wheel AUDI A8 2017 Owners Manual

-When connect ing jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, a lways read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
¢ page 271.
(D Note
Impro per hook-u p of jum per cables can ru in
the generato r.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSITI VE
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
g round post of the battery manager contro l
unit.
- Check that a ll screw p lugs on the batt ery
cells are sc rewed in firmly. If not, t ighten
pl ugs p rior to connect ing clamp on negative
b atte ry te rmi nal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect­
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap­
p lie s specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
b eing ju mp started. When you are g iv ing a
ju mp s tart t o another vehicle, do
not con­
n ect th e neg ative( -) ca b le to the neg ative
( -) t ermin al on t he disch arge d batte ry @
¢ fig . 291 . Instead, secure ly connect the
n egative(- ) cab le to either a solid metal
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted to the en­
gine block o r to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is be ing c ha rged does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing batte ry gas
could ignite and ex plod e!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Yo ur Audi requires special h andling for towing .
The follow ing information is to be us ed by com­
mercia l tow tr uck o pera tors w ho kn ow how to op ­
e rat e the ir equip men t sa fely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
~ around the brake lines. ,..,
~ - To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi N
8 must be transported with a flat bed truck . 0 :r Emergency situations
-To load the vehicle on to the flat bed , use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 329 and c> page 330.
A WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen­
gers. Neve r allow anyo ne to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fi g. 29 2 Fron t bumper: removing th e cap
Fig. 293 Fron t bumper: insta lling the towing loop
The thread for the towing loop is on the right
s ide of the front bumper beh ind a cap.
.,. Remove the towing loop f rom the vehicle too l
kit.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure
c> fig. 292 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.,. Tighten the tow ing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
c> fig. 293 and then tighten it
w ith a wheel w re nch .
.,. Afte r usi ng, p la ce th e tow ing loop b ack i n the
-
veh icle tool kit. ..,.
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Emergency situations
_& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
Rear towing loop
F ig. 294 Re ar bumper: re moving the cap
Fig. 295 Re ar bumpe r: in stalli ng the towing loop
The threaded open ing is loca ted in the bumper
on the right rear side .
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit .
.. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure <:>
fig. 294. The cap will loosen from the
bumper .
.. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops ¢
fig. 295 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
8_ WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
330
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pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident .
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 296 Vehicle on f lat bed tru ck
Front hook up
I
.. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
car rier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed.
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle wi th the centerl ine of the car
car rier ramp .
.. Attach the w inch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
Vehicle transport
Whenever you hove your vehicle transported, be
sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumference) o f the tires.
Never secure the vehicle by the axle, the sus­
pension struts or the front or rear towline
eye. For technical reasons, the pressure in the
suspension struts may change during the
transport and this will adversely affect veh icle
handling.

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Fig. 299 Vehicle identifica tion labe l
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
The VIN number is located in the following pla­
ces :
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-In the Infotainment system: se lect: the !CARI
func tion button > Car systems control button >
Servicing & checks > VIN number .
-on the vehicle identification label
- under the windshield on the driver's side
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label ¢ fig. 299 is locat­
ed in the luggage compartment under the cargo
floor cover in the spare wheel well.
The information of the vehicle identification label
can also be found in your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet.
Technical data
T he sticker contains the following vehicle data:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission codes
@ Paint and interior codes
® Optional equipment numbers
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is yo ur ass urance
that your new veh icle complies w ith all applicable
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards which
were in effect at the time the vehicle was manu­
factured. You can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification
number of your vehicle (perforation) as well as
the Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment next to the engine hood re ­
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Notes about technical
data
The values may differ for some markets depend­
ing on equ ipment installed in certain markets
and the measuring methods.
Please note that the specifications listed in the
vehicle documentation always take precedence.
(0 Tips
Missing technical data was not available at
the time of print ing.
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0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte­ nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­ ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 271 .
Consumer information
A WARNING
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad ­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve­ hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi­ cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off . The radiator fan switches on au ­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain temperature and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
- Always switch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle .
-Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle . The jack supplied with the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in "P"
(Park position) and the park brake is ap-
plied.
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N .... 0 0 :c ' Brake fluid
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 279
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 79
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Brak ing guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94, 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
B reak ing in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
N ew engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ne w tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Browsing through album covers . . . . . . . . . 190
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
But tons
Mul tifunc tion steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 11
C
Cable (Audi music interface)
California Proposition 65 Warning ...... .
Battery specific .............. .. .... .
Call .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .... . 185
272
280 149
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment.. .. ..... 213
Caring for and cleaning leathe r . . . . . . . . . . 309
Catalytic converter
CD 271
refer
to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 189
Ce ll phone
Playing music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
also refer to Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Index
Center conso le lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Em ergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggag e compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Chang ing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Changing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Charging and chang ing the battery . . . . . . . 198
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 261
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Gu idance fixtures for lower anchorages . . 262
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Child safety seats Convertib le child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety instruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Securing ........................... 258
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 308
Cl eaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning art ificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308, 309
Cl eaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Cl eaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
341

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N .... 0 0 :c ' Lifting jack .... ................ .. 315,316
Light
Coming/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlight range contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Low beam .. .. ................ ..... .. 43
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Light/rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Intermittent mode (windshie ld wipers) . . . 50
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Inter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
46
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180, 189
Listening to the radio
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
177
RSE .......................... .... . 201
Lock ing/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
L uggage compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
12
volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storing cargo correctly ......... ..... . 213
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Opening from the inside in an emergency . 36
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Making emergency call. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Map
Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Mechanical key (replacement key) . . . . . . . . . 28
Index
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Bluetooth aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Drives (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Restrict ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
RSE .. ..... ... .. .. .......... ....... 202
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Wi-Fi media p layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Media drives
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Memory capacity
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153, 154
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Memory card
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Memory funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 205
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MM I
refer to Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 134
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Model plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 236
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Mute (muting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 194
Muting (mute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 194
myAudi
Finding a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
N
Name tag 154
Navigating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Nav igation
Address input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
Map display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Online destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
345

Index
Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 170
also refer to Entering a destination . . . . . 165
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Network connection (W i-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Next/previous track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
NHTSA
Contacting
N' ht . . .
19 v1s1on assist ................... .
Clean ing the camera .......... .... .. .
Number of seats .. ................ ... .
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating .. .. ................ ... .
Odometer
. .. ... ................... ...
214
107
307
218
208
267 10
OFF (automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . 70
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
O il change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . . 25
On/Off knob
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Online services
refer to Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Opening. .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. .. .. 27
F uel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Luggag e compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunroof .. .. .. ............... .... .... 38
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) . . . . . . . . . 40
Sunshade (sliding/tilting sunroof) . . . . . . . 38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Operating
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Overboost (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 87
Overview
Menus and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
346
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Panorama glass roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Panoramic sunroof
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Parental control
DVD ......... ... ... .............. ..
190
Parenta l control (DVD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone .... .
Cleaning the sensors/camera ........ . .
Malfunction
. . . .. .. .. .. ........... . .
81
124
307 124
Periphera l cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Trail er hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
alsorefertoParkingsystems ...... llS, 116
p k' ar mg systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
R . earv 1ewcamera . .. .. .. ........... .. 116
Parking (valet parking function) . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ ..
237
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Pause (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pedals 212
Phone book
refer to Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 219
Point of interest search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Po lish ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 69
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Preventative passenger protection (pre
sense) ..............................
216
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Prompts (settings)
refer to Voice guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

0 co .... N ,..._
N .... 0 0 :c ' Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Selective wheel torque control 126
R
Radio clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Intermittent mode (windshield w ipers) . . . SO
Range (tank level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 33
Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems ..... .. .. . 115, 116
Rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Refrigerator Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 41
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Reporting Safety Defects ......... .. 214,215
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Reset (restart) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Residual heat (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Restart (reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Index
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Reverse gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rims ...... .... .. .. ............... .. 298
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Road noise compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Route
refer to Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Route plan Editing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Route list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Storing 169
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Safety belts . .... .. ............... 218,221
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
for using child safety seats ............ 251
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 238
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
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Index
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·.... ....... 208
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
I ncorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Seats Adjusting the front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seats (number) ... ................ .... 218
Selecting a source MMI control panel
Selector lever 189
Selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Serial number (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Service and disposa l
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Settings
Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Media .............................
190
System (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Setting the frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 49
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ship (transport ing your vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 330
Shuff le (media) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Side airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SIM card reader .. ... .......... .... .. . 157
Sirius (satellite radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
348
Ski bag........ ... .. .. ................ 66
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Socket 115 volt .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
12 volt . · · · · .. .. .. .. ............. ... 60
Software update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
also refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . 205
Software version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Software (MMI) Update ..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 206
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Solar operation (automatic climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Spare tires .... .. .. .. . .
. ..............
Spare tire (compact spare tire) ......... .
Speed-dependent volume increase ...... .
Speed warning system .. ............... .
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . ............ . .
Sport differential ... ' .. ..... ......... .
266
319
319
204
92
137
110
Start/Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Station list
Steering 177
129
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to Multifunction steering whee l. 11
Steps for determining correct load l imit . . . 297
Stopover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Subwoofer (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Sunroof · .. · · ... .. .. ............... ... 38
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun shade Emergency operation (panoramic sunroof) 40
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sunshade Rear window, rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

0 co .... N ,..._
N .... 0 0 :c ' Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Swapping (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Switching the audio output off (RS E) . . . . . 195
Symbols
r e fer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SYNC (Automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . 71
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
System update
(MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
System volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
T echnical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 338
Telephone ... .. ............... 14, 146, 149
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dialing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Memory capacity (directory) . . . . . . . . . . . 1S4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Storing a number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
T emperature disp lay
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 214
r ,me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 83
Tire mobility kit ................ ..... . 312
Tire Pressure Monitoring System . . . . . . . . . 302
r ,res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Service life 291
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 301 , 302
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 285
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 295
TMC/TMCpro
refer to Traffic information (TMC) . . . . . . 175
Index
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
touch
refer to MMI touch
136
Towing Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Towing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329, 330
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 301
Traffic information (TMC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
RSE .... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 201
Switching reports on and off . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Trailer towing Operating instructions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
p k' ar ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
Train (transporting your vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 330
Transmission malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
u
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
V
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49, SO
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 1
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
V ehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Vehicle data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Vehicle jack ..... .. .. ......... 312,315,316
349