steering AUDI A4 CABRIOLET 2009 Service Manual

Alphabetical index -
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Rollover bars
Lowering ... .. .... ....... ...... .. 157
See also Automatic rollover pro tection
system ... .. .... .... .... ... .... 156
Roof, e lectric ... .... .... .... ... .... .. 61
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SAFE ...... ... .. .... .... ... .... .... . 15
Sa fe driv ing habits . ......... ....... . 146
Safety belt position .. ............. ... 164
Safety belts worn by pregnant women ..
165
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . ..... .. ...... 167
Safety belt warning light .... .... .. 21,159
Sa fety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
cleaning ... .. ... ... .. ... ..... ... 242
Dange r to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Fastening ... .... .... .... ... .... . 163
Improper ly worn . .... .... ...... .. 166
Not worn . ...... ........ ......... 161
pre tensioners ... .... .. ... .... .... 166
Safety bel t position .. .... .... .... . 164
Safety instructions ... ..... .. ... .. 162
Securing child safety seats . .... ... 200
Special considerations for pregnant
wom en . .... .... .... ... .... .... 165
Un fast ening . .... ... ..... .. .. ... . 165
Warning /indicator ligh t ..... ..... .. 159
Why YOU MUST wear them ........ 159
Worn properly .. ... ...... ... .... . 162
Safety compliance sticker .. ...... .... 312
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Safety equipment
.... ....... .. .. .... 146 Occupants .... .... .... .... ..... .. 148
Safety features for occupant restraint and Rear passengers
... .... ...... .... . 150
pro tection . .... ...... .... ... .. . 146
Seats
Safe ty instructions Manual adjustment controls ........ 93
Eng in e compartm ent .. ... .... .... . 250 Number of seats .. .... .... .... .... 159
for booster seats . ...... .... ...... 198
Selector lever ............ .. . ..... ... 127
for using child safe ty s eats . .... .... 193
Selector lever multitronic ® ......... .. 133
for using convertible child sea ts .... 196
for using infant seats . ........... . 195
for using safety be lts . ...... .... ... 162
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System
181 Service and
disposal
Safety belt pretensioner .. ..... .. .. 167
Service interval display .... ... .... ... .. 17
Servotron ic
Safety lock Ignition key, Automatic transmission 119
Seat adjustment Driver seat ... ...... ... .. .... ... .. 92
D river's seat memory . .......... .. 101
Front passenger seat . .... .... .... .. 93
Head restraints ................ 98, 151
Lumbar support . ...... ... .... .... . 98 Power steering
...... ............. 217
Setting Date display ............ .. ... ... .. 14
Digital clock ... .. .... .... .... .. .. . 14
Shift buttons .... .... .... ... .... 131, 137
Side airbags Description ... .... .... .. . .... .... 187
How they work .... ...... .... .... . 188
Power seats ... .. ........ .... .... . 96 Ski sack
... .............. ........... 103
Safety guidelines ... ... ....... .... . 92 Snow chains .
.... .... .... ... .... .... 285
Seat cushion extension ..... ... .... 100 Sockets
........... .... ... .. .... 105, 106
Seat belts Soft
top ... .. .... ....... .... .... ..... 61
Why YOU MUST wear them .... ... . 159 Care and cleaning
........ .... .. . . 233
Seat memory ....... ... .... .... .... . 101 Manual
operation ... ...... .... .. .. . 68
Seat position Sound system
Incorrect seat position .... .... .... 151 Replacing
.... .... .... ... .... .... 319
Seating capacity . ... .... .... .... .... 159 Sound system display
S eating position D
river information display . .... ..... 25
Driver .... .... ...... .... ... .. .... 148 Space
-saving spare wheel ... . ........ 292
Front passenger ......... ......... 149 Spare wheel ..
...... .... ... .... .... . 291
How to adjust the front sea ts .. .... . 149
Speed rat ing letter code ... ...... .... . 281
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Speed warning 1 ...... .... ... ... .... . 34
Speed warning 2 .................. ... 34
Speed warning system ............... 35
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Startingtheengine . ...... ...... 119,120
What should I do if the engine does not
start? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Steel wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Steering ...... ............... ... ... 118
Steering wheel Locking the steering .............. 119
Steering wheel column Adjusting ... .. .... .... ...... .... 118
Steps for determining correct load limit 276
Stopping the engine .. ....... ....... 120
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Compartment in the front seats .... 109
Compartments in the door trims ... 109
Cupholder in the center conso le .... 104
Glove compartment ... .... ...... . 107
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Small objects .. .... ....... .... ... 108
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switches Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Symbols Red ............................. 30
Yellow ........................... 32
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Tank
flap
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand 248
Technical modifications ... ...... ... .. 319
Temperature Climate controls ...... .... ....... 112
Setting for the driver's and front passen­
ger side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and
afterwards ... ... .... ...... ..... 219
Tilt sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Tips for the environment
Using the air conditioner only when
necessary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
tiptronic® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU ...... ... 128
Driving ...... .... ... .. .... .... .. 126
Dynamic shift program ....... .. ... 129
Fail -safe mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Manual shift program ............ . 130
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Tire pressure ... .......... .......... 274
Tire pressure monitoring system ... .... 41
Initialize wheels ................... 45
learning process ........... ....... 43
loss of air pressure .. .... ... .. . 20, 43
Malfunctions . .... ....... ..... ... . 46
Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Storing tire pressures ...... ...... .. 43
Tires and wheels ....... .... ...... 281
Valves .......................... 281
Tire service life ... ...... .... ... .. ... 278 Tires
... .. .... .... .. . ... ... .... ... . 267
Replacing .. .... ....... .... ...... 281
Service life ...................... 278
speed rat ing letter code .... .... ... 281
Tire manufactur ing date ........... 281
Tire spec ifications ................ 280
Tread depth .... .... ........ .... . 278
Uniform tire quality grading ... .... 283
Winter tires .. ...... ......... .... 284
Tires and vehicle load limits ..... ..... 275
Tires and wheels Checking tire pressure .......... .. 274
Cold tire inflation pressure ........ 271
Dimensions .... .... ..... ...... .. 279
General notes ......... ... ...... .. 267
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .
268
New tires and whee ls ............. 279
Replacing .. .... ....... .......... 280
Snow chains .. .... .... ........ ... 285
Tire pressure monitoring system ... 281
Tires and vehicle load limits ....... 275
Wheel bolts ........ ....... .... .. 286
Winter tires
Tires/Wheels 284
Low aspect ratio tires ............. 286
Tir e pressure monitoring system .... 20
Torn or frayed safety belts ... .. .... ... 162
Touch-up paint
Towing Front eyelet 235
307
Rear eyelet .... ........ ..... .. ... 307
Tow truck procedures ...... ....... 306