262 Fuses and bulb s
No. Consumer Amps No. Consumer Amps
A/C system pressure sensor, Two-door models: rear left
electromechanical parking window regulator; Four-
brake, Homelink, automatic
11 door models:
rear left door
30
3 dimming interior rear view
5 (window regulator, central
m irror, air quality/outside locking, switch, lighting)
air sensor, Electronic Stab ili-
12 Rain
and light sensor
5
zation Control (button)
5 Sound actuator 5
Fuse panel© (red)
6 Headlight
range control/
5/7,5
head light (corner ing light)
No . Consumer Amps
3 Lumbar support 10
7 Headlight (cornering light) 7,5
4 Dynamic steering
35
Contro l modu les (electro-
5 Interior lighting (Cabriolet)
5
8 mechanical parking brake,
5
shock absorber, quattro
sport), DCDC converter
9 Adaptive cruise contro l 5 6
W
indshield washer system,
35
headlight washer system
7 Vehicle electrical system
20
control module 1
10 Shift gate/clutch
sensor
5
11 Side ass ist 5
8
Vehicle electr ica l system
30
control module 1
12 Headlight range control,
5
park ing system 9 Left rear window regulator
7,5/20
motor (Cabriolet)/sunroof
13 Airbag 5
14 Rear wiper (allroad) 15 10
Vehicle e
lectrica l system
30
control module 1
15 Auxiliary fuse (instrument
10
pane l) 11 Right
rear window regulator
7,5/20
(Cabriolet)/sun shade motor
16 Aux
iliary fuse terminal 15
40
(engine area) 12 Anti-theft
alarm warning
5
system
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Consumer Amps
2 Brake light sensor 5
3 Fuel pump 25
4 Clutc h sensor 5
5 Left
seat heating with/with-
15/30
out seat ventilation
6 Electronic
Stabilization Con-
5
trol (electric)
7 Horn 15
Front left door (window reg-
8 ulator, centra I locking, mi r-
30
ror, switch, lighting)
9 Windshield wiper motor 30
10 Electronic Stabi
lizat ion Con-
25
trol (valves)
Automatic climate control Air vents ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup ... .. ................. .. .... 79
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Automatic transmission ......... ... ... 91
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
D riving .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 9 3
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
E me rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
M anual shift program .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 96
Remova l lock (ignition key) ... .. .. .. .. 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline ............. .... 136
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damag ing the vehi cle .. .. .. .. .. . 195
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,225
Battery location inside the luggage com -
partment .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 225
Charging . ................ ... ... .. 227
Important war nings when wo rking on
the battery . ................ ... ... 225
J ump starti ng ............ .... .. .. . 266
L ow . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 193
Replacing the ba ttery .. ... .. .. .. .. . 228
State of charge . ....... ... .. .. .. ... 193
Winter operation . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 225
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 225
B efore dr iving ............. .... .. .. . 128
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) ..... ..... .. .. .. .. . 210
Blended gasoline ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 209
B lower (automatic climate cont rol) . . . . . . 78
Booster seats ............. .... .. .. . 175
B rake fl uid
C hanging the brake fl uid ... .. .. .. .. . 224
Chec king the brake fluid level ... .. .. . 224
Reservoir .. ............. .... .. ... 224
What is the correct brake flu id leve l? . . 224
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
i ng light comes o n? .. ..... .. .. .. .. . 224
Inde x 281
Brake system . ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 224
Anti- lock b raking system ..... ... .. .. . 19
B rake assist system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 186
Brake fluid .. .. .. ................. 224
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re-
placement ...... .. ............... 224
B rake light defective ... .. .. ... ... .. . 21
B ra ke powe r ass ist unit ............ . 189
Br akes .. .. .. .. .. .. . .............. 189
Ce ram ic bra kes . .. .... ........... .. 189
El ec tromechanica l parking brake ... .. . 85
Warning/indicator lights ..... ... .. .. . 15
Wor n brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B ra kin g
E mergency b ra ki ng f unction ..... .. .. . 87
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Settings ........ .. ............... 106
Break -in per iod .. .. .... ............. 195
Tires ... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 195
Bul bs . ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 2 64
C
Califor nia Proposition 65 War ning . .. .. 215
B attery spec ifi c .. ............. .. .. 226
Capacities ........ .. ............... 273
Carbon pa rts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206, 207
Care ..... .. .. .. .... ... .......... .. 20 4
Cargo a rea
refer to L uggage compartment . . . 68, 134
Catalytic converter ... .. ...... ... .. .. 196
Cen te r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Central lock ing .. .. ................. . 32
Cen tral lock ing switch ............. .. 36
Co nvenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote cont ro l key . ........... .... . 35
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads .. ............. .... 189
Ce rtification . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 278
Chang ing a flat t ire . .. ... ....... .... . 255
Chang ing a wheel .. ............. .... 255
Chang ing engine oil ............. .... 220
Checking Engine coolant level .... ....... .... . 221
Checking t ire pressure ............... 237
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Starting with jumper cab les . ....... . 266
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
E ng ine compartment
Safety instructions ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Working the engine compartment 214
Eng ine coolant
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E ngine coolant system ...... .. .. .... . 221
Adding coolant ........... .. .. .. .. . 222
Checking coolant level ..... .. .. .. .. . 221
Check ing the eng ine coolant level .. .. . 221
Radiator fan .............. ... .. .. . 223
E ngine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge ....... .. .. .... .. 10
Engine hood
C losing ......... ......... ... .... . 214
How to release the hood ............ 214
E ng ine oil . .... ........... ........ . 216
Adding .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 219
Addit ives ... ................ ..... . 219
Changing . ................. ..... . 220
Check oil level ............ ... .... . 219
Consumption ............ .. .. .. .. . 219
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 21
Oil consumption ............ .. .... . 218
Oil grades .. ................ ... .. . 216
Pressure malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity .. .. .. .... . 216
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment Break- in period ............ ... .... . 195
Cata lytic converter ............ .. .. . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery ..... 228
Driving at high speeds ..... .. .. .. .. . 197
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 197
Fuel ..... .. ..... ........... ... .. . 212
Fuel economy ............. ... .. .. . 197
L eaks under your veh icle . .. .. .. .. .. . 214
L ett ing the vehicle stand and wa rm up . 198
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . 224
Proper disposal of drained engine coo l-
ant ..... .. ................ ..... . 222
Proper disposal of dra ined engine
oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219, 220
Recycling used engine oil ... .. .. .. .. . 219
Roof rack .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 68 Unleaded fuel
.... ................ . 209
What shou ld I do with an o ld battery? . 228
EPC
refer to E lectronic power control . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . .. .. ...... ... .. .. 210
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ 186
Exhaust tail pipes
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 205
Expansion tank .... ............. .... 221
Exterior lighting ... ................ .. 47
Exterior m irrors
Adjust ing . .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. . SO
Dimming .. .... .. ............. ..... 51
Heating . .. .. .. . .............. .. .. . SO
F
Fan
Radiator 223
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Convertib le child safety seats .. ... ... 174
Infant seats ... .. ... .......... .... 173
Fa stening eye s
refer to Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Flat tire Changing ..... .. ................ . 255
flexib le fue l ....... ............. .... 210
Floor .. .... .... .. ................. . 74
Floor mats . ..... .. ................ . 133
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) ......... ... . 47
Folding the rear seats ............ .... . 69
Foot pedals . .... .. ............. .... 133
For the sake of the environment Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. 212
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . .. .. .. ... .......... .... 212
Sav ing fuel by early upshifting . .. .. .. . 11
Front airbags Description .. .. .. .......... ...... . 150
How they work . .. .......... ...... . 155
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics 139
Front passenger's door emergency lock ing 38
Front seats Adjusting ... .. .. ....... ...... .. .. 130
Child restraints in the front seat .. .. .. 147
Manual shift program .... ... .. .. .. .. 96
Selector lever .... ..... ... ... ... .... 92
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. ... 23 7
Tire pressure monitoring system
Loss of air pressure .............. .. 249
Malfunct ion .................... .. 249
Resett ing tire pressures ............. 250
T ires .............................. 230
Low aspect ratio tires ............... 248
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Speed rating letter code ............ 243
Tire manufacturing date ............ 243
T ire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 249
Tire spec ifica tions ........ .. .. .. .. . 243
T read depth ............. .... .. ... 240
Uniform tire quality grading . ... .. .. . 24 5
W inte r tires . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 246
Tires and whee ls
Chec king tire pressure .............. 237
Cold t ire inflat ion p ressu re ... .. .. .. . 234
D imensions ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 24 2
General notes .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 230
Glossary of tir e and loading termino lo-
gy .. .... .. ................. .. ... 231
New tires and wheels ............... 242
Replacing .. ... ....... .... ... .. .. . 242
Snow chains ...................... 247
T ires and vehicle load limits .. ....... 238
Wheel bo lts ............. .... .. ... 2 47
W inter t ires .. ........... .. .. .. ... 2 46
T ire serv ice life ............ .... .. ... 240
Tool kit ..... .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 252
Torn o r frayed safety belts 141
Towing Front eyele t ............. .... .. .. . 269
Rear eye let .... .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . 269
Tow truck procedures ............... 268
T PMS
Tire pressure monitoring system .. .. . 249
T railer towing ............. .... .. .. . 201
Opera ting instructions .. ... .. .. .. .. . 20 1
Tec hnical req uirements . . . . . . . . 201, 202
Tips ..... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 203
T ransm iss ion . ............. .. .. .. .. .. 9 1
6-spee d m anual transmission . .. .. .. .. 9 1
T ransm ission ma lfunct ion (ind icator light) 97
Transport Canada .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 136
Inde x 291
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Tread Wea r Ind icator (TWI) ........... 240
Tr ip comp uter
Fuel consumpt ion ............. .... . 25
Mileage ........................... 25
S ingle -trip memory . .............. .. 25
T otal-trip memory ................ .. 25
Tr ip odometer . .. .. .... ............. . 12
T runk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . 68, 134
T runk escape handle .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 42
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 40
T urn signals . .. .. .. .. . .............. . 48
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 23
u
Un fastening safety belts
U ni directional tires ... .... ..... ..... .
Uniform tire quality grading ... ... .. . .
U nlocking 143
230
245
Rea r lid . .. .. .. .. .. . ............... 39
Un locking/locking
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
by remote control .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 35
with the centra l locki ng sw itch ...... .. 36
with t he conven ience key ............ . 36
Use of jumper cables ............ .... 267
V
Valet parking .. .. .. .... ............. . 46
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Vehicle ca re/clean ing .. ... ................ 204
Vehicle electrica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle identification label ............ 272
Vehicle Identificat ion Number (VIN) .. .. 272
Vehicle jac k . .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 257
Vehicle key . ....... ................. 33
Vehicle literature .. ................. .. 5
Vehicle shut-down . ................. 197
Vehicle tool kit .. ... ................ 252
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
V inyl
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .... ............. 207
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