___________________________________________ A_ l::.. p _h _a_ b_ e_t _ic _a_ l_ in_ d _ e_x __ _
Lifting vehicle . ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 33 7
Light
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing .
61
leaving home ..................... 61
See also Ambience lighting .......... 64
Light senso r defective ............. .. ..
30
Lighting
See Ambience lighting . ............. 64
Lighting in the mirror housing ..........
61
Lights .................... ...... .. .. 58
Coming home ............. .. .. .. .. 59
Daytime running lights ......... .. .. 59
Emergency flashers ............ .. ..
61
Exterior lights .................... 59
Front fog lights . ........... .......
60
Headlights ..................... .. 58
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 62
High beam warning/indicator light ...
16
Leaving home ....... ...... .. .. .. .. 59
Rear fog lights ..... .. ............ .
60
Side marker lights ........... .. .. .. 58
Turn signals ............. ... .. .. .. 62
Xenon headlights ....... ..... .. .. .. 58
Loading the luggage compartment .. .. . 183
Loading the roof rack . ................ 88
Lockable backrest ..... ... ............ 83
Locking
Power locking switch .... ........... 44
Rear lid/trunk lid .... .. .. .. .. .... .. 46
Remote control key ........ .. .... ..
42
Using the key ....... ..... ... .. .. .. 43
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada)
232
Controls and equip
ment Safety first
Lower universal anchorages (Canada)
... 232
Luggage
Stowing ........................
183
Luggage compartment ............ ... . 83
Cargo net .. .. .. ............... ... 85
DVD player for navigation system ... . 86
Expanding . .. .. ........ ....... ... 83
Fastening eyelets .................. 84
Side Compartment ................ 86
Ski sack . ..................... ... . 86
See also Loading the luggage
compartment ..................
183
Lumbar support ............ .. .. .. .. . 78
M
Maintenance ...... .... .. .. .... ..... 346
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . .
15, 23
Master key .. .......... ........ ... .. . 38
Battery replacement .............. . 39
Check light . .. .. .................. 39
Mileage Average ................ .. .. .. .. . 34
I nstantaneous ................ ... . 34
Mirrors Activating the digital compass .......
73
Adjusting the anti-glare ... .. .. . 69, 70
Automatic dimming for the outside
mirrors ................ .. .... .. .
72
Automatically dimming inside mirror . 70
Inside day-night mirror ............. 69
Interior mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69,
70
Outside mirrors ................... 71
Recalling position of outside mirrors .. 79
Storing position of outside mirrors ... 79
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
208
multitronic® ... .. ... ............. .. 152
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) .. .. .. .. . 155
Driving the multitronic® ........... 153
Dynamic shift program .. .......... 156
Fail-safe mode ...... .... .. .. .. ... 158
Kick-down ...... .. .............. 156
Manual shift program ............. 157
Selector lever ............ .. .. . .. . 154
Steering wheel with tiptronic ® ...... 158
tiptronic ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... . 157
N
Natural leather ... .. .. .... .......... 268
New tires and wheels . ............... 307
NHTSA
Contacting .. .. ................ ..
185
Number of seats ......... .... .... .. . 187
0
Occupant seating positions .......... . 178
Octane rating .................... .. 273
Odometer ................. ... ... ... 10
Oil
See Engine oil ............ .... ... 281
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ..........
23
Electronic speed limiter ............ 23
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) .. .. 23
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data
___ A_ l_. p_ h _ a_b_ e_ t_ic _a_ l_ in_ d_e _ x ____________________________________________ _
Open door or rear lid warning ... .. .. .. . 21
Open ing
Power sunroof ................ ... . 54
Operate your vehicle economically and mini- mize pollution ............... .. 253
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk ....... .. .. .. 5
Outlets .. ..... ........ ... .......... 93
Outside air pollution How to prevent from entering the vehicle . 100
Outside mirrors ................ .. .. . 71
Outside temperature display . .......... 20
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organ ized ..
5
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Paint
Touch-up .. .. .. .. ...... ......... 264
Paint No ............... .. .. .. .. .. .. 340
Park assist ....................... .. 160
Rear .... .. .. ................... 160
rear, with rear v iew camera ........ 162
Park ing .. .. .... .. .. ...... ......... 114
Automatic t ransm ission .. ......... 146
Caution when pa rking near a parking barri-
e r o r cu rb ........... .. .. .... .. 114
Low bumper cover, spoilers and suspension ................... .
lt '
t .
® mu I ronic ................. .. .
Parking brake
See Electromechanical parking brake 114
153
113 Parking on a decline (downhill)
... .. .. . 11 4
Parking on an incline (uphill) .......... 114
Parking system ................... .. 160
Rear ..................... ... .. . 160
Pa rking System (rear)
Adjus ting the warning tones .... ... 161
Parking system (rear) .............. .. 160
Park ing system (rear, with rear view camera) .
162
Adjusting the display .. .... .. .... . 167
Adjusting the warning tones .. .. .. . 167
Parking mode 1 ........... .. .... . 164
Parking mode
2 ...... .. .. ... .. .. . 165
Safety precautions ............... 162
Switching on/off ............... .. 164
Parts replacement ........... .. .. .. . 348
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . .. ..... 209
Passenger's seat ............. .. .. .. .. 76
Passive safety system ... ..... .. .... . 176
Peda ls ............ .... ... ... ...... 182
Pe rimete r lighting ... .... .. .. .. .. .... 61
Physical principles of a frontal coll is ion . 188
Polishing .. .. ... ........... ...... .. 263
Pollen filter Climate controls .................. 96
Power locking switch .... .. .. .... ..... 44
Power locking system ........ .. .... .. 41
Convenience close/open feature . .. .. 52
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from inside ............ ... ... ..... .. 44
Opening and closing the windows ... . 52
Power sunroof ....... ... .. .. .... .. 55
Rear lid/trunk lid . ........ ....... .. 46 Remote control key .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selective unlock feature .. .. ........ 44
Settings ............. ... .. .. ..... 44
Unlocking and locking vehicle . .. .... 42
Power outlets ...................... . 93
Power roof ............ .... .. .. .. .. . 53
Power seat Controls ......... .... . ... ... .. ... 76
Seat adjustment ........ ..... ... .. 77
Power steering .. ................... 247
Power su nroof
Emergency closing .. ........... 55 , 56
Power window switches ... . ... ... .. ...
SO
In the driver's door .. ............ .. 51
In the front passenger's door ...... . 52
Reactivating the system .. .......... 53
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safety belt .............. ... . .. 193
Programming the HomeLink® universal re-
mote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Proper occupant seat ing pos itions . . . . . 178
Proper safety belt position ........... 192 Proper seating position Front passenger ................ . 179
Occupants .... .... .............. 178
Rear passengers .. .. .... ......... 180
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
quattro ®
See All Whee l Drive . ......... .... 248
-Alphabetical inde x ------',.__ ___________________________________ _
Seat adjustment
Adjusting the seatback . .. .......... 77
Adjusting upper thigh support ....... 78
Dr iver's seat .. ...... .......... .... 75
Dr ive r's seat memory .............. 79
Front passenger's sea t ... .. .. .... .. 76
Front seats ............. ......... 75
Head restraints ... .. .. .. .. .... 81, 181
L u mba r support . ... .. .. ..... ..... 78
Seat be lts
See Safety be lts ................. 187
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sea ting capacity ... .. .. .. .. ...... ... 1 87
Seating pos ition
Dr ive r .. ............... ... ...... 178
Front passenger .. .. .. .. .. ... .... 179
How to adjust the fron t seats .. ..... 179
In co rrect seat posi tion ... ......... 181
Occ upan ts . ..................... 178
Re ar passengers
Seats Number of seats 18
0
1 87
Selective unlock feature ............... 44 Side a
irbags
Descript ion ..................... 213
How they wo rk .................. 214
Side assist Activating and deact ivat ing . .. ..... 137
Description . .. .... ......... .... . 137
Informational and a lert stage s ignals 139
Messages in instrume nt cluster d isp lay . .
144
Ope ration . ... ..... ..... ... .. .. . 139
Safety t ips ...................... 144
Sensor detect ion area ...... .. ..... 138
Settings ....... .. .. .. .. .... ..... 142
Side curtain airbags ... .............. 216
Description ... .. ..... ..... ... .. . 216
How they wo rk .. ... .. .. . ... .... . 217
Safety instructions . ... .... .. .. .. . 218
S ide marke r ligh ts ...... ....... .. .. .. 58
Sk i sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Snow chains ....... ... ...... .. .. .. . 312
Sockets ......................... 92, 93
Sound system disp lay
Dr iver information display .......... 20
Sele ctor lever ... .... ............... 147 So urces of informat ion about child rest raints
Selector lever multitronic ® ... .. ... ... 154 and their use ................... 239
Service and disposal Spare wheel ....... ... .. .. .. .. .... . 319
Safety belt pretensioner .. ......... 196 Speed control system
Service interva l display ................ 22
See Adaptive C ruise Cont rol . .. .. .. . 119
Service pos ition Speed rating letter code ............. 309
Windshield wipers ................ 68 Speed w arning sys tem ................ 32
Servotronic Speedometer .................... ... 10
Power steering ....... .. ... .... .. 24 7 Starting off w ith a t rai ler . ... .. .. .. .. . ll S
Shift bu tto ns ... .... ........... 151, 158 Sta
rting the engine .. .. ...... ... 108, 109
What should I do if the eng ine does not
sta rt? ... .. ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. 109
Steering . .. .... ............ ...... . 106
E asy e ntry fea ture ................ 108
El ectr ica lly adjusting t he steer ing whee l ..
107
Locking the steering ..... ....... .. 108
Ma lfunct ion .... .. .. ... .......... . 28
Ma nually adjusting the steer ing whee l
106
Steering wheel column Adjusti ng elect rically ...... ... .. .. 10 7
Adjusting m anually ............... 106
Steering wheel heat ing ...... .. .. .... 104
Steps for determining co rrect load limit 304
Stopp ing the e ngine ................. 110
Storage .. .. .... ...... ...... ........ 93
(upholder . .. .. .................. 89
(upholder rear center armrest ....... 90
Glove compartment ............... 94
L u ggage compartment ... .. ..... ... 86
S ki sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Storage compartment
Expanding ... .... .. .... .......... 83
S un shade .. ................. .. .. .. . 6S
S un v iso rs ....... ............ .. ..... 64
Suspension
See Adaptive A ir Suspens ion ..... .. 168
Switches Emergency flashers .. .. .. .... .. .. . 61
P owe r sun roo f .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . ... . 53
Rear window defogger . ... .. .. .. .. 10 1