2009 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET sensor

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Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
How do I properly ins tall an infant seat in
my vehicle? ...... .... .... .... .. 195
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Inside rear view mirror ..... .. .... .... . 88
Installing child safety seats
Sa fet y bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Instruments and controls ............. 12
Genera l ill ustration .... ... .... .... . 11
Illumination ...... ... . ......... 15, 81
Interior lights . ...... ... ........ .... . 84
Luggage compartment .. ...... ... .. 84
J
Jack and tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
Jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Jump -starting 304
K
Key ...... ... .... .... .... .... ....... 47
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Coded sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Conveni ence op ening and closing of pow -
er top . ... .. .... .... .... ........ 63
Convenience opening and closing of w indows ....... ........ .... ... . 53
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Key coded s ettings
Clima te con trols ... ...... ... . .... 110 Keyless
entry remote control
Kick -down 48, 51
multitronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
tiptronic® ............. .... ... ... 129
Knee airbags . .... ..... .. .... .... ... 184
Description ... ... ... ... .... .... .. 184
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Important safety instructions 186
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LATCH .................. .... .... .. 205
Description ... ... ... ... .... .... .. 205
Guidance fixtur es for lower anchorages .
206
Installing a child restraint .. .... ... 208
Location ... .. .... .. .. ... .. .. .... 205
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook .... ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... 209
Leather .. ... .. ... .. . ..... .... .... .. 239
Cleaning .............. .... .... .. 240
Leaving-home-function ...... .... .... . 80
Lifting jack .. . ... .... ... .. ...... .... 296
Lifting vehicle . .... ................. 308
Light sensor defec tive . ...... ...... ... 33
Ligh t se nsor package
Auto mat ic headligh t control ... .... . 77
Lights Coming -home /leavi ng-home -function 80
Emergency flasher .......... ...... 82
Front fog lights . ...... .... .... .... 79
Headligh ts . .... ....... .... .... ... 76
High beam .... .... .... .... .... 76 , 83 High bea
m wa rning /indicator light ... 22
Ins trumen t panel illum ination ... .... 81
Side marker lights ..... ... ........ . 76
Turn signals ... .... ... ... . ... ..... 83
Xenon headlights .. .... ... .... .... 82
Load ing the luggag e compartmen t 153
Locking Power locking switch .............. 54
Rear lid .... ... .... ............... 55
R emote control .. .. ........... .. .. 51
Using the key ...... .... ... .... .. .. 53
Lower anchorage locator button ...... 205
Lower universal anchorage (Canada) ... 205
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) ...
205
Luggage
Stowing 153
Luggage compartment
Light .......... ....... .. .. .... ... 84
Sk i sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
S ee also Loading the luggage
c ompartment .......... . ... .... 153
Lumbar support . ........... . ... ..... 98
M
Maintenance .. ..... .. .... .... ...... 316
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .. .. 19 , 27
Manual operat ion
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Manual s eats
Adjus ting the h ead restra ints ... .... 95
Fold ing the seatback forward ... ... . 95

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Opening and closing the windows 53
Operating locks with the fold-out key 53
Rear lid .......................... 55
Remote control ................ 48, 51
Un locking and locking vehicle ....... 51
Power outlets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Power seats Adjusting the seatback ............. 97
Adjustment . ...... .... .... .... ... 96
Folding the seatback forward ...... . 99
Power steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Care and cleaning ...... .... .. .... 233
Closing ........................ .. 62
Convenience close/open feature .. ... 63
Conven ience opening/closing ....... 63
Correcting a malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Display messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Malfunction ...... ..... .. .... .... . 64
Manual operation . .... .... ...... .. 68
Opening ..................... .... 62
Variable storage bay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning/indictor lights ........ .... 21
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power window switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
In the driver's door ... .... ... ...... 59
In the front passenger's door . . . . . . . 60
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Programming
the Homelink® universal re-
mote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Proper occupant seating positions .... 148
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Proper seat ing position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear passengers 150
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Quartz
clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
quattro®
See All Wheel Drive ............... 218
Question
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What happens to unbelted occupants? ..
161
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Radiator fan ......... ............ ... 260
Radio Replacing . .... ... .... ........ ... 319
Rain sensor defective .. .... .... ....... 33
Reading lights .... ............. ...... 84
Rear ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear lid Locking/unlocking ............. ... . 55
Rear light
Defective ... .. ........ .... .... ... 35
Rear view mirror Inside rear view mirror .. .... ....... 88 Rear window defogger
..... .. ... .... . 116
Rearview mirror
See Mirrors ............ .... .... ... 88
Red symbols .. .... .... ... ........ ... 30
Refuelling .......................... 246
Release lever for engine hood ......... 249
Remote control ........ ...... .... . 48, 51
Resetting remote control ... .... .... 52
Un locking and locking . .... .... .... 51
Remote control garage door opener (Homelink®) ...... ... ..... .... . 139
Remote master key Battery replacement ..... ....... ... 48
Check light ....................... 48
Remote rear lid release ........... .... 56
Repair manuals ....... .... .... ...... 316
Repairs Airbag system
Replacing 182
Wheel rims ..... ................. 281
Replacing a fuse ...... .... .... ...... 300
Replacing a sound system .. .... ...... 319
Replacing light bulbs ...... .... .... .. 302
Replacing tires and wheels . ....... ... 280
Reporting Safety Defects ... .... ...... 155
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 18
Resetting remote control ...... .... .... 52
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Rims Cast a lloy .. ........... .... ...... 237
Replacing .. ........... ........ .. 281
Stee l rims ...... .... ......... .... 236

11111 Alphabetical index
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Speed warning 1 ...... .... ... ... .... . 34
Speed warning 2 .................. ... 34
Speed warning system ............... 35
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Startingtheengine . ...... ...... 119,120
What should I do if the engine does not
start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Steering ...... ............... ... ... 118
Steering wheel Locking the steering .............. 119
Steering wheel column Adjusting ... .. .... .... ...... .... 118
Steps for determining correct load limit 276
Stopping the engine .. ....... ....... 120
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compartment in the front seats .... 109
Compartments in the door trims ... 109
Cupholder in the center conso le .... 104
Glove compartment ... .... ...... . 107
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Small objects .. .... ....... .... ... 108
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switches Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Symbols Red ............................. 30
Yellow ........................... 32
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Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Tank
flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand 248
Technical modifications ... ...... ... .. 319
Temperature Climate controls ...... .... ....... 112
Setting for the driver's and front passen­
ger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ... .... ...... ..... 219
Tilt sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tips for the environment
Using the air conditioner only when
necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
tiptronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU ...... ... 128
Driving ...... .... ... .. .... .... .. 126
Dynamic shift program ....... .. ... 129
Fail -safe mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Manual shift program ............ . 130
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire pressure ... .......... .......... 274
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .... 41
Initialize wheels ................... 45
learning process ........... ....... 43
loss of air pressure .. .... ... .. . 20, 43
Malfunctions . .... ....... ..... ... . 46
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Storing tire pressures ...... ...... .. 43
Tires and wheels ....... .... ...... 281
Valves .......................... 281
Tire service life ... ...... .... ... .. ... 278 Tires
... .. .... .... .. . ... ... .... ... . 267
Replacing .. .... ....... .... ...... 281
Service life ...................... 278
speed rat ing letter code .... .... ... 281
Tire manufactur ing date ........... 281
Tire spec ifications ................ 280
Tread depth .... .... ........ .... . 278
Uniform tire quality grading ... .... 283
Winter tires .. ...... ......... .... 284
Tires and vehicle load limits ..... ..... 275
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure .......... .. 274
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ 271
Dimensions .... .... ..... ...... .. 279
General notes ......... ... ...... .. 267
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
268
New tires and whee ls ............. 279
Replacing .. .... ....... .......... 280
Snow chains .. .... .... ........ ... 285
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 281
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... 275
Wheel bolts ........ ....... .... .. 286
Winter tires
Tires/Wheels 284
Low aspect ratio tires ............. 286
Tir e pressure monitoring system .... 20
Torn or frayed safety belts ... .. .... ... 162
Touch-up paint
Towing Front eyelet 235
307
Rear eyelet .... ........ ..... .. ... 307
Tow truck procedures ...... ....... 306