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Heated
front seats (climate control) .... .... 104
rear window ...... ....... ..... ... 103
Heated outside mirrors ... .. .... .... .. 83
Heated seats .................. .... . 104
Seats ...... ...... .... ........ ... 104
Heated washer jets
Wiper and washer system . ......... 78
Heating .. .... ... .... .... ......... ... 98
High beam ...... ................. 69, 76
Warning/indicator lights ... ... .... .. 18
High voltage warning label ........... 288
Homelink® ... .. .... .... ........... 121
Homelink® universal remote control ... 121
Hood Opening .. ............... ... .... 219
Release lever .................... 219
Horn ......... ... .. .... .... ...... ... 11
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . .
153
How often should I check my tire pressures?
245
How safety belt tensioners work .... ... 144
Hydroplaning ........ .... .... .... ... 249
I
Igni tion key 106
Ignition lock ...... ...... .... ...... .. 106
Ignition lock positions ............... 106
Immobili zer ... ............. ..... ... . 14
Important things to do before driving .. 128
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Improperly
worn safety belts ... .. ... .. 144 K
Indicator light
Airbag system ........ .... .... ... 157 Key .....
........ ........ ...... ... .. . 47
Audi magnetic ride ................ 17 Battery replacement ......
.... .... . 49
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ... ....... 157 Conven
ience opening and closing of pow-
Indicator lights .. ...... .... .... ...... 16
Infant seats ........ ...... ... .... ... 173
How do I properly insta ll an infant seat in
my vehicle? ....... ...... ....... 173
Safety instructions ......... ....... 173
Inside rearview mirror ......... ...... . 82
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts ...................... 177
Instrument cluster and controls . ...... . 12
Instrument panel
Illumination ......... ............. 74
Ins truments and controls
Genera l il lustration ................ 11
Interior lights ....... ..... ....... .... . 77 er top
... .... .... ... ............ 63
Convenience opening and closing of windows ............ .... ........ 58
Emergency key .. ...... ............ 47
Key replacement ......... .... ..... 47
Master key . ...... .... ...... .... .. 47
Valet key ... .. .... .... .... .... .... 47
Key less entry remote contro l .......... . 48
Kick-down Automatic transmission ........... 117
Knee airbags ........ ... .... ........ 161
Description . ...... .... ....... .... 161
How they work ................... 163
Important safety instructions ... .... 163
Luggage compartment .. ....... .... 77
L
J Launch Control Program ............. 117
Jump start location ........... ... .... 279
Jump starting ...................... 279
Jumper cables ... ..... ...... .... .... 279
Jump-starting . ........ .... ... .. .... 278 Leather ...
... .... ....... .... ...... . 209
Cleaning ...... .... ..... .. .... ... 210
Leaving -home-function ................ 73
Lifting jack ......................... 269
Lift ing vehicle .... .................. 283
Light sensor defective ........... ...... 36
Light sensor package Automatic headlight control .. ....... 70
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
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Lights
Bi-Xenon headlights ... .... ...... .. 75
Coming-home/leaving-home-function 73
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 76
High beam warning/indicator light ... 18
Instrument pane l illumination . ...... 74
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Turn signals .. ..... ....... .... .... 76
Loading the luggage compartment 135
Locking Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear lid/trunk lid .... .. ...... ... .. . 55
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using the key . .... .... .... ..... .. . 53
Luggage compartment Ligh t ........... .... .... ......... 77
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ski bag .. ... ..... .... .... ...... .. 93
Lumbar support ...... .... ........... 91
M
Maintenance ... .. ...... ...... .... .. 294
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU 18 , 26
Manual folding top
closing ........ .... ..... ......... 61
Manual transmission ...... .... ...... 113
Maste r key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Menu
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mileage Average .......... .... ....... .... 39
Instantaneous .. .... .. .... .... .... 39
Mirror Inside rearview mirror, manua l ...... 82
Mirrors Activa ting the digital compass . .... . 85
Anti-glare rearview mirror . ...... ... 82
Automatic d imming for the outs ide
mirrors .............. .... ..... .. 84
Automatically dimm ing inside mirror . 82
Manual glare dimming ... .... ...... 82
Outside mirrors .......... .... .... . 83
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
157
N
Natural leather 209
New tires and wh eels ... ... ... .... ... 249
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
0
Occupan t seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Octane rating .... .. . .. ... .... ... ... 214
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Oil See Engine oil ....... ... .. ..... .. 222
Older children and safety belts . . . . . . . . 177 On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connec tor (DLC) . .... ..... 26
Electronic speed limiter ... ........ . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .... 26
Open door or rear lid warning .. .... .... 24
Opening folding top
manually .. .... .... .... ...... ... .. 61
Operate your vehic le economically and mini-
mize pollution . ...... .... ..... .. 194
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk .. ...... ..... 6
Outside mirrors ... ... .. .... .. ... .... . 83
Outside temperature display ... .... .. .. 23
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . 6
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Paint
Touch-up ......... .............. 205
Paint No. . . . ... ... .. .... .... .... ... 288
Parking ...... .... .... ........... .. . 108
Automatic transmission .... .... .. . 114
Parking brake . .. .. .. .... .... .... ... 108
Parking brake warn ing . ... .... .... ... . 30
Parking light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parking on a decline (downhil l) . ... .... 108
Parking on an incline (uphill) ...... .... 108
Parts replacement .... .... .... .... ... 296
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light .... .... 157
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
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Run-flat tires 257
258
257
259
Driving
... ..... .. .... .... ...... .
Introduction . ....... ..... .... ... .
Replacing defects parts .... ...... .
s
S tronic 113
Driving Notes .. .... .... .... .... .. 114
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Launch Control Program .... .. .... 117
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tiptron ic controls on the steering wheel .
119
SAFE ....... ... ..................... 14
Safe driving habits . ...... .... .... ... 128
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belts worn by pregnant women 143
Safety belt tens ioner
Service and disposal ... .... .. . .... 145
Safety belt warning light ...... ... . 19, 137
Safety be Its . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Cleaning .. ........ ....... .... ... 212
Danger to passengers who do not wear a safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Improper ly worn ...... ........ ... 144
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Securing child safety seats
..... .. .
Special considerations for pregnant women . .... ....... ...... ..... .
Tensioners ......... ... .... ..... .
Unfastening . ...... .... .... .... . .
Warning /indicator light .... .... .. .
Why YOU MUST wear them ....... . 177
1
43
144
143
137
137
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety compliance sticker ......... ... 288
Safety equipment .... ...... ... .. .... 128
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment .................. 87
Safety instructions Engine compartment ....... ... ... 220
for booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
for using child safety seats ...... .. 171
for using convertible child seats .... 174
for using infant seaits ............. 173
For using safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
159
Safety lock Ignition key, automatic transmission 106
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Head restraints, front seat ...... .... 92
Lumbar support .. ... .. ........ .... 91
Manual controls ..... ... ....... ... 88 Power
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Safety guide lines .. .... .... .... .... 87
Seat position Incorrect seat position ... .... ... .. 133
Seating capacity .. .... ....... .... ... 137
Seating position Driver ...................... .... 130
Front passenger ................. 131
How to adjust the front seats ... ... 131
Occupants
Seats 130
Number of seats ... .... ... ... .... 137
Selector lever positions
Automatic transmission .... .... ... 115
Service and disposal Safety belt tensioner .... .... ...... 145
Serv ice interval disp lay .... .... .... .. . 25
Service position for windshie ld wipers .. 80
Set menu ........................... 28
Set/Check button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Setting Date display
Digital clock
Side airbags .
. .. .. .... .... .... .... 13
13
Description ...................... 164
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Ski bag .. .... .... .... .... ... .... .... 93
Snow chains ..... .... .... ... .... ... 255
Sockets ............................. 95
Soft top
Care and cleaning ...... .... .... .. 203