2016 AUDI Q5 roof rack

Table of contents
Owner's Literature
5
About this Owner's Manual . . . . . . 6
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instruments and indicator lights 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Driver information system . . . . . . 20
I n tr oduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . 26
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Auto Check Contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening and clos ing rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation 44
Em ergency unlo cking of the luggage
compa rtment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 48
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
61
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cente r armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
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Roof rack ... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Beverage holders ... .. .. ........... . .
Climatized cupholders ... . .......... . .
(upholders in the door pockets ...... . .
Ashtray ....... .. .. .. ............. . .
Cigarette lighter/socket ............. .
Stor ing ... .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
Warm and cold .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Climate control system ........ ..... . .
Dnv1ng ....... .. .. .. ............. . .
Steering ........ ... ............. .. .
Ig niti on lock ...... ... .............. .
Convenience key .. .. .. ... .. ... ... .. . .
Driver messages .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Electromechanical parking brak e ..... . .
Start/Stop system .... .. . .......... . .
Speed warning system .. .. .......... . .
Cruise control system
Hybrid ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
Hybrid dr ive ... .. .. .. .. ........... . . 72
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75
76
76
76
77
80
80
84
84
84
87
88
89
91
94
95
97
97
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
106
Introd uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . llS
S ide assist .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... .. 115
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Drive sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Automatic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . 122
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking system plus with rearview camera 128
Adjusting the display and warn ing tones 133
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Sea ts and stor age
Removing th e cargo fl oor, in stalling
.. To remove, lift the cargo floor folded together
and pull it toward the rear lid .
.. To insta ll, place the folded cargo floo r into
both retainers and unfold it.
Grab the protective tray on the handles and pu ll
it out. You can also install a divider to divide @
the storage area . Depending on the vehicle
equipment level, the protective tray can have dif­
ferent sizes and shapes.
Cargo net and storage hooks
F ig . 79 Luggage compartment :
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Fig . 80 Luggage compartment: Storage hooks
Storage net
The storage net on the right s ide trim can be
moved lower on the side guides, if needed
.:;. fig . 79.
Storag e ho oks
The storage hooks can be used to secure shop ­
ping bags from falling over¢
fig. 80.
A WARNING
Do not use the storage hooks to secure heavy
objects. Heavier objects are not adeq uately
secured. There is risk of personal in jury .
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Roof rack
Description
Additional cargo can be carried with a roof lug­
gage rack .
If luggage or cargo is to be carr ied on the roof,
you must observe the following:
- On ly a specially designed roof rack may be used
on your vehicle roof. This is provided with your
veh icle .
- These roof racks are the basis for a complete
roof rack system. Additional attachments are
necessary if you want to transport luggage, b i­
cycles, surf boards and skis. All these compo­
nents are avai lable at your authorized Audi
dea le r.
(D Note
If you use other roof luggage rack systems or
do not install the racks as intended, any dam­
age to the veh icle is not cove re d by the war­
r anty . A lways read the manufacturer installa­
tion instructions that came with yo ur roof
rack system when you install the attach ­
ments.
(D Tips
When install ing a factory-supplied roof rac k
system on the roof railing, the ESC will adap t
i tself to a diffe rent cente r of gravity.
Attachment points
The roof rack can only be attached at the
marked locations.
Fig. 8 1 Roof r ack attachment points

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Attach the roof rack only at the attachment poin ts on the roof railing. On the inside of th e
roof railing there are two holes for attaching the
rear end of the roof rack. To p revent confusing
the front and rear roof rack attachment s, there
are three holes on the left and two holes on the
ri ght for mounting the front part of the roof rack
q fig . 81 .
The roof racks have a sti cker on the left side un­
derneath to ident ify front and rear .
A WARNING
When installing the roof rack, make sure the
st icker is on the left side of the vehicle and
faces the stamped arrow in the drive dire c­
t ion.
Installing a roof rack
Fig. 82 Roof railing: posi tion ing the roo f rac k
Fig . 83 Roof railing: installing a roo f rack
The roof rack set cons ists of a front and rear roof
rack, the cove r profile and a socket wrench.
• Open the cap
(D q fig . 83 .
• Before mounting the roof rack, use the socket
wrench @and loosen the left and right screw
in the d irect ion of@ .
Seats and storag e
• Clean the attachment po ints on the roof railing
as well as the roof rack rubber washers@.
• Carefully place the roof rack over the holes in
the roof railing
q fig. 82.
• Place the p ins @ into the holes. The claw ®
must engage into the edge of the roof rai ling .
"' Make sure the rubber washer © lays flat on the
roof railing .
"' Tighten the left and r ight screws using the
soc ket wrench @ in d irect ion @.
"' To reac h the
4 ft lb (6 Nm ) tightening specif i­
cation needed, both arrows on the socket
wrench must align .
"' Repeat this procedure on the second roof rack.
A WARNING
Check all the roof rack connect ions each t ime
before each trip and re-tighten or re-adjust if
necessa ry . If you a re going to be dr iving or
r ough te rra in, you w ill have to check the at­
tachments mo re often. If yo u do not do th is,
the r isk of you r luggage coming loose and
fa lling off is greate r.
(D Note
The pins and the roof rack claws must engage
securely into the holes and into the edge of
the roof railing whe n you t ighten the screws!
(0 Tips
You can adjust the w idt h of the roof rack by
u sing a hexagon wrench and t urning the
screws on the top. Let your authori zed Audi
dealer help you wi th this.
Installing the attachments
Fi g. 8 4 Roof ra ilin g: i nstall ing cov er pro file into the roo f
rack
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Sea ts and stor age
Install ing the attachments
.. Remove the cap @~ fig. 84 .
.. Slide the attachment into the T-groove (2) .
.. Tighten the attachment according to the roof
rack installation instruct ions .
.. Close the cap.
Installing th e cover p rofile
.. Seal the openings in the T-groove (2) wi th the
cover profile @ after having installing the at­
tachments.
.. If you not want to use the attachment, seal the
whole T-groove
0 with the cover profile @.
.. Cut the cover profile to the length needed, if
necessary.
Roof load
The cargo on the roof must be securely attached.
Handling characteristics change when cargo is
transported .
The permissible roof load for your vehicle is
1 65 lbs (75 kg ). The roof load is the total of the
weight of the roof rack, the attachments and the
cargo you are carrying .
_&. WARNING
-The cargo must be secu rely attached on the
roof rack, otherwise you risk an accide nt.
- Distribute the load as evenly as possible and
do not make the roof rack wider than the
maximum pe rmitted.
- You m ust under no circumstances exceed
the permiss ible roof load, the perm iss ible
axle loads a nd the permissib le overa ll
weight of your vehicle -risk of an accident.
- Mount the attachments to the roof rack only
after you have placed the roof rack on the
vehicle.
- Consider that when transpo rting heavy ob­
jects or one wi th a large surface, the han­
dling characteristics change due to shift in
the center of gravity or the greater surface
exposed to the wind. So adapt your driving
and your speed to prevailing conditions. We recommend that you do not dr ive faster
than 80 mph (130 km/h) .
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-Mounting a roof rack changes the height of
your veh icle. Keep th is in m ind when parking
your veh icle in your garage, or when dr iving
through a tunnel or under an overpass .
(D Note
- Make sure the rear lid does not hit the cargo
on the roof rack when you open it. On
vehicles with automat ic rear lid/trunk lid
operation* you may have to adjust the open
posit ion of the rear lid
~ page 44 .
-Remove the roof rack and attachment be­
fore taking your vehicle through an auto­ matic ca r wash to avoid damage .
@ For the sake of the environment
As a result of the increased wind resistance
created by a roof rack, your vehicle is using
fuel unnecessarily . So remove the roof rack
after using it.
Beverage holders
Fig . 85 Cente r co nso le : F ro nt cupho lders
Fig . 86 Beverage storage in th e rea r armrest
Fr ont cuphold ers
.. You can accommodate two beverages in this
storage
q fig. 85.

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,...., -a small adu lt o r teenager is on the front pas ­
s e nger seat
- a passenger who is not sitting uprigh t w ith
their back against a non-reclined backrest with
their feet on the vehicle floor in front of the
seat is on the front passenger seat.
I f the front passenger airbag dep loys , the Feder ­
al Standard requires the airbag to meet the "low
risk" deployment criteria to help reduce the risk
of injury through interaction with the airbag.
"Low risk" dep loyment occurs in those crashes
t ha t take place at lower decelera tions as defined
in the electronic control unit.
¢ page 161
Alway s rem ember: Even though your vehicle is
equipped w ith Advanced Airbags, the safest place
f or children is properly restrained on the back
seat . Please be sure to read the important infor ­
mat ion in the sections that follow and be sure to
heed all of the WARN INGS.
.&, WARNING
To reduce the r isk of inj ury when an a irbag in­
flates, a lways wear safety belts p roperly.
- If you are unrest rained, leaning fo rwa rd, s it­
t ing s ideways or o ut of pos ition in any way,
yo ur risk of in jury is much h igher .
- Yo u will also receive serious injur ies and
cou ld even be killed if you are up aga inst the
airbag or too close to it when it inflates -
even with an Advanced Airbag
¢ page 151.
.&_ WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing chi ld safety seat
installed on the front passenge r seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates -even with an Advanced A irbag
System .
- Although the Advanced A irbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
airbag when a rearward-facing child re ­
straint has been installed on the front pas­ senger seat, nobody can absolu tely g uaran­
tee that deployment is impossible in a ll con­
c eivable s ituations that may happen during
the useful life of your vehicle .
- The inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier wi th great force and
Airb ag sys tem
will smash the child safety seat and child
aga inst the backrest, center armrest, door,
or roof.
- Always install rearward-facing child re­
stra ints in the back seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PAS SENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rea r-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the a irbag system
inspected by your au thorized Audi dealer.
.&_ WARNING
If, in exceptional c ircumstances , you must in­
stall a forward-facing child res traint on the
front passenger's seat:
- Always make sure the forward-fa cing seat
has bee n des igned and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas­
senger front and side airbag.
- Never p ut the fo rward-facing child restraint
up against or very near the instr ument pan ·
el.
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the a ir ­
bag as possible, before install ing the for­
ward-facing ch ild restraint. The backrest
m ust be adjusted to an upr ight position .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR B AG
OFF
li ght comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignit ion is switched on .
Advanced Airbag System components
The front passenger seat in your veh icle has a lot
of ve ry important parts of the Advanced Airbag
System i n it. These parts incl ude the weight ­
sensing mat, senso rs, wir ing , b racke ts, and
more . The f unction o f the system in the front
passenger seat is checked by the electronic con­
tro l unit when the ign ition is on . The control unit
monitors the Advanced Airbag System and turns
the a irbag ind icator light on when a malfunction
in the system components i s detected. The func-
tion of the a irbag ind icator light is described in .,.
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Airbag system
-Damage (cracks, deep scratches etc.) to the
original seat covers or to the seam in the
area of the side airbag module must always
be repaired immediately by an authorized
Audi dealer.
- If children are seated improperly, their risk
of injury increases in the case of an accident
¢page 171, Child safety.
-Never attempt to modify any components of
the a irbag system in any way.
- In a side collision, side airbags will not func­
tion properly if sensors cannot correctly
measure increasing a ir pressure ins ide the
doors when air escapes through larger, un­
closed openings in the door panel.
- Never drive with interior door trim panels
removed.
- Never drive when parts have been re­
moved from the inside door panel and the
openings they leave have not been proper­
ly closed.
- Never drive when loudspeakers in the
doors have been removed unless the
speaker ho les have been properly closed.
-Always make certa in that openings are
covered or f illed if additional speakers or
other equipment is installed in the inside
door panels .
- Always have work on the doors done by an
author ized Audi dealer or qualified work­
shop .
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Side curtain airbags
Description of side curtain airbags
The side curtain airbag system can provide sup­
plemental protection to properly restrained oc­ cupants .
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Fig. 171 Side cur ta in system , drive r's s ide: side c urta in a ir­
bag loca tion
The side curtain airbags are located on both sides
of the inter ior above the front and rear side win­
dows
¢ fig. 171. Th ey a re identified by the word
"A IRBAG" on the windshie ld frame and the cen­
te r roof pillar .
The side curtain airbag system supplements the
safe ty belts and can help to reduce the risk of in­
jury for occupants' heads and upper torso on the
side of the vehicle that is str uck in a side coll i­
s ion . The side curta in a irbag inflates in side im­
pacts and only when the vehicle accelerat ion reg­
istered by the control unit is high enough .
If this
rate is below the reference value programmed in­
to the control unit, the side curtain airbag will not be triggered, even though the car may be
badly damaged as a result of the collision . It is
not possible to define an airbag triggering range
that w ill cover every possible angle of impact,
s ince the circumstances w ill vary considerably be­
tween one collision and another. Important fac­
tors include, for example, the nature (hard or
soft) of the impacting object, the angle of im­
pact, vehicle speed, etc.
¢ page 169, How side
curtain airbags work.
Aside from their normal safety function, safety
belts work to he lp keep the driver or front pas­
senger in position in the event of
a collision so
that the side curtain airbags can provide protec­
tion.
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Wheels
(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Production options weight
Maximum (permissible )
inflation pressure
means the maximum cold infla­
tion pressure to which a tire may be inflated. Also called "maxi­
mum inflation pressure ."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs . (68 kilograms)
times the number of occupants
seated in the vehicle up to the to­
ta l seating capacity of your vehi­
c le .
Occupant distribution
means distribut ion of occupan ts
in a vehic le .
Outer diameter
means the overall diamete r of an
inflated new tire.
Overall width
means the l inear distance be ­
tween the exter iors of the side­
walls of an infla ted tire , including
elevations due to labeling , deco­
rations, or protective bands or
r ibs.
23 8
Ply
means a layer of rubber -coated
pa rallel cords.
Production options weight
means t he comb ined we ight of
those insta lled regular production
options weighing over 5 lbs . (2 .3
kg) in excess of those standard
items which they replace , not pre­
viously considered in curb weight or accessory weight, inc luding
heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rack, heavy duty battery, and
special trim.
Radial ply tire
means a pneumatic tire in which
the ply co rds that extend to the
beads are laid at subs tantially 90
deg rees to the centerline o f the
tread .
Recommended inflation
pressure
see~ page 23 7, Cold tire infla­
tion pressure.
Reinforced tire
means a tire designed to operate
at highe r loads and at h igher in­
flat ion pressures than t he corre­
spond ing standa rd tire . R ein ­
forced tires may be identified as .,.

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