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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 12Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorlightsInstrumentsandwarning/indicatorlights
Clutchpedal
~page17
Clutchisoverheating
~page88
Electronic StabilizationProgram
(ESP)./~page17
ElectronicStabilization Program
(ESP)
./~page17
Canadamodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
,.Canadamodels:anti-lock brakesys
~tem(ABS)./defective~page18
Safetybelt
~page16
EnginecoolantLeveltoolow/
enginecoolanttemperaturetoo
high~page17
ElektromechanischeLenkung
~page17
-Checkthemalfunctioningsystem.Contact
yourauthorizedAudidealeror aqualified
workshopforassistance.
••••USAmodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
Canadamodels:Malfunctioninthe
brakesystem~page14
USAmodels:Airbagsystem./
~page16
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USAmodels:anti-lock brakesystem1 1•(ABS)./defective~page18
Yellowindicatorlights
Vellowsymbolsindicateapriority2maLfunc
tion -Warning!Overview
Tips
Malfunctionsorfaultswillbeidentified ei
therwitharedsymbol(priority1 -Dan
ger!)
orwith ayellowsymbol(priority2
Warning).
AWARNING
_ Failure
toheed warninglightsandother
importantvehicleinformationmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjuryorvehicledam
age.
-Wheneverstalledorstoppedforrepair,
move
thevehicle asafedistanceoffthe
road,stoptheengine,andturnonthe
emergencyflasher~page48.
-Theenginecompartmentofanymotor
vehicleisapotentiallyhazardousarea.
Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,stoptheengineandletit
cool down. Always exercise
extremecau
tion
whenworkingunderthehood
~page176,Enginecompartment
Somei nd icatorlightsturnonbrieflytocheck
thefunctionofthatsystemwhenyou switch
theignition on.Thesesystemsaremarked
with
an./inthefollowingtables.Ifoneof
theseindicator lightsdoesnotturnon,there
isamalfunctioninthatsystem.
Redindicatorlights
Redsymbolsindicateaprioritymalfunction_
Danger! Set/Check
button~page10,[email protected]
thereismorethanonemalfunction,theindi
catorlightswillturnononeaftertheotherfor
approximatelytwosecondseach.
Someindicators
lightsinthedisplaycanturn
oninseveral colors.
- Pull
offtheroad.
-Stopthevehicle.
-Turnofftheengine.
Description1
Messagesmayappearwithsomeindicator
lights.Themessagesturnoffafterashort
time.Todisplay amessageagain,pressthe~
Warning/indicator
Lights
Immobilizer
Malfunctionmessage
Ifthereisamalfunctionsomewhereinthein
strumentcluster, dEFwillappearinthetrip
odometerandwillstayon.Contactyour au
thorizedAudidealertohavetheproblemcor
rected.
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,thedataon
theignitionkeyarescannedautomatically.
Ifanunauthorizedkeywasused, SAFEisdis
played
continuouslyintheodometerdisplay
field. Thevehicle
cannotbeoperated
~page36.
(DTips
-The digitaL clockandtheodometerare
turnedonforabout30secondswhen
thedriver'sdoorisopened.
-Whentheignitionis~rnedoff,theod
ometerreadingandthe~gitalclockwith
datedisplay canbeswitchedonfor
about30secondsbypressingtheSet!
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@.
Theindicatorlightsintheinstrumentcluster
blinkorturnon.They indicatefunctionsor
malfunctions~/1:;..
settheodometerbacktozero.Voucanuse
thisodometerwhenyouwanttokeeptrackof
howmanymiles (kilometers) youhave driven
forasingletriporerrand.Thelastdigit indi
cates1/10ofamiLe(100meters).Voucanset
thetripodometerbacktozerobypressingthe
resetbutton~fig.5.
Withtheignition off,pushingoftheSet/
Checkbutton~page10,fig.3@canturnon
thedisplayfieLdlightingforafewseconds.
Speedometerwithodometer
Lowerodometer
-USAmodels-MiLes
- Canadamodels-Kilometers
Upperodometer(tripodometer)
Theupperodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles(kilometers)driven sinceyoulastre-
Thespeedametershows youthevehicle
speed, andthe
adametershows youhaw
manymiles(kiLometers) youhave driven.
Fig.5Speedometerclose-up:odometerdisplay
The lowerodometershowsthetotalnumber
ofmiles (kilometers) driven.
The
odometerandtripodometerarelocated
insidethespeedometer.
Fuelgauge
Whentheneedlereachestheredarea,the
warning
lightintheinstrumentclusterwilLiL
luminate~page20li.Thismeansyou
have
approximately1.9gallons(7litres)of
fuelleftinthetank.Timetorefuel!
The
totaltankcapacityofyour vehicle islisted
in~page242.
CDNote
Never runthetankcompletelydry!Anir
regularsupplyoffuelcancauseengine
misfiringandfuelcouldenterintotheex
haustsystem.ThecataLyticconverter
couLdthenoverheatandbedamaged.
Thefuelgaugeworksonlywhentheignitionis
on.
F
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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.
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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Theremote-controlkeycontainsafold-out
keythatyoucanusetomanuallylock orun
lock
thevehicleandtostarttheengine.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol, orif
you
needtohave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer.Onlythencan
you
usethekeyagain.
~Close allwindowsanddoorsproperly.
~Turnthekeyinthelockofthedriver'sdoor
tothelockposition®q&.inGeneral de
scription onpage 38.
Resettingtheremotecontrol
Operatinglockswiththekey
~Presstheunlock0buttonontheremote
contral.
~Unlockorlockthevehicle onceatthedoor
lockusingthestemoftheremotecontrol
key.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedWARNINGq.&.in
General description onpage 38.
Fig.32Keytumsforopening andclosing.
~Insertthekeyintothelockofthedriver's
door.
~Turnthekeyonetimetoposition0toun
lock
thedriver'sdoo~
~Turnthekeytwo timestoposition0
qfig.32tounlock alldoors.
Tolockthevehicle
Tounlockthevehicle
Theremotecontrolmustberesetifthe vehi
cie does
notunlock.
Thesynchranizationprocessmustnottake
longerthan30seconds.
Talock andunlock thevehicle fromtheout
side, turnthekey
inthelockofthe driver's
. door.
--&.WARNING
Readandfollow allWARNINGSq.&.in
General description onpage38.
iTips
-Theremotecontrolkey isautomatically
deactivatedwhentheignition isswitch
ed
on.
- Theoperationoftheremotecontralkey
can
betemporarilydisruptedbyinterfer
encefromtransmittersinthevicinityof
thevehicle workinginthesamefrequen
cyrange(e.g.acellphone,radio equip
ment).
-Inordertomakesurethelocking func
tionisworking, youshouldalwayskeep
youreyeonthevehicletomakesureitis
properly locked.
-Donotusetheremotecontralifyouare
inside
thecar,otherwiseyou may unin
tentionallylockthevehicle,andthenyou
would
setofftheanti-theftalarmwhen
you
trytostarttheengineoropena
door. Incase
thishappensanyhow,push
theunlockbutton0.
-Usethepanicfunctiononlyifyouarein
anemergencysituation.
Theturnsignalswill flash brieflywhenever
youlockorunlockthevehicle. Also,theinteri
or
lightwillcomeonorgooffwheneveryou
openorc~sethedrive(sdoo~
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo
cated inside
thevehicle. Themaximumeffec
tiverangedependsonseveralthings.Remem
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
-
Unlockingandlockingthevehiclewith1theremotecontrol
Whetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheentire
vehicleisunlockedwhentheopeningbutton
oispressedonce,dependsonthesettingsin
theDriverinformationsystemCentrallocking
menuqpage 25.
TounlockthevehicleéD
~Pressbutton0.
~Pressbutton0twotimeswithintwosec
ondstounlockaLLdoorsandtherearlido
Howtheremotecontrol works.
~Pushtheredbutton@toactivatethepanic
function.Thehornsoundsandtheturnsig
nals flash.
~Pushthebutton@againtodeactivatethe
panic function.
Fig.31Remote control:functionbuttons
PANICButton
Tolockthevehicle~
~Pressbutton®qID,.inGeneraldescription
on page
38.
~Watchthatallturnsignallightsflash once.
Tounlockrearlidonlyc:;)
~Pressbutton©for-approximatelyonesec
ond.
Theremotecontralsallows youto:
- lock orunlock
thevehicle
- selectively unlock
therearlido
ln..WARNING
-Whenyoulock your vehicleframoutside,
nobody -especially children-shouldre
main inside
thevehicle.Remember,
whenyoulockthevehicleframtheout
sidethewindowscannotbeopenedfrom
theinside.
-
Whenyou leavethevehicle, alwaysre
movetheignition keyandtakeitwith
you. Thiswill
preventpassengers(chil
dren,
forexample)fromaccidentally be
ing locked
inthevehicleshouldtheyacci
dentallypressthepowerlocking switch.
-
Donotleave children insidethevehicle
unsup~rvised.Inanemergencyitwould
be
impossibletoopenthedoorsfram
theoutsidewithoutthekey.
iTips
- Intheeventofacrash withairbagde
ploymentalllockeddoorswillbeauto
matically unlockedtogiveaccesstothe
vehicleoccupantsfromtheoutside.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldmal
function, youcanlock each
doorindivid
ually using
thevehiclekey.
-Ifthepowerlockingsystemshouldfail,
you can
stillopenthefueltankflapinan
emergencyqpage181.
-Vouarewelladvisednottokeep valua
bles inside
anunattendedvehicle, visible
ornot.Even aproperly lockedvehicle
cannotpravidethesecurityofasafe!
Ifyouwish, youcanhaveanauthorizedAudi
dealerconvertyourpowerdoorlocksystemto
automaticlocking.
UnintentionaLLylockingyourselfout
The vehicledoesnotlock withthecentral
locking switchqpage40ifthedriver'sdoor
isopen.
Donotlockyourvehiclewiththeremotemas·
terkeyuntil alldoorsandtherearlidare
closed. In
thiswayyouavoidlockingyourself
outaccidentally.
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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
[email protected]
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
notbeabletobrakeoraccelerate!
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Seatsandstorage
Frontpassenger's seat
Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseatinto
therearmostposition.
Taavoidcontactwiththeairbagwhileitisde
ploying, do
notsitanyclosertatheinstru
mentpanelthannecessaryandalwayswear
thethree-pointsafetybeltprovidedadjusted
correctly.Werecommendthatyouadjustthe
passenger'sseatinthefollowingmanner:
~Movethefrontpassengerseatintotherear
mostpositionoftheforeandaftadjustment
range",,&inWhyisyourseatadjustment
soimportant?onpage57.
~Bringthebackrestuptoan(almost)upright
position.Donotridewiththeseatreclined.
~Theideal positionfortheheadrestraintis
withtheupperedgeoftherestraintlevel
with
thetopofyourhead'"page61.You
shouldnotlowerthetopoftherestraintbe
low
thelevelofyoureyes.
~Placeyourfeetonthefloorinfrontofthe
passenger'sseat.
Adjustingfrontseats
manuaLLy
Adjustment controls
Appliestavehicles:withmanualseatadjustment
Various controls onthemanualseatsprovide
a wide ronge forindividual
adjustments.
Fig.60Adjustmentcontrols:locations ondriver'sseat
CDMovingtheseatforwardorbackward
(3)Adjustingthelumbarsupport
"'page61
®Adjustingtheseatheight
@Adjustingtheseatbackangle
@Releasingtheseatback
@Tips
Someofthecontrolsarefittedoncertain
modelsonlyortheyareoptionalequip
ment.
Adjustingthemanual seats1
Appliestavehicles:withmanualseatadjustment
Position, angleandshapeofthemanual
seatsconbeadjustedtoprovidesafeand
comfortableseating.
ReedandheedallWARNINGS"',&before
youadjustyourseat.
Moving thefront seats forward or
backward
~LifttheleverCD'"pageSB,fig.60andslide
theseattothedesiredposition.
~Releasetheleverandthenmovetheseat
furtheruntil youfeelandhearitengage.
Adjusting theseat height
~Pullthelever®upandpumpittaroisethe
seat.
~Pushtheleverdownandpumpittalower
theseat.
Adjusting theseatback angle
~Leanforwardtatakeyourweightoffthe
seatback.
~Turnthehandwheel@)inthedirectionyou
wanttheseatbacktatilt.
Releasing seatback
~Pullthelever@up.
~Pushtheseatbackforward.
&.WARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver'sorfrontpas
senger'sseatwhilethevehicleismoving.
Ifyoudothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will be
outofposition.Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassenger'sseat
whenthevehicleisnotmoving.~
b
_Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktaseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjurycouldresult!
_Tareducetheriskofinjuryinthecaseof
sudden brakingoraccident,frontpas
sengersmustneverrideinamoving ve
hicle with
theseatbackreclined.Safety
beltsandtheairbagsystemonlyoffer
maximumprotectionwhentheseatback
isuprightandthesafetybeltsareprop
erly
positionedonthebody. Themore
theseatbackisreclined,thegreaterthe
riskofpersonalinjuryframanincorrect
seatingpositionandimproperlyposi
tionedsafetybelts!
Powerseats
Adjustment switches
Appliestavehicles:withpowerseats
Theoperating logicfortheswitches corre
sponds to
theconstructionandfunctionof
theseat.
Fig.61Adjustment switches:locationsondriverseat
Pushorpulleitherswitchinexactlythesame
direction youlikethecorrespondingpartof
theseattamove.
CDAdjustingthelumbarsupport
"'page61
(3)Seatadjustment'"page59
®Adjustingtheangleoftheseatback
"'page60
@Releasingtheseatback
AWARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver'sorfrontpassen
gerseatwhilethevehicleismoving.If
Seatsandstorage
youdothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will
beoutofposition. Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassengerseatwhen
thevehicleisnotmoving.
-
Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktaseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjury could result!
- Because
theseatscan beelectricallyad
justedwiththeignitionkeyremoved,
neverleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle.Unsuperviseduseoftheelectric
seatadjustmentsmaycauseseriousin
jury.
Power seatadjustmentAppliestavehicles: withpowerseats
.Theswitches conbemovedinvarious direc
tions toallow precise adjustment.
Fig.62Seatcushion adjustment: switchmotions
Pushorpulltheswitchinthesamedirection
you like
theseatcushiontamove.
Moving theseat forward andbackwardCD
~Presstheswitc"hforwardorbackward hori-
zontally'",&.
Adjusting theseatheight@and@together
~Pulltheswitchevenlyatbathendstaraise
theseat'",&.
~Pushtheleverevenlyatbothendstalower
theseat'",&.
Angling theseat cushionupanddown@
or@
~Taangletheseatcushionup,pullthe
switchatthefront only'",&.
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--~Alternatively,pushtheswitchotthereor
onlyq.&..
~Toangletheseatcushiondown, pushthe
switchotthefrontonlyq.&..
~Alternatively,pulltheswitchotthereor on
Iyq.&..
.&.WARNING
-Neveradjustthedriver's orfrontpassen
gerseatwhilethevehicleismoving.If
youdothiswhilethevehicleismoving,
you will
beoutofposition. Alwaysadjust
thedriver'sorfrontpassengerseatwhen
thevehicleisnotmoving.
-Becarefulwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Checktoseethatnooneisinthe
way,orseriousinjurycould result!
- Because
theseatscanbeelectrically ad
justedwiththeignitionkeyremoved,
never leavechildren
unattendedinthe
vehicle. Unsupervised useoftheelectric
seatadjustmentsmaycauseseriousin
jury.
Adjustingtheseatback
Appliestavehicles: withpowerseats
Fig.63Driver seat:switch forseatbackadjustment
~Pushorpulltheswitchinthesamedirec
tion youlike
theseatbacktotiltqfig.63.
.&.WARNING
-Neveradjusttheseatbackwhilethevehi
cle
ismoving.Ifyouadjustyourseatback
whilethevehicleismoving, youwillbe
outofposition. Alwaysadjusttheseat
backwhenthevehicleisnotmoving. -
Toreducetheriskofinjuryinthecaseof
suddenbrakingoraccident,frontpas
sengersmustneverrideina
moving ve
hicle with
theseatbackreclined.Safety
beltsandtheairbagsystemonlyoffer
maximumprotectionwhentheseatback
isuprightandthesafetybeltsareprop
erly positioned on
thebody.Themore
theseatbackisreclined,thegreaterthe
riskofpersonalinjuryfromanincorrect
seatingpositionandimproperly posi
tionedsafetybelts!
Foldingthefrontseatbackforward•
Appliestavehicles:withpowerseats
Fig.64Driver seat:seatback releaselever
Foldingtheseatbackforward
..Lifttheleverupasindicatedbythearrow
qfig.64.
..Holdtheleverandfoldtheseatbackfor
ward.
.&.WARNING\..
Always makesurethefrontseatbacksare
intheuprightpositionandsecurely locked
inplacewhendriving.
>
Lumbarsupport
APpliestovehicles:withlumbarsupport
helumbor support conbeodjusted tofitther:, .naturol eurvotureoftheoccupantsspme.
Fig.65Frontseat:switch forlumbaradjustment
Adjustingthecurvature
~Pushtheforworddepressionontheswitch
shell
qfig.65toincreasebackrestcurva
ture.
~Pushthereardepressionontheswitchshell
todecreosebackrestcurvature.
Adjustingtheheight
~Pushthetopdepressionontheswitchshell
toraisethesupportinthebackrest.
~Pushthebottomdepressionontheswitch
shell
tolowerthesupportinthebackrest.
8..WARNING
Neveradjustthelumbarsupportwhilethe
vehicleismoving.Ifyouadjustyourseat
whilethevehicle ismoving, youwillbeout
ofposition. Alwaysadjustthelumbarsup
portwhenthevehicleisnotmoving.
Headrestraints
Adjustingheadrestraints,frontseats
Theheodrestrointsmustbeodjusted proper
Iytopro vide protection.
Fig.66Driver'sseathead restraint: adjusting the
height
'The headrestraintsonthefrontseatscanbe
adjustedtoprovidesafesupporttoheadand
neckattheoptimumheight.Whenoptimally
adjusted,thetopoftherestraintshouldbe
level with
thetopoftheheadqpoge97,
Properodjustmentofheodrestraints.
Raising
headrestraint
~Graspthesideoftheheadrestraintwith
bothhands.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintssothatthetopof
theheadrestraintisotleostlevel withyour
eyes or
higherqfig.66.
Lowering
headrestraint
~Graspthesidesoftheheadrestraintwith
bothhands.
~Pressthebuttonqfig.66andadjustthe
headrestraint.
~Adjusttheheadrestraintssothatthetopof
theheadrestraintisotleostlevel withyour
eyes
orhigherqfig.66.
Refertoqpage97,Properodjustmentof
heod restraintsforguidelines onhowtoad
justtheheightofthefrontheadrestraintsto
fittheoccupant'sbody size.
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-The vehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
with astandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
Outlet
Theoutletinthefront center consolemoybe
used for
i2-voltopplionces.
Fig.7SCenter console, front:12-voltoutlet
~Foldthecoyerfortheoutletup.
~Pluginappliancetobeused.
Theoutletmaybeusedfor12-voltappliances
withmaximumconsumptionofupto100
watts,suchasaflashlight,smallvacuum
cleaner,etc.
Before youpurchaseanyaccessories,always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
qpage247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
AWARNING
Theoutletplusanyappliancespluggedin
toitremainfunctionaleven iftheignition
isswitchedoffortheignition keyisre
moved. Neverleavechildren inside
theve
hicle
withoutsupervision.
CDNote
Toavoiddamagingthesocket,onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
iTips
Whentheengineisoffandaccessoriesare
stillpluggedinandareon,thevehiclebat
terycanstillbedrained.
Storage
General'.
AWARNING
- Alwaysremoveobjectsfromtheinstru
mentpanel.Anyitemsnotputaway
could
slidearoundinsidethevehicle
while driving
orwhenacceleratingor
whenapplyingthebrakesorwhendriv
ing
arounda corner.
-
Whenyouaredrivingmakesurethat
anythingyou may have placedinthecen
terconsoleorotherstoragelocations
cannotfalloutintothefootwells.Incase
ofsuddenbraking youwouldnotbeable
tobrakeoraccelerate.
-Anyarticlesofclothingthatyou have
hungupmustnotinterferewiththedriv
er'sview.Thecoathooksaredesigned
onlyforlightweightclothing.Neverhang
anyclothingwithhard,pointedorheavy
objectsinthepocketsonthecoathooks.
During
suddenbrakingorinanaccident
especially iftheairbagisdeployed
theseobjectscouldinjure anypassen
gersinsidethevehicle.
Glovecompartment•
Theglovecompartmentisilluminated and
con belocked.
_...
Fig.76Glovecompartment
Toopenglovecompartment
~Pullthehandleqfig.76inthedirectionof
thearrowpushdownlidtothefullyopen
position.
b
__---------------------------...:s:::::e:."'a~t::.:s~a'-'-n'-'d~s~t~o~r~a~g~e
Taclose glovecompartment
~Pushtheglovecompartmentlidupwardun
tilthelockengages.
cochanger*
TheCDchangerfortheSoundSystemislocat
ed
intheglovecompartment.
AWARNING
Toreducetheriskofpersonalinjuryinan
accidentorsuddenstop,always keepthe
glovecompartmentclosedwhiledriving.
5toragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Appliestavehicles: withstoragecompartmentinthefrontseats
Thereisafold-out storagecompartmentin
thefrontofthe seats.
Opening
~Liftthehandleandpullthedrawerout.
Clasing
~Pushthedrawerincompletelyuntilitlatch
es.
iTips
Themaximumcarryingcapacity2.2lbs
(lkg).
Coathooks
AWARNING
-Hangclothesinsu ch awaythattheydo
notimpairthedriver's vision.
- The
coathooksmustonlybeusedfor
lightweightclothing.Donotleave any
heavy
orsharpedgedobjectsinthepock
etswhich mayinterferewiththesideair
bag
deploymentandcancausepersonal
injuryina crash.
-Donothang heavyabjectsonthecoat
hooks,astheycouldcausepersonalin
_ Jury
inasuddenstop.
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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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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
92
b