2016 AUDI Q5 airbag

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.... .... Safety .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 134
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 135
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Repo rt ing Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ge ne ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
S afety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 6
Bel t tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 9
Airbag system .......... .... ... .. . 15 1
I mportant info rm ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fr on t air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M oni toring the A dvanced Airbag Sys tem . 16 1
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Ch ild seats . .. ............... .. .... . 17 6
Secur ing child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
LATCH system (Lower anchorages and
tethers for children) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional information 188
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 189
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Recorde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E lectronic Stabilization Con trol ( ESC) . . . . 190
Braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Elect romechanica l power assist, Dynam ic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driving w ith your quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving and the environment . . . . 197
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Cata lytic converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
D iese l part icu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Avoid damagi ng the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 198
E conomical and environmentally-fr iendly
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Table of contents
Offroad driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
Driving under diffic ult con ditions and off -
road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Driving with a trai ler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Trailer mode notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Care and cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Cleaning and care informat ion . . . . . . . . . 208
Plac ing your vehicle out of serv ice . . . . . . 211
Fuel and Refueling ............... 212
Fuel ......... ...................... 212
Refue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Se lective cata lytic red uction (AdBlue) 217
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 2
En gine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Cooling sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 26
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Windsh ield/headlight washer container 233
Wheels .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 234
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tire p ressure mon itoring system
251
Do It Yourself . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Vehicle jack, vehicle tool kit and
collapsib le spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
T ire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Replacing w heels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Fuses and bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
B ulbs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Emergency situations . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Genera l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Start ing by p ushi ng o r tow ing . . . . . . . . . . 270
Sta rt ing wi th ju mpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 270
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.... .... (!) Memory buttons (driver's seat)
@ Door handle
@ Power locking sw itch .......... .
© Side assist button ............ .
® Air outlets ..... ........ .... . .
@ Turn signal and high beam ... .. .
(j) Multifunction steering wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag ..... ..... ... . .
- Audio/video, telephone, naviga-
tion and voice recognition but ­
tons
- Rocker switches for tiptronic op-
eration ............... ..... .
@ ISETI button ............... .. .
® Instrument cluster .......... .. .
@ Reset button for trip odometer .. .
@ Switches for:
- Windshield wiper/washer . .... .
- Trip computer ............ .. .
@ Ignition lock ................. .
@ Adjustable steering column
@ Control lever for:
65
42
115 81
55
155
126
11
10
13
57
22
84
84
- Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . .
106
@ Data Link Connector for On Board
Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . . . . . . . .
26
@) Release lever for the engine hood . 220
@ Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . 56
@ Light switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
@) Switch for unlocking the trunk lid . 43
@ Adjuster control for outside mirrors . . 59
@ Power window switches . . . . . . . . . 46
@ Radio system or Audi multimedia
(see separate manual)
@ Radio or MMI display (see separate
manual)
@ Button/Indicator light for:
- Emergency flasher .......... .
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
@ Glove compartment (lockable) .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ....... .
@ Depending on options:
- Aud i drive select button ...... .
- Start-Stop-System button or .. .
- Id'! button (hybrid drive) ..... .
- Parking system button ....... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .............. .
- Hill descent assist button ..... .
@ Climate control .. ............ .
@ Shift lever for automat ic transmis-
sion ..... ..... .. ............ .
@ Ashtray with cigarette lighter ... .
@ Coin storage
@ Depending on options:
- MMI control console or
- Parking system button ....... .
- E lectronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) button . .. ............ .
Cockpit
54
78
155
119
91
100
128
190
192
80
122
76, 76
128
190
- Hill descent assist button . . . . . . 192
-Audi drive select button . . . . . . . 119
- Start-Stop -System button . . . . . 91
@ I START ENGINE STOP! button . . . 87
@> Electromechanical parking brake 89
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Some of the equipment or features shown in
the general illustration may be standard
equipment on your vehicle or may be optional
equipment depending on your model. Always
ask your authorized Audi dealer if you have a
question about you r vehicle.
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Opening and clo sin g
Emergency unlocking of the ignition key
In the event of malfunctions in the electrical sys ­
tem, it may happ en that you cannot remove the
ignition key.
Fig . 28 Ignit ion switch with ignition key
If you are unable to remove the ignition key, for
example because the vehicle battery is dis­
charged, proceed as follows:
.. Press the release button @
c::> fig. 28 and pull
the mechanical key ® out of the master key .
.. Lock the vehicle using the mechanica l key
c::> page 41.
.. Have the electrical system inspected by an au­
thorized Audi dealership.
Electronic immobilizer
The immobilizer helps to prevent unauthorized
use of your vehicle.
Inside the key there is a computer chip. This chip
automatically deact ivates the electronic immo­
bilizer when you insert the key in the ignition
lock. When you remove the key from the ignition
lock, the electronic immobilizer is automatically
activated once again.
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- The vehicle cannot be started if an unau­
thorized key is used. The veh icle may not
start if another radio device such as a key
fo r anot her vehicle o r a transponder is lo­
cated on the key ring.
- F or Declara tion of Comp liance to Un ited
States FCC and Industry Ca nada regu lations
c::> page 283.
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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. You
have the following choices:
- Remote master key
c::> page 40
- Doo r hand les w ith Convenience key*
c::> page 40,
- Lock cy linder a t the d river's door c::> page 41,
or
- Power locking switch inside
c::> page 42.
Select ive unlocking
When yo u lock the vehicle, the power locki ng sys­
tem will lock the doo rs and the rear lid. When
u nlocking, you ca n set in the radio or i n the
MM I*
whethe r only the driver's door or the ent ire vehi­
cl e should be u nlocked
c::> page 39.
Automatic locking
The automatic locking feature locks all the veh i­
cle doors and the rear lid when you drive faster
than 9 mp h (15 km/h).
The car is unlocked agai n once the ignition key is
removed . In addition, the ve hicle can be unlocked
i f the open ing funct ion in the power lock ing sys­
tem switch or at o ne of the door leve rs is act uat­
ed.
Additionally, in the event of a crash w ith airbag
deployment the doors a re automat ica lly un­
l ocked to allow access to the vehicle.
Anti-theft alarm warning system
If the anti-theft alarm warning system detects a
break-in into the veh icle, aco ustic and vis ual
warning signals are triggered.
The anti-theft warning system is activated auto­
matically when you lock the vehicle. It is deacti­
vated when unlock ing us ing the remote k ey , with
the
me chan ical key , and when yo u sw itch on the
i gnition.
The alarm also turns off when the alarm cycle has
expi red . .,..

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,...., Turn sign als
When you unlock the vehicle, the turn signa ls
flash twice. When you lock the vehicle, the turn
signals flash once. If they do not flash, one of the
doors, the rear lid or the hood is not locked .
Unintentionall y loc king your self out
In the following cases there safeguards to pre­
vent you locking yo ur remote master key in the
veh icle:
- T he veh icle does not lock with the power lock­
ing switch ~
page 42 if the dr iver's door is
open .
- On vehicles with Co nvenience key*, if the most
recently used master key is in the luggage com­
partment, the rear lid is automatically un locked
again after it is closed.
Do not lock you r vehicle with the
remot e ma st e r
ke y or C onvenience key *
unti l all doors and the
r ear lid are closed . In t his way you avoid locking
yourse lf out accidentally.
& WARNING
- When you leave the vehicle, always remove
the ignition key and take it with you. This
will prevent passengers (children, for exam­
ple) from accidentally being locked in the
vehicle should they acc identally press the
power locking switch in the front doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle un­
su perv ised. In an emergency it wou ld be im­
poss ible to open the doors from the outs ide
withou t the key.
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- In the event of a crash with airbag deploy­
ment all locked doors w ill be automatically
unlocked to give access to the veh icle occu­
pants from the outside.
- If the power lock ing system should mal­
funct ion, you can lock the dr iver's door us­
i ng the me chanical key~
page 42.
- If the power lock ing system should fail, you
ca n still open the fuel tan k flap in an eme r­
gency
~page 216.
-You are well adv ised not to keep valuables
:;;: inside an unattended vehicle, v is ible or not.
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Op ening and cl osing
Even a properly locked vehicle cannot p ro­
vide the security of a safe.
- If the LED in the upper edge of the driver's
door pane l comes on for about 30 seconds
after the vehicle is locked, there is a mal­
function in the power locking or the anti­
theft warning system. Have the malfunction
corrected by an authorized Aud i dealership
or qualified repair fac ility.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for power
locking in the radio or in the MMI* .
.. Select: !CAR I function button> Cent ral locki ng .
Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button > Car syst ems *
control button > Vehicl e setting s> (Ce ntr al
loc king )* .
Unloc king single door /Unloc k doo rs -
you can
specify which doors unlock when you open the ve­
hicle .
-Select ing Off /All and pressing the IQ] button on
the remote control key unlocks the entire vehi­
cle .
- Select ing
On /Dri ver and pressing the IQ] button
on the remote control key once unlocks only
the dr iver's door. In vehicles w ith a convenience
key*, only the door whose handle you pull will
un lock. If you press the
Im button tw ice, the en­
tire veh icle w ill unlock.
If you press the I:@ but­
ton, the entire ve hicl e w ill always lock .
Trunk lid/tailgate /lock e xterior trunk handle -if
you select
On , the rea r lid handle locks
c=> page 43, fig. 35 . In this case, the rear lid can
be opened with the
l asl bu tto n on the master key
c=> page 40, fig. 29 or with the~ button in the
driver's door
c:> page 43, fig . 34 .
Fold mirrors * -if you se lect On , the outside m ir­
rors w ill fold i n autom atic ally when you press the
Im but ton on the remote control key c:> page 59.
Confirmation ton e/Tone wh en lo cking -if you
select
On , a tone w ill sound when you lock the ve­
hicle.
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Opening and clo sin g
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 32 Driver's doo r: powe r loc king sw itch
• Press the button@ to unlock the veh icle
¢ fig. 32.
• Press the b utton CD to lock the vehicle ¢ ,& .
You will find a power lock ing switch in each door.
You can
lo ck and unloc k the vehicle using the
sw itches in the drive r's or passenger's door
¢ fig. 32. Yo u can only lock the ve hicle using the
switches in the rear doors . If you lock the vehicle
using the power locking switch, please note the
following:
- You cannot open the doors or the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for examp le
when you are stopped at a red light).
- The diodes in the power locking switches illumi­
nate when all the doors are closed and locked.
- Front doo rs: you can unlock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door hand le .
- Rear doors: pull the door hand le
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the hand le
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is activated,
the doors automatically un lock .
A WARNING
-The power locking sw itch works with the ig­
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outside the
power locking system switc h is inoperat ive.
- Locked doors make it mo re difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
wh ich puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind i n the vehicle, especially children.
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Your vehicle is locked automatically at a
speed of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (Auto locking)
¢ page 38. You can un lock the veh icle again
using the open ing funct ion in the power lock­
i ng system sw itch.
Emergency locking of the doors
Each door must be locked separately if the pow­
er locking system fails.
Fi g. 33 Door: Em erge ncy lock ing
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the passenger's door and the rear doors (on ly
visible when door is open) .
• Ta ke the mechani cal key out of the maste r key
¢page 37.
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening¢ fig . 33 .
• Insert the key in the inside s lot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door).
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outs ide. The doo r can be
opened from the inside by pulling the door han­
dle. If the chi ld safety lock in a rear door is acti ­
vated, you must first pull the door handle on the
i nside . Then you can open the door from the out­
s ide .

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General information
Why is your seat adjustment so important?
The safety belts and the airbag system can only
provide maximum protection if the front seats are corr ectly adjusted .
There are various ways of adjusting the front
seats to provide safe and comfortable support
for the driver and the front passenger . Adjust
your seat properly so that:
- you can easily and quickly reach all the switches
and controls in the instrument panel
- your body is properly supported thus reducing
physical stress and fatigue
- the safety belts and a irbag system can offer
maximum protection
<=:> page 151.
In the following sections, you will see exact ly
how you can best adjust your seats.
There are spec ial regulations and instr uctions for
installing a child safety seat on the front pas­
senger's seat . Always fo llow the information re ­
garding child safety provided in
¢ page 171,
Child safety.
A WARNING
Incorrect seating position of the driver and all
other passengers can result in serious person­
al injury .
- Always keep your feet on the floor when the
vehicle is in motion - never put your feet on
top of the instrument pane l, o ut of the win­
dow or on top of the seat cushion. This ap­
plies especially to the passengers.
If your
seating pos it ion is inco rrect, yo u increase
the risk of injury in the case of sudden brak­
ing or an accident. If the ai rbag inf lates and
the seating position is incorrect, this cou ld
result in personal injury or even death.
- It is important for both the driver and front
passenger to keep a d istance o f at least
10 inches (25 cm) between themselves and
the steering wheel and/or instrument pan­ el. If you're s itting any closer than this, the
airbag system can not protect you properly .
Seat s and sto rage
In addition, the front seats and head re­
stra ints must be adjusted to your body
he ight so that they can g ive you maximum
protection .
- Always try to keep as much distance as pos­
sible between yourself and the steer ing
wheel or instrument panel.
- Do not adjust the driver's or front passeng­
er's seat while the veh icle is moving . Your
seat may move unexpectedly, causing sud­
den loss of vehicle contro l and personal in­
jury.
If yo u ad just yo ur seat while the veh icle
is moving, you a re o ut of pos ition.
Driver's seat
The correct seat position is important for safe
and relaxed driving.
We recommend that you adjust the dr iver 's seat
i n the following manner:
.. Adjust the seat in fore and aft direction so that
you can eas ily push the pedals to the floor
while keeping yo ur knees slightly bent<=:>.&,
in
Why is your seat adjustment so important? on
page 63 .
.,. Adjust the seatback so that when yo u sit with
your back agains t the se atback , you can still
grasp the to p of the steering wheel.
.,. Adjust the head res traint so the uppe r edge is
as even as possib le with the top of you r head. If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this posit ion as
possible
<=:> page 67.
A WARNING
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Neve r place any objects in the dr iver's foot ­
well. An object could ge t into the pedal a rea
and inte rfe re with pedal function. In case of
su dd en braking or an accident, you would no t
be ab le to br ake or accelera te.
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Sea ts and stor age
Front passenger 's seat
Always move the front passenger seat into the
rearmost position.
To avoid contact with the airbag wh ile it is de­
ploying, do not sit any closer to the instrument
panel than necessary and always wear the three­
point safety belt prov ided adjusted correctly. We
recommend that yo u adj ust the passenger's seat
i n t he following ma nner:
.. Move the front passenger seat into the rear­
most position of the fore and aft adjustment
range
c:> .&. in Why is your seat adjustment so
important? on page 63.
.. Bring the back rest up to a n (a lmost) upright
position .
Do not ride with the seat recl ined.
.. Adjust the head restraint so the upper edge is
as even as possible with the top of your head . If
that is not possible, try to adjust the head re­
straint so that it is as close to this position as
poss ible<=>
page 67 .
.. Place your feet on the floor in front of the pas­
senger's seat .
Front seats
Power seat adjustment
Fig. 64 Front seat: Cont rols for seat adju stment
Controls
~ a: a, a:,
@-Adjusting the l umba r suppo rt: p ress the but ­
ton in the correspo nding position
c:> ,& .
@ -Movi ng the seat up/down: p ress the button
up/down. To adjust the front seat c ush ion, press
the front bu tton up/ down. To adjus t the rear sea t
cushion, press the rear b utton up/down
c:> ,& .
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@ -Moving the seat forward/back: press the but ­
ton forward/back
c:> .&..
©-Adjust ing the b ackrest ang le: press the bu t­
ton forward/back
c:> &. .
@ -Lengthening/sho rteni ng the upper th igh
suppo rt*: lift the handle
c:> &,.
.&, WARNING
- Never adjust the drive r's or front p asseng­
er 's sea t while t he veh icle is moving.
If you
do t his while the vehicle is moving, yo u will
be out of posit ion . Always ad just the driver 's
or front passenger's seat when the vehicle is
not moving .
- Be carefu l when adjusting the seat height.
Check to see that no one is in the way, or se­
rious injury could resu lt!
- Because the seats can be electrically adjust­
ed w ith the ignition off or with the ign ition
key removed, never leave children unattend­
ed in the vehicle. Unsupe rvised use of the
electric seat ad justmen ts may cause serious
in ju ry.
- To reduce the r isk of injury in the case of
sudden b raking or accident, front passen­
ge rs must neve r ride i n a moving ve hicle
w it h the backrest reclined. Safety belts a nd
the airbag system only o ffer maxim um pro­
t ection when the bac krest is upr igh t and the
safety belts are properly positioned on the
body. The mo re the bac krest is reclined, the
greater the risk of personal injury from an
incorrect seating position and improperly
positioned safety belts.
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Sea ts and stor age
when accelerat ing or when app lying the
brakes or when driving around a corner.
- When you are driving make sure that any­
thing you may have placed in the center con­
so le or other storage locations cannot fall
out into the footwells. In case of sudden
braking you would not be able to brake or
acce le rate .
- Any pieces of cloth ing that you have hung
up must not interfere with the driver's view.
The coat hooks are designed only for light­
weight cloth ing . Neve r hang any clothing
with hard , po inted or he avy objects in the
poc kets on the coat hooks . Dur ing s udden
braking or in an accident -especia lly i f the
airbag is dep loyed -these objects could in­
jure any passengers inside the vehicle .
Glove compartment
The glov e comportm ent is illuminat ed and con
be locked.
F ig . 93 Glove co mpa rt men t
To open glove compartment
.. Pull the handle in the d irection of the arrow
c> fig . 93 and swing the cover down to open .
To clo se glove c omp artm ent
.. Push the glove compartment lid upward until
the lock engages .
There are ho lders for a pen and a pad of paper in
the glove compartment lid.
On the r ight side in the glove compa rtment is a
hol der wi th the key body into w hich the emerge n­
cy key must be clipped to be able to star t the ve­
h icle.
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A WARNING
To reduce the risk of persona l injury in a n acci­
dent or sudde n stop, a lways keep the glove
compartment closed while driving .
Cooling box in glove compartment
The cooling box works only when the air-condi­
tioning i s in cooling mode.
Fig . 94 Glove box w ith cooli ng box ope n and sw itc hed on
.. Open the glove compartmen t c> page 78,
fig. 93 .
.. Tu rn the rotary switch @ counte r-clockwise to
switch th e cooling on . The symbols on th e rota­
ry sw it c h must be displayed c> fig . 94 accord­
ing ly .
.. Turn the rotary switch @ clockwise to sw itch
the cooling off .
The cooling box works only in the cooling mode.
If the climate con trol is in the heating mode, we
recommend switching the cooling box off .
Storage compartment in the roof
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Fig. 95 Sto ra g e pocket in t he roof
.. To open the lid you have to touch the bar
c> fig. 95 (Arrow). The lid open s automatically . ..,.