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General information Explanation of
technical data
Som e of t he technical data listed in this man ­
ual require further explanation.
The technical data for your vehicle are listed in
the charts starting on
Q page 225. This chap­
t e r p rovides general informa tion, notes and
r estr ictions wh ich app ly to these data .
Vehicle identification
The key data are given on the vehicle identifi­
cat io n number
(V IN) pla te and the vehicle da­
ta sticker.
Fig. 1 68 Vehicle I dent ificat ion Num ber {VlN) p la te: lo ­
cation o n driver's side dash pa nel
Fi g. 1 69 The ve hicle identificat ion label -in the foot­
well on the passenger's side
The Vehicle Identification Number (VlN)
is located on the d river's side so tha t it is v is i­
b le from the outsi de throug h the windshield -
see
c!) fig. 168. You can also disp lay the Vehi ­
cle Ident ificat ion Number of your vehicle in
the Driver Information display
Q page 22.
General inform ation 223
The vehicle identification label
is lo cated wi th the fuses in t he footwe ll on the
passenger 's side
Q page 221 .
The label c!) fig. 169 shows th e fo llow ing vehi­
cl e data :
(D Product ion cont ro l No .
@ Vehicle identific ation No.
@ Type code number
© Type designat ion/engine o utput in K ilo-
wat ts
® Engine and transm ission code letter
® Pa int No./lnterior
0 Option al eq uipment No.'s
Vehicle data 2 to 7 are a lso fo und in your War­
ranty
& Mai nte nance bookle t.
The safety compliance sticker is your assurance that your new vehicle com­
plies with a ll applicable Federal Motor Vehicle
Safety Standa rds which were in effect at the
time the ve hicle was manufactur ed . You can
find this sticke r o n the left doo r jamb.
It
sh ows the month an d ye ar of pro duction and
t he ve hicl e ident ifi cat io n number of yo ur vehi ­
cle (perfora tion) as well as the G ross Vehicle
Weight Rating (GVW R) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
The high voltage warning label i s lo cated on the lock ca rrie r.
The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
T he Gro ss Vehicle Weigh t Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle We igh t Rati ng (GAWR) for
fron t and rear are lis ted on a sticker on the
l eft door jamb .
T he Gro ss Vehicle Weigh t Rat ing incl udes the
weight o f the bas ic ve hicle plus f ull fuel t ank,
oi l and coo lant, plus maximum load, which in­
cludes passenger we ight (150 lbs./68 kg per ..,.

228 Con sum er Inf ormation
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Als o, sa fe ty a nd en vir onm ent al con­
cerns place very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans­
miss ion parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth­
er equipment available to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure proper pe rformance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and re­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliab ility
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­
ranty. Therefore, proof of servic ing in accord­
ance w ith the ma intenance schedule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible warranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, c reating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any se rv icing, have it done
by your author ized Audi dealer or any other
p roperly equipped and qualified workshop.
We strong ly urge you to give yo ur autho rized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perfo rm all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs.
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and trained specialists to keep your vehicle
running properly.
Performing limit ed m aint enance yours elf
The following pages describe a limited num­
ber of proced ures which can be performed on
your vehicle with ordinary too ls, shou ld the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc­
tions given . Always rigorously observe the
WARNINGS p rovided.
Before you ch eck anything in th e eng ine
co mpartm ent , alway s re ad and h eed all
WA RNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> ..&. in Working in the
engine compartment on page 173.
A WARNING
- Serious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­
nance, adjustments or repa irs.
- Always be extremely careful when work­
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
monly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense. Never r is k personal
injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fu lly fam iliar
with these or other procedures with re ­
spect to the vehicle, or are uncertain how
to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
work done by your authorized A udi deal­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop.
- Always remove the ignition key before
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack* is not ade­
quate for this purpose and cou ld collapse
causing ser ious personal inju ry.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on level ground,
that the wheels a re a lways secure ly
b locked and that t he engine cannot be
started.
- Always make sure the transmission se­
lec to r l ever is in
"N" (Neut ral) (R t ron ic)
or Neutral (manual transmission) and
the hand bra ke is f irmly app lied.
@ For the sake of the environment
- Changing the engine sett ings will ad­
verse ly affect emission leve ls. Th is is det­
r imental to the environment and increas­
es fuel consumpt ion .
- Always observe environmenta l regu la­
tions when disposing of old eng ine oil,
used brake flu id, dirty engine coo lant,
spent batteries or worn out tires.

A
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Accessories .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .
229
Active ro llover protection system . .. .. . 101
Retract ing ro llover protection . .. .. .. . 102
Add ing
Engine coolant . ....... ... .. .. .. ...
183
Engine oi l .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 180
Addit io nal accesso ries ...... .. .. .. .. . 229
Addit ives .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 180
Ad justab le steer ing column . ... .. .. .... 68
Adj usti ng front seats ....... .. .. .. .. ..
57
Advanced Airbag System
Ch ildren . .. ............. .... .. .. .
133
Components .. ........... .. .. .. ... 117
Front airbags ............. ... ... .. 115
H ow the components work together . . 119
Moni toring . ................ ... ... 12 1
Weight-se nsing mat ...... .. .. .. .. . 133
Airbag
War ning/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. ..
14
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111, 130
Ca re ... .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 124
Child restra ints ........... .... .. ... 134
Components (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 117
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat ....... . ... .
1 12
D isposal . ................ ... ... .. 124
Fr ont airbags ............ .... .. ... 1 15
H ow do the front a irbags work? . .. .. . 120
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ...
1 17
Important safety instructions on the
knee airbag system ....... .. .. .. .. .
128
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Indicator light ........... .. .. .. ... 121
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Mo nitor ing . ................ ... ... 12 1
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight .. ... .. 122
Repa irs .. .. ............. .... .. ... 124
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
When mus t the system be inspected? . 12 1
Air cond itioni ng
A/C operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
A ir dist ribution ........... .. .. .. ....
65
A ir r eci rcula tion mode ..... .. .. .. .. .. 66
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Inde x 231
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrost ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 66
Econom ica l use . ... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 66
Fan ........ .. .. .................. 64
Rear window defogger . ............. . 67
Switching on and off ................ 64
T emperature ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 64
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
A ir recircu lation mode
Air condi tioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
All -wheel drive .. .. .. ..... ..........
149
Winter tires ..... .. ..... .......... 203
A lternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant sys tem ... .. .. 181
Anti- lock b rake system
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. .
16
Anti- lock braking system ......... .... 144
Anti -slip reg ulation . .. ... .... ... .. .. 144
Anti-theft ala rm system ......... .... .. 34
Anti-theft whee l bolts ........... .... 214
Ashtray .. .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 60
Asterisk
What does it mean when something is marked w it h an aster isk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Audi magnet ic r ide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19, 75
Description .. .. .. .. ............... . 75
Indicator light . .. .... ... .... .... .. . 19
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
227
A utoma tic belt re tractor 106
Automat ic car wash
refer to Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Automatic headlight .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 46
Automat ic transm iss io n .......... .. .. .
78
also refer to S tr onic (Automatic t rans­
m1ss1on) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Automatic transm iss ion (S tronic)
Pa rking lock eme rgency release . . . . . . .
82
Automat ic transm iss ion (t iptronic)
Emergency mode . ................. .
81
Auto Sa fe ty Hot line . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 99
Average fuel mileage ... .. ...... .... .. 21
Average speed ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. . 21
Avoid damaging the vehicle ....... .. .. 153
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232 Index
B
Battery .......... ......... ... .... .
Charging ... .. .............. ..... .
Connecting ................. ..... .
Disconnecting ............... .... .
Important warnings ...... .... .... .
Location
. ...... .... ..... .... .. .. .
184
187
184
184
185
185
Low ..... .. ............ ... .. .. ... 150
Replacing the battery ...... ... .. .. . 185
State of charge ........... .. .. .. .. . 150
W inter operation ......... .. .. .... . 184
Working on the battery .. .. .. .. .. .. . 185
Battery voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Blended gasoline
Booster seats
Brake system 167
139
Anti-lock brake system ..... ... .... .. 16
Brake assist system ........ ... .... .
Brake fluid
.................. .....
144
183
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
General information ...... .. .. .. .. . 146
How does the moisture or road salt affect
the brakes? ... .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 146
Malfunction ............. .... ...... 13
Warn ing/ indicator lights ....... .. .. . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Break -in period . .......... ... .. .. ... 153
Bulbs .. ... .................. ..... . 222
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . ... . 173
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Capac it ies . ................. .. .. .. . 225
Carbon-fiber parts Exterior · · ............... .. .. .. .. . 160
Inter ior .. .. ... .... ...... ... ... .. . 162
Car care ..... ................ ..... . 156
Inter ior ...... ........... .. .. .... . 161
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . 98
Catalytic converter ........ ... .. .. .. . 153
Certification ................. ..... . 230
Changing a flat tire ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Chassis
refer to Audi magnetic ride ... .. .. .. . . 75 Checking
Engine coolant level
................
Tire pressure ... .. ................ .
Child restraint
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat
. .... .. ................ .
Child restraints
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? ..
Child safety . .... .. ... .......... ... .
Convertible locking retractor . .. .. .. . .
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats . ... .......... .. . .
Important things to know when driving
with children
................. ....
Child safety seat . .. ... ......... ... . .
Convertible locking retractor .. ... .. . .
Installing . .. .. .. .... .... ..... .. . .
Child safety seats Booster seats
................. ....
Convertible child seats .......... ...
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my veh icle? ...... ....... .. . .
Infant seats
......... ' . ' . ' ' . ' .....
182
195
112
143
132
140
135
132
137
140
140
139
138
135
137
Safety instructions ... .......... .. .. 135
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cleaning Alcantara (synthetic suede) .......... 164
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Exhaust tail pipes .................. 161
Fabrics and fabric coverings .. ... .. .. 162
Interior ....... .. ..... ..... ... .. .. 161
Leather . .. ... ... ... ......... ... .. 164
Matte finish paint ............. .... 158
Nav igat ion d isplay ............... .. 161
Radio display .... ................ . 161
Safety belts ... .. ................ . 165
Cleaning and protect ion . ...... ... .. . .
Climate controls
.....................
156
63
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Clock
............................... 9
Closing
Engine compartment lid ......... ... 17 4
Cold tire inflation pressure ..... ... .. .. 193

coming home ...... .... ... .. .. .. .... 46
Compass m irror ........ ...... ... ... . 55
Comp liance .. ............. .... .. .. . 230
Consumer I nformation . . . . . . . . . . . 99, 227
Contact ing NHTSA ............ .. .... . 99
Controls and disp lays .... ... .. .. .. .. ... 6
Convertible c hild safety seats .. .. .. .. . 138
Convertible locking retractor
Activating .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 142
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Using to secure a ch ild safety seat
lAO , 142
Convertible top Emergency operation ...... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Error message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
General information ......... .... ... 37
Indicator light .............. .... ... 15
M alfunct io n ............. .... .. .... 38
Opening/clos ing .......... .... .. .. .. 37
Re tra cting/extend ing rear w indow . .. .. 39
W ind deflector . ... .... ... .. .. .. .... 39
Coolant system ............. ... ... .. 181
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Chec king the eng ine coolan t leve l .. .. . 18 2
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Changing speed ................ ... . 74
P resetting your speed ..... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Sw itching off . ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Sw itch ing on ............. .... .. .... 73
War ning/ indica tor lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 19
Cup holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Current f uel mileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D
Damping
refer to Audi magnetic ride ... .. .. .. .. 75
D ata ...... ... ...... ............. .. 225
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
D ate display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Daytime running lights ......... .... ... 46
Declaration of compliance Cell phone package ....... .. .. .. .. . 230
Electronic immobili zer ..... .. .. .. .. . 230
H omelink ® universal remote cont rol . . 230
Remote control key ........... ... .. 230
T ire pressure monitor ing system ..... 230
def ... .. .. .. ................. .. .... 10
Inde x 233
Defective light bu lb warning ... ... .. .. . 18
Defrost ing t he windows ............. .. 66
Determining correct load limit .... .. .. 197
Digi tal compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dimens ions .... ... .. ............... 224
Dimming the rearview mirror .. ... .. .. . 50
D ipst ic k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178, 179
Distance ... .. .. .. ................. . 21
Doors Emergency locking . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 33
Driver informat io n system
Menu butto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Open door or fron t lid warn ing ... .. .. . 20
Outside temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . 20
Red symbo ls ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 11
Serv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Setting ..... .. ...... ............. . 24
Sound system display .......... .. .. . 20
Tr ip computer .. .. .. ................ 21
yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Driver seat
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . 94, 95
Driving safely ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 93
Drivi ng through wate r ... ....... .... . 153
Dry sump lubrication .. ... .... ... .. .. 149
Dupli cate key . .. .. .... ............. . 28
D ust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
E
Efficiency program
Memory levels . .. ................. . 21
E lapsed time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E lectrical voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
E lectronic differential lock (EDL) ... .. .. 144
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 16
E lectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 29
E lectronic power contro l
EP C war ning/ indicato r light . ... ... .. . 17
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . .. 144
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 15
Emergency flashe r ... .. ... ..... ... .. . 48
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
Emergency locking ........ ......... .. 33
Emergency operation Convertib le top ...... ............. . 40
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234 Index
Emergency release
F ro nt lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Park ing lock . .. ... .... ... .. .. .... ..
82
Emergency sta rting ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 2 17
Emergency towing ............. .. .. . 219
Energy management .... ... .. .. .... . 150
Battery power . ....... ... .. .. .... . 151
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Eng ine
Coolant ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .
181
Engine compartment lid ... .. .... .. . 17 2
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Eng ine compar tmen t ................ 174
Safety ins truc tions ..... ... .. .. .... . 172
Eng ine compartment lid
C losing .. .. ................ ... ...
17 4
Release lever . ........... .... .... .
172
Eng ine coolant system ............... 181
Malfunct io n .......... .... .... ..... 15
Temperature ga uge .... .... .... ...... 9
Engine data . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .
225
Eng ine oi l ..... ........... .. .. .... . 175
Adding .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 180
Addit ives .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 180
Chec king the engine oil level . . . . 178, 179
Dry s ump l ubrication . ... .. .. .. .. ... 149
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178, 179
O il consumption . ........... .. .. .. . 178
O il grades .. ................ ... ... 175
Specification and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
T empe ratu re d isp lay ................. 8
Eng ine oil level ............ .. .. .... ..
17
E ng ine oi l pressure (malfunction) ... .. . . 14
E ng ine o il senso r defective ....... ..... 18
Eng ine speed limitat ion ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 7
E nvi ro nment
Cat alytic conve rter ........ .. .. .. .. .
153
D isposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . 185
Fu el . .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 169
Unleaded fuel .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 167
What should I do with an old battery? 185
EPC
refer to E lectronic powe r control . . . . . . 17
ESC (Electronic Stabilization Cont ro l)
War ning/ indicato r lights ... .. .. .. .. . .
15
Event Data Recorde r (E DR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Exhaus t tai l pipes
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. ....
161
Expansion tank ..................... 182
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50
Dimming . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 50
Heating ... .... .. ............. .... . 50
F
Fan ... ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 64
Fastening
Boos ter seats .................... .
C o nvertib le child sa fe ty seats ....... .
Infant seats ..... ... .. ..... .... . . .
Flat bed truck
Flat tire Chang ing . .... .. ... .......... ... .
139
138
137
2 20
214
Floor ma ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Fold ing master key with remote control . . 28
Folding top
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Foot ped als . .. .. .. ... .......... .... . 98
For the sake of the environment Gasoli ne fumes and t he e nvir onme nt ..
169
Letting your eng ine warm up ....... .. 69
Ref ueling . ...... ............. .... 169
Front a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
115
How they work ........ ........... . 120
Frontal collis ions and the laws of phys ics 104
Fron t lid
E mergency re le a se .. ........... .. .. . 34
li ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
so
Power locking system ... .... ... .. .. . 33
Tr unk escape handle . .. ..... ... .. ..
210
Fron t passenger
refer to Se ating posi tion . . . . . . . . . 94 , 95
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Child rest raints in the front seat .. .. .. 112
Front towing loop ................... 220
Fuel
Additives . ... .. .. .. .... .... ... .. ..
167
B lended gaso line ... ... ..... ... .. .. 167
C ur rent fuel mileage . .. ..... ... .. .. . 21
Filler neck . ...... ............. .... 168

Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Gasoline ... .................. .... 167
Gasoline additives ................. 168
Octane rating ............ .... .. ... 167
Recommendation ......... .. .. .. .. . 167
Refueling .. ................ ... ... 169
Reserve . ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 10
Tank capacity ............... .... .. 225
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . 170
Fuel gauge .. ............. .... .. .... 10
F uses
Assignment ................ .... .. 221
Replacing . ................. ... ... 221
G
Garage door opener (Homelink®) ... .. .. 90
Gearshift lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Gearshift lever (S tronic) Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Generator Warning/indicator lights ............. 14
Glossary of tire and loading terminology 190
Glove compartment ........ .. .. .. .. .. 61
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) .. . 223
H
Headlight
Defective
Headlights .
. .... ......... .... .. .. .. 18
46
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 96
Adjusting .. .. .............. ... .... 96
H eated
Exterior mirrors .......... .. .. .. .. .. 50
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seats . ..... .. .............. ... .... 67
Heated washer jets
Wiper and washer system .. .. .. .. .. .. 51
Heating .... . .... ......... .... .. .. .. 63
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 47
High voltage warn ing label .. .. .. .. .. . 223
Hill hold assist Starting on hills .......... .. .. .. .. .. 71
H omelink ® universal remote control . ... 90
Horn ..... ... ...... ............. ... . 6
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 117
Index 235
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? ....... .. .... ............... 196
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How safety belt pretens ioners work .. .. 109 •
Hydroplaning . .. .. ................. 199
I
Ignition ..... ..... .. ................ 68
Immobilizer .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 10
Important things to do before driving .. . 93
Improperly worn safety belts ......... . 108
Indicator light Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,122
Audi magnetic ride .... ........... .. . 19
Convertible top .. .. ................ 15
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .......... . 122
Ind icator lights .. ... ................. 11
Red symbols in the center display . .. .. . 11
Yellow symbols in the center display .. . 12
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . 11
Infant seats ....... ...... .......... 137
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Instrument cluster and controls ... .. .. .. 8
Instrument panel illumination ......... 49
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Interior lights ... .. .. ............... . 49
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
J
Jump-starting . .. .. .... ........... .. 217
K
Key ........... ... .. ..... ........... 28
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Emergency key ... .... ........... .. . 28
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Master key . ..... .. ................ 28
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Knee airbags .. .. .. ................. 126
Description .. .. .. ................. 126
How they work ..... .. .. ...... ..... 127
Important safety instructions ........ 128

236 Index
L
Lap t imer ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 25
L aunch cont rol program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Launch Contro l Program
Manual transmission ...... .. .. .... .. 77
L eather . .. ............... .... .. .. . 163
C leaning 164
l eaving home ................ ... .. .. 46
Lift ing jack ....................... . 214
Light coming/leaving home ... .. .. .. .... .. 46
Exterior lighting ..... ... .. .. .. .... .. 46
L ight/ra in sensor
Lig ht sensor package ...... .... .... .. 46
Light/ra in sensor defect ive .. .. .. .... .. 19
Lights Instrument panel i llumination . ... .. . . 49
switch ing on and off . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 46
L ight sensor package ....... .. .. .... .. 46
Loading the luggage compa rtment .... .. 98
L oc king
Power locking system ... .. .. .. .... .. 32
Remote master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartmen t ...... .. .. .. .. .. so
E mergency exit . ..... ... .. .. .. .... . 210
light . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..
so
Loading .... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 98
M
Main tenance .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 7
M alfunct io n Indicator Lamp (MIL) 17, 26
M anual transmission
Gearshift lever ............... .... .. 77
Launch Contro l Program ... .. .. .... .. 77
M atte fin ish pa int ..... ... .. .. .. .... . 158
M enu b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mi rror
Vanity mirror .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... .. 51
Mirrors Activating the digital compass .... .. .. 55
Adj ust ing the exte rior m irrors . .. .... .. SO
d imm ing . .... ........... .. .. .. .. ..
so
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System 121
N
Natura l lea ther . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New ti res and wheels
NHTSA 163
199
Contacting .... .. ... .......... .. .. . 99
N umber of sea ts ................ .. .. 103
0
O ctane rat ing . .. .. ... .......... .. .. 16 7
Odometer · · · . .. .. ............. .. .. . 10
Oil
refer to Engine oi l
175,176
On-Boa rd Di agnost ic System (O BD)
Data Link Conne ctor ( DLC) ..... .. .. .. . 26
Malfunction Ind ic a tor Lam p (MIL) .. .. . 26
Open door or front lid warn ing .. ... ... . 20
Optional eq uipment
Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
s
Ou ts ide mir ro rs
refer to E xterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . so
Ou ts ide temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organ ized . ..
S
p
Pa int
To uch -up . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. . .
p . N aint o .... . . .... ............. ....
Parking 160
22 3
on a decline . .. .. ..... ....... ... .. . 71
on a n in cline . .. .. ..... ....... ... .. . 71
Parking bra ke ..... ............. .... . 70
Parking bra ke warning ........... .... . 13
Parking system advanced . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Adjust ing the d isplay .............. .. 88
Adjust ing the war ning tones ... .. .. .. . 88
Pa ralle l Par king .. ............. .. ... 87
Reverse par king ................. .. . 87
Sa fety p reca utions . .... ..... ... .. .. . 84
Swi tching on and off . ... .... ... .. .. . 86
Pa rts replacement ...... .. ... ..... .. 229
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .... .... 122
Passive safety system ............ .. .. . 93
Pedals .... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. . 98
Physical p rincip les of a frontal collision . 104

Polishing .... ... .......... .. .. .. ... 156
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
P ower locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0
Emergency locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 33
Front lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 3
Lock ing .. ..... ....... .... ... ... ... 32
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
in side ... .. .... ............. .. .. .. 3 2
Sw itches . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... 3 2
Un loc kin g .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 32
Un loc king and locking vehicle ... .. .. .. 31
Powe r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
P ower windows ............ .... .. .... 35
Reac tiva ting the system ... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Pregnant women Specia l cons iderations when weari ng a
safety be lt . ............. .... .. ... 108
Programming the Homelink ® universal re­
mote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Proper safety belt pos ition ... .. .. .. .. . 107
P rope r seat ing pos it ion
D river ... .. .. ............. .. .. .... 94
Fr ont passenge r .......... .. .. .. .. .. 95
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 104
Why safety belts? .............. ... 103
R
Rain sensor defect ive ....... .. .. .. .. .. 19
Rear light Defective .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 18
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear view camera Parallel Parking .......... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Reverse pa rking ..... ..... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rear window . .. ........... .. .. .. .... 39
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Refueling .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 169
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
also refer to Remote mast er key . . . . . . . 29
Inde x 237
Remote contro l garage door opener
(Homelink®) . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 90
Remote maste r key
B attery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Check lig ht .. .. .. ................. . 28
U nlocking and locking ... .... ... .. .. . 31
Repa ir man uals .. .. .. ............... 227
Repairs Airbag system 124
Rep lacement parts ... . .. ..... ... .. . . 229
Replacing Bu lbs ........ ... .. ..... ......... . 222
F uses ... .. .... .. .. . .............. 221
Rims ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 199
T ires and wheels ... .. .. .... ... .. .. 200
Wheel rims . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 201
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . 99, 100
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Resetting remote cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Retractor ......... .. ............... 106
Reve rse gear (S tronic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
R ims
Rep laci ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 201
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-
tem ......... ... .. ............... 101
s
SAFE 10,29
Safe driving habits ... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 93
Safety be lt pos ition ............. .... 10 7
Safety be lts wo rn by pregnan t women 108
Safety be lt p retensioner
Serv ice and d isposa l .............. . 109
Safety be lts ... .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 106
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ............... 165
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .... .. .. . .............. 104
Fastening ....... .. ..... .......... 106
Improperly worn ... . .. .... .... .. .. 108
Not wor n ... .. .. .. ............... 104
pre tensione rs .. .. .... ............. 109
S afety be lt pos ition ............ .... 107
Sa fety instr uctions . .. .. .. ..... ... .. 105
Securing child safety seats ... ... .. .. 140
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238 Index
Special considerations for pregnant
women .... ................ ..... . 108
Unfasten ing . ............. ... .... . 108
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .... . 103
Why YOU MUST wear them . .. .. .... . 103
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Safety belt warning light ........ .... . . 14
Safety compliance sticker . .. .. .. .. .. . 223
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment . ....... .. .. .. .. .. .. 57
Safety instructions For using child safety seats ..... .. .. .
For using safety belts ..... .. .. .. .. .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem
. .. .. .... ............. .. .... .
Seat adjustmen t 135
105
123
Driver 's seat .......... .... ... .. .. .. 57
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front seats . .............. ... .. ... . 57
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety guidelines
Seating capacity
Seating position 57
103
Driver ... .. .... ........... .. .... .. 94
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Seats Number of seats 103
Selector lever (S tronic)
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . ........ .. . 109
Service interval display ....... ... .. .. .. 24
Service position for w indshield w ipers .. . 53
Se t menu .. .. ... .. ..... ... .... .. .. .. 24
Setting the time ............ ... .... .. . 9
Shift paddles (S tronic) .......... .. .... 81
Shutting down vehicle ...... .... .... . 154
Side airbags
Description ............... ... .... . 128
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Side marker lights ......... .. .. .. .. .. 46
Snow chains 204 Socket
......... .. ............. ..... 60
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ............ .... 143
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed rating letter code ........... ... 200
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Spoiler ... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 148
Sport function (S tronic) ...... ... .. .. . 78
Sport mode ..... .. .. .............. . 146
Starting on hills
Hill hold assist . .. ............. .... . 71
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 69
What should I do if the engine does not
start? ...... .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. . 69
Steering co lumn
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering wheel
Shift paddles (S tronic) .............. 81
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 197
Stopping the engine ............. .... . 70
Storage ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 60
S tronic (Automatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 78
Automatic shift ing ................ .. 80
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Launch control program ........ .... . 80
Manual shifting . ................. .. 79
Parking ........................... 79
Sport function ... ................ .. 78
Steering wheel with shift paddles . .. .. . 81
Sun visors .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 51
Symbols Red symbols in the center display ..... . 11
Yellow symbols in the center display .. . 12
also refer to Warning/Indicator lights . . 11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Tank flap Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 170
T echnical modifications .......... .. .. 229
Temperature .. .. .. .. ........ ...... .. 64
Tightening wheel bolts ............ ... 214
T ire mobility system ... .......... .. .. 210
Tire pressure .... .. ............. .... 195