In strument s a nd warning / indicator lights 2 7
- The fuel economy messages are not dis-
played in every instance, but rathe r in in-
terva ls
over a period of time.
Cylinder on demand System
Applies to vehicles: with 4 .0 TFS! engine
Fig. 10 Inst rument cluster: fuel consumption
To save f uel, the engine automat ically t urns
four cylinders on or
off, depending on the
amo unt of power needed. This action is not
fe lt by the passengers.
Displaying cylinder mode
Requirement: t he on-bo ard computer is dis-
played~
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Turn the thumbwhee l until the current fue l
consumpt ion di splay is shown in the inst ru-
ment cluster.
If the green bar is displayed,
yo u are driving in 4-cylin der mode.
Basic requirements for 4 -cylinder mode
4-cy li nder drive mode is used automatically if
certain basic requir ement s are fulfi ll ed. These
include:
- A low powe r output requi reme nt .
- Driving in third gear or higher.
- Engine speed between 960 and 3,500 RPM.
-A warm engine .
Odometer
Fig. 11 Instrument cluste r Odometer and reset button
The odometer shows you how many m iles
(kilometers) you have driven. You can switch
the display from miles to kilomete rs and vice
versa via t he MMI.
Upper odometer
The trip odometer shows the distance driven
since it was last reset.
It can be used to meas-
ure short distances. The last digit indicates
1/10 of a mile (100 meters) .
You can reset the trip odometer to zero by
pressing the Reset button ~ -
Lower odometer
The lower odomete r shows the t ota l num ber
of miles (kilometers) dr iven.
Malfunction message
If th ere is a malfunc ti on in the instrumen t
clust er,
DEF will appear in the tr ip odometer
display area. Contact your author ized Audi
dealer t o have the problem corrected.
Time and date display
Fig. 12 Center console: ana log clock