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-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a collision.
- Always make sure that the rear seat back
rest is securely latched whenever the rear
safety belt is being used to secure a child re
straint .
- If the backrest is not securely latched, the
child and the child restraint will be thrown
forward together w ith the backrest and will
st rike parts of the vehicle interior. The ch ild
can be se riously inj ured or killed.
- Never install rear-facing chi ld safety seats
o r infant carriers on the front passenger
seat. A child will be serious ly inju red and
can be killed when the passenger airbag in
flates .
- The inflating a irbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child s;:ifety seats
or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing ch ild safety seats or infant
carriers installed on the front passenger's
seat may interfere with the deployment of
the a irbag and cause serious injury to the
child .
- It is safer to install a forward-fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the rear seat.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
¢ page 221. Spec ial precaut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 198, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor
tant things to know .
A WARNING
Always take spec ial precaut ions if you must
install a forward or rearward-fac ing ch ild re
straint on the front passenger 's seat in excep
tional situations:
- Whenever a forward or rea rward-facing
child restraint is installed on the front pas-
-
Ch ild safety
senger seat, the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
,r; light must come on and stay on whenev
er the ign ition is switched on.
- If the
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OF F ,r; light
does not come on and stay on, perform the
checks described
¢ page 209, Monitoring
the Advanced Airbag System .
-Take the child restra int off the front passen
ger seat and install it properly at one of the
rear seat positions if the
PA SSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
,r; light does not stay on whenever
the ignition is switched on.
- Improper installat ion of child restraints can
reduce the ir effectiveness or even prevent
them from providing any protect ion.
- An improperly installed child restra int can
interfere with the airbag as it deploys and
serio usly injure or even kil l the chi ld.
- Always carefully follow the manufacturer's
instr uctions provided wi th the child safety
seat o r ca rr ie r.
- After checking to make su re that the ch ild
rest raint is properly ins talled , make cer tain
that the child restrain t is correctly recog
n ized by the capacitive passenger detection
system in the front passenger seat and that
the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ,r; li ght sig
na ls the correct front passenger fronta l air
bag status.
A WARNING
Forward-facing child restra ints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been des igned and certified by its man
ufacturer for use on a front seat with a pas
senger front and side airbag .
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or very near the instrument pan
el.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost posit ion in the seat's fore and aft
ad justment range, as far away from the a ir
bag as possible before installing the fo r
ward-facing ch ild restraint. The backrest
m ust be adjus ted to an upr igh t position .
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Child safety
-Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF 11;; light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
_&. WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
-Always be especially careful if you must in
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir
cumstances.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF 11;; light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light
does not come on and stay on, immediately
install the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer.
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer's
instructions when installing a child restraint in
your vehicle. To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat.
.,. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out.
.,. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
¢ _A .
.,. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight .
.,. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position .
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.,. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.,. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt .
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertible locking re
tractor is now activated.
.,. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward and sideways more than
1 in (2.5 cm).
_&. WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improp
erly installed child restraint can cause serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
-Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
¢ page 221. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 198, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor
tant things to know.
Child safety
-Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restra int you
intend to install in your vehicle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instruct ions
requ ire the top tether strap to be used.
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower
anchorage points can lead to injury in a colli
sion. The LATCH lower anchorage points a re
designed to withstand only those loads im
posed by correct ly fitted child rest raints.
- Never mount two ch ild restraint systems on
one LATCH lower a nchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
item to the LATCH lower anchorages .
(D Tips
-In Canada, the terms "top tether" with
"lower u niversal anchorages" (or "lower uni
ve rsal anchorage bars") are used to describe
the system.
- In other countries, the term "ISOFIX" is
u sed to describe the lower anchorages.
Location
F ig. 175 Schemat ic overv iew: LA TCH anc horage point loca
tions
The illustration shows the seating locat io n s in
your veh icle which are equipped with the lower
universal anchorages system.
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Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig. 176 Lower anchorages, covers marked
F ig . 177 Rear seats: lowe r anchorage bracket locations
L o wer anch orag es
The circular markings on t he rear seat help you to
identify the location of lower anc horages for the
two outboard seating positions ¢
fig. 176 . The
LATCH lower universal anchorage attachment
points are between the rear seatback and rear
seat cushion .
Remove the covers ¢
fig. 176 to access the lower
anchorage attachment points.
The lower ancho rage attac hment po ints are v is i
ble ¢
fig. 177.
Lowe r anchorages secure the child restra int in
the seat wi thou t usi ng the vehicle's safety belts.
Anchorages p rov ide a secure and easy-to- use at
tachment and minimize the possibility o f improp
er child restraint installation.
All child restra ints man ufact ured after Septem
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach -
ments for the
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Please remember that the lower anchorage
points are only intended for installation and at
tachment of child restraints specifically cert ified
for use with
LATCH lower anchorages. Child re
straints that are not equipped with the lower an
chorage attachments can still be installed in
compliance w ith the child restra int manufactur
er 's instructions on using vehicle safety belts .
.8, WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal injury in an accident.
- Always caref ully follow the child restra ints
man ufactu rer's inst ructions for proper in
sta llation of the child restr aint and proper
u se of the lower anchorages or safety be lts
in your vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages.
- Always read and heed t he important infor
mation about child restraints in this chapter
and WARNINGS
¢ page 221, Child safety .
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc
tions.
F ig . 178 Lower anchorages: proper mounting
Mounting
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upr ight position and sec urely latched
i n place.
.,. Remove the covers to access the lowe r anchor
age brackets.
Ch ild safety
.. Attach both hook-on connectors with the spring
catch release on the child safety seat onto the
LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into place ¢
fig. 178 .
.. Pull on the connector attachments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LATCH
lower anchorage .
.. Pull straps tight following the ch ild rest raint
manufacturer 's instructions .
Releas ing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps fo llow ing the
child restra int manufacturer's instructions.
.. Depress the spr ing catches to release the an
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restraint firmly in place .
.8, WARNING
--Improper use of the LATCH system can in
crease the risk of se rious persona l injury and
death in an accident .
-
-These anchors were developed only for chi ld
safety sea ts using the "LATCH" system.
- Never attach othe r ch ild safety seats, be lts
or other objects to these anchors.
- Always make sure that you hear a click whe n
latching the seat in place.
If you do not hear
a cl ic k the seat is not se cure and co uld fly
forward and hi t the inter ior of the vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle .
.8, WARNING ~ -
I mp roper insta llation of child restra ints w ill
increase the risk of injury in an accident.
- Always fo llow the ch ild restraint system
manufacturer's instructions fo r proper in
stallation of the chi ld restraint system and
proper use of tether straps as well as the
lowe r anchorages or safety belts in yo ur ve
h icle .
-Always read and heed the important infor
mat ion and WARNINGS about ch ild safety
and the installation of child restraint sys
tems¢
page 221, Child safety .
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Child safety
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 179 Tether anchors: attachm ent hook locatio ns be
hind the rear seatbacks
The tether anchors fo r the rear seating positions
are located on the backside of the rear seat
backs .
A tether is a stra ight or V-shaped strap tha t at
taches the top part of a child restra int to speci al
anchorage points in the vehicle.
The purpose of the tether is to red uce the for
ward movement of the child restraint in a crash,
in order to help red uce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by strik ing the vehicle inte
rior.
Forward fac ing child restraints manufactured af
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new perfo rmance requirements make a tethe r
necessary on most new child safety seats.
A WARNING
Improper installation of ch ild restraints will
increase the r isk of injury and death in a
crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restra int you
intend to install in your Audi .
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in
clud ing tether anchors) can lead to inj ury in
a collision . The ancho rs are designed to
withs tand only those loads imposed by cor
rectly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems on
one LATCH lower a nchor po int.
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- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety be lts or other kinds of occu
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or othe r
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF fj,;; light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rea r-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the ai rbag system
inspected by yo ur Audi dea ler.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 180 Tether strap: p rope r rout ing and mount ing
F ig. 1 8 1 Tethe r strap: p roper rout ing and mounti ng
Installing the tether strap
.,. Re lease or deploy the tether strap on the ch ild
restraint accord ing to the ch ild restrain t manu
facture r's instructions.
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-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 ma lfunctions and en
gine damage will occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
You shou ld 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 author ized Audi Service Facility to be
checked.
Opening/closing the hood
The hood is released from inside the vehicle.
Fig. 187 Sect ion from the driver 's side footwell: release
lever
Checking and Filling
Fig. 188 Unlocked hood : lever
Make sure the wiper arms are not raised up from
the windshield. Otherwise the paint could be
damaged .
Opening the engine compartment lid
"With the driver's doo r open, pull the lever be-
low the instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow
q fig. 187.
" Raise the hood slightly ¢.&_ .
" Press the lever
qfig. 188 in the direct ion of the
arrow. This releases the hooks .
"O pen the hood .
Closing the engine compartment lid
" Push the hood down until you override the
force of the struts.
" Let the hood fall lightly into the latch .
Do not
press it in. ¢.&_ .
A WARNING ,..___
-Never open the hood when there is steam or
coo lant escaping from the engine compart
ment, because there is a risk that you could
be burned. Wait until no steam or coolant is
escaping.
- For safety reasons, the hood must always be
closed securely while driving. Because of
this, always check the hood after closing it
to make sure it is latched correctly. The
hood is latched if the front corners cannot
be lifted.
- If you notice that the hood is not latched
while you are driving, stop immediately and
close it, because this increases the risk of an
accident .
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Emergency assistance
General information
"' Park the vehicle as far as poss ible from moving
traffic in the event of a breakdown. In the event
of a flat tire, park the vehicle on a leve l surface .
It you are on a steep h ill, be especially careful.
"' Set the parking brake.
"' Place the selector lever in the P position .
"' Switch the emergency flashers on .
"' Have the passengers exit the veh icle . They
shou ld move to a safe place, for example be
hind a guard rail.
_& WARNING
Follow the steps given above. This is for your
protection and the for the safety of other d riv
ers .
Equipment
Vehicle tool kit/tire mobility kit/
compressor
F ig . 200 Luggage co mpa rtment : ca rgo floo r closed
The vehicle tool kit, tire mobility kit and com
p ressor are sto red in the luggage compartment
u nder the ca rgo floor cover.
"' Push on the plast ic handle and lift up the cargo
floor .
"' Open the cargo floor .
Completely ret ract the vehicle jack arm before
storing the vehicle jack* .
_& WARNING
Improper use of the vehicle jac k can ca use se
r ious personal inju ries .
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
-Never use the screw driver hex head to
tighten wheel bolts, since the bolts cannot
attain the necessary tightening torque if you
use the hex head, potentially causing an ac
cident .
- The factory-supplied jack is intended only
for your veh icle model. Under no circum
stances shou ld it be used to lift heavy
veh icles or othe r loads; you risk injuring
yourself.
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
raised, which co uld cause an a ccident.
- Support the vehicle securely with a ppropri
ate stands if wo rk is to be pe rformed under
nea th the vehicle; otherwise, there is a po
tential risk fo r injury.
- Never use the ja ck supp lied with your Aud i
on ano ther veh icle, p articularly on a heavier
one. The jack is only s uitab le for use on the
veh icle it came with.
(D Tips
The vehicle ja ck* in your vehicle is ma inte
nan ce-free.
Tire mobility kit
Preparation
App lies to : vehicles wi th tire mo bility kit
"' Read and follow the important safety precau-
tions <=>
page 281 , General information .
"'Set the park ing brake .
"' Select the P selector lever posit ion .
"' Check if a repair wi th the tire mob ility kit is pos
sible
<=> page 282.
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Emergency assistance
_& WARNING
You or your passengers could be injured while
changing a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions :
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance
off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn
ing devices to alert other motorists.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possibly slipp ing off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagona lly opposite the wheel be
ing changed . When one front wheel is lifted
off the ground, placing the Automatic
Transmission in P (Park) will
not prevent the
vehicle from moving.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the luggage com
partment
c:> page 185.
@ Tips
Obey all laws.
Removing the cover
Fig. 204 Whee l: wheel hub cover
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Fig. 20S Wheel: wheel bolts with caps
Wheel hub covers*
.. Insert the hook (from the vehicle tool kit) into
the hole on the whee l hub cover
c:> fig . 204.
.. Remove the wheel hub cover.
Wheel bolts with caps*
.. Slide the plastic clip (from the vehicle tool kit)
onto the cap until it engages
c:> fig. 205.
.. Remove the cap with the plastic clip.
Loosening the wheel bolts
Fig. 206 Changing a tire: loosen the wheel bo lts
.. Slide the wheel wrench (from the vehicle tool
kit) all the way onto the wheel bolt .
.,. Turn the wheel bolt approximately one turn to
the left -arrow- . To reach the required torque,
hold the end of the wheel w rench. If the wheel
bolt will not loosen, press carefu lly on the
wheel wrenc h with your foot. Hold on to the ve
hicle securely while during this and make sure
your stance is stable.
&_ WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only loosen
the wheel bolts gently (one turn) before rais
ing the vehicle with the vehicle jack* .