
Opening and closing
• Turn the key to position ¢ fig . 30 @ until all
the windows have reached the des ired position.
Convenience closing feature
• Use the emergency key or pull the mechanical
key out of the master key
¢ page 31.
• Turn the key in the lock of the dr iver's door to
the lock pos ition @ unt il the windows are
closed
¢ _A .
.&_ WARNING
- Never close the windows inattentive ly and
without checking -there is r isk of injury.
- You must always watch when the windows
are being ra ised so that no one can be trap
ped.
If you release the key, the closing ac
tion is immediately canceled.
- Always read and heed WARNING ¢
& in
General description on page
29 .
Correcting window regulator malfunction
-
After disconnect ing the vehicle battery, the one
t ouch up and down feature mus t be activated
again.
• Pull and hold the power window switch until
the window is complete ly closed.
• Release the switch and pull the switch again for
one second .
Valet parking
Applies to vehicles: with valet parking functio n
The valet parking feature protects the luggage
compartment from unauthorized access .
-
Fig. 31 Glove compar tment: valet parking bu tton
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You can switch the "valet parking function" on
when someone else is park ing your vehicle. When
the function is switched on, the vehicle can be
driven , locked and unlocked using the master key,
but access to the luggage compartment is not
permitted.
• Take the mechanical key out of the master key
¢page 31 .
• Open the glove compartment¢ page 65.
• Activate ¢ fig. 31 the "valet parking" feature by
press ing the
!VA LET I button . The indicator light
in the switch illuminates.
• Close the glove compartment and lock it w ith
the mechan ical key.
• Leave the master key with the service personnel
for parking and keep the mechanical key with
you.
The following buttons are deactivated when the
valet parking function is switched on :
-
~ button on the master key
- Handle in the rear lid
When the valet parking feature is activated, the message
Valet parking activated appears in the
instrument cluster display when you switch the
i gnition on.
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 32 Garage door ope ne r: examples o f us ing w ith d iffer
ent systems
You can activate various systems such as garage
doo rs, security systems and home lighting from
i nside your vehicle using the garage door opener .,.

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(Home link). There are three buttons for this in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in p lace
of up to three hand-he ld transmitters.
To operate systems using the garage door open er, the three buttons in the roof head liner must
be programmed first.
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im
mediate v icin ity of the eq uipment when us ing
or programm ing the garage door opener . Peo
ple can be injured and objects can be dam
aged if they are caugh t in the equipment.
{!) Tips
-For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
se lling the vehicle .
- For additional informat ion about Homelink,
v is it www.homelink .com.
- Fo r Declarat ion of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢ page 251.
Operation
App lies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 33 Hea dlin er: co ntro l un it
Requirement : The b uttons in the roof headliner
must be programmed
¢ page 39 or
¢ page 40 and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
opener .
.,. Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @blinks or tu rns on .
.,. Press the button again to close the garage
doo r.
Open ing and clo sing
(D Tips
To open or close the garage door, press the
button, but do not hold it for longer than 10 seconds or the garage door opener module
will sw itch to programming mode.
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
You can program both fixed code and rolli ng code
systems usi ng this procedure .
Programming or reprogramming buttons
.,. Switch the ignit ion on.
.,. Press and hold the button in the roof headliner
¢ page 39, fig. 33 that you would like to pro
gram fo r at least 10 seconds . Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button> Car systems*
cont ro l button > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Program garage door open er.
If
t his pa th is no t avai lable, program t he b utton
as desc ribed in version B
¢ page 40.
.,. Follow the i nstr uctions in the MMI.
Erasing button programming
T he programmed b uttons cannot be erased ind i
vidually. They m ust all be e rased together. Repro
gram the bu ttons if necessary .
.,. Select:
!CARI function button> Car syst em s*
cont ro l but to n > Vehicle setting s > Garag e
door open er > Clear program setting s > Yes.
Displaying the version /status /country code
.,. Select: !CARI function button > Car system s*
contro l button > V ehicle s etting s > Garage
door opener > Ver sion information .
(D Tips
-Programm ing throug h the MMI* is not pos
sible with all infotainment systems. If this
is the case, program the but to ns as descri
bed i n vers ion B
¢ p age 4 0.
- The req uir ed dis tanc e betwee n th e hand
transm itter an d the Home link mod ule in
t he radiator grille¢
page 40, fig. 34 de
pen ds on t he system tha t you are program
m ing.
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Opening and closing
- Depending on the model of the system, you
may need to release the button on the re
mote contro l during pr ogramm ing and
press it again. Hold each pos it ion you try for
at l east 15 seconds before trying another
position . Keep the t urn signals o n your veh i
cle in view when do ing t his.
- After programmi ng the garage door ope ner,
i t may be necessary to synchronize the mo
tor w ith the system . Refe r to the manufac
ture r's instructions .
Programming the buttons (version B )
Applies to vehicles : with garage door opener (Homelink)
F ig . 3 4 Distance betwee n th e ra di ato r grille a nd the ha nd
tra nsm itt er
Programming the button : Part 1 with the
c ontr ols
1. Sw itch the ignition on .
2. Press and hold bot h outer buttons in the roof
headliner ¢
page 39, fig. 33 until the LED @
turns off complete ly (after about 20 sec
onds) . Th is p rocedure clears the sta ndard co
des that w ere se t at the factory and does
not
need to be repeated aga in to p rog ram th e
o ther bu ttons.
3. Brie fly press the bu tto n on the roof he adliner
that yo u wou ld like to program.
4. Wai t unti l the LED @ begins to b link quickly.
Prog ramming mode is active for 5 minutes .
5 . Move in front of your ve hicle while ho lding
the original remote contro l for the system
that would like to program to a button in the
roof headli ner .
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Programming the button: Part 2 at the
radiator grille
6. Hold the remote control up to the radiator
gri lle on your vehicle¢
fig. 34.
7. Press and ho ld the remote control unt il the
tu rn s ignals on your vehicle blink. This may
take up to 30 seconds.
8 . If the eme rgency flashers blink th ree times,
the p rogramming was su ccessf ul. If the
eme rgency flas hers only b link one t ime, t he
5 m in ute time limit for the pr ogr amming has
ende d or the progr amming was not s uccess
ful. Repeat the programmi ng from the third
step, or try changing the distance to the radi
ator grille .
9. If the garage door or other system does not
open us ing the buttons in the roof headliner
even though the prog ramming was success
ful , the system may use a rolling code i n
ste ad of a fixed code .
Rolling code program
ming
m ust be perfo rmed ¢ page 41.
The other two b uttons in the roof headliner can
be p rogrammed acco rding to th e inst ruct ions
above . Beg in with the thir d step.
Erasing button programming
The programmed b uttons cannot be erased ind i
vidually . They m ust all be erased together . Repro
gram the buttons if necessary .
.. Switch the ignit ion on.
.. Press and hold both outer buttons in the roof
head liner until the LED @ turns off completely
(after about 20 seconds) .
Reprogramming the button s
.. Switch the ignition on .
.. To reprogram an individua l butto n, press and
hold the button unt il the LED @ starts to flash
quickly (after about 10 seconds) . Release the
button immed ia tely . Programm ing mode is ac
t iv e fo r 5 m inutes.
.,. Cont inue with t he fifth ste p.
@ Tips
- Programming using the buttons in th e r oof
hea dliner is no t poss ible wit h all In fotain
m ent s yst ems. If this is th e ca se, pr ogr am

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the buttons as described in version A
¢ page 39.
- The required distance between the hand
transmitter and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille¢ fig. 34 depends on the
system that you are programm ing.
- Depending on the model of the system, you
may need to release the button on the re
mote control during programm ing and
press it again. Hold each posit ion you try for
at least 15 seconds before trying another
pos ition. Keep the turn signals on your veh i
cle in view when doing this.
Rolling code programming
Appl ies to vehicles: with garage door opener (Homelink)
Rolling code programming is also needed for
some systems.
Identifying a rolling code
~ Press and ho ld the button in the roof head liner
that was already programmed .
~ Watch the LED@ Q page 39, fig. 33. If the LED
blinks quickly, the systems (such as a garage
door) is equ ipped with a rolling code.
~ Program the rolling code as fo llows:
Activating the motor unit in a system
~ locate the programming button on the sys
tem's motor unit . The exact location and color
of the button may vary depending on the brand
of the system .
~ Press the programm ing button on the garage
doo r opener motor unit (this will us uall y acti
vate an "ind icator" on the moto r unit). You now
have approximately
30 seconds to prog ram the
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button in the roof
headliner
~ Press and ho ld the previously programmed but
ton in the roof headliner for 2 seconds .
~ To end rolling code programming, press and
ho ld the button aga in for 2 seconds.
~ With some systems, the button may need to be
pressed a th ird time to end the programming
process .
Opening and closing
After programming , the system should detect
the signal and begin moving when the button in
the roof head liner is pressed. Now you may pro
gram the other buttons as needed.
{!) Tips
- The rolling code can be programmed more
quickly and more easily with the help of a
second person.
- If you have difficulty programming the roll
ing code, referring to the user guide for the
system may help.
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Fu se pa nel @ (black )
No. Consumer
1 Dynamic steering
2 Electron ic Stabilization Control (module)
A/C system pressure sensor, electrome-
chanical parking brake, HomeLink, auto-
3 mat
ic dimming interior rear view mirror,
air quality/outside air sensor, Electron ic
Stabilization Control (button)
s Sound actuator
6 Headlight range control/headl
ight (corner-
ing light)
7 Headlight (cornering light)
Control modu les (electromechanical park-
8 ing brake, shock absorber, q uattro sport),
DCDC converte r
9 Adaptive
cruise control
10 Shift gate/clutch sensor
11 Side assist
1 2 Headlight range cont ro l, parking system
13 Airbag
14 Rear
wiper (a llroad)
15 Auxiliary fuse (instrument panel)
16 Auxiliary
fuse termina l 15 (engine area)
Fuse p anel @ (brown )
No. C onsumer
2 Brake light sensor
3 Fuel pump
4 Clutch sensor
5
Left seat heating with/without seat venti-
lation
6 Electronic Stabilization Control (electric)
7 Ho rn
8
Front left door (window regulator, central
locking, mirror, switch, lighting)
9 Windshield wiper motor
10 Electronic Stabilization Control (valves) Fu
ses a nd bulb s
No. Consumer
Two-door mode ls: rear left window regula-
11 tor; Four-door
models: rear left door (win-
dow regulator, central locking, switch,
light ing)
12 Rain and l
ight sensor
Fuse panel © (r e d )
No . Con sumer
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynamic steering
5 Inter
ior l ight ing (Cabriolet)
6 Windshie
ld washer system, headlight
washer system
7 Vehicle electrica l system control module 1
8 Vehicle electr ica l system control module 1
9 Left rear
window regulator motor (Ca brio-
let)/su nroof
10 Vehicle electr ica l system co ntrol module 1
11 Right rear
window regulator (Cabriolet)/
sun shade motor
12 Anti-theft
alarm warning system
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 195 Right cockpit: fu se panel with plastic cl ip
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means that you risk both a substantia l reduction
in the operational safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of vehicle parts~.& .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a professiona l and competent manner or , in spe
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modifications.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause serious personal injury .
(D Note
If emergency repairs must be performed e lse
where, have the veh icle examined by an au
thorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecommu
nications and Electronic
Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica
tion Equipment User Manual Notice .
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthorized modi
f ications to this equ ipment .
Device s
The fo llow ing devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15.19, FCC Part 15.21 and RSS-Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Convenience key*
- Side assist*
- Cell phone package*
- Electronic immob ilizer
- Homelink universal remote control*
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device compl ies with pa rt 15 of the FCC
~ Rules. Opera tion is subjec t to the following two
ci u.. conditions : co ,...., \!) 1.1'1
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Co nsum er information
(1) This device may not cause harm ful interfe r
ence , and
(2) this device must accept any inte rfe rence re
ce ived, incl ud ing in terference that may cause un
desired operation.
FCC Part 15.21
CAUT ION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not expressly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's authori ty to ope rate the equ ip
me nt.
RSS-Gen Is sue 1
Operation is subject to the follow ing two condi
tions:
(1) this device may not ca use interference, and
(2) this devi ce must ac cep t any inte rference , in
cl ud ing interference that may cause undesired
operation of the device .
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Index
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
160
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
133
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 157
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 186
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186, 187
Clean ing controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
186
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Supplementary heater............. .. .. 71
synchron izing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
34
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 33
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
254
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Consumer Information ............... . .
Contacting NHTSA
Convenience key 120
120
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Convenience opening/closing
Convertib le child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 37
158
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 163
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 69
Cooling System
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
81
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Daytime running lights ............... SO , 51
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
251
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Homelink universal remote control ..... 251
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Index
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20
Oi l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Pressure malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 207
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel ..... .. .... ... ............... .. 192
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
L ett ing the veh icle stand and warm up . . . 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 204
Prop er disposal of drained engine coolant 202
Prop er disposal of drained engine oil 199, 200
R ecycling used engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 207
EPC
refer to Electron ic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E vent Data Recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
E xterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
He ating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
F
Fan
Radiator 203
F astening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 158
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
flexible fuel .. .. ............... .. .. ... 191
Floor mats. .. ... ............... ... .. . 118
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
256
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Fo r the sake of the environment
Environm entally-fr iendly driving . . . . . . . 179
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 192
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 73 , 75
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Saving fu el by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of physics . . 125
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 34
Front seats Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 133
Upp er cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Fuel Additives.. .. .... .. ............... .. 190
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
T ank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlock ing the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 194
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
26
Fuel filler flap
Unlo cking the fuel filler flap by hand .... 194
Fuses Assignment ..... .. .. ....... 236,237,238
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
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Garage door opener (Homelink ) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
General illustration Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8