child seat AUDI A6 2017 Workshop Manual

Child safety
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 172 Tether anchors: recess flaps behind the rear seat·
backs
The tether anchors fo r the rear seating positions
are located in recesses in the rear window shelf
~ fig. 172
A tether is a stra ight or V-shaped strap tha t at­
taches the top part of a child restra int to speci al
anchorage points in the vehicle.
The purpose of the tether is to red uce the for­
ward movement of the child restraint in a crash,
in order to help red uce the risk of head injury
that could be caused by strik ing the vehicle inte­
rior.
Forward fac ing child restraints manufactured af ­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance requirements. These
new perfo rmance requirements make a tethe r
necessary on most new child safety seats.
A WARNING
Improper installation of ch ild restraints will
increase the r isk of injury and death in a
crash.
- Always follow the instructions provided by
the manufacturer of the child restra int you
intend to install in your Audi .
- Improper use of child restra int anchors (in­
clud ing tether anchors) can lead to inj ury in
a collision . The ancho rs are designed to
withs tand only those loads imposed by cor­
rectly fitted child restra ints.
- Never mount two chi ld restraint systems on
one LATCH lower a nchor po int.
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- Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment .
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety be lts or other kinds of occu­
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or othe r
items to the LATCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptional circumstances and the
PASSEN GER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immediately install
the rea r-facing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the ai rbag system
inspected by yo ur Audi dea ler.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 173 Tether strap: p roper rout ing and mount ing
Install ing the tether st rap
.. Release or deploy the tether strap on the ch ild
restraint according to the chi ld restraint manu­
facturer's instructions.
.. Guide the upper tether strap
under the rea r
head restraint ~
fig. 173 (raise the head re­
straint if necessary). For child restraints with V­
tether straps, always make sure that the head
restraint guide rods do not interfere with any
part of the top tether strap.
.. Tilt the recess flap up to expose the anchor
bracket .
., Attach the tether st rap anchorage hook into
the opening of t he tether ancho rage.

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catch of the hook engages.
~ Tighten the tether strap firmly fo llow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing the tether strap
~ Loosen the tension following the child restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
~ Depress the spring catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage .
(1;) Note
If you leave the chi ld restraint with the tether
strap firmly installed for several days, this
could leave a mark on the upholstery on the
seat cushion and backrest in the area where
the tether strap was installed . The upholstery
would also be permanently stretched around
the tether strap . This applies especially to
leather seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Current ly, few rear-facing chi ld restraint systems
come with a tether. Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufacturer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether .
A WARNING
A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenge r seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates - even w ith an Advanced A irbag
System.
- T he inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the chi ld safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, or
door.
- If you must install a rearward facing child
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of exceptiona l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does not
come on and stay on, immed iately install
the rear-facing child safety seat in a rear
Child safety
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of sources of additional in­
formation about child restraint selection, instal­
lation and use :
N HT SA advises that the best ch ild safety seat is
the one that fits your child and fits in your vehi­
cle, and that you wi ll use correct ly and consis ­
tent ly.
T ry before you buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra­
tion
T el. : 1-888 -327-4236 ( TTY: 1-800-424-9153)
http:/ /www.nhtsa.gov
http:/ /www.sa fercar.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
T el.: (202) 662-0600
http:/ /www.safekids .org
Safety BeltSafe U.S.A
Tel.: (800) 745-SAFE (En glish)
T el.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
http:/ /www.carseat.org
Transport Canada Information Centre
T el.: 1-800-333-0371 o r call 1-613-998-8616 if
you are in the Ottawa area
http://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/roadsafety/menu . htm
Audi Customer Relations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834
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Fire, sparks, open flame and smoking are
forb idden.
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A highly explosive mixture of gases can
form when charging batteries.
®
Keep children away from battery acid and
batteries.
A WARNING
All work on the battery or electrical system in
your vehicle can result in injuries, chemical
burns, accidents or burns. Because of this, all
work must be performed
only by an author­
ized Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i Service
Facility.
A WARNING
California Proposition 65 Warning:
- Battery posts, terminals and related acces­
sories contain lead and lead compounds,
chemicals known to the State of California
to cause cancer and reproduct ive problems.
Wash hands after handling.
(D Note
Protect the vehicle battery against freezing if
the vehicle will be parked for long periods of
time so that it is not destroyed by "freezing"
c:>page207.
@ For the sake of the environment
~ Batteries contain poll uting substances such
as sulfuric acid and lead. Contact an author­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service
Facility for more information.
Vehicle battery
The term "vehicle battery" refers to the 12 Volt
battery in your vehicle.
Not running the vehicle for long periods of
time
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off. This reduces energy use and
ensures the veh icle will be able to start after long
periods of time
c:> page 124. Some convenience
Checking and Filling
functions, such as interior lighting or power seat
adjustment, may not be available under certa in
c ir cumstances. These convenience functions will
be available again once you switch the ignition on
and start the engine .
Even when electrical equipment is switched off,
the equipment can still dra in the vehicle battery
if the vehicle is not driven for long periods of
time . Deep draining results in a chemical reaction
that destroys the inside of the vehicle battery .
T he veh icle battery must be charged every month
to reduce the risk of this happening
c:> page 207 .
Contact an authorized Aud i dea ler or authorized
A udi Service Facility for more information .
Winter operation
Cold weather places higher demands on the vehi ­
cle battery . This results in reduced starting abili­
ty. Have the veh icle battery checked by an au­
thorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi Service
Facility before the cold time of year.
Charging the vehicle battery
Fig. 186 En g in e compa rtment: co nnectors for a cha rge r
and ju mp start cables
Requirement: only use chargers with a maximum
charging voltage of 30 amps/14.8 Volts.
The
vehicle battery cables remain connected .
.,. Read the warnings
c:> &. in General warnings
about batteries on page 207
and ¢ &_ .
.,. Switch off the ignit ion and all electrical equ ip­
ment.
.,. Open the hood
c:> page 200.
"'Open the red cover on the pos itive terminal
c:> fig. 186 .
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Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 60
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Res idual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
A
A/C (4-zone deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 61
ABS
refer to Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . 120
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 261
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Stop -and -go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
AdBlue. ... .. .. ................ ..... . 194
Me ssages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting a ir distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au ­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Adjusting the temperature (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Index
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 154
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Front airbags .... .. ............. 151, 152
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 157
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 154
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Impo rtant safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 159
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
S ide curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
When must the system be inspected? 159
Air pressure (tire pressure monitoring
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 236
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator
refer to A lternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Anti-freeze Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Anti -lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Anti-s lip regulat ion
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 148
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 189
Ch ild restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 185
Child safety .. .. ............... .. .... . 171
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Important things to know when driv ing with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Child safety lock Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 184
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
I nfant seats .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 177
I nstall ing a chi ld restraint using the LA TC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 177
Child seats .. .. ................ ..... . 177
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
C igarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 233
C leaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Cleaning artificial leather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
C leaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 234
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 233
Index
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Automatic auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Windows . .. .. . ... ............... .. . 37
Closing/opening By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Closing aid (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Closing and opening With the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Clutch (manual transmission) Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Color code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Convenience key Start ing the eng ine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Stopping the eng ine (STAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 184
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
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Index
Cooling mode (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cooling mode (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 04
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Switching
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 22
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 26
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Electronic immob ilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Garage door opener (Horne link) . . . . . . . . 262
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
DEF
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Defective light bulb warning Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Defrosting (windows) 4-zone d eluxe automatic climate control . . 63
Deluxe automatic climate cont rol . . . . . . . . 61
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deluxe automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 224
266
Diesel
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
D iesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ............. .. 194
D iesel fuel ........ ... ............. ... 191
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Dimming the rearview mirro r . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Doors Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
CD/radio display .. .. .. ............. ... 21
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior tern perature dis play . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Driver se ating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Driving econom ically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 23
EDL
refer to Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . 120
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 75
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Electronic differential lock
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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.... N
" N .... 0 0 <..:l ' Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic stabilization control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Elec tronic Stabili zation Control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Emergency locking the front passenger door 32
Emergency operat ion
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Sunroof .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 38
Emergency release
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
194
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine
Coolant
... ' .................. ... ' . . 204
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Stopp ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
E ng ine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . .
200
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Eng ine control ( indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Checking the eng ine o il level . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Fuel consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 S
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
202
Specif ication and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 18
Eng ine Start/Stop mode
refer to Sta rt/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Engine warm-up request
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Index
Environment
Catalytic conv erter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
197
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . . 204
Unleaded fuel.... .. ............... .. 190
EPC (engine contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
ESC
Automatic post-collision braking system .
120
also refer to Electronic stabilization con-
trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control . . 120
Event Data Recorder ( EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
D' . 1mming ........ .. .................. 45
Heating... .... .. .. ............... .. . 45
Ex terior temperature display.......... .. .
21
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
181
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 179
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 7
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Folding the rear seats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . . 67
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Freeze protection
Coolant additive
Front airbags
. . .. ................ . 204
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 140
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
130
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 148
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
267

Index
Fuel Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Recommendation................... . 190
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 104
Fueling Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
F uel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 39
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 212
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Valet Parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 256
H
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 41
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 41
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Head restraints. .... ........... .... ... 131
Adjusting .. .. ............... . 51, 52, 131
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
268
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear w indow (4-zone deluxe automat ic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear window (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seats (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 62
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 141
High beams Ass istant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 39
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 154
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 145
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28
Important things to do before driving . . . . 128
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Installing the upper tether strap on the an -
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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" N .... 0 0 <..:l - Power windows
Child saf ety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Pre sense .. .. .. .... . .......... .. .. .. . 137
Pretensione rs
Pre sense .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 137
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 13 7
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 129
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Protec ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Q
quatt ro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Sele ctive wheel torque contr ol . . . . . . . . . 120
Question
What happens to unbelted occupants? 140
R
Ra il carrier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 47
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear light
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems ....... .. . 109 , 110
Re arview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Index
Rear window shade .................. 46 , 47
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Recirculation mode (deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Fuel filler door emergency release 194
Remo te control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Remote control operation Garage door op ener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . 39
Removing the side trim panel in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
R eplacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 48
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 135, 136
Reset but ton (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Residual heat (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 77
Rims .. ... ... .. .. .. ...... ....... .. .. 225
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
271

Index
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belts wo rn by pregnant women . . . 144
Safety bel t pre tensioner
Service and dispos al. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 142
C lea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
D anger to passe ngers who do not wea r a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 0
Fa ste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
H eight adjus tme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Imp ro perly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Secur ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Specia l cons iderations fo r pregnant wom-
e n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Unfaste ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 44
W arni ng/i ndi cator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Worn p roperly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety bel t war ning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
S afety equipmen t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety features for occ upant restraint and
p rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Safety instructions for side curtai n airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
for usi ng chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Mon itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys tem 16 1
Saving fue l
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Screwdr iver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Seat adjus tment
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 1
Seat heating (4-zone de luxe automat ic cl i-
ma te control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Sea ting p osi tion
D river . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fr ont passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
H ow to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 130
272
Incor rect seat pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Seats Adjus ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Co rrect seat ing pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Fo ld ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Seat ventilation (4- zone deluxe automatic cli­
ma te contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Se lective cata lytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Se lective whee l torque cont rol . . . . . . . . . . 120
Se lec tor lever (au toma tic transmission)
E mergen cy release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretens ione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Se rvice interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
S hade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 , 47
Sh ift paddles (automatic transm iss ion) . . . . 80
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
S ide a irbags
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
S ide assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Adjust ing t he b rightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the senso rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Senso r range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
S wi tchi ng on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
also refer to Si de assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Desc ription . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
How they wor k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Sa fety i nstr uctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Ski bag ........ .... ... ................ 59
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Snow cha ins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Socke t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Sources of information about child restra ints
and t heir use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Space-sav ing spare t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Spa re t ire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242