2016 AUDI S7 belt

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Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Paint
Paint damage Refer to the paint number on the vehicle data label, repair
with touch up paint
c> page 271
Spilled fuel Rinse with water immediately
Surface rust Rust remover, then protect with hard wax; for questions,
refer to an author ized Audi dealer.
Corrosion Ha
ve it removed by an authorized Audi dealer.
Water no longer Protect with hard wax (at least tw ice per year)
beads on the surface
of clean paint
No shine even though Treat with suitab le polish; then apply paint protectant if
paint has been pro- the polish that was used does not contain any protectant
tected/paint looks
poor
Deposits such as in- Dampen with water immediately and remove with a micro-
sects, bird droppings, fiber cloth
tree sap and road sa lt
Grease-based con-Remove immediately with a mild soap solutional and a soft
taminants such as cloth
cosmetics or sunb lock
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as painted parts c> page 205
al Mild soap solu tion: maximu m two ta ble spoon s of neu tral soap in 1 quart (1 lit er) of water
Internal cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windows
Deposits Glass cleaner, then wipe dry
Decorative parts/ Deposits Mild soap so lutiona>
trim
Plastic parts
Deposits Damp cloth
Heavier deposits Mild soap solutiona>, detergent-free plastic clean ing solu-
tion, if necessary
Displays Deposits
Soft cloth with LCD cleaner
Controls Deposits Soft brush, then a soft clot h with a m ild soap solutional
Safety belts Deposits Mild soap solutiona>, allow to dry before letting them re-
tract
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avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative parts/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts .
- Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots.
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi­
ately -these could damage the paint.
- Displays
- To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays.
- Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web­
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an authorized deal­
er.
- Textiles/artificial leather/Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products.
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
Care and cleaning
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry
the seat.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers,
rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam­
age to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam­
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi­
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges such as zippers, rivets on clothing or belts can cause dam­
age to the surface .
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning .
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve­
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
(D Tips
- Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed .
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
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-Do not remove the engine cover under any
circumstances. This increases the risk of
burns.
- If work on the fuel system or the electrical
system is necessary :
- Always disconnect the battery.
- Never smoke or work near heaters or open
flames . Fluids in the engine compartment
could start a fire.
- Keep an approved fire extinguisher imme­
diately available.
- To avoid electrical shock and personal injury
while the engine is running or being started,
never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Other components of the high voltage
electronic ignition system.
-If you must perform a check or repair with
the engine running:
- First, fully apply the parking brake, move
selector lever to P (Park).
- Always use extreme caution to prevent
clothing, jewelry, or long hair from getting
caught in the radiator fan, V-belts or other moving parts, or from contacting hot
parts. Tie back hair before starting, and do
not wear clothing that will hang or droop
into the engine.
- Minimize exposure to emission and chemi­
cal hazards ¢.&. .
..&, WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents,
and certain vehicle components contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cali­
fornia to cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm. In addition, certain flu­
ids contained in vehicles and certain prod­
ucts of component wear contain or emit
Checking and Filling
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harms.
Wash hands after handling .
([) Note
When adding fluids, always make sure that
they are poured into the proper container or
filler opening, otherwise serious damage to
vehicle systems will occur .
® For the sake of the environment
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle
floor pan from underneath regularly. If you
see spots from oil or other vehicle fluids, have
your vehicle inspected by an authorized Audi
dealer .
Closing the engine hood
.,.. Pull the hood down until the pressure from the
struts is reduced.
.,.. Let the hood
drop down and latch in place. Do
not try to push it shut;
it may fail to engage
¢ ,& .
..&, WARNING
--A hood that is not completely latched could
fly up and block your view while driving .
- When you close the engine hood, check it to
make sure the safety catch has properly en ­
gaged . The hood should be flush with the
surrounding vehicle body parts .
- If you notice while driving that the hood is
not secured properly, stop at once and close
it .
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AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Four -zone automatic climate control . . . . . 71
Three- zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 189
Automatic t ransmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
M anual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 113
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Auxiliary heater (four- zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Auxiliary heater (three-zone climate control) 70
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ave rage speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Win ter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Blower (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.2
Blower (three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 69
Booster seats
Brake fluid 1
7 6
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 227
Brakes Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Index
Brake system
Anti- lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Br ake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7
Brake power ass ist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 78
Fluid reservo ir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Worn brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency braking funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8S
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Break-in pe riod
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Tires
Breaking in New tires
C
196
196
240
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 219
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
AdBlue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Engine oil 220
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Care
... .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. 205
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sunroof... .. .. .. .. ........... .... .. . 40
Cer tifica tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
279

Index
Checking
Engin e coolant leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
224
Ch ild restra ints
D anger of using ch ild restra ints in the front
seat... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. .. .. .
144
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
184
Ch ild restra int system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Important sa fety ins truc tions for us ing ch ild
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
170
Important things to know when dr iv ing with
chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Tethe r anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Ch ild safety lock
Rear doors, windows in the rear . . . . . . . . .
39
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Convertible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . . 179
H ow do I p roperly install a ch ild safety seat
. h' l 7 170 in myve 1c e .... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .. .
I nfant sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Insta lling a child res traint using the LA T CH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 2
LA T CH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 172
Chil d seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Ciga re tte lig hte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Clea ning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 207
C lea ning Alcanta ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Clean ing artificia l leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
C lean ing carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207, 20 8
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clean ing deco rative parts and trim . . . 206, 207
C lea ning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clean ing exhaust ta il pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clea ning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clea ning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clean ing texti les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
280
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Closing
Su nroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Windows . .. .... .. .. .. ........... .. . 39
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
277
Consumer info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 74
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Co nsumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starting the engine (START ENGINE S TOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Stopping the eng ine (START ENG INE S TOP
bu tton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Swi tc hi ng the ignit ion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
U nlocking and locking vehi cle . . . . . . . . . . .
34
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1 74
Conve rtib le locki ng retractor
Activati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
179
Dea ct ivatin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
U sing to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 179
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cooling mode (four- zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Cooling mode (three-zone climate control) . 69
Cross ing wa ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cruise contro l
Switc hing off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise contro l system
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cu rve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
101
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System . . . . . 24
Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
D
Data recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7

Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control .... .. .. .. .. .. .
277
A d' .d . u I s1 e assist . .. .... .... . .... .. .. . 277
Cell phone package ........ ... ... ... . 277
Convenience key ............. .. .... . . 277
Electronic immobilize r ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 277
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . .. .. .. . 277
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Defrosting (windows)
Four- zone automatic climate control . . . . .
72
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . .
247
Diesel
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Diesel fuel... .. .............. ... .... .
211
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warning
23
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
drive select
adaptive air suspension/spor t . . . . . . . . . .
101
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety belt tensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Sport different ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
M N Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101 <(
~ Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 ,....,
~ Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
~ Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Index
Driving time
Duplicate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
30
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Dynamic steering
Indicator light
E
192
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 25
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electromechanical parking brake
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 188
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency operation Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.9
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
214
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
113
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194
Engine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
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Octane rating ....................... 210
Recommendation ............ ... .. ... 210
Refuelling . ... .............. ... .. .. . 212
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
F ueling
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 214
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fu ses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . . . . . . 16
Glossary of ti re and loading terminology .. 235
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Glow plug system
Indica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 271
H
H ead -up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlight Assistt. .. ... ...... ............. ... .. 44
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 43
H eadlights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
H eated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear window (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Rear window (three-zone climate control) . 70
Index
Seats (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.2
Seats(three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 70
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 137
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 150
How safety belt pretens ioners work 141
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driving . . . . 126
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Ind icator lights .. .. ............. .. .... . 11
also refer to Warning/ind icator lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjust ing illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Instruments and controls General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lighting
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (w indshield w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 49
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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
s
Safe d rivi ng habits
Safety 1
26
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