense................ 112
PresetitationMOdeixc<.causysgman« xseme2207
Presets(radio).................000000218
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........340
THROSiesoanionsvoautuesei acoanarea 6ackmbesotean332
Programguide
Radio...2.2...66eeeeeeeeeeee216
Programmingbuttons(multifunctionsteering
wheel)......0.cccceceeeee eeeeeeeences17.
Properoccupantseatingpositions........248
Propersafetybeltposition..............257

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Shortcut:Keys«esccnseovaevaceevmaea 2ow145,152
Shuteben22owswomeroewane6wanGotee232
alsorefertoShuffle................-.232
Sideairbags.............00.eee eeeeee279
Howtheywork.......0.ceceeeeeee281
Sideassist
Cleaningthesensors..............0---343
alsorefertoAudisideassist............121.
Sidecurtainairbagsiers¢ «swowssvseoomeson282
Description..........2...ceeeeeeee282
Howtheywork...........000-20eee eee283
Safetyinstructions...+cum» xyeass xecoe284
SIMCAOseess «ees3 xoes3 eeeeEEEER=186
SiriusXMalertnotifications..............217
Sliding/tiltingsunroof...............000842
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
Emergencyclosing............-..00-00542
Sunshade...............0ccece42
SnowchainS.......00.eee338
Socket
refertoPowersources..........--.000--62
Softwareupdate
refertoSystemupdate(MMI)..........244
Software(MMI)
Licensingagreements............00005246
Update........eeeeeeeeeee244
NGTSIOlis xawes:sewsa 2BoEGEeee& YBee244
Sourcesofinformationaboutchildrestraints
andtheirs’:« 4gems+aaav sgum@ xooa304
Space-savingsparetire(compactsparetire).355
SParetiies«sass¢ =RAGESTeBOHRTEBae2355
Speeddependentvolumecontrol.........244
Speedlimitinformation
refertoTrafficsignrecognition..........97
Speedlimits
refertoTrafficsignrecognition..........97
Speedometer«evsseseessteeneveReee13
Speedwarningsystem..............--00.95
Speller.....0...2eee eeeeeeee152
Sportdifferential..................126,143
IndicatorWhtsee.» see22saws5 2emies26
SPOFCVIEWox= «maceseRemteeeeEeeee17
Stabilizationprogram
PeertoESCseasa &esas3 &sewss ¢cave138,139
Start/Stop'systemiss« 2www=oween¥ravenoo80
MessageS...0.6...ceceeeeeee eee81
Switchingoffandon.............000ee81
STARTENGINESTOPbutton..............78
Startingtodrive...2...eeeeeeeee83
Starting(engine)...............0000578,80
Steering
Electromechanicalsteering............142
LOCKINGievc2 2enews2 2wee2eeevveeeoo78
alsorefertoElectromechanicalsteering..142
Steeringwheel
Adjusting...0.0.20...eeeeeeeee eeeee77
Shitt\paddles=sawss Steeringwheel heating.................74
alsorefertoMultifunction
steeringwheel...............--15, 17,18
Stepsfordeterminingcorrectloadlimit...336
Stopover(navigation)................0.202
Stopping(engine)..........ceceeeeeeeee80
Storagecompartments................0.63
Streaming
refertoOnlinemedia.................225
Stronic(automatictransmission)..........85
Subtitles(DVD).......0...ceceeeeeee232
Subwoofer...0.0...00eeeeeeeeeeee 244
Sunshade
Rearwindow/reardoors.............0453
SUN
VISOFS.1...eeeeeeeee53
SuSPeNsionCOMUHOlsn«6icesa6maea6omen126
SWapCallwise2owisioosi @wwnnswo+ween© +eesere177
Switchingtabs
refertoMultifunction
steeringwheel.............0-0515,17,18
Switchingtheignitionon/off..............78
Symbols...0.00...eee eeeeeeee155
Navigation............0cceceeeeeee207
Tratticsicin© 2sem=vreiesnesseoroe2>212
alsorefertoIndicatorlights.............10
SYNC(button)2.0...eeeeeeeee73
Systemsettings(MMI).................240
Systemupdate(MMI)...«evs.<2eeveeos244
SystemVOlUMEsacssseeveeeeeeseeees245
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Tachometercis« xesauxwaens¢neem3 ¢ee13,14
385

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Vehicle:careisc:« &esas+eoscarssocemanev2nese342
Vehicleidentificationnumber............372
Vehiclejack's«easssvousasewsaoeweto348
Liftingpoints................0.00008 352
Vehicle:key'.«cise.«acsewosvvcomets¥ 2meen28,29
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
LEDcece:2seme2 3eet© ¥BORE=HeegoSe30
Mechanicalkeypccwon+wonwoascoaoaonwv30
Personalconveniencesettings...........29
Replacingthebattery................-.30
Unlockingandlocking...............00531
Vehicletoolkit’:esassxeswessnewsevowesx348
Ventilation«2ase=seass xpemg& &eemEsone71
Versioninformation............-.00000244
VIEWbutton...0...eeeeeeeee15
Voiceguidance
refertoMultifunction
steeringwheel.................15,17,18
Voicetmiatlss=siisooaawomosmauis62mnie2 8c8u181
Voicerecognitionsystem................164
Commands.........0eeeeeeeeeee165
External...2.6.0...cece ceceeeeeeeee169
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............17
OPeratingxocwssisnsoccswavsa 0susnoweowanesaae164
Settings................0000.2241
NOLOMGhn2 sagen& xpera4meeeeeeee17,245
VOlWITIGs«seajey =ewes¥Rees2 2ReeSgLeG245
WwW
Warninglights
refertoIndicatorlights...........e0.00510
Washingmattefinishpaint..............342
Waveband
refertoFrequencyband...............215
Web'fadio«sessx 2agenx 2saws2 9eum28ew225
Weights’: Whathappensifyouwearyoursafetybelttoo
LOOSE?ssiscenesomeiZoa eeMURewaM4257
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?....254
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?............247
WITGCLDOLESsarcnxmamas¢ &Sarum@SeanFSee337
GChanging'a'tiresissoswissxcee«=ee351
Wheelssn« :sums2semsxmeee6 2eeeeo322
CLEARING« ssesusassoanveamsa ooxaiansmw6oneuans& 0oni343
Glossaryoftireandloadingterminology..325
REDIAGIAGsere 2eee2 xmame2nee351
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........340
Tiresandvehicleloadlimits............335
Wheelwrench....................0005348
Whenmustasafetybeltbereplaced?.....255
Whenmusttheairbagsystembeinspected?.273
Whereareloweranchorageslocated?.....300
Wi-Fi
Audimusicstream....2...eeeeee224
Audioplayer......0.0.0.cceeeeeeee224
HOtspOtss OnlineMedias«aness ssemereweaenavine :avavens225
alsorefertoWi-Fi............-0000005224
Windows
ChildSafetyLOCKsess+ ¢ewes5 sevessoease 40
Cleaningandremovingice.............344
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........Al
DGRFOStING= &ams3 =savas& &cere4sEeEe74
Openingandclosing.................-.4l
PowerwindOWSicue« «suresacne6 6etnawwe41
Windshield
Cleaning........0...eeeeeeeee53
DeTrOSEIIG« «cewsa xcows4 «wowsooewega74
alsorefertoWindshield................53
Windshieldwashersystem..........-53,320
Reservoircapacity...............0000.373
Windshieldwipers................00000553
Winteroperation
Battery...2.0.2...ec eeeee318
GarWashes«sew« 2smae2 xsometeeeeges342
Cooling:systems«csv.oowaesoeensovecw315
Defrostingthewindows................74
Removingicefromwindows............344
Seatheating’s«sass+sama 2macaeenewaae73
Snowchains....................00005338
Steeringwheelheating.................74
THROSi.3.scone2 &criesocee©©sommesoooer337
Windshieldwashersystem.............320
WntPREScscs6 «cesesss« 2axceans© 0oneeiasoHoe337
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Xenonheadlights................-0000s361
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Zoomingonthemap
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............16
Zoom(Map)......--..eeeeeeeee200,207
387