2016 AUDI S4 tires

Consumer inf orm ation
@ For the sake of the env ironment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels. Th is is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
fl ui d, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers mig ht be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handl ing may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modu les
safety be lts wi th pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be comp romised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fo l­
lowing points when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from author ized Audi dealer.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities,
too ls and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly.
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A WARNING
-
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
Qpage 203.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair wor k is not per­
formed a ccording to specified methods, this
c an resul t in severe damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (such as corrosion)
and adve rsely af fect your vehicle's war ranty.
- I f emergency repai rs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manuf acture r ca nnot be held liable for
damage which occurs d ue to failure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications '
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech ­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an a uthorized Audi de aler bef ore
sta rt ing work on any modifica tions.
This will help ensure that vehicle fu nction, per­
fo rmance and safety are not impaired
Q ,& .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
funct io ns. Because of the way elect ronic compo­
nen ts a re interconnected with each othe r, such
malfunc tions c an also have an adverse affect on
othe r systems that are not d irectl y involved. This ..,.

Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 260
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
adaptive cruise control Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . . . 99
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
R equ est for driver interven tio n . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .
Engine oil .. .. .. .. . ... .... .. ... .. .. .
W indshield washer fluid ............. .
Additional accessories
Additives Eng ine oil .... .. .. . .. .......... .. .. .
Adjustable steer ing column .......... .. . .
Adjusting 210
207
216
260
207
80
Air distribution (automat ic climate control) .78
Instrumen t illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Temperatu re (automatic climate control) . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 144
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
D ispos al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 146
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 144
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Monitoring 148
262
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 148
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
S ide curta in air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? . . . 148
a ll- wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 208
Ant i-lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft systems
E le ctronic immobilizer................. 37
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 258
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automa tic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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0 ::..:: co ..... ..... Index
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Hood
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gearshift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearshift lever
6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 90
General illustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 219
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 255
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
H
Head lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Headlights Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
L eft hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 50
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H eadlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Adjusting .. .. .... ...... ... .. . 61, 62, 124
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window .. ................. .... .. 78
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
windshield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 132
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H igh voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 44 Opening
203
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
How many air bags does my vehicle have? . . 144
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 136
I
Ignit ion
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition key Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignit ion lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Importantthingstodobeforedriving .. .. 121
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 13
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Inflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments and contro ls
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front...... ... . ... ................ .. 51
R ear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 54
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Jump-starting 250
Jumper cables . .. .. ............... .. .. 251
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0 ::..:: co ..... ..... multitron ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual s hift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
N
Natura l leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 196
N et . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
0
Occupant seating posit ions 122
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Offro ad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
OFF (automatic cl imate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
O il
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 207
O il cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
On -Board D iagnostic System (OBD)
Data L ink Con nector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E lect ronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
M alf unctio n I ndica to r L amp (MIL) . . . . . . . 29
Open door or front lid warni ng . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening ... .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .... .. 31
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38, 40
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Opening/clos ing
at the lock cylinde r. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Othe r equipmen t (efficiency prog ram) . . . . . 27
Outside temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Owner's Literat ure
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p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Pa int No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Pa reel shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Index
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parking a id
Cleaning sensors/ came ra lenses . . . . . . . . 194
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
also refer to Electromechanical
par king b rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Parking system (rear) Adjust ing the war ning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking system (rear, with rear v iew camera)
Parki ng mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Switch ing on/off .................... 117
Swi tching rea r view came ra o n/off . . . . . . 1 20
Partition net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 71
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 148
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 25
Physical princip les of a frontal collision . . . 131
Polish ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Po llutant filte r (automat ic A/C sys tem) . . . . 76
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Windows ....... .. .................. 41
Power locking system Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
S lid ing/ti lting sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power steer ing
refer to Electro-mechan ica l power assist . 181
Power window Convenience open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 42
P ower windows
Child safety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
M alfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Pregnant women Spec ial considerat ions when wea ring a safe-
ty be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
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Index
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Steer ing
L ocking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Steering wheel
Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 181
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 231
St . th ·
opping e engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 75
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
S tronic transmission
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
La unch Control Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
also refer to Sliding/tilting sunroof 42, 43
Sun shades Rear doors 53,54
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbo ls
refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tether strap ..... ................ .... 173
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 128
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Tires .. ...... .. .. .................... 217
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
272
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227, 236
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 235
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22S
Unidirectional .. ... ... ..... .......... 219
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 219
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 235
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Trailer towing Operating instructions. ..... ....... ... 190
Technical requirements ........... 190, 191
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Transmission ma lfunction (indicator light) . . 96
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Tr ip computer
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage...... ... .. .. ................ 24
s· 1 t · 1ng e-rip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Tr ip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 69, 126
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid .. .. .... ........... 37 ,38
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
Unfastening safety belts
13S
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Unlocking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

..... N
0 ::..:: co ..... ..... Unlocking/locking at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Veh icle control modules......... .. .. .. . 176
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Veh icle Identification Number (V IN) . . . . . . 255
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Vent ilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
We ights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 131
Index
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 217
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 219
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 229
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 132
When must the a irbag system be inspected? .148
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windshield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windsh ield washer fluid
Low leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windshield wipers
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 56
Switching on/off ... ...... ....... .. .. . 54
216
Washer reservoir
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
233
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter operation
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Removing ice from windows 195
X
Xenon head lights .. ............. 48, 50, 249
273