Tire AUDI S4 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

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Drivingsafety....................
Correctpassengerseatingpositions.....
Driver'sandfrontpassenger'sfootwell..
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Airbagsystem....................
Importantinformation...............
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MonitoringtheAdvancedAirbagSystem.
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Childsafety.................0..0.
Importantinformation...............
Childsafetyseats............002.000.
Securingchildsafetyseats............
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)6seve6aesaie6tar
Additionalinformation...............
MaintenanceandCare...........305
CheckingandFilling.............305
FUGlisves:2 2wom< 2somesvfwea&5aueoea 2oe305
Reftielingcrosseeccsnesewanesxeawisoneeere306
Catalyticconverter...............0005308
OnBoardDiagnosticSystem(OBD)......308
Enginecompartment..............00%309
Engineoil........2...eeeeeeeee312
CoolingSYStEM. < =seesscteesdeeeeswe315
BrakePluidiic.«+aessovworvaeoucoteooawe317
Electricalsystem.............0..000.317
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Windshieldwashersystem............320
Serviceintervaldisplay...............320
Whe6US «sescseeeeoseeeeseee2a322
WheelsiandTires¢sccusiassccmaueeoanemone© 0322
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......339
Careandcleaning................342
Generalinformation.................342
GarWashes:«wacusseemsssewesReeet342
Cleaningandcareinformation.........343
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......347
DovltYourselfwisssgosssscessowes348
Emergencyassistance...........348
Generalinformation..............4.-348
Equipmenteccos«yer2&nwo9¢ewsee348
TitemmOBility:Kit.scsio¢seers© «eomeone= 6ot349
Changingatire................eee351
Space-savingsparetire...............355
Collapsiblesparetire...............0.355
Fusesandbulbs.........0...2006535/7
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Emergencysituations............362
Gemetial’sscisass1 0snesx mcnauene« 9rena©exettons362
Startingbypushingortowing.........-362
Startingwithjumpercables...........362
Usingthejumpstartcable............363
Towingwithatowtruck..............-364
Raisingthevehicle................0-.365

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Quickaccess

ElectronicStabilizationControl
(ESC)
=>page139
Brakesystem
=>page21
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)Y
=>page24
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)¥
=>page24
Safetysystems¥
=>page23
Brakepads
=>page21
Electromechanicalparkingbrake
=>page22
Tirepressure
=>page340
Tirepressure
=>page340
Drivesystem
=>page24
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
v
=>page308
Enginespeedlimitation
=>page24
Engineoillevel(MIN)
=>page312
Engineoillevel(MAX)
=>page312
Engineoilsensor
=>page312
Enginewarm-uprequest
=>page313
Electricalsystem
=>page317
Tanksystem
=>page24
Washerfluidlevel
=>page25
Windshieldwipers
=>page25

Keys
=>page 78
Driver'sdoor
=>page25
Batteryinvehiclekey
=>page30
Bulbfailureindicator
=>page25
Headlightrangecontrolsystem
=>page25
Adaptivelight
=>page25
Light/rainsensor
=>page25
Activelaneassist
>page118
Audisideassist
>page126
Audipresense
=>page117
Parkingaid
=>page137
Transmission(automatictransmis-
sion)
=>page90,
Clutch(manualtransmission)
>page 23
Steeringlock
=>page 23
Enginestartsystem
=>page23
Electromechanicalsteering
=>page142
Suspensioncontrol
=>page26
Allwheeldrive/sportdifferential
=>page26
Emergencycallfunction
=>page197

Otherindicatorlights
Turnsignals
>page26>
11

Openingandclosing

Openingandclosing
Centrallocking
Youcanlockandunlockthevehiclecentrally.You
havethefollowingoptions:
—Vehiclekey>page31
—Sensorsinthedoorhandles*>page31
—Lockcylinderonthedriver'sdoor>page33
—
Interiorcentral lockingswitch>page32
Vehiclekey
Theterm“vehiclekey”referstotheremotecon-
trolkeyorconveniencekey*.Theconvenience
key*isaremotecontrolkeywithspecialfunc-
tions>page31and>page78.
Turnsignals
Theturnsignalsflashtwicewhenyouunlockthe
vehicleandflashoncewhenyoulockthevehicle.
Iftheydonotflash,thenoneofthedoors,the
luggagecompartmentlidorthehoodisnot
closedcompletely.
Automaticlocking(AutoLock)
The AutoLockfunctionlocksalldoorsandthe
luggagecompartmentlidoncethespeedhasex-
ceededapproximately9mph(15km/h).
Thevehiclecan beunlockediftheopeningfunc-
tioninthecentrallockingsystemswitchisused
oroneofthedoorhandlesispulled.
Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorswillalsoautomaticallyunlocktoallow
accesstothevehicle.
Selectivedoorunlocking
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidwilllock
whentheyclose.YoucansetintheInfotainment
systemwhetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheen-
tirevehicleshould beunlockedwhenunlocking
>page33.
Unintentionallylockingyourselfout
Onlylockyourvehiclewhenallofthedoorsand
theluggagecompartmentlidareclosedandthe
238
vehiclekeyisnotinthevehicle.Thisreducesthe
riskoflockingyourselfoutaccidentally.
Thefollowingfeatureshelptoreducetheriskof
lockingyourvehiclekeyinthevehicle:
—Ifthedriver's doorisopen,thevehiclecannot
belockedbypressingthe@buttononthevehi-
clekeyorbytouchingthelockingsensor*ona
door.
—Appliesto:sedan:Iftheconveniencekey*that
wasusedlastisdetectedinsidetheluggage
compartment,theluggagecompartmentlid
willautomaticallyunlockandopenagainafter
closingit.
—Ifthelastconveniencekey*thatwasusedisde-
tectedinsidethevehicle,thevehiclecannotbe
lockedfromtheoutsideforabrieftime.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou. This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(such aspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayin
thevehiclewhenitislockedfromtheout-
side,becausethewindowscannolongerbe
openedfromtheinside>page34.Locked
doorsmakeitmoredifficultforemergency
workerstoenterthevehicle,whichputs
livesatrisk.

@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey
—Appliesto:sedan:Iftheconveniencekey
thatwaslastusedisdetectedinsidethe
passengercompartment,thenwillnotbe
possible tolockthevehiclefromtheout-
side.Theturnsignalswillflashseveral
timestoindicatethis.Ifyoudonotopen
thevehiclewithinashorttimetoremove
thevehiclekey,thenthevehiclewilllockau-
tomatically. Thispreventsthevehiclefrom
beingleftunlockedforlongperiodsoftime.
Thekeywillthenbelockedinsidethevehi-
cle.

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Openingandclosing

> Insertthenewbatterywiththe“+”facing
down.
>Slidethebatteryholdercarefullyintothevehi-
clekey.
> Insertthemechanicalkey.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Dischargedbatteriesmustbe disposedofus-
ing
methodsthatwillnotharmtheenviron-
ment.Donotdisposeoftheminhousehold
trash.
@Tips
Replacementbatteriesforthevehiclekey
mustmeetthesamespecificationsasthe
original battery.
Unlockingandlockingbyremotecontrol

BFV-0240


Fig.21Vehiclekey:buttonprogramming
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe(button
>fig.21.
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthe&buttonone
time>/\.
>Tounlocktheluggagecompartmentlid,press
the >Toopentheluggagecompartmentlid,press
andholdthe >Totriggerthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC]but-
ton.
Thevehiclehornandemergencyflashers
willactivate.
>Toswitchoffthe alarm,pressthered[PANIC
buttonagain.




Ifyouunlockthevehicleand donotopenanyof
thedoors,thehood,ortheluggagecompart-
mentlidwithin45seconds,thevehiclewillauto-
maticallylockagain.Thisfeaturepreventstheve-
hiclefrombeingaccidentallyleftunlockedfora
longperiodoftime.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlythedriver'sdoor
isunlockedwhenunlocking thevehicle
=>page33.

ZAWARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page34.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
toenterthevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.
@Tips
—Onlyusethevehiclekeywhenyoucan see
thevehicle.
—Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictrans-
mission:Thevehiclecanonlybelocked
whentheselectorleverisin"P".
—Donotuse theremotecontrolwhenyouare
insidethevehicle.Otherwise,youcouldun-
intentionallylockthevehicle.Ifyouthentry
toopenadoor,theanti-theftalarmwill
trigger.Ifthishappens,pressthe unlock
button&.
—Onlyusethepanicfunctioninanemergen-
cy.
Unlockingandlockingwiththe
oTaN
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey


Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidcanbe
unlockedandlockedwithoutusingthevehicle
key.

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Fig.22Doorhandle:lockingthevehicle
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Openingandclosing

Unlockingthevehicle
> Gripthedoorhandle.Thedoorunlocksauto-
matically.
>Pullonthedoorhandletoopenthedoor.
Lockingthevehicle
>Appliesto:vehicleswithautomatictransmis-
sion:Selectthe"P"position,otherwisetheve-
hiclewillnotlock.
>Tolockthevehicle,closethedoorandtouch
thesensorinthedoorhandleonce>fig.22.Do
notholdthedoorhandlewhiledoingthis.
Youcanunlock/lockthevehicleateverydoor.The
vehiclekeycannotbemorethanapproximately
4feet(1.5m)awayfromthedoorhandle.The
functionshouldnotbeimpairedifthevehiclekey
isinyourjacketpocketorinyourbriefcase,for
example.
Ifyouholdthedoorhandlewhilelocking,this
canimpairthelockingfunction.
Thedoor cannotbeopenedforabriefperioddi-
rectlyafterlockingit.Thiswayyouhavethe op-
portunitytocheckifthedoorslockedcorrectly.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlyoneofthedoors
isunlockedwhenunlockingthevehicle
=>page33.


ZAWARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS=>A\inDe-
scriptiononpage28.

@)Tips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforalongperi-
odoftime,notethefollowing:
— Theenergymanagementsystemgradually
turnsoffunnecessaryconveniencefunctions
topreventthevehiclebatteryfromdraining
andtomaintainthevehicle'sabilitytostart
foraslongaspossible.Youthenmayno
longerbeabletounlockyourvehiclewith
thesensors.
32
G)Tips
Unlockingwiththeconveniencekey(keyless
access)canbedeactivatedintheInfotain-
mentsystem>page33.
Centrallockingswitch
a
Ss
2
=%a

Fig.23Driver'sdoor:centrallockingswitch
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthe@button>/\.
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button.
Whenlockingthevehiclewiththecentral locking
switch,
thefollowingapplies:
—Thedoorsandtheluggagecompartmentlid
cannotbeopenedfromtheoutsideforsecurity
reasons,suchastopreventunauthorizedopen-
ingwhilestoppedatalight.
—TheLEDinthecentral lockingswitchturnson
whenalldoorsareclosedandlocked.
—Youcanopenthedoorsindividuallyfromthein-
sidebypullingthedoorhandle.
—Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorsunlockautomaticallytoallowaccess
tothevehicle.

ZAWARNING
— Thecentral lockingswitchalsoworkswhen
theignitionisswitchedoffandautomatical-
lylockstheentirevehiclewhenthe&button
ispressed.
—Thecentral lockingswitchisinoperative
when
thevehicleislockedfromtheoutside.
—Lockeddoorsmakeitmoredifficultfor
emergencyworkerstoenterthevehicle,
whichputslivesatrisk.Donotleaveanyone
behindinthevehicle,especiallychildren.>

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Openingandclosing


—ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS>Ain
Descriptiononpage28.

@Tips
Yourvehiclelocksautomaticallywhenit
reachesaspeedof9mph(15km/h)(Auto
Lock)=page28.Youcanunlockthevehicle
againusingthe@buttoninthecentrallock-
ingswitch.
Settingthecentrallockingsystem
Youcanadjustthecentral lockingsystemtoyour
preferences.Thesettingsdependonthevehicle
equipment.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicle
settings>Centrallocking.

Doorunlocking-youcandecideifAlldoorsor
onlytheDriver'sdoorshouldunlock.Thelug-
gage compartmentlidalsounlockswhenAllis
selected.IfyouselectDriver'sdoor*inavehicle
withaconveniencekey,onlythedriver'sdoor
willunlockwhenyougraspthedriver'sdoorhan-
dle.Ifyougraspanotherdoorhandle,theentire
vehiclewillbeunlocked.
IfyouselectDriver'sdoor,allthedoorsandlug-
gagecompartmentlidwillunlockifyoupressthe
fbuttononthevehiclekeytwice.
Longpresstoopenwindows-youcanselectif
allwindowsandtheroofshouldopenusingthe
vehiclekey>page41,Convenienceopening
andclosing.Ifyoupressandholdthe&button
onthevehiclekey,allofthewindowsandthe
roofwillclose.
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey:Open
withconveniencekey-youcandeactivatethe
functionforunlockingviathesensor.Thefunc-
tionforlockingviathesensorwillstillbeenabled
>page31.
Disablerearlidhandle-ifyouselectOn,thelug-
gagecompartmentlidhandleislocked.Inthis
case,theluggagecompartmentlidcanbe

)_Thisfunctionisnotavailableinallcountries.

openedwiththe<3buttononthevehiclekeyor
withtheunlockbuttoninthedriver'sdoor.Inve-
hicleswithaconveniencekey*,youcanstillopen
theluggagecompartmentlidusingthehandleif
anauthorizedconveniencekeyisneartheprox-
imitysensor*.
Foldmirrors-ifyouselectOn,theexteriorrear-
viewmirrorswillfoldinautomaticallywhenyou
pressthe&buttononthevehiclekeyortouch
thesensor*inthehandle.
Tonewhenlocking”)-ifyouselectOn,atonewill
soundwhenyoulockthevehicle.
Mechanicallyunlockingandlockingthe
Cele
Ifthecentrallockingfails,youmustunlockor
lockthedoorsseparately.

SSS
saw-0149


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Fig.25Door:mechanicallylocking
Unlockingandlockingthedriver'sdoorwith
themechanicalkey
>Removethemechanicalkey>page30.
>Tounlockthedriver'sdoor,turnthekeytothe
unlockposition@)>fig.24.
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>

Stowingandusing

Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
e 8
Ss
e
=@a

Fig.64Front centerconsole:ashtray
Openingandclosing
>To open/closetheashtray,foldthecoverup/
down.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.

ANWARNING
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecanlead
to
seriousinjuriesor burns.To reducetherisk
ofinjuries,neverleavechildrenunattendedin
thevehiclewiththevehiclekey.



ZA\WARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.

Cigarettelighter
Appliesto:vehicleswithacigarettelighter
© & s 2
=gEa

Fig.65Front centerconsole:cigarettelighter
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
Thecigarettelightermaybeusedasapower
sourceforthetiremobilitykit/compactspare
tire*compressoronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.
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Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*,intherear*andonthesidetrimpanel
intheluggagecompartment”.
USBports
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBinput
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe«<>or
(4symbolorCHARGEONLY.


ZAWARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorintheeventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.

@)Note
—Readtheoperatingmanualsforthecon-
necteddevices.
—Disconnecttheconnectorsfromthepower
sourcescarefullytoreducetheriskofdam-
agingthem.

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Stowingandusing


—Ifyouabsolutelymustdrivewiththerearlid
open,observethefollowingnotestoreduce
theriskofpoisoning:
—Closeallwindows,
—Closethesunroof*,
—Openallairoutletsintheinstrumentpan-
el,
—Switchofftheairrecirculation,
—Set thefreshairfantothehighestspeed.


ZXWARNING
Alwaysmakesurethatthedoors,allwindows,
thesunroof*andtherearlidaresecurely
closedandlockedtoreducetheriskofinjury
whenthevehicleisnotbeingused.
—Afterclosingtherearlid,alwaysmakesure
thatitisproperlyclosedandlocked.
—Neverleaveyourvehicleunattendedespe-
ciallywiththerearlidleftopen.Achild
couldcrawlintothevehiclethroughthelug-
gage compartmentandclosetherearlidbe-
comingtrappedandunabletogetout.Be-
ingtrappedinavehiclecanlead to serious
personalinjury.
—Neverletchildrenplayinoraroundthevehi-
cle.
—Neverletpassengersrideintheluggage
compartment.Vehicleoccupantsmustal-
waysbeproperlyrestrainedinoneoftheve-
hicle’sseatingpositions.

QNote
Ifyouaretransportinglargeitemswiththe
backrestfoldeddown”,youshouldremove
the Rear SeatEntertainment(RSE)*andits
holder*toavoiddamage.
@Tips
—Aircirculationhelpstoreducewindowfog-
ging.Staleairescapestotheoutside
throughventsinthetrimpanel.Besureto
keeptheseslotsfreeandopen.
—Thetirepressuremustcorrespondtothe
load.Thetirepressurelabelliststherecom-
mendedcoldtireinflationpressuresforthe
vehicleatitsmaximumcapacityweightand
thetiresthatwere onyourvehicleatthe
timeitwasmanufactured.Forrecommend-
edtirepressuresfornormalloadconditions,
pleaseseechapter>page334.
Luggagecompartmentcover
Appliesto:vehicleswithluggagecompartmentcover

2 s
S = = ao



B4L-1256

Fig.69Luggagecompartment:removingandinstalling
theluggagecompartmentcover
Attaching
> Pullthecoveroutandattachitinthemounting
eyeletsinthesidetrimpanel>fig.68.
Removing
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
=>fig.69andremovethecoverupward.
Installing
>Placetheleftandrightsidesofthecoverinto
themountsonthesidetrimpanel.
>Pushthecoverdownwarduntilitclicksinto
place.

Z\WARNING
Theluggagecompartmentcoverisnota sur-
faceforstoringobjects.Objectsplacedonthe
coverincreasetheriskofinjurytoallvehicle>

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Driving

Driving
Generalinformation
Anewvehiclemustbebrokeninwithinthefirst
1,000miles(1,500km)sothatallmovingparts
worksmoothlytogether,whichhelpsto increase
theservicelifeoftheengine.
Donotdrivehigherthantwo-thirds ofthemaxi-
mumpermittedengineRPMduringthefirst600
miles(1,000km)and donotusefullaccelera-
tion.TheenginecanbeincreasedRPMgradually
duringthenext300miles(500km).
Reducingthe riskofvehicledamage
Thegroundclearanceistoolowonsomemodels
todriveonroughterrain.Therefore, avoidoff-
roadtrips.
@)Note
Whendrivingonpoorroads,overcurbs,and
onsteepramps,makesurethatcomponents
thathang belowthevehicle,suchasthespoil-
erandexhaustsystem,arenotstruckbecause
theycouldbedamaged.Thisespeciallyap-
pliestovehicleswithlowgroundclearance
andvehiclesthatareheavilyloaded.
Drivingthroughwateronroads
Notethefollowingtoreducetheriskofvehicle
damagewhendrivingthroughwater,forexample
onfloodedroads:
—Thewatermustnotbeanyhigherthanthebot-
tomofthevehiclebody.
—Donotdrivefasterthanwalkingspeed.

ZA\WARNING
Afterdrivingthroughwaterormud,theeffec-
tivenessofthebrakesmaybereduceddueto
moistureonthebrakerotorsandbrakepads.
Afewcarefulbrakeapplicationsshoulddryoff


thebrakesandrestorethefullbrakingeffect.

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@)Note
—Vehiclecomponentssuchastheengine,
transmission,suspension,orelectricalsys-
tem,canbeseverelydamagedbydriving
throughwater.
—AlwaysswitchtheStart/Stopsystem”off
whendrivingthroughwater>page80.
G)Tips
—Determinethedepthbeforedrivingthrough
water.
—Donotstopthevehicle,driveinreverse,or
switchtheengineoffwhendrivingthrough
water.
— Keepinmindthatoncomingvehiclesmay
createwavesthatraisethewaterleveland
makeittoodeepforyourvehicletodrive
throughsafely.
—Avoiddrivingthroughsaltwater,because
thiscancausecorrosion.
aireaMNeLNacelaera(olery
driving

Theamountoffuelconsumption,theenviron-
mentalimpact,andtheweartotheengine,
brakes,andtiresdependsmostlyonyourdriving
style.Notethefollowinginformationforefficient
andenvironmentally-consciousdriving:
— Donotlettheenginerunwhilethevehicle
parked.
—UsetheStart/Stopsystem>page80.
—Turnoffelectricalequipmentthatisnotneed-
ed, forexampleseatheating*.
—Anticipateupcomingtrafficsituationswhile
drivingtoavoidunnecessaryaccelerationand
braking.
—Utilizetheenginebrakingeffect.
—Avoiddrivingshortdistancesorathighspeeds
whenpossible.
—Avoidaddingextraweighttothevehicleifpos-
sible,forexamplebynotleavingroofracksor
bike
racksinstalledwhentheyarenotneeded.
—Havemaintenanceperformedregularlyonthe
vehicle.
—Donotdrivewithwintertiresduringthesumm-
er,

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Driving

— Makesurethetirepressureiscorrect
>page332.
G)Tips
Theamountofnoiseproducedbythevehicle
canincreasesignificantlywhendrivingwitha
sportystyle.Showrespecttoothersaround
you and
theenvironmentwiththewayyouop-
erateyourvehicle,especiallyatnight.
Steering
Adjustingthesteeringwheelposition
Thesteeringwheelpositionisadjustableupand
downandforwardandback.


B4G-0567

Fig.86Steeringcolumn:leverforadjustingthesteering
wheelposition
> Pulltheleverinthedirectionofthearrow
>A.
>Bringthesteeringwheelintothedesiredposi-
tion.
>Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumnun-
tilitissecure.

AWARNING
Incorrectuseofthesteeringwheeladjust-
mentandanincorrectseatingpositioncan
causeseriousinjuries.
—Onlyadjustthesteeringcolumnwhenthe
vehicleisstationaryso thatyoudonotlose
controlofthevehicle.
—Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheelso
that
thereisatleasta10in(25cm)dis-
tancebetweenyourchestandthesteering
wheel.Ifyoudonot maintainthisdistance,
theairbagsystemwillnot beabletoprovide
itsfullprotection.

—Ifyourphysicalcharacteristicspreventyou
fromsittingatleast10in(25cm)ormore
awayfromthesteeringwheel,seeifanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitycanprovideadaptersthat
willhelp.
—Ifyourfaceislevelwiththesteeringwheel,
theairbagdoesnotprovideasmuchprotec-
tionduringacollision.Alwaysmakesure
thatthesteeringwheelislevelwithyour
chest.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsinthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstoreducetheriskofinjuryiftheairbag
deploys.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelinthe12
o'clockpositionorwithbothhands onthe
rimorthecenterofthesteeringwheel.
Holding the
steeringwheelincorrectlysig-
nificantlyincreasestheriskofinjurytothe
hands,armsandheadifthedriverairbag
deploys.

Shiftingintogear
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
Invehicleswithamanualtransmission,youshift
intogearsmanually.Thegearshiftleverisla-
beledwiththepositions oftheindividualgears.
Pleasenotethatthereversegear canonlybeen-
gagedwhenthegearshiftleverispusheddown-
ward.
©)Note
—Alwayspresstheclutchpedalalltheway
downwhenshifting.
—Releasetheclutchpedalcompletelyafter
shifting.Donotrestyourfootontheclutch
pedal.
—Alwaysselectthe gearthatcorrespondsto
thecurrentvehiclespeedandengineRPM.
—Donotholdthevehicleoninclineswhenthe
clutchis“grinding”.
—Bringthevehicletoacompletestopbefore
shiftingintoreversegear.
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