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Fuses and bulbs

Fuses are installed in various locations in your ve-

hicle. The following information only lists fuses

that you can change yourself. To have other fuses

changed, contact an authorized Audi dealer or

authorized Audi Service Facility. The following ta-

ble does not list fuse locations that are not used.

Fuses and bulbs

Fuses

Replacing fuses

A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that

have burned through.

The fuses are located in the footwell under the

footrest (left-hand drive vehicle) 1 or behind the

cover (right-hand drive vehicle) 2 . Additional

fuses are located on the front side of the cockpit

(driver's side)

C

and under the left cover in the

luggage compartment D .

►

Turn off the ignition and all electrical equip-

ment.

►

Check the table that follows to see which fuse

belongs to the affected equipment.

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Remove the screwdriver and the reversible Torx

bit from the vehicle tool kit ðpage 285.

►

Remove the footrest or the corresponding cov-

er.

►

Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse

Fig. 186 Driver’s side footwell (left-hand drive vehicles):

footrest 1 , front passenger’s side footwell (right-hand

panel, if necessary ðpage 297, fig. 188.

Remove the clip from the rear side of the cover

►

drive vehicles): cover

2

C .

►

Remove the fuse using the clip.

►

Replace the blown fuse only with a fuse that

has the same amp rating.

►

Reinstall the plastic bracket, if present.

►

Reattach the footrest or the cover.

Fuse color identification

Color

Current rating

in amps

Black

1

Gray

2

Purple

3

Pink

4

Light brown

Brown

5

7.5

10

15

20

25

Red (narrow)

Light blue

Yellow

Fig. 187 Driver's side cockpit (left-hand drive/right-hand

drive vehicles): cover C , left side of luggage compartment:

White or transparent

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cover

D

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Color

Current rating

in amps

Light green

Teal

30

35

40

50

Orange

Red (wide)

WARNING

Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown

fuse with one that has a different amp rating.

This can cause damage to the electrical sys-

tem and increases the risk of fire.

Note

If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you

have installed it, have the electrical system

checked as soon as possible by an authorized

Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.

Fig. 189 Front passenger's footwell (right-hand drive vehi-

cle): fuse panel with plastic clip

Tips

Some of the equipment listed in the following

tables applies only to certain model versions

or certain optional equipment.

Fuse panel A (brown)

No. Equipment

1

2

Catalytic converter heating

Engine components

Fuse assignment – footwell

Exhaust doors, fuel injectors, air intake,

engine heating

3

Vacuum pump, hot water pump, NOx sen-

sor, particulate sensor, biodiesel sensor,

exhaust doors

4

5

6

Brake light sensor

Engine valves, camshaft adjustment

Heated oxygen sensors, mass airflow sen-

sor, water pump

7

8

9

Water pump, high pressure pump, high

pressure regulator valve, temperature

valve, engine mount

Hot water pump, engine relay, 48 V starter

generator, 48 V water pump

10 Oil pressure sensor, oil temperature sensor

Clutch position sensor, 48 V starter gener-

11

ator, water pump, 12 V starter generator

12 Engine valves, engine mount

13 Engine cooling

Fig. 188 Driver's footwell (left-hand drive vehicle): fuse

panel with plastic clip

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297

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Fuse panel A (brown)

Fuse panel C (black)

Fuel injectors, drive system control mod-

ule

Windshield washer system/headlight

washer system control module

14

10

15 Ignition coils, heated oxygen sensors

16 Fuel pump

Left rear door control module, left rear

power window

11

12 Parking heater

Fuse panel B (red)

No. Equipment

Fuse panel D (black)

No. Equipment

1

2

Anti-theft alarm system

Front seat electronics, seat ventilation,

Drive system control module

rearview mirror, rear climate control sys-

tem control panel, passenger's airbag

Left front seat electronics, lumbar sup-

port, massaging seat

1

3

warning light, diagnostic connection

4

5

Automatic transmission selector

Horn

Diagnostic interface, vehicle electrical sys-

tem control module

2

Parking brake, Electronic Toll Collection

System (ETC)

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Engine sound control module

Clutch position sensor

Engine start

6

7

8

Diagnostic interface

Roof electronics control module

Diagnostic connection

USB connection

Emergency call and communication con-

trol module

9

Garage door opener

Audi adaptive cruise control

10 Airbag control module

Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC), An-

ti-Lock Braking System (ABS)

11

11 Front camera

12 Right headlight

13 Left headlight

Diagnostic connection, Electronic Toll Col-

lection System (ETC), Light/rain sensor

12

13 Climate control system

14 Transmission fluid cooling

14 Right front door control module

15 Climate control system compressor

16 Brake system pressure reservoir

Fuse panel E (red)

No. Equipment

1

2

5

6

7

8

9

Ignition coils

Fuse panel C (black)

No. Equipment

Climate control system compressor

Left headlight

1

2

3

4

5

6

Front seat heating

Automatic transmission

Instrument panel

Windshield wipers

Left headlight electronics

Panoramic glass roof

Left front door control module

12 volt socket

Climate control system blower

Right headlight

10 Dynamic steering

11 Engine start

Right rear door control module, right rear

power window

7

8

9

All wheel drive control module

Right headlight electronics

298

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Fuse assignment– cockpit

Fuse assignment - luggage compartment

Fig. 190 Driver side cockpit: fuse panel with plastic bracket

No. Equipment

Convenience access and start authoriza-

tion control module

1

2

4

5

6

7

8

9

Audi phone box, USB connection

Head-up display

USB ports with charging function

Front climate control system control panel

Steering column lock

Fig. 191 Left side of the luggage compartment: fuse panel

with plastic clip

Center display

Instrument cluster

Fuse panel A (black)

No. Equipment

10 MMI control knob

11 Light switch, switch module

12 Steering column electronics

14 Infotainment system

2

3

5

6

7

8

9

Windshield defroster

Suspension control

Automatic transmission

Rear window defogger

Rear seat heating

Steering column electronics, steering

16

wheel heating

Left tail lights

Airbag, driver's side safety belt tensioner

control module

10

Luggage compartment lid lock, fuel filler

11 door lock, convenience system control

module

12 Luggage compartment lid

Fuse panel B (red)

No. Equipment

6

Electric compressor

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299

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Fuse panel C (brown)

No. Equipment

1

2

Exterior antenna

Audi phone box

Right front seat electronics, lumbar sup-

port, massaging seat

3

4

6

Side assist

Interior monitoring, anti-theft alarm sys-

tem, tire pressure monitoring system

Convenience access and start authoriza-

tion control module

7

8

Tank module

Data exchange and telematics control

module

10

11 Auxiliary battery control module

12 Garage door opener

13 Rearview camera, peripheral cameras

14 Right tail lights

Airbag, front passenger's side safety belt

tensioner control module

16

Fuse panel E (red)

No. Equipment

3

5

7

8

9

Exhaust treatment

Right trailer hitch light

Trailer hitch release

Left trailer hitch light

Trailer hitch socket

All wheel drive control module, sport dif-

ferential

10

11 Exhaust treatment

Bulbs

Note

Your vehicle is equipped with maintenance-free

headlights and tail lights. However, if a light bulb

needs to be replaced, please contact an author-

ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili-

ty.

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