2018 AUDI Q5 warning lights

Table of contents
About this Owner's Manual. . . . . .
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Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Cockpit overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Controls at a glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 0
M ultif unction steering wheel pl us . . . . . . 12
Mu ltifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ve hicle functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
H ead-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Starting and driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Cent ral lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Luggage com part ment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
C hil d safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Panorama g lass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 43
Lights and Vision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Exterio r lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
V1s1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seats and storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
57
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
M emory fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
P ower so urces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Warm and cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
3 zone del uxe automatic climate control .
70
Steering whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Driving .... .. .. ............. .... .. . 73
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Starting and stopping the engi ne . . . . . . . 76
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Start/Stop system .... ... .. ..... ... . .
E lectromechanical parking brake .. ... . .
Start ing to drive . ..... ... .. ..... ... . .
0ffroad driving . .. .. .. ............. . .
Tilt angle d isplay . .. .. ............. . .
Automat ic transmission
Trailer towing ... .. ............. . .
Driving with a tra iler .. ... .. ..... ... . .
Driver assistance .. ............. . .
Assistance systems ............. .
Speed warning system ............... .
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80
82
82 84
84
92
92
95
95
95
Cru ise cont rol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Came ra-based t raff ic sign recogn it io n . . . 97
Lap time r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P red ictive eff ic iency assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Audi adaptive cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . .
102
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Parking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Parking system plus ... ............... 131
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Per iphera l came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Adjus ting the pa rking aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Er ror messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
T raile r hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 140
El ectron ic Stab iliza tion Contro l (ESC) . . . . 140
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
E lectromechanical steering, Dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144
A ll-wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Notice about data recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and veh icle co ntrol
modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
145
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Multi Media Interface............ 147
Traffic safety info rmat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Intro duction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14 7

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Certain instrument cluster content can also be
displayed in the head-up display*
¢ page 18.
A WARNING
Do not assume the roads are free of ice based
on the outside temperature display . Be aware
that there may be ice on roads even when the
outside temperature is around 41 °F (+5 °C)
and that ice can increase the risk of accidents .
(D Tips
-Depending on vehicle equipment, the in­
strument illumination (needles and gauges) may turn on when the lights are off and the
ignition is switched on . The illumination for
the gauges reduces automatically and even­
tually turns off as brightness outside in­
creases. This function reminds the driver to
turn the low beams on at the appropriate
time.
- You can select the units used for tempera­
ture, speed and other measurements in the
Infotainment
system ¢ page 245.
-If your vehicle is stationary or if you are driv­
ing at very low speeds, the temperature dis­
played may be slightly higher than the ac­
tual temperature outside due to the heat ra­
diating from the engine.
- At temperatures below 41 °F (+5 °C), a
snowflake symbol appears in front of the
temperature
display ¢,&. .
Coolant temperature indicator
The coolant temperature display @¢ page 10,
fig . 3
or ¢ page 10, fig . 4 only functions when
the ignition is switched on. To prevent engine
damage, please observe the following notes
about the temperature ranges.
Cold range
If only the LEDs at the bottom of the gauge turn
on, the engine has not reached operating tem­ perature yet . Avoid high engine speeds, full ac­
celeration and heavy engine loads.
Cockpit overview
Normal range
The engine has reached its operating tempera­
ture once the LEDs up to the center of the gauge
turn on. If
the. indicator light in the instru­
ment cluster display turns on, the coolant tem­
perature is too
high ¢ page 23.
@ Note
-Auxiliary headlights and other accessories in
front of the cooling-air intake impair the
cooling effect of the coolant. This increases
the risk of the engine overheating during
high outside temperatures and heavy en­
gine load .
- The front spoiler also helps to distribute
cooling air correctly while driving. If the
spoiler is damaged, the cooling effect will
be impaired and the risk of the engine over­
heating will increase. See an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Fa­
cility for assistance.
Tachometer
The tachometer displays the engine speed in rev­
olutions per minute (RPM).
The beginning of the red zone in the tachometer
indicates the maximum permissible engine speed
for all gears once the engine has been broken in
and when it is warmed up to operating tempera­
ture. Before reaching this zone, you should shift
into the next highest gear, select the "D/S" selec­
tor lever position, or remove your foot from the
acce lerato r pedal.
@ Note
The needle in the tachometer @¢ page 10,
fig. 3
or ¢ page 10, fig. 4 may only be in the
red area of the gauge for a short time or there
is a risk of engine damage . The location where
the red zone begins varies depending on the
engine.
@) For the sake of the environment
Upshifting early helps you to save fuel and re­
duces operating noise.
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may be higher if there is heavy eng ine load and
high temperatures outside . This is not a cause for
concern as long as
the .¢ page 24 or II
¢ page 24 indicator lights do not turn on.
Boost ind icator
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Audi virtual cockpit
The boost indicator is only displayed in the sport
view ¢ page 14 .
The current eng ine load (meaning the current
boost pressure) is indicated by a bar .
Head-up display
Appl ies to: ve hicles with hea d-up d isp lay
F ig. 16 Instrument pane l: knob for the head -up disp lay
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The head-up display projects certa in warnings or
selected information from the assist systems * or
nav igation* on the windshield. The d isp lay ap­
pears within the driver's field of vision.
Switching on /off
.. To switc h the head-up disp lay on, press the~
knob .
.. To switch the head-up disp lay off, press the~
knob.
Adju sting the height
The height of the display can be adjusted to t he
individual driver.
.. Make sure yo u are seated correct ly
¢page 253 .
.. Turn the knob~ to adjust the display.
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Settings in the Infotainment system
.. Select in the Infot ainment system: IMENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > l eft control b utton > Driver as­
sistance > Head-up di splay .
Display content
In the Infotainment system, you can spec ify
which information sho uld be disp layed: For ex ­
ample, this can include navigation information*,
adaptive cruise contro l* or camera -based tra ffic
s ign recognition *.
The display of ce rtain informa tion and some of
the red indica tor ligh ts cannot be h idden in the
Infotainment system .
Brightness
You can adjust the display br ightness in the Info­
ta inme nt sys tem. The display br igh tness dec reas ­
es autom atically as the amount of lig ht decreas­
es . The bac kg round br ightness is adjusted w ith
the instr ument
illumination ¢ page 49.
Picture rotation
You can rotate the picture in the Infotainment
system cloc kwise or counter clockwise .
(D Note
To prevent sc ra tches on the glass covering the
head-up display, do not p lac e any objects in
the project ion opening.
(D Tips
- Sunglasses with po larization filte rs and un­
favor able light ing cond itions can have a
negative effect on the disp lay.
- An opt imum d isp lay depends on the sea t
posit io n and the height ad justment of the
head -up disp lay.
- A spec ial windshie ld is needed for the head­
up display funct ion.
- For information on cleani ng,
see¢ table In­
terior cleaning on page 346.

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Canada mod els:
speed war ning system*
¢ poge95
Active lane ass ist*
¢ page 118
Aud i side assist*
¢page 125
Camera-based traffic sign recogni­
tion*
¢poge98
H igh beam assistant *
¢poge46
High beams
¢ poge46
High beam assistant *
¢poge46
BRAKE/(©) Brake system
If th is ind icator light turns on, there is a malfunc­
tion in the brake system .
1111 (USA mod els ) /. (Canada models )
Brakes: stop veh icle and chec k bra ke fluid le vel
Stop the vehicle and check the brake fluid level.
See an authorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility for assistance if necessary.
1111 ( USA model s) /. (Canada model s)
B rake s: malfunction! Stop vehicle safel y
If t he i nd icator lig ht tu rns on and th is message
appears, there is a malfunc tion in the brake
booster.
I f t he ABS indicato r
light ~ (U SA mode ls) /
fee) (Canada mode ls), the ESC indicato r light Bl
a nd the bra ke system ind ic a tor light 1111 (USA
models)
/ . (Canada mode ls) all turn on and
this message appears, then t he ABS, ESC and
braking distribution are malfunctioning
¢ .&. .
Do not cont inue d rivi ng. See an autho rized Aud i
dea le r or autho rized Aud i Serv ice Facili ty fo r as ­
sistance
¢ .& .
1111 (USA m od els)/ . (Canada model s) Park­
ing brake : malfun ction! Saf ely s top v ehicl e. Se e
owner 's manual
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-If the ind icator light and the message appear
when the vehicle i s station ary or afte r switch­
ing the ignition on ,
check if you can re lease the
parking brake. If you cannot release the park­
ing brake, see an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Fac ility . If you can release
the parki ng brake and the message st ill ap­
pears , see an author ized Audi dealer or autho r­
ized Aud i Serv ice Fac ility immediately to have
the ma lfu nction correc ted.
- If the ind icator light and message appear
while
dri ving ,
the hill sta rt ass ist o r emergency brak­
ing function may be ma lfunction ing. It may not
be poss ible to set the park ing b rake o r release
it once it has been set. Do not park yo ur vehicle
on hills . See an aut horized Audi dea ler or au ­
thorized Audi Service Faci lity for assistance .
Brake boo ster : limited functionality . You can
continue d riv ing . Plea se cont act Ser vice
There is a ma lfunction in the b rake booster . The
brake booste r is ava ilab le, but its effective ness is
r educed. Br aking behavior may be d ifferent from
how it normally f unctions and the brake peda l
may vibrate .
D rive to an au thor ized A udi dealer or au tho riz ed
Audi Se rvice Fac il ity immed iate ly to have the
malfunction cor rected.
& WARNING
- Read and fo llow the warnings in
¢ page 314, Working in the engine com ­
portment
before opening the hood and
checking the brake fluid level.
- If the brake system indicator light does not
turn off or it turns on wh ile driving, the
brake flu id leve l in the reservo ir is too low,
and this increases the risk of an accident .
Stop the vehicle and do not continue driv­ ing . See an a utho rized Aud i dea le r o r au­
thor ized A udi Se rvi ce Fac il ity for assistan ce.
- If t he brake system indicator light t urns on
together w it h the ABS and ESC indicator
lights, t he ABS/ ESC regu lating fu nction may
be ma lf u nct io ni ng. Funct io ns tha t stabi lize
the vehicle a re no longer available. This
co uld cause the vehicle to swerve, which
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Drive to an authorized Audi dea le r or a uth orized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunct ion corrected .
·:q'): · Bulb failure indicator
If the II indicator light turns on, a bu lb has
fa iled. The message ind icates the location of the
bulb. Replace the bulb immediately .
Vehicle lights: malfunction! Plea se cont act
Service
There is a malfunction in the head lights or the
lig ht switch. Drive to an autho rized A udi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to
have the ma lfunction corrected.
A WARNING
- light bu lbs are under pressure and can ex­
plode when bulbs are replaced, which in­
c reases the risk of injury.
- With HID headlights (xenon headlights), the high-voltage componen t must be handled
correctly. Othe rw ise, there is a risk of fata l
lnJUry.
i,(D Dynamic headlight range control
II Headlight rang e control : malfun ction! See
owner 's manual
There is a malfunc tion in the headl ight range
cont rol system, wh ich may ca use g la re fo r othe r
d rivers.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or aut horized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have t he
malfunct io n corrected.
~O Audi adaptive light
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi adaptive light
Ill Audi adaptive light : malfunction! See own­
er' s manual
-
Adapt ive light is not work ing . The headlights st ill
f un ction.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea ler or a uthorized
Aud i Serv ice Facility immediately to have the
malfunct io n corrected.
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@. D Light/rain sensor
II Automa tic h eadlight s: malfun ction! See
owner' s manual
l;I Automat ic wipers: malfunction ! See owner's
manual
The light/rain sensor is malfunctioning.
The low beams remain switched on at all times
for safety reasons when the light switch is in the
AUTO position. However, yo u can cont inue to
turn the lig hts on and
off using the light switch.
You can sti ll contro l all functions that are inde ­
pendent of t he rain senso r thr ough the wind­
shield wipe r leve r.
D rive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Fac ility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
g Suspension control
Applies to : vehicles wit h suspension control
R Suspension : malfunction! You may continue
driving
There is a suspension control malfunction.
Drive to an authorized A udi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immed iate ly to have the
malfunction corrected .
~: All wheel drive/sport differential
App lies to: vehicles wit h all w hee l drive/s port diffe re n tial
Ill All-wheel drive : malfunction! You may con­
tinue driv ing. Please contact Service
Ill Sport d ifferential: malfunct ion! Please con­
tact Service
There is a ma lf u nction.
D rive to an au thor ized A udi d ealer or au thori ze d
Audi Se rvice Facility immediate ly to have the
malfunction corrected.
Ill All -wheel driv e overheating . Please adapt
driving style . See owner's manual
Ill Sport differential: temperature too high .
Pl ease adapt driving style

Opening and clo sing
Opening and closing
Central locking
Description
You can lock and un lock the veh icle centrally . You
have the following options:
-Remote control key <=> page 33
-Sensors in the door hand les" <=> page 33
-Lock cylinder on the dr iver 's door <=> page 35,
or
-Interior central locking switch <=> page 34
Turn signals
The turn s ignals flas h twice when you un loc k the
ve hicl e and flash on ce when you lock the veh icle.
If th ey do not flash, then one of the doo rs, the
luggage compartment lid or the hood is not
closed complete ly.
Automatic locking (Auto Lock )
The Auto Lock f unct io n loc ks all doors and the
luggage compartment lid on ce the speed has ex ­
ceeded approximately 9 mph (15 km/ h).
The vehicle ca n be unlo cked if the openi ng func­
t ion in the centra l loc kin g sys tem sw itch is used
or one of the door handles is pulled.
I n t he event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doo rs will a lso au tomat ica lly unloc k to allow
access to t he ve hicle.
Selective door unlocking
The doors and luggage compartment lid w ill lock
when they close . You can set in the Infotainment
system whether
only the dr iver's door or the en­
tire ve hicle should be unlocked w hen unlocking
<=> page 35.
Unintentionally locking yourself out
Only lock your vehicle when a ll of the doors and
the luggage compa rtme nt l id a re closed and the
remote control key is not i n the vehicle. This
he lps to p revent yo u from locking yourse lf out
accide nta lly .
The follow ing cond itions prevent you from lock­
i n g your remote contro l key in the vehicle:
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-If the driver's door is open, the vehi cle cannot
be loc ked by pressing the
!'.TI button on the re ­
mote contro l key or by touching the locking
sensor* on a doo r.
-If the most recently used convenience key* is
detected in the luggage compartment, the lug­
gage compartment lid automat ica lly unlocks
aga in after closing it.
-If the convenience key* that was last used is de­
tected ins ide the veh icle, then the vehicle can­
not be locked from the outside .
A WARNING
-If you leave the vehicle, sw itch the ignition
off and take the veh icle key wi th you. Th is
appl ies pa rtic ular ly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise, chi ld ren cou ld start
the engine or operate e lectr ica l equipment
(such as power windows), which increases
the risk of an accident.
-No one, especially ch ild ren, should stay in
the vehicle when it is locked from the out­
side, because the windows can no longer be
opened from the inside <=>
page 36. Locked
doors make it more difficu lt for emergency
wo rkers to get into the vehicle, which puts
lives at ris k.
(0 Tips
-Do not leave va luables unattended in the ve­
hicle. A locked vehicle is not a safe!
-The LED in the dr iver's door rail blin ks when
you lock the vehicle. If the LED lights up for approximate ly 30 seconds after locking,
there is a malfunction in the centra l locking
system . Have the problem corrected by an
authorized Audi dealer or aut ho rized Aud i
Service Facili ty.

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Garage door opener (Homelink)
Description
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 35 Garage door o pene r: examp les of usage fo r diffe r·
ent syste ms
With the garag e door opener (Hom elink), you
can activate systems such as the garage doors,
security systems or house lights from inside your
vehicle. Three buttons are integrated in the head·
liner that can be programmed to up to three re­
mote controls .
To be able to oper ate systems using the garage
door opener, the buttons in the headliner must
first be programmed .
A WARNING
When operating or programming the garage
door opener, make sure that no people or ob·
jects are in the area immediately surround ing
the equipment. People can be injured or prop­
erty can be damaged if struck when closing.
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle .
- For additional informat ion about Homelink,
visit www.homelink.com.
- Fo r an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 374 .
Opening and closing
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home link)
Requirements : the button in the headl iner must
be programmed
<>page 43 and the veh icle
must be within range of the system, such as the
garage door .
., Press the button to open the garage door. The
LED @<>
page 43, fig. 36 blinks or turns on .
.. Press the button again to open the garage
door.
@ Tips
When opening or closing the garage door, do
not press and hold the button longer ten sec ­
onds or the garage door opener wi ll switch to
programming mode.
Programming buttons
Applies to: vehicles with garage door opener (Home Link)
, 1 111 111
Fig . 36 H eadlin er: controls
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You can program both fixed code and rolling code
systems using this procedure.
Programming/reprogramming buttons
Requirement: the vehicle must be in range of the
system , such as the garage door, that you would
lik e to program.
., Switch the ignit ion on .
., Press and hold the button in the headliner that
you would like to program fo r at least two sec·
ends .Or
.. Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but­
ton
> Vehicle > left control button > Vehicle
settings
> Garage door opener > Program ga­
rage door opener
> Program button I/Program ll>
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
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Fig. 37 Instrument p anel: l ig ht switc h with buttons
Light switch ·'!:! ·
Turn the light sw itch to the corresponding posi­
tion when the ignition is switched on.
:oo: and the
selected pos ition turn on (except pos ition 0).
0 -The daytime r unning lights automat ica lly t urn
on. In vehicles for certain markets, you can
switch the automatic daytime running lights on
and off in the Infotainment system*.
AUTO
-T he headlights automatically adapt to the
surrounding brightness.
: oo : -Parking lights
io -Low beam headlights
Buttons
When you turn the light switch to the AUTO or
low beam headlight pos ition
io, you can activate
the following functions:
~ o -A ll-weather lights. The headlights automati ­
cally adjust so that there wi ll be less glare, for
examp le when the road surface is wet.
O t -Rear fog lights
Automatic headlight range control system
Your veh icle is equipped with an automatic head ­
l ight range contro l system that re duces g lare fo r
oncoming traffic i f the vehicle load c hanges. The
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Lights and V ision
Audi adaptive light
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h adaptive light
Adaptive ligh t provides better visibili ty whe n it i s
dark by adapting the lights to the road conditions
based on speed , such as on e xpressways, rura l
roads, at intersections, and in c urves. The adap­
t ive light only functions when the light sw itch is
i n the AUTO position .
A WARNING
--Automatic headlights* are on ly intended to
assist the driver. They do not relieve the
driver of responsibil ity to check the head­
lights and to t urn t hem on manua lly based
on t he curren t ligh t and v is ibility condition s.
For examp le, fog canno t be detec ted by the
light sensors. So always switch on the low
beams under these weather co nditions and
when driv ing in the da rk
io .
- To prevent glare for traffic behind yo ur vehi ­
cle, the rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traff ic regulat ions.
- Always observe legal regulations when
us­
ing the lighting systems desc ribed .
(D Tips
- The lig ht sensor for the automat ic he ad ­
lights * is in the rearview mir ror mount. Do
not p lace any st ickers in this area on the
windshield.
- A warning tone will sound if you open the door when the exte rior lights a re switched
on .
- Only t he front headlights turn on when t he
daytime running lights are switched on *. In
vehicles in certain markets, the tail lights
w ill also turn on .
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of the
head lights, turn signa ls and tail lights can
fog over due to the temperature diffe rence
between the inside and outside . They will
clear shortly afte r swi tching them on . This
does not aff ect the service life of the light­
mg.
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