airbag AUDI A3 2016 Owner´s Manual

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0 > co ,...., right brake fluid and the know-how to do this for
you.
A WARNING
- Brake fluid is poisonous. It must be stored
only in the closed original container out of
the reach of chi ldren!
- Brake failure can resu lt from old or inappro­
priate brake fluid. Observe these precau­
t ions:
- Use only brake flu id that meets SA E speci­
fication
J 1703 and conforms to Federal
Motor Vehicle Standard 116. Always check
with your authorized Audi dealer to make
sure you are using the correct brake fluid.
The correct type of brake fluid is also indi­
cated on the brake flu id reservoir.
- The brake fluid must be new. Heavy use of
the brakes can cause a vapor lock if the
brake fluid is left in the system too long.
This can ser iously affect the efficiency of
the brakes as well as your safety. This
could result in an acc ident.
(D Note
Brake fluid w ill damage the pa int of your vehi­
cle.
For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
brake flu id as well as the special tools re­
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec­
ommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer.
Battery
General information
All work on the battery requires expert knowl­
edge.
Read and foll ow t he WARNING S before check­
ing anything in the engine compartment
¢ page 236, Working in the engine comport ­
ment.
Ch eck ing and Filling
Plug -in hybrid drive* : you can find important in ­
formation about the high -vo ltage battery under
¢ page 98.
The battery in yo ur Audi does not need any ma in­
tenance under
normal operating conditions . Audi
recommends having the electrolyte level check
by an authorized Audi dealer or author ized Audi
Service Facility when there are
high outside tem­
peratures or when dr iving all day. The e lectrolyte
level should also be checked each time the bat ­
tery is charged¢
page 249.
Have the battery checked when you bring your ve­
hicle in for an inspection. It is a good idea to re­
place the battery if it is more than 5 years old.
D uring certa in types of a irbag deployments, the
battery is d isconnected from the veh icle electri­
cal system for safety reasons¢
& in Repair, core
and disposal of the airbags on page 199.
Di sco nnecting the battery te rminal s
The battery should not be disconnected. Several
vehicle functions (power windows, for example)
will be lost when the battery is disconnected. The
funct ions must be reprogrammed after connect­
ing the battery. To avoid this, the battery should
only be disconnected from the vehicle electrical
system when it is absolutely necessary.
To reprogram the functions, proceed as follows:
Function Reprogramming
Power window one-¢ page 44, Correcting
touch up/down func-power window molfunc-
tion tions
Remote control key or
If the vehicle does not
Convenience key react to the key, it must
be synchronized
¢page 37
Dig ita l clock ¢page 10
ESC indicator light The indicator light goes
out after driving a few
meters
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Fuses and bulbs
Electrical fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips tha t
have burned through .
Fig. 224 Steer ing colu mn area : cove r
Fig. 225 Left side of the engin e com partment : fus e cover
Fuses in the interior
The fuses are behind the cover in the steering
column area
¢fig. 224.
• Switch the ign ition and all electr ical equipment
off .
• Check the following table to see which fuse be­
longs to the equipment
r::!.> page 292.
• Remove the cover ("AIRBAG" label)
¢ fig. 224.
Begin at the bottom right corner -arrow- .
• Remove the plastic clip from the fuse panel
cover in the engine compartment ¢
fig. 225.
• Remove the fuse using the plastic clamp.
• Replace the burned fuse with an identical new
one .
• Install the cover .
~ Fuses in the engine compartment CX)
rl
~ •Turnoff the ignition and the failed electrical
~ equipment . ....
Fuses and bulbs
• Check the following table to see which fuse be­
longs to the equipment¢
page 293.
• Remove the fuse panel cover r::!.> fig. 225.
• Remove the plastic clip from the fuse panel
cover¢
fig . 225 .
• Remove the fuse using the plastic clamp .
• Replace the burned fuse with an identical new
one .
• Reinstall the cover.
The individual circu its are protected by safety
fuses . The fuses are located under the steering
wheel beh ind a cover and in the left side of the
engine compartment .
Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Purple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Yellow 20
White or transparent 25
Green 30
orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rating .
This can cause damage to the electr ical sys­
tem and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have installed it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as possible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty.
(0 Tips
- Th e following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are not used.
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Consumer inf orm ation
@ For the sake of the env ironment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels. Th is is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
fl ui d, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers mig ht be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handl ing may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modu les
safety be lts wi th pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be comp romised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fo l­
lowing points when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from author ized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities,
too ls and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly.
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A WARNING
-
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
Qpage 236.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair wor k is not per­
formed a ccording to specified methods, this
c an resul t in severe damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (such as corrosion)
and adve rsely af fect your vehicle's war ranty.
- I f emergency repai rs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manuf acture r ca nnot be held liable for
damage which occurs d ue to failure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications '
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech ­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an a uthorized Audi de aler bef ore
sta rt ing work on any modifica tions.
This will help ensure that vehicle fu nction, per­
fo rmance and safety are not impaired
Q ,& .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
funct io ns. Because of the way elect ronic compo­
nen ts a re interconnected with each othe r, such
malfunc tions c an also have an adverse affect on
othe r systems that are not d irectl y involved. This ..,.

Index
A
A/C
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .7.2
r e fer to Climate control system (manual) . 71
A/C (automat ic climate control system) . . . . 72
A/C (manual climate control system) . . . . . . 71
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 308
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Activating vibrat ion warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Adjusting steering t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Clean ing the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
General Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 138
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 148
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
AdBlue .... .. .. ................... ... 234
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Adjusting air distribution (Climate contro l sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adjusting air vents .. ... ........ .. .. .. .. 74
Adjusting air vents (manual climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 50
Adjusting the temperature manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 71
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
A irbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 191
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Ch ildr en . .. .. ............... .... ... 211
Ch ild restraints ... .............. .... 211
310
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Danger of fitting a chi ld seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188, 189
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 194
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 191
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Important informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Kne e airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 196
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
S id e curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
When must the system be inspected? . . . 196
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 35
Al ignmen t pin (tire chang ing) . . . . . . . . . . . 280
All-weather lights (LED headlights) . . . . . . . 46
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 20
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Sl
also refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Anti- lock b raking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Ant i-slip regulat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Anti -theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Anti-theft protection Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Audi active lane assist
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Audi adaptive cruise control
refer to Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 132

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0 > co ,...., Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
adding . ... .. ............... .. .... . 242
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Checking the oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Dipstick .. .. .. .............. 239,240,242
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
o ·l · 1 consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use . .. .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 242
Engine preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 S
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) . . .
24
Environment
Break-in period . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
232
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 250
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . . 7 8
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 246
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 243
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 250
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
ESC
Automatic post-collision braking system .
159
Electronic stabilization control . . . . . . . . . 159
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
also refer to Electronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
ESP
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
D' . 1mming ... .. ................ ..... .. 51
folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
218
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 216
Infant seats .. .... .... ..... ... ... .. . 215
Filling AdBlue
with bottle
Index
235
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Folding the exterior mirrors
Center locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Footwell lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . . 77
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230
Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Rear w indow defogger...... ...... .. .. . 74
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
188
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 177
Front armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Front passenger's door emergency locking . . 41
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
168
Child res traints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 185
also refer to Seats 57,64
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
228
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Saving fuel .. .. .. .. .............. 77, 148
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) 3.1
Fueling
Fuel filler door eme rgency release . . . . . .
232
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Open ing the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
292
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 1
315

Index
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 255
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 301
H
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 46
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 46
Left hand drive, right hand drive . . . . . . . . . 49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Head restraints ... ................ .... 170
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 0
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Heated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Rear window .... ................ .....
74
Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Washer fluid noz zles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heating (diesel engine auxil iary heater) . . . . 75
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 178
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
H igh-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
High-voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Highway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Hill hold ass ist
refer to Hill hold ............. .... .... 87
Horn 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 191
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 182
316
I
Ignition
Establishing drive ready mode (plug-in hy-
brid drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
100
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Switching off (plug-in hybrid drive) . . . . . 100
Switching on/off (with button) . . . . . . . . . . 82
Switching on (plug -in hybrid drive) . . . . . . 100
Ignition key safety interlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Ignition lock
mechan ical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
80
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Important things to do before driving . . . . 166
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 101
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Inspection interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
252
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
219
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Plug-in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 52
J
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Jump start cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Jump starting 108
K
Key........ .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 35
Checking the number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Messages (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages (with convenience key) . . . . . . . . 84
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
unlocking/locking ......... ..... 37, 38, 39

,....,
N
0 > co ,...., Key recogn ition
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kick-down Automatic transm iss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Howthe ywork .................... .. 201
Important safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . 202
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lap t imer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Evaluating recorded t imes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
LATC H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Install ing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
L aunch Control-Program (automatic transmis-
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
L eather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
L ED headlights
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L eft hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Light Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . 48
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
H ighway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Park ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching dayt ime running lights on and off .49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Li ght/ rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Int ermi ttent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 52
Index
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lights Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hea dlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior/read ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Loadin g the roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Locking/unlocking by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 39
with the conve nience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Long-term memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lo w beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lo w beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lowering the cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lo wer universal anchorages (Canada ) . . . . . 222
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Co ver............................... 64
Increasing the siz e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Loading. .. .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. .. . 64
Lowering the cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pass-thro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Socket.............................. 62
Stor ing cargo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Stow ing lugga ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment lid
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Maintenance intervals with driver information system . . . . . . . . . 252
Mirror Digital compass sw itching on and off . . . . . 55
dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
317

Index
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors. . . . . . . . . . .
50
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 196
Motor
Stopping (messages with ignition lock) 84
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
On-board comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Navigation system
CD-ROM p layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
NHTSA
Con tacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
174
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blu e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Number of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Occupant seating posit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Oc tane ra ting (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
O il
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
also refer to
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 242
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
252
On-Board-Diagnostic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Operation (multifunction steering wheel) . 29
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Opening. .. .. .. ........... ...... .. .. .. 35
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
W indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Opening/closing
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . .
39
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
318 Other
equipment (efficiency program) . . . . .
31
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner's Literature
5
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Paint No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Panorama sunroof
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Parking aid
Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . .
275
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emerg ency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Power supply failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting/releas ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . .
157
Cl eaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 154
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
also refer to
Parking systems . . . . . . 152, 153
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 91, 92
particulate filter
refer to Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . 233
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Pass-thro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 1 96
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Physical principles of a frontal collision
177
Plug- in-Hybrid-Drive
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Index
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 152,153
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reducing fuel consumption Efficiency program. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. 31
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Repair man uals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 89
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rims . .... .. .. .. ... .......... .... .. . 269
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Loading ...... .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. 69
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
320
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Pedal area.... ... .. .. ............... 171
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 181
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 179
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Special considerat ions for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety comp liance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety gu idel ines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
for us ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 198
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Seat adjustment Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

,....,
N
0 > co ,...., Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 168
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sea transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Seats adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . 159
Selector lever (automatic transmission)
E mergency operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Service interval display with driver information system . . . . . . . . . 252
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 53
Sett ing clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Sett ing the temperature
automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 73
Setting time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SE TUP (basic setting) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 94
Ship transport. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Short -term memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
switch ing on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Index
Sliding/tilting sunroof
refer to Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61, 62
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Stabilization program
refer to Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
START ENGINE STOP button (convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
START ENGINE STOP (convenience key) 83
Starting Hill hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Start ing from a stop
Hill start assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Malfunction (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Malfunction (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
With button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
With key ............................ 80
Steering Electromechanical steering .......... 162, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Locking steering (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Locking the steering (button) . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Locking (ignition lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
also refer to Electromechanical steering 162
Steering wheel adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Buttons. ............................ 29
Mult ifunct ion steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . 94
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 268
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
with button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62, 63
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 89
Subwoofer ........................... 290
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