2017 AUDI A6 window

Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply a m ild soap solution a), blot away the dissolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessary a)
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Cotton cloth with a mi
ld soap solutiona>
Water-based deposits Fresh sta ins : absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, Dried sta ins: stain remover suitable fo r leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. Dried sta ins : grease dissolv ing spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablesp oons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights /tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
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- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera l enses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t water to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- Neve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To

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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 part .s/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 Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- 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
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage 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 or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage 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.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehicle out of serv­
ice for a longer period of time, contact an author­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty. They will advise you of important measures,
such as corrosion protection, service and storage procedures . Also follow the information about
the vehicle battery~
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Index
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ASR
refer to Anti-S lip Reg ulation . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aud i braking guard
refer to B raking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Aud i drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Aud i Serv ice Repair Ma nuals and Li terature 259
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 63
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
D eluxe a utomatic clima te contro l . . . . . . . . 6 1
Auto Lock (centra l locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Autom atic auxili ary heate r (cli ma te contro l
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Key recogn ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 120
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Selecto r leve r eme rgency re lease . . . . . . . . 82
Selecto r leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shifti ng manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
S teer ing whee l w ith shift padd les . . . . . . . . 80
t ip tron ic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic wipe/wash sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B
Batte ry
J ump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
also refer to Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 206
B efore d riving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Belt tensioner Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
264
Blower (4 -zone de luxe a utomatic cl ima te con -
tro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bl owe r (deluxe au tomatic climate cont rol) . . 61
Booster seats 181
B rakes
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 06
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 75
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
B rake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ceramic brake roto rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Worn bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
B reak- in per iod
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B reaking in
New bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
New t ires ..... .. .. .. ............. .. 217
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
C
Californ ia Propos ition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 199
Battery specif ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Capacities AdBl ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fuel tan k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Washer flu id reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E mergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 148
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 189
Ch ild restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 185
Child safety .. .. ............... .. .... . 171
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Important things to know when driv ing with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Child safety lock Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 184
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
I nfant seats .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 177
I nstall ing a chi ld restraint using the LA TC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 177
Child seats .. .. ................ ..... . 177
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 233
C leaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
C leaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 234
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 233
Index
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windows . .. .. . ... ............... .. . 37
Closing/opening By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Closing and opening With the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Clutch (manual transmission) Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Color code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Convenience key Start ing the eng ine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 184
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Index
Cooling mode (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cooling mode (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 04
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 22
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 26
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Electronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Garage door opener (Horne link) . . . . . . . . 262
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
DEF
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Defective light bulb warning Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Defrosting (windows) 4-zone d eluxe automatic climate control . . 63
Deluxe automatic climate cont rol . . . . . . . . 61
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deluxe automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 224
266
Diesel
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D iesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ............. .. 194
D iesel fuel ........ ... ............. ... 191
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Dimming the rearview mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Doors Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CD/radio display .. .. .. ............. ... 21
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior tern perature dis play . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driver se ating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving econom ically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 23
EDL
refer to Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . 120
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 75
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electronic differential lock
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Index
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommendation................... . 190
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 104
Fueling Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 39
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 212
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Valet Parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 256
H
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 41
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 41
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head restraints. .... ........... .... ... 131
Adjusting .. .. ............... . 51, 52, 131
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
268
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear w indow (4-zone deluxe automat ic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear window (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 62
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 141
High beams Ass istant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 154
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 145
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28
Important things to do before driving . . . . 128
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Index
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirror Dimming ... .. .. ................ ... .. 45
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 159
Multifunction steering wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA
Contacting . ..................... .. .
Night vision assist ............. ...... .
Cleaning the camera ................ .
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue .. ............. .... .. .
Number of seats ..................... .
0
Occupant seating positions 234
135
101
232 194
139
129
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OFF (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
OFF (deluxe automatic climate control) 61
O il
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 25
Opening..... ......................... 27
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood ........ .. ................ .... 200
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Sunroof. ..... .................. ..... 38
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
270
Opening/closing
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening and closing
On the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 23
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
p
Paint damage
Paint number
Parking aid 233
255
Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 75
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone
... .. 118
Cleaning the rearview camera . ....... ..
110
Malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 118
Parking system plus ................. . 109
Periphera l cameras
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 113
Per ipheral display
.... ............. .. 109
T railer hitch
... .. .... ............. .. 118
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . 109, 110
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 79
Parking (Valet Parking function) . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
PASS ENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 159
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision . . . 140
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Power Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

co
co
.... N
" N .... 0 0 <..:l - Power windows
Child saf ety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pre sense .. .. .. .... . .......... .. .. .. . 137
Pretensione rs
Pre sense .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 137
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 13 7
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 129
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Protec ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Q
quatt ro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sele ctive wheel torque contr ol . . . . . . . . . 120
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? 140
R
Ra il carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 47
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems ....... .. . 109 , 110
Re arview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Index
Rear window shade .................. 46 , 47
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel filler door emergency release 194
Remo te control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control operation Garage door op ener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing the side trim panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
R eplacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 48
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 135, 136
Reset but ton (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 77
Rims .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 225
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
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