wheel AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owner's Guide

8S1012721BA
IntelligentTechnology

@)Note
—Neverletthebrakes“rub”bypressingthe
pedallightlywhenbrakingisnotactually
necessary.Thiscancause thebrakestoover-
heatandincreasesbrakingdistanceand
causeswear.
—Beforedrivingonlongstretcheswithsteep
hills,reduce thevehiclespeedandshifttoa
lowergeartouse theenginebrakingeffect.
Thisreducestheloadonthebrakes.Ifyou
needtobrakeadditionally,brakeinintervals
andnotcontinuously.
G)Tips
—Ifyouretrofityourvehiclewithafrontspoil-
er,wheelcoversorsimilaritems,makesure
thattheairflowtothebrakesisnotob-
structed.Otherwisethebrakesystemcan
overheat.
—Alsorefertotheinformationaboutbrake
fluid>page243.
Steering
Electromechanicalsteeringsupportsthedriver's
steeringmovementsbyelectronicallyadapting
thepowersteeringdependingonthevehicle
speed.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
aSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thepowersteeringmayhavefailed.Adaptyour
drivingstyleimmediatelytocompensateforthe
factthatitmaybemoredifficulttoturnthe
steeringwheel,andstopyourvehicleinasafelo-
cationassoonaspossible.Donotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
&Steering:malfunction!Youcancontinue
driving
Thereisamalfunction.Steeringmaybemoredif-
ficultormoresensitive.Adaptyourdrivingstyle.
Havethesteeringsystemcheckedimmediately
byanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacility.Pleasenotethatthered indicator
lightmayturnonafterrestartingtheengine.Do
notcontinuedrivingifitdoes.
@)Tips
Ifthe1orlindicatorlightonlystayson
forashorttime,youmaycontinuedriving.
ALLwheeldrive(quattro)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive
Inallwheeldrive,allfourwheelsarepowered.
Generalinformation
Inallwheeldrive,thedrivingpowerisdividedbe-
tweenallfourwheels.Thishappensautomatical-
lydependingonyourdrivingbehavioraswellas
thecurrentroadconditions.Alsosee>page84,
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC).
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.
Wintertires
Byusingallwheeldrive,yourvehiclehasgood
forwardmotionwithstandardtiresinwintercon-
ditions.However,inwinterwerecommendusing
winterorallseasontiresonallfourwheels,be-
causethiswillimprovethebrakingeffect.
Snowchains
Iftherearesnowchainlaws,snowchainsmust
alsobe usedonvehicleswithallwheeldrive
=>page263,Snowchains.
Replacingtires
Forvehicleswithallwheeldrive,onlywheelswith
thesamerollingcircumference should beused.
Avoidusingtireswithdifferenttreaddepths
=>page255,Newtiresorwheels.
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IntelligentTechnology

Isthisanoffroadvehicle?
YourAudiisnot anoffroadvehicle-thereisnot
enoughgroundclearance.Forthisreason,avoid
difficultterrain.

Z\WARNING
—Also,invehicleswithallwheeldrive,adapt
yourdrivingstyletothecurrentroadand
trafficconditions.Donotlettheincreased
safetyprovidedtemptyouintotakingrisks,
becausethisincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.In thisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donot betemptedtoacceleratetoa
highspeedwhentheroadisslippery,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Forthisreason,adaptyourspeedtothe
roadconditionstoreducetheriskofanacci-
dent.

Rearspoiler
Appliesto:vehicleswithretractablerearspoiler
Theextendablerearspoilerincreasesdrivingsta-
bility.

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Fig.89Centerconsole:buttonfortherearspoiler
Therearspoilerretractsandextends.Itcanbe
activatedinvariousoperatingmodes(manual
modeorautomaticmode).
838
Automaticmode(normaloperation)
—Automaticextension:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyextendwhenspeedsexceedapproxi-
mately75mph(120km/h).
—Automaticretraction:therearspoilerwillauto-
maticallyretractwhenspeedsdecreasetoun-
derapproximately50mph(80km/h).
Manualmode
—Extendingmanually:brieflytapthe>fig.89
buttontofullyextendtherearspoiler.
—Retractingmanually:whendrivingatspeeds
belowapproximately10mph(20km/h),press
andholdthebuttontoretracttherearspoiler.
Whenatspeedsbetween10mph(20km/h)
and75mph(120km/h),therearspoilerwill
completelyretractwhenyoutap thebutton.
Indicatorlights
8if8Rearspoiler:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Therearspoilermaynot haveextendedduetoa
malfunction.Thiscouldchangethevehicle'sdriv-
ingcharacteristicsathighspeeds.Donotdrive
fasterthan85mph(140km/h).Drivetoanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.Thecoloroftheindicatorlightdepends
onthevehiclespeed.

ZAWARNING
Drivingathigherspeedswithouttherear
spoilerdeployedcanimpairhandlingcharac-
teristics,makingthevehiclehardertocontrol.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthespoilerisde-
ployedwhendrivingatspeedsover85mph
(140km/h).Iftherearspoilerwarning/indi-
catorlightintheinstrumentclustercomes
on,therearspoilermaynot havedeployed.
—Neverdriveatspeedshigherthan85mph
(140km/h)ifthespoilerisnotdeployed.
Havethespoilerinspectedassoonaspossi-
blebyanauthorizedAudidealerorqualified
workshop.
—Alwaysobeyspeedlimitsandothertraffic
laws.

MultiMediaInterface

MultiMediaInterface
Trafficsafety
information
AudirecommendsperformingcertainInfotain-
mentsystemfunctions,suchasenteringa desti-
nation,onlywhenthevehicleisstationary.Al-
waysbe preparedtostopoperating theInfotain-
mentsystemintheinterestofyoursafetyand
thesafety ofotherroadusers.

Z\WARNING
Onlyuse theInfotainmentsystemwhenroad,
traffic,weather,andvisibilityconditionsper-
mitandalwaysinawaythatallowsyouto
maintaincompletecontroloveryourvehicle.


@Tips
Certainfunctionsarenotavailablewhiledriv-
ing.
Introduction
TheMultiMediaInterface,orMMIforshort,
combinesvarioussystemsforcommunication,
navigation*andentertainmentinyourAudi.You
canoperatetheMMIusingtheMMIcontrolpan-
el,themultifunctionsteeringwheelorthevoice
recognitionsystem*.

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Fig.90MMIcontrolpanel
MMIcontrolpanel overview
@Controlknobwithjoystickfunction.91
@MMItouchcontrolpad*.........92
@®Leftcontrolbutton.............91
@Rightcontrolbutton............91
©)Buttonsforopeningmenusdirectly.91
90

©)[MENU]buttonwc...cosevestan91
AZ):[BACK]buttOoss+ «saysseemusae91



MMIOn/Offknobwith
joystickfunction
Operating

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Fig.91MMIOn/Offknobwithjoystickfunction
SwitchingtheMMIon/off:theMMIcanbe
switched
on/offmanually.
—Switchingonmanually:presstheOn/Offknob
@briefly>fig.91.Or:pressthe[MENU]but-
ton©>page90,fig.90oroneofthebuttons
todirectlyopenthemenus()>page90,
fig.90.


—Switchingoffmanually:pressandholdthe
On/Offknob@©fig.91untiltheMMI
switchesoff.IftheMMIhasbeenswitchedoff
manually,itdoesnotswitchonagainautomati-
callythenexttimetheignitionisswitchedon.
Additionalfunctions:
—Adjustingthevolume:turntheOn/Offknob@)
>fig.91.
—Muting:presstheOn/Offknob@©fig.91
briefly.
—Selectingtheprevious/nextfunction(forex-
ample,aradiostation/track):presstheOn/Off
knob@)°fig.91brieflytowardtheleftKKor
rightDDI.
—Fastforwarding/rewinding(forexample
songs):pressandholdtheOn/Offknob@)
=>fig.91towardtherightPPIorleftKd.

Z\WARNING
Adjustthevolumeoftheaudiosystemso that
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas>

Voicerecognitionsystem

Voicerecognitionsystem
Operating
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
YoucanoperatemanyInfotainmentfunctions
convenientlybyspeaking.
Requirement:theignitionandtheMMImustbe
switched
on.Asystemlanguagesupportedby
thevoicerecognitionsystemmustbeset.There
mustbenophonecallsinprogressandthepark-
ingaidmustnotbeactive.

>Switchingon:brieflypressthe[2]button@)
=>page14,fig.10onthemultifunctionsteer-
ing
wheelandsaythedesiredcommandafter
theBeep.
>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|™]button.
Or:saythecommandCancel.
>Pausing:saythecommandPause.Toresume,
pressthe|]button.
>Correcting:pressthe[>]buttononetime©
=>page12,fig.6.Or:saythecommandCorrec-
tion.






Inputassistance
Thesystemguidesyouthroughtheinputwith
visualandaudiofeedback.
—Visualinputassistance:afterswitchingon
voicerecognition,adisplaywithaselectionof
possiblecommandsappears.Thecommand
displaycanbe switchedon/offunder[MENU]>
Settings>leftcontrolbutton>MMIsettings>
Speechdialogsystem.
—Audioinputassistance: tohavethepossible
commandsread,pressthe[2]buttononthe
multifunctionsteeringwheelbrieflyandsay
Help.




Forthesystemtounderstandyou:
Speakclearlyanddistinctly atanormalvolume.
Speaklouderwhendrivingfaster.
Emphasizethewordsinthecommandsevenly
anddonotleavelongpauses.
Donotspeakacommandwhenthevoicerecogni-
tionsystemismakinganannouncement.
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Closethedoors,thewindows,andthesunroof*
toreducebackgroundnoise.Makesurethatpas-
sengersarenot speakingwhenyouaregivinga
voicecommand.
Onlyusethesystemfromthedriver'sseatbe-
causethehands-freemicrophoneisdirectedto-
wardthatseat.
Additionalsettings
See>page174,Voicerecognitionsystem.

ZAWARNING
—Directyourfullattentiontodriving.Asthe
driver,youhavecompleteresponsibilityfor
safetyintraffic.Onlyuse thefunctionsin
suchawaythatyoualwaysmaintaincom-
pletecontroloveryourvehicleinalltraffic
situations.
—Donotuse thevoicerecognitionsystemin
emergenciesbecauseyourvoicemaychange
instressfulsituations.Thesystemmaytake
longertodialthenumberormaynotbe
abletodialitatall.Dialtheemergency
numbermanually.

G)Tips
— Thedialogpauseswhenthereisanincom-
ingphonecallandwillcontinueifyouig-
norethecall.Thedialogendsifyouanswer
thecall.
—Therearenovoiceguidance*promptswhen
adialogisactive.
—Youcanselectan iteminthelistusingei-
therthevoicerecognitionsystemorthe
controlknob.
Commandoverview
information
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Thefollowingoverviewsdescribethecommands
thatcan beusedtooperatetheMMIusingthe
voicerecognitionsystem.
Alternativecommandsareseparatedusinga“/”,
forexamplesay:Telephone/(or)Navigation/
(or)Radio.

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Voicerecognitionsystem


FunctionSay:

SelectingasourcedirectlyJukebox*/CD/DVD/SDcard1/ SDcard2/Audimusicinter-
face*/iPhone*/USB*/Bluetooth®/Wi-Fi*/Medium(XY),for
example“John'splayer”

Selectingaudio/video*filesinthe
Jukebox*
Mediafavorites/Artists/Albums/Genres/Tracks/Playlists/
Videos

SelectingaudiofilesonaniPod
(source:Audimusicinterface*)
Artists/Albums/Genres/Tracks/Playlists/Composers/
Podcasts/Audiobooks

Navigatingwithinafolderstruc-Folderup/Line(XY)
ture/list

SelectingshuffleShuffleon/Shuffleoff

CorrectingdatainputNoImeant(XY)

Closingthefull-screencommandClose
list

()Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
Externalvoiceoperation
Appliesto:vehicleswithexternalspeechdialogsystem
Requirement:
TheignitionandtheMMImustbeswitchedon.
Theremustnot beaphonecallinprogress.
TheparkingaidaswellastheAudivoicerecogni-
tionsystemmustnotbeactive.
AcellphonemustbeconnectedtotheMMI
throughtheHandsfreeprofile>page108.
Themobiledevicebeingconnectedmusthave
voicecontrolthatcanbecontrolledexternally.

>Switchingon:pressandholdthe[>|buttonon
themultifunctionsteeringwheelandsaythe
desiredcommandaftertheexternalspeechdia-
logbegins.
>Resumingdialog:ifnecessary,pressthe|%
buttonandsayanewcommand.Or:selectand
confirmResumeontheMMIcontrolpanel.
>Restartingdialog:thesystemremainsreadyto
useforashorttimeafterendingthedialog.
Youcanstartanewdialogduringthistime.
Brieflypressthe[2]button.Or:selectandcon-
firm
RestartspeechdialogsystemontheMMI
controlpanel.






>Switchingoff:pressandholdthe|%]button.
Or:selectandconfirmCancelontheMMIcon-
trolpanel.
G)Tips
—Voiceguidance*andtrafficannouncements*
arenotgivenduringadialog.
—Thisfunctiondependsonthecellphone
used.Youcanobtainmoreinformationfrom
yourmobiledeviceserviceproviderorfrom
yourmobiledeviceuserguide.

—AUDIAGsimplyprovidesaccesstocontrol
yourmobiledevicewithvoiceoperationand
doesnotassumeanyresponsibilityforthe
contentandcommandswithintheexternal
voicecontrol.
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Navigation

Ifavailable,thefollowinginformationwillap-Theroutethatwascalculatedaccordingtothe
pearontheroutesuggestions:routecriteriayouselectedisshownonthemap.
—Routetype(fast(,fastalternative(2),eco-
nomicroute@))
—Distancetothedestinationandthecalculated
arrivaltime
Thespecialpropertiesoftheroute(suchasferry
connections)maybedisplayed(4)>fig.118.Ad-
ditionalinformationaboutindividualroutecrite-
riacanbefoundin>page137.
—Trafficcongestion alongtherouteincluding
timedelays
Map
Operatingthemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

Fig.120Diagram:mapwithcrosshairsturnedoff
> Pressthe

NAV/MAP buttonrepeatedlyuntilthemapusingtheMMItouch>page94.Or:
themapisdisplayed>fig.120.turntheleftthumbwheelonthemultifunction
steeringwheel*>page12.
Zoomingin/outonthemap
Turningthecrosshairson/off
—Turn thecontrolknobtotheleftor totheright.
As analternative,youcanalsozoomin/outon
138

Safedriving

>Take frequentbreaksonlongtrips.Donotdrive
formorethantwohoursatastretch.
>DoNOTdrivewhenyouaretired,underpres-
sureor whenyouarestressed.

Z\WARNING
Impaireddrivingsafetyincreasestheriskof
seriouspersonalinjuryanddeathwhenevera
vehicleisbeingused.

>Graspthetopofthesteeringwheelwithyour
elbow(s)slightlybent.
>Fastenandwearsafetybeltscorrectly
>page184.
>Always keepbothfeetinthefootwell so that
youareincontrolofthevehicleatalltimes.
Fordetailedinformationonhowtoadjustthe
driver'sseat,see>page40,Frontseats.


Correctpassenger
seatingpositions
Properseatingpositionforthedriver
Theproperdriverseatingpositionisimportant
forsafe,relaxeddriving.

BFV-0183


Fig.141Correct seatingposition
Foryourownsafetyandtoreducetheriskofin-
juryinthe eventofanaccident,werecommend
thatyouadjustthedriver'sseattothefollowing
position:
>Adjustthedriver'sseat so thatyoucaneasily
pushthepedalsallthewaytothefloorwhile
keepingyourknee(s)slightlybent>A\.
>Adjusttheangleoftheseatbacksothatitisin
anuprightpositionsothatyour backcomesin
fullcontactwithitwhenyoudrive.
>Adjustthesteeringwheelsothatthereisadis-
tanceofatleast10in(25cm)betweenthe
steeringwheelandyourbreastbone>fig.141.
Ifnotpossible,seeyourauthorizedAudideal-
ershipaboutadaptiveequipment.
>Adjust thesteeringwheelso thatthesteering
wheelandairbagcoverpointsatyourchestand
notatyourface.
176
Z\WARNING
Driverswhoareunbelted,outofpositionor
tooclose totheairbagcanbeseriouslyinjured
by anairbagasitunfolds.To helpreduce the
riskofseriouspersonalinjury:
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast
10in(25cm)betweenyourbreastboneand
thesteeringwheel.
—Alwaysadjustthedriver'sseatandthe
steeringwheelsothatthereareatleast4in
(10cm)betweenthekneesandthe lower
partoftheinstrumentpanel.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelontheout-
sideofthesteeringwheelrimwithyour
handsatthe9o'clockand3o'clockposi-
tionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.
—Neverholdthesteeringwheelatthe
12o'clockpositionorwithyourhandsat
otherpositionsinsidethesteeringwheel
rimoronthesteeringwheelhub.Holding
the
steeringwheelthewrongwaycancause
seriousinjuriestothehands,armsandhead
ifthedriver'sairbaginflates
—Pointingthesteeringwheeltowardyour
facedecreasestheabilityofthesupplemen-
taldriver'sairbagtoprotectyouinacolli-
sion.
—Alwayssitinanuprightpositionandnever
leanagainstor placeanypartofyourbody
tooclosetotheareawheretheairbagsare
located.
—Beforedriving,alwaysadjustthefront seats
properlyandmakesurethatallpassengers

areproperlyrestrained.

Safetybelts

Whathappenstooccupantsnotwearing
riaVa)beg
Incrashesunbeltedoccupantscannotstop
themselvesfromflyingforwardandbeingin-
juredorkilled.Alwayswearyoursafetybelts!

Fig.146Arearpassengernotwearingasafetybeltwillfly
forwardandstrikethedriver
Unbeltedoccupantsarenotabletoresistthetre-
mendousforcesofimpactbyholdingtightor
bracingthemselves.Withoutthebenefit ofsafe-
tyrestraintsystems,theunrestrainedoccupant
willslamviolentlyintothesteeringwheel,in-
strumentpanel,windshield,orwhateverelseis
intheway>fig.145.Thisimpactwiththevehi-
cleinteriorhasalltheenergytheyhadjustbefore
thecrash.
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.Even
whentheydeploy,airbags provideonlyadditional
protection.Airbagsarenotsupposedtodeployin
allkindsofaccidents.AlthoughyourAudiis
equippedwithairbags,allvehicleoccupants,in-
cludingthedriver,mustwearsafetybeltscor-
rectlyinordertominimizetheriskofseverein-
juryordeathinacrash.
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Remembertoo,thatairbagswilldeployonlyonce
andthatyoursafetybeltsarealwaystheretoof-
ferprotectioninthoseaccidentsinwhichairbags
arenotsupposedtodeployor whentheyhaveal-
readydeployed.Unbeltedoccupantscanalsobe
thrownoutofthevehiclewhereevenmoresevere
orfatalinjuriescanoccur.
Itisalsoimportantfortherearpassengersto
wearSafetybeltscorrectly.Unbeltedpassengers
intherearseatsendangernotonlythemselves
butalsothedriverandotherpassengers
>fig.146.Inafrontalcollisiontheywillbe
thrownforwardviolently,wherethey canhitand
injurethedriverand/orfrontseatpassenger.
SilaLiewolgela-las
Peoplethinkit'spossibletousethehandsto
bracethebodyinaminorcollision.It'ssimply
nottrue!
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Fig.147Driveriscorrectlyrestrainedinasuddenbraking
maneuver.
Safetybeltsusedproperlycanmakeabigdiffer-
ence.Safetybeltshelptokeeppassengersin
theirseats,graduallyreduceenergylevelsap-
pliedtothebodyinanaccident,andhelpprevent
theuncontrolledmovementthatcancauseseri-
ousinjuries.Inaddition,safetybeltsreducethe
dangerofbeingthrownoutofthevehicle.
Safetybeltsattachpassengerstothecarandgive
themthebenefitofbeingsloweddownmore
gentlyor“softly”throughthe“give”inthesafety
belts,crushzonesandothersafetyfeaturesengi-
neeredintotoday'svehicles.By“absorbing”the
kineticenergyoveralongerperiodoftime,the
safetybeltsmaketheforcesonthebodymore
“tolerable”andlesslikelytocauseinjury.

Airbagsystem

Airbagsystem
Importantinformation
Importanceofwearingsafetybeltsand
sittingproperly
Airbagsareonlysupplementalrestraints.For
airbagstodotheirjob,occupantsmustalways
properlyweartheirsafetybeltsandbeina prop-
erseatingposition.
Foryoursafetyandthesafetyofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingoff,always:
>Adjustthedriver'sseatandsteeringwheel
properly>page176,
>Adjustthefrontpassenger'sseatproperly
=>page177,
>Wearsafetybeltsproperly>page183,
>Alwaysproperlyuse theproperchildrestraint
toprotectchildren>page212.
In acollisionairbagsmustinflatewithintheblink
ofaneyeandwithconsiderableforce.Thesup-
plementalairbagscancauseinjuriesifthedriver
orthefrontseatpassengerisnotseatedproper-
ly.Thereforeinordertohelptheairbagtodoits
job,itisimportant,bothasadriverandasapas-
sengertositproperlyatalltimes.
By keepingroombetweenyourbodyandthe
steeringwheelandthefrontofthepassenger
compartment,theairbagcaninflatefullyand
completelyandprovidesupplementalprotection
incertainfrontalcollisions>page176,Correct
passengerseatingpositions.Fordetailsonthe
operationoftheseatadjustmentcontrols
=>page40.
It'sespeciallyimportantthatchildrenareproper-
lyrestrained>page212.
Thereisalotthatthedriverandthepassengers
canandmustdotohelptheindividualsafetyfea-
turesinstalledinyourAudiworktogetherasa
system.
Properseatingpositionisimportantso thatthe
frontairbagonthedriver sidecandoitsjob.If
youhaveaphysicalimpairmentorconditionthat
preventsyoufromsittingproperlyonthedriver
seatwiththesafetybeltproperlyfastenedand
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reachingthepedals,orifyouhaveconcernswith
regardtothefunctionoroperationoftheAd-
vancedAirbagSystem,pleasecontactyourau-
thorizedAudidealerorqualifiedworkshop,or
callAudi CustomerRelationsat1-800-822-2834
forpossiblemodificationstoyourvehicle.
Whentheairbagsystemdeploys,agas generator
willfilltheairbags,breakopenthepaddedcov-
ers,andinflatebetweenthesteeringwheeland
thedriverandbetweentheinstrumentpaneland
thefrontpassenger.Theairbagswilldeflateim-
mediatelyafterdeploymentsothatthefrontoc-
cupantscan seethroughthewindshieldagain
withoutinterruption.
Allofthistakesplaceintheblinkofaneye,so
fastthatmanypeopledon'tevenrealizethatthe
airbagshavedeployed.Theairbagsalsoinflate
withagreatdeal offorceandnothingshouldbe
intheirwaywhentheydeploy.Frontairbagsin
combinationwithproperlywornsafetybeltsslow
downandlimittheoccupant'sforwardmove-
ment.Togethertheyhelptopreventthedriver
andfrontseatpassengerfromhittingparts of
theinsidethevehiclewhilereducingtheforces
actingontheoccupantduringthecrash.Inthis
waytheyhelptoreducetheriskofinjurytothe
headandupperbodyinthecrash.Airbagsdonot
protectthearmsorthelowerpartsofthebody.
Bothfrontairbagswillnotinflateinallfrontal
collisions.Thetriggeringoftheairbagsystemde-
pendsonthevehicledecelerationratecausedby
thecollisionandregisteredbytheelectroniccon-
trolunit.Ifthisrateisbelowthereferencevalue
programmedintothecontrolunit,theairbags
willnot betriggered,eventhoughthecarmaybe
badlydamagedasaresultofthecollision.Vehi-
cledamage,repaircostsoreventhelackofvehi-
cledamageisnotnecessarilyanindicationof
whetheranairbagshouldinflateornot.
Sincethecircumstanceswillvaryconsiderably
betweenonecollisionandanother,itisnotpossi-
bletodefinearangeofvehiclespeedsthatwill
cover everypossiblekindandangleofimpact
thatwillalwaystriggertheairbags.Important
factorsinclude,forexample,thenature(hardor
soft)oftheobjectwhichthecarhits,theangleof
impact,vehiclespeed,etc.Thefrontairbagswill>

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Airbagsystem

alsonotinflateinsideorrearcollisions,orinroll-
overs.
Alwaysremember:Airbagswilldeployonlyonce,
andonlyincertainkindsofcollisions.Yoursafety
beltsarealwaystheretoofferprotectioninthose
situationsinwhichairbagsarenotsupposedto
deploy,
orwhenthey havealreadydeployed;for
example,whenyourvehiclestrikesorisstruckby
anothervehicleafterthefirstcollision.
Thisisjustoneofthereasonswhyanairbagisa
supplementaryrestraintandisnotasubstitute
forasafetybelt.Theairbagsystemworksmost
effectivelywhenusedwiththesafetybelts.
Therefore,alwaysproperlywearyoursafetybelts
=>page180.


ZAWARNING
Sittingtooclosetothesteeringwheelorin-
strumentpanelwilldecreasetheeffective-
nessoftheairbagsandwillincreasetherisk
ofpersonalinjuryinacollision.
—Neversitcloserthan10in(25cm)tothe
steeringwheelorinstrumentpanel.
—Ifyoucannotsitmorethan10in(25cm)
fromthesteeringwheel,investigatewheth-
eradaptiveequipmentmaybeavailableto
held
youreachthepedalsandincreaseyour
seatingdistancefromthesteeringwheel.
—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbag.
—Toreducetheriskofinjurywhenanairbag
inflates,alwayswearsafetybeltsproperly
=>page184,Safetybelts.
—Alwaysmakecertainthatchildrenage12or
youngeralwaysrideintherearseat.Ifchil-
drenarenotproperlyrestrained,theymay
beseverelyinjuredorkilledwhenanairbag
inflates.
—Neverletchildrenrideunrestrainedorim-
properlyrestrainedinthevehicle.Adjustthe
frontseatsproperly.
—Neverridewiththebackrestreclined.

—Alwayssitasfaraspossiblefromthesteer-
ingwheelortheinstrumentpanel
=>page176.
—Alwayssituprightwithyour backagainst
thebackrestofyourseat.
—Neverplaceyourfeetontheinstrument
panelorontheseat.Alwayskeepbothfeet
onthefloorinfrontoftheseattohelppre-
ventseriousinjuriestothelegsandhipsif
theairbaginflates.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassenger'sseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
theareaofthesideairbagorthefrontair-
bagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.
Objectsneartheairbagscanbecomeprojec-
tilesandcauseinjurywhenanairbagin-
flates.

ZAWARNING
Airbagsthathavedeployedinacrashmustbe
replaced.
—Useonlyoriginalequipmentairbagsap-
provedbyAudiandinstalledbyatrained
technicianwhohasthenecessarytoolsand
diagnosticequipmenttoproperlyreplace
anyairbaginyourvehicleandassuresystem
effectivenessinacrash.
—Neverpermitsalvagedorrecycledairbagsto


beinstalledinyourvehicle.


Childrestraintsonthefrontseat-some

importantthingstoknow
>Besuretoreadtheimportantinformationand
headtheWARNINGSforimportantdetails
aboutchildrenandAdvancedAirbags
=>page212.
EventhoughyourvehicleisequippedwithanAd-
vancedAirbagSystem,makecertainthatallchil-
dren,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,al-
waysrideinthebackseatproperlyrestrainedfor
theirageandsize.Theairbagonthepassenger
sidemakesthefrontseatapotentiallydangerous
placefora childtoride.Thefrontseatisnotthe
safestplaceforachildinaforward-facingchild
seat.Itcanbeaverydangerousplaceforanin-
fantora childinarearward-facingseat.
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