page 4 AUDI Q5 2018 Owners Manual

u co ..... N ,..._
N ..... 0 <( 0 00
Media
may diffe r for audio files wi th variab le bi t
r ate. - Th
e manufac ture r of the s to ra g e device can
prov ide info rmat io n about its " USB Device
S ubcl ass".
- Sp ecial chara cte rs (such as th ose in 10 3 t ag
i nformat ion) d isp lay different ly depending
on the system lan guage and cannot a lways
be g uaranteed. -
Some M TP playe r fun ctions are not s upport ­
ed , su ch as ratin g music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
A ppl ies to : ve hicles w it h a C D drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, a lb um, t rack) *, CD-RO Ms with a capac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi -
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Media Au-M PEG 2 /4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma .m4a ; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maxim um 3 20 kb it/s and 48 kHz samp lin g freque ncies 48 kHz sampling
frequen cy
Number Maximum 1,000 files pe r med ium
of files
(D Tips
- Fo r compressing MP3 fi les, Audi recom­
mends a bit ra te of at least 160 kb it/s. The
d isplay s howing the rema ining play t ime
may diffe r fo r audio files wi th va riab le bi t
rat e. - Special cha
racters (s uch as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the sys tem language a nd can not always
be guaran teed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music in terface /Bluetooth
R ead the ins truc tions in the c hapter~ page 231, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nec tions/~ page 2 28, Bluetoo th audio player . You ca n lear n
not supporte d. about suppor ted mobi le dev ices in the A udi d atabase fo r mobile
dev ices at www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface : the volume Ad just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low w hen sta rt ing the maxim um output
~page 23 7, Input level.
playb ack t hrough t he AU X inpu t.
241

Media
Problem Solution
Audi music interface :
the porta-For many ce ll phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
ble device is not recogni zed as a when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
source. The mobile device will only be recogn ized as a source in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient .
Audi music interface: malfunc-
The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on. Switch this
tions during audio playback function off¢
page 248 when you are not using the Bluetooth
through an iPod/ iPhone. audio player.
Audi music interface:
contents Reset the Media settings to the factory default settings
that are changed on a mobile de -
¢page 246.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface
a l are not disp layed in
the media center .
AUX input: there is stat ic when When connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
connecting and disconnect ing the source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mobile device, either mute the device (see ¢
page 249) or sw itch
to a different audio source (for example ¢
page 220, Opening the
radio).
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
Only one interface should be act ively used at a time to ensure
audio player*: audio playback in- problem-free playback.
terference.
Jukebox* : tracks on the imported When importing playlists, a ll of the files themselves must be im-
playlist are grayed out. ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they may
be played or found. not be supported. Only copy supported files"*
page 240 to the
Jukebox.
Online media *: connection fa iled To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the MMI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status sc ree n.
MMI connect app.
Bluetooth audio player *: interfer- Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth audio
ence with track d isp lay and aud io player if a music player app from a third party provider is open.
playback . Audi recommends using the integrated media player on your Blue-
tooth device (such as a smartphone) .
Wi-Fi hotspot*: your Wi-Fi device
Make sure the network optimization functions are switched off in
is disconnected from the Wi -Fi the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your Wi -Fi device .
hotspot . For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
dev ice.
Audi music interface: audio play-Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the settings on your
back through the connected mo- mobile device.
bile device is not possible.
al Applie s onl y to MTP dev ice s. Does not apply to App le dev ices and USB mass s torage dev ice s.
242

u co ..... N r--­N ..... 0 <( 0 00
Audi smartphone interface
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
You con connect your smortphone to the MM I us­
ing the Audi smortphon e int erfac e. Certain con­
t e n t on you r sm ortphone is ado pted to th e Info­
tainme nt system d is p lay while driving and con
be operated through the
MMI control panel .
Requirement
The vehicle must be stat ionary and the ignition
must be switched on .
iPhone generation 5 or h igher w ith Lightning
connector and iOS 7 .1.2 operating system or h igher.
O r:
Smartphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Loll ipop operating system or higher.
.,. Connec t your sma rtphone to the Audi music in ­
terface ¢ page 232 using a USB adapte r
¢page 231, fig. 208 .
.. Select and confirm A ctivate Apple CarPlay or
Acti vate And roid Auto now .
.. Follow the system instruct ions.
.. Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable .
If yo u chose not to use Apple CarP lay or Android
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in ­
terface later on using the
Connection manager.
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button > Audi smartphone in-
terfa ce
> Change to connection manager .
.. Connect your sma rtphone to the A udi music in ­
terface using a USB
ad apter ¢ page 231,
fig . 208.
.. Se lect and confirm Audi smartphone in t he
Connection manager ¢ page 246. You can se­
l ect your smartphone in the list of devices that
are already
paired¢ page 247.
.,. Follow the system instruct ions .
@ Note
Always follow the i nformat ion found in¢ @) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194 .
Audi smartph one interfac e
(D Tips
-The functions that can be used depen d on
the fo llow ing factors, among others:
- the brand of your smartphone
- the vers io n of the ope rating system in
your smartphone
- the software ve rsion of the app used
- the USB adapter cab le and correct connec-
tion
- your cell phone se rvice provide r
- the customized settings on yo ur sma rt -
phone
- One of the factors above o r a com bina tion
of any of them could cause your sma rtphone
to be incompatib le wit h the Audi smart­
phone inter face. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartp hones.
For more informat io n and assistance, refer
t o the user guide and the man ufactu rer of
yo ur sma rtphone .
- If the connected smartphone has voice con­
tr ol, you can ope rate yo ur smartp hon e usi ng
the ex ter nal voic e recognition system
¢page 172.
- Th e menu language show n in t he MMI is
based on t he sett ings in you r smartp ho ne .
- Th e time d is p layed in the M MI is based o n
the settings in yo ur sma rtphone .
- Severa l M MI functions a re not avai lab le
when Apple Car Play o r Andro id A uto is ac­
t ive.
- Yo u ca nnot co nnect any mob ile dev ices via
B lu etooth whe n an App le CarPlay connec­
tion is a ctive .
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Opening a menu
Apple CarPlay :
you can go back to t he Apple Car­
Play main me nu regardless of the se lected me nu
i tem by p ressing and holdi ng the
I B ACKI button .
Android Auto : to go back to the Andro id Auto
me nu bar, push the control knob down .
243

Audi smartphone interface
Opening a menu item
Select and confirm a menu item using the MMI
control panel.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone
Check the battery charge level on your smartphone .
interface cannot be Check the USB cable and use a different one if necessary
.
opened. Check if Android Auto or Apple CarPlay is available in your country.
Android Auto : check if the Android Auto app is installed on you r smartphone.
Connecting the Make sure that you are using the correct USB adapter and check if the USB
smartphone to the adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Audi music interface
MMI failed .
¢page 231.
Apple CarPlay : check if Apple CarPlay is activated on your smartphone.
Android Auto : check in the And raid Auto app if Andro id Auto permits new
veh icles .
T he smartphone is Make sure that you are using the correct USB adapter and check if the USB
not automatically adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Audi music interface
detected.
¢page 231 .
Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have been met.
244

System settings
wait for the sig nal t one (bee p) to say a new
command.
Volume : you can a djust th e vol ume of th e
p romp ts by turning the con tro l k no b.
Individual speech training (on ly when the v ehi­
cle is s ta ti onary): yo u ca n ad apt the vo ice recog­
ni tion sy ste m to your voic e or pro nunciati on in
or der to im prove the sys tem's a bili ty to re co gni ze
your speec h. Indivi dua l speech train ing is com ­
p rised of 20 s peech ent ries t hat consist o f com ­
mands and sequences of numbers . You can de­
lete the p rogrammed voice t rain ing with the
Re­
set individual speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can a djust the brigh tness o f the Info tain ­
ment system disp lay by t urning the cont ro l knob.
Factory settings
D epe ndi ng on t he ve hicle eq uipme nt, th e fo llow­
i ng fu nctio ns ca n b e rese t to factory se ttings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox *
- Directory
-Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Speech dialog system*
- Shortcut keys
- Message settings *
-Apps *
- Tool tips
- Audi connect *
- Audi smartphone interface *
You can select the desi red functio ns i nd ividua lly
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings .
(D Tips
Make sure that not o nly the sett ings were de­
leted but a lso the sto red data, if ap plicable.
246
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your conn ected devic es and th eir network sta ­
tus .
Settings Conne -ction manager I
-====- ,.· • Prima hone: MyPhone .,.
c M yPhone
• Second ary phone :
• Data conn ection :
• MM I
connect App :
• Audi smartphone:
Fig. 216 Co nnec tion man ag er
Ii'!
Not connected
Not
conn.,ct.,d
Not connected
Not
conn..cted
"' Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
MMI settings > Connection manager .
"'Sele ct a nd confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and co nfirm the co rresponding menu item,
t h e dev ice name and co nnect ion mode a re dis­
p layed under the menu i tem
r:!;> fig. 216.
Yo u can indiv id ually connect (~) or disconnect
(0) a pa ired device .
Requirement:
- The ve hicl e m ust be statio na ry and the ignit io n
m ust be switc hed on .
- Th e Bluetooth sett ings will open on yo ur mo ­
bi le device dur ing the connection setup .
- T he Blue tooth func tion and v is ibili ty of the MMI
c:!;> page 24 8 and mobile device must be switc h­
ed on.
- T he mo bile device to be con nected m ust not be
connected to any othe r Bluetoot h dev ice .
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell p hone.
- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.

u co ..... N r--­N ..... 0 <( 0 00
Secondary phone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
-Connect new device : search for and connec t a
c e ll phone.
- List of devices already paired : selec t your cell
p hone fro m the lis t of all the devices t hat are
al re ad y p aired.
Data connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
- T he data conne ct ion is made using the em bed ­
ded SIM car d
ll i=>page 187. You do not need to
adjust a ny a ddit io n al sett ings.
{Ll) Note
Always follow t he inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 19 4.
MMI connect app
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be installed and open on your mobile device.
- Connect new device : search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartp hone) .
-List of devices already paired : selec t your mo ­
bile device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
Audio player
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio player
Bluetooth player*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and v is ibili ­
ty must be sw itched on in the MMI
i=> page 248
and on the B luetoot h aud io player.
- Connect new device : press the control knob.
Se lect
Bluetooth audio player . Search fo r and
connect a mobile device .
-List of devices already paired : select a Bl ue­
tooth device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
ll SIM card inst alle d in t he v eh icle at the fa ctory.
System settings
Wi-Fi audio player*
R eq uiremen t: th e W i-Fi h otspo t* on the M MI
i=> page 193 an d on yo ur Wi -Fi audio playe r must
be switched o n.
-Connect new device: press the co ntrol knob.
Se arch for and conne ct a W i-Fi ca pabl e dev ice.
- Disconnect Wi-Fi audio player: de activate t he
W i-Fi on you r W i-Fi capa ble dev ice. The devi ce
w ill be au tom atic a lly removed from the lis t.
@ Note
Alway s follo w the inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
W i-F i h ots pot on p age 194.
Directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tiona l cell phone).
Requirement: no ce ll phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfree pro file.
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
-Connect yo ur cell phone to the A udi music in­
t erface
i=> page 232 using a USB adap ter
i=> page 231, fig. 2 08 .
- Sel ect your cell p ho ne from t he list of cell
p ho nes th at h ave already bee n con nec ted.
Additional options
D epen ding on the sele cted fun ct ion, yo u ca n use
t h e righ t contro l bu tton to access the ava ila bl e
additional options in t he connection mana ger .
.,.
247

System settings
Delete Bluetooth device*
The se lecte d cell p ho ne/mo bile dev ice is dis con ­
nected from t he M MI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are alrea dy paire d.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Me ssages *, Dire ctory /contacts
an d Bluetooth
audio player
pro files sep arately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a set ting for the
B luetoot h connec tion v is ibility . Select
Visible
fo r th e MM I to be vis ib le to o ther dev ices. Se­
l ec t
Invisible fo r th e M MI to not be v is ible t o
othe r devi ce s. H oweve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetoo th con nection with pai red de ­
vices when the v is ibi lity is switched off. Se lect
Off to t urn visibi lity off . Then a B luetooth con ­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switc hed
on ~' the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a so urce in t he
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI B luetooth name (for
example "AUDI MMI") is d isp layed and ca n be
c h anged.
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that a re sent a nd received throug h the MMI
is d isp layed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk p rovider
fo r data se rvice as well as the netwo rk status
are disp layed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 193, Wi -Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requir emen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MM I
¢page 17 4.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
B lue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched o n, this ce ll phone is g iven pr io r­
ity ove r th e ot her Blue tooth devices and is c on-
248
necte d dir ectly to the M MI. The connec ted ce ll
p hone is d is pl ayed first in t he dev ice li st .
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell p ho ne servi ce pro vider 's ne twor k, or
you can ch oose a
manual log in from t he list of
avai la bl e netwo rks .
-Network selection : availabl e netwo rks in t he
presen t loca tion can be sele cte d unde r network
select io n. This f unction is on ly avai la bl e for the
Manual log in setting.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See q page 249.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find l ega l informa tion regarding
t h e use o f A pple Car Play o r And ro id Aut o and in­
fo rmat ion a bout device -s p eci fic d ata exch ange.
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android
Auto device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Require ment: yo ur cell phone must not be con ­
n ect ed to the Au di music interf ace wi th a USB
adap ter.
Se lec t:
Audi smartphone > a dev ice from t he lis t
> r igh t con trol b utto n.
To remove your cell p ho ne from the list, se lect
and co nfirm
Delete Apple CarPlay device or De­
lete Android Auto device .
System update
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left control
bu tton >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
¢ page 2 26 . Se lec t and conf irm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the p rocess de ­
pe nds on the s ize of the upd ate.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
dr iver p ackage is rese t to t he se ttings a t the
t im e of delivery .

-Version information : information on the MM I
software version and the nav igat io n database *
software vers ion is disp laye d. The
Software in·
formation function a lso provides information
on the software con tained i n the MMI and t he
li cens ing agreeme nt.
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
can b e adjust ed individually . The settings d epend
on vehicle equipme nt.
----- 1
J -~+ ~-
F ig. 217 A dj ustin g the ba la nce /fade r
"'Se lect : I MENU I bu tton >Sound > le ft contro l
b utt on
> Entertainment .
Treble / Bass
You can ad just the Treble and Bass settings by
turn ing t he control knob. The changed se ttings
only apply fo r the a ud io source tha t is ac tive at
t he time . T his allows you to ad just t he soun d set ­
t ings for each audio sou rce se para tely .
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
- Adjusting the sound d istribution to the left or
right :
press the control knob. Tur n the control
k nob to the left or right to the des ire d posi tion .
-Adjusting the sound distribution to the front
or rear:
press the cont rol knob again . T urn the
contro l knob to the left o r right to the desired
p os it io n.
- Adjusting the sound distribution using the
MMI touch* :
move your finger on the MM I
touch co ntro l pan el in th e desire d directio n.
Sound effects
u Selec t and confi rm a Focus se tt in g: co ...
~ -All : all sp eakers i n th e vehi cle ar e active (sym -
~ metrical sound dist ribu tion) . 0 <( 0 00
System settings
-Front : only t he s pea ke rs in the fron t of the ve ­
hicle are active.
- Rear* : only the s peakers in the rear of the vehi -
cle a re act ive .
Se lect a nd co nfir m a
30 effect * setting (su rround
so un d):
-Off : the 30 effect is switched off .
-Low : the 30 effect is optimized , fo r exam ple
for au dio books .
-Medium: the 30 effect is optimized for all sour -
ces .
-High : the 3 0 eff ect is at the ma ximum .
Subwoofer*
Turn the con trol knob to ad just t he subwoofer .
Speed dependent volume control
Turn the cont rol knob to ad just t he p layback vol­
u me to the noise ins ide the ve hicle.
Volume settings
Adjusting the volume
Th e volum e of an audio source or a syst em mes ­
sage (f or example, from the voice recognition
sy stem *) can be adjus ted direc tly while the
sound is playing using the On/Off knob.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
On /O ff knob
(D ~ page 1 48, fig. 1 49 to the
r igh t or left.
- Muting or pausing: press the On/ Off knob
b riefly .
Or: tur n t he On/Off knob to the le ft un ­
t il the
sym bo l@ ~ page 158 appe ars. An ac­
tive audio/v ideo source is stoppe d.
-Unmuting or resuming : press the On/O ff knob
b riefly .
Or: turn the On/O ff knob to the right .
A WARNING ~ -
To reduce t he ris k of an acci den t, a djust t he
volume of t he a udio syst em so that audib le
signals from o utside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire s irens, can be hea rd easily at all
times.
249

System settings
(D Tips
Volumes that are too high o r too low are a u­
tomatically ad justed to a set leve l w hen the
M MI is switched on .
Adjusting the system volume
"'Se lect : IMENUI button> Sound > left contro l
button .
Telephone
App lies to: ve hicles w ith telep hone
Mute telephone: messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone : seer:=.> page 185, Ringtone and volume
settings .
Ringtone volume :
you can adjus t th e volume of
t he sele cte d r ing to ne by turning the con tro l
knob.
Message volume : you ca n adju st t he volume of
t he not ifi cat io n fo r an in comi ng tex t message by
t ur ning t he con trol knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume du ring a phone c all by tu rning the co ntro l
knob.
Navigation
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Voice guidance: see r=> page 212 .
Voice guidance during phone call: see
r=>
page 212.
Voice guidance volume : you can adjust the vo ice
gu idance vo lume by tur ning t he control kno b.
Or:
you can a djust the vo ice guidance volume during
active route g uidance by turning the On/Off
knob.
Entertainment fader : the volume of au dio play ­
bac k can be tem porarily lowe red w hen the pa rk ­
ing system or vo ice g uidance is active .
Voice recognition system
App lies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Command display : seer=> page 245 .
Short dialog : seer=> page 245 .
250
Volume: seer=> page 245.
Individual speech training : seer:=.> page 245.
Parking aid*
You can adjust the vol ume of the signa l tone by
turning the co ntro l knob .
-Adjusting the Front volume : select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select a nd co nfirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch*
Turn the cont rol knob to adju st th e volu me o f th e
spo ken p rompts from the MMI touch *.
Restarting the MMI
Fig. 218 Sutto n co mbin at ion to res ta rt t he syste m
"' Brief ly p ress the con trol knob and bo th bu ttons
at th e same time to immediate ly open t he
menu upward
<=.>fig. 218.
Software license
information
Information on MMI software and licensing
agreements
~-~
- Sele ct: !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left co ntrol
bu tton >
System maintenance > Version infor­
mation.
- Or : onli ne a t www .a udiu sa. com/softwa rei nf o.
Information on head-up display software and li­
censing agreements
- Req uiremen t: the vehicle mus t be sta tionary .

Drivin g saf ety
Driving safety
Basics
Safe driving habits
Please remember -safety first!
The individua l safety features of your vehicle can
work together as a system to help protect you
and your passengers in a wide range of accidents.
These features cannot work as a system if they
are not always correctly adjusted and correctly
used .
This chapter contains important informat ion,
tips, instruct ions and warn ings that you need to
read and observe for your own safety, the safety
of you r passengers and others . We have summar­
ized here w hat you need to know about safety
be lts, a irbags, child restra ints as well as child
safety. Yo ur safety is for us priority number 1. Al­
ways observe the information and warnings in
this section -for your own safety as we ll as that
of your passengers.
The information in this section applies to all
model versions of your vehicle . Some of the fea­
tures described in this sections may be standard
equipment on some models, or may be optional
equ ipment on others. If you are not sure, ask
your author ized Audi dealer.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that you follow the in­
structions and heed the WARNINGS in th is
manual.
It is in your inte rest and in the in­
te rest of your passengers .
-
-Always keep all of the Owner's L iterature
manuals in yo ur Audi when you lend o r sell
yo ur vehicle so that this import ant informa­
t ion w ill alw ays be availab le to the dr iver
and passengers.
- Always keep the Owner 's Lite ra ture han dy
so that you can find it easi ly if yo u have
questions .
252
Important things to do before driving
Safety is everybody's job! Vehicle and occupant
safety always depends on the informed and care­
ful driver .
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers,
bef ore dri ving alw ays:
.. Make sure that a ll lights and signals are operat­
ing correctly .
.. Make sure that the tire pressure is correct.
.. Make sure that all windows are clean and afford
good vis ibility to the outs ide .
.. Sec ure all luggage and othe r items ca refully
¢ page 257 .
.. Make sure tha t noth ing ca n interfere wi th the
peda ls .
.. Adjust front seat, head restraint and mirrors
correctly for your height.
.. Instruct passengers to adjust the head re­
straints according to their he ight.
.. Make sure to use the right child restraint cor­
rectly to protect
children ¢ page 291, Child
safety .
• Sit proper ly in yo ur seat a nd make sure t hat
your passenge rs do the same
¢ page 56, Front
seats .
.. Fasten your sa fety belt and wear it p roperly . Al ­
so instruct your passengers to fasten their safe­
ty be lts
properly ¢ page 261 .
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili­
ty to concentrate on the rood without being dis­
tracted.
The driver is responsib le for the safety of the ve ­
hicle and a ll of its occupants. If your ability to
drive is impa ired, safety risks for everybody in the
vehicle increase and you a lso become a hazard to
everyone else on the road
¢ _&. . Therefore:
.. Do not let yourse lf be distracted by passenge rs
or by using a cellular telephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driving ability is im­
paired (by med ications, alcohol, drugs, etc .) .
.. Observe all traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed lim its and plain common sense .
.,.