sensor AUDI A6 2016 Owner's Guide

Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Te xtil es
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
a rt ifici al le ather , the surface
Alcant ara Water-based deposits Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutiona>
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
O il-based deposits Apply am ild soap solutiona>, blot away the d issolved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterward with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, b lot with absorbent material, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap solution, if necessarya>
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fresh stains Wool cloth with a mild soap so
lutiona)
Water-based deposits fresh sta ins: absorbent cloth
such as coffee, tea, d ried stains: stain remover suitable for leather
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh staiins: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitable
such as oil, make-up, for leather
etc. dried stains: Oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot remover suitab le for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Ca re Regularly apply cond ition ing cream that protects from
light and penet rates into the materia l. Use specia lly-co l-
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
a) Mild soap solution: maximum two tablesp oons of neutral soap in 1 quart (l liter) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be trea ted with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions s uch as wetness, dark­
ness, or low sun can result in increased glare .
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights/tail light s
-Never clean headlights or tail lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning product that con­
tains alcohol, because they cou ld cause
cracks to form.
- Wheels
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- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive materials.
- Damage to the protect ive layer on the
rims such as stone chips or scratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera lenses
- Neve r use wa rm or ho t wa ter to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could cause the lens to crack .
- N eve r use ab rasive cleaning materials or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens . This
could cause scratches and cracks .
-Doo r window s
-Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terior mirrors with a plast ic scraper. To

• Park your vehicle on a level surface.
• Switch
off the ignition.
• Read the engine coolant level from the coolant
expansion tank¢
fig. 189, ¢ page 218,
fig. 186.
With a cold engine, the coolant level
should be between the "min" and "max" mark­
i ngs . When the engine is warm, the level may
be s light ly above the "max " marking.
The location of the coolant expans ion tank can be
seen in the engine compartment illustrat ion
¢pag e 218.
To obtain an accurate reading, the engine must
be sw itched
off.
The expansion tank in your vehicle is equipped
with an electric coolant level sensor.
When the coo lant level is too low, the warning
light in the Auto-Check System
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luminate until you add coolant and the level has
been restored to normal. Even though there is an
e lectric coolant level sensor, we still recommend
you check the coolant level from t ime to t ime.
Coolant loss
Coolant loss may indicate a leak in the cooling
system. In the event of coolant loss, the cooling
system should be inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is not enough merely
to add coolant.
In a
sealed system, losses can occur only if the
boiling point of the coo lant is exceeded as a re­
sult of overheat ing.
A WARNING
The cooling system is under pressure and can
get very hot . Reduce the risk of scalding from
hot coolant by following these steps.
- Turn off the eng ine and allow it to cool
down.
- Protect your face, hands and arms from es­
caping fluid and steam by covering the cap
with a large, thick rag.
- Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise direction while applying
light, downward pressure on the top of the
cap.
Checking and Filling
-To avoid being burned, do not spill anti­
freeze or coolant on the exhaust system or
hot engine parts. Under certain cond itions,
the ethylene glycol in engi ne coolant can
catch fire.
(D Note
Do not add any type of radiator leak sealant
to your vehicle's engine coolant. Add ing radia­
tor repair fluid may adversely affect the func­
tion and performance of your cooling system
and could result in damage not covered by
your New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
Adding coolant
Be very careful when adding engine coolant.
Before you check anything in the engine compart­
ment,
always read and heed all WARNINGS
¢.&. in Working in the engine compartment on
page 216.
• Requ irement: There must be a residual amount
of coolant in the expansion tank
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•Turnoff the engine .
• Let the engine cool down.
• Place a thick rag over the coolant expans ion
tank
c:>p age 222 , fig. 189 and carefully twist
the cap counter-clockwise
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• Add coo lant mixed in the correct ratio
c:> page 222, Coolant up to the MAX marking .
• Make sure that the fluid level remains stable.
Add more coolant if necessary.
• Twist the cap on again
tightly.
Replacement engine coolant must conform to ex ­
act specifications
c> page 222, Coolant.
We recommend using only coolant additive Gl2+
+ , Gl3
or in an emergency Gl2+. Do not use a
different additive. In an emergency use plain wa­
ter until you can get the correct additive and can
restore the correct ratio. This should be done as
soon as possible.
If you have lost a considerable amount of coo l­
ant, then you should add cold antifreeze and cold
water only when the engine is co ld.
Always use
new engine coolant when refi lling.
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_& WARNING
Temperature grades apply to tires that are properly inflated and not over or underinflat­
ed .
Tire pressure monitoring
system
CD General notes
Each t ire, including the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and inflat­
ed to the inflation pressure recommended by the
veh icle manufac turer on the vehicle placard or
tire inflation pressure label. (If your vehicle has
tires of a different size than the size indicated on
the vehicle placard or tire inf lation pressure la­
be l, you should determine the proper tire infla­
tion pressure for those tires).
As an added safety feature, your veh icle has been
equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) that illuminates a low tire press ure te ll­
tale when one or more of your tires is significant­ l y under-inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure tellta le illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure. Driving on a s ignifi­
cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to over­
heat and can lead to t ire failure. Unde r-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and stop­
ping ability .
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and i t is the driver's re­
sponsib ility to ma inta in correct tire pressure,
even if under -inflation has not reached the level
to trigger illum inat ion of the TPMS low tire pres­
sure telltale.
Your veh icle has also bee n eq uipp ed w ith a TPMS
mal function indicator to indicate when the sys­
tem is not operating properly. The TPMS mal ­
function indicator is combined w ith the low tire
pressure tellta le. When the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for approxi­
mately one minute and then remain cont inuously
illuminated . This sequence will continue upon
Wheels
subsequent vehicle start-ups as long as the mal ­
function exists .
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated ,
the system may not be able to detect or signal
low tire pressure as intended. TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
i nsta llation of replacement or alternate tires or
whee ls on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly. Always check the
TPMS ma lfunction telltale after replac ing one or
more tires or wheels on your vehicle to ensure
that the replacement or a lternate tires and
whee ls allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
If the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
indicator appears
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if there is a system mo/function .
Fig. 197 Instrume nt cluste r: indicator light with message
Us ing the ABS sensors, the tir e pressure monitor­
ing system compares the tire tread circumfer­
ence and vibration characteristics of the individu­
al tires. If the press ure changes in one or more
tires , this is indicated in the instrument cluster
display with an indicator light
ti] and a message.
If only one tire is affected, the location of that
tire will be indicated.
T he tire press ures must be stored in the Infotain­
ment system again each time the pressures
change (switching between partial and full load
pressure) or after changing or replacing a tire on
your vehicle¢
page 250. The tire pressure moni­
toring system only monitors the tire pressure you have stored. Refer to the tire pressure label for ..,.
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Fuses
Driver side cockpit fuse
assignment
F ig. 211 Driver 's side of t he cockpit : fuse pa nel w it h plastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No . Equipment
Electromecha nica l powe r stee ring, trai ler
1 hitch, io nizer, sw itch st rip, sea t heat ing
(rear), ele ctromech an ical parking br ake
Horn, climate control system, Gateway,
2 automatic dimming interior rearv
iew mir-
ror
4 Parking aid, headlight range adjustment
5 Dynamic steering, Electron
ic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
6 Headlights
7 Adaptive cru ise control
8 Front passenger's seat senso rs, airbag
9 Gateway
1 0 E
ngine sound, night vision ass ist, garage
door opener (Homelink), parking aid
1 1 Video camera im age pro cessing
12 Headlights
1 3 Steeri ng col umn sw itch module
14 Term inal 15 ( luggage compartment)
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Fuse panel @ (black)
15 Terminal 15 (engine compartment)
16 Starte r
Fuse panel @ (brown )
No. Equipment
1 Infotainment
2 Infotainmen t
3 F
ront passenger's seat
5 A
irbag, Elect ronic S tabiliza tion Con trol
( E SC)
6 Ant i- theft alarm system
7 Electromechanical pa rking brake
8 Inter io r li ghts
9
Windshie ld video camera heating, light/
rain sensor
10 Lumbar support (dr iver's seat)
11 Driver's seat
12 Elec tronic stab ilizati on con trol
13 Horn
1 4 H eadlights
15 Front seat heating
16 Dynamic stee ring
Fuse panel © (red)
No . Equipment
1 C lutch peda l
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake light sensor
4 AdB
lue (diese l eng ine)/engine aco ustics
5 Rear door
6 Fr
ont door
7 Electronic stab ili z at ion con trol
8 Windshie ld wiper motor
9 Headlight washer system
10 Inter
ior lig hting, climate control system
1 1 Headlights
12 Sunroof

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Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 212 Front passenger's sid e of t he cockpit fuse pane l
with plastic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 Infotainment
(display)
Fuse panel@ (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Climate
control system
2 Climate control
system (blower)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Electrical ignition lock
5 Electronic steering column lock
6 Steering column sw itch module
7 Power steering column adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
10 I
nst rument cluster
1 1 Infotainment, DVD changer
Fuses
Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
Fig. 213 Luggage compartment: fuse panel with plastic
clip
Fuse panel @ (black )
No. Equipment
1 Tra
iler hitch/220 volt socket
2 Tra ile r hitch/climatized cup holder
3
Tra iler hitch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 Elec trom echan ica l parking brake
5 Electromec hanical parking brake
6 Front door (front passenger's side)
7 Rear exterior lighting
8 Central locking, closing aid
9 Seat heating (front)
1 1 Seat heating
(rear), climate control system
12 Tra iler hitch
Fuse panel @ (red)
No . Equipment
1 Left
safety belt tensioner
2 R ight safety belt tensioner
3 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/fuel pump
4 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/engine mount
(gasoline eng ine)
s
Sensor-controlled luggage compartment
lid
6 Air suspension, adaptive dampers
7 Rear door (front passenger's side)
8 Tail lights
9 Luggage compartmen t lid
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A/C (fo ur-z one automatic clim ate control) . . 7 0
A/C (three -zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories .. .. .. .... .... ..... .. .. 60, 275
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Ad justing the vibration warn ing . . . . . . . . . 95
C leaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adapt ive a ir s uspension/sport . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
C leaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 1
Request for driver i nterven tion . . . . . . . . . . 89
S top-and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AdBlue .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 212
Messages .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 213
Opening the tank door ................ 213
Refilling . .. .. ................. .... . 213
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
W indshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Addit ives
E ngine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adjusting Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Steer ing colum n electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
S teer ing colum n manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjusting a ir distribution (four-zone automat -
i c climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ad justing air distribution (three- zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Ad justing the temperature (four-zone auto -
matic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ad justi ng the tempe rature (three-zone cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ai rbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced A irbag Sys tem components . . . 149
Ca re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Index
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S7
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46, 147
How do the front a irbags wor k? . . . . . . . . 151
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 149
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work togethe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Important in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
PASSE NGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 154
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
S ide curta in a irb ags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
War ning/ indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warn ing/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
When must t he system be inspected? 153
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
All wheel d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 91
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Anti- lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
War ning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- Lock Bra king System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti-slip regulat io n
I n dicator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Anti -theft systems
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Audi drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 273
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Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
E ng ine compartment ......... .. .. .... . 218
C losing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the hood ................... 216
Safety instructions .................. . 216
Working in the engine compartment .... 216
Index
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dimming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 49
Heating.... ... .. .. ................. . 48
Exterior temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
F
Checking the engine coolant level. . . . . . . 222
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Malfunction symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine oil ... .. ................ ..... . 218
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity.... .. .. .. .. . 218
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 21
E ng ine Start-Stop mode
refer to Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Engine warm-up request Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 229
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fue l .. ... ... ...... ............. ... . 210
L eaks under your veh icle ....... .. .. .. . 216
L ett ing the veh icle stand and wa rm up . . . 197
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 225
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 223
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l 220,221
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 229
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system . 188 Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 196
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. .. 210
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . 10
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Four-zone automatic climate control
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Synchronizing .. .. .. .................. 71
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 135
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ............... .. 10 , 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Index
Mirrors dimming ... .... ................ ..... 49
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mon itor ing the Advanced Airbag System . . 153
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 206
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to AdBlue .... .................. 212
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
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Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (four-zone automat ic cl imate control) . . 70
OFF (three- zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening..... .. .. ..................... 30
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunroof .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 41
W indows .. .. .... ............. ...... 40
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Owner 's Literature
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Paint damage 205
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
284
Parking
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Start ing to drive w ith a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 78
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 123 Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 115
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Peripheral cameras . .. ............. .. 118
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . 114, 115
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rearv iewcamera ..... ............... 115
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 154
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Peripheral display. ... ................. 114
Physical principles of a frontal co llision . . . 135
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Po llen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power Windows . .... .. .. .. ............. ... 40
Power locking system Locking/unlocking the vehicle from inside . 35
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power windows Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pre sense .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .
Pressure (tires)
Pretensioners 184
249
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 184
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 126
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Q
quattro (all wheel drive).......... ..... . 191
Quest ion
What happens to unbelted occupants? 135
R
Radiator fan 224
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 51
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear lid Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear light Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Rear view m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear window defogger (four-zone automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window defogger (three-zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Index
Recirculation mode (four-zone automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode (three-zone climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Refilling AdBlue With bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
With canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Remote control Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 42
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote control key LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 52
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Residual heat (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Rims ..... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. 246
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Safe driving habits
Safety 12S
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 139
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
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Index
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 13 7
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Fasten ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
He ight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13S
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Special considerations for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Safety belt tensioner
drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety belt warn ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety compliance st icker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions
Eng ine compartment .............. ... 216
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 156
Safety systems Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Saving fuel Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S4
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fr ont passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seat heating (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat heating (three -zone climate control) . . 69
286
Seating position
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 127
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Seats Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Correct seat ing position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Seat ventilation (four-zone automat ic cl imate
contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Se lective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ... ... ............. ... 212
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
Eme rgency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Sh ift paddles.. .. .. .. .. ... ............ 110
Ship (transporting your vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 267
Side airbags Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
s ide ass ist
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Side curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29