fuel AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2017 Owners Manual

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Airbag system .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 130
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
F ront a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System . 140
K nee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
C hi ld seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Secur ing c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
L ATCH system ( lower anchorages a nd
tethers for chi ld ren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Addit io nal info rmat ion 166
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
In telligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 167
E lectronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . 16 7
N otice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorde r and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electro-mechan ica l power assist, dynamic
steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
D riving w ith your quatt ro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E ne rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Driving and the environment .... 175
Break ing in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Avoi d damagi ng the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 175
D riving throug h wate r on roads . . . . . . . . 17 5
Cata lytic conve rte r. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 176
Shutting down veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Economical and environmentally-friendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Driving w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
T rai ler tow ing informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
C lean ing and care information . . . . . . . . . 183
Pl acing your ve hicle out of se rvice . . . . . . 186
Table of contents
Fuel and Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Fuel. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 188
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
W indsh ield/headlight* washer conta iner. 206
Wheels ........ .. ................. 207
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
T ire p ressure monito ring sys tem 224
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Emergency a ssistance . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Vehicle too l ki t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Space -sav ing spare tir e ( compac t spare
t ire) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Fuses ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 234
B ul bs ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 237
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start ing by pushing or tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 238
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
T ow ing with a tow t ruck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Vehicle iden tification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Weig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Di mens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 44
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Consumer informat ion ...... .. .. 246
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Operating your vehicle outside the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
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Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments and indicator Lights
Instruments
Instrument cluster and controls
The instrument cluster is your central source of information.
Fig. 3 Overview of the instr ume nt cluste r
(D Coolant temperature gauge .. .. .
@ Tachometer .... .. .. ..... .... .
@ Warning/indicator lights ...... .
@ ISETI button ....... ...... .... ·
® Display
- Driver information system .... .
- Time and date display ........ .
- Odometer .... ............ . .
® Reset button for trip odometer
® Fuel gauge ... ..... ..... ..... .
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-When switching the ignition on, the needles
in the instrument cluster swing upward
briefly.
- The illumination for the instrument cluster
lights up whenever you switch on the igni­
tion with the
vehicle headlights off. As the
daylight fades, the instrument cluster illu­
mination likewise dims automatically and
will go out completely when the outside
light is very low . This feature is meant to re­
mind you to switch on the headlights when
outside light conditions become poor.
8 Engine coolant temperature gauge
The engine coolant
gauge¢ page 8, fig. 3@ on ly
works when the ign ition is on . To prevent dam­
age to your engine, please note the following im­ portant points:
Engine cold
If the needle is at or close to the bottom of the
gauge, the engine has not yet reached its operat­
ing temperature. Avoid high engine speeds,
heavy engine loads, and heavy throttle applica­
tions .
Normal temperature
When the engine has reached its operating tem ­
perature, the needle will move to the middle of
the gauge and remain there. If the engine is
working hard at high outside temperatures, the
needle may move higher on the gauge . This is not
a cause for concern as long as the . warning
li ght i n the instrument cluster display does not il­
luminate . If the . warning lig ht in the instru­
ment cluster display flashes, this can mean one
of two things : either the coolant
temperature is
too high, or the coolant
level is too low
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A WARNING
-Always observe the warning in ¢ page 193,
before opening t he hood and checking the
engine coolant level.
- Never open the engine hood if you see or
hear steam, or if you see engine coolant
dr ipping from the engine compartment. You
cou ld burn yourself. Let the engine cool off
firstsothatyoucannothearo rseeany
steam or engine coo lant.
0 Note
- Mounting additional lights or accessories in
front of the air inlets reduces the cooling ef­
fect of the radiator. At h igh outside temper­
atu res or high engine load, the engine could
overheat.
- The front spoiler has been designed to prop­
erly distribute the cooling air when the vehi­
cle is moving. If the spoiler is damaged, this
could reduce the cooling effect and the en­
gine could then overheat. Ask your author­
ized Audi dealer for assistance.
Tachometer (engine rev counter )
The tachometer indicates the engine RPM (revo­
lutions per minutes).
If engine RPM drops below 1,500, you should
downshift to the next lower gear. The red area at
the end of the scale indicates maximum permis­
sible eng ine RPM after the break-in period. Be­
fore reaching this area, move the selector lever
to position D/5 or ease your foot off the accelera­
tor pedal.
(D Note
The tachometer needle@¢ page 8, fig . 3
should only briefly be in the red zone: you
could damage your eng ine! The beginning of
the red zone varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early saves fuel and reduces en­
gine noise.
Instruments and indicator lights
~button
Fig. 4 SET button in the instrument cluste r
The !SET I button performs the following func­
tions:
Switching on time, date, temperature
display and odometer
The display appears for approximately 30 sec­
onds when you press the
ISETI button¢ fig . 4
with the ignition off.
Starting the Auto-Check sequence
The Auto-Check system constantly monitors cer­
tain indiv idual functions and components of the
vehicle when the ignition is turned on and when
the vehicle is moving .
With the ignition turned on, you can start the
"Auto-Check sequence" by pressing the
! SET I but­
ton. You can perform an Auto-Check sequence
when the vehicle is stat ionary and the ignition is
turned on or when the vehicle is moving slower
than 3 mph (5 km/h).
In addition, the number of keys initialised for
your vehicle is displayed .
L2 3/3 means that
th ree keys have been initialised . This feature e na­
bles used car buye rs to make su re they have re­
ceived all of the keys.
If you are given only two keys , for instance , you
should take the veh icle and the existing keys to
an authorized Audi dealer to have the missing key
disabled. It is also important to notify your insur­
ance company about the loss.
Setting the speed warning
By pressing the ISETI button briefly, you can set
threshold 1 of the speed warning wh ile you are
driv ing
¢ page 78. By ma intaining pressure on IJ,,
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Instrumen ts and ind icator ligh ts
the I SET! button, you de lete the warning thresh­
old.
Digital clock with date display and
Odometer
F ig . 5 Ins trum en t cluster: odo meter
Fig . 6 Instrument cluster: reset bu tton
Digi tal clock/GP S controll ed cl ock*
Depending on the vehicle equipment level, you
may choose between the quartz clock or the
GPS
controlled clock* l!j in the radio or in the MMI *.
You can learn more about this in the MMI manual
or in the rad io user 's manual.
Odometer /t ri p odomete r
The display of distance driven is shown in kilome ­
ters "km" or in miles "mi".
- USA mode ls - Miles
- Canada models - Kilometers
The units of measure (kilometers/miles) can be changed in the radio or MMI* . You can learn
mo re about this in the MMI manual or in the ra­
d io user's manual.
The odometer @ shows the total number of kilo ­
meters or miles that have been driven on the ve­
h icle .
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The trip odometer @ shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances. The last digit shows distances of
100 meters or 1/10 of a mile .
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing the reset button
!O.O I ¢ fig. 6.
Malfunction message
If there is a malfunction somewhe re in the in­
strume nt cluster,
DEF w ill appear in the tr ipod­
ometer and w ill stay on. Contact yo ur authorized
Aud i dealer to have the prob lem corrected.
Immobilizer
When the ignition is switched on, the data on the
i gnition key are scan ned automat ica lly .
If an unauthor ized key was used,
SAFE is d is·
played permanently in the odomete r display
field . The vehicle cannot be operated
¢ page 28.
{i) Tips
- When you switch off the ignition or open
the driver door, the time, date, odometer
and tempe rature are displayed for an addi­
tional
30 seconds.
- You can also call up the display with the
!SE T! button¢ page 9 w hile the ign ition is
switched off .
Fuel gauge
The fuel gauge works only when the ignition is
on.
When the needle re aches the red area, the warn­
i ng l ight
li'J in the instrument cluster wi ll illumi­
nate ¢
page 18. Time to refuel!
The tota l tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
¢ page 244.
(D Note
Neve r run the tan k comp letely dry! An ir regu­
l a r supply of fuel can cause eng ine misfiring
and fuel could enter in to the exhaust system .
The cata lytic conver ter cou ld the n overheat
and be damaged.

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9=:1: Engine oil pressure
The red engine oil pressure warning symbol re­
quires immediate service or repair . Driving with a
low-oil-pr essure indication is likely to inflict se­
vere damage to the engine.
• Turn off engine! Oil pressure too low
If the indicator lig ht t urns on and the message
appears, the oi l pressu re is too low.
~ P ull off the road.
~ Stop t he vehicle .
~ Turnoff the engine.
~ Check the engine oil level¢ page 197 .
~ If the engine oil leve l is too low, add engine oi l
¢
page 197 . Make sure that t he oil pressure
warning symbol. appears no longe r in the
display before you s ta rt driving ag ain.
~ If the engi ne oil leve l is cor rect and t he i ndic a­
t or lig ht still tur ns on, turn t he eng ine
off and
do not continue driving . Seek p ro fessional as ­
s istance .
(D Tips
- The engine oil pressure symbol. is not
an indicator for a low engine oil level. Do
not rely on it. Instead, check the oil level in
your engine at regular intervals, preferably each time you refuel, and always before
going on a long trip.
- The yellow oil level warning indication
Ill
requires oil refill or workshop service with ­
out delay . Do not wait until the red oil
pressure warning. starts to flash before
you respond to the low oil level warning
Ill . By then , your engine may already have
suffered serious damage .
~ . Engine oil level
• WARNING: Please add oil immediately
If the indicator lig ht and the message ap pear,
a dd engine o il i mm edi ate ly
¢page 195.
Ill Add oil, max XX XX l. You may cont. driv .
When the symbol II and driver message appea r,
add the amount of oi l appea ring in the display at
the next opportunity ¢
page 195.
Instruments and ind icator lights
- L Engine cooling system
A malfunction in the engine cooling system must
be repaired as soon as possible .
• Turn off engine and check coolant level
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appea rs, the coo lant tempe rat ure is too high o r
t h e coo lant leve l is too low.
~ Pull off the ro ad.
~ Stop the vehicle.
~ Tur noff th e engine.
~ Check coolant leve l¢ page 199 .
~ Add coolant if necessary¢ page 200.
~ Continue dr iv ing only afte r the e ngine coolant
warni ng/ indicator light goes out .
~ Contact your authorized Audi dealer for assis-
t ance if necessa ry.
If the engi ne coo lant level is correct , then t he ra ­
dia to r f an may be the cause of t he mal func tion.
• Coolant temperature! Let engine run with
vehicle stationary
If the indicator lig ht tur ns on and the messa ge
appea rs, let the engine run a t idle for a few mi ­
nutes to c ool down.
A WARNING
-- If yo ur vehicle should break down for me ­
cha nica l o r ot her reasons, park at a safe dis­
t ance from mov ing t raff ic, t urn off t he e n­
g in e a nd turn on the haz ard warning lights
¢ p age S O, Em ergency fla she rs.
- N ever open t he hood if you see o r hear
s te am or coo lant esca p in g fr om th e engine
co mpartm ent - you ris k being scald ed . W ait
un til yo u can no longe r see or hear steam or
coo lant escapin g.
- T he engi ne compart ment of an y vehicl e is a
d anger ous are a. B efore y ou perfo rm any
wo rk in the eng ine com partment, t urn of
the eng ine a nd a llow it to cool. Follow t he
warn ing stickers
¢page 193.
(D Note
Do not con tinue dr iv in g if the . symbol i llu-
minates. The re is a malf u nction in the engine
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Instruments and indicator lights
(0) Worn brake pads
IJ Brake pads!
If the warn ing light illum inates, immed iate ly
contact your authorized A ud i dealer o r qualified
wo rkshop to have all brake pads inspected. O n
USA models the wa rni ng lig ht
Ei] comes on to ­
gethe r wi th the war ning l igh t
1111 . Both sets of
b rake pads on an ax le m ust always be rep lace d at
the same time .
A WARNING
Driv ing with bad bra kes can ca use a co llision
and ser ious personal in jury.
- If the wa rning light
Ei] and the warning
light
11111 ) w ith the message Brake pads !
comes on in the instrument cl uster display,
i mmediately contact your author ized Audi
dealer or qualified workshop to have all
bra ke pads checked o r rep laced if necessary.
EPC Electronic power control
This warning/indicator light monitors the elec­
tronic power control .
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The~ warni ng/indicator light (Electronic Powe r
Control) ill uminates when you switch the ign ition
on as a function check.
(D} Tips
If this wa rning/in dicator light ill uminates
wh ile you are driving, then there is a mal func­
tion in the eng ine electron ics. Have the ma l­
function corrected as soon as possib le by yo ur
author ized A udi dealer or a qualified repair fa­
cility .
o Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunc tion Ind ica tor Lamp (M IL) is part of
the On-Boa rd Di ag nosti c (O BD II) system. The
symbo l
('4 lights up whe n the ignition is swi tch ­
e d on and wi ll turn off after the engine has sta rt·
e d and has sett led at a constant idle speed . This
i n dicates that the MIL is working p roperly.
l) - : USA mode ls onl y
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The wa rning lig ht ill uminates w hen the re is a
malfunction in the engine electronic system.
Contact yo ur aut ho rized Aud i dea le r and have the
malfunction corrected .
An impro per ly closed fue l filler cap may also
ca use the MIL light to ill uminate ¢
page 190 .
For more info rm ation c::> page 2 5.
!?>i Engine speed limitation
App lies to : vehicles wi th engine speed limitatio n
II! Do not exceed max. engine speed of XXXX
rpm
The II! symbo l illu min ates when the re is an en­
gine co ntro l ma lf u nct ion. The~ indica tor ligh t
in the instrument clus ter also illum ina tes . T he
engine spee d is limited to the s peed displayed in
the d river info rmation system. Keep in mind t hat
the engine speed w ill not exceed the value dis ­
played in the driver information system, for ex­
amp le w hen downshifting.
D rive to your authorized A udi dealer immediate ly
to have the mal function cor rected .
~ ... Engine oil sensor
• Oil level! Sensor defective
If the symbol illuminates, contact your author ­
i zed Audi dealer and have the oil sensor inspect­
ed . Until yo u have this done, chec k the oi l level
each time you refuel just to be on the safe side
¢ page 197.
Eli) Tank system
fiD Please refuel
If the indicato r light turns on for the first time
and t he message appea rs, the re are about
2.1 -2.4 gallons (7 • 9 lite rs) of fuel left in the
ta nk. Time to refuel ¢
page 190 .
fiD Fuel tank system malfunct ion! Contact deal -
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Driver information system
On-board computer
Introduction
The trip computer gives you information on cur­
rent and average fuel mileage, average speed,
fu el range and driving time.
F ig. 9 Tri p computer display: Average fu el mileage
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The fo llow ing information is contin uously evalu­
ated by the trip computer and can be displayed
sequent ia lly in the instrument cluster display:
Fuel range
The estima ted cruising range i n miles (km) ap­
pea rs in the disp lay . Th is tells you how far your
veh icle w ill be able to travel on the c urrent tank
of fuel and with the same driv ing style. The dis ­
p lay changes in increments of 5 miles (10 km).
T he cruising range is calcu lated based on the fuel
consumption for the last 18 m iles (30 km). If you
drive conse rvatively, the cru is ing range will in­
crease.
Average fuel mileage
T he avera ge f uel economy in M PG (l/ 100 k m)
since you last clea red the memory a ppears in this
d isp lay . You can use this display to adj ust your
driving technique to achieve a desired mileage .
Current fuel mileage
The instant aneous f ue l cons umption in miles per
ga llon (l/100 km) is shown in this display. Yo u
can use t his disp lay to adjust yo ur driving techni ­
que to ach ieve a desired mileage .
F ue l cons umption is recalcu lated at inte rv a ls of
33 y ards ( 30 meters) . T his d isp lay sw itches to
ga llons/ho ur ( liters/hour) when the vehicle is not
mov ing.
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Average speed
The average s peed in mp h (km /h) s in ce you last
rese t the memory appears in t he d isplay .
Elapsed time
The length of time that yo u have been drivi ng
s ince you la st reset t he memory appears in this
display.
Distance
The distance that has been covered since the last
time the memory was cleared appears in the dis­ play.
0) Tips
- Fuel consumptio ns (ave rage and current),
range and speed are disp layed in metric
units on Canad ian mode ls.
- All stored values will be lost if the vehicle
bat tery is discon nect ed.
Memories
The trip computer is equipped with two fully au ­
tomatic memories as well as an efficiency pro­
gram*.
Fig. 10 Trip com puter display: memory level 1
You can switch between the t rip computer 1 and
2 and the efficiency program* by pressing the
IRESET I button@c:>page 23, fig. 11.
You can te ll w hich memory leve l is cur rently a c-
tive by the number or the sig n in the display
¢fig. 10. The data from the single-trip memory
(memory leve l 1) is being d isp layed if a
D ap-
pears in the display. If a
fJ is shown, then the da­
ta from the tota l-tr ip memory is being d isp layed .,..

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(memory level 2). The fuel pump nozzle iii
indicates the efficiency program*¢ page 24.
Single-trip memory (Trip computer 1)
The single-trip memo ry stores the trip informa ­
tion from the tim e the igni tion is turned on until
it is turned
off. If the tr ip is continued within 2
hours from the time the ignition was turned off,
the new data will be included in the calculation of
the current trip information.
If the trip is inter­
rupted for
more than 2 hours the memory is re­
set automat ically.
Total -trip memory (Trip computer 2)
Unlike the single-trip memory, the tota l-trip
memory is not reset automatically. This permits
you to evaluate your driving data for the entire
period between manual resets.
Efficiency program*
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fuel¢
page 24.
Operation
The trip computer is controlled by two switches
on the windshield wiper lever.
Fig. 11 Wind shield w iper leve r: controls fo r th e tr ip com­
p u ter
Operating
"'To display the trip computer memory levels,
press the
I RESE T! button @¢ fig. 11 repeated­
ly until the desired memory level is shown in
the display.
"' To display trip information within a memory
level, press the top or bottom part of the func­
t ion selection switch @.
Driver information system
The trip computer will not operate unless the ig­
nition is on. When you turn on the ignition, the
function that was in use when you last turned the
ignition off will be disp layed.
In addition to information about the trip comput­
er (trip computer 1, 2 and the efficiency pro­
gram*), information about other systems can al­
so be shown in the display. To sw itch the display
between the different information, tap the
I RESET ! button@ briefly .
Resetting values to zero
.,. Select a value in the desired trip computer or in
the efficiency program* .
"' Press and hold the
I RESET ! button@ for at
least one second . All values in the selected trip
computer or in the efficiency program* are re ­
set to zero .
If the data in tr ip computer 1 are deleted, then
the values in the efficiency program* will also be
reset .
With some vehicle eq uipment levels, the values
for the single trip or total trip memory can also
be reset in the Infotainment system
¢page 23.
(D Tips
All stored values will be lost if the vehicle bat­
tery is disconnected .
Basic Settings for the trip computer
Applies to: vehicles with trip computer
The radio or MM!* operating unit is used for set­
ting the trip computer 's basic settings.
.,. Select: Function button !CAR !> Instrument
cluster
> On-board computer 1 or On-board
computer
2 .
The values in the sing le-trip or the total-trip
memory can all be reset to zero at the same time
under
Reset i n the menu.
In addition, you can determine what information
from the trip computer should be shown in the
instrument cluster display . If one of the pieces of
driver information is turned
Off , that dr iver 1111>
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Driver information system
information w ill not be shown in the display. The
information will continue to be calculated by the
tr ip computer and can be turned back
On at any
time.
(D Tips
- This function is not avai lable on all vehicles.
- The driving information in the efficiency
program is also reset to zero with the s in ­
gle-trip memory.
Efficiency program
Description
Applies to: vehicles with trip computer with efficiency pro­
gram
F ig . 12 D isplay: eff ici en cy program
.. Press the I RESET I button @¢ page 23, fig. 11
repeatedly until the efficiency program appears
in the disp lay.
The efficiency program can help you to use less
fue l. It evaluates driving information in reference
to fuel consumption and shows other equipment
influencing consumption as well as shift recom­
mendations . Fuel economy messages
¢
page 24 prov ide tips for effic ient driving .
The efficiency program uses distance and con­ sumption data from trip computer
l. If the data
are deleted in the efficiency program, those val­
ues are also reset in trip computer
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Other equipment
Applies to: vehicles with trip computer with efficiency pro­
gram
Fig. 13 D isp lay: ot her eq uipm en t
.. In the eff ic iency program, press the function
selection switch ¢
page 23, fig. 11 @ repeat­
edly until the other equipment appears in the
display .
Other equipment that is current ly affecting fuel
consumption is listed in the efficiency program.
The display shows up to three other items of
equipment @. The equ ipment using the most
fuel is listed first. If more than three items using
fuel are switched on , the equipment that is cur­
rently using the most fuel is disp layed.
A scale @ also shows the current total consump­
t ion of all other equipment.
Fuel economy messages
Applies to: vehicles with trip computer with effic iency pro­
gram
Fig. 14 Disp lay : fuel econo my m essage
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Fuel economy messages are displayed when fuel
consumption is increased by certa in cond itions. If
you follow these fuel economy messages, you can reduce your vehicle's consumption of fuel. The ..,_

messages appear automatically and are only dis­
p layed in the efficiency program. The fuel econo­
my messages turn off a utomat ically after acer ­
tain period of time.
.. To turn a fuel economy message off immedi ­
ately after it appears, press the I RESE T I button
¢ page 23, fig. 11 @, or
.. Press the function select ion switch ¢
page 23,
fig. 11
@ .
(D Tips
-Once you have turned a fuel economy mes­
sage off, it will on ly appear again after you
turn the ignit ion on again.
- The fuel economy messages are not dis­
played in every instance, but rather in inter­
vals over a period of t ime .
Service interval display
The service interval display reminds you when
your next service is due .
The schedule for the next oil change or inspec­
tion is calculated automatically and displayed ac ­
cord ingly . The display works in two stages :
Service rem inder
30 days before the next service is due, a service
reminder appears in the d isp lay when you turn on
the ignition.
After about 5 seconds the display switches back
to normal. The distance and time remain ing are
updated each time the ignition is turned on until
the date due for service is reached.
Se rvi ce due
When the due date for service is reached, the
m essage
Ser vice due! appears in the instrument
cluster immediately after you turn on the igni ­
tion . Additionally, a warning tone sounds. After
about 5 seconds the d isplay sw itches back to nor ­
mal.
Call ing up the servic e schedules
a:,
a:,
...... If or when an oil change or inspection is due, can N
~ be shown in the radio or MM!* d isplay by select-,.....
8 ing the serv ice interval d isplay in the car menu. LL 00
Dri ver informa tion system
Select I CAR I funct ion but ton > Se rvice i nterval
di spla y
or ICARI function button > Car systems *
control button > Ser vicing & checks.
Resetting the service int erval display
Yo ur autho rized Aud i dea le r will reset the co rre­
sponding serv ice schedu le after performing the
appropriate service on your vehicle . You also have
the possibility to reset the oi l change schedule
after having performed an oil change accord ing
to Audi specifications. SelectlCAR lfunction but­
ton
> Ser vice inter val display > Re set oil change
int erval
or ICARI function button > C ar systems *
control button > Se rvi cing & checks > Re set oil
change inter val.
(D Note
- Only reset the oil change display when you
have completed an o il change.
- If you disconnect the battery term inals, no
calcu lations can be made for the se rvice in­
terva l display dur ing th is time and no serv­
i c e rem inder will appear. Remembe r that
observ ing the proper serv ice i ntervals is vi­
t ally impo rtan t to ex tending the life o f your
vehicle, particular ly the engine, and ma in­
taining its va lue . Even if the mileage driven
is low, the maximum period o f one yea r
from one service to the next must not be ex­
ceeded.
(D Tips
The information in the Serv ice Reminder re­
mains stored even when the vehicle battery is
disconnected.
On Board Diagnostic
System (OBD)
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
The Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ¢4 in the
instrument cluster is part of the On-Board Diag­
nostic (OBD II) system .
The warning/indicator light ill uminates when the
ignition is sw itched on and goes out after the en­
gine starts and the idle has stab ilized . This indi-
cates that the MIL is working properly . ..,.
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