seats AUDI TT COUPE 2019 Owners Manual

Tableofcontents

AboutthisOwner'sManual......5Warmandcold...2.2.0...eeeeeee
Climatecontrolsystem............0.0.
SUIMIMAFY:« «225%:222%:seenseos6
QuickACCESS8:6 6icibsewseeewe6DeIVING).«cisco62eseoeencesaewe6
Cockpitoverview.............-0000-56Generalinformation.................
Indicatorlightsoverview...........0..7Steeritig Startingandstoppingtheengine.......
Displayandoperation............10Electromechanicalparkingbrake.......
Instrumentcluster...............10Starting todrive..............02000--
Instrumentclusteroverview...........10SpOrtyCrivinGiesx «wus4 werom2 2mewn28g
Coolanttemperatureindicator.........10Automatictransmission.............
Tachometer.........0.0 eeeeeeee11Trailertowing...........00000000000-
OdOMeterws ywax«game2 2Beeesdemeg11
Outsidetemperaturedisplay...........11Driverassistance.................
Fuellevel...........0...cee eee eeeee 12.Assistsystems...................
Multifunctionsteeringwheel..........12Speedwarningsystem................
Vehiclefunctions«csv.eeveeweveo15Cruise controlsystem.............0--
Messages...0.0.0.0eeeeeeeeeeee16Audiactivelaneassist................
Laptinienwesxxaugsseae5oo8 2ROS
Startinganddriving.............21,Audisideassisthersosswans5 3suesosaves«3
Openingandclosing.............21:Audidriveselect(drivesettings)........
Cenitrallocking2.2%ssiesssscenescece21
Luggagecompartmentlid.............27Parking1d).«vc.2siesoore6 ooo
Powerwindows...............00000528Introduction.............0.0.0.2eee
Garagedooropener...........--...--29Rearparkingsystem............-....
Parkingsystemplus...605sseeeesees
LightsandVision.................32Rearviewcamera......2.0...ceceeee
Exteriorlighting................0000832Adjusting thedisplayandthewarning
Interiorlighting’:«gems=:sewssesees34TONGScon& ©peaseewegeSeeGeSeege
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Windshieldwipers............-...0--36
Digital.compass:;«acssscesseewesace38IntelligentTechnology...........
Electronicstabilizationcontrol(ESC)....
Seats...0...eee40Brakes...6...eeeeee
Generalinformation.................40Steering«eee«=neue=¢oeseeeeeee
Fromtsseats«scwessstvcivesosees3 2serenaa40Allwheeldrive(quattro)..............
Rearbenchseat..................00.AlRearspoiler...1.2.0...ceceeeeeee
Energymanagement................-
Stowingandusing...............42Informationaboutdata recordedby
Ashtray...2.eeeeeeee42vehiclecontrolmodules...............
Cigarettelighter.................005.42
POWerSOUIGCESex5:2sporesa ¢eames« 5ewe&42Infotainmentsystem............
SEOMAGEScisceessc+cynanesw wanmuens© &catesWewceases43MultiMediaInterface............
Luggagecompartment...............44Trafficsafetyinformation.............
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MMIoperation...............0..000.
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Sideairbags..........0.0ceceeeeeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............00.209
Childsafety......................212
Importantinformation...............212
Childsafetyseats...............-.04.218
Securingchildsafetyseats............223
LATCHsystem(loweranchoragesand
tethersfor'children)ossscsiscwees &ons226
Additionalinformation...............230
MaintenanceandCare...........231
CheckingandFilling.............231,
Fuel...2...eeeeee231
RETUSIINGcis« xexwx«eaey+Haasa xpews232
Emissionscontrolsystem.............235
Enginecompartment.................235
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Goolingisystem« ssuas«xsomesw 2cmweneoane242
Brakefluid...............-eeeeee243
Electricalsystem.........-..00--000-244
Battenyis2asncaa= 6were2 6women2sawn©ae244
Windshieldwashersystem...........-246
Serviceintervaldisplay...............247
ad|248
WheelsandTires......-.0.0eeeeeee248
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......265
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem.......267
Careandcleaning................270
Generalinformation.................270
Carwashes............0.00.eeeeeee270
Cleaningandcareinformation.........271
Takingyourvehicleoutofservice.......275
Do-ItYOURSELFa5¢ccascamaasaan276
Emergencyassistance...........276
Generalinformation0...c.ccueeees276
Equipment..................0.0000.276
MireMHODIWEYKitoarssswow2¢ens2 oee276
Replacingwheels................-00.278
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TOWING...eeeeeeeee282
Fusesandbulbs..................285
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BUILDSsscus ¢ae5 ¢Haws2cerseBeeges287
Customerinformation...........288
Accessoriesandtechnical
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Warranty.=cesscoaenniceooenecate= oects288
AudiLiteratureShop..............0--288
Drivinginothercountries.............288
Maintenance,repairs,andtechnical
modifications...............02--008-288
Accessoriesandparts..............-.290
ReportingSafetyDefects..............290
Declarationofcompliancefor
telecommunicationsequipmentand
electronicsysteMS.........002.eee291
TechnicalGata... Identificationdata................0..293
Vehicledata...........ceeeeeeeeee293
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Instrumentcluster

BMFTtaN
TheEaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
Safetysystem
Ifthekaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
eSTeeriaatl
TheBaindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger's*safetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page180.
Q/ARearsafetybelt
Appliesto:vehicleswithrearsafetybeltdetection

Therespectiveindicatorlightwillturnonbriefly
whenasafetybeltontherearseatsisfastened
orunfastened.
a|-Thisindicatorlightturnsonbrieflyifasafe-
tybeltontherearseatisnotfastened.
B-Thisindicatorlightturnsonbrieflyifthe
safetybeltontherearseatisfastened.
El-Ifthisindicatorlightblinks,thesafetybelt
wasunfastenedwhiledriving.Aboveacertain
speed,therewillalsobeawarningtone.
G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page180.
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@-Steeringlock
2]Steering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
|e—e]Steeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
Donottowyourvehiclewhenthereisamal-
functionintheelectronicsteeringlock-this
increasestheriskofanaccident.
®—eEnginestartsystem
&Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService

Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
&Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
*\Enginestop whiledriving
Ifthe8indicatorlightturnson,theremaybea
malfunctionintheengineorfuelsupply.
Moreforceisneededtosteerandbrakethemov-
ingvehiclewhentheengineisstopped.Ifthe>

Seats

Seats
Generalinformation

Z\WARNING
See=page175,Safedrivingforimportant
information,tips,suggestionsandwarnings
thatyoushouldreadandfollowforyourown
safetyandthesafetyofyourpassengers.

Frontseats
eae)arenalalg
Appliesto:vehicleswithpoweradjustableseats
2 &
Sg cd
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Fig.38Frontseat:powerseatadjustment
@-Lumbarsupportormultifunctionbutton*
=page40.Toadjustthelumbarsupport,press
thebuttonintheapplicablelocation.
@-Movingtheseatup/down:pressthe button
upward/downward.Toadjustthefrontseatcush-
ion,pressthefrontbuttonup/down.Toadjust
therearseatcushion,presstherearbuttonup/
down.
@-Movingtheseatforward/back:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@®)-Adjustingthebackrestangle:pressthebut-
ton forward/back.
@-Lengthening/shorteningtheupperthighsup-
port*:liftthegriphandle.


Z\WARNING
—Onlyadjustthefrontseatwhenthevehicle
isstationary.Otherwise,thisincreasesthe
riskofanaccident
— Thepowerfrontseatscanalsobeadjusted

whentheignitionisswitchedoff.Forthis

40

reason,childrenshouldneverbeleftunat-
tendedinthevehiclebecausetheycouldbe
injured.
—Exercisecautionwhenadjustingtheseat
height.Unsupervisedorcarelessseatadjust-
mentcanpinchfingersorhandscausingin-
juries.
— Thefrontseatbackrestsmustnotbere-
clinedtoofarbackwhendriving,because
thisimpairstheeffectivenessofthesafety
beltsandairbagsystem,whichincreasesthe
riskofinjury.
—Tominimizetheriskofinjuryduringsudden
brakingoracollision,thedriverandthe
frontpassengermustnotdriveorridewith
thebackrestinthereclinedposition.The
safetybeltsandairbagsystemcanonlypro-
videthegreatestprotectionpossiblewhen
thebackrestsareintheuprightpositionand
thesafetybeltsareworncorrectly.Themore
abackrestisreclined,thegreatertheriskof
injuryduetoanincorrectseatingposition
andsafetybeltposition.
Multifunctionbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionbutton


You canadjustthesidebolstersusingthemulti-
functionbutton.
>Ifyouturnthemultifunctionbutton@
=>page40,fig.38totheleftorright,theside
bolstersontheseatbackrestswillincrease or
decreasethelateralsupport.
G)Tips
Theairinthesidebolsters*isreleasedas
soonasthedriver'sdooropens.Thismakesis
possibletoenterandexitthevehiclemore
comfortably.Assoonasyoustartdrivingthe
vehicle,thesidebolstersfill.

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Seats

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Appliesto:vehicleswithentryassistance
Easyseatentrymakesiteasiertogetintothe
Ay
oe
d
Fig.39Driver'sseat:loopontheseatbackrest

BFV-0119


>Tofoldthefrontseatbackrestsforward,pullon
theloopandfoldtheseatbackrest.

ZA\WARNING
Alwaysmakesurethefront seatsareupright
andsecurelylockedinplacewhendriving.
(eataed
Appliesto:vehicleswithcenterarmrest




Fig.40Armrestbetweenthedriver's/frontpassenger's
seats.
>Toliftthearmrestoutofthelowestposition,
pressthebuttoninthedirectionofthearrow.
>Toadjusttheangle,raisethearmrestnotch by
notch.
>Tobringthearmrestbackdown,raiseitoutof
the topnotchandfolditbackdown.ThenLift
thearmresttothedesiredposition,ifnecessa-
ry.
Pleasenotethatthedriver'sabilitytomovehisor
armmayberestrictedwhenthearmrestisfolded

down.Becauseofthis,thearmrestshouldnotbe
foldeddownduringcitydriving.
Thearmrestcanslideforwardandback.
Thereisastoragecompartmentunderthearm-
rest.
Rearbenchseat
Rearseatpassengersmustmeetcertaincriteria.

BFV-0074

Fig.41Correctseatedpositionontherearbenchseat

ZA\WARNING
—Onlypassengersupto57in(145cm)tall
maysitontherearbenchseat.
—Theminimumdistancebetweenthehead
andtherearwindowwhensittingupright
should not belessthan1in(2.5cm).People
whosittallerthanthiscouldsuffersevere
injurieswhenclosingtheluggagecompart-
mentlidorduringacollision.Alwayspayat-
tentiontotherearpassengerswhenclosing
theluggagecompartmentlid.
— Noheavy,hardobjectsmaybeplacedonthe
luggagecompartmentcover.Theyendanger
thevehiclepassengerswhenopeningthe
luggagecompartmentlidorwhenbraking
suddenly.

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Warmandcold

Theseatheatingswitchesautomaticallyfrom
setting3 tosetting2after10minutes.
Whenseatheatingshouldnotbeswitched
on
Donotturntheseatheatingonunderthefollow-
ingcircumstances:
—Theseatisunoccupied.
—Theseatiscoveredwithaseatcover.
—Theseatiscoveredwitha child seat.
—Theseatisdamporwet.
Individualswithreducedsensitivitytopainor
temperaturecoulddevelopburnswhenusing
theseatheatingfunction.Toreducetherisk
ofinjury,theseindividualsshouldnot useseat

heating.

Toreduce theriskofdamagetotheseatheat-
ingelements,donotkneelontheseatsor
placeheavypressureononeareaoftheseat.
—Thesettingfortheseatheatingonthedriv-
er'ssideisassignedtothekeythatisinuse.
—Ifthefrontpassenger'sseatheatingis
turnedon,itwillnotturnonagainautomat-
icallyifmorethan10minuteshavepassed
betweenswitchingtheignitionoffand
switchingitonagain.
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Audiconnect

Audiconnect
Generalinformation
Dependingonthecountryandthevehicleequip-
ment,thefollowing functionsmaybeavailable:
—AudiconnectInfotainment
YoucanalsofindmoreinformationonAudicon-
nectonlineatwww.audiusa.com.

Z\WARNING
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,onlyuse
Audiconnectserviceswhenroadandtraffic
conditionspermit.Alwaysreadandfollow
the
notesin>page90,Trafficsafetyinfor-
mation.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Alsoreadthewarningsinthechapter
=>page188.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,use theAu
diconnectInfotainmentserviceswithaWi-
Fihotspotonlyintherearseatwhentheve-
hicleisinmotion,oronlywhenthevehicleis
stationary.

()Note
—Appliesto:useofseparateSIMcardinthe
SIMcardreaderorSIMcardintheWi-Fide-
viceviapersonalhotspot:Ifyouuseyour
ownSIMcard,alldataconnectionsforall
AudiconnectInfotainmentserviceswillrun
throughyourSIMcard.Thiscouldresultin
additionalcosts,dependingonyourcell
phoneserviceproviderandespeciallywhen
usinginothercountries.Aflatratedata
planisstronglyrecommended.Youcanob-
tainmoreinformationfromyourcellphone
serviceprovider.
—Incertainsituations,theWi-Fihotspotdata
connectionmaybeestablishedasareplace-
mentfortheSIMcardonyourWi-Fidevice.
Thisfeature dependsontheconfiguration
ofyourWi-Fideviceandoperatingsystem.
Thiscouldresultinfeesdependingonyour
cellphoneserviceprovider,especiallyifyou
areusingthisfeaturewhileabroad.Aflat
ratedataplanisstronglyrecommended.For
moreinformation,contactyourcellphone
serviceproviderorrefertotheowner'sman-
ualforyourWi-Fidevice.
—Youareresponsibleforallprecautionstaken
fordataprotection,anti-virusprotection,
andprotectionagainstlossofdataonmo-
biledevicesthatareused,forexample,to
accesstheInternetthroughtheWi-Fihot-
spot.
@)Tips
—Theavailabilityofservicesdependsonthe
subscription.
—AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfrom
thirdpartyproviders.Permanentavailability
cannotbe guaranteed,becausethatde-
pendsonthethirdpartyprovider.
—Useofthemostup-to-datemobilenetwork
standardisnotavailableineverycountry.
ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityoryourcell
phoneserviceproviderforadditionalinfor-
mation.
—AudiconnectInfotainmentservicesareonly
availablewithinthecellphonenetworkcov-
eragefromyourcellphoneserviceprovider.
—Availability,scope,providers,screendisplay,
andcosts ofservicesmayvarydependingon
thecountry,model,modelyear,enddevice
andrates.
123

—Checkforanyconnectionrequestsonyour
Bluetoothdevice.
—MultipleBluetoothaudioplayerscan be
connectedtotheMMI,butonlyonemobile
devicecanbeactive.
—BluetoothprotocolsAVRCP(1.0/1.3/1.4)
andA2DParesupported.
—NotethevolumesettingonyourBluetooth
device.Audirecommendssettingyourmo-
biledevicetothemaximumvolumewhen
usingitasaBluetoothaudioplayer.
— Thesupportedmediafunctions(suchas
shuffle)dependontheBluetoothdevicebe-
ingused.
—Formoreinformationonsupporteddevices,
visitwww.audiusa.com/bluetoothorcon-
tactanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacility.
Wi-Fiaudioplayer
Appliesto:vehicleswithWi-Fiaudioplayer
UsingtheWi-Fiaudioplayermediasourceonthe
MMI,youcanconnectandoperateyourWi-Fi-ca-
pablemediaplayer(suchasasmartphone)to
wirelesslyplaymusicfrom yourmediaplayerli-
brary.Themediaplayerisconnectedthroughthe
vehicle'sWi-Fihotspot.AUPnPServerapporan
integratedUPnP/DLNAserveronyourmedia
playerisrequiredtoaccessyourmediaplayerli-
brary.
Requirement:theWi-Fifunctiononyourmedia
playermustbe switchedon.ThemyAudiappora
UPnPserverappmustbeinstalledonyourmedia
player.Or:youmustbeusingamediaplayerwith
anintegratedUPnP/DLNAserver.

—Connectingamediaplayer:pressthe[MEDIA
button.Presstheleftcontrolbuttonuntilthe
sourcesoverview>page158isdisplayed.Se-
lectandconfirm Wi-Fiaudioplayer(7)
=>page158,fig. 134.
—Ifnecessary,selectandconfirmWi-Fiturned
off>TurnonWi-Fito activateWi-Fiinthe
MMI.SelectWi-Fisettings,ifnecessary.Select
thesamesettingsonthewirelessmediaplayer
thatareusedfortheWi-Fihotspot.

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—StartingtheWi-Fiaudioplayer:startthe
myAudiapporaUPnPserverapp.Or:setme-
diapermissionsonyourmediaplayer.
Operatingthemediaplayer:themediaplayeris
operatedthroughtheMMI.
—Presstheleftcontrolbuttonrepeatedlyuntil
theFoldersmenuitemappears.Selectandcon-
firm
Folders.
—Playingmusicfromthemediaplayer:select
andconfirmMediacenter.
Webradio:see>page155.

ZAWARNING
—Asthedriver,donotallowusageoftheWi-
Fihotspottodistractyoufromdriving,as
thiscouldincreasetheriskofanaccident.
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
=>page188.

@)Note
Alwaysfollowtheinformationfoundin>@in
Generalinformationonpage123.
@Tips
— TheWi-Ficonnectionisreconfiguredwhen
insertingorremovingtheminiSIMcardin
theSIMcardreader*.Theremaybeatem-
poraryinterruptioninaudioplayback,de-
pendingonthemediaplayer.
—Alwaysreadthe chapter>page123,Audi
connect.
—PleasenotethataWi-Ficonnectiondoes
notautomaticallymakeitpossible touse
theInternet.Foradditionalinformation,
see>page123.

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Media

—Toavoidinterruptionsduringplayback,de-
activatethepowersavingfunctiononthe
mediaplayer orconnectittoacharger.
— Theloadingtimesfortheaudiodatadepend
onthemediaplayerusedandthenumberof
filesthatitcontains.
—Amaximumof2,000entriesperdirectory
aredisplayedintheMMI.
—Songsdownloadedforofflineuseusingmu-
sicstreamingservicesarestoredonyour
mobiledevice(suchasasmartphone)and
maybeDRMprotected.TheWi-Fiaudio
playerwillnotplayDRMprotectedfiles.
—ContactanauthorizedAudidealeror au-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforadditional
informationontheWi-Fiaudioplayer.
Onlinemediaand
Internetradio
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiconnect
Youcanplaybackandoperatevariousonlineme-
diaservicesandInternetradiousingtheMMI.


>»Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page158,
fig.134isdisplayed.

Appliesto:usingonlinemediaandInternetradio
Requirement:
—ThemyAudiappmustbeinstalledandopenon
yourmobiledevice.
—YoumustbeloggedintoyourmyAudiaccount
inthemyAudiappandyoumusthaveselected
yourvehicle.
—TheWi-Fifunctiononthemobiledeviceandon
theMMImustbeswitchedon.
—Ifnecessary,checkinthe connectionmanager
=>page170ifthemobiledeviceyouconnected
isselectedundertheMMIconnectapp().
—TheMMImustbeconnectedtothenetwork.
—ThesymbolfortheOnlinemedia*source
=>page158,fig.134isshownintheMMI.
Appliesto:usingonlinemedia
Additionalrequirement:
—Asupportedonlinemediaservicemustbeavail-
ableinthecountrywherethevehicleisbeing
operated.
—Youmusthaveanaccountwithasupportedon-
linemediaservice.
—Dependingontheonlinemediaservice,you
mayneedtoinstallandopenanapponyour
mobiledevice.
StartingOnlinemedia
—Pressthe[MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page158is
displayed.
—Selectandconfirm anonlinemediaservice.


StartingInternetradio
—Pressthe|MEDIA]button.Presstheleftcontrol
buttonuntilthesourcesoverview>page158is
displayed.
—SelectandconfirmInternetradio.TheInternet
radiobrowserorthelaststationthatwasplay-
ingisshown.
—Selectingthestation:ifnecessary,selectand
confirmacategoryintheInternetradioBrows-
er>astation.


OnlinemediaandInternetradio::additionalop-
tions
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.
Thefollowingoptionsmaybeavailable,depend-
ingontheinformationshown(suchasthesta-
tion/trackthatiscurrentlyplaying):
—Soundsettings:see>page173.
—Wi-Fisettings:see>page128,Wi-Fisettings.
—Connectionmanager:see>page170.
—Additionaloptionsmaybeavailable,depending
ontheactiveonlinemediaserviceorInternet
radio.

ZA\WARNING
—Itisonlysafe tousetablets,laptops,mobile
devicesandothersimilardeviceswhenthe
vehicleisstationarybecause,likeallloose
objects,theycouldbethrownaroundthein-
sideofthevehicleinacrashandcauseseri-
ousinjuries.Storethesetypesofdevicesse-
curelywhiledriving.
—Donotuseanywirelessdevicesonthefront
seatswithinrangeoftheairbagswhiledriv-
ing.Also readthewarningsinthechapter
>page188.>


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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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