95 RON AUDI A8 2018 Owners Manual

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" N .... 0 0 :c ' Foreword
Thank you for choosing an Audi -we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi wi ll allow you to experience the bes t in groundbreaking techno lo­
gy and premium quality equipment a vehicle has to offer . We recommend that
you read your Owner's Manua l thoroug hly so that you quickly become acquaint­
ed with your A udi and make use of all of its features.
In addition to exp laining how the different fea tures work, we p rovide many use ­
f ul tips and information concerning yo ur safety, how to care for yo ur vehicle and
how to maintai n your ve hicle's va lue . We also give you useful tips and informa­
tion on how to drive your veh icle more efficiently and in an environmentally
friendly manner.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi and we wish you safe and pleasant motor ­
ing.
AUDIAG

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
M ultif unction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 11
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
T ime and date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O n-B oard Diagnost ic System (OB D) . . . . . 25
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L ugg age com pa rt ment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
P ower window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Valet par king function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Garage doo r opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . . 41
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior lighti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W indshield w ipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
D ig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
12 volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
llSvoltsocket . ............. .... .. . 61
Fu ll-length center console. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
P ass-throug h w it h ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
R efrige rato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
D eluxe a utomat ic cli ma te contro l . . . . . . . 69
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Driving ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Genera l information . .... .. ..... ... . .
Steering . ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start/Stop system .. .. ............. . .
E lectromechanical parking brake ...... .
Start ing to drive .. .. .. .............. .
A utomat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. .............. .
D rivi ng with a tra ile r .. .............. .
T ra ile r towing information .......... . .
Driver assistance .. .............. .
Assistance systems .. .. ..... ... . .
S peed warning system . ............. . .
Cru ise cont rol sys tem . ............. . .
Audi adaptive cruise contro l ...... ... . .
Audi active lane assist (lane departure 73
73
7 5
76
78
81
82
83
89 89
9 1
93
93
93
93
95
assist) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
N ight vision assist w ith pedestrian and
wild animal detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi drive select (drive setti ngs) ........ 111
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking system plus ... ............... 116
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Per iphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adjus ting the d isp lay and the wa rn in g
tones. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
T raile r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 127
E lectronic Stabi lization Contro l (ESC). ... 127
Brakes .... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 129
E lectromechanical steering, dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and veh icle co ntro l
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

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Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
H eadphon es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
M edia drives/connect ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Enterta inment systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Video playback information . . . . . . . . . . . 203
T roubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Sett ing the time and date . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ad justi ng the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Ad justi ng the system vo lume ... .... .. .
Othe r settings .. ............. .. .. .. . 206
206
Safety .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 208
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
B asics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 8
Cor rect passenger seating positions . . . . . 209
D river's and front passenge r's footwell . . 212
Peda l area. ........ .. ..... ... .. .. ... 213
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Report ing Safety Defects....... .... .. . 215
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . 217
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 19
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
W hy use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
F ront a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 1
M on itor ing t he Advanced Airbag System . 237
Knee ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
Side air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 3
Side c urtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
I mportant info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 9
Chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Securing chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Add it io nal information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
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Maintenance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . 2 68
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
E ngine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cooli ng system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
B rake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Windsh ie ld washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Service in terva l display 281
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 28 3
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
T ire Pressure Monitoring System (AB , 58) 300
Tire P ressure Monitor ing System (58
pl us) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Cleaning and care info rmation . . . . . . . . . 307
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 311
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
E qu ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Repla cing wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Spa re tir es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 319
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 2
El ec trica l fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
B ul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 26
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Gener al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 7
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 3 27
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 327
U sing the jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Towing with a tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Technical data and a ccessories . . 333
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Vehicle specificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Notes abo ut technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . 333

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Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
We ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
Gasoline engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 336
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Operating your veh icle outs ide the U.S.A.
or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Aud i Service Repair Ma nuals and
Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
M aintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Accesso ries and te chnical changes . . . . . . 338
D eclarat ion of Complia nce,
Telecommun ication or E lectron ic Systems 339
Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 1
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About this Owner's Manual
This Owne r's Manual applies to a ll versions of
this mode l.
It contains important information,
tips, suggestions and warn ings for using your ve ­
h icle.
Keep this manual in yo ur vehicle at all times . This
is especially important if you loan your vehicle to
others or sell it.
This owner's manua l descr ibes the
equipment
range
specified for this mode l at the time of
printing. Individua l equipment options described
may on ly be availab le at a later date or may on ly
be offered in certain countries .
Some sections in this manua l do not apply to all
ve hicl es. When this is the case, the beginning of
the sect ion ind icates the
validity, for example
"Applies to vehicles : with cruise contro l system".
Optional or vehicle-specific equipment is also
ident ified with an asterisk"*" .
The
illustrations in this manual are a guide .
Some of the detai ls in your vehicle may differ
from the illustration.
A ll
directions , such as "left", "right", "front" and
"rear", are based on the vehicle's direction of
travel.
* Optiona
l equipment or vehicle -speci fic equip­
ment
.,.. The section continues on the next page.
~ & Cross reference to a "WARN ING " within a
section. If a page number is indica ted, the
WARNING is located o utside of the section.
A WARNING -
Tex t with this symbol contains information
about safety and how to reduce the risk of se­
rious personal injury or death.
(LlJ) Note
Text with this symbol contains informat ion
about reducing the risk of damage to your ve­
hicle .
@) For the sake of the environment
6
Text with this symbol contains informat ion on
protecting the environment.
(D Tips
Text with this symbo l contains additional use­
f ul info rmation.

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@
®
©
®
®
Door hand le
S ide assist d isp lay
Cent ral lock ing switch ....... .. .
Side assist button .. ..... ... .. .
A ir vents w ith thumbwheel
L ever fo r:
- Turn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ... ... .. .
- Active lane assist . ..... ... .. .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
- Drive r's airbag ............. .
- Drive r informat io n system con -
trols .. .. .. ............... .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, naviga­
t ion and voice recognition con -
t rols .. .. .. ............... .
- Shift paddles
and ~ button for
manual shifting ............ .
@ Ins trumen t cluster . ..... ... .. .
® W indshield washer system lever
@ H ead-up display ........... .. .
@ Buttons/ indicator light for :
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Extending/retract ing t he Info-
ta inment system display . .. .. .
- E lectron ic Stabili zation Contro l
(ESC) .. .. .. ............. .. .
- Emergency flashers ....... .. .
@ Starting the eng ine if there is a
malfunct ion
@ Knee airbag
~ Buttons for :
- Stee ring wheel adjustmen t ... .
- Stee ring wheel heat ing
@ Lever for:
- Cru ise control system ....... .
- Adaptive cruise control .... .. .
@ Butto n for sw itch ing the head- up
d isp lay on/off , adjust ing t he
h e igh t .. .. .. ............. .. .
8
105
3 1
105
44
44
103
23 1
1 2
11
86
9
so
1 6
78
136
128
46
78
24 1
75
7 2
93
95
1 6
@ Instr ument i llumination .. ..... .
@ Hood release .. .. .. .......... .
@ Data lin k co nne ctor fo r On-Board
Di agnos tic Sys tem (OB D II) .....
@ Light sw itch
@ Buttons for:
- All -weather lights
- Night v is ion assis t .......... .
- Rea r fog lights . .. .......... .
@ Exterior mi rror adjustment .... .
@ Switch for luggage compartment
l id ........ ... .. .. .......... .
@ B uttons for:
- Powe r windows .. .......... .
- Ch ild safety lock . .... .. ..... .
@ Memory funct io n buttons ...... .
@) Infotainment system d isplay
@ B uttons/indicator light for:
- PA SSE NG ER AIR BAG OFF .... .
- Park ing system ... .......... .
- Power sunshade (rear blind) .. .
@ Glove comp artment .......... .
@) Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Valet Park ing funct ion ........ .
@ Analog cloc k .... .. ... .. ..... .
@ Climate contro l system ........ .
@ Infota inment system u nit ..... .
@ Se lector lever (automatic transmis -
s ion) ... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .
@ Center conso le w ith cup holder ..
@ Buttons for:
- Electromechan ica l park ing bra ke
@ I START EN GINE STO P! button
(D Tips
43,47
272
25
43
109
43
47
33
37
36 59
136
23 7
115
49
64
231
40
16
70
135
83 63
81
76
Some the equipment l isted here is only instal ­
l ed i n certa in models or is available as a n op­
tion.

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CD Note
- Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the r isk of the engine overheat ing during
high outside temperatures and heavy en-
gine load.
- The front spoiler also helps to distr ibute
cooling air correctly wh ile driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
heating will inc rease. See an a uthorized
A ud i dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance .
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev ­
olutions per minute
(RPM).
You should shift to the next lowest gea r when
the speed is below 1,500 RP M. The beginn ing of
the red zone in the tachometer ind icates the
maximum permissible engine speed fo r all gears
once the engine has been broken in and when it is
warmed up to operating temperature . Before
reaching this zone, you should shift into the next
highest gear, select the D selector lever position,
or remove your foot from the accelerator pedal.
~ Note
The needle in the tachometer @ c:> page 9,
fig. 3 may only be in the red area of the gauge
for a short time or there is a risk of engine damage. The locat ion where the red zone be­
gi ns varies depending on the engine.
@ For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duces operating noise.
Fuel level
The display @ only works when the ignition is
sw itched on. If the fuel level drops below 4 gal
(15
L), a red L ED will light up and the Ill indica­
tor light will turn on
c:> page 24. The red LED
will blink when the fuel level is very low.
10
The fuel tank capacity of your ve hicle is listed in
the
Techn ical Data section c:> page 334.
CD Note
Neve r drive until the tank is comp letely emp­
ty. The irregu lar supply of fuel th at results
from that can cause engine misfires . Uncom­
busted fuel w ill then enter the exhaust sys­
tem. This can cause overheating and damage
to the catalyt ic converter.
Odometer
Fig. 4 Instru ment cluster: odometer and reset button
Upper odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
s ince it was last reset.
It can be used to measure
short distances.
The trip odometer can be reset to zero by press ­
ing
the ~ reset button.
Lower odometer
The lower odomete r shows the total distance
that the vehicle has driven.
Malfunction indicator
If there is a malfunction in the instrument clus­
ter,
DEF will appear in the trip odometer display.
Have the malfunction corrected as soon as possi­
ble.

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~ WARNING
The ro ute calcu lated by the navigation system
is a recommendation for reaching your desti­
nation. Obey traffic lights, stopping restric­
tions, one-way streets, lane change restric­
tions, etc.
@ Tips
An asterisk" *" in front of the street name in­
dicates that the information about this street
or this section of the route is not complete in
the navigation data that the MMI contains.
Obey traffic laws in one-way streets and pe­
destr ian zones.
Time and date display
F ig . 16 Center console: analog clock
The date and time a re shown in the instrument
cluster display . There is also an ana log clock in
the center conso le
¢ fig. 16.
When you open the drive r's door, the date and
time appear in the display for 30 seconds . When
the ignition is switched on, the time is a lways dis­
played in the status line © regardless of the cur­
rent d isplay.
You can set the time on both clocks and the date (disp lay) in the Infotainment system
¢page 205.
16
Head-up display
Applies to: vehicles wi th head-up display
Fig. 17 Example: indicators in the head-up display
Fig. 18 In strument panel: knob for the head-up display
The head-up disp lay pro jects certain wa rnings or
selected information from the assist sys tems* or
navig ation* on the windsh ield. The display ap­
pears w ith in the driver's field of vision.
Switching on /off
.,. To switch the head-up display on or off, press
t he
knob~ ¢ fig. 18.
Adjusting the height
The height of the d is play can be adjusted to the
i ndivid ual driver .
.,. Make sure you are seated correctly
¢page 209.
.,. Turn the knob~ to adjust the d isplay.
Setting s in the Infotainment system
.,. Select: the I CARI function button > (Car)* Sy s­
tem s
contro l button > Driver a ssistance >
He ad-up display > Head-up displ ay content s or
Display br ightness . ..,_

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USA mod els : speed warning sys­
tem
¢ page 93
Ca nad a models: speed warning
system
¢ page93
Adaptive cruise contro l*./
¢ page 97
Air s uspension
¢ page22
Night vision ass ist*
¢ page 109
Night vision ass ist*
¢ page 109
Yello w indic ator light s
18
-------------Elect ronic Stab ilizat ion Control
( E SC)
./
¢ page 22
Electronic Stabilizat ion Control
(ESC)
./
¢ page22
USA models:
Ant i-lock braking system (ABS)./
¢page22
Canada mod els:
Anti -loc k braking system (ABS) ./
¢ page22
USA mod els: safety systems
¢ page23
Ca nad a models: safety systems
¢ page23
Brake pads
¢ page23
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page20
Tire pressure monitoring system
.I
¢page300
Tire p ress ure mon itor ing system
¢ page 300
Eng ine control (gasol ine engine)
.I
¢ page23
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
.I
¢page23
Engine speed limitation
¢ page23
Engine oil leve l
¢page 21
Engine oil sensor
¢page24
Engine wa rm-up request
¢ page24
Battery charge
¢page 21
Tank system
¢page24
Washer flu id leve l
¢page24
Windshield wipers
¢page24
Remote contro l key
¢ page 77
Remote contro l key
¢ page 78
Battery in remote contro l key
¢page29
Bu lb fa ilu re indicator
¢ page24
Rear fog lights
¢page24
Headlight range control system
¢page24
Adaptive light*
¢page44
Light/rain sensor
¢page 25
Active lane assist *
¢page 104
Transm ission
¢ page 87
Transm ission
¢page 87

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- If the brake system indicator light does not
t u rn off or it t urns on while driv ing, the
brake fluid level in the reservoir is too low,
and this increases the risk of an acc ident.
Stop the vehicle a nd do not cont inue dr iv­
ing . See an author ized Audi dealer or au­
t h orized Aud i Serv ice Faci lity fo r ass ista nce.
- If the brake system ind icator light turns on
toget he r with the ABS and ESC ind icator
l ights, the ABS/ ESC regulat ing func tion may
be m alfu nctioning. Fu nctions t hat stabilize
the vehi cle are no longer ava ilable . This
cou ld cause the ve hicle to swerve, whic h in ­
creases the risk that t he ve hicle wi ll slide.
Do not continue driving. See an author ized
Audi dealer or author ized Audi Service Fac ili­
ty for assistance .
PARK/(®) Electromechanical parking brake
If the -(USA models) / . (Canada models)
i n dicator light tu rns on , the park ing brake was
set .
-(USA models ) /. (Canada models ) Cau·
tion : Vehicle parked too stee p
lfthe indicator light blinks and the message ap­
pears, the re is not enough brak ing power to se­
cure the vehicle . The brakes have overhea ted. The
ve hicle could roll away even on a small incline .
-(USA models) / . (Canada models) P ress
b rake pedal to release parking b rake
To re lease the parking brake, press the brake
pedal and press
the ~ button at the same time
or start driv ing with hill start ass ist
c> page 82 .
Ill Parking brake!
There is a malfunction in the park ing brake . Dr ive
to a n author ized Audi dealer or author ized A udi
Serv ice Faci lity immediately to have t he malfunc­
tion corrected.
(D Tips
For add it io na l info rmation on the pa rk ing
brake, seer:!)
page 81.
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_ L Cooling system
• Turn off engine and ch eck coolant l evel
The coolant level is too low .
Do not continue dr iving and switch t he engine
off. Check the coolant level
c> page 2 77 .
- If the coo lant level is too low, add coolant
r:!) page 2 78. Only continue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off.
• Coolant temperature too high! Ple ase let en­
gine run with vehicle stationar y
Let the engine ru n at idle fo r a few mi nutes to
cool off, until t he ind icator lig ht tur ns off .
-If the ind icator light does not turn off, do not
cont inue driving the veh icle . See an author ized
Aud i dea le r or aut horized Audi Serv ice Facility
for assis tance.
.&_ WARNING
- N ever ope n the hood if you ca n see or he ar
steam or coo la nt escaping from t he engine
compa rtment. This increases the risk of
burns. Wait until you no longer see o r hear
steam or coolant escaping.
- The engine compartment in any vehicle can
be a dange rous a rea. Stop the engine and
allow it to cool before working i n the engine
compa rtment. Always follow the informa­
tion fo und in
c> page 272.
@ Note
Do not continue driv ing if the . indicator
li ght turns on as this increases the risk of en­
g ine damage.
~ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on unt il the dr iver 's
and front passenge r's safety belts are faste ned .
Above a certa in speed, the re will a lso be a war n­
i ng tone.
© Tips
Fo r additional info rmat ion on safety belts,
see c>page219.