2018 AUDI A6 airbag

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" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' -Always make sure the forward-facing seat
has been designed and certified by its man­
ufacturer for use on a fr ont seat with a
passenger front and s ide airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child restraint
up, against or v ery near the instrument pan­
el.
- Always move the front passenger seat to
the highest position in the up an d down ad­
justment range and move it back to the
rea rmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as fa r away from the air­
bag as possib le, before insta lling the for­
wa rd- facing child restr aint.
- Always ma ke sure that the safety bel t upper
anchor age is beh ind the child res train t and
not next to or in front o f the chi ld restrain t
so that the safety belt will be properly posi­
tioned.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A ch ild 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 a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the ch ild safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, cen ter armrest, door
o r roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the fron t passenger sea t in exceptional c ir­
c u ms tan ces.
- Make sure tha t the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and s tays on all t he ti me
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and st ay on, immedia tely in­
st al l the re a r-fa cing ch ild saf ety se at in a
rear seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
system inspected by your Aud i dealer .
Child saf ety
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the c hild safety seat manufacturer's
i nstruct io ns when instal ling a child restra int i n
your vehicle. To activate the convertib le locking
r etractor:
.,. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.,. Slowly pull the belt all the way out .
.,. Route it arou nd or through the child restra int
be lt
path~ ,&..
.,. Push the c hild safety sea t down with yo ur full
weigh t to ge t the safe ty belt really tight.
.,. Insert t he be lt tong ue into the b uckl e for tha t
seating position .
.,. Guide the safety be lt back into t he ret ractor un ­
til the be lt lies flat and sn ug on the c hild safety
seat .
.,. You s hou ld hea r a "cl icking" noise as the belt
w inds bac k into the ine rtia reel. Test the con ­
vert ib le lock ing retractor by pull ing on the bel t.
You s hou ld no lo nger be able to pull the belt
ou t of the re tra cto r. T he convertib le lo ckin g re ­
t ra cto r is now activated.
.,. Ma ke sure that t he red release bu tton is facing
away from the c hild rest raint so that it can be
unb uc kled quickly .
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly t ight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more t han
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wro ng ch ild rest raint o r an impro p­
e rly instal led child restr aint can cause se rious
person al injury or de ath in a crash.
- Always make sure th at t he s afety be lt re­
tr act or is locked when installing a c hild
safety sea t. An un locked safe ty be lt retra c­
tor cannot hold the ch ild safety seat in p lace
du ring norma l drivin g or in a c rash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat fi rm ly in
p lace even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it . A
loose child safety seat can fly around dur ing
a sudden stop or in a crash.
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Child safety
~Pu llon the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
~ Tighten the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer 's instruct ions.
Releasing the tether strap
~ Loosen the tension following the chi ld restraint
manufacturer's instructions .
~ Depress the spring catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.
@ Note
If you leave the chi ld restraint with the tether
strap firm ly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cush ion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear-facing chi ld restraint systems
come with a tether . Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufacturer 's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing ch ild safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat w ill be
ser ious ly injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates
-even w ith an Adva nced Airbag
System.
- Th e inflati ng airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrie r wi th great force and
wi ll smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
-If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
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seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional in­
formation about chi ld re straint se lection, instal­
l ation and use :
NHTSA advises t hat the best child safety seat is
t h e one that fits your child and fits in your vehi­
cle, and that you wi ll use correct ly and consis ­
tently.
Try before you buy!
U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis­
tration
Tel.: 1-888-327-4236 (T TY: 1-800-424-9153)
http:/ /www .nhtsa.gov
http:/ /www .sa fercar.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 662-0600
http:/ /www .safekids.org
Safety BeltSafe U.S .A.
Tel.: (800) 745-SAFE (En glish)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http:/ /www .carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 or call 1-6 13-998-86 16 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/roadsafety/menu . htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834

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" N .... 0 0 \.J ' @ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con ­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmenta l regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handl ing may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perch lo­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of t he re­
stra int system includi ng a irbag mod ules
s af ety be lts with pretens ioners a re scrap ­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is fam iliar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your dea l­
er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi ve hicles that are constructed with advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Aud i Space Frame), and/or Alu­
minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir dr ivers .
Therefo re, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repa ir , restorat ion, or reconstruction w ill be
rest ricted , or pa rts will be unava ilable, if the ve ­
hicl e is not repa ired at an a uthorized Aud i co lli­
sion repair facility . This includes but is not limi t­
ed to structura l parts which require specia lized
training and equipment to restore their crash ­
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Con sum er In form ation
This safety could be compromised by non -ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For t his reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, p lease observe the fol ­
lowing points when install ing additional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs a lso have t he necessa ry fa cilit ies,
tools and trained specialists to install the pa rts
and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
--
Using the wrong spare parts or using non -ap­
p roved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license p late brac kets in the
front area that are d ifferent from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li­
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags a re tr iggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
~page 189.
@ Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repa ir work is not per­
form ed according to specified methods, th is
c an result in seve re damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (s uch as cor rosion)
and adve rsely affec t your ve hicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs m ust be pe rformed
elsew here, have the vehicle ex am ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- Th e manufac ture r ca nnot be he ld liable fo r
damage wh ic h occur s d ue to fail ure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
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Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 58
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
A
A/C (4-zone de luxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 59
ABS
refer to Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . 119
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 249
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 97
Clean ing the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adapt ive a ir suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Braking guard ................. ..... .. 91
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 91
Stop -and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone de luxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting air distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Adjust ing the temperature (4-zone deluxe au­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the temperature (deluxe automat ic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 149
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Ch ild ren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Index
Child r estraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146, 14 7
How do the front a irbags work? . . . . . . . . 152
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 149
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work togethe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 154
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Warning/Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
When must the system be inspected? . . . 154
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 30
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 226
All -weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
All season ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Anti- lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti -theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
ASR
refer to Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi drive select
refer to Drive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
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" N .... 0 0 \.J ' Consumption Indicator light 192
14
Eng ine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 17
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine warm-up request
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 7
Environment
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . .
194
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
ESC
Automatic post-collision brak ing system .
119
also refer to Electronic stabilization con-
tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
119
ESP
refertoElectron icstabilizationcontrol . .
119
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
42
o· . 1mmmg . .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . . 42
Heating............................. 42
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
176
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 174
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) 250
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . .
65
Fu eling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Fr eeze protection
Coolant
. ... .. ................ ......
Front airbags
D . t' escnp 10n ... ................ ... .. .
How they work ............... .. .. .. .
195
146
152
Index
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 135
Front center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 143
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Gasoline addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65, 104
Fueling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Open ing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
235
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 36
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
G asoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 246
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 204
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) . . . . . . . 246
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 246
GVWR
refer to Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating (GVWR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
246
H
Head-up disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Index
Headlight range contro l system . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
H eadlig ht range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 38
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ad justi ng .. .. .. ............. . 48, 49 , 128
Removing and ins tall ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H eated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rea r window (4-zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Rea r window (del uxe automat ic climate con­
t rol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seats (4 -zone deluxe automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats (de luxe automatic climate contro l) . . 60
Washer no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H ea ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 1 36
High beams Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hi ll
descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Hi ll hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
also refer to Hi ll hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 36
H oo ks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors re lat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
H ow many airbags does my veh icle have? . . 149
H ow safety belt pretens ioners work . . . . . . 140
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sw itching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
I mba lance (wheels) .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 210
Immob il izer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 25
Important things to do before driving . . . . 125
I mp roperly worn s afety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
I nspection inte rval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
256
Installing child safety seats
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Installing the upper tether st rap on t he a n­
c h orage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ind icator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Interior ligh ting
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Intermittent (windsh ie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 44
l
Jump-start ing 239
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
K
Key ..... ... .. .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 25
Indicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Un locking/locking .. .. ............. 27, 29
Key recognit ion (climate control system) . . . 58
K ick -dow n (au tomatic transm ission) . . . . . . . 78
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Impo rtant safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . 160
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Installing a ch ild restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mount ing and re leas ing the anchorage
hoo k ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 182
Launc h control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Leat her care/ cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

a co .... N
" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
L ight
Ambie nt l ighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Com ing/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Da ytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pa rking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
L ight/ rai n sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Intermittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . . 44
L ighting
E xte rio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I nter io r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L ights
H eadlig ht flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
H eadlig ht range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 38
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I nter ior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L oad ...... .. .. ................ ... .. . 246
Lock ing/un locking
By remote cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
W ith the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
L ower universa l anchor ages (C anada) . . . . . 180
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
12 Volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
L uggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
P ass -throug h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 6
Storing cargo correct ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Va let parking f unction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
L ugg age com par tment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C losing but ton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Eme rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
M ovement -activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Opening/closing .............. .. .. . 30, 31
Opening from the ins ide in an emergency . 33
L umbar s upport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Index
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 189
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26
Mechanically locking the front passenge r
door.. ... .. ...... .. ... .. ..... ... .. ... 29
Memo ry funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors
o· . , mming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 42
Ex terior m irrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vanity mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 154
Mult ifunc tion s teer ing whee l. . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
N
Natu ral lea the r ca re/ clea ning
N HTSA 22
4
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
N umber of sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
0
Occupant seati ng positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Octane rating (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Odomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
OF F (4 -zone deluxe a utomat ic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
OFF (deluxe automatic climate control) 59
Oil In dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
also refer to Engine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Oil change inte rva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
On-board comp uter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On -Bo ard Diagnos tic Sys tem ( OBD) . . . . . . . 189
Open ing ..... ... .. .. ................ .. 24
Fuel fille r door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S unr oof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows ... .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 3 4
257

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" N .... 0 0 \,;J ' Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear window shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43, 44
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 188
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Personali zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control operation
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 36
Removing the side tr im panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Replacing windshield wiper b lades . . . . . . . . 45
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 132 , 133
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) ..... 75
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4, 246
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Index
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 139
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Saf ety be lts ...................... 134, 137
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13S
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Special considerations for pregnant wom- en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety instructions
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 156
Saving fuel Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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