air condition AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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4Tableofcontents
Data242
211hp,2.0liter4-cyl.turboengine
(TICoupe)242
265hp,2.0liter4-cyl.turboengine
(TI5 Coupe)243
360hp,2.5liter5-cyl.turboengine
(TI
RSCoupe) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...244
ConsumerInformation245
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . ...245
Operatingyourvehicleoutsidethe
U.s.A. orCanada245
AudiService RepairManuals and
Literatu
re..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...245
Maintenance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...245
Additional accessories, modifications
and
partsreplacement247
Index..........................249
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Inadditiontothis Owner's Manual,yourAudi
comeswithaWarranty&Maintenance book­
let.
Moreover,
dependingonthemodelandthe
equipment,theremay beadditionalinstruc­
tion book letsdelivered withyour vehicle (for
example,OperatingInstructionsforyour
Sound
System,NavigationSystemetc.).
Ifyouaremissingoneofthesepublications,
orif you believethattheinformationisnot
complete,contactyourauthorizedAudidealer
forassistance.
TheWarranty&Maintenancebooklet
explains howyoucankeepyourAudiintop
driving conditionbyhavingitserviced regular­
lyandcontainsdetailedinformationabout
thewarrantiescovering yourAudi. Always
have
thebooklet withyouwhen youtakeyour
vehicle
toan authorized Audidealerforserv­
ice. Your Audi Service Adviser willrecord each
scheduled serviceandcan
answeranyques­
tions youmay have regarding how
tomaintain
your vehicle.
InCanada,
thevehicleliteratureisalsoavailablein
French.Toobtainacopy,contactyourdealer
orwriteto:
AuCanada, onpeutseprocurer unexemplaire
en français
decedocumentauprèsdu conces­
sionnaire oude:
Volkswagen Canada,Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a
laClientele
777BaylyStreet,West,
Ajax,OntarioUS7G7
IfyousellyourAudi
allliteratureshouldbeleftinthevehicleto
maketheWarrantytermsaswellasall oper­
ating,
safetyandmaintenanceinformation
available
tothenextowner.
Vehicleliterature
IfyouchangeyouraddressorifyouboughtthisAudiused
besuretosendina "NoticeofAddress
Change" /"Notice
ofUsed CarPurchase"post
cardo Thiscard canbefoundintheWarranty&
Maintenancebookletorobtainedfromyour
authorizedAudi dealer.
Itisinyourowninterestthatweareableto
contactyoushouldtheneedarise.

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Theinstrumentclusterisyourcentra/sourceofinformation.
Instrumentdusterandcontrols:
EnginecoId
Aslongastheneedleremainsattheleftend
ofthegauge,theenginestill hasnotreached
its
operatingtemperature.Avoidhighengine
speeds,heavyengineloads andheavythrot­
tle.
.&..WARNING
- Always
observethewarningin
qpage176,Enginecompartmentbe­
fore opening
theenginehood andcheck­
ing
theenginecoolantlevel.
- Never
opentheenginehoodifyouseeor
hearsteam,orifyouseeenginecoolant
dripping fromtheenginecompartment.
Youcouldburnyourself. Lettheengine
coolofffirstsothatyoucannothearor
seeanysteamorenginecoolant.
Normaltemperature
Whentheenginehasreached itsoperating
temperature,theneedlewillmove intothe
middleofthegaugeandremainthere.Ifthe
engineisworking hardathighoutsidetem­
peratures,theneedlemayturnfurthertothe
.right. Thisisnocauseforconcern aslongas
the.warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
doesnotilluminate.
.
Whenthe.warning lightstartstoflash,
this can
meanoneoftwothings:eitherthe
coolanttemperatureistoohigh,orthecool­
antLevetistoolowqpage 17.
[CDNote--1
-Mountingadditionallightsor accessories
infrontoftheair inlets reducesthecool­
ing
effectoftheradiator. Athighoutside
temperaturesorhighengineload,the
enginecouldoverheat.
-Thefrontspoilerhas beendesignedto
properlydistributethecooling airwhen
thevehicleismoving.Ifthespoileris
damaged,thiscouldreducethecooling
effectandtheenginecouldthenover­
heat.AskyourauthorizedAudidealerforassistance.
Digitaldockwithdatedisplay
Yaurvehicleisequipped withaquartz can­
trolled digitalclack.
Tosetthehour
~Pulltheknob(hour display flashes)and
turnittotheleftorright.
Tosettheminutes
~Pulltheknob asmanytimesasnecessary
until
theminutedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tosetthedate
En .grnecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.4Instrumentdusterwiththedigital dock
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
theday,monthoryeardisplay flashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tohideordisplaythedate
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
thedatedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
When
thedatedisplaystopsblinking, this
meansthetimeanddatehavebeensuccess­
fullystored.
With
theignition off,pushingorpullingthe
Set/Checkbuttonqpage 10,fig.3@-de­
pending on
theinstrumentclusterconfigura­
tion -can
turnonthedisplay fieldlighting for
a few seconds.
The .
engmecoolantgaugeqpage10,fig.3@
onlyworks whentheignitionison.Topreventdamageto.
your englne,pleasenotethefol-
lowingimportantpoints:
CDNote
Thetachometerneedleshouldnotmove
into
thered range.Ifitdoes,thenonly for
a very
shortperiodoftime.Youcould
damageyour enginebydrivingathigh
RPM.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshifting earlysavesfuelandreducesen­
gine noise.
Tachometer(enginerevcounter)
ThetachometerCDqpage 10,fig.3istheleft
ofthetwolarge clock-type displays.
The
engineturnsataspeed1,000timesthe
singledigitinthedisplay, e.g.iftheneedleis
pointingatthe"2"theengineisturningat
2,000RPM.
ThetachometerindicatestheengineRPM..
(revolutionsperminute&:,.Theredarea,it'ttle
endofthescale indicatesm~imumpermissi­
ble
engineRPMafterthebreak-in period.Be­
forereachingthisarea, movetheselectorlev­
ertoposition"D(Drive)"oreaseyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.
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29
10,11
11
12
12
11
23
iTips
- When switchingtheignition on,thenee­
dles
intheinstrumentclustermove up­
ward briefly.
-Theillumination fortheinstrumentclus­
terlightsupwheneveryouswitch onthe
ignition withthevehicLeheadlightsoff.
Asthedaylightfades,theinstrument
clusterillumination likewisedimsauto­
maticallyandwillgooutcompletely
whentheoutsidelightisvery low.This
featureismeanttoremind youtoswitch
ontheheadlightswhenoutsidelight
conditionsbecomepoor.
Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Instruments
Fig.3Overviewoftheinstrumentduster
CDTachometerwithtimeanddate
display .
@Coolanttemperaturegauge.
®Fuelgauge.
@Speedometerwithodometer..
@Set/Checkbutton.
®Driverinformation display
(])Resetbuttonfor
- trip
odometer.
- Service indicator .
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incriticalsituations.Youmustallowfor
increased brakingdistances. Theextra
distanceused upbyfading brakescould
lead
toan accident.
t!GI!!rSafetysystems
The.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models) in­
dicator light
monitorsthesafetysystemse.g.
airbags,
pretensionersandilluminatesfor a
few
secondseachtimeyou switchtheignition
on.
Ifthe.(USAmodels)1.(Canada models)
indicator light
doesnotgoout,orifit illumi­
nateswhile youaredriving,orifitstartsto
blink,thenthereisamalfunctionsomewhere
inthesystem.Ifthelightdoesnotilluminate
when youswitch on
theignition,thisalso
meansthereisamalfunction.
&WARNING
Ifyouhave amalfunctioninthesafetysys­
tems,contactyourauthorizedAudidealer
immediately.Otherwisethesaf~tysys­
temsmaynotwork properlyinanacci­
dent.
-4SafetybeltwarningIight
Appliestavehicles: withsafetybeltwarning light
Thewarningtightisaremindertofasten
safetybelts.
The warninglight.comesonfor afewsec­
ondsaftertheignitionisswitched onasare­
mindertofastenyoursafetybelt.
Additional
informationonsafetybelts
~page103.
oGenerator
Thiswarning/indicator tightdetects amal­
function
inthe generator orinthevehicle's
electrical system.
The.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
whenyouswitch ontheignition andmustgo
outaftertheenginehasstarted.
Ifthe.warning/indicatorlightilluminates
while youaredriving, youshould
contactyour
authorizedAudi dealer. Sincethevehicle bat­
teryisdischarging, youshouldswitchoffany
unnecessaryelectricalconsumers(for exam­
ple,
theair conditioner).
'e:r.Engineoilpressure1
Thered engineailpressure warningsymbol
requires immediate serviceorrepair.
Ifthe.symbolappearsinthedisplay and
flashes,theoilpressureistoolow.Inaddition
tothesymbol,thefollowingmessagealsoap­
pearsinthedisplay:
Switchoffengine!Oilpressureistoolow
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Shuttheenginedown.
~Checktheengineoillevel~page187.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas­
sistanceifnecessary.
Engineoilleveltoolow
Iftheengineoillevelistoolow,topoff oilto
theproperlevel~page 187.
EngineoillevelOK
Ifthe.symbolstartsflashing againeven
thoughtheengineoillevelchecksOKonthe
dipstick,donotstartdrivingagainanddo
notlettheenginerunat..ldle.Instead,con­
tactyourauthorizedAudides,lerforassis­
tance.
ij)Tips
-Theengineoilpressuresymbol.is
notanindicatorforalowengineoillev­
el.Donotrelyonit.Instead,checkthe
oillevelinyourengineatregularinter­
vals,preferablyeachtimeyou refuel,
andalwaysbeforegoingonalongtrip.
-The yellowoillevelwarningindication
IIIrequiresoilrefillorworkshopserv­
ice
withoutdelay.Donotwaituntilthe
red oilpressurewarningsymbol.
startstoflashbeforeyourespondto
thelowoillevelwarningIll.Bythen,~
p
yourenginemayalreadyhavesuffered
seriousdamage.
.J:Enginecoolingsystem
Amalfunctioninthe engine cooting system
mustberepaired assaon aspossible.
Whenthe.symbolinthedisplay flashes,
theneithertheenginecoolanttemperatureis
toohigh, orthecoolantlevelistoolow.Inad­
dition
tothesymbol, the.followingmessage
alsoappearsinthedisplay:
Switch
offengineandcheckcoolantlevel
~Pull offtheroad andstopthevehicle.
~Turn offtheengine.
~Checkcoolantlevel~page 189.
~Addcoolantifnecessary~page190.
~Continue drivingonlyaftertheenginecool­
antwarning/indicatorlightgoesout.
~Contact yourauthorizedAudidealerforas­
sistance ifnecessary.
Iftheenginecoolantleveliscorrect,thenthe
radiatorfanmay bethecauseofthemalfunc­
tion.
Ifthegeneratorwarning/indicatorlight
should alsoilluminate
~page16,thenthe
fanbeltmay bedamaged.
&WARNING--If your vehicle shouldbreakdownfor
mechanical or
otherreasons,parkata
safe distance frommoving traffic,
turn
offtheengineandturnonthehazard
warning lights
~page48,Emergency
flasher!là.
- Never openthehoodifyouseeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheen­
gine
compartment- you riskbeing scald­
ed. Wait untilyoucanno
longerseeor
hearsteamorcoolantescaping.
-Theenginecompartmentofanyvehicle
ISadangerousarea. Before youperform
anyworkintheenginecompartment,
turnofftheengineand allowittocool.
Follo w
thewarning
stickers~page176,Englnecompartment.
CI)Note
Donotcontinuedriving ifthe.symbol
illuminates. Thereisamalfunction inthe
enginecoolingsystem-you coulddamage
your engine.
@Electro-mechanicalpowerassist
Iftheindicatorlightilluminates whileyouare
driving,
thereisa malfunctionintheelectro­
mechanical
steering.Iftheindicator lightis
showing~,theremaybeareductioninpow­
ersteeringassist.Iftheindicatorlightis
.showing.,theremay beatotallossofpow­
ersteeringassist.Thesteeringmustbe in­
spectedimmediatelybyaqualified workshop
.~.&.Withtheenginenotrunning(e.g.when
thecarisbeingtowed),thereisalsonopower
assistavailable.
&WARNING
Ifthereisamalfunction,theindicator
light for
theelectro-mechanicalpoweras-.
sistilluminates. Seekprofessional assis­
tance.
Appliestavehicles:withmanualtransmission
Theindicatorlight~illuminatesifyoudo
notpresstheclutchpedalwhenstartingthe
engine. Forsafetyreasons,theenginewillon­
lystartwhentheclutchpedalispressed.
f:,1fl:Electronicstabilizationprogram(ESP)
IftheDlindicator lampblinks whiledriving,
theESPorASR(Anti-Slip Regulation)isactive­
lyregulating.
IftheJi]indicatorlampilluminates,thesys­
temhasswitchedtheESPoff. Inthis case, you
can switch
theignition offandthenonto
switchtheESPonagain. Thesystemisfunc­
tioning
completelywhentheindicatorlamp
switches off.

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Driverinformationsystem
Speedwarning1:settingaspeedlimit
Warningthreshold1issetbythe button,
Fig.24Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Set/Check but­ton
Storingthemaximumspeed
~Driveatthedesiredmaximumspeed.
~Presstheknobbuttonqfig.24untilthe
speedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/li]
(Canadamodels)appears.
Resettingthemaximumspeed
~Drivethevehicleataspeedofatleast
3mph(Skm/hl
~Presstheknobformorethan2seconds.
Thespeedwarningsymbolli](USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)willappearbrieflyinthe
displaywhenyoureleasethebuttontoindi-
catethatthemaximumspeedhasbeenstored
successfully.
The
maximumspeedremainsstoreduntil itis
changedbypressingthebuttonagainbriefly
oruntilitisdeletedbyalengthypushonthe
button.
Speedwarning2:settingaspeedlimit'1
Switchesinthewiperarmareused toopera te
warning threshold 2.
------1@
Fig.2SWiperlever:Tripcomputercontrols
Tostoremaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigital clockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplayorthecrossedoutsymbolfor
'warningthreshold2,ifnomaximumspeed
wassetpreviously.
~Pressthefunctionselectorswitchinthe
[email protected]
changethesetvalu~.Values runupordown
instepsof6.2mph(10km/hl.
Todeletemaximumspeed
~Turnofftheignition.
~Brieflypressthebuttonintheinstrument
clusterqpage32,fig.24.Theodometer
andthedigitalclockarenowilluminated.
~Pressthebuttonforatleast2seconds.The
currentlystoredmaximumspeedappearsin
thedisplay.
~Presstheresetbuttoninthewiper lever®
qfig.25untilthecrossedoutspeedwarn­
ingsymbolforwarningthreshold2appears
inthedisplay.
A
fewsecondsaftertheadjustmentiscom­
pleted,theilluminationfortheodometerand
thedigital clockwillgoout.~
-
CDTips
This warningthresholdcanalsobecon­
trolledthroughthetripcomputer
qpage26,Navigatingthemenu.
On-BoardDiagnostic
system(OBD)
On-BoardDiagnostics
Fig.26LocationofData LinkConnector(DLC)
On-Board Diagnosticsmonitorsthecompo­
nentsofyouremissioncontrolsystem.Each
monitored
componentinyourenginesystem
hasbeenassigneda code. Incaseofamal­
function,
thecomponentwill beidentified
and
thefaultstoredasacodeinthecontrol
module memory.
The
MILlight mayalsoilluminateifthereisa
leak
intheon-boardfuelvaporrecovery sys­
tem.Ifthelightilluminatesafterarefuelling,
stopthevehicleandmakesurethefuelfiller
cap
isproperly closedqpage180.
Inordertomakeanaccuratediagnosis,the
storeddatacanonlybedisplayed usingspe­
cialdiagnosticequipment(genericscantool
forOBD).
Inordertoconnectthespecialdiagnostic
equipment,pushtheplugintotheDataLink
Connector(DLC).TheDLCislocatedtothe
rightofthehoodreleaseqfig.26.
YourauthorizedAudidealeroraqualified
service
stationcaninterpretthecode andper­
form
thenecessary repair.
Driverinformationsystem
MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)Gilin
theinstrumentclusterispartoftheOn-Board
Diagnostic
(OBDII)system.
Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminateswhen
theignitionisswitchedonandgoesoutafter
theenginestartsandtheidle hasstabilized.
This indicates
thattheMILisworking proper­
ly.
Ifthelightdoesnotgooutaftertheengine
isstarted,orilluminateswhileyouaredriv­
ing, a
malfunctionmay existintheenginesys­
tem.Ifthelightilluminates,thecatalytic con­
vertercouldbedamaged.
Continue drivingwithreducedpower(avoid­
'ing
sustainedhighspeedsand/orrapid accel­
erations)andhavetheconditioncorrected.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealer.
Ifthelightilluminates,theelectronicspeed
limitermayalsobemalfunctioning. Formore
informationqpage33,Electronicspeed
limiter.
AnimproperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayaLso
causetheMILLighttoilluminate
qpage180.
Electronicspeedlimiter
Vourvehicle maybefactoryequippedwith
tires
thatareratedforamaximumspeedof
130mph(210km/hl.Thisislessthanthe
maximumspeedofyourvehicle.Toreducethe
riskofsuddentirefailureandlossofcontrolif
thevehicle isoperatedatexcessivespeeds,
yourvehiclealsohasanelectronicspeedlimit­
er. The
electronicspeedlimiterpreventsyour
vehicle
fromgoingfasterthanthetirespeed
rating. Formoreinformationqpage209.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignais,theMalfunction Indica­
torLight(MIL)!ilwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.

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gearshiftleveriscontrolledbyalight
sensorlocatedintheinstrumentpanel.
Theinstrumentpanelilluminationwill
automaticallybecomedimmerasthe
daylightfadesawayandeventuallywill
gooutcompletelywhenoutsidelightis
very low.This is
toremindyou,thedriv­
er,
toswitchontheheadlightsbeforeit
getstoodark.
-Canadamodels:instrumentpanelillu­
minationwillstaybrightregardlessof
theintensityofambientlight.Always
beawareofchangesinoutsideIight
conditionswhiteyouaredriving.Re­
spondintimetofadingdaylightby
turningthelightswitchtoposition~D
(or"AUTO"ifyour carisequipped with
thisfeature)toturnonyourheadlights.
Sunvisors
Fig.52Sunvisor
The lightislocated ontherightsideofthe
luggagecompartment.
These lightscomeonautomaticallywhenthe
rearlidisopened.Thelightsturnoffautomat­
ically ifthelidisleftopenformorethen10
minutes.
Vision
Usingthesun visorsmakesdriving sofer.
Thedriver's andpassenger'ssunvisorscanbe
pulled
framthebracketsabovethecenterof
thewindshieldandswung towardthedoors
(i)qfig.52.
Vouregulatethebrightnessoftheinstru­
mentswiththeleftthumbwheelC'1qfig.51.
IgnitionON,lightswitchat@.
Withtheignition switchedON,theglowofin­
strument needlescanbeadjustedtoappear
brighter ordimmer.
Theilluminationofthe instruments, disploys
and thecenter console con
beadjusted.
Instrumentpanelillumination
kdOr
whentheignitionisturnedon,theloce
interior lightsareturnedoff.
When a
doorisopen,theinterior lightsare
turned
offafterabout10minutestoprevent
batterydraining.
The
brightnessofthelightsiscontrolled au­
tomatically
byadimmerwhentheyare
switched onand off.
Fig.51Instrumentpanel illumination
IgnitionON,Iightswitchat0000or~D.
Withthelights switched on,thebrightnessof
instrumentcluster(i.e.needles,gaugesand
displays) and
centerconsoleillumination can
be adjusted.
CDNote
Theinstrumentclusterandcenterconsole
illumination (gaugesandneedles)
comes
onwhen youswitch ontheignitionandthe
vehicleheadlightsareoff.Beawareofthe
following differencebetweenmodelsbuilt
toUSorCanadianspecifications:
-USAmodels:illuminationoftheinstru­
mentcluster(gaugesandneedles),
dashandcenterconsolearoundthe
iTips
Youshouldswitchontheemergencyflash­
erwhen:
- you are
thelastvehiclestandinginatraf­
ficjam50thatanyothervehicles coming
can
seeyou, orwhen
-your vehicle hasbroken downoryouare
inanemergencysituation,orwhen
- your vehicle
isbeingtowedbyatow
truckorifyou aretowinganothervehicle
behind you.
Activatingdoorcontactcircuit
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illuminates.'---
Interiorlights
Fig.50Sectiontromheadliner: Interiorlights
Theinteriorlightsinclude thereading lights
for the driver ondthefront passenger.
Deactivatingdoorcontactcircuit
[email protected]
goesout.
Interiorlights1
FrontreadingIights~
~Press oneoftheswitches®toturnthe
rightorleft reading lightonoroff.
With
thedoorcontactcircuit,theinterior
lightsturnon assoon asyou unlockthevehi-
cle
oropenthedoors. Theinterior lightsare
also
turnedon whentheignitionkeyisre­
moved.The lightsturnoffabout30seconds
afterthedoors areclosed. Whenthevehicleis~
Fig.49Center console: emergency flasherswitch
Emergencyflasher
Theemergency flashermakesothermotorists
aware
thatyou oryour vehicle areinanemer­
gency situation.
Notesonthesefeatures
-Theturn signaisonly work withtheignition
switched on.The indicator lights
Iloriiiin
theinstrumentclusterqpage13alsoblink.
- After youhave
turnedacorner,theturnsig-
nal switches offautomatically.
- The
highbeamworks onlywhenthehead­
lights are
on.Theindicator light&1inthe
instrumentclusterilluminateswhenthe
highbeamsareon.
- The
headlight flasherworksonlyaslongas
youholdthelever -evenifthereareno
lights switched on.The indicator light
&1in
theinstrumentclusterilluminateswhenyou
use
theheadlightflasher.
CDNote
Donotusethehighbeamorheadlight
flasherifyou knowthatthesecould be
blinding oncoming traffie.
~Presstheswitchd1.qfig.49,toswitchthe
emergencyflasheronoroff.
When
theemergencyflasherison, allfour
turnsignalblinkatthesametime.Theturn
signalindicator lights<;JQintheinstrument
cluster,aswellasthelightintheemergency
flasherswitchd1.blink likewise.
The
emergencyflasherwillautomatically
switch onifyou areinanaccidentwherethe
airbag hasdeployed.
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~Driveinacircleataspeedofabout5mph
(10km/hluntiladirectionisshownonthe
interiorrearview mirror.
AWARNING
Thedigitalcompassistobeusedasadi­
rectionalaidonly. Eventhoughyoumay
wanttolookatitwhile youaredriving, you
muststillpayattentiontotraffic,roadand
weatherconditionsaswellasotherpossi­
ble
hazards.
5eatsandstorage
GeneraLrecommen­
dations
Whyisyour seatadjustment50
important?
Thesafety beltsandtheairbagsystemcon
anly
pravidemaximumprotectionifthe front
seats arecarrectly adjusted.
Therearevariouswaysofadjustingthefront
seatstoprovidesafeandcomfortablesupport
forthedriverandthefrontpassenger.Adjust
your
seatproperly50that:
_you can easilyandquicklyreachallthe
switches andcontrolsintheinstrument
panel
_ your body
isproperlysupportedthusreduc­
ingphysicalstressandfatigue
-thesafetybeltsandairbagsystemcanoffer
maximumprotection9page 111.
Inthefollowingsections,youwillseeexactly
how youcan
bestadjustyourseats.
Therearespecialregulationsandinstructions
forinstalling achildsafetyseatonthefront
passenger'sseat.Alwaysheedtheinforma­
tion regarding childsafetyprovidedin
9page133,ChildSafety.
AWARNING
Incorrectseatingpositionofthedriverand
allotherpassengerscanresultinserious
personalinjury.
-Alwayskeepyourfeetonthefloorwhen
thevehicleisinmotion-neverputyour
feetontopoftheinstrumentpanel,out
ofthewindoworontopoftheseatcush­
ion! This
appliesespeciallytothepassen­
gers.Ifyourseatingpositionisincorrect
you increase
theriskofinjuryinthecase
ofsuddenbrakingoranaccident.Ifthe
airbag inflatesandtheseatingposition
~s.IncorrectthiscouldresultinpersonalInJuryorevendeath.
-Itisimportantforboththedriverandfrontpas.sengertokeepadistanceofat
least10inches(25cm)betweenthem­
selvesandthesteeringwheeland/orin­
strumentpanel.Ifyou'resittingany
closerthanthis,theairbagsystemcan­
notprotectyouproperly. Inadditionto
this,thefrontseatsandheadrestraints
mustbeadjustedtoyourbodyheight50
thattheycangive youmaximumprotec­
tion.
- Always
trytokeepasmuchdistanceas
possiblebetweenyourselfandthesteer­
ingwheelorinstrumentpanel.
-Donotadjustthedriver'sorfrontpas­
senger'sseatwhilethevehicle ismoving.
Your
seatmaymoveunexpectedly,caus­
ingsuddenlossofvehiclecontroland
personalinjury.Ifyouadjustyourseat
whilethevehicleismoving, youareout
ofposition.
Driver's seat
Thecorrectseatpositionisimportant forsafe,
and relaxed driving.
Werecommendthatyouadjustthedriver's
seatinthefollowingmanner:
~Adjusttheseatinforeandaftdirection50
thatyoucaneasilypushthepedalstothe
floorwhile keepingyourkneeslightlybent
9AinWhyisyourseatadjustment50im­
portant? anpage 57.
~Adjusttheseatback50thatwhenyousit
withyourbackagainsttheseatback,youcan
still
graspthetopofthesteeringwheel.
~Positiontheheadrestraintaccordingtothe
occupant'sheight9page61.For maxi­
mumprotection,thetopoftheheadre­
straintshouldbeatleastateye level, pref­
erablyhigherandideally levelwiththetop
ofthehead9page97,fig.100.
AWARNING
Never placeanyobjectsinthedriver'sfoot­
well.Anobjectcouldgetintothepedal
areaandinterferewithpedalfunction.In
caseofsuddenbrakingoranaccident,you
would
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tothedesiredtemperaturesetting.
Switchingthec1imatecontrolsystemon
andoff
•Turntheknob(3)qpage 70,fig.77tothe
righttoswitchclimatecontrolon.TheLED
nexttothewordOFFgoesout.~
Warrnandcold
Switchingc1imatecontrolonandoff
Settingtemperature
CDNote
-Ifyoususpectthattheclimatecontrols
havebeendamaged,switchthesystem
offtoavoiddamagingit,andhave itin­
spectedbyanauthorizedAudi dealer.
- Audi
climatecontrolsystemrepairs re­
quire special
expertiseandtheproper
tools.Voushouldcontactanauthorized
Audidealerintheeventofmalfunctions.
Tosetalowertemperature,turntherotary
knobtotheleft.Tosetahighertemperature,
turntherotary knobtotheright.Thereare
additionalintermediatesettingsavailableto
adjustthetemperatureasneeded.
ijd)Tips
-Toavoidadversely affectingheatingand
coolingperformanceandtopreventcon­
densationonthewindows,theairintake
infrontofthewindshieldmustbefreeof
ice,snow,andleaves.
· - The aircoming
fromtheventsandcircu­
lating
throughtheentireinteriorisex­
tractedthroughtheoutletslotsinthe
sidepanelsintheluggagecompartment.
Makesurethattheoutletslotsarenot
coveredbyclothing,etc.
- Climate
controlworksmosteffectively if
thewindowsareclosed.However, ifthe
interiorofaparked vehicleisextremely
hotfromthesun'srays,brieflyopening
thewindowscanspeedupthecooling
process.
Meaning
Temperatureselection
qpoge71
Switch airconditioningon/
off(Fan)qpage71
Airdistribution
qpage72
Defrost
qpage73
Rearwindowdefogger
qpoge74
Heatedseat*driver/passen­
gersideqpage 74
Recirculation
qpage73
Switch oncoolingsystemqpage_7_3_
Button(s)
Rotary
knobCD
Rotary
knob(3)~
Rotary
knob@
Ifthefilter'seffectivenessisweakenedby
drivingthevehicleinareaswithheavily pollut­
ed
outsideair,thefilterelementshouldalso
be changed
inbetweenthelistedservices.
.&.WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,itisimportantthatall
windows
arefreeofice, snow,andconden­
sation. Onlythenisgoodvisibilityensured.
Please familiarizeyourselfwiththecorrect
operationoftheairconditioningandhow
todehumidify/defrostthewindows.
Thepollutantfilterelementmustbechanged
accordingtotheintervals specifiedinthe
maintenanceschedule50thattheaircondi­
tioning
system'sperformanceisnotadversely
affected.
Pollutantfilter
Thepollutantfilter(particle filter)ensures
thatcontaminantsintheoutsideair(such as
dust orpollen)
aregreatlyreduced orstop­
ped.Theairisalso filteredinrecirculation
mode.
---TheLEDinthebuttonsilluminateswhenthe
functionisactive.
In cooling
mode,relative humidityintheinte­
rior
isreduced. Thispreventsthewindows
fromfoggingup.
Pleasenote:
Whenrelativehumidityandtemperatures
outsidearehigh,condensatecandripfrom
theairconditioningevaporatorandforma
poolofwaterunderthevehicle. Thisisnormal
andnotanindicati0A-of aleak!
Whenoutsidetemperat~resare low,thefan
doesnotswitchtoahigherspeeduntilthe
coolanthasreachedanadequatetempera­
ture,withtheexceptionofthedefrostset­
ting.
Whenacceleratingatwide-openthrottle,the
airconditioningcompressoristemporarily
switchedofftomaintainfullenginepower.
In
ordertoensureenginecoolingunderex­
tremeengineloads,thecompressorisswitch·
edoffifcoolanttemperaturesclimbtoohigh.
Functions
aresetbyturningtherotaryknob
orswitchedonandoffbytappingthebuttons.~
Fig.77Climat. controls
Werecommendthefollowingsetting:
•Rotatetheknobqfig.77(3)totherightto
switchontheairconditioning.
•Setthetemperatureto72oF(22oC).
•PresstheIAUTO1qfig.77button.
Theairconditioning automatica/ly maintains theselected temperature inthe vehicleinterior
throughout eochseoson.
Contrais'.
Warrnandcold
Warmandcold
Climatecontrols
Usingthepreviouslyrecommendedsettingis
thequickestwaytoachieve acomfortablecli­
mateinthevehicle. Thissettingshouldthere­
foreonlybechangedwhenpersonalcomfort
levels orcertaincircumstancesrequire it.
The
climatecontrolsareacombinationofau­
tomaticheatingandventilationsystemsanda
cooling
systemwhichdehumidifiesandcools
theair insidethevehicle.
The
climatecontrolsautomaticallymaintaina
temperatureonceithasbeenset.Thetem­
peratureoftheairfromthevents,fanspeed
(air volume)andairdistributionarealsoauto­
maticallyadjusted.Thesystemalsotakesinto
accountstrongsunshine50thatmanualad­
justmentisnotnecessary. 50inalmostall
cases,
automaticmodeoffersthebestcondi­
tionsforthecomfortoftheoccupantsatall
timesoftheyearqpoge73.
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@Tips
IftheLEDintheswitchstaysonafterA/C
operationhasbeenswitchedoff(=switch­
ing
theAlCoff),thereis afaultinanair
conditioning
component.Pleaseconsult
anauthorizedAudidealerwhenthereisan
operatingproblem.
AWARNING
Voushouldnotusetherecirculationmode
foranextendedperiod sincenofresh airis
drawn in,andwiththeairconditioning
switchedoffthewindowscan fog up-this
increasestheriskofanaccident!
Whenclimatecontrolisworkingincooling
mode,engineperformanceisreduced and
fuelconsumptionisaffected.Tokeepthetime~
Economical useofthedimatecontraishelps
ta save fuel.
AleoperationlE]
SwitchingAlCoff
..Pressthe~buttonagain .
The air
isnotcooledandhumidityisnotre­
moved
whencoolingmodeisswitched off.
This can
causefogonthewindows. Cooling
modeswitchesoffautomaticallywhenthe
outsidetemperatureisbelow zero.
Using
theclimate controls economically
5witching
onAlC
..Pressthe~buttonqpage70,fig.77.
Whendrivingthroughatunnelorina
traffic
jamsothatexhaustfumesandodorscannot
enterthevehicle interior.
In
recirculation
mode,airisdrawn fromthe
vehicle interior,filtered,andrecirculated. We
recommendthatyouselectrecirculation
modebrieflyq.&.underthefollowingcondi­
tions:
..Pressthe~button.
Manual airrecirculation mode~
Standardoperatingmodeatailtimesofthe
year.
Defrost~
Automaticoperationensuresconstanttem­
peraturesintheinterioranddehumidifiesthe
airinsidethevehicle.Airtemperature,vol­
ume,
anddistributionarecontrolledautomat­
icallytoreach ormaintainthedesired interior
temperatureasquickly aspossible. Fluctua­
tions
inexteriortemperatureandtheeffects
oftemperaturefromthepositionofthesun
arecompensatedforautomatically.
Therecirculationmodepreventspollutedaut­
side airfrom entering
thevehideinteriar.
Switchingonairrecirculation
..Pressthebutton§]qpage70,fig.77
qA·
Turningonautomatic operation
..Setthetemperatureyouwant.
..PresstheIAUTOIbuttonqpage70,fig.77.
SWitchingoffairrecirculation
..Pressthebutton§]again,or
..PresstheIAUTOIbutton,or
Automatic operation~
Temperatureiscontrolledautomatically.The
maximum
amountofair flows mainlyfrom
vents1qpage72.
Asmallamountofairflowsfromvents2 -if
they areopenqpage72.
Pressing
the~buttonswitchesoffrecircula­
tion
mode.
Thewindshieldandside windows oredefrost­
ed
ordearedofcondensation osquickly as
possible.
..Toturnonthedefogger/defroster,pressthe
~buttonqpage70,fig.77.
..Taturnthedefogger/defrosteroff,press
the~buttonagain, ortheIAUTOIbutton.
@Tips
Ifthedifferencebetweenthedesiredtem­
peraturesetbyyouandthevehicle's interi­
or
temperatureistoogreat,thefanspeed
willchangeautomatically.Thisisdone50
thatthedesiredtemperaturesettingis
reached asquicklyaspossible.
@Tips
Iftheclimatecontrolsare runningincool­
ing
mode,airshouldflow mainlyfrom
vents(3)[email protected] sufficient cool­
ing, you
shouldnever closethesevents
completely.
justthevolumeofairproducedbythefanto
meetyourownrequirements.
Thereareadditionalcombinations(through
intermediatesettings)availabletoadjustair
distributionasneeded.
-Insetting-0-,airflows onlytothefootwell,
vents®areopen.
-Insetting~,airflewsonlytothewindows
andthefootwell,vents\(D,(3)and®are
open.
Inautomaticmodetheclimatecontrolsys­
temautomaticallyregulatesfanspeedde­
pending on
interiortemperature.Voucanad-
WarmandcoLd
Setting fanspeedB8
..Turntheknob(3)qpage70,fig.77tothe
settingyouwanttoadjustfanspeed(air
quantity).
Air distribution
..Turntheknob(3)qpage70,fig.77tothe
lefttoswitchtheclimatecontrolsystemoff.
The
LEDnexttothewordOFFcomeson.
..Turntherotaryknob@qpage70,fig.77
tothedesiredsetting.
..Toopenandclosetheoutlets,turnthead­
justingring.
..Toadjustthedirectionoftheairflowfrom
theoutlet,movethetabinthecenterofthe
outletinthedesired direction. Thedirection
oftheairdeliveredfromtheventscan be
adjustedhorizontallyandvertically.
Airdistribution:
-Insetting-0-,air flows onlytothewindows,
vents(Dand(3)areopen.Todefrostthe
driverandfrontpassengersidewindows
mosteffectively,thevents(3)shouldbedi­
rected
towardthesidewindows.
-Insetting@,air flows onlytothedriverl
passenger,vents@and@areopen.
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--
-
tance,theairbagsystemcannotprotect
youproperly.
-
Ifphysicallimitationspreventyou from
sitting10inches(25cm) ormorefrom
thesteeringwheel,check withyour au­
thorizedAudidealertoseeifadaptive
equipmentisavailable.
-
Ifthesteeringwheelisaligned withyour
face,
thesupplementaldriver's airbag
cannotprovideasmuchprotectioninan
accident.Alwaysmakesurethatthe
steeringwheelisaligned withyour
chest.
-Always holdthesteeringwheelwithyour
handsatthe9o'dockand3o'dockposi­
tionstoreducetheriskofpersonalinjury
if
thedriver's airbagdeploys.
- Never hold
thesteeringwheelatthe12
o'dockpositionorwith yourhandsinside
thesteeringwheelrimoronthesteering
wheelhub. Holdingthesteeringwheel
thewrong waycancauseseriDUSinjuries
tothehands,armsandhead ifthedriv­
er'sairbagdeploys.
Fig.80Ignition lockpositions
Ignition lock
Theignitiankeystartsorstapstheengine.
Ignitionoff@
Inposition~fig.80®boththeignitionand
engineareoff,andthesteeringislocked.
Tolockthesteeringafteryou have removed
theignition key,turnthesteeringwheelinei­
therdirectionuntilyouhearitlockintoplace.
IgnitionLockand
ignitionswitch
AWARNING
Improperuseofsteeringwheeladjust­
mentandimproperseatingposition can
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Adjust
thesteeringwheelcolumnonly
when
thevehideisnotmovingtopre­
ventlossofvehidecontrol.
- Adjustthedriver'sseatorsteeringwheel
50thatthereisaminimumof10inches
(25 cm)
betweenyourchestandthe
steeringwheel~page94,fig.98.If
youcannotmaintainthisminimumdis-
Adjusting thesteering wheelcolumn
Fig.79Leverunderthesteering column
First,adjustthedriver'sseatcorrectly.
~Pushthelever~fig.79-Arrow-~&'
~Movethesteeringwheeltothedesiredpo­
sition.
~Pushtheleveragainstthesteeringcolumn
until itlocks.
Thesteering wheelposition conbecontinu­
ous1yadjustedinheightanddistance.
ontheroad
5teering
Theremustbeatleast10inches(25cm)be­
tween
yourchestandthecenterofthesteer­
ingwheel.Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in­
ches (25cm)
framthesteeringwheel,seeif
adaptive
equipmentisavailabletohelp you
reach
thepedalsandincreasethedistance
fromthesteeringwheel.
Fordetailedinformationon howtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see~page59.
&.WARNING
Individuals withreducedsensitivitytopain
ortemperaturecoulddevelopburnswhen
usingtheseatheatingfunction.Toreduce
theriskofinjury,theseindividualsshould
notuseseatheating.
Heatedseats
Appliestovehicles: withheatedseats
off.The reducedpowerconsumptionhasa
beneficial
effectonfuelconsumption.
Theseatcushion andtheseatbackafthe
front
seatscon beheatedelectrically.
~Presstheheatedseatsbutton~
~page 70,fig.77tosetthelevelofheating
desired.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagetotheheatingelements
intheseats,donotkneel ontheseatsor
placeheavyloadsonasmallareaofthe
seat.
Therangeofcontrolsgoesfram1to3.The
heatsettingselectedisshownbyLEDsabove
thebutton.
~PresstheQiïJbutton~page70,fig.77to
turntherearwindowdefoggeronandoff.
theair conditioning ison asshortaspossible,
you
shoulddothefollowing:
~Ifyouwouldliketosave fuel, switchtheair
conditioning off.
~Ifyouopenthewindowswhiledriving,
switch
theair conditioning off.
~Ifthevehideisextremelyhotduetothe
heatofthesun,brieflyopendoorsandwin­
dows.
Therear window defogger c/earstherearwin­
daw
ofcandensation.
The rearwindowdefoggerworks onlywhen
theengineisrunning. Theindicatorlightin
thebuttonilluminateswhentherearwindow
defoggeristurnedon.
Rearwindowdefogger
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Assoonastherearwindow isdear,you
shouldswitchtherearwindowdefogger
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Whenyousavefuel, youreduceemissions
fromthevehide.
Therearwindowdefoggerisswitchedoffau­
tomaticallyafter10to20minutes,depend­
ingontheoutsidetemperature.
Atvery lowoutsidetemperatures,therear
window
defoggercan beswitchedoncontinu­
ously
bypushingtheQiïJbuttonformorethan
2seconds.Thisremainsstoreduntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff. Arearwindowdefogger
thatwasswitchedonalsoremainsstoredfor
15minutesaftertheignitionisswitchedoff.
Iftheengineisrestartedwithinthese15mi­
nutes,therearwindowdefoggerisactivated
for10to20minutes,dependingonoutside
temperature.With avehidethatisparkedfor
ashorttime,therearwindowdefoggerdoes
notneedtobemanuallyactivatedagain.
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Potentialmalfunctions
Therangeatwhichthesensorsstarttomeas­
ureisabout:
2feet(0.60m)
S
feet(1.60m)
Tatheside
Centerrear
Fortheparkingassisttooperate,thesensors
mustbekeptcleanandfreeofice.
&.WARNING
-Sensarshave blindspotsinwhichabjects
cannotbedetected.Payspecialattention
Whenthedistanceislessthanlfoot(0.30
ml.thetonebecomescontinuous.Atthis
pointyoushouldstopbacking up.
Please
notethatlowobjectsalreadysignalled
byawarning candisappearfromthesystem's
detectionrangeandwillnotcontinuetobe
signalled.
Ifa warningbuzzersoundsfor afewseconds
whentheignitionisswitchedon,thereis a
systemmalfunctianwiththeacoustic parkas­
sist.
Ifthemalfunctionpersistsuntiltheigni­
tion
isswitchedoff,therewillbenoacoustic
warningatthenextattempttoactivatethe
system.Havetheproblemcorrected.
Activation
Thereisnoconfirmationtonewhenreverse
gearisengagedifthereisasystemmalfunc­
tian.
The parkingassistisactivatedwhenreverse
gearisengaged.Abrieftoneconfirmsthat
thesystemisactivated.
chimescanbeadjustedthroughthemenudis­
play
qpoge 25.
Backingup
Distance warningwhenbackingupstarts
whenanobstacleisdetectedintherangeof
!heparkassistsystem.Asthedistancede­
creases,
thetimeintervalbetweentheaudible
tonesbecomesshorter.
Aeoustie parkassist givesawarning obout
obstocles behindthevehicle.
Description
The rear acoustic parkassist(4-channel
acousticparkassist)determinesthedistance
ofthevehiclefromanobstacleusing ultra­
sonic
sensors.Thesensorsareintherear
bumper. The
volumeandthepitchofthe
Appliestavehicles:with4-channel acousticparkassist
Acousticparking
system
Rearacousticparkassist
~Toswitchsportmodeon,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsole. Theindicatorlight
turnson.
~Toswitchsportmodeoff,pressthebutton
inthecenterconsoleagain.Theindicator
light
turnson.
Fig.85Buttoninthecenter console
CDTips
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheretractable
rear spoiler*ortheAudimagneticride*, it
may
notbe possibletoactivatesport
mode.
A
more agile
andsportydrivingstyleispossi­
ble when driving
thevehicle in"sportmode".
Thismodeaffectsthrottleresponseandthe
soundoftheengine,thesteeringcharacteris­
tics
foramoredirectpowersteeringresponse
andthedampingcharacteristicsoftheAudi
magnetic ride
fordynamicsuspensiontuning.
sportmode
APpliestavehicles:withSportbutton
Fig.84Center console: SwitchforAudimagnetic ride
Audimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withmagnetic ride
IDTips
Thewarning/indicatorlightEintheinstru­
mentclustercomesonintheeventofa
malfunction.Drivetotheclosestauthor­
izedAudidealerassoonaspossibleand
havethemalfunctionrepaired.
Damping conbeadjusted tothe driver's pref­
erence ond
itadapts automaticolly totheeur­
rentdriving situation.
~Presstheswitchqfig.84toturnsportset­
tingonoroff.
Audi
magneticrideisanelectronically con­
trolleddampingsystem.Thischassissystem
assiststhedriverbyadaptingtotheparticular
situationthroughimperceptiblecontrolproc­
esses.Thedampingprovides individual modu­
lationofdampingforces.Forexample,with
dampingcharacteristicssettoprovidegreater
comfort,dampingissetsomewhatharderfor
abriefperiodonlyas--required,whenrounding
a curve
andwhen braking.
Standardsetting
Selectthestandards~ingifyoupreferasus­
pensionsettingemphasiz~gcomfort.
Sportsetting
Selectthesportsettingif youpreferasporty
suspensionsetting.TheLEDintheswitchE
cornes ontoindicatesportsetting.
&.WARNING
Youshouldonlyreturntothesavedspeed
ifitisnottoofastforthecurrenttraffic
conditions -risk
ofanaccident!
~Turn ontheignition.
~Pullleverintoposition@qpoge 79,
fig.82.
~PresstheleverintheCVor0directionto
increaseordecrea~eyourspeed.
~Releasethelevertosavethatspeed.
Temporarydeactivation
~Pressthebrakepedal,or
~Pressthelever intoposition@(notclicked
into place)
qpage79,fig.82,or
~DriveforlongerthanSminutesatmore
thanSmph(10km/hlabovethestored
speed.
Switchingthesystemoff
Presettingyourspeed
Youconpresetyour desiredspeedwhile the
vehicle
isnotmoving.
Thisfunctionmakesit possible,forexample,
tosavethespeedyouwantbeforedriving on
thehighway. Onceonthehighway, activate
thecruisecontrolbypullingthelevertoward
@.
Switchingoffcompletely
~Pressle.verintoposition@(clicked into
place), or
~Switchtheignition off.
The
systemretainsthesavedspeedif you de­
activatethecruisecontroltemporarily.Tore­
sumethesavedspeed,releasethebrake ped­
alandpullthelevertoposition@.
Switchingtheignitionofferasesthesaved
speed.
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