ABS AUDI A4 2019 Owner's Manual

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Childsafety

Thevehicle'ssafetybeltsalonewillnotfitmost
childrenuntiltheyareatleast4ft.9in.(57in-
ches/1.45meters)tallandweighabout80lbs.
(36kg).Boosterseatsraisethesechildrenupso
that
thesafetybeltwillpassproperlyoverthe
strongerpartsoftheirbodiesandthesafetybelt
canhelpprotecttheminacrash.
>Donot use theconvertiblelockingretractor
whenusingthevehicle'ssafetybelttorestrain
a childonaboosterseat.
>
Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothecen-
terofthechild’scollarboneaspossibleand
mustlieflatandsnugontheupperbody.It
mustneverlieacrossthethroatorneck.The
lapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvisandnever
acrossthestomachorabdomen.Makesurethe
beltliesflatandsnug.Pullonthebelt totight-
enifnecessary.
>Ifyoumusttransportanolderchildinaboos-
terseatonthefrontpassengerseat,youcan
usethesafetybeltheightadjustmenttohelp
adjusttheshoulderportionproperly.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page291.
Childrenuptoatleast8yearsold(over40lbs.or
18kg)arebestprotectedinchildsafetyseatsde-
signedfortheirage andweight. Expertssaythat
theskeletalstructure,particularlythepelvis,of
thesechildrenisnotfullydeveloped,andthey
mustnotusethevehiclesafetybeltswithouta
suitablechildrestraint.
Itisusuallybesttoput thesechildreninappro-
priateboosterseats.Besuretheboosterseat
meetsallapplicablesafetystandards.
Boosterseatsraisetheseatingpositionofthe
childandrepositionboththelapandshoulder
partsofthesafetybeltsothattheypassacross
thechild'sbodyintherightplaces.Theroutingof
thebeltoverthechild'sbodyisveryimportant
forthechild'sprotection,whetherornotaboos-
terseatisused.Childrenage12andundermust
alwaysrideintherearseat.
Childrenwhoareatleast 4ft.9in.(57inches/
1.45meters)tallcangenerallyuse thevehicle's
three pointlapandshoulderbelts.Neveruse the
lapbeltportionofthevehicle'ssafetybeltalone
torestrainanychild,regardlessofhowbigthe
childis.Alwaysrememberthatchildrendonot
have
thepronouncedpelvicstructurerequiredfor
theproperfunctionoflapbeltportionoftheve-
hicle'sthreepointlapandshoulderbelts.The
child'ssafetyabsolutelyrequiresthatalapbelt
portionofthesafetybeltbe fastened snuglyand
aslowaspossiblearoundthepelvis.Neverlet
thelapbeltportionofthesafetybeltpassover
thechild'sstomachorabdomen.
Inacrash,airbagsmustinflatewithinablinkof
aneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Inordertodo
itsjob,theairbagneedsroomtoinflatesothatit
willbetheretoprotecttheoccupantastheoccu-
pantmovesforwardintotheairbag.
Avehicleoccupantwhoisoutofpositionandtoo
closetotheairbaggetsinthewayofaninflating
airbag.Whenanoccupantistooclose,heorshe
willbestruckviolentlyandwillreceiveserious or
possibly
evenfatalinjury.
Inorderfortheairbagtoofferprotection,itis
importantthatallvehicleoccupants,especially
anychildren,whomustbeinthefrontseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstances,beproperly
restrainedandasfarawayfromtheairbagas
possible.By keepingroombetweenthechild's
bodyandthefrontofthepassengercompart-
ment,theairbagcaninflatecompletelyandpro-
vide
supplementalprotectionincertainfrontal
collisions.

ZA\WARNING
Notusingaboosterseat,usingthebooster
seatimproperly,incorrectlyinstalling aboos-
terseatorusingthevehiclesafetybeltim-
properlyincreasestheriskofseriouspersonal
injuryanddeathinacollisionorotheremer-
gencysituation.Tohelpreducetheriskofse-
riouspersonalinjury and/ordeath:
—Theshoulderbeltmustlieasclosetothe
center ofthechild’scollarboneaspossible
andmustlieflatandsnugontheupper
body.Itmustneverlieacrossthethroator
neck.Thelapbeltmustlieacrossthepelvis
andneveracrossthestomachorabdomen.
Makesurethebeltliesflatandsnug.Pullon
thebelttotightenifnecessary.

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Wheels



—Onlyusetiresthataremore—Inflationpressurethatistoolow
thansixyearsoldwhenabso-orhighcanincreasetirewear
lutelynecessaryanddriveconsiderably.
carefullywhendoingso.—Drivingquicklythroughcurves,
—Donotuserun-flattiresonrapidacceleration,andheavy
yourvehicle.Usingthemwhenbrakingincreasetirewear.
notpermittedcanleadtove-—HaveanauthorizedAudidealer
hicledamageoraccidents.orauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
—Ifyouinstallwheelcoversontycheckthewheelalignmentif
thevehicle,makesuretheyal-thereisunusualwear.
lowenoughaircirculationto—Havethewheelsrebalancedifan
coolthebrakesystem.Iftheyimbalanceiscausingnoticeable
donot,thiscouldincreasethevibrationinthesteeringwheel.
riskofanaccident.Ifyoudonot,thetiresandother
vehiclecomponentscouldwear
Tirewearanddamagemorequickly.

Treadwearindicator
Originalequipmenttirescontain
treadwearindicatorsinthetread
pattern,whicharebarsthatare
1/16in(1.6mm)highandare
spacedevenlyaroundthetireper-
Fig.263Tireprofile:creaniweneacependiculartotherunningdirec-
tortion>fig.263.Theletters“TWI”
Tirewearortrianglesonthetiresidewall
indicatethelocationofthetread-
Checkthetiresregularlyforwear.wearindicators.
Thetireshavereachedthemini-
mumtreaddepth!)whenthey>

DObeyanyapplicableregulationsinthe
country
wherethevehicleisbeingoper-
ated.
331

Wheels

thevehicleplacardortireinflationpressurela-
bel,youshoulddeterminethepropertireinfla-
tionpressureforthosetires).
Asanaddedsafetyfeature,yourvehiclehasbeen
equippedwithatirepressuremonitoringsystem
(TPMS)thatilluminatesalowtirepressuretell-
talewhenoneormoreofyourtiresissignificant-
lyunder-inflated.Accordingly,whenthelowtire
pressuretelltaleilluminates,youshouldstopand
checkyourtiresassoonaspossible,andinflate
themtotheproperpressure.Drivingonasignifi-
cantlyunder-inflatedtirecausesthetiretoover-
heatandcanleadtotirefailure.Under-inflation
alsoreducesfuelefficiencyandtiretreadlife,
andmayaffectthevehicle'shandlingandstop-
pingability.
PleasenotethattheTPMSisnotasubstitutefor
propertiremaintenance,anditisthedriver'sre-
sponsibilitytomaintaincorrecttirepressure,
evenifunder-inflationhasnot reachedthelevel
totriggerilluminationoftheTPMSlowtirepres-
suretelltale.
YourvehiclehasalsobeenequippedwithaTPMS
malfunctionindicatortoindicatewhenthesys-
temisnotoperatingproperly.TheTPMSmal-
functionindicatoriscombinedwiththelowtire
pressuretelltale.Whenthesystemdetectsa
malfunction,thetelltalewillflashforapproxi-
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinuously
illuminated.Thissequencewillcontinueupon
subsequentvehiclestart-ups aslongasthemal-
functionexists.
Whenthemalfunctionindicatorisilluminated,
thesystemmaynotbeabletodetectorsignal
lowtirepressureasintended.TPMSmalfunctions
mayoccurforavarietyofreasons,includingthe
installationofreplacementoralternatetiresor
wheelsonthevehiclethatpreventtheTPMS
fromfunctioningproperly.Alwayscheckthe
TPMSmalfunctiontelltaleafterreplacingoneor
moretiresorwheelsonyourvehicletoensure
thatthereplacementoralternatetiresand
wheelsallowtheTPMStocontinuetofunction
properly.
340

Ifthetirepressuremonito
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
gindicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight@andamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationofthat
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page341.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page332,fig.265.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetirewasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page 341
—
Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@®-Lossof pressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceorrepairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page341.
is(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.fi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe(19)indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyoneminute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.>

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Careandcleaning




Water-baseddeposits
suchascoffee,tea,
blood,etc.
ComponentSituationSolution
Safety
beltsDepositsMildsoapsolution®,allowtodrybeforelettingthemre-
tract
Textiles,Depositsadheringto|Vacuumcleaner
artificialleather,|thesurface
AlcantaraAbsorbentclothandmildsoapsolution®

Oil-baseddeposits
suchasoil,make-up,
etc.
Applyamildsoapsolution®),blotawaythedissolvedoilor
dye,treatafterwardwithwater,ifnecessary

Specifictypesofde-
positssuchasink,
nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,
etc.
Specialstainremover,blotwithabsorbentmaterial,treat
afterwardwith mildsoapsolution,ifnecessary

NaturalleatherFreshstainsCottonclothwithamildsoapsolution®

Water-baseddeposits
suchascoffee,tea,
blood,etc.
Freshstains:absorbentcloth
Driedstains:stainremoversuitableforleather

Oil-baseddeposits
suchasoil,make-up,
etc.
Freshstains:absorbentclothandstainremoversuitable
forleather
Driedstains:oilcleaningspray

Specifictypesofde-
positssuchasink,
nailpolish,latex
paint,shoepolish,
etc.
Spotremoversuitableforleather


nents

CareRegularlyapplyconditioningcreamthatprotectsfrom
lightandpenetratesintothematerial.Usespecialcolored
conditioningcream,ifnecessary.
Carboncompo-DepositsCleanthesamewayasplasticcomponents

a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsofneutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater

ZXWARNING

Thewindshieldmustnot betreatedwithwa-
ter-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.Un-
favorableconditionssuchaswetness,dark-
ness,orlowsuncanresultinincreasedglare.
Wiperbladechatterisalsopossible.
—Nevercleanheadlightsortaillightswitha
dryclothorsponge.
— Donotuseanycleaningproductsthat con-
tainalcohol,becausetheycouldcause
crackstoform.
—Wheels

@)Note
—Headlightsandtaillights
—Neveruseanypaintpolishorotherabra-
sivematerials.
—Damagetotheprotectivelayeronthe
rims,suchasstonechipsorscratches,
mustberepairedimmediately.
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Index

A
A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............72
ABS...kee138
AcCcCeSSOri€S.....2...ceeeeeeee62,369
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............343
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......117
Adaptivecruisecontrol.................102
Cleaningthesensors...............---343
MESSAGES
Seniece» 0consosce» ©ecatons& mcent®weaLil
Predictivecontrol....................101
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
COMO)was:s &aeres= =eres& 8oeeS7EERee73
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........17
Adjustingthesound..............-...0-244
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
GOTEFO))wo:= =sewers=BesFERUEBOSERE FOE73
Adjustingthevolume..............20-00517
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey........+.0.000-78
AllbaGseen= ewane2geen2 2eweFeGOREeeee261
Airbagsystemssyaw5 xwae5 2gemee261,281
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....268
Care...eeeeee276
Children...0.0...ceeeeeeee287
Childrestraintst:«wees¢ ¢ewes2 sewe= 2He287
Components(frontairbags)............268
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat...............05.262
Disposal.....0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee276
Frontairbags........ceceeeeeeeeee266
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........271
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.268
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
nentsworktogether...............05.270
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
airbagsystem...................000.279
INGICatOrlight&caryseeeay+eeeweRE273
Kneesairbagin.esmecic2 omuneevanmnewooe277
Monitoring..........0.ceceeeeeeeee273
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............273
REpalisi:« &missesoeinves«3mamen2%samenW 8we276
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-275
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....273
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......348
374
All-weatherlights...............-..2000-47
AllSeaSONCIPSsrs+wawm»werwna esevea ¥ ¥337
Allwheeldrive
Indicatorlight.................-00000526
alsorefertoquattro.....ee.ceceeeeae143
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............320
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
refertoABS.........0.ceceeeeeeeee138
Anti-SlipRegulation
refertoASR...cccecececeeeeeeeee138
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-...0--34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
ArroWVIEW...eeeee161
Ashtray....ceceeeeee62
ONS5138
Audiactivelaneassist.............2.0..117
MessageS..0...ceceeee eeeeeeee119
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......110
Trafficjamassistesves+ 6cvsosweenooew109
AudiconnectInfotainment
ServicesovervieW.........0..0eeeeee187
Audidriveselect......0.0.0sceeeeeeneens126
AudiEntertainmentmobile..............228
Audimusicinterface............-.0000-226
Audimusicstream
TEPEREOWithee« =erevine6 2eevee+ 2wiceranewo ov224
AUGIOFICSwccics2omenoosanoewom+wae229
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................223
Wi-Fiaudioplayer................0005224
Audiotrack...02...cee eeeeeeeee232
Audiphonebox.............-.0eee eee174
Audipresense.............-.0eeeee eee112
Messages....0...cecececeeee eee117
SOttINGSwuss =weespowes§GSE4gee117
AudiSide:assist:sen:2 ¢eeesseeesteees121
Rearcross-trafficassist................125
Audismartphoneinterface..........238,243

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Lumbar’Supportsvcse5 xececeneaoesesese2 vanevece© ¥58
M
Maintenance«sues«sess6 oosers@ @sores2oo367
Maintenanceintervals..................320
Makinganemergencycall...............178
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)........308
Map
Display»nswa¢owen=woven2 ¢ween& 3eRs212
OPeratiing«»mises+ 2esseem3 aceamene©steteay@ &at207
SettingS...0.6...cece209
Update«awe= seeu¢ eeees:Senis=cen198
MapUpdates:« «sewssemaw+ xcoms+eee211
Mechanicalkey...........00eeeeeeeee29,30
Media.....ccccecececeeeeeeeee220,229
Drives’:¢ Supportedformats............-000005235
Mediaicenter’s+sews© vmersa 2mre2 aemwan&230
Memorybuttons
refertoShortcutkeys.............145,152
Memorycapacity
Directory..........0.00...ceeeeee183
JOKEDORsowss ¢exeszseaews= 2ees=eeee222.
Memorycard
SDcardreader(MMI).2ccsx 2owes«2wen221
Supportedtypesandformats...........235
Memoryfunction.............002.000eeee60
MENUButton«scorn.oossncieovceoereaamaueteto3145
Menulanguage
refertoSettingthelanguage...........240
Menupaths(Owner'sManual)............148
Menus/symbolsiniessawsvcccmiceasisewanea20155
MESSAGES:2soscasius2sosoa2mimew 2or&BOs178
Mirrors
Adjustingexteriormirrors.............-.51
Compass...12...2...eeeeeeeeeee56
DINGIMING eauys5 xsaps& =eEeEsemiRxBEE52
NaniitysMenOniwsses«sess3»aanins3suaswo53:
MMI
refertoMultiMediaInterface..........145
MMIsearch
refertoFreetextsearch...........154,231
MMItouch..........0.0.0ceeeee eee148
Mobiledevice
refertoTelephone...........-eeeeeeee171
Mobiledeviceremindersignal............240
MODEButton« «asccensoocomeseocecewwceevo18
Monitoring theAdvancedAirbagSystem...273
MP3
refertoJukebox...........0-.000eeeee222
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............157
Button...0...eeeeeeeeeee17
MApiZO0NDsco:= ¢ees= 5ee© 2capesge ee16
Operating’s« svse«viwinv vmem6mano15,18
Switchingtabs..........0.02.eee eee15,18
Voicerecognitionsystem...............17
MultiMediaInterface..................145
Musiccollection
FefEFLOJUKEBOX:=secs<=somesxenewsge ee222
MUt@issg :sors5 ¥eae§ 2Heme&bee2g17,245
MyAUdi...eeeeeeeeeeeeeee187,202
N
Naturalleather careandcleaning.........345
NAV/MAPbutton...........2020002000s198
Navigation.......00...cee eeeeeeeee198
Announcements..........-.0005-00ee207
BetterTOUt@es+ 2meanx 9cams¥ 2gow2Kare213
Driverinformationsystem............-161
alsorefertoMap..............000000207
Navigation(instrumentcluster)......159,160
Net...ceceeeeeee eee63
NETSAe2succor©meron< ocaine2 1ctormocenit369
Numberofseats:scrin«cisex xiainooonsen0253
O
Occupantprotection................00.112
Occupantseatingpositions..............248
Octanerating(gasoline)................305
OGOMECEHSscene= =ews& yewEeGgtee15
Offroad...eeetees84
Offroadmode.................00000005139
OFF(button)........0.0...eee eeeeeeeee72
Oil
refertoEngineoil................-05312
On/Offknob(MMI).......0.eeeeee eee145
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)........308
Onlinedestinations
refertoPointofinterestsearch.........201
Onlinemap......2...eeeeeeeeeees210
Onlinemapupdate................000.211

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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
T
Tachometercis« xesauxwaens¢neem3 ¢ee13,14
385