2009 AUDI S4 CABRIOLET power steering

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Master key ........ .... . .... .. .. .... . 48
Battery replacement . .... .... ...... 49
Menu button ... .. ...... .... ...... ... 40
Menu display .... .... .... ... .... .... . 39
Mi leage
Average . ...... .. .... .... .... ..... 37
Instantaneous .................... 37
Mi les to empty . ... .. .... .... ...... ... 26
Mirrors Activating the digita l compass ..... . 90
Adjusting the ant i-g lare ... .... .... . 88
Automatic dimming for the outside mirrors . .... .... ....... ....... .. 90
Automatically dimming inside mirror . 88
Inside rearview mirror . .... ...... ... 88
Interior mirror .... .... .... .. ...... 88
Manual glare dimming ............ . 88
Outs ide mirrors . ........ ... .... ... 89
Recalling posit ion of outside mirrors 102
Storing positio n of outside mirrors .. 102
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System ..
179
multitronic® ... ..... ... .... .... .... 131
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU . .... .... 135
Dr iving the multitronic® . ..... .... . 132
Dynamic shift program ... .... .... . 136
Fail -safe mode ... .... .... .... .... 137
Kick -down ... .... .... .... ... .... . 135
Manual sh ift program .. ...... .... . 136
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Steering wheel with tiptronic® ..... 137
tiptronic .. ... .... .... ... .... .... 136
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
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Natural leather
... .... .... .... ... .... 239
New tires and whee ls ...... ... .... ... 279
NH TSA
Contacting . ...... ..... .. .... .... 155
Number of seats .................... 159
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Occupant seating positions . .... ...... 148
Octane rating .... .... .... .... .... ... 244
Odometer ........ ..... .. .... .... ... . 15
Oil See Engine oi l ....... ....... .. .... 252
O lder chi ldren and safety bel ts . ...... . 199
On -Board Diagnostic System ... .. .. .. .. 28
Electronic speed limiter ............ 28
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIU .... 27
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .... . 28
Data Link Connector (DLC) ...... .... 28
Open do or o r rear l id wa rn ing ... .. .... . 26
Opening Power top .... ...... .... ..... .... . 62
Operate your vehicle economically and mini -
mize po llution ...... .... .... .... 221
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk ... .... .... .. 6
Outlets ... .. .... ..... .. .... .... .... 1 06
Outside air pollution How to prevent from entering the vehicle 113
Outside mirrors ..... .... .... .... .... . 89 Outside temperature display
...... ..... 25
Owner's manual How the Owne r's Manual is orga nized . 6
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Paint
Touch -up ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 235
Paint No ... ... .... .... ....... .... ... 312
Park assist ... .... .... ... .... ..... .. 122
Parking ...... .... .... ... .... .... ... 1 21
Automatic transmission .. ..... .... 126
multitronic® ....... ... .... .... ... 1 32
Parking brake ........ .... ... ........ 121
B rake warn ing .................... 30
Set ting a nd re leasi ng ..... .... .... 121
Parking light Defective . .... ........ .... ........ 35
Parking on a decline (downhill) ... ... .. 121
Parking on an incline (uphill) ... .... ... 121
Parktronic See Acoustic park assist .. ... ..... . 122
Parts rep lacement . ....... ... .... .... 318
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light ........ 180
Passive safety system . .... ...... .... . 146
Pedals . ... .. .... .... .... ... .... .... 152
Physica l principles of a frontal collision . 160
Po lishing ... .. .... .... ... .... .... ... 234
Power lock ing system ..... .... .... .... 50
Conven ience close/open feature .... . 53
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle fr om
inside ... .... .... ... .... ..... .. . 54
Locking switch .... .... ... .... ..... 5 4
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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
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See All Wheel Drive ............... 218
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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

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Rollover bars
Lowering ... .. .... ....... ...... .. 157
See also Automatic rollover pro tection
system ... .. .... .... .... ... .... 156
Roof, e lectric ... .... .... .... ... .... .. 61
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SAFE ...... ... .. .... .... ... .... .... . 15
Sa fe driv ing habits . ......... ....... . 146
Safety belt position .. ............. ... 164
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ..
165
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . ..... .. ...... 167
Safety belt warning light .... .... .. 21,159
Sa fety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
cleaning ... .. ... ... .. ... ..... ... 242
Dange r to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fastening ... .... .... .... ... .... . 163
Improper ly worn . .... .... ...... .. 166
Not worn . ...... ........ ......... 161
pre tensioners ... .... .. ... .... .... 166
Safety bel t position .. .... .... .... . 164
Safety instructions ... ..... .. ... .. 162
Securing child safety seats . .... ... 200
Special considerations for pregnant
wom en . .... .... .... ... .... .... 165
Un fast ening . .... ... ..... .. .. ... . 165
Warning /indicator ligh t ..... ..... .. 159
Why YOU MUST wear them ........ 159
Worn properly .. ... ...... ... .... . 162
Safety compliance sticker .. ...... .... 312
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Safety equipment
.... ....... .. .. .... 146 Occupants .... .... .... .... ..... .. 148
Safety features for occupant restraint and Rear passengers
... .... ...... .... . 150
pro tection . .... ...... .... ... .. . 146
Seats
Safe ty instructions Manual adjustment controls ........ 93
Eng in e compartm ent .. ... .... .... . 250 Number of seats .. .... .... .... .... 159
for booster seats . ...... .... ...... 198
Selector lever ............ .. . ..... ... 127
for using child safe ty s eats . .... .... 193
Selector lever multitronic ® ......... .. 133
for using convertible child sea ts .... 196
for using infant seats . ........... . 195
for using safety be lts . ...... .... ... 162
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
181 Service and
disposal
Safety belt pretensioner .. ..... .. .. 167
Service interval display .... ... .... ... .. 17
Servotron ic
Safety lock Ignition key, Automatic transmission 119
Seat adjustment Driver seat ... ...... ... .. .... ... .. 92
D river's seat memory . .......... .. 101
Front passenger seat . .... .... .... .. 93
Head restraints ................ 98, 151
Lumbar support . ...... ... .... .... . 98 Power steering
...... ............. 217
Setting Date display ............ .. ... ... .. 14
Digital clock ... .. .... .... .... .. .. . 14
Shift buttons .... .... .... ... .... 131, 137
Side airbags Description ... .... .... .. . .... .... 187
How they work .... ...... .... .... . 188
Power seats ... .. ........ .... .... . 96 Ski sack
... .............. ........... 103
Safety guidelines ... ... ....... .... . 92 Snow chains .
.... .... .... ... .... .... 285
Seat cushion extension ..... ... .... 100 Sockets
........... .... ... .. .... 105, 106
Seat belts Soft
top ... .. .... ....... .... .... ..... 61
Why YOU MUST wear them .... ... . 159 Care and cleaning
........ .... .. . . 233
Seat memory ....... ... .... .... .... . 101 Manual
operation ... ...... .... .. .. . 68
Seat position Sound system
Incorrect seat position .... .... .... 151 Replacing
.... .... .... ... .... .... 319
Seating capacity . ... .... .... .... .... 159 Sound system display
S eating position D
river information display . .... ..... 25
Driver .... .... ...... .... ... .. .... 148 Space
-saving spare wheel ... . ........ 292
Front passenger ......... ......... 149 Spare wheel ..
...... .... ... .... .... . 291
How to adjust the front sea ts .. .... . 149
Speed rat ing letter code ... ...... .... . 281
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data