Service AUDI S4 2018 Owners Manual

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Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 146
Elect ronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 14 6
Brakes ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 14 9
Electromechanica l steer ing, Dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
All-wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Energy ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Reco rde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M MI On/Off knob with joystic k function . . 155
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 156
M MI operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MMI touc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Contro l knob with joystick f unction . . . . . 160
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
L etter/numbe r speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fr ee tex t sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
M enus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 168
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Command overview inform ation . . . . . . . . 168
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
External vo ice operat ion 173
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Listening to voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tr oubleshoo ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 188
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Table of contents
Configuration thro ugh myAudi . . . . . . . . . 188
Opening A udi connect (Infotainment) . . . 189
A udi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 189
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Configuring the data connection........ 195
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
i nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 198
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Additional o ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Remote locking and un lo cki ng . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle sta tus report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Speed Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Online Aud i serv ice reques t . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Eme rgency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E mergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Online roads ide ass ista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
N avigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Open ing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
E nte ring a des tina tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Persona l rou te ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Alte rnative rou tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Map. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 214
Online map d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio ............................. 222
Open ing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5
Addition al settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Media ... . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ...
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
W i- F i aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
O nline med ia and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 232
Mu ltimedia connect io ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
P lay ing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Addit io nal sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Supporte d media and file formats . . . . . . 242
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Audi smartphone interface ...... 246
Se tup ... .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 246
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Troubleshoot ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
MMI sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Volume sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Restart ing the M MI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Sof twa re license i nfo rm at ion 253
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 54
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
B asics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Correct passenger se ating positions . . . . . 255
D river's and front passenger 's footwell . . 2S8
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Airbag system .................... 271
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 1
Front airbags ....................... 275
M on itor ing the Advan ced Airbag System . 283
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 7
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Side a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
LATCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Additional informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Maintenan ce and Care ........... 31S
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31S
Gasoline ........................... 315
D iesel fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 316
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 7
Se lective cata lytic red uction (AdBlue/
DE F) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 19
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 323
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Se rvice interva l display 333
Wheels ........ ................ ... 334
Whee ls and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
T ire p ressure mo nitoring system 351
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car w ash es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 4
Cleaning an d care information . . . . . . . . . 355
Placing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 3 59
Do It Yourself ... .. .. ........... .. 3 60
Emergency as sistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Eq uipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 361
Replacing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Space-sav ing spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Collaps ible spa re ti re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367

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Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
F uses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... . 369
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Emergency situations ... .. .. .... . 374
G ene ral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 374
St art ing by pu shing o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 374
S tar ting w it h jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . 374
Usingthejumpst artcable . ........ ... 375
Towing w ith a tow tr uck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Accessories and Technical Data . 37 9
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Ve hicl e specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
N otes about tec hnica l data . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
We igh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Di mensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Capac it ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1
Gasoline engin es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 1
Diese l eng ines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 382
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 383
War ranty cove rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Oper ating your veh icle outs ide the U .S.A.
o r Can ada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Aud i Service Repair Ma nuals and
Lit erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
M ain tenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Accesso ries and te chnical changes . . . . . . 385
D eclarat ion of Compli ance,
T elecommun ications and Electronic
Syst ems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Index ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 387
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A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display . Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the outside temperature is around 41 °F (+5 °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents.
@ Tips
- Depending on vehicle equipment, the in ­
strument illumination (needles and gauges) may turn on when the lights are off and the
ignition is switched on . The illumination for
the gauges reduces automatically and even­
tually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time .
- You can select the units used for tempera­
ture, speed and other measurements in the
Infotainment system
c::> page 248.
- If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at very low speeds, the temperature dis­
played may be slightly higher than the ac­
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra­
diating from the engine .
- At temperatures below 41 °F ( +5 °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature display
c::> A .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature
display @c::> page 10,
fig. 3 or c::> page 10, fig. 4 only functions when
the ignition is switched on. To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­
perature yet . Avoid high engine speeds, full ac­
celeration and heavy engine loads.
Normal range
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the LEDs up to the center of the gauge
turn on. If
the. indicator light in the instru-
Cockpit overview
ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tem­
perature is too high
c::> page 30.
(D Note
- Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en­
gine load.
- The front spoiler also helps to distribute cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over ­
heating will increase . See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­ cility for assistance .
@ Tips
Diesel engines: due to the high efficiency of
these engines, the engine may not always reach operating temperature in cold outside
temperatures . This is normal and not a cause
for concern.
Engine oil temperature display and boost
indicator
App lies to : vehicles wi th engine o il temperatu re display/boost
indica tor
Appl ies to : vehicles wi th analog ins trumen t cl uster
The engine oil temperature and boost indicator
are only shown in the lap timer display
c::> page 106.
Engine oil temperature indicator
Applies to : vehicles wit h Audi v ir tu al coc kpit
The engine oil temperature is only shown in the
expanded view or in the sport view
c::> page 15.
When engine oil temperatures are low, the dis­play--- °F
(---°C) appears in the instrument clus­
ter.
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture when the engine oil temperature is between 176 °F (80 °C) and 248 °F (120 °C) under normal
driving conditions. The engine oil temperature
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Cockpit over view
-Accepting a call : press the le ft thumbwhee l
when there is an incoming call.
-D eclining a call : select and confirm Decline
when there is an incoming call.
-Ending a phone call: se lect and confi rm End
call.
Function s dur ing a phone c all :
-M ak ing an additi onal call *: select and confirm
Ho ld . Press the left control button> D irector y
or C all li st > the desired entry .
-Answ ering a call whil e in a call and whil e
th ere i s another call on hold *:
select and con­
firm
An sw er. The active call is replaced with the
incoming call.
Addit ional functions include:
M ute *: if you select and confirm this function,
the other person on the phone cannot hear you.
You can hear the other person .
Holding or re suming a c all* : you can put an ex­
isting phone call on hold and resume it .
Swap ca ll* : you can alternate between two p hone
calls at the same time. One of the calls wi ll be on
hold.
End call ends the active phone call. A call
that was placed on hold stays on ho ld and can be
t aken off hold with
R es ume .
Co nfe rence*:
a ca ll on hold and up to five active
parties (depend ing on the ce ll phone serv ice pro ­
vider) can be added to a conference call. To make
an add it iona l call, put all part ic ipants in the cur­
rent conference call on hold using
Ho ld *. By
pressing the left control button, you can make
addit ional calls from the d irectory or the call list .
Res ume * takes all part ies off hold .
(0 Tips
-The telephone functions can only be con­
trolled w ith the multifunction steering
whee l if the telephone equipment was in­
stalled
at the factory.
-The telephone functions depend on the cell phone and whethe r they a re supported by
your cell phone service provider o r not.
-The Call waiting * function must be act ivat­
ed in your cell phone and in the M MI to be
notified of an incoming call during an active
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cal l. The call options depend on the cell
phone and service provider . You can obtain
more informat ion from you r cell phone
serv ice prov ider.
Navigation
App lies to: vehicles wi th nav igat ion sys te m
Requirement: a dest ina tion must be en tered
<:> page 205 and the route guidance must be
started .
.. Press the 14 t> I button repeated Ly until the Navi-
gation tab is displayed.
.. Press the left control button c:> page 14 .
Depending on veh icle equipment, the following
funct ions may be ava ilable in the dr iver informa­
tion system .
-Displaying na vigation during activ e route
guida nce :
selec t and confirm Ma p*/ Street
v iew * or Arro w v iew*.
-Showing the map when route guidan ce is not
a ct ive*:
select and confirm Map *.
-Ac cessing l ast destinations : select and confirm
Last dest inatio ns > the desired destination.
-Accessing f avorites *: se lect and confirm Fa vo r­
i te s
> the desired destination.
-Starting route guidance to the sto red home
a ddre ss :
se lect and confirm Cancel route guid­
a nce
if necessary and then Home add ress .
If you have not started any route g uidance, a
compass (analog instrument cluster) or the ar ­
row view (monochrome instrument clust er) is
displayed depending on the eq uipment. The map
i s disp layed in the Audi virtual cockpit".
Canc eling act ive route guidanc e
-Select: right control button> Cancel route
guidance
Additional settings
-Sele ct: r ight cont rol b utton> de sired entry.
Depend ing on the function selected, the follow­
i ng additional settings may be possible :
- Map d is play
c:> page 215
- Map colors c:> page 215
-Map or ienta tion <:> page 215

fast acceleration) and have the malfunction cor­rected. See an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility .
The electronic speed limiter may be faulty if the
indicator light turns on. For additional informa­
tion, see
¢ page 102, Electronic speed limiter .
The MIL indicator light may also turn on if the
fuel filler cap is not closed correctly
¢page 317.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 22 Location of Data Li nk Con nec tor (DLC )
On-Board Diagnostics monitors the components
of your em ission control system. Each monitored
component in your eng ine system has been as­
signed a code. In case of a ma lfunction, the com­
ponent will be identified and the fault stored as a
code in the control module memory.
The MI L light may also illuminate if there is a
leak in the on -board fuel vapor recovery system.
If the light illuminates after a refueling, stop the
vehicle and make sure the fuel filler cap is prop­ erly closed (only vehicles with gasoline engine)
¢ page 317 .
In order to make an accurate diagnosis, the stor­
ed data can only be displayed using special diag­ nostic equipment (generic scan tool for OBD) .
In order to connect the specia l diagnostic equip­
ment, push the plug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). The DLC is located to the right of the hood
release¢ fig. 22.
a Your authorized Audi dealer or qualif ied work-al
;:::: shop can interpret the code and perform the nee-
" ~ essary repair . 0 0
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A WARNING
--
Do not use the diagnostic connector for per­
sonal use. Incorrect usage can cause malfunc­
tions, which can increase the risk of a colli­
sion!
Indicator lights
Description
The indicator lights in the instrument cluster
blink or turn on. They indicate functions or mal­
functions.
Messages may appear with some indicator lights.
A warn ing s ignal will sound at the same time.
The indicator lights and messages in the instru­
ment cluster display can be covered by other dis­
plays. To show them again, select the second tab
with the mult ifunct ion steer ing
wheel ¢ page 13.
If there are several malfunctions, you can display
them one at a time using the thumbwheel.
Some indicator lights in the display can display in
several co lors.
it Central indicator light
If the. or d indicator light turns on, check
the message in the instr ument cluster.
Overview
Some indicator lights turn on briefly as a function
check when you sw itch the ignition on. These sys ­
tems are marked with
a./ in the fo llowing tab les.
If one of these indicator lights does not turn on,
there is a malfunction in that system.
Your vehicle has either a monochrome display or
a multicolored display, depending on vehicle
equipment. Some indicator lights appear white
on a monochrome display .
The. or Q central
indicator light turns on at the same time to indi-
cate the priority of these indicator lights.
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Adapt ive cruise control*
¢ page 112, ¢page 115
Adapt ive cruise control*
¢ page 115
Traffic jam assist*
¢page 116
Active lane assist*
¢page 126
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 107
USA model s:
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 107
Canada mod els:
P redictive efficiency assist*
¢ page 107
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 107
Predictive efficiency assist*
¢page 107
Predictive efficiency assist*
E!)page 107
Hill descent assist*
¢page 148
Start/S top system *
¢page85
Start/Stop system*
¢ page 85
Remote cont rol key
¢ page85
Ad B lue *
¢page319
Automatic transm ission*
¢ page96
Dynamic steering"
¢page 150
Adapt ive cr uise control*
¢ page 112,
Traffic jam assist*
¢ page 118
Traffic jam assist *
¢page 118
D AUTO
Audi pre sense *
¢page 124
USA models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page 29
Canad a models:
Electromechanical parking brake
¢ page29
Hill descent assist*
¢page 148
Child safety lock
¢ page48
USA models:
Speed warning system*
¢ page 102
Canada model s:
Speed warning system*
¢ page 102
Active lane assis t*
¢ page 126
Audi s ide assist*
¢ page 133
Camera-based traff ic sign recog ni­
tion*
High beam ass istant*
¢ page 55
High beams
¢ page 55,
High beam ass istant*
¢ page 55
BRAKE /CCD) Brake system
If this indicato r light turns on, t here is a malf unc­
t ion in the b rake system .
1111 (USA model s) /. (Canada model s)
Brakes : stop vehicle and chec k brake fluid level
Stop the vehicle and check the brake flu id leve l.
See an author ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility for assis tance if necessary .
1111 (USA models ) /. (Can ada model s)
Brakes : malfunction! Stop veh icle safely
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If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, there is a malfunction in the brake booster.
I f the ABS indicato r light
[I]) (USA mode ls) I
ti] (Canada mode ls), the ESC indicator light J.ft .
and the brake system indicator light 1111 (USA
models)
I . (Canada mode ls) all turn on and
this message appears, then the ABS, ESC and
braking distribution are malfunctioning
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Do not continue driving . See an authorized Audi
dea ler or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility for as­
sistance
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1111 (USA model s) /. (C anada mod els ) Pa rk­
ing brake: malfun ction! Safel y stop vehicle . See
owner 's manu al
- If the indicator ligh t and the message appea r
when the vehicl e is stationar y or afte r switch­
ing the ignit ion on ,
check if you can release the
park ing brake. If you cannot re lease the park­
ing brake, see an authorized Aud i dealer or au­
thorized Aud i Serv ice Facility. If you can release
the parking brake and the message still ap­
pears, see an authorized Aud i deale r or author­
ized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction correc ted.
- If the indicator light and message appea r
whil e
dri ving ,
the hill start assist or emergency brak­
ing function may be malfunctioning. It may not
be poss ible to set the pa rking brake or release
i t once it has bee n se t. Do not park your veh icle
on h ills. See an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Aud i Service Facility for ass istance.
Brake boo ste r: re stricted . You can c ontinue driv ­
in g. Ple ase co ntact Servic e
There is a malfunction in the brake booster. The
brake booster is availab le, but its effectiveness is
reduced. B raking behavio r may be diffe rent from
how it normally fu nctions and the b rake peda l
may v ibrate.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Aud i Service Faci lity immediately to have the
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A WARNING
-Read and follow the warnings in
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partment before opening the hood and
checking the brake fluid level.
- If the brake system indicator light does not turn off or it turns on wh ile driving, the
b rake fl uid leve l in the reservo ir is too low,
and this increases the risk of an accident.
S top the vehicle and do not continue d riv­
ing . See an authorized Aud i dealer o r au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for assistance.
- I f the brake system indi cator light turns on
together with the ABS and ESC indicato r
lights, the ABS/ESC regu lating function may
be malfunct ion ing. Funct ions that stabilize
the vehicle are no longer available. This
could cause the vehicle to swerve, which in­
creases the risk that the vehicle will slide. Do not cont inue driving. See an autho rized
Aud i deale r o r autho rized Audi Serv ice Facili­
ty fo r ass is tance.
PARK /(®)/~ Electrom echanical parking
b rake
If the -(U SA mode ls) I. (Canada models)
indicator light turns on, the parking brake was
set.
If the -( U SA mode ls) . (Canada models) in­
dicator light blinks, the braking force is not build ­
ing up enough o r not building up at a ll. Secu re
the vehicle also by selecting the 1st gear (man ual
transm ission) or select ing the P selector lever po­
s ition (automatic transm ission) . Make sure the
indicator light is off before you start driving.
l~j Parking brake : malf unction! Please contact
Ser vic e
There is a ma lfunction in the parking brake. Drive
to an autho rized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility immed iate ly to have the malfunc­
t ion corrected.
11 ( USA model s)/ ,1~a (Can ada models) Parking
brake: caution! Vehicle parked too steep
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Cockpit over view
There is not enough braking force to hold the ve­
hicle in place . The brakes have overheated. The
veh icle cou ld ro ll away even on a small incline .
Ill (U SA mod els)/ lC@j (C an ad a model s) Parking
brake : applied
If th is message appears, press the brake pedal
fi rst a nd the n release the pa rk ing bra ke if neces­
sary.
II ( U SA model s)/ l(@j (Canada mo dels) Parking
brak e: emerg ency braking
The emergency braking function was triggered .
Please rele ase park ing b rake
Release the par king brake if t his message ap ­
pears.
Plea se pr ess brak e pedal to rel ease parking
brak e
To release the park ing brake, press the brake
pedal and press
the ~ button at the same time,
or start driv ing with hill start ass ist
9 page 89,
Starting to drive.
(D Tips
For add it ional information on the park ing
brake, see
9 page 88.
-L Cooling system
• Turn off engin e and che ck co ola nt level. See
o w ner 's manual
The coolant leve l is too low.
Do not cont inue driving and switch the engine
off . Check the coolant level
9 page 329.
- If the coolant level is too low, add coolant
9 page 329. On ly cont inue driving once the in­
dicator light turns off .
• Coolant t emper atu re: too high. Let e ngi ne
run with vehicle st ationar y
Let the eng ine run at id le for a few minutes to
coo l off, until the indicator light turns off .
- If the indicato r ligh t does not turn off, do not
contin ue driving the vehicle. See an au thorized
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Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service Facility
for assistance.
A WARNING
- Never open the hood if you can see or hear
steam or coolant escaping from the engine
compartment. This increases the risk of burns. Wait until you no longer see or hear
steam or coolant escaping .
- The engine compartment in any vehicle can
be a dange rous area . Stop the engine and
allow it to cool befo re working in the engine
compa rtment. Always follow the informa­
tion fo und in
9 page 323, Working in the
engine compartment .
(D Note
Do not continue driv ing if the . indicator
li ght turns on as this increases the risk of en­
gine damage.
~ Safety belt
The . indicator light stays on until the dr iver's
and front passenger's safety belts are fastened.
Above a certain speed, there will a lso be a warn­
i ng tone.
(D Tips
For additional informat ion on safety belts,
see
Q page 263.
0 Generator/Vehicle battery
If the . or(•) indicator light turns on, there is a
malfunction in the generator or the vehicle e lec­
trical system .
• Electrical sy stem: malfunction! Saf ely stop
v ehicle
Do not continue dr iving and switch the engine
off. See an authorized Audi dealer or autho rized
Audi Service Facility for assistance.
(•j Ele ctri cal system: m alfunc tion! Re sta rt not
po ssible. Plea se cont act Ser vice
The vehicle battery was disconnected from the
vehicle e lectr ica l system and will no longer

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charge. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediate ly.
Do not stop the eng ine, or you will not be able to
start it aga in. If yo u can no longer sta rt the en­
gine, see an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility for assistance .
(•) Elec trical system : malfunction! Plea se c on­
tact Se rvic e
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Service Faci lity immediately . Because the ve­
h icle battery is discharg ing , turn off all unneces ­
sary e lectr ica l equipment s uch as the radio . See
an authorized Audi dealer or authorized A udi
Service Facility if the battery charge level is too
l ow .
(•) Ele ctrical system : low battery charge . B at­
tery w ill be charg ed while driv ing
The start ing ability may be impaired .
If th is message turns off after a little while, the
vehicle battery charged enough wh ile driving .
If the message does not turn off and stay off
when dr iving, have an authori zed Aud i dea ler or
author ized Audi Service Facility repair the mal­
function.
~ Engine oil pressure
• T u rn off engine . O il pr essure too low
Stop the eng ine and do no t continue driving.
Check the engine oil
level ¢ page 32 7.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
¢ page 327. Only cont inue driv ing once the in­
dica tor light turns off.
- If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light sti ll turns on, turn the engine off and
do not continue driving. See an authori zed Audi
dealer or au thor ized Audi Service Facility for as­
s istance.
@ Tips
The oil pressure warning is not an o il level in­
dicator. Always check the oil level regularly.
Coc kpit o ve rv iew
~ Engine oil level (MIN)
• Plea se add oil imm ediatel y.
Add engine oil immediately ¢ page 327 .
Ill Please add ma x. x qt (l) oil. You can contin ·
ue d riv ing
Add the maximum amount o f oi l indicated in the
display as soon as possible
¢ page 32 7 .
@ -Steering lock
• Steering: m alfunction! Ple ase stop vehicle
T he re is a ma lfunction in the e lectronic steering
l ock. You cannot turn the ignition on.
Do
not tow your vehicle because it cannot be
stee red. See an authorized Audi dea ler or author­
ized Audi Se rvice Facili ty for assistance.
Em Ste ering lo ck : malfunct ion! Pl eas e contact
Ser vic e
There is a malfunction in the electron ic steering
lock.
Drive to an au thori zed Audi dealer or authori zed
Audi Service Facility immed iately to have the
malfunction corrected .
_& WARNING ,-
Do not tow your vehicle when there is a mal-
f u nction in the electro nic steer ing lock· t his
i n cr eases the risk of an a cc ident.
~ Engine start system
• Engine s tart sy stem: malfun ction! Ple ase
cont act S erv ice
Do not switch the ignition off because you may
not be able to switch it on again.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Se rvice Facility immed iately to have the
malfu nction corrected .
= Engine sta rt system: mal function! Ple ase
cont act S erv ice
-
There is a ma lf u nction in the engine starting sys-
tem.
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