roof AUDI Q3 2016 Owner's Manual

Fuses and bulbs
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain model ver­
sions or certain optional equipment.
Cockpit fuse assignment
The fuse number is stamped into the plastic be­
low or above each fuse.
No. Equipment
1 LED headlight (left)
2 LED headlight ( right)
5 LED headlight (left)
6 LED headlight (right)
7 Steering lock
8 Convenience access
9
Airbag control module, AIRBAG OFF indi-
cator light
12 Transmission control module
Air quality sensor for climate contro l sys-
tern, heated w indow washer nozzles,~
button, reverse light button<®>, oil level
13 sensor, climate control system, seat occu-
pant detection system, seat heating , but-
tons in the center console, automatic dim-
ming mirror
Engine control module, transmission con-
trol module, quattro control module,
14
brake lights, electromechanica l steering,
Gateway cont rol module, trailer hitch con-
trol module, ESC contro l module, light
switch, damping control module
Headlight range control module, instru-
ment illuminat ion, headl ights (left, right),
15 diagnostic connector, headlight range con-
trol module, crankcase housing heater, air
flow sensor, socket relay, DC/DC converter
16 Park ing system
17 Parking system rearview camera
18 TV tuner
19 E ngine starter control, DC/DC converter
220
No . Equipment
20
ESC contro l module, climate/heating con-
tro l, special functions interface
21 Selecto r mechanism power supply
22 Interior monitoring
© button, front interior lighting buttons,
23 diagnostic connector, light switch, light/
rain sensor, humidity sensor
25 Headlight power supply
26 Rear window wiper
27 Starter system
28 Infotainment
29
Supply for the park ing system rearv iew
camera and TV tuner
30 Infotainment
31 Infotainment
32 Instrument cluster
33 A utomat ic dimming rearview mirror
36
Cigarette lighter, cockpit/ luggage com-
partment socket
37 Cockpit/rear socket
38 Transmission control module
40 Trailer hitch control module
41 Trailer hitch control module
42 Trailer hitch control module
44 Rear window defogger
45
Electromechanical parking brake control
module
46 Trailer hitch control module
47 quattro control module
48 Aut omat ic lu ggage compartment lid con-
tro l module
so Fan
51
Electromechanical parking brake control
module
52 BCM
53 Fr ont seat heating
54 Panorama roof
55 Sun shade on the panorama roof
56 Adaptive dampers control module

Tech nical data
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The G ross Ax le We ight Rating is the max imum
load that can b e applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle ¢& .
Vehicle capacity weight The vehicle capacity we ight (max . load) is l isted
on the d river's side 8-p illar.
Roof weight
The max imum perm issible roof weight is
1 65 lb
(75 kg ). The roof weight is the total of the
weight of the roof rack, the attachments and the cargo you are carrying.
.8, WARNING
- T he ac tual Gross Axle Weight Rating a t the
front and rear axles shou ld not exceed t he
permissible weights, and their comb ination
must not excee d the Gross Ve hicle Weight
Rating .
- Exceeding pe rm issible weight ratings can
result in ve hicle damage, accidents and per­
sonal in jury.
(D Note
- T he vehicle capacity weight figures app ly
when the loa d is distrib uted even ly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage) . When
transporting a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry t he load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle's
handling is not impaired.
- Do not exceed the maximum permissible
axle loads o r the maximum gross vehicle
weight . Always remember tha t the vehicle 's
handling w ill be affected by the extra load.
T herefo re, adjust yo ur speed accordingly .
- Always obse rve local reg ulations .
Dimensions
Length in (mm) 172.8 (4388)
Width in (mm) 72
.0 (1831)
230
Width (across mir- i
n (mm) 79.4 (2019)
ro rs)
H eight (u nloa ded)a )
in (mm)
62 .5 (1590)
a) The he ig ht of th e vehicl e depend s on t he tire s an d the sus­
p en sion .
When dr iving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc. it is important to remember that
some parts of your veh icle, s uch as spoilers o r ex­
haust system components, may be close to the
ground. Be c arefu l not to d amage them.
Capacities
Fue lta nk:totalca- gal (liters) 16.9 (64 .0)
pacity
Windshield washer q
uarts (lit-
4 .8 (4 .5)
fluid container ers)

today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
quire special tools, testing devices and other
equipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary risks for you and
your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your authorized Audi dealer or any other properly equipped and qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte­ nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­ ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 177. Consumer information
A WARNING
-
Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­
mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve­ hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi­ cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved. The radiator fan switches on auto­
matically when the coolant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run until
the coolant temperature drops.
- Always remove the ignition key before any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack* supplied with the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied.
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Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Blower
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
65
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake system
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re ­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Emergency braking funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 178
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Caps for wheel bolts , removing . . . . . . . . . . 215
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Index
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment...... ... .. .. .................
100
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat....... ... .. .. ................ .
113
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
149
Child restraints system anchors. . . . . . . . . . 144
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Important th ings to know when driving with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tether s traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Child safety lock
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35, 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 143
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat...... .... .. .. ............... ..
113
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
237

Index
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Unused safety belts on t he rear seat . . . . 13 7
Ch ild se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
C lea ning/ remov ing ice from wi ndows . . . . . 170
Clean ing Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Clea ning artificia l leather ..... ... .. .. ... 171
Clea ning ca rbon parts ............. 170, 17 1
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Clea ning deco rative p arts and t rim ... 169, 170
Clea ning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
C leaning exha ust ta il pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
C lea ning plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Clean ing textiles...................... 171
C lean ing the rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Climate con trol system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Climate control system (automatic)
Ad justing the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
AUTO (automatic mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
B lower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Changi ng the tempe rat ure unit . . . . . . . . . 66
D efrost ing the w indshie ld . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rea r window de fogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 6 6
Recirc ulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Climate con trol system (manual)
Ad justi ng the tempera ture . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Ai r dist ribution, air ven ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrosting the windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recirc ulation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Closing Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Closing/opening by remo te con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
with the cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
W ith the doo r lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Cockpit (ove rview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
238
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
C ompliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Cons umer i nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Cons umption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Convenience key Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Switc hing the ignit ion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening/clos ing
Convertible child safety seats
Convertible locking retracto r .
..... ... .. . 37
138
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
U sing to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 143
Coo lant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cooling mo de ( au tomat ic cli ma te co ntrol sys-
te m) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cooling mode (manual climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cooling system
Coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cooling System Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Co rnering lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Cruise cont ro l sys tem
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Switc hing off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
C u p ho lders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 55
C u rrent consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Date disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dayt ime run ning ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Declarat ion of compliance
Au di side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 5
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Cruise contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Electronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Remo te control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
D efro st ing (windows)
M anual clima te con trol system . . . . . . . . . . 64
Defrost ing (winds hield)
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
D EF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
D eter mini ng cor rec t load l imit . . . . . . . . . . 205
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
D istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Doors Chi ld safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Door, hood or luggage compartment lid wa rn-
ing ... .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .. 23
D river inform ation syste m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E ff ic iency p rogram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On -board compu ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Operating using m ultifunction steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Operating using windshie ld w iper lever . . . 21
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
D river seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
D rive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
I ndica tor ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Steer ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Driving offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
D riving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Driving t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D ust filte r
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
E
Economical driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Index
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Other equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
El ectrome chanical parking b rake
War ning/ indica to r lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
also refer to Parking b rake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
El ectrome chanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
I nd icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
E lectron ic differentia l lock
War ning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lectron ic Diffe rential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
El ectron ic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
E lectron ic power contro l
(EPC) warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E lectron ic stabilization control
ESC offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
El ectron ic St abiliz ati on Contro l . . . . . . . . . . 151
E lectron ic Stabi liza tion Contro l (ESC)
War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency f lasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Warning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E mergency locking fro nt passenge r's door . . 32
E mergency operation
E mergency b raking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Front passenger 's doo r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
F uel fi lle r doo r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
L uggage comp artmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Panorama roo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
E mergency release
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Battery power. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S
Driver notif ication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
En gine
C oo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 3
Data ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 231
Starting with jumpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Start ing (convenience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Start ing ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Stopping (conven ience key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stoppi ng ( ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
239

Index
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 177
Engine coolant system ................ .
Adding coolant .................. ... .
Checking coolant level ............ ... .
Checking the engine coolant level .. .. .. .
Radiator fan .. .. ................... .
Engine hood 183
184
183
183 18S
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Addit ives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Dipstick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Oil grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Specif ication and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 190
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fuel . .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ..... .. .. . 175
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 161
Proper disposal of drained brake flu id . . . 186
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 184
Proper disposal of drained engine o il 181, 182
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
What should I do with an old battery? 190
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 17
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system . 152
ESC offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
240
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
F
Fan
Radiator 185
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 138
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Fold ing chocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 160
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . . . 175
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 105
Front seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 113
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Fuel Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Filler neck..... .. .. ............... .. 174
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Gasoline add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program)
24

Index
L
LA TCH
144
Descript ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Insta lling a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
L eather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Light Adjusting exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Com ing/Leav ing home .............. ... 41
Daytime runni ng lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Eme rgency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
H eadlig ht assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
I n ter ior/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Light/ rain sensor
H eadlig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I n termittent (windshield wipe rs) . . . . . . . . 4 5
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Lighting Exterio r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I n ter ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lights Headlig ht range control system . . . . . . . . . 39
Hi gh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
T ur n signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 100
L oc king/un locking
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
with the centra l locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Lower uni versal anchorages (Canada) . . . . . 144
L uggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ca rgo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ca rgo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Increas ing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
S to ring cargo co rrec tly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
242
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
also refer to Loading the luggage compart -
ment.. ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... .... ... .. 100
Luggage compartmen t lid
Clos ing b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emer gency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Opening/closing . ... .. ... . .. .... ... 33, 34
Lumbar suppo rt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 1 7, 25
Mirror Dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vanity mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Mir rors
Exte rior m irro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 122
Multifunct io n steering whee l... .... ... .. . 21
N
Natural leather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
0
Occupan t sea ting positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Octanerat ing . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 173
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Oil
refer to E ng ine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On-Board Diagnost ic System (080)
Data Link Connector (D LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
El ectron ic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunc tio n Ind ic a tor Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 25
Open ing .. ..... ... .. .. ... ..... ..... ... 27
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Opening/closing by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Othe r equipmen t (efficiency program) . . . . . 24
Ove rview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner 's l iterature
5
p
P a int damage . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 170
P a int No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . 37
E mergency clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Parking aid Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . 169
Par king bra ke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
E mergency b rak ing func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
P a rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Re leasing/setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting to drive with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 73
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
P a rking ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P arking system
Ad justi ng the disp lay/wa rning tone . . . . . . 93
C le a ning the rearview came ra . . . . . . . . . . . 90
M alf unct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
P a rking system pl us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
also ref er to Pa rking systems . . . . . . . . 89, 90
Par king systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
P e riphe ral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear par king sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
P a rking (automat ic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 83
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
P ass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
P e riphe ral d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
P hys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal collision . . . 105
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
P ollen filter
refer to Pollutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Index
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power seat ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Windows . .. .. .. ............... .. .. . 36
Power locking system
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Powe r windows
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Proper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Occ upants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P ro tecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
P rotect ive line r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Q
quattro (all whee l drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Question What happens to unbe lted occupants? 105
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5
Rain/light se nsor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I n termitten t (windsh ie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 45
Senso r defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Readi ng lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid
refer to luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 33
Rear light
D efective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rearv iew camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
Rearview mirror Dimming ............................ 44
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Index
Rear window defogger 64,66
Recirculation mode Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Refueling .. .. .. .. ... . ...... ... .. .. .. . 175
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Synchroni zation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Replacing windsh ield wiper b lades . . . . . . . . 46
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 103
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Safety belts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104, 107
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Not worn ....................... .. . 105
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Safety equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Safety instructions Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 124
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Seat
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 109
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal.............. .... 111
244
Number of seats 104
Seat adjustment Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seat heating Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat heating (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seating capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97