2008 AUDI A4 AVANT roof

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Partition screen .. ... .... ......... 111
Protective liner ..... .. .... ...... .. 113
Removing luggage compartment cov-
er /partition net ... .. .... .... .... 1 11
Retractable cover ... .. .... ... .... . 110
Side Compartment ... .... ... .... . 114
Ski sack . ...... .. .... .... ...... .. 114
Tie -down strap ...... .... ......... 109
See also Loading the luggage
compartment ... .... .... ....... . 173
Lumbar support .. ...... .... ....... ... 99
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Maintenance ..... .. ...... .... .... .. 346
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (M IU . ... 20, 27
Manual transmission . ...... .... .... . 142
Gearshift lever .. ...... ... .... .... 142
Master key ........ .... .... .......... 53
Battery replacement . ...... .... .... 54
Menu button ..... .. .... .... ...... ... 42
Menu input switch . ...... .... .... .... 42
Mi le age
Average .... ... .. .... .... ...... ... 40
Ins tan taneous .... .... ...... .... .. 41
M iles to empty .. .. .. .... .... .... .... . 26
Mirrors Activating the digita l compass ..... . 93
Adjusting the a nti -g lare ...... .... .. 90
Automat ic d imm ing fo r the outside
m irrors . .... ...... .... .......... 92
Automat ically dimming inside mirror . 90
Inside rearview mirror . ...... .... ... 90
Inter ior mirror .... .... ...... .... .. 90
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Manual glare dimming
.......... ... 90
Outside mirrors .. .......... .... ... 91
Recalling position of outside mir rors 101
Storing posit ion of outs ide m irrors .. 101
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 198
multitronic™ Automatic Shift Lock (ASU 152
D riving the mu ltitronic™ .. ... .... .. 150
Dynamic shift prog ram ...... .. ... . 153
Fa il- sa fe mode .... ... .... .... .... 156
Kick-down .... .... .... .... .... ... 153
Manual shi ft program ... .. .... .... 154
Selector lever .... .... .... .... .... 1 51
Steering w heel wit h tiptronic® . .... 155
tiptron ic
154
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Nat ural leather . ...... .... ....... .... 262
New tires and whee ls . ....... ... .. ... 305
NHTSA Contacting ..... .... .... ... .. .... 175
Number of sea ts ... .. .... .... .... ... 1 76
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Occupant seat ing pos itio ns .. .. ... .... 1 68
Octane rating .... ...... .... .... .... . 267
Odom eter .... .... ... .... .... .... ... . 15
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See Eng ine oi l .... .... .... .... .... 275
O lder children and safety belts ..... .. . 219 On
-Board Diagnostic System .. ... .... .. 28
Electronic speed lim iter ... .... ..... 28
Malfunc tion Indicator Lamp (M IU .. .. 27
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .... . 27
Data Link Connec tor (DLC) .. .... .... 27
Open door or rear lid warning ... .. .. . .. 26
Opening Power sunroof ....... ........... .. 68
Operate your vehicle economical ly and mini -
mize pol lution .... ... .... .... ... 245
Optional equipm ent
Mark ed with an asterisk ...... ....... 6
Out lets ...... .... .... ... .... .... ... 12 1
Outside air pollution How to prevent from enter ing the veh ic le
128
Ou ts ide mirrors ....... ... .... .... .... 91
Outside temperature display .. .... ..... 25
Owner's manual How the Owne r's Man ua l is o rganized . 6
Owner's literature storage .... .... .... 123
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Paint
Touch -up ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 258
Pain t no ...... .. .... ...... .... .... . 340
Park assis t ... .... .... ... .... .... ... 139
Parking .. .. .. ...... .... ........... . 138
Automatic t ransmission (6 -speed) .. . 143
multitronic ™ ... .... ... .... .... ... 1 50
P arking brake ...... .... .... .... ... .. 137
Setting and re leasing . ...... .. .... 137
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Parking brake warning ..... .. .... .... . 29
Parking l ight
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Park ing on a dec line (downhil l) ....... 138
Parking on an incline (uphill) ..... .... 138
Parktronic
See acoustic park assist . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 199
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Pedals ............................ 172
Physical principles of a fronta l collision 177
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear ............................ 60
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Convenience close/open feature ..... 59
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ........... ....... .... .... 59
Opening and c losing the windows ... 59
Operating locks from with key .. .... 58
Rear lid . .... ... .. .... .... .... .... 61
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 56
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... 56
Power locks
Power sunroof ..... .... .... .... ... 69
Pow er outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power roof ........ .... ... .. .... ..... 67
Power seats Adjusting the seatback ............. 99
Adjustment ........... .... .... ... 97
Pow er steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 , 241 Power
sunroof
Emergency closing ................ 69
Power window switche ·s . ...... .... ... 65
In the driver's door ... .... ... .. .... 66
In the front passenger's door ....... 67
Reactivating the system ............ 67
Pregnant women Specia l considera tions when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Programming the Homelink® Universa l Re -
mote Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Prop er occupant seating positions .... 168
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . 182
P roper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Protectiv e liner 113
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Quartzclock ...... .... ........ ....... 14
quattro®
See All -whee l drive ............... 242
Question
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What happens to unbelted occupants? ..
178
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Radiator fan ...... ............. ..... 283
Radio Replacing ....................... 349 Rain sensor defective
... .. .... .... .... 34
Reading lights
Front ....... ...... .... ...... ..... 81
Rear .......................... 81, 82
Reararmrest . .... .... .... ....... ... 103
Rear ashtray ....................... 119
Rear fog lights .. ...... .... .... .... ... 76
Rear lid
Emergency un locking (on ly manually . 62
Locking/unlocking ............. .... 61
Rear light
Defective ........ .... .... .... .... . 35
Rear power locking switch ... .. .... .... 60
Rear seat bench .. .... .... ..... .. ... 104
Rear view mirror Inside rear view mirror ............. 90
Rear window defogger .... .... .... ... 131
Rearview mirror
See Mirrors ....................... 90
Red symbols .. ........... .... .... ... 30
Refuel ling .......................... 269
Release lever for hood .... ........ ... 272
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 56
Assigning a seat position .. .... .... 102
Resetting remote control ........... 57
Unlocking and locking ............. 56
Remote master key
Battery replacement ....... ....... . 53
Check light ................ ...... . 53
Remote rear lid release .... ...... ..... 63
Removing luggage compartment cover/parti -
tion net ...... .... .... .... .... . 111

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Repair manuals ... .. .... .... ...... .. 346 Safety belt tensioner .... .... .... .... . 185 Safety lock
Repa irs
Airbag system
Replacing 201
Wheel rims ...................... 307
Replacing a fuse ...... ...... ...... .. 326
Replacing a sound syste m .... .... .... 349
Replacing bu lbs . .... .... .... ...... .. 328
Replacing tires and wheels ........... 306
Reporting safety de fects .. ...... . 175, 345
Reset button ..... .. .... .... ...... 18, 39
Resetting remote control .. ...... .... .. 57
Retractor .. ...... .... ... .. .... .... . 181
Rims Cast a lloy
Replacing
Stee l rims 260
307
259
Roof rack Loading ...... .... .... ... .... .... 11 7
Mounting locations ............... 117
Safe mounting ... .... .... .... .... 116
Roof weight .. ...... .... .... ... .... . 117
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SAFE (disp lay indica tion)
See Electronic i mmobi lize r .. .. .... .. 16
Safe driving habits .. .... .... ...... .. 166
Safety belt height adjustment ..... .... 184
Sa fety belt pos ition .. ..... .... .... ... 182
Safety belt height adjustme nt .. .. .. 184
Sa fety belt s worn by pregnant women ..
183
Controls and equip­ ment Safety first Care, service and disposal .
.... .... 186 Ignition key, automatic transmission 136
Safety belt war ning light ... .. .... . 22, 176
Seat adjustment
Safety belts . .......... ...... .... ... 181 Driver
's seat ....... ... .... .... .... 95
clean ing . .... .... .... .... .... ... 265 Driver's seat memory ...
... .... .... 100
Danger to passengers who do not wear a Extending/ shorten
ing the driver's seat
safety belt . .... ...... .... ... .. . 178 cushi
on .. .... ... .... .... .... ... 1 00
Fastening .......... .... .... .... . 181 Fr
ont passe nger's seat .... .... .... . 96
Improper ly worn . .......... ...... 185 Front power sea
ts .. ...... .... ... .. 97
Not worn . .... ...... .... ... .. .... 178 Head restraints ..
...... ..... .. .... 1 71
Safety belt position ... .... .... .... 182 Head restraints, front
seat ...... ... 105
Sa fety instruct ions . .... .... .... ... 180 Lumbar support
................... 99
Securi ng child saf ety sea ts ... .. .... 220 Manual controls ..
.... .... .... .... . 96
Spec ia l co nsiderat ions for pregnant Manual seats
.... .... .... .... ..... 96
women .... ....... .... .... .... . 183
Seat belts
Unfastening .. ......... ....... .. . 184
Why YOU MUST wear them ... ... .. 1 76
Warning/ind ica tor light ...... ...... 176
Seat position
Why YOU MUSTwearthem ........ 176
Incorrect seat pos itio n .... .... .... 171
Worn properly . ...... .... .... .... 179
Seating ca pa city .... .... .... .... .... 176
Safety compliance sticker ...... .. .... 340
Seating pos ition
Safety equip ment .. ...... ..... .. .... 166
Driver ... .. .... .... ... .... .... ... 1 68
Safety features for occupant restraint and Front passenger ....... .... .... ... 1 69
protection ... .. ..... .. .... .... . 166
How to adjust the front seats . ...... 169
Sa fety instruct ions
Occupants ....................... 168
Engine compart men t . .... .... .... . 273
Rear passengers ... .... ...... .... . 170
f or bo oster seats ... .. .... .... .... 218
Seats
f or side curtain a irbags .. ...... .... 208
Manual ad just ment controls ...... .. 96
f or using ch ild safety seats ... .. .... 213
Number of seats ...... .... .... ... . 176
for using convertible child seats . ... 216
Selector lever . ........... ........ ... 151
for using infant seats . .... .... .... 2 15
for using safety be lts . .......... ... 180 Selector
lever 6-speed automatic
trans missi on ... .. ... .... .... ... 1 44
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
200 Selector
lever mu ltitronic™ ...... .... . 151
Service in te rval display . ...... .... ... .. 17
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Servotronic ........ .... .... ........ 241
Set menu ........................... 43
Setting Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Digital clock . .... .... .... .... .... . 14
Shift buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148, 155
Side airbags Description . ...... .... ...... .... 203
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Side curtain a irbags
Description . ...... .... .... ... ... 207
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Side curtain airbags (SIDEGUARD) ... .. 207
Ski sack ....... .. .... .... ...... .... 114
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120, 121
Sound system Rep lacing ....................... 349
Sound system disp lay
Driver information display .......... 25 Steering
........ .... ... .. ...... .... 134 Tether strap ........ .... .... ... .. ... 230
Lo cking the steering .... .... .... .. 135 Securing the upper tether strap . ... 231
Steering wheel co lumn The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
Adjusting ........ ... .. .... .... .. 134 afterwards ..................... 243
Steps for determining correct load limit 302 Tie -down strap .... .... ... .... .... .. 109
Stopping the engine .. ... .... ... .. ... 137 Tie-downs ..................... 108, 175
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122 Ti lt sensors .. ... .... .... ....... .... . 65
Compartments in the door trims .... 124 Tips for the environment
Cup holder in the center console . .. 118 Saving fuel ... .... .... ........... 117
Cup holder rear center armrest ..... 118 tiptronic® .... ....... .... ........ .. 143
Glove compartment .............. 122
Automatic Sh ift Lock (ASU ....... .. 145
Luggage compartment ............ 114
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Owner's literature . ............... 123
Dynamic shift program ........ .... 146
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Fail-safe mode ................... 149
Small objects .. ............. ..... 123
Kick-down ... .. .... .... .... .... .. 146
Sun blind .. ...... ...... .... ... .. .... 84 Manual shift program ...... .... ... 147
Sun visors ...... .... ... .. .... .... ... 84 Selector
lever ....... ... .... .... .. 144
Switches Tire pressure
...... ................. 299
E mergency flasher .............. .. 79 Tire pressure monitoring system ...... . 46
Power sunroof .................... 67 Initialize wheels .... .... ...... ..... 50
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Learning process ... .... .... .... ... 48
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
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Speed rating letter code ...... .... ... 306 Loss of air pressure .
.... ... .... . 20, 47
Ma lfunctions ........ .... ... .. .... 51
Speed warning 1 ..................... 34 Tachomete r ......................... 13
Speed warning 2 ... .... ... .... .... ... 34
Speed warn ing system .. ...... ...... . 35
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting the engine . ...... ...... 135, 136
What should I do if the engine does not
start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Steel wheels .. ............... ... ... 259 Tailgate
S
ee Rear lid ....... .... .... ....... 61
Technical modifications ... ...... ... .. 349
Temperature Climate controls ................. 127
Setting for the driver 's and front passen­
ger's side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127 Sensors .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Storing tire pressures .............. 48
Tires and wheels .. ....... .. .... .. 307
Valves ...... ...... .... ...... .... 307
Tire service life .... .... ............. 303
Tir es .... ... .. .... .... ......... .... 293
Replacing . .... .... .... .... .... .. 307
Service life .... .... ...... .... .... 303
speed rating letter code .... .... ... 306
Ti re manufacturing date ...... .... . 306