airbag off AUDI A7 2014 Service Manual

186 Child Saf ety
- Childre n on the front seat of any car,
even w ith Advanced A irbags, can be seri­
ous ly injured or even killed when an a ir­
bag inflates .
- Never let a child stand or knee l on any
seat, for examp le the front seat.
- Never let a child ride in the cargo area of your vehicle .
- Always remember that a ch ild lean ing
forward, sitt ing s ideways or out of posi­
t ion in any way during an acc ident can be
st ruck by a deploying airbag . This will re­
sult in serious personal injury o r dea th .
- If you must install a booster seat on the
front passenger seat because of excep ­
t io nal circumstances the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
light must come on and
stay on, whenever the igni tion is sw itch­
ed on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t
doe s not come on and stay on, perform
the chec ks described ¢
page 161, Moni­
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- T ake the child rest rain t off th e fron t pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rea r seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Always read and heed all WAR NIN GS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used¢
page 140 , Safety
belts,¢ page 149, Airbag system
and
¢ page 175, Important things to know.
Installing a child safety
seat
Securing a child safety seat using a
safety belt
Safety bel ts for the rear sea ts and the front
passenger can be locked with the conver tible
locking retractor to properly secure child
safety seats .
The safety belts emergency locking retractors
for the rear seats safety belts and for the
front passenge r's seat safety belt have a co n­
ve rtible locking retracto r fo r child restra ints . T
he safety belt m ust be locked so that be lt
web bing cannot unree l. The retractor can be
activated to lock the sa fety belt and prevent
the safety belt webbing from loosening up
duri ng norma l dr iving . A chi ld safety seat can
o n ly be prope rly insta lled when t he safety belt
i s loc ked so that the ch ild and child safety
sea t w ill stay in place .
Always remember: Even tho ugh your vehicle is
equipped with an Advanced Airbag system , all
c h ildren, especially thos e 12 years and young­
er, sho uld alw ays r ide in the back seat prope r­
l y restra ined fo r the ir age and size.
_& WARNING
Im prop erly ins talled ch ild safety sea ts in­
crease the risk o f serious pe rsonal injury
and death in a co llision.
- Always make s ure that the sa fe ty bel t re­
trac to r i s loc ked w hen insta lling a child
safety seat . An un locke d safety belt re­
tracto r cannot hold the child safety seat
in place dur ing no rma l driving o r in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child sa fety seat firmly
in place even if a ch ild is not sitt ing in it .
A loose child safety seat can fly around du ring a s udden stop or in a collision .
- Always make sure that the rear seat
backrest to wh ic h the center rear safety
be lt* is attached is sec urely latched
wheneve r the rea r ce nter sa fety belt is
be ing used to secu re a child rest raint.
- If the backrest is not securely la tched,
the child and the child res traint will be
throw n forward togethe r with t he back ­
rest and will strike part s of t he vehi cle
interior. The child can be seriously in­
jured or killed.
- Never insta ll re ar-f acing child s afety
seats or in fant ca rrie rs on the front pas ­
sen ger seat . A child will be serious ly in ­
jured and can be killed when the passen­ ge r airbag in flates.
- The inflating air bag will h it the c hild
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat ..,.

and child against the backrest, center
armrest, door or roof.
- Always install rear-facing child safety
seats or infant carriers on the rear seat.
- Forward-facing child safety seats or in­
fant carriers installed on the front pas­
senger's seat may interfere with the de­
ployment of the airbag and cause serious
injury to the child.
- It is safer to install a forward-facing
child safety seat on the rear seat .
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used¢
page 175. Special
precautions apply when installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 151, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.
A WARNING
Always take special precautions if you
must install a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint on the front passenger's
seat in exceptional situations:
-Whenever a forward or rearward-facing
child restraint is installed on the front
passenger seat, the
PASSENGER AIR
BAG OFF
light must come on and stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, perform
the checks described ¢
page 161, Moni­
toring the Advanced Airbag System.
- Take the child restraint off the front pas­
senger seat and install it properly at one
of the rear seat positions if the
PASSEN­
GER AIR BAG OFF
light does not stay on
whenever the ignition is switched on.
- Improper installation of child restraints
can reduce their effectiveness or even
prevent them from providing any protec­
tion.
- An improperly installed child restraint
can interfere with the airbag as it de­
ploys and seriously injure or even kill the
child.
Child Safety 187
- Always carefully follow the manufactur­
er's instructions provided with the child
safety seat or carrier.
- After checking to make sure that the
child restraint is properly installed, make
certain that the child restraint is correct­ ly recognized by the capacitive passenger
detection system in the front passenger
seat and that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light signals the correct front pas­
senger frontal airbag status.
A WARNING
Forward-facing child restraints:
- Always make sure the forward-facing
seat has been designed and certified by
its manufacturer for use on a front seat
with a passenger front and side airbag.
- Never put the forward-facing child re­
straint up, against or very near the in­
strument panel.
- Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and
aft adjustment range, as far away from
the airbag as possible before installing
the forward-facing child restraint. The
backrest must be adjusted to an upright
position .
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on .
.8. WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
- A child in a rearward -facing child safety
seat installed on the front passenger
seat will be seriously injured and can be killed if the front airbag inflates -even
with an Advanced Airbag System .
- The inflating airbag will hit the child
safety seat or infant carrier with great
force and will smash the child safety seat
and child against the backrest, center
armrest, door or roof.
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188 Child Safety
-Always be especially careful if you must
install a rearward facing child safety seat
on the front passenger seat in exception­
al circumstances.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the
time whenever the ignition is switched
on.
- If the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light
does not come on and stay on, immedi ­
ately install the rear-facing child safety
seat in a rear seating position and have
the airbag system inspected by your Audi dealer.
Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to se­
cure a child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufactur­
er's instructions when installing a child re­
straint in your vehicle. To activate the conver­
tible locking retractor:
"" Place the child restraint on a seat, prefera­
bly on the rear seat.
""Slowly pull the belt
all the way out.
""Route it around or through the child re­
straint belt path¢,&. .
"" Push the child safety se at down with you r
full weight to get the safety belt really tight.
"" Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for
that seating position.
""Guide the safety belt back into the retractor
until the belt lies flat and snug on the child
safety seat.
""You should hear a "clicking" noise as the
belt winds back into the inertia reel. Test the
convertible locking retractor by pulling on
the belt. You should no longer be able to
pull the belt out of the retracto r. The con­
vertible locking retractor is now activated.
"" Make sure that the red release button is fac ­
ing away from the child restraint so that it
can be unbuckled quickly .
""Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt
is properly tight and fastened so that the seat cannot move forward or sideways more
than one inch (2.5 cm).
A WARNING .,__
Using the wrong child restraint or an im­
properly installed child restraint can cause
serious personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re-
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt re­
tractor cannot hold the child safety seat
in place during normal driving or in a
crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly
in place even if a child is not sitting in it.
A loose child safety seat can fly around
during a sudden stop or in a crash.
- Always make sure the seat backrest to
which the child restraint is installed is in
an upright position and securely latched
into place and cannot fold forward. Oth­
erwise, the seatback with the child safety
seat attached to it could fly forward in
the event of an accident or other emer­
gency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS
whenever using a child restrained in ave­
hicle is being used
¢ page 175. Special
precautions apply when installing a child
safety seat on the front passenger seat
¢ page 151, Child restraints on the front
seat -some important things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
-
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when the belt is wound all the way back into
the retractor.
"" Press the red button on the safety belt buck­
le. The belt tongue will pop out of the buck­
le.
""Guide the safety belt all the way back into
its stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract completely
into its stowed position. The safety belt can
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192 Child Safe ty
Tether anchors and tether straps
Fig. 180 Tether ancho rs: attachment hook locations
behind the rear seatbacks
The tether anchors for the two/three* rear
seating positions are located o n the backside
of the rear seatbacks ¢
fig. 180. Vehicles with
two rear seating positions are equipped with
two tether anchors.
A tether is a straight or V-shaped strap that attaches the top part o f a child restraint to
specia l anchorage points in the veh icle.
The purpose of t he tether is to reduce the for­
ward movemen t of the ch ild restra int in a
crash, in order to help reduce the risk of head
injury that could be caused by striking the ve ­
hicle interior.
F orward facing child rest ra ints manufactured
after September 1, 1999, are required by U.S.
federal regulations to comply with new child
head movement performance requirements .
These new performance requirements make a
tether necessary on most new child safety
seats.
A WARNING
Improper insta llation of chi ld restraints
w ill increase the risk of inju ry and death in
a crash.
- Always follow the instructions prov ided
by the manufacturer of the ch ild re­
st rain t you intend to install in your Audi.
- Improper use of ch ild restra int anchors
(including tether anchors) can lead to in­
jury in a co llision. The anchors are de­
signed to w ithstand on ly those loads im ­
posed by corre ctly fitted ch ild restraints. -
Never mount two child restraint systems
on one LATCH lower anchor point.
- 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 compa rtment .
- Never use child restraint tether ancho ­
rages to secure safety belts or other
kinds o f occupant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or
other items to the LATCH lower ancho­
rages or to the tether anchors.
- If you must install a rearward fac ing
child safety seat on the front passenger
seat because of exceptiona l circumstan­
ces and t he
PA SSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come o n and stay on, im­
mediately install the rear-fac ing ch ild
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have the airbag system i nspe cted by your
Aud i deale r.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 181 Tether strap: proper routing and mou nting
Installing the tether st rap
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the
child restraint according to the child re­
s traint manufacture r's instructions.
• Guide the upper te ther s trap
und er the rear
head restraint¢
fig. 181 (raise the head re ­
straint if necessary) .
• Attach the tether strap ancho rage hook into
the tether anchorage.
.,. Pull on the tether strap hook so that the
spring catch of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether strap firmly follow ing the
child restraint manufacturer's instructions. ..,

Relea sin g the teth er str ap
"' Loosen the tens ion following the child re ­
stra int manufac turer's instructions .
"' Depress the spring catch on the hook and re­
lease it from the anchorage.
(D Note
I f you leave the child restraint with the
tether strap firmly insta lled for severa l
days, this cou ld leave a mark on the up­
holstery on the seat cushion and backrest
in the area where the tether strap was in­
stalled . The upholstery would a lso be per­
manently stretched around the tether
strap. This applies especially to leat her
seats.
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing child restraint sys ­
tems come with a tether. P lease read and
heed the child restraint system manufactur­
er's instructions carefully to determ ine how to
p roperly install the tether.
A WARNING
-
A child in a rearward-facing child safety
seat insta lled on the front passenge r seat
w ill be se riously injured and can be killed if
t he fron t air bag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System .
- T he inf lat ing airb ag w ill hit the child
sa fety seat or infant carrier w it h great
force and w ill smash the ch ild 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 because of exceptional circ umstan­
ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
light does not come on and stay on, im­
med iately install the rear-facing child
safety seat in a rear seating position and
have t he a irbag system inspected by you r
Audi de aler.
Child Sa fet y 193
Additional Information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number o f sources of additiona l
information abo ut child restraint se lection, in ­
stallation and use :
N HT SA advises t hat the bes t ch ild safety seat
is the one that fits your chi ld and fits in your
vehicle, and that yo u will use correct ly and
consistently.
T ry before yo u buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Admin­
istration
Tel.: 1 -888 -3 27-4 236 (TIY: 1-800-424-9153)
www. n hts a .gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
www.safe kids.o rg
Safety Belt Safe U .S .A
Tel.: (800) 7 45-SAFE (English)
Te l.: (800) 747-SANO (Span ish)
www.carseat .org
Transpo rt Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll
1-6 13-998-86 16 if yo u are in the Ottawa a rea
http://www .t c .gc. ca/eng/ roadsafety/
men u.h tm
Audi Cu stomer R elation s
Tel.: (800) 822-2834 •
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@ Tips
-Certain Audi pre sense functions are not
ava ilable when ASR is sw itched off (sport
mode) or when driving in reverse.
- The Audi pre sense functions may not be
available if there is a malfunction in the
ESC system or the airbag control mod­
ule.
- The Audi pre sense front/plus functions
are not available if there is a malfunction
in the adaptive cru ise control* system
9 page 93.
-The Audi pre sense rear/plus functions
are not available if there is a malfunction
i n the Audi side assist* system
9page 93.
Audi pre sense 195
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196 Intelligent technology
Intelligent technology
Notice about data
recorded by vehicle
control modules
Your vehicle is not equipped with an Event Da­
ta Recorder (EDR), installed by some manu­
facturers fo r the express purpose of capturing
data for retrieval after an accident or crash
event . EDR's are sometimes ca lled "crash re­
corders".
Some state laws restrict the retr ieval or down­
loading of data stored by EDR's that were in­
stalled in a vehicle for the express purpose of
retrieving data after an accident or crash
event without the owner's consent.
A lthough your vehicle is not equipped with an
EDR, it is equipped with a number of electron­
ic control modules for various vehicle systems
such as, for examp le, eng ine function, em is­
sion control, as well as for the airbags and
safety belts.
These electronic contro l modules also record
vehicle-re lated data during normal vehicle op­
eration for diagnostic and repair purposes.
The recording capacity of the electronic con­
trol modules is limited to data (no sound is re­
corded) and only a small amount of data is ac­
tually recorded over a very limited pe riod of
time and stored when a system fault or other
condition is sensed by a control unit. Some of
the data then stored may relate to vehicle
speed, direction, braking as we ll as restraint
system use and performance in the event of a
crash or other condition. Stored data can only
be read and downloaded with special equip­
ment.
Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
ESC helps to improve road holding and vehicle
dynamics to help reduce the probability of
skidd ing and loss of vehicle control. It works
only when the engine is running. ESC detects certain difficult driving situat
ions, including
when the vehicle is beginning to spin (yaw)
out of control and helps you to get the veh icle
back under control by se lectively braking the
wheels, and/or reducing engine power and
providing steering assistance to help hold the
vehicle on the driver's intended course. The in­
dicator light
G) in the instrument cluster
blinks when ESC is taking action to help you
control the vehicle.
ESC has limitations.
It is important to remem­
ber that ESC cannot overcome the laws of
physics. It wi ll not always be able to help out
under all conditions you may come up against.
For example, ESC may not always be able to
help you master situations where there is a
sudden change in the coefficient of friction of
the road surface. When there is a section of
dry road that is suddenly covered with water,
slush or snow, ESC cannot perform the same
way it wou ld on the dry surface . If the vehicle
hydroplanes (rides on a cushion of water in­
stead of the road surface), ESC will not be
able to help you steer the vehicle because con­
tact with the pavement has been interrupted
and the vehicle cannot be braked or steered.
During fast cornering, particularly on winding
roads, ESC cannot always deal as effectively
with difficult driving situations than at lower
speeds. When towing a trailer, ESC is not able
to help you regain control as it would if you
were not tow ing a trailer.
Always adjust your speed and driving style to road, traffic and weather condit ions. ESC can­
not override the vehicle's physical limits, in­
crease the available traction, or keep a vehicle
on the road if road departure is a result of
drive r inattention. Instead, ESC improves the
poss ibility of keeping the vehicle under con­
trol and on the road during ex treme maneu­
vers by using the driver's steering inputs to
help keep the vehicle going in the intended di­
rection . If you are traveling at a speed that
causes you to run off the road before ESC can
provide any assistance, you may not experi­
ence the benefits of ESC.

238 Checking and filling
@ For the sake of the environment
Because of the problem of proper disposal
of brake fluid as we ll as the special tools
required and the necessary expertise, we recommend that you have the brake fluid
changed by your author ized Audi dealer.
Battery
General information
Under normal operating conditions, the bat­
tery in your Audi does not need any mainte­
nance. With
high outside temperatures or
long daily drives we recommend that you have
the electro lyte level checked by a service fa­
cility . The electrolyte level should also be
checked each time the battery is charged
<=:> page 240.
Have the battery checked when you take your
vehicle in for service . You are well adv ised to
replace a battery that is older than 5 years .
With certain types of airbag deployment, the battery is disconnected from the vehicle elec­
tr ical system for safety reasons
c::> & in Re­
pair, care and disposal of the airbags on
page 165.
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle functions (power window regu­
lators, for example) are lost if the battery ter­
minals are disconnected. These functions have
to be relearned after the battery terminals are
connected again. To prevent this , the battery
should only be disconnected from the vehicle
e lectrica l system when absolutely necessary
for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period
of severa l days or weeks, electrical compo­
nents are gradually cut back or switched off.
This reduces energy consumption and main­
tains starting capability over a longer period
c::> page 202. Some of the convenience func­
tions may not operate, such as the interior
lights or power seat adjustment. The conven- ience
functions will be available again when
you switch on the ignition and start the en­ gine.
Winter operation
During the winter months, battery capac ity
tends to decrease as temperatures drop. This
is because more power is a lso consumed whi le
starting, and the headlights, rear window de­
fogger, etc., are used more often.
Avoid unnecessary power consumption, par­
ticularly in city traffic or when traveling only
short distances. Let your authorized Audi
deale r check the capacity of the vehicle bat ­
tery before winter sets in
c::> page 240 . A well
charged battery will no t only prevent star ting
problems when the weather is cold, but will
also last longer .
@ Tips
If your vehicle is left standing for several
weeks at extremely low temperatures, the
vehicle battery should be removed and
stored where it w ill not freeze. This will
prevent it from be ing damaged and having
to be replaced .
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The battery is located in the luggage compart­
ment under the floor . Before you check any­
thing in the luggage compartment,
read and
heed all WARNINGS
c::> .&,.
Always heed the safety warnings , when work­
ing on the vehicle battery or the vehicle elec­
trical system to prevent 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.

29 0 Index
A
Accessories . ...... ..... ... .. .. .... . 28 7
Active lane ass ist ... ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 95
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . 96
C leaning the camera area .. .. .. .. .. . 214
Descr ipt ion ... ........... .. .. .... .. 95
I nstrument cluster indicator light . . . . . 96
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . 96
Setting the steering wheel vibrat ion . . . . 97
AC (automatic cl imate control) . .. .. .. .. 72
AC (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adaptive air suspension/sport . ... .. .. . 102
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
C leaning the senso r ....... .. .. .... . 214
Messages ............... .. .. .. .. .. 93
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 91
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adapt ive Lig ht (defective) ... .. .. .... .. 23
AdBlue .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .... . 223
F illing . .. .. ............... .. .... . 225
Messages in the instrument cluster dis-
play ... .. .. ... .... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
Adding Eng ine coolant ........... .. .. .. .. . 235
Eng ine oil ................. .. .... . 232
W indshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. . 241
Additives Eng ine oi l ............... .. .. .... . 232
Adj usting
A ir dist ribution (au tomatic climate con-
trol) .. ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 73
ai r distribution (climate control) ... .. . . 70
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Instrument illum inat ion ..... .. .... .. 47
Steer ing column e lectrically .. .. .... .. 75
Steer ing column manually ... .. .. .. . . 75
Temperature (automat ic climate co ntrol) 73
Temperature (climate control) .... .. .. 70
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149, 170
Advanced Airbag System ... .. .. .... . 153
Advanced Airbag System components . 157
Care ..... .. ................ ... ... 165
C hi ldren ... ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 177
C hil d restra ints ........... .. .. .. .. . 177
Componen ts (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 157 Danger of fitting a ch
ild seat on the front
passenger seat ... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 151
Disposa l .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 165
Front a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 155
How do the front airbags work? .. .... 159
How many a irbags does my vehicle
have? ...... .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. 157
How the Advanced Airbag System com-
ponents work togethe r ......... .. .. 159
Important safe ty instru ct ions on the
knee airbag system .. .. ..... ... .. .. 168
Important things to know .. ... ... . .. 149
Knee airbags ..... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 166
Monitoring .... .. ............. .... 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ... .... 162
Repairs ... .... .. ............. .... 165
Safety instructions ................. 164
S ide a irbags ... .. ... .. .. ... ..... .. 169
S ide curtain airbags ... ...... ... .. .. 172
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 19
Warning/Indicato r lights ....... .. .. 161
When must the system be inspected? 161
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle
Alcantara 280
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. .... 216
All -wheel drive .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. 201
Winter tires ..... ... .. ..... ... .. .. 258
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Amb ience lighting .............. .... . 47
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant . ..... ... .. .. 234
Anti- lock b rak ing system ............ . 196
Wa rning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . 19, 20
Anti-slip regulation ............. .. .. 196
Warning/ind icator lights .. ... ..... .. . 19
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobi lizer .. ..... ... .. .. . 33
Asht ray .... .... ................... . 59
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard ............. .. 86
Audi drive select
refer to drive select ............ .... 102
A udi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
tu re ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 285

Safety belt warning light ... ... .. .. .. . 140
S afety complianc e st icker ............ 282
Safety equipment .......... ... ... .. . 130
Safety features for occupant restra int and
protection ... ..... ..... ... ... ... ... 130
Safety guidelines Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Safety instructions
Eng ine compartment ............... 227
for side curtain airbags ............. 173
for using child safety seats ... .. .. .. . 179
for using safety be lts ............. .. 143
M on itoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .... .. ................. .. ... 164
Safety systems
War ning/ indicator lights ....... .. .. .. 1 9
Seat adjustment
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H ead restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 134
Safety guide lines ................... 53
Seat belts
Why YOU MUST wear them 140
Seat covers Cleaning ... .... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 216
Seat heating/vent ilation (automatic cli-
mate con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seat heating (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seating position Driver ... .. .. .. ........... ....... 131
Front passenger .......... .. .. .. .. . 132
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. . 132
Incorrect seat position ............ .. 134
Occupants ................ ...... .. 13 1
Rear passengers ................... 133
Seat memory ............. .... .. .... 57
Seats Comfort seat side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Select ive catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue ........... .... .. ... 223
Select ive unlock feature .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 35
Selecto r leve r .................... .. 109
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . 115
Inde x 299
Serv ice and disposa l
Safety be lt pretensioner ..... ... .. .. 147
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Se rv ice interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 •
Sh ift buttons .. .. .. ................. 113
Sh ip ( transport ing your vehicle) . ... .. .. 280
Sh utting down vehicle ............... 206
Side a irbags
Description .. .. .. ................. 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
s ide ass ist . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 98
Adjusting the brightness ..... ... .. .. 100
Sensor range . ... .. .. .. ...... ... .. . 99
Side assist Activati ng and deactivat ing .......... 100
Cleaning the sensors . .. ..... ... .. .. 214
S ide curta in airbags ................. 172
Desc ription .. .. .. .... ........... .. 172
How they wor k ... .. .. ........... .. 173
Sa fety i nstr uctions ................. 173
Side marker lights ................. .. 44
Ski sack . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 67
also refer to Trunk pass-through . .. .. . 68
Slid ing/til ting s unroof
Emergency clos ing . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 43
Opening and closing . ... .... ... .. .. . 42
Snow cha ins ...... .. ............... 259
Socket ....... .. .. ................. . 60
Sources of informa tion abo ut child re -
stra ints and their use .. .. ..... ... .. .. 193
Space-savi ng spa re tire ... .. ..... ... .. 265
Spare tire . .. .. .. .. .. ............... 265
Speed limi ter . .. ...... ........... .. . 31
Speedometer ... .. .. . .. .... ...... .. . 27
Speed rating letter code .. ..... ... .. .. 255
Speed warning system ............. ... 84
Sport d ifferential .. ............. .. .. 102
Ind icator lig ht ... ................. . 23
Star button ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 25
Start-Stop-System ................... 81
E ngine does not swit ched off ......... 82
E ngine sta rts a utomat ica lly .......... 82
Ind icator lights .. ................. . 82
Messages ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 83
Starting/stopp ing the engine .. .. .. .. . 82
switching off/on .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. . 83
START ENG IN E ST O P bu tton ........... 76