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Lights and Vi sion
"'T o activ ate t he h igh beam assist, tap the lever
forward
(D . The ii indicator light appears in
the instr ument cluster d isp lay an d the high
beam assist is switched on/off automatically.
The
Bl indicator lig ht also turns on if the h igh
beams are switched on .
Switching the high beam s on /off manually
If the high beams did not sw itch on/off a utomat ­
ically as expected, you may sw itch them on or off
manually instead:
"'T o swi tc h the high beams on manually, tap the
l ever forward
(D . The Bl indicator lig ht t urns
on.
"' To switc h the high beams off manually, p ull the
lever back@. The h igh beam assist is deact i­
vated .
Operating the headlight flasher
"'To ope rate the headlight flasher w hen the h igh
beam assist is act ivated and high beams are
switched off, p ull the leve r back @. The high
beam assist rema ins ac tive .
Me ssages in the instrument cluster display
ml Audi adaptive light: system fault!
Headlight a ssist: System fault
Dr ive to an a uthorized Aud i dea ler or a uth orized
Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n co rrected. You can still switc h the
h igh beams on or off ma nually.
Headlight assist: Unavailable No camera view
The camera v iew is b locked, fo r example by a
sticke r or debr is.
The senso r is locate d between the interior rear­
view m ir ror and the windshield. Therefore, do not
p lace any st ic kers in this area on the windshie ld.
A WARNING
-
H igh beam assist is only intended to assist
the drive r. The dr iver is still responsible for
cont rolli ng the headligh ts a nd switch ing
t hem ma nually de pendi ng on light and vis ibil­
i t y conditions.
It ma y be ne cess ary to operate
t he m man ually i n situ at io ns such as:
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- In adverse weat her condi tions such as fog,
heavy rain, blowing snow or spray ing water.
- On roads where oncoming traffic may be
pa rtially obscure d, such as expressways.
- When the re are roa d users that do not have
suff icient lighting, such as bicyclers or
veh icles with dirty tail lamps.
- In tig ht curves an d on stee p slopes.
- In poorly lit a re a s.
- W it h st ro ng refle cto rs, such a s signs .
-If th e ar ea of the wi ndshi eld n ear the s ensor
i s f ogged over, dirty, icy or covered with a
s tick er.
Adjusting the exterior lighting
The settings are adjusted in the MMI.
"'Select: !C A R! function button> (Car) * systems
cont rol button > Vehicle settings > Exterior
lighting .
Automatic headlights
You can adjust the following sett ings in the Au­
tomatic headl ights
menu:
Headlights activation time -You can adjust if the
h eadlights switch o n
Early, Med . or Late accord­
i ng to the sens itiv ity o f the lig ht sensor .
Audi adaptive light* -You can sw itch ad aptive
li ght
On an d Off .
Automatic high beams*
Y ou can switch the hig h beam assist on an d off .
Daytime running lights
USA models:
You can switch the daytime runn ing
li gh ts
on and off .
Canada models:
The function cannot be turned
off. It is act ivated a utomatically each time the ig­
nit ion is switched on. This menu item is shown
"g reye d out" .
Coming home, Leaving home
The coming home function ill uminates the a rea
outside the vehicle when you switch the ign ition
off and open the driver's door. To turn the func-
tion on , se lect
Lights when leav ing car > On . .,._

.... N
0 CJ ' M I.Cl ......
The leaving home function illuminates the area
outside the vehicle when you un lock the vehicle.
To turn the function on, select
Lights when un­
locking car> On.
The coming home and leaving home functions
only operate when it is dark and the light switch
is in the
AUTO position.
Emergency flasher
The emergency flasher makes other motorists
aware that you or your vehicle are in an emer­
gency situation.
Fi g. 41 Cente r console: emergency flasher swit ch
• Press the switch &,. ~ fig. 41 to turn the emer-
gency flashers on or off.
When the emergency flasher is on, all four turn
signals blink at the same time. The turn signal in­
d icator lights
(4B in the inst rument cluste r, as
well as the light in the emergency flasher switch
&,. blink likewise. The emergency flashers also
work when the ignition is turned off.
The emergency flashers w ill turn on automatical ­
l y if you are in an accident where the airbag has
deployed.
(0) Tips
You shou ld turn on th e emergency flashers
when:
-you are the last veh icle standing in a traff ic
jam so that any other vehicles coming can
see you, or when
- you r vehicle has broken down or you are in
an emergency situation, or when
Lights and V ision
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you.
Interior lighting
Front and rear interior lighting
Fig. 42 Front headl iner : in terio r light ing con trols
Fig. 43 Rea r headl iner : read ing light
Press the correspond ing button ¢ fig. 42:
El-Inter ior lighting on/off
[!] -Door contact switch on/off. The interior light­
ing is controlled automatica lly.
~- Reading lights on/off
~* -Sw itch ing the rear reading lights on/off
from the cockpit .
Ambient lighting
Applies to vehicles: with ambient ligh ting
You can adjust the brightness of the inter ior
lighting.
• In the Infotainment system, select: the
ICARI
function button > (Car)'" Systems control but­
ton
> Vehicle settings> Interior lighting >
Brightness . .,.
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Checking Engine coolant leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Chi ld rest raints
Danger of usin g c hild rest raints in the front
se at. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .
143
Where can I ge t addi tional in fo rmat ion
a bout child restraints and their use? . . . .
183
Chi ld rest raint system ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . 179
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
169
Important things to know when driv ing with
ch ild ren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
Chi ld safety lock
Rear doo rs, windows in the rea r . . . . . . . . .
39
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 5
Convertible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 178
H ow do I properly i nstall a child safety seat
. h' l 7 169 in myve 1c e ......... .............. .
Inf ant sea ts . ................. ... .. . 17 2
Ins tall ing a chi ld restra in t usi ng the LA TC H
sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Lowe r ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 171
C hil d seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
C leaning/ removing ice from wi ndows . . . . . 205
Clea ning Alcanta ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning artificia l leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clea ning ca rbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5, 206
C lea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C leaning decorative parts and trim . . . 20 4, 205
Cle anin g displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C lea ning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
C lea ning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Clea ning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
C lean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
Closing
Sunr oof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
W indows . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 40
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
C ons umer i nfor mat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 73
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cons umption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contac ting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Start ing the engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENG INE S TO P
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Swi tc hi ng the igni tion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
U nlocking an d loc king vehi cle . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenie nce open ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1 73
C onvertib le loc kin g re trac to r
A ct ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178
D ea ct ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
U sing to secu re a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . 178
C oo la nt
refer to Eng ine coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Cooling mode (four-zone automat ic climate
contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Cooling mode (three -zone climate control) . 68
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4
Cruise control
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
War ning/ indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise cont rol system
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Prese lecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
(u pholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System . . . . . 24
Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D
D at a reco rder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6
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