2016 AUDI A4 remote control

Parking System
swings out more than the vehicle rear. Main­
tain plenty of distance from an obstacle so
that your outside mirror or a corner of your
vehicle does not collide with any obstacles -
danger of accident!
(D Tips
The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
will be displayed, depending on the turn sig­
nal being used.
Adjusting the display and warning tones
Applies to vehicles: w ith parking system (rear, with rear view
camera)
The display and warning tones ore adjusted in
the radio or MMI*.
.,. Select: ICARlfunction button> Parking system.
Or
.. Select: ICARI function button> Car systems*
control button > Driver assist > Parking aid.
Display
- Off -when the parking system is switched on,
only audible signals are given.
-On -when the parking system is switched on,
the picture from the rear view camera is dis­
played.
Warning tones
- Rear volume -
rear sensor volume
-Rear frequency -rear sensor frequency
-Music volume while parking -when the park-
ing system is switched on, the volume of the
active audio source is lowered.
The newly adjusted value is briefly heard from
the signal generator. The settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remote control
key.
A WARNING
- Always make sure that the volume and fre­ quency of the warning tones is adjusted so
that you can easily hear the acoustic dis­
tance signal even if the radio is playing, the
air-conditioner blower is on High or there is
a high level of outside noise.
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- Check the settings whenever someone else
has driven the vehicle before you.
@ Tips
-The warning tones can also be adjusted di­
rectly from the rear view camera image.
Simply press the Settings* control button.
- Changed settings are activated when park­
ing assist is switched on again.
Error messages
Applies to vehicles: with parking system (rear, with rear view
camera)
If a warning tone is audible for about five sec­
onds when you turn on the ignition, there is a
malfunction in the system. Have the problem
corrected by your authorized Audi dealer .
Keep the sensors in the rear bumper clean and
free from ice so that the acoustic park assist sys­
tem can function properly.

means that you risk both a substant ia l reduction
in the operationa l safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of vehicle parts¢
A.
Author ized Audi dealers w ill per form this wor k in
a professional and competent manner or, in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modifications.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and mod ificat ions can
change the way veh icle systems work and
cause serious personal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repairs must be performed else­
where, have the vehicle examined by an au­ thorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­
munications and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica ­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice .
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthor ized modi­
fications to this equ ipment .
Devices
T he fo llow ing devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15.19, FCC Part 15.21 and RSS -Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Convenience key*
- Side assist*
- Cell p hone package*
- Electron ic immobilizer
- Homelink universal remote contro l*
- Remote contro l key
FCC Part 15.19
This device compl ies w ith pa rt 15 of the FCC
;:; Rules. Opera tion is subjec t to the following two
0 ::..:: conditions : co ,...., Consumer inf ormation
(1) This dev ice may not ca use ha rmf ul inter fer ­
ence, and
( 2 ) this devi ce must ac cep t any inte rference re­
ce ived, in clu ding in terference tha t may ca use un­
desired ope ration.
FCC Part 15.21
CAU TION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance cou ld
vo id the user's a uth ori ty to operate t he equ ip­
ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat ion is subject to the following two cond i­
t ions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and
( 2 ) this devi ce must accep t any inte rference, in­
clud ing interference that may cause undes ired
operation of the device .
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..... N
0 ::..:: co ..... ..... Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
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

Index
K
Key........... .................. ..... 32
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 82
Ignition/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Installing a child restraint......... .... 172
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Launch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Left hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Light adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Coming/Leaving home......... .. .. .... 49
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48, 49
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
L ow beam .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. 48
Rear fog lights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 48
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
268
Lights
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Locking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Locking/unlocking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Lower anchorage locator button 172
Luggage compartment Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cover........ ... .. .. ................ 69
Enlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Securing attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 128
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 29
Manua l transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32, 33
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Mileage Average . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Instantaneous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mirrors Compass ........ ... ............. .... 57
dimming .. .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 52
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 148

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0 ::..:: co ..... ..... multitron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual s hift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
N
Natura l leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 196
N et . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
0
Occupant seating posit ions 122
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offro ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
OFF (automatic cl imate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 207
O il cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
On -Board D iagnostic System (OBD)
Data L ink Con nector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E lect ronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
M alf unctio n I ndica to r L amp (MIL) . . . . . . . 29
Open door or front lid warni ng . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening ... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... .. 31
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 40
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Opening/clos ing
at the lock cylinde r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Othe r equipmen t (efficiency prog ram) . . . . . 27
Outside temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Owner's Literat ure
5
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Pa int No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Pa reel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Index
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parking a id
Cleaning sensors/ came ra lenses . . . . . . . . 194
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
also refer to Electromechanical
par king b rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking system (rear) Adjust ing the war ning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking system (rear, with rear v iew camera)
Parki ng mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switch ing on/off .................... 117
Swi tching rea r view came ra o n/off . . . . . . 1 20
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 148
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25
Physical princip les of a frontal collision . . . 131
Polish ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Po llutant filte r (automat ic A/C sys tem) . . . . 76
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windows ....... .. .................. 41
Power locking system Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
S lid ing/ti lting sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power steer ing
refer to Electro-mechan ica l power assist . 181
Power window Convenience open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 42
P ower windows
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
M alfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnant women Spec ial considerat ions when wea ring a safe-
ty be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
269

Index
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 122
Proper safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Proper seating posit ion
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Occupa nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
P rotective l iner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Q
Qua rtz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Q uestion
What happens to unbel ted occupants? 13 1
R
Radiator fan . .. .. ............. .... .. . 211
Ra in/light sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
R eading ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rea r doo r su n shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Rear fog lights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48
Re ar lid
Autom atic o peration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rea r light
D efe ctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rea r parking sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rea r parking system with rearview camera . 115
Rea r view came ra
Par king mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18
P a rking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rea r view m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Re ar window su n sha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
R ecirc ulation mode (automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ref uell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
270 Release
lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Remote control Gar age door opene r (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personaliz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
u nlocking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Windshie ld w iper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 129
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ret rac to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Revers ible f loor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
R igh t hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rims .......... .. .. .. ............. .. 232
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
s
SA FE 12
Safe d riving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S afety
Airbag system ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Be lts
.. ... .. .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... ..
Cargo 138
130
126
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety be lt heig ht adjustment . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 135
Safety be lt pretens ione r
Se rvice and disposal. .. .. ........... .. 13 7
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fastening 133

..... N
0 ::..:: co ..... ..... Unlocking/locking at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Veh icle control modules......... .. .. .. . 176
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Veh icle Identification Number (V IN) . . . . . . 255
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Vent ilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
We ights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 131
Index
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 217
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 219
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 229
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 132
When must the a irbag system be inspected? .148
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windshield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windsh ield washer fluid
Low leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windshield wipers
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 56
Switching on/off ... ...... ....... .. .. . 54
216
Washer reservoir
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
233
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter operation
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Removing ice from windows 195
X
Xenon head lights .. ............. 48, 50, 249
273