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rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer.
- Always buckle the child seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child seat can fly around during a
sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restraint in a vehi
cle
c!;> page 135, Safety belts, c!;> page 143,
Airbag system
and c!;> page 165, Impor
tant information.
{D) Tips
Always replace child restraints that were in
stalled in a vehicle dur ing a crash. Damage to
a child restraint that is not visible could cause
it to fail in another collision situation.
Advanced front airbag system and children
Your vehicle is equipped with a front "Advanced
Ai rbag System" in compliance with United States
F edera l Motor Vehicle Safety Standard ( FMVSS)
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (CMVSS) 208 as applicable at the time
your veh icle was manufactured.
The Advanced Airbag system in your vehicle has
been certified to meet the "low-risk" require
ments for 3- and 6-year old children on the pas
senger side and small adults on the driver side.
The low risk deployment criteria are intended to
reduce the risk of injury through interaction with
the airbag that can occur, for example, by being
too close to the steering wheel and instrument
panel when the airbag inflates. In addition, the
sys tem has been certified to comply with the
"suppression" requirements of the Safety Stand
ard, to turn off the front airbag for infants up to 12 months who are restrained on the front pas
senger seat in child restraints that are listed in
the Standard.
Even though your vehicle is equipped with an Ad
vanced Airbag system, all children, especially those 12 years and younger, should always r ide
in the back seat properly restrained for their age
and size . The airbag on the passenger side makes
Child safety
the front seat a potentia lly dangerous p lace for a
child to ride. The front seat is not the safest place
for a ch ild in a forward-facing child safety seat . It
can be a very dangerous place for an infant or a
larger ch ild in a rearward-facing seat.
The vehicle's Advanced Airbag System has a ca
pacit ive passenger detection system in the front
passenger seat cushion that can detect the pres
ence of a baby or a child in a child restraint sys
tem on this seat.
The capacitive passenger detection system regis
ters the changes that result in an electrical field
when a child, a child restraint, and a baby blanket are on the front passenger seat . The change in
the measured capacitance due to the presence of
a chi ld, a child restraint, and a baby blanket on
the front passenger seat is related to the child
restraint system resting on the seat. The meas
ur ed capacitance of a child restra int system var
ies depending on the type of system and specific
make and mode l.
T he elect rical capacitance of the various types,
makes, and models of child restraints specif ied
by the U.S .National Highway Traffic Safety Ad
ministration (NHTSA) in the relevant safety
standard are stored in the Advanced Airbag Sys
tem control unit together with the capacitances
typ ical of infants and a 1-year old child. When a
child restraint is used on the front passenger
seat w it h a typical 1 year-old infant, the Ad
vanced Airbag System compares the capacitance
measured by the capacitive passenge r detection
system with the data stored in the electronic con
trol unit.
Child restraints and Advanced front airbag
system
Regardless of the ch ild restraint that you use,
make sure that it has been certified to meet Safe
ty Standards and has been cert ified by its manu
facturer for use w ith an airbag . Always be sure
that the child restraint is properly installed at
one of the rear seating positions. If in exception
al circumstances you must use it on the front
passenger seat, carefully read all of the informa-
tion on child safety and Advanced Airbags and .,.
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Checking and Filling
Opening the hood
The hood is released from the interior.
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Fi g. 159 Sect ion from th e driver's side footwell: release
l ever
F ig. 160 Rocker switc h under the hood
Read and foll ow the WARNING S before check
ing anything in the engine compartment
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ment .
m
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the w indshield . Otherwise the paint could be
damaged .
.,. With the driver's door open, pull the lever be
low the instrument panel in the direct ion of the
arrow
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190
.,. Raise the hood slightly r::;, .&, .
.,. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
r::;, fig. 160. This releases the catch .
.,. Open the hood .
A WARNING
Never open the hood when you see that steam
or coolant drips from the engine compart ment- there is a danger of bu rns! Wait unt il
no steam or coolant flows out.
Closing the hood
.,. Push the hood down u ntil the fo rce of the strut
is ove rcome .
.,. Let the hood fall lightly into the latch .
Do not
press it in.
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A WARNING
If the hood is not latched complete ly, it could
fly up wh ile you are dr iving and obstruct your
vision.
- For safety reasons, the hood must always be
closed securely while driv ing. Because of
this, always check the hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly . The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- If you notice that the hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immed iate ly and
close it, because this increases the risk of an
accident .
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-Some of the equipment listed in the follow
ing tables applies only to certain model ver
s ions or certain optional equipment .
Interior fuse assignment
Fig. 188 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat
adjustment
F3 Power top hydraulic pump
F4 MMI control panel, MMI components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector
lever (automatic transmission)
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F7 Climate/heating control, auxiliary heating,
rear w
indow defogger relay
Diagnosis, electromechanical parking
FB brake switch, light switch
, rain/light sen-
sor, inter ior lighting, communications box,
anti-theft alarm system
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll Reversible driver's side safety belt tension
-
ers
F12 MMI area
F13 Damper control module/ service plug
No.
Fl4
FlS
Fl6
F 17
FlB
F19
F20
F23
F 24
F2 5
F2 6
F27
F28
F29
F 31
F32
F 33
F 34
F35
F 36
F37
F38
F39
F40
F41
F42
F4 3
F44
F 47
Fuses and bulbs
Equipment
Climate control system blower
Electronic steering column lock
MMI area
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convince key system control module, tank
system
Tank system
Exterior lighting, heated washer fluid noz -
zles
Panorama sunroof/ power top control
module, power top latch (Cabriolet)
Door/driver's side doors (for examp le pow-
er windows)
Seat heating
Sound-amplifier
Power top control module, electro nics
(Cabriolet)
Inter ior lights
Exterior lighting
Driver assistance systems
Airbag
Button illumination, coils for neck heating
r elay and socket relay, interior sound,
back-up light switch, temperature sensor
Function lighting, diagnosis, headlight
range control system, air quality sensor,
automat ic dimming rearview mirror
R ight cornering light/ right LED-headlight
Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
High-voltage battery
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
Sockets
Reversible front passenger's side safety
belt tensioners
Central locking components, windshield
washer system
Headlights, lighting
all wheel drive Rear w indow wiper
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