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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 18Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLightsInstrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Ifthefiindicatorlampilluminates,theESP
wasswitchedoffwiththe[illbutton.
StabilisationprogramandABSfault!See
owner'smanual
IftheDlindicatorlampandthe[1]ABSindi
catorlampilluminateandthedrivermessage
appears,theABSorelectronicdifferentiallock
ismalfunctioning.Thisalsointerruptsthe
ESP.Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnor
malpower,butABSisnotactive.
Drive
tayourauthorizedAudidealerimmedi
atelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
FormoreinformationabouttheESP
Qpage153.
AB5/(8)Anti-lockbrakesystem
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorstheABS
andtheelectronicdifferentiallack(EDL).
Thewarning/indicatorlight~(USAmod
els)/[1](Canadamodels)willcomeonfora
fewsecondswhentheignitionisswitchedon.
The
lightwillgooutafteranautomaticcheck
sequenceiscompleted.
ThereisamalfunctionintheAB5when:
- Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotillumi
natewhenyou switchtheignitionon.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightdoesnotgoout
afterafewseconds.
-Thewarning/indicatorlightilluminates
while driving.
The
ESPindicatorlightalsoilluminatesif
thereisamalfunctionintheABS.Themes
sageStabilisationprogramandABS:fault!
Seeowner'smanualalsoappearsinthein
strumentclusterdisplayandawarningtone
sounds.
Thebrakesystemwillstillrespondeven
withouttheassistanceoftheABSsystem.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possibletorestorefullbrakingperformance.
FormoreinformationregardingtheABS
Qpage153.
Malfunctioninthebrakesystem
IfthebrakewarninglightQpage14andthe
ABSwarningilluminatetogethertheremay be
a
malfunctionintheABS,andtheremay also
be a
malfunctioninthebrakesystemitself
QLè,..The ABS willnotworkandyouwill no
ticeachangeinbrakingresponseandper
formance.
Intheeventofamalfunctioninthebrake
systemthewarning/indicatorlight_
(USAmodels)/II(Canadamodels)inthein
strumentclusterflashesQpage 14.
MaLfunctionintheeLectronicdifferentiaLLock(EDL)
The
EDLworkstogetherwiththeABS.The
ABSwarninglightwillcomeonifthereisa
malfunctionintheEDLsystemQpage153.
SeeyourauthorizedAudidealerassoonas
possible.
AWARNING
-Ifthe~(USAmodels)/[I](Canada
models)warninglightdoesnotgoout,
orifitcomeson while driving,theABS
systemisnotworking properly. Thevehi
clecanthenbestoppedonlywiththe
standardbrakes(withoutABS).Youwill
nothavetheprotectionABSprovides.
ContactyourAudi deaLerassaonaspos
sibLe.
-USA~odels:Ifthe.warninglight,
theDlwarninglightandthe~warn
ing
lightcomeontogether,therear
wheelscould lockupfirstunderhard
braking. RearwheelLock-upcancause
lossofvehiclecontrolandanaccident.
Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmediately
byyourauthorizedAudidealeroraquali
fied
workshop.Drive slowlyandavoid
sudden,hardbrakeapplications.
-Canada models:Ifthebrakewarning
lightIl,theDlwarninglightandthe
ABSwarninglight[1]comeontogether,
therearwheelscouldlockupfirstunder
hardbraking. Rearwheellock-upcan~
p
causelossofvehiclecontrolandanacci
dent.Haveyourvehiclerepairedimmedi
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealerora
qualified workshop. Driveslowly
and
avoidsudden,hardbrakeapplications.
(Q)Wornbrakepads
IIICheckbrakepads!
Ifthewarninglightilluminates,immediately
contactyourauthorizedAudidealerorquali
fied
workshoptahave allbrakepadsinspect
ed.
OnUSAmodelsthewarninglightri]
comesontogetherwiththewarninglight
•.Bathsetsofbrakepadsonanaxle
mustalways bereplacedatthesametime.
AWARNING
Driving withbadbrakescancauseacolli
sion
andseriouspersonalin jury.
-
Ifthewarninglightri]andthewarninglight_1)withthemessageBrake
pads!camesonintheinstrumentcluster
display,immediatelycontactyourau
thorizedAudidealerorqualified work
shoptohaveallbrakepadscheckedor
replaced ifnecessary.
CDTirepressuremonitoringsystem
teLLtaLeindicatorlamp
Thewarning/indicator lightappearsinthe
eventofasignificant1055ofair pressure.
TherD]warning/indicatorlightilluminatesfor
afewsecondsaftertheignitionisturnedon
asfunction checkandthengoesout.
IftherD]symbolappears,pressureistaolowinatleastonetire.
Whenthesystemdetectsamalfunctionthe
warning/indicatorlightwillflashforap~roxi
matelyoneminuteandthenremaincontinu
ouslyilluminated.Thissequencewillcontinue
uponsubsequentvehiclestartsupaslongas
themalfunctionexists.Contactyourauthor-
1l.:USAmodelsonly
izedAudidealerandhavethemalfunction
corrected.
FormoreinformationQpage216.
EPCElectronicpowercontrol
Thiswarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electronic powercontrol.
ThelHBwarning/indicatorlight(Electronic
Power Control)
illuminateswhenyouswitch
ontheignitionasafunctioncheck.
mTips
Ifthiswarning/indicatorlightilluminates
whileyouaredriving,thenthereisamal
functionintheengineelectronics. Have
"
themalfunctioncorrectedassaonaspos
sible by
yourauthorizedAudidealeror
qualifiedworkshop.
~MalfunctionIndicatorLamp(MIL)
The Malfunction
IndicatorLamp(MIL)ispart
oftheOn-Board Diagnostic(OBDII)system.
Thesymbollillightsupwhentheignitionis
turnedonandwillturnoffaftertheengine
hasstartedandhassettledatconstantidle
speed.ThisindicatesthattheMILisworking
properly.
The
warninglightilluminateswhenthereisa
malfunctionintheengineelectronicsystem.
ContactyourauthorizedAudidealerandhave
themalfunctioncOlrected.
An
improperlyclosedfuelfillercapmayalso
causetheMILlighttoiLluminate
Qpage180.
FormoreinformationQpage33.
!?)EnginespeedLimitation
Appliestovehicles:withengine speedlimitation
IIIDonotexceedmax,enginespeedofXXX)(
~m~
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Theasymbolilluminateswhenthereisan
enginecontrolmalfunction.Theindicator
light~intheinstrumentclusteralsoillumi
nates.Theenginespeedislimitedtothe
speeddisplayedinthedriverinformationsys
tem.Keepinmindthattheenginespeedwill
notexceedthevaluedisplayedinthedriver in
formationsystem,forexamplewhendown
shifting.
Please
gotoanauthorizedAudidealeroroth
erqualifiedworkshoptohavethemalfunction
repaired.
~.Checkingtheengine oilLeveL
WhentheIlsymbolilluminates, checkthe
engineoillevelassoonaspossible
00:>page187.Topofftheoilatyourearliest
opportunity00:>page187.
IlPLeaseaddmax.1qtofengineoil!
IftheIlsymbolcomeson,add1quart(1li
ter)ofoilatthenextopportunity
00:>page187.
~...EngineoiLsensordefective
IftheIll!symbolilluminates,contactyour
authorizedAudidealerandhavetheoilsensor
inspected.
oBatteryvoLtageLow
1;;Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthemes
sageappears,theremaybelimitedstarting
ability.
Ifthismessageturnsoffafteralittle while,
thebatterychargedenoughwhile driving.
Ifthemessagedoesnotturnoff,have your
authorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop
correctthemalfunction.
BùFueLsuppLytooLow•
WhentheIlsymbolilluminates,thismeans
thereareabout2.6gallons(laliters)offuel
leftinthefueltank.Timetorefuel!
00:>page179.
Ifthesymbollightsup, even whenthereis
amplefuelinthetank,andthetextTank sys
temmalfunction!Pleasecontactworkshop
appearsinthedisplay,thereisafaultinthe
system.Contactaqualifiedworkshoptohave
thefaultrectified.
ÔWindshieLd washerfLuidLeveLtooLow)
Iftheesymbolilluminates,addwindshield
washerfluidtothewashersystem
oo:>page196.
êDefectivelightbuLbwarning•
Thedefective lightbulbwarning tellsyou
whenavehicle lightbulbhasbecomedefec
tive.
Ifadefectivebulbhasbeendetectedbythe
systemoralightbulbburnsout,thel'gjsym
bol with a
messageappearsinthedisplayto
tellyouwhich bulbisbùrntoutandwhereitis
located.Forexample:
Rearleftturnsignal
After5seconds,theme-ssagedisappears.If
youwanttorecallthemessageintothedis
play,
presstheCHECKbuttonoo:>page10,
fig.3(j).
There arethreereasonswhythedefective
bulb
messagewouldappearinthedisplay:
- The light bulbhas
burntout00:>page233.
-Thefuseis"blown"00:>page230,Replacing
fuses.
- The wire connectiontothelight bulbisde
fective.
Have
thebulb replacedortheconnection re
paired
byyourauthorizedAudi Servicedepart-
ment.~
R
8.WARNING
_Light bulbsarepressurizedandcould ex
plode while
theyarebeingchangedcaus
ing
seriouspersonalinjury.
_Work withduecarewhenhandlingthe
high-voltagesectionofgasdischarge
(xenon) lamps.Failingtodosocouldre
sultindeathorseriousinjury!
BRAKELIGHT/(@)Brakelightdefective
Incaseofamalfunctionorcomponentfail
ure,
thesymbol/:IiCJJ!@ii(USAmodels)/
mm(Canada models)canappear.Thefollow
ingelectricalcomponentsshouldbechecked,
repaired orreplaced, asnecessary:
- Brake
lightbulbs
-
Allwiringconnections
- Brake lightswitch
Contact your
authorizedAudidealerforassis
tanceifnecessary.
Tips
The brake lightswitch isonlyinspectedas
partofthefunctionalcheckaftertheen
gine
isstarted.
~[)Headlightrange controL defective
Appliestavehicles:withdynamieheadlightrangeadjustment
IftheIl!ililluminates,thedynamicheadlight
rangecontrolisnolongerworking properly.
Have
thesystemcheckedandrepairedatyour
authorizedAudidealer.
§OAdaptivelightdefective
Appliestavehicles:withAdaptive Light
BAdaptivelightdefective
WhenthissymbolBilluminates,itmeansthatAdapt'L'h . .IveIgtISdefectlve.Gotoaquali-
fied workshoptohavetheheadlightsorthecontrolunitfthAd. .
or eaptlveLight repaired.
(i.DLight/rainsensor defective
Appliestavehicles:withautamatie headlights
Theindicatorlightindicatesadefectinthe
automaticheadlights/automaticwipersys
tem.
Ifthesymbolilluminates,thelightsensorhas
failed. Forsafetyreasons,thelowbeamsare
turnedonpermanentlywiththeswitchinAU
TO.However, youcancontinuetoturnthe
lightsonandoffusingthelightswitch. Inthe
caseofadefectintherainsensor,thewind
shield wiperlever
functionsarestillavailable.
.Have
thelight/rainsensorcheckedassoonas
possibleatanauthorizedAudi dealer.
gAudimagneticride
Appliestavehicles:withAudi magnetic ride
Theindicotorlightmonitors vehicledamping.
TheindicatorlightBilluminateswhentheig
nition
isswitchedonasa function check.
(DTips
Iftheindicatorlampilluminateswhileyou
aredriving,thereisamalfunctioninthe
vehicledamping.Thechassisshouldbein
spectedimmediatelybyanauthorizedAu
didealer.
':;)~.Rearspoiler
Thewarning/indicator lightmonitorsthe
electricolly retroctable rearspoiler.
Thewarning/indicatorlightII!hasthefollow
ing functions:
-Itcomesonforabout3secondsasafunc
tion check
whentheignitionisswitchedon.
-Itcomesonifthereisamalfunctioninthe
electricallyretractablerearspoiler.
Additional
informationabouttheelectrically
retractablerearspoilercO.>page156.
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Driverinformationsystem
~Ifnecessary,scrollbyselectingandactivat
ing
thesymbolfor"Nextpage"or "Previous
page".
Whenyou haveselectedtheComputermenu
andactivateditbypressingtheIResetlbut
ton,twocomputerlevelsappear(computerl
andcomputer2).Now youhavetoselectthe
level youwantusingtherocker switchandac
tivateitwiththeIResetlbutton.
EngineoiLtemperature
dispLay
~Withtheignitionswitchedon,pressthe
IRE5ETIbutton9page25,fig.10repeated
lyuntiltheengineoiltemperaturedisplay is
shown.
Appliestovehicles: withenginetemperaturecontrol dis
play
Fig.
1SDisplay: engineoiltemperaturedisplay
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un
dernormaldriving conditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•9page16orll9page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Se
lec- Selected
func- Meaning
tion tion
bar
>CursorCurrentSelection
Check mark
SelectedorFunc-
,/tionactive
BoxNotselected
0
Triangle point- Previouspage
Â.ing
up
T
Triangle paint-
ing down
Fig.14Display: MenuSettings,computerselected
(page1)
TheDriverInformationSystemsettingsare
menu-guided.
Selectingsettings
Select yoursettingsasfollows:
~Pressthe~eseiJbutton.TheStartmenu
appears9page25,fig.11.
~Presstherocker switchuntilSetisdis
played.
~PresstheŒeseiJbutton.Allthemenusap
pear.
~Pressthek . .
. rocersWltchuntllthedesiredlineIShighlighted (cursor)9fig.14....PressthelKes@button.
--rsontheleftinfrontofthese-
curs orappea
lected values.
.
the~eseiJbutton,youactivateBypressing lt'on
youmadeorconfirmthevaluestheseec1 • • • •tSelectedfunctionsareIdentlfled
wlth
youse.
h k
m ark
orare carriedoutdirectly.
a c ec
Meaning sof
thesymbolsinthedisplay:
~--~®
Fig.13Display:Startmenu
Navigatingthemenu..'
Fig.12Wiper
lever:Controls forthe menu display
Usetherocker switch anthewindshield wiper
lever
andtheIResetlbuttonto opera tethe
menuandcarryoutinquiriesandselections.
Toopenthemenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@untilthemenu
display
9fig.13appears
Enteringandconfirming
~Pressthe1Resetlbutton@.
ReturningtatheStartmenu
~Pressthe1Resetlbuttonlongerthan2 sec
ondstoreturnfromanymenuleveltothe
Startmenu.
~Selectionsandsettings\..
~Presstherocker switch®toreachamenu
display. Theswitch
isoperatedthesameas
thedisplay (up/down).
Using
therocker switch, youcanselectthe
menusinthedisplayorchangesettings.A
1Resetlbutton@androckerswitch®
9fig.12functions:
26Driverinformationsystem
Il
Each displaytypeintheStartmenucontainsa
submenuwithadditionaloptions.
SetClock
9page27
Computer
9page27
Acoustic parkassist*
9page81
Speedalarm(speedwarning)
ê;>page32
Language(6languages)
9page27
Units (distance,fuelconsump-
tion,temperature)
9page27
Tirepressuremonitoring
9page216
Laptimer*
ê;>page30
Lighting*
9page45
Wiper(service position)
9page53
Window
9page44
Doors(unlockingandlocking
mode,forexampleAuto-lock)
9page37,9page37
Check Service
9page29
Chassisnumber*
9page240
Engineoiltemperature*
9page27,9page29
Registered keys
9page35
MenuoffAllofthemessagesshowninve-
hicles
withoutmenudisplay ap-
pearonthedisplayscreen.
p
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Efficiencyprogram
Description
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
16Display: efficiency program
~PresstheIRE5ETIbutton@qpage25,
fig.larepeatedlyuntiltheefficiency pro
gram
appearsinthedisplay.
The efficiency programcanhelp you
touse
less fuel.
Itevaluatesdriving informationin
referencetofuelconsumptionandshowsoth
erequipmentinfluencingconsumptionaswell
as shift
recommendations.Fuel economy
messagesqpage28provide tipsforeffi
cient driving.
The efficiency
programusesdistanceand con
sumptiondatafromtripcomputer1.Ifthe
dataaredeletedintheefficiency program,
thosevaluesarealsoresetintripcomputer1.
Otherequipment
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
17Display:otherequipment
~Intheefficiency program,pressthefunc
tion selection switch
qpage25,fig.10@
repeatedly untiltheotherequipmentap
pearsinthedisplay.
Otherequipmentthatiscurrentlyaffecting
fuel consumption
islistedintheefficiency
program. Thedisplay showsup
tothreeother
[email protected]
themostfuelislistedfirst.Ifmorethanthree
itemsusingfuelareswitched on,theequip
mentthatiscurrently usingthemostfuelis
displayed.
A
scale@alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon
sumptionofallotherequipment.
Fueleconomymessages
Appliestovehicles:withtripcomputerwithefficiency
program
Fig.
18Display:fueleconomy message
Fueleconomymessagesaredisplayed when
fuel
consumptionisincreasedbycertain con
ditions.
Ifyoufollowthesefuel economy mes
sages,youcanreduce yourvehicle'sconsump
tionoffuel.Themessag;!sappearautomati-'\:cally andareonly displayedintheefficiency
program. Thefuel economy
messagesturnoff
automaticallyafteracertain periodoftime.
~Toturnafuel economymessageoffimme-
diately
afterit appears, presstheIRE5ETI
buttonqpage25,fig.10@,or
~Pressthefunctionselection switch
qpage25,fig.10@.
iTips
- Once youhave
turnedafuel economy
messageoff,itwill onlyappearagain af-
teryouturntheignition onagain.~
-
_Thefueleconomymessagesarenotdis
played
inevery instance,butratherinin
tervals overaperiod
oftime.
ServiceintervaLdispLay
Theservice intervaL dispLayreminds youwhen
yaur
nextservice isdue.
Fig.19Sectionofinstrumentcluster: Serviceinterval
display
The service interval displaydetermineswhen
a service procedure
isneededforyour vehicle.
Itoperatesintwostages:
-Service reminder: Beforereaching aservice
event, this
messageappearsbriefly when
you switch on
theignition: Dilchangein
1230mi(2000km)150days.
-Serviceevent:Whenthedateforserviceis
reached,themessageDilchange!appears.
Itisaccompaniedbyanaudible signal.
Display
remainingdistance
Bybriefly pullingtheknob,0qpagela,
fig.3,thedistance/timeremainingtothe
nextservicedateisdisplayed withtheignition
on. The
distance/timeremainingisupdated
every300miles(500km).
Ifthedistance/timeremainingiscalled upon
new vehicles
orafterservice hasbeen per
formed,
theduedateisalways showninthe
display withDilchangein----- mi(km)--
days within
thefirst300miles(500km).
Ta
resetthedisplay
The dealership performingtheserviceresets
thedisplay whentheservice hasbeen com
pleted. Thedisplay
isresetsasfollows:
-Switchtheignition on.
Driverinformationsystem
-Pulltheknob0qpagela,fig.3, this mes
sageappears: Dilchange!
- Pull
theknob untilthedisplay Dilchangein
-----mi(km)---daysappearsinthedisplay.
Iftheresetbuttonisnotpulled within5
seconds,thedisplayresetmodecloses.
Tips
-Ifamalfunctionispresent(red symbol),
thedistance remainingcannotbecalled
up.
-
Donotresetthedisplay between service
intervals. Doingsowill result
inanincor
rect display.
-
Ifthebatteryisdisconnected,theServ
ice
IntervalDisplay valuesareretained.
-
Ifservice wasnotperformedatthecor
rect
timeortheservice interval display
was
notresetafterservice wasper
formed,
theadditionalmileage drivenor
theelapseddayswillbeshown asnega
tive
numbers.
BoostandengineoiL
temperatureindicator
Appliestovehicles:withboost pressure indicator
Fig.
20Display: boostandengineoiltemperature indicator
~Withtheignitionswitched on,pressthe
button-arrow-repeatedlyuntilthedisplay
isshown.
Boostpressureindicator(boost)
Abar graphthatbegins ontheleftand fillsin
towardtheright indicatestheengine'scur
rentload(meaningthecurrentboostpres
sure).
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mTips
Eventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwith
a
speedwarningsystem,youshouldstill
watchthespeedometertomakesureyou
arenotdrivingfasterthanthespeedlimit.
Settingspeedwarning1c:>page32.
Speedwarning2
Storing warning 2
isrecommendedifyoua/
wayswanttoberemindedofacertainspeed,
forexamplewhenyou aretravelinginacoun
trythathasageneralmaximumspeedlimit,
or ifyou
donotwanttoexceed aspecified
speedforwintertires.
Thespeedwarning2 symbol,[il(USAmod
els)/[il(Canada models)appearsinthedis
play
whenyou exceedthestoredspeedlimit.
Unlike warning
1,itwillnotgooutuntilthe
vehiclespeeddropsbelowthestoredspeed
limit.
Settingspeedwarning 2c:>page32.
about3mph(3km/hl.Atthesametime,a
warning
symbolappearsinthedisplay.
The
speedwarningsystemhastwowarning
thresholdsthatfunctionindependentlyof
eachotherandthathavesomewhatd ifferent
purposes:
Speedwarning1
Youcan usespeedwarning 1tosetthemaxi
mumspeedwhileyouaredriving. Thissetting
willremainineffectuntilyouturnofftheigni
tion,
assumingthatyou havenotchangedor
resetthesetting.
.Thespeedwarningsymbol[i(USAmodels)/
ri(Canadamodels)inthewarning 1display
appearswhenyou exceedthemaximum
·speed.Itgoesoutwhenthespeedfallsbelow
thestoredmaximumspeed.
Thespeedwarningsymbolwillalsogooutif
thespeedexceedsthestoredmaximumspeed
bymorethanabout25mph(40km/hlforat
least10seconds.Thestoredmaximumspeed
isdeleted.
Overview
Speedwarningsystem
Fig.23Display: laptimeevaluation
~Toevaluatelaptimes,pressandholdthe
1RE5ETIc:>page30,fig.21®buttonforap
proximately 2
seconds.Thedisplayshows
thefastestlap"+",theslowestlap"-"and
theaveragelaptime"0".
~Tocontinuetimingforadditionallaps,press
thewiper switch@.
~Toresetthetimertozero,pressandhold
theIRE5ETIbuttonagainforapproximately
2seconds.
~Toswitchthelaptimeroffcompletely,
press
the1RE5ETIbuttonbriefly.
«DTips
- Saved laptimescannotbeindividually
deletedfromthetotalresults.
-Thesaved laptimervalueswillnotbe
lostafterturningtheignition off.
Evaluatingtimesandcontinuingor
resettingtiming
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
Youcaneva/uatethefastest,s/owestand
average /aptimes.
Iftimingispaused,you cancontinuei,tlater
even ifyou switchtheignition off.
The
speedwarningsystemwarnsthedriver if
he
exceedsa previouslystoredmaximum
speed.A warningtonewillsoundassoonas
thevehidespeedexceedsthesetspeedby
Thespeedwarningsystemhelpsyouto keep
yourdrivingspeedbelowasetspeedlimit.
-
Fig.21Controls
Callingupthelaptimerandtiming1
Fig.22Display:Laptimer
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
Callingupthelaptimer
~Pressthe1RE5ETIc:>fig.21®buttonuntil
thelaptimerC:>fig.22appears.
Timinglaps
~Tostarttiming,presstheuppersectionof
thewiper [email protected]
isshowninline
~Tostoptiming,pressheuppersectionof
thewiperswitch@agaif\.Thisalsostarts
timingthenextround. Theprevioustime
movesonelineup,firsttoline(3)andthen
[email protected]@showsthecurrentlap
number,forexampleLAP5.
Displayingintermediatetimeandpausingtiming
~Todisplay anintermediatetime,pressthe
[email protected]
termediatetimeappearsinline
~Topausetiming,pressthelowersectionof
thewiperswitch@again.
~Tocontinuetiming,presstheuppersection
ofthewiperswitch@.~
@Tips
Whenthelaptimerstopwatchisrunning,
you cancall up
thetripcomputerinforma
tion with
the1RE5ETIbutton.
Laptimer
Introduction
Appliestovehicles:withlaptimer
.&.WARNING---Pleasedèvoteyour fullattentiontodriv-
ing.
Asthedriver, youhavecompletere
sponsibility
forsafetyintraffie. Onlyuse
thefunctionsinsuchawaythatyou always
maintaincompletecontroloveryourvehi
deinalltrafficsituations.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator
Iftheengineoiltemperatureisbelow140oF
(60oC),the'I::;r.symbolfollowed bythreehy
phens"---"andtheocunitisshown.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtemper
aturewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbe
tween176oF(80oC)and248oF(120oC)un
dernormaldrivingconditions. Theengineoil
temperaturemaybehigherifthereisheavy
engineloadandhightemperaturesoutside.
Thisisnotacauseforconcernaslongasthe
•-:>page16orIlc:>page20warninglight
inthedisplaydoesnotflash.
Youcanrecordandevaluatelaptimeswith
thelaptimerinthedisplayc:>page30,
fig.22.Thetimeismeasuredinminutes,sec
ondsand1/10seconds.The hoursarealso
shownwhenthelaptimeexceeds60minutes.
Themaximumindividualmeasurementis99
hours.
Il
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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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((DTips
Withthegearselectorleverineither"0"
or"5"thetransmissionwiLLswitchbackto
theautomaticmodeifyoudonotusethe
paddleswithinapprox.30seconds.
Shifting down
..Pulltheleftpaddle,marked0qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
The
selectorpaddlesonthesteeringwheel
areactivatedwhentheselectorlever onthe
centerconsoleisinD,S,orinthemanualpo
sition (Tiptronicmode).
VoucanalsoshiftgearsintheTiptronicmode
usingtheselectorleveronthecenterconsole.
Steering wheelwithTiptronic® controls
Fig.92Sportsteeringwheelwithselectorpaddles
ShiftingUp
..PuLLtherightpaddle,marked8qfig.92
brieflytowardsyou.
Theselectar paddlesal/owthedrivertokeep
bath hands onthe steering wheelwhen
shift
inggears.
Appliestovehicles: withStronic
Ifyouhaveselectedillowergearthanthecur
rentone,thetransmissionwill onlyshiftdown
whentheenginecannotbeoverspeeded.
Ifkick-downisactuated,thetransmission
shiftsintoalowergearindependentlyof
speedandenginerpm.
5witchingtomanualcanbecarriedoutwith
thevehiclestationaryaswellasmoving.
When
accelerating,thetransmissionshiftsin
tothenextgearingears1, 2,3,4and5
shortly
beforethemaximumpermissibleen
ginespeedisreached.
Upshifting
..Taptheselectorleverforward(inthetip
tronicsetting)qfig.908.
Downshifting
..Taptheselectorlever backward (inthetip
tronicsetting)O.
Switchingtomanual
..Movetheselectorlevertotherightoutof
the0position. Thedisplaychangesoncethe
transmissionhasswitchedtomanualmode.
Forexample,M4indicatesthat4thgearis
engaged.
1· stovehicles:
withStronicAPP,e
Tiptranic allowsthedrivertoshiftgearsman-
ual/y.
Appliestovehicles: withStronicandHillDescent Assist
thevehicle"jerk"andtheselectorlever
displaywillstartblinking.
- Before driving
downasteepslope,re
duceyourspeedandshiftintoalower
gearwith"tiptronic".
-Donotridethebrakesorapplythebrake
pedaltoooftenortoolong.Constant
brakingcausesthebrakestooverheat
andsubstantiaLLyreducesbrakingper
formance,increasesbrakingdistanceor
causescompletefailureofthebrakesys
tem.
HillDescent Assist •
HillOescentAssisthelpsthedriverwhendriv
ingdawn inclines.
HillOescentAssistisactivatedbypressingthe
brakewhiledescendingwhentheselectorlev
erisin0/5.The5tronictransmissionauto
maticaLLyshiftsdowntoilgearsuitablefor
theincline.HiLLOescentAssistattemptsto
maintainthecurrentvehiclespeedwhenthe
braking occurs,asfarasphysicalandtechni
callimitsaLLow.ltmaybenecessarytoadjust
thespeedusingthebrakes.
Hill
OescentAssistswitchesoffwhenthein
cline levelsoutor whenthegaspedalispress
ed.
Onvehicleswithcruise'-control*qpage79,
HillOescentAssistisalsoaètivatedwhenthe
speedisset.
.&.WARNING1-HiLLOescentAssistcannotovercomephysi-
callimitations,50itmaynotbepossibleto
maintainaconstantvehiclespeedunder
aLLcircumstances.Alwaysbereadytoap
plythebrakes.
.&.WARNING
-Never leaveyourvehiclewiththeengine
running whileingear.Ifyoumustleave
yourvehiclewiththeenginerunning,set
theparking brakeandengagethepark
lock.
-
Whentheengineisrunningandthe
transmissionisingear(0,5orR)orin
"tiptronic"mode,itisessentialthatyou
stopthevehiclewiththefootbrake.
Whenidling,thetransmissionofpower
doesnotstopcompletely-thevehicle
"creeps".
-Donotacceleratewhenyouchangethe
selectorleverpositionwiththevehicle
stationaryandtheenginerunning-risk
ofanaccident!
- Never placetheselectorleverintheRor
Nposition whilethevehicleismoving
riskofanaccident!
-Ifyouhavetobringyourvehicletoastop
whileonanincline, keepthefootbrake
depressedallthewaydown50thatthe
vehicledoesnotstarttorollbackward.
Voushouldneverholdthevehicle using
theclutchifyouaregoingtobestopped
onan incline.Ifyou do,theclutchwiLL
starttoslipwhenitoverheatscausedby
theconstantoverload.Thisisdangerous
becauseifthevehiclestartstoroLLback
ward,you.couldcauseanaccident.Ifthe
clutchshouldstarttoslip, youwiLLfeel
..Withtheengineingear, graduaLLy acceler
ateandreleasethehandbrake.
The
enginecanonly bestartedwiththeselec
torleverinPorNqpage76.Atlowambient
temperatures(14oF/-10oC),itisonlypossi
bletostarttheenginewiththeselectorlever
inP.
Whenparkingonlevelground,itissufficient
toplacetheselectorleverinP.Onasteeply
sloping road,youshouldfirstapplythepark
ingbrake firmlyandthenplacetheselector
leverinP.Thisway, youdonotoverloadthe
pawlmechanismanditiseasiertomovethe
selectorleveroutofP.
b
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Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis
play.
switchingESPoff(sportmode)
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
alLowsomeslip. Forexample:
_Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
_Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
_Drivingwithsnowchains
Press
the[!Jbutton.TheESPindicatorlightfi
turnsonandStabilisationprogramoffap
pearsinthedispLay.A5Rdeactivatescom
pletely
andthestabilizationeffectsfromthe
ESPsystemarelimited.
SwitchingESPoff
Pressandholdthe[!Jbuttonforthreesec
onds.TheESPindicatorlightmturnsonand
Stabi,Lisationprogramoffappearsinthedis
play.
ASRisalsoswitchedoffwhenESPis
switchedoff.
.&.WARNING
YoushouldonlyswitchtheESPoffifyour
driving abilityandthetrafficsituationaL
Low.ThiscouLdincreasetheriskofslip
ping.
- The
stabilizingfunctionis limitedinESP
sportmode.The drivingwheelscould
spinandthevehiclecouLdswerve,espe
cially onslickorslipperyroadsurfaces.
-Thereisno vehiclestabilizationwhen
ESPisswitchedoff.
Switchingon
Pressthe[!Jbuttonagain.ThemessageStabi
Lisationprogramonappearsbrieflyinthedis
play.
ESPsportmode
Incertainsituations,itmightmakesenseto
allowsomeslip. Forexample:
-Rockingthevehicletofreeitwhenitisstuck
- Drivingindeepsnoworonlooseground
-Drivingwithsnowchains
Pressthe[!JbuttonbriefLyqfig.134.TheIl
indicatorlightturnsonandSportcontroL
Warning!RestrictedstabiLityappearsinthe
driverinformationsystemdisplay. Drivingsta
bilityislimitedinsportmode.
I~Tips
IfthereisamalfunctionintheretractabLe
rearspoiler*ortheAudimagneticride',it
maynotbepossibletoactivateESPsport
modeornormalmodemayactivateagain
automatically.
J
Fig.134Centerconsole:ESPOFFbutton
TTRS:Switchingon/off
iTips
Iftherearefaultsintherearspoilersys
temorinAudimagneticride,itmaynotbe
possibLetoactivateESPsportmodeor
normaLmodemayactivateagainautomat
ically.
AWARNING
OnlyswitchESPsportmodeonwhenyour
drivingabilitiesandthetrafficsituation
permit.Pleasenotethatthedriving
wheelscanspinandthevehicle canbreak
awayinESPsportmode,especiallywhen
theroadisslippery.
ESPturnsonoutomotically whenyoustort
theengine.
Appliestavehicles:TIR5Coupe
totakerisks. Doing50willincreasethe
riskofalossofvehiclecontrol,collision
andseriouspersonalinjuries.
-
ALwaysadaptyourspeedtoroad, traffic
andweatherconditions.TheriskofLos
ingcontrolofthevehicleincreaseswhen
drivingtoofast,especiallythrough
curvesandonslipperyorwetroads,and
whendrivingtooclosetavehiclesup
ahead.ESP,ABS,thebrakeassistsystem,
EDLandASRcannatpreventcollisions.
- Always
acceleratewithspecialcare on
even,smoothsurfacessuchasthosethat
arewetorcoveredwithiceandsnow.
The drive
wheelscanspineven with
theseassistancesystemsthatcannotal
ways
helptareducetheriskoflossofve
hicle
control.
tWJTips
-ABSandASRonly work correctLywhen
allfourwheelsareequippedwithidenti
cal
tires.Different tiresizescanLeadtoa
reductioninenginepower.
-
Youmayhearnoiseswhenthesystems
describedareworking.
-
IftheindicatorlightJjJor~(USA
modeLs);t§l(Canadamodels)appears,
theremaybeamalfunctionqpagelB,
qpoge17.
Fig.133Center console:ESPOFFbutton
TT/TTS:Switchingon/off•
ESPturnsonautomotically whenyoustart
theengine.
Appliestovehicles:TICoupe andTIS Coupe
Brakeassistsystem
The brakeassistsystemcandecreasebraking
distance.ltincreasesbrakingpowerwhenthe
driverpressesthebrake pedaLquicklyinemer
gencysituations.Youmustpressandholdthe
brakepedaluntilthesituationisover.
ELectronic
differentiaLLock(EDL)
switchedon allthetime.Incertainsituations
whenyouneedlesstraction,you canswitch
offESPbypressingthebutton[!J.Besureto
switchESPonagainwhenyou nolongerneed
lesstraction.
.&.WARNING
-ESP,ABS,ASRandEDLcannotovercome
thelawsofphysics. Thisisespeciallyim
portantonslipperyorwetroads.Ifthe
systemsbeginactingtostabilizeyourve
hicle, youshouLd
immediatelychange
yourspeedtomatchtheroadandtraffic
conditions.Donotlettheincreasedsafe
typrovided bythesesystemstemptyou
Anti-sLip
reguLation(ASR)
ASRreducesenginepowerwhenthedrive
wheelsbegintospinandadaptstheforceto
theroadconditions.Thismakesiteasierto
start,accelerateanddrive
uphills.
Anti-Lock
brakingsystem(ABS)
ABSpreventsthewheelsfromlockingup
whenbraking.
Thevehicle canstillbesteered
evenduringhardbraking. Applysteadypres
suretothebrakepedaloDonotpumptheped
aloApulsinginthebrakepedalindicatesthat
thesystemishelpingyoutobrakethevehicle.
The
EDLbrakeswheelsthatarespinningand
transfersthedrivepowertotheotherdrive
wheelorwheelsifthevehicleisequippedwith
all-wheeL drive".ThisfunctionisavailabLeup
toabout60mph(100km/hl.
Inextremecases,EDLautomaticallyswitches
offtohelpkeepthebrake onthebrakedwheel
fromoverheating.EDLwillswitch onagainau
tomaticallywhenconditionshavereturnedto
normal.
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somecleanerscanattackthethreadsonthe
wheelbolts.
Never
useabrasiveormetalpolishingclean
ingagents.Iftheprotectivecoatinghasbeen
chipped,e.g.bykickeduproaddirt,touchit
up
assoonaspossible.
&.WARNING
- Moistureandiceonbrakesmayaffect
braking efficiencye;,page156,General
information.
Testthebrakesca refully
eachtimeyouwashthevehicle.
- Always read
andheedallWARNINGSand
otherinformatione;,page167.
Bodycavity sealing
Thebodycavitysealing doesnotneedtobe
checked.
Allbody cavities whichcouldbeaffectedby
corrosionhavebeengiventhoroughprotec
tionatthefactory.
This
sealingdoesnotrequireanyinspectionor
additionaltreatment.Ifany waxshouldseep
outofthecavitywhentheambienttempera
tureishigh, itcan beremovedwithaplastic
scraperanda.suitablesolvent.
&.WARNING
Solventscanbedangerous.
-Benzineisflammableandtoxie.Ifyou
usebenzineforremovingthewax, keep
sparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
away. Neverdumpbenzineonthe
ground,intoopenstreamsordownsew
agedrains.
-
Besuretoobserveallsafetyandenviron
mentalregulations.Follow allinstruc
tionsonthecontainer.
-Always readandheedâllWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
Chassis •
Havetheundercoatingcheckedfordamage
from
timeto time.
ThelowerbodyshellofyourAudiisalsothor
oughlyprotectedagainstcorrosion.
Anydamagetotheundercoatingcausedby
roadhazardsshouldberepairedpromptly.
&.WARNING
Toomuchundercoatinginthewrongpla
cescancauseafire.
-
Donotapplyadditionalundercoatingor
rustproofingonorneartheexh~ust
manifold,exhaustpipes,catalytic con
verterorheatshields.Whiledriving,the
substanceusedforundercoatingcould
overheatandcauseafire.
- Always
readandheedallWARNINGS and
otherinformatione;,page167.
Exhausttaï!pipes •
Roadsaltandothercorrosivematerialswill
damagethematerialintheexhausttailpipes
if
theyarenotcleanedregularly.Donotclean
thetailpipeswithwheeLçleaner,paintpolish,
chromepolishorotherabrasivecleaners.
Cleanthetailpipeswithcarcareproducts
thataresuitableforstainlesssteel.
YourautrîorizedAudideà1-ercan provide clean
ing
productsthathavebeentèstedandap
proved
foryourvehicle.
Careofinterior
Radio-/Navigation* display•
~Cleanthedisplaywitha50ftcleanclothand
anLCDcleaner.
Thedisplaycanbecleanedwithaprofessio
nally
available"LCDcleaner".Theclothshoul d
be
slightlydampenedwiththecleaningfluid
tocleanthedisplay.~
(1)Note
Toavoidscratchingthedisplay, youshould
nevercleanitdry.
Aluminumtrim
Useonlyneutral-pHproductstoremovespots
anddepositsfromaluminumsurfaces.
Chromecareproductsandalkalinecleaners
willattackaluminumsurfacesandcandam
agethemovertime.
AWARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
Fabricsandfabric coverings
FabricsandfabriccoveringsCe.g.seats,door
trimpanels,ete.)shouldbecleanedatregular
intervalswithavacuumcleaner.Thisremoves
surfacedirtparticleswhichcouldbecomeem
beddedinthefabricthroughuse.Steam
cleanersshouldnotbeused,becausethe
steamtendstopushthedirtdeeperintothe
fabricandlockitthere.
Normal cleaning
Generally, werecommendusingasoftsponge
oralint-freemicrofiberclothtothecleanfab
rie.Brushesshouldonly beusedforcarpets
andfloormats,sinceotherfabricsurfaces
could beharmedbybrushes.
Normalsurfacestainscanbecleanedusing a
commercially available
foamcleaner.Spread
thefoamonthesurfaceofthefabricwitha
soft
spongeandworkitingently.Donotsatu
ratethefabrie. Thenpatthefoamdryusing
absorbent,dryclothsCe.g.microfibercloth)
and
vacuumitafterithasdriedcompletely.
Cleaning stains
St.
. alnscausedbybeveragesCe.g.coffee,fruit
JUice,ete.)canbetreatedwithamilddeter
gentsolution.Applythedetergentsolution
Withasponge.Inthecaseofstubbornstains
adetergentpastecanbeapplieddirectlyto'
Cleaningandprotection
thestainandworkedintothefabric. After
wards,usecopiousamountsofcleanwaterto
removetheremainingdetergent.Applythe
waterwithadampclothorspongeandpat
thefabricdrywithanabsorbent,dryclotho
Stainsfromchocolateormakeupshouldhave
detergentpasteCe.g.ox-gall soap)rubbedin
tothem.Afterwards,removethesoapwith
waterCdampspongel.
Alcohol canbeusedtotreatstainsfrom
grease,oil,lipstickoraballpointpen.Melted
greaseordyemustbepattedoffusingab
sorbentmaterial.Itmaybenecessarytore
treattheareaswithdetergentpasteandwa
ter.
Inthecaseofgeneralsoilingoftheuphols
teryandcoyermaterial,werecommendhiring
a
specialistthathastheequipmenttoclean
theseatcoversandotherfabricsurfacesby
shampooingandsprayextraction.
&.WARNING
Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformatione;,page167.
lmTips
OpenVelcrofastenersonyourclothingcan
damagetheseatcoyer.Pleasemakesure
thatVelcrofastenersareclosed.
Plastic partsandinstrument panel
Alwaysuseacleanclotllmoistenedinclear
watertocleantheseareas.Forpersistentdirt
useanAudiapprovedsoLvent-freeplastic
cleaner/protectant.
&.WARNING
Solventscanchangethepropertiesof
someplasticsandmakeitharderforthe
airbagtodeploy.
- Never
cleantheinstrumentpanelorthe
surfaceofAirbagmoduleswithcleaning
productsthatcontainsolvents.
_Productscontainingsolventswillmake
thesurfaceofthispartporous.~
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-Seriousinjuriescanresultifplasticparts
cameloosewhentheairbagisdeployed.
-Always readandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationc;>page 167.
fCDNote1
Cleaningagentscontainingsolventswill
attackthematerialandcanchangethe
wayitbehaves.
Instrumentc1uster glass
..Cleantheglasswithasoft,dampclotho
In
ordertopreservetheanti-glareproperties
oftheinstrumentclusterglass,itshouldonly
be
cleanedwith asoft,dampclotho
Naturalleather
Appliestavehicles:withnaturalleather
Audimakesgreateffortstomaintainthe
properties,naturallookandfeelofinterior
leather.
General
Weoffermanydifferenttypesofleatheron
ourvehicles.Mostaredifferenttypesofnappa
leather,whichhasasmoothsurfaceand
comesinvariouscalors.
Theintensityofthecolordeterminesthevisu
al
characteristicsandappearance.Ifthesur
faceoftheleatherhasa typicalnaturallook,
thentheleatherisanappaleatherthathas
beenleftina relativelynaturalcondition.This
leatheroffersparticularlygoodcomfortand
breatheswell. Fineveins, closedgrains,insect
bites,skinfolds,andsubtlevariationsincolor
remainvisible.Thesecharacteristicsdemon
stratethatthematerialisnatural.
Naturalnappaleatherisnotcoveredbyacol
orfinish.Itisthereforemoresensitivetosoil
ing
andwear, whichissomethingyouneedto
considerifchildren,animalsorotherfactors
mightprovetobeparticularly hardonthe
leather.
Bycontrast,le·àthertypesthatarecoveredby
acolored finishlayeraremoredurable.This
hasapositiveeffectontheleather'sresist
ance
towearandsoilingindaily use.Onthe
otherhand,thetypicalcharacteristicsofnatu
ralleatherarebarelyornotapparent.Howev
er,
thisdoesnotmeanthattheleatheritself
isofinferior quality.
Care andhandling
Becauseoftheexclusivenatureofthetypesof
leatherthatAudiusesandtheiruniqueprop
erties(suchassensitivitytooils,grease,soil
ing,
etc.),you willneedtobesomewhatcare
ful
withtheseleathers,andacertaintypeof
careisrequired.Forexample,darkclothing
materialscan discolorleatherseats(especial
lyifsuchclothingisdampandwasnotdyed
correctly).
Dustanddirtparticlesinpores,
folds,
andseamscan haveanabrasiveeffect
andcandamagetheleathersurfaceaswellas
weakenseams.
Theleathershouldbecleanedregularlyas
needed.After havingbeenusedforarelatively
long
time,yourleatherseatswill acquire a
rich
agedfinish. Thisisacharacteristicofnat
uralleatherandasignoftruequality.
In
ordertomaintainthevalueofthisnatural
productoverthelifeofYO,urvehicle, you
shouldfollowtherecommendationsbelow:
CDNote
-TokeepyourleatherfLQJ)lbleachingout,
donotallowittobeexpos~dtobright
sunlightforlongperiodsoftime.Ifyou
havetoleavethevehicle parkedoutside
forlong periods, covertheleatherto
protectitfromdirectexposuretosun
light.
-
Sharpobjectsonclothing,suchaszip
pers,rivetsorsharppieGes onbeltscan
leave
permanentscratchesorscrape
marksonthesurfaceoftheleather.
(DlTips
- After
eachtimeyoucleantheleatherand
atregularintervals,usealeatherpreser
vative
cremethatcontainsUV-blockers
andthatworks intotheleather.This
eremewillnourishandmoisturizethe
leather,helpingittobreatheandstay
supple.Italsohelpstobuildupaprotec
tive
caatingonthesurface.
_Cleantheleatherevery 2 - 3months,
andclean anyareasthatgetsoiled.
_Removefreshmarksmadebyballpoint
pens,ink,lipstick,shoepolish,etc.as
soonaspossible.
-Preservethecoloroftheleatherasneed
edbyusingaspecialcaloredleathercare
cremetotouchupareasofunevencolor.
Cleaning andcaring forleather
upholstery and
trim
Appliestavehicles:withnaturalleather
Naturalleather requiresspecialcareandat
tention.
Normal c1eaning
..Cleansoiledareaswithaslightlymoistened
cottonorwoolenclotho
More stubborn
dirt
..Morestubborndirtcanberemovedusing a
cloth
saturatedwith amildsoapsolution(2
tablespoonsmild liquidsoap).
..Never allowthesoapsolutiontosaturate
theleather,andmakecertainthatnowater
soaksintotheseams.
..Wipeoffthesoapsolutionwithasoft,dry
clotho
Cleaning spots
..Removefreshwater-basedspots(suchas
coffee,tea,juices,blood)withanabsorbent
clothorpapertowel.
...Removefreshgreaseoroil-basedspots
(suchasbutter,mayonnaise,chocolate)with
anabsorbentclothorpapertowel,oruse
thecleanerfromtheleathercarekitifthe
Spot hasnotyetpenetratedintothesurface
oftheleather.
~Useanoil/greasedissolving spray,ifoill
greasespotshavedriedon.
~Remove specifie kindsofspots(ballpoint
pen,feltmarker,fingernailpolish,water-
Cleaningandprotection17~
basedpaint,shoepolish,etc.)withaspot
removerspecificallyformulatedforleather.
Leather care
..Everyhalfyearuseanapprovedleathercare
product(availablefromyourAudidealer)to
carefortheleather.
..Applytheproductverysparingly.
..Wipeitoffwithadampclotho
Ifyouhave anyquestionsaboutcleaningand
caringfortheleatherinyourvehicle, itisbest
tocontactyourauthorizedAudidealer,who
willbegladtohelpyouandtellyouaboutour
fullrangeofleathercareproducts,such as:
-
Leathercleaningandcarekit
-
Cremestocare forcoloredleather
-Spotremoversforballpointpens,shoepol-
ish,
etc.
-Oil/greasedissolvingspray
- Newandupcomingproducts.
.&.WARNING
AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSand
theinformationc;>page167.
CDNote
- Neverusechemicalsolvents(e.g.lighter
fluid,turpentine),waxes,shoepolishor
similarproductsontheleathersurfaces
inyourAudi.
-
Toavoiddamage,havestubbornstains
removedby acomm~rcialcleaningspe
cialist.
Cleaning Alcantara® (syntheticsuede)
Appliestavehicles:withAlcantarauphalstery
Removing dustanddirt
..Moisten acloth,squeezeoutexcesswater
andwipedowntheseatsurfaces.
Removing stains
.. Moisten a
clothwithlukewarmwateror
withdilutedethyl(rubbing)alcohol.
..Dabatthestain.Startattheoutsideand
workinwards.