Emergency situations
-The battery cell locking screws must be
tightened securely .
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c> page 191.
(D Note
Improper hook-up of jumper cables can ruin
the generator.
- A lways connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE
(+), and NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
ground post of the battery manager control
unit.
- Check that a ll screw plugs on the battery
cells are screwed in firmly. If not, tighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on negative
battery terminal.
- Please note that the procedure for connect
ing a jumper cable as described above ap
plies specif ically to the case of your vehicle
being jump started . When you are giv ing a
jump start to another vehicle, do
not con
nect the negative(-) cable to the negative
(-) terminal on the discharged battery @
c> fig. 186. Instead, securely connect the
negative (-) cab le to either a solid metal
component that is firm ly bolted to the en
gine block or to the engine block itself. If
the battery that is being charged does not
vent to the outside , escap ing battery gas
could ignite and explode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hint s
Your Audi requires special handling for towing.
The following information is to be used by com
mercial tow truck operators who know how to op
erate the ir equipment safely.
-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.
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-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 238 and c> page 239.
A WARNING
A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen
gers . Never allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason .
Front towing loop
Do not in stall the front towing loop un til i t is
needed .
Fig. 187 Front bumper: removing the cover cap
Fig. 188 Front bumper: s crew ing in t he towing loop
The towing loop fits into the threaded hole locat
ed on the right side of the front bumper and cov
ered by a small cover when not in use .
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
ki t
c> page 225 .
... Press the cover in by applying short strong
pressure to the bottom part to r elease it from
the bumper
c> fig. 187.
... Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as i t will go
c> fig. 188 and tighten it
with the wheel wrench . ..,.
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When it is no longer needed, unscrew the towing
loop and put it back into the vehicle toolkit. Be
sure to have the towing loop stored in the vehicle
at all times.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not screwed in as far as it
w ill go, the thread can pull out when the vehi
cle is towed -potential risk of an accident .
Rear towing loop
Do not install the rear towing loop until it is
needed.
Fig. 189 Rear bumper: cover
Fig. 190 Rear bumper: Screwing i n tow ing loop
ID
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On the r ight side of the rear bumper there is a
threaded hole for the towing loop. The threaded
hole is protected by a cover.
• Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
r::!;> page 225.
• Press the cover in by applying short strong
pressure to the bottom part to re lease it from
the bumper
¢fig. 189.
• Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as it will go
r::!;> fig. 190 and tighten it
with the wheel wrench .
Emergency situations
Unscrew the towing loop again after use and in
stall the cover in the bumper. Install the cover in
the bumper. Return the towing loop to the tool kit. Be sure to have the towing loop stored in the
vehicle at all times.
A WARNING
-If the tow ing loop is not screwed in as far as it
will go, the thread can pull out when the vehi
cle is towed -potential risk of an accident.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig . 191 Veh icle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
• Attach the w inch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
• Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
• Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before mov ing the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
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scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work
shop personnel in order to assure proper per
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per
forming any of these procedures, always thor
oughly read all of the applicab le text and careful
ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 191 .
Consumer information
A WARNING
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac
cepted safety practices and general com
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or any
properly equipped and qualified workshop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off and the ignition key has been re
moved. The radiator fan switches on auto
matically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run until
the coolant temperature drops.
- Always remove the ignition key before any
one gets under the vehicle.
-Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle . The jack supplied with the vehi
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in "P"
(Park position) or Neutral (manual transmis-
sion) and the park brake is firmly applied . ..,.
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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
adaptive c ruise control
Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . . . 90
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Requ est for driver interv ention . . . . . . . . . . 94
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Adaptive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Additional accessories
Add itiv es 246
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjustable steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Adjusting Air distribution (automat ic climate control) .70
Instrument illuminat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 29
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Adv anced Airb ag-Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 135
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
How do the front ai rbags work? . . . . . . . . 137
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 135
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Important information ........... ... .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . ............... .... .. .
Knee airbags .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .
Monitoring
248
129
145
143
139 PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF light . . . . . . . . . 139
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14S
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
When must the system be inspected? . . . 139
all-wheel drive 174
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-free ze
refer to E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 196
Ant i-lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobili ze r .............. ... 37
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 244
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automat ic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Automatic belt retrac tor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Headlights
Clean ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Left hand dr ive, right hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . 46
T rave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Headlight washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
H ead restra ints ..................... .. 115
Ad justing .. .. ............... . 57, 58 , 115
Removing/ins tall ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H eated
exterior m irro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
rear w indow ........................ . 70
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
windsh ie ld washer spray no zzl es . . . . . . . . 50
H eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 123
H igh bea m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
High voltage warn ing label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
H ome link (garage door ope ner) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hood
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Re lease lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
H ow are child restra int system anchors re lat-
ed to ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 135
H ow sa fe ty belt pretens io ners wor k 127
I
Ignition
sw itch ing o n/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ignition key Emergency un lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ignition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Malfunct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
I mba lance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 13
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Important things to do before driving . . . . 112
I m properly wo rn s afe ty be lts . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Index
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
also refer to Warning/ indicator lights . . . . 13
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Inflation press ure (t ires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Installing the upper tether strap on the an
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Instruments and contro ls
Genera l ill ust ra tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights
Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Intermittent (windshie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . . 50
J
Jump -starting 236
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
K
Key....... ... .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. . 32
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Check lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 74
Ig nitio n/eng ine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
K ey repla cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Mechanica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 , 33
remov ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
u nlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 36
Ki ck -dow n
t ipt ronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
K nee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Impo rtant s afety i nstr uctions . . . . . . . . . . 145
L
La ne Change Assistant
refer to side assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing a child rest raint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
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by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 27
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Owner's Literature
5
p
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Panoramic tilting sunroof Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 39
E mergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tilting and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parcel she lf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking system (rear)
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parking system (rear, with rear view camera) Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switching rear view ca mer a on/ off . . . . . . 111
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Physical principles of a frontal collision 122
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 68
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows .. .. .... .... ..... ... ... .. .. 38
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panoramic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Index
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power steer ing
refertoElectro-mechanicalpowerassist . 174
Power window Convenience open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Powe r windows
Malfunc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 113
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all -wheel drive ............... 174
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 122
R
Radiator fan 199
Rain/light sensor Headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Intermittent (windsh ield wipers) . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear lid Escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear parking system with rearview camera . 106
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F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
Power easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Safety guide lines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Seat venti lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
S elect ive un lock fea ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Selecto r lever eme rgency re lease . . . . . . . . . 88
Service and d isposa l
Safety belt p re tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Service interval displ ay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . S 1
SE T butto n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (eff iciency program) . . . . . . . 27
Shut ting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Side airbags Descript io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
H ow they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
side assist Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8
D escription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 8
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side m arker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
S ound system d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of informat ion about ch ild restraints
and the ir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warn ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
I ndicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
S TART ENGIN E STO P button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Index
STAR T EN GIN E ST OP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Start ing fro m rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sta rt ing
off with a tra iler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start ing the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 , 75
Stee ring
Locking the stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to El ectro-me chani cal power as-
s ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Steering wheel Adjust ing stee ring column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator lig ht . .. .. .............. 18, 174
Steps for determin ing cor rect load limit . . . 219
Stopp ing the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 66
S tr onic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S elector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
S t ronic transm iss ion
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
La unch Contro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sun roof
refer to Panoram ic t ilt ing sun roof . . . . . . . 40
Sun sha des
Emergency closing (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Su n visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Symbols
refer to Warning/i ndicator lights . . . . . . . . 13
T
Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T echn ica l da ta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 41
T echn ica l mod ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tether anc ho rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
T ethe r strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tie-downs ....... ... ..... ....... .. 65, 119
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
K ick-dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
257
Index
Tires....... ... .................. ... . 205
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tire pressure . .... .............. 215, 224
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 222, 223
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Unid irectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 207
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Torn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 223
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Trailer towing
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 87
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage.. .. .. ... ............ .... .. .. 24
Single-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment .... .. 64, 118
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
258
Uniform tire quality grading
222
Unlocking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Un locking/locking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the conven ience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle electr ica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 241
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stab ilization Control (E5C) . . . . . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241