2016 AUDI A7 remote start

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Electromechanical parking brake
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Tire pressure mon itoring system
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Tire pressure monitoring system
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Electronic power control ./ (alter­
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Glow plug system
(alternative to
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Malfunction indicator Lamp (MIL)
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Diese l particulate fi lter* clogged
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Engine speed limitation
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Engine oil level
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Engine oil sensor
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Request to warm eng ine by driv­
in g
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Battery
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Tank system
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Windshie ld washer fluid level
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Windshie ld wipers
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Remote contro l key
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Remote contro l key
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Battery in remote control key
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Defective light bulb warning
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Instruments and indicator lights
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Rear fog light(s)
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Headlight range control
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adaptive light*
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Light-/rain sensor faulty
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Audi active lane assist*
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Transmission (tiptronic)
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Transmission
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Electronic steering column lock
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Engine start system
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Brake booster
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Electromechanical steering, dy­
namic steering*./
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Air suspension*
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Sport differential*
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Rear spoiler
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Refill Ad Blue*
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AdBlue malfunction*
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Other indicator lights
CRUISE
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Turn signals
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USA models: Cruise control*
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Canada models: Cruise control*
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Adaptive cruise control *
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Opening and closing
Opening and closing
Keys
Key set
F ig . 17 Key set
@ Remote cont rol key w ith me chanical key
You can centrally lock and unlock your vehicle and
start the engine w it h the master key with remote
control. A mechanical key is integrated in the re­
mote control key
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@ Eme rgen cy key
The emergency key is not intended for constant
use. It shou ld only be used in an emergency.
Keep it in a safe place and do not carry it on your
key ring.
K ey replacement
If you lose a key, contact your authorized A udi
dea ler immediately to have the
lost key disabled.
Be sure to bring all yo ur keys with you.
Personal comfo rt sett ings
If two peop le use one vehicle, i t is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master
key. Whe n the ignition is switched off or when
the vehicle is locked, personal convenience set ­
tings for the fo llow ing systems are stored and as­
signed to the remote master key.
- Automatic climate control
- Central lock ing system
- Amb ience lighti ng*
- Seat memory*
- Parking system*
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Audi active lane assist *
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-Audi side assist *
- Aud i drive se lect
- Night vision assistant*
- Heated steering wheel*
The stored settings are automatically recalled
when you unlock the vehicle, when you open the
doors or when you switch the ignition on.
A WARNING
-
- Do not leave your vehicle u nattended. A l­
ways take your ign ition key with you and
lo ck your vehicle. Entry by unau thori zed per­
sons could end anger yo u or res ult in theft or
damage the vehicle .
- Do n ot leave ch ildren unattended in t he ve ­
h icle, especi ally wit h access to vehicle keys.
Ungua rded a ccess to the keys provides chil ­
dren t he opport unity to start the engine
and/or activate ve hicle systems such as the
power windows, etc. Unsupe rv ised ope ra­
tion of any veh icle system by c hildren can
result i n serio us in ju ry .
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- The operation o f the remote control key can
be temporarily d is rupted by interference
from transmitters in the vic inity of the vehi­
cle working in the same freque ncy range
(e.g. a cell phone, radio e quipment).
- For security reasons, rep lacement keys are
only ava ilable from Audi dealers .
- For Declaration of Comp liance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada reg ulations
~page 277.
Removing the mechanical key
Fig. 18 Remote cont rol mas te r key: removing the mechani-
ca l key .,._

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.. Press the release button @¢fig . 18.
.. Pull the mechanica l key @ out of the master
key .
Using the mechanica l key, you can:
- lock and unlock the storage compartment on
the passenger's s ide ¢
page 60.
- lock and unlock the vehicle manually
¢ page 35.
-lock the front and rear passenger doors me­
chanically ¢
page 36.
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 1 9 Remote control key: Remov ing the batte ry h olde r
LED in the remote cont rol key
The LED @informs you about the funct ion of th e
remote control key .
.. If you press a button qu ickly, the LED blinks
once.
.. If you press a button longer (convenience open­
ing), the LED blinks several times .
.. If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead. The
Ill indicator ligh t and
t h e m essage
Plea se change key batt ery appear.
Replace the ba tte ry.
Replacing the remote control key battery
.. Remove the emergency key¢ page 30 .
.,. Press the release butto n ® on the battery
holder and pull the battery ho lder out of the
master key in the direction of the ar row at the
same time.
.. Insert the new battery with the"+" facing
down.
.. Push the battery holde r carefully into the mas­
ter key.
.. Install the mechanical key.
Open ing and clo sing
@) For the sake of the environment
Dead batteries must be d ispose d of using
methods that wi ll not harm the environment .
Do not d ispose of t hem in ho useho ld trash.
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The replacement battery must meet the same
spec ificat ions as t he origina l battery .
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle .
A compute r ch ip ins ide you r key au toma tically
deact ivates the electronic immobilizer when the
key is inside the vehicle . When yo u remove the
key from the vehicle, the electronic immob ilizer
is aut omatically activated once again.
A WARNING
-Always take the key with you when you leave
the veh icle. The key can disarm the electronic
engine immobilizer and permit an unauthor­
i zed person to start the engine and enab le op ­
e ra ti on o f the ve hicle sys tems s uch as powe r
window or power s unroo f lead ing t o serious
personal injury .
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- T he ve hicle cannot be started if an una u­
tho riz ed key is used. The vehicle may not
s ta rt if another radio device s uch as a key
for ano ther ve hicle or a transpo nder is locat­
ed on the key ring .
- F or Declara tion of Comp liance to United
States FC C and In du stry Canada reg ulations
¢page 277 .
Central locking
General description
The power locking system locks or unlocks all
doors and the rear lid simultaneously.
You can lock and unlock the vehicle centrally . Yo u
have the following choices:
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Opening and closing
It
depends on the settings in the MMI whether
the entire vehicle is un locked or only certain
doors
¢ page 33.
.&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS¢.&. in Gener­
al description on page 32.
(D Tips
- In order to make sure the locking function is
working, you should always keep your eye
on the vehicle to make sure it is properly
locked.
- Do not use the remote control if you are in­
side the car, otherwise you may unintention­
ally lock the vehicle, and then you would set
off the ant i-theft alarm when you try to
start the engine or open a door. In case this
happens anyhow, push the unlock button
ffi.
-The vehicle can only be locked when these­
l ector lever is in the P posit ion.
- Use the panic funct ion only if you are in an
emergency situation .
Locking and unlocking with convenience
key
Applies to veh icles: w ith conven ie n ce key
The doors and the rear lid con be unlocked and
locked without operating the master key.
Fig. 21 Conve nien ce key: Locking the vehicle
Unlocking vehicle
• Take hold of the door hand le . The door is un­
l ocked automatically.
• Pu ll the handle to open the door.
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Locking vehicle
• Select the P selector lever position. Otherwise
the vehicle cannot be locked.
• To lock the vehicle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig. 21. Do
not reach inside the door handle.
The vehicle can be locked and un locked at any
door. The master key must be within a range of
about 1.5 m from the appropriate door or the
rear lid. It makes no difference whether the mas­
ter key is in your jacket pocket or in your brief
case .
It is not possib le to re-open the door for a brief
period directly after closing it. This allows you to
ensure that the doors are properly locked .
It depends on the settings in the MMI whether
the entire vehicle is unlocked or one of the doors
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.&_ WARNING
Read and follow all WARNINGS ¢.&. in Gener­
al description on page 32 .
{!) Tips
If your vehicle has been standing for an ex­
tended period, please note the following:
- The proximity sensors are deactivated after
a few days to save power. You then have to
pull on the door handle once to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open the vehi­
cle.
- To prevent the battery from being dis­
charged and to preserve your vehicle's abili­
ty to start for as long as possible, the ener­
gy management system gradua lly switches
off unnecessary convenience functions.
It is
possible that you will not be able to unlock
your vehicle using these convenience func­
tions.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
¢page 277.

Audi adaptive cru ise control and b ra king guard
detection and range limits that may prevent
the proper detect ion of other vehicles.
- The radar sensor's function and range can
be reduced by rain, snow and heavy spray .
Moving vehicles up ahead may not be
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all.
- Reflective surfaces includ ing crash barr iers
or tunnel entrances may impair the function
of the radar senso r.
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- You can cance l the braking with increasing
force that is initiated by the system by brak­
i ng yourself, by accelerating noticeably or by
swervrng .
- Braking guard error messages
c> page 92.
- Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpectedly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transporting to reduce
the r isk of damage or injury.
Settings in the Infotainment system
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive cruise control
~ Se lect : the ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys­
t e m s
control button > Dr iver a ssistan ce > Audi
bra king gua rd.
S yste m -
Sw itch the braking guard On/ Off. When
you switch the ign ition on, the message
Br akin g
g uard : Off
appea rs if the system is switched off.
Pr ew arni ng -The distance and approach warn ­
i n gs in the display can be sw itched
On/ Off.
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-Your settings are automat ically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used.
- If you restrict or switch off the ESC, the braking guard also switches itself off
c>page 189.
- Switch brak ing guard off when you are load­
i ng the veh icle onto a vehicle carr ier, tra in,
sh ip or other type of transportation. This
can prevent undesired wa rnings from the
braking guard system.
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Messages
Applies to vehicles: with Audi adaptive c ru ise control
B ra king gu ard : off
This dr iver message appears if the system is
tu rned off via the infotainment. Otherw ise, if the
system is t urned off, the information appears ev­
ery time short ly after the start of the trip.
The driver message a lso appea rs if the system is
not available due to a malfunction or if the ESC is
not sw itched on
c> page 189 . If th is is the case,
the system wi ll not provide warnings about a
possible collision .
Braking guard : ac tiv ated
This dr ive r message appears if sharp brake pres­
sure was applied due to an acute warn ing .
ACC : Un available !
A CC and Audi b raking gua rd: not av ailable
The system cannot detec t mov ing vehicles up
ahead correc tly and is sw itched off. The sensors
have been displaced or are not working proper ly .
T he Audi pre sense functions may a lso be affect­
ed. Drive to your authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi service facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected.
A CC: currentl y unav ailable. No sen so r v ision
A CC and b rakin g g uid e: currentl y un available .
No s ensor vis ion
This message appears if the sensor v iew is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
spray or d irt . Clean the sensors
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fig. 89.
AC C: C urrentl y un availabl e. Gradi ent t oo ste ep
The road exceeds the max imum possible angle
for proper adapt ive cruise control operation.
Adaptive c ruise control is sw itched off .
ACC: Onl y ava ilable in D , Sor M
Select t he D/S or M selector leve r position.
ACC: curr entl y unavailable . Parking brake ap ­
plied

Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control .... .. .. .. .. .. .
277
A d' .d . u I s1 e assist . .. .... .... . .... .. .. . 277
Cell phone package ........ ... ... ... . 277
Convenience key ............. .. .... . . 277
Electronic immobilize r ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 277
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . .. .. .. . 277
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Defrosting (windows)
Four- zone automatic climate control . . . . .
72
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . .
247
Diesel
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Diesel fuel... .. .............. ... .... .
211
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warning
23
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
drive select
adaptive air suspension/spor t . . . . . . . . . .
101
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sport different ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
M N Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 <(
~ Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 ,....,
~ Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
~ Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Index
Driving time
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
30
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dynamic steering
Indicator light
E
192
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 25
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electromechanical parking brake
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 188
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency operation Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.9
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
214
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194
Engine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
281

Index
l
Jac k 253
265
266
J
ump-starting .. .. ... .... .... .. ... ... .
J umper cables .. .. ............. .. .. .. .
K
Key ... .. .. .. .... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... 30
Eme rgency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
K ey replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Maste r key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
R eplacing th e batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
Kick-down (a utomat ic transm ission) . . . . . . 111
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 59
D escript ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
H ow they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 161
L
Lane assist
refer to Act ive lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
L A T CH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
I nstal ling a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
L ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
M ounting and re leasing the ancho rage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
L aunch cont ro l program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Light Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Com ing/Leavi ng home. ..... ... .. .. .. .. 45
Daytime r unning lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E me rg ency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
H eadlig ht ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
I nter ior/ readi ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
T u rn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
284
Light/ rain senso r
Hea dlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intermittent (w indshie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
L ight ing
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L ights
Head light r ange control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Load ing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Locking Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
U sing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beam In dicator light ..... .. ... . .... ... .. .. . 21
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lower universa l anchorages (Canada) . . . . . 180
Luggage compar tment
12 Volt so cket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cove r.. ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. . 63
E nlarging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Load ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Reve rsible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Stor ing cargo co rrectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
T ru nk p ass- through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment l id
Clos ing button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
movement -act ivated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lumbar suppor t
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Maintenance .. .. .. ... ............. ... 274
Maintenance interva ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 20 , 28
Manual shift program. ............... ..
111
M assage func tion
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30