warning lights AUDI TT 2012 User Guide

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Clearvision
Fig.44Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
LightSensorMalfunction*
Intheeventofalightsensormalfunction,the
driverisnotifiedintheinstrumentclusterdis­
play:
gAutomaticheadlights/automaticwipers
defective
Forsafetyreasonsthelowbeamsareturned
onpermanentlywiththeswitchinAUTO'.
However, youcan
continuetoturnthelights
onand offusingthelight switch. Havethe~
Automaticheadlightcontrol*
IntheswitchpositionAUTOtheautomatic
headlightcontrolisturnedon.The low
beamsareturnedonautomaticallythrougha
light
sensorassoonasambientbrightness
(e.g.whendrivingintoatunnel)falls below a
value
presetatthefactory.Whenambient
brightnessincreases again,thelowbeamsare
turnedoffagainautomaticallyq.&..
IntheAUTOpositionthelowbeamsare
switched offautomaticallywhentheignition
isturnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(Canadamodels
only)
Thedaytimerunninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchqfig.44iseitheratthe
aorthe,00:position.
The
daytimerunning lightsfunctioncannotbe
turnedoff.
Daytimerunninglights(DRL) (USAmodels)
Thedaytime runninglightsareactivatedonly
whenthelight switchisattheAUTO'orDRL*
position.
lights
willgooff
andonlytheside marker
lights willbeon.
The
daytimerunning lightscanbeturnedon
or off using thisfunction.
Ifthefunctionisac­
tive,
thedaytimerunning lightsareturnedon
automaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
on.
'"'"'"~al
..Turnthelight switchto~D.
..Pushthehighbeamlever forwardtowards
theinstrumentpanelqpage 47.
Switchingoffthelights
..TurnthelightswitchtoO.
Theheadlightsonlyworkwhentheignitionis
Switched on.Whilestartingtheengineor
when switching offtheignition,thehead-
switchingtheheadlightsonandoff
Fig.4SInstrumentpanel:lightswitchwithdaytime
runninglights(DRL)
..Turnthelight switchtoAUTO*qfig.44.
Switchingontheheadlightsandhighbeam
Switchingonthesidemarkerlights
..Turnthelightswitchto,00:.
Switchingonautomaticheadlightcontrol*
Thelightswitchmustnotbeovertu rnedpast
thestopsineitherdirection.
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Lights
Openingthewindows
..Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Turnandholdthekeyintheopenposition
@.
Reactivatingthesystemafterbattery1disconnection
Reactivating theconvenience close/openfea­
ture
AWARNING
-
Becareful whenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway,or
seriousinjury could result!
- Always read
andheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage38.
Theautomaticclose function willceaseifthe
keyisreleased.
Ifthevehiclebatteryisdisconnectedandthen
reconnected,theautomaticclosingandopen­
ingfunctionwillnotworkuntilitisreactivat­
ed.
Toreactivate thisfeature,performthefol­
lowing
steps:
Reactivatingclose/openfeature
..Pull andholdthepower window switchun­
til
thewindowiscompletelyclosed.
.. Release
theswitch.
.. Pull
theswitchagain-foronesecond.The
automaticclosing/openin'§isnow reactivat­
ed.
openedarethepower windows switched
off.
-
Becarefulwhenclosingthewindows.
Check
toseethatnooneisintheway, or
serious
injurycould result!
- Always remove
theignitionkeywhenever
youleaveyourvehicle.
-Ifyoulockyourvehicle fromtheoutside,
noone,especially children,shouldre­
main
inthevehicle.
-
Donotstick anything onthewindowsor
thewindshieldthatmayinterferewith
thedriver'sfieldofvision.
Convenienceclose/openfeature
(DTips
-Whenthedoorsareopened,thewin­
dows are
automaticallylowered10mm.
- The windows canstill be
openedand
closed for
abouttenminutesafterthe
ignition hasbeenturnedoff.The power
windows
arenotshutoff untiloneofthe
frontdoorsisopened.
Youcon close oropen thewindowstromout­
side when youtock oruntock yourcorwith the
key.
Fig.43Keyturnsforopeningandclosing
Closingthewindows
..Insertthekey intothelockofthedriver's
door.
..Makesurethatthewindows arenotblocked
q.&..
..Turnandholdthekeyinthelock position®
qfig.43untilthewindows arecompletely
closed.
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CLearvision
lightsensorcheckedassoonaspossibleata
dealership.
Cominghome/leavinghomefunction*
The functionisswitched onwhentheswitchis
intheAUTO·positionandthefunctionis
shownasactiveinthedriverinformationsys­
tem.
Thecominghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhentheignitionis
switchedoffandthedriver'sdoorisopened.
Thelengthoftimethelightsremainoncan be
setinthemenudisplay(Illumination>Exte­
rior
lights>cominghome).
The leavinghomefunctionilluminatesthe
areaaroundthevehiclewhenunlocking it.
.&WARNING
- Never use
daytimerunninglightstosee
whereyouaregoing. Theyarenotbright
enoughandwillnotletyouseefar
enoughaheadforsafety, especiallyat
duskorwhenitisdark.Always switchon
thelowbeamsatduskorwhenitisdark.
-
Automaticheadlightsareonlyintended
toassistthedriver. Theydonotrelieve
thedriverofhisresponsibilitytocheck
theheadlightsandtoturnthemonman­
ually accordingtothecurrentlightand
visibility conditions. Forexample,fog
andraincannotbedetectedbythelight
sensors.Soalways switchonthehead­
lightsundertheseweatherconditions
andwhendrivinginthedarkgD.
-Crashes canhappenwhenyoucannotsee
theroadaheadandwhenyoucannotbe
seenbyothermotorists.
-Alwaysturnontheheadlights50that
you canseeaheadand50thatothers
canseeyourcarfromtheback.
IIDTips1
-WiththeswitchinAUTOfrontfog lights
cannotbeturnedoninaddition.
-The lightsensorforheadlightcontrolis
locatedintherearview mirrormount.
Donotapply anystickerstothewind- shield
inthisareatopreventmalfunc­
tionsor
failures.
-
Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan be
adjustedinthedriverinformationsys­
tem~page25.
-Ifyouremovetheignitionfromtheigni­
tionlock whiletheheadlightsarestill
on,abuzzerwillsoundaslongasthe
driver'sdoorisopentoremind youto
turnoffthelights.
- Always
observethespecifie localregula­
tionsforyourareaastowhentouseyour
lights.
-
Withautomaticheadlights,thehigh­
beamfunctionisalso available,butwith
onerestriction:Ifyouhavenotswitched
thehighbeamsbacktolowbeamsdur­
ing
automaticheadlightoperation(for
example,afterdrivingthroughatunnel),
onlythelowbeamscomeonthenext
timeautomaticheadlightsareswitched
on.Tousethehighbeams,youfirsthave
topullthehighbeamlever backand
thenpushtheleverforwardagain.
-
Incoolordampweather,theinsideof
theheadlights,turnsignalsandtail
lightscan fog overduetothetempera­
turedifferencebetweentheinsideand
outside.They willclearshortlyafter
switchingthemon.Thisdoesnotaffect
theservice lifeofthelighting.
Adaptivelight1
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
Whendriving around bends,therelevant area
aftheraadisbetterilluminated.
Fig.46Adaptivelightwhendriving
»
Thebenefitofadaptivelightisthatthecurve
and
theedgeoftheroad arebetterilluminat­
ed
~fig.46.Theadaptivelightis controlled
automatically,
dependingon vehiclespeed
andsteeringwheelangle.
When drivingaroundbends,theheadlights
arecontrolledaccordingtosteeringwheelan­
gle. 50
thatthereisno blackareaaheadofthe
vehicle,thetwomainbeamspivotatdifferent
angles.
iTips
Thesystemworks aboveaspeedofabout
6mph(10km/hl.
Frontfoglights
Usethelight switch taturn onthe front fog
lights.
Fig.47Foglightactivation:lightswitch position onve­
hicles WlTHOUT sensorlight
Switchingonthefrontfoglights~D
~Donotturnthelightswitch:q.-~fig.47to·
wardthefoglightsymbol~O.
~Turnthelightswitchto:"=ortogD.
~PullthelightswitchtothefirststopCD,
Whenthefrontfoglightsareon,thesymbol
~Dnexttathelightswitchwillilluminate.
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TurnsignaIsandhighbeamlever
Thelever ontheleftsideofthesteeringcol­
umnisused taoperote theturn signais and
thehighbeamaswell asthe headlight flash­
er.
Fig.48Turnsignal andhigh beam lever
Theturnsignalandhighbeamleverhasthe
followingfunctions:
TurnsignalsQQ
~Lifttheleverupalltheway~fig.48CDto
usetherightturnsignals,orpushthelever
down all
theway(3)tousetheleftturnsig-.
nals.
Auto-blink
~Movethelever (upordown)justtothe
pointofresistancetousetheturnsignals
foraslongasyou needthem,forexample
whenchangingLanes.
~Briefly movetheleverupordownjustto
thepointofresistanceandthenreleaseitta
flashtheturnsignalsthreetimesinsucces­
sion.
Thisfeatureallowstoindjcatelane
changesclearlyandwithminimumeffort
whendriving onhighways.
Highbeamm
~Pushthelever forward®toswitchonthe
highbeam.
~Pullthelever backtowardsyoutoswitchoff
thehighbeam.
Headlightflasherj[D
~Pullthelevertowardthesteeringwheel@
tousetheheadlightflasher.

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~Movetheleverbacktoposition@.
Thewindshieldwipersandwasheronly work
whentheignition isturnedon.Ifyouswitch
off
theignitionwiththewindshieldwiperlev­
erstillintheintervalwipe positionandthen
Fig.S5Wiper lever:windshield wiperleverpositions
.@
.@
.......(1)
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.@
Clearvision
Lowwiper speed
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
One-touch wiping
~Movethelevertoposition@,whenyou
wanttowipethewindshieldbriefly.
Automatic wiper/washer
~Pullthelevertoposition®(towardthe
steeringwheel)andhold.
~Releasethelever.Thewasherstopsandthe
wiperskeepgoing foraboutfourseconds.
Windshield wiper
High wiper speed
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
Thewindshieldwiperleverc:>fig.55hasthe
following positions:
Intermittentwiping'Vi(activating rain
sensor)*
~Movetheleveruptoposition@.
~Movetheintervalsetswitch@,tochange
theintervals.
Thewindshield wiperlevercontraisbaththe
windshield wipers
andthewashersystem.
Wiperandwasher
system
iTlps
-Switchingoffthedimmingfunctionof
theinside rearviewmirroralsodeacti­
vatestheautomaticdimmingfunctionof
theexteriormirrors.
- The
automaticdimmingmirrorsdonot
dimwhentheinterior lighting isturned
onorthereversegearisselected.
-Automaticdimmingforthemirroronly
operatesproperlyifthelightstrikingthe
insidemirrorisnothinderedinanyway.
CDNote .
Liquid
electrolyteleakingfrombroken mir­
ror
glasswilldamageany plasticsurfaces
itcomesincontactwith. Clean upspilled
electrolyte
immediatelywithcleanwater
and asponge.
---_Ifelectrolytegetsintotheeyes, flush
thoroughly withlargeamountsof~em.terforatleastISminutes;clean wa
d · lattentionisrecommended.meIca_Ifelectrolytecontactsskin,
flush affect-
ed
areawith cleanwaterforatleastIS
minutesandthenwashaffectedarea
withsoapandwater;medicalattention
isrecommended.Thoroughlywashaf­
fected clothing
andshoesbeforereuse.
_Ifswallowedandpersonisconscious,
rinse
mouthwithwaterforatleastIS
minutes.Donotinduce vomitingunless
instructedtodosobymedicalprofessio­
nal.
Getmedicalattentionimmediately.
hicles
whenchanginglanes,
youcould
estimateincorrectlyandcauseanacci­
dent.
Dimming themirrors •
(DlTips
Ifthereshouldbeamalfunctioninthe
electricalsystem,youcanstilladjustthe
exteriormirrorsbypressingtheedgeof
themirror.
Fig.54Automatic dimmingrearviewmirror*
AWARNING
Electrolyte fluidcanleak
fromautomatic
dimmingmirrors iftheglassisbroken.
Electrolyte fluidcan
irritateskin,eyesand
respiratorysystem.
-Repeatedorprolongedexposuretoelec­
trolytecancauseirritationtotherespira­
torysystem,especiallyamongpeople
withasthmaorotherrespiratorycondi­
tions.
Getfresh airimmediatelybyleav­
ing
thevehicle or,ifthatisnotpossible,
openwindowsanddoorsalltheway.~
Manual anti-glare adjustment
~Movethesmalllever(locatedonthebot­
tomedgeofthemirror)totherear.
Automatically dimmingmirrors*
~Todimtherearviewmirrorandbothexteri­
ormirrors,[email protected]
®turnson.The rearviewandexteriormir­
rors dim
automaticallywhenlightshineson
them,forexample.roheadlightson ave-
hicletotherear.'\.
Adjustingtheexterior mirrors
Fig.53Forward sectionofdriver'sarmrest: powermir­rorcontrols
Adjustingtheoutside mirrors
~Turntheadjustingknobtoc:>fig.53CD
(driver'ssideoutsidemirror)to®(front
passenger'soutsidemirror).
~Presstheknobintheappropriatedirection
tomovethemirrorsurface50thatyouhave
a good view
totherear.
Mirrors
-===----=~--------------------
Thevanitymirrorsinthesunvisorsareequip­
ped with lids.
Whenthelidisopened@,the
mirrorlightintheheadlinerturnsonauto­
matically.Itturnsoffwhenthelidisclosed
andthevisorisfoldedup again.
CDNote
- Curved
mirrorsurfaces(convexorspheri­
cal*)
increaseyourfieldofview. Remem­
berthatvehiclesorotherobjectswillap­
pearsmallerandfartherawaythanwhen
seeninaflatmirror.Ifyouusethismir­
ror
toestimatedistancesoffollowingve-
Heated
mirrors*
~Turntherotaryknobto@.
Oepending onoutsidetemperatureandvehi­
cle
speed,themirrorsurfacesareheateduntil
theignitionisswitchedoff- even iftherotary
knob
isnolongerinposition@.
Youarewell-advisedtofoldtheexteriormir­
rors
inwhenmaneuveringintightspacesor
whenleavingthecarparked closetootherve­
hicles.

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comebackawhilelateranddrive off,therain
sensorwillreactivateitselfafterthevehicle
speedhasexceeded4mph(6km/hl.
Therainsensor*isonlyactivatedwiththe
wiper leversettoposition0.Whenitstarts
torain,therainsensorwillautomaticallyacti­
vatetheintermittentwipingmode.
Toreducethesensitivityofthesensor,move
switch
®down.Toincreasethesensitivity,
move
theswitch up.Thehigheryouadjustthe
sensitivity,thefasterthesensorwillreact
whenitsensesmoistureonthewindshield.
The
pausesbetweenwiperturnsdependnot
only onthesensitivitysetting,butontheve­
hicle
speedaswell.
During
briefstops,e.g.ata red light, wiper
motionwillautomaticallybereducedtothe
nextlowerspeed.Wipersalreadyturningat
lowspeed.changetointermittentwiping.
Whentheignition isturnedon,thewasher
jetsareheated.
AWARNING
-Wiperbladesarecrucialforsafedriving!
Only
whentheyareingoodconditionare
theyabletoclearthewindows properly
topr.ovideuncompromisingvisibility.
Worn or
damagedwiperbladesarea
safetyhazardQpage54,Replacing
windshield wiperblades!
-Thelight/rainsensor*isonlydesignedto
assistandsupportthedriver.Itremains
entirelythedriver's responsibilityto
monitoroutsideweatherconditionsand
tomanuallyactivatethewipersassaon
asrainordrizzlereducesvisibility
throughthewindshield.
- The windshield
mustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin­
creaseglareunderpoor visibility condi­
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunisLawonthehorizon. Inaddi­
tion,
theycancausethewindshield wip­
erstachatter.
CDNote
Infreezing ornearfreezingconditions:
- Always check
thatthewiperbladesare
notfrozentotheglassbeforeyouturn
thewiperson.Loosen awiperblade
whichisfrozeninplace beforeoperating
thewiperstopreventdamagetothe
wiper bladeorthewiper motor.
-
Donotusethewiperstoclearafrosted
window. Usingthewipersasaconven­
ienticescraperwilldestroythewiper
blades.
- Before you
takeyourvehicletoanauto­
matiecarwash,makesure'you havethe
windshield wipersystemswitchedoff
(leverinpositional,otherwisethewind·
shield wiper
systemcouldgetdamaged
inthecarwash ifitshouldsuddenly
comeon.
mTips
-The windshieldwipersareswitchedoff
whentheignitionisturnedoff.Activate
thewindshieldwipersaftertheignition
is
switchedbackonbymovingthewind­
shield
wiperlevertoany position.
- Worn
ordirtywi.(ldshieldwiperblades
causesmearing,which canaffecttheop­
erationofthelight/rainsensor*. Check
theconditionofyourwindshield wiper
bladesregularly,,-
-The rainsensorispal\!oftheinterval
wipingsystem.Turningofftheignition
will
alsodeactivatetherain sensor.Tore·
activatethesensor,switchofftheinter­
val wiping
function,thenswitch itback
on
again.
- Applies
tovehicles withlightlrainsen·
sor:Whenthewipersareswitchedon
manuallyandinrainconditions,theau­
tomaticheadlights*turnonQpage45,
Switchingtheheadlights onandoffor
offduringthedaywhenthewipersare
nolongeroperating.Theautomatic
headlights*functionisavailableinthis
caseonlywhenthelightswitch isinthe
"AUTO"positionQpage45,fig.44.~
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-_Makesurethewasherfluid reservoirin
theenginecompartmentistoppedoff
before goingonalong trip. Look up
Qpage196forcheckingandfillingthe
washercontainer.
_ The wipers only
operatewiththehood
completely closed.
-.'.Appliestevehicles:withheadlight washersystem
Theheadlight washersystemc1eansthe
headlights.
~Operatethewindshieldwiper/washersys­
temQpage51,fig.55®withthehead­
lights
turnedonbyholdingtheleverforlon­
ger
thanonesecond.
Thewasherjetsextendforwardoutofthe
frontbumperdrivenbywaterpressureto
spraythefrontheadlightswithwater.
Youshouldinspecttheheadlightsregularly
(for
examplewhenrefuelinglandcleanoff
any soliddirtorinsectsfromthelenses.
Toensurethesystemworks properlyinwinter,
keep
thewasherjetsfreeofsnowandremove
any iceusing ade-icing spray.
Serviceposition
ftisonlypossible tochange wiperbladesif
youmovethewiper armstatheservice posi­
tion
In ordertousethewindshield wipers,the
frontlidmustbecompletelyclosed
Moving
wiperbladestotheserviceposition
~Whenthereisa riskoffrost,makesurethat
thewiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind­
shield.
~Switchtheignition on.
~Movethewiperlevertoposition 0
Qpage51,fig.55.
~Pressthe!ResetlbuttonuntiltheDisplay
typemenuappearsintheDriverInforma­
tionSystemdisplay.
Clearvision
~Usingtherockerswitchandthe1Resetlbut­
ton,selecttheSet>Wipers>Front>Sery·
icepositiononfunction. Thewindshield
wiper
armsmovetotheservice position.
Movingwiperbladestoparkposition
~Makecertainthatthewiperarmsarelying
againstthewindshield.
~Switchtheignition onandmovethewiper
lever
fromposition 0to4Qpage51,
fig.55.Thewiperarmswillmove backto
theparkposition.
CDNote
Never driveyourvehiclewhenthewind­
shield wiper
armsareintheservice posi­
tion
andpulled awayfromthewindshield.
Whenyoudrivefasterthan4mph(6km/
hl,thewiperarmsautomaticallyreturnto
thepark positionandcouldcausepaint
damagetothefrontlid!
iTips
-Youcanalsoturnontheservice position,
forexample,ifyouwanttoprotectthe
windshieldfromicingbyusingacoyer.
- The service position moves
tooffauto­
maticallywhenyouoperatethewind­
shield wiperlever,or
speedexceeds
4mph(6km/hl.

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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig­
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises­
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin­
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect­
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi­
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi­
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor­
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con­
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon­
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend­
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera­
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen­
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi­
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal­
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us­
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af­
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark­
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref­
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~

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and
releasethebrake pedalo
Fig.89Section framcenter console: Selectorlever
with release button
Startingonahill
~Applythehandbrakefirmly.
Stoppingonanincline
~A/waysholdthevehicle withthefootbrake
orparking brakeinordertoprevent"roll­
back"
q&.Donottrytopreventthevehi­
cle
fromrolling backbyrevvingtheengine
whileitisingear.
Parking
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalq&'
~Applytheparking brakefirmly.
~Holdthereleasebuttondown, movethese­
lectorlevertoPandreleasethebutton.
DrivingNotes
Stoppingtemporarily
~BringthevehicletoafuLLstopwiththe
brake,e.g.attrafficsignals.
~Donotaccelerate.
Startingfromstop
~Steponandholdthebrakepedalo
~Holdthereleasebutton(buttoninselector
lever) down,movetheselectorlevertothe
desired position,forexampleDqpage83,
andreleasethebutton.
~Releasethebrakepedalandaccelerate
q&.
Theforward georsareshifted upordown ou­
tomaticol/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStranic
Tips
Iftheselectorleverdoesnotengage,
thereis amalfunction.Theengineisdisa­
bled
topreventthevehiclefromdrivingoff
unintentionaLLy.Taallowtheselectorlever
Releasebutton
Thereleasebuttonintheselectorlever han­
dle
preventsaccidentalshiftsintocertainse­
lector leverpositions.Whenyoupressthere­
lease
button,theselectorlever lockiscancel­
led. In
theillustration,thepositionsinwhich
thereleasebuttonhastobepressedarehigh­
lighted
incolorqfig.88.
Ignitionkeyremovallock
The ignition keycan onlyberemoveafterthe
ignitionisswitchedoffiftheselectorleveris
inP.Aslong astheignition keyisremoved,
theselectorleverislockedinP.
Transmission-----------------------_:...:.-=.:..:..:::...:..:.::::..=::::...:
Theselectorlever
lockisreleasedasfollows:
~Switchtheignition on.
~Steponthebrakepedalondsimultaneously
holddownthereleasebutton.
Automaticselectorleverlock
TheselectorleverislockedinthePandNpo­
sitions
whentheignition ison.Tomovethe
lever fromthesepositionsthedrivermustde­
press
thebrake pedaloAsaremindertothe
driver,thefollowing warningappearsinthe
instrumentclusterdisplaywhentheselector
isinPandN:
Tastartengineorselectgearapplyfoot
brakewhenstationary
Theselectorleverlockiseffective onlywhen
thevehicleisstationaryandatspeedsbelow
5 km/ho At
higherspeeds,thelockintheN
position
isautomaticallyswitchedoff.
The
selectorleverisnotlockedwhenrapid
shifts are
madethroughtheNposition (e.g.
from R
toD).Thisallows youto"rock"theve­
hicle
ifitbecomesstuck.Iftheleverisinthe
N position formorethan1secondwiththe
brakepedalnotdepressed,theselectorlock
engagesautomatically.
AWARNING
- Never place
theselectorleverintheRor
Pposition whilethevehicleismoving­
risk
ofanaccident!
- With
theenginerunning, itisnecessary
toholdthevehiclewiththefootbrakein
allselectorlever positions (exceptPand
N),becauseevenatidlespeedthetrans­
ferofpowerisnevercompletelyinter­
rupted-thevehicle "creeps".Ifthevehi­
cle
isstationaryandthetransmissionis
engaged,theengineshouldnever be
speededupunintentionally(e.g.manual­
lyfromunderthehood).Otherwisethe
vehicle willimmediatelystarttomove­
sometimeseveniftheparking brakeis
firmlyapplied -riskofan accident!
- Before youor
otherpersonsopenthe
hoodandwork onarunningengine,the
selectorlevermustbemovedtoPand
theparking brakeappliedfirmly-riskof
anaccident!FoLLowthewarning stickers
qpage176,Enginecompartment.
((DTips
IfyouhaveinadvertentlyshiftingintoN
while
thevehicleismoving, youshouldre­
moveyourfootframtheacceleratorand
waituntiltheenginespeedhasdroppedto
idlebeforeshiftingbacktoDorS.
SelectorleverlockIl
Appliestovehides: withStronic
These/ector lever/ockprevents agear from
being engaged accidentol/y andunintention­
al/y
settingthe vehicleinmotion.
Inthisposition, reverseisengaged.
Reversegearmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestationaryandtheenginerunningat
idlespeedq&.
ToengageR,youhavetodepresstherelease
buttonandsimultaneouslysteponthebrake
pedalo In
theRposition,theback-uplightsil­
luminatewiththeignition on.
Transmission
R -reverse
Thetransmissionisinneutralinthisposition.
D -Normalpositionfordrivingforward
Inthisposition,theforwardgearsareauto­
maticallyshiftedupanddown,dependingon
engineloadandvehiclespeed.
ToengageDfromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicle isstationaryq}:;,.
Incertaincircumstances(drivinginthemoun­
tainsforexample)itcan bebeneficialto
switchtemporarilytothemanualshiftpro­
gramqpage87inordertoadjustthegear
ratiostodrivingconditionsmanual/y.
S -Sportsetting
The 5settingshouldbeselectedforsporting
driving. Thepowerreservesoftheenginecan
befullyexploitedthroughlaterupshifts.
Toengage5fromN,thebrakepedalmustbe
depressedatspeedsbelow5km/horwhen
thevehicleisstationaryq}:;,.
Thepark lockmustonlybeengagedwiththe
vehiclestotionaryq&.
ToengagePandtoremovetheleverfromthis
position, youmustdepressthereleasebutton
(buttonintheselectorleverhandle)andsi­
multaneouslyyoumuststeponthebrake
pedalo
N -
Neutral
84
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Safetyiseverybody's job!Vehicleandoccu­
pantsafetyalwaysdependsontheinformed
andcareful driver.
Importantthingstodobeforedriving
DrivingSafely
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen­
gers,beforedriving always:
~Makesurethatalllightsandsignals areop­
erating correctly.
~Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
~Makesurethatallwindows areclean and
afford goodvisibility
totheoutside.
~Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
qpage68.
~Makesurethatnothing caninterferewith
thepedals.
~Adjustfrontseat,headrestraintandmir­
rors correctly foryour height.
~Instructpassengerstoadjusttheheadre­
straintsaccordingtotheirheight.
~Makesuretousetheright childrestraint
correctlytoprotectchildrenqpage133,
ChildSafety.
~Sitproperlyinyourseatand makesurethat
yourpassengersdothesameqpage57,
Generalrecommendations.~
accident. Thefollowingisalistingofjusta
few
ofthesafetyfeaturesinyour Audi:
-
sophisticatedsafetybeltsfor driverandall
passengerseatingpositions,
-
safetybeltpre-tensioners,
-frontairbags,
- knee
airbagsforthefrontseats,
-side airbagsinthefrontseats,
-LATCHanchoragesforchild restraints,
-
adjustablesteeringcolumn.
These individual
safetyfeaturescanwork to­
getherasasystemtohelpprotectyouand
YQurpassengersinawide rangeofaccidents.
These
featurescannotworkasasystemif
theyarenotalways properlyadjustedand
properly used!
Safetyiseverybody'sresponsibility!
Safetyequipment
safedrivinghabits
Yoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers
shouldnotbelefttochance. Advancesin
technology havemadeavarietyoffeatures
availabletohelp reducetheriskofinjuryinan
Thesafetyfeatures oreportoftheoccupant
restraintsystemandworktogethertohelp
reduce
theriskofinjuryina wide varietyof
accident situations.
AWARNING
-
Makecertainthatyou followtheinstruc­
tions
andheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.
Itisinyourinterestandinthe
interestofyourpassengers.
- Always keepthecompleteOwner's Liter­
atureinyourAudi when youlend orsell
your vehicle so
thatthisimportantinfor­
mation willalways beavailable
tothe
driverandpassengers.
-Always keeptheOwner'sliteraturehandy
so
thatyoucan find iteasilyifyouhave
questions.
Pleas eremember-safetyfirst!
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
. 'Instructions andwarnings
thatyouneedtlpS,toreadandobserve foryour ownsafety,the
safetyofyourpassengersandothers.Wehave
summarized here
whatyouneedtoknow
about
safetybelts, airbags, childrestraintsas
wellaschild safety. Yoursafetyisforuspriori­
ty
number1.Alwaysobservetheinformation
and warnings
inthissection -for your own
safety aswell asfor
thatofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissection appliestoall
model versions
ofyourvehicle.someofthe
features describedinthissectionsmaybe
standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormay
beoptionalequipmentonothers.Ifyou are
not sure,
askyourauthorizedAudi dealer.
----DrivingSafely
Generalnotes
iTips
-Programmedbuttonscannotbeerased
individually."'
-For security reasonsyouareadvisedto
erasetheprogrammingoftheHome­
Link®systembefore yousellyour vehicle.'-
Erasingtheprogrammingofthe1Homelink theprogrammingissuccessful. Nowre­
leasethebuttonontheremotecontrol.
~Ifthedevice utilizes arolling code,please
follow
phase3ofqpage90, Programming
theHomeLink®transmitterforrolling code
programming.
Thisprocedurewillcausetheexistingpro­
grammingontheHomeLink®buttontabe
erased!
~Performsteps1to4as described on
qpage91,Phase1:programmingtheover­
headkeypad.
Whenyouerasetheprogramming,thepro­
grammingon011threeofthetransmitter
channelswithbelost!
Whencompleted,theHomeLink®systemwill
be
intheprogrammingmodeandisthen
readytolearnthecodesforremotecontrolled
devices.
Fig.97Overhead console:HomeLink® keypad
~Presstheappropriateprogrammedbutton
CD,<0or@toactivatethedesiredremote
controlfunctionqAinGeneralinforma­
tion on
page90.
TheHomeLink®transmitterworksinthe
samemonnerostheoriginalhondheldre­
motecontrolthatcamewiththesystem.
Reprogrammingasinglebutton
OperatingtheHomelink@transmitter
Programmingthebumpermountedtransmitter
maynotbesufficient fortheHomeLink"' sys­
temtolearntheradiofrequency signal.Per­
form all
otherstepsasdescribed above.
HomeLink®
AHomeLink"'buttoncanbereprogrammed
individuallywithoutaffectingtheotherbut­
ton allocations.
Programmingtheoverheadkeypad
~PresstheappropriateHomeLink®button
untiltheindicator lightbegins flashing
slowly.
1.Holdtheoriginalremotecantrolata dis­
tancebetween0-5in.(0-13cm) fromthe
bumperbelowtheappropriateheadlight
foryour vehicle (usetheshortestdistance
possible).
2.
Aimtheremotecontroljustbelowthe
driversideheadlight.
3. Press andholdtheactivationbuttonon
theremotecontrol.
4.Theemergencyflasherswillflashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds) when
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theretoofferprotectioninthoseaccidentsin
whichairbagsarenotsupposedtodeployor
whentheyhavealreadydeployed. Unbelted
occupantscanalsobethrownoutofthevehi­
cle
whereevenmoresevereorfatalinjuries
canoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearsafetybeltscorrectly. Unbeltedpassen­
gersintherearseatsendangernotonlythem­
selvesbutalsothedriverandotherpassen­
gersqfig.106.Inafrontalcollisiontheywill
bethrownforward violently,wheretheycan
hit
andinjurethedriverand/orfrontseatpas­
senger.
5afetybeltsused properly canmake abig dif­
ference.
5afetybeltshelptokeeppassengers
intheirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevels
appliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelp
preventtheuncontrolledmovementthatcan
causeseriousinjuries. Inaddition,safetybelts
reducethedangerofbeingthrownoutofthe
vehicle.
5afetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarand
givethemthebenefitofbeing sloweddown
moregentlyor"softly"throughthe"give"in
thesafetybelts,crushzonesandothersafety
featuresengineeredintotoday'svehicles.By
"absorbing"thekineticenergyover alonger
periodoftime,thesafetybeltsmakethe
People thinkit'spossibletouse thehonds ta
brace thebody
in0minor collision. It'ssimply
nottrue!
Fig.107Driverisproperly restrainedinasuddenbrak­ingmaneuver.
Safetybeltsprotect
hppenstooccupantsnotwearingWhatasafetybelts?
.105Adrivernotwearing asafety beltisviolentlyFIg.thrown forward
Fig.106Arear passengernotwearing asafetybeltwillflyforward andstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthe
tremendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtight
orbracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefitof
safetyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoc­
cupantwillslamviolently intothesteering
wheelinstrumentpanel,windshield,orwhat­
evere;seisinthewayqfig.105.Thisimpact
withthevehicleinteriorhasalltheenergy
theyhadjustbeforethecrash.
Never relyon
airbagsaloneforprotection.
Evenwhentheydeploy,airbagsprovide only
additional
protection.Airbags arenotsup­
posed
todeployinall kindsofaccidents.Al­
thoughyour Audi isequippedwithairbags,all
vehicle
occupants,includingthedriver,must
wearsafetybeltscorrectlyinordertomini­
rnize
theriskofsevereinjuryordeathina
crash.
Rernember
too,thatairbagswill deploy only
once
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealways
h sunbeltedoccupantscannotstopIncrase..1es~romflying
forwardandbemgm-themseVI'b11kild.Always
wearyoursafetyets.
jured or1e
~~~~
~ Vehiclespeedisthemostsignificant factor.If
thespeeddoublesfrom15to30mph(25to
50km/hl,theenergyincreases4times!
Because
theoccupantsinthisvehicle arenot
usingsafetybeltsqfig.103,theywillkeep
moving
atthesamespeedthevehicle was
moving
justbeforethecrash,untilsomething
stopsthem- here,thewallqfig.104.
Thesameprinciples applytopeoplesittingin
avehiclethatisinvolvedinafrontalcollision.
Even
atcityspeedsof20to30mph(30to50
km/hl,theforces actingonthebodycan
reach
oneton(2,000lbs,or1,000kgl or
more.Athigherspeeds,theseforcesareeven
greater.
Peoplewhodonotusesafetybeltsarealso
notattachedtotheirvehicle. Inafrontalcolli­
sion
theywillalsokeep moving forwardatthe
speedtheirvehiclewastravellingjustbefore
thecrash.Ofcourse,thelawsofphysicsdon't
justapplytofrontalcollisions,theydetermine
whathappensinallkiJ:ldsofaccidentsandcol·
lisions. The
physical principles
aresimple.Boththe
vehicleandthepassengerspossessenergy
which varieswithvehicle
speedandbody
weight.Engineers callthisenergy"kineticen.
ergy."
The
higherthespeedofthevehicleandthe
greaterthevehicle'sweight,themoreenergy
thathastobe"absorbed"inthecrash.
Frontalcollisionsandthelawofphysics
AWARNING
-5afetybeltsarethesinglemosteffective
meansavailabletoreducetheriskofse­
rious
injuryanddeathinautomobileacci­
dents.Foryourprotectionandthatof
yourpassengers,always correctlywear
safetybeltswhenthevehicleismoving.
- Failure
topayattentiontothewarning
lightthatcomeon, could leadtoperson­
alinjury.
Safetybelts
ThewarninglightIlintheinstrumentclust€r
lights upwhentheignitionisswitchedonasa
remindertofastenthesafetybelts. Inaddi­
tion, youwill
hearawarningtoneforacertain
periodoftime.
Fastenyoursafetybeltandmakesurethat
yourpassengersalsoproperlyputontheir
safetybelts.
Fig.103Unbelted occupantsinavehicle heading fora
wall
Whysafetybelts?
Fig.104The vehicle crashes intothewall.
Frontalcrashes createverystrongforcesfor
people ridinginvehicles.
104
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightmust
comeonandstayoniftheignitionisonand
- acarbedhasbeeninstalledonthefront
seat,or
- arearward-facingchildrestrainthasbeen
installedonthefrontpassengerseat,or
- aforward-facingchildrestrainthasbeenin-
stalledonthefrontpassengerseat,or~
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightshould
NOTcomeonwhentheignitionisonandan
adultissittinginaproperseatingpositionon
thefrontpassengerseat.IfthePASSENGER
AIR
BAGOFFlightcomesonandstaysonor
flashesforabout5secondswhile driving, un­
derthesecircumstances,makesurethat:
-theadultonthefrontpassengerseatis
properlyseatedonthecenteroftheseat
cushionwithhisorherbackupagainstthe
backrestandthebackrestisnotreclined
c')page94,Properoccupant seatingposi­
tions,
-theadultisnottakingweightofftheseatby
holding on
tothepassengerassisthandle
abovethefrontpassengerdoororsupport­
ingtheirweightonthearmrest,
-thesafetybeltisbeing properly wornand
thatthereisnotalotofslackinthesafety
beltwebbing,
-accessoryseatcoversoreushionsorother
thingsthatmaycauseanincorrectreading
orimpressionontheweight-sensingmat
undertheupholsteryoftheseathavebeen
removedfromthefrontpassengerseat,~
Airbagsystem1
IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlightstill
doesnotcomeonanddoesnotstayoncon­
tinuously(whentheignitionisswitchedon),
-takethechildrestraintoffthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositions.Havetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourAudidealerimmediately.
-movethechildtoarearseatpositionand
makesurethatthechildisproperlyrestrain­
edinachildrestraintthatisappropriatefor
its sizeandage.
-makesurethatthesafetybelttensionsen­
sorisnotblocked.Shakethesafetybelt
latch onthefrontpassengerseatbackand
forth;
-Ifastraportetherisbeingusedtotiethe
childsafetyseattothefrontpassenger
seat,makesurethatitisnot50tightthatit
causestheweight-sensingmattomeasure
moreweightthanisactuallyontheseat.
-reactivatethesystembyturningtheignition
off
andthenturningitonagain;
- removeandreinstallthechildrestraint.
Makesurethatthechildrestraintisproperly
installedandthatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseathasbeencorrectly
routedaroundthechildrestraintasdescri­
bed
inthechildrestraintmanufacturer'sin­
structions;
-makesurethattheconvertiblelocking fea­
tureonthesafetybeltforthefrontpassen­
gerseathasbeenactivatedandthatthe
safetybelthasbeenpuliedtight.Thebelt
mustnotbe looseorhaveloopsofslack50
thatthesensorbelowthesafetybeltlatch
on
theseatcan doitsjobc')page143.
-makesurethatthingsthatmayincreasethe
weightofthechildandchildsafetyseatare
notbeingtransportedonthefrontpassen­
gerseat;
----_theweightregisteredonthefrontpassen-
gerseatisequaltoorlessthanthecom­
binedweightofatypicallyear-oldrestrain­
edinoneoftherear-facingorforward-fac­
inginfantrestraintslistedinFederal Motor
Vehicle
SafetyStandard208withwhichthe
Advanced AirbagSysteminyourvehiclewas
certified.
If
thefrontpassengerseatisnotoccupied,
the
frontairbagwillnotdeploy,andthePAS­
SENGERAIRBAGOFFlightwillstayon.Nev­
er install arearward-facing child
restrainton
the
frontpassengerseat,thesafestplacefor
a childinany kindofchildrestraintisatone
oftheseatingpositionsontherearseat
qpage113,Child restraints onthe frontseat
_some important thingstoknowand
qpage133,ChildSafety.
IfthePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightcames
onwhenoneoftheconditionslistedaboveis
met, besuretocheckthelightregularlyto
makecertainthatthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightstaysoncontinuouslywheneverthe
ignitionison.IfthePASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFlightdoesnotappearandnotstayonall
thetime,stopassoonasitissafetodo50
and
The
PASSENGER AIR
BAGOFFlightislocated
inthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel
c')fig.115.
ThePASSENGER AIRBAGOFFlightwillcome
on
andstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd­
vancedAirbag onthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Each
timeyouturnontheignition,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillflashforafew
secondsand:
Fig.115Sectionfromtheinstrumentpanel:PASSEN­GERAIRBAGOFFlight
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin­
fla
tewhenitshould.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedimme­
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
PASSENGER AIRBAG
OFFIight•
- will
stayon ifthefrontpassengerseatisnot
occupied,..-.
-willstayon ifthereisasQ1all childorchild
restraintonthefrontpassengerseat,
-will gooutifthefrontpassengerseatisoc­
eupiedbyanadultasregisteredbythe
weight-sensingmat.
~AirbagmonitoringindicatorIight
Twoseparate indicators monitorthefunction
oftheAdvonced AirbagSystem:theoirbag
monitoring indicatorIight
andthePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFIight.
-Iftheresidueshouldgetintoyoureyes,
flush
themwithwater.
Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbag
System
&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro­
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbagindicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremaybesomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
TheAdvanced AirbagSystem(includingthe
electroniccontrolunit,sensorcircuitsandsys­
temwiring)ismonitoredcontinuouslyto
makesurethatitisfunctioningproperly
whenevertheignitionison.Eachtimeyou
turnontheignition,theairbagmonitoringin­
dicatorlight1willcomeonforafewseconds
(selfdiagnostics).
ThesystemmustbeinspectedwhentheindicatorIight1:
-doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionis
switchedon,
-doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryou
have
switchedontheignition,or
-comeson while driving.
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected
theindicatorlightwillfirststartflashingto'
catchthedriver'sattentionandthenstayon
continuouslytoserveasaconstantreminder
tohavethesysteminspectedimmediately.
Ifamalfunctionoceursthatturnsthefront
airbagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSEN­
GERAIRBAGOFFlightwillcomeonandstay
onwhenevertheignitionison.

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overheatreducingtheeffectivenessof
theentirebrakesystem.
-Failureofonebrake circuit willimpair
thebraking capabilityresultinginanin­
creasedstoppingdistance.Avoid driving
thevehicleandhaveittowedtothenear­
estAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
-Neverletthevehicle rolltoastopwith
theengineshutoff.
-
Ifthebrakeboosterisnotworking,for
examplewhentowingyourvehicle,or
becausethebrakeboosterhassomehow
beendamaged,thebrakepedalmustbe
pressedconsiderablyhardertomakeup
forthelackofboosterassistance.
ELectro-mechanicaL
powerassist
Theelectro-mechanicalpowerassisthelps
thedriver whensteering.
Thedegreeofpowerassistiselectronically
matchedtovehiclespeed.
Thepowersteeringsystemassiststhedriver
50thathecansteerthevehiclewithreduced
physical
effort.
Powersteeringwillnotwork iftheengineis
off.Asaresult,thesteeringwheelwillbehard
toturn.
ÂWARNING
Ifthesystemdevelopsaproblem,you
mustseekqualifiedprofessionalassis­
tance.
CDNote
Ifthereisanelectronicmalfunction,ser­
votronic
willstillfunctionlike aconven­
tionalpowersteering.system,providing a
constantsteeringsupportforcethatisno
longerproportionatetothevehiclespeed.
Thisismostnoticeablewhenturningthe
steeringwheelatlowspeeds(forexample
whenparking),-moreeffortwillbere­
quired
thanusual.
-Beawareofthedifferentthanusual
steeringresponseandadjustyoursteer­
ing force accordingly.
- Have
theproblemcheckedandsetright
byanauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
-Ifasteeringmalfunctionoccurs,thisis
signaledwiththe~or..indicator
lightsandawarningtone,see.
(DTips
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemshouldfail,
oriftheengineisnotrunning (forexam­
ple,while beingtowed),youwillstillbe
abletosteerthevehicle. However,more
effortwiIIbereq u iredtodo50.
-Ifthepowersteeringsystemisnotfunc­
tioningproperly,contactyourauthorized
Audidealerimmediately.
Drivingwithyour
quattro®
Appliestavehides:with all-wheel drive
Withall-wheel drive,ailfour wheels aredriv­
en.
Generalinformation
Withall-wheeldrive,powerisdistributedto
allfourwheels.Thishappensautomatically
dependingonyourdrivingstyleandtheroad
conditionsatthetim~eealso.=;.page153.
Theall-wheeldriveconcepî:-isdesignedfor
highenginepower. Yourvehicleisexception­
ally
powerfulandhasexcellentdriving charac­
teristicsbothundernormaldrivingconditions
andonsnowandice.Always readandfollow
safetyprecautions.=;.,&.
Wintertires
Whendrivinginthewinter,yourvehiclewith
all-wheeldrivehasanadvantage,evenwith
regulartires.Inwinterroadconditionsitmay
be
advisabletomountwintertires(or all-sea­
sontires)forimproved driveabilityandbrak­
ing:
thesetiresmustbemountedonailfour
wheels.Seealso.=;.page213,Winter tires.~
Snowchains
Wheretirechainsaremandatoryoncertain
roads,thisnormallyalsoappliestovehicles
with
all-wheeldrive'=;'page214,Snow
chains.
Replacingwheels/tires
Vehicleswithall-wheeldrivemustalways
have
tiresofthesamesize. Alsoavoidtires
withdifferenttreaddepths.Fordetailssee
page.=;.page209,Newtiresandreplacing
tires
andwheels.
Off-Raaddriving?
YourAudidoesnothaveenoughgroundclear­
ance
tobeusedasan off-road vehicle.Itis
thereforebesttoavoidroughtracksandun­
eventerrainasmuchaspossible.Alsoreferto
'=;'page163.
&.WARNING
Alwaysadjustyourdrivingtoroadandtraf­
ficcond itions.Donotlettheextrasafety
affordedbyall-wheeldrivetemptyouinto
taking
extrarisks.
-
Althoughtheall-wheeldrive isveryef­
fective,alwaysrememberthatbraking
capacity
islimited bytiretraction.Vou
shouldthereforenotdriveatexcessive
speedsonicyorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Onwetroadsurfaces,becarefulnotto
drivetoofastbecausethefrontwheels
couldbegintoslideontopofthewater
(aquaplaning).Ifthisshouldoccur, you
will have no
warningfromasuddenin­
creaseinenginespeedaswithafront­
wheeldrive vehicle. Alwaysdriveat
speedswhicharesuitedtotheroadcon­
ditions. -risk
ofcrash.
Intelligenttechnology
Energymanagement
Startingabilityisoptimized
Energymanagementcon troisthedistribution
ofelectricalenergyandthusoptimizesthe
availabilityofelectrical energyforstarting
theengine.
Ifavehiclewithaconventionalenergysystem
isnotdrivenfora long periodoftime,thebat­
teryisdischargedbyidlingcurrentconsumers
(e.g. immobilizer). Incertaincircumstancesit
can
resultintherebeing insufficientenergy
availabletostarttheengine.
Intelligentenergymanagementinyourvehi­
cle
handlesthedistributionofelectricalener­
gy.Startingabilityismarkedly improvedand
thelifeofthebatteryisextended.
Basically,energymanagementconsistsof
batterydiagnosis,idlingcurrentmanage­
mentanddynamicenergymanagement.
Batterydiagnosis
Batterydiagnosiscontinuouslydetermines
thestateofthebattery.Sensorsdetermine
batteryvoltage,batterycurrentandbattery
temperature.Thisdeterminesthecurrent
stateofchargeandthepowerofthebattery.
Idlingcurrentmanagement
Idlingcurrentmanagementreducesenergy
consumptionwhilethevehicleisstanding.
Withtheignitionswitchedoff,itcontrolsthe
energysupplytothêvarious electricalcompo­
nents.Datafrombatterydiagnosisisconsid­
ered.
Depending onthebattery'sstateofcharge,
individualconsumersaregraduallyturnedoff
topreventexcessivedischargeofthebattery
andthusmaintainstartingcapability.
Dynamicenergymanagement
Whilethevehicle isbeing driven,dynamicen­
ergy
managementdistributestheenergygen­
eratedaccordingtotheneedsoftheindividu-
al
components.Itregulatesconsumption,50
thatmoreelectricalenergyisnotbeingused~