2016 AUDI RS7 SPORTBACK battery

Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Veh icles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine shou ld fail to start because of a dis ­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of suffic iently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are dis tinct ly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored re d
minus( -) cable
in most cases colored blac k.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avo id leaning
over the battery whenever poss ible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C) . Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
Emergency situations
frozen battery completely, otherwise it
could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an exp losion.
- Vehicle batteries generate exp losive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The vo ltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batter ies of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an exp lo­
sion and personal injury .
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery case may have be weak­
ened .
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or sub ­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an exp losion and injury. The capac ity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lowe r than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
r::!)page 203.
(D Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- Th ere must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
(D Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con-
nected to the vehicle's e lectrical system. ..,.
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Emergency situations
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negative ground cable to the negat ive ground
post of the battery manager control unit .
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 212 Engine compartment: connectors for ju mp start
cab les a nd charger

® .--l @
Fig. 213 Ju mp start ing wit h the battery o f another vehicle:
@ -boos te r battery ,® -discharged vehicle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
• Turn off lights and accessories , move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake .
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+) (red)
• Open the red cover on the positive term inal
~ fig . 212.
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1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the
jump start bolt 9 fig. 213 @ (bolt under
the red 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 term inal @ of the booster
battery @.
4 . Connect the other end to the
jump start pin
@ (bolts with hex head bolt= "negat ive") of
the vehicle to be started ®·
Starting the engine
• Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the engine at a moderate
speed.
• Sta rt engine w ith discharged vehicle ba ttery @
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 engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order.
• Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The 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 parts in full contact with the battery terminals.
&_ WARNING
To avoid ser ious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, 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.
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
¢ page 203.

(D Note
Im pro per hook-u p of jum per cables can ru in
the gene ra tor.
- Always connect P OSITI VE( +) to POS ITI VE
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
ground post of t he battery manager contro l
u nit .
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on the battery
ce lls a re sc rewed in firmly . If not, t igh ten
pl ugs p rio r to connecting clamp on negative
batte ry te rminal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect­
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribe d above ap­
p lies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jump s tarte d. W hen you are giv ing a
ju mp s ta rt to an othe r vehicl e, do
not con­
n ect t he nega tive (- ) ca b le t o t he nega tive
(-) t ermin al on the di scharged battery @
c::> fig . 2 13 . Instead, securely connec t the
negative (-) cable to either a solid metal
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted t o the e n­
gine block o r to t he engine bloc k itsel f. If
the battery that is be ing c ha rge d d oes not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing batte ry gas
could ignite and e xplode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi require s speci al handling f or towing.
Th e follow ing informat ion is to be used by com­
mercia l tow tr uck o pera tors who know how to op­
e rat e the ir equip men t sa fely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines.
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
c::> page 255 and c::> pag e 256 .
Emergency situations
A WARNING
-A vehicle being towe d is not safe for passen-
ge rs. Neve r allow a nyo ne to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fi g. 214 Fron t bumper: cover
Fig. 215 Fron t bumper: installing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the rig ht side of the front
bumper .
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle too l
kit<=>
page 239.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure <=>
fig. 214 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
.,. Tigh ten t he towing loop in the threaded o pen­
ing until it sto ps
c::> fig. 215 and t hen tig hten it
w it h a wheel wre nc h .
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop ba ck in t he
ve hicle tool kit.
A WARNING
--
If t he tow ing loop is not tig htened until it
stops when installing, t he threads may be
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Anti-theft systems Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audi drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 262
AUTO 4-z one deluxe automatic climate control . . 68
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Automatic post-collision brak ing system . . 181
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Charg ing ... .. ............... .. .... . 214
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
I mportant warn ings .......... .. .. .. . 213
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Blower (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Boost display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Index
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brakes Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Brake system Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Brakes..... ... .. .. ................ . 182
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 7 4
Fluid reservoir . .. .. ............... .. 211
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Break-in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
T ires ......... .... ................ .
Breaking in
New tires
C
188
188
225
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 204
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Center armrest Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
267

Index
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Working in the engine compartment . . . . 203
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Adding coolant .. ............. .... .. . 210
Checking the engine coolant level. . . . . . . 209
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Radiator fan .... ................ .... 211
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Temperature ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Eng ine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 20
Engine warm-up request
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Environment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 215
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Fuel. .... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. . 200
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up. .. 191
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 212
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 210
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 207, 208
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 215
ESC
Automatic post-co llision braking system .
181
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
E . k xpans1on tan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
270
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
D' .
1mming ............................
48
Heating... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 47
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
168
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 166
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . .
190
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 200
Reducing eng ine noise by early upsh ifting . 10
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 10
w . th .
arming up e engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front airbags
D . t· escnp 10n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 128
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 136
Fuel
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
198
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Current consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Recommendation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
T k . an capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Fueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . .
201
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Index
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Replac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Kick-down tiptron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 1
D escr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
H ow t hey wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 2
I mport ant safety ins truc tions . . . . . . . . . . 15 3
L
Lane assist
refer to A ct ive lane assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Lap t imer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E valuating t imes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
P aus ing timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LATCH .............................. 172
Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Installing a child restraint ............ . 174
L ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
M ount ing and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 5
Light Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Com ing/Leav ing home ... ... ... .. .. .. .. 45
Daytime runni ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
E me rgency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
H eadlig ht assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
I n terior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Light/ rain sensor
Headlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 3
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Intermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
272
Lights
Head light range cont rol system . . . . . . . . .
43
Load ing the roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Locking
Power lock ing switc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
U sing the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Low beam Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Lowe r universal anchorages (Canada) . . . . . 172
Luggage compartment 12 Vo lt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cover ..... ... ... ... ...... ....... .. .. 63
E nla rgi ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Load ing ...... ... .... ..... ...........
62
Revers ib le mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Ski sa ck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storing c argo cor rec tly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Tr unk pass-throug h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
Luggage compartmen t lid
Closi ng b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
movement-activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Lumbar sup port
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 19, 28
Manua l shift p rogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Massage function Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mech anica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memory f unct io n
56
Mirror Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mir rors
dimming . ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 48
Exterior mi rro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 146

Index
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Occupants .. .. .. ................ ... . 119
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Protecting 195
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 128
R
Radiator fan
211
Ra in/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Ra is ing the veh icle .. ........... .... ... 257
Range (fuel level)) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 108, 109
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto­
mat ic cl imate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Remote control Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 41
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote control key
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 50
Repo rting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 125, 126
274
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rims ......... ... .. .. ............... 232
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Load ing... .... .. .. .. ............. ... 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 118
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Correct seating pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 132
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety belts ...................... 127, 130
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Special considerations for pregnant wom- en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety belt tensioner drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 19
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 147
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Warning tr iangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 20
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
l oose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 128
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 220
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 129
When must the airbag system be inspected? l46
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 173
W ild animal recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defrosting (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Windshield cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defrosting (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . 49, 216
Windshield wipers Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 50
Switching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Index
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Defrosting windows (4-zone deluxe auto-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli- mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Winter use Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Removing ice from windows . . . . . . . . . . . 195
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