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Safety system
If them indicator light turns on or blinks, there
is a malfunction in a safety system.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
_& WARNING
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Have the safety systems inspected immedi­
ately. Otherwise, there is a risk that the sys­
tems may not activate during a collision,
which increases the risk of serious injury or death.
c±::, Engine control
If the II indicator light turns on if there is a mal­
function in the engine control.
Drive slowly to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thori zed Audi Service Facility to have the engine
checked.
C Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) is part of
the On Board Diagnostic system (OBD II) . The
¢..ij symbol turns on when the ignition is switched
on and turns off again once the engine is started
and running at a steady idle speed. This indicates
that the MIL is functioning correctly.
The indicator light turns on if there is a malfunc­
tion in the engine electronics. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility to
have the malfunction corrected.
For additional information, see¢
page 17.
!?) Engine speed limitation
Appl ies to: vehicles with engine speed li m itation
(ii Maximum engine speed: XXXX rpm
The engine speed is automatically limited to the
speed displayed in the driver information system .
This protects the engine from overheating.
;:::: The engine speed limitation deactivates once the
" ~ engine is no longer in the critical temperature 0
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Instruments and indicator lights
range and you have released the accelerator ped­
al once.
If the engine speed limitation was activated by
an engine control malfunction, the
II indicator
light also turns on. Make sure the engine speed
does not go above the speed displayed, for exam­
ple when downshifting. Drive to an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility im­
mediately to have the malfunction corrected.
~ Engine oil level (min.)
Ill Please check oil level
You may continue driving for the time being.
Check the engine oil level as soon as possible
<=> page 237.
-If the engine oil level is too low, add engine oil
¢page 239.
-If the engine oil level is correct and the indica­
tor light still turns on, drive at low engine
speed to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility .
"'' Engine oil sensor
• Oil level system: malfunction! Please con­
tact Service
The sensor to check the engine oil level has
failed . Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
• Oil level sensor: oil change necessary. Please
contact Service
The engine oil level is too high.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected.
(D Note
Refer to the description in the Owner's Man­
ual ¢
page 239, Checking the engine oil level
and adding engine oil.
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Instruments and indicator lights
jj Tank system
D Please r efu el
If the indicator light turns on for the first time
a nd the message appears, there are about 1.9
ga l (7
L) of fue l left in the tank.
II] Plea se refuel immediately
If the indicator light turns on the message ap­
pears , the fue l tank is almost empty . Refuel the
veh icle immediate ly.
D Tank s ystem: ma lfunction! Please contact
Service
If t h e ind icator lig ht tur ns on and th is mess age
appears, there is a mal func tion in the tank sys­
tem .
D rive to an a uth o rized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion cor re cted.
@ For the sake of the environment
Fue l sho uld never enter the sewe r system or
come into con ta ct w ith the gr ound.
(D Tips
More informat ion on refueling is ava ilable on
page
~ page 232.
~ Washer fluid level
(,-5 JJlea se add w asher fluid
F ill the washer fluid for the w indshield washer
system and the headlight washe r system* when
the ign ition is switc hed off ~
page 244.
"V! Windshield wipers
iii Windshield wipers : malfun ction ! Plea se
contact Service
There is a malfunction wi th the windshie ld w ip­
e rs.
Dr ive to an autho rized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
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-:(f>:-Bulb failure indicator
If the II ind icator light tu rns on, a bulb has
failed . T he mess age indi cates the loc ation of the
bulb.
Replace the bu lb immediate ly .
Vehicle lights: malfunct ion! Please contact
S ervice
There is a ma lfunction in the headlights or the
li ght sw itch. Drive to an author iz ed Audi dealer or
authori zed Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to
have the malfunction cor rected .
A WARNING
-Light bulbs a re under p ressure and can ex­
plode when b ulbs are replaced, wh ich in­
creases the risk of inju ry .
- With gas-discharge lamps* (xenon head­
lights), the high-vo ltage component must
be handled appr opria tely. Ot he rw ise, there
is a risk of fatal injury.
~(D Headlight range control system
II Headlight range control : malfunction! See
owne r's manual
There is a ma lf u n ction in the headlight range
contro l system , which may cause gla re for o ther
drivers.
D rive to an author ized A udi dealer or autho rized
A udi Se rvice Fac il ity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction correc ted .
§0 Audi adaptive light
App lies to : vehicles wi th Audi ada ptive ligh t
II Audi adaptive light: malfunction! See own­
er 's manual
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The re is a ma lfunction in the adap tive lights. The
he adlig hts st ill func tion.
D rive to an au thorized A udi dealer or autho rized
A udi Se rvice Fac ility immediate ly to have the
malfunction cor rec ted .

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@:.D Light/rain sensor
l!I Automatic headlights: malfunction! See
owner' s manual
El Automatic wipers : malfun ction! See owner 's
manual
The light/ra in sensor is malf unct ion ing.
The low beams remain switched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO position. You can continue to turn the
lights on and off using the light switch . You can
still cont rol a ll wipe r functions that a re inde­
pendent of the ra in se nsor.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a ut horized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunction corrected .
; Adaptive dampers
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
B Suspension : malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is an adaptive damper malf unct ion.
Drive to an aut horize d Aud i dea le r or a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct ion corrected.
¢i ¢ Turn signals
If t he B or Ill indicator light b links, a t urn sig­
n a l is turned on. If both indicator lig hts are blink­
i ng, the eme rgency flash ers a re on .
On-Board Diagnostic
system (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL)
The malfunction indica to r l amp (MIL) ¢.j in the
in str ument cluster is part of the O n Board Diag­
n os tic Sys tem ( OBD II).
The warning/indicator light turns on w hen the ig­
ni tion is switched o n and turns off once the e n­
g ine is s tarted an d is runn ing in id le at a stab le
speed. This indica tes th at the MIL is functioning
cor re ct ly.
Instruments and indicator lights
If the light does not turn off after starting the
engine
or turns on while driving, this may in di­
cate there is a malfunction in the engine.
If the
indicato r turns on, the cata lytic conve rter may be
damaged .
Drive
with reduced engine performan ce (avo id
high speeds for extended per io d s of t ime and/o r
fast acceleration) and have the ma lfunction cor­
rected. See an author ized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility.
The in dicator may turn on if the e lectron ic speed
li miter is faulty. For add it iona l information, see
¢ page 72, Electronic speed limiter.
On-Board Diagnostics
Fig. 4 Location of Data Link Connector (DLC)
On-Boa rd Diagnostics mo nitors the components
of your emission control system. Each monitored
component in your engine system has been as­
s igned a code. In case o f a malfunction, the com­
ponent will be i dent ified and the faul t st o red as a
co de i n t he co ntro l mo dule mem ory.
The MIL lig ht may also illum inate if there is a
leak in the on-boa rd fuel vapor recovery system .
In or de r to ma ke an acc urate diagnosis, the sto r­
ed data can only be d isplayed using special d iag­
nostic equipment (gener ic scan to ol for OBD).
In order to co nnect the s pecial diagnost ic equi p­
ment, push the p lug into the Data Link Connector
(DLC). T he DLC is located to the right of the hood
re lease
¢ fig. 4.
You r aut horize d Aud i dea le r or a qua lified se rvice
station can inte rpret the code and perform the
necessary repair.
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Instruments and indicator lights
A WARNING
Do not use the diagnostic connector for pe r­
sonal use . Incorrect usa ge can cause malfunc-
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Driver information system
Overview
Fig. S Dr iver information system diagram: classic v iew
Fig. 6 D river information system diagram : expanded view
The driver information system displays various
items:
@ Tachometer
@ Left additional display (divided in two sec-
tions in the expanded view)
@ Tab area
@ Central area
® Status line (displayed on one or two lines)
@ Speedometer/right additional display (divid-
ed in two sections in the enhanced view)
(J) Speedometer/convenience display
A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display . Be aware
Driver in forma tion system
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside temperature is around 41 °F ( +S °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of acc idents.
(D Tips
- You can select the units used for tempera­
ture, speed and other measurements in the
Infotainment system.
- If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at
very low speeds, the temperature dis­
played may be slightly higher than the ac­
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra ­
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+S °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature display~ ,&.
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Opening and clo sin g
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and u nlock the veh icle centrally. You
have the following options:
- Remote control key
c::> page 26,
-Sensors in the door handles* c::> page 27,
- Lock cylinder on the driver 's door c::> page 29,
o r
- Central locking switch inside
c::> page 28.
Auto Lo ck
The A uto Lock f unct ion locks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid once the speed has ex­
ceeded approx imately 9 mph (1S km/h) .
The vehicle can be unlocked if the openi ng func­
tion in the centra l locking system sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled. The A uto
L ock function can be switched on and off in the
Infotainment system
c::> page 28.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment ,
t he doors will a lso automat ically unlock to allow
access to the veh icle .
Selective unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close. You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the driver's door or the en­
tire veh icle should be unlocked when unlocking
c::> page 28 .
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flash tw ice when you unlock the
veh icle and flash once when you lock the vehicle .
I f the bli nking continues, one of the doo rs or the
luggage compartment lid is not closed or the ig­
nition is still switched on .
Unintentionally locking yourself out
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock­
ing your remo te contro l key in the vehicle :
- If the driver's door is open, the vehicle cannot
be locked by pressing the
I@ button on the re-
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mote contro l key or touching the locking sen ­
sor* on a door.
- When lock ing using the
Im button in the central
locking switch, the vehicle will not lock if a door
is open
c::> page 28 .
-On veh icles with a convenience key *, the lug­
gage compartment lid unlocks again after clos­
ing if the most recent ly used key is in the lug ­
gage compartment. The emergency f lashers
blink four times.
Do not lock your vehicle with the remote cont rol
key or convenience key* until all doors and the
l uggage compartment lid are closed. This helps
to prevent you from locking yourself out acciden­
tally .
¢j) Tips
- Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked veh icle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for
approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or au tho rized Aud i
Service Facili ty.
Key set
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Fig. 13 Your ve hicle key set
(D Remote control key with integrated
mechanical key
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You can unloc k/lock you r vehicle with the remo te
contro l key. A mechanical key is integr ated in the
remote cont rol key
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LED and batteries in the remote control key
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Fig . 15 Re mote contro l key : rem ov ing the ba ttery h olde r
F ig. 16 Re mote cont ro l key (re ar side ): re m ovi ng the bat­
tery ho lder
LED in the remote control k ey
The LE D @ info rms you of the remote control key
function status .
.,. If you press a b utton briefly, the LED blinks
once.
.,. If you press and hold a button (conven ience
opening/closing), the LED blinks several t imes .
.,. If the L ED does not blink , the remote control
key battery is dead . The
Ill indicator light and
th e m essag e
Rem ote control key : cha nge ke y
b att ery
appea r. Rep lace the battery in the re­
mote con trol key.
R eplacing th e remot e co ntrol k ey batt ery
.,. Press the release buttons@¢ fig. 15 and re­
move the mechanical key .
.,. Pre ss the r ele as e buttons @¢
fig. 16 on th e
battery holder and pull the battery holde r out
of the remo te control key in the dire ction o f the
arrow at the same t ime .
.,. Insert the new battery with the"+" symbol fac·
ing down .
.,. Slide the batte ry holder carefully into the re­
mote control key.
26 .,.
Insert the mechanical key .
@ For the sake of the environment
Discharged batter ies m ust be disposed of us­
ing methods that wi ll not harm the environ­
ment. Do not dispose of them in ho usehold
trash.
(D Tips
The rep lacement battery must meet the same
spec ificat ions as the or iginal battery in the re­
mote control key .
Unlocking/locking by remote control
Fig. 17 Remot e con tro l key: butt on programming
.,. To unlock the vehicle , pr ess the lil button
¢fig.17 .
.,. To lock the vehicle, press th e Iii button once .
.,. To open the luggage compartment lid, press
the ~ button.
.,. To trigger the alarm, press the red
!PAN IC! but·
ton . The vehicle horn and emergency flashers
turn on .
.,. To switch off the alarm, press the red
! PANIC I
button aga in .
If the vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the rear lid or hood are opened within 45 sec­
onds, the vehicle locks again automatically . T his
fea ture prevents the veh icle from being acc iden­
ta lly left un locked over a long period of time .
The sett ings in the Infota inment system deter·
mine if the entire vehicle o r only the dr iver's door
i s un locked whe n un locking the veh icle
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Opening and clo sin g
Central locking switch
Fig. 19 D rive r's door : central lock ing switch
• To lock the vehicle, press the~ button c> .&,.
• Press t he !ill button to unlock the vehicle.
When locking the vehicle with the centra l locking
switch, the follow ing applies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security such as when stopped at a light).
- The LED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
- You can open the doors ind ividually from the
inside by pulling the door handle .
- In the event of a c rash with airbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to a llow access
to the vehicle.
& WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works with the ig­
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when the~ button is pressed.
- The centra l locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency worke rs to get into t he vehicle,
wh ich puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children .
(D Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto Lock)
c> page 24 . You can unlock the vehicle
aga in using the
!ill b utton in the central lock­
ing sw itch.
l) Th is fun ctio n is not a vailab le in a ll coun tries.
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Setting the central locking system
In the Infotainment system, you can set which
doors the central locking system will unlock .
• Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but­
ton>
V eh icle > left control button >Vehicle set­
t ings.
Door unloc king -
you can decide if All doors or
only the
Dr ive r door should unlock . The luggage
compartment lid also unlocks when
All i s select ­
ed . If you select
D riv er in a vehicle with a conven­
i ence key*, on ly the door whose handle you pu ll
will unlock .
If you se lect
Dri ver , all the doors and luggage
compartment lid w ill unlock if you press the
I@
button on the remote control key tw ice .
Fold m irrors* -if you select On, the exterior rear­
view m irrors fold in automatically when you press
the ~ button on the remote control master key
or touch the sensor* in the handle.
Lock whe n driving1l -if you select On , the veh icle
locks automatically when driving. All of the doors
and the luggage compartment lid lock .

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-You can still open and close the windows for
approximately 10 minutes after turn ing the
ignition off. The power windows do not
switch off until the driver's door or front passenger's door has been opened.
- When opening the doors and when open­
i ng/closing the power top, the windows au­
tomatically lower approximately 10 mm.
Convenience opening/closing
All windows can be opened and closed at the
same time.
Convenience opening feature
• Press the Im button on the remote control key
until all windows reach the desired position.
Convenience closing feature
• Press the {D button on the remote control key
u nti l all windows are closed¢
A or
Convenience closing with the convenience
key*
• Touch the sensor* on the door handle long
enough until all windows and the power top*
are closed . Do not place your hand in the door
hand le when doing this.
Setting convenience opening in the
Infotainment system
• Select in the Infotainment system: !MENUI but ­
ton
> Vehicle> left control button >Vehicle set­
tings .
To enable the convenience window opening func­
tion, the
Long press to open windows function
must be switched
on.
.&_ WARNING
- Never close the windows or power top* care­ lessly or in an uncontrolled manner, be­
cause this increases the risk of injury.
- For security reasons, the windows and the
power top* can only be opened and closed
with the remote control key at a maximum
distance of approximately 6 ft (2 m) away
Open ing and closing
from the vehicle . Always pay attention when
pressing the
Im button to close the w indows
and the power top* so that no one is
pinched. The closing process w ill stop im­
mediately when the
Im button is released .
Correcting power window malfunctions
You can reactivate the one-touch up/down func­
tion if it malfunctions.
• Pull the power window switch up until the win­
dow is completely raised.
• Release the switch and pull it up aga in for at
least one second .
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to : veh icles w ith garage door o pen er (Home link)
Fig. 25 Garage door opener: examples of usage for differ­
ent systems
With the garage door opener ( Homelink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Up to three remote control functions can
be programmed to the three buttons that are in­
tegrated in the control unit above the rearview
mirror.
T o be able to operate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the control unit must
first be programmed.
A WARNING ~
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob­
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-When operating the power top, visibility to
the rear is limited. Avoid operating the top
while driving in reverse.
(D Note
-To prevent damage to the power top:
- do not store any objects in the power top
storage compartment .
- make sure there is enough space above
the vehicle when opening or closing the
power top.
(D Tips
- To prevent the vehicle battery from draining
unnecessarily, do not open or close the pow­
er top repeatedly when the engine is switch­
ed off.
- A message will appear in the instrument cluster if there is a malfunction in the power
top
¢ page 35.
- The power top can also be operated manual­
l y temporarily if there is a malfunction
¢ page 3 7, Power top emergency opera­
tion.
An authori zed A udi dealer or au thor­
i zed Audi Service Facility should diag nose
and correct the cause of the ma lfunction as
soon as possib le .
- If the vehicle is parked with the power top open, the vehicle interior is not p rotected
from damaging weather or unauthorized ac­
cess. Lock any items you leave behind in the
l uggage compartment. Close the power top
before leaving the vehicle .
- The side windows automat ically lower
slight ly when opening or closing the power
top.
P owe r top
Power top convenience opening and closing
Fig. 29 Turning the key to open and close
Conven ience opening with the dri ver door
lock
.,. Press the 63 button on the remote control key
to un lock the vehicle .
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
open ing pos ition
© ¢fig. 29.
.,. Turn the key to the opening posi tion again
within tw o second s and hold it there until the
power top opens completely.
Convenience closing with the driver door lock
.,. Turn the key once in the driver door lock to the
clos ing position @¢
fig. 29.
.,. Tur n the key to the closing position again
with­
in two second s
and ho ld it there un til the pow­
er top closes complete ly .
Releasing the key s tops the opening or clos ing
process
immedi ate ly.
A WARNING
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Read and fo llow the important safety preca u­
tions
¢ .&. in Opening and closing the power
top on page 34.
Messages
Pow er top : operation n ot pos sibl e
This message appears when there is a malfunc­
t ion. The power top can be operated manually
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