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and damage your vehicle's electronic
equipment or stain the upholstery, etc.
Ashtray
F ig . 71 Cen te r co nsole: ash tray
The ashtray is inserted in the cupholder.
Opening the a shtra y
• Fold the cover upward.
Emptying the ashtray
• Lift the closed ashtray up out of the cupholder .
A WARNING
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Never put waste paper in the ashtray. Hot
ashes or other hot objects in the ashtray could
set waste paper on fire.
Cigarette lighter/socket
The cigarett e lighter o r socket only work with the
ignit ion on.
Using the cigar ett e lig hter
• Press the cigarette lighter in .
• Remove the cigarette ligh ter when it pops out.
Conn ecting an appliance
• Slide the cover open to reach the cigarette
lighter .
• Remove cigare tte lighte r.
• Pl ug in appliance to be used.
The socket of the cigarette lighter may be used
for 12-volt appliances with maximum consump· tion of up to 100 watts , such as a flash light,
small vacuum cleaner, etc.
Seats and storage
A WARNING
-Improper use of the cigarette lighter can
cause ser ious injury o r start a f ire.
- Be careful when using the c igarette Lighter.
If you do not pay attention to what you are
doing when you are using the cigarette
lighter you can bur n yourse lf .
(D Note
- To avoid damaging the socket, only use
plugs that fit proper ly.
- Only use the cigarette lighter socket as a power source for e lectr ical accessories for
short durations. Use the sockets in the veh i­
cle when a power source is needed for lon·
ger d urat ions .
(i} Tips
-When the eng ine is off and accessories are
st ill plugged in and are on, the vehicle bat·
tery can st il l be drained .
- The vehicle battery must not be charged
with a standard small charger that plugs in­
to the c igarette lighte r or outlet.
Storage
General
A WARNING
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- Always remove objects from the instrument
panel. Any items not put away co uld slide
around ins ide the veh icle w hile driving or
when accele rating o r when app ly ing the
brakes or when driving around a corner .
- When you are dr iv ing make s ure that any­
thing you may have placed in the center con ­
sole or other storage locations cannot fa ll
out into the footwe lls. I n case of sudden
braking you would not be ab le to brake, de­
press the clutch or accelerate.
- Any articles of clothing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view .
The coat hooks are designed only for light·
weight clothing . Never hang any clothing
with ha rd, po inted or heavy objects i n the
pockets on the coat hooks. Dur ing sudden ..,.
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Index
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Connecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Low ...... ... .. ................ ... . 140
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
W inter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Brake system
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 156
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Carbon parts
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
147, 148
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment.. .. .. .. .. 91
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
136
C 'f ' . ert1 1cat1on ..... .............. ... .. .
Changing a flat tire ........... .. .. .. .. .
Chassis 218
203
refer to Audi magnetic ride . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
220
Checking
Engine coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
162
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Child restraint
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
103
Child restraints
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and the ir use? . . . .
132
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Important things to know when driving w ith
ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
122
Child safety seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Convertible locking retractor. . . . . . . . . . . 130
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
128
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 125 in myve rc e ... .. .. .. ... ..... ... .. . .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dust filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Pollen filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Closing Engine compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
156
Cold tire inflation pressure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Consumer Information .............. 92, 215
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Controls
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Controls and displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . .
127