light AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Workshop Manual

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.

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MultiMediaInterface


characters,selectandconfirm[LIST©.Or:
pushthecontrolknobdown.

—Enteringaccentedcharacters (suchas4,¢,fi,
6)*:turnthecontrolknobwiththecharacter
selection@9>fig.102toacharacter.Toopen
theselectedaccentedcharacters,pressand
holdthecontrolknob.Turnthecontrolknob
withthecharacterselection@0>fig.102toan
accentedcharacter.Pressthecontrolknobto
inserttheaccentedcharacter.Toclosetheac-
centedcharacterswithoutselectingacharacter,
pressandholdthecontrolknobagain.Or:se-
lectandconfirm[a6]7)>fig.102.Selectand
confirmanaccentedcharacter.


—Deletingcharacters:selectandconfirm]@
=>fig.102.Todeleteallcharactersintheinput
field,pressandholdthecontrolknobon&]@
>fig.102untilallcharactersintheinputfield
aredeleted.
—Enteringspecial characters:selectandcon-
firm[82]©©fig.102or[123]@).Selectand
confirm thedesiredspecialcharacter(forex-


ample,ahyphenorperiod)withthenumber
speller.
—Inputassistance:insomecasessuchasinnavi-
gation*,thereisawordsuggestion*@)
=>fig.102basedonavailableentrieswhileyou
areenteringdata.Youcanselectthissugges-
tionbypushingthecontrolknobupward.
—Resultslist:insomecases,suchasinthedirec-
tory,thesystemswitchesautomaticallytothe
resultslistbasedonavailableentries@)
=>fig.102.Selectandconfirmasuggestion
fromthelist.
Requirement:theinputfield@)>fig.102must
beactive.
—SwitchingbetweenspellerandMMItouch*:
the handwritingrecognitionfortheMMItouch
controlpad*isactivatedautomatically.Simply
startwriting.
Overviewofsymbolsinthespeller
Thesymbolsintheletter/numberspellerareex-
plainedinthefollowingtable:



Symbol/DescriptionDescription
LIST]orlzSwitchestotheresultslist.
InputfieldDisplaysthecurrentinput.

Resultslist
tered.
Displaysalistwithsuggestionsbasedonthelettersalreadyen-

t
Switchesfromlowercasetouppercaselettersorfromuppercaseto
lowercaseletters.

&
Opensadditionalspelleroptions(forexampleClosespeller,Clear
inputfield)

Punctuationmarksandspecialcharacters(suchashyphensorperi-


©
|E}
©}
@}]O)]
©
EO



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ods)areshown.
auDisplaysaccentedcharacters(suchas4,¢,fi,6).
TSS/ABCSwitchesfromlettertonumberinputorfromnumbertoletterin-
put.
Addsaspaceintheinputfield.
—

CharacterselectionHighlightstheselectedcharacter.

A
Insertsthesuggestedword*whenyoupushthecontrolknobup.

®
|
©
|O|
©

XI
Deletesthecharactertotheleftofthecursor.

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Voicerecognitionsystem

OBARECOMMANDS

RAH-8462|

*Telephone+FavoritesCY»
+Audiconnect*Call(XY)SDS
*Navigation*Enternumber
*Directory*Redial
*Radio*Readnewtextmessage
*Media+Navigateto(XY)
+Sound+Enteraddress/destination
*Help+Onlinedestinations
+HelpSpeechdialogsystem*Cancelrouteguidance
*HelpTelephone*Map
*HelpAudiconnect+Line(XY)
*HelpNavigation*Next page/previouspage
*HelpMap*Cancel
*HelpRadio*No,Imeant(XY)
*HelpMedia*Correction
TELEPHONE:;
+EnternumberCalllistH.
+Deletenumber/correctionRedialsie

+DirectoryCallmailbox
*Call(XY)EnterPIN/deletePIN
*business/private/landline/mobileTelephonefavorites
NAVIGATION
+Navigateto(XY)+Excludenextroutesection/Exclude
*Businessaddress/Privateaddressnextstreet
+Start/cancelrouteguidance*Routelist
+Directory*Calculatealternativeroutes
+Lastdestinations*Onlinedestinations
+Navigationfavorites*Specialdestination
+»Drivehome
-Enteraddress
+Entercountry/town/street/state
+Excluderoute/Excluderoutefor(XY)km/m
MAP.
+Map
*Daymap/Nightmap
*2Ddrivingpositionmap/2Dnorthpositionmap/3Dmap/Destinationmap/Overviewmap

AUDICONNECT
*Audiconnect*Flightinformation/Traininformation
*Travelinformation/Parkinginformation*Cityevents
*Fuelprices*Onlinenews
*Weather+Twitter
+Radiopresets«Jukeboxsy}
+Laststations*CD/DVDMEDIA
*FM+SDcard1/SDcard2
*FM/AM/SIRIUSXM-Audimusicinterface/iPod/USB/Bluetooth/
+Station(XY)/Frequency(XY)Wi-Fi/Medium(XY)
*Trafficannouncementon/off*Mediafavorites/Artists/Albums/Genres/
Tracks/Playlists/Videos
*Folderup
*Randomplaybackon/off

Fig.105Commandoverview
101

Navigation

Navigation
Openingnavigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Thenavigationsystemdirectsyoutoyourdestination,aroundtrafficincidents,andonalternative
routes,ifdesired.
Laledanlw-lee1g
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JohnSmith
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Fig.114Diagram:Enterdestinationmenu

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]button.
TheEnterdestinationmenuisdisplayedafter
openingnavigation>fig.114.Thefollowingin-
formationcan bedisplayedintheInfotainment
systemdisplay:
@Inputfieldforfreetextsearch>page131
@Homeaddress>page132
Lastdestinations>page131pag
Storedfavorites>page132g'
Assoonasyouselectanentryfromthelist(de-
pendingonthevehicleequipment),thecorre-
spondingdestinationdisplaysasamappreview*
©°fig.114.
Ifyouhaveconnectedamobiledevicetothe
MMI,yourdirectorycontactswillalsobelistedif
they havenavigationdataassignedtothem.
TheFavorites(4)menuitemaswellasthedirec-
tory/contactsareonlyshownintheEnterdesti-
nationmenuifyouhaveenteredoneormore
charactersusingtheinputfield.
Switchingbetweenthedestinationentryand
themap
130


—Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.Or:selecttheleftcontrol
button>Switchtomap.


ZA\WARNING
— Thedemandsoftrafficrequireyourfullat-
tention.Alwaysreadthechapter>page90,
Trafficsafety information.
—Obeyalltrafficlawswhendriving.
— Theroutecalculatedbythenavigationsys-
temisarecommendationforreachingyour
destination.Obeytrafficlights,stoppingre-
strictions,one-waystreets,lanechangere-
strictions,etc.
—Adjustthevolumeoftheaudiosystemso
thatsignalsfromoutsidethevehicle,such
aspoliceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasily
atalltimes.

@)Note
Ifthedrivingdirectionsconflictwithtraffic
laws,obeythetrafficlaws.

Navigation


Additionaloptionsonthemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page138,fig. 120.
>Presstherightcontrolbutton.

Dependingonthefunctionselected,thefollow-
ingoptionscanalsobeselectedundertheMap
menu:
Cancelrouteguidance:see>page135.
Mapsettings:see>page140.
Routecriteria:see>page137.
Voiceguidance:see>page137.
Navigationsettings:see>page136.
Onlinetrafficdata*:see>page141.
Showalternativeroutes:see>page137.
Parkingalongtheroute:parkingoptionsnear
thevehiclearedisplayed.
Savecurrentposition:youcansaveyourcurrent
vehiclepositionasafavorite>page136orsave
itasacontactinthedirectory>page136.
Audiconnectatthislocation*:allowsyouto
searchforCityEventsorWeatherattheentered
location.
Countryinformation:youcandisplaytheappli-
cableurbanandruralspeedlimitsforanycoun-
try/state.Thisinformationwillbeautomatically
showntoyouintherouteinformation@)
=>page138,fig.120whenthespeedlimitisex-
ceeded,ifthisfunctionisactivated>page140.
Avoidroute*:whenrouteguidanceisactive,the
calculatedroutewillavoidtheareayouhave
specified(maximum:12mi(20km)),ifpossible.
Thenavigationsystemcalculatesanalternative
route.Theroutetobeavoidedthatyouhaveen-
teredappliesonlytothecurrentrouteandmust
besetagain,ifneeded.Theareasyouhavese-
lectedto avoidwillappearwithredandwhite
shadingonthemap.

2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
140
Mapsettings
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed>page138,fig. 120.
»Select:rightcontrolbutton>Mapsettings.

Dependingontheselectedfunction,thefollow-
ingsettingscan beselected:
Mapcolors
Day/Night:themapisdisplayedwitha light/
darkbackground.
Automatic:whenthelightsswitchon,themap
colorsswitchfromdaytonight.
Mapdisplay
Standard>page138,fig.119.
Satellitemap*))>page141,fig.121.
Traffic>page141.
Maporientation
Destinationmap:themapindicatesthedestina-
tionandisorientedtothenorth.
2Dheadingupmap/2Dnorthupmap:thecur-
rentvehiclepositionisdisplayed.Themapisori-
entedinthedirectionoftravelor tothenorth.
3Dheading-upmap:whenthisfunctionis
switchedon,thecurrentvehiclepositionis
shownonathree-dimensionalmapandoriented
inthedirectionoftravel.Atascaleof62mi
(100km)andlarger,themaporientationisto
thenorth.
Overviewmap:theentireroutefromthevehicle
positiontothedestinationorthenextstopoveris
displayedonthemap. Themapscaledependson
the lengthoftherouteandadaptsautomatically.
Themapisorientedtothenorth.
Routeinformation
Thedisplay ofrouteinformationsuchasthecur-
rentroadbeingdrivenon,upcomingmaneuvers,>

Media

Media
Introduction
Therearevariousmediadrivesandconnections
availableintheMMI.Youcanplay,forexample,
audio/videofilesfromtheJukebox*orconnect
yourmobiledevicetotheAudimusicinterface*
andoperateitthroughtheMMI.
Notes
Mediaandformatrestrictions:theMMI(includ-
ingtheSDcardreaderandtheUSBstoragede-
viceconnection*)wastestedwithavarietyof
productsandmediaavailableinthemarket.
However,theremaybecaseswhereindividualde-
vicesormediaandaudio/video*filesmaynot be
recognized,mayplayonlywithrestrictionsor
maynotplayatall.
DigitalRightsManagement:pleasenotethat
theaudio/videofilesaresubjecttocopyrightpro-
tection.
Themediadrivesdonotplayfilesthatarepro-
tectedbyDRMandthatareidentifiedwiththe
symbolfii.
Datasecurity:neverstoreimportantdataonSD
cards,theJukebox*,CDs/DVDsormobiledevices.
AudiAGisnotresponsiblefordamagedorlost
filesandmedia.
Loadingtimes:themorefiles/folders/playlists
thatareonastoragemedium,thelongeritwill
taketo loadtheaudio/video*files.Audirecom-
mendsusingstoragemediathatonlycontainau-
dio/videofiles*.To decrease thetimeittakesto
loadaudio/videofiles*,createsubfolders(forex-
ample,fortheartistoralbum).Theloadingtime
willalsoincreasewhenimportingfiles.
Additionalinformation:whenplaying,audio
filesareautomaticallydisplayedwithanyaddi-
tionalinformationthatisstored(suchasthear-
tist,trackandalbumcover).Ifthisinformationis
notavailableonthestoragemedium,theMMI
willchecktheGracenotemetadatadatabase.
150
However,insomecases,theadditionalinforma-
tionmaynotbedisplayed.
Restrictedfunctionality:resettheMediaset-
tingstothefactorydefaultsettingsiffunctional-
ityisrestricted>page170.
Iffunctionalityisrestricted,resettheJukebox*to
thefactorydefaultsettings>page170.
Forinformationaboutthepropertiesofsupport-
edmediaandfileformats,see>page164.
@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
CD/DVDoperation
CD/DVDandformatrestrictions:thefunctionali-
tyofindividualstoragemediamaybelimiteddue
tothevarietyofblankCDs/DVDsavailable and
thevariouscapacities.AudioCDsorvideoDVDs
withcopyprotection,CDs/DVDsthatdonotcon-
formtothestandard,andmultisessionCDsmay
havelimitedplaybackormaynotplayatall.Audi
recommendsfinalizingtherecordingprocess
whencreatingmultisession CDs.Multisession
DVDsarenotsupported.
UsingCDs/DVDs,theCDdrive ortheDVDdrive:
toensurecorrect,high-qualityplaybackandto
preventdamagetothedriveordiscreadinger-
rors,alwaysstoreCDs/DVDsinaprotective
sleeveand donotexposethemtodirectsunlight.
Donotuse:
—Damaged,dirtyorscratchedCDs/DVDs
—
SingleCDs/DVDswith3in(8cm)diameter
—CD/DVDsthatarenotround
—CDs/DVDswithlabels
—Protectiverings
—CleaningCDs
Thermalprotectionswitch:CD/DVDplayback
maybetemporarilyunavailableifoutsidetem-
peraturesareextremelyhotorcold.Athermal
protectionswitchisinstalledtoprotectthe
CD/DVDandthelaser.
Laserdevices:laserdevicesare dividedintosafe-
tyclasses1to4inaccordancewithDINIEC76>

Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@)Tips
— Depending ontheInternetconnectionand
networktraffic,theconnectionmaydiscon-
nectedwhenonlinemediasourcesareplay-
ing.
—OnlinemediaandInternetradiousagede-
pendsontheserviceavailabilityofthethird
partyprovider.
—AudiAGsimplymakestheaccesstoonline
mediaservicespossiblethroughtheMMI
anddoesnottakeanyresponsibilityforthe
contentsoftheonlinemediaservices.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page123,Audi
connect.
— Dependingonthemobiledevicebeingused,
theremaybeinterruptionsduringmedia
playbackandwhenusingthemyAudiapp.
Topreventinterruptionswhenusingamo-
biledevice,donotlockthescreenonyour
mobiledeviceandkeepthemyAudiappin
theforeground.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationaboutonlinemedia.
156
Multimediaconnections
OMFeeTomeNemeatsKole
USBchargingport
Dependingonthevehicleequipment,youcan
connectyourmobiledevices(suchasasmart-
phoneorMP3player)totheAudimusicinterface
oraUSBchargingportusingaspecialUSB
adapter.
oe|®
SO2
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7
Fig.131AudiGenuineAccessories:USBadapter

RAH-9203|

@USBadapterfordeviceswithamicroUSBcon-
nection
@USBadapterfordeviceswithanAppleLight-
ningconnection
@USBadapterfordeviceswithUSBtypeCcon-
nection
@USBadapterfordeviceswithanAppleDock
connector
YoucanpurchasetheUSBadapterfromanau-
thorizedAudidealeroratspecialtystores.
()Note
HandletheUSBadaptercarefully.Donotal-
lowittobepinched.

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Media

—Selectingthepreviousornexttrack/chapter
D: presstheOn/OffknobontheMMIcontrol
panelbrieflytotheleftKdorrightDo.
—Fast-forwardingandrewindingaudio/video
files:pressandholdtheOn/Offknobonthe
MMIcontrolpaneltotheleftKdorrightDelfor
alongertime.
—Pausingorresumingplayback:pressthe
On/OffknobontheMMIcontrolpanelbriefly.
@)Tips
—Youcanscrollthroughlonglistsquicklyby
turningthecontrolknobquickly.Thescroll-
ingspeeddependsonthenumberoflisten-
tries.
—Forsafetyreasons,thevideoimageisonly
displayedwhenthevehicleisstationary.On-
lythesoundfromthevideoplayswhiledriv-
ing.
Variouscategoriesfor selectingaudio/video*
filesareavailableinthemediacenter.
ao
€Artists
(4)‘falNeyeraa
ogalg-t)
—
Fig.135Example:USBstickcategories

Track
(7)RNa

Fig.136Example:USBstickcategories

))DependingontheDVD,thismaynotbepossibleduring
playback.

>Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverviewisdisplayed.
Selectandconfirmthedesiredsource.

@Activesource
Theactivesourceishighlighted.Theactive
sourcesymbol(@)maychangedependingonthe
connecteddevice,theonlinemediaservice*,or
Internetradio*.Thedevicenamemaybedis-
played(forexample:myPhone).Asanexample,a
USBstickisshown>fig.135connectedtothe
Audimusicinterface*.
Depending ontheactivesource,youcanselect
audio/videofiles*fromthefollowingcategories
andaddthemtotheplaylist:
@Favorites
TheFavoritescategoryappearsifatleastoneen-
tryisstoredinthefavoriteslist.See>page161,
Favorites.
@Artists
Allavailableartistsaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firmanartist,analbumandthenatrack.
@Albums
Allavailablealbumsaredisplayed.Selectand
confirm analbumandthenatrack.
©Genres
Allavailablegenresaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firm
agenre(suchasPop),anartist,analbum
andthenasong.
©Tracks
Allavailabletracksaredisplayed.Selectandcon-
firm
atrack.
@Folders
Thefolderstructureortrack/chapterlistisdis-
played.Selectafolder,ifnecessary. Selectand
confirmatrack.
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8S1012721BA
Audismartphoneinterface

Audismartphone
interface
Setup
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
YoucanconnectyoursmartphonetotheMMIus-
ingtheAudismartphoneinterface.Certaincon-
tenton yoursmartphoneisadaptedtotheInfo-
tainmentsystemdisplaywhiledrivingandcan
beoperatedthroughtheMMIcontrolpanel.
Requirement:
Thevehiclemustbestationaryandtheignition
mustbe switchedon.
iPhonegeneration5orhigher withLightning
connectorandiOS7.1.2operatingsystemor
higher.Or:
AsmartphonewiththeAndroidAutoapp andAn-
droid5.0Lollipopoperatingsystemorhigheris
required.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page157usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page156,fig. 131.
> SelectandconfirmActivateAppleCarPlayor
ActivateAndroidAutonow.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.
>Payattentiontoanyadditionalsystemprompts
onyoursmartphone,ifapplicable.
IfyouchosenottouseAppleCarPlayorAndroid
Autowhenconnectingyoursmartphoneforthe
firsttime,youcanstarttheAudismartphonein-
terfacelateronusingtheConnectionmanager.
>Select:[MENU]button>Audismartphonein-
terface>Changetoconnectionmanager.
>Connectyour smartphonetotheAudimusicin-
terface>page157usingtheapplicableUSB
adapter>page156,fig. 131.
>SelectandconfirmAudismartphoneinterface
intheConnectionmanager>page170.You
canselectyoursmartphoneinthelistofdevi-
cesthatarealreadypaired>page171.
>Follow thesysteminstructions.



)Inpreparationatthetimeofprinting.


ZAWARNING
Drivingrequiresyourcompleteandundivided
attention.Asthedriver,youhavecompletere-
sponsibilityforsafetyintraffic.Neveroperate
mobiledeviceswhiledriving,becausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.

@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@)Tips
—Thefunctionsthatcan beuseddependon
thefollowingfactors,amongothers:
—Thebrandofyoursmartphone
~Theversionoftheoperatingsystemin
yoursmartphone
—Thesoftwareversionoftheappused
—TheUSBadaptercableandcorrectconnec-
tion
—Yourcellphoneserviceprovider
—Thecustomizedsettingson yoursmart-
phone
—Oneofthefactorsaboveoracombination
ofanyofthemcouldcauseyoursmart-
phonetobe incompatiblewiththeAudi
smartphoneinterface.Compatibilitycannot
beguaranteedforalltypesofsmartphones.
Formoreinformationandassistance,refer
totheuserguideandthemanufacturerof
yoursmartphone.
—Iftheconnectedsmartphonehasvoicecon-
trol,youcan operateyoursmartphoneusing
theexternalvoicerecognitionsystem*
=>page107.
— ThemenulanguageshownintheMMIis
basedonthesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—ThetimedisplayedintheMMIisbasedon
thesettingsinyoursmartphone.
—SomeMMIfunctionsarenotavailablewhen
AppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoisactive.
—Youcannotconnectanymobiledevicesvia
BluetoothwhenanAppleCarPlayconnec-
tionisactive.
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8S1012721BA
Safedriving

Safedriving
Basics
Safedrivinghabits
Pleaseremember-safetyfirst!
Theindividualsafetyfeaturesofyourvehiclecan
worktogetherasasystemtohelpprotectyou
and
yourpassengersinawiderangeofaccidents.
Thesefeaturescannotworkasasystemifthey
arenot alwayscorrectlyadjustedandcorrectly
used.
Thischaptercontainsimportantinformation,
tips,instructionsandwarningsthatyouneedto
readandobserveforyourownsafety,thesafety
of
yourpassengersandothers.Wehavesummar-
izedherewhatyouneedtoknowaboutsafety
belts,airbags,childrestraintsaswellaschild
safety.Yoursafetyisforusprioritynumber1.Al-
waysobservetheinformationandwarningsin
thissection-foryourownsafetyaswellasthat
ofyourpassengers.
Theinformationinthissectionappliestoall
modelversionsofyourvehicle.Someofthefea-
turesdescribedinthissectionsmaybe standard
equipmentonsomemodels,ormaybeoptional
equipmentonothers.Ifyouarenotsure,ask
yourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
—Alwaysmakesurethatyoufollowthein-
structionsandheedtheWARNINGSinthis
Manual.Itisinyourinterestandinthein-
terestofyourpassengers.
—AlwayskeepthecompleteOwner'sLitera-
tureinyourAudiwhenyoulendorsellyour
vehicleso thatthisimportantinformation
willalways beavailabletothedriverand
passengers.
—AlwayskeeptheOwner'sliteraturehandyso
that
youcanfinditeasilyifyouhaveques-
tions.

Importantthingstodobeforedriving
Safetyiseverybody'sjob!Vehicleandoccupant
safetyalwaysdependsontheinformedandcare-
fuldriver.
Foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassen-
gers,beforedrivingalways:
>Makesurethatalllightsandsignalsareoperat-
ingcorrectly.
>Makesurethatthetirepressureiscorrect.
>Makesurethatallwindowsarecleanandafford
goodvisibility totheoutside.
>Secureallluggageandotheritemscarefully
=>page44,>page43.
>Makesurethatnothingcaninterferewiththe
pedals.
>Adjustfrontseatandmirrorscorrectlyforyour
height.
>Makesuretouse therightchildrestraintcor-
rectlytoprotectchildren>page212,Child
safety.
>Sitproperlyinyourseatandmakesurethat
yourpassengersdothesame©page40,Front
seats.
>Fastenyoursafetybeltandwearitproperly.Al-
soinstructyourpassengerstofastentheirsafe-
tybeltsproperly>page180.
Whatimpairsdrivingsafety?
Safedrivingisdirectlyrelatedtotheconditionof
thevehicle,thedriveraswellasthedriver’sabili-
ty toconcentrateontheroadwithoutbeingdis-
tracted.
Thedriverisresponsibleforthesafetyoftheve-
hicleandallofitsoccupants.Ifyourabilityto
driveisimpaired,safetyrisksforeverybodyinthe
vehicleincreaseand youalsobecomeahazardto
everyoneelseontheroad>/\.Therefore:
>Donotletyourselfbedistractedbypassengers
orbyusinga cellulartelephone.
>NEVERdrivewhenyourdrivingabilityisim-
paired(bymedications,alcohol,drugs,etc.).
>Observealltrafficlaws,rulesoftheroadand
speedlimitsandplaincommonsense.
>ALWAYSadjustyourspeedtoroad,trafficand
weatherconditions.
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>