2016 AUDI A4 coolant

Wheels
loss of vehicle control, but can al­
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden tire failure, including a blowout
and sudden deflation that can
cause the vehicle to crash.
Your safety and that of your pas­
sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex­
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev­
erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle. These load limits are
technically referred to as the vehi­
cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat­
ing
("GVWR ") .
The "GVWR" includes the weight
of the basic vehicle, all factory in­
stalled accessories, a full tank of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids plus maximum load. The maxi­
mum load includes the number of
passengers that the vehicle is in­
tended to carry ("seating capaci­
ty") with an assumed weight of 150 lbs. (68 kg) for each passen­
ger at a designated seating posi­
tion and the total weight of any
luggage in the vehicle. If you tow
a trailer, the weight of the trailer
hitch and the tongue weight of
the loaded trailer must be includ­
ed as part of the vehicle load.
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The Gross Axle Weight Rating
("GAWR") is the maximum load
that can be applied at each of the
vehicle's two axles.
The fact that there is an upper
limit to your vehicle's Gross Vehi­
cle Weight Rating means that the
total weight of whatever is being
carried in the vehicle (including
the weight of a trailer hitch and
the tongue weight of the loaded
trailer) is limited. The more pas­
sengers in the vehicle or passen­
gers who are heavier than the
standard weights assumed mean
that less weight can be carried as
luggage.
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating and the Gross Axle Weight Rating
are listed on the safety compli­
ance sticker label located on the
driver's side B-pillar
¢ page 22 7,
fig. 190.
! WARNING
Overloading a vehicle can cause
loss of vehicle control, a crash
or other accident, serious per­
sonal injury, and even death.
-Carrying more weight than your vehicle was designed to carry will prevent the vehicle
from handling properly and

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Technical data
Vehicle identification
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Fig. 219 Th e ve hicle ident ifica tion label: ins ide the l ug·
gage co mpartment
Veh icle Identification Number (VlN )
The Vehicle Identific ation N umbe r is lo cate d in
d if f eren t places:
- u nder the w indshield on the dr iver's side
~ fig. 218.
-in the radio or i n the MMI*: Select: !CAR! func­
t io n but ton
> Vehicle ID number (VIN) or se­
l e ct:
I CAR ! funct ion button > Car system s* con­
t rol but ton
> Servicing & checks > VIN num­
ber .
-on the vehicle identific ation label.
Technical data
Vehicle identification label
T he vehicle identi fica tion label is lo cate d in t he
l uggage compa rtment near the ba tte ry.
T he labe l
~ fig. 219 shows the fo llow ing vehicle
da ta:
(D Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission code
@ Paint numbe r and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
c an also be fo und in your Warran ty
& Mainte ­
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
The safety compliance sticker is yo ur ass urance
t h at your n ew vehi cle complies w ith all appli cable
Fede ral Motor Vehicle Safety Stand ard s which
we re in effe ct at the time the veh icle w as m anu ­
fac tured. Yo u ca n fi nd this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and t he ve hicle identification
number of your ve hicle (perforation) as well as
t h e Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) and the
G ross Axle We ight Rati ng (GAWR).
H igh vo ltage warning label
T he hig h voltage warning label is located in the
engine compa rtment ne xt to the engine hood re­
lease. The spark ignition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002.
Weights
Gross Vehicle W eight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear a re listed on a sticker on the door jamb
o n the dr iver 's side .
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rating includes the
weight o f the basic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank, oil
and coolant, p lus maxim um load, which includes
passenger weight (150 lbs/68 kg per des ignated
seat ing pos ition) and luggage weight
c:> .&, . .,.
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scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte­ nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicab le text and careful­
ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 203 .
Consumer information
A WARNING
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve­ hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or any
properly equipped and qualified workshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The radiator fan switches on auto­
matically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run until
the coolant temperature drops.
- Always remove the ignition key before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
-Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supplied with the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in "P"
(Park position) or Neutral (manual transmis-
sion) and the park brake is firmly applied . ..,.
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Consumer inf orm ation
@ For the sake of the env ironment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels. Th is is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
fl ui d, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers mig ht be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handl ing may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modu les
safety be lts wi th pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be comp romised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fo l­
lowing points when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from author ized Audi dealer.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities,
too ls and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly.
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A WARNING
-
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
Qpage 203.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair wor k is not per­
formed a ccording to specified methods, this
c an resul t in severe damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (such as corrosion)
and adve rsely af fect your vehicle's war ranty.
- I f emergency repai rs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manuf acture r ca nnot be held liable for
damage which occurs d ue to failure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications '
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech ­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an a uthorized Audi de aler bef ore
sta rt ing work on any modifica tions.
This will help ensure that vehicle fu nction, per­
fo rmance and safety are not impaired
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Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
funct io ns. Because of the way elect ronic compo­
nen ts a re interconnected with each othe r, such
malfunc tions c an also have an adverse affect on
othe r systems that are not d irectl y involved. This ..,.

Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 260
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
adaptive cruise control Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . . . 99
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
R equ est for driver interven tio n . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .
Engine oil .. .. .. .. . ... .... .. ... .. .. .
W indshield washer fluid ............. .
Additional accessories
Additives Eng ine oil .... .. .. . .. .......... .. .. .
Adjustable steer ing column .......... .. . .
Adjusting 210
207
216
260
207
80
Air distribution (automat ic climate control) .78
Instrumen t illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Temperatu re (automatic climate control) . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 144
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
D ispos al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 146
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 144
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Monitoring 148
262
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 148
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
S ide curta in air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? . . . 148
a ll- wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 208
Ant i-lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft systems
E le ctronic immobilizer................. 37
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 258
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automa tic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Removal lock (igni tion key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ba ttery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. ... ................... .... .. 213
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
I mportant warn ings when work ing on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Checking the brake flu id level . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake system Anti -lock brak ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 85
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Break-in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
New t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 204
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 69, 126
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
C entral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenien ce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 175
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 171
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Impor tan t safety ins tructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook .............................. 172
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
263

Index
Child safety locks Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 163
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 67
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 195
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
194
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clean ing textiles ... ............ .... .. . 196
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
264
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Convenience key
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Starting engine (START ENGIN E STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience opening/closing
Convertible child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 42
164
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 169
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 77
Cooling System
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 , 49
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
261
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Homelink universal remote contro l . . . . . 261
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

..... N
0 ::..:: co ..... ..... Determin ing correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 23 1
Dig ita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Di mensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Doors Chil d safety loc ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dr iver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E nhanced s hift ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . 23
Outside temperature disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D river seat
refer to Sea ting pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Dr iving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
D riving s afe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
Driving through wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Dust filte r
refer to Pollutant filte r (automat ic A/C sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dynamic steering ............. 111,177,181
E
E85 (Fu el) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
E ff iciency p rogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E lect ro-mechan ica l powe r ass ist . . . . . . . . . 18 1
E lect romechan ical park ing brake
E me rgency brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
I ndicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Par king . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Re leas ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting
off w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E le ctronic differential lock
Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lect ronic D ifferential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Index
Electron ic differentia l lock (ED L)
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
El ectron ic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 3 7
E lectron ic power control
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lectron ic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
El ectron ic stabilization control
offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Spo rt mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
E lectron ic Stab ilization Contro l . . . . . . . . . . 177
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC)
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E mergency actuation
D oo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Ign it ion key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sliding/ti lting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E mergency b raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Start ing engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
E mergency ope ration
E mergency braking function (par king b rake) .87
E mergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Battery power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver notif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Stopp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Working the engine compartment
203
E ngine coolant
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adding coo lant. .. .. ............... .. 210
Checking cool ant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
C hecking the engine coo lant level . . . . . . . 2 09
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
E ngine coolant temperat ure
T emperatu re gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
265