2016 AUDI A4 mirror

Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution a), blot away the dissolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Wool cloth with a mild soap so
lutiona)
Water-based deposits fresh sta ins: absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, d ried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh staiins: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. dried stains: oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablesp oons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights/tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
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- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera lenses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t wa ter to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- N eve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To

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one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts.
-Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi­
ately- these could damage the paint.
-Displays
-To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays.
-Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web­
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/ Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage .
Care and cleaning
-Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam­
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi­
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers, rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve­
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
(D Tips
-Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehicle out of serv­
ice for a longer time, contact your authorized
Audi dealer or qualified repa ir facility. They will
advise you of important measures, su ch as corro­
sion protection, maintenance and storage proce­
dures. Also follow the information about the bat­
tery
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Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Consumer
1 Dynamic steering
2 Electronic Stabilization Cont rol (mod ule)
A/C system press ure sensor, elect rome -
chan ica l park ing brake , Homelink, auto-
3 mat
ic dimming interior rear v iew mirror,
air q uality/outside a ir sensor, Electronic
Stabili zation Cont rol (button)
5 Sound actuator
6 Headlight range control/
headlight (cor-
ne ring light)
7 Headlight (corner ing light)
Con trol modules (e lectrom echan ica l par k-
8 ing brake , s hock ab so rbe r, q uattro s port),
DCDC converter
9 Adapt ive cru ise control
1 0 Shift ga te/clu tch se nsor
1 1 Side assist
12 Headlight range control
, p arkin g sys tem
13 Airbag
14 Rear wiper (a
llroad)
1 5 Auxiliary fuse (instrument panel)
1 6 Auxiliary fuse terminal 15 (engine area
)
Fuse panel@ (brown)
No . Consumer
2 Brake light senso r
3 Fuel pump
4 Clutch sensor
5
Left seat heating w it h /w it h out seat venti-
l a tion
6 Electronic Stabili zation Cont rol (e lectr ic)
7 Ho rn
8
F ront left door (window regulator, central
locki ng, mirror, switch, lig hting)
9 Windshield wiper moto r
10 Electronic Stabilization Cont rol (va lves)
Fuses and bulbs
No . Consumer
Two-door mode ls: rear left w indow reg ula-
1 1 tor; Four-door mode
ls: rear left door (w in-
dow regu lator, central locking, switch,
li ght ing)
1 2 Rain and
light sensor
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Consumer
3 Lumbar support
4 Dynam ic steering
5 Inter
io r ligh ting ( Cabr io let)
6 W
indshie ld washer system, headlight
wash er system
7 Vehicle e lectrica l system control module 1
8 Ve hicl e e lec trica l sy stem con trol module 1
9
Left rear window regu lator motor (Cabr io-
l et)/s unroof
1 0 Vehicle e lec tric al system con trol module 1
1 1 R
ight rear window regulator (Cabriolet)/
su n shade motor
1 2 A
nti- theft alarm warning system
Right cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 20 7 Rig h t cockp it : f use pane l wit h plast ic cl ip
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Tech nical data
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The G ross Ax le We ight Rating is the max imum
load that can be applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle ¢& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capacity we ight (max. load) is l isted
on the d river's side 8-p illar.
_& WARNING
- T he ac tual Gross Axle Weight Rating a t the
front and rear axles sho uld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Veh icle Weight
Rating.
Dimensions
Leng th in
(mm)
Width in
(mm)
Width (across mirrors) in (mm)
He ight (unloaded)al in (mm) -
Exceed ing permissible weight ratings can
result in vehicle damage, accidents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is d istr ibuted evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage). When
t ransporting a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rea r axle as possib le so that the vehicle's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the max imum perm iss ible
axle loads or the maximum g ross veh icle
we ight. Always remember that the ve hicle's
han dling will be affe cted by the extra load.
T herefore, a djust your speed acco rd ingly.
- Always observe lo cal regulations.
A4Sedan S4Sedan
allroad/
A4 allroad
1 85.1 (4 70 1) 185. 7 (4716) 18 5.9 (4721)
71.9 (1826) 71.9 (1826) 72.5 (1841)
80.3 (20 40) 80.3 (20 40) 78.9 (2006)
56.2 (1427) 55.4 (1406) 58.0 (1473)
a) The height of th e veh icle depends on t he tir es and the suspens ion.
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc . it is important to remember that
some parts of you r vehicle, such as spoi lers or ex-
Capacities
Fuel tank: tota l capacity
Windsh ie ld a nd headlight* washer fluid conta iner
256
haust system components, may be close to the
ground. Be careful not to damage them .
gal (liters)
16.1 (61.0)
quarts (l ite rs) 4.8 ( 4.5)

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

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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

Index
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adding .. .. .. ............... .... ... 207
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Indicator light .. .................. 17, 20
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 215
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuel. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 200
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 187
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 212
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 210
Proper disposal of drained engine o il 207, 208
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
What should I do with an old battery? 215
E PC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Expansion tank
Exterior lighting
Exterior mirrors 209
48
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
D ' . 1mming ... .. .. ................ ..... 52
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
F
Fan
Radiator
211
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Convertible chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
266
Fastening eyes
refer to Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
flexib le fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fold ing the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . .
187
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 200
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sav ing fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 131
Front passenger 's door emergency locking . . 36
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel
Additives .. ... ... ... ...... ....... ...
198
Blended gasoline 198
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Low fue l level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Recommendation ... ................. 198
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 202
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) 28
Fuel filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . .
202
Fuses
A . ss 1gnment . .. .. .. .. .. ..... 246, 247, 248
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
G
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . . . . . . 44

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0 ::..:: co ..... ..... Index
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hood
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gearshift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearshift lever
6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General illustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 219
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 255
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
H
Head lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Headlights Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
L eft hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 50
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H eadlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting .. .. .... ...... ... .. . 61, 62, 124
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window .. ................. .... .. 78
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 132
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H igh voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 44 Opening
203
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
How many air bags does my vehicle have? . . 144
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 136
I
Ignit ion
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignit ion lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Importantthingstodobeforedriving .. .. 121
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments and contro ls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front...... ... . ... ................ .. 51
R ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 54
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Jump-starting 250
Jumper cables . .. .. ............... .. .. 251
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