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has been designed and certified by its man
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas
senger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air
bag as possib le before installing the for
ward-facing child restra int. The backrest
must be adjusted to an up right posit ion.
- Make sure that the
PASSEN GER AI R BA G
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
_& WARNING
Rearwa rd-facing child restra ints:
- A ch ild in a rea rwa rd-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat wi ll be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional c ir
cumstances.
- Make sure that the
PA SSEN GER AIR BA G
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
- If the
PASSEN GER A IR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in
stall the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a
rear seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by your Aud i deale r.
Ch ild safety
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint .
Always heed the ch ild safety seat manufacturer's
instruct ions when installing a child restraint in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat.
.. Slowly pull the belt
all the w ay out .
.. Route it around or through the child restra int
be lt path
¢ & .
.. Push the ch ild safety seat down with you r full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.. You should hear a ''cl icking" noise as the belt
w inds back into the inertia reel. Test the con
vert ible lock ing retractor by pull ing on the belt.
You shou ld no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertib le loc kin g re
t ractor is now activated.
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the c hild restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly .
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
_& WARNING
Using the wrong ch ild rest raint o r an improp
e rly inst alled child restra int can cause se rious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety be lt re
tr actor is locked when installing a child
safety seat . An un locked safety be lt retrac
tor cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in p lace
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat fi rm ly in
p lace even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly a round during
a sudden stop or in a crash. .,.
221
Fuses and bulbs
-Some of the equipment listed in the follow
ing tables applies only to certain mode l ver
sions or certain optional equ ipment.
Interior fuse assignment
F ig. 226 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Hydraulic pump
cover (Cabriolet)
F4 MMI control panel, MMI components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automatic transmiss
ion)
.... ~ N 0
> a) cc
F7 Climate/heating cont
rol, auxiliary heating,
rear window defogger relay
Diagnosis, electromechanical parking
brake switch, light switch , rain and light
F8 sensor, interior lighting commun ication
box (Plug-in hybrid drive*) ant i-theft alarm
system
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll Reversible driver's side safety belt tension-
ers
Fl2 MMI area
292
No.
Fl3
Fl4
FlS
Fl6
Fl7
Fl8
Fl9
F20
F23
F24
F25
F26
F27
F28
F29 F31
F32
F33
F34
F35
F36
F37
F38
F39
F40
F41
F42
Equipment
Adaptive dampers control module/ service plug (Plug-in hybrid dr ive")
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/dr iver's side doors (for example pow-
er windows)
Seat heating
Sound-amplifier
Power top control module, electro nics
(Cabriolet)
Interior lights
Exterior lighting
Driver assistance systems
A irbag
Button illumination, coils for upper cabin
heating relay (Cabriolet) and socket relay,
interior sound, reversing light switch, tern-
perature sensor
Function lighting, diagnosis, headlight
range control system, air quality sensor,
automat ic dimming rearv iew mirror
Right corneri ng light/ r ight LED-headlight
Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
High-voltage battery (Plug- in hybrid
drive*)
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
Sockets
Reversib le front passenger's side safety
belt tensioners
Central locking components, windshield
washer system
Index
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 152,153
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reducing fuel consumption Efficiency program. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. 31
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Repair man uals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 89
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rims . .... .. .. .. ... .......... .... .. . 269
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Loading ...... .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. 69
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
320
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Pedal area.... ... .. .. ............... 171
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 181
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 179
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Special considerat ions for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety comp liance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety gu idel ines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
for us ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 198
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Seat adjustment Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74