2018 AUDI Q5 bluetooth

Media
-Do not use any additional USB extension ca­
bles or adapters to connect mobile devices
to the USB charging port that have already
been connected by a USB adapter. They may
impair the functionality.
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Refer to the manufacturer's operating man-
ual for important information regarding the
operation of your mobile device.
- Correct funct ion of all mobile devices can­
not be guaranteed .
- The vehicle batte ry drains when mobile de­
vices are turned on but the engine is off .
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
Applies to: ve hicles with Rea r Seat E nte rtainment preparation
The Rear Seat Entertainment preparation in­
cludes cables and a mount for Audi Entertain­
ment mobile in the driver's and front passenger's
seat backrests.
The suitab le Audi Entertainment mobile Rear
Seat Entertainment package is available through
Audi Genuine Accessories.
Using Audi Genuine Accessories is recommended.
Audi has established their rel iability, safety and
suitability.
We cannot eval uate or endo rse other products in
this way, even if the product is approved by a cer ­
tified testing agency or government agency .
(D Note
Only use devices that are approved for the
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation. Unap­
proved devices may cause damage to the vehi­
cle e lectronics.
@ Tips
- Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information about
Audi Entertainment mo­
bile.
- Always read the chapter ~ page 371.
-The Rear Seat Entertainment preparation is
not intended to charge external electron ic
devices.
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Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
through the
MMI control panel .
Fig. 210 Diag ram: possible sources in t he Me dia menu
Fig. 211 Diagra m: possible sources in t he Med ia me nu
Requireme nt: a media source must contain au­
dio/video*
files ¢ page 226.
.,. Press the I MEDIA i button . Press the left control
button unti l the sources overview is displayed .
.,. Select and confirm the desired source. Or:
press the !MEDIA ! button repeatedly until the
desired source is selected.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow ­
i ng sources may be displayed in the
Media menu:
(D Jukebox* ... .. .. .. .. ........ .
@ DVD/CD drive* ... .. ... ..... .. .
@ SD card reader .. .. ..... ..... .
@ Audi music interface* ......... .
such as an iPhone, USB stick
® External audio player ......... .
®
(j)
®
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
Bluetooth audio player*
Wi-Fi audio player* .. ........ .
Online media*
and Internet radio*
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226,227
226
232
232
228
229
230
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Media
Bluetooth settings
See ¢ page 248.
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 193, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection manager
See ¢ page 246.
Show "Now Playing" screen
W ith the funct ion switched on~ and a pla ylist
open, various information about the current track
(such as artist, album and album cover*) as well
as the playing time and the remaining playing
time are displayed.
Jukebox memory capacity*
I nformation on the Jukebox memory capacity and
the number of stored tracks in the Jukebox is dis­
p layed .
Rewind/Fast forward
Turn the control knob to the left or to the right .
Or: move your finger across the MMI touch con­
t rol pad* from left to right .
Shuffle1
)
With the function sw itched on~. all files in the
playlist are played and shown in random order .
Repeat track1l
When the function is switched on~. the current
track repeats.
Repeat*
Requirement: an iPod/iPhone* must be selected
as the media source in the Audi music interface
¢ page 234, Accessing media.
- Track : the current track will be repea ted.
- Folder : the tracks in the current folder are re -
peated continuously in a loop.
- Off : the funct ion is switched off .
l) Th e fun ction auto mat ic ally sw itches off w he n th e source
is c ha ng ed.
2> Thi s fun ctio n is not avai lab le fo r all cell phone s.
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Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The track currently
playing appears in the p laylist .
Play similar music*
The track currently playing is quick ly analyzed
(suc h as artists, ge nres, mood , beat) and a smart
playlist with similar tracks is shown .
Play more ...
A smart playlist is shown based on the track cur­
rently playing . You can select between a playl ist
with more tracks
by this artist , from this album
or of this genre.
Copy to jukebox*
See¢ page 22 7, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Set as ringtone*2
)
Requirement: a ce ll phone must be connected to
the MMI. The track currently p laying must be in
the
Jukebox* ¢ page 227.
The selected track will be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls .
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet.
Depend ing on availab ility, var ious information
will load about the track currently playing when
t hi s function is switched
on~ -
Favorites
See¢ page 237.
Additional options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a video fi le* or a DVD* must be playing .
Parental control*
Playback of video DVDs can be restr icted using
parental control.

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Media
may diffe r for audio files wi th variab le bi t
r ate. - Th
e manufac ture r of the s to ra g e device can
prov ide info rmat io n about its " USB Device
S ubcl ass".
- Sp ecial chara cte rs (such as th ose in 10 3 t ag
i nformat ion) d isp lay different ly depending
on the system lan guage and cannot a lways
be g uaranteed. -
Some M TP playe r fun ctions are not s upport ­
ed , su ch as ratin g music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
A ppl ies to : ve hicles w it h a C D drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, a lb um, t rack) *, CD-RO Ms with a capac i-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG wit h max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi -
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Format M PE G 1/ 2 Windows Media Au-M PEG 2 /4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma .m4a ; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maxim um 3 20 kb it/s and 48 kHz samp lin g freque ncies 48 kHz sampling
frequen cy
Number Maximum 1,000 files pe r med ium
of files
(D Tips
- Fo r compressing MP3 fi les, Audi recom­
mends a bit ra te of at least 160 kb it/s. The
d isplay s howing the rema ining play t ime
may diffe r fo r audio files wi th va riab le bi t
rat e. - Special cha
racters (s uch as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the sys tem language a nd can not always
be guaran teed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music in terface /Bluetooth
R ead the ins truc tions in the c hapter~ page 231, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nec tions/~ page 2 28, Bluetoo th audio player . You ca n lear n
not supporte d. about suppor ted mobi le dev ices in the A udi d atabase fo r mobile
dev ices at www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface : the volume Ad just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low w hen sta rt ing the maxim um output
~page 23 7, Input level.
playb ack t hrough t he AU X inpu t.
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Media
Problem Solution
Audi music interface :
the porta-For many ce ll phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
ble device is not recogni zed as a when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity).
source. The mobile device will only be recogn ized as a source in the MMI
after connecting if the battery charge is sufficient .
Audi music interface: malfunc-
The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on. Switch this
tions during audio playback function off¢
page 248 when you are not using the Bluetooth
through an iPod/ iPhone. audio player.
Audi music interface:
contents Reset the Media settings to the factory default settings
that are changed on a mobile de -
¢page 246.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface
a l are not disp layed in
the media center .
AUX input: there is stat ic when When connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
connecting and disconnect ing the source is already selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mobile device, either mute the device (see ¢
page 249) or sw itch
to a different audio source (for example ¢
page 220, Opening the
radio).
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
Only one interface should be act ively used at a time to ensure
audio player*: audio playback in- problem-free playback.
terference.
Jukebox* : tracks on the imported When importing playlists, a ll of the files themselves must be im-
playlist are grayed out. ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they may
be played or found. not be supported. Only copy supported files"*
page 240 to the
Jukebox.
Online media *: connection fa iled To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the MMI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status sc ree n.
MMI connect app.
Bluetooth audio player *: interfer- Playback interference can occur when using the Bluetooth audio
ence with track d isp lay and aud io player if a music player app from a third party provider is open.
playback . Audi recommends using the integrated media player on your Blue-
tooth device (such as a smartphone) .
Wi-Fi hotspot*: your Wi-Fi device
Make sure the network optimization functions are switched off in
is disconnected from the Wi -Fi the Wi-Fi settings or in the network settings for your Wi -Fi device .
hotspot . For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
dev ice.
Audi music interface: audio play-Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the settings on your
back through the connected mo- mobile device.
bile device is not possible.
al Applie s onl y to MTP dev ice s. Does not apply to App le dev ices and USB mass s torage dev ice s.
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System settings
wait for the sig nal t one (bee p) to say a new
command.
Volume : you can a djust th e vol ume of th e
p romp ts by turning the con tro l k no b.
Individual speech training (on ly when the v ehi­
cle is s ta ti onary): yo u ca n ad apt the vo ice recog­
ni tion sy ste m to your voic e or pro nunciati on in
or der to im prove the sys tem's a bili ty to re co gni ze
your speec h. Indivi dua l speech train ing is com ­
p rised of 20 s peech ent ries t hat consist o f com ­
mands and sequences of numbers . You can de­
lete the p rogrammed voice t rain ing with the
Re­
set individual speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can a djust the brigh tness o f the Info tain ­
ment system disp lay by t urning the cont ro l knob.
Factory settings
D epe ndi ng on t he ve hicle eq uipme nt, th e fo llow­
i ng fu nctio ns ca n b e rese t to factory se ttings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox *
- Directory
-Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Speech dialog system*
- Shortcut keys
- Message settings *
-Apps *
- Tool tips
- Audi connect *
- Audi smartphone interface *
You can select the desi red functio ns i nd ividua lly
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings .
(D Tips
Make sure that not o nly the sett ings were de­
leted but a lso the sto red data, if ap plicable.
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Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your conn ected devic es and th eir network sta ­
tus .
Settings Conne -ction manager I
-====- ,.· • Prima hone: MyPhone .,.
c M yPhone
• Second ary phone :
• Data conn ection :
• MM I
connect App :
• Audi smartphone:
Fig. 216 Co nnec tion man ag er
Ii'!
Not connected
Not
conn.,ct.,d
Not connected
Not
conn..cted
"' Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
MMI settings > Connection manager .
"'Sele ct a nd confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and co nfirm the co rresponding menu item,
t h e dev ice name and co nnect ion mode a re dis­
p layed under the menu i tem
r:!;> fig. 216.
Yo u can indiv id ually connect (~) or disconnect
(0) a pa ired device .
Requirement:
- The ve hicl e m ust be statio na ry and the ignit io n
m ust be switc hed on .
- Th e Bluetooth sett ings will open on yo ur mo ­
bi le device dur ing the connection setup .
- T he Blue tooth func tion and v is ibili ty of the MMI
c:!;> page 24 8 and mobile device must be switc h­
ed on.
- T he mo bile device to be con nected m ust not be
connected to any othe r Bluetoot h dev ice .
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell p hone.
- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.

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Secondary phone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
-Connect new device : search for and connec t a
c e ll phone.
- List of devices already paired : selec t your cell
p hone fro m the lis t of all the devices t hat are
al re ad y p aired.
Data connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
- T he data conne ct ion is made using the em bed ­
ded SIM car d
ll i=>page 187. You do not need to
adjust a ny a ddit io n al sett ings.
{Ll) Note
Always follow t he inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 19 4.
MMI connect app
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be installed and open on your mobile device.
- Connect new device : search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartp hone) .
-List of devices already paired : selec t your mo ­
bile device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
Audio player
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio player
Bluetooth player*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and v is ibili ­
ty must be sw itched on in the MMI
i=> page 248
and on the B luetoot h aud io player.
- Connect new device : press the control knob.
Se lect
Bluetooth audio player . Search fo r and
connect a mobile device .
-List of devices already paired : select a Bl ue­
tooth device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
ll SIM card inst alle d in t he v eh icle at the fa ctory.
System settings
Wi-Fi audio player*
R eq uiremen t: th e W i-Fi h otspo t* on the M MI
i=> page 193 an d on yo ur Wi -Fi audio playe r must
be switched o n.
-Connect new device: press the co ntrol knob.
Se arch for and conne ct a W i-Fi ca pabl e dev ice.
- Disconnect Wi-Fi audio player: de activate t he
W i-Fi on you r W i-Fi capa ble dev ice. The devi ce
w ill be au tom atic a lly removed from the lis t.
@ Note
Alway s follo w the inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
W i-F i h ots pot on p age 194.
Directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tiona l cell phone).
Requirement: no ce ll phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfree pro file.
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
-Connect yo ur cell phone to the A udi music in­
t erface
i=> page 232 using a USB adap ter
i=> page 231, fig. 2 08 .
- Sel ect your cell p ho ne from t he list of cell
p ho nes th at h ave already bee n con nec ted.
Additional options
D epen ding on the sele cted fun ct ion, yo u ca n use
t h e righ t contro l bu tton to access the ava ila bl e
additional options in t he connection mana ger .
.,.
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System settings
Delete Bluetooth device*
The se lecte d cell p ho ne/mo bile dev ice is dis con ­
nected from t he M MI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are alrea dy paire d.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Me ssages *, Dire ctory /contacts
an d Bluetooth
audio player
pro files sep arately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a set ting for the
B luetoot h connec tion v is ibility . Select
Visible
fo r th e MM I to be vis ib le to o ther dev ices. Se­
l ec t
Invisible fo r th e M MI to not be v is ible t o
othe r devi ce s. H oweve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetoo th con nection with pai red de ­
vices when the v is ibi lity is switched off. Se lect
Off to t urn visibi lity off . Then a B luetooth con ­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switc hed
on ~' the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a so urce in t he
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI B luetooth name (for
example "AUDI MMI") is d isp layed and ca n be
c h anged.
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that a re sent a nd received throug h the MMI
is d isp layed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk p rovider
fo r data se rvice as well as the netwo rk status
are disp layed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 193, Wi -Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requir emen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MM I
¢page 17 4.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
B lue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched o n, this ce ll phone is g iven pr io r­
ity ove r th e ot her Blue tooth devices and is c on-
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necte d dir ectly to the M MI. The connec ted ce ll
p hone is d is pl ayed first in t he dev ice li st .
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell p ho ne servi ce pro vider 's ne twor k, or
you can ch oose a
manual log in from t he list of
avai la bl e netwo rks .
-Network selection : availabl e netwo rks in t he
presen t loca tion can be sele cte d unde r network
select io n. This f unction is on ly avai la bl e for the
Manual log in setting.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See q page 249.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find l ega l informa tion regarding
t h e use o f A pple Car Play o r And ro id Aut o and in­
fo rmat ion a bout device -s p eci fic d ata exch ange.
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android
Auto device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Require ment: yo ur cell phone must not be con ­
n ect ed to the Au di music interf ace wi th a USB
adap ter.
Se lec t:
Audi smartphone > a dev ice from t he lis t
> r igh t con trol b utto n.
To remove your cell p ho ne from the list, se lect
and co nfirm
Delete Apple CarPlay device or De­
lete Android Auto device .
System update
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left control
bu tton >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
¢ page 2 26 . Se lec t and conf irm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the p rocess de ­
pe nds on the s ize of the upd ate.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
dr iver p ackage is rese t to t he se ttings a t the
t im e of delivery .

Index
Audio player Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Aud io track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Aud i pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 371
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 243, 247
Audi virtua l cockpit
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto Lock (central locking system) . . . . . . . . 30
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automatic climate control system Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
La unch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Manual shiftin g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Parking lock emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
AUTO (button) Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater (automatic climate control) 72
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B
BACK button 147
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Battery Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 321
376 Before
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Blower (automat ic climate control system) . 71
Bluetooth Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Boost...... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 17
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake fluid Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 321
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 80
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362
Buttons Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 12, 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
C
Cable (USB adapter/ AUX connector cable) 231
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 315
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment..... .... .. .. .. ............. .. 257