warning light AUDI Q5 2015 Owner's Manual

Driver inform ation system
the dr iver information system . Keep in mind that
the engine speed will not exceed the va lue dis­
p layed in the driver information system, for ex­
ample when downshifting.
P lease go to an autho rized Audi dea le r or other
qualified workshop to have the malfunction re­ paired.
,m.. Diesel particulate filter clogged
Ap plies to veh icles: w ith diesel e ngi ne and d iesel pa rticu late
f ilt e r
II Particul ate filter Se e owne r's manu al
When the II symbol illum inates, you can alte r
your driving style to assist the fi lter self-clean ing
process . Drive for approximately 15 minu tes wi th
the selector lever in the S position at a minimum
speed of 37 mph (60 km/h) and an engine speed
of approximately 2,000 RPM. The temperature
increase that will result from this can burn off
the soot in the fi lter. The symbol will sw itch off
when the clean ing is successful. After a success­
ful cleaning, there is no need to b ring the car to
an author ized deal er or qualified wo rkshop be­
cause this is part of normal ve hicle operation.
If the symbo l
II does not switch off, see your
author ized dealer or other qualif ied wo rkshop to
have the problem corrected.
For more information on the d iesel particulate
fi lter, refer to
<=> page 199 .
A WARNING
Always adapt yo ur speed to the current
weather, road and traffic condit ions. You
should never disobey traffic laws in order to
follow driving recommendat ions.
~()) Headlight range control defective
II Headlight range contr ol d efec tiv e!
If the symbol II ill um inates, the dynam ic head­
light range con trol is no longe r working prope rly .
H ave the system checked and repaired a t your au­
thor ized Audi dealer.
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~O Adaptive light defective
App lies to vehicles: wit h adaptive light
mil Audi adaptiv e light : defe ctiv e
When this symbol mil illuminates, it means that
adaptive light is defective. Go to an author ized
Audi dealer to have the headlig hts o r the control
unit for the adaptive light repa ired.
@ -Steering malfunction
El! Steering lock: Contact deal er!
If the El! symbol in the d isplay comes on, there
i s a n elect ronic steering co lumn lock malfunc­
tion.
Drive to your authorized Audi dealer immed iately
to have the malfunct ion corrected.
A WARNING
Your veh icle must not be towed in the event
of a malfunction in the elec tronic steering co l­
umn lock be ca u se it canno t be s teered due to
the locked steering . If it is towed with the
steering locked, there is the risk of an acci­
dent .
~ Ignition lock malfunction
m Ignition lock defective
If the l3 symbo l in the d isplay comes on, there is
a malfunction i n the electronic ignition lock.
Please go to an authorized A udi dealer or other
qualified workshop to have the ma lf u nction re­
paired.
; Adaptive dampers
App lies to vehicles: with Aud i drive se lect
R Suspension : Sy stem fault!
If the R symbo l in the disp lay comes on, there is
a mal function in the adaptive dampers. Please go
to an authorized Aud i dea ler or other qualified
workshop to have the malfunction repaired .
· ~ Windshield wipers faulty
El Windshield wipers d efective

Opening and closing
Locking and unlocking the vehicle from
inside
Fig. 32 Drive r's door : power lo ckin g sw it ch
• Press the button 0 to unlock the vehicle
~ fig. 32.
• Press the button Qj to lock the vehicle ~.&, .
You will find a power locking switch in each door .
You can
lo ck and unlock the veh icle using the
sw itches in the driver's or passenger's door
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fig. 32. You can only lo ck the veh icle using the
switches in the rear doors. If you lock the vehicle
using the power locking switch , please note the
following:
- You cannot open the doors o r the rear lid from
the
outside (increased security, for example
when you are stopped at a red light) .
- The diodes in the power locking switches illumi­
nate when all the doors are closed and locked.
- Front doors: yo u can un lock and open the doors
from the inside by pulling on the door handle.
- Rear doo rs: pull the door handle
once to re­
lease the lock. Pull the hand le
again to open
the door.
- If you have a crash and the airbag is act ivated,
the doors automatically un lock.
A WARNING
- The power locking sw itch works with the ig­
nition off and automatically locks the entire
vehicle when it is actuated.
- On a vehicle locked from the outs ide the
power locking system switch is inoperative.
- Locked doors make it more difficu lt for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at risk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially children.
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Your vehicle is locked automatica lly at a speed
of 9 mph ( 15 km/h) (Auto locking)¢
page 38.
You can unlock the vehicle again using the
opening function in the power locking system
switch .
Emergency locking of the doors
Each door mus t be locked separately if the pow­
er locking sys tem fails.
Fig. 33 Door : Emerge ncy lo ckin g
An emergency lock is located on the front end of
the passenger's door and the rear doors (only
visible when door is open).
• Take the mechanical key out of the master key
¢page 37 .
• Pull the cover cap out of the opening ¢ fig. 33.
• Insert the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (right door) or left (left
door) .
Once the door has been closed, it can no longer
be opened from the outside. The door can be
opened from th e inside by pulling the door han­
dle. If the child safety lock in a rear door is acti­
vated , you must first pull the door handle on the
inside . T hen you can open the door from the out­
s ide .

Opening and closing
Automatic rear lid/trunk
lid operation
Applies to vehicles: w ith automatic rear lid/trunk lid opera ­
t io n
The trunk lid con be opened and closed automat­
ically.
F ig . 36 D river's doo r: Unlock ing the rear lid
Fig . 37 Loc king sw itc h in th e rea r lid
Opening th e luggage compartment lid
., Press the button ~ on the master key for at
least one second, or
., Pu ll t he release button~ in the dr iver's door
¢ fig. 36, or
., Press the handle in the luggage compartment
lid ~
page 43, fig. 35.
Closing th e luggage compartment lid
., Press the but to n in t he luggage compa rtment
li d ¢
fig. 37. The lid will autom atically close
and lock ¢,& .
Setting the luggage compartment lid open
position
0 cl:
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., Bring the luggage compar tment l id into the de­
sired open position. The position can only be
stored when the lid is above a certain height .
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., Press and hold the¢ fig. 3 7 button for at least
four seconds until the lights blink to store the
desired open position.
., To set a higher open position, wait at least five
seconds and then carefully press the luggage
compartment lid upward.
., Press and hold the¢
fig. 37 button aga in fo r at
least four seconds and this will sto re the new
open position.
Opening wi ll be stopped immediately when:
- You press the
~ button on the remote key for
at least of one second, or
- press the unlock button~ in the driver door,
or
- press the lock b utton t he i n the l uggage com­
partment lid, or
- push the handle in t he luggage compartment
lid, or
- when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move.
By pressi ng one o f the butt on~ repeatedly, you
can stop or continue the opening process . The
pressing the lock b utton or the handle repeated­
ly, you can open/stop the lid~.&. .
Closing will be stoppe d immed iate ly when :
- press the lock button the in the l uggage com­
partment lid, or
- push the handle in the luggage compartment
lid , o r
- when something blocks the rear lid or makes it
difficult for the lid to move .
The pressing the lock button or the handle re­ peatedly, you can open/stop the lid ¢ .&. .
You can manua lly stop the a utomatic opening/
closing of the luggage compartment lid. In this
situation, the lid can be manua lly opened. Press
down on the lid and the automatic closing will re­
sume once again .
_& WARNING
-Never close the rea r lid inattentively o r with­
ou t checking fi rst. Although the clos ing
for ce of the rear lid is lim ite d, you can s till
serio usly inju re yourse lf or o thers.

Opening and closing
The rear doors are equipped with child safety
locks . The lock is only visib le when the door is
open . Take the mechan ica l key out of the master
key
c> page 3 7.
Switch ing the child safety loc ks on
"Turn the key in the direction of the arrow
<:>fig. 39.
Switching the child safety locks off
"Turn the key in the opposite d irection of the ar­
row.
When the child safety locks are activated, the in­
side door hand les do not work and the doors can
only be opened from the outside.
Power Windows
Controls
The driver con control all power windows .
Fig . 40 Sect ion of the driver 's doo r: Con trols
All power window sw itches are provided with a
two-position function :
Open ing th e windows
... Press the switch to the first stop and hold it un ­
ti l the window reaches the desired position .
... Press the switch br iefly to the
second stop to
automat ica lly open the window.
Clo sing the window s
... Pu ll the switch to the first stop and hold it until
the window reaches the desired position .
... Pull the switch briefly to the
second stop to au­
tomatically close the window.
46 Power window switches
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river 's doo r
® Passenger's door
© Left rear doo r
@ Right rear door
® Safety button
Child safety locks
When the safety button® c> fig. 40 is pressed,
the ~ symbol in the button lights up. The power
window switches in the rear doors are switched
off .
A WARNING
-W hen you leave you r vehicle - even if only
briefly -always remove the ignition key. This
applies pa rticula rly when children remain in
the vehicle. Otherwise t he ch ild ren could
s t art the e ngi ne or operate ele ct rical eq uip­
men t (e.g. p ower windows). The power w in­
dows are functional unt il the dr iver's door or
passenger's door has been ope ned.
- Pay close attention w he n closing t he win­
dows to p revent p inching of hands o r limbs .
- W hen locking the ve hicle from outside, the
vehi cle must be unoccupied since the win ­
dows can no longer be opened in an emer­
gency .
(D Tips
After t he ig nit ion has bee n swi tc h ed off , th e
windows can st ill be o pened or closed for
a bo ut 10 m inutes. The power windows are
not switched off until the driver's door or pas­
senger's door has been opened .

Open ing a nd clos ing
Op en ing and cl osing th e s unshade
.. To automatically open the sunshade comp lete­
ly, briefly press th e switch @ in the desired ar­
row direction.
.. To stop the sunshad e in an intermediate posi­
tion, press the switch again, or
.. Press and hold the swi tch in the desired arrow
direction .
.. Release the switch when sunshade is at desired
pos ition .
After the ignit ion is switched off, you can st ill op­
erate the Panoramic sliding sunroof for about 10
minutes . As soon as the driver's or passenger's
door is opened, the switch is inoperative .
The power sunshade can also be closed when the Panoramic sliding sunroof is open .
A WARNING
Pay careful attention when closing the Panor­
amic sliding sunroof -otherwise serious injury
cou ld result! For th is reason, always remove
the ignition key when leaving the vehicle .
(D Note
Always close your Panoram ic sliding sunroof
when leav ing you r vehicle. Sudden rain can
cause damage to the interior equipment of
your veh icle, particularly the electron ic equ ip­
ment.
(j) Tips
I nformat ion regarding convenience opening/
closing
¢ page 47.
Emergency closing of the Panoramic sliding
sunroof
Applies to veh icles: w ith Panora mic slidi ng sunroo f
If the Panoramic sliding sunroof detects an ob ­
ject in its path when it is clos ing , it will open
aga in automatically . In this case, you can close
the roof with the power emergency closing func ­
tion .
.. Within
five seconds after the sunroof opens au­
tomat ically, pull the switch until the roof
closes .
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Garage door opener
(Homelink)
Description
App lies to vehicles: wit h garage door opener (Homelink)
Fig. 43 Ga rage door o pen er: examples of us in g w ith differ·
ent syste ms
You can activate var ious systems such as garage
doors, security systems and home lighting from in side your vehicle using the garage door opener
(Homelink). There are three buttons for th is in
the vehicle headliner that can be in used in place
of up to three hand-held transmitters.
To operate systems using the garage door open­
er, the three buttons in the roof headliner must
be programmed first .
A WARNING
Make sure no people or objects are in the im­
mediate vicinity of the equipment when using
or programming the garage door opener. Peo­ ple can be injured and objects can be dam­
aged if they are caught in the equipment.
(D Tips
- For security reasons, we recommend that
you clear the programmed buttons before
selling the vehicle.
- For add itiona l information about Homel ink,
visit www.homelin k.com .
- For Declaration of Compliance to United
States FCC and Industry Canada regulations
~page 284.
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Lights and Vision
Exterior Lighting
Switching the lights on and off
Fig. 46 Inst rume nt pane l: ligh t sw itc h
Sw itch ing on AUTO -Automati c headlight
controls
• Turn the light switch to AUTO ¢ fig . 46 .
Sw itch ing on the side m arker lights
• Turn the light switch to ;o o: .
Switching on low beams
• Turn the light swit ch to io.
Switch ing off the lights
• Turn the ligh t sw itch to 0 .
The low beams only illuminate with the ignition
t urned on.
With the side marker lights or headlights switch­
ed on , the symbol next to the light switch illumi­
nates
~oo :.
AU TO - Automatic headlight control
W ith the swi tch i n the AUTO position, the low
beams are switched o n automatically depend ing
on the ambient light, fo r example in a tunnel, at
dusk and when it is raining or sno win g . When th e
low beams are switched on, the
oe> o: symbol comes
on . The low beams rema in switched on regard­
less of the amb ient light when you turn on the
fog lights .
When you turn
off the ignition, the low beams
are automatically switched
off .
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ro l, you also have
t he high-b eam function available . However , if you
have not switched high beams back to low beams
while dr iving with automatic headlight control ,
on ly the low beams come on the next time you
turn o n automatic headlight control. In order to
r etu rn to high beams again, you f irs t h ave to pull
the high beam lever back to the no rma l posit ion
and t hen push the lever forwa rd .
Light sensor malfunction
In the event o f a light sensor malfunction, the
driver is notified in the instrument cluster dis ­
play:
El Automatic headlights / automatic wipers
defective
For safety reasons, the low beams are turned on
permanently with the switch in
AUTO . However,
you can continue to turn the lights o n and
off us­
i ng the light switch. Have the light sensor
checked as soon as possib le at an authorized Audi
dealer or other qualified wo rkshop.
_&, WARNING
- Automatic headlights are only intended to
as sis t the driver. T hey do no t re lieve the
driver of his re sponsibili ty to c heck th e
headligh ts and to turn them o n manually
according to the c urrent light and visibility
conditions . For e xamp le, fog cannot be de­
tected by the light sensors. So always switch
on t he headlights
io unde r these weather
conditions and whe n driving in the dark .
- Cras hes can happen when you cannot see
the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by ot her motorists. Always turn on the
headl ights so that you ca n se e ahead a nd so
that others can se e yo ur car fro m the back.
- Please obey all laws when usi ng the lighting
sys tems described her e.
(D Tips
- The light sensor for headlight control is lo ­
cated in the rear v iew mirror mount . You
should therefore not app ly any st ickers to
the windsh ield in this area in o rder to pre­
vent malfunctions or fail ures.

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-your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or
if you are towing another vehicle behind
you.
Turn signal and high beam lever
The lever on the le~ side of the steering column
is used to operate the turn signals and the high
beam as well as the headlight flasher.
Fig. SO Turn s ignal a nd high beam lever
The turn s ignal and high beam lever has the fol·
lowing functions:
Turn signals ¢1 ¢
• Lift the lever up all the way o fig. 50 (D to use
the right turn s ignals, or push the lever down
all the way @to use the left turn signals .
Auto-blink
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• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance to use the turn signals for as long as
you need them, for example when changing
lanes.
• Move the lever (up or down) just to the point of
resistance and then release it right away to
make the turn signals blink
three times. You
can use this feature for example when changing
lanes on highways.
High beam gD
• Push the lever forward @ to switch on the high
beam.
• Pull the lever back towards you to switch off
the high beam.
Headlight flasher ~D
• Pull the lever toward the steering wheel@ to
use the head light flasher .
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Notes on these features
-The turn signals only work w ith the ignition
turned on. The indicator lights
II orlll in the
instrument cluster
o page 14 also blink.
- After you have turned a corner, the turn signal
switches off automatically.
- The
high beam works only when the headlights
are on. The indicator light
SI in the instrument
cluster illuminates when the high beams are
on.
- The
headlight flasher works only as long as you
hold the lever· even if there are no lights
turned on. The indicator light
SI in the instru­
ment cluster illuminates when you use the
headlight flasher .
A WARNING
-Do not use the high beam or headlight flasher
i f you know that these could blind oncoming
traffic.
Interior lighting
Front/rear interior lights
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Fig. Sl Front headline r: inter ior lighting controls
Fig. S2 Rear headliner : rea r read ing lig h ts
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Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. S6 Windshie ld wiper lever
Fig. S7 Rear w ipe r act uation
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
spond ing pos ition:
@ -Windshield wiper off
(D-Interval mode. The windshield w iper auto­
matical ly activates when you drive 2 mph (4 km/
h). The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor is
set (switch @ to the right), the earlier the wind­
shield w ipers react to moisture on the wind­
shield. In some models, you can switch rain sen­
sor mode off and switch intermittent mode on in
the MMI* . Select:
!CARI function button> Car
systems*
contro l button > Driver assist > Rain
sensor.
In i nterm ittent mode, you can adjust the
interval time using the@ switch .
@-Slow wiping
®-Fast wiping
©-Single wipe
® -Clean the windshield . To eliminate water
d roplets , the w indshield wiper performs one af­
terwipe operat ion after several seconds while
dr iving . You can switch this function off by mov-
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ing the lever to position® within 10 seconds of
the afterwipe operation. The afterwipe function is reactivated the next t ime the ignition is switch ­
ed on.
T he rear wiper automat ica lly switches on when
the reverse gear is engaged and the front wind­ shield wipers are on and in operation.
Cleaning the headlights*. The headlight washer
system * operates only when the headlights are
on . If you move the lever to position ®, the
headlights are washed in interva ls .
@ -Wipe the rear window. The rear wipe r moves
about every 4 seconds.
(!) -Clean the rear window . Th e number of wiping
operations depends on how long the lever is held
in position 7.
_&. WARNING
-
- The rain sensor is only intended to assist the
driver . The driver is still responsible for
manually switching the wipers on according
to the visibility condit ions.
- The windshield may not be treated with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark­ ness, low sun, can result in increased glare.
W iper blade chatter is also possible .
- Properly funct ion ing windshield wiper
blades are requ ired for a clear view and safe
driving.
(D Note
- In the case of frost, check whether the windshield wiper blades are frozen to the
windshield . Switching on the w indshield
wipers can damage the wiper blades!
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
w iper system must be sw itched off (lever in
position 0). This helps to prevent un inten­
tional switching on and damage to the
w indshield wiper system.
(D Tips
-The windshie ld wipers are switched off
when the ignit ion is turned off. Activate the
w indshield wipers after the ignition is ..,
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switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position .
- Worn or dirty windshie ld wiper blades result
in streaking . This can affect the rain sensor
function . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignit ion is on.
- When stopp ing temporarily, e.g. at a traffic
light, the set speed of the windshield wipers
i s automatically reduced by one speed.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshield wiper blades when they be­
g in to leave streaks. Use a soft cloth and glass
cleane r to clean the windshield wiper blades .
Front wiper
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position. Refer to
c> page 58.
.,. Lift the w iper arm away from the front w indow.
Rear wiper
.,. Lift the wiper arm away from the rear window.
A WARNING
Dirty w indshield wiper blades can impair your
view. This can lead to acc idents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 58 Removing the w iper blade
Wiper service position/blade replacement
posit ion
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.,. Switch the ignition off and move the windshield
wiper lever to posit ion ©
c> page 57, fig. 56.
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The windshie ld wipers move into the service po­
sition .
.,. To bring the wipers back into the origina l posi­
tion, switch the ignition on and press the wind­
shield w iper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the radio or MMI*:
.,. Switch the windshie ld wipers off (position @
c>page 57, fig. 56).
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Windshield
wipers
> Service position > On /Off . Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button> Car systems*
cont rol butto n > Servicing
& checks > Wiper
s ervice position
> On/Off .
Removing the wiper blade
.,. Lift the windsh ield wiper arm up from the wind ­
shield .
.,. Press the locking knob@
c> fig. 58 on the wiper
blade. Ho ld the wiper blade firmly .
.,. Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Attaching the wiper blade .,. Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wipe r arm @until you hear it latch into
place .
.,. Place the wiper arm back on the winds hield.
.,. Tur n the se rvice position off.
A WARNING
F or your safety, you shou ld rep lace the wiper
b lades once or twice a year. See your author­
ized Audi dealer for rep lacement blades.
(D Note
- Th e windshie ld wiper blades must only be
replaced when in the service position! Oth­
erwise, you risk damaging the paint on the
hood or the w indshield wiper motor.
- Yo u should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are fo lded away from the windshield.
The windshield w ipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshie ld .

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-To he lp prevent damage to the wiper sys ­
tem , always loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshie ld before operat ing wipers .
- To he lp prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades .
- To he lp prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to move the wipers by hand.
@ Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic
car washes affect the how easily the glass
surface can be cleaned .
- You can also use the service position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
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Fig . 59 Rear w ipe r: Re mov ing t he wip er blade
Removing the wiper blade
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
.. Pull the wiper blade and holder out of the
mount.
Attaching the wiper blade
.. Press the w iper blade holder in the arrow direc­
tion
~ fig. 59 into the mount.
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the
windshield .
.&_ WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
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Mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 60 Forwar d sectio n of drive r's arm rest : powe r mirr or
controls
Adjusting exterior mirrors
.. Rotate the knob to the© position (driver's ex ­
terior mirror) or to the ® position (passenger's
exterior m irror)
Q fig. 60 .
.. Rotate the knob and the mirror so that you
have a clear view to the rear.
Heated mirrors
.. Rotate the knob to position@.
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.. Turn the knob to posi tion @.
Depend ing on the outside temperature, the mir ­
ror surfaces are heated until the ignition is
switched off -even if the knob is no longer in po­
sition @.
You are we ll-advised to fold the exterior mirrors
in when maneuvering in tight spaces or when
leaving the car parked close to other vehicles.
Memory for exterior mirrors*
On vehicles with memory for the driver's seat,
the current setting for the exterior mirrors is au­
tomatically sto red a long with the seat pos ition
Q page 64.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror*
When the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror
surface tilts downward slightly if the setting is
for the passenger's mirror (knob in position ®
Q fig. 60). This allows you to see the curb during
parallel parking. .,..
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