wiper blades AUDI A4 2016 Owners Manual

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can switch rain sensor mod e off and sw itch int er­
mi ttent mode on in the MMI*. Select: I CARlfunc­
tion button
> Ca r sys te m s* control button > Driv·
er a ssist
> Ra in se nsor . In interm ittent mode,
you c an adju st the interva l time u sing the @
switch .
@-Slow wiping
@-Fast wiping
© -Sing le wipe
® -Clean the windshield . To elimina te w ater
droplets, the windshield wiper performs one af­
terwipe operat ion after several seconds while
driving . You can sw itch this function off by mov­
i ng the lever to position ® within
10 seconds of
the afterwipe operat ion. The afte rw ipe funct io n
is reactivated the next t ime the ignit io n is switch­
ed on.
allroad: The rear wiper automatically switches on
when the reverse gear is engaged and the fro nt
windsh ie ld w ipers are on and in operation .
C lean ing the headlights* . The headlight washer
system* ope rates on ly when t he headlights a re
on .
If you move t he leve r to pos ition ®· the
h eadligh ts a re washed in intervals.
@ -allroad: Wipe the rear window . The rear wip­
e r moves about every 4 seconds.
(J) -allroad: Clean the rear window . The number
of wip ing operations depends on how long the
lever is held in posit ion
(J) .
A WARNING
- T he rain senso r is only intended to assist the
dr iver. The driver is still responsib le for
man ua lly switching the wipers on accord ing
to the visibility conditions.
- T he windshie ld may not be treated wi th wa­
ter -repell ing windsh ield coa ting agents . Un­
favorable conditions, s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, low sun, can result in increased glare.
Wiper blade chatter is also possible .
- Properly function ing windshield wiper
blades are required for a clear view and safe
dr iv ing ¢
page 56, Replacing windshield
wiper blades .
Light and Vision
(D Note
-In the case of frost, check whether the
w indshield wiper blades are frozen to the
w indshield. Switching on the w indshield
w ipers can damage the w iper blades!
- Pr ior to using a car wash, the w indshield
w iper system must be sw itched off (lever in
position @). This helps to prevent un inten­
tional switch ing on and damage to the
w indshield wiper system .
(D Tips
-The windshie ld w ipers are switched off
when the ig nit ion is turned off . Act ivate the
w indshield wipers after the ignition is
switched back on by moving the w indshield
w iper lever to a ny position.
- Worn or dirty windshie ld w iper blades resu lt
in st reaking. This can affect the rain sensor*
function. Che ck your w indshield w iper
blades reg ularly.
- T he washer f luid noz zles of the w indshie ld
washer system a re heated at low tempera­
t u res when the ign ition is on .
- When s topping tempo rar ily, (e .g . at a t raf­
fic ligh t) the set speed of the winds hield
wipers is a utomatically reduced by one
speed .
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshie ld wipe r blades when they be­
gin to leave st reaks. Use a soft cloth and gla ss
cleaner to clean the windshield wiper blades.
Front wip er
.,. Place the windshie ld wiper arms in the service
position. R efe r to
c::> page 56 .
.,. Lift the w iper a rm away from the front window.
Rear wiper*
.,. Lift the w iper arm away from the rear w indow .
A WARNING p.----
Dirty windshie ld wiper blades can impair yo ur
v iew. This can lead to accidents .
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Lig ht a nd Visio n
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 56 Re mov ing w indshi eld w iper blade
Wiper service po siti on/b la de r eplac em ent
po sit ion
• Switch the ignition off and move the windsh ield
wiper lever to position @
Q page 54, fig. 54 .
The w indshield wipers move into the service po­
sition.
• To bring the wipers back into the or iginal pos i­
tion, switch the ignition on and press the wind­
shield w iper lever.
You can a lso turn the service position on or off in
the radio/MM!*:
• Switch the windshield wipers off (position @
Qpage 54, fig. 54) .
• Select : ICARI function button > Windshi eld
wi pers > Servic e posit ion > on/off .
Or
• Select :
I CARI funct ion button > C ar syst ems*
control button > Servici ng & ch ecks > W ip er
se rvic e po sition
> O n/Off .
R emo ving th e wiper blad e
• Lift the w indshield w iper arm up from the
windshield.
• Press the locking knob
(D Q fig. 56 on the wiper
blade . Hold the wiper blade firmly .
• Remove the wiper b lade in the direct ion of the
arrow.
Attaching th e wiper blade
• Install the new wiper blade in the reta iner on
the wiper arm @untilyou hear it click into
place on the wiper arm .
• Place the w iper arm back on the w indshie ld.
• Turn the service position off.
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A WARNING
For your safety, you should replace the wiper
blades once or twice a year . See your author­
ized A udi dealer for replacement blades.
(D Note
- The windshield w iper blades must only be
replaced when in the service pos ition! Oth­
erwise, you r isk damaging the paint on the
hood or the w indshield wiper motor .
- You should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are folded away from the windshie ld.
T he windshield w ipers would move back in­
to their original pos ition and co uld damage
the hood and windshie ld.
- T o help prevent damage to the wiper sys­
tem, always loosen blades which a re froze n
to the windshield before operat ing wipers.
- T o help prevent damage to w iper blades, do
not use gasoline, ke rosene, paint th inner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades.
- T o help prevent damage to the wiper arms
or othe r componen ts, do no t at tempt to
move the wipers by hand.
(l} Tips
- Commercia l hot waxes applied by automatic
car washes affect the how easily the glass
surface can be cleaned.
- You can also use the service pos it ion, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover .
Replacing the rear wiper blade
Applies to vehicles: with rear wipe r
Fig . 57 Rear wipe r: Remov ing t he w ipe r blade

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Removing the wiper blade
• Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
• Pull the wiper blade and holder out of the
mount.
Attaching the wiper blade
• Press the wiper b lade holder in the arrow di rec­
t ion
r::!> fig . 57 into the mount .
• Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the
windshield.
A WARNING
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or tw ice each
year.
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The compass direction is shown in the rearview
mirror.
F ig . 58 Rea rview mirror: Digita l compass ac tivated
• To switch the compass on or off, press and hold
the button @until the compass display in the
mirror
r::!> fig. 58 appears or disappears.
The digital compass only works when the ignition is on. The directions are indicated with abbrevia­
tions :
N (north), NE (northeast), E (east), SE
(southeast) , S (south), SW (southwest), W
(west), NW (northwest) .
Light and Vision
(D Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do
not bring any remote controls, electrical devi­
ces or metallic objects near the mirror.
Adjusting the magnetic zone
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately.
®
Fig. 59 North A meri ca: magnetic deflect io n zone bounda­
ries
" Press and hold the button@r::!> fig. 59 until the
number of the magnetic zone appears in the
rearview mirror.
" Press the button @ repeated ly to select the
correct magnetic zone. The selection mode
turns off after a few seconds .
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does not
display the correct direction.
" Press and hold the button @until a C appears
in the rearview mirror.
• Dr ive in a circle at about 6 mph (10 km/h) until
a direction is displayed in the rearview mirror. ..,.
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Care and cleaning
wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­
dents.
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when was h­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
- A fter washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to mo isture on the
brake rotors or ice i n the winter. The brakes
must be dried first w it h a few careful brake
applications.
{U) Note
- If you wash the ve hicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior m irrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exte rior m irrors* must on ly
be fo lded in and out us ing the power folding
f u nct io n.
- T o p revent paint damage, do not wash the
vehicle in di rect sunlight. -
To red uce the risk of damage to the s urface,
do not use insect removing sponges, k itchen
sponges o r similar items .
- Matte finish painted vehicle components:
- To reduce the r isk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
- Neve r use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect .
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted with matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­
moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash t he veh icle in facili ties spec ially de­
s igned for that pu rpose. This will reduce the
r isk of dirty wate r cont am ina ted with o il from
en te ring the sewe r system.
Cleaning and care information
W hen clean ing and ca ring for ind ividua l vehicle
com ponents, refer to the fo llow ing tables. The
i n fo rmat ion conta ined there is s imply recom­
mendations. For ques tions or for components that are
not listed, cons ult an autho riz ed Aud i
dealer or au thor ized A udi Servi ce Fac ility. Also
f o llow the informa tion fo und in ¢ .&, .
Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Wind shield wiper
Deposits ¢ page 55, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
blades
Headlights
/ Tail
Deposits Soft sponge with a m ild soap solutiona>
lights
Sensors /camera
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning solut ion
lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth w ith alcohol-free cleaning so lu-
tion
Snow/ice H
and br ush/solvent-free de-icing spray
Wheels Road salt Water
Brake dus t Acid
-free special clean ing solu tion
E x haust tail pipes Road salt Water, clean ing solution su itab le for stainless stee l, if nee -
essary
Decorative parts / Deposits Mild soap so
lution al, a cleaning so lution suitable for stain-
t rim less stee l, if necessary
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Index
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 122
Proper safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Proper seating posit ion
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Occupa nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
P rotective l iner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Q
Qua rtz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Q uestion
What happens to unbel ted occupants? 13 1
R
Radiator fan . .. .. ............. .... .. . 211
Ra in/light sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
I ntermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 54
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Ra is ing the veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
R eading ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rea r doo r su n shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53, 54
Rear fog lights .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 48
Re ar lid
Autom atic o peration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rea r light
D efe ctive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rea r parking sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rea r parking system with rearview camera . 115
Rea r view came ra
Par king mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 18
P a rking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rea r view m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear window heat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Re ar window su n sha de . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
R ecirc ulation mode (automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Ref uell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
270 Release
lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Remote control Gar age door opene r (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 44
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personaliz ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
u nlocking/lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Replacing Windshie ld w iper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Replacing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 128, 129
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Ret rac to r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Revers ible f loor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
R igh t hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rims .......... .. .. .. ............. .. 232
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
s
SA FE 12
Safe d riving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safelock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
S afety
Airbag system ... .. ... .. .. ..... ... . .
Be lts
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Cargo 138
130
126
Correct seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12S
Safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety be lt heig ht adjustment . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 135
Safety be lt pretens ione r
Se rvice and disposal. .. .. ........... .. 13 7
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Fastening 133

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Height adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Special co nsiderations for pregnant wom-
e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Unfaste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Wa rni ng/i ndi cator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety belt warn ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety compliance st icker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
S afety equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety features for occupant restraint and p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Safety guide lines
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety ins truc tions
E ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
for side curtain ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
for using chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
for using safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag System 150
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
S eat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Fr on t pa ssenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 123
Inco rrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Seats Ad justing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety guideli nes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Secur ing attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Index
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
E mergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . . 97
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Se rvice pos ition
refer to Replac ing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 56
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
S hi ft i ndicator (efficiency program) . . . . . . . 27
Sh utting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
S ide airbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
s ide ass ist
Adjus ting the b rightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
S enso r range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
S ide ass ist
Activat ing and deactivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Des cription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 7
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Safety instructions .. ................. 157
S ide marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ski sac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Slid ing/tilting sunroof
Convenience open ing/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . 42
E mergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Socke t
12 -volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Sources of information abo ut child restra ints
and their use .... .. .. ............... .. 175
Spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Spo rt d ifferent ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
In dicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
STAR T EN GINE S TOP button (conve nience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
S TAR T E NGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Unlocking/locking at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Veh icle control modules......... .. .. .. . 176
Vehicle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Veh icle Identification Number (V IN) . . . . . . 255
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Vent ilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabilization Control ( ESC) . . . . . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
We ights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 131
Index
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Wheels .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 217
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 219
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 229
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 132
When must the a irbag system be inspected? .148
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windshield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windsh ield washer fluid
Low leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Windshield wipers
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 56
Switching on/off ... ...... ....... .. .. . 54
216
Washer reservoir
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
233
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter operation
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Winter tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
193
Removing ice from windows 195
X
Xenon head lights .. ............. 48, 50, 249
273