Questions and answers

Choice of browser

This website is best viewed using Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Firefox 1.0. We also recommend that the browser you use has the latest updates or service packs.

You will also need Adobe Acrobat Reader to read PDF documents.

Flash and Quicktime

The Audi websites use Flash and Quicktime applications which provide a multimedia presentation of the Audi world. You will find the necessary plug-ins here.

Real Audio

To play sound files you will need the Real Player.

Fonts

To best view the fonts on the Audi websites, please check that your browser has the following settings. These are normally the default settings:

Internet Explorer
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x
Tools menu\Internet Options\General tab\Accessibility: "Ignore font styles specified on Web pages” and “Ignore font sizes specified on Web pages” must be deactivated.

Firefox
Edit menu\Preferences\Appearance\Fonts: check box “Allow documents to use other fonts” must be activated.

Cookies and Javascript

Cookies
Cookies are small text files containing information that identifies returning visitors exclusively for the duration of their visit to our web pages. Our strict security guidelines guarantee that no personal data is stored during this process (see section on “Privacy Policy”). The information provided by cookies helps us to identify particularly popular areas of our online services. In this way we can tailor all contents more specifically to your needs.

Javascript
Javascript is a programming language for the World Wide Web (WWW) that was developed by the company Netscape and which is used to add interactive and dynamic elements to web pages. To optimise use of our website, please make sure that JavaScript is activated (via your browser’s settings). We use this technology, for example, to best display the individual pages with different screen resolutions and for navigation.

Changing font size

With the most frequently used web browsers you can change the font sizes with the following, alternative functions:

Microsoft Internet Explorer (Windows, Version 5 and higher)

  • Keyboard and mouse: [Ctrl] + scroll wheel
  • Key combination [Ctrl] + [0] resets default size from version 7:
  • Click on the magnifying glass in the bottom right-hand corner, or
  • select a setting by means of the arrow on the right, next to the magnifying glass

Netscape (Windows, Version 7 and higher)

  • Menu: View / Text Zoom: Larger / Smaller
  • Increase text size key combination [Ctrl] + [+]
  • Decrease text size key combination [Ctrl] + [-]
  • Key combination [Ctrl] + [0] resets default size

Mozilla Firefox (Windows, Version 1.5 and higher)

  • Keyboard and mouse: [Ctrl] + scroll wheel
  • Menu: View / Text Size / Increase/Decrease
  • Increase text size key combination [Ctrl] + [+]
  • Decrease text size key combination [Ctrl] + [-]
  • Key combination [Ctrl] + [0] resets default size

Opera (Windows, Version 7 and higher)

  • Menu: View / Zoom: + 100 % / - 100 %
  • Increase text size key combination [+] (number keypad)
  • Decrease text size key combination [-] (number keypad)
  • [*] resets the default size