instrument cluster AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

dependonthecellphoneandservicepro-
vider.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourcellphoneserviceprovider.
Navigation
(oyetaeMMMelmceleaarteetT)
Appliesto:vehicleswith multifunctionsteeringwheeland
navigationsystem
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
>Presstheleftcontrolbuttononthemultifunc-
tionsteeringwheel>page17.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functionsmaybeavailableinthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
—Displayingnavigationduringactiveroute
guidance:selectandconfirmMaporStreet
view*(analoginstrumentcluster).
— Showingthemapwhenrouteguidanceisnot
active:selectandconfirmMap.
—Accessinglastdestinations:selectandconfirm
Lastdestinations>thedesireddestination.
—Accessingfavorites:selectandconfirmFavor-
ites>thedesireddestination.
—Startingrouteguidancetothestoredhome
address:selectandconfirmCancelrouteguid-
anceifnecessaryandthenHomeaddress.
Ifyouhave notstartedrouteguidance,acom-
pass(intheanaloginstrumentcluster)oramap
(Audivirtualcockpit)*willbedisplayed.
—Cancelingactiverouteguidance:onthemulti-
functionsteeringwheel,select:rightcontrol
button>Cancelrouteguidance.
Additionalsettings
—Select:rightcontrolbutton>desiredentry.
Dependingonthefunctionselected,thefollow-
ingadditionalsettingsmaybepossible:
—Mapdisplay>page216
—Mapcolors>page216
—Maporientation>page216
—Automaticzoom>page217
Navigationviewwithrouteguidance
started
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudivirtual
cockpit

Fig.173Standardmapwhenrouteguidanceisactive(Audi
virtualcockpit)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Depending onthevehicleequipmentandthese-
lectedview>page18,thefollowinginformation
willbedisplayedinthedriverinformationsys-
tem:
@Mapcontent(suchaspointsofinterest)
@Currentvehicleposition
@Abargraphappearswhenthereisanupcom-
ingturn.Thefewerthebarsthatareshown,the
shorterthedistanceisuntiltheturn.Ifthereis
notanupcomingturn,thedistancetothedesti-
nation/stopoverandthecalculatedarrivaltimeis
displayedintherightspeedometer.
@Nameofthestreetwhereyouarecurrently
driving
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Multifunctionsteeringwheel

Mapviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandmapview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcanal-
sohavetheactiverouteguidancedisplayinthe
mapview*inthedriverinformationsystem.


Fig.174Diagram:mapwhenrouteguidancehasstarted
(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbeentered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.

Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem.
@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@Distancetothenextmaneuver
@Display oftheroadthatiscurrentlybeingtrav-
eled ortheroad thatyouwillturnontoduring
the
nextmaneuver
@Mapcontentsuchaspointsofinterestortraf-
ficinformation
Zoomingin/outonthemap(Zoom):whena
mapisdisplayed,turntheleftthumbwheel
down/uptozoomin/outonthemap.

Streetviewwithrouteguidancestarted
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystemandstreetview
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,theactiverouteguidancewillbedisplayedinthestreetview*in
thedriverinformationsystem.


RAH-9078
280m|A

Fig.175Example:displayofaturninthestreetview(analoginstrumentcluster)
Requirement:adestinationmustbe entered
=page205,routeguidancemustbestartedand
thenavigationtabmustbedisplayed.
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
informationmaybeshowninthedriverinforma-
tionsystem>fig.175:
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@Distancetothedestinationorstopover
@®Displayinganexpressway,highwayormain
roadaspreparationforanupcomingchange
indirection
Lanerecommendation
Calculatedarrivaltime©®

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Navigation

orientedtothedirectionoftravel.Atascaleof
62mi(100km)andlarger,themaporientation
istothenorth.
Overviewmap:theentireroutefromthevehicle
positiontothedestinationorthenextstopoveris
displayedonthemap.Themapscaledependson
the lengthoftherouteandadaptsautomatically.
Themapisorientedtothenorth.
Routeinformation
Thedisplayofrouteinformation,suchasthecur-
rentstreetbeingdrivenonorpointsofinterest
alongthecurrentroute>page214,fig.196,can
be switchedon/offorcanbeminimizedonthe
displayofupcomingmaneuvers.
Automaticzoom
On:themapscaleisadaptedautomaticallyde-
pendingonthetypeof roadbeingtraveled(ex-
pressway,highway,otherroads)sothatyoual-
wayshaveanoptimaloverviewoftheroadahead.
Thescalewillalsobeautomaticallyadapted
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverstoprovidea
betterdetailedview.
Intersection:whenrouteguidanceisactive,the
maptemporarilyzoomsintoadetailedscale
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverssothatyou
can seethestreetorturnbetter.
Off:themapscaleyouhavechosenismain-
tained.
MMImapcontents
Youcanswitchthedisplayofadditionalinforma-
tiononthemapintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playonoroff.
Theweatherforecastisdisplayedona3mi(5
km)scaleonthemap.
Instrumentclustermapcontents
Youcanalsosetwhichmapcontentdisplaysin
theinstrumentcluster>page168.

))AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
Satellitemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudiconnect
Infotainment
You candisplaythenavigationmapwithsatel-
liteimages.
SFigueroaSt
Fig.198Example:satellitemap
WWashingtonBlvd
LosAngeles

Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
servicesmustbemet>page193.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Mapsettings>
Mapdisplay>Satellitemap).

Themapdisplayisbasedondatareceivedfrom
theInternetintheformofsatelliteimages,
whicharethencombinedwiththeroadwaysfrom
theStandardmapview.Therearetwogigabytes
ofmemoryspaceintheMMImemorythatcanbe
usedtotemporarilystorethemapornavigation
datathatwasreceived.Thisisroughlythe
amountrequiredforthemap/navigationdatafor
a2,485mile(4,000km)route.Aslongasthe
satelliteimagesloadedforrouteguidanceare
stored,youcan usethemwithouthavinganac-
tivedataconnection.
GTips
—Thestoredsatellitemap”datacanbede-
letedinFactorysettings>Navigationand
onlinememory>page248.
~Thesatellitemap!)isupdatedregularly
wheneverthefunctionisopened.Theproc-
essmaytakeseveralseconds.
—Whenthesatellitemapdisplayisswitched
on)withthe3Dpositionmaptype,the
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Systemsettings

Individualspeechtraining:see>page248.
Parkingaid*
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthesignaltoneby
turningthecontrolknob.
—AdjustingtheFront volume:selectandcon-
firmHigh,MediumorLow.
—AdjustingtheRearvolume:selectandconfirm
High,MediumorLow.
MMItouch*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthevolumeofthe
spokenpromptsfromtheMMItouch*.
RestartingtheMMI

RAH-8362


Fig.220Buttoncombinationtorestartthesystem
>Brieflypressthecontrolknob andbothbuttons
atthesametimetoimmediatelyopenthe
menuupward>fig.220.
Softwarelicense
information
InformationonMMIsoftwareandlicensing
agreements
—Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance>Versioninfor-
mation.
—Or:onlineatwww.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.


Informationonhead-updisplaysoftwareandli-
censingagreements
—Requirement:thevehiclemustbestationary.

)Notavailableinallvehicles.
—Pressandholdthehead-updisplaybutton67
formorethanfivesecondsafterswitchingon
theignition.
—Pressthecontrolknobtoclosetheinformation.
Or:startdriving.
Informationoninstrumentclustersoftwareand
licensingagreements

Presstheresetbutton[0.0]»)twicewithinfive
secondsofswitchingtheignitionon.

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Safetybelts

Safetybelts
Generalinformation
DEERLLL8aes
Wearingsafetybeltscorrectlysaveslives!
Thischapterexplainswhysafetybeltsareneces-
sary,howtheyworkandhowtoadjustandwear
themcorrectly.
>Readalltheinformationthatfollowsandheed
alloftheinstructionsandWARNINGS.

ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyourpassen-
gers,alwayscorrectlywearsafetybelts
whenthevehicleismoving.
—Pregnantwomen,injured,orphysicallyim-
pairedpersonsmustalsousesafetybelts.
Likeallvehicleoccupants,theyaremore
likelytobeseriouslyinjurediftheydonot
wearSafetybelts.Thebestwaytoprotecta
fetusistoprotectthe mother-throughout
theentirepregnancy.
Numberofseats
Appliesto:Vehicleswithfiveseats:Yourvehicle
hastwofrontseatsandthreerearseats.Each
seatingpositionhasasafetybelt.

Appliesto:Vehicleswithsevenseats:Yourvehi-
cleshastwofrontseats,threeseatsinthesec-
ond rowandtwoseatsinthethirdrow.Each
seatingpositionhasasafetybelt.

ZA\WARNING
Notwearingsafetybeltsorwearingthemim-
properlyincreasestheriskof seriouspersonal
injuryanddeath.
—Neverstrapmorethanoneperson,including
smallchildren,intoanybelt.Itisespecially


dangeroustoplaceasafetybeltoverachild
sittingonyourlap.
—Neverletmorepeoplerideinthevehicle
thantherearesafetybeltsavailable.
—Besureeveryoneridinginthevehicleis
properlyrestrainedwithaseparatesafety
beltorchildrestraint.
Safetybeltwarninglight
Yourvehiclehasawarningsystemforthedriver
andfrontseatpassengertoremindyouabout
theimportanceofbuckling-up.



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Fig.223Safetybeltwarninglightintheinstrumentclus-
ter -enlarged
Beforedrivingoff,always:
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesureyouare
wearingitproperly.
>Makesurethatyourpassengersalsobuckleup
andproperlyweartheirsafetybelts.
>Protectchildrenwitha childrestraintsystem
appropriateforthesizeandage.
Thewarninglightintheinstrumentcluster
lightsupwhentheignitionisswitchedonasare-
mindertofastenthesafetybelts.Inaddition,
youwillhearawarningtoneforacertainperiod
oftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethatyour
passengersalsoproperlyputontheirsafety
belts.

ZA\WARNING
—Safetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofserious
injuryanddeathinautomobileaccidents.
Foryourprotectionandthat ofyour>


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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>page280,fig.237
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

CheckingandFilling

Battery
Peleeeees(el)
Becauseofthecomplexpowersupply,allworkon
batteriessuchasdisconnecting,replacing,etc.,
should only beperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility>A\.
Multiplebatterieswithdifferenttechnologies
maybeinstalledinyourvehicle:
—Vehiclebattery(forexample,forstartingthe
engine,basicpowersupply)>page322,Lead
batteryor>page323,Otherbatterytypes
—Auxiliarybattery(forexample,forrecuperation
oroptionalequipment)>page323,Otherbat-
terytypes
Notrunningthevehicleforlongperiodsof
time
Thebatterywillgraduallydrainifthevehicle
doesnotrunforlongperiodsoftime.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,theelectrical
equipmentwillbereducedorswitchedoff
=page151.Someconveniencefunctions,such
asinteriorlightingorpowerseatadjustment,
maynotbeavailableundercertaincircumstan-
ces.Theseconveniencefunctionswillbeavailable
againonceyouswitchtheignitiononandstart
theengine.
Evenwhenelectricalequipmentisswitchedoff,
theequipmentcanstilldrainthebatteryifthe
vehicleisnotdrivenforLongperiodsoftime.
Deepdrainingresultsinachemicalreactionthat
destroys
theinsideofthebattery.Thebattery
mustbechargedevery monthtopreventthis
=page323.ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinfor-
mation.
Winteroperation
Coldweatherplaceshigherdemandsonthebat-
tery.Thisresultsinreducedstartingability.Have
thebatterycheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilitybeforecold
weatherbegins.
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ZAWARNING
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Neverconnectthechargingcableorjump
startcabledirectlytoyourvehiclebattery.
Onlyusethe connectionsintheenginecom-
partment>page323.


ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveproblems.
Washhandsafterhandling.

C)Note
—Ifthevehiclewillbe parkedforlongperiods
oftime,protectthebatteryagainstthecold
sothatitwillnot be destroyed by“freezing”
=>page323,Chargingthebattery.
—Thereareelectricalcomponentsunderthe
cargofloorbehindatrimpanelthatwarm
upduringoperation.To reducetheriskof
thecomponentsoverheating, donotstore
objectssuchasblanketsunderthecargo
floor.Ifthecomponentsoverheat,theywill
switchofftemporarily.Thiswillbeindicated
byamessagethatwillbedisplayedinthe
instrumentclusteruntilthetemperaturere-
turnstonormal.
Leadbattery
Explanationofwarnings:

©Alwaysweareyeprotection.

Batteryacidishighlycorrosive.Always
wearprotectiveglovesandeyeprotection.


forbidden.>

®Fire,sparks,openflame,andsmokingare

CheckingandFilling


ZA\WARNING
—Neverconnectthechargingcabledirectlyto
yourvehiclebattery.Onlyuse the connec-
tionsintheenginecompartment
=>page323.
—Ahighlyexplosivemixtureofgasescanform
whenchargingbatteries.Onlychargethe
batteryinwell-ventilatedareas.
—Adrainedbatterycanfreezeattempera-
turesaround329F(02C).Donotchargeor
useafrozenorthawedbattery.If iceforms,
thebatteryhousingcancrackandbattery
electrolytecanleakout,whichincreasesthe
riskofanexplosionandchemicalburns.
Contact anauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityformoreinforma-
tion.
—Donotconnectordisconnectthecharging
cablewhilechargingbecausethisincreases
theriskofanexplosion.

G)Tips
Readallofthemanufacturer'sinstructions
forthechargerbeforechargingthebattery.
Windshieldwasher
system

B4M-0135,


Fig.267Enginecompartment:washerfluidreservoircap
Thewindshieldwasherfluidreservoir&contains
thecleaningsolutionforthewindshieldandthe
headlight
washersystem*>page315,fig.262.
Thereservoircapacitycan befoundin
=>page375.
Toreducetheriskof limescaledepositsonthe
spraynozzles,usecleanwaterwithlowamounts
ofcalcium.Alwaysaddwindowcleanertothewa-
324
ter.Whentheoutsidetemperaturesarecold,an
anti-freezingagentshould beaddedtothewater
sothatitdoesnotfreeze.
C)Note
— Theconcentrationofanti-freezingagent
mustbeadjustedtothevehicleoperating
conditionsandtheclimate.Aconcentration
thatistoohighcanleadtovehicledamage.
—Neveraddradiatoranti-freezeorotheraddi-
tivestothewasherfluid.
—Donotuseaglasscleanerthat contains
paintsolvents,becausethiscoulddamage
thepaint.
Serviceintervaldisplay
Theserviceintervaldisplaydetectswhenyourve-
hicleisdueforservice.
Checkingserviceintervals
Youcan checktheremainingdistanceortimeun-
tilthenextoilchangeornextinspectioninthe
Infotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the[MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals.

Resettingtheindicator
AnauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitywillresettheserviceintervaldis-
playafterperformingservice.
Ifyouhavechangedtheoilyourself,youmustre-
settheoilchangeinterval.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:the|MENU
button>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Service
&checks>Serviceintervals>Resetoilchange
interval.

Ifanoilchangeorinspectionisdue,youcanac-
cessitintheInfotainmentsystem.Thedisplay
worksintwostages:
—Servicereminder:afteracertaindistanceis
driven,amessageappearsintheinstrument
clusterdisplayeverytimetheignitionisswitch-
edon.Theremainingdistanceandtimeisdis-
playedbriefly.

Wheels

Ifthetirepressuremonitoringindicator
appears
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Thetirepressureindicatorintheinstrument
clusterinformsyouifthetirepressureistoolow
orifthereisasystemmalfunction.
UsingtheABSsensors,thetirepressuremonitor-
ingsystemcomparesthetiretreadcircumference
andvibrationcharacteristicsoftheindividual
tires.Ifthepressurechangesinoneormore
tires,thisisindicatedintheinstrumentcluster
displaywithanindicatorlight(Jandamessage.
Ifonlyonetireisaffected,thelocationof that
tirewillbeindicated.
ThetirepressuresmustbestoredintheInfotain-
mentsystemagaineachtimethepressures
change(switchingbetweenpartialandfullload
pressure)orafterchangingorreplacinga tireon
yourvehicle>page344.Thetirepressuremoni-
toringsystemonlymonitorsthetirepressureyou
havestored.Refertothetirepressurelabelfor
therecommendedtirepressureforyourvehicle
=>page336,fig.271.
Tiretreadcircumferenceandvibrationcharacter-
isticscanchangeandcauseatirepressurewarn-
ingif:
—Thetirepressureinoneormoretiresistoolow
—Thetireshavestructuraldamage
—Thetire wasreplacedorthetirepressurewas
changedanditwasnotstored>page344
—Tiresthatareonlypartiallyusedarereplaced
withnewtires
Indicatorlights
@-lossofpressureinatleastonetire>A\.
Checkthetiresandreplaceor repairifnecessary.
Check/correctthepressuresofallfourtiresand
storethepressureagainintheInfotainmentsys-
tem>page344.
iis(TirePressureMonitoringSystem)Tirepres-
sure:malfunction!Seeowner'smanual.Ifi
appearsafterswitchingtheignitiononorwhile
drivingandthe@indicatorlightintheinstru-
mentclusterblinksforapproximatelyone minute
andthenstayson,thereissystemmalfunction.
344
Trytostorethecorrecttirepressures
=>page344.Insomecases,youmustdrivefor
severalminutesafterstoringthepressuresuntil
theindicatorlightturnsoff.Iftheindicatorlight
doesturnofforturnsonagainafterashortperi-
odoftime,drivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
tiresandtheirpressure.
tirepressureregularly.
indicatormaybedelayed.

—Ifthetirepressureindicatorappearsinthe
display,reduceyourspeedimmediatelyand
avoidanyhardsteeringorbrakingmaneu-
vers.Stopassoonaspossibleandcheckthe
—Thedriverisresponsibleformaintainingthe
correcttirepressure.Youmustcheckthe
—Undercertainconditions(suchasasporty
drivingstyle,winterconditions,orunpaved
roads),thetirepressuremonitoringsystem

(i)Tips
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsystemcanal-
sostopworkingwhenthereisanESCmal-
function.
—Usingsnowchainsmayresultinasystem
malfunction.
—Thetirepressuremonitoringsysteminyour
Audiwascalibratedwith“AudiOriginal
Tires”>page333.Using thesetiresisrec-
ommended.
Storingtirepressures
Appliesto:vehicleswithTirePressureMonitoringSystemin-
dicator
Ifthetirepressurechangesoratireisreplaced,
itmustbeconfirmedinthe Infotainmentsys-
tem.
>Beforestoringthetirepressures,makesurethe
tirepressuresinallfourtiresmeetthespeci-
fiedvaluesandareadaptedtotheload
=>page336.
>Switchtheignitionon.
>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:

MENU but-
ton>Vehicle>Service&checks>Tirepressure>

Careandcleaning



ComponentSituationSolution
Exhausttailpipes|RoadsaltWater,cleaningsolutionsuitableforstainlesssteel,ifnec-
essary
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®),acleaningsolutionsuitableforstain-
trimlesssteel,ifnecessary

PaintPaintdamageRefertothepaintnumberonthevehicledatalabel,repair
withtouchuppaint>page375.

SpilledfuelRinsewithwaterimmediately

SurfacerustRustremover,thenprotectwith hardwax;forquestions,
consultanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServ-
iceFacility.

CorrosionHaveitremovedbyanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.

Waternolonger
beadsonthesurface
ofclean paint
Protectwithhardwax(atleasttwiceperyear)

Noshineeventhough
painthasbeenpro-
tected/paintlooks
poor
Treatwithsuitablepolish;thenapplypaintprotectantif
thepolishthatwasuseddoesnotcontainanyprotectant

Depositssuchasin-
sects,birddroppings,
treesap,androad
salt
Dampenwithwaterimmediatelyandremovewithamicro-
fibercloth

Grease-basedcon-
taminantssuchas
cosmeticsorsunblock
Removeimmediatelywithamildsoapsolution®)anda
softcloth


Carboncompo-Depositscleanthesamewayaspaintedparts>page346
nents
Decorativedecals|DepositsSoftspongewithamildsoapsolution®

a)Mildsoapsolution:maximumtwotablespoonsof
Interiorcleaning
neutralsoapin1quart(1liter)ofwater




ComponentSituationSolution
WindowglassDepositsGlasscleaner,thenwipedry
Decorativeparts/|DepositsMildsoapsolution®
Trim
PlasticpartsDepositsDampcloth

HeavierdepositsMildsoapsolution@),detergent-freeplasticcleaningsolu-
tion,ifnecessary



Displays/instru-|DepositsSoftclothwithLCDcleaner;dustinthelowerareaofthe
mentclusterinstrumentclustercanberemovedusingasoftbrush.
ControlsDepositsSoftbrush,thenasoftclothwithamildsoapsolution®

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