
-Be fore yo u chec k any thing in the engine
compartment, a lways read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
c:::> page 189 .
(D Note
Impro per hook-u p of jum per cables c an r uin
the gene rato r.
-Always connect P OSITIVE( +) to POS ITIV E
( + ), and NEG ATIVE( -) to NEGATI VE( -)
g round post of t he battery manage r contro l
unit.
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on t he battery
ce lls are screwed in f irmly . If not, t ighten
plugs p rior to connecting clamp on negative
b attery termi nal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap
pli es specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
b eing jump starte d. W hen you are giv ing a
ju mp s ta rt to ano ther vehicle , d o
no t con
ne ct t he negative( -) cable to the neg ative
(-) t ermin al on the disch arged b attery @
c:::> fig . 20 6. In stead , securely connec t the
n egative ( -) cable to either a solid metal
com ponent that is firm ly bolted to the e n
gine block or to the engine bloc k itsel f. If
the battery that is be ing charged does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing battery gas
could ignite and ex plode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towing .
The follow ing informa tion is to be used by com
mercia l tow tr uck operators who know how to op
e rate the ir equip men t sa fely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake line s.
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flatbed tru ck .
a co -To load the vehicle on to the flatbed , use the ,...,
~ towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at-N ,...,
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Emergency situations
tach to the front or rear anchorage
c:::> pag e241 and c:::> page242 .
A WARNING
-
A vehicle bei ng towed is not safe for passen-
gers . N ever allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
being towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 207 Front bu mpe r: co ve r
Fig. 208 Front bu mper: i nst all ing the tow ing loop
T he t hreaded o pen ing for th e towing loop is lo
cated be hind a cover on the r ight side of the front
bumper .
.,. Remove the towing loo p from the vehi cle too l
k it
c:::> page 226 .
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, force ful p res
su re
c:::> fig. 207 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
.,. T ighten the towing loop in the threaded open
ing until it sto ps
c:::> fig . 208 and then tighten it
w ith a wheel w re nch .
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop back i n the
veh icle tool kit.
..,.
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Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lift ed at the lifting
points illus tr at ed.
Fig. 212 Fro nt lift in g poin t
Fig. 213 Re ar lift ing poin t
.,. Read and heed WARNING c::> &, .
.. Activate the veh icle ja ck mode* in the M MI:
I CAR I funct ion button> (Car) * systems contro l
bu tton >
Servicing & checks > Air susp.: jack
mode > On .
.. Loca te lift ing po ints c::> fig . 212 and c::>fig . 213 .
.. Adju st lifting arms of wo rkshop hoist o r floo r
jack t o match vehicle li fting poin ts.
.. In se rt a rubb er pa d between the floor jack/
wor kshop ho ist a nd the lifting points .
T he vehicle ja ck m ode* mus t be activa ted so that
the au tomatic a djustment of the Ad aptive Air
Suspension * does no t make it more difficult to
raise the ve hicle wit h the floor jac k.
If you must lift your vehicle with a floor jack to
work underneath, be sure the vehicle is safely
supported on stands intended for this purpose . Emergency situations
Front lifting point
T he lifting poin t is locate d on the floor p an rein
f o rcement about at the same level as the ja ck
mounting point
c::> fig . 212 . Do not lift the vehi
cle at the vertical sill reinforcement .
Rear lifting point
T he lifting p oin t i s lo cate d on the ve rtic al rei n
f o rceme nt o f th e lower s ill for the on- bo ar d jac k
c::>fig. 213.
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to c::> pag e 229 .
A WARNING
- To reduce the r is k of se rious inju ry and veh i
cle dama ge.
-Always lift the vehicle o nly at the specia l
wor kshop h oist a nd f loor jack lift points
il
l ustrated c::>fig. 212 and c::> fig. 213.
-Failure to lift t he ve hicle at these points
could ca use t he veh icle to tilt o r fall from
a lift i f th ere is a change in vehicle weight
dist ribution and balance . This might hap
pen, fo r example, when heavy compo
n en ts such as the eng ine block o r trans
missi on a re removed .
- Whe n re mov ing heavy comp onents like
these, an ch or veh icle t o hois t or ad d co rre
spon ding weig hts t o m aintai n the cen ter of
g ravi ty . Ot herw ise, the vehicle mig ht tilt or
slip off t he hoist, caus ing se rio us pe rsonal
i njur y .
(D Note
-Be aw are of the fo llow ing po ints b efor e lift
ing the vehicle:
-The vehicle should never be lifted or
jacked up from underneath the engine oil
pan, the transmission housing, the front
or rear axle or the body side members.
This could lead to serious damage .
-To avoid damage to the underbody or
chassis frame, a rubber pad must be in
serted between the floor jack and the lift
points .
.,.
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Consum er Info rmation
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironment al
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and ad justments to en
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work
shop personnel i n order to assure proper per
formance, reliab ility and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
veh icle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of servicing in accordance w ith
the ma intenance sc hedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rra nty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af
fected, c reating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your p assengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportu nity to pe rform a ll scheduled ma inte
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and train ed sp ecialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limited maint enance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures w hich can be performed on your ve hi
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavai lable . Before pe r
forming any of these procedures, always thor
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and carefu l
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNING S provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com
partment , alw ays read a nd heed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart
ment on page 189 .
248
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac
cepted safety practices and general com mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other proce dures with respect to t he ve
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
an d equi pmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an
other properly equipped and qualified work
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en
gine is off . The radiato r fan switches on au
tomatically when the coolan t reaches a cer
tain tempe rature and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supp lied with the veh i
cle is no t adequate fo r th is pu rpose a nd
could collapse causing serious personal in
jury .
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w ith the wheels on the g round, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the pa rk b rake is applied .
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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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Index
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 24 7
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate cont rol . . 61
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
D eluxe automatic climate control . . . . . . . . 59
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Key recogn ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 119
Autom atic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Em ergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Shifting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Steer ing whee l with shift paddles . . . . . . . . 78
tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
B
Battery
Ju mp starting ...... .......... .. .. .. .
also refer to Vehicl e battery .......... .
Before driving
Belt tensioner 239
19 7
125
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Blower (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Blower (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 59
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake assist .. .. ............. .... .. . 119
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Ceram ic brake rotors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E lect romechan ical park ing brake . . . . . . . . 72
252
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 17
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Braking guard ..... .. .. ............. ... 91
93
Messages
Settings ............................ 93
Break-in security featu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
N . ew engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 190
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Cata lytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
C . k onvernence ey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanically locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Su nroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
C entra l locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 20
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Child res tra ints
Danger of using child res traints in the front
seat............................... 143
Where can I get additiona l information
abo ut child restraints and their use? . . . . 184
Child res traint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 180

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Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Important things to know when driving with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Child safety lock Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 179
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 170 in myve 1c e . ................. ... .. .
Infant seats .. ................ ... .. . 172
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
L ATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
L owe r anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 172
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 223
C leaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
C leaning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . 222, 223
C leaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
C leaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
C losing
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Index
Closing/opening
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Consumer Information ............. 132, 247
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience key
Starting the engine (STAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Stopping the engine (STAR T ENGINE ST OP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Convertib le locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 179
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cooling mode (4-zo ne deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cooling mode (deluxe automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Index
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 20
Cyli nder on dema nd syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Daytime runni ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Declaration of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
D efective light bulb warning
Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Defrost ing (windows)
4- zone deluxe au toma tic climate con trol . . 6 1
D eluxe a utomat ic cli mate contro l . . . . . . . . 59
D EF (instrument cluste r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
De luxe a utomatic climate contro l
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Determin ing cor rec t load l imi t . . . . . . . . . . 215
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Dimming the rea rview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Distance dr iven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Doors Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
C losing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mechanically lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dr iver inform ation system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
C D/rad io disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9
D oor/l uggage compartment lid warning . . 19
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E xterior temperature disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 19
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Serv ice i nterval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
D river seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
D rive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Dr iving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Driving throug h water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Dus t fi lte r
refer to Po llutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
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E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 21
E DL
refer to E lectronic D ifferent ial Lock . . . . . 119
Effic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 72
E lectromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
El ectron ic Diffe renti al Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lectron ic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectron ic stab ilization control . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E mergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Emergency b raking fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
E mergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
E mergency ope ra tion
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Su nroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
E mergency release
Fuel f iller door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Emissions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
En ergy managemen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 23
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine Coo la nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Start ing wi th ju mpe r ca bles . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
E ngine compartment
Open ing/clos ing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Safety precau tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
E n gine contro l (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine o il
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Chang ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Checking o il level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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