display AUDI S4 2015 Owner's Manual

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Calibrating the compass
Appl ies to vehicles: with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does
not display the correct direction .
.. Press and ho ld the button @unt il a C ap­
pears in the rearview mirror .
.,. Drive in a c ircle at about 6 mph (10 km/h)
until a direction is d isp layed in the rearview
mirror .
A WARNING
- To avoid endanger ing yourself and other
dr ivers, calibrate the compass in an area
where the re is no traffic.
- T he dig ita l compass is to be used as a di­
rect ional aid only. Even though you may
want to look at it wh ile you are driving,
yo u must still pay attention to traffic,
road and weather cond itions as well as
other poss ible hazards.
Clear vis ion 59

Warm and cold 79
Operation
We recommend pressing the IAUTO I button and setting the temperature to 72 °F (22 °C).
Fig. 94 Automatic cl imate control system: control
Fig. 95 3-zone deluxe automatic cl imate control': co ntrols
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or
off. Use the d ials to adjust the temperature,
the blower speed and the a ir distribution. The
LE D in a button will light up when the func­
tion is switched on. The settings are displayed
for a few seconds in the radio or MMI* display.
In vehicles with a 3-zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control systems*, the driver and front
passenger side can be adjusted separately.
The settings are also displayed in the climate
con trol system display .
~ IOFFI Switching the climate control
~ system on/off
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:5: The IOFFI button switches the climate control
~ sys tem on or off . It also switches on when you rl
press the knob. Airflow from outside is
blocked when the climate control system is
switched off.
IA/C l Switching cooling mode on /off
The air is not coo led and humidity is not re­
moved when cooling mode is switched off.
This can cause fog on the w indows. Cooling
mode switches off automatically when the
outside temperature is be low zero.
1-1 Switching recirculation mode on/off
In recircu lation mode, the air inside the vehi ­
cle is circulated and filtered. This prevents the unfiltered air outside the vehicle from enter-
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For safety reasons, the par king brake is re­
leased au tomatically only when the dr iv­
er 's safety belt is engage d in the buckle.
Starting off with a trailer
To prevent rolling back unintentionally on an
incline , do the following:
~ Keep the switch @¢ page 87, fig . 101
pulled and depress the accelerator. The
park ing brake stays app lied and prevents
the vehicle from rolling backward.
~ You can release the switch @once you are
sure that you are develop ing enough dr iv ing
force at the wheels by depress ing the accel­
erator .
Depending on the weight of the r ig (vehicle
and trailer) and the severity of the incl ine, you
may roll backwards as you start . You can pre­
ve nt rolling backwards by holding the parking
b rake sw itch @pulled out and accelerating -
jus t as you would whe n starting on a hill with
a conventional hand brake.
Emergency braking
In the event that the conventional brake sys ­
tem fails or locks.
~ I n an eme rgency, pull the sw itch @
¢page 87, fig. 101 and continue to p ull it
to s low your vehi cle down wi th the pa rk ing
brake .
~ As soon as you release the switch @ or ac-
ce lerate, the braking process stops.
I f you pull the switch @and ho ld it above a
speed of about 5 mph (8 km/h), the emergen ­
cy braking function is initiated . The vehicle is
braked at a ll four wheels by activating the hy­
draulic brake system. T he brake performance
is similar to making an emergency stop ¢
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In order not to activate the emergency brak ­
ing by m istake, an a udible warning tone (buz­
zer) sounds when the switch @is pulled. As
soon as the switch @ is released, or the accel-
On th e ro ad 89
erator peda l is depressed, eme rgency braking
stops.
A WARNING
Emergency braking should only be used in
an emergency, when the norma l foot brake
has fa iled or the brake pedal is obstructed.
Using the parking brake to perform emer­
gency b rak ing will slow your vehicle down
as if you had made a full bra ke application .
T he laws of physics cannot be suspended
even with ESC and its asso ciated compo­
nents (ABS, ASR , EDS) . In corners and
when road or weathe r conditions are bad,
a full brake application can ca use the vehi­
cle to sk id or the rear end to break away -
risking an accident.
Speed warning system
Overv iew
The speed warning system helps you to keep
your driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warn ing system warns if the driver
exceeds a previous ly stored max imum speed.
A war ning tone w ill so und as soon as the vehi­
cle speed exceeds the set speed by about 3 mph (3 km/h). At the same time, a warn ing
symbol appears in the display. The symbo l's
appearance might be different in some mod ­
els.
T he speed wa rn ing system has one or two*
warning thresholds that func tion independ ­
en tly of each othe r and that have somewhat
different purposes:
Speed warning 1
You can use speed warn ing 1 to set the maxi­
mum speed while you are d riving. This se tting
will re ma in in effec t unti l yo u t urn
off the ig ni­
tion, assuming that yo u have no t changed or
reset the setting.
T he . (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
speed wa rning sym bol in the warn ing 1 dis-
play appears w hen you exceed the maximum ..,.

90 On the road
speed. It goes out when t he speed fa lls below
the stored maximum speed .
The speed warning symbo l w ill also go out if
the speed
exceeds the s to red m ax imum speed
by more than about 25 mph ( 40 km/h) for at
least 10 seconds. The stored maximum speed
is deleted.
Sett ing speed wa rning 1
~ page 90.
Speed warning 2*
Storing warning 2 is recommended if you al­
ways
want to be reminded of a certa in speed,
for examp le when you a re traveling in a coun­
try that has a general maximum speed limit,
or if you do not want to ex ceed a spec ified
speed for winter tires.
The . (USA models) /. (Canada mode ls)
speed warning 2 symbo l appears in the dis­
p lay when you exceed the stored speed limit .
Unlike warning 1, it will not go out until t he
vehicle speed drops below the stored speed
limit.
Sett ing speed wa rning 2
~ page 90.
@ Tips
Even tho ugh your vehicle is equipped wi th
a speed wa rni ng sys tem, you s hou ld s till
watch the speedometer to make sure you
are not drivi ng faster than the speed limit.
Speed warning 1 : setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is set by the I SET ! but­
ton .
Fig. 102 SET button in the inst rum en t cluste r
Storing the ma ximum speed
.,. Dr ive at the desired maximum speed .
.,. Press the
ISETI button in the instrument
panel display ~
fig. 102 for 1 second.
Resett ing the maximum speed
.,. Dr ive the veh icle at a speed of at least
3 mph (5 km/h)
.,. Press the
I SET I but ton for more than 2 sec-
onds.
T he . (USA models)/ . (Canada models)
speed w arning symbo l w ill appe ar briefly in
the d isplay when you release the
ISETI button
to indicate t hat the maximum speed has been
stored successfully .
T he maxim um speed remai ns stored un til it is
changed by pressing the
! SE T! button again
briefly or until it is deleted by a lengthy push
on the button .
Speed warning 2: setting a speed limit
Applies to veh icles: w it h trip co mputer
The radio or MMI* control unit is used to set,
change or delete warning threshold 2.
.,. Sele ct: !CAR I func tion button > Instrument
cl uster > Speed warnin g.
Or
.,. Select:
!CARI function button > Car system s*
contro l button > Dri ver a ssist > Speed warn­
ing .
Warning threshold 2 can be set in the speed
range starting from 20 mph to 150 mph (30
km/h to 240 km/h) . Settings can each be ad­
justed in intervals of 6 mph (10 km/h).

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Cruise control
Switching on
The cruise control system makes it possible to
drive at a constant speed starting at 20 mph (30 km/h).
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Fig . 103 Contro l lever wi th push-but ton
Fig . 104 Display: Se lected speed
.,. Pull the lever to position(!)~ fig. 103 to
swit ch the system on.
.,. Drive at the speed to be controlled.
.,. Press button @ to set that speed .
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The stored speed a nd the green symbol
[ij;(i )~14 (US model)/ .. (Canadian model) are
shown in the display~
fig. 104 . The display
may vary, depending on the type of display in
your vehicle.
The speed is kept constant by modifying en­ gine power or through an active brake inter­
vention.
A WARNING
- Always pay attention to the traffic around you when the cruise control is in
operation . You are always responsib le for
your speed and the distance between
your vehicle and other vehicles.
On th e road 91
-For reasons of safety, cruise control
should not be used in the city, in stop­
and-go traffic, on twisting roads and
when road conditions are poor (such as ice, fog, gravel, heavy ra in and hydro­
plan ing) -risk of accident .
- Turn off the cruise control temporarily when enter ing turn lanes, highway exit
lanes or in construction zones.
- Please note that inadvertently ''resting" your foot on the accelerator pedal causes
the cruise control not to brake. This is
because the cruise control is overridden
by the driver's accelera tion.
- I f a brake system malfunction such as
overhea ting occurs when the cruise con­
trol system is switched on, the braking
function in the system may be switched
off . The other cruise contro l functions re­
main active as long as the indicator light
lij;(i )~14 (US models) ;a (Canad ian mod­
els) is on.
(D Tips
- Vehicles with manual transmission: You
can attain the set speed only if the gear
that is currently engaged will allow it, or
if it does not tax the engine and allows it
to run smoothly . Therefore shift into a
higher or lower gear in a timely manner .
- The brake lights illuminate as soon as
the brakes apply automatically.
Chang ing speed
.,. To increase/decrease the speed in incre­
ments, tap the lever in the
0 10 direction
~ page 91, fig.103 .
.,. To increase/decrease the speed quick ly, hold
the lever in the
0 10 direction until the de­
sired speed is displayed.
You can also press the accelerator pedal down
to increase your speed, e.g . if you want to
pass someone . The speed you saved earlier
will resume as soon as you let off of the acce l-
erator pedal. .,..

92 On the road
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mph (10 km/h) for longer than 5 minutes,
the cruise contro l will be turned off tempora­
rily. The green symbol in the display turns
white. The saved speed remains the same.
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the
vehicle is not moving .
.. Switch on the ignition .
.. Pull lever into position @¢
page 91,
fig. 103 .
.. Press the lever in the 0 or 0 direction to
increase or decrease your speed .
.. Release the lever to save that speed .
This funct ion makes it possible, for example,
to save the speed you want befo re driving on
the hig hway . Once on the hig hway, activate
the cruise cont ro l by pull ing the lever towa rd
@ .
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
• Press the bra ke peda l, or
• Manual transmission : Keep the clutch ped al
pressed down
longer , or
.. Press the lever into position @ (not clicked
into p lace)
c:> page 91, fig . 103, or
.. Drive for longer than 5 minutes at more
t h an 6 mph (10 km/h) above the stored
speed.
Switching off completely
.. Press leve r into position @(clicked into
place), o r
.. Switch the ign ition off.
The speed yo u saved w ill be re tained if the
cr uise control has bee n switched off tempora ­
rily. To resume the saved speed, let up on the
brake or cl utch peda l and pull the lever to po­
si tion @.
Switching the ignition off erases the saved
speed.
A WARNING
You shou ld only return to the saved speed
i f it is not too fast for the current traffic
conditions - r isk of an accident!

94 Transmi ssion
vehicle to accelerate without a noticeable in­
terruption in traction.
tiptronic tran smission
In the tiptronic transmission, power is trans­
ferred by a torq ue converter.
Selector lever positions
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 106 D isplay in the instrume nt duste r: selector
lever in position P
The se lector lever position engaged appears
next to the selector lever as well as in the in­
strument cluster display.
P - Park
In th is selector lever pos it ion the transmis­
sion is mechanically locked. Engage P only
when the vehicle is
completely stopped ¢ &
in Driving the automatic transmission on
page 96.
To shift in or o ut of pos ition P, you must first
press and hold the brake pedal and then press
the release button in the selector lever handle
while moving the se lector lever to or from P.
You can shift out of this position only with the ignition on .
R-Re verse
Select R only when the vehicle is at a full stop
and the engine is running at idle speed ¢ & in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 96.
Before you move the selector lever to R, press
both the release button in the handle of the
selector lever
and the brake pedal at the same
time. When the
ignition is on, the backup lights i llu ­
minate when the selector lever is moved into
R .
N -Neutral
The transm iss io n is in neut ral i n this pos ition.
S hi ft to this position fo r standing with the
brakes applied ¢
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transmission on page 96.
When the vehicle is stat ionary or a t speeds
below 1 mph (2 km/h), yo u must always app ly
the footbrake before and whi le moving the
lever o ut of N .
D/S - Normal position for driving forward
In the D/S pos ition, the transmission can be
opera ted ei ther in the norma l mode D or in
the sport mode S . To select the sport mode S,
pull the selector lever back briefly. P ulling the
lever back again will se lect the normal mode
D. The instrument cluster disp lay shows the
selected driving mode.
In the
normal mode D, the transmission auto­
matically selects the suitable gear ratio.
It de­
pends on engine load, vehicle speed and driv­
ing style.
Se lect the
s port mode S for sporty dr iving.
T he vehicle makes full use of the engine's
power. Shift ing may become noticeable when
acce lerating.
When the vehicle is stationary or at speeds below 1 mph (2 km/h), you must always app ly
the foot brake before and while moving the lever to D/S out of N.
A WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢ .& in
Driving the automatic transmission on
page 96 .
(D Note
Coasting downhill with the transm ission in
N and the engine not running will result in
damage to the automatic transmission
and possibly the cata lytic conve rter. .,..

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-On vehicles with drive select*, you can
adjust the sporty shift characteristics in
the
Dynamic driving mode.Swill appear
i n the instrument cluster display instead
ofD.
- If you accidentally select N while driv ing,
take your foot off the acce lerator pedal
i mmediately and wait for the engine to
s low down to idle before selecting D/S.
- If there is a power failure , the selector
l ever will not move out of t he P position .
The eme rgency release can be used if
th is happens ~
page 100.
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL)
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/tiptron ic
The Automatic Shift Lock safeguards you
against accidentally shifting into a forward or
the reverse gear and causing the vehicle to
move unintentionally.
F ig. 10 7 Sh ift gate: selecto r lever lock posit io ns and
release butto n highlighted
The selector lever lock is released as fo llows:
... Turn the ign ition on .
... Step on t he brake pedal.
At the same time
press and hold the release button on the
side of the gea r se lector knob ¢
fig. 107
with yo ur t hu mb until you have moved the
sele ctor lever to the des ired position .
Automatic selector lever lock
The selector lever is locked in the P and N po·
sitions when the ignition is turned on . You
must press the brake pedal and the release
button to select another posi tion. As a re·
m inder to the driver, the fo llow ing warning
Transm ission 95
appears in the ins trument cluster display
whe n the selector is in P and N:
When stationary appl y brake pedal while se ­
lec ting gear
The Automatic Shift Lock only funct ions when
the ve hicl e is stationary or at speeds be low
1 m ph (2 km/h) .
At speeds above about 1 mph (2 km/h) the
Automat ic Shift Lock is automatically deact i­
vated in the N position .
A time delay element prevents the selector lever from lock ing when it is moved through
the N pos ition (going from R to D/S) . The lock­
ing element w ill lock t he selec to r l ever if the
lever is left in N (Neutr al) for more than ap­
proximate ly 2 seconds, wi tho ut the brake ped­
al being pressed.
Release button
The release button on the se lector lever pre­
vents the lever from be ing acciden tally shifted
in to certa in positions. Depending on the d irec­
t ion of the shift, the sele ctor leve r locks at dif­
ferent positions. The positions are highlig hted
in the illust ration¢
fig . 107.
Ignition key safety interlock
T he key cannot be removed from the ign ition
u nless the selector lever is in the P par k posi­
tion . When the ignit ion key is removed, the
selector lever will be loc ked in the P position .
Driving the automatic transmission
Applies to vehicles; with mult itronic/S tronic/tiptronic
Fig. 108 Sh ift gate on the ce nter console: selector lev-
er w it h re lease butto n ..,_

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Manual shift program
Appl ies to vehicles: with multitronic/5 tronic/t iptronic
Using the manual shift program you can
manually select gears .
Fig . 10 9 Center co nsole: s hifti ng t he gears manu ally
Fig . 110 Stee ring w hee l: shi ft paddle s•
Gear selection with selector lever
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The tiptron ic mode can be selected e ither with
the vehicle stationa ry or on the move.
• Push the selector lever to the right from 0/
S. An M appears in the instrument cl uster
display as soon as the transmission has
shifted.
• To u pshi ft, p ush the selec tor leve r forward
to the pl us posi tion
0 r:::, fig . 109.
• To downshift, push the leve r to the minus
p osit ion
0 -
Gear selection with shift paddles*
The s hift padd les are a ct ivated when these­
l ec to r lever is in 0/5 or the t ip tron ic manu al
shift program .
• To ups hift, touch the shift paddle on the
right G)¢fig.110.
• To downshift, touch t he shift p add le on t he
l eft
0 .
• If you do not press a shift pa ddle within a
sho rt time whi le in the 0/5 position, t he transmission will return to a
utomatic mode .
To keep shifting using t he sh ift paddles,
move the selector lever to the r ight out of
the 0/5 pos ition.
T he transm iss io n automatically sh ifts up or
down before critical engine speed is reached .
T he tra nsm iss io n only a llows m anual sh ifting
when the eng ine speed is w it hi n the pe rm it ­
ted range .
@ Tips
- When you s hift into the ne xt l ower ge ar,
the transmissi on will downshift only
w hen the re is no poss ib ility of ove r-rev­
ving the engine .
- W hen the kic k-down comes on, the
transm ission w ill shift dow n to a lower
gear, depending on vehicle and engine
speeds .
- Tip tro ni c is inoperative when the trans ­
m ission is in the fai l-safe mode .
Kick-down
Applies to vehicles : wit h mult itronic/5 t ro ni c/tip tro nic
Kick-down enables maximum acceleration.
Applies to vehicles with a multitronic
transmission
W hen you depress the accelerator peda l be ­
yond the res istance point, the transm ission
downsh ifts into a lower gear ratio depend ing
on the vehicle speed and engine speed. As
lo ng as the accelerator pedal is depressed, the
engine speed is automatically regu lated for
maximum acceleration .
Applies to vehicles with a S tronic-/
tiptronic transmission
When you depress the accelerator peda l be­
yond the resistance point, the automatic transmission downsh ifts into a lowe r gear, de­
pend ing on veh icle s peed an d eng ine speed .
T he upsh ift into t he nex t higher gea r takes
place once the max imum speci fied engine
s p eed is reached.

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A WARNING 1=
Please note that the drive wheels can spin
if kick-down is used on a smooth slippery
road - there is a risk of skidding.
Launch Control Program
App lies to vehicles: with S tronic
The Launch Control Program provides the
best acceleration possible when starting from
a stop .
Requirement : The engine must be at operat­
ing temperature and the steering wheel must
not be turned .
~ Sedan: Press the l.e OFFI button ¢ page 187
while the engine is running . The II indica­
tor light illuminates in the instrument clus­
ter and
Stabilization cont ro l ( ES C): S port .
Warning! R estrict ed s tabilit y
appears in the
driver information system display.
~ all road: Press the l.e O FF I but to n
¢
page 187 while the engine is running.
T he
II indicator light illuminates in the in­
strument cluster and
Stabilization control
( ES C): Off ro ad. W arning! Restri cted stabil­
it y
appears in the driver information system
display.
~ Move the selector lever to the D/S pos ition
to select sport mode (S) or select the
dy ­
namic
driving mode in drive select*
¢ page 116.
~ Press the bra ke peda l st rongly wit h your left
foot and hold it dow n for at least 1 second.
~ At the same time, press the accelerator ped ­
al down complete ly with your right foot un­
ti l the engine reaches and maintains a high
RPM .
~ Remove your foot from the brake pedal
within S seconds¢.& .
A WARNING
-Always adapt your driving to the traffic
flow .
- Only use the Launch Control Program when road and traffic condit ions allow it
and other dr ivers will not be endangered
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Tran sm iss ion 99
or annoyed by your driving and the vehi ­
cle's acceleration.
- Please note that the driving wheels can
spin and the vehicle can break away
when sport mode/offroad mode is
sw itched on, especially when the road is
slippery.
- Once you have accelerated, you shou ld
sw itch sport mode/offroad mode off by
press ing the
I~ O FFI button .
(l) Tips
- The transmission temperature may in­
crease s ignificantly after using the
Launch Control Program. If that hap-
pens, the program may not be availab le
for a few m inutes .
It will be ava ilable
again after a cool-down per iod.
- When accelerating using the Launch
Cont ro l program, a ll vehicle parts are
subjec t to heavy loads. This can result in
increase d wear.
Transmission malfunction
Applies to vehicles: with multitronic/S tronic/tiptronic
[il Transmission : Pre ss brake pedal and se­
lect gear again.
Press the br ake peda l and select the desired
selector lever posi tion again. You ca n then
continue driving .
[il Transmi ssion overh eating : Pl ea se drive
con servatively .
The transm iss ion temperature has increased
s ignificantly due to the sporty d riving manner.
D rive in a less sporty ma nner until the tem­
perature re turns to the normal range and the
i ndica tor ligh t switches o f.
[O] Transmission malfunction : You can con­
tinu e driving
There is a system malfunction i n the transmis­
s io n. You may cont inue d rivi ng . Drive to your
authorized Aud i dea le r or qualified repa ir fa­
c ili ty soon to have the ma lfunction corrected. ..,.