sensor AUDI A7 2016 Owner's Guide

Care and cleaning
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourse lf
from sharp metal components when wash­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
- After washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice i n the winter. The brakes
must be d ried first w ith a few careful bra ke
applications.
(D Note
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must retract the rear spoiler if
necessary, and fold the exter ior mirrors in to
r educe the ris k of damage. Power folding
ex ter ior mirrors* must on ly be folded in and
out using the power folding function.
- To prevent pa int damage, do not wash the
vehicle in di re ct s unlight.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the s urface,
do not use i nsec t removing sponges, kitche n
sponges or similar ite ms. - Matte finish painted vehicle components:
-To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polish ing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax.
It can destroy
the matte finish effect.
- Do not place any stickers or magnet ic
signs on vehicle parts painted w ith matte
finish paint. The pa int co uld be damaged
when the stickers o r mag nets are re­
moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash t he ve hicle i n facilities spec ially de­
signed for that purpose. Th is w ill re duce the
r isk of dirty water co ntaminated w ith oil from
ente ring the sewe r system.
Cleaning and care information
W hen clean ing and caring for ind ividua l vehicle
com ponents, re fer to the following tables. The
info rmation conta ined there is simply recommen- dations. For questions or for compo
nents tha t
are not li sted, refer to an au thor ized Audi dealer.
A lso follow the information found in
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Exterior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Wind shield wiper
Deposits ¢ page 50, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
blades
Headlights /
Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solutional
tail lights
Sensors /
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning so lution
camera lenses Camera lenses: soft cloth with alcoho l-free clean ing solu-
tion
Snow/ ice H
and br ush/solvent -free de- icing sp ray
Wheels Road sa lt Water
Brake d ust Acid
-free spec ia l cleaning solut ion
E x haust t ail pipes Road sa lt Water, clea ning solution sui tab le for stain less stee l, if nee -
essary
Decorative parts / Deposits Mild soap solutiona>, a cleaning so lution suitable for stain -
trim less stee l,. if necessary
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Care and cleaning
Component S ituation Solution
Te xtiles
Deposits adhering to Vacuum cleaner
arti ficial leath er, the surface
Alca ntara Wate r-based depos its Absorben
t cloth and mild soap solutional
such as coffee, tea,
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Apply am ild soap solutional, blot away the disso lved oil or
such as oil, make-up, dye, treat afterwa rd with water, if necessary
etc.
Special deposits such Special stain remover, blot w ith absorbent materia l, treat
as ink, na il polish, la- afterward with mild soap so lution, if necessaryal
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Natural leather Fres h stains Wool cloth with a mild soap solut ional
Wate r-based depos its fresh stains: absorbent clot h
such as coffee, tea, d ried stains: stain remover suitable for leathe r
blood, etc.
Oil-based deposits Fresh stains: absorbent cloth and stain remover suitab le
such as oil, make- up, for leather
etc. dried stains: Oil cleaning spray
Special deposits such Spot remover sui table for leather
as ink, nai l polish, la -
tex paint, shoe pol-
ish, etc.
Care Regularly app ly condi tioning cream that protects from
lig ht and penet rates in to the mate rial. Use specially -col -
ored conditioning cream, if necessary.
Carbon part s Deposits clean the same way as plastic parts
al Mild soap sol ution: maxim um two tablespoons of neutral soap in 1 quar t (1 liter ) of water
_& WARNING
The windshie ld may not be tre ate d wit h wa­
t er- repelling win dsh ield co ating agents. Un­
favorab le conditions such as wetness, dark­
ness, or low s un can resu lt in increased glare.
Wiper blade chatter is also possible.
(D Note
- Headlights/tail light s
-Never clean headlights or ta il lights with a
dry cloth or sponge.
- Do not use any cleaning prod uct that con­
tains alcohol, because they could cause cracks to form.
- Wheels
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- Never use any paint polish or other abra­
sive mate rials.
- Damage to the protective layer on the
rims such as sto ne chips or sc ratches must
be repaired immediately.
- Sensors /camera lenses
- N eve r use warm or ho t w at er to remove
snow or ice from the camera lens . This
could ca use the lens to crack.
- N eve r use abras ive cle an ing m ateria ls or
a lcohol to clea n the camera lens. This
could ca use scratches and cracks .
-Doo r windows
- Remove snow and ice on windows and ex-
terio r mirro rs with a p lastic scraper. To

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~ Park your vehicle on a level surface.
~ Switch off the ignition .
~ Read the eng ine coolant leve l from the coolant
expansion tank
c> fig. 191, c> page 220,
fig. 188.
With a cold engine, the coolant level
should be between the "min" and "max" mark­
i ngs. When the engine is warm, the level may
be s light ly above the "max" marking.
The location of the coolant expans ion tank can be
seen in the engine compartment illustrat ion
i=>page220.
To obtain an accurate reading, the engine must
be sw itched
off.
The expansion tank in you r vehicle is equipped
with an electric coolant level sensor.
When the coo lant level is too low, the warning
light in the Auto-Check System
c:> page 15 wi ll il­
l uminate unti l you a dd coolant and the level has
been restored to norma l. Even though there is an
e lectric coolant level sensor, we still recommend
you check the coolant level from time to time.
Coolant loss
Coolant loss may i ndicate a leak in the coo ling
system . In the event of coo lant loss , the cooling
system should be inspected immed iate ly by your
author ized Audi dealer. It is not enough merely
to add coolant .
In a
sealed system, losses can occur only if the
boiling point of the coo lant is exceeded as a re­
sult of overheat ing.
A WARNING
The cooling system is under pressure and can
get very hot. Reduce the risk of scalding from
hot coolant by following thes e steps.
- Turn off the engine and allow it to coo l
dow n.
- Protect yo ur face, hands and arms from es­
caping fluid and steam by cove ring the cap
with a la rge, th ick rag.
- Turn the cap slowly and ve ry carefu lly in a
counte r-clockw ise direct io n wh ile a pplying
light, downwa rd pr essur e on the top of the
c ap.
Checking and Fillin g
-To avo id being burned, do not sp ill anti­
freeze o r coolant on the exha ust system or
hot engine parts. Under certa in cond itions,
the ethylene glyco l in engi ne coo lant can
ca tch fire.
(D Note
Do not add any type o f radiator leak sea lant
to you r vehicle 's engi ne coolant . Add ing radia­
tor repair fluid may adversely affect the func­
tion and pe rformance of your coo ling system
and could r esult in damag e not cover ed by
your New Veh icle Limited Warranty.
Adding coolant
Be very careful when adding engine coolant.
Before you check a nyth ing in the eng ine compart­
me nt,
always read and heed all WARNINGS
c> .&. in Working in the engine compartment on
page 218.
~ Requirement: T here must be a residua l amount
of coolant in the expansion tank
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~Tu rnoff the engi ne.
~ Le t the eng ine cool down.
~ Place a thick rag ove r the coo lan t expansion
t ank
c:>page 224, fig. 191 and carefully tw ist
t he cap coun ter- clockwise
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~ Ad d coo lant mixed in the correc t ra tio
c:> page 224, Coolant up to the MAX marking .
~ Make sure that the fl uid leve l remains stab le.
Add more coo lant if necessary.
~ Twist the cap o n again tightly.
Rep lacement engine coo lant must confo rm to ex­
act specifications
c> page 224, Coolant.
We recommend using only coo lant add it ive G1 2+
+ , G 13 or in an emergency G12+. Do
not use a
different additive. In an emergency use p lain wa­
ter unt il you can get the correct add itive and can
restore the correct ratio. This should be done as
soon as possib le.
If you have lost a considerab le amou nt of cool­
ant, then you shou ld add cold antifreeze and co ld
water only whe n the eng ine is co ld.
Always use
new engine coo lant w hen refilling.
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Temperature grades apply to tires that are properly inflated and not over or underinflat­
ed .
Tire pressure monitoring
system
CD General notes
Each tire, includ ing the spare (if provided),
should be checked monthly when cold and inflat­
ed to the inflation pressure recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure label. (If your veh icle has
tires of a different size than the size indicated on
the vehicle placard or tire inflation pressure la­
be l, you shou ld determine the proper tire infla­
tion pressure for those tires).
As an added safety feature, your vehicle has been
equipped with a tire pressure monitoring system
(TPMS) that illuminates a low tire pressure tell­
tale when one or more of your tires is significant­ ly under -inflated. Accordingly, when the low tire
pressure telltale illuminates, you should stop and
check your tires as soon as poss ible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure. Driving on a signifi­ cantly under-inflated tire causes the tire to over­
heat and can lead to t ire failure. Under-inflation
also reduces fuel efficiency and tire tread life,
and may affect the vehicle's handling and stop­
ping ability .
Please note that the TPMS is not a substitute for
proper tire maintenance, and it is the driver's re­
sponsib ility to ma inta in correct tire pressure,
even if under-inflation has not reached the level
to trigger illuminat ion of the TPMS low t ire pres­
sure telltale.
Your vehicle has also been equ ipped with a TPMS
malfunction indicator to indicate when the sys­
tem is not operating properly. The TPMS mal­
function indicator is combined with the low tire
pressure telltale. When the system detects a
malfunction, the telltale will flash for approxi­
mately one minute and then remain continuously
illuminated . This sequence will cont inue upon
Wheels
subsequent vehicle start -ups as long as the mal­
function exists.
When the malfunction indicator is illuminated ,
the system may not be able to detect or signal
low tire pressure as intended . TPMS malfunctions
may occur for a variety of reasons, including the
i nsta llation of replacement or alternate tires or
wheels on the vehicle that prevent the TPMS
from functioning properly. Always check the
TPMS malfunction telltale after replacing one or
more t ires or wheels on your veh icle to ensure
that the replacement or alternate t ires and
whee ls allow the TPMS to continue to function
properly.
If the Tire Pressure Monitoring System
indicator appears
The tire pressure indicator in the instrument
cluster informs you if the tire pressure is too low
or if there is a system mo/function .
Fig. 199 Instrument cluster: indicator light with message
Using the ABS sensors, the tire pressure monitor­
ing system compares the tire tread circumference
and vibration characteristics of the individual
tires . If the pressure changes in one or more
t ir es, this is indicated in the instrument cluster
display with an indicator light
HE and a message.
If only one tire is affected, the location of that
tire will be indicated.
T he tire pressures must be stored in the Infotain­
ment system again each time the pressures
change (switching between partial and full load
pressure) or after changing or rep lacing a tire on
your vehicle
¢ page 252. The ti re pressure moni­
toring system only monitors the tire pressure you have stored. Refer to the tire pressure label for ..,.
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Fuses
Driver side cockpit fuse
assignment
Fig. 212 Driver's side of the cockpit : fuse pa nel w it h plastic
cl ip
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
Electromechanical power steer ing, trailer
1 hitch, ionizer, switch strip, seat heating
(rear), electromechanica l park ing brake
Horn, climate control system, Gateway,
2 automatic dimming interior rearview mir-
ror
4 Parking aid, headlight range adjustment
5 Dynamic steering, Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
6 Headlights
7 Adaptive cru
ise control
8 Front passenger's seat sensors, airbag
9 Gateway
10 E
ngine sound, night vision assist, garage
door opener (Homelink), parking aid
11 Video camera image processing
12 Headlights
13 Steering col umn switch module
14 Terminal 15 (luggage compartment)
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Fuse panel @ (black)
15 Terminal 15 (engine compartment)
16 Starter
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Infotainment
2 Infotainment
3 Front passenger
's seat
5 Airbag, Electron
ic Stabilization Control
(ESC)
6 Anti -theft alarm system
7 Electromechanical parking brake
8 Inter
ior lights
9 Windshie
ld video camera heating , light/
rain sensor
10 Lumbar support (driver's seat)
11 Driver's seat
12 Electronic stabilization control
13 Horn
14 Headlights
15 Front seat heating
16 Dynamic steering
Fuse panel © (red)
No. Equipment
1 Clutch pedal
2 Fuel pump
3 Brake light sensor
4 AdBlue (diesel engine)/engine acoustics
5 Rear door
6 Front
door
7 Electronic stabilization control
8 Windshield wiper motor
9 Headlight washer system
10 Interior lighting, climate control system
11 Headlights
12 Sunroof

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Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
F ig. 21 3 Front passenger 's s ide of t he cockp it fuse pa nel
wit h plast ic cl ip
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 I nfotain ment (d isplay)
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No . Equipment
1 Climate control system
2 Climate con
trol sys tem (blower)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Ele ctric al ignit ion loc k
5 Electro nic steer ing colum n lock
6 Steer ing column sw itch modu le
7 Power steering co lumn adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
1 0 I
nstrument cluste r
1 1 Infotainment, DVD changer
Fuses
Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
F ig . 214 Lu ggage compa rtm ent: fuse pa nel w ith plastic
cli p
Fuse panel @ (black)
No. Equipment
1 Trailer h
itch/220 vo lt socket
2 Trailer h itch/ climatize d cup holder
3
Trailer h itch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 El ec tromech anical p ar kin g bra ke
5 Electromecha nica l park ing brake
6 Fr ont door (front passenger 's side)
7 Rear exterior lig hti ng
8 Cent ral loc king, closing aid
9 Seat heating (front)
1 1 Seat heating (rear), climate control system
12 Trailer h itch
Fuse panel @ (r ed)
No. Equipment
1 L
eft safety be lt tensioner
2 R ight safety be lt tensione r
3 AdBlue tank (diesel engine)/f uel p ump
4 Ad B lue tank (diese l engi ne)/engine mount
(g asol ine engine)
s
Sensor -co ntrolled luggage compartment
li d
6 Air s uspension, adaptive dam pers
7 Rear door (fro nt passenge r's side)
8 Tail lig hts
9 Luggage compartment lid
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Index
A
A/C (four -zone automat ic climate control) . . 7 1
A/C (three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 276
Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Ad justing the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 96
C leaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
sw itching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adapt ive a ir s uspension/spo rt . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Clean ing the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Request fo r driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 90
S top-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AdB lue. ... . ... ... .. .. ..... ... .. .. ... 214
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Opening the tank door......... .. .. .. . 215
Refilling . .. .. ................. .. ... 215
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
E ng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
W indshield washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Addit ives
E ngine oi l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Ad justing
Fr ont seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steer ing colum n elec trically . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
S teer ing column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adjusti ng a ir distribution (fou r- zone automat -
ic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Ad justing a ir distribution (three-zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adj usting the temperat ure (fou r-zone au to-
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Ad justing the tempe ratu re (three-zone cl i-
ma te con trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ai rbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Advanced A irbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Advanced Airbag Sys tem components . . . 1 50
Ca re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
278
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Danger of fitting a ch ild seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
D isposa l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Front a irbags .. .. .. .. ..... ...... 147, 148
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 152
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 150
How the Adv anced Airbag System compo-
nen ts work togethe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Knee a irbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
PASSE NGER AIR BAG O FF light . . . . . . . . . 155
Repa irs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Safety i nstructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
S ide a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
S ide curta in a irbag s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
When must the system be inspected? 154
A ircraft
T ra nspo rting yo ur vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
A ll weat her lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
All w heel d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 92
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ant i-freeze
refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Ant i- lock brak ing system
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Anti -Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Ant i-slip regu lation
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ant i-S lip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Anti -theft systems
E lectronic immob ilizer .... ..... ... .. .. . 31
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audi drive select
refer to Drive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Index
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting with jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Working in the engine compartment . . . . 218 Event Data Recorder (EDR)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Dimming ..... ..... .. ................ 48
Heating...... ..... .. ................ 47
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
F
Checking the engine coolant leve l. . . . . . . 224
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Malfunction symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adding . ..... .. ................ .... 222
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
O il consumption. .............. ... .. . 221
Pressure malfunct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 21
E ngine Start-Stop mode
refer to Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Engine warm -up request
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Disposing of your vehicle battery . . . . . . . 231
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Fuel ...... ... .. ... ............. ... . 212
L eaks under your veh icle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
L ett ing the veh icle stand and warm up . . . 199
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 227
Proper disposal of drained engine coo lant 225
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 222, 223
Recycling used engine oil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Unleaded fuel .................. .. ... 210
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 231
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system 189
282
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Convertib le child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Floor mats ...... ... ... ........ ...... . 131
Foot pedals .......................... 131
For the sake of the environment Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 198
Gasoline fumes and the env ironment . . . . 212
Reducing engine noise by early upshifting . 10
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Saving fuel by early upshifting . . . . . . . . . . 10
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Four-zone automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Auxiliary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 136
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 144
Fuel Additives .. .. .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 , 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Mirror Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Mirrors dimm ing ..... .. .. .. .... ... .... .. .. .. 48
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 154
Mul tifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NH TSA 208
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Night vision ass ist. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
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Occupant seating positions 127
Octane rating .. ........... .. .. .. .... . 210
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (four-zone automatic climate contro l) . . 71
OFF (three-zone climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 69
Oi l
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Oil change interva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (080) Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . 23
Opening. .. .. .... ............. .. .. .. .. 30
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunroof .... ................ ... .... .. 40
Windows .. ................ ... .... .. 39
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Owner's Literature
5
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Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Index
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Parking Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Starting to drive with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 79
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 124
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 116
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
olsorefertoParkingsystems .. .. .. 115,116
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Pass -through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 155
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 136
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Power Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power locking system
locking/unlocking the veh icle from ins ide . 35
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power windows
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
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Index
Pregnant women
Specia l consid erations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Pressure (t ires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Preven tat ive passenger protect ion . . . . . . . 185
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Prope r occupant seating posit ions . . . . . . . 12 7
Prope r safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Proper seat ing pos ition
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Occupa nts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Protect ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 136
R
Rad iator fan 226
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Intermittent (winds hield wipers) . . . . . . . . 49
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Range (fuel leve l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear light Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear she lf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Rearview camera
refer to Pa rking systems .......... 115,116
Rear view mir ror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Rear w indow defogger (four- zone a utomat ic
clim ate cont ro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2
Rear window defogger (three -zone climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Recirculation mode (fo ur-zone automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
286
Recircu lation mode (th ree-zone climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Recupe rat io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Ref illing Ad B lue
With bottle .. .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. 216
With can ister .. .. ..... ........... ... 216
Ref uel ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Remote cont ro l
Ga rage door opener ( HomeLink) . . . . . . . . . 41
Unl ocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote cont rol key
L E D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Rep lac ing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Repair manuals .... .. ............... .. 274
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Rep laci ng windsh ie ld w iper b lades . . . . . . . . 50
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 133, 134
Reset bu tton (trip odome ter) . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Residua l heat (four-zone a utomatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Rims ... ... .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. 248
Roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Lo ad ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
s
Safe d rivi ng habits
Safety 1
26
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Correc t seating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 7
Pedal area . .. .... .. .. .. ......... .. .. 131
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety be lts wo rn by preg nant women 140
Safety be lt pretensioner
Serv ice and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5, 138
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136