Audi A4 2012 User manual

2012 Audi A4
Owner's Manual
Audi
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Introduction
Thank you for choosing an Audi A4 - we value your trust in us.
Your new Audi A4 incorporates the newest technology as well as numerous fea-
tures designed for your comfort, convenience and safety. We recommend you
read your Owner's Manual thoroughly so that you can quickly become acquainted
with you r Audi.
In addition to explaining how the different features work, we also give you many
useful tips and information concerning your safety and that of your passengers,
how to care for your vehicle and maintain your vehicle's value.
We hope you enjoy driving your Audi A4 and we wish you safe and pleasant mo-
toring .
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2 Table of contents
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About this Owner's Manual . ..
Controls and equipment . . . .. .
Instruments and controls . . . .
General illus tr at ion .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Instruments and warning/
indicator lights ...... . . . . . . . . . .
Inst ruments . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
War ning/ indi cator lights . . . . . . . . . . .
Driver information display . . . .
I ntroduct ion . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Trip computer . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Efficiency program ........ . . . . . .. .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . .
Speed war ning system .. . ... . . . . . . .
Auto Check Control .... . ... . . . . . . .
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . .
Keys . . . . . . ................ . . . . .
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Opening and clos ing rear lid/t runk lid
Luggage com partmen t lid emergency
release .. . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Child safety locks . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Power windows .......... . . . . . .. .
Valet park ing ............ . . . . . .. .
Sliding/tilti ng sun roof ... . . . . . . . . . .
Clear vision ................ . .. .
Lights . . ..... . .......... . ... . .. .
Inter ior lights . . . ... .. . . . . . . . . . . . .
V1s1on . . . . . ................ . . . . .
W iper and washer system . . . . . . . . . .
Mirrors . ................ . . . . . .. .
Digital comp ass ........ . . . . . . . . . .
Seats and storage ..... . . . . . . . .
General recomme ndat ions ..... . . . .
Adju st ing front seat s manually . . . . . .
Power fron t seat adjustment . ... . . . .
Seat memo ry . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . .. .
Head restraints .......... . . . . . . . .
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Cent er armres t . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Luggage compartment . . .... . . . . . .
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .
Beverage holders . . ............ . . .
Ashtray ... . ... . . . ............ . . .
Cigarette lighter/outlet ........... .
Storage .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... .. . . . .
Warm and cold . ... . . .... . . . . . .
Deluxe automat ic climat e control . . . .
Deluxe automat ic cli mate control pl us
Deluxe automat ic cli mate control pl us
- basic setti ngs . . . . ............ . . .
Seat heat ing ... . . . .............. .
On the road ................ . . .
Steering . . . . . . . .. . ........... . . .
Ig nit ion lock and ign it ion switch . . . . .
Starting and stopping t he engine with
convenience key . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . .
Electromechanical parking bra ke . . . .
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Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive cruise control .... . . .
Speed and distance control system . .
Driver informat ion . . . .......... . . .
System limitations .......... . .... .
Audi braking gua rd ......... . .... .
Audi side assist
Lane change assista nt . . . ........ . .
Not es ..... . . . . . . . ... . ...... . . . .
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Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driving settings 122
Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Manua l tr ansm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
mult it ronic®, t ipt ronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Park assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Parking syst em . . . . .. . . . . ... .. . . . . 131
Parking syst em (rear)......... . . . . . 131
Parking system (rear, wi th rear view
camera) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Homelink ® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Universal remote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Safety first . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Driving Safely ............... . .
General notes . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Proper occupant seating posit ions . . .
Pedal area . . . ................ . . . .
Stowing luggage ............ . . . . .
Reporting Safety Defects ... . . . . . . . .
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Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
General notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Safety belt pretens ion ers . . . . . . . . . . 158
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Important things to know . . . . . . . . . . 160
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Side airbags . . . .......... . . . . . . . .
Side curta in airbags ....... . ... . . . .
Ch ild Safety . .......... . . . . . . . .
Important things to know .. . . . . . . . .
Child safety seats ......... . ... . . . .
Installing a child safety seat . . . . . . . .
LATCHLower anchorages and tethe r
for childre n ........... . ..... . ... .
Additional I nformation
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Vehicle operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Intelligent technology . . . . . . . . 199
Notice about data recorded by vehicle
control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Elect ronic stabilization Program (ESP) 199
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Servotronic ®- advanced power
steering system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driving w ith your quattro ® . . . . . . . . . 205
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driving and environment . . . . . 208
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Avoid damag ing the vehicle . . . . . . . . . 209
Driving through water on roads . . . . . 209
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Catalytic converter . . . . . .......... .
Operate your vehicle economically and
min im ize poll ution . . . . . .......... .
Trailer towing . . . . . . .......... .
Driving with a trailer . .......... . . .
Trailer tow ing tips
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215
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Cleaning and protection . . . . . . 216
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Care of interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Fuel supply and filling your
fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Fuel tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Checking and filling . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Engine hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Engine compartm ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Engine cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Windshield/headlight* washer
container . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tires and wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tire pressure monitoring system 265
Do-it-yourself service . . . . . . . . . 268
What do I do now? . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Space-saving spare tire (compact
spare tire)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Bulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . 279
General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Starting by pushing or towing . . . . . . . 279
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . 279
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Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Emergency towing with commercial
tow truck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Lift ing vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Techni cal data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
General information . . . . . . . . . . 285
Explanation of technical data . . . . . . . 285
Vehicle ident ificat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Dimensions. .............. . . . . . .. 286
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
211 hp, 2.0 lite r 4-cyl. engine . . . . . .. 287
Consumer Information . . . . . . . 288
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Operating your vehicle outside the
U.S.A. or Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Audi Service Repair Manuals and
Lit erature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Additional accessories, modifications
and parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Declaration of Compliance,
Telecommunications and Elect ronic
Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Inde x . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293

I n addition to t his Owner's Manual, your Audi
comes w ith a Warranty & Maintena nce book-
let.
Moreover, dependi ng on t he mode l and t he
equip ment, t here may be additiona l instr uc-
tion booklets delivered w ith your vehicle (for
examp le, Operat ing Instr uctions f or your
Sound System, Navigation System etc .).
If you are m issing one of these publicat ions,
or if you believe that the inf ormation is not
comp lete, contact you r aut horized Audi dealer
for assistance.
The Warranty & Maintenance booklet
explains how you can keep your Audi in top
driving conditi on by having it serviced regular -
ly and conta ins deta iled info rmat ion about
the wa rranties covering your Audi. Always
have the book let with you when you take your
vehicle to an auth orized Audi dealer for serv-
ice. Your Audi Service Adviser w ill record each
schedul ed service and can answer any qu es-
tions you may have regarding how to maintain
your vehicl e.
In Canada,
t he vehicle lite ratu re is also available in
French. To obtai n a copy, contact your dealer
or w rit e to :
Au Canada, on peut se procure r un exempla ire
en fran~ais de ce document aupres du conces-
sionna ire ou de:
Volkswagen Canada, Inc.
Client Assistance
Assistance a la Clientele
77 7 Bayly Street, West,
Aj ax, Ontario LIS 7G7
If you sell your Audi
all literatu re should be left in the vehicle to
make the Warranty terms as well as all oper-
ating, safety and ma intenance information
available t o the next owne r.
Vehicle literature 5
If you change your address or if you
bought this Audi used
be sure to send in a "Notice of Addr ess
Change" I " Notice of Used Car Purchase" post
card. This card can be fo und in the War ranty &
Maint enance booklet or obtained from your
autho rized Audi dealer.
It is in your own interest that we are able to
contact you should the need arise .
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6 About this Owner 's Manual
This owner's manua l contains important infor-
mation, tips, suggestions, and warnings for
the use of your vehicle.
Make sure that this owner's manua l is always
located in the vehicle. This is especially impor-
tant if you allow other people to drive the ve-
hicle, or if you sell it.
This owner's manua l describes the equipment
range specified for this mode l at the editoria l
deadline date. Some of the equipment descri-
bed here will on ly be available at a later date,
or only in specific markets.
Some sections in this owner's manua l do not
apply to all vehicles . In that case, the range of
applicability is given at the beginn ing of the
section, e.g., "Applies to vehicles: with ad-
vanced parking system". In addition, optional
equipment is indicated by an asterisk"*" .
The details in the illustrations may be differ -
ent from those in your vehicle, and are intend-
ed to be viewed as a basic guide.
You will find a table of contents at the begin-
ning of this book, which disp lays all topics de-
scribed in th is manual in order of appearance.
You will find an alphabetical index at the end
of this book .
All directions, such as " left", "right", "front",
"back", are relative to the direct ion of travel.
* optional equipment
... This section continues on the next page.
® Registered trademarks are identified with
a®. If this symbol is missing, it is no guar-
antee that the terms can be used free ly.
~ .& Cross-reference to a "WARNING!" with-
in a section. For ind ication w ith a page num-
ber, the corresponding "WARNING!" can be
found outsid e of the section.
& WARNING
Text with this symbol contains important
information on safety and how to reduce
the risk of personal injury or death.
(D Note
Text with this symbo l draws your attention
to potentia l sources of damage to your ve-
hicle.
@) For the sake of the environment
Text with this symbo l contains information
about the environment and how you can
help protect it.
{!) Tips
Text with this symbo l contains special tips
and other information about gett ing the
most out of your vehicle and its features.

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8 Instruments and controls
Instruments and controls
General illustration
Fig. l Cockpit: left section
Fig. 2 Cockpit : ri ght section