338 Index
Improperly worn safety belts ..... .... . 180
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system ........... .... .. .. . 193
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Infant seats ....................... 209
In flatable spare tir e ............ .... . 305
Inflating .................. .. .... . 306
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ... ... .. ..... ......... .. . 221
Instrument cluster illumination ..... ... 13
Instruments and controls ... .. .. .... .. 10
General illustration .................. 8
Interior lights Front ........... ............. ... .. 64
Rear .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 64
Intermittent wiping Rain sensor .............. .. .. .. .. .. 66
l
Jack .. .. .. .. ................. .... . 304
Jump -starting .............. ........ 317
Jumper cables .................. ... . 318
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... .. 38
Ba ttery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Coded settings ................ ... .. 94
Convenience opening and closing of win-
dows .... ..... .... ..... ... .. .. .. .. 53
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Key coded settings Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Keyless entry remote control ... .. .. .. . . 38
Kick-down tiptronic ................... ...... 143
L
LATCH 216
D escription ................. ..... . 217
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 218 Installing a child restraint .......
.. .. 219
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . .... .... .. ............. .... 219
Lateral angle .... .. ............. .... 235
Leather cleaning/protection ......... . 245
Level adjustment
refer to Adaptive Air Suspension. 157, 159
Lifting jack . .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. 309
Lifting vehicle ..... ................ . 321
Light
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lighting
refer to Ambience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Lighting in the mirror housing . .. ....... 62
Lights ......... .. ................ .. 60
Coming home ...................... 61
Daytime running lights ....... .. .... . 61
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Exterior lighting in the mirror housing . . 62
Exterior lights ........ ........... .. 61
Front fog lights .. .......... ...... .. 61
Headlights .... .. ............. .... . 60
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60, 63
High beam warning/indicator light .. .. . 18
Interior/reading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Leaving home .... ................ .. 61
Rear fog lights ... ............... .. . 62
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Turn signals . ... . ... ... .... ... .. .. . 63
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Light sensor defective .............. .. 35
Loading the luggage compartment . .... 169
Loading the roof rack ............ .... . 87
Locking Power locking switch .............. .. 44
Rear lid/trunk lid ................ .. . 45
Remote control key ............ .... . 43
Using the key .. .. ............. .. .. . 43
Low er universal anchorage bars (Canada) 216
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 216
Luggage Stowing ......................... 169
luggage compartment
Tie-down rings ... ................ .. 83
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Luggage compartment ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 82
Cargo net . ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 83
Expanding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Retractable cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Ski sack .. ............... ...... .... 85
also refer to Loading the luggage com-
pa rtment
169
M
M' aintenance .............. .... .. ... 326
M alfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . 1 7, 2 7
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
B attery rep lacement . . . . . . . . . . . .
39, 40
Chec k light . .. .. ......... .. .. .. .... 39
Matte fin is h pa int cleaning .. .. .. .. .. . 242
M ileage
Average .... .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. ....
24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mir rors
Activa ting the digi tal compass . ... ....
7 2
Ad justi ng the exterior mi rrors ... .. .. .. 70
d ' .
1mm 1ng ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 7 1
Recalling pos it ion of outside m irrors . .. 76
Storing position of outs ide mirrors . . . . . 76
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys tem 193
N
N atural leat her
C le an ing
New tires and wheels
NHTSA
2 4 5
291
Contact ing . ............. .... .. ... 170
N it rogen o xide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. .. . 25 2
Number of seats ................. ... 173
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Occupant seating posit io ns 164
Octane rating . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 2 4 8
Odome ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offroad mode ............. .... .. ... 224
O il
refer to Engine oil ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 25 8 On-Boa
rd D iagnost ic System (O BD)
Data Link Connector (D LC) .... ... .. .. . 28
E lectronic speed limiter . ..... ... .. .. . 28
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) .. .. .
27
Open door or rear lid wa rning ..... .. .. . 22
open sky system
refer to Panoramic slid ing su nroof ..... 54
Operate your vehicle economically and
minimi ze poll ution . .. ...............
232
Optional eq uipment
Mar ked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Other equipment ( efficiency program) .. .
27
Out lets .... .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 90
Outs ide a ir pollution
How to preven t from entering the vehi-
cle .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. .
98
Outs ide mirro rs
refer to E xte rior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Outs ide temperature disp lay ...... .. .. . 22
Owner's manual
How the Owner 's Manual is organized ... 6
p
Pa int damage ....... . .. .. ..... ... .. 244
Pa int No .... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 323
Panoramic s liding sunroof ............ . 54
closing ..... .. .. ... ............ .. . 54
Closing ... .. .. .. ................. . 55
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Emergency clos ing .. .......... .... .. 56
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s I ing open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sunshade . .. .. .. ... ............ .. . 56
tilt ing .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .......... .. . 54
Parking .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 112
Automat ic transm iss ion ........... . 141
Caution when par king near a park ing bar
r ier or curb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Low bumper cover, spo ilers and suspen -
s io n .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. ... .... ... . .
112
Parking brake ...... ............... . 111
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .... . 19
Parking on a decline (downh ill) ........ 112
Parking on an incline (uphill) ... ... .. .. 112
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Parking systems ........ ... .. .. .... . 145
Adjusting the disp lay/warning tone . .. 155
Audi parking system plus with front- and
rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Audi parking system plus with rearv iew
camera .. .. ................ ... ... 146
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses ... .. . 243
Malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Rear pa rk ass ist ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 146
Safety precautions ........ .. .. .... . 147
Trailer hitch . ... ...... ... .. .. .... . 155
Part icle fi lter
refer to Diesel part iculate filter . .. .... 36
Parts replacement .................. 328
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF l ight . .. .... . 193
Passenger's seat ............... .. .... 75
Passive safety system .. ... .. .. ... ... . 163
Pedals .. .. .... ........... .... .... . 168
Perimeter light ing ................... 62
Physica l pr inciples of a frontal collision 174
Plastic parts Cleaning . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 244
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
P ollen filte r
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power locking system ................. 41
Conven ience close/open feature ... .... 53
Lock ing and unlocking the vehicle from
ins ide ... ................. ...... .. 44
Opening and clos ing the w indows ...... 53
Rear lid/t runk lid ................... 45
Remote cont rol key ................ . 38
Selec tive unlock fea ture ... .. .. .... .. 44
Settings ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 44
Unlock ing and locking veh icle ..... .. . . 43
Powe r outlets 90
Power seat
Con trols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Seat adjustment .............. .. .... 75
Power steering .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 226
Powe r window swi tches ..... .. .. .. .. . . 5 1
I n the driver 's door ................. 52
I n t he front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . 53
Reactivating the system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a
safety belt .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 178
Proper occ upan t seating positions . .. .. 164
Proper safety belt position ............ 178
Proper seating position Front passenger .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 165
Occ upants . .... .. ............. .... 164
Rear passengers .. ............. .. .. 166
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Q
quattro
refer to All -wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
Why safety belts? ... .......... .. . .
R
227
175
173
Radiator fan .... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. 265
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Rain sensor defective .............. .. . 35
Reading lights Front ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. . 64
Rea r . .. .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 64
Rea r asht ray .... ... .............. .. . 89
Rear fog lights ...................... 62
Rea r lid
Automatic operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Emergency un locking ........... .... . 48
Open ing and closing ........... .. .. . 45
Valet key function ............. .... . 41
Rea r light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rea r operation
Fo ur-z one automatic comfort air condi-
t io ni ng ..... .. .. .. ........... .... 103
Rea r seats
Adjust ing seat ... .. ... ....... ... .. . 78
E nt ry assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Folding seatba ck up and down ..... .. . 79
Rearv iew camera
refer to Park ing systems ............ 146
Rea r view m irror ... .. .... .... ... .. .. . 71
Rea r window de fogger ........... .. .. . 98
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Refuelling Gasoline inhib itor flap ..... .. .. .. .. .
Release lever for hood ...... .. .. .. .. .
Remote control 3 1
250
2 50
256
Garage door opener (Homel ink) ... .. .. 57
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Un lo cki ng and locking ..... .. .. .. .. .. 4 3
Remote rear lid release ..... .. .. .. .. .. 45
R . l epa1r manua s ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 32 6
Repa irs
A irbag system ........... .... .. .. .
196
Replacing a fuse ........... .... .. .. . 312
Replacing light bulbs .... ... .. .. .. .. . 3 15
Replacing tires and wheels ... .. .. .. .. . 292
Report ing Safety Defects . ... .. .. 170,17 1
Rese t bu tton . .. ........... .. .. .. .... 12
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Retractor .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 177
R ims
C lean ing . .. ............. .. .. .. .. .
24 4
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Loading , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Mounting loca tions ....... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
R ule of behav io r off road ..... .. .. .. .. . 235
s
Safe driving hab its 163
Safety belt he ight ad justment .. .. .. .. . 179
Safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8
Safety belt he ight a djustmen t .. .. ... 179
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 178
Safety belt pretens ioner . .... .. .. .. .. . 180
Service and disposal ...... .. .. .. .. . 180
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
C leaning 245
Danger to passe ngers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . .. .............. ... ...
175
Fasten ing .. ............. .... .. .. . 177
Im properly wor n ......... .. .. .. .. . 180
N ot wo rn . . .. ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. '
Safety belt position .... ... .. .. .. .. .
Safety instructions ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . .. .. .. .. .
17 5
17 8
176
213
Inde x 341
Spec ia l considerations for pregnant
women ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... ..
1 78
U nfastening ... .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. 179
Warning/ind icator light ........... .. 173
Why YOU MUST wea r them ........ .. 173
Wor n properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . .
18, 173
Safety comp liance sticker ........ .. .. 3 23
Safety equ ipme nt .. .. ........... .... 163
Safety featu res for occ upant rest rain t and
protection . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... ..
163
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjust men t .. .. . .......... .....
7 4
Safety instr uctions
E n gine compartment .............. .
fo r side c urtain airbags . .... ... ... . .
fo r us ing ch ild safety seats ......... .
for us ing safe ty belts .............. .
Moni to ring the Adv anced Airb ag Sys
tem
. . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... ..
Safety lock
256
2 02
206 176
195
Ig nition key , automatic t ransm ission .. 107
Safety systems
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
Seat adjus tment
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Drive r's seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Front passenger's seat ............... 75
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79, 166
Power ....... ... .. ................ 75
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ............ .... 173
Seat covers
Cleaning
Seating capac ity
Seat ing position
24 5
173
Driver .... .. .. .. ................. 164
Front passenger .. .. ........... .... 165
How to ad just the front seats ... ... .. 165
Incor rect sea t position ............. . 167
Occupants ....... .. ..... .......... 164
Rea r passengers .. .... ......... .. . .
Seat memory . .. ...... ............. .
Seats Number of seats
Seat ve ntilation 166
76
1 73
103
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Where are lower anchorages located? ... 21 7
Where can I find the tire pressu res for my
car? ...... ................... .. ... 28 2
W hy safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173, 174
W indows
C leaning/remov ing ice .. ... .. .. .. .. . 244
Conve nience close/open feat ure ... .. .. 53
Defogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Defrosting . ............. .... .. .. .. 97
Rapid defrosting/defogg ing .. .. .. .. .. 99
Windshield was her fluid
L ow level ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 35
W indshield w ipe rs
C hanging the rear w iper b lade . . . . . . . . 70
C leaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. .... 69
F au lty ... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 37
Intermittent wiping .... ... .. .. .. .. .. 66
One -tap wiping ........... .. .. .. .... 66
Ra in sensor . ............. .... .. .... 66
Rear window w iper ........ .. .. .. .. .. 67
Service pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Washer rese rvoir .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 270
W inter operation
Battery .. .. ............. .... .. ... 266
Car washes . ............. .... .. ... 242
Coolant system ............. .... .. 262
H eated front seats . ....... .. .. .. .. . 103
H eated rear seats ............ .. .... 104
R emov ing ice from w indows .. .. .. .. . 24 4
S teer ing whee l he ating .... .. .. .. .. . 104
Tires . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 227
W inte r tires ..... ....... .... ... ... .. 298
A ll-wheel drive .............. ... ... 298
W iper blades
Instal ling new wiper blades .. .. .. .. .. 69
also refer to W indshield wipers . . . 69, 70
X
Xenon-Lights . ............. .... .. ... 315
y
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Inde x 345
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