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Systemsettings

Switchoffpop-up:whenthefunctionisswitched
on[M,themessagesintheInfotainmentsystem
displayregardingthechargingstatusofyourcell
phoneintheAudiphonebox*arehidden.There-
mindernottoforgetyourcellphonewhenleav-
ingthevehicleisalsoswitchedoff.
Tooltips
WhenthisfunctionisswitchedonM,yourMMI
showsyoutipsforinput.Thefrequencyofhow
oftenitdisplaysdecreaseswithtime.
Speechdialogsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Dependingonvehicleequipment,thefollowing
functions
maybeavailable:
Commanddisplay:whenthisfunctionisswitch-
edon[M,theMMIwillshowyouthepossible
commandsforvoiceinputintherespective
menu.
Shortdialog:whenthisfunctionisswitchedon
,ashorterformofthepromptsisused.
Commandduringvoiceoutput”:thisfunctionis
switchedonatthefactory.Whenthisfunctionis
switchedon M,youcansaynewcommandsdur-
ingannouncements.Youdonotneedtowaitfor
thesignaltone(beep)duringanannouncement.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedoff|_J,youneedto
waitforthesignaltone(beep)tosayanewcom-
mand.


Volume:youcanadjustthevolumeofthe
promptsbyturningthecontrolknob.
Individualspeechtraining(onlywhenthevehi-
cleisstationary):youcanadaptthevoice recog-
nitionsystemtoyourvoiceorpronunciationinor-
dertoimprovethesystem'sabilitytorecognize
yourspeech.Individualspeechtrainingiscom-
prisedof20speechentriesthatconsistofcom-
mandsand sequencesofnumbers.Youcande-
letetheprogrammedvoicetrainingwiththeRe-
setindividualspeechtrainingfunction.
Displaybrightness
YoucanadjustthebrightnessoftheInfotain-
mentsystemdisplaybyturningthecontrolknob.
Factorysettings
Depending onthevehicleequipment,thefollow-
ingfunctionscanberesettofactorysettings:
—Soundsettings
—Radio
—Mediasettings
—Jukebox*
—Directory
—Telephone
—BluetoothandWi-Fi*
—Navigationsettings*
—Navigationandonlinememory*
—Voicerecognitionsystem*
—Shortcutkeys
—Messagesettings*
—Apps*
—Tooltips
—Audiconnect*
—Audismartphoneinterface*
Youcanselectthedesiredfunctionsindividually
orallatoncewiththeoptionSelectallentries.
Selectandconfirm Restorefactorysettings.
(i)Tips
Makesurethatnotonlythesettingswerede-
letedbutalsothestoreddata,ifnecessary.
Connectionmanager
Introduction
Theconnectionmanagerprovidesanoverviewof
yourconnecteddevicesandtheirnetworkstatus.

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>MMIsettings>Connectionmanager.
>Selectandconfirmamenuitem.

If amobiledevicewasalreadyconnectedandyou
selectandconfirmthecorrespondingmenuitem,
thedevicenameandconnectionstatusaredis-
playedunderthemenuitem.
YoucanindividuallyConnect()orDisconnect
(L))apaireddevice.


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Systemsettings

Volumesettings
Adjustingthevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)>page145,fig.149tothe
rightorleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthesymbol@)>page155appears.Anactive
audio/videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.

Z\WARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,adjustthe
volumeoftheaudiosystemsothataudible
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbe heardeasilyatall
times.
@®Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
NeUeareManey)Oy
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.



Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see>page183,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtone byturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel:youcanadjustthecall
volumeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page207.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page207.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumebyturningthecontrolknob.Or:
youcanadjustthevoiceguidancevolumeduring
activerouteguidancebyturningtheOn/Offknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:see>page241.
Shortdialog:see>page241.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:see>page241.
Individualspeechtraining:see>page241.
Parkingaid*
Youcanadjustthevolumeofthesignaltoneby
turningthecontrolknob.
—Adjustingthe Front volume:selectandcon-
firmHigh,MediumorLow.
—AdjustingtheRearvolume:selectandconfirm
High,MediumorLow.
MMItouch*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthevolumeofthe
spokenpromptsfromtheMMItouch*.
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Airbagsystem


—Improperinstallationofchildrestraintscan
reducetheireffectivenessorevenprevent
themfromprovidinganyprotection.
—Animproperlyinstalledchildrestraintcan
interferewiththeairbagasitdeploysand
seriouslyinjureorevenkillthechild-even
withanAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Alwayscarefullyfollowthe manufacturer's
instructionsprovided withthechildsafety
seatorcarrier.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhen itis
not, ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofaddi-
tionalobjectscouldcausethepassenger
frontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshould
beoff,orcouldcause theairbagtoworkina
waythatisdifferentfromthewayitwould
haveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.



Frontairbags
pyTdetyeCelaMeMilaligey-lel)
Theairbagsystemcanprovidesupplemental
protectiontoproperlyrestrained frontseatoccu-
pants.
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Fig.227Locationofdriverairbag:insteeringwheel

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Fig.228Locationoffrontpassenger'sairbag:intheinstru-
mentpanel
Yourvehicleisequippedwithan“AdvancedAir-
bagSystem”incompliancewithUnitedStates
FederalMotorVehicleSafetyStandard
(FMVSS)208,aswellasCanadaMotorVehicle
SafetyStandard(CMVSS)208asapplicableat
thetimeyourvehiclewasmanufactured.
Theairbagforthedriverisinthesteeringwheel
hub>fig.227andtheairbagforthefrontpas-
sengerisintheinstrumentpanel>fig.228.The
generallocationoftheairbagsismarked“AIR-
BAG”.
Thereisalotyouneedtoknowabouttheairbags
inyourvehicle.Weurgeyoutoreadthedetailed
informationaboutairbags,safetybeltsandchild
safetyinthisandtheotherchaptersthatmake
uptheowner'sliterature.Pleasebesuretoheed
theWARNINGS-theyareextremelyimportant
foryoursafetyandthesafety ofyourpassengers,
especiallyinfantsandsmallchildren.

Z\WARNING
Neverrelyonairbagsaloneforprotection.
—Evenwhentheydeploy,airbags provideonly
supplementalprotection.
—Airbagworkmosteffectivelywhenused
withproperlywornsafetybelts.
—Therefore,alwayswearyoursafetybeltsand
makesurethateverybodyinyourvehicleis
properlyrestrained.
—Alwaysholdthesteeringwheelwithboth
handsontheoutsideofthesteeringwheel
rimatthe9:00o'clockand3:00o'clockpo-
sitionstohelpreducetheriskofpersonalin-
juryifthedriver'sairbaginflates.>

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—Ifyouareunrestrained,leaningforward,sit-
tingsidewaysoroutofpositioninanyway,
yourriskofinjuryismuchhigher.
—Youwillalsoreceiveseriousinjuriesand
couldevenbekilledifyouareupagainstthe
airbagortooclosetoitwhenitinflates-
evenwithanAdvancedAirbag>page261.

Z\WARNING
Achildinarearward-facingchildsafetyseat
installedonthefrontpassengerseatwillbe
seriouslyinjuredandcanbekilledifthefront
airbaginflates-evenwithanAdvancedAirbag
System.
—AlthoughtheAdvancedAirbagSystemin
yourvehicleisdesignedtoturnoffthefront
airbagwhenarearward-facingchildre-
strainthasbeeninstalledonthefront pas-
sengerseat,nobodycanabsolutelyguaran-
teethatdeploymentisimpossibleinallcon-
ceivablesituationsthatmayhappenduring
the
usefullifeofyourvehicle.
—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthe childsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door,
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrearward-facingchildre-
straintsontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearwardfacingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.

ZAWARNING
If,inexceptionalcircumstances,youmustin-
stallaforward-facingchildrestraintonthe
frontpassenger'sseat:
—Alwaysmakesuretheforward-facingseat
hasbeendesignedandcertifiedbyitsmanu-
facturerforuseonafrontseatwithapas-
sengerfrontandsideairbag.

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—Neverput theforward-facingchildrestraint
upagainstorverynear theinstrumentpan-
ele
—Alwaysmovethefrontpassengerseattothe
highestpositionintheupanddownadjust-
mentrangeandmoveitbacktotherear-
mostpositionintheseat'sforeandaftad-
justmentrange,asfarawayfromtheairbag
aspossible,beforeinstallingtheforward-
facingchildrestraint.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltupper
anchorageisbehindthechildrestraintand
notnexttoorinfrontofthechildrestraint
sothatthesafetybeltwillbeproperlyposi-
tioned.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitis
not,ortosignalthatitisoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofaddi-
tionalobjectscouldcausethepassenger
frontairbagtobeturnedonwhenitshould
beoff,orcouldcausetheairbagtoworkina
waythatisdifferentfromthewayitwould
haveworkedwithouttheobjectontheseat.
—MakesurethatthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF7%;lightcomesonandstaysonallthe
timewhenever theignitionisswitchedon.

AdvancedAirbagSystemcomponents
Thefrontpassengerseatinyourvehiclehasalot
ofveryimportantparts oftheAdvancedAirbag
Systeminit.Theseparts includethecapacitive
passengerdetectionsystem,wiring,brackets,
andmore.Thecontrolunitmonitorsthesystem
onthefrontpassengerseatwhentheignitionis
switchedonandturnstheairbagindicatorlight
onwhenamalfunctionintheoneofthesystem
componentsisdetected>page273.Becausethe
frontpassengerseatcontainsimportantparts of
the
AdvancedAirbagSystem,youmusttakecare
topreventitfrombeingdamaged.Damageto>

Airbagsystem


—Theinflatingairbagwillhitthechildsafety
seatorinfantcarrierwithgreatforceand
willsmashthechildsafetyseatandchild
againstthebackrest,centerarmrest,door
orroof.
—Alwaysinstallrear-facingchildsafetyseats
ontherearseat.
—Ifyoumustinstallarearward-facingchild
safetyseatonthefrontpassengerseatbe-
causeofexceptionalcircumstancesandthe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;lightdoesnot
comeonandstayon,immediatelyinstall
therear-facingchildsafetyseatinarear
seatingpositionandhavetheairbagsystem
inspectedbyyourauthorizedAudidealer.


ZAWARNING
Objectsbetweenyouandtheairbagwillin-
creasetheriskofinjuryinacrashbyinterfer-
ingwiththewaytheairbagunfoldsorbybe-
ingpushedintoyouastheairbaginflates.
—Neverhold thingsinyourhandsoronyour
lapwhenthevehicleisinuse.
—Nevertransportitemsonorintheareaof
thefrontpassengerseat.Objectscould
moveintotheareaofthefrontairbagsdur-
ingbrakingorothersudden maneuversand
becomedangerousprojectilesthatcan
causeseriouspersonalinjuryiftheairbags
inflate.
—Neverplaceorattachaccessoriesorother
objects(suchascupholders,telephone
brackets,large,heavyorbulkyobjects)on
thedoors,overornear theareamarked
“AIRBAG”onthesteeringwheel,instrument
panel,seatbackrestsorbetweenthose
areasandyourself.Theseobjectscould
causeinjuryinacrash,especiallywhenthe
airbagsinflate.
—Neverreclinethefrontpassenger'sseatto
transportobjects.Itemscanalsomoveinto
theareaofthesideairbagorthefrontair-
bagduringbrakingorinasuddenmaneuver.
Objectsnear theairbagscanbecomeprojec-
tilesandcauseinjury,particularlywhenthe
seatisreclined.
—Neverplaceortransportobjectsonthefront
passengerseat.Objectsonthefrontpassen-

gerseatcouldcausethecapacitivesensorin
theseattosignaltoairbagsystemthatthe
seatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitinfactis
not,orthatthepersonontheseatisheavier
thanheorsheactuallyis.The changein
electriccapacitancebecauseofsuchobjects
cancausethepassengerfrontairbagtobe
turnedonwhenitshould beoff,orcan
causetheairbagtoworkinawaythatisdif-
ferentfromthewayitwouldhaveworked
withoutobjectsontheseat.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthereisnothingon
thefrontpassengerseatthatwillcausethe
capacitivepassengerdetectionsystemin
theseattosignaltotheAirbagSystemthat
theseatisoccupiedbyapersonwhenitis
not,ortosignalthatit isoccupiedbysome-
onewhoisheavierthanthepersonactually
sittingontheseat.Thepresenceofanob-
jectcouldcausethepassengerfrontairbag
tobeturnedonwhenitshouldbeoff,or
couldcausetheairbagtoworkinawaythat
isdifferentfromthewayitwouldhave
workedwithouttheobjectontheseat.


Z\WARNING
Thefinedustcreatedwhenairbagsdeploycan
causebreathingproblemsforpeoplewitha
historyofasthmaorotherbreathingcondi-
tions.
—Toreducetheriskofbreathingproblems,
thosewithasthmaorotherrespiratorycon-
ditionsshouldgetfreshairrightawayby
gettingoutofthevehicleoropeningwin-
dowsordoors.
—Ifyouareinacollisioninwhichairbagsde-
ploy,washyourhandsandfacewithmild
soapandwaterbeforeeating.
—Becarefulnottogetthedustintoyoureyes,
orintoanycuts orscratches.
—Iftheresidueshould getintoyoureyes,
flushthemwithwater.


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Airbagsystem

Monitoringthe
AdvancedAirbagSystem

‘oringindicatorlight
Twoseparateindicatorsmonitorthefunctionof
theAdvancedAirbagSystem:the2]lightand
thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#;ON@light.
TheAdvancedAirbagSystemaswellastheside
airbagsandsidecurtainairbagswithejection
mitigationfeatures(includingtheelectroniccon-
trolunit,sensorsandsystemwiring)areall
monitoredcontinuouslytomakesurethatthey
arefunctioningproperlywhenevertheignitionis
on.Everytimeyouturnontheignition,theair-
bagsystemindicatorlightkawillcomeon fora
fewseconds(functioncheck).
The systemmustbeinspectedwhenthe
indicatorlightBa:
—doesnotcomeonwhentheignitionisswitched
on
—doesnotgooutafewsecondsafteryouhave
switched
ontheignition,or
— comesonwhiledriving
Ifanairbagsystemmalfunctionisdetected,the
indicatorlightwillcomeontoserveasaconstant
remindertohavethesysteminspectedimmedi-
ately.
If amalfunctionoccurs thatturnsthefrontair-
bagonthepassengersideoff,thePASSENGER
AIRBAGOFF%;lightwillcomeonandstayon
whenevertheignitionison.

Z\WARNING
Anairbagsystemthatisnotfunctioningprop-
erlycannotprovidesupplementalprotection
inafrontalcrash.
-Iftheairbagindicatorlight>page23
comeswhenthevehicleisbeingused,have
thesysteminspectedimmediatelybyyour
authorizedAudidealer.Itispossiblethat
theairbagwillinflatewhenitisnotsup-
posedto,orwillnotinflatewhenitshould.

PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF2%;ON@light

Fig.230Sectionfromtheheadliner:PASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF2%,ON@light
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON@lightis
locatedintheheadliner>fig.230.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;lightwillcome
onandstayontotellyouwhenthefrontAd-
vancedAirbagonthepassengersidehasbeen
turnedoffbytheelectroniccontrolunit.Ifthe
bulbforthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3¥;ON@
lightburnsout,theairbagindicatorlightkawill
comeontosignalamalfunctionintheAdvanced
AirbagSystem.Althoughtheburned-outbulb
willnotchangethewaythefrontpassenger's
frontalairbagworks,itwillnolongerbepossible
touse thePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#7;ON®
lighttomakesurethattheairbagon/offstatusis
correctfortheoccupantonthefrontpassenger
seat.Havetheairbagsysteminspectedimmedi-
atelybyyourauthorizedAudidealer.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;ON@light
willblinkforabout5secondswhen:
—thecapacitivepassengerdetectionsystem,
whichswitchesthefrontseatpassenger'sfron-
talAdvancedAirbagonandoff,detectsa
changeinthestatusofthefrontpassenger
seat.
AssoonasthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#¥;ON
®lightstopsblinking,alwaysmakesurethatthe
airbag status(onoroff)asshownbythelightis
properfortheage,sizeandelectricalcapacitance
ofthepersonoccupyingthefrontpassengerseat.
Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltforthe
frontpassengerseatisproperlyfastened.
ThePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3;/PASSENGER
AIRBAGON@lightwillshowthestatusofthe>
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Childsafety

oneoftherearseatingpositions.Ifinexception-
alcircumstancesyoumustuseitonthefront
passengerseat,carefullyreadalloftheinforma-
tiononchildsafetyandAdvancedAirbagsand
heedalloftheapplicableWARNINGS.Makecer-
tainthatthechildandchildrestraintarecorrect-
lyrecognizedbythecapacitivepassengerdetec-
tionsysteminthefrontpassengerseat,thatthe
frontpassengerairbagisturnedoff,andthatthe
airbagstatusisalwayscorrectlysignaledbythe
PASSENGERAIRBAGOFF3%;light.
Manytypesandmodelsofchildrestraintshave
beenavailableovertheyears,newmodelsarein-
troducedregularlyincorporatingnewandim-
proveddesignsandoldermodelsaretaken outof
production.Child restraintsarenotstandardized.
Childrestraintsofthesametypetypicallyhave
differentweightsandsizesanddifferent“foot-
prints”,thesizeandshapeofthebottomofthe
childrestraintthatsitsontheseat,whenthey
areinstalledonavehicleseat.Thesedifferences
makeitvirtuallyimpossibletocertifycompliance
withtherequirementsforadvancedairbagswith
eachandeverychildrestraintthathaseverbeen
soldinthepastorwillbesoldoverthecourseof
theusefullifeofyourvehicle.
Forthisreason,the UnitedStatesNationalHigh-
wayTrafficSafetyAdministrationhaspublisheda
listofspecifictype,makesandmodelsofchild
restraintsthatmustbeusedtocertifycompli-
anceoftheAdvancedAirbagSysteminyourvehi-
clewiththesuppressionrequirementsofFederal
MotorVehicleSafetyStandard208.Thesechild
restraintsare:
SubpartA-Carbedchildrestraints
SubpartB-Rear-facingchildrestraints


ModelManufacturedonor
after
CenturySmartFit4543|December1,1999

CoscoArriva
22-013PAWandbase
22-999WHO
September25,2007

EvenfloDiscoveryAd-
justRight212
December1,1999

EvenfloFirstChoice
204
December1,1999

GracoInfant8457December1,1999

GracoSnugrideSeptember25,2007

Peg PeregoPrimoViag-
gioSIPIMUNOOUS
September25,2007

childrestraints
SubpartC-Forward-facingandconvertible

ModelManufacturedonor
after

BritaxRoundabout
E9LO2xx
September25,2007

CoscoTouriva02519December1,1999

CoscoSummitDeluxe
HighBackBooster
22-262
September25,2007

CoscoHighBackBoos-
ter22-209September
25,2007


ModelManufacturedonor
after

AngelGuardAngel
RideAA2403FOF
September25,2007

288
EvenfloTributeV
379Xxxxx
September25,2007

EvenfloMedallion254December1,1999

EvenfloGenerations
352xxxx
September25,2007

GracoComfortSportSeptember25,2007

GracoToddlerSafety
Seat Step2
September25,2007

GracoPlatinumCargo

September25,2007


Z\WARNING

Toreducetheriskofseriousinjury,makesure
thatthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF#%;light
comesonandstaysonwheneverachildre-
straintisinstalledonthefrontpassengerseat
andtheignitionisswitchedon.

Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges

Usuallymaintenance andrepairworkrequires
specialtools,measuringdevices,andother
equipmentthatisavailableto trainedvehicle
techniciansinordertohelpensurethatyourvehi-
cleandallofitssystemsoperatecorrectly,relia-
bly,andsafely.Performingworkonthevehicle
incorrectlycan impair the operationandreliabili-
tyofyourvehicleandmayvoidoneormoreof
yourvehicle'swarranties.
TechnicalModifications
Interferencewithelectroniccomponents,their
software,thewiring,anddatatransfermaycause
malfunctions.Becauseofthewayelectroniccom-
ponentsareinterconnected,suchmalfunctions
canalsoimpairsystemsthatarenotdirectlyin-
volved.Thismeansthatyouriskbothasubstan-
tialreductionintheoperationalsafety ofyourve-
hicleandincreasedwearofvehiclecomponents.
Someconveniencefunctions,suchastheconven-
ienceturnsignalfunction,individualdooropen-
ingfunction,anddisplays,canbereprogrammed
usingspecialworkshopequipment.Iffunctions
arereprogrammed,theinformationanddescrip-
tionsaboutthesefunctionsinthisOwner'sMan-
ualmaynolongerapplytothechangedfunc-
tions.AudirecommendsthatanauthorizedAudi
dealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityperform
andverifyanyreprogrammingprocedures.


carryoutthejobandhavethecorrecttech-
nicalinformationandthecorrecttools.
—Ifyouareuncertainaboutwhattodo,have
theworkperformedby anauthorizedAudi
dealer,anauthorizedAudiServiceFacility,
oranotherqualifiedworkshop.Seriousper-
sonalinjurymayresultfromimproperlyper-
formedwork.


ZA\WARNING
Maintenanceprocedures,repairs,ortechnical
modificationsthatareperformedincorrectly
increasetheriskofanaccidentandcanlead
toseriousinjuries.


ZA\WARNING
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallydangerousareaandcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
—Alwaysuseextremecautionwhendoingany
workintheenginecompartment.Always
followcommonlyacceptedsafetypractices
andusecommonsense.Neverriskpersonal
injury.
—Neverperformanyworkintheenginecom-
partmentunlessyouknowexactlyhowto

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C)Note
—Maintenanceprocedures,repairsortechni-
calmodificationsthatareperformedincor-
rectlycancausedamagetothevehicle,such
ascorrosion.
—Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed,
takeyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
erorauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
aspossible.
—Audiisnotliablefordamagetothevehicle
resultingfromfailuretocomplywiththese
guidelines.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
—Regularmaintenancecanhelpprotectthe
environment.
—Technicalmodificationstothevehiclecan
haveanegativeimpactonfuelconsumption
andvehicleemissions.
@)Forthesakeoftheenvironment
Undeployedairbagmodulesandpretension-
ers areclassifiedasPerchlorateMaterial-
specialhandlingmayapply,Seewww.dtsc.ca.
gov/hazardouswaste/perchlorate.Whenthe
vehicleorpartsoftherestraintsysteminclud-
ingairbagmodulesandsafetybeltswithpre-
tensionersarescrapped,allapplicablelaws
andregulationsmustbeobserved.Yourau-
thorizedAudidealerisfamiliarwiththesere-
quirementsandwerecommendthatyouhave
yourdealerperformthisserviceforyou.
G)Tips
Becauseofyourvehicle'saluminumbodyde-
sign,allserviceandrepairproceduresaffect-
ingthebodyshould beperformedbyanau-
thorizedAudidealerorauthorizedAudi