
8S1012721BA
Emergencyassistance
Notesontowing
Whentheengineisstopped,thetransmission
willnot besufficientlylubricatediftravelingat
highspeedsandlongdistances:
—Themaximumpermittedtowingspeedis30
mph(50km/h).
—Themaximumpermittedtowingdistanceis30
miles(50km).
Additionalinformationontowingwithatow
truck
Thevehiclemayonlybetowedwiththefrontaxle
raised.Donotwrapanychainsorcablesaround
thebrakelines.
Ifthevehicleshould betowedwiththeaxle
raised,thentheignitionmustbe switchedoffto
reducetheriskofdamagetothedrivetrain.
Towbarandtowingcable
Thevehiclecanbetowedwithatowbarortow-
ingcable.Bothdriversshould befamiliarwith
thespecialconsiderationswhentowing,especial-
lywhenusingatowingcable.
Alwaysmakesurethetractionforcedoesnotex-
ceed thepermittedlevelandtherearenoshock
loadingconditions.Thereisalwaystheriskofthe
couplingbecomingoverloadedwhendrivingoff-
road.
Forthemostsafetyandsecurity,drivewithatow
bar.Youshould useatowingcableonlyifatow
barisnotavailable.Useatowingcablemadeof
synthetic
elasticcablesimilarelasticmaterial.
ZA\WARNING
—Towinghighlyincreasestheriskofanacci-
dent,forexamplefromcollidingwiththe
towingvehicle.
—Toreducetheriskofanaccident,donotal-
lowanyonetoremaininsidethevehicle
whenitisbeingtransportedbyatowtruck
oraspecialtransporter.
@)Note
—Ifnormaltowingisnotpossible,forexam-
pleifthetransmissionisfaultyorifthe
towingdistanceisgreaterthan30miles
(50km),thentransportthevehicleona
specialcarrier.
—Ifthevehicleistowedbyatowtruckatthe
axlethatisnotpermitted,thiscan causese-
veredamagetothetransmission.
—Thevehiclemustnotbetowstartedfor
technicalreasons.
G@)Tips
—Ifthereisapowerfailure,theselectorlever
willnotmoveoutofthe"P"position.The
parkinglockmustbereleasedusingthe
emergencyreleasebeforetowingthevehi-
cle>page65.
—Followthelocallegalregulationsfortow-
ing.
Readandfollowtheimportantinformationunder
=>page282.
Preparations
>Onlysecure thetowingcableortowbaratthe
designatedtowingloops>page284,
=>page284.
>Makesurethetowingcableisnottwisted.Oth-
erwiseitcoulddisconnectfromthetowingloop
whiletowing.
>Switchtheemergencyflashersoninbothvehi-
cles>page34.However,donotdothisifit
prohibitedbylaw.
Towingvehicle(front)
>Onlystarttodrivewhenthetowingcableis
taut.
>Beespeciallycarefulwhenaccelerating.
>Avoidsuddenbrakingordrivingmaneuvers.
Vehiclebeingtowed(rear)
>Makesuretheignitionisswitchedonso that
thesteeringwheelisnotlockedandsothatyou
canusetheturnsignals,thehorn,andthe
windshieldwipersifneeded>A\.
>Thebrakeboosteronlyworkswhentheengine
isrunning.Powersteeringonlyworkswhenthe>
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Emergencyassistance
ignitionisswitchedonandthevehicleisroll-
ing1).Ifthebrakeboosterandpowersteering
arenotfunctioning,youmustpressthebrake
pedalmuchharderandusemoreforcetosteer.
>Releasetheparkingbrake>page55.
> Selectthe"N"selectorleverposition.
>Makesurethetowingcableisalwaystaut.
ZA\WARNING
Nevertowavehicleusingatowbarortowing
cableifthevehicledoesnothaveelectrical
power.
Fronttowingloop
BFV-0309
Fig.206Frontbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightsideofthefrontbumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecapinwardwithbrief,strong pressure
=>fig.206.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
>»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
ZAWARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnot tighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.
D_Requirement:thevehiclebatterymusthaveasufficient
chargelevel.
284
Reartowingloop
BFV-0310
Fig.207Rearbumper:installingthetowingloop
Thethreadedopeningforthetowingloopislo-
catedontherightrearofthebumper.
>Removethetowingloopfromthevehicletool
kit>page276.
>Pressthecap inwardwithbrief,strongpressure
=>fig.207.Thecapwillloosenfromthebump-
er.
>Tightenthetowingloopinthethreadedopen-
inguntilitstopsandthentightenitwitha
wheelwrench.
»Afterusing,placethetowingloopbackinthe
vehicletoolkit.
ZA\WARNING
Ifthetowingloopisnottighteneduntilit
stopswheninstalling,thethreadsmaybe
pulledoutwhentowingthevehicleandresult
inanaccident.

8S1012721BA
Fusesandbulbs
Fusesandbulbs
Fuses
Replacingfuses
S 6
= o
_AB8V-0171
Fig.209Leftsideoftheenginecompartment:fusecover
Afuse thathasblownwillhavemetalstripsthat
haveburnedthrough.Thefusesarelocatedinthe
interiorandintheenginecompartment.
Fusesintheinterior
>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off.
>Checkthefollowingtable toseewhichfusebe-
longstotheequipment>page286.
»Removethecover>fig.208.
>Removetheplasticclipfromthefusepanel
coverintheenginecompartment©fig.209.
>Removethefuseusingtheclip.
>Replacetheblownfuseonlywithafusethat
has thesamecurrent rating.
>Installthecover.
Fusesintheenginecompartment
>Switchtheignitionandallelectricalequipment
off>A\.
>Checkthefollowingtable toseewhichfusebe-
longstotheequipment>page287.
>Removethefusepanelcover>fig.209.
>Removetheplasticclipfromthefusepanel
cover>fig.209.
>Removethefuseusingtheclip.
>Replace theblownfuseonlywithafuse that
hasthesamecurrent rating.
Fusecoloridentification
ColorCurrentrating
inamps
Black1
Purple3
Lightbrown5
Brown15
Red10
BlueIS
Yellow20
Whiteortransparent[25
Green30
Orange40
Z\WARNING
Donotrepairfusesandneverreplaceablown
fusewithonethathasahigheramprating.
Thiscancausedamagetotheelectricalsys-
temandafire.
CG)Note
Ifanewfuseburnsoutagainshortlyafteryou
haveinstalledit,havetheelectricalsystem
checkedassoonaspossibleby anauthorized
AudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
ty.
@)Tips
—Thefollowingtabledoesnotlistfuseloca-
tionsthatarenotused.
—Someoftheequipmentlistedinthefollow-
ingtablesappliesonlytocertainmodelver-
sionsorcertainoptionalequipment.
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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-
tialreductionintheoperationalsafetyofyourve-
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.
ZAWARNING
Maintenanceprocedures,repairs,ortechnical
modificationsthatareperformedincorrectly
increasetheriskofanaccidentandcanlead
toseriousinjuries.
ZA\WARNING
Theenginecompartmentofanymotorvehicle
isapotentiallydangerousareaandcancause
seriouspersonalinjury.
—Alwaysuseextremecautionwhendoingany
workintheenginecompartment.Always
followcommonlyacceptedsafetypractices
andusecommonsense.Neverriskpersonal
injury.
—Neverperformanyworkintheenginecom-
partmentunlessyouknowexactlyhowto
C)Note
—Maintenanceprocedures,repairsortechni-
calmodificationsthatareperformedincor-
rectlycancausedamagetothevehicle,such
ascorrosion.
—Ifemergencyrepairsmustbeperformed,
takeyourvehicletoanauthorizedAudideal-
er orauthorizedAudiServiceFacilityassoon
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
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Accessoriesandtechnicalchanges
ServiceFacility,whowillperformtheworkac-
cordingtoAudifactoryspecifications.Only
AudiGenuinePartsareusedwhenAudiex-
pertsperformrepairorserviceprocedures.
Failuretouse AudiGenuinePartsorAudiGen-
uineAccessoriesorperformingrepairsincor-
rectlymayresultinseverevehicledamage,
suchascorrosion.
Accessoriesandparts
ConsultwithanauthorizedAudidealerorauthor-
izedAudiServiceFacilitybeforepurchasingac-
cessoriesorreplacementparts.Werecommend
thatyouhaveyourvehicleservicedby anauthor-
izedAudidealerorauthorizedAudiServiceFacili-
tyandthatAudiGenuinePartsandAudiGenuine
Accessoriesareused.
Audidoesnotendorsetheuseofproductsand
accessoriesthatithas notevaluated,evenifthe
productisapprovedbyacertifiedtestingagency
orgovernmentagency.
ZXWARNING
—Installingunapprovedaccessoriesorincor-
rectreplacementpartscan causevehicle
damageandcanincreasetheriskofanacci-
dent.
—Neverattachaccessories,suchastelephone
holdersorcupholders,totheairbagcovers
orwithintheairbagdeploymentzone,be-
causethisincreasestheriskofinjuryifthe
airbagdeploys.
—Donotusealicenseplatebracketonthe
frontbumperthatisdifferentfromthe
bracketinstalledatthefactory,and donot
attachanyadditionalbrackets.
©)Note
Acorrectly-installedexteriorantennaisre-
quiredforoperatingradioequipmentinthe
vehicle.Otherwise,theincreasedelectromag-
neticwavescancausemalfunctionsintheve-
hicle.Observetheregulationsinthecountry
wherethevehicleisbeingoperatedandthe
instructionsfromtheradioequipmentmanu-
facturer.
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ReportingSafetyDefects
ApplicabletoU.S.A.
Ifyoubelievethatyourvehicle
hasadefectwhichcouldcausea
crashorcouldcauseinjuryor
death,youshouldimmediatelyin-
formtheNationalHighwayTraffic
SafetyAdministration(NHTSA)in
additiontonotifying
AudiofAmerica,Inc.
2200FerdinandPorscheDrive
Herndon,VA20171
IfNHTSAreceivessimilarcom-
plaints,itmayopenaninvestiga-
tion,andifitfindsthatasafety
defectexistsinagroupofvehi-
cles,itmayorderarecalland
remedycampaign.However,
NHTSAcannotbecomeinvolvedin
individualproblemsbetweenyou,
yourdealer,orAudiofAmerica,
Inc.
TocontactNHTSA,youmaycall
theVehicleSafetyHotlinetoll-
freeat1-888-327-4236(TTY:1-
800-424-9153);gotohttp://
www.safercar.gov;

8S1012721BA
A
A/C(climatecontrolsystem)..............49
ACCeSSOFIES«1...eeeee42,290
Activelaneassist...2.wesi«oceenew«oseeave68
Activatingvibrationwarning.............70
Adjustingsteeringtime.................70
Cleaningthecameraarea..............271
Indicatorlight..............eee eeeeee69
MO@SSAQGSoc=»wows& ysows¢ eSeesEeeee69
Switchingon/oft. «ccsusse«secso 6wasnovevaee69
Adaptivelightsien«sewnoseweoeems6wee75
Adaptivelight(indicatorlight)............20
Adjustingtheadditionaldisplay...........14
Adjustingtheairdistribution.............49
Adjustingthecenterconsolelighting.......35
Adjustingthesound..............-...--173
Adjustingthetemperature...............49
Adjustingthevents............0eeeeee50
AdvancedAirbagSystem
Children...0.0...eeeeee214
GOMPONENUS::«wewssseyews3eeeaeowes195
Frontsainbagse:«saver2 2cwesnxneseexecon«193
Howthecomponentsworktogether.....197
RUEAGine1 «esunene« »vnscee0 0sveneisea#1eenene©exten188
Indicatorlight...........-....--0000--18
Airbagsystem...2...eeeeeeee207
AdvancedAirbagSystem...............192
CaRCrcsowaversew ¥wnicandwotenIeREwoeeuaae202
Childrestraints..................000.214
Components(frontairbags)............195
Dangeroffittingachildsafetyseatonthe
frontpassengerseat.............000..189
Disposalzee¢¢eee2 ¢seen¢ »ews2 2ees202
Frontiairbags..ssssoawien6samiw6waren192
Howdothefrontairbagswork?.........197
Howmanyairbagsdoesmyvehiclehave?.195
Importantinformation................188
Importantsafetyinstructionsontheknee
AirbagSYStEM« «ass¢ xScie2 &Sete3s Ha205
Kneeairbagsias= 2asieoeensoem2 swos204
MONILORINGeiccinie6 5ocereiea 6sonnetsa 8ensues«0!oe199
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight.............-200
Repairs’:«sees+ &seins¢ xcaves&causvvHee202
Safetyinstructions.............-..00-202
Sideairbags...........0.ceceeee206
Sidecurtainairbags...............000.209
Warning/Indicatorlights..............199
Whenmustthesystembeinspected?....199
Alarmsystem
refertoAnti-theftalarmsystem..........27
Alignmentpin(tirechange)..............276
All-weatherlights..............0000000032
Allseasontires... 0...0.ceceeee eee eee263
Allwheeldrive....2.00.0...00. eee eee eee87
Altenmativesroutes«wasn3save6ccarensn+wens137
Ambientlightingi<3oes
refertoAudimusicinterface.......156,157
AndroidAuto
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......167
Announcements(settings)
refertoVoiceguidance................137
Anti-freeze
Windshieldwashersystem.............246
Anti-lockbrakingsystem(ABS)............84
Anti-SlipRegulation................0000484
Anti-theftalarmsystem...........-..00--27
Anti-theftwheelbolts..................279
AppleCarPlay
refertoAudismartphoneinterface......167
Armrest...0.0...cceceeee41
Ashtray...2.2eee eeeeee42
Aspectratio(video).............00..00s161
ASR
refertoAnti-SlipRegulation.............84
Audiconnect
refertoconnect.........0se.eee.123,124
AudiconnectInfotainment
Personalhotspot...............0-0005124
SORVICESIOVERVICWien«=cencens> «cancanewvaxnonse125
Audimagneticride
refertoSuspensioncontrol..............75
Audimusicinterface....0.esceenace156
Audimusicstream
refertoWi-Fi.........0.0...cee eee eee154
Audiofiles..............-00000000eeeeee158
Audioplayer
Bluetoothaudioplayer................153
Wi-Fiaudioplayer...............00005154
AUGIOACKsess2 2amooaaaa¢xeee2REE161
AtidiPHOMEBOX:eases5 &neces¢ 2ewsxEeeYF111
Audismartphoneinterface..........167,171
295

Index
Audivirtualcockpit
refertoInstrumentcluster..............10
AUTO
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem........49
Automaticheadlights..................32
Auto
Lock(centrallocking)...............21.
Automaticbeltretractor...............-184
Automaticclimatecontrolsystem
refertoClimatecontrolsystem(automatic).49
Automaticpost-collisionbrakingsystem....84
Automatictransmission.................-58
DEVINGCPSis65wssinsowom@ 6eae3oHRUER660
Emergencymode..............-.00005564
HilldeSCEntCONntOlaasx 2weesyowees¢ 2eee62
KiCKOWMisiass5&sewsensomamasawaan«avecne63
Malfunction.......2...ceceeeeeeeee59
Selectorleveremergencyrelease.........65
Selectorleverloka22awwom= 2wowsaowen59
Selectorleverpositions...............0.58
Shiftingmanually..................0..62
Steeringwheelwithshiftpaddles........62
BIDEROMIGE5ecw
Automaticzoom(navigation)............140
AUXINPUEsavesx 2eves7 8caeen+eee+em8157
Averagefuelconsumption............000515
AVETAGESPECass 3saree¢ §sarew§eeeEyEe15
B
BACKbutton...................00ceee90
Balance(Sound)............00000eee eee173
Band
refertoFrequencyband...............145
Bass(sound)................000000eee173
Battery.......0.0.0...eee244
CharginGwes= «seus« xsessxeeegceee246
Wintenoperations «cose+ounssccene6ine245
Beforedrivingsassx=nseeocosevewene¥o175
Betterroute(navigation)................143
BOWED":«savesawmnem2 ©neemx2ERNE28ame&49
Bluetooth
Audioplayer«svi2 5mee2 owea2semao153
Connectingacellphone...............108
Settings........0.0....00ceee eee171
BoOSt..2...eeeeeeeee15
BoosterseatS.....2...cee eee eee eee221
296
Boostpressureindicator.................Ls
Brakefluid
Checkingthebrakefluidlevel...........243
BRAKEScraneswessees5 2nexta©cmamens© aonemnh©some86
Brakeassist...0.6...cece84
BrakeassistsysteM..........-..-+--05-84
Brake:boosters«sesiss+osccsesea 6snecenea 6oeacese386
Brakefluid...2.2.6.0...0.eee eeeeee243
Electromechanicalparkingbrake.........55
Emergencybrakingfunction.............56
Indicatorlights....................00,16
Newbrakepads:«esassaiewssewssspees86
Break-insecurityfeature...............-.27
Breakingin
Newbrakepads..............---0eeeee86
INCWENCSine6 &secaa@semenw asomcame#0amenene@255
Browser
refertoMediacenter...............00.159
Bulbfailure(indicatorlight)..............20
Bulbireplacementievesx «sovvsusa 0savesw &savers7287
Buttons
Controlpanel(MMI)...............---.90
Cc
Cable(USBadapter/AUXconnectorcable)..156
CaliforniaProposition65Warning........236
Batteryspecific.................-.00.245
Calllist.0.0...eeeeee113
Calloptions..........2.0...eeeeeee eee120
Capacities
Fueltank................00000ceee293
Washerfluidreservoir..............0..293
CaiKeVecmx=way¢ 2seem©2ye GESeeooee22
Carwash....2...eeeeeeeeeeee270
Catalyticconverter.............--.0000.235
CD
drive(mediadrives).................152
Cellphone
PlayingmuSiC.....6.6...ceceeee eee eee153
alsorefertoTelephone................108
Cellphonecompartment
refertoAudiphonebox............... Lit
Genter-armMVresteicos2 2sacsowienswean«se
Centrallockingix.+ 2sews+
Conveniencekey
Convenienceopeningandclosing.........29

8S1012721BA
Operating
Instrumentcluster.............00000ee12
Multifunctionsteeringwheel............12
MultiMediaInterface..................91
Voicerecognitionsystem..............102
Optionalequipmentnumber.............293
OPEOMSIMENYsscsvcommeo oaccaao991,95,96
Overview:(Cockpit)iasicsxweesovenamemewosees6
P
Paint'damage’.«=sews+onewasoewyeews272
Paintnumber’:oesssesoseeeeeseeve293
Pane
DUECONcrss &scree5 3oom&&eaeeee24
PaniCfunctionacess
Parkingaid.....11...eeeeeeeeeee78
Malfunction):¢
Tindicatorlightscmss«sewnooewesvoee oe17
alsorefertoElectromechanical
parkingbrake....2.2.2...02. eeeeee55
Parkinglight............00.000.eeeeeee32
Parkingsystem
refertoParkingsystems.............79,80
Parkingsystems
Adjustingthe display/warningtone.......82
Cleaningsensors/thecamera...........271
Cleaningtherearviewcamera............ 81
Parkingsystemplus............---000-579
Peripheral:display«©sscoosnes¢eeeeemers79
Rearparkingsystem............-..00--79
RearvieWCamelia:<
PASSENGERAIRBAGlight...............200
Pause(audio/videofile)..............14,158
Pedals...0.2...eee eeeeeeeee179
Perchlorate.........2.0.0.eeee eeeeee288
Performance/torquedisplay
refertoSportdisplays..................15
Peripheraldisplay...............2..0000479
Personalhotspot..............-.000005124
Phonebook
refertoContacts..........0.ceeeee eee118
Physicalprinciplesofafrontalcollision....181
Playback(media)..............2--000-4158
Playlists=
Point ofinterestsearch..............000.134
PoliSHiINGiscss¢ ¢sewsyogeesovceeeeege272
Pollenfilter
refertoPollutantfilter.................48
Pollutant’filter's«sve«saves©sweeowees248
Power
Seatadjustment..............0...000-40
POWerSOUNGES§:x xsons2 @examsvw ae42,111,156
PowerWindOWS«=3wine¢ovens»weena2meeee28
Malfunction...0.0...0.0ececeeee eee29
Pregnantwomen
Specialconsiderationswhenwearingasafe-
TYDELEsuc&=samȢBOeE& Yewe& 2Boe185
Presets(fadio)ies« =ccmm« xyous2 smeeceoe147
Pressure
Tirepressuremonitoringsystem........267
TUROS:.2 5sosveue1 ©soerioe©commie6suites©otsoveee258
Pressure'(tineS)vcs sswieas6 &csewenswocomesvo a0265
Programguide
Radio...2.2.2.2...eeeeee eee146
Programming(steeringwheelbutton)......14
Prompt
refertoCommands(voicerecognitionsys-
TEM)sc« =seesg =sew
Propersafetybeltposition..............185
Properseatingposition
Frontpassenger:=«ennsenee+eeess177
Occupants«seesvamownowsemenvwenwvas176
Rearpassengers...........-..-.00005LZ?
PROECEEIAGfaceooecorsnsa ocapsere6 wseederwoeeenen6272
Pyrotechnicelements.............00008288
Q
quattro(allwheeldrive)..................87
Question
Whathappenstounbeltedoccupants?...182
Radio...eeeeeeeeeeee145
Presets...0...cecececeeeeee eee147
Radiotextes:=seenx 2sean5 =geeseeSees146
Radiocommunicationsequipment........290
Radioequipment...............2--008-290