2016 AUDI A3 battery

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General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Veh icles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle.
Plug-in hybrid drive*: the connection points for
the jump start cables vary ¢
page 108.
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis ­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of suffic iently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufact urer 's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are distinct ly ma rked:
plus (+) cable in most cases colored red
minus (-) cable
in most cases colored black .
.,&. WARNING -
Plug-in hybrid drive*: you must not give a
jump start with your vehicle. This could cause significant damage to the electrical system in
your vehicle ¢
page 108.
Emergency situations
.,&. WARNING
-
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury . Follow the instruct ions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning over the battery whenever possible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C) . Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
frozen battery completely, otherwise it
could explode.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water
immed iate ly.
- Improper use of a booster batte ry to sta rt a
veh icle may cause an exp losion .
- Veh icle batteries generate exp losive gases .
Keep sparks, flames and lit cigarettes away
from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12 volt rat ing. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­ ly different "Ah" rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery . Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen. The battery case may have been
weakened.
- Use of batteries with different voltage or
substantially different Ah rating may cause
an explosion and injury. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery .
- Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
¢page 236.
(D Note
-App lying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
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Emergency situations
electronic components, such as control
units, re lays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles otherwise current could already
start to flow as soon as the positive(+) ter­ minals are connected.
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negat ive g ro und cable to the negative g round
post on the battery manager control unit.
Using jump start cables
Connect the jump start cables in the exact order
described below.
Fig. 228 Engine co mpartment : connectors for ju mp start
cables and a charger
Fig. 229 Jump starting the battery wit h another vehicle:
@ -drained battery, @- starter battery
Plug-in hybrid drive* : the connection points for
the jump start cables vary<=>
page 108.
296
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5 > 00 ID
The battery is located to the left in the engine
compartment.
Do not jump start a frozen or
thawed battery
¢ A in Starting with jumper ca­
bles on page 295 !
Replace the battery. The pro­
cedure for connecting jump start cables that is
described next is designed to help jump start
your vehicle.
Vehicle with drained battery :
.,. Read the following carefu lly <=> page 295
.,. Set the parking brake and place the selector
lever in the P position.
.,. Turn the ignition and electr ical equipment off
in both vehicles .
Connecting the negative terminal(-) to the
negative terminal(·) (black)
.,. To reach the battery terminals, flip the battery
cover cap to the side¢
fig. 228 .
1. Clamp the end of the red jump start cab le to
the terminal @¢
fig. 229 on the dead bat­
te ry @ ¢
0 in Starting with jumper cables
on page 295.
2. Clamp the other end of the red jump start ca­
ble to the terminal @on the charging bat­
tery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Clamp the black end of the jump start cable
preferably at the ground point, or on the
negative terminal @ on the charging battery
®·
4. Clamp the other end of the black jump start
cable
only to the ground point © on your
vehicle @
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5. Route the jump start cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment.
Starting the engine
6 . Start the engine in the vehicle giving the
charge and let it run at idle.
7. Start the engi ne in the vehicle with the dead
batte ry and wait two to three minutes until it
"runs smoothly".
8. If the engine does not start, stop the starting
procedure after 10 seconds and then repeat
it after approximately 30 seconds. ..,_

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switch the heater fan and rear window de­
froster on to reduce any voltage peaks that
may occur when disconnecting the jumper
cab les. The he adlights must be switched off.
10 . With the engines running, remove the cables
i n
reverse order of the way they were instal­
l ed . Make sure the cables do not get caught
in mov ing engine components.
11. Sw itch the heater fan and rear w indow de-
froster off.
12. Close the battery cover .
The battery is vented to the o utside so that not
gases enter the passenger compartment. Make
sure that the connected positive terminal clamps
on the jump start cab le have sufficient contact
with m etal.
.&_ WARNING
Follow the warnings and instructions from
the jump start cable manufacturer to reduce
the risk of serious injuries and vehicle dam­
age. If you are unsure about anything, call
roads ide assistance.
- The jump start cables must be long enough
so that the veh icles do not touch .
-
-Route the jump start cables so they cannot
get caught in the moving parts in the engine
compartment .
- Always read and follow the warnings before
check ing anything in the engine compart­
me nt ¢
page 236.
Connecting jump start cables incorrectly can
destroy the alternator .
- Always connect the positive terminal(+) to
the positive term inal( +) and the negative
term inal(-) to the negat ive termi nal( -) on
the body ground po int, but not the negative
te rminal on t he battery.
- Make sure the screw plugs on the battery
ce lls are installed securely .
If not, tighten
the p lugs before connecting the clamps to
the negat ive termina l on the battery.
- Please note that the connecting p rocess de­
scribed below for the j ump start cables is in-
Emergency s ituatio ns
tended for when your vehicle is be ing j ump
started.
If you are jump starting another ve­
hicle, do not connect the negat ive cab le to
the negative term inal( -) on the dra ined
battery, but rather connect it to a large
metal component that is bolted secure ly to
the engine block, or to the engi ne b lock it­
self . If the batte ry in the veh icle being jump
s tarted is not ven ted to the outside, there is
a risk of explos ion due to hyd rogen gas .
- Make sure that the connected pos itive ter­
m inal clamps have suff ic ien t conta ct with
metal.
- Do not use the battery negative terminal for
jump starting or a m alfunction co ul d o ccur
in the vehicle e lectrica l system.
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
T he following information is to be used by com ­
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op­
e rate th eir equipment safely.
- Ne ver tow your Audi. Towing will caus e dam­
age to the engine and tr ansmi ssion.
- Neve r wrap th e safety ch ains or win ch c able s
a round the brake lin es.
- To pr event unn ecess ary damag e, your Audi
must be tran sport ed with a flat bed tru ck.
- To load th e ve hicl e on to the flat bed, use the
towin g loop found in the v ehicle tools and at ­
t ac h t o the front o r rea r anchorage
¢ page 298 and ¢ page 298 .
.&_ WARNING ~
A vehicle being towed is not safe for passen-
gers. Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
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Tech nical data
Gasoline engines
A3 Sportback e-tron 1.4, 4 cylinder
Maximum output SAE net hp@ rpm 150@ 5000 -6000 l/min2>
Max
imum torq ue SAE net lb-ft@ rpm 184@ 1600 - 3500 l/min2>
Displacement
CID (cm3
) 85 (1395)
Engine oil with filter change
1>
Fuel ¢ page 228, Gasoline fuel
Electric output (short-term)
hp
E lectr ic torque (short-te rm) lb-ft
Total output (short-term) hp
T otal torque (short-term) lb-ft
Battery type
Battery energy content kWh
1> For specific engine oil capacities, please see
the most cur rent informa tion fo r th e USA at
http :/ /www.aud iusa.com/he lp/ma intenance o r
for Canad a at http ://www. aud i.c a/ca/ brand/ en/
A3 Sedan l.8L, 4-cylinder
Maximum output SA E net hp@rpm
Maximum torq ue SAE net lb-ft@ rpm
Displa cement C
ID (cm
3
)
Engine oil with filter change1>
102 (75 kW) (107 (80kW) max. nomina l
power) 2
l
243 2
)
204 (150 kW)2l
2582
)
Lithium-ion 8.8 kWh 2
l
you r _ aud i/aud i_ services_ and/Care _a nd_Ma i nte­
nance/schedule. html or call 800-822-2834.
2)
1 70 @ 4500 - 6200
200@ 1600 - 4400 110 (1798)
Fuel
¢ page 228, Gasoline fuel
l ) For specific engine oil capac it ies , please see
the mos t cur rent informa tion fo r the USA at
http :/ /www. audi usa.com/he lp/ma inten ance o r
A3 Sedan 2.0L, 4-cylinder
Maximum output SA E net hp@ rpm
Maximum torque SAE net lb-ft@ rpm
Displa cement C
ID (cm
3
)
Engine oil with f ilter changell fo
r Canada at http://www.audi.ca/ca/brand/ en/
yo ur _a ud i/aud i_services_and/Care_a nd_Ma i nte­
nance/sched ule. h tml or c all 8 00-822- 2834.
220 @ 4500 - 6200
258@ 1600 -4400
12 1 (1984)
Fuel
¢ page 228 , Gasoline fuel
l) For specific engine oil capac ities, please see
the most cur rent informa tion fo r th e USA at
http://www.au diusa.com/he lp/ma inten ance o r
for C anada at h ttp://www.au di.ca /ca/br and/ en/
304
you r _ a ud i/aud i_ services_ and/Care _and _Ma i nte­
nance/schedule. html or call 800-822-283 4.

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refer to Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Aud i connect e-tron services ..... .. .... .
Charg ing . .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .
Climate control ...... .
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Doors and lights .................... .
Vehicle data
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Vehicle position ................ .... .
Vehicle status
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Aud i drive select
refer to Drive select ............ ..... .
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
Audi side assist
refer to Side assist .......... .. .. .. .. .
AUTO
124
125
126
124
124
125 125
148
306
145
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 36
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .7.2
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 159
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Driving tips ... ................ ..... .. 91
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kick-down · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · . .... .. 94
Launch Control -Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 96
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Steering whee l with shift paddles. . . . . . . . 94
S tronic · . .. .. ................ ..... .. 89
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Auxiliary climate control 122
Auxiliary heater (vehicles w ith diesel eng ines) .7.5
Auxiliary heating/ air conditioning . . . . . . . 122
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Index
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 121, 249
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Location · · .... .. .. ............... .. 248
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Win ter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
B lower
automatic Climate control system . . . . . . . 73
Manual climate control system........ .. 71
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Brake fluid Chang ing the brake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 246
Brakes · · · · · .. .. .. .. 161
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Brake ass ist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Brake system Brake fluid 246
Brake fluid specificat ions for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Braking Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Breaking in New tires 260
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
311

Index
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 237
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Capacities AdBlue ............................ 234
F uel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
also refer to Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cargo area . .. .. ................... .. . 172
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
CD-ROM player (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Central indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Eme rgen cy locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Ch ild restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.... ..... .. .. .............. .... 185
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 227
Ch ild restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 222
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Child safety lock Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child safety seats Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 221
312
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 212 in my ve ,c e . .. .. .. .. .............. .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ....... .. .. ............... .. 224
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .............................. 224
Safety instructions .. .. ............. .. 212
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 214
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Securing ......... .................. 219
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning ....... .. .. ............... .. 274
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 276
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning artific ial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276, 277
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . 275, 276
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning the Audi e-tron charging system . 276
Cleaning the charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cleaning the rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Climate control system Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Climate control system (automatic) Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Air distribution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
AUTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 72
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Defrosting the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear w indow defogger ... ........... .. . 74
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

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0 > co ,...., Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
adding . ... .. ............... .. .... . 242
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Dipstick .. .. .. .............. 239,240,242
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
o ·l · 1 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use . .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 242
Engine preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 S
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) . . .
24
Environment
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
232
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 250
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . . 7 8
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 246
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 243
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 250
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ESC
Automatic post-collision braking system .
159
Electronic stabilization control . . . . . . . . . 159
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
also refer to Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
ESP
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
D' . 1mming ... .. ................ ..... .. 51
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
218
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 216
Infant seats .. .... .... ..... ... ... .. . 215
Filling AdBlue
with bottle
Index
235
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Folding the exterior mirrors
Center locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 77
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230
Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Rear w indow defogger...... ...... .. .. . 74
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 177
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 41
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
168
Child res traints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 185
also refer to Seats 57,64
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving fuel .. .. .. .. .............. 77, 148
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) 3.1
Fueling
Fuel filler door eme rgency release . . . . . .
232
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Open ing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
292
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
315

Index
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 255
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 301
H
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 46
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Head restraints ... ................ .... 170
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Heated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rear window .... ................ .....
74
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Washer fluid noz zles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heating (diesel engine auxil iary heater) . . . . 75
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 178
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
H igh-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
High-voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill hold ass ist
refer to Hill hold ............. .... .... 87
Horn 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 191
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 182
316
I
Ignition
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Switching off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . 100
Switching on/off (with button) . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on (plug -in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 100
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition lock
mechan ical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Important things to do before driving . . . . 166
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 101
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Inspection interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
252
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
219
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 52
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Jump start cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Jump starting 108
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 35
Checking the number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Messages (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages (with convenience key) . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
unlocking/locking ......... ..... 37, 38, 39