162 Child Safety
-If you must install a rearward facing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat in exceptional circumstances and
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately
install the rearward-facing child safety
seat in a rear seating position and have
the airbag system inspected immediately
by your authorized Audi dealer.
.&, WARNING
If, in exceptional circumstances, you must
install a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Always follow the manufacturer's in
structions provided with the child safety
seat or carrier.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position .
- Always make sure that the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light comes on and stays
on all the time whenever the ignition is
switched on.
(D Tips
Always replace child restraints that were
installed in a vehicle during a crash. Dam
age to a child restraint that is not visible
could cause it to fail in another collision
situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with a front "Ad
vanced Airbag System" in compliance with
United States Federal Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (FMVSS) 208 as applicable at the
time your vehicle was manufactured . The
Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle
has been certified to meet the "low-risk" re
quirements for 3- and 6-year old children on
the passenger side and small adults on the driver side. The low risk deployment criteria
are intended to reduce the risk of injury
through interaction with the airbag that can
occur, for example, by being too close to the
steering wheel and instrument panel when
the airbag inflates . In addition, the system
has been certified to comply with the "sup
pression" requirements of the Safety Stand
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up
to 12 months who are restrained on the front
passenger seat in child restraints that are list
ed in the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an
Advanced Airbag system, all children, espe
cially those 12 years and younger, should al
ways ride in the back seat properly restrained
for their age and size. The airbag on the pas
senger side makes the front seat a potentially
dangerous place for a child to ride . The front
seat is not the safest place for a child in a for
ward-facing child safety seat.
It can be a very
dangerous place for an infant or a larger child
in a rearward-facing seat.
Advanced Airbags and the weight
sensing mat in the front seat
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle detects the presence of an infant or child in a
child restraint on the front passenger seat us
ing the weight-sensing mat in the seat cush
ion and the sensor below the safety belt latch
on the front passenger seat that measures the
tension on the safety belt.
The weight-sensing mat measures total
weight of the child and the child safety seat
and a child blanket on the front passenger
seat. The weight on the front passenger seat
is related to the design of the child restraint
and its "footprint", the size and shape of the
bottom of the child restraint as it sits on the
seat. The weight of a child restraint and its "footprint" vary for different kinds of child re -
straints and for the different models of the .,.
A WARNING 1-=
Not using a child safety seat, using the
wrong child safety seat or improperly in
stalling a child restraint increases the risk
of serious personal injury and death .
-All vehicle occupants and especially chil dren must always be restrained properly
whenever riding in a vehicle.
~
- An unrestrained or improperly restrain
ed child can be injured or killed by be
ing thrown against the inside of the ve
hicle or by being ejected from it during
a sudden maneuver or impact.
- An unrestrained or improperly restrain
ed child is at much greater risk of injury
or death by being struck by an inflating
airbag.
- Commercially available child safety seats
are required to comply with U.S . Federal
Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
213 (in Canada CMVSS 213).
- When buying a child restraint, select
one that fits your child and the vehicle.
- Only use child restraint systems that
fully contact the flat portion of the
seat cushion. The child restraint must
not tip or lean to either side. Audi does
not recommend using child safety
seats that rest on legs or tube-like
frames . They do not provide adequate
contact with the seat.
-Always heed all legal requirements per
taining to the installation and use of
child safety seats and carefully follow
the instructions provided by the manu
facturer of the seat you are using.
- Never allow children under 57 inches
(1.45 meters) to wear a normal safety
belt. They must always be restrained by a
proper child restraint system. Otherwise,
they could sustain injuries to the abdo
men and neck areas during sudden brak
ing maneuvers or accidents.
- Never let more than one child occupy a
child safety seat.
Child Safety 165
- Never let babies or older children ride in
a vehicle while sitting on the lap of an
other passenger.
- Holding a child in your arms is never a
substitute for a child restraint system .
- The strongest person could not hold
the child with the forces that exist in
an accident. The child will strike the in
terior of the vehicle and can also be
struck by the passenger.
- The child and the passenger can also
injure each other in an accident.
- Never install rearward-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the front pas
senger seat. A child will be seriously in
jured and can be killed when the passen
ger airbag inflates -even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety
seat and child against the backrest,
center arm rest, door or roof.
-Always install rearward-facing child
safety seats or infant carriers on the
rear seat.
- Forward-facing child safety seats instal
led on the front passenger's seat can in
terfere with the airbag when it inflates
and cause serious injury to the child. Al
ways install forward-facing child safety seats on the rear seat .
- If exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the child's
safety and well-being require that the
following special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its man
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag .
- Always carefully follow the manufac
turer's instructions provided with the
child safety seat or carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat into the rearmost position of the pas-
senger seat's fore and aft adjustment
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166 Child Safet y
range, and as far away from the airbag
as possible before installing the child
restra int.
- Always make sure that nothing pre
vents the front passenger's seat from be ing moved to the rearmost position
in its fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure that the backrest is
in the upright position .
- Always buck le the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not s itting in it.
A loose ch ild safety seat can fly around
dur ing a sudden stop or in a coll is ion.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave
hicle is being used
c::> page 132, Safety
belts,
c::> page 140, Airbag system and
c::> page 161, Child Safety.
.,&. WARNING
To reduce the risk of serious injury, make
sure that the
PAS SENGER AIR B AG OFF
light comes on and stays on whenever a
child restraint is installed on the front pas
senger seat and the ignition is switched
on.
- Take the child rest raint off the front pas
senger seat and install it proper ly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on.
- Have the airbag system inspected by
your authorized Audi dealer immediate
ly.
Secure unused safety belts on the rear
seat
Fig. 158 Schematic overview: keep unused safety belts
away from chil dren in child safety seats. @· outer rear
sa fety be lt
.
If a child safety seat is used on the rear bench,
especially with LATCH universal lower ancho
rages, the unused safety belts
must be se
cured so that the child in the child restraint
cannot reach them
c::> &.
-Guide the safety belt webbing @ behind the
head restra int of the seat where the child re
straint is installed
c::> fig . 158. When doing
so, do not engage the switchable locking re
tractor! You should not hear a "clicking"
sound when winding up the safety belt.
- Let the belt retractor wind up the safety belt
webbing.
.,&. WARNING
-A child in a chi ld safety seat installed with
the LA TCH lower a nchorages or with the
standard safety be lt or a child in a boos ter
seat on the rear seat co uld p lay with un
used rear seat safety belts and become en
tang led . This co uld cause the chi ld ser ious
personal injury and even death.
-Always secure unused rear seat sa fety
be lts out of reach of children in child
seats such as by proper ly routing them
around the head restraint of the seat
where the ch ild restraint is installed.
- Never activate the switchable locking re
tractor when routing the safety belts
around the head restraints.
belts,<:!) page 140, Airbag system and
i=> page 161, Important things to know.
A WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the
use of a forward-facing child restraint on
the front passenger's seat, the child's safe
ty and well-being require that the follow ing special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward-facing seat has
been designed and certified by its manu
facturer for use on a front seat with a
passenger front and side airbag.
-Always follow the manufacturer's in
structions provided with the child safety
seat or infant carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat in
to the rearmost position of the passen
ger seat's fore and aft adjustment range,
and as far away from the airbag as possi
ble before installing the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents
the front passenger's seat from being
moved to the rearmost position in its
fore and aft adjustment range.
- Always make sure the backrest is in an
upright position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the light does not stay on, perform the
checks
q page 151, Monitoring the Ad
vanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
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Child Safety 169
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats can help protect
children weighing between about 40 lbs . and
80 lbs . (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4
ft. 9 in. (57 inches/1.45 meters) tall.
Fig. 162 Rear seat: c hild p roperly restrained in a boos
ter seat
The vehicle's safety belts alone will not fit
most children until they are at least 4 ft. 9 in .
(57 inches/1.45 meters) tall and weigh about
80 lbs.
(36 kg). Booster seats raise these chil
dren up so that the safety belt will pass prop
erly over the stronger parts of their bodies and the safety belt can help protect them in a
crash.
.,. Do not use the convertible locking retractor
when using the vehicle's safety belt to re
strain a child on a booster seat.
.. The shoulder belt must lie as close to the
center of the child's collar bone as possible
and must lie flat and snug on the upper
body .
It must never lie across the throat or
neck . The lap belt must lie across the pelvis
and never across the stomach or abdomen .
Make sure the belt lies flat and snug. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary .
.,. Secure unused safety belts on the rear seat
r:1;>page 166 .
Children up to about 40 lbs. (18 kg) are best
protected in child safety seats designed for
their age and weight. Experts say that the
skeletal structure, particularly the pelvis, of
these children is not fully developed, and they
must not use the vehicle safety belts without
a suitable child restraint.
172 Child Safety
child restraint on the front passenger's
seat in exceptional situations:
- Whenever a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint is installed on the front
passenger seat, the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light must come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on .
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described
<::) page 151, Moni
toring the Advanced Airbag System .
- Take the child restraint off the front pas
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASS EN·
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Improper installation of child restraints
can reduce their effectiveness or even
prevent them from providing any protec
tion.
- An improperly installed child restraint
can interfere with the airbag as it de
ploys and seriously injure or even kill the
child.
- Always carefully follow the manufactur
er's instructions provided with the child
safety seat or carrier.
- Never place additional items on the seat
that can increase the total weight regis
tered by the weight-sensing mat and can
cause injury in a crash .
.&_ WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child re
straint up, against or very near the in
strument panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the forward-facing child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
.&_ WARNING ~
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger
seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the front airbag inflates - even
with an Advanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, door or roof.
-Always be especially careful if you must
install a rearward facing child safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception
al circumstances.
-A tight tether strap on a rearward-facing
child restraint attached to the front pas
senger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and regis
ter a heavier weight in the Advanced Air bag System. The heavier weight regis
tered can make the system work as
though an adult were on the seat and de
ploy the Advanced Airbag when it must
be suppressed causing serious or even
fatal injury to the child.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi
ately install the rearward-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system inspected by your
authorized Audi dealer.
Have the battery checked when you take your
vehicle in for service. Yo u are well advised to
replace a battery that is older than 5 years.
W ith certa in types o f airbag deployment, the
battery is disconnec ted from the vehicle elec
trica l system for safety reasons
c::> &. in Re
pair, care and disposal of the airbags on
page 154.
Di sconn ecting the battery t erminal s
Some vehicle functions (power w indow regu
l ators, for example) are lost if the battery ter
minals are disconnected . These functions have
to be re learned after the battery terminals are
connec ted again. To prevent this, the battery
should only be disconnected from the vehicle
e lectrical system when absolutely necessary
for repairs .
Vehicl es not driven for long p eriod s
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period
of several days or weeks, electrical compo
nents are gradually cu t back or switched off .
This reduces energy consumption and main
tains starting capability over a longer per iod
c::> page 185.
Some of the conven ience functions may not
operate, such as the inter ior lights or the
power seat adjustment. The conven ience
functions will be ava ilable again whe n you
turn on the ignition and sta rt the eng ine.
Winter operation
During the winter months, battery capacity
tends to decrease as temperatures drop . This
i s because more powe r is also consumed while
start ing , and the head lights, rea r window de
fogger, etc., are used more often .
Avo id unnecessary power consumption, par
ticularly in c ity t raffic or when t rave ling on ly
short d istances. Let you r authorized Audi
dea le r che ck t he capacity of the vehicle bat
t ery before w inte r sets in
c::> page 225. A well
cha rged batte ry w ill no t only p revent sta rting
p rob lems when the weathe r is cold, b ut will
a lso last longer.
Checkin g and fillin g 223
(D Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for seve ral
weeks at extremely low temperatures, the
vehicle battery shou ld be removed and
stored where it w ill not freeze. This will
prevent it from be ing damaged and having
to be replaced .
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The battery is located in the l uggage compart
ment under the floor. Before you check any
th ing in the luggage compartment,
read and
h eed all WARNINGS
c::> &_ .
Always heed the safety warnings , when work
ing on the vehicle battery or the vehicle e lec
trical system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very
important when working on the battery:
Al ways heed the follo wing WARNING SYM
BOLS and safety precautions when working on the battery.
® Always wear eye protection .
/).. Batte ry acid contains sulfuric acid . Al
~ ways w ear glov es and ey e protection .
IC No
\!!51 -sparks
-flames
- smoking.
A Wh en a battery i s charged , it produces
~ hydrogen g as which i s explosive and
could cau se per sonal injur y.
~ Always keep the battery well out of
'if!:11 reach of children .
_&. WARNING
Whenever working on t he battery o r on
the electrical system, there is the risk of
injury, accident and even fire . Read and
heed the following WARNINGS:
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28 2 Index .:..:..:..::....::.....:..._ ___________________________ _
Physica
l principles of a frontal collision 133
Polishing .. .. ................ ... ... 198
Pollutant filter (automatic AC system) ... 70
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power locking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E mergency locking ............. ..... 36
Power windows .......... .. .. .... .. 40
Rear lid .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 37
Selective unlock feature ... .. .. .... . . 36
Settings ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 36
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 183
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Care and clean ing ... ........ .. .. .. . 197
C losing .. .. ................ ... .... 44
Conven ience opening/closi ng . .. .... .. 44
E mergency operation ................ 47
E rror message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
General information . ... .. .. ... ... .. 42
Indicator light ... ..... ... .. .. .... .. 43
Malfunction ............. .. .. .. .. .. 43
Opening . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... ..
44
Variab le power top storage bay .. .. .... 45
W ind deflector ................ ..... 46
Power window Convenience opening/closing . .. .... .. 40
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M alfunct ions . ........... .... .... .. 40
Pregnant women Specia l cons iderations when wearing a
safety be lt .............. .. .. .... . 137
Proper occupant seating positions ..... 122
Proper safety be lt pos ition ... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Proper seat ing pos ition
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Occupants ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 122
Rear passengers .......... .. .. .. .. . 124
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro ®
refer to all-wheel drive ............. 184
Question What happens to unbe lted occupants? 133
Why safety belts? ................. 132
R
Radiator fan .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 221
Rain/light se nsor
Headlights .. .. .. .. ........ ...... .. 52
I n te rmittent (w indshield w ipers) . .. .. . 57
Senso r defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear fog lights .... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 52
Rea r lid
E scape handle . .. .. ........... .. .. . 38
Open ing and closing ........... .... . 37
Rear l ight
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1 .. ............. .... 114
Parkingmode2 ................... 115
Rear view m irror ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 56
Rear window heat ing ............... .. 72
Recirc ulation mode (automat ic cl imate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ref uell ing . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 210
Re lease lever for hood ... ....... ... .. 212
Remote control
HomeLink . .... .. ... .......... .... 117
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Pe rsonalizing .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 32
unlocking/locking .. .... .... ... .. .. . 34
Remote rea r lid re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Repair manuals ..................... 269
Repairs Airbag system ... ... .. ..... .... . .. 153
Replacement key .. ............. .. .. . 32
Replacing bulbs . .. ... .......... .. .. 258
Replacing tires and wheels ... ... .. .. .. 239
Replac ing wiper blades ............... 58
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor ... .... .. ............. .... 136
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rims Cast alloy
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-200
tem ......... ... .. ............... 130
s
SAFE
Safe driving hab its ... ...... .. .. .. .. .
Safety belt position ........ .. .. .. .. .
Safety belts worn by pregnant women .
Safety belt p retens ioner ..... .. .. .. .. .
Service and disposal ... ... .. .. .. .. .
Safety belts ............ ...... .... . . 12
121
137
137
138
139
135
Belt positioner ........... .. .. .. .. . 135
C leaning . .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 205
D anger to passengers w ho do not wea r a
safety belt ... .. .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 133
F astening .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 136
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Not worn .. ............. .... .. ... 133
Safety belt position ....... .. .. .. .. . 13 7
Safety instructions .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Secur ing ch ild safety seats ..... ... .. 17 1
Specia l cons iderations fo r pregnant
women .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 137
Unfasten ing .... ......... .... .. .. . 138
Warn ing/ indicato r light .. .. .. ...... . 132
Warning light ... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 1 7
Why YOU MUST wear them ... .. .. .. . 132
Worn properly ........... .. .. .. .. . 134
Safety bel t warn ing light .... .. .. .. .. . 13 2
Safety compliance st icker . ...... ... .. 265
Safety equipment ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 12 1
Safety features for occupant restra int and
p rotec tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety guidelines Seats .. .. .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 61
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment ...... .. .. .. .. . 212
for using chi ld safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 164
for using safety be lts ...... .. .. .. .. . 135
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ...... ... ................ .... 153
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seat belts
refer to Sa fety belts .... ... .. .. .. .. . 132
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Uppe r cabin heating ....... .. .. .. .. .. 73
Seating capacity ........... .. .. .. .. . 132
Inde x 283
Seating position
Driver . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 122
Front passenger . ... . .. ... .. ... .. .. 123
How to ad just the front seats ...... .. 123
Incorrect seat position . ............. 125
Occupants ....... .. ............... 122
Rea r passengers .. .. . .. .... ... ... .. 124
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Adjus ting in the MMI . .. .. ... ... .. .. . 63
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drive r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Folding ... .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 68
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Head restra ints .. .. ... ....... .... .. 64
N umber of seats . .. ... ....... .... . 132
Power easy entry f unction .......... .. 63
Safety gu idelines . .... ......... .. .. . 61
Seat symme try . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seat ( upper cabin heating) ..... ... .. .. . 73
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency re lease ................. . 92
Se lector lever emergency release . ... ... 92
Se rv ice and d isposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ........ .. .. 139
Serv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . ... ... 58
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S ide a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
How they work ... .. ... ....... .... . 159
s ide assist
Adjust ing the b rig htness ..... ... .. .. 105
Sensor range .. .. ................. 104
S id e assist
Activating and deactivating ... ... .. .. 105
Cleaning sensors ... . .. .. ... ... .. .. 198
Description . ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. 103
S ide mar ker lig hts . ............. .... . 52
Ski sack .... .. .. .. .. . .............. . 68
Snow cha ins .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 243
Soft top Care and cleaning . .... ......... .. .. 19 7
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