2015 AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET ECU

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What do I do now?
Vehicle tool kit
The tools ore stored underneath the floor
panel in the luggage comportment.
Fig. 188 Luggage compartment: tool kit
When you need access to the vehicle too l kit
or jack*, you will need to take out the cover.
The vehicle tool kit includes:
- Tire repair kit (Tire Mobility System)
- Plastic cl ip for removing wheel bo lt caps*
- Alignment p in fo r cha nging the whee l
- Screwdriver with reversible blade
- Tool for chang ing light bulbs
- Reversible bit (reversible Torx bit for chang-
ing light bu lbs)
- Rod for jack
- Jack *
- Lug wrench
- T owing eye
Some of the ve hicle it ems listed above a re
p rov ided on certain models on ly or are opt io n­
a l extras.
Before returning the jack * to its place, retract
the jack arm fully .
.&, WARNING
- Never use the screw driver hex head to
t igh ten whee l bolts, s in ce the bolts can­
not at tain t he necess ary tightening tor­
que i f yo u use the hex head, potentially
causing an accident .
- T he factory -supplied ja ck is intended on ­
ly for your vehicle model. Under no cir ­
c u mstances should it be used to
lift
heavy vehicles or othe r loads; yo u risk in­
juring yo urself .
- Never start the engine when the vehicle
is raised, wh ich could cause an acc ident.
- Support the vehicle securely wit h app ro­
priate stands if work is to be performed
unde rneath the vehicle; otherwise, there
is a potentia l risk for injury.
Tire repair
General and safety pointers
Tire repair is intended only for temporary,
short-term use.
F ig . 1 89 Tire damage for wh ic h the Tire Mob ility Sys­
tem is not suited
Your vehicle is equipped with a tire repa ir k it,
the
Tire Mobility System (TMS ).
In the event of a tire failure, the TMS is in the
luggage compartme nt under the floor. It con­
s ists of the tire sealant and an e lectric air
pump .
U sing
T MS , tire damage caused by foreign
bodies up to abo ut
0.16 inch (4 mm ) in diam­
eter can be sea led reliably.
T he foreign object must stay in the tire .
The t ire sealant must not be used:
- for cu ts or pun ctures in t he tire wh ich a re
larger than 0 .16 inch (4 mm)
¢ fig. 189 @
-for damage to the rim @
- if you have been driving with very low ti re
p ressures or tires wi th no air@
U sing the
TMS is described in the section
¢ page 243.

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down on the end of the wheel bolt
wrench with
one foot only. As you do so,
ho ld on to the car to keep your ba lance
and take care not to slip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jock first
before the wheel can be removed.
Fi g. 193 Sill panels: markings
Fig. 194 S ill: posit ion ing the vehicle jack
The location of the jack point is indicated by
an indentat io n on the unders ide of the vehicle
c:>fig . 193 .
.,. Activate the park in g brake to prevent the
vehicle from rolling u nintentionally.
.,. Move the selecto r lever to position P.
.,. Find the
mark ing (raised area) on the sill
t h at is nearest the wheel that wi ll be
c hanged
c:>fig. 193. Behind the marki ng,
there is a
lifting point on the sill for the ve ­
hicle jack.
.,. Turn the
veh icle j ack located under the lift­
ing point on the s ill to raise the jack until
the jaw
c:> fig. 194 ® covers the notch on
the vehicle
c:> .&. c:> (D .
.,. Al ign the vehicle jack so the jaw @ covers
t h e notch and t he base p late @ is flat on What do
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the floor . The base plate @ must be
vertical
under t he lifting point @.
.,. Insta ll the rod on the vehicle jack: Insert the
rod into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
the rod left or right to secure it .
.,. Continue raising the jack w ith the rod unt il
the wheel lifts off the ground slightly .
Position the vehicle jack
only under the desig­
nated lifting points on the s ill
c:>fig. 193.
There is exactly one locat ion for each wheel.
T he jack must not be positioned at any other
location
c:> ,& c:>(D .
Soft ground under the jack can cause the ve­
hicle to slip off the jack . Always place the jack
on fi rm ground . Use a flat, stab le support if
necessary. Use a no n-slip surfa ce such as a
rubber mat on a
s lippery surface such as tile .
_&. WARNING
-You or your passengers co uld be in ju red
while changing a wheel if you do no t fo l­
low these safety p reca utions:
- Position the vehicle jack on ly at the
designated lifting po ints and align the
j ac k. Otherw ise, the vehicle jac k co uld
s lip and cause an injury if it does not
have sufficient hold on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstable su rface unde r the
j a ck may cau se the ve hicle to slip off
the j ack. A lw ays p rov ide a firm b ase for
the j ack o n the ground .
If necessary,
u se a st urdy boa rd under the jack .
- On hard, sl ippery surface (s uch as t iles)
u se a ru bber mat o r similar to prevent
the jack from slipping .
- T o help p revent injury to yo urself and
your passengers:
- Do not ra ise the vehicle until you are
su re the jack is securely engaged.
- Passengers must not remain in the ve­
hicle when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a
safe place away from the veh icle and
well away from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack position is correct, ad­
j u st as necessary a nd then cont inue to
r aise t he jack .

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Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction.
Using a replacement tire with a tre ad
patte rn intend ed for us e in a specific
directi on
When us ing a replacement t ire with a tread
pattern intended for use in a specific direc­
tion, please note the fo llowing:
- T he direction of rotation is marked by an
ar ­
row on th e side of the tire.
- If the replacement tire has to be installed in
t h e incorrect d irection, use the tire only
temporarily since the tire will no t be able to
achieve its optimum performance character­
istics with regard to aquaplaning, noise and
wear .
- We recommend that you pay particular at­
tention to this fact during wet weather and
that you adjust your speed to match road conditions.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your veh icle as soon as
poss ible to restore the handling advantages
of a unid irect ional tire.
Notes on wheel changing
P lease read the information ¢ page 230, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels
i f you are
go ing to use a replacement tire w hich is dif­
fe rent from the tires on your vehicle.
After you change a ti re:
- Chec k the ti re p ress ure on the rep lacement
t ire immed ia tel y aft er in stall ation.
- Ha ve the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked w ith a to rqu e wrench as soon as
possible by your autho riz ed Aud i dealer o r
qualifi ed wor kshop .
- With steel and allo y wheel rims , the wheel
bol ts are correctl y tightened at a to rque of
9 0 ft lb s. (120 Nm ).
- If y ou no tice th at the whee l bolts are cor­
roded and d ifficult to tu rn whil e cha nging
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a tire , th ey s hould be repl aced before you
c heck the tightening torq ue.
- Repl ac e th e flat ti re with a new on e and
ha ve it in sta lled on you r veh icle as s oon a s
po ssible. Remount the whee l cove r.
Until then , dri ve with extr a care and at r e­
du ced sp ee ds.
A WARNING
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- If you are going to equip your vehicle
with tires or rims which differ from those
which were factory installed, then be sure to read the information ¢
page 230,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit
are properly secured in the luggage com­
partment and are not loose in the pas­
senger compartment.
- In an accident or sudden maneuver they
co uld fly forwa rd, injuring anyone in the
veh icle.
- Always sto re damaged wheel, jack and
too ls securely in the luggage compa rt­
men t. Othe rwise, in an accident or s ud ­
den maneuver they co uld f ly forward,
causing injury to passengers in the vehi ­
cle.
([) Note
Do not use commercially avai lab le tire
sea lants. O therwise, the e lectr ica l compo­
nents of the tire pressure monitoring sys ­
tem * wi ll no longer work properly and the
sensor for the tire pressure mon itor ing
system* will have to be replaced by quali­
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-Jumper cables must be long enough so
that the vehicles do not t ouch.
- W hen connecting jumper ca bles, make
sure that they cannot get caught in any
moving parts in the eng ine compart­
ment.
- Do not bend over the batteries - danger
of chemical burns!
- The battery ce ll locking screws must be
t ightened securely .
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢
page 195.
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ru­
in the generator.
- Always connect POSITIVE( +) to POSI ­
TIVE(+), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE
( - ) ground post of the battery manager
control unit.
- Check that all screw plugs on the battery
ce lls are screwed in firmly . If not, tighten
plugs p rior to connecting clamp on nega­
tive battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for con­
necting a jumper cable as described
above applies spec ifically to the case of
your vehicle be ing jump started. When
you are givi ng a jump start to another ve­
hicle, do
not connect the negat ive( -) ca­
ble to the negat ive( -) term inal on the
discharged battery @¢
fig. 202. In­
stead, securely connect the negative(- )
cable to e ither a solid metal component
that is firmly bolted to the engine block
or to the engine block itse lf. If the bat­
tery that is being charged does not vent
to the outside, escaping battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Em erg en cy si tuation s 257
Emergency towing
with commercial tow
truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for tow­
ing.
T he following information is to be used by
commercial tow t ruck operators who know
how to operate their equipment safely.
- Never tow your Audi , towing will cause
damage to the engine a nd transmi ssion.
- Never wrap th e safet y chain s or winch c a­
ble s around th e brak e lin es.
- To prevent unne ce ss ary dam age, your Aud i
mu st be t ransp orted with a flat bed truck .
- To load th e vehi cle on to the fl at bed , use
the t owing loop found in the vehicle t ool s
and atta ch to the front or rear anch o rage
r=:> page 258 and ¢page 258 .
A WARNING
A vehicle being towed is not safe for pas­
sengers. Never allow anyone to ride in a
vehicle be ing towed, for any reason.
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Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 207 Veh icle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carr ier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline
eye previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the
car carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline
eye previously installed.
(D} Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up
is secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be li~ed at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 208 Front lifting po int
Emergency situations 259
Fig . 209 Rea r lift ing po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> .&,.
.,. Locate lifting points c::> fig. 208 and
¢ fig. 209 .
.,. Adju st lifting arms of workshop hoist or
floor jack to match vehicle lifting points.
.. Insert a rubber pad between the floor jack/
workshop hoist and the lifting points.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack
to work underneath, be sure the vehicle is
safely supported on stands intended for this
purpose .
Front lifting point
T he lifti ng point is loca ted on the floo r pan re­
info rcemen t about at the same level as the
jack mounting point
c::>fig. 208. Do not lift
the vehicle at the vertical sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifting point is located o n the vert ica l rein­
forcement of the lower sill for the on board
jack
c::> fig. 209 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c:;, page 247.
A WARNING
-To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
vehicle damage.
- Always lift the vehicle only at the spe­
cia l workshop hoist and floor jack lift
points illustrated
c:;, fig. 208 and
¢fig. 209.
- Fail ure to lift the veh icle at these
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complexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and e nvir onm en tal con­
cerns p lace very strict limits on the nature of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans­
miss io n pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure prope r
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. The refo re, p roof of servic ing in accord­
ance w ith the maintenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, crea ting unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done
by your authori zed Audi dealer or any properly
eq uipped and qua lified workshop. We st rong­
l y urge yo u to g ive your authorized Audi dea ler
the opportunity to perform all scheduled maintenance and necessary repairs . Your dea l­
er has the facilities, original parts and trained
specialists to keep your veh icle running prop­
erly.
Performing limit ed m aintenance you rself
The fo llowing pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedu res which can be performed on
your veh icle w ith ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
b le. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always tho roughly read a ll of the appli ­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc­
tions given. Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided.
B efore you check an ything in th e engine
compartment, alway s re ad and heed all
Con sumer In formation 265
WARNINGS ¢ & and ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 195 .
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­
nance, adjustments or repa irs.
-Always be extremely care ful when work­
ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
mon ly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
era l common sense. Never r isk personal
lnJU ry.
- Do not attempt any of the ma intenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fully fam ilia r
wit h these or othe r pro cedures with re­
spect to t he veh icle, or are uncerta in how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal ­
er or any properly equipped and q ualified
wo rkshop.
- The engine compar tment o f any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is
off and the igni­
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fan switches on automat ica lly when the
coo lant reaches a certai n temperat ure
a nd will cont inue to run until the coo lan t
tempera ture drops .
- Always remove the ign itio n key befo re
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands i f it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur ­
pose and cou ld collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the g round, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
started.
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Child safety . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 152
Convertible locking retractor . ... .. .. . 162
Important safety instructions for using
chi ld safety seats .................. 155
Important things to know when driv ing
with children ..................... 152
Instal ling a child restraint us ing the
L ATC H system ................... .. 168
L ower ancho rages ........ .. .. .. .. . 167
M ounti ng and releas ing the ancho rage
hook . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. ... 168
Ch ild safety seats .... ... ... .. .. .. .. . 158
Booste r seats ..................... 160
Conve rtible c hild seats ............. 159
Conver tible locking retrac tor .. .. .. .. . 16 2
D anger o f using c hild restra ints in the
fro nt sea t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
H ow do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ .. .. .. .. . 155
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Install ing .. ............. .... .. ... 162
LATCH system ................... .. 168
Safety instructions . ......... .. .. .. . 155
Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 157
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cle aning .......................... 184
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Climate control system Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
synchron iz ing ............ .... .. .... 72
Clock ..... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... 12
Closing Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
C losing/opening
at t he lock cylinder ........ .. .. .. .. .. 35
by remote contro l ..... ..... .. .. .. .. 33
with the cen tral locking switch . . . . . . . . 34
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 217
Com ing home ............. .... .. .. .. 52
Compass in the mirror ................ 58
Compliance . ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 267
Consume r In fo rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . 120, 264
Contact ing N HTSA .................. 120
Controls Cleaning ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 187
Inde x 271
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. . 77
Starting engine (START EN GINE STOP
button) ... .. .. .. ................. . 76
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE
S TOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Switch ing on ignit ion ... .. ... ..... .. . 76
u nlocking/locking .................. 34
Convenience opening/clos ing
C onvertib le child sa fe ty se ats
Convertib le locking retractor 39
159
Activati ng .............. .......... 164
Deact ivat ing . .. .. .... ........... .. 164
U si ng to secu re a child safety seat 1.6 2, 16 4
Coolant system .. .. ............... .. 201
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 70
Cooling System Expansion tank . .. ................. 202
Cornering light .. .. ................. . 51
Cruise cont ro l
Changi ng speed .... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 82
Presetting your speed ... .... ... .. .. . 82
Switching off .. .. .... ............. . 82
Swit ching on . .. .. .. ............... . 81
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder .. .. .. .. .. . .. .... ...... .. . 65
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Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Date disp lay . ... .... . ... ...... ... .. . 12
Dayt ime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 51, 52
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control ............. 267
Audi side ass ist .. .. . .. .. ... ..... .. 267
Cell phone package ................ 267
Convenience key ................... 267
El ectronic immob ilizer . ......... .. .. 267
Homeli nk unive rsal remote con trol . .. 267
Remote con tro l key .. .. ..... ... .. .. 267
Decorat ive pa rts/tr im
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Defective light bu lb warning ........... 21
Defrost ing (windows) ............ .... . 71
Determ ining correct load limit ....... . 226
Digital cloc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digi tal compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Q
Quartz clock . ............. .... .. .. .. 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel dr ive .... .. .. .. .. . 176
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 124
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
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Radiator fan
203
Ra in/ light sensor
H eadlig hts . ............. .... .. .... 5 1
I ntermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . 56
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights ............. .. .. .. .... 54
Rear fog lights ............ .... .. .... 51
Rear lid Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Opening and closing ... ... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Park ing mode 1
Par king mode 2
Rear view mirror ........... .... .. ... . 109
110
55
Rear w indow heati ng ....... .. .. .. .. .. 7 1
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Refue lling . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 192
Rele ase lever for hood ...... .. .. .. .. . 195
Remote control Garage door opener (Homel ink) . .... .. 40
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
u nl ocking/locking ........ .. .. .. .. .. 33
Remote rear lid release .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 36
Repai r manua ls . ........ .... ... ... .. 264
Repairs Airbag system ........... .. .. .. .. . 144
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Replacing bulbs .............. .. .... 253
Replacing tires and whee ls ... .. .. .. .. . 23 1
Replacing w iper blades ..... .. .. .. .. .. 57 Reporting Sa
fety Defects . ..... ... .. .. 120
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor ... .. .. .. ............... .. 127
R ight hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rims Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Rollbar
refer to Active ro llover protection sys-
tem ........ .. .. .... ............. 121
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SAFE ...... .. .. .. ................. . 12
S afe driving habi ts . .... ......... .. .. 112
Safety be lt pos ition .. .. .. ...... .... . 128
Safety be lts worn by pregnan t women . 128
Safety be lt pretensioner ... .... ... .. .. 129
Serv ice and disposa l .. ............. 130
S afety be lts . .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. 1 26
Be lt pos itione r ... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 126
Cleaning . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 187
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Fa sten ing .. ... .. .. . .............. 127
Improperly worn . ... ... ...... ... .. 129
Not wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Safety be lt pos ition ... .. ...... .... . 128
Safety i nstructions ............. .... 126
Securing child safety se ats ...... .. .. 162
Spe cial considera tions for pregnan t
women ... .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. 128
Unfastening ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 129
Warning/indicator light . ..... ... .. .. 123
Warning light .. .. .................. 16
Why YOU MUST wear them ........ .. 123
Wor n properly ... .. . .. .... .... .. .. 125
Safety be lt warning light . ..... ... .. .. 123
Safety comp liance sticker ........ .. .. 261
Safety eq uipment .. ............. .. .. 112
S afety features for oc cupant rest ra in t an d
protection . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 112
Safety gu idelines
Seats ..... .. .. .. ................. . 60
Safety instr uctions
E n gine compartment .......... .... . 195
for using ch ild safety seats .......... 155
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