door lock AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Manual

Driving

—Environmentalconditions(slopes,inclines,ele-
vation,temperature)
—Battery (chargestatus,temperature,powerus-
age)
—Enginetemperature
—Assistsystems
—Drivingbehavior
Dependingontheengine,theindicatorlight
mayappeariftheengineisnot stopped.
ScalemaeCeleraLin
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
IfyouleavethevehicleduringaStopphase,the
enginecanberestartedwithinapproximately30
secondsifthedoorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafe-
tybeltisfastened,andthebrakepedalispress-
ed.
Ifyouleavethevehiclelongerthan30seconds,
theignitionwillswitchoffautomaticallytopre-
vent thevehiclebatteryfromdraining.Ifthisis
thecase,themessageStart/stopsystem:igni-
tionwillbeswitchedoffin30swillappearinthe
instrumentclusterand,ifthelowbeamhead-
lightsareswitchedon,theparkinglightswill
switchoninstead.Theparkinglightswillswitch
offafterapproximately30minutesorwhenyou
lockthevehicle.
Theignitionalsoswitchesoffwhenyoulockthe
vehiclefromtheoutsideduringaStopphase.
IftheStart/Stopsystemhasnotturnedoffthe
engineorifyouhave switchedtheStart/Stopsys-
temoffmanually, theenginewillcontinuetorun
andtheignitionwillnotswitchoffautomatically.

Toreducetheriskofasphyxiation,neverallow
theenginetoruninconfinedspaces.



Ifyouleavethevehiclewiththe"D/S"or"R"
selectorleverpositionengaged,theparking
brakeisautomaticallyset.
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ManuallyswitchingtheStart/Stopsystem
aaeel
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
The(A)>Fbuttonislocatedabovetheselectorlev-
erinthecenterconsole.
>Press(A)°*toswitchonoroff.TheLEDinthe
buttonturnsonwhenthefunctionisswitched
off.

IfyouswitchthesystemoffduringaStop
phase,theenginewillstartagainautomati-
cally.
WeTel4
Appliesto:vehicleswithStart/Stopsystem
Start/stopsystem:deactivated.Pleasestart
enginemanually
Thismessageappearswhenspecificconditions
arenotmetduringaStopphase.TheStart/Stop
systemwillnot beabletorestarttheengine.The
enginemustbestartedwiththe
STARTENGINESTOP]button.


Start/stopsystem:malfunction!Function
unavailable.PleasecontactService
ThereisamalfunctionintheStart/Stopsystem.
DrivethevehicletoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedServiceFacilityassoonaspossibleto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.
Electromechanical
parkingbrake
= q
s
=%a

Fig.88Centerconsole:parkingbrake

Driving


orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Alwayssettheparkingbrakewhenleaving
yourvehicle,evenifforashortperiodof
time.Iftheparkingbrakeisnotset,theve-
hiclecouldrollaway,increasingtheriskof
anaccident.
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengine,releasetheparkingbrake,orop-
erateelectricalequipmentsuchaspower
windows,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Noone,especiallychildren,shouldremainin
thevehiclewhenitislocked.Locked doors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencywork-
erstoenterthevehicle,whichputslivesat
risk.

@)Note
Donotleaveyourvehicleunattendedwhile
theengineisrunning,becausethisincreases
theriskofanaccident.
G)Tips
Whenstoppingatatrafficsignalorstopping
incitytraffic,youcansettheparkingbrake
manually.Thevehicledoesnot havetobe
heldwiththebrakepedal.Theparkingbrake
eliminatesthetendencytocreepwhena se-
lectorleverpositionisengaged.Assoonas
youpresstheacceleratorpedal,theparking
brakereleasesautomaticallyandthevehicle
startstomove>page80.
@Tips
—Occasionalnoiseswhentheparkingbrakeis
setandreleasedarenormalandarenota
causeforconcern.
—Theparkingbrakegoesthroughaself-test
cycleatregularintervalswhenthevehicleis
stopped.Anynoisesassociatedwiththisare
normal.
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theparkingbrake
willnotsetifitisreleased,anditwillnot
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releaseifit isset>A\.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFa-
cilityforassistance.
Startingtodrive
Variousconvenienceandsafetyfunctionsmaybe
availablewhenthevehiclebeginsdriving,de-
pendingonvehicleequipment.
Startingonhillswiththeparkingbrakeset
Requirement:thedoorsmustbeclosedandthe
driver'ssafetybeltmustbefastened.
>Tostartdrivingcomfortablywhenonahill,set
theparkingbrakeandbegindrivingasusual.
Thebrakingforce oftheparkingbrakedoesnot
releaseautomaticallyuntilthewheelsbuildup
enoughdrivingforce.
Startingonhillswithhillholdassist
Hillholdassistmakesiteasiertostartonhills.
Requirement:
thedriver'sdoormustbeclosed
andtheenginemustberunning.
>Toactivatehillholdassist,pressandholdthe
brakepedalforseveralseconds.Thevehicle
mustbefacinguphill.
Afterreleasingthebrakepedal,thebrakingpow-
erismaintainedbriefly>A\topreventthevehi-
clefromrollingbackwhenstarting.Thisallows
youtobegindrivingmoreeasily.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyoudonotbegindrivingimmediatelyor
theenginestallsafterreleasingthebrake
pedal,yourvehiclemaybegintorollback-
ward.Pressthebrakepedalorsetthepark-
ingbrakeimmediately.
—Theintelligenttechnologyofhillholdassist
cannotovercomethelimitationsimposedby
naturalphysicallaws.Theincreasedcomfort
offeredbyhillholdassistshouldnotcause
youtotakesafetyrisks.
—Hillholdassistcannotholdthevehiclein
placeonallhills(forexample,iftheground
isslipperyoricy).>

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ZA\WARNING
ReadandfollowallWARNINGS.
—Beforestartingtodrive,checkifthedesired
selectorleverpositionisdisplayednextto
theselectorlever.
—Thevehiclecanrolleveniftheignitionis
switchedoff.
—Powerisstilltransmittedtothewheels
whentheengineisrunningatidle.Topre-
vent thevehiclefrom“creeping”,youmust
keepyourfootonthebrakeinallselector
leverpositions(except"P"and"N")when
theengineisrunning.
—Beforeopeningthehood,selectthe"P"se-
lector
leverpositionandsettheparking
brake.Thisreducestheriskofanaccident.
Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>page311,Generalinformation.
@Tips
Ifyouaccidentallyselect"N"whiledriving,
takeyourfootofftheacceleratorpedaland
waitfortheenginetoslowdowntoidlebe-
fore
selecting"D"or"S".
Drivingtips
Startingtheengine

>The""P"or"N"positionmustbeselected.
Startingfromastop
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal.
>»Starttheengine>page75.
»Pressthelockingbutton@ontheselectorlev-
erandselectthe"D","E","S"or"R"position
=>page83.
>Waitamomentuntilthetransmissionshifts.
Youwillnoticeaslightmovementwhenthe
gearengages.
>Releasethebrake pedalandpresstheaccelera-
torpedal>A\.
Variousconveniencefunctionsareavailablefor
startingonhills>page80.
Stoppingtemporarily
>Pressthebrakepedaltostopthevehicle,for
exampleatatrafficlight.Donotpresstheac-
celeratorpedalwhendoingthis.
>Topreventthevehiclefromrollingwhenyou
startdriving,settheparkingbrakewhenstop-
pingonsteephills>/\.
>Theparkingbrakewillreleaseautomatically
andyourvehiclewillbegintomove whenthe
doorsareclosed,thedriver'ssafetybeltisfas-
tened,and youaccelerateasusual.
Stoppingorparking
Iftheselectorleverisnotinthe"P"position
whenyouopenthedriver’sdoor,thevehicle
couldroll.
>Pressandholdthebrakepedal>/\.
>Set theparkingbrake.
>Toselectthe"P"selectorleverposition,press
the"P"button@)ontheselectorlever
=>page83,fig.90.
Undercertainconditions,suchasdrivinginthe
mountains,itmaybehelpful toswitchtomanual
modetemporarilytoadapttothedrivingcondi-
tionsmanually>page86.
Onhills,settheparkingbrakefirstandthenshift
intothe"P"position>page78.Thispreventstoo
muchstressfrombeingplacedonthelocking
mechanism.

ZAWARNING
—Thevehiclecanrollevenwhentheengineis
switchedoff.
—Unintendedvehiclemovementcanleadto
seriousinjuries.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalwhenchanging
theselectorleverpositionwhilethevehicle
isstationaryandtheengineisrunning.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,neverse-
lectthe"R"or"P"positionswhiledriving.
—Donotinadvertentlypresstheaccelerator
pedalwhenthevehicleisstationary.Press-
ingthepedalincreasesriskof accidentbe-
causethevehiclewillmove,evenifparking

brakeisset.

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Assistsystems

Appliesto:vehicleswithexitwarningsystem




Fig.124Door:warninglight
Whenthevehicleisstationary,theexitwarning
system warnsthepassengersofapossiblecolli-
sionwhenopeningthedoor.Withinthelimitsof
thesystem,thesystemmonitorstheareasbe-
hindandnexttothevehicleusingtheradarsen-
sors>page121,fig.122.Movingobjectsthat
areapproachingfrombehind,suchascars,are
detected>fig.123.
Ifyouopenthedoorandacriticalsituationisde-
tected,thedoorhandleframeontheaffected
doorwillblink>fig.124andthedisplayinthe
outsidemirroronthesamesidealso appears.If
thedoorisalreadyopen andanotherroaduseris
detectedandthesituationisclassifiedascritical,
thenthecorrespondingdisplaysturnon.

ZAWARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Theexitwarning
systemdoesnotreplacetheattentionofthe
vehicleoccupants.Thevehicleoccupantsare
alwaysresponsibleforopeningthedoors
andexitingthevehicle.


— Theexitwarningsystemcanbeavailablefor
uptoapproximatelythreeminutesafterun-
lockingthevehicleandopeningthedooras
wellasafterswitchingofftheignition.Then
thedisplaysflashbrieflyandthesystem
switchesoff.
—Theexitwarningsystemdoesnotrespond
topeopleandcannotwarnyouaboutevery
typeofapproachingobjects,suchascyclists.
Alwaysmonitorthetrafficaswellastheve-
hicle'ssurroundingswithdirecteyecontact.


Z\WARNING
Theexitwarningsystemissubjecttolimita-
tionsandcannotwarnyoubeforeeveryim-
pendingcollision:
—Ifthevehicleistoowidefortheparking
spaceandcoveredby the neighboringvehi-
cles.
—Approachingobjectsorpeoplesuchascy-
clistsorskateboardersmaynot be detected
undercertaincircumstances.
—The systemdoesnotreacttostationaryob-
jects.
— Theviewoftheradarsensorsmaybeim-
pairedbyleaves,snow,heavysprayordirt.
Clean
theareainfrontofthesensors
=>page121,fig.122.

@)Note
Alsoreadtheinformationin>@inGeneral
informationonpage122.
@Tips
—Theexitwarningsystemisswitchedonand
offthroughthesideassist>page122.The
exitwarningindicatorsturnonduringthe
adjustmentprocess.
—Thedisplaybrightnessfortheexitwarning
systemcannotbeadjusted.
—The systemisnotavailablewhentowinga
trailer.
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Parkingaid



—Keepinmindthattheimageinthedisplayis
incorrectiftheexteriormirrorhousinghas
beenmovedoutofplace.
—Onlyuse theimagesprovidedby thecamera
ontherearofthevehiclewhentheluggage
compartmentlidiscompletelyclosed.Make
sureanyobjectsyoumayhavemountedon
theluggagecompartmentliddonotblock
therearviewcamera.
— Theareaaroundthevehicleisshownusing
thecameraimages.Thevehicleimageis
shownbythesystem.Objectsandobstacles
abovethecameraarenotdisplayed.
—Cameralensesenlargeanddistortthefield
ofvision.Theobjectsappearbothaltered
andinaccurateonthescreen.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithairsuspension:the
accuracyoftheorientationlinesandblue
surfacesdecreaseswhenthevehicleis
raised/lowered>page125.

@)Note
—Alwaysreadandfollowtheapplicablewarn-
ings>@inGeneralinformationon
page129.
— TheInfotainmentdisplayshowsthedirec-
tioninwhichtherearofthevehicleistravel-
ingbasedonthesteeringwheelangle.The
frontofthevehicleswings outmorethan
therearofthevehicle.Maintainplentyof
distanceso thatanexteriormirrororacor-
nerofthevehicledoesnotcollidewithany
obstacles.
G)Tips
—Ifthe2/&8/ playandtherespectivedisplayareais
grayedout,thenthepowerexteriormirrors
werefoldedinorthedriver'sdoor/front
passenger'sdoor/luggagecompartmentlid
wasopened.
—Thereisnodistancewarningfortherear
andthesides*whentrailertowingmodeis
detected.Thefrontsensorsremainactivat-
ed.Thevisualdisplayswitchestotrailer
mode.Therearviewcameraimagewillnot
showtheorientationlinesandthebluesur-
faces.Thereisnoguaranteethefunctions
willswitchoffwhenusingaretrofittedtrail-
erhitch.
ice
Appliesto:vehicleswithperipheralcameras

Fig.138Infotainmentsystem:selectthemode
Switchingonandoff
Requirement:thevehiclespeedmustbeunder
approximately6mph(10km/h).
>PressthePsbuttoninthecenterconsole
=>page131,fig.130.Ashortconfirmation
tonesoundsandtheLEDinthebuttonturns
on.
Switchingonautomatically
Thesystemswitchesonautomaticallywhenre-
versegearisengagedwhiletheengineisrun-
ning.Abrieftonewillsound.
Switchingoffautomatically
Thesystemswitchesoffautomaticallywhendriv-
ingforwardfasterthan6mph(10km/h).
Selectingthemode
>Turn thecontrolknobtothesymbolforthede-
siredmode(A)through©)>fig.138andpress
thecontrolknob.
Youmayselectfromthefollowingmodes:
@-Cornerview(front)>page136
-Front>page136
©-Area>page136
©-Rear>page136
@®-Cornerview(rear)>page136
Youcanalsoswitchtotrailerview>page134.
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Safetybelts



injuryanddeath.Safetybeltscanworkonly
whenusedcorrectly.
—Alwaysfastenyoursafetybeltscorrectlybe-
foredrivingoffandmakesureallpassen-
gersarecorrectlyrestrained.
—Formaximumprotection,safetybeltsmust
always bepositionedproperlyonthebody.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.
—Neverplaceasafetybeltoverachildsitting
onyourlap.
—Alwayskeepfeetinthefootwellinfrontof
theseatwhilethevehicleisbeingdriven.
—Neverletanypersonridewiththeirfeeton
theinstrumentpanelorstickingout the
windoworontheseat.
—Neverremoveasafetybeltwhilethevehicle
ismoving.Doingsowillincreaseyourriskof
beinginjuredorkilled.
—Neverwearbeltstwisted.
—Neverwearbeltsoverrigidorbreakableob-
jectsinoronyourclothing,suchaseye
glasses,pens,keys,etc.,asthesemaycause
injury.
—Neverallowsafetybeltstobecomedam-
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseathard-
ware.
—Donotweartheshoulderpartofthebelt
underyourarmorotherwiseoutofposition.
—Severallayersofheavyclothingmayinter-
ferewithcorrectpositioningofbeltsandre-
ducetheoveralleffectiveness ofthe system.
—Alwayskeepbeltbucklesfreeofanything
thatmaypreventthe bucklefromlatching
securely.
—Neverusecomfortclipsordevicesthatcre-
ateslackintheshoulderbelt.However,spe-
cialclipsmayberequiredfortheproper use
ofsomechildrestraintsystems.
—Tornorfrayedsafetybeltscantear,and
damagedbelthardwarecanbreakinanacci-
dent.Inspectbeltsregularly.Ifwebbing,
bindings,buckles,orretractorsaredam-
aged,havebeltsreplacedby anauthorized
Audidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Safetybeltsthathavebeenwornandloaded
inanaccidentmustbereplacedwiththe

correctreplacementsafetybeltby anau-
thorizedAudidealer.Replacementmaybe
necessaryevenifdamagecannotbeclearly
seen.Anchoragesthatwereloadedmustal-
sobeinspected.
—Neverremove,modify,disassemble,ortry
torepairthesafetybeltsyourself.
—Alwayskeepthebeltsclean.Dirty beltsmay
notworkproperlyandcan impairthefunc-
tionoftheinertiareel>tableInterior
cleaningonpage345.


Safetybelts
Fasteningsafetybelts
Safetyfirst-everybodybuckleup!
+>q = =a


Fig.226Beltbuckleandtongueonthedriver'sseat
Toprovidemaximumprotection,safetybelts
mustalways bepositionedcorrectlyonthe wear-
er'sbody.
>Adjust thefrontseatandheadrestraintproper-
ly=page55,Frontseats.
»Makesuretheseatbackoftherearseatbenchis
inanuprightpositionandsecurelylatchedin
placebeforeusingthebelt>/\.
> Pullthesafetybeltevenlyacrossthechestand
pelvis>fig.226,>A\.
>Insertthetongueintothecorrectbuckleof
yourseatuntilyouhearitlatchsecurely.
> Pullonthebelt tomakesurethatitissecurely
latchedinthebuckle.
Automaticsafetybeltretractors
Everysafetybeltisequippedwithanautomatic
beltretractorontheshoulderbelt.Thisfeature
locksthebeltwhenthebeltispulledoutfast,
duringhardbrakingandinanaccident.Thebelt>
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Airbagsystem


—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe12
o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsany-
whereinsidethesteeringwheeloronthe
steeringwheelhub.Holding thesteering
wheelthewrongwayincreasestheriskof
severeinjurytothearms,hands,andheadif
thedriverairbagdeploys.


Z\WARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsand/orby
beingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Alwaysmakesurenothingisinthefrontair-
bagdeploymentzonethatcouldbestruck
bytheairbagwhenitinflates.
—Objectsinthezoneofadeployingairbagcan
becomeprojectileswhentheairbagdeploys
andcauseseriouspersonalinjury.
—Neverholdthingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Neverplaceaccessoriesorotherobjects
(suchascupholders,telephonebrackets,
notepads,navigationsystems,orthings
thatarelarge,heavy,orbulky)onthedoors;
neverattachthemtothedoorsorthewind-
shield;neverplacethemoverornearorat-
tachthemtotheareamarked,,AIRBAG“on
thesteeringwheel,instrumentpanelorthe
seatbackrests;neverplacethembetween
theseareasandyouoranyotherpersonin
thevehicle.
—Neverattachobjectstothewindshield
abovethepassengerfrontairbag,suchas
accessoryGPSnavigationunitsormusic
players.Suchobjectscouldcauseseriousin-
juryinacollision,especiallywhentheair-
bagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassengerseatto
transport
objects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
thedeploymentareaofthesideairbagsor
thefrontairbagduringbreakingorinasud-
denmaneuver.Objectsneartheairbagscan
flydangerouslythroughthepassengercom-
partmentandcauseinjury,particularly
whentheseatisreclinedandtheairbagsin-
flate.
ZAWARNING
Apersononthefrontpassengerseat,espe-
ciallyinfantsandsmallchildren,willreceive
seriousinjuriesandcanevenbekilledbybe-
ingtooclosetotheairbagwhenitinflates.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
passengerairbagifaninfantorasmallchild
isonthefrontpassengerseat,nobodycan
absolutelyguaranteethatdeploymentun-
derthesespecialconditionsisimpossiblein
allconceivablesituationsthatmayhappen
duringtheusefullife ofyourvehicle.
— TheAdvancedAirbagSystemcandeployin
accordancewiththe,,lowrisk“optionfor3-
and6-year-oldchildrenundertheU.S.Fed-
eralStandardifachildwithelectricalcapac-
itancegreaterthanthecombinedcapaci-
tanceofatypicalone-yearoldinfantre-
strainedinoneoftheforwardfacing orrear-
ward-facingchildseatswithwhichyourve-
hiclewascertifiedisonthefrontpassenger
seatandtheotherconditionsforairbagde-
ploymentaremet.
—Accidentstatisticshaveshownthatchildren
aregenerallysaferintherearseatareathan
inthefrontseatingposition.
—Fortheirownsafety,allchildren,especially
12yearsandyounger,shouldalwaysridein
the backproperlyrestrainedfortheirage
andsize.



Advancedfrontairbagsystem
YourvehicleisequippedwithafrontAdvanced
AirbagSystemincompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)
208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicleSafety
Standard(CMVSS)208asapplicableatthetime
yourvehiclewasmanufactured.
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemsupplements
thesafetybeltstoprovideadditional protection
forthedriver'sandfrontpassenger'sheadsand
upperbodiesinfrontalcrashes.Theairbagsin-
flateonlyinfrontalimpactswhenthevehiclede-
celerationishighenough.>
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Childsafety

Convertiblechildsafetyseats
Properlyusedconvertiblechildsafetyseatscan
helpprotecttoddlersandchildrenoverage one
whoweighbetween20and40lbs.(9and18kg)
inacrash.

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Fig.241Schematicoverview:installationoftheattach-
mentsapplicabletoaLATCHseat

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Fig.242Schematicoverview:installationoftheseatusing
thevehicle'ssafetybeltsystem
>»Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstalla
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethe
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybelt
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommoving
=>page299orinstalltheseatusingtheLATCH
attachments.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttogetthesafetybeltreallytightso that
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmore
thanoneinch(2.5cm)>page299.
>Ifthechildsafetyseatisequippedwithatether
strap,attachittothetetheranchors
=>page305.
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseat
=>page294.
Atoddlerorchildisusuallytoolargeforanin-
fantrestraintifitismorethanoneyearoldand
weighsmorethan20lbs.(9kg).
296
Toddlersandchildrenwhoareolderthanone
yearuptoabout4yearsoldandweighmorethan
20lbs.(9kg)upto40lbs.(18kg)mustalways
beproperlyrestrainedinachildsafetyseatcerti-
fiedfortheirsizeand weight>fig.241and
©fig.242.
Theairbagonthepassengersidemakesthefront
seatapotentiallydangerousplaceforachildto
ride.Thefrontseatisnotthesafest placefora
childinaforward-facingchildsafetyseat. Itis a
verydangerousplaceforaninfantoralarger
childinarearward-facingseat.

ZXWARNING
Notusinga childsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga
child
restraintincreasestheriskofserious
personalinjuryanddeathinacollisionor oth-
eremergencysituation.
—Childrenonthefrontseat ofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates -evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,center armrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealer.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page57.Installthe

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ZA\WARNING
Rearward-facingchild restraints:
—Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthe
frontairbaginflates-evenwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysbeespeciallycarefulifyoumustin-
stallarearwardfacingchildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseatinexceptionalcir-
cumstances.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF7;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenevertheignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%,light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,immediately
installtherear-facingchildsafetyseatina
rearseatingpositionandhavetheairbag
systeminspectedbyyourAudidealer.


NeeLeeMakolemaes
Usetheconvertiblelockingretractortosecurea
childrestraint.
Alwaysheedthechildsafetyseatmanufacturer's
instructionswheninstallingachildrestraintin
yourvehicle. Toactivatetheconvertiblelocking
retractor:
>Placethechildrestraintonaseat,preferablyon
therearseat.
>Slowlypullthebeltallthewayout.
>Routeitaroundorthroughthechildrestraint
beltpath>A\.
>Pushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfull
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytight.
>Insertthebelttongueintothe buckleforthat
seatingposition.
>Guidethesafetybeltbackintotheretractorun-
tilthebeltliesflatandsnugonthechildsafety
seat.
>Youshouldheara“clicking”noiseasthebelt
windsbackintotheinertiareel.Testthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorbypullingonthebelt.
Youshouldnolongerbeabletopullthebelt
outoftheretractor.Theconvertiblelockingre-
tractorisnowactivated.
>Makesurethattheredreleasebuttonisfacing
awayfromthechildrestraintsothatitcan be
unbuckledquickly.
> Pull
onthebelt tomakesurethesafetybeltis
properlytightandfastenedsothattheseat
cannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorethan
oneinch(2.5cm).

ZAWARNING
Usingthewrongchildrestraintoranimprop-
erlyinstalledchildrestraintcancauseserious
personalinjuryordeathinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallinga childsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbuckle thechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacrash.
—Alwaysmakesuretheseat backresttowhich
thechildrestraintisinstalledisinanup-
rightpositionandsecurelylatchedinto
placeandcannotfoldforward.Otherwise,
theseatbackwiththechildsafetyseatat-
tachedtoitcouldflyforwardinthe eventof
anaccidentorotheremergencysituation.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusinga childrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page288.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallingachildsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page267,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

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CheckingandFilling

—Donotuseanygasolinemixturewhose
compositioncannotbeidentified.
—Audidoesnotassumeanyresponsibilityfor
damagetothefuelsystemorforperform-
ance
problemscausedbyusinggasoline
mixturesdifferentfromthosespecified.
Thistypeofdamagealsodoesnotfallunder
theNewVehicleLimitedWarrantyorunder
the emissionscontrolsystemwarranty.
—Ifyounoticeahigherfuelconsumptionor
poorhandlingorperformanceproblemsdue
tosuchgasolinemixtures,werecommend
fuelingwithunblendedgasoline.
Gasolineadditives
Animportantissueformanyautomobilemanu-
facturersiscombustionresidueintheengine
thatresultsfromtheuseofcertainfuels.
Althoughtypesofgasolinedifferdependingon
themanufacturer,therearesimilarities.Certain
substancesinthegasolinemaycausedepositsin
theengine.Additivesinthegasolinethatshould
keeptheengineandfuelsystemcleandonotall
functionequally.
AudirecommendsusingTOPTIERDetergentGas-
oline.ForadditionalinformationonTOPTIERDe-
tergentGasoline,visitwww.toptiergas.com.
Ifyouuseincorrectfuelsoveralongperiodof
time,themaximumengineperformancemaybe
impaired
bycombustionresidue.
©Note
Damageormalfunctionscausedbytheuseof
incorrecttypesofgasolinearenotcoveredby
theNewVehicleLimitedWarranty.
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Refueling
Fuelingprocedure


Fig.251Rightrearsideofthevehicle:openingthefuel
fillerdoor




Fig.252Fuelfillerdoorwithattachedfuelcap
Thefuelfillerdoorisunlockedorlockedbythe
central lockingsystem.
>Pressontheleftsideofthefuelfillerdoorto
openit>fig.251.
>Unscrewthetankcapcounterclockwise.
» Placethecapfromaboveontheopenfuelfiller
door&fig.252.
> Insertthefuelpumpnozzleallthewayintothe
fuelfillerneck.
>Beginfueling.Oncethefuelpumpnozzleturns
offthefirsttime,thefueltankisfull.Donot
continuefueling, or elsetheexpansionspacein
thetankwillbefilledwithfuel.
> Afterthefuelpumphasswitchedoff,waitfive
secondsbeforeremovingthenozzletoallow
therestofthefueltofinishdrippingintothe
fueltank.
>Turn thefuelcapclockwiseuntilitclicksinto
place.
>Closethefuelfillerdoorandthenpressonthe
leftsideuntilitlatches.>