2007 AUDI R8 warning lights

Wheels and tyres 172Remove wheel covers (if fitted) and trim rings before attaching
snow chains. For safety reasons cover caps must then be fitted over
the wheel bolts. These are available from Audi R8 dealers.
Remove the chains when roads are free of snow. Otherwise they will
impair handling, damage the tyres and wear out very quickly.
Four-wheel drive: Where snow chains are compulsory on certain
roads, this normally also applies to cars with four-wheel drive. Snow
chains may only be fitted to the rear wheels (also on vehicles with
four-wheel drive).Tyre pressure monitoring systemApplies to vehicles: with tyre pressure monitoring systemIntroduction
The tyre pressure monitoring system keeps a check on the
inflation pressures of the four road wheels while you are
driving.The system warns the driver in the event of a loss of pressure by
means of symbols and messages in the instrument cluster display.
The system employs sensors on the wheels. The radio signals from
these sensors are transmitted to the tyre pressure monitoring
system.
Please bear in mind that the tyre inflation pressure is also influ-
enced by the temperature of the tyre. For every 10°C increase in the
tyre temperature the pressure will normally increase by about
0.1 bar. The tyre heats up while the vehicle is being driven and the
tyre pressure will rise accordingly. For this reason, you should only
adjust the tyre pressures when they are cold (i.e. approximately at
ambient temperature).
To ensure that the tyre pressure monitoring system works reliably,
you should check and, if necessary, adjust the tyre pressures at
regular intervals.The tyre pressures recommended for your vehicle are given on the
sticker attached to the driver's door pillar.
Initialising the tyre pressure monitoring system
The inflation pressures for two sets of wheels (e.g. with winter and
summer tyres) are stored on your vehicle. You can change between
these two sets of wheels any number of times without re-initialising
the system.
The tyre pressure monitoring system must be re-initialised by your
Audi R8 dealer if a new set of wheels is used or the electronic
sensors are renewed.
Warning lamp
 lit
If the tyre pressure is more than 0.5 bar below the reference value,
the display will show the tyre symbol
 with a corresponding
message, such as Tyre pressures too low ⇒.
WARNING
•
If the warning lamp
 lights up you must slow down immedi-
ately and avoid any severe braking or steering manoeuvres. As
soon as you can do so safely, stop and check the tyres and the tyre
pressures.
•
Never re-adjust the tyre inflation pressure when the tyre is hot.
This can cause serious damage to the tyre or even a blow-out,
which could result in an accident.
•
Under-inflated tyres flex more and can overheat at continuous
high speeds. This can cause tread separation and tyre blow-out,
which could result in an accident.For the sake of the environment
Under-inflated tyres lead to increased fuel consumption and tyre
wear.
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Self-help 180Preparations
Certain steps must be taken before repairing a tyre.– If you have a flat tyre, stop the car well away from moving
traffic.
– Apply the handbrake firmly.
– Engage a gear.
– Check whether a repair is possible using the Tyre
Mobility System ⇒page 178.
– Ensure that all passengers leave the vehicle and move
away from the danger area ⇒.
– Take the tyre sealant can and the electric compressor out
of the holder under the floor panel ⇒page 178, fig. 123.
– Peel the sticker “max. 80 km/h” off the tyre sealant can
and fix it onto the instrument cluster where the driver will
see it.
WARNING
•
If you have a puncture in moving traffic, switch on the hazard
warning lights and place the warning triangle in a visible location.
This is for your own safety and also warns other road users.
•
Make sure your passengers wait in a safe place (for instance
behind the roadside crash barrier).Caution
Take special care if you have to repair a tyre on a gradient.
Note
Please observe the relevant regulations.
Repairing a tyre
The following sections describe the procedures for
repairing a tyre.Setting up the Tyre Mobility System
– Open the flap on the electric compressor ⇒fig. 125.
– Pull the connector and the compressor hose
including the pressure gauge out of the housing.
– Screw the compressor hose onto the flange of the
tyre sealant can .
– Place the tyre sealant can (flange facing down) into the
opening on the flap of the compressor.
Fig. 125 Components
of the Tyre Mobility
SystemFig. 126 Connecting
the Tyre Mobility
System
A2
A4
A5
A5
A6
A1
A3
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Self-help 188•
The hazard warning lights of both vehicles must normally be
switched on. However, observe any regulations to the contrary.
•
Make sure that the towrope is not twisted, as otherwise the front
towline anchorage on your vehicle could work itself loose.
Front towline anchorage
The front towline anchorage is only mounted if the vehicle
has to be towed.The towline anchorage is screwed anti-clockwise into the
screw connection (left-hand thread) which is located on the
right side of the front bumper behind the air intake grille.
– Take the towline anchorage out of the vehicle's tool kit
⇒page 178.
– Pull the bottom part of the grille out.
– Screw the towline anchorage firmly all the way into the
screw connection ⇒fig. 132.After use, unscrew the towline anchorage and put it back in the
toolbox. The towline anchorage should always be kept in the
vehicle.When refitting the air intake grille, first insert the lugs on the grille
into their mountings in the intake duct. Then press the grille firmly
back into place.
WARNING
If the towline anchorage is not screwed in as far as the stop, there
is a risk of the screw connection shearing off during towing (acci-
dent risk).Tow-starting
As a general rule, tow-starting is not recommended.Vehicles with manual gearbox
– Engage 2nd or 3rd gear before moving off.
– Press the clutch and hold the pedal down.
– Switch on the ignition.
– Once both vehicles are moving, release the clutch.
– As soon as the engine starts: press the clutch and put the
gear lever in neutral.
Vehicles with R tronic
– Switch on the ignition.
– When both vehicles are moving, engage a gear using the
selector lever or the paddle levers. Which gear is selected
will depend on how fast the vehicle is travelling.
– As soon as the engine starts: Put the gear lever in neutral.If the engine will not start, it is best to try starting it using the
battery of another vehicle ⇒page 185 before attempting to tow
start. You should only try to tow-start the engine if jump-starting is
Fig. 132 Detail from
front of vehicle, right
side with air intake
grille removed: Towline
anchorage screwed in
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Index 202AABS
SeeAnti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . 132
AC mode
Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Acceleration figures
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
acoustic parking system
SeeParking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
AC mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Air recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Air distribution
Air conditioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Air recirculation mode
Vehicles with air conditioner . . . . . . . . 78Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Key-operated switch for front passenger's
airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Triggering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Alterations to the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-dazzle interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Anti-knock properties of petrol . . . . . . . . 152
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-theft alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Anti-theft wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Audi magnetic ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 88
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Audi parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic car washes
SeeWashing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Automatic headlight control . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Average fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Axle weights
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
BBattery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Disconnecting and connecting . . . . . 162
Long periods of non-use . . . . . . . . . . 162
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Testing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Winter conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Battery voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Bioethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Brake system
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake light failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Brake pads worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Brake servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Bulb monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Business equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
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Index203
Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Car keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Carbon parts
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Care of vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking doors manually . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Luggage lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening and closing windows . . . . . . . 43
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ceramic brake discs
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Changing a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Chassis number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Child seat categories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Fitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
ISOFIX system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Cleaning seat covers
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Textile covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cleaning textile covers and trim parts . . 147
Closing
Engine lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Clutch overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Colour code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Coming home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Compartment for (sun)glasses . . . . . . . . . 73
Compass in mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Conformity certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Controls and displays
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Convenience close . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convenience open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Cooling system
Anti-freeze additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Coolant temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . 12
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Topping up coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Adjusting stored speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Setting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switching off temporarily . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Current fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
DDashboard lighting
SeeInstrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Deactivating front passenger's airbag . . 120
Deadlock mechanism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Deluxe automatic air conditioner
Economical operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Description of R tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dipped headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Distance covered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door catches, engine lid and front lid
warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Doors
Locking doors manually . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Driver
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driver information system
CD and radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door catches, engine lid and front lid
warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Menu display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . 20
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Index 204
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Driving away on a slope
hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dry sump lubrication system . . . . . . . . . 137
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
EElectric fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electric seat adjustment
SeeSeat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Electric voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Electric windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Central locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Possible malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Electrical socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Electronic immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Electronic stabilisation program . . . . . . 132
Emission control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196Engine compartment
Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine compartment layout . . . . . . . . . . 156
Engine data
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine hood
SeeEngine lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine lid
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Dry sump lubrication system . . . . . . . 137
LongLife Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Topping up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
See alsoPerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil capacity
SeePerformance, weights and
dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil pressure (too low) . . . . . . . . . . 36
Engine oil sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Environmental compatibility . . . . . . . . . . 139
Environmental tips
Filling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
EPC warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
See alsoElectronic stabilisation program
132
Ethanol fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
FFilling the tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Releasing the tank flap manually . . . 154
First-aid kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Foreign countries
SeeDriving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Four-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Front passenger
SeeSitting position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fuel
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ethanol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fuel level low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Petrol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Fuel range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuses
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuse list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data
GGarage door opener . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Gearbox (R tronic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Glove box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73HHandbrake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Handbrake warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Hazard warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Headlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Headlight range control
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Headlight switch (automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Headlights
Changing dip settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Washer jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Front seats (air conditioner) . . . . . . . . . 80
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
hill hold assist
Driving away on a slope . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
HomeLink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
IIgnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Immobiliser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Main beam headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Inflation pressures (tyres) . . . . . . . . 167, 172
Inspection intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrument lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Interior mirrors
SeeMirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Interior monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Intermittent wipe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
ISOFIX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Jacking points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Journey distances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185KKey-operated switch for front passenger's
airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Kick-down feature
R tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
LLap timer
Calling up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clearing overall results . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Displaying split times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Evaluating lap times . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Finishing the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Interrupting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Resuming the session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Switching to on-board computer . . . . . 30
Launch control programme
R tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Leather care
Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Natural leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Leaving home function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Light sensor/rain sensor
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Headlight switch (automatic) . . . . . . . . 53
Windscreen wipers (intermittent wipe) . .
59
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Controls
Safety
Driving tips
General maintenance
Self-help
Technical data Radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Radio transmitters
Fixed installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Mobile equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Radio-controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Radio-operated remote control
SeeRemote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rain sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear fog light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear lights defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rear view mirrors
SeeMirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Remote control keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 41
Synchronisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Replacement keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Replacement parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Rev counter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Reverse gear
R tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Running in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
SSAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safe driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Safety features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Seat adjustment
Bucket seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Electrically adjustable seat . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manually adjustable seat . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Adjusting seat belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
During pregnancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Putting on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Taking off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Security central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Selector lever defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Service position for windscreen wipers . . 61
Setting time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Setting time format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Side lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Sitting position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Incorrect sitting position . . . . . . . . . . 106
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Spare key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Speed warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31, 37
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting with jump leads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Steering
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering wheel height adjustment
(manual) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Stowing luggage safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switching off the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Symbols
Red symbols in central display . . . . . . 33
Yellow symbols in central display . . . . 33
TTank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Tow-away protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Towing away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Towline anchorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Traction control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Trip recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 14
Trips, checklist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Two-way radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Type plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Tyre Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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