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Vehicl e ca re a nd cl eanin g 215
Rinse the vehicle thoroughly with water. Then
clean using a neutral shampoo and a soft mi
crofiber cloth.
Rinse the vehicle tho roughly again and let it
air dry. Remove any water residue using a
shammy .
A WARNING
-Only wash the vehicle when the ignition
is off and follow the instructions from
the car wash operator to reduce the risk
of accidents .
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect your
self from sharp metal components when
wash ing the underbody or the inside of
the wheel housings .
- After washing the vehicle, the braking ef
fect may be delayed due to mo isture on
the brake rotors or ice in the winter. The
brakes must be dried first with a few
careful brake applicat ions.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car wash, you must fold the exterior m ir
rors in to reduce the r is k of damage to
the mirrors. Power folding exterior m ir- rors* must only be fo
lded in and out us
ing the power folding fu nction .
- T o prevent paint damage, do not wash
the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- T o reduce the r is k of damage to the sur
face, do not use insect removing spong
es, kitchen sponges or similar items.
- Matte finish painted vehicle compo
nents:
- To reduce the risk of damage to the
surface, do not use polishing agents or hard wax.
- Never use car wash cycles that apply
protective wax. It can destroy the
matte fin ish effect .
- Do not place any stickers or magnet ic
signs on vehicle parts painted w ith
matte fin ish paint. The paint cou ld be
damaged when the stickers o r magnets
a re removed.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the vehicle in facilities spec ially
designed for that p urpose . This will red uce
the r is k of dirty wate r contam inated with
oil from entering the sewer system.
Cleaning and care information
When clea ning and caring for individual vehi
cle components, refer to the fo llow ing tab le.
The information contained there is simp ly rec
ommendations. For questions or for compo -nents that are not listed
, refer to a n author
ized Audi dea ler or a qualified workshop. Also
follow the information found in ¢ .&. .
Cle an ing exte rior
Component Situation Solution
Wipe r blades
Dirty ~ page 54, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Headlight s/ Dirty Soft sponge with a mild soap solutiona>
tail ligh ts
S en sor s/
Dirty Sensors: soft cloth with a so lvent-free cleaning product
camera le nse s Camera lenses: soft cloth with an alcohol-free cleaning
so lution
Snow/ice Hand brush/so
lvent-free de-icing spray
Wheel s Road salt Water
Brake dust Acid-free special cleaning
solution
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218 Vehicle care and cleaning
- Never clean headlights or tail lights
with a dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that
contains alcohol, because they could
cause cracks to form.
-Wheels
- Never use any paint polish or other
abrasive materials.
- Damage to the protective layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches
must be repaired immediately.
- Sensors/camera lenses
- Never use warm or hot water to re-
move snow or ice from the camera
lens. This could cause the lens to crack.
- Never use abrasive cleaning materials
or alcohol to clean the camera lens.
This could cause scratches and cracks.
-Windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and
exterior mirrors with a plastic scraper.
To avoid scratches, move the scraper
only in one direction and not back and
forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from win
dows and mirrors using warm or hot
water because this could cause cracks
to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window
defogger, do not apply any stickers on
the heating wires on the inside of the
window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning
products.
- Paint
-To reduce the risk of scratches, the ve-
hicle must be free of dirt and dust be
fore polishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish
or wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do
not polish away rust film .
- Remove cosmetics and sunblock imme
diately. Otherwise, the paint could be
damaged .
-Trim
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not
treat the trim around the panorama
sunroof with paint polish.
- Decorative decals
-To reduce the risk of damage, do not
use any rough powder or abrasive
cleaning products .
- To reduce the risk of damage, do not
polish decorative parts that have a
matte finish .
-Displays
-To avoid scratches, do not use dry
cleaning methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause dam
age.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their com
ponents chemically or with corrosive
fluids or solvents and never allow
sharp objects to come into contact
with the safety belts. This could cause
damage to the belt webbing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buck les, have them replaced by an author
ized Audi dealer or a qualified work
shop.
- Textiles/Vinyl/Alcantara
- Never treat Vinyl/Alcantara with leath-
er care products, solvents, floor polish,
shoe polish, stain remover or similar
products.
- To avoid damage, have stubborn stains
removed by an authorized Audi dealer
or a qualified workshop.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes,
hard sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zip
pers, rivets on clothing or belts can
cause damage to the surface.
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2 78 Fuses and bulbs
Luggage compartment fuse assignment
Fig. 234 Luggage compartment: fuse pa nel with plastic bracket
Fuse p ane l@ (black) No. Equipment Amps
No . Equ ipm ent Amps
11 E lectromechanical steering 5
ESC button, data logger, di· 12
Selector lever,
BCM-2
5
1 agnostic connector, BCM · 1, 5
13 Audi side ass ist 5
adaptive light ing system
14 Engine control module
5
2 Networking gateway
5
15 Starter 40
3 adaptive air suspension 5
4 Parking system
5 16 Left headlight/Headlight
10/5
range control system
5 Steering column lever
5
6 Suspension control system 5 sensor
Fu
se p an el@ (red )
No. Equipment Amps
7
Belt tensioners, airbag con-
5
trol module
Heated washer fluid nozzles, 1
Left reversible belt
tensioner
2S
2 Right reversible belt
ten-
25
sioner
H ome link (garage door
Starter diagnos is, DC/DC
8 opener), night vision system 5
3 converter (Start-Stop-Sys·
5
control module, sport differ- tern)
ential, ionizer
9
Electromechanical parking 5
brake control module 4
DC/DC converter (Start-
7,5 Stop-System)
5 Image processing
7,5
10 Rear
seat heating, cooler, in· 5 terior rearview mirror
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No. Equ ipment
6 R
ight headlight (headlight
with adaptive light)
7 ESC control module
8
Sound actuator, AEM control
module
9 Adaptive cruise control
10 Transmiss
ion control mod-
ule
11 Climate control
system sen-
sors
Fu se pan el© (bro w n)
No. Equipment
1 E
lectromechanical parking
brake
2 Suspension control system
sensor
3 Rear
Infotainment control
system controls
4 Smart modul tank
5 Front
climate control system
contro ls
6 Rear climate control
system
controls
7 Networking gateway
8 Cooler
9
I nterface for specia l func-
tions
10 Cell phone
adapter, Blue-
tooth handset
11 AEM control modu le
1 2 Selector lever
13 Ambient lighting
14 Rear exterior lighting
15 Fuel
pump
16 Electromechanical parking
brake
Amps
10
5
7,5 10
5
5
Amps
5
5
5
5
15
10
s
15
s
5
15
10
10
20
25
30
Fu ses and bulb s 2 79
Fus e pan el@ (bla ck)
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1 Automatic luggage com
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5
partment lid
3 Rear sockets 20
5 adaptive air suspension
15
6 115-Vsocket 25
7 E
lectromechanical parking
30
brake
8 Rear seat heating 25
9 Rear exterior lighting
20
10 Rear climate control system
20
blower
Rear sun shade, closing aid,
11 luggage
compartment lock,
20
convenience key, fue l filler
door
12 Luggage compartment
lid
30
control module
Fuse panel ® (red)
No. Equipm ent Amps
1 Rear
seat adjustment but-
tons 5
3 Left rear seat (pneumatics) 7,5
5 Tra
iler hitch control module* 25
6 Left rear seat 30
7 Right rear seat 30
8 Trailer hitch contro l modu le*
25
9 Tra ile r hitc h control modu le* 15
10 Right rear
seat (pneumatics) 7,5
Fuse pan el® (brown )
No. Equipment Amps
1 Start-Stop-System,
Radio re-
30
ceiver/sound amplifier
2 Sound amplifie r 30
Start-Stop-System, Rear
3 Seat
Entertainment, radio 7,5
receiver/sound amplifier
5
Automatic dimming interior 5
rearview mirror
6 DVD changer 5
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298 Index
Cell phone package 293
Conveni enc e key ....... ... .. .. .... . 293
Electronic immobilizer .... ... .. .... . 293
Home link unive rsal remote con tro l ... 293
Remo te con trol key ......... .. .. .. . 293
Deco rativ e parts/trim
C leaning .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 216
D EF
What does this mean when it appea rs in
the trip odometer d isplay? . .. .. .. .. .. 26
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Defrosting (w indows) .. ... .. .. .. .. ... . 80
D eluxe automatic clima te control . . . . . . . 79
De term in ing co rrec t lo ad limit . .. .. ... 254
Di ese l fue l ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 1
Diesel par ticu late filter . . . . . . . . . . 21, 206
Dig ita l compass .... ......... .. .. .. .. 56
Di mensions .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 288
Dimming the rearv iew mirror .......... 56
Disp lays
C leaning ... ... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 216
Di stance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Door/re ar lid wa rning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D oors
M echanical chi ld safety lock .. .... .. .. 41
Power child safety lock .... .. .. .... .. 41
Driver info rm ation system
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D oor/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior temperature disp lay ..... .. . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Dr iver seating posi tion ...... .. .. .. .. . 134
drive select adaptive a ir suspension/spo rt .. ... ... 108
Adaptive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Curve light ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 108
D ynamic stee ring .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 108
E ng ine sound . ...... ..... .... .. .. . 108
Safety b elt tensioner . ... .. .. ... ... . 10 8
Sport differen tia l ...... ... .. .. .... . 108
Drive select ...... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 108
Driving safely .... .. ... .... .. .. .. .. . 133
D riving through water . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 20 7
Driving t ime ........... .... .... ..... 25
Dup licate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 D
ust filter
ref er to Poll utant fi lt e r (automatic A/C
system) ... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 78
Dynam ic steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108, 201
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Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
EDL
refer to E lectronic different ia l lock .... 197
Efficiency program Fuel economy m essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Oth er equipment ... ... ..... ... .. .. . 26
El ectr ica l ac cessories (so ckets ) . . . . . 68, 74
Elec tromechan ic a l parking brake
Emergency brak ing ............... .. 87
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Pa rking ... .. .. .. .... ...... .... ... . 86
Re leas ing and closing . ....... .... .. . 85
St arti ng assist . .. ... ... .... ..... .. . 86
Star ting from rest .. .... .... ... .. .. . 86
Starting off with a t railer ..... .... . .. . 87
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
El ectromechan ical power assist .... .... 201
Elec tronic differen tial lock . ....... .... 197
Warning/ind icator lights . ............ 18
E lectronic differential lock (ED L)
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
El ectronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . 26, 32
Elec tronic power control (EPC)
warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lectronic spe ed limiter .. ..... ... .. .. . 30
El ectronic Stab ilizat ion Con trol (E SC) . .. 19 7
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Emergency actuat ion
Doors ........ .. .. ........ ...... .. 37
Luggage compartment lid .... ...... .. 40
Pa rking loc k ... .. ... ... .... ..... .. 119
Power sunroof . .. ........... .. .. .. . 44
Emergency brak ing .... .. .. ... ..... .. . 87
Emergency flasher .... .. ..... .... . .. . 47
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 23
E mergency operation
P a noramic s unroo f ....... .... ...... . 45
S un shade (roo f) .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 45
E mergency start ing ..... ........... . 281
Eme rgency towing . ....... ..... ..... 283
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302 Index
Massage function Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear seats . .... .......... ........ .. 61
Reclining rear seat ........ .. .. ...... 64
Matte finish paint cleaning .. .. .. .... . 214
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mirrors Ad justing the exterior mirrors ... .... .. 55
Compass ... ............. .. .. .. ... . 56
dimming . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 56
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 52
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 161
Mu ltifunction stee ring wheel ..... .. .. .. 24
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Natural leather
C leaning ....... ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 217
New tires and wheels ....... .. .. .... . 256
NHTSA Contacting .... .......... .. .. .... . 141
Night vision ass istant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 1
Cleaning camera lenses ...... .. .. .. . 215
Ni trogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue .. ......... .. .. .. .. . 225
Number of seats ......... .. .. .. .... . 143
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Occupant seating positions .. .. .. .. .. . 134
Octane rating ................ ... .. . 220
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (automati c climate control) . . . . . . . . 79
O il
refer to Engine oil .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 231
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) .... .. .... .. 29
E le ctr onic spee d limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
M alfunct ion Indica tor Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 29
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 29
Opening Hood .. .. ............... ........ . 228
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . 38, 40
Panoramic sunroof .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44
Power windows ........... ... .. .... 41
Sliding/tilting sunroof ... .. .. .. .... .. 43
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45, 52 Operate
your vehicle economically and
minimize poll ution ... ........... .. .. 207
Other equipm ent (efficiency program) 26
Outs ide mirrors
refer to Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Paint damage . .. .. ... .......... .. .. 216
Paint No ........ .. ............. .... 287
Panoramic sunroof ................. .. 44
Sun shade ..... .. ..... ......... ... . 45
Parking .... .... .. ............. .... . 86
Valet parking .... ............. .... . 42
Parking brake ... .. ... .......... .. .. . 85
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ... .. .... .. ... .. ........ .. .. . 85
Parking system
Adjus ting the display/warning tone ... 130
Cleaning sensors/came ra lenses .. .. .. 215
Cleaning the rear v iew camera ... .. .. 121
Malfunction ..... .. ........... .. .. 130
Peripheral cameras ............ .... 124
Trail er hitch . .. .. ... .......... .. .. 130
Parking systems ... ............. .... 120
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter ...... . 21
Parts replacement . ............. .... 292
Pass-through with ski s ack ........ .... . 71
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 162
Passenger protection .. .......... .. .. 194
Passive safety system ............ .... 133
Pedals . .... .... .. ............. .... 138
Pedestrian detection .. .......... .. .. 111
Physical principles of a frontal collision 144
Plastic parts
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 216
Polishing ..... .. .. .. ........... .... 216
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (automatic A/C
system) . .. .. .. .. ............. .. ... 78
Pollutant filter (automat ic A/C system) .. 78
Power locking system ............ .. .. . 33
Locking/unlocking the vehicle from i n-
side .......... .. .. ........... .. .. . 36
Luggage compartment lid ....... .... . 37
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
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Settings ... .. ........... .. .. .. .... 34
Unlocking and locking vehicle ... .. .. .. 35
Pow er seat adjustment
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist 201
Power windows ............ .... .. .... 41
malfunction ............. .... .. .. .. 42
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
pre sense .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 194
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . 194
Programming the Hom elink universa l re-
mote control ................. ... ... 131
Proper occupant seating positions .. .. . 134
Proper safety belt position ... .. .. .. .. . 147
Proper seating position
Front passenger ................... 135
Occupants .. ................. .. ... 134
Rear passengers .......... .. .. .. ... 136
Protecting 216
Q
quattro
refer to All Wheel Drive ............. 202
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 144
Why safety belts? ............... .. 143
R
Radiator fan ... ........... .. .. .. ... 238
Radio clock .. .. .............. ... .... 27
Rain/light sensor Headlights .............. .... .. .... 46
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . 53
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
RangeffuelleveO .................... 25
Reading lights . ............... ... .... 50
Rear fog lights ............ .... .. .. .. 46
Rear lid
Escape handle
Rear light 266
Defective .. ............. .... .. .... 22
Index 303
Rear seats
Adjusting individual seats ......... .. . 61
Entry assistance . ... .............. .. 64
Front passenger seat adjustment . . . . . . 64
Reclining rear seat .................. 63
Rear view mirror ... .. .............. .. 56
Rear window heating . ................ 80
Recircu lation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Reclining rear seat ... .............. .. 63
Recuperat ion .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... .... .. 25
Refuelling ... ... .. .. ............... 223
Remote control Garage door opener (HomeLink) ...... 131
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Unlock ing and locking .............. . 35
Remote luggage compartment lid release 37
Repair manuals .. ................... 290
Repairs Airbag system ..... .............. . 164
Replacing Fuses ......... .. ................. 276
Light bulbs .. .. .. .... ........... .. 280
Tires and wheels ... .............. . 257
Windshield wiper blades ............ . 54
Reporting Safety Defects ............. 141
Request to warm engine by driving Warning/indicator lights ........ .. .. . 21
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Reverse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rims Cl eaning ...... .... ............... 215
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Loading ........................... 73
Roof weight . .. .. .... ........... .. . 73
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SAFE ................... ........... 26
Safe driving habits ... .............. . 133
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 148
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Serv ice and disposal ... ... .... ..... 150
Safety belt pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
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