display AUDI A7 2017 Owner´s Manual

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\.J ' Care and cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Decorati ve parts /
Deposits Mild
soap solution al, a cleaning so lution suitable for stain-
less stee l, if necessary
trim
Paint
P aint damage Refer to the paint number on the vehicle data label, repair
with touch up paint
q page 260
Spilled fuel Rinse with water immediately
Surface rust Rust
remover, then protect with hard wax; for questions,
consult an authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Serv-
ice Facility.
Corrosion Have it removed by an authorized Aud i dealer or author-
ized Audi Se rvice Facility.
Water no longer Protect with hard wax (at least twice per year)
beads on the surface
of clean paint
No shine even though Treat with suitable polish; then app ly paint protectant if
paint has been pro -the polish that was used does not contain any protectant
tected/paint looks
poor
Deposits such as in - Dampen with water immediately and remove with a m icro-
sects, bird droppings,
fiber cloth
tree sap and road salt
Grease-based con- Remove immediately with a m ild soap solution al and a
taminants such as soft cloth
cosmetics or sunb lock
Carbon parts Deposits clean the same way as painted parts q page 235
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ld soap solution: maximum two tab lespoons of neutral soap in 1 quart (1 lite r) of water
Interior cleaning
Component Situation Solution
Windows
Deposits Glass cleaner, then wipe dry
Decorative parts/ Deposits Mild
soap solutional
trim
Plastic parts
Deposits Damp cloth
Heavier deposits Mild soap solution al, detergent-free plastic cleaning solu-
tion, if necessary
Display s Deposits Soft cloth with LCD cleaner
Controls Deposits Soft brush, then a soft cloth with a m ild soap solutional
Safety belts Deposits Mild
soap so lution al, allow to dry before letting them re-
tract
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\.J ' avoid scratches, move the scraper only in
one direction and not back and forth.
- Never remove snow or ice from door win­
dows and mirrors using warm or hot water
because this could cause cracks to form.
- To avoid damage to the rear window de­
fogger, do not apply any stickers on the
heating wires on the inside of the window.
- Decorative part .s/trim
- Never use chrome care or cleaning prod-
ucts .
-Paint
- To reduce the risk of scratches, the vehicle
must be free of dirt and dust before pol­
ishing or waxing.
- To prevent paint damage, do not polish or
wax the vehicle in direct sunlight .
- To reduce the risk of paint damage, do not
polish away rust spots .
- Remove cosmetics and sunscreen immedi­
ately- these could damage the paint.
-Displays
-To avoid scratches, do not use dry cleaning
methods on displays.
-Controls
- Make sure that no fluids enter the con-
trols, because this could cause damage.
- Safety belts
- Do not remove the safety belts to clean
them.
- Never clean safety belts or their compo­
nents chemically or with corrosive fluids
or solvents and never allow sharp objects
to come into contact with the safety belts.
This could cause damage to the belt web­
bing.
- If there is damage to the webbing, the
connections, the retractors or the buckles,
have them replaced by an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Textiles/artificial leather/ Alcantara
- Never treat artificial leather/ Alcantara
with leather care products, solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remove or similar
products .
- Have a specialist remove stubborn stains
to prevent damage.
Care and cleaning
-Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc. when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers
or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Open hook and loop fasteners, for exam­
ple on clothing, can damage seat covers.
Make sure hook and loop fasteners are
closed.
- Natural leather
- Never treat leather with solvents, floor
polish, shoe polish, spot remover or simi­
lar products.
- Objects with sharp edges, such as zippers or rivets on clothing or belts, can cause
damage to the surface.
- Never use steam cleaners, brushes, hard
sponges, etc . when cleaning.
- Do not turn on the seat heating* to dry the
seat.
- To help prevent the leather from fading,
do not leave the vehicle in direct sunlight
for long periods of time. If leaving the ve­
hicle parked for long periods of time, you
should cover the leather to protect it from
direct sunlight.
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-Insects are easier to remove from paint that
has been freshly waxed.
- Regular waxing can prevent rust spots from
forming.
Placing your vehicle out
of service
If you would like to take your vehicle out of serv­
ice for a longer period of time, contact an author­
ized Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty. They will advise you of important measures,
such as corrosion protection, service and storage procedures . Also follow the information about
the vehicle battery~
page 207.
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Tire mobility kit
Preparation
Applies to: ve hicles with tire mobility ki t
~ Read and follow the important safety precau­
tions
c:::> page 240, General information.
~ Select the P selector leve r pos ition.
~ Check if a repair with the tire mobility kit is pos­
sible
c:::> page 241 .
Using the tire mobility kit
Appl ies to: ve hicles with tire mobili ty kit
Fig . 198 Tire: tire damage that canno t be repa ired
The ti re repa ir is only mea nt for temporary use .
Change the spare tire as soon as possib le
c:::> &. .
If the tire is pierced by an object such as a nail,
do not remove the object from the tire.
The tire repa ir set is able to be used at tempera­
tures as low as -4 °F ( -20 °C) .
The tire mobility kit ma y not be u sed:
- if the tire has cuts or punctures that are larger
than 0.16 in (4 mm)
(D c:::> fig. 198.
-If the rim is damaged @.
- if you drove with very low tire pressure or with-
out air in the tire @.
See an au thorized Aud i dealer or a utho rized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance in these situations.
A WARNING
- Please note that the tire mobility kit cannot
be used in a ll situations, and that it may on­
ly be used temporari ly.
- The tire sealant must not come in contact
with sk in, eyes, or clothes.
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
-If tire sealant gets in your eyes or on yo ur
skin, tho roughly rinse the affected area im­
mediately with clean water.
- Do not inha le the fumes.
- If you swa llow any of the tire sea lant, thor-
ough ly rinse your mo uth immediate ly and
drink a lot of water. Do not induce vomiting.
Seek med ical attention immed iate ly.
- Change yo ur clothes immediately if they get
tire sealant on them.
- If an a llergic reaction occurs, seek immedi­
ate med ica l attent ion.
- Keep the t ire sealant away from chi ldren.
- I n vehicles with a tire press ure monitor ing
system, using tire sealant can results in an
incorrect display or a system malfunction. Drive carefully to the nearest authorized
Aud i dealer o r authorized Audi Serv ice Facili­
ty.
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- If sea lant leaks, allow it to dry in place . You
can then peel it off like a st icker.
- Note the expi ration date on the sea lant bot­
tle. Rep lace the t ire sealant at an author­
ized Audi dea ler or a uthorized Aud i Serv ice
Facility.
- Radio recept ion can be interrupted when
operating the compressor*.
- Obey all laws .
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Fuses
Front passenger side
cockpit fuse assignment
Fig. 212 Front passenger side cockpit: fuse panel wit h
plastic bracket
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipm ent
1 Infotainment, CD changer
2 Inf
ota inment (display)
3 Emergency call
Fuse panel @ (brown)
No. Equipment
1 Climate control system
2 Climate control
system (blower)
3 Diagnostic interface
4 Electrical ignit ion lock
5 Electronic steering column lock
6 Steering column switch module
7 Power steering column adjustment
8 Light switch
9 Head-up display
10 Instrument cl uster
11 Infotainment, DVD
changer
252
Luggage compartment
fuse assignment
Fig. 213 Luggage compa rtme nt: fuse panel with plast ic
bracket
Fuse panel @ (black)
No . Equipment
1 Tra
iler hitch/220 volt socket
2 Trailer hitch/climatized cup holder
3
Trailer hitch/adjusting front passenger's
seat from the rear
4 El ec trom echan ical parking brake
5 Electromechanical parking brake
6 Front door (front passenger's side)
7 Rear exterior lighting
8 Central locking, closing aid
9 Seat heating (fro nt)
11 Seat heating
(rear), climate control system
12 Trailer hitch
Fuse panel @ (red)
No. Equipment
1 L
eft safety belt tensioner
2 Right safety belt tensioner
3 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/fuel pump
4 Ad Blue tank (diesel engine)/engi ne mount
(gaso lin e eng ine)
5
Se nsor-controlled luggage compartment
lid
6 Air suspension, adaptive dampers
7 Rear door (front passenger's side)
8 Tail lights
9 Luggage compartment lid

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\.J - Cooling mode (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mat e control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Cooling mode (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
switching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 22
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Declar ation of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Aud i side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Ce ll phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . 267
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Tire pr essure monitoring system . . . . . . . 267
DEF
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Defective light bulb warning Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Defrosting (windows) Deluxe automati c climate control . . . . . 60, 62
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Deluxe automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Dete rmining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 226
Index
Diesel
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF)
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Di esel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Distance driven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Doo rs
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
CD/radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Door/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine oil temperature d isplay . . . . . . . . . . 87
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 23
ED L
refer to Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . 120
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
I ndicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
271

Index
Electronic differential lock
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic D ifferent ial Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Electronic stabilization control Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
E mergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency locking the front passenger door 32
E mergency operation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3S
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Emergency release
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Emergency starting 254
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engi ne
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Prewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Warming up/cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Engine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Checking the engine oil level . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
O il consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Engine sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine speed limitat ion (indicator light) . . . 18
272
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Engine warm-up request
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Environment Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Proper d isposa l of drained engine oil . . . . 205
Unleaded fuel.. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 191
EPC (engine contro l).. .. ............. ... 17
ESC Automatic post-collision braking system .
also refer to Electroni c stabilization con­
trol
...............................
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control ..
Event Data Recorder (EDR) ............ . 120
120
120
127
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
D ' . 1mming ........ .. .. ................ 44
Heating...... ... .. .. ................ 44
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 180
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
For the sake of the environment
E nvironmentally -friendly driving . . . . . . . . 66
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Leaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Roof rack . .. .. .. .. .. ... .......... ... 55
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Freeze protection
Coolant additive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Front airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 141

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\.J ' Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Ch ild restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 149
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fu el
Additives ... .. ................ ..... . 191
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Fuel filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Octane rat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66, 105
Fue ling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
G
Garage door opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Glossary of tire and loading terminology .. 213
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 261
H
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Headlight range control
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 40
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Headlight range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 40
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
He ad restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Adjusting ................ .... 49, 50, 132
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Index
Heated
Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear w indow (4-zone deluxe automat ic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Rear window (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seats (deluxe automatic climate control) . . 61
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 142
High beams
Ass istant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7S
also refer to Hill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Hold assist (hill) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 38
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . lSS
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 146
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24, 28
Important things to do before driving . . . . 129
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Installing the upper tether strap on the an ­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
273

M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
M emory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Mirror Dimming ... ............... .. .. .. .... 44
Van ity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mirrors Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . . 160
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
N
Natural leather care/cleaning
NHTSA 238
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
N ig ht vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
C leaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
0
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
OFF (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
OFF (deluxe automatic climate control) 60
Oil Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Oi l change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
On -board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
On -Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 25
~ Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
;:::: Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
" ~ Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201 0
~ Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 ' Index
Sunroof... .. .. .. .................. .. 37
Windows ....... .. ................. . 36
Open ing/closing
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Opening and closing On the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 23
Overboost (automat ic transmission) . . . . . . . 80
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 74
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Parking system Adjusting the d isplay/warning tone . . . . . 118
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 110
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
also refer to Parking systems ...... 109, 110
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 78
Parts repla cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 160
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 141
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Pollen fi lter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S9
Power Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
275

Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 145
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140, 143
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
H eight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Unfasten ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 162
Saving fue l
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli- mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seating position
co ~ Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
N ,-- Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 N
8 How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 131 00 \.J ' Index
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats Adjust ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Massage func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Seat ventilation (4-zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Selective catalytic reduction
refer to Ad Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Selective whe el torque control . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selector lever (automatic transmission) Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Service and disposal Safety be lt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Service interva l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 79
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
S ide a irbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety instructions .. ............... .. 171
Ski bag ........ ... .. .................. 58
Securing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7
Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Spare tire 248
277

Index
Speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sport differentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Start/Stop system Engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
S T ART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69, 72
Steering Electromechanical steering ..... .... . 124, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 124
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 124
Steering wheel Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Manual adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Shift padd les (automatic transmission) . . . 79
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 226
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 72
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 76
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer . ..... ................ 9, 10, 21
278
Tail lights
Cleaning
TOI clean diesel 236
refer to Ad
Blue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Temperature display Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Exterior tern perature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Temperature indicator
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 136
Time ......... ... .. .. ................ 24
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 79
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 76
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 241
Tire pressure (tire pressure monitor ing sys-
tem) ......... ... ... ...... ...... 230,231
T ires ......... .. .. .. .. ............. .. 211
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem ......... ... .. .. ....... 229,230,231
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Treadwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Unidirectional .. .. .. .. ............. .. 213
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Tires and wheels Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 213
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Towing Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 256
256,257
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) ....... ... .. .. ........... 230,231