remote control AUDI A6 2016 User Guide

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Audi ada pti ve c ruise contr ol and br akin g gu ard
The highe r the speed, the greater the distance in
yards (meters) ¢&. .The
Distance 3 setting is
recommended .
The distan ces p rovided are specified values. De­
pending on the driving situation and the how the
vehicle ahead is driving, the actual distance may
be more or less than these target d istances.
The various symbols fo r the time increments ap­
pear br ie fly in the information line @ ¢
page 86,
fig. 93 when you change the settings.
c:::, _c:::, ___ Dis tan ce 1: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 92 fee t/28 meters when travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), o r a time interval of 1
second.
c:::, __ c:::, __ Distan ce 2 : This setting corresponds
to a distance of 118 feet/36 meters whe n travel­
ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
1.3 seconds.
c:::, ___ c:::,_ Distanc e 3: This setti ng corresponds
to a distance of 164 feet/SO meters when travel­ ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), o r a time interval of
1.8 seconds.
c:::, __ __ c:::, Di stance 4 : This setti ng corresponds
to a distance of 210 feet/64 meters when travel­ ing at 62 mph (100 km/h), or a time interval of
2 .3 seconds.
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of collisions and ser ious personal in­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead reduces the t ime and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop a nd makes
it even more necessary to pay close atten­
t ion to traffic .
- Always obey applicable traff ic laws, use
good judgment, and select a safe following distance for the traffic, road and weathe r
condit io ns.
(D Tips
- Di stance 3 is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on . -
Your standard settings are automatically
stored and assigned to the remote control
key being used.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
.,. Select the desired driving mode in drive select
¢page 100.
{!) Tips
Your settings are automatically stored and as­
s igned to the remote control key being used.
Prompt for driver intervention
Applies to vehicles: with Aud i adapt ive cru ise control
F ig . 97 Inst rume nt cluster: request for d river in tervention
In certain situations, the system will prompt you
to take action . This could happen, for example, if
braking by the adaptive cru ise control system is
not enough to maintain enough distance to the
vehicle ahead .
The ind icator light . and the symbol in the dis­
play will warn you about the situation ¢
fig. 97 .
You w ill also hear an acoustic signal.
- Press the brake pedal to slow yo ur vehicle
down.
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Audi adapt ive cruis e control and braking gua rd
de tect ion and range limits t hat may prevent
the proper detection of other veh icles.
- The radar sensor's function and range can
be reduced by rain, snow and heavy spray.
Moving veh icles up ahead may not be
promptly detected or may not be detected
at all .
- Reflective surfaces including crash barriers
or tunnel entrances may impair the funct ion
of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the brak ing with increasing
force that is init iated by the system by b rak­
i ng yourself, by accelerat ing noticeab ly or
by swerving .
- Braking guard error messages ¢
page 91.
-Keep in mind that braking guard can brake
unexpected ly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transport ing to reduce
the risk of damage or injury .
Settings in the Infotainment system
Appl ies to vehicles: w ith Audi a daptive cruise co ntro l
~ Select: t he ICARI function button > (Car )* Sys ­
tems
con trol b utton > Driver assi stan ce > Audi
braking guard .
S ys tem -
Switch the braking guard On/ Off. When
you swit ch the ig nitio n on, the message
Brak ing
guard: Off
appears if the system is swi tched off .
Prewarning -The d istance and app roach warn ­
in gs i n the display can be switched
On/ Off.
(!) Tips
-Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote cont rol key being
used.
- If you rest rict or sw itch off the ESC, the
braking gua rd also sw itches i tself off
¢ page 188 .
- Switch braking guard off when yo u are load ­
i ng t he ve hicle on to a vehicle ca rr ier, t rain,
s hi p or other type of transportation . This
c a n prevent undesired warnings from the
br aking gua rd system.
Messages
App lies to vehicles: wi th Audi ada ptive c ruise con trol
Braking guard : off
T his dr iver message appears if the system is
tu rned off via t he i nfot ainment. O therwise, if the
system is t urne d off, the information appears ev­
ery time shortly after t he start o f the trip .
T he driver message a lso appea rs if the system is
not avai lab le due to a m alfu nction o r if the ES C i s
not switched on¢
page 188 . If th is is the case,
the sys tem wi ll not provide warnings abou t a
poss ib le collision .
Braking guard : a ctivated
This dr iver message appears if sharp brake pres­
su re was applied due to an acu te warning .
ACC: Unava ilable!
ACC and Audi braking guard: not available
T he system cannot detec t moving vehicles up
ahe ad co rrectly and is swi tc h e d off. The senso rs
have been displaced or are not working proper ly.
T he Audi pre sense funct ions may also be affect ­
e d. D rive to yo ur authorized A udi deal er or au­
thori zed Audi serv ice facility immediately to have
the malfunction corrected .
ACC: currently unavailable. No senso r vi sion
ACC and braking guide : current ly unavailable .
No s ensor vi sion
Th is message appears if the senso r view is ob­
structed, for examp le by leaves, snow, heavy
sp ray or dirt. Clean the sensors ¢
page 84 ,
fig. 88.
ACC : Currently unavailable. Grad ient too steep
The road exceeds the maximum poss ible angle
for proper adaptive cruise co ntro l operat ion .
Adaptive cruise contro l is swi tched off .
ACC: Only available in D, Sor M
Select the D/S or M selector leve r position.
ACC : currently unavailable . Parking brake ap ­
plied
91

@ Tips
-Side assist is not active whi le you are ma k­
i ng the ad justment .
- Your settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key being
u sed.
Driver messages
App lies to vehicles: with Audi side assist
If side ass ist switches off by itself, the LED in the
button turns off and a message will appear in the
i nstr ument cluster d is pl ay :
Audi side assist not available: sensor blocked
T he radar senso rs ' vision is affected. Do not cover
the area in front of the senso rs with bike wheels,
sticke rs, dirt or other ob jects . Clean the area in
front of the senso rs, if necessary
c:> page 97,
fig . 10 6.
Aud i side assist: currently unavailable
Side assist cannot be switched o n tempo rar ily be­
cause there is a malfunction (for exam ple, the
battery charge level may be too low).
Audi side assist: Syst em fault!
The system cannot guarantee that it will detect
ve hicles co rrectly and it is switched off. The sen ­
sors have been d isp laced or are fa ulty. Have the
system checked by an authori zed Audi dealer or
author ized Audi Service Facility soon .
Audi side assist : Unavailable when towing
Side assist sw itches off automatically when a fac ­
tory-installed trailer hitch is connected to t he
e lectrical connector on the trailer. T he re is no
gua rantee the system will sw itch off when using
a retrofitted tra iler hitch . Do not use s ide ass ist
when towing a trailer .
Audi side assist
99

Audi drive select
After you have closed the settings, you are auto­
matica lly driving in the
Individual driving mode.
Systems Comfort
Engine/Transmission
balanced
air suspension* comfortab le
Steering comfortab le The equipment in you
r vehicle will determine
which settings you can adjust . The fo llowing ta­
ble gives an overview of the characteristics .
Auto Dynamic
balanced sporty
ba lanced sporty
balanced sporty
Dynamic
steering* comfortab le/ind irect balanced/direct sporty/direct
Sport differential * balanced
Adaptive cruise control* comfortable
Engine sound* subtle
•> Subtle in t he se lector lever pos it ion D and sporty in S.
(D Tips
Your Individual mode settings are automati­
cally stored and assigned to the remote con­
trol key being used.
Raising/lowering the
vehicle
Applies to veh icles: w ith ad aptive air s uspensio n
Raising the vehicle
You can raise your vehicle temporarily, for exam­
p le to drive ove r a tall curb .
.. Select the following in the Infota inment sys­
tem: the
!CARI function button > Raise control
button .
.. Wait for the arrows in the Infotainment system
display to stop blinking and the vehicle to reach
its fina l position.
Lowering the vehicle
.. To lower the vehicle, select the following in the
Infotainment system: the
! CAR ! function button
> Lower control button .
.. Wait for the arrows in the Infotainment system
display to stop blinking and the vehicle to lower
completely .
Q) Note
-Remember that your vehicle is not suitable
for driving offroad even when it is raised.
There is not enough ground clearance.
102
agile sporty
balanced sporty
subtle/sportya) sporty
- If the vehicle is raised, it will lower auto­ matically when driving 62 mph (100 km/h)
or faster.
Driver messages
App lies to vehicles: wit h adaptive a ir suspension
Air suspension : Vehicle is too high. Controlling
level. . .
Air suspension: Vehicle is too low. Controlling
level. ..
The dr iver message switches off when the leve l
contro l process is comp lete .

Consumer inf orm ation
means t hat yo u risk both a substantia l reduction
in the operational safety of your vehicle and an
increased wear of veh icle parts ~&. .
Author ized Audi dealers w ill perform this work in
a professional and competent manner or, in spe­
cial cases, refer you to a professional company
that spec ializes in such modif icat ions.
A WARNING
Improper repairs and modifications can
change the way vehicle systems work and
cause damage to the veh icle and ser ious per­
sonal injury.
([) Note
If emergency repa irs must be performed else­
where, have the vehicle examined by an au­ thorized Audi dealer as soon as possib le.
Declaration of
Compliance, Telecom­ munication and
Electronic Systems
Radio Frequency Devices and Radiocommunica­
tion Equipment User Manual Notice.
The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio
or TV interference caused by unauthor ized modi­
fications to this equ ipment .
Devices
The fo llow ing devices each comp ly w ith FCC Part
15.19, FCC 15.21 and RSS-Gen Issue
1:
- Adaptive cruise contro l*
- Audi s ide ass ist*
- Cell phone package*
- Convenie nce key*
- Electronic immobilizer
- Garage door opener (Homelink)*
- Remote control key
FCC Part 15.19
This device comp lies wit h pa rt 15 of the FCC
Rules. Operat ion is s ubject to the following two
conditions:
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(1) This dev ice may not cause ha rmf ul interfer­
ence, and
( 2 ) this devi ce must accep t any i nte rference re­
ce ived, in cl ud ing in terference tha t may c ause un­
desired ope ration.
FCC Part 15.21
CAUTION :
Changes or modificat ions not express ly approved
by the pa rty responsible for compliance could
vo id the user's a uthority to operate t he equ ip­
ment .
RSS-Gen Issue 1
Operat ion is subject to the following two cond i­
tions:
(1) this device may not ca use interference, and
(2) this devi ce must accep t any inte rference, in­
cl ud ing interfe rence that may cause undesi red
operation of the device.

Index
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
276
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Electronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Garage door opener (HomeLink) . . . . . . . . 276
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21
Defrosting (windows)
Four- zone automatic climate control . . . . .
71
Three-zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 245
Diesel Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Dimensions .. .. ............... .... ... 271
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Door/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25
E xterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Driver seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
drive select
adaptive air suspension/sport . . . . . . . . . .
100
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety belt tensione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Driving economically
Driving safely .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. .
Driving through water .......... .. .. .. .
280
196
125
194
Driving time
Duplicate key ...
... .. .. ................ 24
30
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Dynamic steering
Indicator light
E
190
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 25
Eff · 1c1ency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electromechanical parking brake
Operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Electronic differential lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Electronic immobili zer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
E lectronic power control (EPC)
warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
E lectronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 187
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
22
Emergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.8
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
212
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
264
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine
Compartment. ... .. .. ... ..... ..... ..
218
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

J
Jac k 251
J ump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Jumpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... .. 30
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
K ey not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
R eplac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
K ick-down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 110
Knee ai rbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
D escrip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 160
L
Lane assist
refer to Act ive lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
L ATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
D escr ip ti on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
I ns tal ling a chi ld restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
L ocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
M ounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
L aunch cont rol prog ram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Leather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
L eaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Light Ambie nt lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Com ing/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Daytime runn ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
E mergency flashe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
H igh beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H igh be am ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
I n ter io r/reading lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Pa rking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Index
Li ght/rain senso r
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intermittent (windshie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 51
Li ght ing
E xterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Li ghts
He ad ligh t range cont ro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . 44
Load ing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Locking Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
L ow beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) 179
L uggage comp artmen t
12 Vo lt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
En larging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Load ing... .... .. .. ............... .. . 64
Ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Stor ing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6S
Luggage compartment lid
Closing button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
movement -activated opening . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Open ing/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Lumba r support
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5S
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Mainten ance i ntervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunc tion Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20, 28
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Massage function Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Mechan ica l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Memo ry fun ct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
Mirror Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
283

Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Pre sense .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .
Pressure (tires)
Pretensioners 184
249
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 184
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 126
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Q
quattro (all wheel drive).......... ..... . 191
Quest ion
What happens to unbelted occupants? 135
R
Radiator fan 224
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 51
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear lid Escape hand le . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Opening and clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear light Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . 114, 115
Rear view m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rear window defogger (four-zone automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window defogger (three-zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Index
Recirculation mode (four-zone automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode (three-zone climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Refilling AdBlue With bottle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
With canister . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Remote control Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 42
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote control key LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 52
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Residual heat (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Rims ..... ... .. .. .. ... ....... ... .. .. 246
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 12S
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety be lts worn by pregnant women . . . 139
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
285

Index
Trailer towing Op erating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 199, 200
Train (transporting your vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 267
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) .
111
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Transporting your vehicle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 64
Trunk escape handle............... .... 251
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diesel fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Uniform tire quality grad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Unlocking
Power locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
Remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Using the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
V
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Vehicle
Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
203
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Vehicle control modules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Veh icle electrical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . .
270
Veh icle jack .. .. .. ............. ... 251,255
Vehicle transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
w
Warning/ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
288
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
G low plug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Warning/Indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
153, 154
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Washer fluid level (indicator light) ....... . 21
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Weights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 135
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 233
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 243
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 136
When must the airbag system be inspected? .153
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . .
180
Wild anima l recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Window regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windows
Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
205
Defrosting (four -zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Defrosting (three-zone climate control) . . . 68
Windshield
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51
Defrosting (four -zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
71
Defrosting (three-zone climate control) . . . 68
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Windshie ld wipers
Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52