radio AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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8Cockpit
Cockpit
GeneraLillustration
Fig.lCockpit:leftsection
Fig. 2Cockpit: rightsection
CDPowerwindowswitches
@Doorhandle
®Powerlockingswitch.
@Adjustercontrolforoutsidemir-
ro~.
®Airoutlets.
®Light switch .
(])Turnsignalandhighbeam..
,®Multifunctionsteeringwheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's
airbag.
- 5hiftbuttons.
®Instrumentcluster.
@Switchesfor
-Windshieldwiper/washer.
- Menu display .
- Trip
computer.
@Steeringlock/ignition/starter
switch(inthesteeringwheel
column).
@Adjustablesteeringcolumn.
@Cruisecontrol.
@Hoodrelease.
@DataLinkConnector(OLC)for
OnBoard Diagnostics(OBDII)
@Instrumentlighting .
@Switchesfor
- Fuel filler
flaprelease.
-Rearlidrelease.
@Dependingonoptions:Radioor
navigationsystem
@Glovecompartment(lockable)
@Frontpassenger'sairbag.....
@Rearwindowdefoggerswitch
@Climatecontrols.
@Ashtraywithcigarettelighter
@Selectorleverorgearshiftlever
-Selectorlever (5tronic).
-Gearshiftlever .
@Switchesfor
-AudimagneticrideorSport
mode.
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80,81
Cockpit
-Electronic Stabilization Pro-
gram(ESP)153
-Emergencyflasher..48
-Retractablerearspoiler156
@Parking brakelever77
@Cupholder66
(DlTips
-50meoftheequipmentorfeatures
showninthegeneralillustrationmaybe
standardequipmentonyourvehicleor
maybeoptionalequipmentdepending
onyourmodel.Alwaysaskyourauthor­
izedAudidealerifyouhave aquestion
aboutyourvehicle.
- A
separatebrochureis providedforyour
factory-installedaudiosystemand/or
theAudi NavigationSystem.

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Somefunctionsandvehiclecomponentsare
scannedfortheiroperatingstatuswhenyou
switchtheignitiononandwhileyouaredriv­
ing. Malfunctions
orrequired serviceproce­
duresaresignaledaudiblyandindicatedby
r.edandyellowilluminatedsymbolsandre­
mindersinthedisplay.
~Tips
-
Ifthevehicle isstationary,orifyouare
drivingatavery lowspeed,thetempera­
tureshowninthedisplaymightbe
slightlyhigherthantheactualoutside
temperature.Thisiscausedbytheheat
beingradiatedfromtheengine.
-OnvehicleswithAudi Navigation sys­
tem',thedisplaysmaydifferfromtheir
normalappearanceduringnavigation.
-
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AWARNING
-Never relyexclusively ontheoutside
temperaturedisplaytodetermineifa
road
surfaceisicyornot.Keepinmind
thatroadsurfaces,especiallybridges
andoverpasses,could beice coveredand
slipperyevenatanoutsidetemperature
above41°F(+SoC).
-Alwaysremember,even ifthe"snow­
flake"symbol(icewarning)doesnotap­
pearinthedisplay, blackicecouldbeon
theroad.
- Always
reduceyourspeedanddrivewith
specialcareincoldweatherconditions
whenthechanceofencounteringicy
road
surfacesincreases.
Digitalspeedometer'
Tirepressuremonitoring
Tripcomputer
Menu display
Efficiency
program
Serviceintervaldisplay
Laptimer'
Speedwarning
Auto Check Control
Fig.7Wiper lever:controls forthemenudisplay
Center display
With
theignitionon,thedisplayintheDriver
InformationSystemshowsthefollowing in­
formation:
Fig. 6Instrumentcluster:centerdlsplay
Driverinformation
system
Introduction
TheDriver information displayinsidethein­
strumentc/uster provides you,thedriver,
with important information.
-CD'insertedorRadio'stationset
-Outsidetemperature':Attemperaturesbe-
low
41°F(+SOC),asnowflakesymbolap­
pearsinfrontofthetemperaturedisplay9&.
-Warning:frontlid,doororenginecompart­
mentlidopen: Thedisplayappearsifthe
door,theenginecompartmentlidorfrontlidisnotclosed.
Additional functions
YoucanopenthefollowingfunctionsintheDriverInft·~maIonSystemdisplaybypressing
the~button9fig.7oneormoretimes:
\.
QQTurnsignais
Additional
informationontheturnsignals
qpage47.
The_(USAmodels)/iii(Canadamodels)
warning/indicatorlightilluminateswhenthe
cruisecontrolisactivated.
CRUISEI0~Cruise control
Theindicotor lightblinks whenyouuseeither
turn signal.
WheneveryouusetheleftElortherightiii
turnsignal,theindicatorlightblinks.When
youusetheemergencyflasher,bothindicator
lightsflash.
Ifoneoftheturnsignallightbulbsburnout,
theturnsignalwill blink twiceasfastasnor­
mal.

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-
-
removingthekey fromtheignition switch
(thevehiclewillautomaticallyunlockitself)
or
-pressingtheunlockpartofthepowerlock
switch
~or
Automaticlocking*
Theautomaticlockingfeaturelocks alltheve­
hicle
doorsandtherearlidwhen youdrive
fasterthan9mph(15km/hl.
Youcanunlockthevehicle fromtheinsideby:
pullingthedoorhandle(toopenthedoor).
-
The
anti-theftalarmsystemisdeactivated
briefly.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsilluminateforap­
proximately
30seconds.
-Allturnsignallightswill flash twicewhen
thecarisunlocked.
- After unlocking
thevehicle, youhave30sec­
ondstoopenadoorortherearlidoAfter30
seconds,thevehicleautomaticallylocksand
theanti-theftalarmsystemactivatesagain.
The
rearlidcanbelockedorunlockedeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
Unlocking
thevehicle withtheremotecontrol
c;:::::;willonlyunlocktherear lid,taopenit,the
lidhandleneedstabepressed.
.Lockingthevehicle
Voucanlockthevehiclefromoutsideeitherby
usingtheremotecontrolorbyinsertingand
turningthekeyinthedrivers'sdoorlock.
Whenyou lockthevehicle:
-
Alldoorsandtherearlidare locked.
-
Allturnsignallightswill flashoncewhen
thecarislocked.
- The
anti-theftalarmsystemisactivated.
The hornoftheanti-theftalarmsystemwill
soundandtheanti-theftalarmsystemread­
iness light,
locatedinthecenterofthein­
strumentpanelbelowthewindshield onthe
rightsideoftheairvent,willstarttoblink.
- The vehicle
interiorlightsturnoff.
&WARNING
Always
takethekey with youwhenyou
leavethevehicle. Thekeycandisarmthe
electronicengineimmobilizerandpermit
anunauthorizedpersontostarttheengine
andenableoperationofthevehicle sys·
temssuchaspowerwindowleadingtase­
rious
personalinjury.
iTips
_ The vehiclecannotbestartedifan unau­
thorizedkeyisused. Thevehicle maynot
startifanotherradiodevice suchasakey
foranothervehicleoratransponderis
located onthekeyring.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Generaldescription
PowerLockingsystem
Thepowerlockingsystemlocksorunlocks ail
doors simultaneously.
Theunlockingandlockingmode*canbe
changedinthedriverinformationsystem
Qpage25.
Unlockingthevehicle
Youcan unlockthevehiclefromoutsideeither
byusingtheremotecontrolorbyinserting
andturningthekeyinthedriver'sdoorlock.
When you
unlockyourvehicle:
The
power locking
systeminyour vehicle in­
corporatesthefollowingfunctions:
-Centrallockingfunction
-
RemotecontrolfeatureQpage35.
-Anti-Theft AlarmSystemQpage42.
Allthedoorsandtherearlidarelockedbythe
centrallockingsystemwhenyoulockthevehi­
cle.
electronic
immobilizer
isautomaticallyacti­
vated onceagain.
iTips_'.
Therel'1tacementbatterymustbethe
samespecification astheoriginal.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Disposeofdeadbatteriesproperly50as
nottopollutetheenviro"l Eachmasterkeycantains0batteryhoused
under the
cover.
Masterkeybatteryreplacement.1
~PryapartthebaseQfig.30®andthecav-
er®carefullywithacoin.
~Removethecoyer (arrow).
~Removethedeadbatteryfromthecoyer.
~Installthenewbattery.Please makecertain
thatthe"+"signonthebatteryfacesdown
inthecaver. Correct polarityisshownonthe
coyer.
~Placethecoverwiththenewbatteryonthe
keybaseandpressbothpartstogether.
Fig.30Masterkey:opening thecover
Electronicimmobilizer
Werecommendhavingthebatterychanged
byanauthorizeddealership.However,ifyou
wishtareplacethedeadbatteryyourself, pro­
ceed asfollows:
Theimmobilizer helpstopreventunauthor­
ized use
ofyour vehicle.
Acomputerchipinsideyourkeyautomatically
deactivatestheelectronicimmobilizerwhen
youinsertthekeyintheignition lock.When
youremovethekeyfromtheignition lock,the~
iTips
-Iftheignitionisswitchedon,theremote
controlsystemisdeactivated.
-Theremotecontrolsystemcan beaffect­
edbyothersystemsoperatinginthe
samefrequencyrangeclosetathevehi­
cle, such
asmobiletelephones,televi­
sion
broadcastingstations,etc.
- For Declaration
ofCompliancetoUnited
StatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tionsQpage248.
Ifyouneedtoreplacetheremotecontrol,orif
you need
tahave itrepaired, youmustsee
yourauthorizedAudidealer. Onlythencan
you
usethekey again.
Checklightinthemasterkey
Thetransmitterandbatteryarelocatedinthe
headoftheremotecontrol.The receiverislo­
catedinsidethevehicle. Themaximumeffec­
tive
rangedependsonseveralthings.Remem­
ber, if
thebatteryisweak,theeffectiverange
decreases.
Fig.29Checklightinthe master key
Thechecklightinthemasterkeyindicates
the
stateofchorgeofthe bottery.
Stateofmasterkeybattery
Whenabuttonispressed,thecheck light
flashesQfig.29(arrow).Ifthechecklight
doesnotcomeonorflash,thebatteryisdead
andhastabereplaced.
Battery
replacementQpoge 36.

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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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Remotecontrolunitsforgaragedooropeners
inCanadaaresettastoptransmittingradio
frequencysignalsaftertwoseconds.Thistime~
Ifthe5minutetimelimitisexceeded,the
emergencyflasherswillflashonetimetoin­
dicatethattheprocesshasbeenterminated.
Inthiscase,repeatsteps4through9.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotflashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds),program­
mingwasnotsuccessful.Inthiscase,repeat
steps4through9.
Phase3:roUing codeprogramming
~Asecondpersanonaladderwhocansafely
reach
thegaragedooropenermotorisrec­
ommended.
Il.Locatethe"learn"buttononthegarage
.dooropenermotor(refertotheoperating
instructionsfortheopener,astheloca­
tion
ofthisbuttonmay varybymanufac­
turer).
12.Pressandreleasethelearnbuttononthe
garagedooropenermotor.
~Note:oncethebuttonispressed,thereare
30secondsinwhichtoinitiatethenext
step.
13.OntheHomeLink'" keypadinsidethevehi­
cle, firmly
pressandholdtheHomeLink'"
buttonpreviouslyprogrammedinphases
1and2fortwosecondsandrelease.Re­
peatthissequencetwice.
~50mevehicles mayrequirethepress/hold/
releasesequenceuptothreetimestocom­
pletethetraining process.
~HomeLink'"shouldnowactivateyourrolling
code equipped de
vice.
10.PressandholdthetrainedHomeLink'"
buttonandobservetheindicatorlight®
~fig.95.
~Iftheindicatorlightissolid/continuous,
programmingiscompleteandyourdevice
shouldactivatewhenyoupressandrelease
thetrainedHomeLink'"button.
~Iftheindicatorlightblinks rapidly for2sec­
ondsandisthenasolid!continuouslight,
proceed with
phase3taprogramarolling
code device.
6. Hold
theoriginalremotecontrolatadis­
tancebetween0-6in.(0-15cm)fromthe
bumperbelowtheappropriateheadlight
for yourvehicle~fig.96(usetheshortest
distancepossible).
7.Aimtheremotecontroljustbelowthe
driversideheadlight.
8. Pressandholdtheactivationbuttonon
theremotecontrol.
~MaybedifferentinCanada.Ifsa,pressand
re-press (cycle)theactivationbuttononyour
remotecontroleverytwoseconds.
9. Theemergencyflasherswill flashthree
times(afterabout15-60seconds)when
theprogrammingissuccessful.Release
thebuttonontheremotecontrol.
~Taprogrom moredevices,repeatsteps4ta9.
Phase2:programmingthebumpermountedtransmitter
_
_---------------------------~H~o~rn~e~L~i~n~k~®
---phase1:programmingtheoverhead keypad
1.Makesureyourvehicleiswithinoperating
rangeoftheremotecontrolledgarage
dooropener.
2.Settheparking brake~8.inGeneralin­
formation onpage 90.
3.Turntheignition on.Donotstarttheen­
gine!
4.PressandholdthetwooutsideHome­
Link'"buttonsCDand@forapproxi­
mately20secondsuntilindicatorlight®
~fig.95beginstoflash.Thenrelease
bothbuttons.Donotholdthebuttonsfor
longerthan30seconds.
~Thisprocedureonlyneedstabeperformed
once.Iterasesthefactory-setdefaultcodes
anddoesnothavetaberepeatedtapro­
gram
additionalremotecontrols.
5.PressandholdtheHomeLink'"buttonCD,
@)or@untiltheindicatorlight®
startsflashingslow/y.Releasethebutton.
~Thesystemwill remaininprogramming
mode for
5minutes.Gotathefrontofthe
vehicle
andproceed withphase2.
tivated,thiscanoverstrainmotorand
damageitselectricalcomponents-an
overheatedmotorisafire hazard!
-
Toavoid possible injuriesorproperty
damage,pleasealwaysmakeabsolutely
certainthatnopersonsorabjectsarelo­
catedintherangeofmotionofany
equipmentbeingoperated.
---
@Tips
-Ifyouwouldlikemoreinformationon
HomeLink®,
wheretapurchasethe
HomeLink®compatibleproducts,or
would liketapurchasetheHomeLink®
Home Lighting Package,
pleasecalltoll­
free:
1-800-355-3515.
- For DeclarationofCompliancetoUnited
5tatesFCCandIndustryCanada regula­
tions~page248.
ProgrammingtheHomeLink®.1transmitter..
Fig.96Frontbumper,driverside:locationoftransmit­terunit
Thetransmitterisprogrammedintwophas­
es.Forrolling codetronsmitters, athird
phaseisalso necessary.
--NeverIJsetheHomeLink®transmitter
with anygaragedooropenerthatdoes
havenotthesafetystopandreverse fea­
tureasrequiredbyfederalsafetystand­
ards. Thisincludesanygaragedooropen­
ermodelmanufacturedbeforeAprill,
1982.
- Agaragedooropenerwhichcannotde­
tectanobject,signalingthedoortostop
andreversedoesnotmeetcurrentfeder­
alsafetystandards.Using agaragedoor
openerwithoutthesefeaturesincreases
riskofseriousinjuryordeath.
-Forsafetyreasonsneverreleasethe
parking brakeorstarttheenginewhile
anyoneisstandinginfrontofthevehicle.
- A
garagedoororanestategatemay
sometimesbesetinmotionwhenthe
HomeLink®remotecontrolisbeing pro­
grammed.Ifthedeviceisrepeatedlyac-
&WARNING
TheHomeLink universolremotecontrolcon
be
progrommedwith hond-held transmitters
from existing equipment.
VoumustfirstprogramtheHomeLinktrans­
mitterbeforeyoucanusethesystem
~page90,Pragramming theHameLink
tronsmitter.
HomeLink®
UniversaLremote
controL
Generalinformation
InordertoprogramtheHomeLink®transmit­
terfordevices utilizing rollingcode,asecond
persononaladderwho cansafely reachthe
garagedooropenermotorisrecommended.
Itisalsonecessarytolocatethe"learn"but­
tononyourgaragedooropenermotor.Refer
totheoperatinginstructionsfortheopener,
asthelocationandcolorofthisbuttonmay
vary
bymanufacturer.
Voucan stillusetheoriginalremotecontrol
forthedeviceatanytime.
b

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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
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine Airbagsystem
-Never modifythefrontbumperorparts
ofthevehicle body.
- Always make
surethatthesideairbag
can
inflatewithoutinterference:
- Neverinstallseatcoversorreplace­
mentupholsteryoverthefrontseat­
backsthathavenotbeenspecifically
approvedbyAudi.
- Never use
additionalseatcushionsthat
coyertheareaswherethesideairbags
inflate.
-
Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor
totheseamintheareaofthesideair­
bag
modulemustalways berepaired
immediatelybyanauthorizedAudi
dealer.
-
T.heairbagsystemcan beactivated only
once. After
anairbaghasinflated,it
mustbereplaced byanauthorizedAudi
dealerorqualified technician whohas
thetechnicalinformation,trainingand
specialequipmentnecessary.
- The
airbagsystemcanbedeployed only
once. After
anairbaghasbeendeployed,
itmustbereplaced withnewreplace­
mentpartsdesignedandapprovedespe­
ciallyforyour Audimodelversion.Re­
placementofcompleteairbagsystems
orairbagcomponentsmustbeper­
formedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Make
surethatanyairbagserviceaction
isenteredinyour AudiWarranty&Main­
tenancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACE­
MENTRECORD.
-Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,
thealternatorandstarterareseparated
fromthevehiclebatterywith apyrotech­
nic circuit
interrupter.
-Work onthepyrotechnic circuitinter­
ruptermustonlybeperformedbya
qualified
dealer- riskofanaccident!
-
Ifthevehicle orthecircuitinterrupter
isscrapped,allapplicablesafetypre-
cautionsmustbefollowed.~
Repair,careanddisposaioftheairbags
&.WARNING
Impropercare, servicingandrepair proce­
dures canincrease
theriskofpersonalin­
jury and
deathbypreventinganairbag
from deployingwhenneededordeploying
an airbag unexpectedly:
-Nevercoyer,obstruct,orchangethe
steeringwheelhornpadorairbagcoyer
or
theinstrumentpanelor modifythem
inanyway.
-Neverattachanyobjectssuchascup
holders
ortelephonemountingstothe
surfacescoveringtheairbagunits.
- For cleaning
thehorn padorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothorone
moistenedwith plainwater.Solventsor
cleanerscoulddamagetheairbagcoyer
or
changethestiffnessorstrengthofthe
materialsothattheairbagcannotde­
ploy
andprotectproperly.
-Never repair,adjust,orchangeanyparts
oftheairbagsystem.
-Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instru­
mentpanel,frontseatsorelectricalsys­
tem(includingtheinstallationofaudio
equipment,cellulartelephonesandCS
radios,etc.)mustbeperformedbya
qualified technician whohasthetraining
and
specialequipmentnecessary.
-For anyworkontheairbagsystem,we
strongly
recommendthatyouseeyour
authorizedAudidealeror qualified work­
shop.
Parts
oftheairbagsystemareinstalledat
rnanydifferentplaces
onyour Audi.Installing,
rernoving, servicingorrepairing apartinan
areaofthevehiclecandamageapartofan
airbagsystemandpreventthatsystemfrom
working properlyinacollision.
There
aresomeimportantthingsyou haveto
knowtornakesurethattheeffectivenessof
thesystemwillnotbeimpairedandthatdis­
carded
componentsdonotcauseinjury orpol­
lute
theenvironment.
diatelyinstalltherear-facing childsafety
seatinarearseatingpositionandhave
theairbagsysteminspectedbyyourAUdi
dealer.
- Atighttetherorotherstrapon arear­
ward-facing child
restraintattachedto
thefrontpassengerseatcanputtoo
muchpressureontheweight-sensing
matintheseatandregistermoreweight
thanisactuallyontheseat.Theheavier
weightregisteredcanmakethesystem
workasthoughanadultwereontheseat
anddeploytheAdvanced Airbagwhenit
mustbesuppressedcausings~riousor
evenfatalinjurytothechild.
- If,
inexceptionalcircumstances,you
mustinstall aforward-facing childre­
straintonthefrontpassengerseat,al­
ways move
theseatintoitsrearmostpo­
sition
intheseat'sforeandaft~djust­
mentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible. Thebackrestmustbeadjust­
edtoanuprightposition. Makesurethat
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
comesonandstaysonallthetimewhen­
evertheignitionisswitchedon.
.&.WARNING
-IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFlight
doesnotgooutwhenanadultissitting
onthefrontpassengerseataftertaking
thestepsdescribed' adultisproperlyseatedàndrestrainedat
oneoftherearseatingpositions.
- Have
theairbagsysteminspectedby
yourAudidealerbeforetransporting
anyoneonthefrontpassengerseat.
@Tips
Iftheweight-sensingmatinthefrontpas­
sengerseatdetectsanemptyseat,the
frontairbagonthepassengerside willbe
turnedoff,andPASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
willstayon.
Importantsafety instructions on
monitoringtheAdvanced AirbagSystem
Airbagsystem
- asafetybeltextenderhasnotbeenleftin
thesafetybeltlatchforthefrontpassenger
seat.
InadditiontothePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightinthecenteroftheinstrumentpanel,
themessagePASSENGERAIRBAGOFFor
PASSENGERAIRBAGONwill brieflyappear
intheinstrumentclusterdisplay. Thisistoin­
formthedriverofthecurrentfrontpassenger
airbagstatus.
.&.WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioning
properlycannotprovidesupplementalpro-
tectioninafrontalcrash.
-
Iftheairbag indicatorlightcomeson,it
meansthattheremay besomething
wrong withtheAdvanced AirbagSystem.
Itispossiblethattheairbagwillinflate
whenitisnotsupposedto,orwillnotin-
flatewhenitshould.
-Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimme-
diatelybyyourAudi dealer.
.&.WARNING
Ifthefrontairbaginflates, achildwithout
achildrestraint,ina rearward-facing child
safetyseatorinaforward-facing childre-
straintthathasnotbeenproperlyinstalled
willbeseriously injuredandcanbekilled.
- Even
thoughyourvehicleisequipped
withanAdvanced AirbagSystem,make
certainthatallchildren, especially12
yearsandyounger, alwaysrideonthe
backseatproperlyrestrainedfortheir
ageandsize.
- Always
installforwardorrear-facing
child
safetyseatsontherearseat- even
with
anAdvanced AirbagSystem.
-Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facing
child
safetyseatonthefrontpassenger
seatbecauseofexceptionalcircumstan-
cesandthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF
lightdoesnotappearandstayon,imme-

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thanisbeinggeneratedandensuresanopti­
malstateofchargeforthebattery.
iTips
-But evenenergymanagementcannot
negatethelimitsofphysics. Consider
thatthepowerandlifeofabatteryare
limited.
-
Ifstartingability isthreatened,youare
informedbyawarningqpage160,
Driver natification
intheinstrument
c/uster display.
Whatyoushouldknow
Thehighest priarityisgiventomaintaining
starting capability.
Thebatteryisseverelytaxedinshort-distance
driving,incitytrafficandduringthecoldtime
ofyear.Abundantelectricalenergyisre­
quired,
butonly alittleisgenerated.Itisalso
critical
iftheengineisnotrunningandelectri­
cal
componentsareturnedon. Inthisin­
stanceenergyisbeingconsumedbutnoneis
being
generated.
ItisinpreciselythesesituationsthatyouwiII
noticeenergymanagementactivelyregulat­
ingthedistributionofenergy.
Vehiclestandsforanextendedperiod
Ifyoudonotdriveyourvehicle overaperiod
ofseveral daysorweeks, electricalcompo­
nentsaregraduallyeutbackorswitchedoff.
This
reducesenergyconsumptionandmain­
tainsstartingcapability overalongerperiod.
Take into
considerationthatwhenyouunlock
your vehicle,
someconvenience functions,
such as
theremotekeyorpowerseatadjust­
ment,maynotbeavailable. Theconvenience
functionswillbeavailable againwhenyou
turnontheignitionandstarttheengine.
Withtheengineturnedoff
Ifyoulistentotheradio, forexample,with
theengineturnedoff,thebatteryisbeingdis­
charged.
Ifstartingcapabilityisjeopardizedduetoen­
ergy
consumption,amessageappearsinthe
driverinformationdisplay.
Youhavetostarttheenginetochargethe
battery.
Withtheenginerunning
Althoughelectricalenergyisgeneratedwh en
thevehicle isbeing driven,thebatterycanbe­
comedischarged.Thishappensmostlywhen
little
energyisbeinggeneratedandagreat
dealconsumedandthebattery'sstateof
chargeisnotoptimal.
Tobringtheenergybalanceback intoequili­
brium,
consumerswhich require especially
large
amountsofenergyaretemporarilyeut
back
orswitchedoff. Heatingsystemsinpar­
ticularrequire agreatdealofenergy.Ifyou
notice,forexample,thattheheatedseats*or
theheatedrearwindowarenotheating,they
have
beentemporarilyeutbackorswitched
off.
Thesesystemswill beavailable againas
soonastheenergybalancehasbeenrestored.
Youwillalsonoticethatengineidlespeedhas
beenincreased slightly.Thisisnormalandnot
a
causefor concern.Byincreasingengineidle
speedtheadditionalene"rgyrequired isgener­
atedandthebatteryischarged.
Drivernotificationintheinstrument~
clusterdisplay•
Ifbatterypowerdropsintotherangewhereit
can limittheabilityoftheenginetostart,this
isshownintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
with
thefollowing drivermessage:
ri1Lowbatterycharge:batterywillbe
chargedwhiledriving
This notification remindsyou
thatthestarting
capability
oftheenginemay belimited.As
soonasyoustartdrivingagain,thebattery
willberechargedandthenotification willgo
out.
Drivernotificationappearsandgoesout
again
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition is
turnedonorwhile drivinganditgoes
outagainafterawhile,thebatteryhasbeen
adequatelyrecharged.
Drivernotificationappearsanddoesnot
gooutagain
Ifthisdriver notificationappearsaftertheig­
nition
isturnedonorwhile drivinganddoes
notgooutagain,thebattery'sstateofcharge
isnotintheoptimalrange.Startingabilityis
restricted. Havethebatterycheckedassoon
aspossible byanauthorizedAudidealeror
qualified workshop.
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Downloaded from www.Manualslib.com manuals search engine 172Cleaningandprotection
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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Donotmixenginecoolantantifreezeor
any
otheradditivestofill upthewind­
shield
washerreservoir.
..pressthecap backontothefiller neckafter
fillingthecontainer.
Youcanfindthereservoircapacityinthetable
inco:>page242.
cleanwatershouldbeusedwhenfilling up.If
possible,usesoftwatertopreventscaling on
the
washerjets.Alwaysaddaglasscleaner
solution (withfrostprotectioninthewinter).
Fig.149Fender,left:Windshield washerfluidreser­voir
iTips
Thevehiclebatterymustnotbecharged
withastandardsmallchargerthatplugs
intothecigarettelighteroroutlet.
-Toreducethedangerofexplosion,neve;­
connectordisconnectchargercables
while
thechargerisoperating.
-Fastcharging abatteryisdangerousand
shouldonlybeattemptedbyacompe­
tenttechnicianwiththeproperequip­
ment.
-Batteryacidthatmayspill during charg­
ing
shouldbewashedoffwith asolution
ofwarmwaterandbakingsodatoneu­
tralizetheacid .
----------------------------_.::..'.-~~~~~~~~
WindshieLd/headLight
vvashercontainer
Thewasherfluidcontainerismarked withthe
symbolWonitscap.
.. Before youcheck
anythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedail
WARNINGS
9AinWarkinginthe engin e
compartmenton
page182.
..Liftthefiller captonguetoaddwasherflu
-
id.
Youcan fillthecontainertothetop.~
fCDNote1
Never useafastchargerasaboosterto
starttheengine.This willseriouslydam­
agesensitiveelectraniccomponents,such
ascontrolunits, relays, radio,etc.,asweil
asthebatterycharger.
-AWARNING
Itisnotnecessarytoremovethebatteryfram
theluggagecompartment,anditisalsonot
necessarytodisconnectthecables.
..Alwaysreadandheedail WARNINGS be­
low
9Aand9AinWarking onthe bat­
teryonpage 194.
..Switchofftheignitionandailelectricalcon­
sumers.
.. Make
suretheareaisweilventilatedwhen
youchargethebattery.
..Connectchargercables.ALWAYSconnect
chargercablesPOSITIVEGtoPOSITIVE
G;NEGATIVEOtoNEGATIVE0
..Switch onthecharger.
..Makesurethechargingrateisnotover
6
amps.
..Turnoffthecharger9A.
~Disconnectthechargercables.
..
Connectbothbatterycablestothebattery
ifnecessary-firstplus,thenminus.
Charging a
batterycanbedangerous.
-Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Itmay ex­
plodebecauseofgastrappedintheice.
Allowafrozenbatterytothawoutfirst.
-
Donotreusebatterieswhichwerefro­
zen. The
batteryhousing mayhave
cracked
andweakenedwhenthebattery
froze.
- Charge
thebatteryinaweilventilated
area.Keep awayfromopenflameorelec­
tricalspark.Donotsmoke.Hydrogengas
generatedbythebatteryisexplosive.
Chargingofbattery
Starting theengine requires aweil charged
battery.
Normally, abatteryshouldbechargedatno
morethan10percentofitsratedcapacity.
For
example,a chargingcurrentof4.5amps
wouldbeusedon abatteryratedat45Ah.
Rated
capacityofthebatteryinyourvehicleis
listed onthebatteryhousing.
The
batterycapsshouldnotbeopenedwhen
charging abattery.
196Checkingandfilling