2019 AUDI A4 ECU

Emergencysituations

Emergencysituations
General
Thischapterisintendedfortrainedemergency
crewsandworkingpersonnelwhohavethenec-
essarytoolsandequipmenttoperformthese
operations.
Startingbypushingor
towing
@)Note
Vehicleswithanautomatictransmission
cannotbestartedbypushingortowing.
Startingwithjumper
cables
Ifnecessary,theenginecanbestartedbycon-
nectingittothebatteryofanothervehicle.
Iftheengineshouldfailtostartbecauseofadis-
chargedorweakbattery,thebatterycanbecon-
nectedtothebatteryofanothervehicle,usinga
pairofjumpercablestostarttheengine.
Jumpercables
Useonlyjumpercablesofsufficientlylargecross
sectiontocarrythestartercurrentsafely.Refer
tothemanufacturer'sspecifications.
Useonlyjumpercableswithinsulatedterminal
clampswhicharedistinctlymarked:
plus(+)cableinmostcasescoloredred
minus(-)cableinmostcasescoloredblack.


creasestheriskofanexplosionandchemi-
calburns.Afterjumpstartingthevehicle,
drivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethevehiclebatterychecked.
—Donotallowbatteryacidtocontacteyesor
skin.Flushanycontactedareawithwater
immediately.
—Improperuseofaboosterbatterytostarta
vehiclemaycause anexplosion.
—Vehiclebatteriesgenerateexplosivegases.
Keepsparks,flameandlightedcigarettes
awayfrombatteries.
—Donottrytojumpstartanyvehiclewitha
lowacidlevelinthebattery.
— Thevoltageoftheboosterbatterymustalso
havea12-Voltrating.Thecapacity(Ah)of
the boosterbatteryshouldnotbelower
thanthatofthedischargedbattery.Useof
batteriesofdifferentvoltageorsubstantial-
lydifferent“Ah”ratingmaycause anexplo-
sionandpersonalinjury.
—Neverchargeafrozenbattery.Gastrapped
intheicemaycause anexplosion.
—Neverchargeoruseabatterythathasbeen
frozen.Thebatterycasemayhave beweak-
ened.
—Useofbatteriesofdifferentvoltageorsub-
stantiallydifferentcapacity(Ah)ratingmay
causeanexplosionandinjury.Thecapacity
(Ah)oftheboosterbatteryshouldnot be
lowerthanthatofthedischargedbattery.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall
WARNINGS&page309.


Z\WARNING
Batteriescontainelectricity,acid,andgas.
Anyofthese cancauseveryseriousorfatalin-
jury.Followtheinstructionsbelowforsafe
handlingofyourvehicle’sbattery.
—Alwaysshieldyoureyesandavoidleaning
overthebatterywheneverpossible.
—Adeadbatterycanfreezeattemperatures
around
32°F(0°C).Ifthevehiclebatteryis
frozen,youmustthawitbeforeconnecting
thejumpstartcables.Ifyoudonot,thisin-

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C)Note
—Applyingahighervoltageboosterbattery
willcauseexpensivedamagetosensitive
electroniccomponents,suchascontrol
units,relays,radio,etc.
—Theremustbe noelectricalcontactbetween
thevehiclesasotherwisecurrentcouldal-
readystarttoflowassoonasthepositive
(+)terminalsareconnected.

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@Tips
Thedischargedbatterymustbeproperlycon-
nectedtothevehicle'selectricalsystem.
Whenjumpstartingorchargingthebattery,
neverconnectthenegativegroundcableto
thebatterynegativepostbecausethebattery
managersystemmustbeabletodetect the
battery'sstateofcharge.Alwaysconnectthe
negativegroundcabletothenegativeground
postofthebatterymanagercontrolunit.
Usingthejumpstart
cable
Bothjumpstartcablesmustbeconnectedinthe
correctorder.

Fig.282Enginecompartment:connectorsforjumpstart
cablesandacharger

Fig.283Jumpstartingusingabatteryinanothervehicle:
@-providingcurrent,@)-drained
Pleasenotethattheconnectingprocessforthe
jumpstartcablesdescribedbelowisintendedfor
whenyourvehicleisbeingjumpstarted.
Vehiclewithdrainedvehiclebattery
>Set theparkingbrakeandselectthe“P”(Park)
selectorlever position*.

>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
Connectingthepositivecable(red)tothe
positiveterminal
>Opentheredcoveronthepositiveterminal
>fig.282.
1.Secureoneendofthepositivecable(red)to
thejumpstartpin>fig.283@(pinunder
theredcover=“positive”)onthevehiclethat
needstobestarted@).
2.Securetheotherendofthepositivecable
(red)tothepositiveterminal@)onthebat-
teryprovidingthecurrent@).
Connectingthenegativecable(black)tothe
negativeterminal
3.Secureoneendofthenegativecable(black)
tothenegativeterminal@)onthebattery
thatisprovidingthecurrent@).
4.Securetheotherendofthenegativecable
(black)tothejumpstartpin@(hexheadpin
=“negative”)onthevehiclethatneedstobe
started ®).
Startingtheengine
»Starttheengineinthevehicleprovidingthe
jumpstart@andletitrunatidle.
>Nowstarttheengineonthevehiclewiththe
drainedbattery@).
>Iftheenginedoesnotstart,stopthestarting
procedureafter10secondsandthenrepeatit
afterapproximately30seconds.
»Oncetheenginewiththedrainedvehiclebat-
teryhasbeenstarted,removethecablesinthe
reverseorderfromthewaytheywereinstalled.
>Closetheredcoveronthepositiveterminal.
Thebatteryisventedtotheoutsidetoprevent
gasesfromenteringthevehicleinterior.Make
surethatthejumperclampsarewellconnected
withtheirmetalpartsin fullcontactwiththe
batteryterminals.

Z\WARNING
Toavoidseriouspersonalinjuryanddamage
tothevehicle,heedallwarningsandinstruc-
tionsofthejumpercablemanufacturer.Ifin
doubt,callforroadservice.>

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—Jumpercables mustbelongenoughsothat
thevehiclesdonottouch.
—Whenconnectingjumpercables,makesure
thattheycannotgetcaughtinanymoving
partsintheenginecompartment.
—Donotbendoverthebatteries-dangerof
chemicalburns!
—Thebatterycelllockingscrewsmustbe
tightenedsecurely.
—Beforeyoucheckanythingintheengine
compartment,alwaysreadandheedall

WARNINGS>page309.

@Note
Improperhook-upofjumpercablescanruin
thegenerator.
—AlwaysconnectPOSITIVE(+)toPOSITIVE
(+),andNEGATIVE(-)toNEGATIVE(-)
groundpostofthebatterymanagercontrol
unit.
—Checkthatallscrewplugsonthebattery
cellsarescrewedinfirmly.Ifnot,tighten
plugspriortoconnectingclamponnegative
batteryterminal.
—Pleasenotethattheprocedureforconnect-
ingajumpercableasdescribedaboveap-
pliesspecificallytothecaseofyourvehicle
beingjumpstarted.Whenyouaregivinga
jumpstarttoanothervehicle,donotcon-
nect
thenegative(-)cabletothenegative
(-)terminalonthedischargedbattery@)
>fig.283.Instead,securelyconnectthe
negative(-)cabletoeitherasolidmetal
componentthatisfirmlyboltedtotheen-
gineblockortotheengineblockitself.If
thebatterythatisbeingchargeddoesnot
vent
totheoutside,escapingbatterygas
couldigniteandexplode!
Towingwithatowtruck
Generalhints
YourAudirequires specialhandlingfortowing.
Thefollowinginformationistobeusedbycom-
mercialtowtruckoperatorswhoknowhowtoop-
eratetheirequipmentsafely.
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—NevertowyourAudi,towingwillcausedam-
agetotheengineandtransmission.
—Neverwrapthesafetychainsorwinchcables
aroundthebrakelines.
—Topreventunnecessarydamage,yourAudi
mustbetransportedwithaflatbedtruck.
—Toloadthevehicleontotheflatbed,use the
towingloopfoundinthevehicletoolsandat-
tachtothefrontorrearanchorage>page364
and>page365.

ZXWARNING
Avehiclebeingtowedisnotsafeforpassen-
gers.Neverallowanyonetorideinavehicle
beingtowed,foranyreason.
Fronttowingloop
Onlyinstallthefronttowingloopwhenitis
needed.




Fig.284Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
»Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=> fig.284.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe>

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pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

Reartowingloop



B8W-0081





Fig.285Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page348.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.285.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.

Z\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.
Fronthookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
>Attachthewinchhooktothefronttowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
Rearhookup
>Alignthevehiclewiththecenterlineofthecar
carrierramp.
»Attachthewinchhooktothereartowlineeye
previouslyinstalled.
(i)Tips
Checkcarefullytomakesurethehook-upis
securebeforemovingthecaruptheflatbed
truckramp.
Raisingthevehicle
Liftingwithworkshophoistandwithfloor

sea
Thevehiclemayonlybeliftedatthelifting
pointsillustrated.
4|
B8W-0154

Fig.287Frontliftingpoint

Loadingthevehicleontoaflatbedtruck

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Fig.286Vehicleonflatbedtruck
B8W-0155

Fig.288Rearliftingpoint
>ReadandheedWARNING©A\.
>Locateliftingpoints>fig.287and>fig.288.>
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Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges

orwriteto:
AdministratorNHTSA
1200NewJerseyAve.,
S.E.WestBuilding
Washington,DC
20590.
Youcanalsoobtainotherinfor-
mationaboutmotorvehiclesafe-
tyfromhttp://www.safercar.gov.
ApplicabletoCanada
IfyouliveinCanadaandyoube-
lievethatyourvehiclehasade-
fectthatcouldcauseacrash,in-
jury ordeath,youshouldimmedi-
atelyinformTransportCanada,
DefectInvestigationsandRecalls.
YoushouldalsonotifyAudiCana-
da.
Canadiancustomerswhowishto
reportasafety-relateddefectto
TransportCanada,DefectInvesti-
gationsandRecalls,mayeither
callTransportCanadatoll-freeat:
Tel.:1-800-333-0510or
Tel.:1-819-994-3328(Ottaware-
gionandfromothercountries)
TTYforhearingimpaired:
1-888-675-6863
orcontactTransportCanadaby
mailat:
370
MotorVehicleSafetyInvestiga-
tions
Laboratory
80NoelStreet
Gatineau,QC
J8ZOA1
Foradditionalroadsafetyinfor-
mation,pleasevisittheRoad
Safetywebsiteat:
English:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/
motorvehiclesafety/menu.htm
French:
http://www.tc.gc.ca/fra/
securiteautomobile/menu.htm
Declarationof
compliancefortelecom-
municationsequipment
andelectronicsystems
Themanufacturerisnotliableforradiomalfunc-
tionsthatarecausedbyunauthorizedchangesto
theequipment.
Equipment
ThefollowingequipmentcomplieswithFCCsec-
tion15andRSS-Gen:
—Audiadaptivecruisecontrol*
—Audisideassist*
—Remotecontrolkey
—Garagedooropener(HomeLink)*
FCCPart15.19
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCC
Rules.Operationissubjecttothefollowingtwo
conditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmful
interference,and(2)thisdevicemustacceptany
interferencereceived,includinginterferencethat
maycauseundesiredoperation.

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Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............13
AUTO
Automaticheadlights..................47
AutoLock(centrallockingsystem).........28
Automaticbeltretractor.............2..256
Automaticclimatecontrol..............0571
AUdidriveSelECEwisn:ssaansoeam& 2tee126
Operation«cess cuesooowno 2ermvoar72
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
StUscsausa aomewensa «osamen4 ©onawemewaarmen©ete74
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid....36,37
Automatictransmission................0585
Emergencyprogram............0eeens90
Hilldescentcontrol.........0.0eeeeeee88
KIGkKeCOWfinnx +cours& 2nwgne7 2seme4 eeea89
Launchcontrolprogram.............-.-89
Manualshifting...............02..000-88
Parkinglockemergencyrelease..........91
Selectorleverpositions...............0585
Automaticwipe/washsystem.............53
AUTO(button)
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem........73
Auxiliaryheater(automaticclimatecontrol).74
AUXipUtesas.+ ¢eesseenaooemaoooo226
Averageconsumption...............0-5-19
AVETAGESHEEs«snowy5 7aur4oseeeeER19
B
BACK,DUttONsue« Balance(sound)..............00000000-244
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............215
Bass\(SOU)sam:x xzene¢ 2ems2 ewee2 52244
Battery...............0000.0202318
GCharginGhsws+wusayswean« emene6 ©eee3319
JUMPSEANEIING«eavessxameay@ ©sieaweyocoprone6362
Winteroperation...............-.0005318
Beforedriving.................0eeeeee247
Belttensioners...................2200.259
Blower(automaticclimatecontrolsystem)..73
Bluetooth
Audioplayer..........-..00eeeeee223
Connectingacellphone...............171
SeteimgStcvcnssoacon««mea+wees6wesw4243
BOOSt:2woesosmuonsvceava eewevee20
BoosterSeats'siessere«=ewesooces«3comes294
Boostpressureindicator.................20
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........317
BrakeS0...eeeee141
Brakeassist...2.00.00...eeeeeeeeeee138
Brakeflidies«sas«=yeux2 »comeseeee2B17
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........82
Emergencybrakingfunction.............82
Newbrakepads»seus« «weanssamen2 2oe141
Break-insecurityfeature.................34
Breakingin
Newbrakepads«says5 =cawo»geeso ¢eas141
Newtil@Sisiecccesesiocoerceovcomseeevweens329
Browser
refertoMediacenter.............-000230
BUlBSisacmossamme6serenea0cranes0ones8361
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)..............000.145
Multifunctionsteeringwheel.........15,18
SwitchingtheInfotainmentsystemdisplay
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..226
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........310
Batteryspecific.................-.04.318
Calllist..0.0...eeeeee176
Calloptions..........0.0.0eeeeeeee183
Capacities
Fueltank................0000eee373
Washerfluidreservoir.............000.373
Cargoarea
refertoLoadingtheluggagecompartment.64
CatkeVius+ 2eawsyogeesxycaoyeee»ees29
Garwashic Catalyticconverter’.¢cssseanseeeesues308
CDdrive(mediadrives).................221
Cellphone
refertoTelephone..........ceeeeeeee171
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox...............174
Centerarmrest««2cess2sawsoseeeoeee59
Centrallocking):« sseessyeeu:speerssewes28
Gonveniencekeysca«xsnuens«6sume«3een«31
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41

Index

Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......33
Remotecontrolkey...0.0...cbeeeeeeens31
Settingx 2wcmse6vemos2cormsooomnesvvvee33)
Vehiclekey....00...ceceeeeeee eee31
Centrallockingswitch.............0eeeee32
Certifications.« =sissons asessnss 2ewesane«0sense@370
Changingtheiseale:.«vcsaswsan«2wennoowe16
Charging
refertoPowersourcesS.........---0000062
Chargingthebattery(mobiledevi-
COS)eeeeeeeeeeee174,226,228
Childrestraints
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
to)ee262
WherecanIgetadditionalinformation
aboutchildrestraintsandtheiruse?.....304
Childrestraintsystemanchors...........299
Childsafety... 0.0...cece ceceeeeeee285
Importantsafetyinstructionsforusingchild
Safetyseats..«weve¢wae+wenna 6meena289
Installinga childrestraintusingtheLATCH
SYStGMscum9 fMem&WORM& EBONNoTBEEF301
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
hook...02.eeeeee301
TetheRanchOrSiass sxerox2 gsam9geaseao:302
Tether'straps=cos«2sweooowesaoees<302
Childsafetylock
POWerwindOWStss.+ ©sconsa 6memesw2omens+ 6 «40
Reardoors... 2...2...eeecece40
Childsafetyseats........0.0.00eeeeee291
BOOSTERS@atSiccssoeaesosemesBeesHe294
Convertible:childseats...oc...ieeees293
Dangerofusingchildrestraintsinthefront
SCAU:< §sgeah@ §SRNRFSAGEFdBeoe262
HowdoIproperlyinstallachildsafetyseat
inmyvehicle?........ceeeee eeeeee289
Infantseats................0.000000291
LATGHSystem's« ssssx 9saw¢6eae2owe301
Safetyinstructions................00-289
SECUrING.eeeeee eee eeeeee296
Unusedsafetybeltsontherearseat.....291
Childseats
Loweranchorages............-0000005300
Cigarettelightelioniosceeemewsoomenwe62
ClASSICVIEW's2=sane:& 2sure«=siemme&2nome317
ClGANINGsaws+ ¢weve¢ swoeaeewesgeceee342
376
CleaningAlcantara................0000.345
Cleaningartificialleather...............345
Cleaningcarboncomponents........344,345
Cleaningcontrols’:«seas¢ ¢evesxeeegoex344
Cleaningdecorativeparts/trim...........344
Cleaningexhausttailpipes..............344
Cleaningplasticparts..................344
Cleaningtextiles................00000.345
Climatecontrolsystem
refertoAutomaticclimatecontrol........71
Clock...eee19,240
Closing
Automaticluggagecompartmentlid......36
Convenienceclosing..............-.05.41
IGOR),» «smiwse0)soccunns5nett«xamaence«acenae310
Luggagecompartmentlid...............35
Luggagecompartmentlidwithfootmotion.37
Panoramicglassroof.................0.43
Sliding/tiltingsunroof..................42
SUMSHAGEssescrzsweesxeeeetSea2tee43
WiNdOWS...2...eeeeee4l
Cockpit(Overview).2sscmeooieoveatena aoe8
Collapsiblesparetire
Inflating...0.eeeeeeeee355
Collapsibletire
refertoCollapsiblesparetire...........355
Colornumber...........0cceceeeeeee372
Command (voice
recognitionsystem)......164
Compactsparestires.scomnessocaverseecsuenoo355
COMpPAFtMENtSicrssvscevvsnaovener¥ 6wwe63
CompasstintheMIMOr'ss ¢wowssycoves« &eae56
GoitipliatiC@ls:«»wescsssews2 9ewe=eae2370
GONNMECEcx< sseuss«+Sete& =wenseteeee186
Dataiplanss« 2sswsvweenevemiwowauee«194
DataPrivacy.................0..0.00.194
EmergencyCallssass= seeu5 icomesoves196
ANnfOtaNMeNtrecen«2sevesoase«aoawonoo186
Infotainmentservices............00005187
Online roadsideassistance.............197
Vehiclecontrolservices................190
Connectionmanager............--..005241
Connections
refertoMedidbicis5cessseweenso ow220,229
Consumerinformation..............0004367
Consumption(UE):«sees=

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CONTACESesiinewocewwaieowcessSeemTH181
Additionaldirectory.............000008242
Importing/exporting..............0005183
Memionyicapacityfics.«+suceneo +mamesvanew184
Storingasdestination.................206
Controlbuttons(operatingtheMMI)......147
Controlknobwithjoystickfunction(MMIop-
eration)...62.150
Conveniencekey.........0:ceceeens28
Switchingtheignitionon...............78
Unlockingandlocking...............00531
Convenienceopeningandclosing
Setting«scccsanaoeweceuemwcesseso «ounroaea 0pimteme41
Windowsorroof...2...eeeeee41
Convertiblechildsafetyseats............293
Convertiblelockingretractor
ACCIVECINIG’s3 DSaCtiVatinig=sem2+sacs5 3meme2 9momoo299
Usingtosecureachildsafetyseat.......298
Cooledglovecompartment...............63
Coolingmode(climatecontrolsystem).....72
Coolingsystem
Adding coolant...............00eee316
Coolant...............0.000002ceee315
Coolantlevelchecking.................316
Coolanttemperatureindicator...........14
GrOSSMALRS.«cecvinewwswesuuewwawawecesstcnaeto=eH200
Cruise controlsystem.............-+--05-95
Cupholdersic:« ¢seesx ¢anes5 ¢ewes¥ acas& s63
CUFFENECONSUMPEOMwas« D
Dataplarisiecs:« 2wesx ysme5 2eee3ees194
DataPrivacy.............cece ceceeee194
Date...ceceeeeeee19,240
Datedisplay..............00.0002eee240
Daytimerunninglights..................47
Declarationofcompliance.............4.370
Defrosting(windows)................000574
DEF(instrumentcluster).00.06060.6ceea15
Demomode
refertoPresentationmode.............206
Destinationonthemap
UsingtheMMItouch..............-00.200
Determiningcorrectloadlimit...........336
Digital:compassiccie«ssceomineveneveoo56
DigitalRightsManagement..............220
DiMenSiIONSss« &asswnao+wasimovseme% %somes4 3372
Dimmingtheexteriormirrors.............52
Dimmingtherearviewmirror.............52
Directory
refer'toContactson= 2eww=vomweren181
Displayacc« «ews3 0ewes¥ ogaeveeosBe15
Cleaning?cw«xnaneaeasmenens2m1comes© 4 0344
Infotainmentsystemdisplay.......146,241
INStrUMeNtCLUStEnwere:x¢eweswseme2oe18
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............15
Versions(MMI).............-..0.0008146
Disposal....0... 0...ceeeeeeeeeee367
Distamesenvisos.semesaerecenewa:anesaneooanmaneaos19
Doors
Childsafetylock.............02.000000-40
Mechanicallyunlockingandlocking.......33
Driverinformationsystem
ChangingViewSiw..2cessseeresowences15
EM@RGY:COMSUIMEESvcs»sereneie6mieneanaoannsnue20
Outsidetemperaturedisplay.............13
TripCOMPUTERox¢e205seewsoeCeresee19
VACWin«5cresnnessavegniaewecon@aecereneaoeneroa17
Driverseat
refertoSeatingposition...............248
Drives
refertoMedia...........-00e0eee220,229
Driveselect
refertoAudidriveselect.............0.126
Drivingoffroads « «sewsssweesoewes¥ awee84
Drivinig’sately’s+acws< ¢sero¢ &Sesee¢ oRGG247
Drivingthroughwater................05-76
Drivingtime...1.6...eeeeee19
Drivingtips
Efficient-€niving«scan< &ees3 &eaves3 xSame76
DVDdrive(mediadrives)................221
Dynamicsteering......0.00. eeveeeeeae126
Dynamicvolume
refertoSystemvolume.........-...0--245
E
|180
Economicalroute.............00e2eae205
EDSocceeeeeeeee138
Electricalsystem.....0.0.2...eeeeeeee317
Electromechanicalparkingbrake..........82