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Assistsystems
Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightnessofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightness ofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
@)Tips
—Sideassistisnotactivewhileyouaremak-
ingtheadjustment.
—Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtotheremotecontrolkeybeing
used.
Messages
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Ifthesideassistswitchesoffautomatically,a
messageappearsintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Sensorvisionrestrictedduetosurroundings.
Seeowner'smanual
Theradarsensorvisionisimpaired.Donotcover
theareainfront ofthesensorswithbikewheels,
stickers,dirtorotherobjects.Cleantheareacov-
eringthesensors,ifnecessary>page73,fig.77.
E]Audisideassist:currentlyunavailable.
Seeowner'smanual
Sideassistcannotbe switchedonatthistimebe-
causethereisamalfunction(forexample,the
batterychargelevelmaybetoolow).
Audisideassist:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thesystemcannotguaranteethatitwilldetect
vehiclescorrectlyandithasswitchedoff.The
sensorshavebeenmovedor arefaulty.Havethe
systemcheckedbyanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilitysoon.
Audidriveselect(drive
settings)
Introduction
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Driveselectmakesitpossibletoexperiencedif-
ferenttypesofvehiclecharacteristicsinonevehi-
cle.Thedrivercanselectfromthreemodes,
Comfort,Auto,andDynamic,usingthesistbut-
toninthecenterconsoleorbyusingtheInfotain-
mentsystem.Thisallowsyoutoswitchbetween
asportyandacomfortabledrivingmode,forex-
ample.IntheIndividualmode,thesettingscan
be
adjustedtoyourpersonalpreferences.This
makesitpossibletocombinesettingssuchasa
sportyenginesettingwithlightsteering.
ZA\WARNING
UsingAudidriveselectincorrectlycanlead to
collisions,otheraccidentsandseriousinju-
ries.
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudidriveselect
Thevehiclesetupineachmodedependsonthe
vehicle'sfeatures.
Engineandautomatictransmission
Dependingonthemode,theengineandauto-
matictransmissionrespondmorequicklyorina
morebalancedmannertoacceleratorpedal
movements.
Suspensioncontrol(Audimagneticride)*
Thesuspensioncontrolusessensorstorecordin-
formationregardingsteeringmovements,brak-
ingandaccelerationoperationsbythedriver,as
wellasinformationabouttheroadsurface,driv-
ingspeed,andload.Withdriveselect,youcan>
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IntelligentTechnology
ZA\WARNING
Improperoperationoftherearspoilercan
causecrushinginjuries.
—Alwaysmakesure thatnobody,especially
children,isinthewaywhentherearspoiler
isdeployedorretracted.
()Note
—Neverpushonthevehicleontherearspoil-
er.Thiscouldcausedamage.
—Topreventdamagetotherearspoilerdo
notleanorplaceanythingonit.
—Onlyoperatetherearspoilermanuallywhen
theluggagecompartmentlidiscloseand
therearspoilermovingpartsarenot
blocked.Otherwise,damagecouldoccur.
@Tips
Cleantherearspoilercompartmentevery2 to
3
months.Tofunctioncorrectly,therear
spoilermustbefreeofice,snowandleaves.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
thevehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Informationaboutdata
recordedbyvehicle
controlmodules
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Thisdeviceisinstalledbysomevehicle
manufacturersto recorddataaboutcrashesso
thatitcanbeanalyzedlater.Crashdatarecorders
arealsocalled“EventDataRecorders(EDR)”.
Insomelegaljurisdictions,itisnotpermittedto
accessordownloaddatarecordedbypre-instal-
ledcrashdatarecordersinordertoevaluatea
crashwithoutclearconsentofthevehicleowner.
Yourvehicleisnotequippedwithacrashdatare-
corder.Howeveritdoescontainavarietyofelec-
troniccontrolmodulesforvariousvehiclesys-
temssuchasenginefunction,exhausttreatment
orairbagsandsafetybelts.
Theseelectroniccontrolmodulesrecordvehicle
dataduringnormaldrivingfordiagnosisandre-
pairpurposes.Therecordingcapabilityofthe
electroniccontrolmodulesislimitedtodataonly
-nosoundisrecorded.Ifthecontrolmodulede-
tectsasystemmalfunctionorotherchangein
status,averylimitedamountofdataisrecorded
foranextremelysmallperiodoftime.Datathat
isrecordedinsuchacasemayincludevehicle
speed,drivingdirection,theloadonthe brakes
andheadrestraintsandperformanceintheevent
ofanaccidentorotherchangeinstatus.Thestor-
eddatacanonlybereadordownloadedwithspe-
cialdevices.
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MultiMediaInterface
policeandfiresirens,canbeheardeasilyatall
times.
@)Tips
TheMMIswitchesoffautomaticallyiftheen-
gineisnotrunningandthevehiclebatteryis
low.
MMIoperation
Selectingandconfirmingafunction
RAH-8500.
aan
Ca
Po
91.5MHz
Pe
Fig.92Operatingthecontrolknob
Selectingandconfirmingafunctionina
menu/list
>Selectingafunction:turnthecontrolknob@)
=>fig.92tothedesiredfunction(suchasse-
lectingafrequency).
>Confirmingaselection:pressthecontrolknob
@©fig.92.
Returningtofunctionsathigherlevels
>Pressthe[BACK]button%>page90,fig.90.
CoveyaremanualAnata)
JVehicle
Fig.93Diagram:mainmenu
Openingthemainmenu
>Pressthe[MENU]button©>page90,fig.90.
TheMMImenus(suchasRadio)aredisplayed
=>fig.93.Thenyoucanselectandconfirma
functionusingthecontrolknob.
Openingamenudirectly
>Presstheapplicablebuttontodirectlyopenthe
menus(5)>page90,fig.90inthedirectionof
thedesiredmenu(suchas[RADIO]).Thenyou
canselectandconfirmafunctionusingthe
controlknob.
Openingtheselectionmenu/optionsmenu
withthecontrolbuttons
RAH-8542
Fig.94ControlbuttonsontheMMIcontrolpanel
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Telephone
UsingtheAudiphone
box
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiphonebox
Youcanchargeyourmobiledevicebatteryusing
theAudiphonebox.Youcanmakecallsthrough
theexteriorantenna*onthevehicle.Usingthe
externalantenna*helpswhenthereisalowsig-
nalandalsoprovidesbetterreceptionquality.
Fig.107Storagecompartmentinthe center armrest:Audi
phoneboxwithconnections
Requirement:acellphonemustbeconnected
throughBluetooth>page108.
—Connectingtotheexternalvehicleantenna:
laythecellphoneonthecenterofthecell
phonesymbolintheAudiphoneboxwiththe
displayfacingup.Makesuretherearenoob-
jectsbetweenthe Audiphoneboxandthemo-
biledevice>fig.107.
—Chargingacellphonewirelessly:placeaQi-ca-
pable»cellphonecenteredonthesymbolin
the Audiphoneboxwiththedisplayfacingup
>fig.107.Thecellphonewillcharge.
—ChargingacellphoneusingtheUSBadapter:
connectyourcellphonetotheAudimusicinter-
faceusingaUSBadaptercable@©fig.107.
Youcan chargeyourmobiledeviceusingspecific
USBadapters>page156,fig.131.
anaccident.Storeobjectssecurelywhile
driving.
—Themobiledevicemaybecomehotduring
wirelesscharging.Payattentiontothetem-
perature ofyourmobiledeviceandbecare-
fulwhenremovingitfromthe Audiphone
box.
—Analternatingmagneticfieldisusedfor
wirelesscharging.Maintainaminimumdis-
tanceofapproximately2.4in(6cm)tothe
Audi
phoneboxchargingplate.Thethresh-
oldsforprolongedexposureatthisdistance
complywithICNIRP1998.Therefore,inter-
actionssuchasirritationofsensoryorgans,
malfunctionsofactiveimplants(such as
pacemakers,infusionpumps,orneurosti-
mulators)oreffectsonpassiveimplants
(suchas prostheticlimbs)ishighlyunlikely.
Ifyouhaveanimplant,consultamedical
specialistifyouhaveanyquestions.
ZAWARNING
—Looseobjectscanbethrownaroundtheve-
hicleinteriorduringsuddendrivingorbrak-
ingmaneuvers, whichincreasestheriskof
D_TheQistandardmakesitpossibletocharge yourmobile
devicewirelessly.
oONote
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Operationofthe Audiphoneboxissubjectto
thefollowingrequirementsoftheFederal
CommunicationsCommission:
—ThisisaCONSUMERdevice.
—BEFOREUSE,youMUSTREGISTERTHISDE-
VICEwithyourwirelessproviderandhave
yourprovider’sconsent.Mostwirelesspro-
vidersconsenttotheuseofsignalboosters.
Someprovidersmaynotconsenttothe use
ofthisdeviceontheirnetwork.Ifyouare
unsure,contactyourserviceprovider.
—YouMUSToperatethisdevicewithapproved
antennas
andcablesasspecifiedby the
manufacturer.AntennasMUSTbeinstalled
atleast20cm(8inches)fromanyperson.
—YouMUSTceaseoperatingthisdeviceim-
mediatelyifrequestedbytheFCCorali-
censedwirelessserviceprovider.
—WARNING:E911locationinformationmay
notbeprovidedormaybeinaccuratefor
callsservedbyusingthisdevice.
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Media
Whenimporting,theaudiofilesareautomatical-
lysortedintothemediacentercategoriesbased
onthestoredadditionalinformation>page159.
Thecopiedvideofilesarestoredinthemedia
centerundertheVideoscategory.
PlayingtheJukebox
Requirement:theJukeboxmustcontainaudio/
videofiles>page152,AddingfilestotheJuke-
box.
TheJukeboxisaccessedandoperatedthrough
theMMI@)&page158,fig. 133.
DisplayingJukeboxmemorycapacity
Select:rightcontrolbutton>Jukeboxmemory
capacity.InformationabouttheJukeboxmemory
capacityandthenumberofstoredtracksisdis-
played.
DeletingtracksfromtheJukebox!)
Requirement:theJukeboxmustcontainaudio/
videofiles.
—Deletinganentry:selectanentryfromthe
Jukeboxmediacenter.Select:rightcontrolbut-
ton>Deletefromjukebox>ThisentryorEn-
tirelist.
—Thestatusofthedeletingprocessisshownin
theMMI.Jukeboxplaybackstopsduringthede-
letingprocessandstartsagainautomatically
oncethedeletioniscomplete.
©)Note
Donotimportaudio/videofileswhentheen-
gineisturnedoffbecausethiswilldrainthe
vehiclebattery.
G)Tips
—TracksfromaudioCDscannotbeimported
totheJukeboxforlegalreasons.
—Filesthathavealreadybeenimportedare
automaticallyrecognizedandcannotbe
copiedtotheJukeboxagain.
—Itisnotpossibletoplay audio/video*files
intheCD/DVD*drivewhileimportingthem.
NotinthePlaybackview.
—TheJukeboxdoesnotprovideanexport
functionduetolegalreasons.
—Filesortrackswithoutadditionalstoredin-
formationarelistedasUnknown.Audirec-
ommendsaddingadditionalinformation
(suchasID3tags)toaudiofiles.
—Reset theJukeboxtothefactorydefaultset-
tings whensellingyourvehicle>page170.
Bluetoothaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithBluetoothaudioplayer
WiththeBluetoothaudioplayer,youcanplay
musicwirelesslyfromyourBluetooth-capable
device(suchas acellphone)throughtheMMI.
Requirement:thevehiclemustbestationaryand
theignitionmustbe switchedon.TheBluetooth
settingswillopenonyourmobiledeviceduring
theconnectionsetup.TheBluetoothfunctionand
visibilityoftheMMI=page171andmobilede-
vicemustbeswitchedon.TheBluetoothaudio
player=page171mustbe switchedoninthe
MMI.
—ConnectingaBluetoothdevice:pressthe
MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrolbutton
untilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.Select
andconfirmBluetoothaudioplayer©)
=>page158,fig.134.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirm,Notconnected
>ConnectBluetoothaudioplayer.TheBlue-
toothdevicesearchstarts.Followtheinstruc-
tionsintheMMI.
—
SelectandconfirmthedesiredBluetoothdevice
fromthelist.TheMMIgeneratesaPINforthe
connection.
—SelectandconfirmYes.
—EnterthePINforconnectingonyourBluetooth
device.Or:ifthePINisalreadydisplayedon
yourBluetoothdevice,confirmitintheBlue-
toothdeviceandintheMMI.Thetimeallowed
forenteringthePINislimitedtoapproximately
30seconds.
Themediaisstartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledeviceortheMMI,dependingonthede-
vicebeingused.
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Media
Audimusicinterface
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudimusicinterface
ConnectyourmobiledevicestotheAudimusic
interfaceinordertooperatethemthroughthe
MMIandchargethebattery.
put©ontheAudimusicinterfaceandthento
themobiledevice@)(such asanMP3playeror
smartphone).
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAUX
input:removethecableG)>fig.132fromthe
Audimusicinterface.
—Operation:selectandconfirm theExternalau-
dioplayersourceG)>page158,fig.133.The
mediaarestartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledevice@)>fig.132.
Fig.132Storagecompartmentinthe centerconsole:con-
nectingmobiledevices
USBInput
—ConnectingamobiledeviceusingaUSB
adapter:connecttheapplicableUSBadapter(2)
=>fig.132totheportontheAudimusicinter-
face@)andthenconnecttheadaptertothe
mobiledevice@(such asaniPod).
—ChargingamobiledeviceusingaUSBadapter:
whenyouconnectamobiledevicetotheAudi
musicinterface@)usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter@)>fig.132,thebatterywillauto-
maticallycharge.
—DisconnectingamobiledevicefromtheAudi
musicinterface:removetheUSBadapter(2)
>fig.132fromtheAudimusicinterface@)
>fig.132.
—DisconnectingmobiledeviceswithanApple
Dockconnector:removetheAppleDockcon-
nectorfromtheAppledevicewiththerelease
tabspressedin@)>page156,fig.131.
Themediaarestartedandoperatedthroughthe
mobiledeviceortheMMI,dependingonthede-
vicebeingused>page158.
Connectingmultiplemobiledevices:ifamobile
device(suchasasmartphone)isconnectedatthe
respectiveUSBportonthe Audimusicinterface,
thenalldevicescan beusedasaplaybacksource.
AUXInput
—Connectingamobiledevice totheAUXinput:
connectthecable(G)>fig.132totheAUXin-
Z\WARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
Gq)Note
—RemovetheconnectorfromtheAudimusic
interfacecarefullysoit isnotdamaged.
—UseaUSBextensioncabletoconnectdevi-
cesthathaveanintegratedUSBconnector
(such asaUSBstick)topreventdamageto
yourUSBdeviceandthe Audimusicinter-
face.
—Extremelyhighorlow temperaturesthat
canoccurinsidevehiclescandamagemobile
devicesand/orimpairtheirperformance.
Neverleavemobiledevicesinthevehiclein
extremelyhighorlowtemperatures.
@)Tips
—Whenyouswitchtheignitionoff,theUSB
portsarestillsupplied withpoweruntilthe
energymanagementintervenes.
—DonotuseanadditionaladapterorUSBex-
tensioncabletoconnectmobiledevicesto
the Audimusicinterfacethatalreadyhavea
cableorthatmustbeconnectedwithaUSB
adapter(=page156).Using anadditional
adapterorUSextensioncablemayimpair
functionality.
—YoucanpurchasetheAUXconnectorcable
fromanauthorizedAudidealeror atspe-
cialtystores.
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Media
ProblemSolution
Audimusicinterface*:theportable
deviceisnotrecognizedasasource.
Formanycellphonesormobiledevices,playbackisnotpossi-
ble
whenthebatterylevelistoolow(lessthan5%ofitsca-
pacity).Themobiledevicewillonlyberecognizedasamedia
sourceintheMMIafterconnectingifthebatterychargelevel
issufficient.
Audimusicinterface*:malfunctions
duringaudioplaybackthroughan
iPod/iPhone.
TheBluetoothaudioplayerfunctionisswitchedon.Switch
thisfunctionoff>page171whenyouarenotusingtheBlue-
toothaudioplayer.
AUXinput:thereisstaticwhencon-
nectinganddisconnectingtheAUX
connectioncable.
Whenconnectinganddisconnecting,theExternalaudioplay-
ersourceisalreadyselected.Beforeconnectingordisconnect-
ingthemobiledevice,eithermutethedevice(see
=>page173)orswitchtoadifferentaudiosource(forexam-
ple>page145,Openingtheradio).
Bluetoothaudioplayer*/Wi-Fiaudio
player*:audioplaybackinterference.
Onlyoneinterfaceshouldbeactivelyusedatatimetoensure
problem-freeplayback.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer*:audioplayback
interference.
Audioplaybackinterferencecanoccuronsomecellphonesif
theInternetconnectioninthevehiclewasnotestablished
throughtheSIMcardreader*ontheMMIcontrolpaneland
themobiledataoptiononthecellphoneisswitchedon.De-
activatethemobiledataoptiononyourcellphone.
Jukebox®*:tracks ontheimported
playlistaregrayedout.
Whenimportingplaylists,allofthefilesthemselvesmustbe
imported.
Jukebox*:importedtrackscannotbe
playedorfound.
Ifyoucannotfindimportedtracksinthemediacenter,they
maynotbesupported.Onlycopysupportedfiles>page164
totheJukebox.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer*:multipledevices
areconnectedtotheWi-Fihotspot.A
mediaplayer (such asasmartphone)
appearsasthemediasourceandcan-
not bechanged.
ClosethemyAudiappontheconnecteddevices(suchas
smartphones)thatarenotbeingusedastheWi-Fiaudioplay-
er*.Likewise,closetheUPnPserverappsorthemediapermis-
sionsontheintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.Connectthede-
sireddevice asaWi-Fiaudioplayer*>page154.
Onlinemedia*:connectionfailedbe-
tweentheMMIandthemyAudiapp.
ToestablishaconnectiontotheMMI,theMMIconnection
switchmustbe switchedoninthemyAudiappstatusscreen.
Bluetoothaudioplayer*:interference
withtrackdisplayandaudioplayback.
PlaybackinterferencecanoccurwhenusingtheBluetoothau-
dioplayerifamusicplayerappfromathirdpartyprovideris
open.Audirecommendsusingtheintegratedmediaplayeron
yourBluetoothdevice(suchasasmartphone).
Wi-Fihotspot*:yourWi-Fideviceis
disconnectedfromtheWi-Fihotspot.
Makesurethenetworkoptimizationfunctionsareswitched
offintheWi-Fisettings orinthenetworksettingsforyour
Wi-Fidevice.Foradditionalinformationrefertotheuser
guideforyourWi-Fidevice.
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Audismartphoneinterface
—WhentheAppleCarPlayconnectionisac-AndroidAuto:togobacktotheAndroidAuto
tive,TagthissongforiTunes*»jsnotavail-menubar,pushthecontrolknob down.
able>page146.
Operating
Openingamenuitem
SelectandconfirmamenuitemusingtheMMI
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterfacecontrolpanel.
Openingamenu
AppleCarPlay:youcangobacktotheAppleCar-
Playmainmenuregardlessoftheselectedmenu
itembypressingandholdingthe[BACK]button.
Troubleshooting
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
ProblemSolution
Audismartphone
interfacecannotbe
opened.
Checkthebatterychargelevelonyoursmartphone.
ChecktheUSBcableanduseadifferentoneifnecessary.
CheckifAndroidAutoorAppleCarPlayisavailableinthecountrywherethevehi-
cleisbeingoperated.
AndroidAuto:checkiftheAndroidAutoappisinstalledonyoursmartphone.
Connectingthe
smartphonetothe
MMIfailed.
MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyour smartphoneandtheAudimusicinterface
=>page156.
AppleCarPlay:checkifAppleCarPlayisactivatedonyoursmartphone.
AndroidAuto:checkintheAndroidAutoappifAndroidAutopermitsnewvehi-
cles.
Thesmartphoneis
notautomatically
detected.
MakesurethatyouareusingthecorrectUSBadapterandcheckiftheUSB
adapterisconnectedcorrectlytoyoursmartphoneandtheAudimusicinterface
=>page156.
Checkiftherequirementsneededtoconnectasmartphonehavebeenmet.
DInpreparationatthetimeofprinting.
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Airbagsystem
systemwillnot beimpairedandthatdiscarded
componentsdonotcauseinjuryorpollutethe
environment.
ZAWARNING
Impropercare,servicingandrepairproce-
durescanincreasetheriskofpersonalinjury
anddeathbypreventinganairbagfromde-
ployingwhenneededordeployinganairbag
unexpectedly:
—Nevercover,obstruct,orchangethesteer-
ingwheelhornpadorairbagcoverorthein-
strumentpanelormodifytheminanyway.
—Neverattachanyobjectssuchascupholders
ortelephonemountingstothesurfacescov-
eringtheairbagunits.
—Forcleaningthehornpadorinstrument
panel,useonlyasoft,dryclothoronemois-
tenedwithplainwater.Solventsorcleaners
coulddamagetheairbagcoverorchange
thestiffnessorstrengthofthematerial so
that
theairbagcannotdeployandprotect
properly.
—Neverrepair,adjust,orchangeanypartsof
theairbagsystem.
—Allworkonthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,front seatsorelectricalsystem(in-
cludingtheinstallationofaudioequipment,
cellulartelephonesandCBradios,etc.)
mustbeperformedbyaqualifiedtechnician
whohasthetraining andspecialequipment
necessary.
—Foranyworkontheairbagsystem,we
stronglyrecommendthatyouseeyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop.
—Nevermodifythefrontbumperorpartsof
thevehiclebody.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesideairbagcan
inflatewithoutinterference:
—Neverinstallseatcoversorreplacement
upholsteryoverthefrontseatbacksthat
havenotbeenspecificallyapprovedbyAu-
di.
—Neveruseadditionalseatcushionsthat
covertheareaswherethesideairbagsin-
flate.
—Damagetotheoriginalseatcoversor to
theseamintheareaofthesideairbag
modulemustalwaysberepairedimmedi-
atelyby anauthorizedAudidealer.
— Theairbagsystemcandeployonlyonce.Af-
teranairbaghasbeendeployed,it mustbe
replacedwithnewreplacementpartsde-
signedandapprovedespeciallyforyourAudi
model
version.Replacementofcomplete
airbagsystemsorairbagcomponentsmust
beperformedbyqualifiedworkshopsonly.
Makesurethatanyairbagserviceactionis
enteredinyourAudiWarranty&Mainte-
nancebookletunderAIRBAGREPLACEMENT
RECORD.
—Forsafetyreasonsinsevereaccidents,the
alternatorandstarterareseparatedfrom
thevehiclebatterywithapyrotechniccircuit
interrupter.
—Workonthepyrotechniccircuitinterrupter
mustonlybeperformedbyaqualified
technicianswhohavetheexperience,in-
formationandspecialtoolsnecessaryto
performtheworksafely.
—Ifthevehicleorthecircuitinterrupteris
scrapped,allapplicablesafetyprecautions
mustbefollowed.
OtherthingsthatcanaffectAdvanced
Airbagperformance
Changingthevehicle'ssuspensionsystemcan
changethewaythattheAdvancedAirbagSystem
performsinacrash.Forexample,usingtire-rim
combinationsnotapprovedbyAudi,loweringthe
vehicle,changingthestiffnessofthesuspension,
includingthesprings,suspensionstruts,shock
absorbersetc.canchangetheforcesthatare
measuredbytheairbagsensorsandsenttothe
electroniccontrolunit.Somesuspensionchanges
can,forexample,increasetheforcelevelsmeas-
uredbythesensorsandmaketheairbagsystem
deployincrashesinwhichitwouldnotdeployif
thechangeshadnotbeenmade.Otherkindsof
changesmayreducetheforcelevelsmeasuredby
thesensorsandpreventtheairbagfromdeploy-
ingwhenitshould.>
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CheckingandFilling
reason,followallthewarningsandgeneral
safetyprecautionsprovidedinthefollowingin-
formation.Theenginecompartmentisadan-
gerousarea.>/\.
ZA\WARNING
—Turntheengineoff.
—Switchtheignitionoff.
—Settheparkingbrake.
—Selectthe“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Allowtheenginetocool.
—Keepchildrenawayfromtheenginecom-
partment.
—Neverspillfluidsonahotengine.Theseflu-
ids(suchasthefreezeprotectioncontained
inthecoolant)cancatchfire.
—Avoidshortcircuitsintheelectricalsystem.
—Neverreachintotheradiatorfan.Thefanis
temperature-controlledandcanturnon
suddenly,evenwhentheignitionisswitched
off.
—Neveropenthehoodwhenthereissteamor
coolantescapingfromtheenginecompart-
ment,becausethereisariskthatyoucould
beburned.Waituntilnosteamorcoolantis
escaping.
—Neveropenthe caponthecoolantexpan-
siontankwhentheengineiswarm.The
coolingsystemisunderpressure.
—Toprotectyourface,hands,andarmsfrom
hotsteamor coolant,coverthecapwitha
thick clothwhenopening.
—Donotremovetheenginecoverunderany
circumstances.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.
—Duetotheriskofelectricshock,nevertouch
theignitioncableorothercomponentsin
theelectronichigh-voltageignitionsystem
whentheengineisrunningorisstarting.
—If agearisengagedwhilethevehicleissta-
tionaryandtheengineisrunning,donot
presstheacceleratorpedalinadvertently.
Pressingtheacceleratorpedalwillcause the
vehicletomove,andthiscouldresultinan
accident.
—Ifinspectionsorrepairsmustbeperformed
whiletheengineisrunning,movingcompo-
nents(suchastheribbedbelt,generator,
andradiatorfan)poseanadditionalrisk.
—Set theparkingbrakefirstandselectthe
“P”(Park)selectorleverposition.
—Alwaysmakesurethatnopartsofthe
body,jewelry,ties,looseclothing,and
longhaircanbecaughtinmovingengine
components.Beforeanywork,alwaysre-
moveanyjewelryandties,tiebacklong
hair,andmakesureallclothingfitsclose
tothebodytotoreducetheriskofany-
thingbecomingcaughtinenginecompo-
nents.
—Payattentiontothefollowingwarningslist-
edwhenworkonthefuelsystemoronthe
electricalequipmentisrequired.
— Donotsmoke.
—Neverworknearopenflames.
—Alwayshaveaworkingfireextinguisher
nearby.
—Allworkonthebatteryorelectricalsystem
inyourvehiclecanresultininjuries,chemi-
calburns,accidents,or burns.Becauseof
this,allworkmustbeperformedonlybyan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.
—Limityourexposuretoexhaustandchemi-
calsto asshortatimeaspossible.
ZA\WARNING
CaliforniaProposition65Warning:
—Engineexhaust,someofitsconstituents,
andcertainvehiclecomponentscontainor
emitchemicalsknowntotheStateofCali-
forniatocausecancerandbirthdefectsand
reproductiveharm.Inaddition,certainflu-
idscontainedinvehiclesandcertainprod-
ucts ofcomponentwearcontainoremit
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandbirthdefectsorother
reproductiveharm.
—Batteryposts,terminalsandrelatedacces-
soriescontainleadandleadcompounds,
chemicalsknowntotheStateofCalifornia
tocausecancerandreproductiveharms.
Washhandsafterhandling.
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