warning lights AUDI A5 COUPE 2010 Owner's Guide

Checking and filling 111111
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No
-sparks
- flames
- smoking .
When a battery is charged, it produces hydrogen
gas which is explosive and could cause personal
injury .
Always keep the battery well out of reach of chil­
dren .
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Whenever working on the battery or on the electrical system ,
there is the risk of injury , accident and even fire . Read and heed the
following WARNINGS:
• Always wear eye protection . Do not let battery acid or any lead
particles get on your skin or clothing. Shield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury.
• Battery acid contains sulfuric acid . Sulfuric acid can cause
blindness and severe burns .
- Always wear gloves and eye protection . Do not tilt the
battery because acid could leak out of the ventilation openings .
- If you get battery acid in your eyes or on your skin, immedi ­
ately rinse with cold water for several minutes and get medical
attention.
- If you should ingest any battery acid , seek medical attention
immediately.
• Do not expose the battery to an open flame, electric sparks or
an open light.
• Do not smoke .
• Do not interchange the positive and negative cables .
• When working on the battery , be sure not to short -circuit the
terminals with tools or other metal objects . This would cause the
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battery to heat up very quickly, which could lead to damage or
explosion and personal injury.
• When a battery is charged , it produces hydrogen gas which is
explosive and could cause personal injury .
• Always keep the battery well out of the reach of children. • Before work is done on the electrical system, disconnect the
negative ground cable .
• Before performing any work on the electrical system , switch off
the engine and ignition as well as any electrical equipment. The negative cable on the battery must be disconnected. If you are just
going to replace a light bulb, then it is enough to switch off the
lights.
• Before disconnecting the battery , switch off the anti -theft
alarm system! Otherwise you will set off the alarm .
• When disconnecting the battery , first disconnect the negative
cable and then the positive cable .
• Before reconnecting the battery, make sure all electrical
consumers are switched off . Reconnect the positive cable first and
then the negative cable . Never interchange the cables -this could
start a fire !
• Never charge a frozen or a thawed -out battery. It could
explode! If a battery has frozen, then it must be replaced . A
discharged battery can freeze over at 32 °F (0 °CI.
• Make sure the vent hose is always attached to the opening on
the side of the battery.
• Never use batteries which are damaged . There is the danger of
an explosion! Always replace a damaged battery .
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California Proposition 65 Warning:
Vehicle care
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No. Consum er
7 Parking system
8 Rear wiper (Avant)
9 Electromechanical parking brake switch
10 Audi side assist
1 1 Rear seat heating
12 Terminal 15 control modu les
Fu se panel E (bla ck)
1 N ot used
2 Not used
3 DSP amp lifier, radio
4 MMI
5 Radio/navigation/cel l phone prep
6
Rearview camera
7 Not used
8 Not used
9 N ot used
10 Not us ed
1 1 Not used
12 Not used
Ampere
7,5
15 5
5
5
5
30/20
7,5
7,5
5
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Bulbs
Replacing bulbs
For your s afety, we recommend th at you have your autho ­
ri zed Audi dealer replace any bulbs for you.
It is becoming increasingly more and more difficult to replace
vehic le light bulbs since in many cases, o ther parts of the car must
first be removed before you are able to get to the bu lb . This applies
especia lly to the light bu lbs in the front of your car which you can
only reach through the engine compartment .
Sheet metal and bulb holders can have sharp edges that can cause
serious cuts, parts must be correctly taken apart and then properly
put back together to help prevent breakage of parts and long term
damage from water that can enter housings that have not been
properly resealed.
Fo r your safety, we recommend that you have your authorized Audi
dea ler replace any bulbs for you, s ince your dealer has the proper
tools, the correct bulbs and the expertise.
Ga s di scharg e lamps (X enon ligh ts)*:
Due to the high electrical voltage, have the bulbs replaced by a qual­
ified technician . Headlights with Xenon light are identified by the
high voltage sticker .
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Changi ng Xeno n lamp s w ithout th e necess ary e quipm ent can
c a use se riou s pers on al injury .
• Bulb s are p ress urize d and can e xpl ode when being ch ange d.
Po tentia l ri sk of injury!
• On ve hic les equ ippe d with g as disc ha rg e bulb s (Xenon li ght )*
li fe -thre atening injuri es can re sult from impro per h andling of th e
hi gh-v olt age portion s of su ch lam ps! .,_

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• Before you check anything in the engine compartment, always
read and heed all WARNINGS~ page 263, "Engine compartment".
0 Note
• Applying a higher voltage booster battery will cause expensive
damage to sensitive electronic components, such as control units,
relays, radio, etc .
• There must be no electrical contact between the vehicles as
otherwise current could already start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
[ i) Tips
• The discharged battery must be properly connected to the
vehicle's electrical system. When jump starting or charging the
battery , never connect the negative ground cable to the battery
negative post because the battery manager system must be able to
detect the battery's state of charge. Always connect the negative
ground cable to the negative ground post of the battery manager
control unit .•
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in exactly
the order described below!
Fig. 251 Engine
compartment : Connec·
tors for jumper cables
and charger
Fig. 252 Jump starting
with the battery of
another vehicle: @
discharged vehicle
battery,
© booster
battery
The procedure described below for connecting jumper
cables is intended to provide a jump start for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of automatic
transmission to
N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set parking
brake.
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Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service irechnical data

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A Additives Side airbags ....... .... .... ...... 207
Engine oil 275 Side curtain airbags ....... .... ... 210
A/C mode ...... ...... .... ....... 95, 102 Adjusting Weight-sensing mat ..... .. .... ... 214
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Changing speed .. .... .... .... ... 121
Driver information .... .... ....... 124
Driver intervention prompt ..... ... 128
Driving in traffic .. .... .... ..... .. 119
Driving program .... .. ...... ..... 129
Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Open road ..... .. .... .... ...... . 119
Override . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Request for driver to assume control 119
Save speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Setting distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Setting time interval .. .. .. .... .... 123
Settings .......... .... .......... 129
Special driving situations . ....... . 130
Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Switching on and off .. ... .... .... 120
System limits .. .... ...... ........ 130
Temporarily turning off .. ... ...... 122
Warning/indicator lights .......... 125
Adaptive dampers .. ...... .... .... .. 144
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Adding Engine coolant ... .... .... ....... 279
Engine oil ....................... 275
Windshield washer fluid .... .. .... 286
Additiona l accessories ............... 341 Steering column manually
......... 107 When
must the system be inspected? ...
Adjusting front seats .......... .... ... 69 199
Airbag All wheel drive
................ .... .. 240
Warning/indicator lights ... .... .... 14 Alloy wheels .
..... .. ........ .... ... 258
Airbag system .... ..... ... .... .. 188, 208 All-wheel drive
Advanced Airbag System .......... 192 Winter
tires 304
Advanced Airbag System components .. A
lternator
195 Malfunction
.. .. .. .... .... .... .... 29
Care .................. .... .... .. 202
Anti-freeze
Child restraints .................. 215
See Engine coolant system ...... .. 277
Children .. .... ...... ..... .... ... 214
Anti-glare inside day-night mirror . ..... 64
Components (front airbags) .. ... ... 195
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Disposal ... .. .... ...... .... ... .. 202 Anti
-lock brake system
How the ABS system works ... .. ... 238
Warning/indicator lights ... .. .... .. . 15
Anti-Slip Regulation System !ASR)
Front airbags .. ... ........... 192, 193 h k
How t e system wor s
How do the front airbags work? . . . . 197 236
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 195
How the Advanced Airbag System compo­
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Important safety instructions on the knee airbag system .... .... .... .... .. 206
Important things to know ... .... .. 188
Indicator light ... .. ........ ...... 199
Knee airbags .. ........... .... ... 204
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .. 200
Repairs ..... .. ... ... .. .... ...... 202
Safety instructions ............... 201 Anti-theft systems
Electronic immobilizer ............. 41
Ashtray ...... .... .... ............... 87
ASR How the Anti-Slip Regu lation System
works ... ........ .... ... .... ... 236
Asterisk What does it mean when something is
marked with an asterisk? ........... 5
Audi braking guard .................. 132
Error messages .. ...... ...... .... 134
Settings ........................ 133

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Status messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switching on and off .. .... ...... .. 133
Audi drive se lect .. ...... .... ........ 144
Adaptive dampers .. ...... .... .... 144
Description ... ... .... .... ...... .. 144
Dynamic st eering .. ....... ...... .. 144
Se tting th e driving mode . ...... ... 145
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature
339
Auto Lock .......... ................. 42
Auto Safety Hotline ... ... ... .... .... . 177
Auto-Ch eck Contro l .... ... .. .... .... .. 27
Automatic belt retractor .......... .... 183
Automatic car wash
See Washing .. .... .... ... .... .... 253
Automatic climate control A/C mod e ..... .. .... .... ...... ... 95
Au tomatic climate control plus ....... .. 96
A/C mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
See also Deluxe automatic climate control
plus ...... .. ..... ... ..... .. ..... 96
Automatic c limate control system ...... 90
See also Deluxe automatic climate
control ... .. .... .... ..... ...... . 90
Automatic driving light control ..... .. .. 53
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU .. ..... .... 150
Automatic transmission ...... ...... .. 147
6-speed automatic transmission . ... 147
Automatic Shift Lock (ASU ... . ..... 150
Driving .. .. .. ...... .......... ... 148
Dynamic shift program . ...... ... .. 151
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Fail -safe mode . ...... .... .. . ..... 153
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Kick-down
.... ..... .. ..... .. . .... 151
Manual shif t program . ...... ...... 152
Selector lever ...... ........ .... .. 149
Shift buttons . ...... .... ... .. ... . 153
Steering wheel with tiptronic ....... 153
Automatic wip e/wash system ...... ... . 61
Average speed ........... .... .... .... 23
Avoid damaging the vehicle ........... 244
B
Battery . .... .... ...... ....... .... .. 281
Battery location inside the luggage
compartment .. . .. .. .... .... .... 282
Charging ............. .... ... .... 284
Important warnings when working on the
battery ..... .. .. .... .... .... ... 282
Jump starting ............. ... .... 326
Low ... .. .... .. . .. ... ....... .... 241
Replacing the battery ......... .... 285
State of charge . .............. .... 241
W inter operat ion . .... .... .... .... 281
Working on th e battery ...... .... .. 282
Battery voltage ..... ....... .... .... .. 35
Before driving ... ..... .. ... ... .. .... 169
Blended gasoline ... . .. ... ....... .... 265
Body cavity sealing ...... ...... ... .. . 258
Boost er seats .... .... .... ...... ... .. 221
Brake assist ..... .... .... .... .... ... 239
Brake booster .... .. .. ... ..... .. . .... 238
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid .. .... .... 281
Checking the brake fluid level .. .... 280 Reservoir
.. .... .. .. ... .... .... ... 280
What is the correct brake fluid level? 280
What should I do if the brake fluid warning
light comes on? ..... .... .... .. . . 280
Brake system .... ... .... .... .... .... 280
Anti-lock brake system ............. 15
Brake fluid . ........... .... ....... 280
Brake fluid specifications for refill and
replacement . .... .... .... ...... . 281
Brake light defec tive ... ...... ... .. . 35
Brake pads ..... .. ...... ....... .. 244
Electromechanical parking brake .... 112
General information ...... .... ... . 237
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brak es? . ...... .. ...... .... .... . 237
Malfunc tion ... .. .. .. .... .... ..... 29
Warning/indicator lights .... ...... .. 16
Worn brake pads symbol .. ... .... .. 34
Braking guard
See Audi braking guard .... .... ... . 132
Break -in period ...... .... .. .. .... ... 243
Brake pads ... .... .... ........... 244
Tires ... ..................... .. .. 243
Bulbs .... .... ... ... ... .. ...... .... . 324
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 272
Battery specific ... .... .... .... ... . 283
Capaciti es .. ... .... .... .... .... ..... 337
Car care ... . .... .. .. .... .... .... .. . . 252
Inter ior .... ... .... .... ...... ..... 259
P lastic and vinyl ....... ......... .. 256
Weatherstrips ... .. .... .. . .... ... . 257
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Care of exterior ... .. ... ... ... ... ... . 252
Cargo area
See Loading the luggage compartment ..
175
Cargo net .... .... ................... 79
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Center armrest Adjusting ........................ 78
Storage compartment ........ .... . 78
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Changing a flat tire .. .... .... ....... 312
Changing a wheel ................... 312
Changing engine oi l ...... .... .... ... 276
Chassis Undercoating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Checking Engine coolant level .. ...... ...... 278
Checking tire pressure .... .... .... ... 293
Child restraint system anchors ........ 227
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? ...
232
Child safety ................... .... . 213
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . 223
Important safety instructions for using
child safety seats .... .... ... .... 216
Important things to know when driving with chi ldren ................... 213
Installing a child restraint using the
LATCH system .................. 229 Lower
anchorages ... ...... ...... . 228
Mounting and releasing the anchorage hook .. .............. ....... ... 229
Tether anchors .. ...... .... .... .. 230
Tether straps ........ ....... ..... 230
Child safety seats ... ........... ..... 218
Booster seats .. ... .... ........ ... 221
Convertible chi ld seats ............ 219
Convertible locking retractor . ...... 223
Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ ...... 216
Infant seats ...... ........ ....... 218
Installing ....................... 223
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Safety instructions .... ...... ..... 216
Cigarette lighter ........ ....... ...... 87
Cleaning Alcantara® (synthetic suede) . ..... 262
Engine compartment ....... ... ... 263
Fabrics and fabric coverings ..... .. 259
Instrument panel ................. 260
Interior .. .... .... ... .. .... .... .. 259
Leather ......................... 261
MMI display ..................... 259
MM I termina l .. ... .... .... .... ... 259
Plastic and vinyl .. .. ......... ... . 256
Plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Safety be lts ...... ....... ........ 263
Trim strips . ........... .... ...... 255
trim strips ... .. ........ .... ... ... 256
Cleaning and protection .. ........ ... 252
Clock ........ .... ...... ....... ...... 10 Coat hooks
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Co ld tire inflation pressure .... ....... 291
Compact spare tire .................. 311
See also Spare tire ........ ...... .. 311
Compass mirror . ...... .. .... .... .... 67
Comp liance ...... .... ....... .... ... 342
Consumer Information .... ... ... . 177, 339
Contacting NHTSA ... .... .... .... ... 177
Convenience closed ... ....... ........ 49
Convenience key ..................... 44
START ENGINE STOP button ... 110, 111
Starting engine .... ....... .... ... 110
Switching engine off .............. 111
Switching on ignition ............. 11
O
Unlocking and locking vehicle ... ... . 44
Convenience opening ...... ........... 49
Convertible child safety seats ...... ... 219
Convertible locking retractor Activating .. ....... .... ...... .... 225
Deactivating ..................... 226
Using to secure a child safety seat .. 223,
225
Coolant system ..................... 277
Cooling System Expansion tank .... ........... ... 278
Cornering light ...................... 57
Cruise contro l
Changing speed . ...... .... .... .. 116
Preselect speed .. ...... ..... .. ... 116
Switching off ... .. .... .... .... ... 116
Switching on ...... ........... ... 115
Warning/indicator lights ... .. ...... . 15
Cruising range ................... .... 23

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Cup holders ... .. ...... . .... .. .. .... . 86
D
Data 337
Data recorder . ..... .. .. .... .... .... . 234
Date display ....... .... .... .......... 10
Daytim e running l ights ........ .... .... 55
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control .. ......... . 342
Audi side assist . .. .. . ... ... . ... .. 342
Ce ll phone package . ..... .... .... . 342
Convenience key ..... .... ....... . 342
Electronic immobilizer . ..... .. .... 342
Hom elink® universal remote control 342
Remote control k ey .. .. .. .... .... . 342
Tire pressure monitoring syste m ... 34 2
Defective light bulb warning .... . ... ... 35
Defrosting the windows .. .... .... . 95, 102
Defrosting windows . .... .... ... .. 95, 102
De luxe automat ic climate contro l .... ... 90
Air distribution . ...... .... .. .... ... 94
Air ven ts (rear) ... .... .... .. . .... .. 96
Automatic mode . .. .. .. ... ..... ... 92
Controls ... .. ...... .. .... ..... ... 9 1
Defrost . ...... .. .... .... ..... .. .. 95
Description ... ... .... .... ...... ... 90
Economical use .. .... ...... ..... .. 96
Fan ........... .... .... .... .... ... 93
Rear window defogger ... .... ..... . 95
Recirculation mode .... .. .... .... .. 94
Temperature . ...... ....... .. ... ... 93
Turning on and off ... .... ... .... .. 92
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Deluxe automatic c
limate control p lus ... 96
Air distribu tion ... .... ...... ...... 101
Air vents ........... .... ...... ... 103
Air vents (rear) ...... .... ... .. .... 103
Au toma tic mode . .... .... .... ... .. 99
Au tomatic recircu lation ...... .... . 104
Basic settings .. .. ... .... .... ... .. 104
Controls ... .. .... .... ... .. .. ..... 98
Defrost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Description ... .. .. .... .... .... ... . 96
Economical use .. .... .... .... .... 104
F an .. .... .... ...... ....... .. .... 100
Rear window defogger .... ... ..... 102
Recirculation mode ......... .... .. 101
Synchroniza tion .................. 105
Temperature . .............. .... .. 100
Turn ing on and off .... .... .... .... . 99
Determining corr ect load limit ... .... . 296
Digita l clock ... .. .. .... .... .... ... .. . 10
Digi tal compass ........... ....... .... 67
Digital speedometer .... .... .. .. .... .. 20
Dimensions ........ ... .. .... ... .... 336
Doors Emerg ency locking ......... .... ... 47
Driver information sys.tern ... ... ... ... . 18
Defective light bulb warning ... ... .. 35
Digital speedometer ...... ... .... .. 20
Driver information messages ...... .. 28
Open door or rear lid warning .. .... . 21
Outside temperatu re disp lay .. ... ... 19
Sound system display . ........ .... . 19
Driver seat
See Seating posit ion ...... .... .... 1 70 Driver's seat memory
Activa ting remote con trol key . .... .. 76
Driving lights .. ...... .... ... .... .. . .. 53
Driving messages .... .... .... ...... .. 28
Driving safely ........ .... ..... .. ... . 168
Driving through water ... .. .. .... .... . 244
Driving time ..... ... . .... ...... ... .. . 23
Dup licate key . .... .. .... ... .... .... .. 38
Dust and pollen fi lter
De luxe au tomatic c limate control pl us 96
Dust filter Deluxe automatic c limate contro l .. .. 90
Deluxe automatic c limate control plus 96
Dynamic steering . .... ... ..... 13, 33, 144
E
Easy entry function ... .... ... ...... 72, 7 4
Electrical seat adjustment
See Seat adjustment . .... . .... .. .. . 72
Electromechanica l parking brake
Emergency braking ... .... .... .... 114
Ma lfunction . .... .... .... .... .... 115
Operation .... .... ... ... ... .. .... 112
Parking ... .... .... ... ........ ... 113
Releasing and c losing ..... .... ... . 112
Starting ass ist .... .... ... .... .... 113
Starting from rest ... .. .. .. .... ... 113
Starting off wi th a traile r ... .... .... 114
Warni ng/indicator lights .. ...... ... . 16
Electron ic differential lock (EDU
How the system works .. ...... .. .. 235
Warning/ind ica tor lights .. ...... ... . 15
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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Electronic immobilizer .... ...... ... 11, 41
Electronic power contro l
(EPC) warning/indicator light .. .... .. 13
Electronic stabilization program (ESP) How the system works . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Warni ng/indicator lights ........... 13
Emergency braking .... ..... .. ...... 114
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warning/indicator lights ........... 14
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Starting engine .... ....... ........ 41
Emergency locking of the doors ........ 47
Emergency release Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
E . mergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Emergency towing .................. 329
Emergency un locking
Ignition key ...... .... .... .... .... 40
Energy management ...... ... ... .... 241
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Engine Compartmen t ........ ...... . .. .. 272
Coolant .. .... ..... ... ... .... .... 277
Hood ...... ........... ....... ... 270
Starting .................. ...... 108
Starting with jumper cables ....... 326
Stopping ....................... 109
Engine compartment Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Working the engine compartment .. 271
E . I ngme coo ant system .... ... ... .. ... 277
Adding coolant ... .... ...... ..... 279
Checking coo lant level .. .... .... .. 278
Check ing the engine coolant level .. 278
Malfunction ......... .... ......... 30
Radiator fan ...... .... .... .... ... 280
Engine coolant temper.ature
Temperature gauge ...... .... ..... . 8
Engine data .. ................ ...... 337
Engine hood Closing .. .... .... ... .. .... ...... 271
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . 270
Engine oil .......................... 273
Adding ......................... 275
Additives .. ....... .... ...... .... 275
Changing . .... .... .... .... .... .. 276
Check oil level ............. ...... 275
Consumption ... .. ............ ... 275
Oil consumption ................. 274
Oil grades ... .. ...... .... ... .. ... 273
Specification and viscosity ...... .. 273
Engine oil level ...................... 36
Engine oil pressure Malfunction .. .... ....... ......... 31
Engine oil sensor defective ............ 36
Engine speed limitation ............... 36
Environment Break -in period .... ........ ...... 243
Catalytic converter ........ ....... 244
Disposing of your vehicle battery ... 285
Driving at high speeds .... ... .. ... 246
Driving to minimize pollution and noise 245 Fuel ..
...... ... .. . ... .... .... ... 267
Fuel economy ... ....... .... ...... 245
Leaks under your vehicle ....... ... 271
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up ..
246
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid
281
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant ... .. ...... ... .. ... .... . 279
Proper disposal of drained engine oil ....
275 ,276
Recycling used engine oi l ...... ... 275
Unleaded fuel ........ .... .... ... 265
What should I do with an old battery?
285
Environmental note Rear window defogger .. ....... 95, 102
Roof rack ... ... .. .. .. .... .... .... 85
EPC See Electronic power control .... .... 13
ESP See Electronic stabi lization program
(ES P) ... ......... ... ............ 13
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ 234
Expansion tank ..................... 278
Eyeglasses compartment .............. 89
F
Fan
Deluxe automatic c limate control .... 93
Deluxe automatic climate control plus ...
100
Radiator ........ ... .. .... .... ... 280

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Fastening
Booster seats .................... 221
Convertible chi ld safety seats ..... . 219
Infant seats .. ...... ...... ........ 218
Flat tire Changing ....... .... .... ...... .. 312
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Fog lights . ....... .... ... .. ... ... .. .. 54
Foot pedals ... ... .. .... .... ...... .. 174
For the sake of the environment Gaso line fumes and the environment 267
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting .. ............ ......... 9
Refueling ..................... .. 267
Saving fuel by early upshifting ....... 9
Front ai rbags
Description ...................... 192
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Front ashtray ... .... .... .... .... .... . 87
Front seats . ... ... .... ... .. .... .... .. 69
Adjusting ... .... .... .... .... ... . 171
Child restraints in the front seat .... 190
Fronta l collisions and the laws of physics
180
Fuel Additives . .............. ......... 265
Blended gasoline ................. 265
Consumption .... ..... ... .... .... . 23
Filler neck ....................... 266
Fuel gauge ...... .... .... ..... .. .. 10
Gasoline ... .. .... .... ... .... .... 265
Gasoline additives .. ...... ...... .. 266
Octane rating ..... .... ... .... .... 265
Controls and equip­
ment Safety first
Recommendation
.... ... ... .. .... 265
Refuel ling .... .... .... .... ....... 267
Reserve .......................... 10
Tank capacity .... ...... ....... ... 337
Un locking the fue l filler flap by hand 269
Fuel filler flap
Un locking the fuel filler flap by hand 269
Fuel supply too low ....... .. .... .... .. 35
Fuse arrangement ... .... .... ..... .. . 320
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Garage door opener (Homelink®) 164
Gas discharge lamps .... ........ .... 324
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . .... ..... 8
Fuel ga uge ... .. .... .... .... .... .. 10
Tachometer ..... .... .... .... .... .. 9
Gearshift indicato r .. ........ .... .... . 20
Gearshift lever 6-speed manual transmission ... ... 147
General illustration
I nstruments and contr ols ... .. .... ... 7
G lossary of tire and loading terminology .. .
288
G love compartment ... .. .... ..... .. .. 89
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) ... 335
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Head lights
Fog lights ... ....... .............. 54
Rear fog lights ... .... .... .. ....... 54 Head restraints
..... . .. .. ...... ..... 173
Adjusting .. .... .... ... .... .... ... 173
Front seats ... .... .... .... ..... ... 76
Rear seats ........................ 77
Headlight Washer system .... .... ... .... ..... 61
Headlight washer rese rvoir ...... ... .. 286
Headlights Adaptive ligh t .. ... .... .... .... .... 57
Head light range control defective .... 36
Heatable Front seats ... .... .... ... ... .... . 105
Heated Rear window ...... .... .... .... 95, 102
Washer fluid nozzles . ..... .... .... . 61
Hea ted outside m irrors ....... .... .... . 65
Heater Deluxe automatic climate contro l .... 90
Hea ting
Deluxe au tomatic c limate con trol plus 96
Heavy clothing and safety be lts .... .... 182
High beam ... .... ..... .. .... ...... .. 58
Warning/indicator lights .... .... .... 15
High vo ltage warning la b el . ...... ... . 334
Home link® universal remote control .. . 164
Hood Opening .. ........ ....... .... ... 270
Release lever ... .... ..... .. ...... . 270
Horn . ...... .... .... ... .... .... ..... . 7
How are chi ld restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety .. ...... .... .... 227
How many airbags does my vehicle have? ..
195
Vehicle operation Vehicle care Do-it-yourself service Technical data

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How often should I check my tire pressures?
294
How safety be lt pretensioners work . . . 186 Interval wiping
Rain sensor .
.. ..... .. ... ... .. .... 61
61
Hydroplaning ..... .. .... .... ..... .. 298
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Ignition key .... ... .. .... .... ...... . 108
Emergency unlocking .............. 40
Ignition lock ...... ...... .... ...... . 108
Malfunction ................... 32, 36
Immobilizer .. ............... ..... 11, 38
Important things to do before driving . . 169
Im proper ly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . 186
Indicator light
Dynam ic steering ... ... .... .. .. 13, 33
Indicator lights ........... ...... ..... 12
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . 200
Infant seats ..... ................... 218
Inside rear view mirror ......... ....... 64
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage ................. .... 231
Instrument lighting .............. .... 56
Instruments and controls .............. 8
General illustration ................. 7
Interior lights
Dimming ................. .... ... 59
Front ................. ........... 59
Rear . ..... ... .... ........ .... ... 59 Jumper cables ........
............ .. 327
Jump -starting 326
K
Key ......... .... ...... ....... ...... 38
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Master key with remote contro l ..... 38
Mechanica l key ................... 40
Kick -down
tiptronic ...... ............. ..... 151
Knee airbags ................ ....... 204
Description ............ ..... .. ... 204
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Important safety instructions 206
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LATCH .................. ..... .. ... 227
Description ... ....... ...... ...... 228
Installing a child restraint ......... 229
Location ......... ............... 228
Mounting and releasing the anchorage hook ........ ........ .......... 229
Leather ... .... .... .. ..... ...... .... 260
Cleaning ..... .... ... .... ....... . 261
Lifting jack .. .... ....... ...... ...... 315
Lifting vehicle ...................... 331 Light
Coming home .................... 55
Daytime running lights . .... .... .... 55
Driving light control ....... .... .... 53
Exterior light ing ................... 55
Leaving home ......... ... .... .... 55
Switching on and off ... .... .... .... 53
Light sensor .... .... ... ..... ... .. .... 53
Light sensor defective ........ .... .... 34
Lighting ...... ........... .... .... ... 53
Lights Emergency flashers .... .... .... ... . 57
High beam . ... ... ... .. ..... ...... 58
High beam warning/indicator light ... 15
Turn signals ...................... 58
Xenon headlights .. ........ ... .... 56
Loading the luggage compartment 175
Locking Power locking switch ...... .... .... 46
R ear lid/trunk lid . ...... .... .... ... 47
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Using the mechanical key .. .... .... 45
Low beams . ... .. .... .... ...... .... . 53
Low -beam headlight
De fective ......................... 35
Lower anchorage locator button ...... 228
Lower universal anchorage bars (Canada) ...
227
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 227
Luggage Stowing ........ .. .............. 175