
Child safety 
airbag  system  inspected  by your  authorized 
Audi dealer. 
- Take the  child  restraint off the  front  passen
ger  seat  and  install  it  properly  at  one  of the 
rear  seat  positions  if the 
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light  does  not  stay  on  whenever 
the  ignition  is switched  on . 
Booster  seats  and  safety  belts 
Properly  used booster  seats  con help  protect 
children  weighing  between  about  40  lbs.  and  80 
lbs. (18  kg and  36  kg)  who  ore  less than  4 
ft. 9 
in . (57  inches/1 .45  meters)  tall . 
Fig.  171 Rear seat: ch ild prope rly restrained  in a booster 
seat 
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The  vehicle's  safety  belts  alone  will  not  fit  most 
children  until  they are  at  least  4 
ft. 9  in . (57  in
ches/1.45  meters)  tall  and  weigh  about  80  lbs. 
(36  kg).  Booster seats  raise  these  children  up  so 
that  the  safety belt  will  pass  properly  over  the 
stronger  parts  of  their  bodies and the safety  belt 
can  help  protect  them in a crash. 
•  Do not  use  the  convertible locking  retractor 
when  using  the  vehicle's  safety belt to restrain 
a child  on  a  booster  seat. 
•  The  shoulder  be lt must  lie as  close  to  the  cen
ter  of the  child's  collar  bone as  possible  and 
must  lie flat  and  snug  on  the  upper  body.  It 
must  never  lie across  the  throat  or  neck. The 
lap  belt  must  lie across  the  pelvis  and  never 
across  the  stomach  or  abdomen . Make sure  the 
belt  lies  flat  and  snug . Pull  on  the  belt  to  tight
en  if necessary. 
•  If you  must  transport an  older  child  in a  boos
ter  seat  on  the  front passenger  seat,  you  can 
use  the safety  belt  height  adjustment  to  help 
adjust  the  shoulder  portion  properly . 
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• Secure  unused  safety  belts  on  the  rear  seat 
r=;, page  172 . 
Children  up  to  at  least  8  years  old  (over  40 lbs or 
18  kg) are  best  protected in child  safety  seats  de
signed  for  their  age  and  weight . Experts  say that 
the  skeletal  structure,  particularly the pelvis,  of 
these  children  is not  fully  developed,  and  they 
must  not  use the  vehicle  safety  belts  without  a 
suitable  child  restraint . 
It  is usually  best  to  put  these  children  in appro
priate  booster  seats . Be sure  the  booster  seat 
meets  all  applicable  safety  standards. 
Booster  seats  raise  the  seating  position of the 
child  and  reposition  both  the  lap  and  shoulder  parts  of the  safety  belt  so  that  they  pass  across 
the  child 's  body  in the  right  places.  The  routing  of 
the  belt  over  the  child 's  body  is very  important 
for  the  child's  protection,  whether  or  not a  boos 
ter  seat  is  used. Children  age  12 and  under  must 
always  ride in the  rear  seat. 
Children  who  are  at  least 4 
ft. 9 in. (57  inches/ 
1.45  meters)  tall  can  generally  use  the  vehicle's 
three  point lap  and  shoulder  belts . Never use  the 
lap  belt  portion  of the  vehicle's  safety  belt  alone 
to  restrain  any child,  regardless  of  how  big the 
child  is. Always remember  that childr en do  not 
have  the  pronounced  pelvic structure  required for 
the  proper  function of  lap  belt  portion  of the  ve
hicle 's three  point  lap  and  shoulder  belts.  The 
child's  safety  absolutely  requires  that  a  lap  belt 
portion  of  the  safety  belt  be  fastened  snugly  and 
as  low as  possible  around  the  pelvis . Never  let 
the  lap  belt  portion  of  the safety  belt  pass  over 
the  child's  stomach  or  abdomen . 
In  a  crash,  airbags  must  inflate  within  a  blink  of 
an  eye  and  with  considerable  force . In  order  to  do 
its  job,  the airbag  needs  room to inflate  so  that  it 
will  be  there  to  protect the  occupant  as  the occu
pant  moves  forward  into the  airbag . 
A vehicle  occupant  who  is out  of  position  and  too 
close  to  the  airbag  gets  in the  way of  an  inflating 
airbag . When  an  occupant  is too  close, he  or  she 
will  be struck  violently  and  will  receive  serious  or 
possibly  even  fatal  injury.  .,..  

Index 
Pregnant  women 
Specia l consid erations  when  wearing  a safe-
ty  belt  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . . . . . . . . . .  . . . .  140 
Pre sense  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  185 
Pressure (t ires)  .  . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  251 
Pretensioners  Pre sense  .  . . . . .  . . .  .  . . . . . .  . . .  . . .  . . . .  185 
Preven tat ive passenger protect ion  . .  . .  . . .  185 
Prewarming  .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  75 
Prope r occupant  seating  posit ions  .  . . . . .  .  12 7 
Prope r safety  belt  pos ition  . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  139 
Proper seat ing  pos ition 
Front  passenger  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  128 
Occupa nts . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  127 
Rear passengers  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  129 
Protect ing  . . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  207 
Q 
quattro  (all  wheel  drive)  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  192 
Question  What  happens to  unbelted  occupants?  136 
R 
Rad iator  fan  226 
Rain/light  sensor  Headlights  .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  43 
Indicator  light  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  22 
Intermittent  (winds hield  wipers)  . .  . .  . .  . .  49 
Raising the  vehicle  .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . .  269 
Range (fuel  leve l)  .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  24 
Reading lights  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  46 
Rear fog  lights  .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  43 
Rear light  Indicator  l ight  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  21 
Rear she lf  .  . .  . . . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  63 
Rear spoiler  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  193 
Rearview camera 
refer to Pa rking  systems  ..........  115,116 
Rear view  mir ror  .  . . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  48 
Rear w indow  defogger  (four- zone a utomat ic 
clim ate  cont ro l)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  7 2 
Rear window  defogger  (three -zone climate 
control)  .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . . . . . .  . . . . . .  . . .  . .  70 
Recirculation  mode  (fo ur-zone automatic  cli
mate  control)  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  71 
286 
Recircu lation  mode  (th ree-zone climate  con -
trol)  . . . .  . . .  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  .  69 
Recupe rat io n  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  24 
Ref illing  Ad B lue 
With  bottle .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. ..  216 
With  can ister  .. .. ..... ........... ...  216 
Ref uel ling  .  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . .  212 
Remote  cont ro l 
Ga rage door  opener  ( HomeLink)  . .  . .  . .  . .  .  41 
Unl ocking  and  locking  . . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  33 
Remote  cont rol  key 
L E D  . . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . .  . . . . . . . .  . . .  31 
Rep lac ing the  battery  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  .  31 
Repair manuals  .... .. ............... ..  274 
Repairs  Airbag  system  . . . . .  . .  . . .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  158 
Rep laci ng windsh ie ld w iper  b lades  .  . . . .  . .  .  50 
Reporting  Safety  Defects  . . . . . . . . . . .  133,  134 
Reset bu tton  (trip  odome ter)  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . .  .  26 
Resetting  the  trip  odometer  .  . . . . .  . . .  . . .  .  26 
Residua l heat  (four-zone  a utomatic  climate 
control)  . . . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . 72 
Retractor  . . .  . . . . . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  138 
Reversible mat  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  65 
Rims  ... ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... ..  248 
Roof rac k . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  61 
Lo ad ing  . . . . .  . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  .  62 
Roof weight  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  .  . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  .  62 
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Safe d rivi ng  habits 
Safety  1
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Airbag  system  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  143 
Belts  . . . . . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . . .  135 
Cargo  . . . . . . . .  . .  . . . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  132 
Correc t seating  posi tion  . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  12 7 
Pedal  area . .. .... .. .. .. ......... .. ..  131 
Safety  be lt  position  . .  . . .  . .  . .  . . . .  . . .  . . .  139 
Safety  belt  height  adjustment  . . . . . .  . . .  140 
Safety  be lts  wo rn by preg nant  women  140 
Safety  be lt  pretensioner 
Serv ice and disposal  . .  . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  . .  142 
Safety  be lts  . . .  . . . .  . .  . . .  . .  . . . . .  . . .  13 5,  138 
Cleaning  .  . . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . .  .  . . . .  . . .  . .  . .  207 
Danger to  passengers who  do  not  wear  a 
safety  be lt  . .  . . . .  . .  . .  . . . . . . . . . . . . .  . .  136