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LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into place
¢fi g. 153 .
.. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
.. Pull straps tight following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
R elea sing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps following the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
.. Depress the spring catches to release the an
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in place.
A WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can in
crease the risk of serious pe rsonal injury and
death in an acc ident.
- These anchors were developed only for child safety seats using the "LATCH" system.
- Never attach other child safety seats, belts
or othe r objects to these anchors .
- Always make sure that you hear a click when
latch ing the seat in place. If you do not hear
a click the seat is not secure and could fly
forward and h it the interior of t he vehicle,
o r be ejected from the vehicle.
A WARNING
Improper installatio n of c hild rest rai nts will
increase t he r is k of i njury in an a cc ident.
- Always follow the child restra int system
man ufacturer's inst ru ct ions for proper in
sta llation of the child res tra int system and
pro per use of tether straps as well as the
lower anchorages or safety be lts in your
ve
hicle.
- Always read and heed the important infor
mation and WARNINGS about child safety
and the insta llation of chi ld restraint sys
tems ¢
page 165, Child safety.
Child sa fety
Tether anchors and tether straps
F ig. 154 Tether anchors: behind the rear seat backrests
The tether anchors for the rear seating positions
are located on the rear seat backrests¢
fig. 154.
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at
taches the top part of a child restraint to special
anchorage points in the vehicle.
T he purpose of the tether is to reduce the for
ward movement of the child restraint in a crash,
in order to help reduce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by striking the vehicle inte
r ior.
Forward facing child restraints manufactured af
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S . fed
era l regulations to comply with new child head
movement pe rformance requ irements. These
new performance requ irements make a tether
necessary on most new chi ld safety sea ts.
A WARNING
I mp roper installa tion of child restra ints w ill
i nc rease the risk o f injury and dea th in a
crash.
- Always follow the instru ctions prov ided by
the man ufa ct u rer of the ch ild restrain t you
i n tend to insta ll in your A udi.
- I mp roper use of chi ld restrain t ancho rs ( in
cluding tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a co llision. The anchors are designed to
withstand only those loads imposed
by cor
rectly fitted ch ild restraints.
- Never mo unt two child rest rai nt systems on
one LATC H lower anchor point.
- Never attach two child restra int systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage .
181

Child safety
-Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PAS SEN G ER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rea r
seat ing pos ition and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 155 Tet her strap: proper routing and mounting
Installing th e teth er strap
.,. Release or deploy the tether strap on the child
restra int acco rding to the child restra int manu
fac ture r's instruct ions.
.,. Un lock the backrest and fold it slightly forward
¢ page 58and locate the tether anchor behind
the rear seat backrest.
.,. Raise the head restraint behind the child safety
seat.
.,. Gu ide the upper tether strap under or on both
s ides of the rea r head restra int (depending on
the child safety seat model) .
.,. Attach the tether strap ancho rage hook into
the open ing of the tether anchorage.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook is engaged.
182
.,. Straighten the backrest back up into its upright
position and press it firmly into the locking
mechanism.
.,. Tighten the tether strap firmly following the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
Releasi ng th e tet her strap
.,. Loosen the tension on the tethe r strap fo llow
ing the child restraint manufacturer's instruc
tions.
.,. Depress the spring catch on the hook and re
lease it from the anchorage.
(D Note
If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched a round
the tether s trap. This applies especially to
l eather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
ch ild restraint system manufacturer's i nstruc
tions carefully to determine how to properly in
stall the tether.
&_ WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously inju red and can be k illed if the front
airbag inf lates -even with an Advanced Airbag
System.
- The inflating airbag will h it the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child aga inst the backrest, center armrest, or
door.
- If you m ust install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PA SSENGER A IR BA G OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install

Check ing and F illing
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
brake fluid as we ll as the special tools re
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec
ommend that you have the b rake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer .
Battery ( 12 V)
General information
All work on the battery requires expert knowl
edge .
Read and follow the WARNINGS
before check
i n g a nyth ing in the engine compartment
c::> page 188, Working in the engine compart
ment.
The batte ry in you r Aud i does not need any main
tena nce unde r
normal operating cond itions. A udi
re commends hav ing the e lectro lyte level check
by an au thor ized A udi dealer or au thori ze d Audi
Serv ice Facility when there a re
high outs ide tem
peratures or when driving a ll day. The elect rolyte
level sho uld a lso be checked each time the bat
tery is charged
c::> page 200.
Have the battery checked when you bring your ve
hicle in for an inspection. It is a good idea to re
p lace the battery if it is more than 5 years old .
T he batte ry is located in the eng ine compar tment
and is practically
maintenance-free .
Disconnecting the battery terminals
The battery shou ld not be d isconnected. Severa l
veh icle functions (power w indows, for example)
w ill be lost w hen the b attery is disconne cted. The
f u nctions mus t be reprog rammed after connect
in g the battery. To avo id th is, the battery shou ld
only be disconn ecte d from the vehicle e lectrica l
system when it is abso lutely necessary.
T o reprogram the func tions, proceed as follows:
198
Function Reprogramming
Power window one-c::> page 35, Correcting
touch up/down func-power window malfunc-
tion tions
Remote control key o r If the vehicle does no t
Convenience key react to the key, it must
be synchronized
c::> page29
Dig ita l cl ock c::>page 10
ESC indicator light The ind icator light goes
o ut after driving a few
meters
Not running the vehicle for long period s of
time
If you do not drive your vehicle for severa l days o r
weeks, electrical components are gradually re d u ced or switched off . This reduces energy con
s u mp tion and mai ntain s the vehicle's ability to
st art over a long perio d of time
c::> page 1 21.
Some conven ien ce f unctions, such as inter ior
li ght ing o r power seats* may not wor k. T hese
convenience functions will be availab le aga in
once you sw itch the ignition on and start the en
gine.
Winter operation
D ur ing the winte r mon ths, it is common for the
batte ry capac ity to decrease as the temperatures
become lower . This is because more power is
needed to start the vehicle and components such
as the headlights and the rear window defogger
a re used more freque ntly .
Avoid using power unnecessa rily, espec ia lly in
c ity dr iving o r on short t rips. Have your author
i z ed Audi dealer or author iz ed Audi Se rvice Facili
ty check the battery capacity be fore the start of
winter
c::> page 200 . A well -cha rged battery will
not only reduce sta rting prob lems in cold wea th
e r, bu t it will a lso l ast longer.
.&_ WARNING
- W ork on the b attery requires e xper t knowl
e d ge. Con tact an a uthor ized Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Se rvice Facility for info rma
tion rega rding the vehicle batte ry. There is a
-
ris k for chemical burns or e xplosions . ..,.

Tires and wheels
be happy to provide more infor
mation .
® Mud and snow capability
"M/S" or "M+S" indicates the tire
is suitable for driving on mud and
snow.
& indicates a winter tire.
@ Compos ition of the tire cord
and materials
The number of plies indicates the
number of rubberized fabric lay
ers in the tire . In general: the
more layers, the more weight a
tire can carry. Tire manufacturers
must also specify the materia ls
used in the tire. These include
steel , nylon, polyester and other
materials.
@ Ma ximum permitted load
T his number indicates the maxi
mum load in kilograms and
pounds that the tire can carry.
@ Uniform tire quality grade
standards for treadwear,
traction and temperature resistance
Tread wear, t raction and temper
ature ranges
¢page 221 .
@ Running direction
The arrows indicate the running
direction of unidirectional t ires.
You must always follow the speci -
206
fied running direction
¢page 238 .
(8) Maximum permitted
inflation pressure
This number indicates the maxi
mum pressure to which a t ire can
be inflated under normal operat
ing condit ions.
Glossary of tire and loading
terminology
Accessory we ight
means the combined weigh t (in
excess of those standard items
which may be replaced) of auto matic transmission, power steer
ing, power brakes, power win
dows, power seats , radio, and
heater, to the extent that these
items are available as factory -in
stalled equipment (whether in
stalled or not).
Aspect ratio
means the rat io of the height to
the width of the tire in pe rcent.
Numbers of 55 or lower indicate a
low s idewall for imp roved steer
ing response and better overa ll
handling on dry pavement.

Fuses and bulbs
No . Equipment
F48 Exterior sound actuator
F49 Starter, clutch sensor, headlight relay coil,
high-voltage
battery
FS3 Rear window defogger
The power seats* are protected via
circuit break
ers
that automatically switch on after a few sec
onds after the overload has been reduced.
(D Tips
Note that the following table was accurate at
the time of printing and is subject to change.
Left engine compartment fuse assignment
Fig . 189 Engine compartment: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl ESC control module
F2 ESC control module
F3 Engine control module (gaso line/diesel)
Engine cooling, engine components, auxili-
F4 ary heater coil relay (1+2), secondary air injection pump relay
FS Engine components,
tank system
F6 Brake light sensor
F7 Engine components, water
pumps
242
No. Equipment
F8 Oxygen sensor
F9 Engine
components, exhaust door, glow
time control module, SU LEV valve
FlO Fuel injectors, fuel control module
Fll Auxiliary heater heat ing element 2
F12 Auxiliary heater heating element 3
F13 Automatic transmiss ion control module
FlS Horn
F16 Ignition coil/ power electronics
F17 ESC control module, engine control mod-
ule
F18 Terminal 30 (reference voltage)
F19 Windshie ld w ipers
F20 Horn
F22 Terminal SO diagnosis
F23 Starter
F24 Auxiliary heater heating element
1, brake
booster
F31 Vacuum pump/ water pump
F32 LED headlights
F33 Brake booster reservoir
F34 Brake booster control
F3S Relay
@ Tips
Note that the following tab le was accurate at
the time of printin g and is subject to change.
Bulbs
Replacing light bulbs
For your safety, we recommend that you have
your authorized Audi dealer replace burned out bulbs for you.
It i s becom ing increasingly more and more diffi
cult to replace vehicle light bulbs since in many
cases, other parts of the car must first be re
moved before you are ab le to get to the bulb.
This applies especially to the light bulbs in the
front of your car which you can only reach
through the engine compartment .

Index
Automatic climate control system
re fer to Climate contro l system (automatic) .62
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 116
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic transm iss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
D riving t ips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
E me rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
I gnition key safety in terlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
L aunch Control-Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selector leve r emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 83
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Selector leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Shifti ng manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Steer ing whee l w ith shift padd les . . . . . . . . 8 1
S troni c . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
t ip tron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Charging . .. .. .. ............. .... 17,200
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
I ndicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Ju mp sta rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 4
L o cat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Rep lac ing the bat tery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 1
Wor king on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
B attery (12 V)
W inte r operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Before d riving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Blower automatic Climate contro l system . . . . . . . 63
Booste r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
258
Brake fl uid
Changing the brake f luid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Check ing the b rake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 197
B rakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
B rake ass ist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
B rake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
New bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B rake system
B rake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
B rake fluid specifications for refill and re
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fl uid reservo ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Br aking
Emergency b raking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Start ing on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
B re ak- in per iod . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Breaking in Newti res . ... ... .. .. ........ ..... .. 211
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
C
Californ ia Proposition 6S Warning . . . . . . . 189
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
C apaci ties
F u el tan k .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 251
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
also refer to Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
C argo bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
C D -ROM player (nav iga tion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Centra l indicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Fo ld ing the exterior mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartment li d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

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Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Safety central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sett ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat... .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 144
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 183
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 179
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Teth er anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Child safety seats Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 177
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 169 in my ve rc e . ................. ..... .
Infant seats .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 171
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
L ower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 171
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cleaning/remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 226
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cleaning artificial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
C leaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226 , 227
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . . 226
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
C lean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Clea ning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
C leaning tai l lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
C lea ning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Cleaning the rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Index
Cleaning the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Climate control system Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Climate control system (automatic)
Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Air distribution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
AUTO (cl imate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 62
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
D efrosting the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Setting the temperatu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
synchroniz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Clos ing
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Windows . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 34
Closing/ope ning
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cockp it (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Conv enience key
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting the engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
unlocking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convert ible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 172
259

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Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . 116
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E mergency flashe rs
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Emergency locking the front passenger 's door .3.2
Emergency operat ion
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Front passenger's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
with conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Emergency release
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency starting 244
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Starting (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Starting (messages with conven ience key) . 72
stopping (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
stopping (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Engine compartment
C losing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Overview ... .................. ..... . 191
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Engine coolant
Radiator fan
196
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Dipstick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191, 193
F'll ' I mg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Oi l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) . . . 19
Environment
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Index
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 201
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. . . . 66
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 197
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 194
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 201
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
ESC
Automatic post-collision braking system .
116
Electronic stabilization control . . . . . . . . . 116
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
also refer to Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
ESP
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
116
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heating... .. .. .. .. ............... .. . 47
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 4
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 172
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Folding the exterior mirrors
Center locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
For the sake of the env ironment
ear w indow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
64
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 65
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Leaks..... .... .. ................. .. 189
Freeze protection
Coo lant additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
261