airbag AUDI A5 COUPE 2018 Repair Manual

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-Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan­
el.
-Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest position in the up and down
ad­
justment range and move it back to the
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possib le, before insta lling the
for­
ward-facing child restra int.
- Always make sure that the safety belt upper
anchorage is beh ind the child restraint and
not next to or in front of the chi ld restraint
so that the safety belt will be properly pos i­
tioned.
-Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on a ll the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
,&. WARNING t-==
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A ch ild in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat wi ll be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates
-even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
-The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof .
-Always be especially careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional c ir­
cumstances .
-Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF ~; light comes on and stays on a ll the
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
-If the PASSENGE R AIR BAG OFF ~; light
does not come on and stay on, immed iate ly
install the rea r-facing child safety seat in a
rea r seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by your Aud i dealer.
Ch ild safety
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint .
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
instructions when installing a child restraint in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.. Slowly pull the belt all the w ay out .
.. Route it around or through the child restra int
be lt
path ¢&. -
.. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat .
.. You should hear a ''cl icking" noise as the belt
w inds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vert ible lock ing retractor by pulling on the belt .
You shou ld no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertib le loc king re­
t ractor is now activated.
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
,&. WARNING
Using the wrong ch ild rest raint or an improp­
e rly installed child restra int can cause se rious
personal injury or death in a crash.
-Always make sure that the safety be lt re­
tr actor is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An un locked safety be lt retrac­
tor cannot hold the chi ld safety seat in p lace
during normal driving or in a crash.
-Always buckle the child safety seat firm ly in
p lace even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.
.,.
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Child safety
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
App lies to: Coupe
F ig. 266 Te ther s trap : proper ro utin g an d mo untin g
~
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Applies to: Sportback/Cabriolet
Fig. 267 Tet her st rap : proper rou ting and moun ting (ex ­
amp le)
In sta lling th e te th er strap
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restraint according to the child restra int manu ­
facturer's instructions .
• Applies to: Cabrio let: Fold the backrest s light ly
forward
~ page 79 and locate the tethe r anchor
behind the rear seat backrest .
• Guide the upper tether strap under the rear
head restraint (raise the head restraint if neces­
sary) . For child restraints with V -tether straps ,
always make sure that the head restraint guide rods do no t interfere with any part of the top
tether strap .
• Applies to: Coupe: Tilt the recess flap up to ex­
pose the anchor bracket .
• Applies to: Coupe: Attach the tether strap an­
cho rage hook into the open ing of the tether an­
c h orage.
• Applies to: Sportback/Cabriolet: Guide the up­
per tether strap into the rear cargo area and
slide the tether strap hook over the anchor bracket.
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• Applies to: Cabriolet: Make sure the seat belt is
not pinched or damaged when folding the bakr­
est.
• Applies to: Cabriolet: Fold the backrest up
again until it locks into place.
• Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catc h of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether strap firm ly following the
child restra int manufacturer's ins truc tions.
Releasing the tether strap
• Loosen the tension follow ing the child restra int
manufacturer's instructions .
• Depress the spring catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firmly installed for severa l days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and ba ckrest in the area where
the te ther s trap was installed . The upholstery
would a lso be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . Th is app lies especia lly to
l eather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward -facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come wi th a tether. Please read and heed the
c hi ld rest raint system manufacture r's instr uc­
tions caref ully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be k illed if the front
a irbag inflates
-even with an Advanced Air­
bag System .
- The inflating airbag will h it the chi ld safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smas h the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, ce nter armrest, or
door.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat

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because of excep tional circ umstances and
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~ ; light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in­
sta ll th e rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a
r e a r se at ing pos ition and hav e the airbag
sys tem i nspecte d by your Au di dea ler .
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of so urces of addit iona l in­
formation about child restraint selection, i nsta l­
l ation and use:
NHTSA advises that t he best child safety seat is
the one t hat fits your ch ild and fits in you r vehi ­
cle, and that you will use co rrectly and consis­
tently .
Try before you buy !
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra­
tion
T el. : 1-888-327 -4236 (TTY: 1- 800-424-91 53)
http :/ /www. nhtsa.gov
h ttp :/ /www.safercar.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
T el. : (2 02) 662-0600
http :/ /www.safek ids.o rg
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 745-SA FE (Eng lish)
T el. : (8 00) 747-SANO (Spa nish)
http :/ /www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-8 00-333-037 1 or call 1 -613-998-8 616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http ://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/roadsafety/menu .htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2 834
Child safety
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Fuses a nd bul bs
Fuse panel @ (brown) Fuse panel© (blac k)
No. Equip ment No. Equipm ent
2
Mass airflow sensor, camshaft adjust-
ment, charge air cooler pump 1 F ront seat heating
2 Windshield wipers
3 Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, radiator inlet 3 Left head light electronics
4 Vacuum pump , hot water pump, particu-
late sensor, biodiesel sensor 4 Panorama glass roof
s Left front door contro l module
5 Brake light sensor 6 Sockets
6 Engine valves, camshaft adjustment 7 Right rear door control mod ule
7
Heated oxygen sensor, mass airflow sen-8 All wheel drive
sor
8
Water pump, high pressure pump, high
pressure regulator valve
9 Hot water pump
9 Right headlight electronics
10
Windshield washer system/headlight
washer system
11 L eft rear door control module
10
Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sen-
sor
Fu se panel @ (blac k)
11 Clutch pedal position sensor No. Equipmen t
12 Engine valves
Seat ventilation, rearv iew mirror, climate
13 Rad iator fan control system, rear climate control sys-
14 Fuel injectors
15 Ignition
coils
16 Fuel pump
1 tern controls , windsh ie ld heat ing , neck
heating, front passenger 's airbag warning
light
2 Gateway, climate control system
Fuse panel@ (red ) 3 Sound actuator/exhaust sound tuning
No. Equ ip me nt 4 Clutch pedal posit ion sensor
1 Anti-theft alarm system 5 Engine start
2 Engine control module 7 Rear USB charg ing port
3 Lumbar support 8 Homelink
4 Automatic transmission selector mecha-
nism 9 Adaptive cruise contro l
11 Video camera
5 Horn 12 Matrix LED headlight/right L ED headlight
6 Electromechan ica l park ing brake 13 Matrix LED headlight/left LED headlight
7 Gateway control module
8 Interior headl iner lights
10 Airbag control module
11 Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Fuse panel © (red )
N o. Equ ipmen t
1 Ign ition co ils
12 Diagnostic connector, light/rain sensor
13 Climate control system
14 Right front door control module
lS A/C compressor
5 Engine mount
6 Automatic transmission
7 Instrument panel
8 Climate control system (blower)
10 Dynamic steering
11 Engine start
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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 330.
(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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
A/C (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Accessories 75,391
Active lane assist Cleaning the camera area ......... ... .
also refer to Audi active lane assist .. .. .
Active rollover protection system ... .... .
Adapt ive cr uise control ............ .... .
Cleaning the sensors ................ .
Distance indicator and distance warning .
Messages .. .. ................ ..... .
Predictive control .
.......... .. .. .... .
Traffic jam assist ............. .. .... .
Ad Blue
. . .. .. .. ................ ..... .
Messages
Additional accessories 363
130
265
113
363
123 123
120 121
326
326
391
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adjusting the sound 255
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Airbag . ... .. .. ................ ..... . 277
Airbag system .. ..... ....... ...... 277,297
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 284
Care .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 292
Ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Child restraints
Components (front airbags) ..... ..... .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat .......... .. .... .
Disposal . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
Front airbags ......... ..... ... . .
How do the front airbags work? ....... .
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have?
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together .......... .. .. .. .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system ................. ..... .
Indicator light ..................... .
K . b nee air ags .. ............... .. .... .
Monitoring . .. ............... .. .... .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .. .
Repairs .. .. .. ........ ..... ... ... .. . 304
284
278 292
282
287 284
286
295 289
293
289
289
292
Index
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
When must the system be inspected? . . . 289
Air pressure Tires · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
· · ....... .. .. 351
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 368
All season tires . ... .. ................ . 357
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
All wheel drive Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
also refer to quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 236, 237
Android Auto
refer to Aud i smartphone interface . . . . . 249
Anti -freeze
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Anti- lock braking system
refer to ABS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Anti-Slip Regu lation
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 ............... . . 151
249 23
151
130
132
205
206
201
202
202
202
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . . . . . 191, 198
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Services overview
' . . ................ .
Starting ...... .. .. ................ .
Audi drive select
. .. .. ............. .. ..
Audi Entertainment mobile ...... ... .. ..
Audi music interface . ................. .
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-F i .. .. .. ............... . .
Audio files
.. .... .. .. ............... ..
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player .............. .
Wi-Fi audio player . ................. .
Audio track 192
192
138
238
236
234
239
233
234
242
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Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
E ng ine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Starting/stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 381
E ng ine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Opening and closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . 331
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Entering character s/numbers ( speller) . . . . 165
Entering letters (speller) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Entertainment sliding menu . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
E ntry/exit lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
E ntry assistance
refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 72
Environment Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 335
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
ESC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Evasive steering support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Expanded view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
External voice operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
F
Factory default settings
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Fader (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Index
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 310
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Fast forwarding/rewind ing (audio/video
file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Fast forwarding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . 239
Fast route 214
Favorites Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
File formats (med ia drives) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
For the sake of the environment Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 86
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Leaks..... .... .. .. ................. 331
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Free text search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Nav igation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Freeze protection
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 228
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 269
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 42
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 278
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 , 72
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Gasoli ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
397

Index
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Recommendation.................... 322
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 139
Fueling Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 388
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
G
Garage door opener
refer to Homel ink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 343
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 387
H
Handsfree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 61
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 61
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 261
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 271
High beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Home address .... .. ........ ...... 209, 215
Homelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 284
How safety belt pretens ioners work . . . . . . 275
398
I
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Important things to do before driving . . . . 258
Importing and exporting (contacts) . . . . . . 188
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
PASSENGER AIR BAG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Input Using the MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Using the speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Input level (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 320
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Internet
refer to Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 191
Internet radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Interval mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
iPhone
refer to Audi music interface ....... 236, 237
J
Jukebox 232
Jump-start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
K
Key.......... .. .. .. .. .. ........... ... 38
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 , 42
Vehicle code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Kick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 100

<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 \0
3 a,
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 295
L
Lane assist
refer to Audi act ive lane assist
130
Laptim er .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 111
E valua ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
LA TCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3 16
D escr iption ... ............... .. .. .. . 317
Installin g a chi ld restraint.... .. .. ..... 318
Locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .... ... .. .......... .. .. .... .
318
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Leather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
License agreeme nt (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Lifting points (vehicle jack) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Light/rain sensor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Interva l mode (wipers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Light functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
H igh beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Int erio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lighting
Exterio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Int erior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lights
Headlig ht ra nge control system . . . . . . . . .
61
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Load ing the lug gage compartment . . . . . . . 263
Locking/unlocking
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 41
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
With the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Low beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Luggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cover.... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .. 77
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Index
Socket.... .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. .. . 75
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment ........ ... .. .................
263
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lumba r support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Making an emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 24
Map
Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Operat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Update ....... .. .. .......... ....... 207
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 39
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230, 239
Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
231
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Memory buttons
refer to Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . 158, 165
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Memory card
SD card reader (MMI)............. .. ..
231
S up ported types/formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Memory func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 251
Menus/symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Mirrors
Adjusting exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Compass .. .. .. .. .. ... ... ... .... .. .. . 69
D imming ........ .. .................. 66
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
399

Index
MMI
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 158
MMI search
refer to Free text search . . . . . . . . . . 167, 241
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
MODE button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 289
MP3
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Multifunction steering wheel
Changing views . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Switching tabs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Mus ic collection
refer to Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Mute
refer to Muting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Muting... .. ... .................. .... 255
myAudi ....... .. ................ 191,211
L ogging in in the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
PIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 365
NAV/MAP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Navigating ( instrument cluster) . . . . . . . 21, 22
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Announcements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Better route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Navigation (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . 21
Neck heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
400
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332, 334
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 24
On/Off knob (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Online destinations
refer to Point of interest search . . . . . . . . 211
Online map .......................... 219
Online map update . ......... ........ .. 221
Online media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Online roadside assistance
Audi connect emergency call and service 206
Online serv ices
refer to Aud i connect ( Infotainment) . . . . 191
Opening.... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 37
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Operating Mult ifunction steer ing wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Options menu ....... .. ........ 14, 160, 164
Other consumers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Overv iew (Cockp it) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 364
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Parenta l control
DVD .......... .. .. .. ... ............ 242
Park assist Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . 363
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanica l parking brake . 94
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61