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A
A/C operation
Climate control ............ ....... 89
ABS See Anti -Lock Brake System . . . . . . . . 187
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Acoustic park assist rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Acoustic parking system .. .... ... .... . 95
Adaptive Light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adding Engine coolant .. ... .... .... .... . 225
Engine oil ....................... 222
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . 233
Additiona l accessories .. ........ .... . 295
Additives Engine oil ... ..... .... ... ... ... .. 222
Adjustable steering column .... .... ... 91
Adjusting front seats . ...... .... .... .. 69
Adjusting steering column ...... .. ... . 91
Adjusting the seats .... .... .... .... .. 71
Advanced Airbag System
Children ........................ 158
Components .. .... .... ......... . 142 Air distribution
Climate control ..... .. .... .... .... 87
Air recirculation mode Climate control ...... .... ... .. .... 88
Airbag Warning/indicator lights ......... .. 18
Airbag system .................. 135, 155
Care ............................ 149
Child restraints .... .... .... .... .. 159
Components (front airbags) .. ...... 142
Danger of fitting a chi ld safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Disposa I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
How do the front airbags work? . . . . 144
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
142
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Important things to know . ... .. ... 135
Indicator light ....... .... ... .. ... 146
Knee airbags .... .... .... ... .... . 151
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. 147
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side airbags ... ...... ....... ..... 154
When must the system be inspected? ...
146 Anti-free
ze
See Engine coolant system ...... .. 224
Anti -glare inside day-night mirror .... .. 64
Anti-Lock Brake System .............. 187
Anti- lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights ............ 20
Anti -Slip Regulation System (ASR)
How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Anti-theft systems Anti-Theft A larm System ...... ..... 47
Electronic immobilizer . .... .... .... 40
Ashtray ................... .......... 81
ASR How the Anti -S lip Regu lation System
works ... .... .... .... ... .... ... 184
Asterisk What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? . .... ...... 6
Audi magnetic ride ......... .... ... 16, 98
Description ....................... 98
Indicator light ...... ..... ..... ... . 16
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature . 293
Auto Safety Hotline ... ..... .. ... ..... 123
Automatic belt retractor 129
Automatic car wash
See Washing .. ........ .... ...... 199
Front airbags ....... .... .... .... .
140 All Wheel Drive
......... ....... ..... 189 Automatic headlight control ........... 52
How the components work together 143 Alloy wheels ... .. ...... .... ... .. ... 204 Automatic headlights
Monitoring .. .... .... .... ... .... . 146 All-whee l drive defective .
.... ... .... .... .... ..... 37
Weight -sensing mat . ... .. .... .... 158 Winter tires ..................... 250 Automatic Transmission
air conditioning Alternator Automatic Transmission
.......... 103
Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 See Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

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Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Snow chains . ..... ....... ...... . 251
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 248
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... 242
Wheel bo lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Tir es/Whe els
Low aspect ratio tires ........ ... .. 253
Tire mobili ty system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tire pressure monitoring system 17, 254
Tire repair kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Touch -up paint ...... ....... .... .... 202
Towing Fron t eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tow truck procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Trailer towing ..... .. .... .... ....... 194
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission ....... 99
S tronic transmission ...... .... .... 99
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .... ... .... 244
Trip computer .. ...... .... ........... 25
Trip odome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
What does it mean when dEF appears in the trip odom eter display? .... .... 14
Trunk lid .... ..... .. .... .... .... .... 45
Turn signals ....... .... ..... .. .. ... . 58
Wa rning /indicator ligh ts .. .... ... .. 18 u
Undercoating .... ...... .... ... .. ... 205
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Unidirectiona l tires .... .... .... .... .. 234
Uniform tire quality grading .. ... ..... 249
Universal Radio -Frequency Remote Control
(Homelink®) .............. ..... 107
Un locking
Power locking switch ... .... .... ... 44
Rear lid/trunk li d .. .... ...... ...... 45
Remote control k ey ... ........ ..... 42
Using the key . ...... .... ....... ... 43
V
Vanity mi rro r ........... ..... ... .... . 59
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Vehic le Identification Number (VIN) .... 288
Vehicle jack ...... ... .... .... .... ... 270
Vehic le literature .......... .... ... .... . 5
Vehicle tool kit ..................... 264
Vehic le -care products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Venti lation ..... .. ...... .... ...... ... 85
w
Wa rning light
Tire pressure monitoring system 37
Warning lights .. ... .... .... ... .. .... 15
Red symbols in the center display ... 32
Yellow symbols in the center display . 32 Warning/Indicator light
Rea r spoiler ... .... ..... .. .... .... 18
Warning /indicator lights ...... .... .... 12
Airbag system .... .... .... .... .... 18
Anti -lock brake system (ABS ) .... .... 20
Brake system .. .... .... ...... ... .. 19
Cruise contro l .... ... ... .. .... .... 18
Electronic power control . ...... .... 17
Electronic s tabiliza tion program (ESP ) 17
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
High beam .... .... .... ... .... .... 18
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IU .... 17
Parking brake ...... .... ........... 19
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Tire pressure monitoring system .... 17
Turn signals ... .... .... ...... ..... 18
Wa rranty coverages .. .... .... ... ... . 293
Washer reservoir ... .... ... .... ...... 233
Washing .... ... .. .... .... ...... .... 198
Automatic car wash . ...... .... .. . 199
byhand ........... ....... .... .. . 199
General information .... .. .. .... .. 198
with a power washer ... .... .... .. . 200
Wax ing .. .... .... .... .... ... .... ... 201
Wear indicator ................. ..... 244
Weatherstrips .... .... .... ....... .. . 203
Weights . ...... .. .... .... ..... .. ... 289
What happens if you wear your sa fety b elt too
loose? ..... ... ... .... ... .... ... 130
What happens to unbelted occupants? . 127
What impairs driving safety? ....... ... 115
What should I do after changing a wheel?
242