wheel AUDI A5 CABRIOLET 2017 Repair Manual

Emergency assistance
Removing
.. Insert the hook provided with the vehicle tool
kit in the hole in the hub.
.. Pull off the
decorative wheel cover¢ fig. 185.
Wheels with wheel bolt caps
Applies to: vehicles with wheel bolts with caps
The caps must be removed first from the wheel
bolts before the bolts can be unscrewed.
Fig. 186 C han gin g a w hee l: remov ing t he wheel bolt c aps
Removing
.. Push the plastic clip provided with the vehicle
tool kit over the wheel bolt cap until it engages.
• Pull on the
plastic clip to remove the cap
¢ fig . 186 .
Refitting
.. Place the caps over the wheel bolts and push
them back on.
The caps are to protect and keep the wheel bolts
clean.
Loosening and tightening the wheel bolts
The wheel bolts must be loosened before raising
the vehicle.
Fig. 187 C han ging a w hee l: loosening the wheel bolts
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Loosening
• Install the wheel bolt wrench over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it will go.
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench handle
and turn the wheel bolts
counter-clockwise
about one single turn in the direction of arrow
¢fig. 187.
Tightening
.. Install the wheel bolt wrench over the wheel
bolt and push it down as far as it will go .
.. Take tight hold of the
end of the wrench handle
and turn each wheel bolt
clockwise until it is
seated.
A WARNING
- Do not use force or hurry when changing a
wheel -you can cause the vehicle to slip off
the jack and cause serious personal injuries.
-Do not loosen the wheel bolts more than
one turn
before you raise the vehicle with
the jack. -You risk an injury .
(D Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the han­
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bolts.
- If a wheel bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully pushing down
on the end of the wheel bolt wrench with
one foot only. As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep your balance and take care not
to slip.

Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first be­
fore the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 188 S ill panels: markings
Fig. 189 Sill: posit ion ing th e vehicle jack
The location of the jack point is indicated by an
indentat ion on the underside of the vehicle
c::> fig. 188.
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~ Activate the parkin g brake to p reve nt the vehi­
cle from roll ing unintentionally.
~ Move the selector lever to position P.
~ Find the m ark in g (imprint) on the sill that is
nearest the wheel that will be changed
<=> fig . 188. Behind the marking, there is a lift­
i ng p oint on the sill for the vehicle jack .
~ Turn the ve hicle ja ck located under the lifting
po int on the s ill to ra ise the jack until the jaw
<=> fig. 189 @cove rs the n o tch on the vehicle
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~ Align the vehicle jack so the jaw @covers the
notch and the base plate @ is flat on the floor.
The base plate @ must be
vertical under the
lifting point @.
~ Install the rod on the vehicle jack: Insert the
; rod into the opening on the handwheel. Turn
~ the rod left or right to secure it. N .... 0
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Emergen cy a ssis tanc e
~ Continue ra ising the jack with t he rod unti l the
wheel lifts off the ground slightly .
Pos ition the vehicle jack
only under the des igna t­
ed lift ing points on the sill
c::> fig. 188. There is ex­
actly
one l ocation for each wheel. The jack must
not be posit ioned at any ot her location
c::> &<=>CD .
Soft ground under the jack can cause the vehicle
to s lip off the jack. A lways p lace the jack on firm
ground . Use a f lat, stab le support if necessary .
Use a non-s lip surface such as a rubber mat on a
slipp ery s urface such as tile.
_& WARNING
--You or your passengers could be injured
while changing a wheel if you do not follow
these safety precautions:
- Position the vehicle jack only at t he des ig­
nated lifting points and align the jack .
Otherwise, the vehicle jack could slip and
cause an injury if it does not have suffi­
c ient hold on the vehicle.
- A soft or unstable surface under the jack
may cause the veh icle to slip off the jack.
Always provide a firm base for the jack on
the ground . If necessary, use a sturdy
board unde r the jack .
- On hard, slippery surface (such as t iles)
use a rubber mat or similar to prevent the
jack from slipping.
- To help prevent injury to yourse lf and your
passengers:
- Do no t raise the veh icle until you are sure
the jack is securely engaged.
- Passengers m ust not remai n in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
- Make su re tha t passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- Make s ure jack position is correct, adjus t
as necessary and t hen continue to raise
the jack .
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the s ill. Pos ition the
vehicle j ack only at the des ignated lift ing
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Emergency assistance
points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged .
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
Follow these instructions step-by-step for chang ­
ing the wheel .
Fig. 190 Cha nging a wheel : usin g the screwdr iver handle
(with the b lade removed) to turn th e bo lts
Fig. 191 Chan gin g a wheel: align ment pin inside the top
h ole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re­
p lac e the whee l as follows:
Removing the wheel
"' Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle (vehicle tool kit)
¢fig. 190 and set it
aside on a
clean surface.
"' Screw the threaded end of the
alignment pin
from the tool kit hand -tight into the empty bolt
hole
r=;, fig . 191 .
"'Then remove the other wheel bo lts as described
above.
"' Take off the wheel leaving the alignment pin in
the bolt hole
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Putting on the spare tire
"'Push the spare tire over the alignment pin.
"' Scr ew on the whee l bolts and tighten them
slightly using the hexagona l socket.
"' Remove the alignment pin and insert and tight­
en the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the
rest.
"' Turn the jack handle counter-clockw ise to lower
the vehicle until the jack is fully released .
"' Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten a ll wheel
bolts firmly ¢
page 230. Tighten them in a
crisscross pattern,
from one bolt to the (ap­
proximate ly) opposite one, to keep the whee l
centered.
"' Perform the steps required after changing the
wheel
r=;, page 229, After changing a wheel .
The hexagonal socket makes it easier to remove
the wheel bolts from the rim. Care should be tak­
en when removing the reversible blade.
(D Note
When removing or installing the wheel, the
rim could hit the brake rotor and damage the
rotor. Work carefully and have a second per­
son to help you.
(D Tips
-When mounting tires with unidirectional
tread design
make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way¢
page 233.
-The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub. Remove all dirt from these surfaces be­
fore remounting the wheel.
- Do not use the hexagonal socket in the
screwdriver handle to loosen or tighten the
wheel bolts .

Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the
right dir ection .
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern
intended for use in a specific direction
When us ing a spa re t ire with a tread pa tte rn in­
tended fo r use in a specific direction, please note
the following:
- The direct ion of rotat io n i s marked by an
arrow
on the side of the tire .
-If the spare tire has to be installed in the incor­
rect d irection, use the spare tire only tempora ­
rily s ince the tire w ill not be ab le to achieve its
opt imum performanc e ch arac teristics with re­
gar d to a quaplaning, noise and wea r.
- We recommend that you pay particular atten­
t io n t o this fac t during we t weat he r and that
yo u a dju st yo ur speed to match road condi ­
t ions.
- Replace the fla t tir e with a new one and have i t
i ns ta lled on yo ur vehicle a s soon as possible t o
res tore the handling advantages of a unid irec­
t iona l tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read t he info rmation ¢ page 214, New
tires or wheels
i f you are going to use a spare tire
which is different from t he tires on your vehicle.
Afte r you change a tire:
- Check the tire pressure on the spare immedi­
ately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali­
fied workshop.
- With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of 90
ft lbs. (120 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire ,
gi they should be replaced before you check the ......
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Emergency assistance
-Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as possi­
ble. Remount the wheel cover .
Until then , drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
_& WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle with
tires or r ims which differ from those wh ich
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the information
c> page 214, New tires or
wheels.
- Always make sure the damage d w heel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are proper ly secured in the luggage compart­
men t an d ar e not loose in the passenger
compa rtme nt.
- In an accident or sudde n maneuver they
coul d fly forward, injuring a nyo ne in t he ve­
h icl e.
- Always s tore damaged w heel, jack and tools
secure ly i n t he lu ggage compartmen t. Ot h­
e rw ise, in an accident or sud den m aneuve r
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas ­
sen gers in t he veh icle.
(D Note
D o no t use c omm erc ially ava ilable tire se al­
a nts. Otherwise, t he e lectr ical comp onents of
the tire p re ssu re m on ito ring syst em * w ill no
l on ger wor k pro perly and t he sensor fo r the
tire p ressure monito ring system* wi ll have to
b e replaced by qualifie d wo rkshop .
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.. Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as it will go
~ fig. 199 and tighten it
with the wheel wrench.
When it is no longer needed, unscrew the towing
loop and put it back into the vehicle toolkit. Be
sure to have the towing loop stored in the vehicle
at all times.
A WARNING
If the towing loop is not screwed in as far as it
will go, the thread can pull out when the vehi­ cle is towed - potential risk of an accident.
Rear towing loop
Do not install the rear towing loop until it is
needed.
Fig. 200 Rear bumper: cover
Fig. 201 Rear bumper: Screw ing in tow ing loop
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On the r ight side of the rear bumper there is a
threaded hole for the towing loop. The threaded
hole is protected by a cover.
.. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle tool-
k it ¢
page 22 7 .
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~ pressure to the bottom part to release it from N
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Emergency situations
.. Screw the towing loop tightly into the threaded
hole as far as it will go¢
fig. 201 and tighten it
w ith the wheel wrench.
Unscrew the towing loop again after use and in­
stall the cover in the bumper. Install the cover in
the bumper. Return the towing loop to the tool­ kit. Be sure to have the towing loop stored in the
vehicle at all times.
A WARNING
-If the towing loop is not screwed in as far as it
will go, the thread can pull out when the vehi­
cle is towed - potential risk of an accident.
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 202 Ve hicle on flat bed truck
Front hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
.. Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp .
.. Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
(D Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
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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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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera a rea . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . 119
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Adding Engine coolant .. .......... ........ . .
Engine oil .. .. .. ................ ... .
W indshield washer fluid ..... .. .... .. .
Addition al acces sories
Additives Engine oil .... .. .. .............. ... .
Adjustable steer ing column . ..... .. .. .. . .
Adjusting 200
197
206
248
197
71
Air distribu tion (automatic clima te control) .68
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Steering column ... . .. .... .... .. .. .. .. 71
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 68
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 1 36
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134, 135
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 138
How many airbags do es my vehicle have? 136
How the Advanced Airbag System compo -
nents wo rk together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Impo rtant in formation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
250
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Knee a irbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light . . . . . . . . . 140
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 43
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Warn ing/Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
When must the system be inspected? . . . 140
all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
All s eason tir es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Anti -freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 199
Anti-lock braking system Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Anti-slip regulation Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 7
Ant i-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Anti -theft systems
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Armrest.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ....... .. . 60
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Audi braking gu ard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dynami c steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi Service Repai r M anuals and Literature 246
AUTO Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Automatic climate control Air ven ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Automatic power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Automat ic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

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Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195, 197
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data L ink Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 25
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Opening. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 27
Opening/closing at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 24
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Vale t parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Parking aid
C leaning sensors/camera lenses . . . . . . . . 183
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
also refer to E lectromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Parking system (rear)
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking system (rear, with rear view camera) Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Sw itching rear view camera on/off . . . . . . 110
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 123
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 66
Index
Power
seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Se lective unlock featur e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power assist . 171
Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convenience closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Variable power top storage bay . . . . . . . . . 42
Wind deflector . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power window Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Power windows
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pregnant women Spec ial considerat ions when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Proper occupant seat ing positions . . . . . . . 112
Proper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Occupants ....... .. ................. 112
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
quattro
refer to all-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? . . 123
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Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Front passenger . ................ ... . 113
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 113
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Occupants .. .. .. ........... .. .. ..... 112
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjusting in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Convenience s ide view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dr iver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
F olding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Power easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Seat ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Seat (upper cabin heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . . 87
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Service position
refer to Replacing w iper blades . . . . . . . . . 54
SET button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Shutting down vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
side assist Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Side assist Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Index
Snow chains
222
Sound system display ................... 21
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use
.... .. .. ............... .. 166
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sport d ifferent ial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
START ENG INE STOP button (convenience
key ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S TART ENGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Start ing off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Starting the engine ................. 71, 73
Steering Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to Electro-mechan ical power as-
sist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 171
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 221
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
S tronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
S tronic transmission Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Launch Contro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbols
refer to Warning/i ndicator lights . . . . . . . . 11
T
Tachomete r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
T echn ical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tie-downs 64,118
t iptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Tires.... .. . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 20 7
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Rep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tire pressure . .... .............. 217, 226
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 224, 225
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
T readwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 15
Unid irec tional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Uniform t ire quality g rad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and load ing termi nology .
209
T ires and veh icle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 2 19
Tool k it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
To rn o r fr ayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Towing
Front eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
240
Rea r eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 1
Tow tru cks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
TPMS (tire pressure mo nitoring system) . . . 225
Trailer towing .... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 179
Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Operating instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 179, 180
T ransmission malfunc tion ( indicator ligh t) . .
86
Transport Ca nada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 19
Trave l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Tr ip computer
F ue l cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 2
Mi leage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sing le -trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tota l-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Tr ip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment ...... 63, 116
Trunk escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
T runk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Wa rni ng/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
u
Unfasten ing safety be lts 128
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Unlock ing
Rea r lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
260
U nlocking/locking
at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
with the central lock ing switch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with t he conven ience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
U pper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
U se of jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
V
Valet park ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Vehicle
Care/cleani ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
182
Ou t of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle electrica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Vehicle iden tifica tion labe l . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 243
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 31
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Vehicle shut -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 76
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 7
Vent ilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
w
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti -lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 17
B rake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 14
El ec tron ic powe r contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
El ectronic St abilization Contro l (E SC) . . . . .
16
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Malfunc tion Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 18
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
War ning/Ind ic a tor lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
War ranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
246
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Washing m atte fin ish p aint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
What happens if yo u wear your safety belt too
l oose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127