Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual ... .. .
Cockpit ... .. ............... .... .. .
Cockpit overview ................ .
Controls at a glance ... .......... .. .. .
Instruments and indicator lights
Instruments .... ... .......... .. .. .. .
Indicator lights .. .. .......... .. .. .. .
Driver information system ... .. .
Overview ... .... ... .......... ...... .
Operation .... .. ... .......... .. .. .. .
On-board computer ........... .... .. .
Eff iciency program . ........... .. .. .. .
Odometer .. .. .. ............ .... ... .
T ime/date display ........... .... ... .
He ad-up display .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) .. .. .
Starting and driving ...... .. .. .. .
Opening and closing .......... .. .
Central locking ... ............ .... .. .
L uggage compartment lid ...... .... .. .
Child safety lock .... .......... .. .. .. .
Power windows ...... ..... ... .. .. .. .
Sunroof . ... .... .. ........... .. .. .. . 5
6
6
6
9
9
10
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21
22
22
23
24
24
24
25
27
27
27
33
36
37
38
Valet Parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 39
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
S eats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Fro nt seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
12 Volt sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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Warm and cold .. .. ... .......... . .
Climate contro l system . ............ . .
Steering wheel heating .. . .......... . .
Driving ..... .. .. .. .. ... .......... . .
General information . .... .......... . .
Steering .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Start ing and stopping the eng ine ..... . .
Start-Stop system .. .. ... .. ..... ... . .
E le ctromechanical parking brake ..... . .
Start ing from a stop .. .............. .
Automatic transmission
Trailer towing ..... .............. .
Driving with a trailer .. ... .. ... ... .. . .
T ra iler towing information .......... . .
Driver assistance .. ........ ..... . .
Assist ...... .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Speed warning system . ............. . .
Cruise control system ... ........... . .
Audi adaptive c ruise contro l .......... .
Audi active lane assist ... ........... . .
Audi s ide ass ist .. .. .. ............. . .
Night vision assist w ith pedestrian and
wild animal detection ............... .
Audi drive select (drive settings) ....... .
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60
65
66
66
68
70
72
75
76
77
83
83
85
86
86
86
86
88
96
98
101
104
Park ing systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rearviewcamera . ......... ....... ... 110
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Adjus ting the display and the warning
tones..............................
118
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 120
E lectronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . 120
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
E lectromechanical steering, dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
All wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and vehicle control
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
126
Opening and clo sin g
@ Tips
- Do not leave valuables unattended in the ve
hicle . A locked vehicle is not a safe!
- The LED in the driver 's door rail blinks when
you lock the vehicle . If the LED lights up for
approximately 30 seconds after locking,
there is a ma lfunction in the central locking
system. Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility.
Key set
Fig. 15 You r veh icle key set
@ Remote control ke y with integr ated
mechanica l key
You can unlock/lock your veh icle w ith the remote
control key . A mechan ical key is integrated in the
remote control key~
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@ Separate mechanical ke y
This key is not intended for constant use. It
should only be used in an emergency . Do not car
ry it on your key ring and do not store it in the ve
h icle.
Replacing a ke y
If a key is lost, see an authorized Audi dealer or
authorized Audi Service Facility. Have
this key de
activated . It is important to bring all keys with
you . If a key is lost, you should report it to your
insurance company.
Number of key s
You can check the number of keys ass igned to
your veh icle in the Infotainment system. Select:
the !CAR !function button>
(C ar )* S yst e m s con
trol button
> Service & che cks > Programmed
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k ey s. T his way, you can make sure that you have
all the keys when purchasing a used vehicle.
El ectronic immobiliz er
The immobilizer p revents unauthorized use of
the ve hicle.
Under certain circumstances, the vehicle may not
be able to start if there is a key from a d ifferent
vehicle manufacturer on the key chain.
Da ta in th e master key
When dr iving, service and maintenance-relevant
data is cont inuous ly stored in your remote con
trol key. Your A udi se rvice advisor can read out
th is data and tell you about the work yo ur vehicle
needs . This applies also to veh icles with a con
venience key *.
Personal convenience sett ings
If two people use one vehicle, it is recommended
that each person always uses "their own" master k ey. When the ign ition is turned off o r whe n the
vehicle is locked, personal conve nience set tings
for the following systems are stored and as
s igned to the remote maste r key .
- Climate cont rol system
- Central lock ing
- Windows
- Interior lighting*
- Memory function*
- Park ing aid*
- Ad aptive cru ise con trol *
- Ac tive lane assist*
- Side ass ist*
- Drive select
- Night vision assistant*
- Steering wheel heating *
The stored settings a re a utomat ica lly recalled
whe n you unlock t he vehi cle, open the doors or
turn on the ignition.
A WARNING
A lways take the vehicle key with you when
leaving the vehicle, even for a short period of
time. This applies particularly when child ren
rema in in the vehicle . Otherwise the children
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re ar con tro ls
Press the buttons to turn the functions on or off .
Use the controls to adjust the temperature, the
blower speed and the air distribution. The LED in
a button will light up when the function is
sw itched on . T he front settings are shown in the
climate control system display and in the Info
tainment system d isp lay for a few seconds. The
d river and front passenger settings can be ad
justed separately.
The settings can also be adjusted in the rear
~ fig. 74.
IO FF I Sw itchin g the clim ate cont rol s ystem
on /off
The IO FFI button switches the climate control
system on or off.
It also sw itches on when you
press the control. Ai rflow from outside is b locked
when the climate control system is switched off .
The
IO FF I button in the rear only switc hes the A/C
system on/off in the rear of the vehicle .
IA/Cl Switching cooling mod e on /off
The air is not cooled and humidity is not removed
when cooling mode is switched off. This can
cause fog o n the windows . The cooling mode
switches off automatically when there are cold
outside temperatures.
1 6<) 1 Sw itching recirculation m ode on /off
In recircu lation mode, the a ir inside the vehicle is
circu lated and fi ltered. This prevents the unfil
tered a ir o utside the vehicle from entering the
vehicle interior. We recommend switching recir
culation mode on when driving through a tunnel
or when sitting in traffic~&. .
Warm and c old
The !AU TO I button or lllill F RON TI button switches
recircu lation mode off.
I AUTO I Switching automatic mode on
Automat ic mode main tains a cons tant tempera
ture inside the vehicle. Air temperatu re , airf low
and air distr ib ution are controlled automatically.
If press and hold the button longer, 72 °F (22 °C)
will be set .
Adju stin g the temperature
Temperatures between 60 °F ( +16 °() and 84 °F
(+28 °() ca n be set . Outside of this range,
LO or
HI w ill appear in the climate control system dis
play . In both settings, the climate control runs
constantly at the max imum cool ing or heat ing
level. The temperature is not regu lated.
Ad ju sting the blower~
You can adjust the volume of a ir generated by the
blower to your preference . The blower shou ld al
ways run at a low sett ing to prevent the windows
from fogging and to ensure a cont inuo us ex
change of air inside the vehicle , To have the blow
er regu lated automatically , press the
IAU TO ! but
ton .
~ Adju sting air distribution
You can ma nually select the vents where the air
will flow. To h ave the air d istr ibut ion regulated
a utomat ica lly, press the
IAUTOI but ton.
~ Adjusting seat he ating* /seat v entilation *
Pressing the button sw itches the seat heating/
seat ventilation on at the h ighest setting (level
3). The LEDs indicate the tempe rature level. To
reduce the temperat ure, press the b utton again.
To switc h the seat heat ing/seat ventilation off,
press the button repeatedly until the LED turns
off.
After 10 m inutes, the seat heat ing a utomatically
swi tches from level 3 to level 2.
l FRO NTI Switching the defroster on /off
The w indshield and side windows a re defrosted
or clea red of condensat ion as quickly as poss ible.
T he maxim um amount of air flows mainly from
the vents below the windsh ield. Reci rc u lat ion
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Warm and cold
mode switches off. The temperature shou ld be
set to approximate ly 72 °F (22 °C).
The
IAUTOI button switches the defroster off.
IQiiJ REARI S witching the re ar window defo gger
o n/off
The rear window heater on ly operates when the
engine is running.
It sw itches off a utomat ica lly
afte r a few minutes, depending on the outs ide
temperature.
To prevent the rear w indow heater from switch
ing off automatically, p ress and ho ld the
l iiiP REAR I
button for more than 2 seconds . This is stored
until the ignition is switched off.
ISYNC I Sy nchronization
When synchronization is switched on, the set
tings for the drive r's side are applied to the front
passenger's side (ex cept for seat heating/ventila
tion*). The settings in the rear are a lso synchron
ized. Synchronization switches off if the settings
are adjusted on the front passenger's side or in
the rear.
You can synch ronize the settings in a row by
pressing and holding a contro l. For example, to
apply the settings for the front passenger's side
to the driver's side, press and ho ld the contro l on
the front passenger's side. The same applies to
the rear .
Res idua l h eat *
With the ignition turned off, you can activate the
residual heat function by pressing the~ button
¢ fig. 73. The residual heat from the coolant is
used to heat the vehicle interior. The residual
heat function switches off automatically after
about 30 m inutes .
Air vents
You can open or close the center and rear vents in
the cockpit and the vents in the rear center con
sole and door pillars using the ridged thumb
wheels . The levers adjust the direction of the air
flow from the vents .
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A WARNING ,_
- You shou ld not use the recircu lation mode
for an extended period of time since no
fresh air is drawn in. W ith the air-condition
ing sw itched off, the windows can fog up,
which inc reases the risk of an acc ident.
- Individuals w ith reduced sensit iv ity to pa in
or temperature could develop bu rns when
using the sea t heati ng f unct ion. To red uce
the risk of i nju ry, these individuals sho uld
not use seat heating.
(D Note
To avoid damage to the heating elements in
the seats, do no t knee l on the se ats or place
heavy loads on a small area of the seat.
Basic settings
The climate control system basic settings are ac
cessed in the Infotainment system.
"' Select: the I CARI funct ion button > (Car )* Sys-
tems
contro l button > AC .
Rea r seat setting s*
When this function is se lected, all settings for
the rear can be adjusted through the climate con
trol system in the cockpit. The climate control
system settings cannot be adjusted in the rear
seat at the same time. This funct ion sw itches off
after a ce rtain per iod of t ime o r whe n one of the
contro ls in the coc kp it is pressed.
Automatic recirculation*
The sensitivity level of the automatic recircula
t ion mode can be set at various levels from
Off to
Sen siti ve . Reci rculat ion mode is contro lled auto
matically. If the windows fog up, p ress the
I@ FRO NT ! button.
Footwell temperature *
You can adjust the footwell temperature so that
i t is cooler or warme r.
Automat ic au xilia ry heater*
In vehicles with diesel engines*, the auxiliary
heater helps to warm the vehicle interior more
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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