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Service Facility for more information.
- Do not connect or disconnect the charging
cable while charging because this increases
the risk of an exp losion.
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- Only charge the vehicle battery through the
connections in the engine compartment.
- Read all of the manufacturer's instructions
for the charger before charging the vehicle
battery.
Windshield washer system
Fig. 186 Engine compa rtment: washer flu id reservo ir cap
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The windshield washer reservoir O contains the
cleaning solution for the windshie ld and the
headlight washer
system* ¢ page 196, fig . 181.
The reservoir capacity can be found in
¢page 254.
To reduce the risk of lime sca le deposits on the
spray nozzles, use clean water with low amounts
of calc ium . A lways add window cleaner to the wa­
ter. When the outs ide temperatures are cold, an
anti -freezing agent should be added to the water
so that it does not freeze .
@ Note
-The concentration of anti-freezing agent
must be adjusted to the vehicle operating
cond itions in the respective climate. A con­
ce ntration that is too high can lead to vehi­
cle damage.
- Never add radiator anti-freeze or other addi­
tives to the washer fluid.
Checking and Filling
- Do not use a glass cleaner that contains
paint so lvents, because t his could damage
the paint.
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your ve ­
hicle is due for service .
The service interval display works in two stages:
-Inspection or oil change reminder : afte r a cer -
tain distance driven, a message appears in the
instrument cluster display each time the igni­
tion is switched on or off. The remaining dis­
tance or time is disp layed briefly.
- Inspection or oil change due: if your vehicle
has reached an inspection or oil change interval
or both intervals at the same t ime, the mes­
sage
Inspection due! or Oil change due! or Oil
change and inspection due!
appears briefly af ­
ter switching the ignition on/off .
Checking service intervals
You can check the remaining distance or time un ­
til the next oil change or next inspection in the
Car menu. To do t his, select: the !CAR !function
button
> (Car)* Systems control button > Service
& control > Service intervals .
Resetting the indicator
An authorized Audi dea ler or a uthorized Audi
Service Facility w ill reset the service interval dis­
play after performing service.
If you have ch anged the oi l yourse lf, you must re ­
set the oil change interval.
T o reset the indicator, select : the
I CAR ! function
button
> (Car)* Systems control button > Service
& control > Service intervals . Turn the control
knob downward to
Reset oil change interval and
press the control knob.
@ Note
-Only reset the oi l change indicator if the oi l
was changed.
- Following the service intervals is critical to
maintaining the service life and value of
your vehicle, especially the engine. Even if
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Wheels
Wheels and Ti re s
General information
.,,.Check your tires regularly for
damage (punctures, cuts , cracks
and bulges). Remove foreign ob­
jects from the tire tread .
.,,. If driving over curbs or similar
obstacles, drive slowly and ap ­
proach the curb at an angle.
.,,. Have faulty tires or rims re­
placed immediately .
.,,.Protect your tires from oil ,
grease and fuel.
.,,. Mark tires before removing
them so that the same running
direction can be maintained if
they are reinstalled .
.,,.Lay tires flat when storing and
store them in a cool, dry locat ion
with as litt le exposure to light as
possible .
&_ WARNING -
-Never drive faster than the
maximum permitted speed
for your tires. This could cause the tires to heat up too much .
This increases the risk of an
acc ident because it can cause
the tire to burst.
-Always adapt your driving to the road and traffic condi-
Wheels
tions. Drive carefully and re ­
duce your speed on icy or slip­
pery roads . Even winter tires
can lose traction on black ice .
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-Please note that summer and
winter tires are designed for
the condit ions that are typical
in those seasons. Audi recom­
mends using winter ti res dur ­
ing the winter months. Low
temperatures significantly de­ crease the e lasticity of summ­
er tires , which affects traction
and braking ab ility . If summer
tires are used in very cold
temperatures, cracks can form on the tread bars, resulting in
permanent tire damage that
can cause loud driving noise
and unbalanced tires.
-Burnished, polished or chromed rims must not be
used in winter driving condi­
tions . The surface of the rims
does not have sufficient corro­
sion protect ion for this and
could be permanently dam­
aged by road salt or similar
substances.
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Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s co vered by the following warran­
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you p lan to take you r vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a conside rably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities, tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U.S .A . and Canada w ill not necessarily work in
Eur ope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside North America.
Consumer Information
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introduction. Se rvice ma nuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit ­
erature Orde ring Center at :
www .aud i.techliterature .com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, etc., some service work
shou ld be performed between the intervals speci ­
fied. This applies particula rly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, soph isticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l comp lexity of
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
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Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Overview ..... ................ ..... . 196
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine control (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
196
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
En gin e sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 17
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine warm-up request
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Environment Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . .
198
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E SC
Automatic post-collision braking system . 120
also refer to Electronic stabilization con-
tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control . . 120
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Dimming . .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 43
Heating .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 43
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Federa l Communications Commission (FCC)
258
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Index
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . .
65
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 139
Front center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 14 7
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65, 105
Fueling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
243
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 37
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 254
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 208
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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r e fer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10, 20
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S8
T emperature display
Exterior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
T emperature indicato r
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5, 136
Time . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 23
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 78
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 74
Tire Mobi lity System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 234
Tires.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 205
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
L ow-profile tires ............... ... .. . 221
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem ....................... 222, 223, 224
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire pressure (trailer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Treadwear indicators .......... .. .. .. . 214
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T ires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 208
Tires and vehicle load limits .... .. .. .. . 218
Too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
T owing
Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 249
249,250
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index
TPMS ( Tire Pressure Monitoring
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
T railer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 79
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
T urn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/locking 143
221
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 30
With the convenience key 29
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
T ransporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 238
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
vv
Warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning/Ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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