parking brake AUDI A5 COUPE 2016 User Guide

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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. 158 Driver's side footwell: engine hood re lea se lever
Fig. 159 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. 158.
.. Raise the hood slightly¢&.
.. Press the rocker switch under the hood upward
¢fig . 159. 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); put manual transmission
in Neutral.
-Always let the engine cool down. Hot com­
ponents will burn skin on contact.
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Checking and Filling
-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
seen or heard before carefully opening the hood.
- Keep children away from the engine com­ partment.
- Never spill fluids on hot engine compo­
nents. They can cause a fire.
- Never touch the radiator fan. The auxiliary
electric fan is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly .
- Never open the coolant reservoir cap when
the engine is still warm. The coolant system is pressurized and hot coolant could spray
out.
- Protect your face, hands and arm from
steam or hot engine coolant by placing a
thick rag over the cap when you open the coolant reservoir.
- Do not remove the engine cover under any
circumstances. This increases the risk of
burns.
- If work on the fuel system or the electrical
system is necessary:
- Always disconnect the battery.
- Never smoke or work near heaters or open
flames. Fluids in the engine compartment could start a fire.
- Keep an approved fire extinguisher imme­
diately available.
- To avoid electrical shock and personal injury
while the engine is running or being started,
never touch:
- Ignition cables
- Other components of the high voltage
electronic ignition system .
- If you must perform a check or repair with
the engine running:
- First, fully apply the parking brake, move
selector lever of automatic transmission
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to "P" (Park); put manual transmission in
Neutral.
- Always use extreme caution to prevent
clothing, jewelry, or long hair from get­
ting caught in the radiator fan, V-belts or
other moving parts, or from contacting hot parts . Tie back hair before starting,
and do not wear clothing that will hang or
droop into the engine.
- Minimize exposure to emission and chemi­
cal hazards
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A WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Engine exhaust, some of its constituents, and certain vehicle components contain or
emit chemicals known to the State of Cali­
fornia to cause cancer and birth defects and
reproductive harm . In addition, certain flu­
ids contained in vehicles and certain prod­
ucts of component wear contain or emit
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and birth defects or other
reproductive harm.
- Battery posts, terminals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive harms .
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
When adding fluids, always make sure that
they are poured into the proper container or
filler opening, otherwise serious damage to
vehicle systems will occur.
@ For the sake of the environment
To detect leaks in time, inspect the vehicle
floor pan from underneath regularly . If you
see spots from oil or other vehicle fluids, have
your vehicle inspected by an authorized Audi
dealer.

Emergency assistance
Using the spare tire (compact spare tire)
The compact spare tire is only intended for emer­
genc ies until you can reach a repair shop. Repla ce
it as qu ickly as possible with a standard wheel
and tir e.
There are some restrictions on the use of the
compact spare tire. The compact spare tire has
been designed specifically for yo ur type of vehi­
cle. It must not be swapped with a compact
spare tire from another type of vehicle.
Snow chains
F or technica l reasons, the use of snow chains on
the compact spare tire is
not permitted .
If you do have to dr ive with snow cha ins and a
front tire fails, mo unt the spare wheel with t ire
instead of a rear tire. Install the snow chains on
the rear tire and use it to rep lace the defective
front tire .
A WARNING
-Never use the spare tire if it is damaged or if
it is worn down to the tread wear indicators.
-If the spare tire is more than 6 years o ld,
use it only in an emergency and with ex­
treme caution and carefu l dr iving .
- The spare tire is intended on ly for tempora­
ry and short-term use. It shou ld be replaced
as soon as possible with the normal wheel
and t ire.
- After mounting the compact spare t ire, the
t ir e pressure must be checked as soon as
poss ible. The tire pressure of the compact
spare tire must be 4.2 bar; otherwise, you
risk having an accident .
- Do not drive faster than SO mph (80 km/h).
You risk hav ing an accident.
- Avoid full-throttle accelerat ion, heavy brak­
ing, and fast cornering. You risk having an
acc ident.
- Never drive using more than one spare
wheel and tire. You risk having an accident .
- Normal summer or winter tires must not be
mounted on the compact spare wheel rim .
- For technical reasons, the use of tire chains
on the spare tire is not perm itted . If it is
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necessary to drive with tire chains, the spare
wheel must be mounted on the front axle in
the event of a flat in a rear tire. The newly
ava ilable front wheel must then be installed
in place of the rear wheel w ith the flat tire.
Installing the tire chain before mounting
the wheel and tire is recommended.
- Loose items in the passenger compartment
can cause serious personal injury during
ha rd braking or in an accident. Never store
the spare tire or jack and tools in the pas­
senger compartment.
Replacing wheels
· Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a wheel.
.,. After you experience a tire failure, pull the car
well away from moving traffic and try to reach
level ground before you stop¢ A_.
.,. All passengers should leave the car and move
to a safe location (for instance, behind the
guardrail) ¢
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.,. Engage the parking brake to prevent your vehi­
cle from rolling unintentionally ¢
A_.
.,. Shift into 1st gear on vehicles with manua l
transmission, or move the
selector lever to the
P position
on vehicles with automatic transmis­
sion.
.,. If you are towing a trailer: unhitch the trailer
from your vehicle.
.,. Take the
jack ¢ page 225 and the spare tire
¢ page 225 out of the luggage compartment .
A WARNING
You or your passengers could be injured while
changing a whee l if you do not follow these
safety precaut ions:
- If you have a flat tire, move a safe distance
off the road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergen cy flashers on and use other warn­
ing devices to alert other motorists.

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place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possibly slipping off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the wheel diagonally opposite the wheel be ­
ing changed with the folding chocks or oth­
er objects. When one front wheel is lifted
off the g round, plac ing the Automatic
T ransmission in "P" (Park) will
not prevent
the vehicle from moving .
- Before you change a wheel, be su re t he
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
stu rdy board under the jack.
- Always sto re the veh icle tool k it, the jac k*
and the replaced tire in the luggage com­
partment ¢
page 118 .
(1) Note
If you are cha nging the whee l on a steep in­
cline, use a rock or similar objec t to block the
opposi te whee l to prevent the veh icle from
moving.
@ Tips
Obey all laws .
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the sequence
described below step-by-step and in exactly that
order.
1. Remove the deco rative wheel cover * or the
whe el bolt cap s*. For more deta ils see also
¢ page 228, Decorative wheel covers or
¢ page 228, Wh eels with wh eel bolt caps.
2. Loosen the wheel bol ts ¢ page 228.
3 . Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and align the jack below that point
¢ page 229.
4. Lift the car with the jack¢ page 229.
5 . Remove the
whe el with the flat tir e and then
insta ll the
s pare tire ¢ page 230 .
6. Tighten all wheel bo lts lightly.
7 .
Low er th e ve hicle w it h the ja ck .
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
8. Use the wheel bolt wrench and firmly tighten
all wheel bo lts in a crisscross pattern
¢ page 228.
9. Replace the deco rati ve w heel co ver* or the
wheel bolt caps* .
A WARNING
Always read and follow all WARNINGS and in­
fo rmation
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page229and ¢page 231.
After changing a wheel
A wheel change is not complete without the do ­
ing the following .
.,. Always store the vehicle too l kit, the jack*, and
the replaced tire in the luggage compartment
¢ page 118 .
.,. Check the tire pres sure of the spare tire as soon
as poss ible.
.,. As soon as poss ib le, have the
tigh tening tor ­
qu es
on a ll wheel bolts checked with a torque
w rench. The correct tightening torque is
90 ft
lbs.
(120 Nm) .
.,. Hav e the flat tire
repl aced as soon as possible .
(D Tips
-If you notice that the wheel bo lts are co r­
roded and difficult to turn while changing a
tire, they shou ld be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Drive at reduced speed unti l yo u have the
tightening torques checked.
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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 negat ive 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. 185 Engine compa rtment: Connectors for jumper ca­
b les and cha rge r
Fig. 186 Jump start ing with the battery of another vehicle:
@ boos te r ba ttery, ® d ischarged veh icle ba ttery
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 .
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+) (red)
.,. Remove the cover above the jump start connec­
t ion.
.,. Open the cover on the positive pole¢
fig. 185.
Emergency situations
1. Connect one end of the red positive cab le on
the
jump start bolt¢ fig. 186 (D (Bolts un­
der cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi- nal@of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (-) to NEGATIVE (- )
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative terminal @ of the booster
battery @.
4 . Connect the other end to the
jump start bolt
@(Bolts with hex head= "negative") of the
vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
.. Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed .
.,. Start engine w ith discharged vehicle battery @
in the usual manner.
.,. If the engine fails to start: do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again .
.. With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order .
.. Close the cover on the positive pole.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their
metal parts in full contact with the
battery term inals .
A WARNING
To avoid ser ious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer.
If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make s ure
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Do not bend over the batteries -danger of
chemical bu rns!
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Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removal lock (igni tion key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .. .... . .......... .. .. .. . 201
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Energy manag ement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Important w arnings when working on the
batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Work ing on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Befo re driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Bio -ethanol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 70
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Checking the brak e fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 199
Brake system
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
p lacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B rake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 2
Br akes. .. .. .. .... ........... .. .. .. . 172
Ceramic brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 77
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking
"' Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
0
~ Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 .... .... Index
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Break-in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
T ires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
New t ires . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 212
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 192
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Cargo a rea
refer to Luggage compartment ...... 64, 118
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
C entral locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenien ce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic brake rotors New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Child restra ints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. .... .. .. .. .. ............... .. 130
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 168
Child restra int system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 164
Child safety . .. .. .. .. ...... ......... .. 151
I mpor tan t safety ins truc tions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Mounting and releas ing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
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Dr iving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D ust filte r
re fer to Po llutant filter (au toma tic A/C sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
D ynamic stee ring . .......... .. 102,170 ,174
E
E85 (F ue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
E ff iciency p rogra m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Fu el economy mess ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M emory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Othe r equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Shift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
E lect ro-mechan ica l powe r ass ist . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Pa rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Re leas ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
St arting assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
S tarting off w ith a t railer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lec tronic d ifferential lock
Wa rn in g/i ndic ator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Wa rning/i ndicator lig hts.. ... .. .. .... .. 1 9
E lec tronic im mob iliz er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 37
Electronic power control (EPC) warning/ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Elect ronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E lect ronic stab iliz at io n cont rol
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 1
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
E me rge ncy ac tuati on
D oors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
P ano ram ic tilting sunroo f . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0
E me rge ncy brak ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Index
E mergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
War ning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Start ing engi ne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency ope ration
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.9
Emergency start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
E nergy manage men t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
B attery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Drive r notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ngine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Coo la nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 96
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Sta rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 , 75
Start ing wi th ju mpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4, 76
En gine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Safety i nstr uctions .. ............. .. .. 191
Wo rking the engine compa rtment . . . . . . 191
E ngine coolant
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Checking the engine coo lant level. . . . . . . 197
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
E ngine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
E ngine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 93
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Addi tives. ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 195
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 20
Oil consumpt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Pressure malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Senso r defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Spec ificatio n and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nv ironmen t
C atalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 203
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Index
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Leaks under your vehicle .......... ... . 191
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up ... 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 200
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 198
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 195, 196
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
What should I do with an old battery? 203
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Ethyl a lcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
E xpansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Dimming ... .. .. ................ ... .. 48
Heating. ... .... ................ ..... 47
F
Fan
Radiator 199
Fastening Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Convertible ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 157
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
flexible fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 179
Gasoline fumes and the environment . . . . 188
L ett ing the engine warm up . . . . . . . . . 72, 75
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 122
F ront passenger's door emergency locking . . 36
252
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Child restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 130
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Low fuel level symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Sav ing fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 190
Fuel economy messages (efficiency program) .28
Fuel filler flap Unlocking the fuel filler flap by hand . . . . 190
Fuses Assignment ................ 232, 233, 234
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gear recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Gearshift indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Gearshift lever 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 82
General illustration Instruments and contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 207
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
GPS controlled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 241

.... N
0 I-­co .... .... Opening/closing at the lock cylinder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 27
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Owner's Literature
5
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Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Panoramic tilting sunroof Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 39
E mergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Sun blind . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Tilting and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parcel she lf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Parking system (rear)
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Parking system (rear, with rear view camera) Parking mode 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking mode 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Switching rear view ca mer a on/ off . . . . . . 111
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF l ight . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Physical principles of a frontal collision 122
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . . . 68
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Windows .. .. .... .... ..... ... ... .. .. 38
Power locking system
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Panoramic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Index
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power steer ing
refertoElectro-mechanicalpowerassist . 174
Power window Convenience open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Powe r windows
Malfunc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 113
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Q
Quartz clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
quattro
refer to all -wheel drive ............... 174
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 122
R
Radiator fan 199
Rain/light sensor Headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Intermittent (windsh ield wipers) . . . . . . . . 50
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear lid Escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Open ing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rear light Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Rear parking system with rearview camera . 106
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Index
Tires....... ... .................. ... . 205
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tire pressure . .... .............. 215, 224
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 222, 223
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Unid irectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Uniform t ire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 207
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Torn or frayed safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Towing Front eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Rear eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 223
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Trailer towing
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 182
Transmission 6-speed manual transmission . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 87
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Trip computer Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mileage.. .. .. ... ............ .... .. .. 24
Single-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Total-trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment .... .. 64, 118
Trunk escape handle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
258
Uniform tire quality grading
222
Unlocking Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Un locking/locking at the lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 35
with the conven ience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Vehicle electr ica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 241
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
w
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti- lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stab ilization Control (E5C) . . . . . 18
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241