seats AUDI TT 2012 Owners Manual

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VehicLeliterature.
AboutthisOwner'sManuaL...
ControLsandequipment.
Cockpit···.
Generalillustration......•......
Instrumentsandwarning/
indicatorlights.
Instruments.
Warning/indicatorlights.
Driverinformationsystem.
Introduction.
Trip
computer.
Menu display .
Engine
oiltemperaturedisplay .
Efficiency program .
Service
intervaldisplay .
Boost andengine
oiltemperature
indicator .
Laptimer.
Speed warning system .
On-Board Diagnostic system
(OBD).
Openingandclosing.
Keys. .
Power locking system .
Rear
lid/trunklid .
Anti-theftalarmsystem .
Power windows
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CLearvision.
Lights .
Interiorlights............•.......
Vision .
Mirrors .
Wiperandwasher system....•...
Digitalcompass... . . .... .
Seatsandstorage.
General recommendations .
Adjusting
frontseats manually .
Power seats .
Lumbar
support.
Head restraints .
Rear seats .
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compartment....•.......
Roof
rack .
Cupholder.
Ashtray .
Cigarette
lighter/socket.
Storage
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WarmandcoLd.
Climate controls .
Rearwindowdefogger.
Heated seats .
Ontheroad.
Steering .
Ignitionlockandignitionswitch .
5tartingandstoppingtheengine .
Parking brake .
5tartingonhills.
Cruise
control.
Audi
magneticride .
5portmode .
Acoustic parkingsystem .
Transmission.
Manualtransmission .
S
tronictransmission .
HomeLink®. . . . .
Universalremotecontrol.
Safetyfirst.
DrivingSafeLy~.
Generalnotes'\..
Proper occupant seatingpositions .
Driver andpassenger
sidefootwell.
Pedal area .
Stowing luggage .
Reporting SafetyDefects .
SafetybeLts.
Generalnotes.............•......
Whysafetybelts? .
Safety belts .
5afetybeltpretensioners .
Airbagsystem.
Importantthingstoknow.
Front airbags .63
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MonitoringtheAdvanced Airbag
5ystem
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Kneeairbags.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...126
Sideairbags.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...129
ChiLdSafety133
Importantthingstoknow . . . . . . . ...133
Childsafety seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...138
Installingachild safety seat. . . . . ...143
LATCHLower anchorages andtethers
forchildren. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...146
AdditionalInformation151
Vehicleoperation153
InteLligenttechnoLogy. . . . . ...153
Noticeaboutdatarecorded byvehicle
controlmodules.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...153
Electronic stabilization program(ESP)153
Rearspoiler156
Braking. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...156
Electro-mechanical powerassist. . ...158
Drivingwithyourquattro®158
Energymanagement.. . . . . . . . . . ...159
Drivingandenvironrnent.....162
Thefirst1,000miLes(l,500km)and
afterwards
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Avoid damagingthevehicle . . .163
Drivingthroughwateronroads.....163
CataLytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...163
Operateyourvehicle economically and
minimize
pollution.. . . . . . . . . . . . ...164
Trailertowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...166
Vehiclecare167
CLeaningandprotection167
GeneraLinformation167
Careofexterior167
Careofinterior........•..........172
FueLsuppLyandfiLlingyour
fueLtank.............. ..... ....178
Gasoline. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...178
FueLtank.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
CheckingandfiLling. . . . . . . . ...182
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . ...182
Engineoil. • . . . . . . . . . ...184
Enginecooling system .
Brake
fluid.
Battery .
Windshield/headlightwasher
container .
TiresandwheeLs.
Tires.
Tire pressure
monitoringsystem .
Run-flat tires .
Do-it-yourseLfservice.
Whatdo1donow?.
Vehicletoolkit...........•.......
Tirerepair .
Whatshouldlbe awareofwhen
changing atire? .
FusesandbuLbs.
Electricalfuses .
Bulbs
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Emergencysituations.
General .
5tartingbypushingortowing.
Starting
withjumpercabLes.
Useofjumpercables .
Emergency
towingwithcommercial
towtruck.
Lifting vehicle .
TechnicaLdata.
GeneraLinformation.
Explanationoft,:chnicaldata.
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-Iftherearlidisopenornotpraperly
lockedwhentheignitionisturnedon,
thedoorandrearlidwarningappearsin
theinstrumentclusterdisplay.
-
Iftherearlidona locked vehicleisun­
locked
withthemiddlebutton~onthe
remotekey,therearlidisautomatically
lockedagainimmediatelyafterclosing.
This
isindicatedbytheturnsignals
blinking.
jurieswhentherearlidisclosedorina
crash.
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherearwindow
mustnever -underanycircumstances­
belessthan1inchC2.5cm)whenthe
passengerssitfullyupright.
-Alwaysmakesurethatrearseatpas­
sengerscannotbestruckwhentherear
lidisclosed.
-After closingtherearlid,alwayspullup
onittomakesurethatitisproperly
closed.Otherwiseitcouldopensuddenly
whenthevehicleismoving.
-
Tohelppreventpoisonousexhaustgas
frambeingdrawnintothevehicle, al­
ways keep
therearlidclosed whiledriv­
ing. Never
transportobjectslargerthan
thosewhichfitcompletelyintothelug­
gagearea,becausethentherearlidcan­
notbefullyclosed.
-Never leaveyourvehicleunattendedes­
pecially
withtherearlidleftopen.A
child could crawl into
thecarthroughthe
luggagecompartmentandpullthelid
shut,becomingtrappedandunableto
getout.Toreducetheriskofpersonalin­
jury,
neverletchildrenplayinoraraund
yourvehicle. Alwayskeeptherearlidas
wellasthevehicledoorsclosedwhennot
inuse.
Openingandc10singrearlid
&.WARNING
-Therearseatareaistoosmalltosafely
transportpassengerstallerthan4'11"
Cl.5ml.
-Personstallerthan4'11"C1.5m)as
weLLaschildreninboosterseatswho
aretooclosetotherearwindowand
roofcansuffersevereheadandneckin-
Fig.36Driver's door:remoterearlidrelease
Fig.37Opened rearlid
Openingtherear!id
~Pressthecenterbutton~onthemaster
keyorpullthereleasebutton~inthedriv­
er's
door0:>fig.36.Therearlid isunlocked.
~Lifttherearlido
Closingtherear lid
~Pulltherearliddownandallowittodrop
gently0:>8.
RearLid/trunkLid
Youcanopenitfromtheinside, however, by
pulling
onthedoorlatchtwice.
Youcon opentherear lidfrom insidethevehi­
cle using aswitch in
thedriver's door.
-
Emergencylocking1
Forthispurpose,amechanicallockingdevice
isprovided ontheendpanelofthepassenger
doorConlyvisiblewhenthedoorisopen).
~Openthedoor.
~Removethecap0:>fig.34.
~Insertthekeyintotheinnerslot0:>fig.35
andturnitabout90degreestotherightas
farasitcan go.
~Replacethecap.
Fig.35Emergency lockingofthefrontpassenger'sdoor
Fig.34Emergencylocklocation onthefrontpasseng­er'sdoor
Ifthepowerlockingsystemfails(power fail­
ure),
youwillneedto lockthepassenger door
separotely.
- Lockingdoorsfromtheinside canhelp
preventinadvertentdooropeningduring
anaccidentandcanalsopreventunwant­
edentryfromtheoutside.Lockeddoors
can, however,delayassistancetovehicle
occupantsandhold uprescueefforts
framtheoutsideinanaccidentorother
emergency.
After youclosethedooryouwillnotnolonger
beabletoopenitfromtheoutside.~
Fig.33Sectionfromcenterconsole: Centrallacking
switch
~Presstheupperpartofthepower locki ng
switch
63tolockthevehicleo:>8.
~PresslowerpartoftheswitchŒ3tounlock
thevehicle.
Lockingandunlockingthevehiclefrominside
&.WARNING
-Ifyouusethepowerlockingswitchwith
thedoorsclosed,rememberthatallthe
vehicledoorswilllock.
Thevehicle conbelocked orunlocked from
theinsideusingthepower locking switch.
Howtounlockeachdoorseparatelyusingthe
doorhandle:
~Pullthedoorhandleoncetoreleasethe
lock.
~Pullthehandletoopenthedoor.
Ifyoulockthevehicle usingthepowerlocking
switch,
pleasenotethefollowing:
-
Youcannotopenthedoorsortherearlid
fromtheoutsideCincreased security,forex­
amplewhenyouarestoppedatared light).
-
Youcan unlockandopenthedoorsframthe
inside bypulling onthedoorhandle.
-Ifthedriver'sdoorisopenedCafteryouhave
locked
thevehiclefromtheinside usingthe
powerlocking switch),thedoorwillremain
unlockedtopreventyoufromlockingyour­
selfoutofyourvehicle. Afteryouclosethe
door, youhavetolockthedriver'sdoor
again.
-
Ifyou have acrashandtheairbagisactivat­
ed,thedoorsautomaticallyunlock.

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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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go properly
qfig.69-arrows-.
~Read andheedallwarningsqpage99,
Stowing luggage.
Fasteningeyelets
Inacollision,thelawsofphysicsmeanthat
evensmalleritemsthatare looseinthevehi-
cle will
turninto heavy missilesthatcancause
seriousinjury.Itemsinthevehicle pickupki­
netic energy whichvarieswithvehicle andthe~
Fig.69Luggagecompartment:fastening eyes
CDNote
Whenfoldingthebackrestbackintoplace,
make
surethesafetybeltdoesnotget
caught,becauseit can bedamaged.A
damagedbeltcanfailtoprovidesafere­
straint.
Theluggagecompartmentisequipped with
four tie-down eyelets
tosecureluggage and
other items.
-Never allowsafetybeltstobecomedam-
agedbybeingcaughtindoororseat
hardware.
- Torn
orfrayedsafetybeltscantearand
damagedbelthardware canbreakina
crash.
Inspectthebelts periodically.
Belts showing
damagetowebbing, bind-
ings, buckles,
orretractorsmustbere-
placed.
AWARNING
Always readand
heedWARNING5qlAin
Loading theluggagecompartmenton
page 99.
AWARNING
- The
backrestmustalways besecurely
latched so
thatthesafetybeltcanwork
properly
tohelpprotecttheoccupant.
-Thebackrestmustbe securely latchedin
Positionsothatnoitemscontainedin
theluggagecompartmentcanslide for­
ward upon sud
denbraking.
Youcanfold downbothpartsoftheseatback
eitherseparatelyortogethertoincreasethe
sizeoftheluggagecompartment.
Stowingluggage
Follo w
instructionqpage 99.
Fig.68Unlocking leverofthebackrest(leftside)
Returningtheseatbacktoitsoriginal
position
~Tilttheseatbackuntil itlatchessecurely
q&.
Expandingtheluggagecompartment
mirro r
.
Tilting
theseatbackforward
~Presstheleverqfig.68inthedirectionof
thearrow.
~Tilttheseatbackforward.
Lu99agecompartment
Youcan inerease theavailable luggagespace
byfoldingtherear seatback down.
------ventwith anyitemsyoumay place onthe
rearwindow shelf._Donotplacebulkyitemsontherearwin­
doWshelfastheywouldrestrictorblock
thedriver's visionthroughtherearview
Rearwindowshelf•
mustnever,underanycircumstances, be
less
than1 inch (2.5 cm)withthepas­
sengerssitting fullyupright. Tallerper­
sons,
aswellaschildren onboosterseats
whoaretooclosetotherearwindow,
can suffer severe headandneck injuries
when
therear lidisclosedorifacrash
occurs. Alwaysmake
surethatrearseat
passengerscannotbestruck whenthe
rearlidisclosed.
- Wh en
therearbackrestisfolded down
do
notallowpassengerstooccupythe
loadsurfaceavailable whilethevehicleis
inmotion.Vehicleoccupantsmustal­
ways beproperly restrained.
- Never
storeany heavy, hardobjects on
therearlidcover.Thiscanbehazardous
forrearseatoccupantsiftherearlidis
openedorifthevehicleisbraked sud­
denly or
intheeventofacrash.
- Loose
itemsinsidethepassengercom­
pa
rtment,can fly forwardinacrash or
suddenmaneuverandinjureoccupants.
Alwaysstorearticlesintheluggagecom­
partmentand usethefasteningeyes,es­
pecially whentherearseatbackshave
beenfoldeddown.
- Read andheed
allWARNING5
qpage96,Proper seating positions
for passengers
inrear seats.
..&.WARNING
Wheneveryouaredriving, donotleaveany
hard
objectsontherear windowshelfor
allow yourpettositontheshelf. These
could
becomea hazard forvehicle occu­
pantsintheeventofsuddenbrakingora
crash!
"-Youcan place lightarticlesofclothing onthe
rear window
shelfbehind theseatback.
I@Tips
- Aventslotislocatedbetweentheshelf
andtherear window.Donotblockthe~
Seatsandstorage
Generalinformation
Safe transportationofpassengers onthe rear
seatsrequires prapersafetyprecautions.
Fig.67Correctseatpositionontherearbenchseat
Allpassengersontherearseatsmustbeseat­
edincompliancewiththesafetyguidelines
explained in
qpage103andqpage111.
Thecorrectseatingpositioniscritical forthe
safetyoffrontandrearseatpassengersalike
qpage96.
Rearseats
.&.WARNING
- Driving
withoutheadrestraintsor with
head
restraintsthatarenotproperly ad­
justedincreasestheriskofseriousorfa­
talneckinjury dramatically.
- Read
andheed allWARNING5
qpage97.
&.WARNINGI..E'"--Occupantsinthefrontandrearseats
mustalways beproperlyrestrained.
-Personstallerthan4feetIlinches
(1.50m)mustne~ersitintherearseat
area. Therearpassengercompartmentis
toosmallforpassengertallerthan4feet
11inches(1.50m).
- The
minimumclearancebetweenthe
passengers'headsandtherear window
I@Tips
Correctlyadjustedheadrestraintsand
safetybeltsareanextremelyeffective
combination
ofsafetyfeatures.
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~Alwaysattachitemstotheroofracksecure­
lybeforeyoudrive off.
The
maximumpermissibleroofweightis
165lb(75kg). Theroofweightismadeupof
theweightoftheroof racksystemandthe
weightoftheobjectbeingtransported.
Whenusing aroof racksystemwhich hasa
lower loadcarrying capacity, you
mustnotuse
up
thetotalmaximumpermissibleload carry­
ing capacity specified above.
Instead,you
shouldloadtheroofracksystemonlytothe
maximumcapacityspecifiedbythemanufac­
tureroftheroofracksystem.
AWARNING
Weak,damagedorimproperstrapsused
tosecureitemstotheroofrackcanfail
during hardbraking
orinacollisionand
causeseriouspersonalinjury.
- Make
suretheroof rackisinstalled exact­
lyasspecified above9page65.
-Always usesuitablemountingstrapsfor
securingitemstotheroofracktahelp
preventitemsfromshifting orflying for­
ward.
-
Itemsontheroof rackmustalways be
securely
mounted.
- Theuseofaroof rackcannegatively af­
fectthewayavehiclehandles.Cargo
thatislarge, heavy, bulky,longorflat
willhaveagreaternegativeinfluence on
thevehicle'saerodynamics,centerof
gravityandoveratlhandling. Always
drive slowly, avoid
suddenbrakingand
maneuverswhentransportingcargoon
theroofofyourvehicle.
- Never exceed
themaximumpermissible
loadcarrying capacityoftheroofofyour
vehicle,thepermissibleaxleweightsand
thepermissibletotalweightofyourvehi­
cle
9page240, Weights.
-Always driveslowly, avoidsuddenbrak­
ing
andmaneuverswhentransporting
cargo ontheroofofyourvehicle.
@Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Sometimesitmaybeeasiertoleave aroof
rack
instatledeventhoughyouarenotus­
ing it.Due
tatheincreased airresistance
yourvehiclewillunnecessarilyusemore
fuel. Removetheroofrackifyouarenot
goingtouseit.
CuphoLder
Fig.72(upholder
Twobeveragescan becarriedinthecuphold­
er.
AWARNING
Spilled
hotliquid cancauseanaccident
andpersonalinjury.
- Never carryany
be-veragecontainerswith
hotliquids,suchashotcoffeeorhottea,
inthevehicle whileitismoving. Incase
ofanaccident,suddenbrakingorother
vehiclemovement,-botliquidcouldspill,
causing scalding
burn~Spilledhotliquid
can
alsocauseanaccidentandpersonal
injury.
- Use only
softcupsinthecupholder. Hard
cups
andglassescancauseinjuryinan
accident.
- Neverusethecupholderoradapterasan
ashtray-riskoffire.
(CDNote
Only drinkcontainerswithlidsshouldbe
carried
inthecupholder.Liquid couldspill
outanddamageyourvehiclés electronic
equipmentorstaintheupholstery, etc.
b
Ashtray
Fig.73Center console: ashtray
Dpeningtheashtray
~Slidethecoyeropen.
Removingashtrayinsert
~Pressthereleasebutton9fig.73.
~Pulltheashtrayinsertupandout.
Toreinstallashtray
~Presstheashtrayinsertbackintoitsholder.
.&.WARNING
Never
putwastepaperintheashtray. Hot
ashesorotherhotabjectsintheashtray
couldsetwastepaperonfire.
CigaretteLighter/
socket
Cigarettelighter
Thecigattl'.reeIghter orsocketonlywork withtheIgnition on.
Usingthecigarettelighter
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Pushtheknob9fig.74in.
~Waituntilthecigarettelighterknobpops
out.
~Removethecigarettelighterimmediately
anduseit.
~Reinsertcigarettelighterintothesocketaf­
teruse.
Connectinganappliance
~Slidethecoyeropentoreachthecigarette
lighter.
~Removecigarettelighter.
~Pluginappliancetabeused.
Thèsocketofthecigarettelightermaybe
used for12-voltapplianceswithmaximum
consumptionofupta100watts,suchasa
flash light,
smallvacuumcleaner, etc.
Before you
purchaseanyaccessories, always
read
andfollowtheinformationin
9page247,Additional accessories andparts
replacement.
&WARNING
Improperuseofthecigarettelightercan
causeseriousinjuryorstarta fire.
-
Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelight­
er.
Ifyoudonotpayattentiontowhat
youaredoingwhenyouareusingthecig­
arettelighteryou canburn yourself.
CDNote
-Toavoiddamagingthesocket, onlyuse
plugsthatfitproperly.
- Only use
thecigarettelightersocketasa
powersourceforelectricalaccessories
forshortdurations.Usethesocketsin
thevehiclewhenapowersourceisneed­
edforlongerdurations.
(Ij)Tips
-Whentheengineisoffandaccessories
arestillpluggedinandareon,thevehi-
cle
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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.
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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
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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
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