2019 AUDI A4 engine

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Instrumentcluster

Fuellevel
Thedisplay>page13,fig.3orpage13,
fig.4onlyfunctionswhentheignitionisswitch-
edon.Whenthedisplayhasreached thereserve
mark,aredLEDturnsonandtheAlindicator
lightturnson>page24.
Forthetankcapacityinyourvehicle,refertothe
TechnicalData>page373.
(@)Note
Neverdriveuntilthetankiscompletelyemp-
ty.Theirregularsupplyoffuelthatresults
fromthatcancauseenginemisfires.Uncom-
bustedfuelwillthenentertheexhaustsys-
tem.Thiscancauseoverheatinganddamage
tothecatalyticconverter.
Odometer

Fig.5Instrumentcluster: odometerandresetbutton
Tripodometerandodometer
Thetripodometershowsthedistancedriven
sinceitwaslastreset.Itcanbeusedtomeasure
shortdistances.
Thetripodometercanberesettozerobypress-
ingthe|]resetbutton.


Theodometershowsthetotaldistancethatthe
vehiclehasbeendriven.
Malfunctionindicator
Ifthereisamalfunctionintheinstrumentclus-
ter,DEFwillappearinthetripodometerdisplay.
Havethemalfunctioncorrectedassoonaspossi-
ble.

@Tips
Theunitsofmeasurementcanbesetinthe
Infotainmentsystem>page240.
Multifunctionsteering
wheelplus
Appliesto:vehicleswithmultifunctionsteeringwheelplus


Fig.6Driverinformationsystemdisplay

Fig.7Leftsideofmultifunctionsteeringwheel
Requirement:theignitionmustbeswitchedon.
Thedriverinformationsystemcontains multiple
tabs@°fig.6thatdisplayvariousinformation
©.
Thefollowingtabsmaybeavailable,depending
onvehicleequipment:



FirsttabVehiclefunctions>page19
SecondMessages
tab?)
ThirdtabRadio>page157
Media>page157>
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Instrumentcluster

—Timeanddate>page240
—Digitalspeedometer*
—Averageconsumption
—Remainingrange*
—Short-termmemoryoverview
—Long-termmemoryoverview
—Energyconsumers*=page20
—Driverassistance*>page102
—Trafficsignrecognition*>page97
Theshort-termmemorycollectsdrivinginforma-
tionfromthetimetheignitionisswitchedonun-
tilitisswitchedoff.Ifyoucontinuedrivingwithin
twohoursafterswitchingtheignitionoff,the
newvaluesareincludedwhencalculatingthecur-
renttripinformation.
Unliketheshort-termmemory,thelong-term
memoryisnoterasedautomatically.Youcanse-
lectthetimeperiodforevaluatingtripinforma-
tionyourself.
Fuelconsumption
Thecurrentfuelconsumptioncan beshownusing
abargraph&fig.14.Theaverageconsumption
storedintheshort-termmemoryisalsodis-
played.Ifthebarsaregreenorthegraytone on
thebarschanges(dependingontheequipment),
yourvehicleissavingfuelbythefollowingfunc-
tion:
—Recuperation:electricalenergycanbestoredin
thevehiclebatterywhenthevehicleiscoasting
ordrivingdownhill.Thebarwillmovetoward
EVE.
G)Tips
Thedate,timeofday,andtimeanddatefor-
matcanbesetintheInfotainmentsystem
=>page240.
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Energyconsumers
Appliesto:vehicleswithenergyconsumers
aN}®ao
Energyconsumers
taeri
0)2
Airconditioning
Auxiliaryheating
Rearwindowheating

Fig.15Instrumentcluster:energyconsumers
IntheEnergyconsumersview,theotherequip-
mentthatiscurrentlyaffectingfuelconsumption
islistedinthefirsttab(on-boardcomputer).The
displayshowsuptothreeenergyconsumers
>fig.15.Theequipmentusingthemostpoweris
listedfirst.Ifmorethanthreeitemsusingpower
areswitchedon,theequipmentthatiscurrently
usingthemostpowerisdisplayed.
Agauge(@)alsoshowsthecurrenttotalcon-
sumptionofallotherconsumers.
Engineoiltemperaturedisplayandboost
atelte-hels
Appliesto:vehicleswithengineoiltemperaturedisplay/boost
indicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithanaloginstrumentcluster
Theengineoiltemperatureandboostindicator
areonlyshowninthelaptimerdisplay
=>page99.
Engineoiltemperatureindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audivirtualcockpit
Theengineoiltemperatureisonlyshowninthe
enhancedvieworinthesportview>page17.
Whenengineoiltemperaturesarelow,thedis-
play---°F(---°C)appearsintheinstrumentclus-
ter.
Theenginehasreacheditsoperatingtempera-
turewhentheengineoiltemperatureisbetween
176°F(80°C)and248°F(120°C)undernormal
drivingconditions.Theengineoiltemperature>

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Instrumentcluster

maybehigherifthereisheavyengineloadand
hightemperaturesoutside.Thisisnotacausefor
concernaslongasthe|=>page312or=
=>page312indicatorlightsdonotturnon.
Boostindicator
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudivirtualcockpit
Theboostindicatorisonlydisplayedinthesport
view>page17.
Thecurrentengineload(meaningthecurrent
boostpressure)isindicatedbyabar.
Messages
BRAKE/@)/‘C:/®Brakesystem
Ifthisindicatorlightturnson,thereisamalfunc-
tioninthebrakesystem.
HiT)Brakes:stopvehicleandcheckbrake
fluid level
Stopthevehicleandcheckthebrakefluidlevel.
SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityforassistance.
GGit@Brakes:malfunction!Stopvehicle
safely
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thereisamalfunctioninthebrake brake
system.
1fBES/GJandBialsoturnon,thereisamal-
functionintheABS,ESC,andbrakingdistribu-
tion.
Donotcontinuedriving.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance>A\.
EG/@Parkingbrake:malfunction!Safely
stopvehicle.Seeowner'smanual
—Iftheindicatorlightandthemessageappear
whenthevehicleisstationary orafterswitch-
ingtheignitionon,checkifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrake.Ifyoucannotreleasetheparking
brake,seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacility.Ifyoucanreleasethe
parkingbrakeandthemessagestillappears,
seeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAu-
diServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe mal-
functioncorrected.
—Iftheindicatorlightandmessageappearwhile
driving,thehillstartassistoremergencybrak-
ingfunctionmaybemalfunctioning.Itmaynot
bepossibletosettheparkingbrakeorrelease
itonceithasbeenset.Donotparkyourvehicle
onhills.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorau-
thorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
fieifeBrakepads:wearlimitreached.You
cancontinuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thebrakepadsareworn.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityas
soonas possible tohavethemalfunctioncorrect-
ed.
©Brakesoverheating.PleaseshifttoD
@Brakesoverheating.Pleaseselectagearand
followgearrecommendation
Therewasaheavyloadonthebrakes.Engagea
suitablegear(manualtransmission)or placethe
selectorleverinthe"D/S"position(automatic
transmission)touse theenginebrakingeffect
andreduce theloadonthebrakes.
Brakebooster:limitedfunctionality.Youcan
continuedriving.PleasecontactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthebrakebooster.The
brakeboosterisavailable,butitseffectivenessis
reduced.Brakingbehaviormaybedifferentfrom
howitnormallyfunctionsandthebrakepedal
mayvibrate.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealeror
authorizedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelyto
havethemalfunctioncorrected.

Z\WARNING
—Readandfollowthewarningsin
=page309,Workingintheenginecom-
partmentbeforeopeningthehood and
checkingthebrakefluidlevel.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightdoesnot
turnofforitturnsonwhiledriving,the
brakefluid levelinthereservoiristoolow,
andthisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
Stopthevehicleanddonotcontinuedriv-
ing.SeeanauthorizedAudidealeror

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Instrumentcluster


authorizedAudiServiceFacilityforassis-
tance.
—Ifthebrakesystemindicatorlightturnson
togetherwiththeABSandESCindicator
lights,theABS/ESCregulatingfunctionmay
bemalfunctioning.Functionsthatstabilize
thevehiclearenolongeravailable.This
couldcausethevehicletoswerve,whichin-
creasestheriskthatthevehiclewillslide.
Donotcontinuedriving.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyforassistance.

NOK
Tr

(®Electromechanicalparking
IftheZi7,oaindicatorlightturnson,the
parkingbrakewasset.
Ifthe[MM/[indicatorlightflashes,thebrak-
ingforcehasnotbuiltupenoughorithasde-
creased.
Securethevehiclealsobyshifting into
1stgear(manualtransmission)orselectingthe
"P"selectorleverposition(automatictransmis-
sion).Makesuretheindicatorlightisoffbefore
youstartdriving.
wwParkingbrake:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheparkingbrake.Drive
toanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethemalfunc-
tioncorrected.Donotparkthevehicleonhills,
becauseitcouldroll.
a/{Q)Parkingbrake:warning!Vehicleparked
toosteep
Thereisnotenoughbrakingforce toholdtheve-
hicleinplace.Thebrakeshaveoverheated.The
vehiclecouldrollaway,evenonasmallincline.
&iParkingbrake:applied
Ifthismessageappears,pressthebrakepedal
firstandthenreleasetheparkingbrakeifneces-
sary.
a/Parkingbrake:emergencybraking
Theemergencybrakingfunctionwastriggered.
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G)Tips
Foradditionalinformationontheparking
brake,see>page82.
erCe
||Turnoffengineandcheckcoolantlevel.See
owner'smanual
Thecoolantlevelistoolow.
Stopdrivingandswitchtheengineoff.Checkthe
coolantlevel>page315.
—Ifthecoolantlevelistoolow,addcoolant
=page316. Onlycontinuedrivingoncethein-
dicatorlightturnsoff.
/_E|Coolanttemperature:toohigh.Letengine
runwhilevehicleisstationary
Lettheenginerunatidleforafewminutesto
cooloff,untiltheindicatorlightturnsoff.
—Iftheindicatorlightdoesnotturnoff,donot
continuedrivingthevehicle.Seeanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacility
forassistance.

ZAWARNING
—Neveropenthehoodifyoucan seeorhear
steamorcoolantescapingfromtheengine
compartment.Thisincreasestheriskof
burns.Whenyounolongerseeorhear
steamorcoolantescaping,youmayopen
theenginecompartmentwithcaution.
— Theenginecompartmentinanyvehiclecan
beadangerousarea.Stoptheengineandal-
lowitto coolbeforeworkingintheengine
compartment.Alwaysfollowtheinforma-
tionfoundin>page309,Workinginthe
enginecompartment.
C)Note
Donotcontinuedrivingifthegindicator
lightturnsonasthisincreasestheriskofen-
ginedamage.

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Instrumentcluster

BMFaSTT
TheBaindicatorlightmonitorsthesafetysys-
tems.
Ifthekaindicatorlightturnsonorblinks,there
isamalfunctioninasafetysystem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Havethesafetysystemsinspectedimmedi-
ately.Otherwise,thereisariskthatthesys-
temsmaynotactivateduringacollision,
whichincreasestheriskofseriousinjuryor
death.
ASafetybelt
ThezBindicatorlightstaysonuntilthedriver's
andfrontpassenger'ssafetybeltsarefastened.
Aboveacertainspeed,therewillalsobeawarn-
ingtone.
@)Tips
Foradditionalinformationonsafetybelts,
see>page253.
@-Steeringlock
BSSteering:malfunction!Pleasestopvehicle

Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.Youcannotturntheignitionon.
Donottowyourvehiclebecauseitcannotbe
steered.SeeanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityforassistance.
BSSteeringlock:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctionintheelectronicsteering
lock.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.

ZAWARNING
Donottowyourvehicleifthereisamalfunc-
tionintheelectronicsteeringlockbecause

thisincreasestheriskofanaccident.
-~©Enginestartsystem
jo]Enginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService

Donotswitchtheignitionoffbecauseyoumay
notbeabletoswitchitonagain.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
EBEnginestartsystem:malfunction!Please
contactService
Thereisamalfunctionintheenginestartingsys-
tem.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
0Clutch
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualtransmission
&Clutch:malfunction!Safelystopvehicle
Thereisanongoingmalfunctionintheclutch.
Stopthevehiclesafely.SeeanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityforas-
sistance.
fa]Clutch:malfunction!Adaptdrivingstyle.
PleasecontactService
Thereisanongoingmalfunctionintheclutch.
Theenginetorquethatcanbetransferredisre-
duced.Youmaycontinuedriving.Avoidusingthe
clutchinanywaythatwillplaceaheavyloadon
it.Forexample,donotlettheclutchrubwhen
startingonhillsorwhenmaneuveringthevehi-
cle.DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
&Clutch:malfunction!Youcancontinuedriv-
ing
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Instrumentcluster

Thereisamalfunctionintheclutch.Theengine
torque
thatcan betransferredisreduced.You
maycontinuedriving.Avoidusingtheclutchin
thefutureinanywaythatwillplaceaheavyload
onit.Forexample,donotlettheclutchrubwhen
startingonhillsorwhenmaneuveringthevehi-
cle.Theindicatorlightturnsoffoncetheclutchis
fullyoperableagain.
Ifthe|indicatorlightturnson,thehoodlock
isnotlatchedcorrectly.
Stopimmediatelyandclosethehood
=>page310.

ElectronicStabilizationControl(ESC)
IftheBindicatorlightblinkswhiledriving,the
ESCorASR(Anti-SlipRegulation)isactivelyregu-
lating.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,thesystemhas
switched
theESCoff.Inthiscase,youcanswitch
theignitionoffandthenontoswitchtheESCon
again.Theindicatorlightturnsoffwhenthesys-
temisfullyfunctional.
IftheBindicatorlightturnson,ESCwas
switchedoffusingthe[2]button>page139.


Stabilizationcontrol(ESC/ABS):malfunction!
Seeowner'smanual
IftheBindicatorlampandtheES/assin-
dicatorlampturnonandthismessageappears,
theABSorelectronicdifferentiallockismalfunc-
tioning.ThisalsocausestheESCtomalfunction.
Thebrakesstillfunctionwiththeirnormalpower,
butABSisnotactive.
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
@Tips
ForadditionalinformationonESCandABS,
see>page138.
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BDrivesystem:malfunction!Safelystopvehi-
cle
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.The
brakeboosterandthepowersteeringmaystop
working.
Stopthevehicleimmediatelyor assoon
aspossibleand donotcontinuedriving.Havethe
problemcorrectedbyanauthorizedAudidealer
orauthorizedAudiServiceFacility.
BDrivesystem:malfunction!Pleasecontact
Service
Thereisamalfunctioninthedrivesystem.Drive
slowlytoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilitytohavethemalfunctioncor-
rected.

nginespeedlimitation
IftheBiindicatorlightturnson,theenginewill
beautomaticallylimitedtotheRPMdisplayedin
theinstrumentcluster.Thisprotectstheengine
fromoverheating.
Theenginespeedlimitationdeactivatesoncethe
engineisnolongerinthecriticaltemperature
rangeandyouhavereleasedtheacceleratorped-
alonce.
Iftheenginespeedlimitationwasactivatedby
anenginecontrolmalfunction,theBgindicator
lightalsoturnson.Makesuretheenginespeed
doesnotgoabovethespeeddisplayed,forexam-
plewhendownshifting.Drivetoanauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityim-
mediatelytohavethemalfunctioncorrected.
fTanksystem
lyPleaserefuel
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonforthefirsttime
andthemessageappears,thereareabout2.1
gallons(8liters)offuelleftinthetank.
lyPleaserefuelimmediately
Iftheindicatorlightturnsonandthismessage
appears,thefueltankisalmostempty.Refuel
thevehicleimmediately.

Openingandclosing

Openingandclosing
Centrallocking
Youcanlockandunlockthevehiclecentrally.You
havethefollowingoptions:
—Vehiclekey>page31
—Sensorsinthedoorhandles*>page31
—Lockcylinderonthedriver'sdoor>page33
—
Interiorcentral lockingswitch>page32
Vehiclekey
Theterm“vehiclekey”referstotheremotecon-
trolkeyorconveniencekey*.Theconvenience
key*isaremotecontrolkeywithspecialfunc-
tions>page31and>page78.
Turnsignals
Theturnsignalsflashtwicewhenyouunlockthe
vehicleandflashoncewhenyoulockthevehicle.
Iftheydonotflash,thenoneofthedoors,the
luggagecompartmentlidorthehoodisnot
closedcompletely.
Automaticlocking(AutoLock)
The AutoLockfunctionlocksalldoorsandthe
luggagecompartmentlidoncethespeedhasex-
ceededapproximately9mph(15km/h).
Thevehiclecan beunlockediftheopeningfunc-
tioninthecentrallockingsystemswitchisused
oroneofthedoorhandlesispulled.
Intheeventofacrashwithairbagdeployment,
thedoorswillalsoautomaticallyunlocktoallow
accesstothevehicle.
Selectivedoorunlocking
Thedoorsandluggagecompartmentlidwilllock
whentheyclose.YoucansetintheInfotainment
systemwhetheronlythedriver'sdoorortheen-
tirevehicleshould beunlockedwhenunlocking
>page33.
Unintentionallylockingyourselfout
Onlylockyourvehiclewhenallofthedoorsand
theluggagecompartmentlidareclosedandthe
238
vehiclekeyisnotinthevehicle.Thisreducesthe
riskoflockingyourselfoutaccidentally.
Thefollowingfeatureshelptoreducetheriskof
lockingyourvehiclekeyinthevehicle:
—Ifthedriver's doorisopen,thevehiclecannot
belockedbypressingthe@buttononthevehi-
clekeyorbytouchingthelockingsensor*ona
door.
—Appliesto:sedan:Iftheconveniencekey*that
wasusedlastisdetectedinsidetheluggage
compartment,theluggagecompartmentlid
willautomaticallyunlockandopenagainafter
closingit.
—Ifthelastconveniencekey*thatwasusedisde-
tectedinsidethevehicle,thevehiclecannotbe
lockedfromtheoutsideforabrieftime.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou. This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwise,childrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(such aspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Noone,especiallychildren,shouldstayin
thevehiclewhenitislockedfromtheout-
side,becausethewindowscannolongerbe
openedfromtheinside>page34.Locked
doorsmakeitmoredifficultforemergency
workerstoenterthevehicle,whichputs
livesatrisk.

@)Note
Appliesto:vehicleswithconveniencekey
—Appliesto:sedan:Iftheconveniencekey
thatwaslastusedisdetectedinsidethe
passengercompartment,thenwillnotbe
possible tolockthevehiclefromtheout-
side.Theturnsignalswillflashseveral
timestoindicatethis.Ifyoudonotopen
thevehiclewithinashorttimetoremove
thevehiclekey,thenthevehiclewilllockau-
tomatically. Thispreventsthevehiclefrom
beingleftunlockedforlongperiodsoftime.
Thekeywillthenbelockedinsidethevehi-
cle.

Openingandclosing

Childsafetylock
Thechildsafetylockpreventsthereardoors
frombeingopenedfromtheinsideandtherear
powerwindowsfrombeingoperated.
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Fig.35
-Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylocks:-Rear
door:manualchildsafetylock
Vehicleswithbutton#
Appliesto:vehicleswithpowerchildsafetylocks
>Toactivateanddeactivatethechildsafetylock
(doorhandleandpowerwindowswitch)forthe
areardoor,presstheleftorright#buttonin
thedriver'sdoor(@)thatcorrespondstothat
reardoor>fig.34.Theindicatorlightinthe
buttonturnson/blinks.
>Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Vehicleswithbutton
Appliesto:vehicleswithmanualchildsafetylock
>
Toactivateordeactivatethechildsafetylock
forthepowerwindowswitchinthereardoors,
pressthe&buttoninthedriver'sdoor(2)
>fig.34.Theindicatorlightinthe buttonturns
on/blinks.
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>Toactivateordeactivatethemanualchildsafe-
ty lockforthereardoorhandle,openthere-
spectivereardoorandturnthekeyswitchwith
themechanicalkeyinthedirectionofthearrow
oroppositethedirectionofthearrow>fig.35.
Thiswilldisablethefunctionofthereardoor
handle.
> Makesurethechildsafetylockisworkingby
checkingthefunctionontherearpowerwin-
dowswitchanddoorhandle.
Itisnotpossibletooperate therearclimatecon-
trolsystem*whenthechildsafetylockisswitch-
edon.TheSETREARfunctionallowsyoutoapply
allsettingstotherearusingtheclimatecontrol
systemcontrolsinthecockpit>page73.
Messageintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Childproofcatch:malfunction!Pleasecon-
tactService
Thereisamalfunctioninthechildsafetylock.
Pressthe#/Gbuttonagain.
Ifthemessagestayson,driveimmediatelytoan
authorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiService
Facilitytohavethemalfunctionrepaired.

ZAWARNING
—Ifyouleavethevehicle,switchtheignition
offandtakethevehiclekeywithyou.This
appliesparticularlywhenchildrenremainin
thevehicle.Otherwisechildrencouldstart
theengineoroperateelectricalequipment
(suchaspowerwindows),whichincreases
theriskofanaccident.
—Amalfunctioninthechildsafetylockcould
allow
thereardoorstobeopenedfromthe
inside,whichincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent.