2018 AUDI Q3 remote control

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If there is difficulty in moving or obstacles that b lock the operation, the process will stop.
St oring the open po sition
., Bring the luggage compartment lid into the de­
s ired open position. The pos ition must be at a
certain height o r higher to store.
... Press and hold the
cs button for at least four
seconds to store th e new open position . A visu­
al and audio signal wi ll follow .
., To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward .
., Press and hold the
cs button again for at least
four seconds to store the new open position .
_& WARNING
-Pay ca reful attent ion when closing the lug­
gage compartment lid. Otherw ise, you could
cause se rious inj ury to yourself or othe rs de­
spite the pinch protection.
- To reduce the risk of pinc hing injuries, al­
ways make sure that no one is in the operat­ ing area of the luggage compartment lid, in­
cluding the hinge areas and the upper and
lower edge of the luggage compartment lid.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because po isonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyxiation .
- Never leave your vehicle unattended when
the luggage compartment lid is open. A child could crawl into the luggage compart­
ment . If the luggage compa rtment lid was
then closed, the ch ild wou ld be trapped in
the vehicle and unable to escape. To reduce
the risk of injury, do not a llow children to
play in or a round t he vehicle . Always keep
the luggage compartment lid and the doors
closed when the vehicle is not in use.
- If there is a luggage rack (such as a bicycle
rack) on the l uggage compartment l id, the
l u ggage compartment lid may not open
completely under certain circumstances or it could close by itself if open due to the extra
we ight. Therefore, the ope n luggage com­
partment lid must be given add itional sup-
Op enin g an d clos ing
port or the cargo must f irst be removed
from the luggage rack.
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- The luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manua lly if the vehicle battery is low.
It is necessary to use more force when doing
this. Move the lid slowly to reduce the
amount of force needed.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
cs button on the remote
control key . The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
Emergency unlocking the luggage
compartment l id
The luggage compartment lid can be released
from inside the luggage compartmen t in an
emergency.
F ig. 25 Lugg age compar tme nt lid e mergency release
... Pry the cover off using the key .
., Press the lever w ith the key in the direction of
the arrow to release the luggage compartment lid .
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Warm and cold
Climate control system
Description
Depending on the vehicle equipment, different
systems could be installed:
- manual climate control system or
- automatic climate control system"
The climate control system circu lates, warms or
cools, and removes humidity from the air in the
vehicle interior. It is the most effective when the windows and panorama glass roof" are closed. If
there is a build-up of heat inside the vehicle, ven­
tilation can help to speed up the cooling process .
Pollutant filt er
The pollutant filter removes pollutants such as
dust and pollen from the air.
Key rec ogn ition *
The automatic climate cont ro l system* settings
are stored and assigned to the remote control
key that is in use.
A WARNING
Poor visibility can lead to accidents.
- For safer driving, keep all windows free of
ice, snow and fog .
- Become familiar with the correct use and
function of the climate control system as
quickly as poss ible, espec ially with the de­
frosting and defogging functions.
- When the temperature is below freezing,
only use the windshield washer system after
the windsh ield has been warmed by the cli­
mate control system. The washer fluid could
Warm and c old
freeze on the windshield and impair visibili­
ty.
@ Note
- If you suspect that the climate contro l sys ­
tem is damaged, switch the system off to
prevent further damage and have it checked
by an authorized Aud i dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility.
- Repairs to the Audi climate control system
require special technical knowledge and
special tools. See an authorized Audi dea ler
or authorized Aud i Service Fac ility.
@) For the sake of the environment
- To save fuel, turn off the climate control
system cooling mode by pressing the A/C
button. This will also reduce emissions . The
cl imate control system is off when the LED
in the button turns off.
- In vehicles w ith the efficiency program*,
you can find other consumptio n information
and more economy tips
¢ page 20.
(D Tips
- To prevent interference with the heat ing
and cooling output and to prevent the win­
dows from fogging over, the air intake in
fro nt of the windshie ld must be free of ice
,
snow or leaves.
- Condensation from the cooling system* can
dr ip and fo rm a pudd le of water under the
vehicle. This is norma l and does not mean
there is a leak .
- The energy management system may tem­
porarily switch off certain functions, s uch as
the seat heating* or rear window defogger .
These systems are avai lable aga in as soon
as the energy supply has been restored.
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Starting the engine when there is a
malfunction
Applies to: vehicles with conven ience key
Other circumstances can cause the engine not to
start, such as the battery in the remote control key has drained , there is interference with the
key or there is a system malfunction .
Fig . 7 0 Steering co lumn /remote co ntro l key: st arting t he
en gine if there is a malfunc tion
Req uiremen t: the message No k ey identified .
See owne r's manual
must be disp layed and the
II indicator light m ust be on.
.,. Hold the remo te contro l key ve rtic ally in the lo ­
c ation ind ic a ted
y>l) c::> fig. 70 .
.,. Press the brake peda l.
.,. Press the
I ST AR T ENGINE STOP I button. The
engine will start.
.,. Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­
iz ed Audi Service Facility immediately to have
the mal function corrected .
@ Tips
You can view the message again by pressing
the
I START ENGINE STOP ! button.
Messages
Turn off ignit io n. Battery discharging
This message appears and a warning tone sounds
if you open the driver's doo r when the ignition is
switched on .
Press brake pedal to start engine
This message appears if you do not step on the
b rake pedal to sta rt the eng ine o n a vehicle wi th
a n autom atic transm ission.
D rivi ng
Plea se engage Nor P.
This message appears when sta rt ing o r stopping
t h e e ngine if t he se lecto r lever is no t in the Nor P
pos ition. The e ngine will not star t/stop.
IS Is key in the vehicle?
The ind icator light turns on and this message ap­
pears if the convenience key* was removed from
t h e veh icle when the e ngine was ru nning. If the
convenience key is no longer in the veh icle , you
c annot sw itch the ignition on or sta rt the eng ine
o nce you stop i t. You also canno t loc k the vehicle
from the o utside.
Shift to P, vehicle can roll away . Doors c an only
be lo cked in P .
This message appears for safety reasons if the
selector lever for the au tomatic transm ission is
not in the P position after the ignition is switched
off . M ove the selector leve r to the P posi tion.
Otherwise the ve hicle is not pro tec ted from ro ll­
ing and i t cannot be locked .
II No key identified. See owner's manual.
This message appears if there is no conven ience
key* inside the vehicle or if the system does not
recognize the key . The co nvenience key may not
be recognized, for example, if it is covered by an
obje ct tha t
disrup ts the signa l (such as a br ief­
c ase), or if the key b attery is we ak. El ectro nic de­
vi ces such as cell phones c an also inte rfe re wi th
the signal.
T o still be ab le to start or stop the engine, refer
to
i=:> page 63 .
Electromechanical
parking brake
Fig. 71 Cen te r conso le : pa rk in g b rake
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Assistance systems
Switching on and off
Applies to: vehicles w ith Aud i s ide ass ist
F ig. 83 Driver's door : side ass ist bu tto n
.,. Press the button to switch the system on and
off <=>
& in General information on page 79.
The LED in the button turns on when side assist
is sw itched on.
Adjusting the display brightness
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Aud i side ass is t
The display brightness can be adjusted in the In ­
fotainment system .
.,. Se lect : the ICARI function button > (Car) Sys­
tems *
control button > Driver assist > Audi
side ass ist .
The display brightness adjusts automatically to
the br ightness of the surroundings, both in the
i n formation and in the warning stage. In very
dark or very br ight surroundings, the automat ic
adjustment will set the d isplay to the minimum
or maximum level. In such cases, you may notice
no change when adjusting the brightness, or the
change may only be noticeable once the sur­
ro undings change .
Adj ust the brightness to a level where the display
in the information stage will no t disrupt your
view ahead. If you change the brightness, the dis­
p la y in the exter ior mirror wi ll briefly show the
brightness level in the information stage . The
brightness of the warning stage is linked to the
brightness in the information stage and is adjust­
ed along with the information stage.
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-Side assist is not active while you are mak­
ing the adjustment.
- Your settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key bei ng
used.
Messages
App lies to : vehicles wi th Audi side ass ist
If side assist sw itches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstrument cluster display:
Audi side assist: Unavailable . Sensor vision
The radar sensor vision is impaired. Do not cover
the area in front of the sensors with bike whee ls,
stickers, dirt or other objects. Clean the area in
front of the sensors, if necessary
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fig. 82 .
Audi side assist: Unavailable.
Side assist cannot be switched on at this time be­
cause there is a malfunction (for example, the
battery charge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: System fault!
The system cannot gua rantee that it will detect
vehicles correct ly and it has switched off. The
sensors have been moved or are fa ulty . Have the
system checked by an authorized Aud i dealer or
authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility soon .
Audi side assist: Unavailable when towing
Side assist switches off automatically when a fac­
tory- installed trailer hitch is connected to the
electrical connector on the trailer. There is no
guarantee the system will switc h off when using
a retrofitted trailer hitch. Do not use side assist
when towing a trailer.
Audi drive select
Introduction
Applies to : vehicles wit h Audi drive se lec t
Drive select makes it possible to experience dif­
ferent types of vehicle sett ings in one veh icle.
The driver can select from three modes,
Comfort , ..,.

Parking sy stem s
(D Tips
-The warning tones can also be adjusted d i­
rect ly from the visua l display or the rearv iew
camera image*. Simply press the
S ettings
control button.
- Changed settings are act ivated when the
parking system is switched on again.
- The settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key that is in
use.
Error messages
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith parkin g system plus/rearview cam·
e ra
There is an error in the system if the LED in the
P,#A button is bl inking and yo u hear a continuous
alarm for a few seconds after switching on the parking system or when the parking system is al­
ready act ivated. If the error is not corrected be­
fore you switch off the ig nition, the LED in the
p,,; A
button will blink the next t ime you sw itch on the
pa rking system by s hift ing into reverse .
If a sensor is faulty, the~ symbol will appear in
front of/behind the vehicle in the Infotainment
d isplay. If a rear sensor is faulty, only obstacles
that are in areas @ and @ are displayed
¢page 83, fig. 85. If a front sensor is faulty, on ly
obstacles that a re in areas © and @are dis­
p layed.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected.
Trailer hitch
App lies to: ve hicles w ith parkin g system plus/rearview cam ­
era a nd trail er hitc h
For veh icles using the trailer socket, the parking
system rear sensors are not activated when you
shift into reverse gear or whe n you press the
p,, ;A
button . This results in the follow ing restr ictions .
Parking system plus*
There is no d istance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated . The visual display
sw itches to tra iler mode .
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Parking sy stem plus and rearview c amera *
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated . The visua l display
switches to trailer mode . The rearview camera
image will not show the orientation lines and the
blue surfaces.
(D Tips
Tra iler hitches that are not installed at the
factory may cause the parking system to mal­
funct ion or they may restr ict its function.

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Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
starting work on any modificat ions.
This will he lp ensure that vehicle function, per ­
formance and safety are not impaired
c> ..&. .
Attempting to work on e lectronic components
and the software used with them can cause ma l­
functions. Because of the way electronic compo­ nents are interconnected with each other, such
malfunct ions can also have an adverse affect on
other systems that are not directly involved. This
means that you risk both a substa ntial reduction
in the operational safety of your veh icle and an
i n creased wea r of ve hicle pa rts
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Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a profess ional and competent manner or, in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modific atio ns.
.&, WARNING
Improper repairs and mod ifi cat ions can
change the w ay veh icle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per ­
sonal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repa irs mus t be pe rformed else­
where, have the vehicle exam ined by an au­
thorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
Declaration of
compliance for telecom­ munications equipment
and electronic systems
The manufacturer is not liable for rad io m alfu nc ­
tions t hat are caused by unauthori zed changes to
the equipment.
Equipment
The fol low ing equipmen t comp lies w it h FCC sec­
tion 15 and RSS-Gen:
Consumer Inf ormation
- Audi adapt ive cr uise control*
- Aud i side assist*
- Electronic immob ilize r
- Remote control key
- Cell phone package*
FCC Part 15.19
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC
Rules . Operation is subject to the fo llowing two
condit ions: (1) This device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference rece ived, includ ing interference that
may cause undesired operation .
FCC Part 15.21
Changes or mod ificat ions not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's authority to operate the equ ip­
ment .
RSS-Gen
This device complies with Industry Canada's li­
cence-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the
follow ing two conditions:
(1) This dev ice may not cause interference; and
(2) This dev ice m ust accept any interference, in­
clud ing interfe rence that may cause undes ired
operation of the dev ice .
CNR-Gen
Le present appareil est conforme aux CNR d'ln­
dustrie Canada applicables aux appare ils radio
exemp ts de licence . L'explo itat ion est autor isee
aux deux conditions su ivantes:
1) l'appareil ne do it pas produire de b rouillage;
2) l'appareil do it accepter tout brouillage radioe­
lectr ique subi, meme si le brouillage est suscept i­
ble d'en compromettre le fonct ionnement .
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Index
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . . 87
Clean ing the rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . 186
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 69
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 125
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 107
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Pollutant filter . .... ........... .... .... 51
Power seat ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Proper seating posit ion
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Protective liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 107
R
Radio Standards Specification (RSS)
215
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
I nterva l mode (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . 38
Ra ising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
222
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 , 84
Rear window defogger Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 55
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window wiper Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39, 40
Recirculation mode Automatic climate cont rol system . . . . . . . 55
Manua l climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 53
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Replacing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 , 40
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Resett ing the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Rims ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 180
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety be lt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 111

Index
Sunroof
refer to Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sunshade
Emergency closing (panorama glass roof) .
32
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Temp erature display
Outside temper ature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Temperature indicator Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8
Temporary spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Tie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Time . .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. ... 9
tiptronic mode (automat ic transmission) . . . 70
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 66
Tires................................ 166
All
wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Tir e pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 183
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tire pressure (trailer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
175
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
169
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 17 8
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 1
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Towing
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
Towing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205, 206
TPMS (Tire Press ure Monitoring System) . . 183
224
Trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Trailer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Turn signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/ locking 111
182
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
With the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . 25
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
V
Vanity mirror.... .. .. .. ............. ... 37
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
185
D .
. 1mens1ons ...... .. .. .............. .
Out of service .. .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Specifications ..................... . . 210
190
209
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Charge leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 164
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Vehicle jack . ... ... .. .. ... ..... ... 191,194
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
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Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 107
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Wheel bolt caps
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193