2016 AUDI A3 child seat

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0 > co ,...., PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating pos it ion and have the airbag system
inspected by your A udi dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of addit ional in­
formation about child restraint selection, instal­ l ation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child safety seat is
the one that fits your ch ild and f its in your vehi­
cle, and that you will use correctly and consis­
tently .
Try before you buy!
U .S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra­
tion
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (TTY: 1-800-424-9153)
www.nhtsa.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
www .safekids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel. : (800) 745-SAFE ( English)
Tel.: (800) 747 -SANO (Spanish)
www .carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call 1-613-998-8616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http ://www .tc.gc .ca/ eng/roadsafety/menu.htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel. : (800) 822-2834
Child safety
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Check ing and F illing
Not running th e vehicle for long p eriod s of
t im e
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, electrical components are gradually re­ duced or sw itched off. Th is reduces energy con­
sumpt io n and maintains the vehicle's ability to
start over a long period of time
c:::, page 164 .
Some convenience functions, such as interior
lighting or power seats* may not work . These
convenience functions will be available again
once yo u sw itch the ignition on and start the en­
gine.
Winter operation
During the winter months, it is common for the
battery capacity to decrease as the temperatures
become lowe r. This is because mo re power is
needed to sta rt the veh icle and components s uch
as the headlights and the rear window defogger
are used more frequently .
Avoid using power unnecessar ily, especially in
ci ty driving or on sho rt trips. Have yo ur author­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty check the battery capacity before the start of
winter c:::, page 249. A well-charged battery will
not on ly reduce starting problems in cold weath­
er, but it will also last longer .
A WARNING
-Work on the battery requires expert knowl­
edge. Contact an authorized Audi dealer or
autho rized Aud i Service Facility for informa­
t ion regarding the vehicle battery. There is a
risk for chemical burns or explosions.
- Never open the vehicle battery. Do not t ry to
c hange the batte ry electro lyte level. Othe r­
wise explosive gas wi ll escape from the bat­
te ry and increase the risk of an explos ion .
(D Tips
If your vehicle is not driven for several weeks
in very cold temperatu res, remove the batte ry
and sto re it in a pla ce where it wi ll not freeze.
This prevents the battery from being dam­
aged and needing to be replaced.
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· Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
Plug- in hybrid drive*: For important informat ion
about the high-voltage battery, refer to
c:::, page 98 .
The battery is located in the engine compart­
ment . Before you check anything in the engine
compartment,
r e ad and heed all WARNING S
¢,&. .
Always heed the safe ty wa rnings , when working
on the vehicle battery or the veh icle electrical
system to prevent injury .
The following WARNINGS are very important
w hen wor king on the batter y:
Alwa ys heed the following WARNING S YM-
BOLS and safet y precaut ions when wo rking on
the batte ry.
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Alwa ys wear e ye protection .
&
Batt ery ad d co ntains sulfu ric acid . Al-
way s w ear glove s and ey e prot ect ion .
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No
-spark s
- flame s
- smoking .
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When a battery is cha rged , it p roduce s
h yd rog en gas which is e xplo siv e and
could cause personal in jur y.
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Alway s kee p the ba tter y w ell out of
r each of children.
A WARNING
Whenever working on the battery or on the
e lectr ical system, there is the r isk of injury,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol­ low ing WARNINGS:
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat­
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
skin or clothing . Shield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other in ju ry .
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid . Sulfuric
acid can cause blindness and severe burns .

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 ,...., Climate control system (manual) Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Ad justing the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Air distribution, air vents....... ........ 71
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window defogger ............... .. 74
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
C losing
Hood . ... .. .................. ..... . 238
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 43
C losing/opening
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 39
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Consumer Informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Contacting NHT5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Convenience key Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Starting the engine (STAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Stopping the engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switching on the ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 221
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cooling mode (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Index
Cooling mode (manual climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Coo lant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 12
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
swit ching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 , 29
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Homelink universal remote contro l . . . . . 309
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Defrosting (w indshield)
automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 73
manual climate control system....... .. . 71
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Deluxe automatic climate control
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .7.2
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 268
Diesel Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Preheat ing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Diesel particulate fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
313

Index
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . . 28
Door contact switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Doors Child safety lock (mechanical) . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
CO/radio display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . 28
Efficiency program. .... ... .... .. .. .. .. 31
Engine oil temperature indicator . . . . . . . . 32
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 101
La p timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 101
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Outside temperature display. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Using the multifunction steering wheel . . . 28
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
E
e-tron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stat istics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ECO mode (automatic climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
E lectromechanical parking brake
refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
314
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Electronic Stabil iz at ion Control (ESC) . . . . . 159
E mergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency flashers
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Emergency operation Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front passenger 's door/rear doors . . . . . . . 41
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
with convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency release Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29S
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Preheating (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 29S
Starting (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting (messages with convenience key) . 84
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
stopp ing (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
stopp ing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
E ngine compartment
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 240
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

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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

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