2015 AUDI A5 seats

® Mud and snow capability
"M/S" or "M+S" indicates the tire
has characte ris tics that make it
suitable for driving on mud and snow .
& indica tes a winter tire.
@ Composition of the tire cord
and materials
T he number of plies indicates the
number of rubber ized fabric lay­
ers in the tire . In general: the
more layers, the more weight a
tire can carry. Tire manufacturers
must also specify the mater ials
used in the ti re. These include
stee l, nylon, polyester and other
materials.
@ Maximum permitted load
This number indicates the maxi­
mum load in kilograms and
pounds that the tire can carry .
@ Uniform tire quality grade
standards for treadwear,
traction and temperature resistance
Treadwear , traction and tempera­
ture ranges¢
page 221.
@Running direction
The arrows ind icate the running
direction of unidirect ional tires.
You must always follow the speci- fied running direction
¢
page 231.
€3) Ma ximum permitted
inflation pressure
Whe els
This number indicates the maxi­
mum pressure to which a tire can
be inflated unde r normal operat­
ing conditions .
Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory weight
means the combined weight (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto­ matic transmission, power steer­
ing, power brakes, power win­
dows, power seats, radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items are available as factory-in ­
stalled equipment (whether in­
stalled or not).
Aspect ratio
means the ratio of the height to
the width of the tire in percent. Numbers of 55 or lower indicate a
low s idewall for improved steer­
ing response and better overall
handling on dry pavement . .,.
207

M
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
K ick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual shi ft program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Remova l lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selector leve r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic wipe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
B
Batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B att ery lo cati on in side the lugg age comp art-
men t .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 20 1
C harge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
C harging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy management ................ .
Important warn ings when wo rking on the
battery .. ...... .......... ... .. .. .. .
J ump starting ...................... .
Replacing the batte ry ...... ...... ... .
Wo rking on t he battery .............. .
Before driving 175
201
236
203
20 1
112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Bio-ethanol (Fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
B lower (automa tic climate cont rol) . . . . . . . . 70
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake fl uid
C hanging the brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 199
B rake system
Anti-loc k bra king system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
Brake fl uid specifications for refill and re­
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit ............... 172
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Elect romechan ica l park ing brake . . . . . . . . 77
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Wo rn brake pad s symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
N Braking
~ Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
; Eme rgency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
N l/'I ,....,
Index
braking guard
Messages . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
96
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Br eak-in per iod
Br ake pads .... .. ............. .... . .
T ires
B reaking in ........ ............... .. . 172
17
7
177
New t ires ... .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. 212
Bul bs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
C
Californ ia Proposition 65 War ning
Battery specific 192
202
C apaci ties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
E ngine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment ..... . 64, 118
Catalyt ic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Cen ter armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Central lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic bra ke rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Ce rtification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Chang ing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Child rest raints
D anger of using child rest rain ts in the front
sea t............................... 130
Where can I get additional in format io n
about child restraints and the ir use? . . . . 168
Child rest raint system a nchors . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
I n stalling a c hild restra int using th e LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
L ower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Moun ting and rele asing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
T ether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
T ether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
249

Index
Child safety sea ts
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Convertible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Danger of using ch ild restra ints in the front
sea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
H ow do I proper ly install a child safety seat
i n my ve hicle? ... ... .. ... ..... .. .. .. . 154
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
L A T CH sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
S afety ins tructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 156
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
C le ani ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Supp lementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
synch ron izing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
C losing
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
C losing/openi ng
at the loc k cylinde r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote con tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the cen tral locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Com ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Compass in the mir ro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Comp liance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Consumer informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 44
Consumer I nformat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Contacting N HTSA
119
Conven ience key
I ndic ator l igh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
S tarting engine (STAR T ENGINE S TO P bu t-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stopping the engine (S TAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Sw itching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
u nl ocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Conven ience opening/ closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convert ible ch ild safety s eats . . . . . . . . . . . 157
250
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Deact ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
U sing t o secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 162
C oolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) . . 69
Cooling System Expansion tank... .. ............... .. 197
Corner ing l igh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cruise contro l
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
P resett ing your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Swit ching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Swi tchin g on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
C ruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
( up holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
D
Data recor der . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Date disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Daytime runn ing lig hts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 , 45
De clarat io n of compliance
Adap tive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 7
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
E lectronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 247
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Defect ive light bu lb wa rning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrost ing (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Dete rm ining correct load limit .... .... .. 219
D igi tal cloc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
D igital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
D imm ing t he rearv iew m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Doors emergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
D river informat ion system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
En hanced shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outs ide tempe ratu re disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D river seat
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
D rivi ng econom ica lly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

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 ,....,
H
Headlights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 46
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Adjusting .. ............. .... . 57, 58, 115
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Heated exterior m irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 50
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 123
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High voltage warning labe l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Home link (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hood
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are ch ild restra int system anchors relat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 135
How safety belt pretensioners work 127
I
Ignition
switch ing on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
I mba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving . . . . 112
I mproperly worn safety belts. . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Index
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
PASSENGER AIR BAG OF F . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Instruments and controls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 50
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
K
Key.... .... .... .. ............. .... .. . 32
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 74
Ign ition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
unlock ing/loc king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Kick-down tiptron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Knee air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 145
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing a c hild restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
253

Index
Launch Contro l Progr am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L ift in g jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Light adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Com ing/ Leaving home .......... .. . . . . . 45
D aytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 45
E xte rior l ighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
F og lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Low beam . ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 44
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Lights Eme rgency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
T urn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Locking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking/unlocking at t he lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
w ith the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
w ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
L ower anchorage locator button
L uggage compa rtment 165
Ca rgo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
E nlarg ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
L oading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Pass -t h ro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Tie-downs .. .. ............... .. .. 65, 119
Va let park ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
L umba r su pport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
254
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20 , 29
Manua l transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 33
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Mileage Ave rage ... .. .... .. .. .. . ... .. ... .. .. . 24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirro rs
Adjusting the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
dimming . ... .... .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. . 48
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Moni toring the Advanced Ai rb ag System . . 139
N
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Number of seats ..... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. 121
0
Occu pan t se ating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
OFF (automatic climate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193, 195
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
On-Boa rd D iagnost ic System (OBD)
Data Link Conne ctor ( DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
El ec tronic speed limi ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 29
Open door o r front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Su n shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Opening/closing at the lock cyli nder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with th e conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 27
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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