
Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Instruments and indicator lights 8
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Driver information system . . . . . . 17
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . .
23
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Auto Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Opening and closing rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automatic rear lid/trunk lid operation
41
Emergency unlocking of the lu ggage
compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . 45
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Interior lighti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
58
Seats and storage ...... ... .. .. .. .
General informa tion .......... .... .. .
Fr ont seats . .. .... ........... .. .. .. .
Memory function ... ................ .
60
60
61
62
Rear seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Beverage holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
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Climatized cupholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
(upholders in the door pockets . . . . . . . . 73
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Cigarette lighter/socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Dr1v1ng ..... .. .. .. .. ............... 81
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Ign ition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
85
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . 86
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
91
Cruise control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic transmission 94
Hybrid
............................ 100
Hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi adaptive cruise control and
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
109
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
S ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Drive settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking system plus with rearview camera
Adjusting the display and warning tones
Trailer hitch ...... ... .............. .
Error messages 125
130
130
130
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Basics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 132
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Opening and closing th e sunshade
• To automat ica lly open the sunshade complete
l y, briefly press the switch@ in the desired ar
row direction .
• To stop the sunshade in an intermediate posi
tion, press the switch again, or
• Press and hold the switch in the desired arrow
direction.
• Release the switch when sunshade is at desired
pos it ion .
After the ign ition is switched off, you can still op
erate the Panoramic sliding sunroof for about 10
minutes . As soon as the driver's or passenger's
door is opened, the switch is inoperative.
The power sunshade can also be closed when the
Panoram ic sliding sunroof is open.
A WARNING
Pay careful attent ion when closing the Panor
am ic sliding sunroof -otherwise ser ious injury
could result! For this reason, always remove
the ignition key when leaving the vehicle.
@ Note
Always close your Panoramic sl iding sunroof
when leaving your vehicle . Sudden rain can
cause damage to the interior equipment of
your veh icle, particular ly the electronic equip
ment .
@ Tips
Information regarding convenience opening/
clos ing
~ page 44.
Emergency closing of the Panoramic sliding
sunroof
Applies to: veh icles with Panoramic sliding sunroof
If the Panoramic sliding sunroof detects an ob
ject in its path when it is closing, it will open
again automat ically. In this case, you can close
the roof with the power emergency closing func
tion .
a,
~ • Within five seconds after the sunroof opens au-
~ tomatically, pull the switch until the roof
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Openin g an d clos ing
Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Fig. 42 Garage door opener: examples of using with differ
ent systems
You can activate various systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from
inside your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink) . There are three buttons for th is in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in place
of up to three hand-held transmitters .
To operate systems using the garage door open
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must
be programmed first.
A WARNING
-
Make sure no peop le or objects are in the im-
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or p rogramm ing the ga rage door opener. Peo
p le can be injured and objects can be dam
aged if they are caught in the equipment.
(¼} Tips
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons befo re
selling the vehicle .
- For add itiona l information about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Indust ry Canada regulations
~page 279.
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Opening and clo sin g
Operation
Applies to: ve hicles w ith garage door opener (Homelink)
F ig. 43 Hea dlin er: co ntrol uni t
Requirement: The buttons in the roof headliner
must be programmed
Q page 46 or
¢
page 47 and the vehicle must be within
range of the system, such as the garage door
ope ner.
• Press the button to open the garage door . The
L E D @ blinks or turns on .
• Press the button again to close the garage
door .
@ Tips
To open o r close the garage door, press the
button, but do not hold it fo r lo nger than
10 seconds o r th e ga rage door opener module
w ill switch to prog ramming mode.
Programming the buttons (version A)
Applies to: ve hicles with ga rage doo r opener (Homeli nk}
You can program both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure .
Programming or reprogramming buttons
• Switc h the ign ition on.
• Press and hold the but ton in the roo f headline r
¢
page 46, fig. 43 that you would like to pro
gram fo r at least 10 seconds. Or
• Se lect :
ICAR I function button> Car sys tems*
cont ro l button > Vehicle sett ing s > Garage
door opene r> Program garage door opener .
If
this path is not available, program the button
as descr ibed in version B ¢
page 47.
• Fo llow the inst ructions i n the MM I*.
46
Erasing button programm ing
The prog rammed but tons cannot be erased ind i
vidually . They must a ll be erased toge ther . Re
program the buttons if necessary.
• Sele ct:
I CAR I func tion b utton > Car sy ste m s*
con trol b utton > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Clear program setting s > Yes.
Displaying the version /status/country code
• Select: !CAR ! function button> Ca r sy stems *
control button > Vehicle setting s > Garage
door opener > Ver sion informa tion .
@ Tips
-Prog ramming through the MMI* i s not pos
sible wi th all infot ainm ent systems.
If th is
is the case, program the buttons as descri
bed in vers ion B ¢
page 47.
- T he required distance between the hand
transmitte r and the Homelink module in
the radiator grille ¢
page 47, fig. 44 de
pends on the system that you are program
ming.
- Depending on the mode l of the system, you
may need to release the b utton on the re
mote contro l dur ing programming and
press it again. Hold each position you try for
at least 15 seconds before trying another
posit ion . Keep the turn s ignals on your vehi
cle in view when doing this .
- After programm ing the garage door opener,
it may be necessary to synchron ize the mo
tor with the sys tem . Refer to the manufac
t u rer 's ins truct ions.

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Programming the buttons (version B)
Appl ies to: ve hicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig . 44 D ist an ce betwee n the rad ia to r grill e and th e h and
tra nsmi tter
Programming the button: Part 1 with the
controls
1. Switch the ignition o n.
2 . Press and ho ld both outer buttons in the roof
headliner
c::> page 46, fig. 43 unti l the LED @
turns off completely (after about 20 sec
onds). T his procedure clears the standard co
des that were set at the factory and does
not
need to be repeated aga in to program the
other buttons .
3 . Briefly p ress t he b utton on the roof headline r
th at yo u wou ld like to prog ram.
4 . Wait un til the LED@ begi ns to blink quick ly .
Programm ing mode is ac tive for 5 minutes .
5 . Move in front of yo ur vehicle while holding
the orig inal remote contro l for the system
that would like to program to a button in the
roof headliner.
Programming the button : Part 2 at the
radiator gr ille
6 . Hold the remote control up to the radiator
grille on your vehicle¢
fig. 44.
7. Press and ho ld the remote control until t he
turn signals on yo ur vehicle bl ink . Th is may
tak e up to 30 seconds .
8 . If t he emergen cy f lashers blink th ree times,
the progr amming wa s suc cessful.
If t h e
emergency f las her s only blink one time, the
5 minute time limit for t he p rogramm ing has
ended o r the programm ing was not success
f ul. Repeat the programming from the third
step, o r try changing the distance to the radi
ator grille.
Open ing and closing
9 . If the garage door or o ther sys tem does not
open using the b uttons in the roof head liner
even tho ugh the programming was success
ful, the system may use a ro lling code in
stead of a fixed code.
Rolling code program
ming
must be perfo rmed c::> page 48.
The other two buttons in the roof hea dliner can
be programmed according to the inst ruct ions
above. Beg in with the third step.
Eras ing button prog ramming
T he programmed but tons can not be erased in di
vidually . They must a ll be erase d together . Re
program the buttons if necessary .
"' Switch th e ignit ion on.
"' Press and hold both ou ter but tons i n the roo f
headliner until the LED @turns off complete ly
(after about 20 seconds).
Reprogramming the buttons
"' Swit ch th e ignit ion on.
"' To reprogram an indivi dual but ton, p ress and
hold the button unti l the LED @starts to flash
quickly (afte r about 10 seconds) . Release the
button immediate ly. Prog ramming mode is ac
tive for 5 m inutes.
"' Continue w ith the fifth step.
@ Tips
- Prog ramming using the buttons in t he roof
head liner is not poss ible with a ll Infota in
ment systems . If this is the case, p rogram
t he b uttons as described in vers io n A
c::> page 46.
- T he required distance between t he hand
t ra nsmitte r and t he Homelink module in
t he radia tor grille ¢
fig. 44 depend s on th e
syste m th at y ou ar e pr og ra mming.
- De pending on the mo de l of t he syst em, you
m ay need to re lea se th e butt on o n the re
m ot e co ntrol dur ing progra mmin g an d
p ress it a gain. Hol d each position y ou try for
a t l east 15 seco nds befo re t rying a nother
p osit ion . Keep the turn s ignals on your veh i
cle in view whe n doin g this.
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Opening and closing
Rolling code programming
Applies to: vehicles w ith garage door opener (Homeli nk)
Rolling code programming is also needed for
some systems.
Identifying a rolling code
"' Press and hold the button in the roof headliner
that was already programmed .
"' Watch the LED @
c:> page 46, fig. 43. If the LED
blinks qu ickly, the systems (such as a garage
door) is equ ipped with a rolling code.
"' Program the rolling code as follows:
Activating the motor unit in a system
"'Locate the programming button on the sys-
tem's motor unit. The exact location and color
of the button may vary depending on the brand
of the system .
"'Pr ess the programm ing button on the ga rage
doo r opener motor unit (this w ill usually acti
vate an "indicator" on the motor unit). You now
have approximate ly
30 seconds to program the
button in the roof headliner.
Programming the button in the roof
headliner
"' Press and hold the previously programmed but
ton in the roof headliner for 2 seconds .
"' To end rolling code programming, press and
hold the button again for two seconds .
"' With some systems, the button may need to be
pressed a third time to end the programming
process .
After programming, the system should detect
the signal and begin mov ing when the button in
the roof headliner is pressed . Now you may pro
gram the other buttons as needed .
(D Tips
-The rolling code can be programmed more
quickly and more easily with the help of a
second person.
- If you have difficulty programming the roll
in g code, referring to the user guide for the
system may help .
48

Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . . 9
Refueling .. .. ............... .. .... . 212
Saving fuel by early upshift ing . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Howtheywork .... . .......... .. .. .. . 156
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141
Fr ont ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ch ild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 149
Fuel Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Fu el gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
T ank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 213
Fuel economy messages (efficiency prog ram) .22
Fuel filler flap
Un lock ingthefuelfillerflapbyhand . .. . 213
Fuel supply too low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
F uses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
G
Garage door op ener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . . 45
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
General illustration
~ Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
....
~ General rules and driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . 198
N 8 Befor e driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
~ Driving off road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 00
Index
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 232
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Coo ling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Gradient ang le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 272
Ground clearance 198
H
Headlights
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S 1
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Headlight range control def ective . . . . . . . 31
Left hand drive, right hand drive.... .. .. . 51
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Front se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Heated (upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear window. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 79
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Washer fluid nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 142
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 45
Hood Open ing .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 217
Release lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat-
e d to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 154
285

Index
Parking system
refer to Audi parking system plus with rear
view camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 31
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 159
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 141
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 77
Pollutant filter (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power locking system
E mergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
L ocking and unlocking the vehicle from in-
side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid/trunk lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power locks Windows open and closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Power meter (hybrid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist .. 191
Power window regulators
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Malfunct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Protective tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
288
Q
quattro
refer to All-wheel drive
Question What happens to unbelted occupants?
R
192
141
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rear lid Automatic operation
Opening and closing
Rear light .
. ............. ... 41
40
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear seats Adjusting seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rearview camera Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rear w indow heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Recirculation mode (climate control) . . . . . . 78
Red symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Refill engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Refilling AdBlue With bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
With canister . ... .. .. ........ ..... .. 216
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Gasoline inhibitor flap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Remote control key Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 45
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Repairs Airbag system 161
Replacing Light bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 139