audio AUDI Q5 2019 Owner's Guide

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Systemsettings

Requirement:
—Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
—TheBluetoothsettingswillopenonyourmo-
biledeviceduringtheconnectionsetup.
—TheBluetoothfunctionandvisibility oftheMMI
=>page248andmobiledevicemustbeswitch-
edon.
—Themobiledevicetobeconnectedmustnot be
connectedtoanyotherBluetoothdevice.
aatutlevadarelit
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
YelleaveaCe
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
cellphone.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthedevicesthatare
alreadypaired.
PELMeolaa-laaol)
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
—Thedataconnectionismadeusingtheembed-
dedSIMcard))>page193.Youdonotneedto
adjustanyadditionalsettings.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage192.
myAudiapp
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnectInfotainment
Requirement:themyAudiappmustbeinstalled
andopenonyourmobiledevice.

2)SIMcardinstalledinthevehicleatthefactory.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
mobiledevice(such asasmartphone).
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourmo-
biledevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithBluetoothorWi-Fiaudioplayer
Bluetoothplayer*
Requirement:theBluetoothfunctionandvisibili-
tymustbe switchedonintheMMI>page248
andontheBluetoothaudioplayer.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SelectBluetoothaudioplayer.Searchforand
connectamobiledevice.
—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectaBlue-
toothdevicefromthelistofallthedevicesthat
arealreadypaired.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer*
Requirement:theWi-Fihotspot*ontheMMI
=page198andonyourWi-Fiaudioplayermust
be switchedon.
—Connectnewdevice:pressthecontrolknob.
SearchforandconnectaWi-Ficapabledevice.
—DisconnectWi-Fiaudioplayer:deactivatethe
Wi-FionyourWi-Ficapabledevice.Thedevice
willbeautomaticallyremovedfromthelist.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage192.
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Displaycontactsfromacellphone(oranaddi-
tionalcellphone).
Requirement:nocellphonescanbeconnectedto
theMMIusingtheHandsfreeprofile.
—Connectnewdevice:searchforandconnecta
newcellphone.
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—Listofdevicesalreadypaired:selectyourcell
phonefromthelistofallthecellphonesthat
arealreadypaired.
Audismartphoneinterface
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
—Connectyourcellphonetothe Audimusicin-
terface>page231usingaUSBadapter
=>page231,fig.209.
—Selectyourcellphonefromthelistofcell
phonesthathavealreadybeenconnected.
PelelaCe]MeyLatour
Dependingontheselectedfunction,youcanuse
therightcontrolbuttontoaccesstheavailable
additionaloptionsintheconnectionmanager.
DeleteBluetoothdevice*
Theselectedcellphone/mobiledeviceisdiscon-
nectedfromtheMMIandisremovedfromthe
listofalldevicesthatarealreadypaired.
ShowBluetoothprofiles*
YoucanConnectorDisconnecttheHandsfree,
Messages’,Directory/contactsandBluetooth
audioplayerprofilesseparately.
Bluetoothsettings*
—Bluetooth:selectandconfirmasettingforthe
Bluetooth
connectionvisibility.SelectVisible
fortheMMItobevisibletootherdevices.Se-
lectInvisiblefortheMMItonotbevisibleto
otherdevices.However,itisstillpossibletoes-
tablishaBluetoothconnectionwithpairedde-
viceswhenthevisibilityisswitchedoff.Select
Offtoturnvisibilityoff.ThenaBluetoothcon-
nectionisnotpossible.
—Bluetoothaudioplayer:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,theBluetoothaudioplayeris
availableasasourceintheMediamenu.
—Bluetoothname:theMMIBluetoothname(for
example"AUDIMMI")isdisplayedandcanbe
changed.
Onlinesettings*
—Datausagecounter:theamountofdatapack-
etsthataresentandreceivedthroughtheMMI
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isdisplayed.Youcanresetthedatausageinfor-
mationtozerousingtheResetdatacounter
option.
—Networkstatus:themobilenetworkprovider
fordataserviceaswellasthenetworkstatus
aredisplayed.
Wi-Fisettings*
See>page198,Wi-Fisettings.
Storingasadefaulttelephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Requirement:amobiledevicemustbeconnected
totheMMI>page177.
WhenthemobiledeviceisinrangeandtheBlue-
toothfunctiononthemobiledeviceandinthe
MMLisswitchedon,thismobiledevicewillbe
givenpriorityovertheotherBluetoothdevices
andwillbeconnecteddirectlytotheMMI.The
connectedmobiledeviceisdisplayedfirstinthe
devicelist.
Networksettings*
—Login:youcanchoseanAutomaticloginto
yourcellphoneserviceprovider'snetwork,or
youcanchooseaManualloginfromthelistof
availablenetworks.
—Networkselection:availablenetworksinthe
presentlocationcan beselectedundernetwork
selection.Thisfunctionisonlyavailableforthe
Manualloginsetting.
AppleCarPlaysoundsettings/AndroidAuto
soundsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
See>page249.
AboutAppleCarPlay/AboutAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audismartphoneinterface
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregardingthe
useofAppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoandinfor-
mationaboutdevice-specificdataexchange.
DeleteAppleCarPlaydevice/DeleteAndroid
Autodevice
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
Requirement:yourcellphonemustnotbecon-
nectedtotheAudimusicinterfacewithaUSB
adapter.

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Systemsettings

Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourmobiledevicefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.

—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=page226.Selectandconfirm thedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.216Adjustingthebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turnthecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
Position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.
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Volumesettings
Adjustingthevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)>page152,fig.154tothe
rightorleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthesymbol@>page161appears.Anactive
audio/videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.

Z\,WARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,adjustthe
volumeoftheaudiosystemsothataudible
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbe heardeasilyatall
times.
G)Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
Adjustingthesystemvolume
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.




Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see>page189,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtone byturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
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Microphoneinputlevel:youcanadjustthecall
volumeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page212.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
>page212.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumebyturningthecontrolknob.Or:
youcanadjustthevoiceguidancevolumeduring
activerouteguidancebyturningtheOn/Offknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:see>page246.
Shortdialog:see>page246.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:See>page246.
Individualspeechtraining:see>page246.
Parkingaid*
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthesignaltoneby
turningthecontrolknob.
—Adjustingthe Front volume:selectandcon-
firmHigh,MediumorLow.
—AdjustingtheRearvolume:selectandconfirm
High,MediumorLow.
MMItouch*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthevolumeofthe
spokenpromptsfromtheMMItouch*.

Airbagsystem

theseatmaypreventtheAdvancedAirbagSys-
temforthefrontpassengerseatfromdoingits
jobinacrash.
ThefrontAdvancedAirbagSystemconsists
ofthefollowing:
—Crashsensorsinthefrontofthevehiclethat
measurevehicleacceleration/decelerationto
provideinformationtotheAdvancedAirbag
Systemabouttheseverityofthecrash.
— Anelectroniccontrolunit,withintegrated
crashsensorsforfrontandsideimpacts.The
controlunit“decides”whethertofirethefront
airbagsbasedontheinformationreceivedfrom
thecrashsensors.Thecontrolunitalso“de-
cides”whetherthesafetybeltpretensioners
shouldbeactivated.
— AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorand
controlvalveforthedriver insidethesteering
wheelhub.
— AnAdvancedAirbagwithgasgeneratorand
controlvalveinsidetheinstrumentpanelfor
thefrontpassenger.
—Acapacitivepassengerdetectionsystemunder-
neaththefrontpassengerseatcover.Thissys-
temmeasurestheelectricalcapacitanceofthe
personintheseat.Theinformationregistered
issent continuouslytotheelectroniccontrol
unit toregulatedeploymentofthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengerside.
— Anairbagmonitoringsystemandindicator
lightEaintheinstrumentcluster.
—Asensorineachfrontseatregistersthedis-
tancebetweentherespectiveseatandthe
steeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.Theinfor-
mationregisteredissent continuouslytothe
electroniccontrolunittoregulatedeployment
ofthefrontAdvancedAirbags.
—ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;ON@light
comesonintheheadliner>page278,fig.234
andtellsyouthestatusoftheAdvancedAirbag
onthepassengerside.
—Asensorinthesafetybeltlatchforthedriver
andforthefrontseatpassengerthatsenses
whetherthatsafetybeltislatchedornotand
transmitsthisinformationtotheelectronic
controlunit.
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ZAWARNING
Damagetothefrontpassengerseatcanpre-
ventthefrontairbagfromworkingproperly.
—Improperrepairordisassemblyofthefront
passengeranddriverseatwillpreventthe
AdvancedAirbagSystemfromfunctioning
properly.
—Repairstothefrontpassengerseatmustbe
performedbyqualifiedandproperlytrained
workshoppersonnel.
—Neverremovethefrontpassengeror driver
seatfromthevehicle.
—Neverremovetheupholsteryfromthefront
PassengerSeat.
—Neverdisassembleorremovepartsfromthe
seatordisconnectwiresfromit.
—Nevercarrysharpobjectsinyourpocketsor
putthemontheseat.Thecapacitivepassen-
gerdetectionmatinthefrontpassenger
seatwillnotfunctionproperlyifitispunc-
tured.
—Nevercarrythingsonyourlaporcarryob-
jectsonthefrontpassengerseat.Suchob-
jectscaninfluencethecapacitanceregis-
teredbythecapacitivepassengerdetection
system,so thatincorrectinformationispro-
videdtotheairbagcontrolunit.
—Neverstoreitemsunderthefrontpassenger
seat.PartsoftheAdvancedAirbagSystem
underthepassengerseatcouldbedam-
aged,preventingthemandtheairbagsys-
temfromworkingproperly.
—Neverplaceseatcoversorreplacementup-
holsterythathavenotbeenspecificallyap-
provedbyAudionthefrontseats.
—SeatcoverscanpreventtheAdvancedAirbag
Systemfromrecognizingchildrestraintsor
occupantsonthefrontpassengerseatand
preventthesideairbagintheseat backrest
fromdeployingproperly.
—Ifaseatheaterhasbeenretrofittedor oth-
erwiseaddedtothefrontpassengerseat,
neverinstallanychildrestraintsystemon
thisseat.
—Neverusecushions,pillows,blankets,or
similaritemsonthefrontpassengerseat.
Theadditionallayerspreventthecapacitive

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OFF3%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

ZAWARNING
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissittingon
thefrontpassengerseataftertakingthe
stepsdescribed above,makesuretheadult
isproperlyseatedandrestrainedatoneof
therearseatingpositions.
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyour
authorizedAudidealer before transporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@®Tips
Ifthecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem
determinesthatthefrontpassengerseatis
empty,thefrontalairbagonthepassenger
sidewillbeturnedoff,andthePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightwillstayon.
Repair,careanddisposaloftheairbags
Partsoftheairbagsystemareinstalledatmany
differentplacesonyourAudi.Installing,remov-
ing,servicingorrepairingapartinanareaofthe
vehiclecandamageapartofanairbagsystem
andpreventthatsystemfromworkingproperly
inacollision.

Therearesomeimportantthingsyouhaveto
knowtomakesurethattheeffectivenessofthe
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.

ZAWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.


—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,frontseatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetrainingandspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor to
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom

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Childsafety




—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthepersonalinjuryanddeath.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayon.mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyourinavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
@Tipshicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
ThechildseatslistedincategoriesAtoC have
beenstaticallytestedby AudionlyfortheAd-
vancedAirbagfunction.
—Commerciallyavailablechildsafetyseatsare
oerequiredtocomplywithU.S.FederalMotor
PeeeeVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)213(in
CanadaCMVSS213).
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantiallyre-—Whenbuyingachildrestraint,selectone
ducestheriskofinjuryinanaccident!thatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
—Onlyusechildrestraintsystemsthatfully
contacttheflatportionoftheseatcush-
ion.Thechildrestraintmustnottipor
Asthedriver,youareresponsibleforthesafetyof
everybodyinthevehicle,especiallychildren:
>Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatforeachlean toeitherside.Audidoesnotrecom-
childandalwaysuseitproperlypage294.mendusingchildsafetyseatsthatreston
>Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildsafetyseatlegsortube-likeframes.They donotpro-
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroutevideadequatecontactwiththeseat.
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildsafe-—Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper-
ty
seat.tainingtotheinstallationanduseofchild
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstallasafetyseatsandcarefullyfollowthein-
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethestructionsprovidedby themanufacturer
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybeltoftheseatyouareusing.
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommovingmNevenallowchildrentundensi.inches
page299.(1.45meters)towearanormalsafetybelt.
>PushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfullTheymustalwaysberestrainedbyaproper
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso thatchildrestraintsystem.Otherwise,they
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorecouldsustaininjuriestotheabdomenand
thanoneinch(2.5cm).neckareasduringsuddenbrakingmaneu-
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseatersionaccicental
>page294.—Neverletmorethanonechildoccupyachild
safetyseat.
—Neverletbabiesorolderchildrenrideina
vehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanother
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,

shouldalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyre-paecegele
strainedfortheirageandsize.—Holdingachildinyourarmsisneverasub-
stituteforachildrestraintsystem.
AWARNING—Thestrongestpersoncouldnotholdthe
childwiththeforcesthatexistinanacci-
dent.Thechildwillstriketheinteriorof
thevehicleandcanalsobestruckby the
passenger.
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga



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theengineisrunning,becausethisisa fire
hazard.
—Alwayscleanskinthoroughlyifitcomesinto
contactwithengineoil.
—Engineoilispoisonousandmustbekeptout
ofreachofchildren.
—Storetheengineoilsecurelyintheoriginal
container.
@)Note
— TheNewVehicleLimitedWarrantydoesnot
coverdamageormalfunctionsiftherecom-
mendedintendeduseofthevehicleand
maintenancemeasureslistedinthe Audi
Owner'sManualandtheWarranty&Main-
tenanceBookletwerenotfollowed.
—Onlyusehigh-gradeengineoilthatexplicit-
lymeetstheAudioilqualitystandardfor
yourvehicle.Usinganotheroilmaycause
severevehicledamage.
—Donotmixanyadditionallubricantsinto
theengineoil.Damagecausedbysuchaddi-
tivesisnotcoveredbythewarranty.

@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Oilshouldneverenterthesewersystemor
come
intocontactwiththeground.
—Followthelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouarelocatedwhendisposingof
emptyoilcontainers.
Changingengineoil
Werecommendhavingtheoilchangedatanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facility.
Followthesafetyprecautions>page311,Gener-
alinformation.
Theengineoilmustbechangedattheintervals
specifiedintheWarranty&MaintenanceBook-
let.ThisisveryimportantbecausetheLubrication
functionoftheoilgraduallydeclinesduringregu-
larvehicleoperation.
Theengineoilshould bechangedmorefrequent-
lyundercertaincircumstances.Havetheoil
changedmorefrequentlyifyouoftendriveshort
distances,yourvehicleispredominantlyinstop-
and-gotrafficsituations,isinverydustyenviron-
ments,orisoperatedforlongperiodsoftimein
temperaturesbelowzero.
Cleansingadditivesintheoilmakefreshoilap-
peardarkeraftertheenginehasrunbriefly.This
isnormalandnoreasontochangetheengineoil
morefrequentlythanrecommended.
Becausecorrectlydisposingofengineoilisdiffi-
cultandspecialtoolsandtechnicalknowledge
areneededforanoilchange,havingyourengine
oilchangedby anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityisrecommended.
Ifyouchangetheengineoilyourself,pleasenote
thefollowingimportantinformation:

Z\WARNING
Ifyouchangetheengineoilonthevehicle
yourself,thefollowingprecautionsmustbe
followed:
—Wearprotectiveeyewear.
—Duetotheriskofscalding,allowtheengine
to cooldownsufficiently.
—Maintainenoughdistancewhenyouarere-
movingtheoildrainplug.Whiledoingthis,
keep yourforearmparalleltothegroundto
reducetheriskofhotoildrippingdownyour
arm.
—Draintheoilintoacontainerdesignedfor
thispurposethatislargeenoughtoholdthe
fullamountofoilinyourengine.
—Engineoilispoisonous.Alwaysstoreoutof
reachofchildren.
—Prolongedcontactofusedengineoilwith
theskinmaycauseskindamage.Always
washoiloffimmediatelywithsoapand wa-
tertoprotectyourskin.

CG)Note
Donotmixanyadditiveswiththeengineoil.
Additivesmaycauseengine damagethatis
notcoveredbyyourNewVehicleLimitedWar-
ranty.
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>

Wheels

@USDOTnumber(TIN)and
manufacturedate
Themanufacturedateislistedon
thetiresidewall(itmayonlyap-
pearontheinnersideofthetire):
DOT...2218...
means,forexample,thatthetire
wasproducedinthe22ndweekof
theyear2018.
@)AudiOriginalTires
AudiOriginalequipmenttires
withthedesignation“AO”have
beenspeciallymatchedtoyour
Audi.Whenusedcorrectly,these
tiresmeetthehigheststandards
forsafetyandhandling.Anau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitywillbe
abletoprovideyouwithmorein-
formation.
@)Mudandsnowcapability
“M/S”or“M+S”indicatesthetire
issuitablefordrivingonmudand
snow./A\indicatesawintertire.
Compositionofthetirecord
andmaterials
Thenumberofpliesindicatesthe
numberofrubberizedfabriclay-
ersinthetire.Ingeneral:the
morelayers,themoreweighta
tirecancarry.Tiremanufacturers
326
mustalsospecifythematerials
usedinthetire.Theseinclude
steel,nylon,polyesterandother
materials.
@)Maximumpermittedload
Thisnumber indicatesthemaxi-
mumloadinkilogramsand
poundsthatthetirecancarry.
@Uniformtirequalitygrade
standardsfortreadwear,
tractionandtemperature
resistance
Treadwear,tractionand tempera-
tureranges>page340.
@Runningdirection
Thearrowsindicatetherunning
directionofunidirectionaltires.
Youmustalwaysfollowthespeci-
fiedrunningdirection
>page354.
Maximumpermitted
inflationpressure
Thisnumber indicatesthemaxi-
mumpressuretowhichatirecan
beinflatedundernormaloperat-
ingconditions.

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bythetiremanufacturer.Thisin-
formationisusedtocontactcon-
sumers
ifatiredefectrequiresa
recall.
Vehiclecapacityweight
meanstheratedcargoandlug-
gageloadplus150lbs.(68kilo-
grams)timesthevehicle'sdesig-
natedseatingcapacity.
Vehiclemaximumloadonthe
tire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
maximumloadedvehicleweight
anddividingbytwo.
Vehiclenormalloadonthetire
meansthatloadonanindividual
tirethatisdeterminedbydistrib-
utingtoeachaxleitsshareofthe
curbweight,accessoryweight,
andnormaloccupantweight(dis-
tributedinaccordancewith>ta-
bleonpage336)anddividingby
two.
Occupantloadinganddistri-
butionforvehiclenormalload
forvariousdesignatedseating
capacities
Refertothetireinflationpressure
label>page334,fig.267forthe
numberofseatingpositions.Re-
fertothetable>tableon
page336forthenumberofpeo-
plethatcorrespondtothevehicle
normalload.
Newtiresorwheels
Audirecommendshavingallwork
ontiresorwheelsperformedby
anauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacility.
Thesefacilitieshavethe proper
knowledgeandareequippedwith
therequiredtoolsandreplace-
mentparts.
>Newtiresdonotyethavethe
optimumgrippingproperties.
Drivecarefullyandatmoderate
speedsforthefirst350miles
(500km)withnewtires.
>Onlyusetireswiththesamede-
sign,size(rollingcircumfer-
ence),andas close tothesame
treadpatternas possibleonall
fourwheels.
>Donotreplacetiresindividually.
Atleastreplacebothtiresonthe
sameaxleatthesametime.
>Audirecommendsthatyouuse
AudiOriginalTires.Ifyouwould
liketousedifferenttires,please
notethatthetiresmayperform>
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