2015 AUDI A5 roof

(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Product ion options weight
Maximum (permissible)
inflation pressure
means the max im um cold infla­
tion pressu re to which a tire may
be inflated . Also called "ma xi­
mum inflation pressure ."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs . (68 kilog rams)
times the number of occupants
seated in the veh ic le up to the to­
tal seating capacity of yo ur vehi­
c le.
Occupant distribution
means d istr ibution of occupants
in a vehicle.
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an
inflated new tire .
Overall width
means the linear dis tance be­
tween the exter iors of the side­
walls of an inflated tire , including
elevations d ue to labe ling, deco­
rations , or protective bands or
ribs .
Whee ls
Ply
means a layer of rubbe r-coated
parallel cords .
Production options weight
means the comb ined weight o f
those installed regular production
options weighing over 5 lbs . (2 .3
kg) in excess o f those s tandard
items which they re place , not pre ­
viously conside red in c urb weight
or accessory weight, including heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rac k, heavy d uty batte ry, and
specia l trim .
Radial ply tire
means a pneumat ic t ire in which
the ply cords that ex tend to the
beads are la id at substantially 90
degrees to the centerli ne of the
tread .
Recommended inflation
pressure
see ~ page 208, Cold tire infla­
tion pressure .
Reinforced tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at h igher in­
flat ion pressures than the corre­
spon ding standard tire . Rein­
f orced tires may be identified as
2 0 9

M N
0 l­oo
rl I.O
"' N
"' rl
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. 184 Right cockpit: fu se panel with plastic cl ip
233

M N
i? co ,...., \!) 1.1'1
N 1.1'1 ,....,
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners .
Also , s afety a nd
en viro nm enta l
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repa irs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform.
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usua lly re­
qu ire spec ial tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop perso nnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of se rv icing in accordance with
the m aintenance schedule may be a condi tion for
upho ld ing a possib le warranty cla im made w ith in
the warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary r isks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any prope rly
equ ipped and qua lified workshop. We st rongly
urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform all sched uled mainte­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
fac ilities, origina l parts and trained specialists to
keep yo ur vehicle runn ing properly.
P e rforming lim it e d ma inten anc e y ours elf
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
proced ures which can be performed on yo ur vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check an ything in the engine com ­
partm ent, always r ead and h eed all WARNING S
c:> .&. and c:> .&. in Working in the engine comport­
ment on page 191.
C o nsum er information
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs.
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never ris k personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the following
pages if you are not fully familia r wi th these
or other procedures w ith respect to the vehi­
cle, or a re unce rtain how to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
a nd eq uipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or any
properly equipped and qualified workshop.
- The engine compa rtment o f any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Neve r
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ically when the coo lant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run unt il
the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always remove the ign ition key befo re any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supplied w ith the vehi ­
cle is no t adequ ate for this purpose and
could collapse caus ing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you m ust wor k underneath t he vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are a lways secure ly blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic transmiss ion) is in "P"
(Park position) or Neutral (manua l transm is-
sion) and the park brake is firmly applied. .,.
245

M N
i? co ,...., \!) 1.1'1
N 1.1'1 ,....,
Driving safe ly . ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. ... 112
D riving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D ust filter
refer to Po llutant filte r (automa tic A/C sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
D ynamic stee ring . ...... .... .. 102,170 ,174
E
E85 ( Fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
E ffi ciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory leve ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E lect ro-me chanical power assist . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Electromechanical park ing brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Releasing and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S tart ing assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting off with a tra ile r. .. .. .. .. .. .... 78
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
E lect ro ni c diffe rent ial loc k
War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electro nic Different ia l Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic different ial lock (EDL)
War ning/indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
E le ctr onic immobili ze r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 37
Electronic power co ntrol
(EPC) warn ing/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Elect ro nic speed limite r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E lect ro ni c stabilization co ntrol
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Electro nic Stabiliza tion Control . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electro nic Stabilization Control (ESC)
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
E me rgency a ctuation
D oors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Panoramic tilting s unroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Sun shade ( roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Eme rgency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Index
E mergency flashe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sta rting engi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency operation Emergency brak ing funct ion (park ing brake) .7 .9
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E nergy ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
B attery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
D rive r notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Star ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
S tarting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 2 36
Stoppi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
En gine compartmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Safety i nstr uctions............. .. .. .. 191
Wor king the eng ine compartmen t . . . . . . 191
En gine coolant
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Checking the engine coo la nt level . . . . . . . 197
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine coolant temperature Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E ngine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
How to re lease the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
En gine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Addi tives. ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 195
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Indicator light . .. ... .......... .. .. 17, 20
Oil consumpt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Senso r defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Spec ificat io n and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nvironment
C atalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 203
251

Index
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Leaks under your veh icle ....... .. .. ... 191
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up... 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 200
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 198
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 195, 196
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 203
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
E xpansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
D immi ng ... .. .. ................ ..... 48
Heating. ... .... ................ ..... 47
F
Fan
Radiator
Fastening 199
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Convertible ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 157
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
flexible fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
For the sake of the environment Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 179
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 188
L ett ing the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fro nt airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Fronta l collisions and the laws of physics . . 122
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 36
252
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
F u el gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additive s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlock ingthefuelfi llerflapbyhand .. .. 190
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) 28
Fuel filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 190
Fuses Assignment ..... .. .. ....... 232, 233, 234
Rep lacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gearshift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearshift leve r
6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General illustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 207
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 241

M N
i? co ,...., \!) 1.1'1
N 1.1'1 ,....,
Owner's Literature
p
Paint No .
Pano rama roof
................... . ' ...
Panoramic til ting sunroof
5
241
40
Conveni enc e op ening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tilting and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parce l shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Park ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Valet park ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Park ing brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking system 105
Park ing System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Park ing system (rear)
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Pa rking system (rear, with rear view camera)
Park ing mode l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Park ing mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Sw itching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Sw itching rear view camera on/off . . . . . . 1 11
Pa rts rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
P ass-thro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 139
Peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Phys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal coll is io n 122
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 68
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows .. .... ......... .... .. .. .. .. 38
Powe r locking system
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panoramic tilting s unroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selective unlock feature
. .. .. .. .. .. .... 36
Se ttings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power assist . 17 4
Ind ex
Power w indow
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power w indows
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnant women Spec ial considerations when wear ing a safe -
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure (ti res) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Proper occ upant seating positions . . . . . . . 113
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Occ upants. .. .. .. ... ...... .... .... .. 113
Rear passengers ... .............. .. . . llS
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
qua tt ro
refer to all-whee l drive
174
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 122
R
Radiator fan 199
Rain/light sensor Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . SO
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 40
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear fog lights
Rea r lid 44
E scape handle ... .. .... .... ... .. .. ... 38
Opening and closing
Rea r light
Defective
. .... .. ............. .... .. .
Rear parking system ............. .... . .
Rear parking sys tem w ith rearv iew camera .
Rear view camera Pa rking mode 1
Pa rking mode 2
Rear view m irror
. .. ............. .. .. .. .
37
21
lOS
106
109
110 48
Rea r window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Rea r window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
255

Index
Recirculation mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Remote control
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . .
41
Remote control key .......... .... ... .. . . 32
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote rear lid release 37
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Repairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing bulbs 235
Replacing w iper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Reporting Safety Defects . ....... .. . 119, 120
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rims
Roof rack
. . .. .. ................. .. ....
Roof load .. .. .. ... ... ... .... .. .. ... .
219
62
63
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
s
SAFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Safe lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Safety
Airbag system .... ........... .. .. .. .
Belts
. . .. .. .. ... ... .... ..... .. .. .. .
Cargo
129
121
118
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedalarea .. .. ............... .. .. ... 117
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety belts worn by pregnant women 126
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Safety belts .. .. ............... .. . 121, 124
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Not worn ....................... ... 122
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
256
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Spec ial considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
w · r h arnrng 1g t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety comp liance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Safety equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Safety gu idel ines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ................ .
191
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 141
Seat adjustment
Head restraints
Seat belt s
115
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seating capacity
Seating position
121
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 114
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Occupants ... .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 113
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Adjusting in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fo ldi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Power easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . . 88
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 51
SE T button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 27
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
side assist Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information about child restraints
and the ir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
START ENGINE STOP button (Convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting off with a trai ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
~ Start ing the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
i? co ,...., \!) 1.1'1
N 1.1'1 ,....,
Index
Steering
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to Electro-mechan ical power as-
sist .. .... .... .. ............. .... .. 174
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light ... ................ 18, 174
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . . . 219
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74, 76
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 66
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
S tronic transmission
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sunroof
refer to Panoramic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . 40
Sun shades
Emergency closing (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols
refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
T echnical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tie-downs ...... .. ............. ... 65, 119
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Tires ........ ... .. .. ................. 205
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Service life . ... .. .. .............. ... 213
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215, 224
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 222, 223
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
257