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In o rder to minimize the occurrence o f imp act
damage to the tires of y our vehicle, we recom­
mend that you observe the following precau­
tions :
- Always maintain recommended inflation
pressures. Check your tire pressure every
2,000 miles (3,000 km) and add a ir if neces­
sary.
- Drive carefu lly on roads with potholes, deep
gullies or ridges. The impact from driving
through or over such obstacles can damage
your tires. Impact with a curb may also cause damage to your tires .
- After any impact, immediately inspect your
tires or have them inspected by the nearest
authorized Aud i deale r. Replace a damaged
t ire as soon as poss ible .
- In spect your t ires every 2,000 miles (3,000
km) for damage and wear . Damage is not al­
ways easy to see. Damage can lead to loss of
air and unde rinflation, wh ic h could eventu­
ally cause ti re fa il ur e.
If yo u be lieve that a
t ir e may have been damaged , replace the
tire as soon as possible.
- These tires may wea r more q uick ly than oth ­
ers.
- Please a lso remembe r that, whi le these t ires
deliver respons ive handling, they may ride
l ess comfortably and make more noise than
other c hoices.
Reduced p erformance in winter /cold
s ea son condit ion s
All ti res are designed for certain purposes .
The low aspect ratio, ultra hig h pe rformance
tires orig inally installed on your veh icle are in­
tended for max imum dry and wet road per­
formance and handling . They are not suitable
for cold, snowy or icy weather cond it ions . If
you dr ive under those circumstances, you
should equip your vehicle with all-season or
winter tires, whi ch offe r better trac tion under
t hose cond itions . We suggest yo u use the rec­
ommended snow or all -season tires specified
for your ve hicle, or their equiva lent .
Refe r to
~ page 210 for mo re deta iled info r­
mat io n regarding w in ter t ires.
Tire s an d wheel s 213
Tire pressure
monitoring system
ill General notes
App lies to vehicles : wi th tire p ress ure mo nito rin g system
Each tire, incl uding the spa re (if provided),
sho uld be checked monthly when co ld and in ­
flated to the inflation pressure recommended
by the veh icle manufacturer on the veh icle
placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your
vehicle has tires of a d ifferent size than the
s iz e indicated on the vehicle placa rd o r tire in­
flat io n pressu re labe l, you s hou ld dete rm ine
the p roper t ire inflation p ress ure fo r those
ti r es).
As an added safety featu re, your veh icle has
been equipped with a tire p ressure monitoring
system ( TPMS) tha t illum inates a low ti re
pressure te lltale whe n one or more o f you r
ti res is significant ly under -inflated . Acco rding ­
ly, when the low tire pressure te lltale i llumi­
nates, yo u shou ld stop and check you r tires as
soon as possib le, and inf late them to the
proper pressure. Driving on a sign ificantly un­
der- inflated t ire causes the tire to overheat
and can lead to tire fa ilure . Under-inflation al­
so reduces fuel eff ic iency and tire tread life,
and may affe ct the vehicle 's hand ling and
stopp ing abil ity.
Please note that the TPMS is not a subst itute
fo r proper tire ma intenanc e, and it is the d riv­
er's respo nsibility to maintain co rrect tire
pressure, even if under -inflation has not
reached the leve l to tr igger illum inat ion o f the
T PMS low ti re p ressu re tellta le .
You r vehicle has also been equipped with a
T PMS ma lf u nction indicator to ind icate w hen
t he sys tem is not oper ating prope rly . T he
T PMS ma lfunction indicator is combined w ith
the low tire pressure te lltale. When the sys ­
tem detects a malfunction, the telltale wi ll
flash for approximate ly one min ute and then
rema in con tinuously i llum inated . T hi s se­
quence will continue upon subsequent vehicle
start-ups as long as the malfunct ion exists . ..,.
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24 4 Index
Tether anchors ... ..... ... .. .. .... . 149
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Chi ld safety loc ks
Power windows ........ .. .. .. .. .. ..
37
Rear doors .............. .. .. .... .. 36
Ch ild safety seats ............... ....
139
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1
Conve rtible child seats ............. 140
Convertible locking retrac to r .. .. .... . 143
Danger of using c hild restra ints in the
front sea t .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .... .
114
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ..... ... .. .. .... . 136
Infant seats ............. .. .. .. .. .
139
Install ing ................. .. .... . 143
LATCH system ............. .... .... 148
Lower anchorages ......... .... .... 147
Safety instructions ............ .. ... 136
Unused safety belts on the rea r seat ..
138
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
C leaning ..... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 170
Climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
C lock . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. ... .
23
C losing
Panorama s unroof ........ .... .... .. 38
Power windows .. ..... ... .. .. .... ..
37
C losing/open ing
at the lock cylinde r ...... .. .. .. .. .. .. 33
b y remote con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30
with the cen tral locking switch .. .... .. 32
wi th the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Cold tire inflat ion pressu re . ... .... ....
199
Com ing home ............... .. .... .. 42
Compact spare tire .................. 217
also refer to Spare tire ... .. .. .. .. .. . 21 7
Compartments ................. ..... 56
Compass in the mirror . ... .. .. .. .. .. ..
48
Compl iance ............... .. .. .. .. . 24 0
Computer
refer to Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 101, 237
Contac ting N HTSA .................. 101
Controls
Clean ing ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .
172
Convenience key
Indicator lights .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. .
70
Starting engine (START E NGINE STOP
button) ... .... .. ............. ..... 68
Stopp ing the engine (START ENGINE
STOP button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Switch ing on ignition ... ....... ... .. . 68
unlocking/loc king .......... ........
31
Convenience opening/clos ing ..... .. .. . 37
Convertib le child sa fe ty se ats ... .. .. .. 14 0
Co nvertib le locking retractor
Activati ng .... ....................
145
Deact ivat ing ... .. ... .......... .. .. 146
U sing to secu re a child safety seat
1.43, 145
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Cooling mode (automat ic climate control) 64
Cooling System Expans ion tank ... ............. .... 186
Cruise contro l system
Changi ng speed .................. ..
74
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Switch ing off .. .. ... .......... .. .. .
74
swit ching on . .. .. ............. .. ... 74
Cruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(u pholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 56
D
D ata recorde r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Date d isp lay ...... ................ .. 23
Daytime running lights . .. ..... .... . .. . 40
De clarat io n of compliance
Audi s ide ass ist .. ............. .. ..
240
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4 0
Convenience key . ... ... ..... ... .. .. 240
Cruise contro l .... .. .... .... ... .. .. 240
E lectronic immob ilizer .......... .... 240
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
D ecorative p art s/tr im
Cleaning .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. ..
172
Defective light bu lb wa rni ng ......... .. 18
Defrost ing (windows) ................ . 65
Dete rm ining co rrec t load limit ........
204
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Digital compass ... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 48
D imens ions . ...... ............. .... 2 35

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Dimming the rearview mirro r .. .. .. .. .. 45
Displays Cleaning . .. ............. .... .. ... 172
Doors Ch ild safety locks .. .... .... . .. .. .. .. 36
emergency locking ............ ... ... 33
Driver information system CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . 20
Operation by multifunction steering
wheel ... .. ................. .. .... 2 1
Opera tion by windsh ie ld wiper lever .. .. 2 1
Outside temperat ure display .. .. .. .. .. 20
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Trip computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Driver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition ... .. .. .. .. .. 95
Drive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Dynamic steering .............. .... . 79
Sett ing the d riving mode ... .. .. .. .. .. 79
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
D riving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Driving through water ...... .. .. .. .. . 165
D riving time ... ... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 22
Dust filter
refer to Po llutant filte r (au tomatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
E
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Othe r equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Elect rical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
E le ctr ical seat adjustment
refer to Seat ad justmen t ... .. ...... .. 51
Electromechanical parking b rake
E merg ency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Par king .. .. ............. .... .. .... 7 1
Rele asing and clos ing ..... .. .. .. .. .. 70
S tart in g assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
S tarting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting off with a trai le r . .. .. .. .. .. .. 72
Warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. .. .. .. .. 14
Inde x 245
Electromechanical steer ing .... ... .. .. 158
Indicator lights .. .. . ... .... ... .. .. 158
El ectronic d ifferential lock
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 16
E lectronic differential lock (EDL) . .. .. .. 153
E lectronic immob ilizer . .. ..... ... .. .. . 33
E lectronic power control
( EP C) warning/ indica to r ligh t .... .. .. . 17
E lectronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . .. 153
Hill descent assist .. .............. . 155
Offroad mode .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 155
Warning/ind icator lights ........... .. 16
Emergency actuat ion
Doo~ ........ .. .................. 33
Panorama sunroof .. .............. .. 39
Rea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Su n shade (roof) ................. .. 39
Emergency brak ing . ............. .. .. . 72
Emergency fl ashe r .................. . 43
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 19
Emergency key .. .... .. .. ...... ...... 29
Emergency operation Emergency brak ing funct ion (park ing
brake) .... .. .. .. ................. . 72
Emergency re lease
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
E mergency starti ng ............. .. .. 228
Emergency towing . .. ........... .... 230
Energy management .. .. ..... ... .. .. 159
Battery power ..... . .. ..... ... .. .. . 15
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
E ngine
Comp artment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Coolant ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 186
Data ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 236
Hood ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 179
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 68
Starting with jumper cables ....... .. 228
Stopping .. .. .. .. .. . .. .. ..... .. 67, 69
Engine compartment Safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Working the eng ine compartment 179
E ngine coolant
Indicator lig ht ... .. .. ...... ... .. .. . 14
Engine coolant system ............... 186
Adding coo lant . .................. . 187
Check ing coolant level . ......... .. .. 186
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Warning light ..... .... ... .. .. .. .... 16
WhyYOU MUSTwearthem ... .. .. .. . 104
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety compliance st icker ... .. .. .. .. . 234
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Safety features for occupant restra int and
protection ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 94
Safety guide lines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment .. .... .. .. .. .. . 179
for side curtain a irbags .. ..... .... .. 132
for us ing ch ild safety seats . .. .. .. .. . 136
for using safety be lts ...... .. .. .. .. . 107
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem ..... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 125
Seat Number of seats ......... .. .. .. .. . 104
Seat adjustment ........... .. .. .. .... 51
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
F ront passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
H ead restraints .......... .. .. .. .. .. 97
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seat covers Cleaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 173
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Sea ting capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seating posi tion
Driver ..... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... 95
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. .. 96
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . 96
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Occupants ................ ... ... ... 95
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Seats Fo lding .. .. ............. .... .. .... 60
Selec tive unlock fea ture ..... .. .. .. .. .. 32
Select ive wheel torque control (all -wheel
d rive) . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 153
Selector lever ............. .... .. .. .. 81
Selecto r lever (automatic tr ansmission)
E me rgency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . ......... .. 111
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Inde x 251
Serv ice position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . ... .. . 47
S ET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
S hi ft paddles .. .. .. ................. . 84
Sh utting down vehicle . ... .... ... .. .. 162
S ide a irbags
Desc ription .. .. .... ... ....... ..... 127
How they wor k ... ................. 128
Side assist Activati ng and deactivating ........... 77
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Des cription .. .. .. .. . .............. . 75
Senso r range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Side curta in airbags .. .............. . 130
Desc ription .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 130
How they work ... .. ............... 131
Safe ty i nstr uctions ................. 132
Side marker lights . ............. .... . 40
Ski sack . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 61
Slid ing/tilt ing sunroof
Convenience opening/clos ing .. .. .. .. . 37
Snow cha ins .. .. .. ................. 211
Socket ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. ... .... ... .. . 5 4
Sources of information abo ut child re-
stra ints and their use . ............... 151
Spare tire ... .. .. .. ................. 217
Spare whee l .. .. .. ............... .. 217
Speed rat ing letter code ............. . 207
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
START ENG INE ST O P button (conven ience
k ey) ..... .. .. .. .... ... .......... .. . 69
START ENGINE STOP button (Co nvenience
key) .......... ... .. ..... ........... 68
Starting Hill ho ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Star ting from res t .. ............. .. .. . 71
Start ing off w ith a trailer ............ .. 72
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 68
Stee ring
El ectromechanica l steer ing . . . . . . . 158, 0
L ocking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
L ocking (convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Locking (ignition lock) .. ..... ... .. .. . 67
also refer to Electromechan ica l steer-
ing ......... .. .. ................. 158
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