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Technical data
Vehicle identification
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cat ion on driver's side dash pane l
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Fig. 229
The vehicle identification label- in side the
l u ggage compartme nt
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN)
The Veh icle Identification Number is located
in different p laces :
- under the w indshield on the driver's side
¢fig. 228.
- in the MMI: Select: Function button ICAR ! >
(Car)* systems > Servicing & checks > VIN
number .
-on the vehicle identification label.
Techni cal data 2 79
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label is located in
the luggage compartment in the spare wheel
well.
T he label¢
fig. 229 shows the following vehi­
cle data:
(D Vehicle Identificat ion Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine output, transmission
® Engine and transmission code
© Paint number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
The information of the veh icle identification
label can also be found in your Warranty
&
Maintenance booklet .
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is your assur­
ance that your new veh icle complies with all
applicable Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standards which were in effect at the time the
vehicle was manufactured. You can find this
sticker on the door jamb on the driver's side.
It shows the month and year of production
and t he vehicle identification number of your
vehicle (perforation) as well as the Gross Vehi­
cle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the Gross Axle
Weight Rating (GAWR) .
High voltage warning label
The high voltage warning label is located in
the engine compartment next to the engine
hood release. The spark ignition system com­
plies with the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for
front and rear are listed on a sticker on the
door jamb on the driver's s ide.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus full fuel tank,
oil and coolant, plus maximum load, which in ­
cludes passenger we ight (150 lbs/68 kg per
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steadily reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried o ut by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and en vironment al con­
cerns p lace very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans­
miss io n parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing devices and oth­
er equipment availab le to specially trained
workshop personne l in order to assure proper
pe rformance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­
ranty. Therefo re, p roof of servic ing in accord­
ance w ith the maintenance schedule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ran ty
claim made within the warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, creating unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers .
If in do ubt about any serv icing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any othe r
p roperly equipped and q ualified works hop .
We strong ly urge you to give yo ur auth o rized
Aud i dea ler the opportuni ty to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, original parts
and tra ined spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly.
Performing limit ed ma inten ance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited num­
ber of proced ures which can be pe rformed on
your vehicle with ordina ry too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
ble. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always th oroughly read all of the appli­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc ­
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided.
Before you check anything in the engine
c ompartm ent, a lway s re ad and heed all
WARNINGS ~
A and ~ A in Working in the
engine compartment on page 211.
Con sumer In formation 283
_& WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­
nance, ad justments or repa irs .
- Always be extremely ca reful when work­
ing on the vehicle . Always follow com­
monly accep ted safety pract ices and gen­
era l common sense. Never r is k personal
inju ry.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed o n the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fully familia r
wit h these or othe r procedures with re­
spect to the ve hicl e, or are uncertain how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessa ry
wo rk done by your authorized A udi deal­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified wor kshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into t he area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is off. The radiato r
fan switches on automat ically when the
coo lant reaches a certain tempera ture
and will cont inue to run until the coo lant
temperature drops .
- Always sw itch o ff the ignition before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands if it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pu r­
pose and cou ld collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you m ust wor k unde rneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the g round, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels a re a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
started.
- Always ma ke sure the transmission se­
lecto r lever (automatic transmission) is •
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28 4 Con sum er Inf ormation
in P (Park position) and the park brake is
applied.
@) For the sake of the environment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll ad ­
versely affect emission levels . This is det­
rimental to the environment and increas­
es fue l consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula­
tions when disposing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batteries or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and preten­
sioners might be classif ied as Perchlo­
rate Material -spec ial handling may ap­
ply, see www .dtsc .ca .gov/hazardous ­
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle o r
parts of the restraint system including
airbag modules safety belts wit h preten­
s ioners are scrapped, all appl icable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
a utho rized Audi dea ler is familiar with
these requirements and we recommend
that you have your dealer perform this
serv ice for you .
Additional accessories,
modifications and
parts replacement
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be­
fore purchasing accessories .
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety de ­
sig n features ensuring a high standard of ac­
tive and passive safety .
This safety could be compromised by non-ap­ proved changes to the veh icle. For this reason ,
if parts have to be replaced, p lease observe
the following points when installing addition­
a l accessories:
Approved Audi accessor ies and genuine Audi
parts a re ava ilable from authorized Aud i deal­
e rs. These dea
lers a lso have the necessary facili­
ties, tools and trained specialists to install the
parts and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
=
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-
approved accessories can cause damage to
the veh icle and ser ious perso na l injury .
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specia lly designed to be used on your ve­
h icle.
- Never install accessor ies such as tele­
phone crad les or beverage ho lders on a ir­
bag covers or within the airbag deploy ­
ment zones . Do ing so wi ll increase the
ris k of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
c:::> page 211 .
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used o r if repair wo rk is not
performed ac cord ing to spe cified meth­
ods, this c an resu lt in seve re damage to
yo ur vehicle's eng ine and body (such as
co rrosion) and adversely affect yo ur vehi­
cle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performe d
elsewhere , have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occ urs due to failure
to comply with these stipu lations.
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when
t echnical modifica tions are made.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer be-
fore start ing work on any modifications. ll>-

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Setup ..... .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 72
synchronizing ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 71
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) .. .. .. .. .. . 104
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. . 104
Dnvmg .. ..... ........... ... ... .. 105
Emergency mode .............. .... 107
E mergency release ........ .. .. .. .. . 108
Kick-dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
M anual sh ift program ..... .. .. .. .. . 10 7
Selec to r l ever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Automatic wipe rs ....... ...... .... ... 48
Auto Safety Hotline ........ .. .. .. .. . 128
Aver age consumption ....... .. .. .. .. .. 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . ... .. .. ... 197
B
B ag hoo ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
Battery . .. ... ...... ............. .. 22 1
C ha rging . ............ ...... .... .. 223
I mportant war nings ...... .. .. .. .. . 22 1
J um p starti ng ............ .... .. .. . 273
L ocat ion . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 22 1
l ow ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 193
Replacing the batte ry .. ... .. .. .. .. . 224
State of charge . ... .... ... .. .. .... . 193
W inter operation ......... .. .. .. .. . 221
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 221
B efore dr iving . ..... .... ... .. .. .. ... 120
Blended gasoline .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 206
Blower (automatic climate control) .. .. .. 71
B oost displ ay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Boost pressure indicator . ... .. .. .. .. .. 28
B rake flu id
C hanging the brake fl uid ... .. .. .. .. . 220
Che ckin g the br ake fl uid level . .. .. .. . 220
What is the cor rect brake flu id leve l? .. 220
What should I do if the bra ke fl uid warn-
ing light comes on? .... ... .. .. .. .. . 220
B ra ke system
Anti -lo ck bra king sys tem ... .. .. .. .. .. 18
B rake ass ist system .... ... .. .. .. .. . 18 7
Brake booster ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 191
Bra ke fl uid ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 220
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Brake fluid specifications fo r refill and re -
placement . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 220
B rake pads . ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 196
E lectromechanica l parking brake ... .. . 77
Flu id reservo ir . .. .... ............. 220
How does moistu re or road salt affect the
brakes? ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 191
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 14
Wor n bra ke pads symbo l ........ .... . 19
braking guard Settings ........ .. ..... ........... 88
B raking guard ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 81
Messages ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 88
B reak-in per iod .. .. .. .. ........... .. 196
Br ake pads .. .. .. ................. 196
T ires ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 196
Bulbs .. ... ... .. .... .......... ..... 272
C
Californ ia Proposition 6S Warn ing . .. .. 212
Battery spec ific .................. . 222
Capacities . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 280
Engine o il ... .. .. ................. 213
Carbo n parts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203, 204
Car carrier Transpo rting your vehicle ........... 277
Care ......... .. .. ................. 201
Cargo area .. .. .. .. ............... .. 126
Cargo ne t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cen te r armres t
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Cent ral lock ing .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 33
E mergency locking .. .............. .. 37
Certif ication . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 285
Changi ng a wheel .. ............. .... 263
Changi ng engine oil ................. 216
Checking Engine coolant level .. .. ..... ... .. .. 217
Tire pressure . .. ...... ............. 237
C hild rest rain ts
Danger of using child restrain ts in the
fr ont seat ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 141
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? .. 183
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Defrosting (windows)
automatic climate control . ... .. .. .. ..
71
Determi ning cor rect load limit . .. .. .. . 242
Dimensions .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 280
D imming the rearview mirro r .. .. .. .. .. 5 1
Displays
Clean ing . ..... ........... ... ... ..
203
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D oor/ rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Doors
Powe r ch ild safety lock ......... .... .
40
Driver information system
Boost . ... . .... ............. .. .. ..
28
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E ng ine oil temperatu re d isplay .. ... ... 28
E xterio r tempe ratu re d isp lay . .. .. .. .. 22
On-boa rd compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
drive select .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 96
adapt ive a ir s uspension/sport . .. .. .. .. 96
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Eng ine sound ............... ... ... .
96
Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Sport different ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
D riving thro ugh w ater ...... .. .. .. .. . 19 7
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dup licate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
D ust filter
refer to Po llutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Dynamic steering ............. .... .. 192
E
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
E fficiency program
F ue l economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lect rical accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . . 60
Elect romechanical parking brake
Eme rgency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
P ark ing .. ... ......... .... ... ... ... 77
Releasing and clos ing ..... .. .. .. .. .. 77
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Starting ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. .
15
El ec tromechani ca l powe r ass ist .... .. .. 192
E lectronic differential lock
Warning/ind icator lights . .......... ..
18
Electronic differential lock (EDL) ... .. .. 187
Warning/ind icator lights .......... .. . 18
El ectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 32
E lectronic power contro l (E PC)
warning/ind icator light ... .. ... ... .. .
19
Electronic Stabilization Cont ro l (ESC) . . . 187
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Emergency ac tuatio n
Doors . ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. .
37
Power sunroof ..... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 42
Rea r lid ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 39
Emergency b ra ki ng . .. .. ......... .. .. . 78
Emergency flasher . ............. .. .. .
45
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 22
Emergency re lease
Se lector lever .. .. .................
108
E mergency s tar ting .... ......... .. .. 2 73
Emergency towing . .. .. .. ...... .... . 275
Emergency wa rn ing triangle ... ... .. .. 259
E nergy ma nagement . .... .... ... .. .. 193
Engine
Compartment .. .. .................
213
Coolant ......... .. ............... 217
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting with jumpe r cables ..... .. ..
273
Stoppi ng .. .... .. .................. 75
Engine compartment ................ 213
Closing the hood ................. . 212
Opening the hood .. . .. .. .. ... ... .. 211
Safety i nstr uctions .. .............. . 211
Working in the eng ine compartmen t .. 2 11
Engine coolant .. .. ................. 217
Adding coo lant ... .. .. .. ...... .... . 218
Checking the engine coo lant level . .. .. 217
Expans ion tank .... ............... . 217
Malfunction sy mbol ............ .. .. . 15
Radi ator f an . .. .... ... .......... .. 2 19
Temperat ure gauge ... ...... ... .. .. . 10
Engine o il ..... ... .. ..... .......... 213
Adding ......... .. ..... .......... 215
Additives .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 2 15
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290 Index
Changing ....... ..... ... .. .. .... . 216 F
Ch ecking the engin e oi l le vel .. .... .. . 215
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tr a checking .... .. .... ..... .. .. .. . 215
Indica tor ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Oil consumption .............. .. ... 214
Pressure malfunction .. .... .. .. .. .. . . 16
Recommended oil check intervals ..... 215
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .. .. . 213
Temperature indicator ....... .. .. .. . . 28
Engine sound ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. 96
Engin e sp ee d lim ita tion ....... .. .... . . 20
E ng ine start system (indicator lights) .. . . 17
Environmen t
Break -in period ............ ... .. ... 196
Catalytic converter ......... ... .. ... 197
Disposing of your vehicle battery .. .. . 224
Driving at high speeds ..... .. .. .... . 199
Driving to minim ize pollution and noise 198
Fu el .. ... ....... ......... ... .... . 208
Fu el economy ............. ... .... . 198
Leaks und er your vehicle ........... . 211
Letting the veh icle st and and warm up . 199
Proper d ispo sal o f drained brake fluid . 220
Proper disposal of dra ined engine cool-
ant ..... .. ................ ... ... 218
Proper disposa l of dra ined engine
oil .. .. .. ...... .. ... .... .. .. 215 ,216
Recycling used engine oil . .. .. .. .... . 215
Un leaded fuel ... ... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 206
What should I do with an old battery? . 224
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ..... .. .. .. . 186
E xhaust t ail pipes
Cleaning . .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 203
Expansion tank .............. .. .... . 217
Exterior lighting ............... .. .... 44
Ext erior mirrors
Ad justing .. .... .. ... ...... .. .. .. .. 50
Dimming ..... .... .... ..... .. .. .. .. 51
Heating .. .. ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. .. 50
Exterior temperature display ..... .... . . 22 Fastening
Booster seats .... ................. 174
Conv ertib le child saf ety seats ..... ... 172
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Floor mats .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .... 125
Foot pedals ................. ....... 1 25
For the sake of the environm ent
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . 208
Reducing eng ine no ise by early upsh ift-
ing ... .... .. .. .. ...... .. ... ...... . 10
Refueling ............ ........... . 208
Sav ing fuel by early upsh ifting ...... .. 10
Four-zone automatic climat e control ... . 70
Front airb ags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics 131
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting . .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .... 122
Child res tra ints in the fron t se at .... .. 141
Fuel Additives . ..... .. ................. 206
B lended gasoline .............. .... 206
Cur rent consump tion ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 24
Economy mess ages (efficiency program) 25
Fuel filler flap emergency release .... . 209
Fuel filler neck ........ ........... . 207
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline .... .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... 206
Gasoline additives ...... ....... .. .. 207
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octan e rating .... .............. ... 206
Recommendation ............... ... 206
Refuelling . .. .. .. ...... ....... .... 208
Reserve ... .. .. .. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . 11
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,280
Fuses Assignment ..... ... .......... .... 269
Rep lac ing . .. .. .. ....... ..... ..... 269
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) ... .. .. . 42
Garment hooks .... ... ............. .. 61