child restraint AUDI A4 2016 Owner's Guide

Child safety
-Always make sure the seat backrest to which
the child restraint is installed is in an up­
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at­
tached to it could fly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used¢
page 158 . Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat¢
page 139, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible Locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way bock into the re­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
Th@ belt tongue will pop out of the buckle.
~ Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract completely into
its stowed position . The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con­
vertible locking retractor for child restraints.
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac­
tivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed position to deactivate this feature. If the
convertible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt will gradually become tighter and
uncomfortable to wear.
A WARNING
-
Improperly installed child safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate
the convertible locking retractor for child re­ straints while the vehicle is moving. You
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would not be restrained and could be seri­ously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
being used¢
page 158. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat<=:>
page 139, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.

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LATCH system (Lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simpler and more practicable way to
attach the child restraint on the vehicle seat,
F ederal regulations require special lower ancho­
rages in vehicles and devices on new child re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages.
In the United States, the combination of the
tether anchorages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called the LA TCH system for
" L ower Anchorages and Tethers for Children". In
Canada, the terms "top tether" with "lower uni­
versal anchorages" (or "lower universal anchor ­
age bars") are used to describe the system.
In other countries the term "ISOFIX" is used to
describe the lower anchorages .
F orward-facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new child seats.
Installing a child restraint that requires a top
tether without one can seriously impair the per­
formance of the child restraint and its ability to protect the child in a collision . Installing a child
restraint that requires a top tether without the
top tether may be a violation of state law.
Child restraint manufacturers offer LATCH lower
anchorages on their child seats with hook-on or push-on connectors attached to adjustable
straps.
In addition to the LATCH lower anchorages, these
child restraint systems usually require the use of
tether straps to help keep the child restraint
firmly in place .
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the r isk of injury and death in a
crash.
Child safety
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you
intend to install in your vehicle.
- Never install a child restraint without a
properly attached top tether strap if the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions
require the top tether strap to be used .
- Improper use of child restraint LATCH lower
anchorage points can lead to injury in a colli­
sion . The LATCH lower anchorage points are
des igned to withstand only those loads im­
posed by correctly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount two child restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchorage point.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
item to the LATCH lower anchorages.
Location
Fig. 165 Schematic overview: LATCH anchorage poi nt loca­
tions
The illust ration shows the seating locations in
your vehicle which are equ ipped with the lower
anchorages system.
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Child safety
Description
The lower anchorage positions are marked for
quick locating .
Fig . 1 66 Lower anchorages, covers marked
Fig . 167 Rear seats: lower anc horage bracket locations
Lower ancho rages
The lower anchorage attachment points are lo­
cated on the rear end of the rear seatback.
Remove the covers
r::;, fig . 166 to access t he lowe r
anchorage attachment po ints.
The lower anchorage attachment points are visi­
ble
<=> fig . 167 .
Lower anchorages secure the child restraint in
the seat without using the vehicle's safety belts.
Anchorages provide a secure and easy-to-use at­
tachment and minim ize the possibility of improp­
er ch ild restraint insta llation .
All child restraints manufactured after Septem­
ber 1, 2002, must have lower anchorage attach­
ments for the
LATCH system .
Remember that the lower anchorage points are
only intended for installation and attachment of
child restraints specifically certified for use w ith
LATCH lower anchorages . Child restraints that
are not equipped with the lower anchorage at-
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tachments can still be installed in compliance
with the chi ld restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions on us ing vehicle safety be lts.
_& WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal injury in an accident.
-Always carefully follow the ch ild restraints
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallation of the child restraint and proper
use of the lower anchorages or safety belts
in your vehicle .
-Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages .
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mat io n about ch ild restraints in this chapter
and WARNI NGS
r::;, page 158, Child safety .
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions.
Fig . 168 Lower anchorages : prope r mount ing
Mounting
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright pos ition and secure ly latched
in place .
.,. Attach both hook-on connectors with the spring
catch release on the child safety seat onto the
LATC H lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into p lace
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.,. Pull on the con nector atta chments to make
sure they are properly attached to the LA TCH
lower ancho rage.

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.. Pull straps tight fo llowing the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing
.. Loosen the tension on the straps following the
child restraint manufactu rer's instruct io ns .
.. Depress the spring catches to release the an­
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages .
Remember: Use tether straps to help keep the
child restrain t firm ly in place.
A WARNING
Improper use of the LATCH system can in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in an acc ident .
- These anchors were deve loped only for child
safety seats using the "LATCH" system.
- Never attac h other child safety seats, belts
o r othe r objects to these anchors.
- Always ma ke sure that you hear a click when
latching the seat in place . If you do not hear
a click the seat is not secure and could fly
forward and hit the interior of the vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle.
A WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the r isk of injury in an acc ident.
-Always follow the child restra int system
manufacturer's instruct io ns for proper in­
stallation of the child restraint system and prope r use of tether straps as well as the
lower anchorages or safety be lts in your ve­
hicle.
- Always read and heed the important infor­
mation and WARNINGS about child safety
and the insta llation of chi ld restraint sys­
t ems~ page
158, Child safety.
Child sa fety
Tether anchors and tether straps
F ig. 169 Sedan Tether anchors: recess flaps behind the
rear seatbacks
Fig . 1 70 allroad Tether anchors: attac hment hoo k loca­
tions behind the rear seatbacks
Sedan: The tether anchors for the rear seating
pos itions are located in recesses in the rear win­
dow shelf
Q fig. 169.
allroad: The tether anchors for the rear seating
pos itions are located on the backs ide of the rear
seatbacks
o fig . 170.
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that at ­
taches the top part of a ch ild restraint to special
anchorage points in the vehicle.
T he purpose of the tether is to reduce the for­
ward movement of the chi ld restraint in a crash,
in order to help reduce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by striking the vehicle inte­
rior.
Forward facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are requ ired by U.S . fed­
eral regulations to comply with child head move­
ment performance requirements . These new per­
formance requ irements make a tether necessary
on most new child safety seats. ..,.
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Child safety
_& WARNING
Improper installation of child restraints will
increase the risk of injury and death in a
crash.
-Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restraint you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in­
clud ing tether anchors) can lead to injury in
a collision. The anchors are designed to
withstand only those loads imposed by cor­ rectly fitted child restraints.
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems on
one LATCH lower anchor po int.
- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use ch ild restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu­
pant restra ints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether ancho rs.
- If a tether or other strap is used to attach a
child res traint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight, that it
ca uses the we ight-sens ing mat to measure
more weight than is ac tually on the seat.
- T he heav ier we igh t registered can make the
Advanced Airbag System work as though an adult were on the seat and dep loy the Ad ­
vanced Airbag when it must be suppressed
ca using serious or even fatal injury to the
child.
- If you must install a rearward facing chi ld
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PA SSEN GE R AIR BA G OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iate ly install
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing posit ion and have the airbag system
inspec ted by your a uthorized Aud i dea ler.
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Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
Fig. 171 Sedan Tether strap: prope r routing and mount ing
Fig. 172 allroad Tether strap: proper routing and mount­
ing
Installing the tether st rap
... Release or deploy the tether strap on the chi ld
restraint according to the child restraint manu­
facturer's instructions.
.., Guide the upper tether strap
under the rear
head restraint<=>
fig. 171 or<=> fig. 172 (raise
the head restraint if necessary).
.., Sedan: Tilt the recess flap up to expose the an­
chor bracket.
.., Sedan: Attach the tethe r st rap anchorage hook
into the open ing of the tethe r anchorage.
... allroad: Slide the tether strap hook over the an­
chor bracket.
... Pull on the tether strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
.., Tighten the tether strap firm ly following the
child restra int manufacturer's instructions.
Relea sing the tether strap
... Loosen the tension following the child restraint
manufact urer's instructions .
... Depress the spr ing catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.

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If you leave the child restraint with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed . The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats .
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rearward -facing child restraint
systems come with a tether. P lease read and
heed the child rest raint system manufacturer's
instruc tions care fully to de termine how to prop­
erly install the tether.
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat installed on the front passenge r seat w ill be
ser ious ly injured and can be killed if the front
airbag infla tes · even w ith an Advanced A irbag
System.
- T he inflating a irbag wi ll hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and chi ld
against the backrest, center armrest, or
door .
- A tight tether or other strap on a rearward­
facing child restra int attached to the front
passenger seat can put too much pressure
on the weight-mat in the seat and register a heavier weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem . The heav ier weight registered can
make the system wo rk as though an adult
we re o n the seat a nd deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be supp ressed caus ing
serious o r even fatal in jury to the c hild.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing ch ild
sa fety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediate ly install
the rearward-facing child safety seat in a rear seat ing pos ition and have the airbag
Ch ild safety
system inspected by your authorized Audi
dealer .
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources o f additional in ­
formation about child restraint se lection, instal­
lation and use :
N HT SA advises tha t the best ch ild safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fits in your vehi ­
cle, and that you wi ll us e correct ly and consis ­
tent ly.
T ry before you buy!
U.S National H igh way Traffic Safety Administra ­
tion
T el. : 1-888 -327-4236 ( TTY: 1-800 -424-9153)
www.nhtsa .gov
Nati onal SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel. : (202) 66 2-0600
www .safekids.org
Saf ety BeltSaf e U.S .A
T el. : (800) 745-SAFE (English)
T el. : (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
www .carseat.org
Tran sport C anada Information Centr e
Tel. : 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll 1-613-998-86 16 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/men u. htm
Audi Cu stom er Re lations
T el. : (800) 822-2834
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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 260
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
adaptive cruise control Vehicles with manual transmission . . . . . . 99
Adaptive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
R equ est for driver interven tio n . . . . . . . . . 103
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adaptive Lig ht (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant .. .. .. ...... ... .. .. .. .
Engine oil .. .. .. .. . ... .... .. ... .. .. .
W indshield washer fluid ............. .
Additional accessories
Additives Eng ine oil .... .. .. . .. .......... .. .. .
Adjustable steer ing column .......... .. . .
Adjusting 210
207
216
260
207
80
Air distribution (automat ic climate control) .78
Instrumen t illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Temperatu re (automatic climate control) . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 144
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ch ildren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
D ispos al . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 146
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 144
H ow the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Monitoring 148
262
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 148
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Side air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
S ide curta in air bags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? . . . 148
a ll- wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 208
Ant i-lock braking system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Anti-theft systems
E le ctronic immobilizer................. 37
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literature 258
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automa tic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Removal lock (igni tion key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
B
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ba ttery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. ... ................... .... .. 213
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
I mportant warn ings when work ing on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Bio-ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Checking the brake flu id level . . . . . . . . . . 211
Brake system Anti -lock brak ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 85
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Index
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Break-in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
New t ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 204
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 69, 126
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
C entral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenien ce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 175
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 171
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Impor tan t safety ins tructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook .............................. 172
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
263

Index
Child safety locks Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
139
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
161
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 163
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 67
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 195
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 196
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
194
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Clean ing textiles ... ............ .... .. . 196
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
66
264
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Convenience key
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Starting engine (START ENGIN E STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Switching on ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience opening/closing
Convertible child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor 42
164
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 169
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 77
Cooling System
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
89
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 , 49
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
261
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Homelink universal remote contro l . . . . . 261
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Index
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Adding .. .. .. ............... .... ... 207
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Indicator light .. .................. 17, 20
Oil consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Environment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 215
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Fuel. .... .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 200
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 187
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 212
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 210
Proper disposal of drained engine o il 207, 208
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
What should I do with an old battery? 215
E PC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Expansion tank
Exterior lighting
Exterior mirrors 209
48
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
D ' . 1mming ... .. .. ................ ..... 52
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
F
Fan
Radiator
211
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Convertible chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 164
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
266
Fastening eyes
refer to Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
flexib le fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fold ing the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . .
187
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 200
Letting the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 80, 83
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sav ing fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
142
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 131
Front passenger 's door emergency locking . . 36
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
123
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 139
Fuel
Additives .. ... ... ... ...... ....... ...
198
Blended gasoline 198
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Low fue l level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Recommendation ... ................. 198
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 202
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) 28
Fuel filler flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . .
202
Fuses
A . ss 1gnment . .. .. .. .. .. ..... 246, 247, 248
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
G
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . . . . . . 44