
24 4 Index
Tether anchors ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 149
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chi ld safety loc ks
Power windows ........ .. .. .. .. .. ..
37
Rear doors .............. .. .. .... .. 36
Ch ild safety seats ............... ....
139
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Conve rtible child seats ............. 140
Convertible locking retrac to r .. .. .... . 143
Danger of using c hild restra ints in the
front sea t .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .... .
114
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ..... ... .. .. .... . 136
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. .
139
Install ing ................. .. .... . 143
LATCH system ............. .... .... 148
Lower anchorages ......... .... .... 147
Safety instructions ............ .. ... 136
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat ..
138
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
C leaning ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 170
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C lock . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... .
23
C losing
Panorama s unroof ........ .... .... .. 38
Power windows .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..
37
C losing/open ing
at the lock cylinde r ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
b y remote con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
with the cen tral locking switch .. .... .. 32
wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cold tire inflat ion pressu re . ... .... ....
199
Com ing home ............... .. .... .. 42
Compact spare tire .................. 217
also refer to Spare tire ... .. .. .. .. .. . 21 7
Compartments ................. ..... 56
Compass in the mirror . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..
48
Compl iance ............... .. .. .. .. . 24 0
Computer
refer to Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 101, 237
Contac ting N HTSA .................. 101
Controls
Clean ing ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
172
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
70
Starting engine (START E NGINE STOP
button) ... .... .. ............. ..... 68
Stopp ing the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Switch ing on ignition ... ....... ... .. . 68
unlocking/loc king .......... ........
31
Convenience opening/clos ing ..... .. .. . 37
Convertib le child sa fe ty se ats ... .. .. .. 14 0
Co nvertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... ....................
145
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .......... .. .. 146
U sing to secu re a child safety seat
1.43, 145
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 64
Cooling System Expans ion tank ... ............. .... 186
Cruise contro l system
Changi ng speed .................. ..
74
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Switch ing off .. .. ... .......... .. .. .
74
swit ching on . .. .. ............. .. ... 74
Cruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(u pholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
D
D ata recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Date d isp lay ...... ................ .. 23
Daytime running lights . .. ..... .... . .. . 40
De clarat io n of compliance
Audi s ide ass ist .. ............. .. ..
240
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 0
Convenience key . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 240
Cruise contro l .... .. .... .... ... .. .. 240
E lectronic immob ilizer .......... .... 240
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
D ecorative p art s/tr im
Cleaning .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
172
Defective light bu lb wa rni ng ......... .. 18
Defrost ing (windows) ................ . 65
Dete rm ining co rrec t load limit ........
204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital compass ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 48
D imens ions . ...... ............. .... 2 35

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Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 123
Multifunction steering wheel ...... .... . 21
N
Natural leather
Cleaning ... .. .... .... ..... ... ... . 173
Net . ..... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 56
New tires and wheels
NHTSA 206
Contact ing . .................. .... 101
Number of seats . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 104
0
Occupant seating positions . ... .. .. .... 95
Octane rating ..... ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 175
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Offroad . .. .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 164
Offroad mode . ... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 155
OFF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 64
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1, 184
O il consumption ........... .. .. .. .. . 184
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . ... .. .. .. .. 26
Elect ron ic speed limiter . ... .. ...... .. 27
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . .. .. 26
Open doo r/hood/ rear lid warning . . . . . . . 23
Opening Panorama sunroof .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. 38
Powe r windows .......... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Opening/clos ing
at the lock cylinder ............... ... 33
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . 32
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Operate your vehicle econom ically and
minim ize po llution .......... ... ... .. 162
Optiona l equipment
Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment (eff ic ien cy p rogram) 24
Outside m irrors
refer to Exter ior mirrors ........ ... .. 44
Owner's man ua l
How the Owner's Manua l is organized . . . 6
Inde x 249
p
Paint damage ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 172
Pa int No .... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 234
Panorama sunroof . .. ............... . 38
Emergency clos ing .... ........... .. . 39
Park assist Cleaning sensors/came ra lenses . ... .. 17 1
Pa rking ....... ... .. ..... ........... 71
A utomat ic transm iss io n ........ .. .. . 82
Parking brake . .. .. .... ............. . 70
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake ........ ... .. ................ 70
Parking systems ... .. . ... ...... ... .. . 87
Adjusting the d isp lay/warn ing tone . .. . 93
Cleaning the rea r view camera ..... .. . 90
Malfunc tion . .. .. .... ............. . 93
Pa rking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rea r parki ng system ... .. .. ... ... .. . 88
Rea r view came ra . .... ............. . 89
T ra ile r hitch . .. .. .. . .............. . 93
Parts replacement . ................. 239
Pass- through .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 61
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light .... .. .. 1 23
Passive safety system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Pedals ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 99
Physical principles of a frontal collision 105
P lastic parts
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .... ............. 172
Polish ing . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 172
Pollutant filter (automat ic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Power locking system .. ... ...... ... .. . 28
Emergency lock ing ................. . 33
Power w indows .. ................. . 37
Rear lid ..... .. .... .......... ...... 35
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Slid ing/ti lting sunroof .......... .. .. . 37
Power sea t adjustment .......... .. .. . 51
Power w indow
Convenience opening/clos ing . ... .. .. . 37
Power w indows .. .. .. . .. ....... ... .. . 37
Child safety lo cks . .... ........... .. . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Pregnant women Specia l consid erations when wearing a
safety be lt .... ... .... ... .. .. .... . 109
Prope r safety belt pos it ion . .. .. .. .. .. . 108
Proper seat ing pos ition
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Occupants .. ................ ... ... . 95
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
P rotective liner .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 62
Q
Qua rtz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
q uattro
refer to All -wheel dr ive ..... ... .. ... 158
Question What happens to unbe lted occupants? 105
Why safety belts? ........ .. .. .... . 104
R
Radiator fan 188
Ra in/ lig ht sensor
H eadlights . ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 40
I n termittent (windshield wipe rs) .. .. .. 4 6
Sensor defective .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 1 9
R eading lights .............. ... .. .. .. 43
Rear lid Automatic operation ...... .. .. .... .. 35
Emergency release .. ... ... .. .. .. .. . . 36
Opening and clos ing ....... ... .. .... 34
Rear light Defective ................. .. .... .. 18
Rear v iew c amer a
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear v iew mir ro r .. ...... .... ... .. .. .. 45
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Re circul ation mode (au tomatic climate
con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
R emote cont rol
Rese tting remo te control .. .. .. .. .. . . 30
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
un locking/locking ............ .. .... 30 R
emote maste r key
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Check light . ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 30
Remote rea r lid re lease .......... .. .. . 34
Repair ma nuals .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. 237
Repairs Airbag system ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 126
Rep la cement key .. ............. .... . 29
Replacing Windsh ield w iper b lades ........... .. 48
R e pl acing b ulbs ... ... .. ..... .... . .. 226
Replac ing tires and wheels ........ .. .. 20 7
Rep lacing wiper b lades .......... .. .. . 47
Repor ting Sa fe ty Defects . . . . . . . . 101, 102
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting remote cont ro l ...... ... .. .. . 30
Retracto r ... .... .. ............. .... 10 7
Reversible floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rims Cleaning . ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. 171
Roof rack
Roof~ ad ..... .. ... .......... .. .. . 58
Roof weight ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 58
s
Safe drivi ng habits ................ .. . 94
Safety be lt pos ition ............... .. 108
Safety be lt height adjustme nt . ...... 110
Safety be lts wo rn by pregnant women . 109
Safety be lt pretensioner .......... .... 110
Serv ice and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
S af ety be lts . ...... ............. .... 1 07
C leaning . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 172
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . ... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 105
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Height ad justment ............. .. .. 110
Improperly worn ...... .. ... ..... .. 110
Not wor n ..... .. .......... ...... . lOS
Safety be lt pos ition ......... ...... . 108
Safety i nstr uctions ... .......... .. .. 10 7
Secu ring child sa fe ty seats .... .. .. .. 143
S pec ia l considerations for pregnan t
women ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 109
Un fastening ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 109
Warning/ind icator light ......... .... 104