flat tire AUDI A8 2013 Owner's Manual

If llil~, appears after switching the ignition
on or whi le driving
¢ fig. 210 and the indica­
tor light
ltJ in the instrument cluster blinks
for approximate ly one minute and then stays
on, there is a system malfunction .
Attempt to store the correct tire pressure
¢
page 269. If the indicator light does not
turn off or if it turns on short ly thereafter, im­
mediately drive your vehicle to an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized repair facility to have the malfunction corrected .
A WARNING
-If the t ire pressure indicator appears in
the instrument cluster d isplay, one or
more of you r tires is s ignificantly under­
inflated. Reduce your speed immediately
and avoid any hard steering or braking
maneuvers. Stop as soon as possible and
check the t ires and the ir pressures. In­
flate the tire pressure to the proper pres­
sure as indicated on the vehicle's tire pressure label ¢
page 253. Driving on a
significantly under -inflated tire causes
the tire to overheat and can lead to tire
failure. Under-inflation also is likely to
impair the vehicle 's handling and stop­
ping ability.
- T he driver is responsible for ma inta ining
the corre ct tire pressures. You m ust
check the t ire pressures regularly .
- Under certain cond itions (such as a spor­
ty driving style, w inter condit ions or un­
paved roads) , the pressure monitor indi­
cator may be de layed .
- Ask your author ized Audi dealer if run ­
flat tires may be used on your vehicle.
Your vehicle regist rat ion becomes invalid
if you use these tires when not permit­
ted. Damage to your veh icle or acc idents
cou ld also resu lt.
(D Tips
- The tire pressure monitoring system
stops working when there is an ESC/ABS
malfunction.
Tire s an d wheel s 269
- Us ing snow chains may res ult in a system
ma lfunction.
- T he tire pressure mon itor ing system on
your Audi was deve loped using tires with
the "AO" or "RO" identification on the
t ire s idewall
c:> page 260. We recom­
mend us ing these tires.
Reset tire pressure monitoring system
App lies to vehicles: wit h tire press ure mo nitor ing system
If the tire pressure is adjusted, wheels are ro­
tated or changed, the TPMS must be reset via
MMI.
.,. Switch on the ignition.
.,. Select in the MMI: ICAR lfunction button>
Ca r sy stems control button > Servicing &
checks > Tire pressure monitor ing > Store
t ire pr essur es> Yes, store now .
(D Tips
Do not store the tire pressure if there are
snow cha ins on the tire .
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272 What do I do n ow ?
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare
tire)*
Applies to vehicles: with space-sav ing spare tire
The spare tire/wheel is located in the luggage
compartment under the cargo floor cover. It
is intended for short-term use only.
Fig . 215 Spare t ire
Tak ing out th e spar e tir e
• Lift the cargo floor by the plastic handle
¢fig. 215 .
• Hook the handle into the luggage compart­
ment weather strip.
• Turn the large screw¢
fig. 215 counter­
clockwise.
• Take out the spare tire .
• Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack*
and the repla ced ti re in the l uggage com­
partment ~
page 140.
• Unhook the cargo floor before clos ing the
rear lid.
Using the spare tire (compact spare tir e)
The compact spare tire is on ly intended for
emergenc ies until you can reach a repair shop.
Replace it as quickly as poss ible with a stand­
ard wheel and tire.
There are some restrictions on the use of the compact spare tire. The compact spare t ire
has been des igned specifically for your type of
vehicle.
It must not be swapped with a com­
pact spare tire from another type of vehicle .
Snow chains
Fo r technical reasons, the use of snow chains
on the compa ct spare tire is
not p ermi tte d .
If you do have to dr ive with snow cha ins and a
front tire fails, mount the spare whee l w ith tire instead of a
rear tire . Install the snow
chains on the rear tire and use it to replace
the defect ive front tire.
A WARNING
=
- Never use the spare tire if it is damaged
or if it is worn down to the tread wear in­
d icators.
- If the spare tire is more than 6 years old,
use it only in an emergency and with ex­
treme caution and careful driv ing.
- The spare tire is intended only for tem­
porary and short-term use . It should be
replaced as soon as poss ible with the
normal whee l and tire .
-After mounting the compact spare tire, the t ire pressure must be checked as
soon as possible. The tire pressure of the
compact spare t ire must be 4.2 bar; oth­
e rwise, you risk having an acc iden t.
- Do not drive faster than 50 mph (80 km/
h). Yo u ris k having an accident .
- Avoid full-thrott le acceleration, heavy
b rak ing, and fast corne ring. You risk hav­
i n g an accident.
- Neve r drive using more than one spa re
wheel and ti re. You r isk having an acci­
dent.
- Normal summer or win ter t ires must not
be mounted on the compact spare wheel
rim.
- For technical reasons, the use of tire
chains on the spare tire is not permit ted .
If it is necessary to drive with t ire chains,
the spare wheel must be mounted on the
front ax le in the event of a flat in a rear
tire. The new ly available front wheel
must then be installed in place of the
rear whee l with the flat tire . Installing
the t ire chain before mounting the whee l
and tire is recommended .
- Loose items in the passenger compart­ ment can cause se rious personal injury
during hard braking or in an accident. Never store the inflatable spare tire or
jack and tools in the passenger compart­
ment.

Spare wheel
Applies to vehicles: with spare wheel
The spare wheel is stored in the wheel well
underneath the floor panel in the luggage
compartment.
F ig. 21 6 Luggag e compartme nt: spare wheel
Taking out the sp are whee l
• Lift the cargo floor by the plast ic handle
c:> fig . 216.
• Hook the hand le into the luggage compart ­
ment weather strip .
• Turn the large screw
c:> fig. 216 counter­
clockwise.
• Take out the spare tire.
• Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the replaced tire i n the luggage com­
partment
c:> page 140 .
• Unhook the ca rgo floor before closing the
rear lid.
& WARNING
Loose items in the passenger compa rt­
ment can cause serious pe rsonal in jury
during hard braking or in an accident.
- Never store the spare wheel or jack and
tools in the passenger compartment.
@ Tips
Check the inflat io n press ure of the spare
tire periodically to keep the tire ready for
use.
-
What do I d o now ? 273
Changing a wheel
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your
own and your passenger's safety when chang­
ing a wheel.
• After you experience a tire failure, pull the
car well away from mov ing traffic and try to
reach
le vel ground before you stop c:> ,&.
• All passengers should leave the car and
move to a safe location (for ins tance, behind
t he guardra il)
c:> ,& .
• Engage the parking brak e to prevent your
vehicle from rolling unintentionally
c:> ,& .
• Move sele ctor lever to po sit ion Pc:> &_ .
• If you are towing a trailer, unhitch the trail­
er from your vehicle.
• Take the
jack and the spare tire out of the
luggage compartment
c:> page 271,
c:> page
272 .
& WARNING
You o r you r passengers could be i njured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo l­
low these safe ty pre caut ions :
-I f you have a flat tire, move a safe d is­
tance off the road. Turn off the e ngine,
turn the emergency flashers on and use
other warning devices to a lert other mo­
torists .
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well
away from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possib ly slipping off the
jack, always full y set the parking brake
a nd b lock the wheel d iagonally opposite
the wheel be ing changed. When one
front wheel is lifted off the ground, plac­ ing the Au tomatic Transmission in "P"
( P ar k) will
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing .
- Before you chang e a whee l, be s ure the
g round is level and firm. If necessary,
use a sturdy board un der the jac k.
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274 What do I do now ?
-Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced t ire in the luggage com­
partment ¢
page 140.
@ Tips
Before changing the wheel, yo u m ust acti­
vate t he jac king mode, so t hat the auto­
mat ic cont rols fo r the Adaptive Air S us­
pens io n do not make it mo re diff ic u lt to
lift the vehicle with the jack
c.';> page 2 76 .
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow these­
quence described below step-by-step and in
exactly that order .
1. Activate the vehicle jack mode
¢page 276.
2. Remove the decorative wheel cover* . For
more deta ils see also
¢ page 274, Deco­
rative wh eel covers
o r ¢ page 275 ,
Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3 . Loosen the wheel bolts¢ page 275.
4. Locate the proper mo unt ing po in t for the
j ack and align t he jack be low tha t poi nt
¢ page 276 .
5. Raise the car with the jack¢ page 276.
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and
then install
the spare ¢ page 2 77.
7. Tighten all wheel bo lts light ly .
8 .
Low er th e ve hicle w ith the jack .
9 . Use t he wh eel bolt wren ch a nd
firmly
tig hte n all whee l bolts c.';> page 2 75.
1 0 . Repl ace t he decor ative wheel cover* .
11. Deactivate t he ve hicle jack mode in the
M MI:
!CARI fu nction button > Car systems
control b utton > Servicing & checks > Air
susp.: jack mode
> Off .
The vehicle jack mode sw itches off automati­
cally at speeds above 10 km/h .
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WAR NINGS and
information
¢ .&. in Raising the vehicle on
page 2
76 a n d ¢ page 2 78.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the
doing the following .
.,. Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack*
and the rep laced tire in the luggage com­
pa rtment
¢ page 140.
... Check the tir e pr essure on the spa re whee l
immed iate ly afte r mounting i t.
.,. As soon as possib le, have the
tightening
torques
on all whee l bolts che cked with a
torque wre nch. The correc t tig hten ing tor ­
que is 90 ft l b (120 Nm).
... Have the flat tire
replaced as soon as possi ­
ble.
@ Tips
- If you not ice that the w heel bo lts a re
co rroded and difficult to turn while
chang ing a tire, t hey shou ld be rep laced
before you check the tig htening to rque.
- Dr ive at reduced speed until you have the
t ightening torques checked.
- After changing a whee l, the t ire p ress ure
in all four tires must be chec ked/co rrect ­
ed and the tire p ress ure monito ring in di­
cator must b e sto red in th e MMI
¢ page 269 .
' Decorative wheel covers
Applies to vehicles: w ith decorative whee l covers
The decorative wheel covers must be removed
first to access the wheel bolts.
Fig. 217 C ha ngin g a w hee l: Remov ing th e w heel cove r
Removing
.,. In sert the hook (p rov ided with t he vehicle
t oo l ki t) in the hole in the whee l hub cover . .,..

278 What do I do now?
and the hub. R emove a ll dirt from these
su rfaces before remo unt ing the wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in
the right direction .
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When using a spa re tire with a t read patte rn
i n te nded fo r use in a specific direction, please
note the fo llowing:
- T he direction o f rotation is marked by a n ar­
row on the side of the tire.
- If the spare t ire has to be in stalled i n the in ­
corre ct d irection, use the sp are tire on ly
temporarily since the t ire will not be a ble to
achieve its optimum perfo rmance character­
ist ics with rega rd t o aquaplaning, noise and
wea r.
- We recommend t hat you pay pa rticular at­
tent ion to this fact during wet weat her and
t h at y ou adjust your speed to matc h road
condit ions .
- Replace the flat tire w ith a new one and
have it installed o n your ve hicle as soon as
poss ible to restore th e handli ng a dvantages
of a un id irect iona l tir e.
Notes on wheel changing
Pl ease re ad the informa tion i:> page 260, New
t ires and repl acing tires and wheels
if you are
goin g to use a spare tire which is differen t
from the tires on your ve hicle.
Afte r you cha nge a tire :
-Check the t ire pressure on the spare imme ­
diately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as
possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified service station .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lb (120 Nm) . -
If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and difficult to turn while changing
a tire , they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle as soon as
possible. Remount the wheel cover .
Until then , drive with extra care and at re­
duced speeds.
A WARNING
- I f you are going to eq uip your vehicle
wit h tires or rims which differ from those
which were factory installed, then be sur e to r ead the information
i:> page 260,
New tir es and replacing tir es and
wheels.
- Always ma ke sure th e damag ed wh eel o r
e v en a flat tir e and th e jack a nd tool ki t
a re pr operly se cu red in the lugga ge co m­
p art me nt a nd a re not l oo se in the pas­
sen ger com partment .
- I n an a ccide nt or sudde n maneuver they
could fly forward, injuring anyone in the
veh icle.
- Always store dama ged whee l, j ac k and
t oo ls se curely in the l ugg age c omp art­
men t. Otherwise, in an acci dent o r sud ­
de n maneuve r they could fly forwa rd,
causing inj ury to passen gers in the vehi­
cle.

288 Emergency situations
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook- up
is secure before moving the car up the flat­
bed truck ramp.
Vehicle transport
Whenever you have your vehicle transported ,
be sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mou nt the tie-down cha ins/cab les over the
r u nning surface (c ircumference) of the
tires. Never secure the vehicle by the ax le,
the suspension struts or the front or rear
towline eye . For technical reaso ns, the
pressure i n the suspension struts may
change during the t ransport and this will
adve rsely affe ct vehicle handling.
Lifting vehicle
Lifting with workshop hoist and with
floor jack
The vehicle may only be lifted at the lif ting
poin ts illustra ted.
F ig . 23 6 Fro nt lift in g po int
Fi g. 237 Rea r lift in g point
.,. Read and heed WARNING ¢ _& .
.,. Ac tivate the vehicle jack mode in the M MI:
!CARI fu nction button > Car systems cont ro l
button
> Servicing & checks > Air susp. :
jack mode
> On .
.,. Locate lifting poi nts ¢ fig . 236 and
¢fig . 237 .
.,. Adjust lifting arms of worksho p hoist o r
floo r jack to match ve hicle lift ing poi nts .
.,. In sert a rubbe r pad be tween the floo r ja ck/
w or ksho p hoist and t he lift ing poin ts.
The veh icle jack mode must be ac tiva ted so
t h at the au tomat ic ad justment of the Adap­
t ive A ir Suspens io n does not ma ke i t more dif­
ficu lt to raise t he vehicle wit h the floor ja ck.
If you must lift your veh icle with a floor jack
to work underneath, be sure the vehicle is
safel y supported on stand s intended for thi s
purpo se.
Front lifting point
T he lifti ng poi nt is located o n the floor pan re­
i nforcement abo ut at the same l eve l as the
ja ck mount ing poi nt
¢ fig . 236 . Do not lift
the vehicle at the verti cal sill reinforcement.
Rear lifting point
The lifting po int is located on the vert ica l rein ­
fo rcement of the lower s ill for the on-boa rd
jack
¢ fig . 237 .
Lifting with vehicle jack
Refer to ¢page 276.
A WARNING ,= -
-To reduce the risk of ser ious injury and
veh icle damage .
- Alw ays li ft the vehicle o nly at the spe ­
c ia l workshop hoist and floor jac k lift
points illustrated
¢ fig. 236 and
¢fig. 237 .
-Fail ure to lift the ve hicl e at these
po ints co uld cause the vehicle to tilt or
fall from a lift if there is a change i n ve­
hicle weight dist ributi on and balance .
This might happen, fo r example, when
heavy components such as the eng ine
block o r transmission a re remove d .

Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Important things to know when driving
with children ............ .... .. ... 176
Tether anchors ........... .... .. ... 193
T ether straps ............... ... ... 193
Child safety lock Rear doors (mechanical) ............. 40
Rear doors (power) ....... .. .. .. .. .. 40
Child safety seat Unused safety belts on the rear seat .. 181
Child safety seats ............. .... .. 182
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Convertible child seats .... .. .. .. .. . 183
Convertible locking retractor .. .. .. .. . 186
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ................. 179
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing .. ............. .... .. ... 186
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Lower anchorages ........... .... .. 190
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .. .. .. .... ............. .. .. . 192
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 179
Cleaning Matte finish paint ............ ... .. 218
Cleaning and protection ..... .. .. .. .. . 215
Alcantara (synthetic suede) . .. .. .. .. . 225
Cooler ... .. ................. .. ... 226
Engine compartment ........... .... 226
Exhaust tail pipes .... ..... .. .. .. .. . 222
Fabrics and fabric coverings .. .. .. .. . 222
I nstrument panel ......... .. .. .. .. . 223
I nterior .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 222
Leather .... ................ ... ... 224
MMI display/controls ......... ... .. . 222
Plastic and vinyl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Plastic parts .. ........... .. .. .. ... 223
Safety belts ............. .... .. ... 225
trim strips ........... .... ... ... .. 220
Trim strips . ................ ... ... 219
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Clock . .. .. .. ................. .. .. .. 26
Index 303
Closing
Panoramic sunroof ................ .. 43
Slid ing/tilting sunroof ............... 42
Sun shade (panoramic sunroof) .... .. . 44
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ .... 253
Coming home . .. .. .. .. .. ...... ...... 47
Compact spare tire ................. . 272
Compartments .. .. ................. . 74
Compass in the mirror ............... . 55
Compliance ..... .... ............... 299
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . 142, 296
Consumption (fuel) ................. . 24
Contacting NHTSA .............. .. .. 142
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Starting the engine .. .... .. .... .... . 83
Stopping the eng ine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switching the ignition on ....... .. .. . 83
Unlocking and locking vehicle ....... .. 34
Convertible child safety seats . .... .. .. 183
Convertible locking retractor Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Deactivating . .. .. ................. 188
Using to secure a child safety seat 1.86, 188
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant ............ . 240
Cooler ..... .. .. .. .... ............. . 75
Cleaning .... .. .. ............... .. 226
Operation ......................... 75
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) 79
Cruise control Changing speed .. ............. .. .. . 91
Presetting your speed ............... 91
Switching off .. .. .. ..... ........... 91
Switching on . .. .. .. . .. .... ........ . 90
(upholder .... .. ...... ............. . 74
Curve light .. .. .. .. .. ............... 109
Cylinder on demand System ...... .. .. . 26
D
Data ........... .. .. . .............. 292
Data recorder . .. .. .. .. ........... .. 198
Date display ...... .. ..... ........... 26
Daytime running lights .............. .. 45
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Speed warning system ................ 90
Sport different ial ....... ...... ... ... 109
In dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Eng ine does not switched off . .. .. .. .. 89
Eng ine starts automatically .. .. ... ... 89
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages .. ............. .... .. .. .. 90
Starting/stopping the engine ... .. .. .. 88
switch ing off/on .......... .. .. .. .. .. 89
START ENGINE STOP button ..... ... ... 83
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Starting off with a trai le r .... .. .. .. .. .. 87
Starting the engine ........ .. .. .. .. .. 83
Steer ing whee l
Adjusting steering column ........... 82
Easy entry feature .................. 82
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 22
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Steering wheel heating .. ... ... ... ... 81
Steps for determining correct load limit . 258
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Storage ..... ................. .. .... 74
Sunroof ... .. .. ................ ... .. 42
Sun shades Emergency closing (roof) ...... .. .... . 44
Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. .. .. .. 44
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window ............. .... .. .... 51
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Symbols
refer to Warning/Indicator lights .. .. .. 11
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 23
Technical modifications ....... .. .. .. . 299
Temperature display ........ .. .. .. .. .. 23
Tether anchors ..................... 193
Tether strap ................. .... .. 193
T he first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ....... ................. .. ... 206
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 141
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
tiptronic (automatic transmission) .. .. . 115
Tire pressure . ............. .... .. .. . 255 T
ire pressure monitoring system ...... .
267
Loss of air pressure ............... . 268
Malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Resetting tire pressures ............ .
269
Tires
....... .. .. .. ................. 249
Service life
.. .. .. .. ............... 259
speed rating letter code ........... . 262
Tire manufacturing date ........... .
261
Tire specifications ............. .. . .
261
Tread depth . .. .. ................ .
259
Uniform tire quality grading ........ . 263
Winter tires ... .. .. . .. .... ....... . 264
Tires and vehicle load limits .......... . 257
T ires and wheels
Checking tire pressure .............. 255
Cold tire inflation pressure .......... 253
Dimensions ...... .. ............... 260
General notes .. .. .. ............... 249
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo -
gy ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 250
Low aspect ratio tires .... ......... .. 266
New tires and wheels .............. .
Replacing ........ ...... ......... .
Snow chains ... .. .... ........... . .
T ires and vehicle load limits ..... .. . .
Wheel bolts . .. .. .... ............ .
Winter tires
Tire service life
.. .. .. ... ....... .....
Too ls ...... .. .. .. .................
260
261
265
257
266
264
259
271
T orn or frayed safety belts ............ 147
Touch -up paint .. .. .. ... ....... ..... 220
Towing Tow truck procedures .............. . 286
TPMS Tire pressure monitoring system ... .. 268
Trailer towing ...... ................ 211
Operati ng instructions ...... .... .... 211
Parking system ....... ........... .. 131
T echnical requirements . . . . . . . . 211, 212
T ra iler towing tips ............. .. .. 213
Train (transporting your vehicle) ....... 288
Transmission malfunction (indicator
light) ........ .. ...... ............. 119
T ransport Canada .. .. ............... 142
Transporting your vehicle ... .. .... .... 288
Tread Wear Indicator (TWI) ........... 259
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312 Index
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
What does it mean whe n DEF appears in
the trip odometer d isp lay? ... .. .... . . 26
T runk
refer to L uggage compa rtment lid ... .. 36
Trunk escape hand le ..... .... ... .. .. . 270
Turn signa ls . .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 47
Warn ing/ indicator lights ... .. .. .... .. 22
u
Unde rcoating . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... . 221
Unfasten ing safety belts .. .. .. .. .. .. . 149
Unid irect iona l tires ......... .. .. .... . 249
Unifo rm tire q uality g rading ... .. .... . 263
Unlock ing
L uggage compartment lid ...... .. .... 36
P owe r locking sw itch .... .. .. .. .. .. . . 35
Remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Using the key .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 35
V
Valet park ing .............. .. .. .. .. .. 41
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50, 51
Vehicle -care products .. ... .. .. .. .... . 215
Vehicle electr ical system .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
Vehicle ident ificat ion labe l ... .. .. .. .. . 290
Vehicle Identification N umbe r (VIN) . .. . 290
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271, 276
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle transpo rt .......... .. .. .. .. . 288
Vent ilation .... ........... .. .. .... .. 78
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Warning/indicato r lights . ... .. .. .... . . 11
A irbag system ........... .. .. .. .. .. 18
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) .. .. .. . . 19
Brake system . ...... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Elect romechan ica l park ing brake .. .. .. 15
E lect ron ic power co ntro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E lect ron ic Stabilization Co ntrol ( ESC) . . . 18
Genera to r .... ............. ...... .. 16
I ns trumen t clus ter ........ .. .. .... .. 10
M alfunct ion Indicator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 20
Safety belt .... . ...... ... .. .. .... .. 1 6
T u rn signa ls . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .... .. 22 Warning/Indicator
lights
Airbag system ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 163
Dynam ic steering .... .. ..... ... .. .. . 22
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF ....... .... 163
W arran ty coverages ............. .... 296
Washer reservo ir .. ..... ......... ... 247
Washing ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 215
Automatic car wash ............ .... 216
by hand . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 216
Ma tte finish paint ... .......... .. .. 218
with a power washer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Waxing . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 219
Wea r indica to r ................. .. .. 259
Weights .... .... ................... 290
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt
too loose? . ..... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 148
What happens to unbe lted occupants? .. 145
What impairs driving safety? .... .. .... 135
What shou ld I do after changing a
whee l? ... .. .... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 256
What shou ld I do after replac ing whee ls? 256
Wheel bolts Torque .... .... .. ............. .... 266
Whee ls . ... .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 249
Cast alloy ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 221
Checking tire p ress ure .. ... ... .. .. .. 255
Co ld tire inflation pressure ...... .... 253
General notes .. .. ............. .. .. 249
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo-
gy ........ ... .. .. ............... 250
New t ires and whee ls ........ ...... . 260
T ires and veh icle load limits ..... .. .. 25 7
When must a safety be lt be replaced? .. 147
When must the a irbag system be inspec t-
ed? ... ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. 163
When should I adjust the tire pr essures? 256
When should I check the tire press ures? . 256
Where are lower ancho rages loca ted? ... 190
Where can I find the t ire pressures for my
ca r? .. ...... ... .. .. ... ....... ... .. 255
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 145
Windows Cleaning . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 2 20
defrosting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 80