34 Openin g and clo sing
keys. Unguarded access to the keys pro
vides children the opportunity to start the engine and/or act ivate vehicle sys
tems such as the power w indows etc . Un
supervised operation of any veh icle sys
tem by ch ildren can res ult in serious in
Jury.
- Do not remove the key from the ignition
lock until the vehicle has come to a com
plete stop. Otherwise the steering col
um n loc k co uld suddenly e ngage -caus
ing the risk of an accident.
@ Tips
- The operation of the remote contro l key
c a n be tempo rarily disrupted by in terfer
ence from tran smi tters in t he v ici nity of
the veh icle work ing in the same frequen
cy ra nge (e.g . a ce ll phone, radio equip
ment).
- Fo r security reasons, replacement keys
are on ly available from Aud i dea le rs .
- Fo r De clarat ion o f Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regu la
tions
¢ page 283.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig . 20 Remot e ma ste r key: re mov ing the mec hanic al
key
.. Press the release button @¢ fig. 20.
.. Pu ll the mecha nical key @ out of the mas
te r key .
Using the mechan ica l key, you can :
- l ock and unlock* the glove compartmen t on
the passenger's s ide
¢ page 65 .
-lock and unlock t he lockable* rear bench
seat and pass-through* ¢
page 69. -
activate the child sa fety locks on the rear
doors ¢
page 42.
-lock and unlock the vehicle manua lly
~ page 38 if this should not be possible
w ith the master key.
- use t he ignition key emergency release
~ page 35.
Check light and battery in the master
key
Fig. 21 Rem ote mas ter key: re m ov ing th e ba ttery h old
e r
Check light in the ma ster key
The check light @¢ fig. 21 in the mas ter key
provides information about different condi
t ions .
.. The check light turns on br iefly once when a
button is pressed, and during an "inquiry"
by the convenience key system .
.,. If the check light does not come on, the
battery is dead and has to be replaced . In
add it io n, w hen t he battery is dead
the m
indicator light appea rs in the instrument
cl uster display as we ll as the message
Please change key battery .
Master key battery replacement
.,. Remove the m echan ical key ~ page 34.
.,. Press t he release button @~
fig. 21 on the
b attery ho lde r and at the same time pull the
battery holder o ut o f the master key in the
direction of the arrow .
.. Insta ll the new battery CR 2032 with the
"+ " sign facing down.
.,. Push the battery holder carefully into the
master key .
.,. Insta ll the mechanical key .
How are child restraint system anchors re-
l ated to child safety ................ . 180
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 152
How often should I check my tire pres-
sures? .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. . 242
How safety belt pretensioners work ... . 143
H ydroplaning .............. ... ... .. 244
I
Ignition
switch ing on/off . .......... ... ... ... 80
Ignition key Emergency unlocking ...... .. .. .. .. .. 35
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
I mmobilizer . .... ......... .... .. .. .. 12
Important things to do before driving . . 127
I mproperly worn safety be lts .......... 143
Indicator lights ...... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 13
A irbag system ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 156
Dynamic steering ......... .. .. .. .. . 190
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .. .. .. .. .. . 156
also refer to Warning/indicator lights .. 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Inflatable spare tire ........ .. .. .. .. . 257
Inflating . .. ............. .... .. .. . 258
I nstal ling ch ild safety seats
Safety belts . ............... ... ... 176
Install ing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage . .. ............. .... .. ... 183
Instruments Adjusting the lighting ..... .. .. .. .. .. 50
Instruments and controls ......... .. .. 10
General i llustration .......... ... .. ...
8
Interior lights
Fr ont .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... SO
Rear . ... .. .. ................ ..... 50
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 53
J
Jump-starting ............. .... .. .. . 269
Jumper cables ................ ... ... 270
Index 291
K
Key ......... ..... .................. 33
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Check light ...... .. ................ 34
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 82
Ignition/engine on/off .............. . 80
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36 , 38
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist ............. .... 109
LATCH ... .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. 180
Description .. .... .. ............... 181
Installing a child restraint ......... .. 181
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 181
Launch Control Program ............ .. 97
Leather .......... .. ..... ....... ... 210
Cleaning ........ .. ... ... ......... 211
Leaving home ... .. .................. 48
Left hand drive .. .. .... ........... .. . 49
Lifting jack ....... .. ... ... ......... 261
Lifting vehicle ..... .. ............... 273
Light adaptive light .. .. .. ............... . 47
Coming/Leaving home ............... 48
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . 47, 48
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47, 48
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ........ .. . 47
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Low beam . .. .. .. .. ............... . 47
Rear fog lights ... .. . .. .... ........ . 47
Side marker lights .. ... ........... .. 4 7
T ravel mode ... .. .................. 49
Light/rain sensor Headlights .. .. ...... ............. . 47
Intermittent (windshield wipers) ... .. . 53
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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