key AUDI A4 2013 Repair Manual

294 Index
Escape hand le ...
..... ... .. .. .... .. 42
Opening and closing
Rear light 39
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1
Parking mode 2 120
121
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Rear window sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window washer system . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Refuelling . .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 217
Release lever for hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Remote control
Hom elink .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 123
Remote control key ........... .. .... .. 33
Personalizing ............. ... .. .. .. 33
unlocking/locking ....... ... .. .. .. .. 35
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Repair manuals .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. . 280
Repairs Airbag system ............ ... .. ... 158
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Replacing Windshield wiper blades ..... .. .... .. 55
Replacing bulbs ............ ... .. .. . 268
Replacing tires and wheels ... .. .. .. .. . 246
Replacing wipe r blades . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54
Reporting Safety Defects .... .. .. .... . 135
Reset button .. .. ........ ...... .... .. 12
Retractor .... .......... ...... ... .. . 140
Reversible floor .. ........ .. .. .. .... .. 75
Reversible mat .. ........ .. .. .. .. .. .. 73
Right hand drive ........... .... .... .. 49
Rims Cast alloy . .. .... ........ .. .. .... . 208
Roof rack .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 67
Roof load .. ... .......... .. .. .. .. .. 68
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
s
SAFE . .. .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. .. 12
Safe driving hab its ......... .. .. .. .. . 127 Safety
belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belt height adjustment ... .. .. 143
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . 142
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Service and disposal ............... 144
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cleaning .. ... ... ................ . 212
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .... .. ............. .... 138
Fastening . .. .. . .. ............ .. .. 140
Height adjustment .. ... ........ .. .. 143
Improperly worn ... ........... .. .. 143
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety instructions ............. .... 140
Securing child safety seats ....... ... 176
Spec ial considerations for pregnant
women ...... ... .. .............. . 142
Unfa stening ... .. ... .......... .. .. 142
Warning/indicator light ......... .... 13 7
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Why YOU MUST wear them .......... 137
Worn properly ... .. ........... .. .. 139
Safety belt warning light ......... .. .. 13 7
Safety compliance sticker ........ .... 275
Safety equipment . ... ........... .. .. 127
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Safety guidelines
Seats . .... .... .. ............. .... . 58
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ........... .. .. 219
for side c urtain airbags ............. 165
for using child safety seats ...... .... 169
for using safety belts ........... .. .. 140
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem .. ..... ... .. .. .............. . 158
Seat adjustment Head restra ints ... ................ 131
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating capac ity ... ............. .... 137
Seating position Driver .. .. .... .. .. ........... .. .. 128
Front passenger .. ... .......... .. .. 129
How to adjust the front seats ........ 129

Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Occupants .. ..... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 128
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 60
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
F old ing .. .. ............. .... .. .. .. 69
F ront passenge r's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
H ead res traints .......... .. .. .. .. .. 6 1
Number o f seats
Safety guide lines 13
7
58
Secur ing attachments ...... .. .. .. .. .. 73
Select ive unlock feature ..... .. .. .. .. .. 37
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Emergency release ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 98
Selector leve r emergency release . . . . . . . 98
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Service interval disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Service pos ition
refer to Replac ing wipe r blades . .. .. .. 54
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift indicator (eff ic iency p rogram) . ... .. 28
Side airbags Descr ipt ion . ................ ... ... 160
H ow t hey wo rk ........... .... .. .. . 16 2
side assist Adjusting the brightness ... .. .. .. .. . 111
Sensor range
Side assist 110
Activating and deactivating . .. .. .. .. . 111
Cleaning sensors ......... .. .. .. .. . 205
Descr ipt io n ..... .... ... .. .. .. .. .. . 109
Side curtain ai rbags ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 163
Description ..... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 163
How they work ........... .. .. .. ... 164
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 165
Side marker lights . ..... ... .. .. .. .. .. 47
Ski sack ... ... ............. ...... ... 74
Sliding/tilting sunroof Conven ience opening/closing . .. .. .. .. 43
Emergency closing ........ .. .. .. .. .. 45
Opening and clos ing ...... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Sunshade ............ ...... .... .. .
Snow chains 44
25 1
Inde x 295
Socket
12 -volt ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 64
Sound system disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information abo ut child re-
stra ints and their use . .... .... ... .. .. 184
Spare tire ... .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 256
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rat ing letter code .............. 247
Speed warning system ........... .... . 87
Sport d ifferential .. .. ... ....... .... . 113
Ind icator lamp ... .. ................ 22
S TAR T E NGINE STOP button (conven ience
ke0 ..... .. .. .. .. .. ................ 84
START ENG INE S TO P button (Convenience
key) .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 83
Starting from rest .................. .. 86
Starting off w ith a trailer ......... .. .. . 87
Star ting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Steering Locking the steering ................ 80
olso refer to Electro-mechan ica l powe r
ass ist .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 190
Steering wheel Adjusting steering col umn ......... .. 80
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 190
Steps for determin ing correct load limit . 243
Stopping the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82, 84
Storage ...... .. .... .......... ...... 64
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . 66 , 75
S tronic .. .. .. .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. . 91
Se lector lever .. .. .... ............. . 92
S t ronic transmission
Emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Launc h Control P rog ram ... .... ... .. . 97
Sunroof .. .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 44
also refer to Slid ing/tilting s unroof . .. . 44
Sun shades Rea r doo rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 53
Rear window ..... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 53
Su n visors .. .. .. .. .... ........... .. . 52
Symbols
refer to Warn ing/ indicator lights . .. .. . 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
T e chnical modifications .......... .. .. 283
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Tether anchors .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 182
Tet he r strap . .............. ... .. ... 182
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards . .. .. ................. .. .. .. . 194
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 134
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . 93
D riving .. .... ........... .. .. .. .. .. 93
E mergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
M anual s hift program ... .. .. .. .... . . 96
Selecto r lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
T ire pr essure . .............. ... .. .. . 241
Tire pressure monitoring system Loss of air pressure ....... .. .. .. .. . 253
Malfunct io n ..... ......... ... .. .. . 253
Resett ing t ire press ures . ... .. .. .. .. . 254
Tires . .. ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 234
Low aspect ratio t ires ...... .. .. .. .. . 252
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Speed rati ng letter code . ........ .. . 247
Tire ma nufacturing date . ........ .. . 247
Tir e pressure mon itor ing syst em .. ... 253
T ire spe cifications ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 24 7
Tr ead depth ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 24 4
Unif orm tire quality g rading .. .. .. ... 2 49
Winte r tir es . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 250
T ires and whee ls
Che ckin g tire pressu re . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 24 1
Cold t ire in fla tion press ure . .. .. .. .. . 238
Di mensions ... ............. .. .... . 24 6
General notes .. . ...... ... .. .. .... . 234
Glossa ry of ti re and loa ding te rmino lo-
gy . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .. .. . 235
New tires and wheels ...... .... .... . 246
Replacing .. ............. .. .. .. ... 246
Snow chai ns ... ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 251
Tires and vehicle load lim its .. .. .. ... 24 2
Wheel bo lts .............. ... .. .. . 25 1
W in te r tir es .. .... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. . 250
Tire serv ice life . ........... .. .. .. .. . 244
T ool kit ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 256
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Touch -up paint . ........... .. .. .. .. . 20 7
T ow ing
Fr ont eyelet . .. ... .... ... .. .. .... . 27 2
R ear eye let .... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 27 2
Tow tr uck procedures . ... .. .. .. .. .. . 271 T
PMS
Tire pressure monitoring system 253
T ra ile r tow ing ... .. ............. .... 199
Opera tin g instr uctions ........ .. .. .. 199
T e chnical requiremen ts . . . . . . . . 199, 200
T ips . ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 201
T ransm1ss1on ...... ................ .. 91
6-speed manual t ransmission .. .. .. .. . 91
mult itro nic .. .. .. ............. .... . 91
S troni c ... .. .. . ............ .... .. . 91
t ipt ron ic . ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 91
Transmission malfunc tion ( indicato r light) 97
T ransport Canada ... .............. .. 135
T rave l mode .. .. .. ... ... ... .... .. .. . 49
Tread Wea r Ind icator ( TWI) ........ ... 244
Trip comp ute r
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mileage ... .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 25
S ingle-trip memory ............ .... . 25
Tota l-trip memory ................ .. 25
T rip odomete r ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 12
T runk
refer to Luggage com partmen t. . . 68, 133
Trunk escape handle ............. .... . 42
T ru nk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 , 40
T urn s ignals . .. .. .. .. ........... .... . 48
Wa rning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 23
u
U ndercoating ..... ................ . 208
U nfastening safety belts ......... .... 142
Un idirec tional tires . ... .......... .. .. 234
Un iform tire quality gradi ng ......... . 249
U nlocking
Rea r lid . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 39
Un locking/locking
at the lock cy linder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
by remote control . .... ..... ... .. .. . 35
with the ce ntra l locking switch ... .. .. . 36
with the conven ience key ........ .... . 36
U se o f ju mpe r cables ............ .. .. 270
V
Valet pa rking .. .. .. ... .. ........... .. 45

Vanity mirrors .......... ... .. .. .. .... 52
Vehicle-care products ............ .... 202
Vehicle electrica l system .... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . .. . 275
Vehicle jack .. ................ ... ... 261
Vehicle key .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 33
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle tool kit . ........... .. .. .. ...
256
Venti lation .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .. .... 76
w
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . 1 0, 13
A irbag system ........... .. .. .. .. .. 20
Anti -lock braking system (ABS) . ... .. .. 19
Brake system .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 15
Electromechan ical parking brake .. .. .. 16
Electronic power contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabili zation Control (ESC) . .. 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunct ion Indicator Lamp (MIL) ..... 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
S afety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
T u rn signa ls .... ......... .... .. .. .. 23
Warranty coverages . ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 280
Washer rese rvoir ... .... ... .. .. .. .. . 233
Washing ...... .............. ... ... 202
Automatic car wash ....... .. .. .. .. . 203
by h and .. .. ............. .... .. ... 203
General informat ion ... ... .. .. .. .. . 202
M atte finish paint ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 204
with a power washer ... ... .. .. .. .. . 204
Waxing . .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 205
Wear ind icator ... ......... .... .. .. . 244
Weights ..... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 27 5
What happens if you wea r yo ur safety belt
too loose? . .. .. .. ......... .. .. .. ...
141
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 138
What impairs driving safety? ... .. .. .. . 128
What should I do after chang ing a
wh eel? .. .. ... ......... ...... .... ..
242
What should I do after rep lacing wheels? 242
Wheel bol ts
Torq ue ... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ...
25 1
Wheels ... .. .. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. . 234
Cast alloy .. .... ......... .... .. .. . 208
Chec king tire pressu re ..... .. .. .. .. . 24 1
Inde x 297
Cold tire inflation pressure ... ... .. .. 238
Genera l notes .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 234
G lossary of tire and loading term inolo -
gy ......... .. .. .................
23S
New t ires and wheels .. ............. 246
Tires and veh icle load limits ......... 242
When must a safety be lt be replaced? . . 140
When must the a irbag system be inspect-
ed? ........ .. .. .. .... .............
156
When should I adjust the t ire pressures? 242
When should I ch eck the tire press ures? . 24 2
Where can I find the t ire pressures fo r my
ca r? ..... .. .. .. .. .. . ..............
241
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 138
Window reg ulators
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Windows
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... ..
2 0 7
defros ting . .. .. .. ................. . 78
Windshield
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Windshie ld washer fluid
Low leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Windshie ld washer system . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Windshie ld w ipers
Fold ing up .. .. .. ... ............ .. .
54
In dic ator light . .. .... ......... .. .. . 2 1
Rep lac ing windsh ield wiper b lades . 54, 55
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Washe r reservoi r ... . .. .. ..... ... .. 233
Winter operation
Battery . .. .. .. .. .. ...............
2 29
Coolant system .. .... ............. 2 26
Defrost ing windows .. ... ...... ... .. . 78
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Tires ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 191
Windows . .. .. .. ................. 207
Win ter tires . .. .. .. ... ............ .. 250
All wheel d rive ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 250
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Xenon headlights .. .... ...... 4 7, 49, 268
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