height AUDI S4 2016 User Guide

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You can also use all season tires instead of
winter t ires . Please note that in some coun­
tries where w inter t ires are required, only
w inter t ires with the
& symbol may be per­
m itted.
Snow chains
Snow chains improve trac tion in the snow.
"' Only install snow chains on the front wheels.
This applies also to ve hicles w ith all wheel
drive* .
"' Check and correct the seating of the snow
chains if necessary after driving a few feet . Fol ­
low the instructions from the manufacturer.
"' Note the max imum permitted speed when d riv­
ing with snow chains . Do not ex ceed 30 mp h
(50 km/h).
Snow chains not only imp rove the
driving in win­
ter road cond itions, but also the
braking .
Use of snow chains is only perm itted with certain
r im/t ire combinations due to tec hnical reasons .
Check w ith an authorized Aud i dealer o r autho r­
iz ed A udi Service Fac ility to see if yo u may use
snow cha ins.
Use
fine-mesh snow chains . They must not add
mo re than 0.53 inch (13 .5 mm) in height , includ­
in g the chain lock.
You must remove the chains when driving on roads that are
free of snow. When roads are free
of snow, snow chains can impair handling and
damage the t ires, and t he cha ins w ill quickly be
destroyed.
_& WARNING
Us ing in co rrect snow chains o r inst alling snow
chains incorrectly can result in loss o f vehicle
cont rol, which inc reases t he risk of an acci­
dent.
([) Note
Snow chains can damage the rims/whee l cov­
ers * if the chains come into direct con ta ct
Wh eel s
with them. Remove the whee l covers* fi rst .
Use coated snow chains .
(D Tips
When driv ing wi th snow chains, it may he lp to
switch on sport/offroad mode<=>
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Low aspect ratio tires
Your Audi is factory -equ ipped with low aspect ra­
tio t ires . These tires have been thorough ly tested
and been selected spec ifically for your model for
their superb performance, road fee l and handling
under a var iety of dr iv ing condit ions . Ask your au­
thorized Aud i dea le r fo r more detai ls .
The low aspect rat io of these tires is indica ted by
a numeral of
55 or less in the t ire 's size des igna­
tion . The numeral represents the ratio of the
t ir e's s idewa ll height in relation to its t read width
exp ressed in perce ntage. Conve ntiona l tires have
a height/wid th ra tio of 60 or more.
The performance of low-asp ect-ratio tir es is par­
ticularly sen sitive to improper inflation pres ­
sure. It is therefore important that low aspect ratio tire s are inflated to the specified pressure
and that the inflation pressure i s regularly
checked and maintained. Tire pressures should
be checked at lea st once a month and alway s
before a long trip
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What you can do to avoid tire and rim
damage
Low aspect ratio tires can be damaged more easi ­
l y by impact with potho les, curbs, gullies or
ridges on the road, particularly if the tire is un ­
der i nflated.
In order to minimize the occurrence of impact
damag e to the tires of yo ur v ehicle, we recom­
mend that you observe the following preca u­
tions:
- Always maintain recommended inflation pres­
sures . Check yo ur tire pressure every 2,000
m iles (3,000 km) and add air if necessary.
- Dr iv e carefully on roads w ith potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from dr iving
through or over such obstacles can damage
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Tech nical data
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The G ross Ax le We ight Rating is the max imum
load that can be applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle ¢& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capacity we ight (max. load) is l isted
on the d river's side 8-p illar.
_& WARNING
- T he ac tual Gross Axle Weight Rating a t the
front and rear axles sho uld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Veh icle Weight
Rating.
Dimensions
Leng th in
(mm)
Width in
(mm)
Width (across mirrors) in (mm)
He ight (unloaded)al in (mm) -
Exceed ing permissible weight ratings can
result in vehicle damage, accidents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is d istr ibuted evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
t ransporting a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rea r axle as possib le so that the vehicle's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the max imum perm iss ible
axle loads or the maximum g ross veh icle
we ight. Always remember that the ve hicle's
han dling will be affe cted by the extra load.
T herefore, a djust your speed acco rd ingly.
- Always observe lo cal regulations.
A4Sedan S4Sedan
allroad/
A4 allroad
1 85.1 (4 70 1) 185. 7 (4716) 18 5.9 (4721)
71.9 (1826) 71.9 (1826) 72.5 (1841)
80.3 (20 40) 80.3 (20 40) 78.9 (2006)
56.2 (1427) 55.4 (1406) 58.0 (1473)
a) The height of th e veh icle depends on t he tir es and the suspens ion.
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc . it is important to remember that
some parts of you r vehicle, such as spoi lers or ex-
Capacities
Fuel tank: tota l capacity
Windsh ie ld a nd headlight* washer fluid conta iner
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haust system components, may be close to the
ground. Be careful not to damage them .
gal (liters)
16.1 (61.0)
quarts (l ite rs) 4.8 ( 4.5)

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Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Special co nsiderations for pregnant wom-
e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Unfaste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wa rni ng/i ndi cator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belt warn ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety compliance st icker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
S afety equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety features for occupant restraint and p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety guide lines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety ins truc tions
E ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
for side curtain ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
for using chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
for using safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System 150
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
S eat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fr on t pa ssenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 123
Inco rrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seats Ad justing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety guideli nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Secur ing attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Index
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . . 97
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Se rvice pos ition
refer to Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 56
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S hi ft i ndicator (efficiency program) . . . . . . . 27
Sh utting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
S ide airbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
s ide ass ist
Adjus ting the b rightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
S enso r range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
S ide ass ist
Activat ing and deactivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Des cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety instructions .. ................. 157
S ide marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ski sac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Slid ing/tilting sunroof
Convenience open ing/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . 42
E mergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Socke t
12 -volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information abo ut child restra ints
and their use .... .. .. ............... .. 175
Spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Spo rt d ifferent ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
In dicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
STAR T EN GINE S TOP button (conve nience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
S TAR T E NGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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