2013 AUDI A4 SEDAN roof

286 Index
Reverse gear S tronic transmission . ... .. .. ... ... .. 90
R ight hand d rive ........... .... .... .. 46
R ims
Cast alloy .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 204
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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SA FE ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 12
Safe driving hab its ...... ... .. .. .. .. . 126
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt he ight adjustment .. .... . 142
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 141
Safety belt pretensioner ... .. .. .. .... . 142
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety belts .... ........... .. .. .... . 139
C leaning . .. ............. .... .. .. . 208
D anger to passengers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Fastening .... ........... .. .. .... . 139
Height adjustment ........ .. .. .. .. . 142
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Not worn .. .................. .... 137
Safety belt position ........ ... .. .. . 140
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Secur ing c hild safety sea ts . .. .. .. ... 175
Speci al consider ations fo r pregnant
women . ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .... . 141
Unfasten ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 141
Warning/ indicato r light . ... .. .. .. .. . 136
Warn ing light . ........... .. .. .... .. 17
WhyYOU M USTwearthem . .. .. .. ... 136
Worn properly ............. .. .... . 138
Safety belt warning light . ... .. .. .... . 13 6
Safety compliance st icker . ...... .. .. . 268
Safety equipment ............ .. .... . 126
Safety fe atures for o ccup ant restra int and
p rotec tion ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 12 6
Safety guidel ines
Seats .. .. .. ........ ..... .. ........ S4
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 215
for side curtain a irbags .. .. .. .. .. .. . 164
for us ing chi ld safety seats ..... .. ... 168 f
o r using sa fe ty belts . .. ..... ... .. .. 139
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 157
Seat adjustment He ad restra ints .. ............. .... 130
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ............... . 136
Seat heating ...... ............. .... . 70
Se ating c apac ity . .. ... .......... .. .. 136
Seating pos ition
D rive r ... ... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 127
Front passeng er .. .......... ...... . 128
How to ad just the fron t seats .. .. .. .. 1 28
Incor re ct sea t position .......... .. .. 130
Occ upan ts ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 12 7
Rear passengers . .... .. ..... .... . .. 129
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S, 56
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding ....... .. .. ... ....... ... .. . 64
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S
Head restra ints .. ... .......... .. .. . 57
N umber of sea ts . ............. .. .. 136
Sa fe ty g uid elines ................ .. . 54
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Se lector lever ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 8S
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 9S
Se lector lever d isp lay . ........... .. .. . 90
Se lector lever emergency release ...... . 9S
Se rvice and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Se rv ice interv al d is play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S hi ft indicato r (efficiency program) ... .. . 28
S ide a irbags
Des cription ...... ............. .... 159
How they wor k ... ............. .... 161
s ide ass ist
Adjus ting the b rightness . ........... 109
Senso r range .. .. ................ . 108
S ide assist
Activati ng and deactivating .... .. .. .. 109
Cleaning sensors .... .. .. ... ..... .. 201
Desc ription .. .. .. .......... ... ... . 107

Side curtain airbags ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 162
Descr iption ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 162
H ow they work . ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 163
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 1 64
Side ma rker ligh ts ......... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Ski sack ... ... ............. ...... ... 66
Sliding/tilti ng sun roof
Conven ience opening/closing . .. .. .. .. 41
Emergency closing ........ .. .. .. .. .. 42
Opening and clos ing ...... .. .. .. .. .. 42
Sunshade .................. .... ... 42
Snow chains ..... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 246
Soc ket
12-vo lt .. .. ............. .... .. .... 60
Sound system display .............. ... 24
Sources of information about chi ld re-
straints and t heir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Sp are tire .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 2S l
Speedometer ............. .... .. .. .. 12
Speed rating letter code .. ... .. .. .. .. . 2 42
Speed warn ing system ........... .... . 79
Sport different ia l .......... .... .. .. . 111
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
S T ART ENGIN E STOP b utton (convenience
key) . ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 76
S TART ENGIN E STOP button (Conven ience
key) .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... 75
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting off with a trai ler . ... .. .. .. .. .. 79
Start ing the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
Steer ing
Lock ing the steer ing ...... .. .. .. .. .. 72
also refer to Electro-mechanical power
assist . .. ... ...... ............. .. 188
Steer ing whee l
Ad justing steering column . .. .. .. .. .. 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 188
S teps fo r determ ining co rrect load lim it . 239
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76
Storage ..... .. .. ........... .. .. .... 60
S to rage compar tments . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2, 67
S tron ic . .. .. .... ... .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 89
S tronic transmission Driving information .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 91
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Inde x 287
Hill descent contro l .... ..... ... .. .. . 93
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
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Launc h Control Prog ram ..... ... .. .. . 94 •
Se lector lever lock ................. . 91
Se lector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
tiptron ic ..... ... .. ................ 93
Sun roof . ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 42
also refer to Slid ing/ti lting s unroof 42
Su n shades
Re ar doo rs .. .. .. .. . .............. . 49
Rea r window ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 49
Su n visors ........ .. ..... ........... 49
Symbols
refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. . 13
T
Tachometer ....... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 11
T echnical modifications .......... .... 275
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
T ether strap ...... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 181
The first 1,000 miles (1,SOO km) and after-
wards ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 192
Tie-down s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 133
tiptron ic ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 83
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Driving ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 84
Dynam ic shift program ......... .... . 87
Emergency mode . ................. . 88
Manua l shift program . ...... ... .. .. . 88
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
S tronic transmission ... .. .. ... ... .. . 93
Tire pressure .. .. .. .. ............... 236
T ire pressure mo nitoring system
L oss of air press ure ... ...... ... .. .. 249
Malfunction ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 249
Resetting tire pressures . ..... ... .. .. 250
T ires ....... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 230
L ow aspect ratio tires ........... .... 247
Serv ice life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Speed ra ting letter code ..... ... .. .. 242
Tire manufacturing date ..... ... .. .. 242
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 248
Tire specifications ................. 242
Tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
U niform tire quality gradi ng . ... ... .. 244
Winter tires ...... ...... .......... 245