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Theinstrumentclusterisyourcentra/sourceofinformation.
Instrumentdusterandcontrols:
EnginecoId
Aslongastheneedleremainsattheleftend
ofthegauge,theenginestill hasnotreached
its
operatingtemperature.Avoidhighengine
speeds,heavyengineloads andheavythrot­
tle.
.&..WARNING
- Always
observethewarningin
qpage176,Enginecompartmentbe­
fore opening
theenginehood andcheck­
ing
theenginecoolantlevel.
- Never
opentheenginehoodifyouseeor
hearsteam,orifyouseeenginecoolant
dripping fromtheenginecompartment.
Youcouldburnyourself. Lettheengine
coolofffirstsothatyoucannothearor
seeanysteamorenginecoolant.
Normaltemperature
Whentheenginehasreached itsoperating
temperature,theneedlewillmove intothe
middleofthegaugeandremainthere.Ifthe
engineisworking hardathighoutsidetem­
peratures,theneedlemayturnfurthertothe
.right. Thisisnocauseforconcern aslongas
the.warninglightintheinstrumentcluster
doesnotilluminate.
.
Whenthe.warning lightstartstoflash,
this can
meanoneoftwothings:eitherthe
coolanttemperatureistoohigh,orthecool­
antLevetistoolowqpage 17.
[CDNote--1
-Mountingadditionallightsor accessories
infrontoftheair inlets reducesthecool­
ing
effectoftheradiator. Athighoutside
temperaturesorhighengineload,the
enginecouldoverheat.
-Thefrontspoilerhas beendesignedto
properlydistributethecooling airwhen
thevehicleismoving.Ifthespoileris
damaged,thiscouldreducethecooling
effectandtheenginecouldthenover­
heat.AskyourauthorizedAudidealerforassistance.
Digitaldockwithdatedisplay
Yaurvehicleisequipped withaquartz can­
trolled digitalclack.
Tosetthehour
~Pulltheknob(hour display flashes)and
turnittotheleftorright.
Tosettheminutes
~Pulltheknob asmanytimesasnecessary
until
theminutedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tosetthedate
En .grnecoolanttemperaturegauge
Fig.4Instrumentdusterwiththedigital dock
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
theday,monthoryeardisplay flashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
Tohideordisplaythedate
~Pulltheknobasmanytimesasnecessary
until
thedatedisplayflashes.
~Turntheknobtotheleftorright.
When
thedatedisplaystopsblinking, this
meansthetimeanddatehavebeensuccess­
fullystored.
With
theignition off,pushingorpullingthe
Set/Checkbuttonqpage 10,fig.3@-de­
pending on
theinstrumentclusterconfigura­
tion -can
turnonthedisplay fieldlighting for
a few seconds.
The .
engmecoolantgaugeqpage10,fig.3@
onlyworks whentheignitionison.Topreventdamageto.
your englne,pleasenotethefol-
lowingimportantpoints:
CDNote
Thetachometerneedleshouldnotmove
into
thered range.Ifitdoes,thenonly for
a very
shortperiodoftime.Youcould
damageyour enginebydrivingathigh
RPM.
~Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Upshifting earlysavesfuelandreducesen­
gine noise.
Tachometer(enginerevcounter)
ThetachometerCDqpage 10,fig.3istheleft
ofthetwolarge clock-type displays.
The
engineturnsataspeed1,000timesthe
singledigitinthedisplay, e.g.iftheneedleis
pointingatthe"2"theengineisturningat
2,000RPM.
ThetachometerindicatestheengineRPM..
(revolutionsperminute&:,.Theredarea,it'ttle
endofthescale indicatesm~imumpermissi­
ble
engineRPMafterthebreak-in period.Be­
forereachingthisarea, movetheselectorlev­
ertoposition"D(Drive)"oreaseyourfootoff
theacceleratorpedal.
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11
12
12
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23
iTips
- When switchingtheignition on,thenee­
dles
intheinstrumentclustermove up­
ward briefly.
-Theillumination fortheinstrumentclus­
terlightsupwheneveryouswitch onthe
ignition withthevehicLeheadlightsoff.
Asthedaylightfades,theinstrument
clusterillumination likewisedimsauto­
maticallyandwillgooutcompletely
whentheoutsidelightisvery low.This
featureismeanttoremind youtoswitch
ontheheadlightswhenoutsidelight
conditionsbecomepoor.
Instrumentsandwarning/indicatorLights
Instruments
Fig.3Overviewoftheinstrumentduster
CDTachometerwithtimeanddate
display .
@Coolanttemperaturegauge.
®Fuelgauge.
@Speedometerwithodometer..
@Set/Checkbutton.
®Driverinformation display
(])Resetbuttonfor
- trip
odometer.
- Service indicator .
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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)(
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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]
isshowninlinefig.22.
~Tostoptiming,pressheuppersectionof
thewiperswitch@agaif\.Thisalsostarts
timingthenextround. Theprevioustime
movesonelineup,firsttoline(3)andthen
[email protected]@showsthecurrentlap
number,forexampleLAP5.
Displayingintermediatetimeandpausingtiming
~Todisplay anintermediatetime,pressthe
[email protected]­
termediatetimeappearsinline markedwith*.
~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.
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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.
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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
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Fig.27Keyset
-Lb..WARNING
~Tofoldthekeyoutandbackinplace,press
thereleasebuttonc)fig.28...
Fig.28Fold-upmasterkeywithremote control
MasterkeywithremotecontroL
-Donotleaveyourvehicleunattended
withthekeyintheignition lock.Entry by
unauthorizedpersonscouldendanger
youorresultintheftordamagethevehi­
cleoAlways lockalldoorsandtakethe
key.
-
Donotleavechildrenunattendedinthe
vehicle,especiallywithaccesstovehicle
keys.
Unguardedaccesstothekeys pro­
vides children
theopportunitytostart
theengineand/oractivatevehicle sys­
temssuchasthepowerwindowsetc.Un­
supervisedoperationofanyvehicle sys­
tembychildrencanresultinseriousin­
jury.
Theremotecontrol allowsyoutalock orun­
lock
thevehicle electronically.
!@Tips1
-Ifyouopenthedriver'sdoorwiththekey
leftintheignitionlock,achimewill
sound.Thisisyourremindertoremove
thekeyandlockthedoor.
- For
securityreasons,replacementkeys
areonlyavailablefromAudi deaLers.
T1
,
Beawarethattherearlidandglovecompart­
mentcanbeopenedfrominsidethevehicle
using
thereLeasebuttons.
Keyset
Theemergencykeyisonlyfortemporaryuseif
thevehicle keyshouldbelostormisplaced
c)Lb".
KeyrepLacement
Ifyouloseakey,contactyourauthorizedAudi
dealerimmediatelytohavethelostkey disa­
bled.
Besuretobring allyourkeyswithyou.
Registered keys
Voucanchecktofindouthowmanykeys have
beenregisteredtoyourvehicle.Therefore,
whenbuying ausedvehicle,makesuretoget
allofthekeysthatbelongtoit.
Calling
uptheregisteredkeysc)page25.
openingandcLosing
Keys
©Emergency key
®MasterkeywithremotecontroL
Voucancentrallylockandunlockyourvehicle
andstarttheenginewiththemasterkeywith
remotecontrol.
@VaLetkey
ThevaletkeyonLyfitsthelockinthedriver's
doorandtheignitionlock.Ifyouhavetoleave
thekeywithsomebodyelse,youarewell-ad­
visedtoturnoverthevaletkeyonly.
&.WARNING
Alwaysobservethepostedspeedlimits
andadjustyourspeedtosuitprevailing
road,trafficandweatherconditions.Never
drive
yourvehiclefasterthanthemaxi­
mumspeedratingofthetiresinstalled.
5 modeLs
Vourvehicle'stopspeediselectronicallylimit­
ed
to155mph(250km/hl.
RSmodeLs
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignals,theMalfunctionIndica­
torLamp (MIL)IIIwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.
Vour vehicle'stopspeediselectronicallylimit­
edto175mph(280km/hl.
Iftheenginecontrolunitreceivesfaultyvehi­
cle
roadspeedsignals,theMalfunctionIndica­
torLamp (MIL)IIIwillilluminate.Ifthisoc­
curs,
contactthenearestauthorizedAudi
dealerforassistance.
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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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Switch®9fig.41operatesthewindowin
thedriver'sdoor.
Switch
®operatesthewindowinthefront
passenger'sdoor.
AWARNING
-Donotleave childrenunattendedinthe
vehicle, especially withaccesstovehicle
keys. Unsupervised use
ofthekeyscan
resultinstartingoftheengineanduse
ofvehiclesystemssuchaspower win­
dows, etc.which could
resultinserious
injury.
-
Remember- you canstillopenorclose
thepowerwindowsforabouttenmi­
nutesaftertheignition isswitchedoff.
Only
wheneitherofthefrontdoorsare
Fig.42Passenger's door:power window switch
Closingthewindows
..Pulltheswitchandholdituntilthewindow
hasreachedthedesired position.
..Pulltheswitchbrieflytoclosethewindow
automatically.Bybrieflypressingtheswitch
again,
theupwardtravelofthewindow can
bestoppedinanyposition9,&.
Iftherespective switchispushedorpulled
thewindow willopenorclose.Thepowerwin­
dow
switcheshave atwo-positionfunction:
Openingthewindows
..Presstheswitchandhold itdownuntilthe
.window hasreachedthedesiredposition.
..Presstheswitchbrieflytoopenthewindow
automatically.
Bybriefly pressingtheswitch
again,
thedownwardtravelofthewindow
can bestoppedinany position9,&.
Powerwindows
Fig.41Driver's door:powerwindowswitches
Controls
Tips
-Fortheanti-theftalarmsystemtofunc­
tion properly,
makesureallvehicledoors
and windowsareclosedbeforeleaving
thevehicle.
-
Whenyouopenthevehiclefromthe
driver'sdoorusingthekey,thecentral
locking switchwillwork onlyafteryou
have switched on
theignition.
Thedriverconopera teolt windows.
Emergencyflasher
Theemergencyflasherwill blink briefly when
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidareprop­
erly closed.
Iftheemergencyflashersdonotblink, check
thedoors,enginehoodandrearlidtomake
sure
theyare properly closed.Ifyouclosea
door,
thehood ortherearlidwiththeanti­
theftalarmswitchedon,theemergencyflash­
ers will blink only
afteryouhave closedthe
doororlido
Thiswillalertotherpeopleincaseofemer­
gency. PressthePANICbuttonagaintoturn
offthealarm.
Howistheanti-theftalarmswitchedoff
whentriggered?
Thealarmsystemisswitchedoffwhenyou
unlo
ckthevehicle usingtheremote-control
keyorwhentheignition isswitchedon.The
alarm will
alsoswitchitselfoffwhenitcomes
totheendofitscycle.
-
Whenwilltheantitheftalarmsystembetriggered?
Whenthevehicleislocked,thealarmsystem
monitorsandprotectsthefollowingpartsof
thevehicle:
The
anti-theftalarmsystemtriggersan
audio
ble
alarmandturnsontheemergencyflasher
ifanunauthorizedinterferencewiththevehi­
cle
issensedbythesystem.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedon?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedon
whenyou lockthedriver'sdoormanuallyus­
ing
thefold-outkey,orwhenyouusethere­
motecontrol.Thesystemisactivatedapproxi­
mately30secondsafterthevehicleislocked.
The indicator
light9fig.40startsflashing
rapidly
for30secondsandthenblinks slowly.
Howistheanti-theftalarmsystemswitchedoff?
Theanti-theftalarmsystemisswitchedoff
only when youuse
theremotecontroltoun­
lock
yourvehicle.Ifyou donotopenadoor
within30secondsafteryouhave unlocked
with
theremotecontrol,thevehiclewilllock
itselfagain automatically.
Ifyoulockjustthedriver'sdoorusingyour
key,
thefrontpassenger'sdoorandtherear
lid remain locked.
-
enginecompartment
-luggagecompartment
-doors
- ignition
Whenthesystemisactivated,thealarmwill
be
triggeredifoneofthedoors,theengine
hoodortherearlidareopened,or iftheigni­
tionisturnedon.
The
anti-theftalarmsystemwillalsogooff
whenthebatteryisdisconnected.
Youcan alsotriggerthealarmbypressingthe
PANICbuttononyourremote-controlkey.~
Iftherear /idconnotbeopened, anemergen­
cy re/ease isprovided.
Emergencyreleaseforrear!id
Fig.38Access toemergency releaseontheleftside oftheluggagecompartmentbelow therear window
Fig.39Section: Interiorluggage compartment: Emer­
gency release
liZi:iiFig.40Diodepositionintheinstrument panel
..Folddowntheleftrearseatback.
.. Using
thevehiclekey,pry offthecoyer
9fig.38
..Pulltheplastic cord9fig.39inthedirec­
tion
ofthearrow.
Anti-theftaLarm
system
Theanti-thefta/arm triggers ana/armifany­
one
attemptsto break intothevehicLe.

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comebackawhilelateranddrive off,therain
sensorwillreactivateitselfafterthevehicle
speedhasexceeded4mph(6km/hl.
Therainsensor*isonlyactivatedwiththe
wiper leversettoposition0.Whenitstarts
torain,therainsensorwillautomaticallyacti­
vatetheintermittentwipingmode.
Toreducethesensitivityofthesensor,move
switch
®down.Toincreasethesensitivity,
move
theswitch up.Thehigheryouadjustthe
sensitivity,thefasterthesensorwillreact
whenitsensesmoistureonthewindshield.
The
pausesbetweenwiperturnsdependnot
only onthesensitivitysetting,butontheve­
hicle
speedaswell.
During
briefstops,e.g.ata red light, wiper
motionwillautomaticallybereducedtothe
nextlowerspeed.Wipersalreadyturningat
lowspeed.changetointermittentwiping.
Whentheignition isturnedon,thewasher
jetsareheated.
AWARNING
-Wiperbladesarecrucialforsafedriving!
Only
whentheyareingoodconditionare
theyabletoclearthewindows properly
topr.ovideuncompromisingvisibility.
Worn or
damagedwiperbladesarea
safetyhazardQpage54,Replacing
windshield wiperblades!
-Thelight/rainsensor*isonlydesignedto
assistandsupportthedriver.Itremains
entirelythedriver's responsibilityto
monitoroutsideweatherconditionsand
tomanuallyactivatethewipersassaon
asrainordrizzlereducesvisibility
throughthewindshield.
- The windshield
mustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellentmaterials.They canin­
creaseglareunderpoor visibility condi­
tionssuchaswetness,darkness,orwhen
thesunisLawonthehorizon. Inaddi­
tion,
theycancausethewindshield wip­
erstachatter.
CDNote
Infreezing ornearfreezingconditions:
- Always check
thatthewiperbladesare
notfrozentotheglassbeforeyouturn
thewiperson.Loosen awiperblade
whichisfrozeninplace beforeoperating
thewiperstopreventdamagetothe
wiper bladeorthewiper motor.
-
Donotusethewiperstoclearafrosted
window. Usingthewipersasaconven­
ienticescraperwilldestroythewiper
blades.
- Before you
takeyourvehicletoanauto­
matiecarwash,makesure'you havethe
windshield wipersystemswitchedoff
(leverinpositional,otherwisethewind·
shield wiper
systemcouldgetdamaged
inthecarwash ifitshouldsuddenly
comeon.
mTips
-The windshieldwipersareswitchedoff
whentheignitionisturnedoff.Activate
thewindshieldwipersaftertheignition
is
switchedbackonbymovingthewind­
shield
wiperlevertoany position.
- Worn
ordirtywi.(ldshieldwiperblades
causesmearing,which canaffecttheop­
erationofthelight/rainsensor*. Check
theconditionofyourwindshield wiper
bladesregularly,,-
-The rainsensorispal\!oftheinterval
wipingsystem.Turningofftheignition
will
alsodeactivatetherain sensor.Tore·
activatethesensor,switchofftheinter­
val wiping
function,thenswitch itback
on
again.
- Applies
tovehicles withlightlrainsen·
sor:Whenthewipersareswitchedon
manuallyandinrainconditions,theau­
tomaticheadlights*turnonQpage45,
Switchingtheheadlights onandoffor
offduringthedaywhenthewipersare
nolongeroperating.Theautomatic
headlights*functionisavailableinthis
caseonlywhenthelightswitch isinthe
"AUTO"positionQpage45,fig.44.~
>
-_Makesurethewasherfluid reservoirin
theenginecompartmentistoppedoff
before goingonalong trip. Look up
Qpage196forcheckingandfillingthe
washercontainer.
_ The wipers only
operatewiththehood
completely closed.
-.'.Appliestevehicles:withheadlight washersystem
Theheadlight washersystemc1eansthe
headlights.
~Operatethewindshieldwiper/washersys­
temQpage51,fig.55®withthehead­
lights
turnedonbyholdingtheleverforlon­
ger
thanonesecond.
Thewasherjetsextendforwardoutofthe
frontbumperdrivenbywaterpressureto
spraythefrontheadlightswithwater.
Youshouldinspecttheheadlightsregularly
(for
examplewhenrefuelinglandcleanoff
any soliddirtorinsectsfromthelenses.
Toensurethesystemworks properlyinwinter,
keep
thewasherjetsfreeofsnowandremove
any iceusing ade-icing spray.
Serviceposition
ftisonlypossible tochange wiperbladesif
youmovethewiper armstatheservice posi­
tion
In ordertousethewindshield wipers,the
frontlidmustbecompletelyclosed
Moving
wiperbladestotheserviceposition
~Whenthereisa riskoffrost,makesurethat
thewiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind­
shield.
~Switchtheignition on.
~Movethewiperlevertoposition 0
Qpage51,fig.55.
~Pressthe!ResetlbuttonuntiltheDisplay
typemenuappearsintheDriverInforma­
tionSystemdisplay.
Clearvision
~Usingtherockerswitchandthe1Resetlbut­
ton,selecttheSet>Wipers>Front>Sery·
icepositiononfunction. Thewindshield
wiper
armsmovetotheservice position.
Movingwiperbladestoparkposition
~Makecertainthatthewiperarmsarelying
againstthewindshield.
~Switchtheignition onandmovethewiper
lever
fromposition 0to4Qpage51,
fig.55.Thewiperarmswillmove backto
theparkposition.
CDNote
Never driveyourvehiclewhenthewind­
shield wiper
armsareintheservice posi­
tion
andpulled awayfromthewindshield.
Whenyoudrivefasterthan4mph(6km/
hl,thewiperarmsautomaticallyreturnto
thepark positionandcouldcausepaint
damagetothefrontlid!
iTips
-Youcanalsoturnontheservice position,
forexample,ifyouwanttoprotectthe
windshieldfromicingbyusingacoyer.
- The service position moves
tooffauto­
maticallywhenyouoperatethewind­
shield wiperlever,or
speedexceeds
4mph(6km/hl.

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Voushouldalwayslockthesteeringwhenever
youleaveyourvehicle. Thismakesavehicle
theftevenmoredifficultq&'
Ignitionkeysafetylock
After switching offtheignition,theignition
keycanonlyberemoved fromtheignition
lock when
theselectorleverisinthe"P"
(Park) position. Afteryouhave removedthe
key,theselectorleverislockedandcannotbe
moved.
Ignitionon@
Ifitisdifficulttoturnthekeyafteryou have
inserteditintotheignition lock,turnthe
steeringwheelbackandforth.Thiswilltake
theloadoffthesteeringlockmechanismand
you will be
abletoturnthekeyfreelyand
starttheengine.
Startingtheengine®
Inthispositiontheenginestarts.Whilethe
engineisstarting,thepowersupplytothe
headlightsandotherelectricalconsumersis
temporarilyinterruptedtoconservebattery
power. Aftertheenginehasstarted,reLease
thekeyanditwillreturntopositionCD,
Beforethestartercanbeoperatedagainthe
[email protected]
non-repeatlockpreventsyou fromdamaging
thestarterwhentheengineisrunning.
AWARNING
- Never
removethekeyfromtheignition
lock
whiLethevehicleismoving. The
steeringwheeLwilllockcausinglossof
control.
-Ifyouhavetoleaveyourvehicle-even
forjustaminute-always removetheig­
nition
keyandtakeit with you.Thisises­
pecially
importantifyou aregoingto
leave children behindinthevehicle.The
children could
starttheengineoruse
othervehiclecontrols. Unsuperviseduse
ofvehiclecontrals(forexample,power
windows) cancauseseriouspersonalin­
juries.
@Tips
Ifthevehiclebatteryhasbeendisconnect­
edandthenreconnected,thenyoumust
leavethekeyinpositionCDforabout5
secondsbeforeyoucanstarttheengine.
Startingandstopping
theengine
Startingtheengine1
Theengine canonly bestartedwith anorigi­
nal Audi key.
~Settheparking brake.
~Movetheselectorlevertotheneutralposi­
tion(automatictransmission):selectorlever
inPorN).
~Onvehicles withmanualtransmission,fully
depresstheclutchpedal.
~Turntheignitionkeytoposition0
qpage75,fig.80-donotdepressthegas
pedalwhenstartingtheengine!
~Letgoofthekeyassoonastheengine
starts.
Acoldenginemayatfirstbe loudafterithas
beenstarted.Thisisduetothehydraulic
valves building up
theoilpressure. Thisnor­
malandnoneedforconcern.
Iftheenginedoesnotstartimmediately,stop
tryingafterlasecon~ndthentrytorestart
theengineabout30seco~slater.
AWARNING
Never
startorlettheenginerunina con­
fined
orenclosedarea.Exhaustfumes
framtheenginecontaincarbonmonoxide,
a colorless
andodorlessgas. Carbonmon­
oxide canbefatalifinhaled.
- Never leave
theengineidlingunattend­
ed.Anunattendedvehicle witharunning
engineposesadangerofpersonalinjury
ortheft.~
..
-
CDNote
_Avoidhighenginespeeds,fastaccelera­
tion
orheavyengineloadswhiletheen­
gine isstill cold. Thiscould
damagethe
engine.
_Theenginecannotbestartedbypushing
or towing
thevehicle.
@lForthesakeoftheenvironment
Toavoidunnecessaryenginewearandto
reduceexhaustemissions,donotletyour
vehicle
standandwarmup.Bereadyto
driveoffimmediatelyafterstartingyour
vehicle. Maintain
moderatespeeduntilthe
engineiscompletelywarm.Remember,
theengineperformsbestatoperating
temperature.
Stoppingtheengine
~Turntheignition keytoposition@
qpage75,fig.80.
AWARNING
- Never
turnofftheengineuntilthevehi­
cle
hascometoacompletestop.
- The brakeboosterandservotroniconly
work when
theengineisrunning. With
theignitionturnedoff,you havetoapply
more force
whensteeringorbraking.
5ince you
cannotsteerandstopnormal­
ly,thiscanleadtoaccidentsandserious
injuries.
- The
radiatorfan cancontinuetorunfor
uptolaminutesevenafteryou have
turnedofftheengineandremovedthe
ignitionkey.Theradiatorfancanalso
turnonagain iftheenginecoolantheats
upbecauseofintensesunlightorheat
build-upintheenginecompartment.
CDNote
Donotstoptheengineimmediatelyafter
hardorextendeddriving. Keeptheengine
runningforappraximatelytwominutesto
preventexcessiveheatbuild-up .
Ontheroad
Parkingbrake
Parkingbrake
Whentheparking brakeisset,itpreventsthe
vehiclefromralling awayunintentianally.
Fig.81Center console: Parkingbrakeset
Settingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverallthewayup.
Releasingtheparkingbrake
~Pulltheparking brakeleverupslightlyand
pressthereleasebuttonatthesametime
qfig.81-arraw-.
~Keepthereleasebuttonpressedandlower
theparking brakeqA·
Ifyoushoulddriveoffwiththeparkingbrake
still
set,awarningtonewillsoundandthe
following willappearintheinstrumentc1us­
tertoremindyoutoreleasetheparking
brake:
Pa rki ng b
rakeset
The parking brakewarningcomesononly af­
teryouhave drivenforlongerthan3seconds
andfasterthan5mph(5km/hl.
Theparking brakewarninglight_
(USA)/.(CON)illuminateswhenthepark­
ing brake
issetandyou switch ontheignition.
AWARNING
Alwaysreleasetheparking brakecom-
pletely. A
partiallyengagedbrakewill
overheattherearbrakes, reducetheiref­
fectiveness
andcauseexcessive wear.This
could lead
tobrakefailureandanaccident.~