key AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2017 Service Manual

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A WARNING
Not wearing safety belts or wearing them im­
properly increases the risk of serious personal
injury and death . Safety belts can work only
when used correct ly.
-Always fasten your safety belts correctly be­ fore driving off and make sure all passen­
gers are cor rect ly restrained.
- For maximum protection, safety belts must
always be posit ioned properly on the body .
- Never strap more than one person, includ­ ing small ch ildren, into any belt .
- Never place a safety belt over a child sitt ing
on your lap.
- Always keep feet in the footwell in front of
the seat wh ile the vehicle is being driven.
- Never let any person ride w ith their feet on
the instrument panel or sticking out the
window or on the seat .
- Never remove a safety belt while the vehicle
is moving . Do ing so will increase your risk of
being injured or k illed.
- Never wear belts twisted.
- Never wear belts over rigid or breakable ob-
jects in or on your clothing, such as eye
glasses, pens, keys, etc., as these may cause
injury.
- Never allow safety belts to become dam­
aged by being caught in door or seat hard­
ware.
- Do not wear the shoulder part of the belt
under your arm or otherwise out of position .
- Several layers of heavy clothing may inter­
fere with correct positioning of belts and re­
duce the overall effectiveness of the system.
- Always keep belt buckles free of anything
that may prevent the buckle from latching
securely .
- Never use comfort clips or devices that cre­ ate slack in the shoulder be lt . However, spe­
cial clips may be requ ired for the proper use
of some child restraint systems.
- Torn or frayed safety belts can tear, and
damaged belt ha rdware can break in an acc i­
dent. Inspect belts regularly.
If webbing,
bind ings, buckles, or re tractors are dam-
Safet y bel ts
aged, have belts rep laced by an authorized
Aud i dea ler .
- Safety belts that have been worn and loaded
in an accident must be replaced with the
correct replacement safety belt by an au­
thorized Audi dealer. Replacement may be
necessary even if damage cannot be clearly
seen. Anchorages that were loaded must al­
so be inspected.
- Never remove, mod ify, d isassemble, or try
to repair the safety belts yourse lf.
-Always keep the belts clean . Dirty belts may
not work properly and can impair the func­
tion of the inert ia reel~
page 182.
Safety belts
Belt positioner
The driver and front passenger seats are equip­
ped with belt positioners.
F ig. 141 Driv er's seat: Belt pos it ioner
The front seats are equipped with belt position­
ers so it is easier to fasten the safety belts . The
belt positioners automatically extend when the
door closes and the ignit ion sw itches on
~ fig . 141.
The belt positioner returns to its start ing posi­
tion aga in when
- the tongue in the belt latch engages or the belt
was not fastened within 60 seconds.
-you switch the ignition off.
- you open the door .
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Safety belt position
Correct belt position is the key to getting maxi­
mum protection from safety belts.
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Fig. 143 Safety belt position
Standard features on your vehicle help you adjust
the position of the safety belt to match your body
size.
- height-adjustable front seats.
A WARNING
Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- The shoulder belt should lie as close to the
center of the collar bone as possible and
should fit well on the body. Hold the belt
above the latch tongue and pull it evenly
across the chest so that it sits as low as pos­
sible on the pelvis and there is no pressure
on the abdomen . The belt should always fit
snugly¢
fig. 143. Pull on the belt to tighten
if necessary.
- The lap belt portion of the safety belt must be positioned as low as possible across pel­
vis and never over the abdomen. Make sure
the belt lies flat and snug ¢
fig. 143. Pull on
the belt to tighten if necessary.
- A loose-fitting safety belt can cause serious
injuries by shifting its position on your body
from the strong bones to more vulnerable,
soft tissue and cause serious injury.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information ¢
page 124.
Safety belts
Pregnant women must also be correctly
restrained
The best way to protect the fetus is to make sure
that expectant mothers always wear safety belts
correctly -throughout the pregnancy.
Fig. 144 Safety belt position during pregnancy
To provide maximum protection, safety belts
must always be positioned correctly on the wear­
er's body
¢page 127.
.,. Adjust the front seat and head restraint cor­
rectly
Q page 5 7, Seats and storage.
.,. Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in an upright position and securely latched in
place before using the belt .
.,. Pull the safety belt evenly across the chest so
that it sits as low as possible on the pelvis and
the re is no pressure on the abdomen
Q fig. 144, c::> ,&..
.,. Insert the tongue into the correct buckle of
your seat until you hear it latch securely.
.,. Pull on the belt to make sure that it is secure ly
latched in the buckle.
A WARNING
--Improperly positioned safety belts can cause
serious personal injury in an accident.
- Expectant mothers must always wear the
lap portion of the safety belt as low as pos­
sible across the pelvis and below the round­
ing of the abdomen.
-Always read and heed all WARNINGS and
other important information
c::> & in Fasten­
ing safety belts on page 126.
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Fuel and Refueling
the tank is full . Do not try to add more fuel
because fuel may spill out. In addition, the
expansion space in the fuel tank will be filled -
causing the fuel to overflow when it becomes
warm and pollute the environment.
(D Tips
- Running your engine while refuelling may
cause vapors to escape or even cause fuel to
sp ill out of the tank. This would then shut
off the fuel nozzle before the tank is full.
- Do not refuel your vehicle with the ignition
turned on. The fuel gauge may otherwise
not indicate the correct fuel level after refu­
elling.
- The fuel filler flap of your vehicle is not
l ocked when you lock the veh icle from the
inside .
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand
You con open the fuel filler flop by hand if the
power locking system should fail.
F ig. 167 luggage compartment: opening the side trim
F ig. 168 luggag e compartment: Emergency opening of
fuel filler flap
The emergency opening mechanism is located
behind the right side trim panel in the luggage
compa rtment.
192
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Opening the side trim
.,. Insert a tool such as a screwdriver¢ page 22 7
or the eme rgency key into the right side of the
upper gap¢
fig. 167 .
.,. Pry upward to release the trim.
Fuel filler door emergency release
.,. Loosen the st rap from its bracket and pull on it
¢fig. 168. You can now open the fue l filler f lap
as usual
¢page 190.

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Checking and Filling Hood
Releasing and opening the engine hood
The engine hood is released from inside the vehi­
cle.
Fig. 169 Driver's side footwell: engine hood re lea se lever
Fig. 170 Release lever under the engine hood
Before opening the engine hood, make sure that
the windshield wipers are flat against the wind­
shield. Otherwise, they could damage the paint
on the hood.
.. With the driver's door open, pull the lever un­
der the instrument panel in the direction of the
arrow
¢ fig. 169.
.. Raise the hood slightly¢&.
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
¢
fig . 170. This releases the catch.
.. Open the hood.
A WARNING
Hot engine coolant can burn you.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam or
coolant escaping from the engine compart­
ment. Wait until no steam or coolant can be
Checking and Filling
seen or heard before carefully opening the
hood.
Closing the engine hood
.. Pull the hood down until the pressure from the
struts is reduced.
"' Le t the hood
drop down and latch in place. Do
not try to push it shut;
it may fail to engage
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A WARNING
A hood that is not completely latched could
fly up and block your view while driving.
- When you close the engine hood, check it to
make sure the safety catch has properly en­
gaged. The hood should be flush with the
surrounding vehicle body parts.
- If you notice while driving that the hood is
not secured properly, stop at once and close
it.
Working in the engine compartment
Be especially careful whenever you work in the
engine compartment.
-
Whenever you must perform any work in the
engine compartment, for example checking and
filling different fluids, there is a risk of injury, burns and accidents. To prevent personal injury
always observe the following WARNINGS. The
engine compartment of any vehicle is a hazard­
ous area
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A WARNING
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To help avoid injury, before you check any­
thing under the hood:
- Turn off the engine.
- Remove the ignition key .
- Apply the parking brake.
- Move selector lever of automatic transmis-
sion to "P" (Park).
-Always let the engine cool down. Hot com­
ponents will burn skin on contact.
- To reduce the risk of being burned, never
open the hood if you see or hear steam or
coolant escaping from the engine
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today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by veh icle owners.
Also , sa fet y a nd
en vironmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transm ission parts wh ich an owner can
pe rform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, test ing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work ­
shop perso nnel i n order to assure proper per­
formance, re liability a nd safety of the ve hicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and re liab il ity of you r
vehi cle and eve n void your vehicle warra nty .
Therefo re, proof of se rvicing in accordance with
the m aintenance schedule may be a condition fo r
upho ld ing a possib le warranty claim made wi thin
the warranty period.
Above all , ope rational safety can be adversely af­
fected, cre ati ng u nnecessa ry risks fo r yo u and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any se rvicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any properly
eq uipped and qua lified workshop. We strongly
urge you to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform a ll scheduled mainte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
fac ilities, original parts and tra ined specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly .
Performing limited ma intenance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with o rdinary tools, should the need arise and
tra ined personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and careful­
l y follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check an ything in the eng ine com ­
partment, alw ays read and heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&. and c::> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 193 . Con
sumer inf ormation
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad ­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never risk pe rsonal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly familiar wi th these
or other proce dures with respect to t he ve­
h icle, o r are uncerta in how to pro ceed.
- Do not do a ny work withou t the proper tools
a nd equ ipment. Have the nece ssary wo rk
done by your authorized Audi dealer or any
p roper ly equipped and qualifie d wo rkshop.
- T he engine compa rtment of any motor veh i­
cle is a potent ially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touc h the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off and the ignition key has been re­
moved . The rad iator fan switches on auto ­
mat ically when the coo lant reaches a certain
temperature and will con tinue to ru n until
the coolant temperat ure drops.
- Always remove the igni tion key befo re any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneat h
the vehicle . The jack supplied with the veh i­
cle is no t adequ ate for t his pu rpose and
could collapse c ausing se riou s personal in­
jury .
- If you mu st wor k unde rne ath t he vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (a utomatic t ransmiss ion) is in "P"
(Park position) and the park brake is firmly
applied.
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means that you risk both a substant ia l reduction
in the operationa l safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of vehicle parts¢
A.
Author ized Audi dealers w ill per form this wor k in
a professional and competent manner or, in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modifications.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and mod ificat ions can
change the way veh icle systems work and
cause serious personal injury.
(D Note
If emergency repairs must be performed else­
where, have the vehicle examined by an au­ thorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­
munications and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica ­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice .
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthor ized modi­
fications to this equ ipment .
Devices
T he fo llow ing devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15.19, FCC Part 15.21 and RSS -Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise control*
- Convenience key*
- Side assist*
- Cell p hone package*
- Electron ic immobilizer
- Homelink universal remote contro l*
- Remote contro l key
FCC Part 15.19
This device compl ies w ith pa rt 15 of the FCC
Ru les. Opera tion is subjec t to the following two
conditions :
Consumer inf ormation
(1) This dev ice may not ca use ha rmf ul inter fer ­
ence, and
( 2 ) this devi ce must ac cep t any inte rference re­
ce ived, in clu ding in terference tha t may ca use un­
desired ope ration.
FCC Part 15.21
CAU TION:
Changes or mod ificat ions not express ly approved
by the party responsible for compliance cou ld
vo id the user's a uth ori ty to operate t he equ ip­
ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat ion is subject to the following two cond i­
t ions:
(1) this device may not cause interference, and
( 2 ) this devi ce must accep t any inte rference, in­
clud ing interference that may cause undes ired
operation of the device .
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Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Removal lock (ignition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment ..............................
203
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Replac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Work ing on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Belt positioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Bio -ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 68
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Checking the brake fluid l evel . . . . . . . . . . 202
Brake system
Anti-lock brak ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Brakes. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 170
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electromechan ical parking brake . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Index
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
167
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Break-in period
Brake pads .. .. .. .. ............. .. . .
Tires ..... .... .. .. ........ · · · · · · · · ·
Breaking in ... .. .. .. ............... . .
New tires
Bulbs
C
170
175
175
214
237
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 194
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment ...... 63, 116
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
C en tral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
27
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ceramic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
170
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking
Engin e coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ....
131
Where can I get add itiona l information
about child restra ints and their use? . . . .
166
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 163
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Impo rtant safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
Installing a c hild restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
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Index
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
165
Child safety seats
Boost er seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Dang er of using child restraints in the front
seat.... ... .. .. ................ ....
131
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 155
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 184
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184, 185
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . . . . .
184
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Cleaning the tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Cleaning the wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Automatic recircu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Supplementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
synch ronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Closing/opening
at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . .
31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
49
Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
also refer to Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
252
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Consumer Information .. ............. . .
Contacting NHTSA
Convenience key 118
118
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
73
Stopping the engine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Switching on ignition ............... .. . 73
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening/closing
Conv ertible child safety seats
Convertible locking retractor
35
156
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 161
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Cooling mode (automatic climate control) . . 67
Cooling System
Expansion tank. .. .. .. .. ........... ..
199
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cruise control
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Presetting your speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
79
Cruising range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
(upholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 , 49
Declaration of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
249
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Homelink universal remote control . . . . . 249
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

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Determin ing correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 22 1
Dig ita l clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Di mensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Doors emergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
D river information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Open doo r o r fron t lid wa rn ing . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Outside temperature d isp lay. ... .. .... .. 21
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Dri ver seat
refer to Seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
D riving through wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Driving t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D us t filte r
refer to Pollutant filte r (au toma tic A/C sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Dynamic stee ring ............. 101, 167 , 17 1
E
E85 (Fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
E ff iciency p rogr am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fu el economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
M emory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
E lect ro-mechan ica l powe r ass ist . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Electromechanica l parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Re leas ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
St arting assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
S tarting from res t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting off w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
E lect ronic d ifferen tial lock
Wa rn in g/i nd ic ator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
E lect ronic diffe ren tial lock ( EDL)
Wa rning/indicator lights.. ... .. .. .... .. 1 7
E lect ronic immob ilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10, 33
Index
El ectron ic powe r contro l
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 18
El ectron ic spee d lim ite r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
E lectron ic stabilization control
Spo rt mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
E lectron ic Stab ilization Contro l . . . . . . . . . . 167
El ectron ic Stab ilization Contro l (E SC)
War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Ign it io n key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
E mergency f lasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
War ning/ in d ica to r li ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Start ing engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Emergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.7
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
En ergy manage men t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
B attery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
D rive r notific ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
E ngine
Compartment .. .. .. ................. 195
Coo lant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 99
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 73
Starting wi th ju mpe r cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Stopping . ... .. . ... .... . ..... ... .. 7 3, 74
E ngine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95
S afe ty in str uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Working the engi ne compa rtment . . . . . . 193
Engine coolant Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Checking the engine coo lant level . . . . . . . 199
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
E ngine hoo d
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
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Generator Wa rni ng/indicator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Glossa ry of tire and load ing term inology .. 209
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
G PS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 24 3
H
Head lights
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Headlights Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
H eadlig ht range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
L eft hand dr ive, right hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . 50
T rave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Headlight washe r reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
H ea d restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Ad justing .. .. .. ... . .... ... .. .. .. 60, 1 14
H eated
exte rior m irro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1
rear w indow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
se ats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
windshie ld washer spray noz zles . . . . . . . . 53
H eating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 124
H igh be am . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
H igh voltage war ning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
H omelink (garage door ope ne r) . . . . . . . . . . 36
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Re lease lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
H ow are child res tra int sys tem anchors re lat -
ed to ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 136
H ow safety belt pretensioners work
128
I
Ignition
switch ing on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
I gnition key
E me rgency un loc king. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Index
Ig nition loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Imbalance (whee ls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Immobilize r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Importantth ingstodobefo redriv ing . ... 111
Imprope rly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Dynam ic steeri ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
PASS ENG ER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
also refer to War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Inf lation press ure (t i res) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjust ing the light ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Instruments and contro ls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Inte rior ligh ts
F ront ... .. .. .. .. ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 51
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Inte rmit ten t (windsh ie ld w ipers) 53
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Jump-starting 238
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
K
Key... ... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 28
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Check lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 72
Ig nit ion/eng ine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mecha nica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
r emov ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
u nlocking/lo cking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 0, 32
K ick-dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Knee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Important safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . 146
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