warning light AUDI TT COUPE 2019 User Guide

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Openingandclosing

>Pressthefflockbuttonontheconveniencekey
andtouchthesensoronthedoorhandle(driv-
er'sdoor)onetimewithinfivesecondsofpress-
ingthebutton>fig.16.Donotgraspthedoor
handlewhilelockingthevehicle,or elsetheve-
hiclewillnotlock.
>Tocheckifthefunctionhasbeendeactivated,
waitatleast10secondsandpullthedoorhan-
dleagain.Thedoorshouldnotopen.
Afterthat,itwillonlybepossibletounlockthe
vehicleusingtheremotecontrolkeyorbyme-
chanicallyunlocking thelockcylinder.Keylessac-
cesswillbeactiveagainafterthenexttimethe
vehicleislocked/unlocked.
Youcanunlock/lockthevehicleateverydoor.The
conveniencekeymustnobemorethanapproxi-
mately5 feet(1.5m)awayfromthedoorhandle.
Thefunctionshouldnot beimpairedifthecon-
veniencekeyisinyourjacketpocketorinyour
briefcase,forexample.
Ifyouholdthedoorhandlewhilelocking,this
can impair thelockingfunction.
Thedoor cannotbeopenedforabriefperioddi-
rectlyafterlockingit.Thiswayyouhavethe op-
portunitytocheckifthedoorslockedcorrectly.
ThesettingsintheInfotainmentsystemdeter-
mineiftheentirevehicleoronlyoneofthedoors
isunlockedwhenunlockingthevehicle
=>page26.
—Topreventthevehiclebatteryfromdis-
charging,theenergymanagementgradual-
lyswitchesoffconveniencefunctionsthat
arenotneeded.Youthenmaynolongerbe
abletounlockyourvehiclewiththesensors.
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsinthe UnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page291.
Centrallockingswitch



ZA\WARNING
Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayinthe
vehiclewhenitislockedfromtheoutside,be-
causethewindowscannolongerbeopened
fromtheinside>page27.Lockeddoors
makeitmoredifficultforemergencyworkers
togetintothevehicle,whichputslivesatrisk.
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Fig.17Driver'sdoor:centrallockingswitch
>Tolockthevehicle,pressthe&button>A\.
>Tounlockthevehicle,pressthe@button.
Whenlockingthevehiclewiththecentrallocking
switch,thefollowingapplies:
—Thedoorsandtheluggagecompartmentlid
cannotbeopenedfromtheoutsideforsecurity
reasons,suchastopreventunauthorizedopen-
ingwhilestoppedatalight.
—TheLEDinthecentrallockingswitchturnson
whenalldoorsareclosedandlocked.
—Youcanopenthedoorsindividuallyfromthein-
sidebypullingthedoorhandle.
—Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorsunlockautomaticallytoallowaccess
tothevehicle.


Z\WARNING
ReadandfollowingallWARNINGS.>A\in
Keysetonpage22

@)Tips
Ifyourvehicleisleftstandingforalongperi-
odoftime,notethefollowing:

Z\WARNING
— Thecentrallockingswitchalsoworkswhen
theignitionisswitchedoffandautomatical-
lylockstheentirevehiclewhenthe&button
ispressed.
— Thecentral lockingswitchisinoperative
when
thevehicleislockedfromtheoutside.[>

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Openingandclosing

—Whenyouopenthedoors,thewindowsau-
tomaticallylowerapproximately0.4inch
(10mm).
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Allwindowscanbeopenedandclosedatthe
sametime.
Convenienceopeningfeature
>Pressandholdthefjbuttonontheremotecon-
trolkeyuntilallwindowsreachthedesiredpo-
sition.
Convenienceclosingfeature
>Pressandholdthefbuttonontheremotecon-
trolkeyuntilallwindowsareclosed>/\.
Convenienceclosingwiththeconvenience
key*
>Touchthesensor*onthedoorhandlelong
enoughuntilallwindowsareclosed.Donot
placeyourhandinthedoorhandlewhendoing
this.
Settingconvenienceopeninginthe
Infotainmentsystem
Thefunctioncan be switchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem>page26.

ZAWARNING
—Neverclosethewindowscarelesslyorinan
uncontrolledmanner,becausethisincreases
theriskofinjury.
—Forsecurityreasons,thewindowscanonly
beopenedandclosedwiththeremotecon-
trolkeyatamaximumdistanceofapproxi-
mately6ft(2m)awayfromthevehicle.
Whenpressingtheffbutton,alwayswatch
thewindowswhiletheyareclosingso that
nooneispinchedinthewindow.Theclosing
processwillstopimmediatelywhenthefj
buttonisreleased.


Correctingpowerwindowmalfunctions
You canreactivatetheone-touchup/downfunc-
tionifitmalfunctions.
> Pullthepowerwindowswitchupuntilthewin-
dowiscompletelyraised.
>»Releasetheswitchandpullitupagainforat
leastonesecond.
Garagedooropener
Appliesto:vehicleswithgaragedooropener
BFV-0090
Fig.24Garage dooropener:examplesofusagefordiffer-
entsystems
Withthegarage dooropener,youcanactivate
systemssuchasthegaragedoors,securitysys-
temsorhouselightsfrominsideyourvehicle.Up
tothreeremotecontrolfunctionscanbepro-
grammedtothethreebuttonsthatareintegrat-
edinthecontrolunitabovetherearviewmirror.
To beabletooperatesystemsusingthegarage
dooropener,thebuttonsinthecontrolunitmust
firstbeprogrammed.

ZXWARNING
Whenoperatingorprogrammingthegarage
dooropener,makesurethatnopeopleorob-
jectsareintheareaimmediatelysurrounding
theequipment.Peoplecanbeinjuredorprop-
ertycanbedamagedifstruckwhenclosing.
G)Tips
—Forsecurityreasons,werecommendthat
youcleartheprogrammedbuttonsbefore
sellingthevehicle.

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LightsandVision
Exteriorlighting
SistemcLLatseal

B8V-0430
Fig.27Instrumentpanel:lightswitch
Lightswitch
Turntheswitchtothecorrespondingposition.
Whenthe lightsareswitchedon,the2»symbol
turnson.
O-lightsareoff(insomemarkets,thedaytime
runninglights*areswitchedonwhentheignition
isswitchedon.)
—USAmodels:thedaytimerunninglightsswitch
onautomaticallywhentheignitionisswitched
onandthelightswitchisset totheOorthe
AUTOposition(onlyindaylight).TheDaytime
runninglightscan beswitchedonandoffin
theMMI>page33>A.
—Canadamodels:thedaytimerunninglights
switchonautomaticallywhentheignitionis
switchedonandthelightswitchissettotheO,
20aortheAUTOposition(onlyindaylight)>A\.
AUTO*-automaticheadlightsswitchon andoff
dependingonbrightness,forexampleintwilight,
duringrainorintunnels.
300:-Parkinglights
2D-Lowbeamheadlights
220-All-weatherlights*
Q#-Rearfoglight(s)*
All-weatherlights*
Invehicleswithall-weatherlights,thefront
lightsareadjustedautomaticallyso thatyouare
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lesslikelytoseeglarefromyourownheadlights,
forexamplewhendrivingonawetroad.
Automaticdynamicheadlightrangecontrol
system*
Yourvehicleisequippedwithaheadlightrange
controlsystemsothatthereislessglareforon-
comingtrafficifthevehicleloadchanges.The
headlightrangealsoadjustsautomaticallywhen
brakingandaccelerating.
Lightfunctions
Thefollowinglightfunctionsmaybeavailable
dependingonvehicleequipmentandonlyfunc-
tionwhenthelightswitchisintheAUTOposi-
tion.
Staticcorneringlight*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thecorneringlightswitchesonautomat-
icallywhenthesteeringwheelisturnedatacer-
tainangleatspeeds uptoapproximately44mph
(70km/h)andwhentheturnsignalisactivated
atspeedsuptoapproximately25mph
(40km/h).Theareatothesideofthevehicleis
illuminatedbetterwhenturning.
Highwaylightfunction*(vehicleswithLEDhead-
lights)-thisfunctionadaptsthelightingfor
highwaydrivingbasedonvehiclespeed.
Speeddependentlightdistribution*(vehicles
withLEDheadlights)-thespeeddependentlight
distributionadaptsthelightintownsandon
highwaysorexpressways.Intersectionscanalso
beilluminatedonvehicleswithanavigationsys-
tem*.

ZA\WARNING
—Automaticheadlights*areonlyintendedto
assistthedriver.They donotrelievethe
driverofresponsibilitytocheck thehead-
lightsandtoturnthemonmanuallybased
onthecurrentlightandvisibilityconditions.
Forexample,fogcannot bedetectedby the
lightsensors.Soalwaysswitchonthelow
beamsundertheseweatherconditionsand
whendrivinginthe darkZO.
—Toreduceglarefortrafficbehindyourvehi-
cle,therearfoglights*shouldonlybe

turnedoninaccordancewiththelegal>

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regulationsinthe countrywhereyouareop-
eratingthevehicle.
—Ifthebatteryhasbeendischargingfora
while,theparkinglightmayswitchoffauto-
matically.Alwaysmakesureyourvehicleis
parkedandadequatelyilluminatedaccord-
ingtothelegalregulationsinthe country
whereyouareoperatingthevehicle.Avoid
usingtheparkinglightsforseveralhours.
—Observethelegalregulationsinthecountry
whereyouareoperatingthevehiclewhen
usingthelightingsystemthatisdescribed.

@Tips
—Thelightsensorfortheautomatichead-
lights*isintherearview mirrormount.Do
notplaceanystickersinthisareaonthe
windshield.
—Someexteriorlightingfunctionscan bead-
justed
>page33.
—Ifyouturnofftheignitionwhiletheexterior
lightsareonandopenthedoor,awarning
tonesounds.
—Insomemarkets,thetaillightswillswitch
onwhenthedaytimerunninglightsswitch
on.
—Incoolordampweather,theinsideofthe
headlights,turnsignals,andtaillightscan
fog
overduetothetemperaturedifference
betweentheinsideandoutside.Theywill
clearshortlyafterswitchingthemon.This
doesnotaffecttheservicelifeofthelight-
ing.
Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Theleveroperatestheturnsignals,thehigh
beamsandtheheadlightflasher.

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Fig.28Turnsignalandhighbeamlever
Turnsignals@>
Theturnsignalsactivatewhenyoumovethelev-
er intoaturnsignalpositionwhentheignitionis
switchedon.
@-Rightturnsignal
@-Leftturnsignal
Theturnsignalblinksthreetimesifyoutap the
lever(convenienceturnsignal).
Highbeamsandheadlightflasher20
Movethelevertothecorrespondingposition:
@®-Highbeamson
@-Highbeamsofforheadlightflasher
The=o}indicatorlightintheinstrumentcluster
willturnon.

ZA\WARNING
Highbeamscancauseglareforotherdrivers,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.For
thisreason,onlyuse thehighbeamsorthe
headlightflasherwhentheywillnotcreate
glareforotherdrivers.
Adjustingtheexteriorlighting
ThefunctionsareadjustedintheInfotainment
system.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENUbut-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Vehicleset-
tings>Exteriorlighting.
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LightsandVision

setintheInfotainmentsystem.SelectintheIn-
fotainmentsystem:MENUbutton>Vehicle>left
controlbutton>Vehiclesettings>Interiorlight-
ing.
NidaToateertela)

BFV-0015
Fig.31Instrumentillumination
Thebrightnessoftheinstrumentclusterandthe
centerconsolecan beadjusted.
>Presstheknobtoreleaseit.
>Turn theknobtoward"-"or"+"toreduceorin-
creasethebrightness.
>
Presstheknobagaintoreturnittoitsoriginal
position.
Vision
Adjustingtheexteriormirrors
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Fig.32Driver'sdoor:knobfortheexteriormirrors
Turntheknobtothedesiredposition:
CV/®-Adjuststheleft/rightexteriormirror.
Movetheknobinthedesireddirection.
GA-Heatsthemirrorglassdependingontheout-
sidetemperature.
SA-Foldstheexteriormirrors*.IntheInfotain-
mentsystem,youcanselectifthemirrorsfoldin
automaticallywhenyoulockthevehicle
=>page26.
Frontpassenger'sexteriormirrortilt
function*
Tohelpyouseethecurbwhenbackingintoa
parkingspace,thesurfaceofthemirrortilts
slightly.Forthistohappen,theknobmustbein
thepositionforthefrontpassenger'sexterior
mirror.
Youcanadjustthetiltedmirrorsurfacebyturn-
ingtheknobinthedesireddirection.Whenyou
moveoutofreverseandintoanothergear,the
newmirrorpositionisstoredandassignedtothe
keyyouareusing.
Themirrorgoesbackintoitsoriginalposition
onceyoudriveforwardfasterthan9mph
(15km/h)orturntheignitionoff.

ZXWARNING
Curvedmirrorsurfaces(convex)enlargethe
fieldofvision.However,theymakeobjectsin
themirrorappearsmallerandfartheraway.
Youmayestimateincorrectlywhenyouuse
thesemirrorstogaugeyourdistancefromthe
vehiclesbehindyouwhenchanginglanes,
whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.
QoNote
Ifthemirrorhousingwasmovedbyoutside
forces(suchasanimpactwhenmaneuver-
ing),youmustuse thepowerfoldingfunction
tofoldthemirrorallthewayout.Themirror
housingmustnot bemovedbackintoplace
byhandbecausethiscouldimpairthefunc-
tionofthemirrormechanism.
G)Tips
Ifthepoweradjustingfunctionmalfunctions,
theglassinbothmirrorscan beadjustedby
pressingontheedgeofitbyhand.


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Dimmingthemirrors
Manualdimmingrearviewmirror
>Pulltheleveronthebottomofthemirrorback.
Automaticdimmingrearviewmirror*
>Theinteriorrearview mirrorandexteriormir-
rors*dimautomaticallywhenlightshineson
them,forexamplefromheadlightsonavehicle
behindyou.
G)Tips
—Ifthelightreachingtherearviewmirroris
obstructed,theautomaticdimmingmirror
willnotfunctioncorrectly,
— Theautomaticdimmingmirrorsdonotdim
whentheinteriorlightingisturnedonor
thereversegearisselected.

WARNING
Electrolytefluidcanleakfromautomaticdim-
mingmirrorsiftheglassisbroken.Electrolyte
fluidcanirritateskin,eyesandairways.
—Repeatedorlong-termexposuretoelectro-
lytefluidcanleadtoirritationoftheair-
ways,especiallyinpeoplewithasthmaor
otherrespiratory conditions.Takedeep
breathsimmediatelyafterleavingthevehi-
cleor,ifthisisnotpossible,openallofthe
doorsandwindowsaswideaspossible.
—Ifelectrolytefluidenterstheeyes,flush
themthoroughlywithalargeamountof
cleanwaterforatleast15minutesandthen
seekmedicalattention.
—Ifelectrolytefluidcomesintocontactwith
theskin,flushtheaffectedareawithclean
water
foratleast15minutesandthenclean
withsoapandwaterandseekmedicalatten-
tion.Cleanaffectedclothingandshoesthor-
oughlybeforewearingagain.
—Ifthefluidwasswallowedandthepersonis
conscious,flushthemouthwithwaterforat
least15minutes.Donotinducevomiting
unlessthisisrecommendedbymedicalpro-
fessionals.Seekmedicalattentionimmedi-



ately.

©)Note
Iftheglassonanautomaticdimmingmirror
breaks,electrolytecanleakout.Thisliquid
damagesplasticsurfaces.Removetheliquid
asquicklyaspossible,forexampleusinga
wetsponge.
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Fig.33Sunvisor
Thesunvisorscan bemovedoutoftheirbrackets
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mirrorlightswitchesonwhenthecoveroverthe
vanitymirror@)opens.
Windshieldwipers
Switchingthewindshieldwiperson

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Fig.34Windshieldwiperlever
Movethewindshieldwiperlevertothecorre-
spondingposition:
@-Windshieldwipersoff
@-Intervalmode.Toincrease/decreasethewip-
erintervals,movetheswitch@)totheleft/right.
Invehicleswitharainsensor*,thewipersturnon
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approximately2mph(4km/h).Thehigherthe
sensitivityoftherainsensor*isset(switch@)to
theright),theearlierthewindshieldwipersreact
tomoistureonthewindshield.Youcandeacti-
vatetherainsensormode®intheInfotainment
system,whichswitchestheintermittentmode
on.SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:MENU
button>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Rainsensor>Off.
@-Slowwiping
@-Fastwiping
@-Singlewipe.Ifyouholdtheleverinthisposi-
tionlonger,thewipersswitchfromslowwiping
tofastwiping.
©)-Cleanthewindshield.Toeliminatewater
droplets,thewindshieldwipersperformoneaf-
terwipeafterseveralsecondswhiledrivingin
temperaturesabove39°F(4°C).Youcanswitch
thisfunctionoffbymovingthelevertoposition
©within10secondsoftheafterwipe.Theafter-
wipefunctionisreactivatedthenexttimeyou
switchtheignitionon.
Cleantheheadlights*.Theheadlightwashersys-
tem*onlyfunctionswhenthe lightsareswitched
on.Theheadlightsareautomaticallycleanedthe
firsttimeandeveryfifthtimetheleverismoved
topositionG).

Z\WARNING
—Therainsensor*isonlyintendedtoassist
thedriver.Thedrivermaystill beresponsi-
ble formanuallyswitchingthe wiperson
basedonvisibilityconditions.
— Thewindshieldmustnotbetreatedwith
water-repellingwindshieldcoatingagents.
Unfavorableconditions,suchaswetness,
darkness,andwhenthe sunislow,can
causeincreasedglare,whichincreasesthe
riskofanaccident.Wiperbladechatterisal-
sopossible.
—Properlyfunctioningwindshieldwiper
bladesarerequiredforaclearviewandsafe
driving>page38,Replacingwindshield
wiperblades.

C@)Note
—Ifthereisfrost,makesurethewindshield
wiperbladesarenotfrozentothewind-
shield.Switchingonthewindshieldwipers
whenthebladesarefrozentothewind-
shieldcandamagethewiperblades.
—Thewindshieldwipersystemmustbe
switchedoff(leverinposition0)beforeus-
ing
acarwash.Thispreventsthewipers
fromswitchingonunintentionallyandcaus-
ingdamagetothewindshieldwipersystem.
@)Tips
—Thewindshieldwipersswitchoffwhenthe
ignitionisswitchedoff.Youcanactivatethe
windshieldwipersaftertheignitionis
switchedonagainbymovingthewindshield
wiperlevertoanyposition.
—Wornordirtywindshieldwiperbladesresult
instreaking.Thiscanaffecttherainsensor*
function.Checkyourwindshieldwiper
bladesregularly.
—Thewasherfluidnozzlesinthewindshield
washersystemareheated*atlowtempera-
tureswhentheignitionison.
—Whenstoppingtemporarily,suchasata
trafficlight,thespeedofthewindshield
wipersautomaticallyreducesbyonelevel.
Cleaningwindshieldwiperblades
Cleanthewiperbladeswhenyouseewiper
streaks.Cleanthewiperbladeswithasofttowel
andglasscleaner.
>Placethewindshieldwiperarmsintheservice
position>page38.
>Foldthewindshieldwiperarmsawayfromthe
windshield.

Z\WARNING
Dirtywindshieldwiperbladescanimpairvi-
sion,whichincreasestheriskofanaccident.

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Replacingwindshieldwiperblades
he

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Fig.35Removingwindshieldwiperblades
Windshieldwiperserviceposition/blade
replacementposition
>Tobringthewindshieldwipersintotheservice
position,turntheignitionoffandmovethe
windshieldwiperleverintoposition@)
=>page36,fig.34.
>Tobringthewipersintothestartingposition,
turntheignitiononandmovethewindshield
wiperleverintoposition@)foratleasttwosec-
onds>page36,fig.34.
Removingthewiperblade
> Foldthewindshieldwiperarmawayfromthe
windshield.
>Pressthelockingknob(@)©fig.35onthewiper
blade.Holdthewiperbladefirmly.
>Removethewiperbladeinthedirectionofthe
arrow.
Installingthewiperblade
>Insertthenewwiperbladeintothemounton
thewiperarm(2)untilyouhearitlatchinto
place.
» Placethewiperarmbackonthewindshield.
>Turn theservicepositionoff.

Z\WARNING
Forsafetyreasons,thewindshieldwiper
bladesshouldbereplacedonceortwiceeach
year.


@)Note
— Thewindshieldwipersmustonlybefolded
upwhenintheserviceposition!Otherwise,
338
youriskdamagingthepaintonthehoodor
thewindshieldwipermotor.
—Youshouldnotdriveyourvehicleorpress
thewindshieldwiperleverwhenthewiper
armsarefoldedawayfromthewindshield.
Thewindshieldwiperswouldmovebackin-
totheiroriginalpositionandcoulddamage
thehood andwindshield.
G)Tips
—Youcanalsousetheserviceposition,forex-
ample,ifyouwanttoprotectthewindshield
fromicingbyusingacover.
—Youcannotactivatetheserviceposition
whenthehoodisopen.
Digitalcompass
SicaatematmeelnieRniemela
Appliesto:vehicleswithdigitalcompass

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@
Fig.36Rearviewmirror:digitalcompassisswitchedon

>Toturnthecompassonoroff,pressthe button
@untilthecompassdisplayinthemirrorturns
onoroff.
Thedigitalcompassonlyworkswhentheignition
isturnedon.Thedirectionsareindicatedwithab-
breviations:N(north),NE(northeast),E(east),
SE(southeast),S(south),SW(southwest),W
(west),NW(northwest).
(i)Tips
Topreventinaccuratecompassreadings,do
notbringanyremotecontrols,electricaldevi-
ces or metallicobjectsnearthemirror.

Stowingandusing

Stowingandusing
Ashtray
Appliesto:vehicleswithashtray
2 3 e >
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Fig.42Centerarmrestfoldedup:ashtray
Theashtrayisplacedinthecenterconsoleunder
the centerarmrest.
Openingandclosing
>Toopenorclosetheashtray,foldthecoverup
ordown.
Emptying
>Toemptytheashtray,pullitupwardandout.

Z\WARNING
Neverusetheashtraytoholdpaper,because
thisincreasestheriskofafire.

Cigarettelighter

Fig.43Centerarmrestfoldedup:cigarettelighter
Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
> Foldthe centerarmrestuptoreachtheciga-
rettelighter,ifnecessary.
>
Pressthecigarettelighterin.
42
>Removethecigarettelighterwhenitpopsout.
Thecigarettelightermaybeusedasapower
sourceforthetiremobilitykit/compactspare
tire*compressoronlywhenabsolutelynecessary.

Z\WARNING
—Thecigarettelighteronlyworkswhentheig-
nitionisswitchedon.Incorrectusagecan
leadtoseriousinjuriesorburns.To reduce
theriskofinjuries,neverleavechildrenun-
attendedinthevehiclewiththevehiclekey.
—Becarefulwhenusingthecigarettelighter.
Inattentiveorunsuperviseduseoftheciga-
rette
lightercancauseburns.

Powersources
Whentheignitionisswitchedon,youmaybe
abletouse theelectricpowersourcesforexter-
naldevices,dependingonthevehicleequipment.
12voltsockets
Youcanconnectelectricalaccessoriestothe12
voltsockets.Thepowerusagemustnotexceed
120watts.
The12voltsocketsarelabeledwiththe&or
12Vsymbol.Theyarelocatedinthefrontcenter
console*andonthesidetrimpanelinthelug-
gagecompartment*.
USBports
Appliesto:vehicleswithUSBport
Youcan chargemobiledevicesusingtheUSB
ports.TheUSBportsarelabeledwiththe«<>or
[4symbolorCHARGEONLY.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskoffatalinjury,storeall
connecteddevicessecurelywhendrivingso
that
theydonotmovearoundinsidetheve-
hiclewhenbrakingorintheeventofanacci-
dent.
—Incorrectusagecanleadtoseriousinjuries
orburns.Toreducetheriskofinjuries,never
leavechildrenunattendedinthevehicle
withthevehiclekey.>

Stowingandusing


—Onlyuse thestoragecompartmentsinthe
doortrimpanelstostoresmallobjectsthat
willnotstickoutofthecompartmentand
impair thefunction ofthesideairbags.
—Makesurethattheviewtotherearisnot
obstructedbyhanginggarments.
—Hangonlylightweightclothingandbesure
that
therearenoheavyorsharp-edgedob-
jectsinthepockets.
—Donotusecoathangerstohanggarments
becausethiscouldreducetheeffectiveness
ofthesidecurtainairbags*.
@)Note
Objectsontherearshelfthatrubagainstthe
rearwindowcandamagetherearwindow
heatingwires.
Theroofrackmustonlybesecuredintheposi-
tioningboltarea.


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Fig.46Mountinglocationsforroofrack
Ifluggageorcargoistobecarriedontheroof,
youmustobservethefollowing:
—Onlyapprovedroofracksmaybeusedonyour
vehicle.Theseroofracksarethebasisfora
completeroofracksystem.Additionalattach-
mentsorcarriersystemsare neededtotrans-
portluggageandsportsequipment.Roofracks
andattachmentsfromtheAudiGenuineAcces-
soriesprogramarerecommended.
—Wheninstallingtheroofrack,makesurethatit
ismountedonlyatthedesignatedpointson
theroof>fig.46.
—Notethepermittedaxleload,permittedtotal
weight,andpermittedroof loadofyourvehicle
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=>page294.Theroofloadisthetotalofthe
weightoftheroofrack,theattachmentsand
thecargoyouarecarrying.However,youmust
alsonote thepermittedloadofthecarriersys-
tembeingused.
Installation
Wheninstallingthesupportfeet,makesurethey
areonly placedinthepositioningboltarea be-
tweenthesidewallframeandtheroofframe
trim>fig.46.Thepositioningboltisvisibleas
soonasyoupushthesealinglipbackfromthe
roomframetrimusingthedesignatedtool.

Z\WARNING
—Followtheinstallationinstructionsprovided
withtheroofracksystem.Ifyoudonotse-
curetheroofracksystem andobjectsonthe
roofcorrectly,theycouldcomeloosefrom
thevehicleandcause anaccident.
—Theriskofanaccidentincreaseswhenusing
aroofracksystem,becauseitchangesthe
drivingcharacteristicsbyshiftingthecenter
ofgravityand/ortheincreasingthesurface
areaexposedtowind.Youmayneedto
adaptyourdrivingstyleandspeedtothe
currentconditions.
@)Note
Makesuretheluggagecompartmentliddoes
nothitthecargoontheroofrackwhenyou
openit.

@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Yourvehiclewillusemoreenergyduetothe
increasedwindresistance.Removetheroof
rackwhenyouarenolongerusingit.
Luggagecompartment
Generalinformation
Allpiecesofluggageorobjectsmustbesecurely
fastenedintheluggagecompartment.Notethe
followingtomaintaingoodvehiclehandling:
>Distributetheloadevenlyintheluggagecom-
partment.