
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  ligh ts  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 11 
Driver  information  system  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . 23 
On Board  Diagnostic  System  (OBD)  .  . . .  .  28 
Opening  and  closing  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 30 
Keys  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 30 
Central  locking  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . 31 
Luggage  compartment  lid  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . 36 
Ch ild safety  lock  .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  39 
Power Windows  . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 
40 
Va let parking  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . 41 
Sunroof.  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . 41 
Garage  door opener  (Home link) . . . .  . . .  .  42 
Lights  and  Vi sion  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 44 
E xterior  lighting  .  . .  .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  44 
I n terior  lighting  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  47 
V1s1on  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  48 
Windshield  wipers  . .  .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 
51 
Seats  and  storage  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 53 
General  information  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . 53 
Fr ont  seats  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  54 
Head  restra ints  . . .  .  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 
56 
Memory  function  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  .  57 
Ashtray  .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  59 
C igarette  lighter  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  59 
12 Volt  sockets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 60 
Storage  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . 60 
Roof  rack  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . 62 
Luggage  compartment  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  64 
Pa ss- throug h w it h  ski  bag  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  66 
Warm  and  cold  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . 6 7 
Climate  control  system  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  67 
Three-zone  climate control  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  68 
F our-zone  automatic  climate  control . . . .  70 
Steering  wheel heating  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  72 
2 
Driving  .... . .. .. .. .. ... . .. .... ... . . 
Steering  . ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... . . 
73 
73 
Starting  and  stopping  the  eng ine  . . . . .  . .  74 
E lectromechanical  parking brake  . . . . .  . .  77 
Start-Stop-System  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  79 
Speed warning  system  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
81 
Cruise cont rol  system  . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  82 
Audi  adaptive  crui se  control  and 
braking  guard  . . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 
84 
Introduction  . . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  84 
General  information  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  84 
Audi  adaptive  cruise  control  . . . . . . . . .  . .  86 
Audi  braking  guard  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  90 
Messages  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 
91 
Audi  active  lane  as sist  . . . . . . . . .  . . 93 
Lane assist  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  93 
Audi  side  as sist  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 96 
Side assist  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  96 
Audi  drive  select  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . 100 
Driving  settings  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 100 
Raising/lowering  the vehicle  .  . . . . .  . . .  . . 102 
Driver  messages  .  . . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 102 
Night  vision  a ssist  . . .  .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 103 
Night  vision  assist  with  pedestrian  and 
wild  animal  h ighlighting  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . 
103 
Automatic  transmission  . . . . . . .  . . 106 
5 tronic,  t iptronic  . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . 106 
Parking  systems  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . 113 
General  information  .  . . . .  .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 113 
Parking  system  plus  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 114 
Rearv iew camera  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 115 
Periphera l cameras  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 118 
Adjusting  the display  and  the  warning 
tones . . . . . . . .  . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
123 
Error  messages  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . . 123 
Trail er  hi tch  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 123 
Safety  ..... .. .. .. .. ... ..... ..... .. 125 
Driving  safety  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 125 
Basics  . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . 125 
Correct  passenger  seating positions  . . . . . 126  

Sea ts  and  stor age 
the  risk  of  injury  during  a sudde n braking 
maneuver  o r in the  event  of  an  accident. 
- Any articles  of  clothing  that  you  have  hung 
up  must  not  interfere  with  the  driver's  view. 
The  coat  hooks  are  designed  only  for  light
weight  cloth ing.  Never  hang  any  clothing 
with  hard,  pointed  or  heavy  objects  in the 
poc kets  on  the  coat  hooks.  Dur ing  sudden 
bra king  or  in an  accident  -especia lly if the 
airbag  is dep loyed  -these  objects  could  in
jure  any  passengers  inside  the  vehicle. 
- To  reduce  the  risk of  pe rsonal  inj ury in an 
a cci den t or  su dden  stop,  a lways  keep  the 
glove  compartment  closed  while  driv ing. 
- Read  and  follow  a ll WARN ING S 
<=> page  162,  Important  safety  instru ctions 
on  the  side  airbag  system. 
- Hang  clothes  i n such  a  way that  they  do  not 
impa ir the  driver's  vis ion. 
- The  coat  hooks  must  only  be  used  for  lig ht
we ight  clot hing.  Do not  leave  any  heavy  or 
sharp  edged  objects  in the  pockets  which 
may  interfere  wit h the  side  curtain  airbag 
deployment  and  can  cause  personal  injury  in 
a crash. 
- Do not  use  coat  ha ngers  for  hanging  cloth
ing  on  the  coat  hooks  as  this  can  interfere 
with  prope r deployment  of  the  side  curtain 
airbags  in an  accident. 
- Do not  hang  heavy  objects  on  the  coat 
hooks,  as  they  co uld  cause  personal  injury  in 
a sudden  stop. 
- For  strength-related  reasons,  the  mounting 
hooks  can  on ly be  used  to  secure  objects 
weighing  up  to  10  lb.  (5  kg).  Heavier  objects 
will  not  be  adequate ly secured  -there  is a 
risk  of  in jury. 
(D Note 
Objects  located  on the  rear  shelf  that  rub 
aga inst  the  rear  window  could  damage  the 
heati ng wires  for  the  rea r window  defogger . 
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Roof  rack 
Description  and  mounting  locations 
Additional  cargo  can be  carried with a roof  lug
gage  rack. 
Fig. 6 7 Roof  rack attachment  po ints 
..  Always  read  and  fo llow  the  ins truc tions  provid
ed  by the  roof  rack  manufact urer  when  instal
ling  the  roof  rack  system . 
If luggage  or  cargo  is to  be  ca rried  o n the  roof, 
you  must  observe  the  fo llowing : 
- Onl y use  roof  racks  approved  for  your  veh icle . 
Th ese  approved  roof  rack s are  the  basis  fo r a 
c omp le te  roo f  rack  system.  Add it ion al attac h
ments  or  carrier  systems  are  needed  to  trans 
port  luggage  and  sports  equipment.  We  recom
mend  us ing  roof  racks  from  the  A udi  original 
accessories  program . 
- When  installing  the  roof  rack,  make  sure  it  is 
only  mounted  on  the  designated  locations  on 
the  roof <=> 
fig.  67. 
-We  recommend  that  you  keep  the  installation 
instructions  for  your  roof  rack  system  together 
w ith  your  Owner 's  literature  in the  vehicle. 
When  should th e roof  rac k be  removed? 
- Before  goi ng through  an  automatic  ca r wash  (i t 
is  best  to  ask  the  car  wash  operator  for  advice). 
- When  not  in  use,  to  reduce  f uel  consumptio n, 
wind  noise  and  to  g uard  against  theft . 
A WARNING 
- Use  of  an  unapproved  roof  rack  o r incorrect 
mounting  of  an  approved  roof  rack  can 
cause  t he  roof  rack  or  the  items  attached  to 
it to  fall  off  the  roof  onto  the  road . 
~  

-Objects  fal ling  from  the  roof  of a vehicle  can 
cause  a  crash  and  personal  injury. 
- Only mount  the  roof  rack  on  the  designated 
locations  on  the  roof 
c:> fig.  67. 
-The  roof  rack  system  must  be  installed  ex
act ly according  to  the  instructions  provided . 
- When  driving  with  a  roo f rack  system, 
changes  to  the  center  of gravity  and  wind 
resistance  can  change  the  vehicle  handling 
and  lead  to  a  collision.  Always adapt  your 
dr iv ing  and  your  speed  to  the  current  condi
t ions. 
- Your vehicle  warranty  does  not  cover  any 
damages  to  the  vehicle  caused  by using  roof 
racks  or  mounting  structures  not  approved 
by Audi for  your  vehicle . The same  applies  to 
damage  result ing  from  incorrect  roof  rack 
i nstallation. 
-Always  check  the  roof  rack  mount ings  and 
hardware  before  each  t rip  and  dur ing  a  tr ip 
to  make  sure  everyt hing  is securely  tight
ened. 
If necessary,  ret igh ten  the  mo unt ings 
and  c hec k the  en tire  system  from  time  to 
time. 
- After  mounting  a  roof  rack  system,  or when 
you  transport  objects  on  the  roof  of your  ve 
hicle,  the  height  of the  vehicle  is  naturally 
increased . Be careful  when  driving  under 
l ow  bridges  or  in  parking  garages  for  exam
ple.  This could  cause  damage  to  the  load 
and  even  the  vehicle  itself. 
- Make s ure  the  open  rear  lid  and  the  sun
roof*  do  not  come  into  contact  with  the  roof 
rack. 
Loading the  roof  rack 
Always  distribute  loads  evenly.  Make sure  any
thing  on  the roof  rack  is securely  tied  down. 
~ Always  distribute  the  loads  on  the  roof  rack 
evenly . 
~ Always  attach  items  to  the  roof  rack  securely 
before  you  drive  off. 
The  maximum  perm iss ible  roof  weight  is 
220  lb 
( 100  kg ). 
The  roof  weight  is the  total of the 
Seat s and  sto rage 
weight  o f the  roof  rack,  the  attachments  and  the 
cargo  you  are  carrying.  You must  a lso  not  exceed 
the  max imum  load  weight  for  the  roof  rack you 
are  using. 
When  using  a  roo f rack  system  which  has  a  lower 
load  carrying  capacity,  you  must  not  use  up  the 
total  max imum  permissible  load  carry ing  capac i
ty  specified  above.  Instead,  you  should  load  the 
roof  rack  system  only  to  the  maximum  capacity 
specified  by the  manufacturer  of the  roof  rack 
system . 
A WARNING 
= -Weak,  damaged  or  imprope r straps  used  to 
secure  items  to  the  roof  rac k can  fail  d uring 
hard  brak ing  o r in a  co llision  and  cause  seri 
ous  persona l injury. 
- Make sure  the  roof  r ack is  installed  exactly 
as  specified  above 
c:> page  62. 
- Always use  suitable  mounting  straps  fo r se
cur ing  items  to  the  roof  rac k to  he lp  prevent 
items  from  shifting  o r flying  forward . 
- Items  on  the  roof  rack mus t always  be  se 
curely mounted. 
- The use  of  a  roof  rack  can  negative ly affect 
the  w ay a vehicle  hand les.  Cargo  tha t is 
large,  heavy,  b ulk y,  long  or flat  wi ll have  a 
grea ter  negat ive  infl uence  on  the  vehicle's 
aerodynamics,  center  of  gravity  and  overa ll 
handling.  Always  drive  slowly,  avoid  sudden 
braking  and  maneuvers  when  transporting 
cargo  on  the  roof  of your  vehicle. 
- Never  exceed  the  max imum  permissib le 
load  carrying  capacity  of the  roof  of your  ve
h icle,  the  permiss ible  axle  weights  and  the 
perm iss ible  total  we ight  of your  vehicle 
c:> page  2 70,  Weights . 
@ For the  sake of  the  environment 
As a  result  of  the  increased  wind  res istance 
created  by a  roof  rack,  your  vehicle  is  using 
fuel  unnecessarily . So  remove  the  roof  rack 
after  using  it . 
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A WARNING 
A child  in a  rearward-facing  child  seat  insta l
led  on  the  front  passenger  seat  will be  ser i
ously  injured  and  can  be  k illed  if the  front  air
bag  inflates  - even  with  an  Advanced  Airbag 
System. 
- Although  the  Advanced  A irbag  System  in 
yo ur vehicle  is designed  to  t urn  off  t he front 
airbag  when  a  rea rward-facing  child  re
straint  has  been  insta lled  on  the  fron t pas 
senger  seat,  nobody  can  absolutely  g uaran 
tee  that  deployment  is  impossible  in  a ll con
ceivable  situations  that  may  happen  during 
the  useful  life  of your  vehicle. 
- The  inflating  airbag  will  hit  the  child  seat  or 
infant  carrier  w ith  great  force  and  will 
smash  the  c hild  seat  and  child  against  the 
backrest,  center  armrest,  door,  or  roof. 
-Always  install  rearward-fac ing  ch ild  re
straints  on  the  rear  seat. 
- If  you  must  install  a  rearward  fac ing  ch ild 
seat  on  the  front  passenger  seat  because  of 
exceptiona l circumstances  and  the 
PASSEN 
GER A IR BAG OFF light  does  not  come  on 
and  stay  on,  immediately  install  the  rear
facing  child  seat  in a  rea r seat ing  position 
and  have  the  airbag  system  inspected  by 
yo ur Audi  dealer. 
A WARNING 
If,  in except io nal  circumst ances,  you  must  in
stall  a forward-f acing  chi ld  restraint  on  the 
front  passenger's  seat: 
- Always  ma ke  sure  the  forward-fac ing  seat 
has  been  designed  and  ce rtified  by its  man 
ufacturer  for  use  on  a front  seat  with  a  pas
senger  front  and  s ide  a irbag . 
- Never  put  the  forward -facing  child  restraint 
up  against  or  very  near  the  instrument  pan
el. 
- Always  move  the  passenger  seat  into  its 
rea rmost  position  in the  seat's  fore  and  aft 
adjustment  range,  as  far  away  from  the  air
bag  as  possib le,  before  insta lling  the  for
ward-facing  child  restra int.  The  backrest 
must  be  adjusted  to  an  up right  posit ion . 
Airb ag  sys tem 
-Always make  sure  that  there  is  noth ing  on 
the  front  passenge r seat  that  will cause  the 
capacitive  passenger  detection  system  in 
the  seat  to  signal  to  the  Airbag  System  that 
the  seat  is occup ied  by a  person  when  it  is 
not,  or  to  s ignal  that  it  is  occupied  by some
one  w ho  is  heavier  than  the  person  actually 
sit ting  on  the  sea t. T he  presen ce  of  addi
tional  ob je cts  cou ld  cause  t he  passenger 
front  airbag  to  be  turned  on  when  it  should 
be  off,  or  cou ld  cause  the  ai rbag  to  work  in a 
way  that  is d ifferent  from  the  way  it wou ld 
have  wo rked  without  the  object  on  the  seat. 
- Make sure  that  the 
PASSENGER AIR  BAG 
OFF light  comes  on  and  stays  on  a ll the  time 
whenever  the  ignit ion  is switched  on. 
Advanced  Airbag System  components 
The front  passenger  seat  in your  veh icle  has  a  lot 
of very  important  parts  of the  Advanced  Airbag 
System  in it . These  parts  include  the  capacitive 
passenger  detection  system,  wir ing,  brackets, 
and  more.  The  contro l unit  m onito rs the  sys tem 
o n t he  fro nt  passenge r seat  when  t he  igni tion  is 
swi tched  on  and  turns  the  airbag  indica tor  ligh t 
on  when  a  malfunction  in the  one  of the  system 
components  is detected ¢ 
page 154. Because 
the  front  passenger  seat  contains  important 
parts  of the  Advanced  A irbag  System,  you  must 
take  care  to prevent  it from  being  damaged. 
Damage  to  the  seat  may  prevent  the  Adva nced 
Airbag  System  for  the  front  passenge r seat  from 
doing  its  job  in a  crash. 
The front  Ad vanced  Airbag System  consists 
of  the  following: 
- Crash  senso rs  in the  front  of the  veh icle  tha t 
measure  vehicle  acce le ra tion/decele ration  to 
p rov ide  informa tion  to  the  Advanced  A irbag 
System  abo ut  the  sever ity  of the  cras h. 
- An elect ronic  contro l unit,  with  integ rated 
cr ash  sensors  for  front  a nd  side  impac ts.  Th e 
cont rol  un it  "decides"  whether  to fi re the  fron t 
airbags  based  on  the  info rmation  rece ived  from 
the  crash  sensors . The  contro l un it  also  "de 
cides"  whether  the  safety  belt  pretensioners 
should  be  activated.  .,. 
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by being  pushed  into  you  as  the  airbag  in
flates. 
- Never  place  or  attach  accessories  or other  objects  (such  as  cup  holders,  telephone 
brackets,  or even  large,  bulky  objects)  on 
the  doors,  over  or  near  the  area  marked 
"AIRBAG" on  the  seat  backrests. 
- Such  objects  and  accessories  can  become  dangerous  projectiles  and  cause  injury 
when  the supplemental  side  airbag  de
ploys. 
- Never  carry  any  objects  or  pets  in the  de ployment  space  between  them  and  the 
airbags  or allow  children  or  other  passen
gers  to  travel  in this  position. 
- Always  use  the built-in  coat  hooks  only  for 
lightweight  clothing.  Never  leave  any heavy 
or sharp-edged  objects  in the pockets  that 
may  interfere  with  side  airbag deployment 
and  can  cause  personal  injury  in  an  accident . 
- Always  prevent  the side  airbags  from  being 
damaged  by heavy  objects  knocking  against 
or  hitting  the  sides  of the  seatbacks. 
- The  airbag  system can only  be  triggered 
once.  If  the  airbag  has  been  triggered,  the 
system  must  be  replaced  by an  authorized 
Audi  dealership . 
- Damage  (cracks,  deep  scratches  etc.)  to  the 
original  seat  covers  orto  the  seam  in the  area  of the  side  airbag  module  must  always 
be  repaired  immediately  by an  authorized 
Audi  dealer. 
- If  children  are  seated  improperly,  their risk 
of  injury  increases  in  the case  of  an  accident 
c;, page  166,  Child safety. 
-Never  attempt  to  modify  any  components  of 
the  airbag  system  in any  way. 
- In  a  side  collision,  side  airbags  will  not  func
tion  properly  if sensors  cannot  correctly 
measure  increasing  air  pressure  inside the 
doors  when  air  escapes  through  larger,  un
closed  openings  in the  door  panel. 
- Never  drive  with  interior  door  trim  panels  removed. 
- Never  drive  when  parts  have  been  re
moved  from  the  inside  door  panel  and  the 
openings  they  leave  have  not  been  proper
ly  closed. 
Airbag  system 
-Never  drive  when  loudspeakers  in the 
doors  have  been  removed  unless  the 
speaker  holes  have  been  properly  closed. 
- Always  make  certain  that  openings  are 
covered  or filled if additional  speakers  or 
other  equipment  is installed  in the  inside 
door  panels. 
- Always  have  work  on  the  doors  done  by  an 
authorized  Audi  dealer  or  qualified  work
shop. 
Side  curtain  airbags 
Description  of  side curtain  airbags 
The side  curtain  airbag system  can provide  sup
plemental  protection  to properly  restrained  oc cupants. 
Fig. 164 S ide  curta in airb ags,  driver's  side:  s ide  curtai n air
bag  locat ion 
The  side  curtain  airbags  are  located  on  both  sides 
of  the  interior above  the  front and rear  side  win
dows 
c;, fig.  164. They  a re  identified  by the  word 
"AIRBAG" on  the windshield  frame and the  cen
ter  roof  pillar . 
Th e side  curta in airbags  contain  features  that 
provide  ejection  mitigation  to help  prevent  vehi
cle  occupants  or  parts  of  their bodies  from  being 
completely  or  partially  ejected  from  the  vehicle 
interior  in certain  side impacts  and  vehicle  roll
overs. 
The side  curtain  airbag  system  supplements  the 
safety  belts  and  can help to reduce  the  risk  of  in
jury  for  occupants'  heads  and  upper  torso . The 
side  curtain  airbag  inflates in  side  impacts  and 
only when  the  vehicle  acceleration registered  by 
the  control  unit  is high  enough.  If  this  rate  is 
II> 
163  

(a) Curb  weight 
(b) Accessory  weight 
(c) Vehicle  capacity  weight, and 
(d)  Production  options  we ight 
Ma ximum  (permissible) 
inflation  pressure 
means  the  maximum  cold  infla
tion  pressure  to  which  a t ire  may 
be  inflated.  Also  called  "maxi 
mum  inflation  pressure." 
Normal  occupant weight 
means 150 lbs. (68 kilograms) 
times  the  number  of  occupants 
seated  in the  veh icle  up  to  the  to
tal  seating  capacity  of your  vehi c le. 
Occupant  distribution 
means  distribution  of  occupants 
in  a vehicle. 
Outer  diameter 
means  the  overall  diameter  of  an 
inflated  new  tire. 
Overall  width 
means  the  linear  distance  be
tween  the  exteriors  of  the  side
walls  of  an  inflated  tire,  including  elevations  due  to  labeling,  deco 
rations,  or  protective  bands  or 
ribs . 
Wheels 
Ply 
means  a  layer  of  rubber-coated 
parallel  cords . 
Production  options  weight 
means  the  combined  weight  of 
those  installed  regular  production 
options  weighing  over  5  lbs.  (2.3  kg)  in  excess  of  those  standard 
items  which  they  replace,  not  pre
viously  considered  in  curb  weight 
or  accessory  weight,  including  heavy  duty  brakes , ride  levelers, 
roof  rack,  heavy  duty  battery,  and 
special  trim . 
Radial  ply tire 
means  a  pneumatic  tire  in which 
the  ply  cords  that  extend  to  the  beads  are  laid  at  substantially  90 
degrees  to  the  centerline  of  the 
tread. 
Recommended  inflation 
pressure 
see ~ page  234,  Cold  tire  infla
tion  pressure . 
Reinforced tire 
means  a tire  designed  to  operate 
at  higher  loads  and  at  higher  in
flation  pressures  than  the  corre sponding  standard  tire.  Rein 
forced  tires  may  be  identified  as 
235  

J 
Jac k  251 
J ump-starting  . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  264 
Jumpe r cables  . .  . .  . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  265 
K 
Key ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... ..  30 
Emergency key  .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  30 
Indicator  light  . .  . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  76 
K ey not  recognized  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  76 
Key replacement  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  30 
Master  key  . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  30 
Mechanical  key  . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  30 
R eplac ing the  battery  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  3 1 
K ick-down  (automatic  transmission)  . . .  . .  .  110 
Knee ai rbags  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  158 
D escrip tion  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 158 
H ow  they  work  .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  159 
Important  safety  instructions  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  160 
L 
Lane assist 
refer to Act ive  lane assist  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  93 
L ATCH  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  179 
D escr ip ti on  . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  180 
I ns tal ling a chi ld restraint  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 18 1 
L ocation  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . 180 
M ounting  and  releasing  the  anchorage 
hook  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  181 
L aunch  cont rol  prog ram  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  110 
Leather  care/clean ing  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  .  206 
L eaving  home  .  . . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  46 
Lifting  jack . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  255 
Light  Ambie nt  lighting  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  47 
Com ing/Leav ing  home  .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  46 
Daytime  runn ing  lights  . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . . .  44 
E mergency  flashe rs  . . . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  47 
H igh  beam  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  45 
H igh  be am  ass ist  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  45 
I n ter io r/reading  lig hts  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  47 
L ow  beams  . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  4 4 
Pa rking  lights  . . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  4 4 
Rear fog  lights  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  44 
Turn  signa ls  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  45 
Index 
Li ght/rain  senso r 
Head lights  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  44 
Indicator  light . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  22 
Intermittent  (windshie ld  wipers)  . . .  . .  . .  .  51 
Li ght ing 
E xterior  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  44 
Interior  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  47 
Li ghts 
He ad ligh t range  cont ro l sys tem  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  44 
Load ing  the  roof  rack  . . . .  . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  63 
Locking  Power locking  switch  .  . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  35 
Remote  control . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  .  33 
Using  the key  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  35 
L ow  beam 
Indicator  light  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  21 
L ow  beams  . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  44 
Lower  universal  anchorages  (Canada)  179 
L uggage  comp artmen t 
12 Vo lt  socket  . . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  60 
Cargo net  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  65 
En larging  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  64 
Load ing... .... .. .. ............... .. .  64 
Ski  sack .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  66 
Stor ing  cargo  correctly  . . .  .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  131 
Stow ing  luggage  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  131 
Tie-downs  . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  6S 
Luggage  compartment  lid 
Closing  button  .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  37 
Emergency  release . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  39 
movement -activated  opening  . . . . . . . . . . . 38 
Open ing/closing  . .  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  .  37 
Lumba r support 
Front  seats  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  5S 
M 
Maintenance  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  273 
Mainten ance i ntervals  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . .  . .  .  26 
Malfunc tion  Indicator  Lamp  (MIL)  . . .  . .  20,  28 
Manua l shift  program  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  110 
Massage function  Front  seats  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  55 
Mechan ica l key  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  30 
Memo ry fun ct ion  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  5 7 
Mirror  Vanity  mirror  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . .  . . . . .  . .  . .  .  50 
283  

Pregnant women 
Special  considerations  when  wearing  a safe-
ty  belt  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  139 
Pre  sense  .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ....  . 
Pressure (tires) 
Pretensioners  184 
249 
Pre sense  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  184 
Preventative  passenger  protection  . .  . . . . .  184 
Prewarming  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  74 
Proper  occupant  seating  positions  .  . . . . .  .  126 
Proper  safety  belt  position  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  138 
Proper  seating  position  Front  passenger  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  127 
Occupants . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . 126 
Rear passengers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  .  128 
Protecting  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  205 
Q 
quattro  (all  wheel  drive).......... ..... .  191 
Quest ion 
What  happens  to  unbelted  occupants?  135 
R 
Radiator  fan  224 
Rain/light  sensor  Headlights  . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  44 
Indicator  light  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  . .  22 
Intermittent  (windshield  wipers)  . .  . . . . . .  51 
Raising  the  vehicle  .  . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  268 
Range (fuel  level) . . . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  24 
Reading lights  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . .  47 
Rear fog  lights  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  44 
Rear lid  Escape  hand le . . . . . . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . .  .  251 
Opening  and  clos ing  . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  36 
Rear light  Indicator  light  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  21 
Rearview  camera 
refer to Parking  systems  . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  114,  115 
Rear  view  m irror  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  49 
Rear window  defogger  (four-zone  automatic 
climate  control)  . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  71 
Rear  window  defogger  (three-zone  climate 
control)  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . .  69 
Index 
Recirculation  mode  (four-zone  automatic  cli
mate  control)  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  70 
Recirculation  mode  (three-zone  climate con-
trol)  . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  68 
Recuperation  .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  24 
Refilling  AdBlue  With  bottle  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  214 
With  canister  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  214 
Refuelling  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  210 
Remote  control  Garage door  opener  (Homelink)  .  . . .  . .  . .  .  42 
Unlocking  and  locking  .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  33 
Remote  control  key  LED  . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  31 
Replacing  the battery  .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . . .  31 
Remote  rear lid  release  . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  36 
Repair  manuals  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  273 
Repairs  Airbag  system  .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  157 
Replacing  Light  bulbs  .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  263 
Replacing  windshield  wiper  blades  . . . . . . . .  52 
Reporting  Safety  Defects  . . . . . . . . . . .  132,  133 
Reset button  (trip  odometer)  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  26 
Resetting  the  trip odometer  . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  26 
Residual  heat  (four-zone  automatic  climate 
control)  . . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  71 
Retractor  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  13 7 
Rims  ..... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. ..  246 
Roof  rack  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  62 
Loading  . . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  63 
Roof weight  .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  63 
s 
Safe  driving  habits 
Safety  12S 
Airbag  system  .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  142 
Belts  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  134 
Cargo  .  . . .  . .  . .  .  . . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  131 
Correct  seating  position  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  126 
Pedal area  .  . .  . .  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  130 
Safety  belt  pos ition  . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  138 
Safety  belt  height  adjustment  . .  . . .  . .  . .  139 
Safety  be lts  worn  by pregnant  women  . . .  139 
Safety  belt  pretens ioner 
Service and  disposal  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  141 
285