
Energy management .... ... .. .. .. .. . 155
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Driver notification ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 156
E ng ine
Coolan t .......................... 181
E ng ine compartment lid ... .. .. .. .. . 175
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77, 78
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E ng ine compartmen t ................ 177
Safety ins truc tions ........ .. .. .. .. . 17 5
Eng ine compartment lid
C losing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Eng ine coolant system ............... 181
Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
T emperature gauge ................. 11
Engine data .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
E ng ine oi l ... ............. .... .. ... 178
Adding .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... 180
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Chec king the engine oi l level . ... .. .. . 180
D ry s ump lubrication ... ... .. .. .. .. . 157
Indications and cond it ions requ iring ex-
tra check ing ............. .... .. ... 180
Level ............................. 33
O il consumption ................. .. 179
O il grades .. ... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 178
Sensor defective .................... 33
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .. .. . 178
Tempe ra tu re d isp lay ................ 10
Eng ine oil pressure
Malfunct io n ... ........... ...... ... 33
Eng ine speed limitat ion .. ... .. .. .... .. 36
E nvi ro nment
Ca tal ytic conve rter ........ .. .. .. .. . 158
Fu el . .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 172
Un leaded fu el .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 170
E PC
refer to E lectronic powe r control ( EPC) . 15
ESP
refer to Electronic Stabilizat io n Pro-
g ram .. .. .. .. ........ ..... ... ... . 150
refer to Electronic stab ilization p rogram
( E SP) ............................. 16
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
E xhaust tail pipes
C lea ning ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 165
Inde x 233
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
F
Fan ................................ 74
Fastening Boos ter seats .. .. .. . .. .... ...... . .
Co nvertib le child safety seats ....... .
Infan t seats . .. .. ................ .
Flat bed truck
Flat tire 145
144
1
4 3
222
Changi ng ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 216
Floor mats ...... .. .. ..... .......... 104
Fo ld ing top
Care and cleaning . .... ............. 163
Foot peda ls ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 104
Fo r the sake of the envi ronment
Gasoline fumes and t he env ironme nt .. 172
L etting your eng ine w arm up ......... 78
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Front a irbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
How they wor k ... .... ......... .. .. 126
Frontal coll is io ns and the laws of p hys ics 111
Fron t lid
Emergency re lease . .. .. .. ..... ... .. . 43
li ght . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Power locking system .......... .. .. . 42
Tr unk escape handle ............... 213
Front passenger
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . 100, 101
Fron t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Child res traints in the fro nt sea t ...... 119
Front towing loop .. .. ........... .... 222
Fuel Additives . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 170
B lended gaso line ... .. ... ..... ... .. 170
C ur rent fuel mileage ................ 23
Filler neck ... .. ...... ............. 171
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Gasoline add it ives .. .............. . 171
Octane rat ing .. ... ........... .... . 170
Recommendat ion . ............. .... 170
Ref ueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Rese rve ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 12
Tank capacity ....... .. .. ..... ... .. 228
U nl ocking the fuel fi lle r flap by hand .. 173
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Resuming timing ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 28
Selecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Start ing tim ing ....... ... .. .. .. .. .. 26
Sw itching to the trip computer .. .. .. .. 27
L aunch Contro l Program
M anual transmission ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 84
R tronic .... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. .... 87
L eather . .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 166
C lean ing
leaving home ............. .... .. ... .
Lifting jack . ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Light 167
55
2 17
com ing/leavi ng home ............... 55
E xterior l igh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Light/ra in sensor
Automatic headlight cont ro l .. .. .. .. .. 62
D efective ..................... .... 35
Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
W iper and washer sy stem ( intermittent
wiping) . ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. 59
Lights Instrument panel illum ination ........ 56
sw itch ing on and off ................ 55
Light sen sor
Defective .. ..... ....... .... ... .... 35
Light sensor package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
L oading the luggage compartment .. .. . 104
Locking ... .. ................. .. .... 40
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
L uggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 59
Emergency exit ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 213
light .... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... 59
Loading .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 104
M
Maintenance .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 209
M alf unct ion Indicato r Lamp (MIL) .. .. .. 22
Manual transmission
Launch Cont ro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
M enu d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M irror
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
M ir rors
Activating the digital compass . ... .. .. 64
Automatically dimming inside mirror . .. 62
Inde x 235
Automat ic dimming for the ou ts ide mir -
ro rs . ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... ... .. . 64
Outs ide mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Moni to ring the Advanced Airbag System 128
N
Natura l leather .. .. .. ............... 166
New tires and wheels
N HT SA 199
C ontacting . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. lOS
No reverse gear .. ... ........... ...... 35
Number of seats . .. ................. 109
0
Octane rating
170
Odometer
..... ... .. ................ 12
Oil
refer to Engine oil ............. .... 178
On-Boa rd Di agnost ic System (0 80)
Data Link Connector (D LC) .... ... .. .. . 21
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . ... . 22
Open door or fron t lid wa rning ......... 20
Optional equipment Marked w ith an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Outside mirro rs . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 63
Ou tside temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Owner's manual How the Owne r's Manual is organ ized ... 6
p
Pa int
Touc h-up .. .. .. .. .. ............... 164
Paint No.
Pa rking 226
o n a decline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
o n an incline . .. .. .................. 80
R tronic ... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 86
Parking brake ....................... 79
Warning .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ......... 32
Parking system advanced .............. 89
Adjusting the display ........... .. .. . 93
Adjusting the war ning tones ... ....... 93
Paralle l Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Reve rse parking ... ........... ...... 92
Safety p recautions .... ............. . 89
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Parking systemadvanced
Switching on and
off ....... .... ... .. 91
Parts replacement ........... .. .... . 211
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . 128
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Pedals .. .... .......... ...... ... .. . 104
Phys ica l pr inciples of a frontal collis ion . 111
Polishing .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 161
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Power locking system ........ ... .... .. 39
Emergency locking .................. 42
Front lid . .... ........... .... .... .. 42
Locking .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... . 40
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside ... .. ................ ... .. .. 41
Opening/clos ing the windows . .. .. .. .. 40
Sw itches . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 41
Unlock ing .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Power seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power steering ................ .... . 1S4
Power windows ............. ... .. ... . 44
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Reactivating the system . .. .. .. .. .. .. 45
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Proper seating pos ition
Driver ..................... ..... . 100
Fr ont passenger .............. .... . 101
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
R
Ra in sensor ............... .. .. .... .. S9
Defective .... ........... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Warning/indicator light ...... .. .. .. . . 16
Rear view camera Parallel Parking .............. .... .. 92
Reverse parking .................. .. 92
Rear window . ... ....... ... .. .. .... .. 48 Rear
window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Refueling ...... ... .. .............. . 172
Remote contro l
refer to Remote master key . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Remote contro l garage door opener
(Homelink ®) . ... .. ................ .. 95
Remote master key ...... ........... .. 37
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . 37, 38
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Resetting the remote control . . . . . . . . . 38
Unlocking and locking .............. . 40
Repair manuals .. .. .......... ...... . 209
Rep lacement parts . ... .......... .. .. 211
Replacing Bu lbs ..... .... .. .. .............. . 224
Fuses ......... .. .. .............. . 223
Rims ......... .. ............. .... 199
Tires and wheels . ... .......... .. .. 200
Wheel rims .... .. ............. .... 201
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . 105, 106
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor ... .... .. ............. .... 112
Reverse gear R tronic ........................... 85
Rims Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 201
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-
tem .. .. .. .... .. .. ...... .... ..... 107
R tronic ... ..... .. .. .............. .. 85
Description .... .. ................ .. 85
Gearbox malfunction ............. .. . 36
Kick-down . .... .. ............. .... . 87
Launch Control Program . .... ... .. .. . 87
Manual operation . .................. 86
Steering wheel with shift paddles ..... . 87
s
SAFE 12,38
Safe driving habits ................. .. 99
Safety belt position Safety belts worn by pregnant women 114
Safety bel t pretensione r
Service and disposal .............. . llS

Safety belts Cleaning ... ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 168
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 12
Fastening .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 112
General notes ................. .... 109
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Not worn ...................... .. 112
P retens ioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Safety bel t position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 110
Securing ch ild safety seats ... .. .. .. . 146
Special consid erations for pregna nt
women .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 1 14
Unfasten ing ............. .... .. ... 114
Warn ing/ indicator light .... .. .. . 17, 109
Whyyoumustwearthem ....... .... 110
Wo rn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety compliance st icker ... .. .. .. .. . 226
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety guide lines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safety ins truc tions
F or using chi ld safety seats ... .. .. ... 1 41
F or using safety be lts .. ... .. .. .. .. . 110
Mo nitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 130
Safety systems Warn ing/ indicato r light . ... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Seat adjustment Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Fr ont passenge r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Fr ont se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H ead res traints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Power seats . ... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 67
Safety guideli nes . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 66
Seating capacity ...... ..... .... .. .. . 109
Sea ting position
Driver ... .. .. .... .... ..... ... ... . 100
F ront passenge r ............... .... 101
Incorrect seat position ......... ... .. 103
Seats Number of seats 109
Selector lever
D efective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5
Inde x 237
Serv ice
Airbag system 130
Se rv ice and disposa l
Safety be lt p re tensioner ... ..... .. .. 115
Serv ice interval display .... .... ... .. .. . 21
Serv ice position for windsh ield wipers . .. 61
Set me nu .. ... .. .... .......... ...... 25
Setting the time . .. ........ ......... . 11
S ide a irbags
Desc ription . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 135
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
S ide mar ker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Snow cha ins .. .. .. .. ............... 204
Socket ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 69
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Sources of information abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use ....... ..... .. .. 149
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rat ing letter code ............. . 200
Speed warning . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 34
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Spoi ler ....... .. .. .. . .............. 152
Star ting on h ills
Hill ho ld assist ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 80
Starting the e ngine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Steering co lumn
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Steps for determining correct load limit . 197
Stopping the eng ine ................. . 79
Storage .... .. .. .. ................. . 70
Sun visors . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 59
Symbols Red symbo ls in the cente r display . .. .. . 30
Ye llow symbo ls in the ce nte r display 30
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T ank flap
U nlocking the fuel filler flap by hand .. 173
T echnical modifications .. ..... ... .. .. 211
T emperature .. .. .. .. .......... ...... 73
Tire mob ility system . ... .. .... ... .. .. 213
T ire pressu re .. .. .. .... ............. 195
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Tire pressure monitoring system ...... . 206
Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sensors .. ............... .. .. .... . 201
Tires and wheels ......... .... .... . 201
Valves ... .. ................ ... ... 201
Warning/ indicator light .... .. .. .. .. . . 15
Tire repair kit .............. ... .... . 213
T ires .. .. ...... ........... .. .. .... . 189
Pressure ... ............. .... .. .. . 206
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 201
Service life ............... ... .... . 198
Speed rating letter code ........... . 200
Tire manufacturing date ... .. .. .. .. . 200
Tire pressure monitoring system ..... 206
Tire specifications ......... ... .. .. . 200
Tread depth .. .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 198
Uniform tire quality grading .. .. .. ... 203
W inter t ires ............. .. .. .. .. . 203
Tires/Wheels Low aspect ratio t ires .... .. .. .. .... . 205
Tires and vehicle load limits ... ..... .. . 196
Tires and wheels Check ing tire pressure ......... .. ... 195
Cold t ire inflation pressure . .. .. .. .. . 193
Dimensions ............... ... .... . 199
General notes .............. .. .... . 189
Glossary of tire and loading termino lo-
gy .. .. .. ................. .. .... . 190
New tires and wheels ...... .. .. .... . 199
Replacing ............... ........ . 200
Snow chains .............. ... .. ... 204
T ire pressure monitor ing system .. .. . 201
Tires and vehicle load limits .. .. .. .. . 196
Wheel bolts ............. .... .... . 205
W inter t ires .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 203
Tire service life ................ .. .. . 198
Tool kit ..... ................ ..... . 213
Touch-up paint ............ .. .. .. .. . 164
Towing Tow truck procedures ...... .. .. .. .. . 222
T . l owing oop ................. .. .... .
222
Transport Canada ... ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 106
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) .. .. .. .. .. .
198
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Trip odometer .............. ... .. ... . 12
Turn signals . ................. ..... .. 58 Turn
Signals
Warning/indicator lights ............. 16
u
Unfastening safety belts
Unidirectional tires ........ ...... .. . .
Uniform tire quality grading ....... .. . 114
189
203
Universal Radio-Frequency Remote Control
(HomeLink®) .... .. ............. .... . 95
Unlocking .. ... ... .. .............. .. 40
Power locking system ........... ... . 40
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Vehicle-care products ................ 161
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) .. .. 226
Vehicle jack . ...... ............. .... 217
Vehicle literature .. ................ ...
5
Vehicle tool kit .... ................ . 213
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Voltmeter display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
w
Warning/indicator lights ......... .... . 10
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti-Lock Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Audi magnetic ride .............. ... . 15
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electronic differential lock (ED L) .. .. .. . 18
Electronic power control (EPC) . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) .. 16
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
High beam . ..... ................ .. 16
Rear spoi ler ..... ............. ..... 16
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tire pressure monitoring system . .. .. . lS
Turn signals . .. .. ..... ......... ... . 16
Warning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Red symbols in the center display . .... . 30
Yellow symbols in the center display .. . 30
Warranty coverages ................ . 209
Washing ...... ... ................ . 161
Folding top cleaning ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 163