250 Index
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . ........... .... .... . 101
Adjusting .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 101
Heated front seats (climate control) . . . . . . . . . .
79
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Heated outside mirrors ..... .... .... .. 59
Heated seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Heated washer jets
W iper and washer system .. .. .. .. .. . . 60
Heating ... .. ................ ..... .. 75
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55
Warn ing/ indicator l ights . .. .... .. .. .. 15
High voltage warn ing label ...... .. .. . 237
Hill Descent Assist .......... ... .... ..
90
H omeLink ® universal remote control . . . . 94
Hood
Opening . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 178
Release lever .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 178
Horn .. ... .................. ..... .. .
8
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 121
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? .. .. .. ................ ... ... 201
How safety belt pretensioners work ... . 113
H ydroplaning 204
I
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition key safety lock ..... .. .. .... .. 81
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition lock pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Immobilizer ................ .. .... .. 12
Important things to do before driving . . . 98
Improperly worn safety belts . .. .. .. .. . 112
I ndicator light
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126
Audi magnetic ride ......... ... .... .. 14
C lutch overheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .. .... .... . 126
I ndicator lights ............ .. .. .. .. .. 13
Red symbols in the center disp lay .... . . 29
Ye llow symbols in the center disp lay ... 29
Infant seats . ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 141
Inside rearview mirror ...... .. .. .... .. 58 Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Instrument cluster and controls ... .... . 10
Instrument panel illumination .... .... . 57
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Luggage compartment ............. . 57
J
Jump-starting . .. .. ..... ....... ... .. 231
Jumper cables ... .. ............. .... 232
K
Key ........ .... .. .................. 35
Battery replacement .............. .. 36
Convenience opening and closing of pow-
er top .... ...... ............. .... . 48
Convenience opening and closing of win-
dows ........ ... .. ................ 44
Emergency key ... ....... ...... .. .. . 35
Key replacement .............. ..... 35
Master key ....................... . 35
Valet key .. .. .. .. ... .......... .... . 35
Keyless entry remote control .. .. ... ... . 35
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Knee air bags .. .. .. ... .......... .... 130
Description .. .. .. ............. .. .. 130
How they work ... ................ . 131
Important safety instructions ........ 132
L
Lap timer ... .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 25
Launch Control Program ... ...... .. .. . 91
Leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Cleaning ......................... 171
Leaving home ..... ............. .... . 54
Lifting jack . .... .. .. ... ... ..... .. .. 223
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 236
Light/rain sensor defective ........... . 34
Lights . .... .... .. ............. .... . 53
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
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Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 55
H igh beam wa rn ing/ indicato r light ... .. 1 5
In strument p anel illum ination .. .. .. .. 57
S ide marker light s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
T urn signa ls ...................... . 55
Xeno n headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Loading the l uggage compartment . ... . 103
L oc king
P ower locking sw itch ...... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Rear lid/t runk lid . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Remote maste r key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Us ing the key ..... .... ... .. .. .. .... 39
L uggage compartmen t
Light .. .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 5 7
L oading .... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 103
Ski bag .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 70
L umbar support .............. .... ... 69
M
Ma intenance ....................... 241
Malf unction Indicator Lamp (MIL) 15, 28
M anual conve rtible top
clos ing .. .. ...... ....... .... .. .. .. 4 7
Ma ster key . ................ ...... ... 35
Battery rep lacement ............. ... 36
Chec k light ....................... . 36
Menu button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
M en u d isplay . ...... ..... .. .... .. .. .. 2 1
M irrors
Activating the digital compass .. .. .. .. 64
Anti-g lare rea rv iew mir ro r .. .. .. .. .. .. 58
Automatically d imm ing inside m irror . .. 58
Autom atic dimmi ng for the o utside m ir-
rors ... .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... 59
I nside rearview mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M anual g lar e dimming . ... .. .. .. .. .. 58
Outside mir ro rs .......... .. .. .. .. .. 59
M oni toring the Advan ced Air bag System 125
N
Natural leat her ... .. . .... .. .... .. .. . 170
New tires and wheel s ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 205
NHTSA Contacting ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 105
Number of seats ............ ... ... .. 107
0
Occ upant seating positions .... ... .. .. . 99
Octane rat ing ... .. .. . .. ... ... .. .. .. 174
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Oil
refer to E ng ine oi l .. . ... .. ..... .... 180
On -Board D iagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) ............ 28
El ectronic speed limi ter ... ...... .. .. . 28
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) .. .. . 28
Open door or front lid warning .. .. .. .. . 19
Opening conve rtible top
manua lly . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 47
Operate yo ur vehicle eco nomically and
min imize poll ution . .... .. .. ... .. .. .. 159
Optional equipment Marked w ith an aster isk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (efficiency program) .. . 24
Ou tlets .... .. .. .. ........... ...... . 72
Outs ide mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Outside temperature disp lay ... ... .. .. . 19
Own er's manual
How the Own er's Manual is organ ized . .. 6
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Pa int
T ouch-up ...... .. .. . ..... .... ... .. 166
Pa int No .... .. .. .. ................. 237
Par k assist .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 83
Pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83, 89
Pa rking bra ke ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 82
P a rking brake warning ........... .. .. . 30
Parking on a decline (downhill) .... .. .. . 83
Pa rking on an incline (uphill) ... ... .. .. . 83
Pa rts replacement ... . .. .. ... ..... .. 243
Pass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
PASS ENGER A IR BAG OFF light .... .. .. 126
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pedals ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 103
Physi cal p rincip les of a frontal collision . 108
Polishing ... .. .. .. .... .... ....... .. 165
Pollen fil ter ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 76
Pollutant filter .. .. .. ..... ........... 76
Power locking switch ...... ...... .. .. . 40
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