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circumstances . This increases the risk of
burns.
- If tests need to be performed with the en
gine running, there is additional danger due
to moving components (such as the ribbed belt, alternator and radiator fan) and from
the high voltage ignition system.
- Do not under any circumstances give gas in
advertently (for example, by hand from the
engine compartment) if the vehicle is sta
tionary but the engine is running and a gear
is engaged. Otherwise, the vehicle will start
to move immediately and this could result
in an accident.
- Pay attention to the following warnings list
ed when work on the fuel system or on the
electrical equipment is required.
- Do not smoke .
- Never work near open flames.
- Always have a working fire extinguisher
nearby
- All work on the battery or electrical system
in your vehicle can result in injuries, chemi•
cal burns, accidents or burns. Because of
this, all work must be performed
only by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
- To reduce the risk of electric shock and in
jury, never touch the following components when the engine is running or is being start
ed :
- Ignition cable
- Other components in the electronic high-
voltage ignition system
- If you must check or perform work on the
engine while it is running:
- Set the parking brake and place the selec
tor lever in the P (park) position first .
- Always proceed with extreme caution so
that clothing, jewelry or long hair do not
become caught in the radiator fan, fan
belt or other moving components or do not come into contact with hot compo
nents. Tie back long hair before beginning
work and do not wear clothing that can
hang down into the engine .
Checking and Filling
-Limit your exposure to exhaust and chemi
cals to as short a time as possible
c:> A .
A 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
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.
(D Note
When filling fluids, be sure not to mix the flu
ids up. Otherwise severe malfunctions and en
gine damage will occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
You should regularly check the ground under
your vehicle in order to detect leaks quickly. If
there are visible spots from oil or other fluids, bring your vehicle to an authorized Audi deal
er or authorized Audi Service Facility to be
checked.
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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~
page 206.
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Fuses
Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 206 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse panel wit h
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipm ent
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 Inf
ota inment (display)
3 Emergency call
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Climate control system
2 Climate control
system (blower)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Electrical ignit ion lock
5 Electronic steering column lock
6 Steering column switch module
7 Power steering column adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
10 Instrument cl uster
11 Infotainment, DVD
changer
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Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
Fig. 207 Luggage compa rtme nt: fuse panel with plast ic
bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Tra
iler hitch/220 volt socket
2 Trailer hitch/climatized cup holder
3
Trailer hitch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 El ec trom echan ical parking brake
5 Electromechanical parking brake
6 Front door (front passenger's side)
7 Rear exterior lighting
8 Central locking, closing aid
9 Seat heating (fro nt)
11 Seat heating
(rear), climate control system
12 Trailer hitch
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 L
eft safety belt tensioner
2 Right safety belt tensioner
3 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/fuel pump
4 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/engi ne mount
(gaso lin e eng ine)
5
Se nsor-controlled luggage compartment
lid
6 Air suspension, adaptive dampers
7 Rear door (front passenger's side)
8 Tail lights
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-Changing the engine settings will adversely
affect emission levels. This is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con
sumption.
-Always observe environmental regulations when disposing of old engine oil, used brake
fluid, dirty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate
rial -special handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo
rate. When the vehicle or parts of the re
straint system including airbag modules
safety belts with pretensioners are scrap
ped, all applicable laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non-ap proved changes to the vehicle. For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fol
lowing points when installing additional accesso
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from authorized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities, tools and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly .
Consumer information
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Audi and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been spe
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license plate brackets in the
front area that are different from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional li
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessories such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or within the airbag deployment zones. Do
ing so will increase the risk of injury if air
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS Qpoge 198.
(D Note
-If items other than genuine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per
formed according to specified methods, this
can result in severe damage to your vehi
cle's engine and body (such as corrosion)
and adversely affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle examined by an
authorized Audi dealer as soon as possible.
- The manufacturer cannot be held liable for
damage which occurs due to failure to com
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech
nical modifications ore mode.
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer
before
starting work on any modifications.
This will help ensure that vehicle function, per
formance and safety are not impaired
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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
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
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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

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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
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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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