
Checking and F ill in g
The brake fluid reservoir is located at the rear
partition of the engine compartment on t he left
side ¢
page 223.
The fl uid level may drop slightly after some time
due to the automatic adjustment of the brake
pads. This is not cause for alarm.
If the b ra ke fluid level fal ls considerably below
the "MIN" mark, the brake warn ing/indicator
light (U.S. models:
1111 , Canadian models: . )
will come on¢
page 18 and ¢ page 28 . Do not
continue to operate the vehicle . The complete
brake system shou ld be thoroughly checked by an
author ized Audi dealer or qualif ied workshop and
the cause corrected. If the brake fluid level is too low, the brake warning/indicator light will illum i
nate. Contact an authorized Aud i dealer
immedi
a tel y.
Changing brake fluid
Have the brake fluid changed by an experienced technician.
Brake flu id abso rbs moisture from the a ir . If the
water content in the brake fluid is too high, cor rosion in the b rake system may result after a pe ri
od of time. The boiling point of the bra ke fluid
will also decrease conside rably and decrease
b ra ki ng per fo rmance .
Therefore, th e brake flu id must be changed
ev ery
tw o years .
Always use new b rake fluid w hich con
forms to Fede ra l Motor Vehicle Standa rd " FMVSS
1 16 DOT 4".
The brake fluid rese rvoir can be difficult to reach,
therefo re, we recommend that yo u have the
b rake fluid changed by your authori zed
Audi
dealer .
Your dealer has the cor rect too ls, the
right brake f luid and the know -how to do t his for
you.
A WARNING
- Brake fluid is po isonous. It must be stored
only in the closed orig inal container out of
the reach of children!
- Brake fai lure can result from old or inappro
pr iate brake fluid . Observe these precau
t ions:
230
- Use only brake fluid that meets SAE spec i
ficat io n
J 1703 and conforms to Federal
Motor Vehicle Sta ndard 116 . Always check
with your aut horized Aud i dea ler to make
su re you are using the correct brake fl uid .
The co rrect type of brake f lu id is also ind i
cated on t he b rake fluid reservoir.
- The brake fl uid must be new. Heavy use of
the b rakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake fluid is left in t he system too long.
This can se riou sly affec t the efficiency of
the b rakes as well as yo ur sa fety. This
could result in an acc ident .
(D Note
Bra ke fluid will damage the pai nt of you r vehi
cle.
@ For the sake of the environment
B ecause of the prob lem of prope r disposal of
b rake fluid as well as the spe cial tools re
q ui red and the necessary ex pert ise, we rec
ommend that you have the brake f lu id
cha nged by yo ur autho rize d Aud i dea le r.
Battery
General information
U nder normal operat ing conditions , the battery
i n you r Aud i does not need any maintenance.
With
high outside tem pera tures or long d aily
drives we recommend that you have the e lectro
l yte level checked by an a utho rized Audi dea le r or
qualified workshop. The electrolyte leve l should
a lso be checked each time the battery is charged
¢ page 232.
Have the battery checked when yo u take your ve
hicle in for service. You a re well advised to re
place a battery that is older than 5 years.
With cer tain types of airbag deployment, t he bat
tery is disconnected from the vehicle elect rical
system for safety reasons
Q &. in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 165.
Hybrid drive *: yo u can find important information
abo ut the high voltage battery under ¢
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Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle functions (power window regula
tors , for example) are lost if the battery termi
nals are disconnected. These functions have to be
re learned after th e battery terminals are con
nected again. To prevent this, the batte ry should
only be disconnected from the ve hicle electrical
system when absolutely necessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period of
several days or weeks, e lectrica l components are
gradually cut back or switched off. This reduces
energy consumption and maintains starting ca pability over a longer period
c:> page 196.
Take into consideration that when you un lock
your veh icle, some convenience functions, such
as the interior lights or the power seat adjust
ment, may not be available . The convenience
functions will be ava ilable again when you turn
on the ignition and start the engine.
Winter operation
During the winter months, battery capacity tends
to decrease as temperatures drop. This is because
more power is also consumed while starting, and
the headlights, rear window defogger, etc ., are
used more often.
Avoid unnecessary power consumption, part icu
larly in city traffic or when traveling only short
d istances . Let your authorized Aud i dealer check
the capacity of the vehicle battery before w inter
sets in
c:> page 232. A well charged battery will
not only prevent s tarting problems when the
weather is cold, but will also last longer.
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart
ment under the floor. Before you check anything
in the lug gage compartment,
read and heed all
WARNINGS
c:> ,&. .
Hybr id drive*: you can find important informat ion
about the high vo ltage battery u nder
c:> page 98.
Checking and Filling
Always heed the safety warnings, when working
on the vehicle battery or the vehicle e lectrica l
system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery :
Always heed the following WARNING SYM·
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection.
~
Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al·
ways wear gloves and eye protection.
@
No
· sparks
· flames
· smoking.
~
When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
®
Always keep the battery well out of reach
of children.
A WARNING
= -Whenever working on the battery or on the
e lectrica l system, there is the risk of injury,
accident and even fire . Read and heed the fol
lo w ing WARNINGS:
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
skin or clothing. Shield yo ur eyes. Exp losive
gases can cause blindness or other injury.
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Sulfuric
acid can cause blindness and severe burns .
- Always wear g loves and eye protection. Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilation openings.
-If you get battery acid in your eyes or on
your skin, immed iately r ins e with cold wa
ter for several minutes and get medical at
tent ion.
- If you should ingest any battery acid, seek
med ical attention immediate ly .
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
elec tric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
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A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
C leaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 112
Setting the distance....... .. .. .. .. .. . 111
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AdBlue .... .. ................. .. .... . 218
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Refilling . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... . 219
Adding Engine coolant ........... .... .. .... .
Engine oil ............ ...... .... ... .
Windshield washer fluid ... .. .. .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Addit ives 228
225
234
283
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Adjusting Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 81
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steer ing column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Temperatu re (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 158
Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child restraints ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 174
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S6, 157
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 160
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 158
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Index
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 162
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16S
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
S ide airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
We ight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
When must the system be inspected? . . . 162
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 191
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Alternator Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 227
Anti- lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Anti-slip regu lation
W arning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
App roach/departure angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 113
Audi drive select Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam- era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 132
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 133
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
T ra iler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 281
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
285

Child restraints Dang er of using child rest raints in th e front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
System anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
189
Child saf ety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 5
Inst alling a child restraint using the LATCH
system
186
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Child safety locks
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Child saf ety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
180
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 1nm yve1ce ...... .... ... .... .. .. .. . 175
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Unused safety belts on the rear s eat . . . .
177
Ch ild seats .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 177
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cleaning/remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 2 10
Cleaning Alcantar a ......... .... .. .. .. . 211
C leaning artific ial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Cleaning carbon parts .. .. .. .. .. .. . 210 ,211
C leaning controls .......... .... .. .. .. . 210
C lean ing decorative parts and trim .. .. .. . 210
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
C leaning exhaust tail pip es . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clean ing plast ic parts ....... .. .. .. .. .. . 210
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
;::J C leaning textiles .............. ... .. .. . 211
co
~ Climate control
~ Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 1.1'1 A t t· . l . ~ u oma 1c rec1rcu at1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 ,....,
Index
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Climatized cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing
Panoramic slid ing sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Convenience
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Locking and unlocking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87
Stopping the engine (S TAR T E NGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Convertib le child s afety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 183
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cooled cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cooling box in glove compartment . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling mode (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cooling System
Expansion t ank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
227
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cruise control Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Preselect speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
287

Index
(upholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
Heated and cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
D
Data recorder
Date display 190
12
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Declaration of compliance
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 284
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 249
Diesel fuel ..... .. ............. .... .. . 215
Diesel part iculate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 199
Digita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Digital speedometer................ .. .. 21
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Doors Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Digital speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver information messages . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display.... .. .. .. .. 21
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Driver's seat memory
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D . l nve se ect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Setting the driving mode........ ... .. . 121
Driving economically 199
288
Driving lights .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Driving messages 27
Driving offroad Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Rules of behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Sand and mud 203
Snow-covered ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Unpaved roads ... .. .. ........... .. .. 203
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driving through water 203
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 80
D . t . ynam1c s eenng .. ... ......... ... 120, 191
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
E
E85 (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory level s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical seat adjustment
refer to Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electromechanical parking brake Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Re leasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electromechanical power assist....... ... 195
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
H ill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency locking of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Emergency release
Selector lever ...................... .
E t . mergency s artmg ........... .... ... .
Emergency unlocking
128
271
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Engine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 87, 99
Startingwithjumpercab les . ... .. .. ... 271
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88, 99
E . ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Working the engine compartment ... .. . 221
E . l ngine coo ant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Checking coolant leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Engine hood
Closing .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. .. .. .
How to release the hood ...... .. .... . .
Engine oil Adding
Additives . .. ................. .. .... .
Changing .. ................. .. .... .
Check oil level .............. .... ... .
221
221
223
225 225
226 225
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Index
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Environment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 233
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Fuel...... .... .. .. .............. ... 216
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 200
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 230
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 228
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 225, 226
Recycling used engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Unleaded fuel.. .. ... .......... .. .. ..
213
What shou ld I do with an old battery? . . . 233
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 15
ESC
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Explanation of some technical terms . . . . . 202
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
D . . ,mmmg ...... .. ............. .... .. . 60
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Eyeglasses compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
F
Fall line
Fan Radiator
Fastening 202
229
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Flexib le fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
289

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Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 158
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 150
H ybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
12 volt batter ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
EV mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
High voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98, 105
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
I
Ignition
Sw itch ing on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Important things to do before driving . . . . 135
I mp roperly worn safety be lts. . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 100
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Install ing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Index
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front. .. .. .. .. .. .... .... .... ... .. .. . 55
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interval wiping .... ................ ... . 57
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Jump starting 105
K
Key.............. .. ................ .. 36
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ignition/eng ine on/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 36
Mechan ical key.................. .. . .. 37
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Kick-down tiptron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
LATCH ......... .. .. .............. ... 184
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Latera l ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Leather care/cleaning................ .. 211
Left hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Driving light contro l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
291

Index
Remote control key
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs Airbag system 165
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Retracto r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Right hand d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rims ...... ... .. ................ ... . 249
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Insta lling the attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rule of behavior offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
s
Safe dr iving habits
Safety 135
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ca rgo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cor rect sea ting posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
P eda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety belt he ight ad justment . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety belts worn by p regna nt women . . . 1 49
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 147
Cleaning . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 210
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
H eight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
I mp rope rly wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety ins tructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46
Securing chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
294
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
U nfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 144
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety compliance stic ker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Safety equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety features fo r occ upant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety instr uctions
E ngine compartment ............. .. .. 2 21
for s ide cu rtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using child safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
for using sa fety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . 164
Safety sys tems
Warning/indic ator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat Heating ......... ... ............. .... 82
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety gu idelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seating capac ity
Seating position 144
D rive r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fron t passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
How to ad just the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 137
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sea transpor t
Seats 106
Cleaning ...... .. .................. . 211
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Se lective cata lytic reduct ion
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 218
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selective wheel torque control (all-wheel
drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191