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Child safety
-Never install a rearward facing child safety
seat on the front passenger seat unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF,;; light comes
on and stays on . If the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
~; light does not come on and stay
on the inflating airbag will hit the child safe­
ty seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof. Have the airbag system inspected
immediately by your Audi dealer.
-Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device, power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat
if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket .
-If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth·
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restraint system on
this seat .
-Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion .
-Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats). These may influence the electrical
capacitance measured by the capacitive pas­
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per­
sonal injury .
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used
r=> page 187, Safety belts,
¢ page 194, Airbag system and
¢ page 216, Important information.
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Convertible child safety seats
Properly used convertible child safety seats con
help protect toddlers and children over age one
who weigh between 20 and 40 lbs (9 and 18 kg)
in a crash .
.... a,
Fig. 170 Schem atic ov erview: ins tallation of t he se at us ing
the vehi cle's safety belt system
""When using the vehicle safety belt to install a
child safety seat, you must first activate the
convertible locking retractor on the safety belt
to prevent the child safety seat from moving
r=>page225.
"" Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight so that
the seat cannot move forward or sideways
more than 1 in (2.S
cm) ¢ page 225.
A toddler or child is usually too large for an in·
fant restraint if it is more than one year old and
weighs more than 20 lbs (9 kg).
Toddlers and children who are older than one
year up to about 4 years old and weigh more than
20 lbs (9 kg) up to 40 lbs (18 kg) must always be
properly restrained in a child safety seat certified
for their size and weight and
r=> fig. 170 .
A WARNING
Not using a child safety seat, using the wrong
child safety seat or improperly installing a
child restraint increases the risk of serious
personal injury and death in a collision or oth­
er emergency situation.
- Children on the front seat of any car, even
with Advanced Airbags, can be seriously in­
jured or even killed when an airbag inflates.
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
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seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates
-even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child against the backrest, center arm rest, door
or roof.
- Never install a rearward facing child safety
seat on the front passenger seat unless the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF~; light comes
on and stays on. If the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
~ ; light does not come on and stay
on have the airbag system inspected imme­
diately by your Audi dealer.
- The rear side of the child safety seat should
be positioned as close as possible to the
backrest on the vehicle seat.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used ¢
page 187, Safety belts,
¢ page 194, Airbag system and
c> page 216, Important information.
A WARNING
If exceptional circumstances require the use
of a forward-facing child restraint on the
front passenger's seat, the child's safety and
well-being require that the following special precautions be taken:
- Make sure the forward -facing seat has been
designed and certified by its manufacturer
for use on a front seat with a passenger
front and side airbag .
- Always follow the manufacturer's instruc­
tions provided with the child safety seat or
infant carrier.
- Always move the front passenger seat into
the rearmost position of the passenger
seat's fore and aft adjustment range, and as
far away from the airbag as possible before
installing the child restraint.
- Always make sure that nothing prevents the
front passenger's seat from being moved to
the rearmost position in its fore and aft ad­
justment range.
Child safety
- Always make sure the backrest is in an up­
right position .
- Never place or use any electrical device
(such as a laptop, CD player, electronic
games device , power inverter or seat heater
for child seats) on the front passenger seat if the device is connected to the 12-volt
socket or the cigarette lighter socket.
- If a seat heater has been retrofitted or oth­
erwise added to the front passenger seat,
never install any child restraint system on
this seat.
- Make sure that there are no wet objects
(such as a wet towel) and no water or other
liquids on the front passenger seat cushion.
- Never place objects on the seat (such as a
laptop, CD player, electronic games device ,
power inverter or seat heater for child
seats). These may influence the electrical
capacitance measured by the capacitive pas­
senger detection system and can also fly
around in an accident and cause serious per­
sonal injury.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
'1; light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF '1; light
does not come on and stay on have the air­
bag system inspected by your authorized
Audi dealer .
Booster seats and safety belts
Properly used booster seats con help protect
children weighing between abou t 40 lbs and
80 lbs (18 kg and 36 kg) who are less than 4 ft
9
in (5 7 in/1.45 m) tall .
Fig. 171 Passenger sea t: child properly restrained in a
booste r se at
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~ Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
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~ Push the child safety seat down with your fu ll
weight to get the safety be lt really t ight.
~ Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seat ing pos ition .
~ Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un­
t il the belt lies flat and snug on the ch ild safety
seat.
~ Yo u should hear a "clicking" no ise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vertib le locking retractor by pu lling on the belt .
Yo u should no longer be ab le to p ull the belt
o ut of the retractor. The convertible locking re­
tractor is now activated .
~ Make sure that the red release button is fac ing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled qu ickly .
~Pullon the be lt to make sure the safety belt is
prope rly tig ht and fastened so that the seat
canno t move forward and s idew ays more th an
1 in (2 .5 cm).
A WARNING
Using t he wrong child restraint or an improp ­
erly installed c hild restraint can cause ser ious
personal inju ry or death in a cras h.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re -
tractor is locked when install ing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child sa fety seat in place
dur ing normal dr iving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around duri ng
a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the ch ild restraint is installed is in an up­
r ight position. Ot he rw ise, the seatback w ith
the ch ild safety sea t atta ched to i t could fly
f orward in the even t of an ac cident o r othe r
eme rgency si tuation .
- Alw ays read and heed all WAR NINGS w hen ­
ever using a child restra ined in a veh icle is
being used
¢ page 216. Specia l preca utions
app ly when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
9 page 195, Child
Ch ild saf ety
restraints on the front seat -some impor ­
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re ­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The belt tongue will pop out of the buck le.
~ Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed posit ion .
Always let the safety belt retract completely into its stowed posit ion . The safety be lt can now be
u sed as an ord inary safety belt w ithout the con­
vertib le locking ret racto r fo r ch ild rest raints .
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac­
t ivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed pos ition to deactivate th is feature .
If the
conve rtible locking retractor is not deactivated,
t h e safety be lt will g radu ally become tigh ter and
u ncomfortab le to wear.
A WARNING ,..__ -
I mproper ly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of se rious persona l injury and
death in a co llision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate
the co nvertib le locking ret racto r fo r ch ild re­
stra ints w hile the vehicle is mov ing. You
wou ld not be restrained and could be seri­
ously injured in an accident .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever us ing a chi ld restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used
¢ page 216. Special p recautions
apply when install ing a child safety seat on
the fro nt passenge r
seat¢ page 195, Child
restrain ts on the front seat
-some impor­
tan t things to know.
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Wheels
Steps for Determining Correct Load Limit
1. Locate the statement "THE
COMBINED WEIGHT OF OCCU­PANTS AND CARGO SHOULD
NEVER EXCEED XXX KG OR XXX
LBS" on your vehicle's placard
(tire inflation pressure label)
c:> page 254 , fig. 189 .
2. Determine the combined
weight of the driver and pas­
sengers that will be riding in
your vehicle.
3 . Subtract the combined weight
of the driver and passengers
from
"XXX " kilograms or "XXX"
pounds shown on the sticker
c:> page 254 , fig. 189 .
4. The resulting figure equals the
available amount of cargo and
luggage load capacity. For ex­
ample, if the
" XXX" amount
equals 1400 lbs and there will be five 150 lbs passengers in
your vehicle, the amount of available cargo and luggage load capacity is 650 lbs
(1400-750 (5
X 150) = 650 lbs)
5 . Determine the combined
weight of luggage and cargo
being loaded on the vehicle.
That weight may not safely ex­
ceed the available cargo and
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luggage load capa city cal culat­
ed in Step 4.
6. If your vehicle will be towing a trailer, load from your trailer
will be tran sferred to your ve­
hicle. Con sult thi s manual to
determine how this reduces
the available cargo and lug­
gage load capacity of your vehi ­
c le .
~check the tire sidewall
(c:> page 245 , fig. 187) to deter­
mine the designated load rating
for a spe cifi c tire.
Wheel bolts and rims
Wheel bolts
Wheel bolts mus t be clea n and loose n/tighte n
e asi ly.
Rims
Rims with a bo lted r im ring* o r with bo lted wheel
covers* cons ist of mult iple pieces . These com po­
nen ts were bol ted togethe r using s pec ial bol ts
a nd a s pecial proc edur e. Yo u m ust no t rep air or
d isa sse mble th em
¢ & -
_& WARNING
Wh eel bolts th at are tig hte ned or re paired in­
cor re ctly can be come loose and resu lt in los s
of ve hicle contro l, wh ic h increases the risk of
an accident. For t he cor rec t tighten ing s pec ifi­
cation,
see¢ page 27 8, Finishing.
- Always keep the wheel bolts an d the
threads in the w heel h ub clean an d fre e of
greas e.
- On ly us e whee l bolts tha t fit th e rim.
- Always h ave damage d rims repaire d by an
auth orized Audi dealer or auth orized A udi
S erv ice Facility. Neve r repa ir o r disassemb le
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Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
~ Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING -
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery .
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A dead battery can freeze at temperatures
around 32 °F (0 °C) . If the vehicle battery is
frozen, you must thaw it before connecting
the jump start cables. If you do not, this in-
Emergency situations
creases the risk of an explosion and chemi­
cal burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­ ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin . Flush any contacted area with water
immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion .
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases .
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-Volt rating . The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah " rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen. The battery case may have be weak­
ened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c>page 233.
@ Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
( + ) terminals are connected.
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-When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get ca ught in any mov ing
parts in the engine compartment.
- Do not bend over the batteries - danger of
chem ica l burns!
- The battery cell lock ing screws must be
t ightened sec ure ly.
- Be fore you check anything in the e ngine
compartment, a lways read and hee d all
WAR NINGS
q page 233 .
(D Note
Impro per hook -up of jum pe r cables can r uin
the gene rato r.
- Always connect POSITI VE (+ ) to POS ITIV E
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGAT IVE( -)
g roun d post of t he battery mana ger contro l
u nit.
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on t he battery
cells are screwed in firmly. I f not, t ighten
plugs prior to connecting clamp on negative
batte ry terminal.
- Please note that the procedure fo r con nect­
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribed above ap­
p lies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jump starte d. When you are giv ing a
ju mp s ta rt to anothe r vehicle, do
not con­
n ect the neg ative (-) cab le to the neg ative
(-) t ermin al on the di sch arged b attery @
q fig. 210. In ste ad , securely connec t the
nega tive ( -) cab le to either a solid me tal
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted to the e n­
gine block o r to the engine bloc k itself. If
the battery that is be ing cha rge d does not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing battery gas
could ignite and exp lode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi requires special handling for towi ng .
The fo llow ing information is to be used by com ­
mercia l tow tr uck operators who know how to op-
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~ - Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam-
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Emergency situations
-Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines .
- To prevent unnecessa ry damage , your Audi
must be transported with a flatbed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flatbed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
¢ page 285 and ¢ page 286 .
A WARNING
-A veh icle being towed is not safe for passen-
ge rs. Neve r allow anyone to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, fo r any r eason.
Front towing loop
Fig. 2 11 Front bumper: cover
-
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the right side of the front
bumper.
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle too l
kit
¢ page 272.
.,. Press inward on the upper left side of the cap
to remove it from the bumper
¢fig. 211.
.,. Tighten the tow ing loop in the threaded open ­
ing until it sto ps and then tighten it w ith a
whe el wrench .
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop b ack i n the
ve hicl e tool kit.
WARNING
If the towing loop is not ti ghtened until it
stops whe n installing, t he threads may be
pull ed out when towing the vehicle a nd that
could ca use an accident.
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Rear towing loop
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Fig. 212 Rear bumper: i nstalling the towing loop
There are threads located behind the right side of
the rear bumper where a towing loop can be in­
stalled.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
Q page 272.
.. To remove from the bumper, push the cap in ­
ward in the
lower area -arrow- and lift it up in
the
upper area ¢ fig. 212 .
.,. Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops and then tighten it with a
whee l w rench .
.. After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when installing, the threads may be
pulled out when tow ing the vehicle and that
cou ld cause an accident.
Loading the vehicle onto a flatbed truck
Fig. 213 Vehicle o n flatbed tru ck
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Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the center line of the car
carrier ramp.
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
pr eviously installed.
Rear hook up
.,. Align the vehicle with the centerl ine of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed.
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp .
Raising the vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with floor
jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lifting
points illustrated .
Fig. 214 Front lifting point
Fig. 215 Rear lif ting po int
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢&, .
.. Locate lifting points ¢fig. 214 and ¢fig . 215. II>

Temperature indicator
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
also refer to Text messages . . . . . . . . . . . 116
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tightening specification (wheel bo lts) . . . . 2 78
T ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
tiptron ic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 67
T ire Mob ility System ( tire repair set) . . . . . . 273
T ires ...... .. .. ................ ... .. . 244
A ll wheel dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
L ow-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
R epair se t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2, 273
Rep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7 5
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tire press ure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Tire pr ess ure monitoring system . . . 26 1, 262
Tire press ure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Un id irectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 , 278
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tires and w heels
Glossary of tire and load ing termino logy . 246
Tire s and vehicle load limit s . . . . . . . . . . . 256
TMC
refer to Tr affic information . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Tone (sound)
refer to Adjusting the sou nd . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
To uch
refer to MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Towing Tow t rucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
T PMS (tire p ressure monitoring system) . . . 261
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
T ire press ure mon itor ing system . . . . . . . 262
T raffic info rmation ............ 145, 146, 147
T raff ic reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
T ransmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 68
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
T rave l guide
refer to Tr avel (travel g uide) . . . . . . . . . . . 127
T rave l (t rave l guide) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
~ Treb le (so und) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
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~ Trunk lid
N 8 Tr un k es cape la tch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
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Index
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
u
Un fastening safety bel ts
Un iform tire qua lity grading ........... .
U nlocking/loc king 192
260
By r emot e control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
U sing the door lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
With the centra l loc king switch . . . . . . . . . 26
With the conven ience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
U pdating stations (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
U 5B stick
refer to Au di m usic in terface . . . . . . . 160, 161
U sing the jump start cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 71
Raising . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Spec ificat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Charge leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 242
I ndicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Winter operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
also refer to Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272, 279
Li ft ing po ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Version information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
VIEW ....... ... .. .. ................ .. 20
VI EW button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Vo ice gu idance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
also refer to Mult ifunct ion
stee ring wheel ... .. ............ 18, 19, 20
Vo icemail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Vo ice recog nit ion sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 19, 105
C ommands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Externa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Vo lume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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