Driving
had made a fu ll brake application. The laws of
physics cannot be suspended even with ESC
and its associated components ( ABS, ASR,
EDS) . In corners and when road or weather
conditions are bad, a ful l brake application
can cause the vehicle to sk id or the rea r end to
break away- r isk ing an accide nt.
Speed warning system
Overview
The speed warning system helps you to keep your
driving speed below a set speed limit.
The speed warning system warns if the driver ex
ceeds a prev ious ly stored max imum speed. A
warn ing tone wi ll sound as soon as the vehicle
speed exceeds the set speed by about
3 mph
(3 km/h) . At the same time, a warning symbo l
appears in the display. The symbol 's appearance
might be d ifferent in some models.
The speed warning system has two warn ing
thresho lds that funct ion independent ly of each
other and that have somew hat different purpos
es:
Speed warn ing 1
You can use speed warn ing 1 to set the maximum
speed wh ile you are dr iving . This setting wi ll re
main in effect unti l yo u turn
off the ignition, as
sum ing that you have not changed or reset the
sett ing .
The . (USA models)/ . (Canada mode ls)
speed warning symbol in the wa rning
1 display
appears when you exceed the maximum speed . It
goes out when the speed falls below the stored
maximum speed .
The speed warning symbo l will also go out if the
speed
exceeds the stored maximum speed by
more than about 25 mph (40 km/h) for at least
10 seconds . The stored maximum speed is de let
ed.
Speed warn ing 2
Stor ing warning 2 is recommended if yo u always
want to be reminded of a certain speed, for ex
ample when you are traveling in a country that
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has a general maximum speed limit, or if you do
not want to exceed a specified speed for winter
tires.
The . (USA models)
I. (Canada models)
speed warning 2 symbol appears in the display
when you exceed the stored speed limit. Unlike
warning
1, it will not go out unt il the vehicle
speed drops below the stored speed limit.
Setting speed warning
2 c;, page 79.
(D Tips
Eve n t hough yo ur vehicle is e quipped w ith a
speed w arning system, you should still wa tch
the speedome ter to ma ke sure you are no t
d rivin g faste r than the speed lim it.
Speed warning 1: setting a speed limit
Warning threshold 1 is s et by the !SE TI button.
Fig. 92 SET butt on in t he in strum en t cl uste r
Storing the maximum speed
.. Drive at the desired maximum speed .
.. Press the
!SET I button in the instrument pane l
disp lay
c;, fig. 92 for 1 second .
Resetting the maximum speed
.. Drive the vehicle at a speed of at least 3 mp h
(5 km/h)
.. Press the
~ 1s=E T= I button for more than 2 seconds.
The . (USA models)
I. (Canada mo dels)
speed warning symbo l w ill appear brief ly in the
display when you release the
!SE TI button to indi
cate that the maximum speed has been stored
successfully.
Driving
Changing speed
~ T o inc rease/decrease the speed in increments,
t a p the lever in the
0 10 d irec tion ¢ page 79 ,
fig . 93.
~ To increase/decrease the speed quickly, ho ld
the leve r in the
0 10 direction until the de
s ired speed is displayed.
You can a lso press the accelerator pedal down to
increase yo ur speed, e .g. if you want to pass
someone . T he speed yo u saved earlier wi ll re
sume as soon as yo u let off of the acce lerato r
pedal.
If, however, you exceed your saved speed by
6 mph ( 10 km/h) for longer than S m inutes, the
cru ise control will be turned off temporarily. The
green symbol in the d isp lay turns white. The
saved speed rema ins the same .
Presetting your speed
You can preset your desired speed while the vehi
cle is not moving.
~ Switc h on the ignition.
~ P ull lever into position @¢ page 79, fig . 93.
~ P ress the lever in the 0 or 0 direction to in-
crease or decrease your speed.
~ Release t he lever to save that speed .
This f unction makes it possib le, for examp le, to
save the speed yo u want before dr iving on the
h ighway . Once on t he h ighway, ac tivate the
cru ise con trol by pu lling the lever toward
(D .
Switching off
Temporary deactivation
~ P ress the b rake pedal, o r
~ Press t he leve r into posit io n @ (not clic ked i nto
place) ¢
page 79, fig. 93, or
~ D rive for longer t han S minu tes at mo re th an
6 mph (10 km/ h) above the stored speed.
Switching off completely
~ P ress lever into position @(clicked into place),
o r
~ Swi tch the ign ition of f.
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The speed you saved will be retained if the cr uise
contro l has been switched off temporarily . To re
sume t he saved speed, let up on the bra ke an d
pull the lever to position
(D .
Switc hing the ignit ion off erases the saved speed .
_& WARNING
You should only return to the save d spee d if it
is not too fast for the current traff ic condi
tions -ris k of an accident!
Index
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
Child safety seats
Boost er seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dang er of using child restraints in the front
seat.... ... .. .. ................ ....
131
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 155
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 184
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 185
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
184
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Automatic recircu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
synch ronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . .
31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
252
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Consumer Information .. ............. . .
Contacting NHTSA
Convenience key 118
118
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Switching on ignition ............... .. . 73
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening/closing
Conv ertible child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor
35
156
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 161
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 67
Cooling System
Expansion tank. .. .. .. .. ........... ..
199
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 , 49
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 249
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Index
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Ra in/lig ht senso r
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
I n termittent (w indshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . . 53
Sensor defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rea r fog lights . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... 48
Rea r lid
Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rea r par kin g sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Rear parking system w ith rearview camera . 105
Rear view came ra
Pa rking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Re ar view m irro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirc ulat ion mode (automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ref uell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Re lease lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Pe rsonalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
un locking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote con trol ope ra tion
Garage doo r opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 36
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Repair man uals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Repairs Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 43
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing b ulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Replac ing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reporting Safety Defects ........... 118, 119
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
R ims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 1
Rollbar
refer to Act ive ro llover p rotection system 119
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Safe d rivi ng habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
S afety
A irbag sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Co rrect seat ing pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Pedal area ..... .. .. .. ............... 116
S afety be lt pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 27
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 127
Safety be lt prete nsione r
Se rvice and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122, 125
Be lt pos itioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Fas tening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
I m prope rly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 28
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Spec ial considerat ions for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Un fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
War ning/ indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
War ning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Wo rn prope rly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Safety eq uipme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety features fo r occupant restraint and
protect ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety gu idelines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safe ty instr uctions
En gine compartmen t.. ............. .. 193
for using ch ild s afety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
for using sa fety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System 142
Seat adjustment Hea d rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 4
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122