automatic transmission AUDI S4 2014 Owner's Manual

@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's electrical sys­
tem. When jump starting or charg ing the
battery, never connect the negative
ground cable to the battery negat ive post
because the ba ttery manager system must
be ab le to detect the battery's state of
charge. Always connect the negative
g round cab le to the negative ground pos t
of t he battery manager cont ro l unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble
clomps in exactly the order described b elow!
Fi g. 21 1 Eng ine co mpar tment: Co nnecto rs fo r jum per
c ab les a nd c har ge r
F ig. 212 Jump start in g w ith t he ba ttery of a not her ve ·
hi cle :@ booster battery, @ disc harged veh icle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump
start for your veh icle .
Vehicle with di scharged battery :
~Turnoff lights and accessories , move lever
of automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency situ ation s 267
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+ )
(red )
~ Remove the cover above the jump start con­
nection .
~ Open the cover on the positive pole
¢fig . 211 .
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable
on the
jump sta rt bolt c::;, fig. 212 (D
(Bolts under cove r= "posit ive ") of the ve­
hicle to be started @.
2 . Conne ct the othe r end to the pos itive ter -
mina l@ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (-)
(black )
3. Co nnect one end o f the b lack neg ative c a­
ble to the nega tive te rmi na l@ of the
booster battery @.
4 . Connect the other end to the
jump start
bolt @
(Bolts with hex head = "negative")
of the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
~ Start the engine of the ve hicle with the
booste r batte ry @ . Run the engine at a
moderate speed.
~ Start engine with d ischarged vehicle battery
® in the usual manner .
~ If the engine fails to start: do not keep t he
s tarter cran king for lo nger than 10 seconds .
Wait for about 30 seco nds and the n try
aga in.
~ W ith engi ne runni ng, remove jumpe r cab les
from both vehicles in the exa ct
reverse o r­
der .
~ Close the cover on the positive pole .
T he b attery is vented to the o utside to p reven t
gases from en tering the veh icle in ter ior . Ma ke
s ur e that the j umper clamps a re well connect­
ed with their
metal ports in full contact with
the batte ry term inals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and dam­
age to the vehicle, heed all warnings and
in structions of the jumper cable ma nufac-
turer . If i n dou bt, call for road servic e.
Ill>

-Always make sure the transm ission se­
lector lever (automatic transmiss ion) is
in "P" (Park position) or Neutral (manual
transmission) and the park brake is firm­
ly appl ied .
® For the sake of the environment
-Changing the eng ine settings w ill ad­
versely affect em ission levels. This is det­
rimental to the environment and increas­
es fuel consumption .
- Always observe env ironmental regula­
tions when d ispos ing of old engine oil,
used brake fluid, dirty engine coolant,
spent batter ies or worn out t ires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and p reten­
s ioners might be classified as Perchlo­
rate Material -special handling may ap ­
ply, see www.dtsc.ca .gov/hazardous­
waste/perch lorate . When the veh icle or
parts of the restraint system including
airbag modules safety belts with preten­
s ioners are scrapped, all applicable laws
and regulations must be observed. Your
authorized Audi dealer is familiar w ith
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 on authorized Audi dealer be­
fore purchasing accessories.
Your veh icle incorporates the latest safety de­
sign featu res ensu ring 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
al accessories:
Con sumer In formation 2 77
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi
parts are available from authorized Audi deal­
er.
T hese 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 vehicle and serious persona l injury.
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved
by Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been
specially designed to be used on your ve­
hicle.
- Never install accessories such as tele­
phone cradles or beverage holders on air­
bag covers or within the airbag deploy­
ment zones . Do ing so will increase the
risk of injury if a irbags are triggered in an
accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ~
page 214.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not
performed accord ing to specified meth­
ods, this can result in severe damage to
your vehicle's engine and body (such as
corrosion) and adversely affect your vehi ­
cle's warranty .
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by
an authorized Audi dealer as soon as
possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable
for damage wh ich occurs due to failure
to comply with these stipulations.
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28 0 Index .:..:..:..::....::.. ...:..._ ___________________________ _
A
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 277
AC (automatic cl imate control) ... .. .. . . 77
adaptive cruise control Vehicles with manual transmission .. . 101
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
C leaning the sensor .. ... .. .. .. .... . 205
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Request for dr iver intervention . ..... . 105
Setting the driving program .. .. .. ... 104
Adapt ive dampers .......... .... .... . 113
Adapt ive light ................ ... .... 47
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 22
Adding Eng ine coolan t .................... 222
E ng ine oil . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 219
Windshield washer fluid ... .. .. .... . 228
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives 277
Eng ine oil .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 219
Ad justab le steering column . ... .. .... .. 80
Adjust ing
A ir dist ribution (automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
I ns trumen t illum inat ion . .. .. .. .. .. . . 50
Steer ing column .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 80
Temperature (automatic climate control) 78
A irbag
War ning/ indicato r ligh ts ... .... .... .. 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 162
Advanced Airbag System ........ .... 150
Advanced Airbag System components . 153
Care . .. .. .. ........ ........ ..... . 159
C hil dren . ............... .. .. .. .. . 168
Ch ild restr aints ........... .. .. .. .. . 169
Components (front airbags) .. .... .. . 153
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Disposal . .... ........... .. .. .... . 159
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150, 151
H ow do the front airbags work? . .. .. . 155
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
have? .... ................... ... . 153
H ow the Advanced Airbag System com-
po nents work together ............. 154
I mpor tan t things to know .. .. .. .. .. . 14 6 Indicator light
... ... .. ..... .... . .. 156
Monitoring . ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 156
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. .. 157
Repairs ... .... .. ............. .... 159
Safety instructions ................. 158
S ide a irbags ..... ................ . 161
S ide cu rtain airbags ........... ... .. 164
Weight-sensing mat ............... 168
When must the sys tem be inspected? 156
Alcantara Cleaning ...... ................... 207
all-wheel drive
All wheel d rive 192
Winter tires . .. .. .. ........... .. .. 246
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system ....... 221
An ti-lock brak ing system ............. 186
W arning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . 18 , 19
An ti-slip regulation ................ . 186
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 18
Anti-theft alarm warning system ... .... . 32
An ti- theft systems
El ectronic immob ilizer .. ..... .... . .. . 38
Armrest ...... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 60
Ashtray .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 63
As te ris k
Wha t does i t mean when something is
marked w it h an asterisk? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard
refer to b ra ki ng guard .......... .. .. . 99
Audi drive select ... ............. .... 113
Adaptive dampers ................. 113
Description ...... ................ . 113
Dynam ic steer ing ................. . 113
Setting the dr iv ing mode ........ .... 114
Spo rt differential . ............. .... 113
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture 275
AUTO Automat ic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automat ic headlights .......... .. .. . 47
A ut o Lock . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 32
Automat ic be lt retractor ............. 141

Automatic climate control Air vents ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup ... .. ................. .. .... 79
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic transmission ......... ... ... 91
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
D riving .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 9 3
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
E me rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
Remova l lock (ignition key) ... .. .. .. .. 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline ............. .... 136
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damag ing the vehi cle .. .. .. .. .. . 195
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,225
Battery location inside the luggage com -
partment .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 225
Charging . ................ ... ... .. 227
Important war nings when wo rking on
the battery . ................ ... ... 225
J ump starti ng ............ .... .. .. . 266
L ow . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 193
Replacing the ba ttery .. ... .. .. .. .. . 228
State of charge . ....... ... .. .. .. ... 193
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 225
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 225
B efore dr iving ............. .... .. .. . 128
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 210
Blended gasoline ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
B lower (automatic climate cont rol) . . . . . . 78
Booster seats ............. .... .. .. . 175
B rake fl uid
C hanging the brake fl uid ... .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king the brake fluid level ... .. .. . 224
Reservoir .. ............. .... .. ... 224
What is the correct brake flu id leve l? . . 224
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
i ng light comes o n? .. ..... .. .. .. .. . 224
Inde x 281
Brake system . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 224
Anti- lock b raking system ..... ... .. .. . 19
B rake assist system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 186
Brake fluid .. .. .. ................. 224
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement ...... .. ............... 224
B rake light defective ... .. .. ... ... .. . 21
B ra ke powe r ass ist unit ............ . 189
Br akes .. .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 189
Ce ram ic bra kes . .. .... ........... .. 189
El ec tromechanica l parking brake ... .. . 85
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
Wor n brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B ra kin g
E mergency b ra ki ng f unction ..... .. .. . 87
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Settings ........ .. ............... 106
Break -in per iod .. .. .... ............. 195
Tires ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 195
Bul bs . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 64
C
Califor nia Proposition 65 War ning . .. .. 215
B attery spec ifi c .. ............. .. .. 226
Capacities ........ .. ............... 273
Carbon pa rts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Care ..... .. .. .. .... ... .......... .. 20 4
Cargo a rea
refer to L uggage compartment . . . 68, 134
Catalytic converter ... .. ...... ... .. .. 196
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Central lock ing .. .. ................. . 32
Cen tral lock ing switch ............. .. 36
Co nvenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote cont ro l key . ........... .... . 35
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads .. ............. .... 189
Ce rtification . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 278
Chang ing a flat t ire . .. ... ....... .... . 255
Chang ing a wheel .. ............. .... 255
Chang ing engine oil ............. .... 220
Checking Engine coolant level .... ....... .... . 221
Checking t ire pressure ............... 237
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Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Reversible mat ........... .... .. .... 73
Securing attachments ............... 73
Ski sack ........................... 73
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 135
Valet park ing ................... ... 46
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 60
M
Maintenance ... .............. ... ... 275
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 20, 30
Manual transmission ................. 91
Matte finish paint cleaning ... ... .. .. . 204
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Mileage
Average .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. ..
25
Instantaneous .............. ... .. .. 25
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . .. .. .. .. SO
Compass . .. .... ......... .... .. .. ..
56
d' . 1mming ... .... ......... .. .. .. .. .. 51
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 156
multitronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving .. .. .. .. ............ ... .. .. 93
Emergency mode ................... 97
Manual shift program ......... .. .. .. 96
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
N
Natural leather
C l ·
eaning ... ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. .
207
Net .. .. ... . .... ............. .. .. .. 66
New tires and wheels
NHTSA Contacting
242
136
Number of seats .................... 138
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating 129
209
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad .......... .. ............... 199
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 77
Oil
refer to Engin e oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 216, 219
Oil consumption .... ................ 219
On-Board Diagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ............
30
Electronic speed Li miter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 30
Open door or front lid warning ....... .. 24
Opening
Power windows ...... ............. .
43
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41, 42
Sliding/t ilting sunroof ............... 44
Sunshade ........................ . 44
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
Opening/closing
at the lock cylin der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
by remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the central locking switch ........ 36
with th e convenience key ............ . 36
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimize pollution . ............... ..
197
Optional equipment
Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) 28
Outside mirro rs
refer to Ext erior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Owner's manual
How the Owner's Manual is organized . ..
6
p
Paint damage 206
Pa int No ........................... 272
Parcel shelf ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 74
Park assist ... ... .... ............... 116
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses ...... 205
Parking ................. ........... 86
Automat ic transm iss ion ........ .. .. .
93
Valet parking .. .. .. ........... .... . 46
Parking brake ... .. .. . .. ... .... ..... . 85
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ........ .... ................. 85
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290 Index
Selector lever ..... ........ .. .. .... .. 92
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Selector leve r eme rgency release . . . . . . . 98
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . .. .. .. .. .. . 145
Service interval display ................ 29
Service position
refer to Replac ing wiper blades . .... .. 55
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (eff iciency p rog ram) . ... .. 28
Shutting down vehicle .......... .. ... 197
Side airbags Descript ion .............. .. .. .. .. . 161
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
side assist Adjusting the brightness ............ 111
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Side assist Activating and deactivating .......... 111
C leaning the sensors .............. . 205
Description .... ........ ...... .... . 109
Side curta in airbags ........ .... .... . 164
Description . ........... .. .. .. .. .. . 164
Ho w they work ............ ... .... . 165
Safety instructions ................. 166
Side marker lights ............. .. ... . 47
Ski sack ... ............... ........ .. 73
Sliding/tilting sunroof Convenience opening/closing ..... .. .. 43
Emergency closing ............ .... .. 45
Opening and closing ....... ... .. ... . 44
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow chains ............ .. .. .. .. .. . 247
Socket 12-volt .. .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 64
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ......... .. .... . 185
Spare tire .. .. ................ ... ... 252
Speedometer .............. ... .... .. 12
Speed rating letter code ..... .... .... . 243
Speed warning system ........ .. .... .. 87
Sport differential ................... 113
Ind icator lamp ............ ... .... .. 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. .. 84 START ENGINE STOP
button (Convenience
key) ............................... 83
Starting from rest ............... .... . 86
Starting
off with a trailer ......... .... . 87
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Steering Locking the steering ............ ... . 80
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
ass ist .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 191
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column ...... .. .. . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 191
Steps for determining correct load limit . 239
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Storage ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 64
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 74
S tronic .. .. .. .. . .............. .. .. . 91
Selector lever .... ... .......... .. .. . 92
S tronic transmission Emergency release ....... ...... .. .. . 98
Launch Control Program ........... .. 97
Sunroof .... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 44
also refer to Sliding/tilting sunroof 44, 45
Sun shades
Rear doors . ..... .............. 52,53
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors .. .. .. .. .... ......... .... . 52
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights ...... 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T ail lights
Cleaning .. .... .. ................ . 205
Tec hnical modifications .............. 278
Tether anchors .... ............. .... 183
T ether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Textiles Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. 207
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ...... .... .. .. ........... .... 195
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 135
t ip tron ic .... ... .. .. ........ ...... .. 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Driving ..... .. .. .. ........... .... . 93
Emergency mode .............. .. .. . 97