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When jump starting or charging the bat ­
tery, never connect the negative ground ca­
ble to tbe battery negat ive post because the
battery manager system must be ab le to de­
tect the battery's state of charge. Always
connect the negative ground cable to the
negative ground post of the battery manag­
er contro l unit .
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper coble clomps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 227 Engine co mpartment: Connectors for jumper ca ­
b les and charger
Fig. 228 Jump starting w ith the bat tery of a nother vehicle:
@ booste r battery, @ discha rged veh icle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start for your vehicle.
Hybrid drive*: read the important information
concerning a dead high voltage battery under
c;;,poge 104.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
.. Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake .
Emergency situations
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
.. Remove the cover@ by pressing on the arrow
¢fig. 227.
.. Open the cover @on the positive terminal.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cab le on
the
jump start bolt r=;;, fig. 228 @ (Bolts un­
der cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal @ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative te rm i nal @of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end of the bla ck negative
cable to the
jump start bolt@ (Bolts wi th
hex head = "negative") of the vehicle to be
started @.
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed .
.. Start engine w ith discharged vehicle battery®
in the usual manner .
.. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
.. With eng ine running,
remove jumper cables
from both veh icles in the exact
reverse order .
.. Close the
cover @on the positive terminal and
re-install the cover (!)¢
fig. 227.
T he battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal ports in full contact with the
battery term inals.
& WARNING ~
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the veh icle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road
service.
-Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
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The G ross Axle We igh t Rating is the max imum
l oad that can be applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle ~.& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capac ity we ight (max. load) is listed
on the drive r's side 8-p illar.
_& WARNING
- T he ac tual Gross Ax le Weight Ra ting a t the
front and rear axles sho uld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their combination
must not exceed the Gross Ve hicle We ight
Rating.
Dimensions
Leng th i
n (mm)
Width in (mm)
Width (a cross mirro rs) in (mm)
He ight (un loaded)al in (mm)
Technical data
- Exceeding permissible weight ratings can
res ult in vehicle damage, accidents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehi cle capacity weig ht figures apply
when the load is d istributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage) . When
transport ing a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possib le so that the veh icle's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the maximum perm iss ible
ax le loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we igh t. Always remember that the veh icle's
han dling will be affe cted by the extra load.
Th erefore, adjust your spee d accordingly.
- Always observe local regulations.
QS /QS hybrid SQS
18 2.6 (4639) 183 .0 (464 7)
74.7 (1898) 75.2 (1911)
8 2.2 ( 2089) 82 .2 (2089)
65.2 (1655) 65 .3 (1658)
a ) T he heig h t of t he ve hicl e de pe nds on th e tir es and the suspen sio n.
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc . it is important to remember that
some pa rts of your vehicle, such as spo ile rs or ex- haust system components, may be close to the
ground. Be carefu
l not to damage them.
Capacities
QS /SQS QS hybrid
Fuel tank: tota l capacity gal (liters) approx. 19.8 (75) approx . 19 .0 (72)
Windsh ield and h eadlight* quarts (liters) approx . 4 .9 (4 .6) approx . 4 .9 (4 .6)
washer fluid container
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Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Requestfordriverintervention ........ . 111
Setting the distance............... ... 110
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers..................... 119
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 217
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the tank door ... ...... .. .. .. . 218
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 218
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine oil .. .. .. .. ... ........... ... .
Windshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .. .. .............. ... .
Adjusting 224
233
282
224
Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 81
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 157
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 159
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 157
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
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Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 161
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
When must the system be inspected? . . . 161
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
All-wheel drive .. .... .. ............... 194
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 190
All season tires
Alternator 249
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Anti-freeze
refer to E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 226
Anti-lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights ............ 15, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Approach/departure angle ............ .. 201
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 112
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 131
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 132
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 280
Auto -Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

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,...., Automatic driving light control . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Driving .. ... ................... ... . 124
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Removal lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
AUTO (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
B
Bass box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. .. . 230
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Charging ... .. .................. 104,231
Ene rgy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
W inter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Work ing on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) .............. .. .. .. . 213
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Blow er (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Boo ster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Checking the brake flu id level . . . . . . . . . . 228
B rake system
Anti-lock brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Index
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
E le ctromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 89
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Braking guard ... .. .. ............. 106, 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Break-in period Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Brea king in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Breakover angle ... .. .... ...... ... .. .. 201
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 221
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
AdBlue ............................ 217
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment..... .... .. .. ............... .. 139
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Storage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
C en tral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Changing Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Ch ecking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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Index
Child restraints
Danger of using chi ld restraints in the front
seat ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. . 152
System anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Where can I get additional informat ion
about ch ild restrai nts and their use? . . . . 188
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Installing a child restraint using the LATC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18S
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Ch ild safety locks
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Da nger of us ing child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l ? in myve 1c e .... .. . .......... .. .. ... 174
I nfa nt seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
L A TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
L ower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 176
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clea ning/ remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 209
C lean ing Alcantara ............. .... .. . 210
Clean ing artificia l leather ..... ... .. .. ... 210
C lea ning ca rbon parts .... ...... ... 209,210
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clea ning deco rative p arts and trim . . . . . . . 209
Clea ning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cleaning exhaust tai l pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Clean ing the rims
Climate control 208
Ai r vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic recircu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
286
Operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sync hroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cli mat e co ntro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cl imatized cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closi ng
Panorami c slid ing su nroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Cons umer info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Cons umer Informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Convenience Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Locking and unloc king vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Start ing engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stopp ing the eng ine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switc hing on ignit io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 177
C onvertib le locking ret racto r
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
U sing to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 182
Coo la nt system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Coo led cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cooling box in glove compartmen t . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling mode (climate cont rol) . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cooling System Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Co rne ring light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
C ruise cont rol
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Preselec t speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Swi tc hin g off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switc hing on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C ruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Heated and cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
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Data recorder
Date display 189
12
Daytim e running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Declaration of compliance
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Homelink unive rsal remote control . . . . . 283
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 248
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 198
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Digital speedometer............ .. .. .. .. 21
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Doors Child sa fety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergen cy locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Digita l speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver information messages . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display.. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver sea t
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driv er's seat memory
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving economically 198
Index
Driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Driving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driving offroad Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Rules of behav ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Sand and mud 202
Snow-covered ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Unpaved roads ... .. ............... .. 202
Driving sa fely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving time
Duplicate key
Dust filter .
. .. .. .. .................. 22
36
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 80
Dynamic steering .. .. ............. 119, 190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
E
E85 (Fuel) 213
Effici ency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectrica l accessories
ref er to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical seat adjustment
refer to Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electromechanical parking brake Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting off with a trai ler............ .. . 90
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electromechanical power assist . . . . . . . . . . 194
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic differentia l lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic power control
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 15
287

Index
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency locking of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Emergency release
Selecto r lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency unlocking
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Starting ... .... ............... 84, 87, 98
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88, 98
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 220
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Engine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adding .. .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 224
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
288 Oil consumption .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Env ironment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
197
Diesel particulate fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 232
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Fuel......... ... .. .. ............... 215
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up... 199
Proper disposa l of drained brake fluid . . . 229
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 227
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 224, 225
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Unleaded fuel.. .. .. .. ... .......... ..
212
What shou ld I do with an old battery? 232
EPC
refer to Electronic power control
ESC
refer to E lectronic Stabilization
15
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Explanation of some technical terms . . . . . 201
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
D . . 1mming ...... .. .. .. ............. ... 60
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Eyeglasses compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
F
Fall line
Fan
Radiator
Fastening 201
228
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Flexible fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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.... .... Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Folding chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Folding the rear seat forward .... .. .. . 69, 70
F oo t pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
For the sake of the environment Environme ntally-fr iendly driv ing . . . . . . . 198
Gasoline fumes and the environment. .. . 215
L ett ing t he engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 84, 87
Reduc ing engine noise by early upshifting . 11
Refueling . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 215
Saving fuel by ear ly upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
F ront ai rbags
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
H owt heywo rk ............... .. .... . 159
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of phys ics . . 144
F ront ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Fr on t seats
A dju sting 136
C hild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 152
Fuel Addit ives. ................ ...... ... . 212
Bl ended gasoline .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 212
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Fill ern eck .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 214
Fu el g auge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Octane rat ing ... ... . .... ... .. .. .... . 212
Recommendat ion............. .. .... . 212
Refuelling .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... . 215
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Savi ng fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tank capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Un loc king t he fue l filler flap by ha nd ... . 216
Fue l economy messages (effic iency p rogram) .25
F ue l filler f lap
Un loc king the fue l filler flap by ha nd ... . 2 16
Fue l supp ly too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
G
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gas dis char ge la mps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Index
Gauges
Engine coolant temperat ure . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gener al illustr ation
Instr uments and contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Genera l ru les and driving t ips ........... 201
Befo re dr iv ing offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
D riv ing off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
G lossary of t ire and loading terminology . . 236
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
G low p lug sys tem
Indicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gradient ang le . .. ... .... . ..... ... .. . .
G ross Ve hicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... . .
Ground clearance
H
Head lights 201
2
76
201
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Head light range cont rol defective . . . . . . . 34
Left hand d rive, right ha nd drive . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
T ravel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Washer reservoi r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Washer sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
F ront sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heated (upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
E . . xtenor mirro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear w indow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S eats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Washer fluid nozz les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Heavy cloth ing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 145
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
War ning/ indica to r li gh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
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