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
74
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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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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
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@ -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
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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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Memory function
Memory for driver's seat
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
The seat adjustment settings for two drivers con
be stored using the memory buttons in the driv
er's door .
Fig . 65 D ri ver's door : Sea t memory
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In addition to the setting for the driver's seat ,
the exterior rear view mirror setting can be stor
ed and recalled through seat memory if the vehi
cle is proper ly equ ipped .
Storing and recall ing s ettings
With the help of the memory buttons 1 and 2
¢ fig . 65 the settings for two different drivers
can be stored and recalled
¢ page 65.
The cu rrent sett ings are also automatically as
signed to the remote contro l key being used
when the vehicle is locked . When the vehicle is
un locked, the settings ass igned to the remote
control key being used are automatica lly reca l
led.
Turning seat memory on and off
If the IO FFI sw itch is depressed, the seat memory
is inoperat ive . When the Memory fu nction is off,
the LED in the button lights up .
All the sto red se ttings a re retained. We recom
mend us ing the
IO FF I sw itch and deactivating the
seat memory if the ve hicle is on ly going to be
used
temporarily by a driver whose settings are
not go ing to be stored .
Seats and storag e
Storing and recalling settings
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
Storing settings
.,. Adj ust the d river's seat.
.,. Adjust the two exterior mirrors.
.,. Press the
!S ET I button. The light in the button
w ill come on.
.,. Now press a memory button
(ill or 121) . If th e
sto ring procedure is correct, a confirmation
tone will sound .
Recalling settings
.,. If the driver's door is open and the ignition is
sw itched off, tap the corresponding memory
button briefly .
.,. If the driver's door is closed or the ignition is
sw itched on, press the approp riate memory
button until the stored position is reached.
Successful storage is confirmed audibly and by
t h e light in the
ISET I button i lluminating
r=> poge 65, fig. 65.
When the vehicle is locked , the current settings
are stored and assigned to the remote control
key . But the settings stored on memory buttons
1 to 2 are not de leted. They can be reca lled at
any time . When the vehicle is
unlocked , the set
t ings assigned to the remote control key are re
stored .
If your vehicle is driven by other persons using
your remote control key, you should save your in
dividua l seat position o n one of the memory but
tons . You can reca ll you r settings aga in simply
and conveniently by pressing the correspond ing
memo ry button. When the vehicle is loc ked,
t h ese settings are automatically re-ass igned to
t h e remo te contro l key and stored.
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- For safety reasons, the seat sett ing can on ly
be recalled when the vehicle is stationa ry -
otherwise yo u risk having an accident .
- In an emergency the recall proced ure can be
cancelled by pressing the
! OF FI switch or by
tapp ing of the memory bu ttons.
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Sea ts and stor age
Activating remote control key memory
Applies to vehicles: with seat memory
To assign the drive r's seat settings to the remote
con trol key when locking the vehicle, the function
m ust be activated in the radio or M MI*.
• Select:
ICARI funct ion button > Seat adjust
ment > Dr iver' s se at
> Key mem. profi le > On .
Or
• Se lect:
I CARI funct io n button > Car sy stem s*
contro l button > Vehicle sett ing s > S eats >
Driv er's s eat > Remote control key > On .
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If you do not want another driver's settings to
be assigned to the remote control key, switch
off the memory function using the radio or
MMI* or the
j o FF I button ¢ page 65.
Rear seat
General information
Safe transportation of passengers on the rear
seats requires proper safety precautions.
All passengers on the rear seats must be seated
in compliance w ith the safety guidelines ex
p lai ned in
¢ page 143 and ¢page 151. The cor
rect seating positio n is critical for the safety of
fron t
and rear seat passengers a like ¢ page 13 7.
_8. WARNING
- O ccupan ts in the front and rear seats m ust
always be properly res trained.
- Do not let anyone ride in the vehicle withou t
t h e head restraints prov ided. Head re
straints hel p to reduce injuries.
- Loose items ins ide the passenger compa rt
ment, can fly forward in a crash or sudden
maneuver and injure occupants. Always
store articles in the luggage compartment
and use the fasten ing eyes, especially when
t h e rear seatbacks have been folded down.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
¢page 137,
Proper seating positions for passengers in
rear seats.
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Adjusting seat
The fore-and-a~ adjustment of the seat cushion
and the seatback angle can be adjusted .
Fig. 66 Ad justing seatback angle
F ig . 67 Fore -a n d-aft ad justment
Adjusting seatback angle
• Pull the lever up and push the seatba ck toward
the rea r to the desired position~
fig. 66 . Re
lease the lever.
• Pull the lever up so that the seatback pivots
forward. Release the lever and push the seat
back to the rear to retu rn the seatback to the
normal pos ition .
Fore-and-aft adju stment
• Pull the handle up and push the seat forward or
back ¢
fig. 67.
• Release the handle and cont inue to push the
seat until the seat latch engages .
_8. WARNING
- For safety reasons, the seat must only be
ad justed when t he vehicle is stationa ry -
danger of acci dent!
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- Exercise caution when adjustin g the seat .
Adjusting t he seat w ithout checking or pay
ing attention can pinch fingers or limbs -
danger of injury!
Head restraints
Front head restraints
F ig. 68 Fro nt seats hea d restrai nts: adjusti ng the he ight
The head restraints on the front seats can be ad
justed to prov ide safe suppo rt to head and neck
at the optim um height. When optimally adjus t
ed, the top of t he restraint sho uld be leve l with
the top of the head. If that is not possib le, try to
ad just the head restraint so that it is as close to
this position as possible
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justment of head restraints.
.. Grasp the sides of the head res tra int wit h both
hands and slide it upward/downward unt il you
feel it click into p lace
¢ fig. 68.
Refer to ¢ page 13 7, Proper adjustment of head
restraints
for guidelines on how to adjust t he
h e ight of the front head restra ints to suit the oc
cupant's body size.
A WARNING
- Driv ing without head rest raints or with head
restra ints that are not properly adjusted in
creases the risk of ser ious or fatal neck in
jury dramatically.
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
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Proper adjustment of head restraints.
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(D Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety
belts are an extremely effective combinat ion
of safety features.
Rear head restraints
F ig . 6 9 Rear seat : head restra ints
Fig. 70 Rear seat: o ute r head restraint
If there is a passenger on the rear center seating
pos it ion, slide the center head restra int upward
at least to the next notch
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Adju sting the head restraints
.. To move the head restrain t up, hold it a t the
sides with both hands and s lide it upward until
you feel it click into p lace.
.. To move the head restraint down , press the
button @ and slide the head restraint down
ward.
Removing the outer h ead restra ints
.. Fold t he backrest forward c:!) page 69 .
.. Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go.
.. Press the re lease ®
c:> fig. 70 with the mec han
ical key
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Pull the head restraint out of the backrest at
the same time c::>
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Installing the outer head restraints
• Slide the posts on the head restraint down into
the guides unti l yo u feel the posts click into
place.
• Press the button @~
fig. 69 and slide the head
restraint all the way down. You should not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back
rest.
Removing the center head restraint
• Move the head restraint upward as far as it can
go .
• Press the button@c::>
fig. 69 and pull the head
restraint out of the backrest
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Installing the center head restraint
• Slide the posts on the head res tra int down into
the guides until you feel the posts click into
place .
• Press the button@c::>
fig. 69 and slide the head
restraint all the way down. You should not be
able to pull the head restraint out of the back
rest .
So that the driver can have a better view to the
rear, the head restraints should be pushed down
completely when the rear seats are not occupied.
A WARNING
- Only remove the rear seat head restraints
when necessary in order to install a child
seat. Install the head restraint again imme
diately once the child seat is removed. Driv
ing without head restraints or with head re
straints that are not properly adjusted in
creases the risk of ser ious or fatal neck in
jury dramatically .
- Read and heed all WARNINGS
c::>page 137,
Proper adjustment of head restraints .
© Tips
Correctly adjusted head restraints and safety
belts are an extremely effective combination
of safety feat ures .
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Center armrest
The armrest is adjustable in several stages and
can be moved forward and back.
Fig. 71 Armrest between driver 's and passenger's seat
Adjusting the armrest
• To adjust the armrest ang le, pivot the armrest
fully down.
• Lift the armrest detent by detent until the de
sired position is reached.
Moving the armrest
• You can move the armrest forward or back
c::>fig . 71 .
There is a storage compartment under the arm
rest.