2019 AUDI A4 lane assist

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Assistsystems



Analoginstru-|AudivirtualMeaningon
mentcluster|cockpit/head-|thecorre-
updisplay*spondingside
Greenline(s)|Greenline(s)|Activelaneas-
(left/right)(left/right)sistisactivat-
21Xedandready
toprovide
warnings.
“RedlineActivelaneas-
(left/right)sistwillwarn
1Xyoubefore the
vehicleleaves
a lane.The
steeringwheel
willalsovi-
bratelightly.


Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
7%

Yellowline(s)
(left/right)
71%

Activelaneas-
sistisactivat-
ed,butisnot
readytopro-
videwarnings.

Ifthesystemisswitchedonbutisnotreadyto
providewarnings,oneofthefollowingcouldbe
thecause:
—Thereisnolane markerline
—Therelevant lane markerlinesarenotdetected
(forexample,markingsinaconstructionzone
orbecausetheyareobstructedbysnow,dirt,
waterorlighting)
—Thevehiclespeedisbelowtheactivationspeed
ofapproximately40mph(65km/h)
—Thelaneistoonarrowortoowide
—Thecurveistoonarrow
—Thedriver'shandsarenotonthesteering
wheel
@Tips
—Makesurethecamerawindow>fig.116is
notcoveredbystickersorotherobjects.For
informationoncleaning,see>page342.
—Ifthesystemisreadyforoperation,itwill
remainreadyeachtimeitisswitchedon)).


DIncertaincountries
Displayintheinstrumentcluster
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
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ry2Sg
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Fig.117Instrumentcluster(multi-colordisplay):active
laneassistisswitchedonandreadytoprovidewarnings
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Fig.118Instrumentcluster(monochromedisplay):active
laneassistisswitchedon
YoucanopenuptheDriverassistancedisplayfor
theactivelaneassistusingthemultifunction
steeringwheelbuttons>page15.
Anadditionalindicatorappearsinthehead-up
display”.
Multi-ColorDisplay
See>fig.117
119

Assistsystems


Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Greenline(s)Activelaneassistisacti-

(leftorright)vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.
RedlineActive laneassistwill
(leftorright)warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Grayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Monochromedisplay
See>fig.118

Driverassistance
displayinthein-
strumentcluster
Meaningonthecorre-
spondingside

Lightgrayline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistisacti-
vatedandreadytopro-
videwarnings.

Blinkingline(s)
(leftorright)
Activelaneassistwill
warnyoubeforethevehi-
cleleavesa lane.The
steeringwheelwillalso
vibratelightly.

Darkgrayline(s)
(leftorright)

Activelaneassistisacti-
vated,butisnotreadyto
providewarnings.

Messagesintheinstrumentclusterdisplay
Iftheactivelaneassistswitchesoffautomatical-
ly,theindicatorlightinthedisplayturnsoffand
oneofthefollowingmessagesappears:
xqAudiactivelaneassist:malfunction!See
owner'smanual
DrivetoanauthorizedAudidealerorauthorized
AudiServiceFacilityimmediatelytohavethe
malfunctioncorrected.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Cameraviewrestrictedduetosurround-
ings.Seeowner'smanual
120
Thismessageappearsifthecameraisunableto
detectthelines.Thiscouldhappenif:
—Thecamerafieldofview>page118,fig.116is
dirtyorcoveredinice.Cleanthisareaonthe
windshield>page342.
—Thecamerafieldofviewisfoggedover.Wait
untilthe foghasclearedbeforeswitchingthe
activelaneassistonagain.
—Thesystemhasbeenunabletodetectthelanes
foranextendedperiodoftimeduetoroad con-
ditions.Switchactivelaneassistbackonwhen
thelinesaremorevisible.
Audiactivelaneassist:currentlyunavaila-
ble.Seeowner'smanual
Thereisatemporarymalfunctionthatmaypre-
vent theactivelaneassistfromswitchingon. Try
switchingtheactivelaneassistonagainlater.
Audiactivelaneassist:Pleasetakeover
steering!
Thismessageappearsifyouarenotsteeringby
yourself.Activelaneassistisactivated,butisnot
readytoprovidewarnings.

Z\WARNING
Notethatmessagesmaybedelayedornot
displayedonvehicleswithaccessoriesmount-
edonthesteeringwheel,suchasasteering
wheelspinnerknob.Alwayskeep yourhands
onthesteeringwheel.

Adjustingthesteeringtimeandvibration

warning
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudiactivelaneassist
Youcanadjustindividualactivelaneassistset-
tingsintheInfotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audiactivelaneassist.

Steeringtime
Early:inthissetting,thecorrectivesteeringhap-
penscontinuouslytohelpkeepthevehicleinthe
centerofthelane.

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Late:inthissetting,thesystemprovidescorrec-
tivesteeringjustbeforeawheelgoesoverade-
tectedlanemarkerline.
Vibrationwarning
Youcanswitchtheadditionalvibrationwarning
inthesteeringwheelonoroff.

ZAWARNING
Withthevibrationwarningswitchedoff,there
willalsobenovisualwarningintheinstru-
mentclusterdisplaywhencrossingalane
markerline.
@)Tips
Certain settings areautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused).

Audisideassist
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist

B4M-0099}

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Fig.120Displayontheexteriormirror
Sideassist(lanechangeassist)helpsyoumonitor
yourblindspotandtrafficbehindyourvehicle.

DIncertaincountries
Withinthelimitsofthesystem,itwarnsyou
aboutvehiclesthatarecomingcloserorthatare
traveling
withyouwithinsensorrange@)
>fig.119.If alanechangeisclassifiedascriti-
cal,thedisplay@)intheexteriormirrorturnson
fig.120.
Thedisplayintheleftexteriormirrorprovidesas-
sistancewhenmakingalanechangetotheleft,
whilethedisplayintherightexteriormirrorpro-
videsassistancewhenmakingalanechangeto
theright.
Informationstage
Aslongasyoudonotactivatetheturnsignal,
sideassistinformsyouaboutvehiclesthatare
detectedandclassifiedascritical.Thedisplayin
themirrorturnson,butisdim.
Thedisplayremainsdimintheinformationstage
sothatyour viewtowardthefrontisnotdistur-
bed.
Warningstage
Ifthedisplayinamirrorblinksbrightlywhenyou
activateaturnsignal,sideassistiswarningyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.Ifthishappens,checktrafficby glancing
intheexteriormirrorsandoveryourshoulder
=>A\inGeneralinformationonpage122.
Appliesto:vehicleswithactivelaneassist:the
displayinthemirrorcanalsoblinkifyouhavenot
activatedaturnsignal:ifyouareapproachinga
detectedlanemarkerlineanditappearsyouwill
beleavingthelane,sideassistwillwarnyou
aboutdetectedvehiclesthatithasclassifiedas
critical.
@Tips
Youcanadjustthebrightnessonofthedis-
playontherearview mirror>page123.
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Generalinformation
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist


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Fig.122Rearofthevehicle:positionofthesensors
Sideassistfunctionsatspeedsaboveapproxi-
mately9mph(15km/h).
@Vehiclesthatareapproaching
Incertaincases,avehiclewillbeclassifiedas
criticalforalanechangeevenifitisstillsome-
whatfaraway.Thefasteravehicleapproaches,
thesoonerthedisplayintheoutsidemirrorwill
turnon.
Vehiclestravelingwithyou
Vehiclestravelingwithyouareindicatedinthe
exteriormirroriftheyareclassifiedascriticalfor
alanechange.Allvehiclesdetectedbysideassist
122
areindicatedbythetimetheyenteryour“blind
spot”,
atthelatest.
©Vehiclesyouarepassing
Ifyouslowlypassavehiclethatsideassisthas
detected(thedifferenceinspeedbetweentheve-
hicleandyourvehicleislessthanapproximately
9mph(15km/h)),thedisplayintheexteriormir-
rorturnsonassoonasthevehicleentersyour
blind spot.
Thedisplaywillnotturnonifyouquicklypassa
vehiclethatsideassisthasdetected(thediffer-
enceinspeedisgreaterthanapproximately9
mph(15km/h)).
Functionallimitations
Theradarsensorsaredesignedtodetecttheleft
andrightadjacentlaneswhentheroadlanesare
thenormalwidth.Insomesituations,thedisplay
intheexteriormirrormayturnoneventhough
thereisnovehiclelocatedintheareathatiscriti-
calforalanechange.Forexample:
—Ifthelanesarenarroworifyouaredrivingon
theedgeofyourlane.Ifthisisthecase,the
systemmayhavedetectedavehicleinanother
lanethatisnotadjacenttoyourcurrentlane.
—Ifyouaredrivingthroughacurve.Sideassist
mayreacttoavehiclethatisinthesamelane
or
onelaneoverfromtheadjacentlane.
—
Ifsideassistreactstootherobjects(suchas
roadsidestructureslikeguardrails).
—Inpoorweatherconditions.Thesideassist
functionsarelimited.
Donotcovertheradarsensors>fig.122with
stickers,deposits,bicyclewheelsorotherob-
jects,becausethiswillimpairthefunction.For
informationoncleaning,see>page342.

ZA\WARNING
—Alwayspayattentiontotrafficandtothe
areaaroundyourvehicle.Sideassistcannot
replaceadriver'sattention.Thedriveralone
isalwaysresponsibleforlanechangesand
similardrivingmaneuvers.
—Insomesituations,thesystemmaynot
functionoritsfunctionmaybelimited.For
example:>

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—Ifvehiclesareapproachingorbeingleft
behindveryquickly.Thedisplaymaynot
turnonintime.
—Inpoorweatherconditionssuchasheavy
rain,snoworheavymist.
—Onverywidelanes,intightcurves,orif
thereisariseintheroadsurface.Vehicles
intheadjacentlanemaynot be detected
becausetheyareoutsideofthesensor
range.

C)Note
Thesensorscanbedisplacedbyimpactsor
damagetothebumper,wheelhousingand
underbody.Thiscanimpair thesystem.Have
anauthorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi
ServiceFacilitychecktheirfunction.
@Tips
—Ifthewindowglassinthedriver'sdooror
front
passenger'sdoorhasbeentinted,the
displayintheexteriormirrormaybeincor-
rect:
—Foranexplanationonconformitywiththe
FCCregulationsintheUnitedStatesandthe
IndustryCanadaregulations,see
=>page370.
SietemieRela
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudisideassist
Thesystemcanbeswitchedon/offintheInfo-
tainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle> leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.Offswitchesthe
systemoff.

Ifthesystemisactivated,thedisplaysintheex-
terior
mirrorswillturnonbrieflywhentheigni-
tionisswitchedon.
@Tips
Whenyouswitchsideassistonoroff,theexit
warningsystemactivatesordeactivates
=>page124.
Settingthedisplaybrightness
Appliesto:vehicleswith Audisideassist
ThedisplaybrightnesscanbeadjustedintheIn-
fotainmentsystem.

>SelectintheInfotainmentsystem:[MENU]but-
ton>Vehicle>leftcontrolbutton>Driveras-
sistance>Audisideassist.

Thedisplaybrightnessadjustsautomaticallyto
thebrightness ofthesurroundings,bothinthe
informationandinthewarningstage.Invery
darkorverybrightsurroundings,theautomatic
adjustmentwillsetthedisplaytotheminimum
ormaximumlevel.Insuchcases,youmaynotice
nochangewhenadjustingthebrightness, orthe
changemayonlybenoticeableoncethesur-
roundingschange.
Adjustthebrightnesstoalevelwherethedisplay
intheinformationstagewillnotdisruptyour
view
ahead.Ifyouchangethebrightness,thedis-
playintheexteriormirrorwillbrieflyshowthe
brightnesslevelintheinformationstage.The
brightnessofthewarningstageislinkedtothe
brightnessintheinformationstageandisadjust-
edalongwiththeinformationstage.
(i)Tips
—Thesideassistfunctionsarenotactivedur-
ingtheadjustmentprocess.
—Theexitwarningindicatorsturnonduring
theadjustmentprocess.
—
Yoursettingsareautomaticallystoredand
assignedtothevehiclekeybeingused.
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IntelligentTechnology

—Foradditionalinformationondynamic
steering,see>page126.
Allwheeldrive(quattro)
Appliesto:vehicleswithallwheeldrive
Theall-wheeldrivesystemdistributesthedriving
powervariablytothefrontandrear axle toim-
provethedrivingcharacteristics.Itworkstogeth-
erwithselectivewheeltorquecontrol,whichcan
activatewhendrivingthroughcurves
=>page138.
Appliesto:vehicleswithquattroultra:Ifthedriv-
ingsituationdoesnotrequireallwheeldrive,
thentherearsectionofthedrivetrainwilldecou-
pletosavefuel.Thesystemconstantlydeter-
minesandanticipatesifallwheeldriveisneeded.
Thisallowsthereardrivetraintorecoupleshortly
beforeitisneeded.
Theallwheeldriveconceptisdesignedforhigh
enginepower.Yourvehicleisexceptionallypow-
erfulandhasexcellentdrivingcharacteristics
bothundernormaldrivingconditionsandon
snowandice.Alwaysreadandfollowsafetypre-
cautions>A\.

ZAWARNING
—Eveninvehicleswithallwheeldrive,you
shouldadaptyourdrivingstyletothecur-
rentroadandtrafficconditionstoreduce
theriskofanaccident.
— Thebrakingabilityofyourvehicleislimited
tothetractionofthewheels.Inthisway,it
isnotdifferentfromatwowheeldrivevehi-
cle.Donotdrivetoofastbecausethisin-
creasestheriskofanaccident.
—Notethatonwetstreets,thefrontwheels
can“hydroplane’”ifdrivingatspeedsthat
aretoohigh.Unlikefrontwheeldrivevehi-
cles,theengineRPMdoesnotincreasesud-
denlywhenthevehiclebeginshydroplaning.
Adaptyourspeedtotheroadconditionsto
reducetheriskofanaccident.

Sportdifferential
Appliesto:vehicleswithsportdifferential
Thesportdifferentialdistributesthedrivepower
totherearaxlebasedonthesituation.Thegoal
isahighlevelofagilityandabilitytoaccelerate
oncurves.Thevehicleisveryresponsivetosteer-
ing.ThesettingsdependontheselectedAudi
driveselect*mode.
Energymanagement
Yourvehicleisequippedwithanintelligentener-
gymanagementsystemfordistributingelectrici-
ty.Thissignificantlyimprovesthestartingability
andincreasesthevehiclebatterylife.
@)Tips
—Ifyoudriveshortdistancesfrequently,the
vehiclebatterymaynotchargeenough
whiledriving.Asaresult,conveniencefunc-
tionsforelectricalequipmentmaybetem-
porarilyunavailable.
—Thevehiclebatterywillgraduallydrainif
the
vehicleisnotdrivenforlongperiodsof
time,orifelectricalequipmentisused
whentheengineisnotrunning.Toensure
thatthevehiclecanstillbestarted,the
electricalequipmentwillbelimitedor
switchedoff.
Noticeaboutdata
recordedbytheEvent
DataRecorderand
vehiclecontrolmodules
EventDataRecorder
Thisvehicleisequippedwithan Event DataRe-
corder(EDR).ThemainpurposeofanEDRisto
record,incertaincrashornearcrash-likesitua-
tions,suchasanairbagdeploymentorhittinga
roadobstacle,datathatwillassistinunderstand-
inghowavehicle'ssystemsperformed.TheEDR
isdesignedto recorddatarelatedtovehicledy-
namics andsafetysystemsforashortperiodof
time,typically30secondsorless.TheEDRinthis
vehicleisdesignedtorecordsuchdataas:>
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Index

A
A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............72
ABS...kee138
AcCcCeSSOri€S.....2...ceeeeeeee62,369
Activelaneassist
Cleaningthecameraarea..............343
alsorefertoAudiactivelaneassist......117
Adaptivecruisecontrol.................102
Cleaningthesensors...............---343
MESSAGES
Seniece» 0consosce» ©ecatons& mcent®weaLil
Predictivecontrol....................101
Adjustingairdistribution(automaticclimate
COMO)was:s &aeres= =eres& 8oeeS7EERee73
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........17
Adjustingthesound..............-...0-244
Adjustingthetemperature(automaticclimate
GOTEFO))wo:= =sewers=BesFERUEBOSERE FOE73
Adjustingthevolume..............20-00517
Advancedkey
refertoConveniencekey........+.0.000-78
AllbaGseen= ewane2geen2 2eweFeGOREeeee261
Airbagsystemssyaw5 xwae5 2gemee261,281
AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents....268
Care...eeeeee276
Children...0.0...ceeeeeeee287
Childrestraintst:«wees¢ ¢ewes2 sewe= 2He287
Components(frontairbags)............268
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat...............05.262
Disposal.....0.0.0...eeeeeeeeeeee276
Frontairbags........ceceeeeeeeeee266
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........271
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.268
HowtheAdvancedAirbagSystemcompo-
nentsworktogether...............05.270
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
airbagsystem...................000.279
INGICatOrlight&caryseeeay+eeeweRE273
Kneesairbagin.esmecic2 omuneevanmnewooe277
Monitoring..........0.ceceeeeeeeee273
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............273
REpalisi:« &missesoeinves«3mamen2%samenW 8we276
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-275
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....273
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........34
Alignmentpin(changingthewheel).......348
374
All-weatherlights...............-..2000-47
AllSeaSONCIPSsrs+wawm»werwna esevea ¥ ¥337
Allwheeldrive
Indicatorlight.................-00000526
alsorefertoquattro.....ee.ceceeeeae143
AMI
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............320
Anti-LockBrakingSystem
refertoABS.........0.ceceeeeeeeee138
Anti-SlipRegulation
refertoASR...cccecececeeeeeeeee138
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-...0--34
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......238
ArroWVIEW...eeeee161
Ashtray....ceceeeeee62
ONS5138
Audiactivelaneassist.............2.0..117
MessageS..0...ceceeee eeeeeeee119
Audiadaptivecruisecontrol
Distancedisplay,distancewarning.......110
Trafficjamassistesves+ 6cvsosweenooew109
AudiconnectInfotainment
ServicesovervieW.........0..0eeeeee187
Audidriveselect......0.0.0sceeeeeeneens126
AudiEntertainmentmobile..............228
Audimusicinterface............-.0000-226
Audimusicstream
TEPEREOWithee« =erevine6 2eevee+ 2wiceranewo ov224
AUGIOFICSwccics2omenoosanoewom+wae229
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................223
Wi-Fiaudioplayer................0005224
Audiotrack...02...cee eeeeeeeee232
Audiphonebox.............-.0eee eee174
Audipresense.............-.0eeeee eee112
Messages....0...cecececeeee eee117
SOttINGSwuss =weespowes§GSE4gee117
AudiSide:assist:sen:2 ¢eeesseeesteees121
Rearcross-trafficassist................125
Audismartphoneinterface..........238,243

Index

Input
UsingtheMMItouch................4.148
Usingthe:spellervs...eee.seeveeseeen152
InputleVel.(media)...6cassihowesssees232
Inspectioninterval........00...eeeeae 320
Installingtheuppertetherstraponthean-
ChOragecx«=pown¢ eoes2peeegeeeee303
IMStRUMIENECIUStEr: GUSAMIN)s 2 &sacrioooeawosoosnamie©suena@owe344
MessageS...1.0...ceececeeeeeeeeee21
Serviceintervaldisplay................320
Instrumentillumination.................51
Interiorlighting.................000eee50
IMterlOrMONitOriNg®.«eresa0sweetoomemesoo34
Internet
refertoconnect...........0.-00eeeeee186
Internetradio...2...eeeeeeee225
Intervalmode(Wipers)..cessa«ons0«emeien53
iPhone
refertoAudimusicinterface...........226
J
Jukebox...eeeeee222
JUNUPFASTARELIAG«ccorses» «saysene9 0seedersa @seeneini 6362
JumpstartCableiiccasesceea 6wena«6sanaoo363
K
Key'scccoeramenowmon6minowaTwoa28,29
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........41
KeyNotrecognizedwus« :wenssopus5 2are79
Keyreplacement...0.0...ceceewwwee ee29
Mechanicalkey.............0.-000.29,30
Replacingthebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................0.31
Vehiclecode...1...2.eee eeeeeeeee29
Kick-down(automatictransmission)........89
Kineerairbagsy.«sess6 3cowosmaui©somes8od277
Description............0.002eeeeee277
HowtheyWorks:;«seessesee8iseeeneee278
Importantsafetyinstructions..........279
L
Laneassist
refertoAudiactivelaneassist..........117
380
Lapstiimert« 2cscs©sscewmsvaamenenesoaterwowoe99
Evaluating...... 00...cececece99
StartitiGiews« «weuvs¢ ¢eeews& 2eeeoeoeee99
LATGHes¢ 5sanssSaas8 3auieuG 2eae32299
DeScriptioninc=sensi«oscooammwesoosees300
Installinga childrestraint.............301
Location...........eceeeeeeee eee eee300
Mountingandreleasingtheanchorage
MOOKGeesis3aeaveceoxsammeewsoosemaemENIE= 2see301
Launchcontrolprogram............2..00589
Leathercareandcleaning...............345
Leftcontrolbuttorie,« «ecws«exesvyowesae16
Licenseplatebracketie.s< ¢ess52easseepor369
Licensingagreements(MMI).............246
Liftingpoints(vehiclejack)..............352
Light/rainsensor
Heaglightscus«wenns ¢mews¥ ¢weesseeee47
Intervalmode(wipers)..............04. 53
Lightfunctions«2onaneeaie+3ore©0oe47
Highbeamassistant...................48
Instrumentillumination................51
InteriorGhtinGssss 2aca«xeesyesoewE650
Lighting
EXteriOrs&sssnaawn26saosave« @areninew 8Ber47
Interior...0...eee50
Lights
Headlightrangecontrolsystem..........47
Listeningtomusic
refertoMedidsc.s ¢cessyeees ses220,229
HOad+aye2xyuenea ¥maeEaEHemesywerege373
Loadingtheluggagecompartment.........64
Lowbeamheadlights..................-.47
Luggagecompartment..................64
Gover(manual)’s« »aces«semn« =some« =vee65
Passsthrougts.& ssous«3covensoown3somes69
PowerSOUrCES..6...eeeee eee eeeeee62
Tie-dOWiSiccs& syam»yBayes3geesoeR68
Valet:parking's« @wscnas&emoewanes¥ 6ernie43
alsorefertoLoadingtheluggagecompart-
IMGNE's¢ 5Senos4 2agua¥ ¢MeKORYeRUEsaeR64
Luggagecompartmentlid................35
Closingbuttotis.;«eessewsoepeeseeoe36
Emergencyreleasing...............008539
Openingandclosing............-..000535
Opening
andclosingwithfootmotion.....37
Poweropeningandclosing..............36
Luggagecompartmentnet...............68