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Trailertowing
@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension
—Changesintemperatureorloadcanaffect
the heightofthevehicle.
—Ifthestandardvehicleheightisnotused,
thetongueweightspecificationisnolonger
applicable.
®Note
Attachmentsretrofittedonthevehiclemay
causedamage,especiallyonthetrailerhitch
ballhead.Incasesofdamage,havethefunc-
tioncheckedby anauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacility.
G)Tips
—Blockthewheelswithchockswhenparking
oninclinesifthetrailerisloaded.
—Havingthevehicleinspectedbetweenthe
inspectionintervalsisrecommendedifyou
towatrailerfrequently.
—Avoiddrivingwithatrailerduringthevehi-
clebreak-inperiod.
Drivingwithatrailer
Drivingwithatrailerrequiresextracaution.
Speed
Adheretothelegalspeedlimits.Followthelegal
regulationsspecifictothecountry.
Asthespeedincreases,thedrivingstabilityof
thetrailerdecreases.Thereforeyoushouldnot
exceedthemaximumlegalspeedlimitwhen
thereareunfavorableroad,weather,and/orwind
conditions.Thisespeciallyapplieswhendriving
downhill.
Hill
Whenyoustartdrivinguphillordownhill,trailers
maytiltorswaysoonerthanwhendrivingona
levelsurface.Ifsmallswayingmovementshave
alreadyoccurred,youcanstabilizethetrailerby
firmlybrakingimmediately.Nevertryto
“straightenout”thetrailerbyaccelerating.
92
Downshiftbeforedrivingonhillstoutilizetheen-
ginebrakingeffect>A\.
Brakes
Whenusingatrailerwithoverrunbrakes,first
brakegentlythenquickly.Thisreducestheriskof
jerkingwhilebrakingifthetrailerwheelslockup.
Enginecoolanttemperature
Payattentionspecificallytothecoolanttempera-
ture display whentherearehighoutsidetemper-
atures,andwhendrivingonlonginclines
=>page14.Shifttoahighergearinatimelyman-
ner.
ZAWARNING
Constantbrakingcausesthebrakestoover-
heatandcansubstantiallyreducebrakingper-
formance,increasebrakingdistance,orcause
completefailureofthebrakesystem.
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Assistsystems
ere)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
B4M-0101
BFY-0004
Fig.122Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alanechange.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blindspot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
or
onelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(suchas
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.122with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpair thefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page343.
ZXWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Sideassistcannot
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralone
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.
—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.For
example:>
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Assistsystems
—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.
©)Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@)Tips
—Thesesystemsarenotavailableintrailer
towingmode.Thereisnoguaranteethesys-
temswillswitchoffwhenusingaretrofitted
trailerhitch.Donot use thesefunctions
whentowingatrailer.
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
frontpassenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
Switchingonandoff
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Thesystemcanbe switchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe
systemoff.
Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
terior
mirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
122
G)Tips
Whenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
warningsystemactivatesordeactivates
=page123.
Settingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.
Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplay totheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Thesideassistfunctionsarenotactivedur-
ingtheadjustmentprocess.
— Theexitwarningindicatorsturnonduring
the
adjustmentprocess.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
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Parkingaid
Switchingoffautomatically
Thedistanceindicatorfortheparkingsystem
plusswitchesoffautomaticallywhendrivingfor-
wardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
G)Tips
IfyoupresstheP“buttontoswitchthepark-
ingaidoff,itcanonlybereactivatedautomat-
icallywhenoneofthefollowingconditionsis
met:
— Thevehiclespeedexceeds6mph(10km/h)
—Theignitionisswitchedoffandbackon
again
— Theparkingbrakeissetandthenreleased
—The"P"selectorleverpositionisengaged
andreleasedagain
Rearviewcamera
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswith rearviewcamera
B8V-0629
Fig.131Diagram:linestoaidinparking
Therearviewcamerahelpsyoutoparkormaneu-
verusingtheorientationlines.
132
Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearviewcamera
ByS S 2
aoa
Fig.132Areacovered@)andareanotcovered()bythe
rearviewcamera.
Ghorcc.
Fig.133Luggagecompartmentlid:locationoftherear-
viewcamera
Therearviewcameraislocatedabovetherearli-
censeplatebracket.Makesurethatthelensfor
therearviewcamera>fig.133isnotcoveredby
depositsoranyotherobstructionsbecausethis
can impairthefunctionoftherearviewcamera.
Forinformationoncleaning,see>page343.
Therearviewcameracoverageareaincludes()
=>fig.132. OnlythisareaisshownintheInfo-
tainmentdisplay.Objectsthatareinarea@),
whichisnotcovered,arenotdisplayed.
ZAWARNING
—Alwaysreadandfollow theapplicablewarn-
ings>A\inGeneralinformationon
page129.
—Ifthepositionandtheinstallation angleof
therearviewcamerawaschanged,forexam-
pleafteracollision,donotcontinuetouse
the
systemforsafetyreasons.Haveit
checkedby anauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.>
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IntelligentTechnology
IntelligentTechnology
ElectronicStabilization
Control(ESC)
ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)supports
driversafety.Itreducestheriskofslippingand
improvesdrivingstability.ESCdetectscriticalsit-
uations,suchasifthevehicleisoversteeringor
understeering,orifthewheelsare spinning.The
brakesareappliedortheenginetorqueisre-
ducedinordertostabilizethevehicle.Whenthe
ESCengages,theBindicatorlightblinksinthe
instrumentcluster.
ThefollowingsystemsareintegratedintheESC:
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingwhenbrak-
ing.Thevehiclecanstillbesteeredevenduring
hardbraking.Applysteadypressuretothebrake
pedal.Donotpumpthepedal.Apulsinginthe
brakepedalindicatesthatthesystemisacting to
stabilizethevehicle.
Brakeassistsystem
Thebrakeassistsystemcandecreasebrakingdis-
tance.Itincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe driver
pressesthebrakepedalquicklyinemergencysit-
uations.Youmustpressandholdthebrakepedal
untilthedangeroussituationisover.Invehicles
withadaptivecruisecontrol*,thebrakeassist
systemismoresensitiveifthedistancedetected
tothevehicledrivingaheadistoosmall.
Anti-SlipRegulation(ASR)
ASRreducesdrivepowerwhenthedrivewheels
beginspinningandadaptsthepowertotheroad
conditions.Thismakesiteasiertostart,acceler-
ateanddriveuphills.
ElectronicDifferentialLock(EDL)
TheEDLappliesthe brakestowheelsthatare
slippingandtransfersthedrivepowertotheoth-
erwheels.Thisfunctionisnotavailableathigher
speeds.
144
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitchesoff
tokeepthebrakeonthebrakedwheelfromover-
heating.Thevehicleisstillfunctioningcorrectly.
EDLwillswitchonagainautomaticallywhencon-
ditionshavereturnedtonormal.
Powersteering
The ESCcanalsosupportvehiclestability
throughsteering.
Selectivewheeltorquecontrol
Selectivewheeltorquecontrolisusedwhendriv-
ingoncurves.Brakingistargetedtowardthe
wheelsontheinsideofthecurveasneeded.This
allowsmoreprecisedrivingincurves.
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem
Theautomaticpost-collisionbrakingsystemcan
helptoreducetheriskofslidingandofaddition-
alcollisionsafteranaccident.Iftheairbagcon-
trolmoduledetectsacollision,thevehicleis
braked bytheESC.
Thevehicledoesnotbrakeautomaticallyifoneof
thefollowingoccurs:
—Thedriverpressestheacceleratorpedal
—TheESC,thebrakesystem,orthevehicleelec-
tricalsystemisnotfunctioning
ZAWARNING
— The ESCanditsintegratedsystemscannot
overcomethelimitsimposedbynatural
physicallaws.Thisisespeciallyimportanton
slipperyorwetroads.Ifthesystemsbegin
actingtostabilizeyourvehicle,youshould
immediatelyalteryourspeedtomatchthe
roadandtrafficconditions.Donotletthein-
creasedsafetyprovidedtemptyouintotak-
ingrisks.Thiscouldincreaseyourriskofa
collision.
—Pleasenotetheriskofacollisionincreases
whendrivingfast,especiallythroughcurves
andonslipperyorwetroads,andwhendriv-
ingtooclosetoobjectsahead.The ESC and
itsintegratedsystemscannotalwayspre-
ventcollisions-thereisstillariskofacci-
dents!
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Brakingeffect
Theresponsetimefromthebrakesdependson
theweatherandenvironmentalconditions.To
ensuretheoptimumbrakingeffect,thebrake
systemiscleanedatregularintervals.Thisis
donebyapplyingthebrakepadstothebrakero-
torsforashortperiodoftimewhendrivingat
highspeedswhenthewindshieldwipersare
switchedon.
Ifthebrakesystembecomesdamp,forexample
afterdrivinginheavyrain,thebrakingeffectmay
bedelayed.Otherfactorsthatcouldtemporarily
increasetheresponsetimeofthebrakesinclude:
—Wetconditions
—Lowtemperatures,ice,andsnow
—Roadscoveredinsalt
—Dirtybrakepads
Corrosion
Corrosionmayformonthebrakerotorsifthereis
no heavybraking,ifthevehicleisnotdrivenfor
longperiodsoftime,orifthevehicleisnotdriv-
enfrequentlyorforlongdistances.Inthiscase,
brakingheavilyseveraltimeswhiledrivingat
highspeedscancleanthebrakerotors>A\.
Brakepads
Newbrakepadsdonotachievetheirfullbraking
effectduringthefirst250miles(400km).They
mustbe“brokenin”first.However,youcancom-
pensatefortheslightlyreducedbrakingforceby
pressingfirmlyonthebrakepedal.Avoidheavy
brakingduringthebreak-inperiod.
Brakepadweardependslargelyonthewaythe
vehicleisdrivenandonoperatingconditions.
Brakepadwearincreaseswhendrivingfrequently
inthecityorshortdistancesorwhenusingavery
sportydrivingstyle.
—Duetotheriskofinjury,onlyhaveanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityworkonthebrakesystem.
Incorrectrepairscouldimpairthefunction.
—Neverletthevehiclerollwhiletheengineis
stoppedbecausethisincreasestheriskofan
accident.
— Depending onvehicleequipment,thebrake
pedal
maymovedownwardautomatically
duringautonomousbrakingmaneuvers.To
reducetheriskofinjury,donotplaceyour
ZA\WARNING
—Onlyapplythebrakesforthepurposeof
cleaningthebrakesystemwhenroadand
trafficconditionspermit.Youmustnoten-
dangerotherroadusersandincreasethe
riskofanaccident.
footunderthebrakepedal.
C)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary. Thiscancausethebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
(i)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page319.
Electromechanical
steering,Dynamic
steering
Theelectromechanicalsteeringsupportsthe
driver'ssteeringmovements.
Powersteeringadaptselectronicallybasedon
thevehiclespeed.
Indicatorlightsandmessages
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
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@)Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
the
vehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderand
vehiclecontrolmodules
EventDataRecorder
Thisvehicleisequippedwithan EventDataRe-
corder(EDR).ThemainpurposeofanEDRisto
record,incertaincrashornearcrash-likesitua-
tions,suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittinga
roadobstacle,data thatwillassistinunderstand-
inghowavehicle'ssystemsperformed.TheEDR
isdesignedto recorddatarelatedtovehicledy-
namics andsafetysystemsforashortperiodof
time,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthis
vehicleisdesignedto recordsuchdataas:
—Howvarioussystemsinyourvehiclewereoper-
ating;
—Whetherornotthedriverandpassengersafety
beltswerebuckled/fastened;
—Howfar(ifatall)thedriverwasdepressingthe
acceleratorand/orbrakepedal;and,
—Howfastthevehiclewastraveling.
Thesedatacanhelpprovideabetterunderstand-
ingofthecircumstancesinwhichcrashesandin-
juriesoccur.NOTE:EDRdataarerecordedby your
vehicleonlyifanon-trivialcrashsituationoccurs;
nodataarerecordedbytheEDRundernormal
drivingconditionsandnopersonaldata(e.g.,
name,gender,age,andcrashlocation)arere-
corded.However,otherparties,suchaslawen-
forcement,couldcombinetheEDRdata withthe
typeofpersonallyidentifyingdataroutinelyac-
quiredduringacrashinvestigation.
Toreaddata recordedbyanEDR,specialequip-
mentisrequired,andaccesstothevehicleorthe
EDRisneeded.Inadditiontothevehiclemanu-
facturer,otherparties,suchaslawenforcement,
thathavethespecialequipment,canreadthein-
formationiftheyhaveaccesstothevehicleorthe
EDR.
Somestatelawsrestricttheretrievalordown-
loadingofdatastoredbyEDRsinstalledinavehi-
clefortheexpresspurposeofretrievingdataaf-
teranaccidentorcrasheventwithouttheown-
er'sconsent.
AudiwillnotaccesstheEDRand/orsimilardata
orgiveittoothers-
—unlessthevehicleowner(orlesseeifthevehi-
clehasbeenleased) agrees;or
—upontheofficialrequestbythepolice;or
—upontheorderofacourtoflaworagovern-
mentagency;or
—forthedefenseofalawsuitthroughthejudicial
discoveryprocess.
—Audimayalsousethedataforresearchabout
vehicleoperationandsafetyperformanceor
providethedatatoathirdpartyforresearch
purposeswithoutidentifyingthespecificvehi-
cleorinformationabouttheidentityofitsown-
erorlesseeandonlyaftertherecordedvehicle
datahasbeenaccessed.
Vehiclecontrolmodules
Yourvehicleisalsoequippedwithanumberof
electroniccontrolmodulesforvariousvehicle
systems,suchasenginemanagement,emission
control,airbags,andsafetybelts.
Theseelectroniccontrolmodulesrecorddata
duringnormalvehicleoperationthatmaybe
neededbytrainedtechniciansfordiagnosticand
repairpurposes.Therecordingcapabilityofthese
modulesislimitedtodata(nosoundisrecorded).
Onlyasmallamountofdataisactuallyrecorded
overaverylimitedperiodoftime,orstoredwhen
asystemfaultisdetectedbyacontrolmodule.
Someofthedatastoredmayrelatetovehicle
speed,direction,orbraking,aswellasrestraint
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Telephone
Telephone
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Tomakephonecallsinyourvehicleusingthe
MMI,connectyourcellphonetotheMMIvia
Bluetooth.
Handsfree
Afteryouhaveconnectedyourmobiledevice to
theMMIviaBluetooth,youcan use thehandsfree
systemandoperatetelephonefunctionsthrough
yourMMI.Youcanmakecallsusingtheantenna
onyourmobiledevice.
Withthe Audiphonebox’,callsaremadeusing
theexteriorantennaonthevehicle.Usingtheex-
ternalantennahelpswhenthereisalowsignal
andalsoprovidesbetterreceptionquality
=>page180.
ZAWARNING
—Medicalexpertswarnthatmobiledevices
caninterferewiththefunctionofpacemak-
ers.Alwaysmaintainaminimumdistanceof
about8inches(20cm)betweenthecell
phoneantennaandthepacemaker.
—Donotcarrythemobiledeviceinapocket
directlyoverthepacemakerwhenthe
phoneisswitchedon.
—Switchthemobiledeviceoffimmediately
ifyoususpectitmaybeinterferingwith
thepacemaker.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystem*
=page170inemergenciesbecauseyour
voicemaychangeinstressfulsituations.The
systemmaytakelongertodialthenumber
ormaynotbeabletodialitatall.Dialthe
emergencynumbermanually.
—Switchyourmobiledeviceoffinareaswhere
thereisariskofanexplosion.Theseloca-
tionsarenotalwaysclearlymarked.This
mayincludegasstations,fuelandchemical
storagefacilitiesortransportvehicles,orlo-
cationswherefuelvapors(such aspropane
orgasolinevaporinvehiclesorbuildings),
chemicalsorlargequantitiesofdustparti-
cles(suchasflour,sawdustormetal)may
bepresentintheair.Thisalsoapplies toall
otherlocationswhereyouwouldnormally
turnyourvehicleengineoff.
— Thedemandsoftrafficrequireyourfullat-
tention.Alwaysreadthechapter
=>page151,Trafficsafetyinformation.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage192.
@)Tips
—TheBluetoothconnectionrangeislimited
toinsidethevehicle.Itcanalsobeaffected
bylocalconditionsandinterferencewith
otherdevices.
—TolearnwhichBluetoothconnectionsand
whichofthefunctionsinyourmobiledevice
aresupported,checkwithyourmobilede-
viceserviceproviderorthedatabaseformo-
biledevicesatwww.audiusa.com/
bluetooth.
Setup
ConnectingacellphoneusingBluetooth
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Naonro)ated
DoesthisPINmatchtheoneon your
Bluetoothdevice?PIN:967536
Fig.177DisplayingthePINforenteringinthecellphone
Requirement
Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
TheBluetoothsettingsmustbeopenonyour
mobiledeviceduringtheconnectionsetup.
TheBluetoothfunctionandvisibilityoftheMMI
=page248andmobiledevicemustbe switched
on.
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Audiconnect
Audiconnect
Generalinformation
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
—AudiconnectInfotainment
—Audiconnectvehiclecontrol
YoucanalsofindmoreinformationonAudicon-
nect
onlineatwww.audiusa.com.
ZA\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyuse
Audiconnectserviceswhenroadandtraffic
conditionspermit.Alwaysreadandfollow
the
notesin>page151,Trafficsafetyinfor-
mation.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Alsoreadthewarningsinthechapter
=page270,Frontairbags.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu-
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.
@)Note
—Appliesto:embeddedSIMcardusage:The
connectioncostsofAudiconnectInfotain-
mentservicesareincludedinthepriceof
AudiconnectInfotainmentduring thesub-
scriptionperiodwithsomeexceptions.
Pleasenotethattheremaybeadditional
chargeswhenusingsomeservices.Forex-
ample,thisapplies toInternetradio/
podcastsorforInternetconnectionsand
192
servicesthatusetheWi-Fihotspot,suchas
onlinemediasources.Dependingonthe
country,dataplansmayneedtobepur-
chasedfortheseservices>page199.For
additionalinformation,seewww.audiusa.
com/myaudi.
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdependingonyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareused,forexample,to
accesstheInternetthroughtheWi-Fihot-
spot.
G)Tips
—Theavailabilityofservicesdependsonthe
subscription.
—AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfrom
thirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailability
cannotbe guaranteed,becausethatde-
pendsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Useofthemostup-to-datemobilenetwork
standardisnotavailableineverycountry.
ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityoryourcell
phoneserviceproviderforadditionalinfor-
mation.
—AudiconnectInfotainmentservicesareonly
availablewithinthecellphonenetworkcov-
eragefromyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
—Availability,scope,providers,screendisplay,
andcosts ofservicesmayvarydependingon
thecountry,model,modelyear,enddevice
andrates.
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Drivingsafety
Drivingsafety
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionapplies toall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.
ZXWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthe in-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepalloftheOwner'sLiterature
manualsinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsell
yourvehiclesothatthisimportantinforma-
tionwillalwaysbeavailabletothedriver
andpassengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sLiteraturehandyso
thatyoucanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.
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Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
> Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>
Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page61.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmirrors
correctlyforyourheight.
>Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre-
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
> Makesuretousetherightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page288,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame>page55,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page258.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
tytoconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.If yourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusingacellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.