ECO mode AUDI A4 2019 Service Manual

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Multifunctionsteering
wheel
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
Inthedriverinformationsystemdisplay,youcan
controlnumerousInfotainmentfunctionsusing
themultifunctionsteeringwheelplus*>page 15
orthemultifunctionsteeringwheel*>page18.
Youcancontrol additionalInfotainmentfunc-
tionsusingtheMMIcontrolpanel>page145in
theInfotainmentsystemdisplay.

ZAWARNING
Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Only use thefunctionsinsuch
awaythatyoualwaysmaintaincompletecon-
troloveryourvehicleinalltrafficsituations.


Radio
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelandra-
dio
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
>Pressthe[MODE]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.



Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelplus
>Pressthe|< >|buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.



Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingthefrequencyband:selectandcon-
firmafrequencyband.
—Selectingastationfromthestationlist:select
andconfirmaradiostation.
—Selectingastationfromthepresetslist:select
andconfirmPresetsandthenaradiostation.
—Openingamediasource:selectandconfirmTo
media.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
See>page218.
G)Tips
PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playifnecessary.Dependingontheselected
function,itmaybenecessarytousetheMMI
control panel.
Media
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheeland
media
Requirement:amediadrivemustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page221.
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheel
>Pressthe[MODE]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.


Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus
>»Pressthe[<>]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheRadio/
Mediatabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.


Depending onvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Selectingamediasource:selectandconfirma
sourcesuchastheSDcard.
—Switchingtotheradio:selectandconfirm
Switchtoradio.
—Playinganaudio/videofile:selectandconfirm
afile.
—Pausing/resumingplayback:presstheright
thumbwheel@)>page17,fig.11.Toresume
playback,presstherightthumbwheelagain.
—Openingadditionaltrackinformation:select:
rightcontrolbutton>Show"NowPlaying"
screen.
Foradditionalinformation, see>page232.>
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

@Tips
—Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin
=>page220.
—Pleasenotethatwithinamediasourcein
thedriverinformationsystem,onlyplaylists
thatwereselectedthroughtheMMIcontrol
panelcanbeplayed>page230.
—PayattentiontotheInfotainmentsystem
displayifnecessary.Dependingonthese-
lectedfunction,itmaybenecessarytouse
theMMIcontrolpanel.
Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
telephone
AlPe
Calllist
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Weg
Fig.165Example:telephonefunctionsinthedriverinfor-
mationsystem
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page171.
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheel
>Pressthe[MODE]buttononthemultifunction
steeringwheelrepeatedlyuntiltheTelephone
tabisdisplayed.


Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheelplus
> Pressthe[<>]buttonrepeatedlyuntiltheTele-
phonetabisdisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton>page16.


Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Accessingacontact:selectandconfirmCall
list/Favorites/Directory.Selectandconfirma
contact.
158

Directorycontacts*:thedriverinformationsys-
temonlydisplaysdirectorycontacts thathavea
phonenumberstored.Ifseveralphonenumbers
arestoredwithacontact,thelistofstorednum-
bersisdisplayedfirstwhentheentryisselected.
Recentcalls*:therecentcallslistcontainsallin-
coming,outgoingandmissedcalls.
Callerinformation*:thename,phonenumberor
Unknownappearsinthedriverinformationsys-
temdisplaydependingonwhetherthecallerhas
beenstoredinthedirectoryandifthephone
numberhasbeentransmitted.
Functionsduringanincomingcall
—Acceptingacall:presstheleftthumbwheel
whenthereisanincomingcall.
—Decliningacall:selectandconfirmDecline
whenthereisanincomingcall.
—Endinga phonecall:selectandconfirmEnd
call.
Functionsduringa phonecall:
—Makinganadditionalcall*:selectandconfirm
Holdcall.Presstheleftcontrolbutton>Direc-
toryorCalllist>thedesiredentry.
—Answeringacallwhileinacallandwhile
thereisanothercall onhold*:selectandcon-
firmAnswer.Theactivecallisreplacedwiththe
incomingcall.
Additionalfunctionsinclude:
Mute®*:ifyouselectandconfirmthisfunction,
theotherpersononthephonecannothearyou.
Youwillstillbeabletohear theotherperson.
Holding/resumingacall*:youcanplacetheex-
istingcallonholdandresumeitagain.
Swapcall*:youcanalternatebetweentwophone
callsatthesametime.Oneofthecallswillbeon
hold.SelectingEndcallwillendtheactivephone
call.Acallthatwasplacedonholdstaysonhold
andcanbetakenoffholdwithResumeheldcall.
Conferencecall*:acallonholdanduptofiveac-
tiveparties(dependingonthecellphoneservice
provider)canbeaddedtoaconferencecall.To
makeanadditionalcall,putallparticipantsin
thecurrentconferencecallonholdusingHold>

Audiconnect

Audiconnect
Introduction
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
—AudiconnectInfotainment
—Audiconnectvehiclecontrol
@)Tips
—AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfrom
thirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailability
cannotbeguaranteed,becausethatde-
pendsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Youcanalso findmoreinformationonAudi
connectonlineatwww.audiusa.com.
Audiconnect
Infotainment
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
WithAudiconnectInfotainmentservices,online
informationistransmitteddirectlytothevehicle.
AnInternetconnectionisrequiredtouseAudi
connectInfotainment.Dependingonthe country
andthevehicleequipment,thefollowingoptions
maybeavailable:

ZAWARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,onlyuseAu-
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswhenroad
andtrafficconditionspermit.Alwaysreadand
followthenotesin>page145,Trafficsafety
information.
G)Tips
— ThedataconnectionforAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentservicesispre-configuredatthe
factory.Youcanchangethedataconnection
settingsatanytimeifyouneedtochange
theconfiguration>page192.
—UseoftheLTE*mobilenetworkstandardis
notavailableineverycountry.Contactan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityoryourcellphoneservice
providerforadditionalinformation.

186
—AudiconnectInfotainmentservicesareonly
availablewithinthecellphonenetworkcov-
eragefromyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
—Availability,scope,providers,screendisplay,
andcostsofservicesmayvarydependingon
thecountry,model,modelyear,enddevice
andrates.
EmbeddedSIMcard
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainmentandan
embeddedSIMcard
ThedataconnectionforAudiconnectInfotain-
mentservicesismadethroughanembeddedSIM
card(eSIMcard)thatisinstalledinthevehicle.
Youcan usetheAudiconnectInfotainmentserv-
icesimmediately.
()Note
—TheconnectioncostsforAudiconnectInfo-
tainmentservicesareincludedintheprice
ofAudiconnectInfotainment.Pleasenote
thatchargesmayapplywhenusingcertain
services.Forexample,thisappliestoInter-
netradio/podcastsorforservicesthatuse
theWi-Fihotspot,suchasonlinemedia
sources.Dependingonthecountry,data
plansmayneedtobepurchasedforthese
services>page194.Foradditionalinfor-
mation,seewww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdepending onyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.

Audiconnect

—Appliesto:embeddedSIMcardusage:The
connectioncostsforAudiconnectInfotain-
mentservicesareincludedinthepriceof
AudiconnectInfotainment.Pleasenote
thatchargesmayapplywhenusingcertain
services.Forexample,thisapplies toInter-
netradio/podcastsorforservicesthatuse
theWi-Fihotspot,suchasonlinemedia
sources.Depending onthecountry,data
plansmayneedtobepurchasedforthese
services>page194.Foradditionalinfor-
mation,seewww.audiusa.com/myaudi.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareusedtoaccesstheIn-
ternetthroughtheWi-Fihotspot.
@Tips
InvehicleswithoutAudiconnectInfotain-
ment,theuseoftheWi-Fihotspotisonly
possiblefortheWi-Fiaudioplayer*.Adata
connectiontotheInternetcannot beestab-
lished.
Dataplans)
Appliesto:vehicleswith dataplans
Requirement: youmusthavecreatedamyAudi
accountatwww.audiusa.com/myaudi.Yourvehi-
clemustberegisteredinyourmyAudiaccount.
Youcanpurchasedataplansatwww.audiusa.
com/myaudi.

Z\WARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devices,andothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.


))_Notavailableineverymarket.
194

—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=page265,Frontairbags.

@)Note
ReadtheinformationaboutAudiconnect,and
besuretonotetheconnectivitycostssection
=>)inWi-Fisettingsonpage193.
G)Tips
—Pleasenotethatanyvehiclepassengercan
deletetheSIMowner.
— Theassociatedvehicleisnotautomatically
deletedfromthecustomerportalforthe
cellphoneserviceproviderwhenyoudelete
theSIMownerinthevehicle.Ifsellingyour
vehicle,youshoulddeletethevehiclefrom
thecustomerportalforthecellphoneserv-
iceprovidertoavoidbeingchargedforaddi-
tionalpurchases.
DataPrivacy
Appliesto:vehicleswith AudiconnectInfotainment
AUDIAGcollects,uses,storesandsharesyour
personalinformation,suchascontactdata,vehi-
cledata,usagedata,drivingdataandprecisege-
olocation,inordertoprovideyouwiththeprod-
uctsandservicesyouhavepurchasedorrequest-
ed,andforanumberofotherpurposes,forex-
ample,totrackqualityissues,toperformance
andsafety,tomeetourinternalcomplianceorle-
galrequirementsandtomarkettocustomers
andpotentialcustomers.Foramorecomplete
listofthedatawecollect,howweuseitandwith
whomweshareit,pleasevisityourAudination-
al/salesregionwebsiteatwww.audi.com.
Thecollection,useandsharingmayvarydepend-
ingonyourmodelandmodelyear,yoursubscrip-
tionstatus,ortheserviceoffering.Forexample,
collection,useandsharingmayvarybetweenAu-
diconnectservices,ifyouhavedesignatedakey
user,orifyouaredrivingamodelequippedwith
persistentdatalogging.Please reviewthe>

Navigation

Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig.183.

—Storingadestinationasafavorite:searchfor
thedesireddestinationusingtheinputfield.
Or:selectadestinationfromthelist.Select:
rightcontrolbutton>Storeasfavorite.
—Renamingafavorite:selecttheleftcontrol
button>Favorites>afavoritefromthelist>
rightcontrolbutton>Renamefavorite.
—Movefavorite:selectafavoritefromthelist>
rightcontrolbutton>Movefavorite.Select
andconfirmthelocationoftheselectedfavor-
ite.
—Deletingafavorite:selectafavoritefromthe
list>rightcontrolbutton>Deletefavorite>
DeletethisfavoriteorDeleteallfavorites.
Directorycontacts
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Twoaddresses(private/business)canbeas-
signedasdestinationsforeachcontactinthedi-
rectory.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.

Storingadestinationasacontactinthe
directory
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page171.
—Select:adestination>rightcontrolbutton>
Adddestinationtocontact.
—Enterthefirstlettersofthedesiredcontactin
thefreetextsearchinputfield>page198,
fig.183andthenselectacontactfromthelist.
—SelectandconfirmAddbusinessdestinationor
Addprivatedestination.
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Navigationsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Navigationset-
tings.

Dependingontheselectedfunction,thefollow-
ingsettingscan beselected:
Showalternativeroutes
Uptothreesuggestedroutesareshownonthe
mapwhenthisfunctionisswitchedon
=>page205.
Lowfuelwarning
Amessageisdisplayedifthefuelgaugegoesbe-
lowthereservemarkingwhenthisfunctionis
switchedon M.Confirmingthismessagedisplays
alistofgasstationsinthearea.Whenagassta-
tionisselected,routeguidancefromthecurrent
vehiclepositioniscalculated.
Trailermode*
Trailermodeisswitchedoffatthefactory.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon M,themaxi-
mumpermittedspeedforvehicleswithtrailersis
incorporatedintotherouteguidanceandthecal-
culatedarrivaltimeisadjustedaccordingly.Trail-
ermodeisdisplayedusingsymbols"8intheside
menuonthemap.
Personalrouteassistance*
Personalrouteassistanceisswitchedoffatthe
factory.
Yourtripsarerecordedanddestinationsaresug-
gestedbytheMMIwhenthisfunctionisswitched
on=page204.
Thepersonalrouteassistanceisindicatedbythe
P&symbolinthestatuslineoftheInfotainment
systemdisplay.
Notificationwhennearby*
Thenotificationwhennearbyisswitchedoffat
thefactory.

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Navigation

TheMMInotifiesyouwhenyouareapproaching
selectedpointsofinterestwhenthisfunctionis
switchedon[M.YoucanalsohaveaNotification
tone.
Presentationmode
ThePresentationmodehelpsyoutoeffectively
planatripandfollowtheplannedroutewithout
movingthevehicle.Youcan useSelectstarting
pointwhenyouwouldliketocalculatearoute
startingfromalocationotherthanthevehicle
position, forexample.StartPresentationmode
tosimulaterouteguidance.
Routecriteria
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
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RAH-8472|

Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
theEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Voiceguidance.

Voiceguidance:voiceguidancecanbeComplete
orShortened.WiththeTrafficfunction,voice
guidancepromptsareonlygivenwhenthereare
trafficincidentsonyourroute.WhenOffisse-
lected,novoiceguidanceisgiven.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:voiceguidance
duringaphonecallcanbe switchedonoroff.
Entertainmentfader:see>page245.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevol-
umeduringvoiceguidanceusingtheOn/Offknob
=page145Youcanalsofindadditionalinforma-
tionunder>page245.
Map
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

Fig.189Possibleroutecriteria

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
the Enterdestinationmenuisdisplayed
=>page198,fig. 183.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Routecriteria.

@HOV/carpoollanes):withtheAvoidfunc-
tion,HOVlanes areexcludedwhencalculating
routes.WithAllow,theMMIwillrouteyou
throughHOVlanesandshowthem.
Q@bighways/@)Tollroads/@)Ferries:ifthenav-
igationsystemshould notincludehighways,toll
roadsorferries-ifpossible-whencalculating
routes,youcanselecttheAvoidfunction.

)_Highoccupancyvehicle

Giri
kis


Fig.191Example:standardmapwiththecrosshairs
switchedon
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Navigation

>Pressthe

NAV/MAP. buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>fig.190.
Zoomingin/outonthemap
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftor totheright.
Alternatively,youcanalsozoomin/outonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad*
=>page150,ifthecrosshairsareswitchedon.
Or:
turntheleftthumbwheelonthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel*>page16.
Turningthecrosshairson/off
—Switchingthecrosshairson:pressthecontrol
knobinthemapview>fig.190.
—Switchingthecrosshairsoff:pressthe[BACK
button.


Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedoff>fig.190:
@Direction.Foradditionalinformation,see
knob.Whenthecrosshairsareturnedoff,the
roadbeingcurrentlydrivenonisshown.
@Speedlimit display”):displayofthemaxi-
mumpermittedspeedontheexpressways
andhighways.
@Entertainmentslidingmenu*:see
=>page150.
@®Additionalinformationonthecrosshairspo-
sition:ifyoumovethecrosshairstoa loca-
tiononthemap,availableinformationfor
thecurrentpositionisdisplayed.Tapbriefly
ontheMMItouchcontrolpad.Or:pressthe
controlknob.Inthedestinationdetails,you
canstartrouteguidancetothedisplayedlo-
cation.SelectandconfirmStartrouteguid-
ance.
@Mapcontents(pointsofinterest,favorites).
Whentherearemultiplepointsofinterestin
=>page209.
@Thedistancetothedestinationincludesthe
calculatedarrivaltime.
@Whenthetrailermodefunctionisswitched
on,thecorrespondingsymbolisdisplayed
nexttothearrivaltime.
@Scale:turnthecontrolknobtotheleftor
righttodecreaseor increasethescale.When
theAutomaticzoomfunctionisswitchedon
&,an“A”for“Automatic”isdisplayedinthe
magnifyingglass.
Altitude
Vehiclelocation
Routeinformation:variousinformationwill
bedisplayedduringactiverouteguidance
(forexample,theupcomingmaneuverin-
cludingcalculateddistanceandstreet
names).Thedisplayalsoprovidestrafficin-
formationorpointsofinterestonthecurrent
route.
Roadcurrentlybeingdrivenon
CO®
Whenthecrosshairsareswitchedon>fig.191:
@)Thecrosshairs:movethecrosshairsinthede-
sireddirectionandsetapointonthemapus-
ingtheMMItouchcontrolpad”orthecontrol

D_Onlyappliestovehicleswithoutcamera-basedspeedlimit
display.
208
theimmediatevicinity,thesymbolsare
shownstackedonthemap.
@®)Betterroute#9 ifabetterrouteisavailable
forthecurrentrouteguidance,itwillbeindi-
catedonthemapincludingthetimethat
wouldbesaved.Moreinformationcanbe
foundunder>page213.
Mapfunctions
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
>Pressthe

NAV/MAP buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page207,fig.190.
>Presstheleftcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingmapfunctionscan beselected:
Switchtodestinationinput
ThefreetextsearchintheEnterdestination
menuisdisplayed>page198,fig.183.
Trafficmessages
CurrenttrafficinformationisdisplayedintheIn-
fotainmentsystemdisplay.Youcanalsofindad-
ditionalinformationunder>page212.

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Media


ProblemSolution

Audimusicinterface:themobile
deviceisnotrecognizedasa
source.
Formanycellphonesormobiledevices,playbackisnotpossible
when
thebatterylevelistoolow(lessthan5%ofitscapacity).
ThemobiledevicewillonlyberecognizedasasourceintheMMI
afterconnectingifthebatterychargeissufficient.

Audimusicinterface:malfunc-
tionsduringaudioplayback
throughaniPod/iPhone.
TheBluetoothaudioplayerfunctionisswitchedon.Switchthis
functionoff>page243whenyouarenotusingtheBluetoothau-
dioplayer.

Audimusicinterface:contents
thatarechangedonamobilede-
viceconnectedtotheAudimusic
interface®)arenotdisplayedin
themediacenter.
Reset theMediasettingstothefactorydefaultsettings
>page241.

AUXinput:thereisstaticwhen
connectinganddisconnectingthe
AUXconnectioncable.
Whenconnectinganddisconnecting,theExternalaudioplayer
sourceisalreadyselected.Beforeconnectingordisconnectingthe
mobiledevice,eithermutethedevice(see>page245)orswitch
toadifferentaudiosource(forexample>page215,Openingthe
radio).

Bluetoothaudioplayer*/Wi-Fi
audioplayer*:audioplaybackin-
terference.
Onlyoneinterfaceshouldbeactivelyusedatatimetoensure
problem-freeplayback.

Jukebox®*:tracks ontheimported
playlistaregrayedout.
Whenimportingplaylists,allofthefilesthemselvesmustbeim-
ported.

Jukebox*:importedtrackscannot
beplayedorfound.
Ifyoucannotfindimportedtracksinthemediacenter,theymay
notbesupported.Onlycopysupportedfiles>page235tothe
Jukebox.

Onlinemedia*:connectionfailed
betweentheMMIandthemyAudi
app.
ToestablishaconnectiontotheMMI,theMMIconnectionswitch
mustbe switchedoninthemyAudiappstatusscreen.

Bluetoothaudioplayer*:interfer-
encewithtrackdisplayandaudio
playback.
PlaybackinterferencecanoccurwhenusingtheBluetoothaudio
playerifamusicplayerappfromathirdpartyproviderisopen.
Audi
recommendsusingtheintegratedmediaplayeronyourBlue-
toothdevice(suchasasmartphone).

Wi-Fihotspot*:yourWi-Fidevice
isdisconnectedfromtheWi-Fi
hotspot.
Makesurethenetworkoptimizationfunctionsareswitchedoffin
theWi-FisettingsorinthenetworksettingsforyourWi-Fidevice.
ForadditionalinformationrefertotheuserguideforyourWi-Fi
device.

Audimusicinterface:audioplay-
backthroughtheconnectedmo-

biledeviceisnotpossible.

MakesuretheUSBmodeMTPisselectedinthesettingsonyour
mobiledevice.

2)Applies onlytoMTPdevices.DoesnotapplytoAppledevicesandUSBmassstoragedevices.
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Drivingsafety

Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
>page64.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Appliesto:adjustableheadrestraints:Instruct
passengerstoadjusttheheadrestraintsac-
cordingtotheirheight.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page285,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page58,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page253.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>A\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
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>

Airbagsystem


OFF$¥;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZAWARNING
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissittingon
thefrontpassengerseataftertakingthe
stepsdescribed above,makesuretheadult
isproperlyseatedandrestrainedatoneof
therearseatingpositions.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealerbefore transporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
G)Tips
Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
determinesthatthefrontpassengerseatis
empty,thefrontalairbagonthepassenger
sidewillbeturnedoff,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF;lightwillstayon.
Repair,careanddisposaloftheairbags
Partsoftheairbagsystemareinstalledatmany
differentplacesonyourAudi.Installing,remov-
ing,servicingorrepairingapartinanareaofthe
vehiclecandamageapartofanairbagsystem
andpreventthatsystemfromworkingproperly
inacollision.

Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessofthe
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.

ZA\WARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.

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—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,frontseatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetrainingandspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversorto
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom