key battery AUDI A6 2017 Owners Manual

Instruments and indicator lights
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Electromechanical parking brake
¢page 14
Tire pressure monitoring system./
¢page228
Tire pressure monitoring system
¢page228
Engine control (gasoline engine)./
¢page 17
Engine control (diesel engine)./
¢page 17
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL)
./
¢page 17
Diesel particulate filter*
¢page 18
Engine speed limitation
¢page 18
Engine oil level
¢page 15
Engine oil sensor
¢page 18
Engine warm-up request
¢page 18
Battery charge
¢page 14
Tank system
¢page 18
Washer fluid level
¢page 19
Windshield wipers
¢page 19
Remote control key
¢page 70
Remote control key
¢page 72
Battery in remote control key
¢page29
Bulb failure indicato r
¢page 19
Rear fog lights
¢page 19
Headlight range control system
¢page 19
Adaptive light*
¢page42
Light/rain sensor
¢ page 19
Active lane assist*
¢page 97
Transmission
¢page 81
Transmission
¢page 81
Steering lock
¢page 15
Engine start system
¢page 15
Brake booster
¢page 16,
Central indicator light
¢page 10
Electromechanical power steering,
dynamic steering*
¢ page 123
Air suspension*
¢page 16
Sport different ial*
¢ page 19
Ad Blue*
¢page 194
Ad Blue"
¢page 194
Other indicator lights
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Turn signals
¢page20
USA models:
cruise control system
¢page 86

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could start the engine or operate electrical
equipment such as power windows.
(D Tips
- The operation of the remote control key can
be temporarily disrupted by interference
from transmitters near the vehicle working
i n the same frequency range (such as a cell
phone or radio equipment).
- Using the mechanical key, you can:
- Lock/unlock the glove compartment.
- Manually lock/unlock the vehicle
¢ page 32 .
-Mechanically lock the doors¢ page 32.
-For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢ page 262.
Removing the integrated mechanical key
Fig. 16 Remote contro l maste r key : remov ing t he mech ani­
cal key
• Press the release button@¢ fig. 16.
• Pull the mechanica l key @ out of the remote
contro l key.
Open ing and closing
LED and batteries in the remote control key
Fig. 17 Remote control key: removing the battery holder
LED in the remote control key
The LED @ informs you about the function of the
remote control key.
• If you press a button briefly, the LED b links
once .
• If you press and hold a button longer (conven­
ience opening), the LED blinks several times.
"' If the LED does not blink, the remote control
key battery is dead . The
1:1 indicator light and
the message
Please change key battery ap­
pear . Replace the battery in the remote control
key.
Replacing the remote control key battery
"'Remove the mechanical key ¢page 29 .
"' Press the release button @ on the battery
holder and pull the battery ho lder out of the re­
mote control key in the di rect io n of the arrow
at the same time.
• Insert the new battery with the"+" symbol fac­
ing down.
• Slide the battery holder carefully into the re­
mote control key.
"' Insert the mechanical key.
@) For the sake of the environment
Discharged batter ies must be disposed of us­
ing methods that w ill not harm the environ­
ment . Do not dispose of them in household
trash.
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Opening and clo sin g
@ Tips
The replacement battery must meet the same
specifications as the orig inal battery in the re­
mote control key.
Unlocking/locking by remote control
F ig . 18 Rem ote contro l key : bu tton prog ra mmin g
• To unlock the vehicle, press the~ button
¢fig. 18.
• To lock the vehicle, press the lil button one
tim e¢ ,& .
• To unlock the luggage compartment lid, press
the
1£1 button br iefly .
• To trigger the alarm, press the
I PANIC I button.
T he vehicle horn and emergency flashers are
activated.
• To turn the alarm off , press the red
I PANIC I
button again .
If the vehicle is unlocked and none of the doors,
the rear lid or hood are opened within 60 se c­
onds, the veh icle locks again automatically. This
feature prevents the vehicle from being acciden ­
tally left unlocked over a long p eriod of t ime.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire veh icle or only the driver 's door
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢ page 32.
A WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS¢.& in Descrip­
tion on page 2
7 .
@ Tips
- Only use the remote control key when you
are within view of the vehicle.
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- The vehicle can only be locked when the se ­
lector lever is in the P position.
- Do not use the remote control when you are
inside the vehicle. Otherwise, you could un­
intentionally lock the vehicle. If you then
tried to start the engine or open a door, the alarm would be tr iggered. If this happens,
press the@ unlock button.
- Only use the pan ic function in an emergen­
cy.
Locking and unlocking with the
convenience key
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key
T he doors and luggage compartment lid can be
unlocked/locked without using the remote con­
trol key.
F ig . 19 Door han d le : locking t he vehicle
Unlocking the vehicl e
• Grip the door hand le . T he door un locks auto-
matically.
• Pull on the door handle to open the doo r.
Locking the vehicle
• Place the selec to r l eve r in the P position (auto­
matic t ransmiss ions), or else the veh icle wi ll
not be ab le to lock .
• To lock the vehi cle, close the door and touch
the sensor in the door handle
once ¢ fig . 19,
¢ ,& . Do not hold the door handle while doing
this.
You can unlock/lock the ve hicle at every door .
T he remote control key cannot be more than ap­
proximately 4 ft (1.5 m) away from the door han­
dle. It makes no difference whether the master ..,.

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key is in your jacket pocket or in your briefcase,
for example .
The door ca nnot be opened for a br ief period di­
rect ly after loc king it. This way you have the op ­
portunity to check if the doors locked correctly.
The settings in the Infotainment system deter­ mine if the entire vehicle or only one of the doors
is unlocked when unlocking the vehicle
¢page 32.
WARNING .1!!!!!!!!!. !!..-
Read and heed a ll WARNINGS ~.& in Descrip­
tion on page
2 7.
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left stand ing for a long peri­
od of time, note the following:
- The proximity senso r switches off after a
few days to save energy. You then have to
pull once on the door handle to unlock the
vehicle and a second time to open it .
- The energy management system gradually
turns off unnecessary convenience functions
to prevent the vehicle battery from draining
and to maintain the vehicle 's abi lity to start
for as long as possible. You may not be able to unlock your vehicle using the convenience
key.
- For an explanation on conformity with the
FCC regulations in the United States and the
Industry Canada regulations, see
¢page 262.
Central locking switch
Fig. 20 Drive r's door: central loc king switch
Open ing and closing
Fig. 21 Rear doo r: ce ntra l locking sw it c h
"' To lock the vehicle, press the~ button ~,&. .
"' To unlock the vehicle, p ress the @l button .
When locking the vehicle with the central locking
switch, the following app lies:
- Opening the door and the luggage compart­
ment lid from the
outside is not possible (for
security reasons, such as when stopped at a
light) .
- The L ED in the central locking switch turns on
when all doors are closed and locked.
-Applies to: front doors: you can open the doors
ind ividually from the inside by pulling the door
handle .
- Rear doors: to unlock the doors, pull on the
door ha ndle
one time . To open the doors, pull
on the door handle
again .
- In the event of a crash with a irbag deployment,
the doors unlock automat ically to allow access
to the vehicle.
A WARNING
-The central locking switch also works when
the ignition is switched off and automatical­
ly locks the entire vehicle when the~ but­
ton is pressed.
- The central locking switch is inoperative
when the vehicle is locked from the outside.
- Locked doors make it more difficult for
emergency workers to get into the vehicle,
which puts lives at r isk. Do not leave anyone
behind in the vehicle, especially c hildren .
@ Tips
Your vehicle locks automatically when it
reaches a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) (Auto
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A WARNING
-Read and follow all WARNINGS¢&. in De­
scription on page
27 .
-After closing the luggage compartment lid,
always pull up on it to make sure that it is
properly closed. Otherwise it could open
suddenly when the veh icle is moving.
- To help prevent poisonous exhaust gas from
being drawn into the veh icle, always keep
the luggage compartment lid closed while driving. Never transport objects larger than
those which fit completely into the luggage area, because then the luggage compart­
ment lid cannot be fully closed.
- Never leave your vehicle unattended espe­
cially with the l uggage compartment l id left
open. A chi ld co uld crawl into the car
through the luggage compartment and pull
the lid shut, becoming trapped and unable
to get out. To reduce the risk of personal in­
jury, never let children p lay in or around
your vehicle. Always keep the luggage com­ partment lid as well as the vehicle doors
closed when not in use.
- Never close the luggage compartment lid
inattentively or without checking first. Al­
though the closing force of the luggage
compartment lid is limited, yo u can st ill se­
riously injure yourself or others.
- Always ensure that no one is within ra nge of
the luggage compartment lid when it is
moving, in part icular close to the h inges and
the upper and lower edges -fingers o r
hands can be pinched.
- Never try to interfere w ith the l uggage com­
partment lid or help i t when it is being
opened or closed automatically.
([) Note
The luggage compartment lid can bump into
objects such as the garage ceiling when open­
ing and become damaged.
(D Tips
- The settings in the Infota inment system de­
te rmine if the luggage compa rtment lid can
be opened us ing the handle
¢ page 32.
Op enin g an d clos ing
-There are audio signa ls when closing the
luggage compartment lid with the remote
control key (vehicles with conven ience key*)
or with the
l ""'I button in the driver's door.
- When the vehicle is locked, the luggage
compartment lid can be unlocked separately
by pressing the
1£) button on the remote
control key. The luggage compartment lid
locks automatically when it is closed again.
- You can close the luggage compartment lid
using the remote control key (vehicles with
convenience key*) up to a distance of ap­
proximately 9 feet (3 m).
- The luggage compartment lid can be oper­
ated manually if the vehicle battery is low .
It is necessary to use more force when doing
this. Move the lid s low ly to redu ce the
amou nt of fo rce needed.
Luggage compartment with movement­
activated opening
Applies to: vehicles with convenience key and senso r-co ntro l·
led luggage compartment lid
Fig. 28 Rea r of the veh icle: foot movement
Requirements: you must be carrying you r vehicle
k ey w ith you. You m ust be standing at the center
behind the luggage compa rtment lid. You should
be approximately 8 in (20 cm) from the rear of
the ve hicle. The ignition m ust be switched off.
Make sure you have firm footing.
.,. Move your foot back and forth below the b ump­
er ¢
fig. 28. Do not touch the bumpe r. Once the
system recognizes the movement, the luggage
compartment l id will open .
T he luggage compar tme nt lid will on ly open if
you make the movement as described. This pre­
vents the luggage compartment lid from opening
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12 Volt sockets
App lies to: ve hicles with 12 volt socke ts
Fi g. 60 Luggage compartment s ide tr im: socket
Fi g. 61 Exa mple of a rear center conso le: sockets•
~ T o reach the 12 Vo lt socket in the luggage com-
partmen t, push the ne t down.
There are additional 12 Volt socket in the center
console under the cente r armrest* and in the rear
¢ fig.61.
The 12-volt sockets can be used for electrical ac­
cessories. The power usage must not exceed
120 watts .
_& WARNING
The sockets and the electrical accessories con­
nec ted to them only f unction when the ig ni­
t ion is switched on. Incorrect usage can lead
to serious injuries or b urns . To reduce the risk
of injur ies, never leave chi ldren unattended in
the vehicle with the vehicle key .
(D Note
-To reduce the risk of damage to t he vehicle
electrica l system, never attempt to charge
t h e veh icle battery by co nnect ing accesso­
ries that provide power, such as solar pane ls
Seats and storag e
or battery chargers, to the 12 Vol t sockets
or the cigarette lighter.
- To red uce the risk of damage to the sockets,
only use plugs t hat fit correctly .
Storage
Cup holders
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Fig . 6 2 Cente r console : front cup ho lder
Fi g. 63 Rear a rmrest : rear cup holder•
Front cup holders
~ Tap on the cover in the center conso le to open
the cup holders.
Rear cup holders*
~ To open the cup holder, tap on the cover ('i
symbo l) @ ¢fig . 63.
~ To adjust the cup holder to fit the beverage
container, push the corresponding arm @ in
the direction of the arrow.
~ Place the cup in the holder and release the arm.
The arm sw ings back by itse lf and secures the
beve rage.
~ To close the cup holders, p ress the center piece
between both arms and push t he cup holders
all the way back in to the slot . .,.
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Index
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
ASR
refer to Anti-S lip Reg ulation . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aud i braking guard
refer to B raking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Aud i drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Aud i Serv ice Repair Ma nuals and Li terature 259
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 63
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
D eluxe a utomatic clima te contro l . . . . . . . . 6 1
Auto Lock (centra l locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Autom atic auxili ary heate r (cli ma te contro l
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Automatic belt ret ractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 2
Automatic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Key recogn ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 120
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Eme rgency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
H ill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1
Selecto r leve r eme rgency re lease . . . . . . . . 82
Selecto r leve r pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Shifti ng manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
S teer ing whee l w ith shift padd les . . . . . . . . 80
t ip tron ic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Automatic wipe/wash sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Ave rage cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B
Batte ry
J ump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
also refer to Veh icle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 206
B efore d riving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Belt tensioner Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Belt tensione rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
264
Blower (4 -zone de luxe a utomatic cl ima te con -
tro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Bl owe r (deluxe au tomatic climate cont rol) . . 61
Booster seats 181
B rakes
Brake fl uid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 06
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 75
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
B raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
B rake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
B rake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Ceramic brake roto rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Worn bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
B reak- in per iod
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
B reaking in
New bra ke pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 22
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
New t ires ..... .. .. .. ............. .. 217
Bu lbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
C
Californ ia Propos ition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 199
Battery specif ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Capacities AdBl ue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Fuel tan k. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Washer flu id reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Cen tra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
E mergency lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartmen t lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

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Adjusting i llumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Inter ior lighting
Ambie nt l igh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Fr ont and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Intermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 47
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Jump-starting 249
J umpe r cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
K
Key... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. 28
Indicator ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
72
K ey replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
M echanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Replac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Unlock ing/ locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlock ing and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Key recognition (climate control system) . . . 60
Kick-down (automat ic transmission) . . . . . . . 8 1
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
163
H ow they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Important safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . 165
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
L ATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Descr ipt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Install ing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
M ou nting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Launch contro l program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
L eather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Light
Ambie nt ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Coming/Leav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
D aytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Headlig ht flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Index
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
High beam assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
L ight/rain senso r
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Intermittent (windshie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 47
Li ght ing
E xterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
44
Li ghts
Head light range cont ro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . 41
Interio r/ re a d ing l ig ht s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Locking/unlocki ng
By remo te control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Wi th the cen tra l locking switch . . . . . . . . .
31
Wi th the conven ien ce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Locking and unlock ing
On the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
Low beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) . . . . . 185
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
12 Vo lt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Increasing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Stor ing ca rgo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
Stow ing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
T ie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Valet Par king fun ct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Clos ing b utton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
move men t-a ctivated openi ng . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Open ing/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 34
Open ing from the inside in an eme rgency . 36
olso refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . 33
Luggage rack .. .. .... .. ... ..... ... .... . 57
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
269

co
co
.... N
" 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
Unfastening safety belts Uniform t ire quality grading ........... .
Unlocking/locking 144
227
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Unlocking and locking
On the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
V
Valet Parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Vanity mirror. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Vehicle Care/cleaning . .... ........... ....... 231
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Identification number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Transport ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 207
E nergy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236, 239
Veh icle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
VIN ..... ..... .. ................ .... 255
w
Warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warning/Indicator lights Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warning triangle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Washer fluid level (indicator light) . . . . . . . . 19
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
274 What
happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 140
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Wheels .. .. ... ... ... ...... ....... ... 210
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Glossary of t ire and loading terminology . 212
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 7
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 229
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Wheel wrench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 141
When must the airbag system be inspected? .1.59
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 186
Wild animal detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Window regulators. .. .. ... .......... .. . 37
Windows Cleaning/removing ice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Defrosting (4-zone deluxe automat ic cl i-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrosting (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Windshield clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Defrosting (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrosting (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
also refer to Windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windshie ld washer system .......... 47, 208
Reservoir capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Windshield wipers Cleaning wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . 48
Switch ing on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Winter driving Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Winter operation Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Defrosting windows (4-zone deluxe auto-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Defrosting windows (deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61