check engine light AUDI A6 2016 Owner's Manual

Check ing and F illing
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the prob lem of proper disposal of
brake fluid as we ll as the special tools re­
quired and the necessary expertise, we rec ­
ommend that you have the b rake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer .
Battery
General information
Under normal operating conditions, the battery
in your Audi does not need any maintenance.
W ith
high outside temperat ures or long da ily
drives we recommend that you have the electro­
lyte level checked by a service fac ility . The elec­
trolyte level should also be chec ked eac h time
the battery is charged ¢
page 228 .
Have the battery checked when you take your ve­
h icle in for service. You a re well advised to re­
p lace a battery t hat is o lder than S years .
W ith certain types of a irbag dep loyment, the
battery is disconnected from the vehicle electr i­
cal system for safety reasons
¢ &. in Repair, care
and disposal of the airbags on page 157 .
Disconnecting the battery terminal s
Some vehicle functions (power window reg ula­
tors, for example) are lost i f th e battery termi ­
na ls are disconnected. These functions have to be
relearned after the battery termina ls are con­
nected aga in. To prevent th is , the batte ry shou ld
only be disconnected from the vehicle e lectr ica l
sys te m when abso lutely ne cessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period of
seve ral days or weeks, electrical components a re
gradua lly cut back or sw itched off . T hi s reduces
e n ergy cons umption and ma inta ins starti ng ca­
pab il ity over a longer pe riod
¢ page 192. Some
of the conve nience f unct io ns may not o pera te,
such as the inter io r lig hts or powe r seat a dju st­
ment . The convenience funct ions wi ll be avai lab le
again when you switch on the ignition and start
the engine.
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Winter operation
Dur ing the winte r mon ths, ba ttery c apacity tends
to decrease as tempe ra tu res drop . This is be ­
ca use mo re power is also consume d while start ­
i ng, and the headlights, rear window defogger,
etc., are used more often.
Avo id unne cessary powe r consum ption, pa rticu­
l arly in city traffic or when traveling on ly short
distances . Let your author ized Audi dealer check
t h e capacity of the vehicle battery before winter
sets in~
page 228. A we ll charged battery will
not only p reve nt sta rting prob lems when the
weather is cold, but will also last longer.
(D Tips
If yo ur vehicle is left standing for several
weeks at extreme ly low temperatu res, the ve­
hicl e battery should be re m oved a nd stor ed
where it will not freeze. This w ill preven t it
fro m bei ng damaged and hav ing to be re­
p lac ed .
Working on the battery
Be e specially car eful when working on or near
t he bat tery.
The battery is loca ted in the luggage com part­
ment under the floo r. Befo re yo u check anything
i n the luggage compa rtment,
read and heed all
WARNINGS ¢
.cl·
Always heed the safety warnings , when working
o n the vehicle ba tte ry o r the veh icle elect rical
system to p reve nt injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery:
Always heed the following WARNING SYM·
BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery.
®
Always wear eye protection.
A
Battery acid contains sulfuric acid . Al-
ways wear gloves and eye protection.

@
No
• sp ark s
• fl ame s
· sm oki ng .
&
Wh en a battery is charg ed , it produces
h yd rogen ga s which i s ex plosi ve and
c o uld c au se p ers onal injury .
®
Always keep the b atter y well out of
rea ch of child ren.
A WARNING
Whenever working on the battery or on the
electrical system, there is the risk of injury,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol­
lowing WARN INGS:
- Always wear eye protection. Do not let bat­
tery a cid or any lead pa rticles get on your
sk in or cloth ing. Sh ield your eyes. Exp losive
gases can cause blindness or other injury .
- Battery acid contains su lf ur ic ac id. Sulfur ic
acid can cause blindness and severe b urns.
-Always wear gloves and eye protection. Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilat ion open ings.
- If you get battery ac id in your eyes or on
your skin, immediately rinse with co ld wa­
ter for seve ral minutes and get medical at·
tention .
- 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 nega -
tive cab les.
- When working on the battery, be sure not to
short-c ircuit the terminals with tools or oth­
er meta l objects. Th is wou ld cause the bat­
tery to heat up very quickly, which could
lead to damage or explosion and persona l
injury.
- When a battery is charged, it produces hy­
drogen gas which is explosive and could
cause pe rsonal injury.
- Always keep the battery well out of the
reac h of ch ildren .
-
Check ing and Filling
-Before work is done on the electrical sys­
tem, disconnect the negat ive ground cable.
- Before performing any work on the electri­
cal system, switch off the engine and igni­
tion as well as any electrical equ ipment. The
negat ive cable on the battery must be dis­
connected . If you are just going to replace a
light bulb, then it is enough to switch off
the lights.
- Before d isconnecting the battery, switch off
the anti-theft a larm system! Otherwise you
will set off the alarm.
- When disconnecting the battery, first dis­
connect the negat ive cable and then the
positive cable.
- Before reconnect ing the battery, make sure
all electrical consumers a re switched off.
Reconnect the positive cable first and then
the negative cable. Never in terchange the
cables -this could start a fire !
- Never cha rge a froze n or a thawed-out bat ­
t ery . It co uld explode! If a battery has fro­
zen, then it must be replaced. A discharged
battery can freeze over at 32 °F (0 °C).
- 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 exp losion! Always
replace a damaged battery .
A WARNING ,_____
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Ba ttery posts, term inals and related acces ­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproductive prob lems.
Was h hands after handling.
(D Note
- Do not disconnect the vehicle battery when
the ignition is on or when the engine is run­ ning, otherwise, you w ill damage electronic
components in the electrical system.
- If your ve hicle is go ing to stand for a long
period of time w ithout being driven, protect
the battery from "freezing", otherwise it .,..
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(D Note
Never use a fast charger as a booster to start
the engine . This will serious ly damage sensi­
tive electronic components, such as control units, relays, radio, etc., as well as the battery
charger.
Battery replacement
The new battery must have the same specifica­
tions and dimensions as the original equipment
battery .
Intelligent energy management in your vehicle is
responsible for distributing the electrical energy
throughout your vehicle
¢ page 192 . The intelli ­
gent energy management system w ill keep the
engine battery charged better than vehicles with­
out this system . To make sure the addit ional
e lectrica l energy is available once again after you
have changed the battery, we recommend that
you install batteries of the same type and manu­
facture only (the same as those installed at the
time your veh icle was delivered). Specifications
are listed on the battery housing. Your author­
ized dealer must code the battery in the energy
management system to enable you to use the en­
ergy management functions correctly after re­
p lacing the battery .
The new battery must have the same capacity,
voltage (12-volts), amperage, construction and
plug sealing .
When installing the battery, make sure the igni­
tion and all electrical consumers are sw itched
off.
(D Note
Make sure the ventilation hose on the side of
the battery is connected, otherw ise fumes or
battery acid can leak out.
- Vehicles with the Start-Stop-System* are
equipped with a special cycle-proof AGM
battery . Install ing a different type of bat­
tery can cause prob lems in the vehicle elec­
trical system. When replacing the vehicle
battery, always install one with the same
specifications as the original battery.
Checking and Filling
{® For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposal of
a battery, we recommend your authorized
Audi dealer change the battery for you. Bat­
teries contain sulfur ic acid and lead and must
always be disposed of properly in compliance
with all environmental regulations. Disposing
of veh icle batteries improperly is very danger­
ous to the environment .
Windshield/head Light
washer container
Fig. 192 Eng in e compar tment: cover on the windshie ld
and head light * washer fluid reservoir
The washer fluid container is marked with the
symbol~ on its cap
¢fig. 192, c:;,page 218,
fig. 186 .
.. Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment,
always read and heed all WARN­
INGS c::;, A in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 216.
.. Lift the filler cap tongue to add washer fluid .
You can fill the container to the top .
.. Press the cap back onto the filler neck after fill-
ing the container .
You can find the reservoir
capacity in the table in
¢page 271.
Clean water should be used when filling up. If
possible, use soft water to prevent scaling on
washer jets. Always add a glass cleaner solution
(with frost protection in the winter) . ..,.
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Emergency situations
Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
CD Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine con be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black .
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe hand Ling of your vehicle's battery .
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C). Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
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frozen battery completely, otherwise it could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion.
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury .
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped in the ice may cause an explosion .
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery case may have be weak­
ened .
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­ stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
~page 216.
CD 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 al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con-
nected to the vehicle's electrical system. .,.

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0 CJ ' M I.Cl ......
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. 214 Engine compa rtment: connec tor s for ju mp start
cables and cha rger
@
Fig. 215 Jump start ing with the battery of another vehicle:
@ -booste r battery ,@ -discharged vehicle 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 .
Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+) (red)
.,. Open the red cover on the positive terminal
~fig. 214 .
Emergency situations
1. Connect one end of the red positive cab le on
the
jump start bolt~ fig. 215 (D (bolt under
the red cover = "posit ive") of the veh icle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the posit ive 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 pin
@ (bolts with hex head bolt= "negat ive") 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 red cover on the positive terminal.
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.
- Jumpe r cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make su re
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
~page 216.
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Index
AUTO Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Four-zone automatic cl imate control . . . . . 70
Three- zone climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 188
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Kick-down.......................... 110
Manual shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 10
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . 112
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Auxiliary heater (four-zone automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auxiliary heater (three-zone climate control) 69
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
B
Battery ... .. .. ... .. .. .. ... .. ... .. .. .
Charge level .. .... ........... .... .. .
Charging . .. .. ............... .... .. .
Energy management ................ .
Important warnings .............. .. .
Jump starting ................... ... .
Location
. .. .. .. ............. .... .. .
Replacing the battery .. ... .... .. .. .. .
Win ter operation .... ............. .. .
Working on the battery .............. .
Before driving 226
192
228 192
226
264
226
229
226 226
12S
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Blended g asoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blower (four-zone automatic climate control) .7.1
Blower (three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . 68
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brakes Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
278
Brake system
Anti- lock braking syst em . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22S
Brake fluid specific ations fo r refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 77
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Worn brake pads symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Break-in period Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tires 194
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... . .
Battery specific .. .. .. .. ........... . .
Capacities Ad Blue 217
227
271
212
E ngine oil ....... ... ............. .. . 218
Car carrier Tr ansporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 7
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Cargo area .. ... ... .. .. ... ..... ..... .. 131
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Catalytic converter 195
Center armrest Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

Checking Engine coolant leve l. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Chi ld rest raints
Danger of usin g c hild rest raints in the front
se at. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .... .
143
Where can I ge t addi tional in fo rmat ion
a bout child restraints and their use? . . . .
183
Chi ld rest raint system ancho rs . . . . . . . . . . 179
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Important safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
169
Important things to know when driv ing with
ch ild ren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
166
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 2
Chi ld safety lock
Rear doo rs, windows in the rea r . . . . . . . . .
39
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
17 5
Convertible c hild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
173
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 178
H ow do I properly i nstall a child safety seat
. h' l 7 169 in myve 1c e ......... .............. .
Inf ant sea ts . ................. ... .. . 17 2
Ins tall ing a chi ld restra in t usi ng the LA TC H
sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Lowe r ancho rages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 171
C hil d seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
C leaning/ removing ice from wi ndows . . . . . 205
Clea ning Alcanta ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cleaning artificia l leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Clea ning ca rbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 5, 206
C lea ning contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C leaning decorative parts and trim . . . 20 4, 205
Cle anin g displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
C lea ning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
C lea ning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Clea ning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
C lean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Index
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7
Closing
Sunr oof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
41
W indows . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 40
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Compact spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
C ons umer i nfor mat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 73
Cons umer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cons umption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Contac ting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Start ing the engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
74
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENG INE S TO P
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Swi tc hi ng the igni tion on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
U nlocking an d loc king vehi cle . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenie nce open ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 1 73
C onvertib le loc kin g re trac to r
A ct ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
178
D ea ct ivat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
U sing to secu re a chi ld safety seat . . . . . . 178
C oo la nt
refer to Eng ine coolan t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 22
Cooling mode (four-zone automat ic climate
contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
70
Cooling mode (three -zone climate control) . 68
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 4
Cruise control
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
83
War ning/ indica tor lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cruise cont rol system
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Prese lecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
(u pholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Curve light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand System . . . . . 24
Cylinder on demand System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D
D at a reco rder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 6
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Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
E ng ine compartment ......... .. .. .... . 218
C losing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the hood ................... 216
Safety instructions .................. . 216
Working in the engine compartment .... 216
Index
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dimming ... ... .. .. ................ .. 49
Heating.... ... .. .. ................. . 48
Exterior temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E ng ine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
F
Checking the engine coolant level. . . . . . . 222
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Malfunction symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine oil ... .. ................ ..... . 218
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity.... .. .. .. .. . 218
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 21
E ng ine Start-Stop mode
refer to Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Engine warm-up request Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 229
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Fue l .. ... ... ...... ............. ... . 210
L eaks under your veh icle ....... .. .. .. . 216
L ett ing the veh icle stand and wa rm up . . . 197
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 225
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 223
Proper disposal of drained engine oi l 220,221
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 229
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system . 188 Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 173
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
For the sake of the env ironment
Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 196
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment .. .. 210
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . 10
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Four-zone automatic climate control
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Synchronizing .. .. .. .................. 71
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 135
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 143
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Fuel gauge .. .. .. ............... .. 10 , 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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