warning light AUDI A7 2018 Owners Manual

Emergency assistance
-If the tire is too severely damaged, see an
authorized Aud i dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility for assistance.
@ For the sake of the environment
You can give the used tire sealant bottle to an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Serv ice Facility for disposal.
(D Tips
Remember to obtain a new bottle of sealant
from an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Serv ice Facility after repairing a tire.
Replacing wheels
Before changing a wheel
Observe the following precautions for your own
and your passenger's safety when changing a
wheel.
.,. After you exper ience a tire fa ilure, pull the car
well away from moving traff ic and try to reach
level ground
before you stop ¢.&, .
.,. All passengers sho uld leave the car and move
to a safe location (for instance, be hind t he
guardrail) ¢.&, .
.. Engage the parking brake to prevent your vehi­
cle from rolling
unintentionally ¢.&, .
.. Move selector lever to position P ¢ A-
.. If you are towing a trailer, unhitch the trailer
from your veh icle .
.,. Take the jack and the spare tire* out of the lug­
gage compartment
ca> page 233 .
.8, WARNING
You or your passengers could be inju red w hile
chan gin g a wheel if you do not follow these
safety precautions:
- If you have a flat ti re, move a safe d ista nee
off th e road. Turn off the engine, turn the
emergency flashers on and use other warn ­
ing devices to alert other motorists .
- Make sur e that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and we ll away
from the road and traffic.
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- To help prevent the vehicle from moving
suddenly and possibly s lipping off the jack,
always fully set the parking brake and block
the front and back of the wheel diagonally
opposite the wheel being changed. When
one front wheel is lifted off the ground,
p lacing the Automat ic Transmission in P
(Pa rk) w ill
not prevent the vehicle from
mov ing.
- Before you change a wheel, be sure the
ground is level and firm. If necessary, use a
sturdy board under the jack.
- Always store the vehicle tool kit, the jack
and the replaced tire in the lu ggage com ­
pa rtment
¢page 134 .
(D Tips
Before changing the wheel, you must activate
the jacking mode, so that the automatic con­
trols for the Adaptive Air Suspension* do not
make it more difficult to lift the vehicle with
the jack
ca> page 238 .
Changing a wheel
When you change a wheel, follow the sequence
described below step-by-step and in exactly that
order .
1. Act ivate the vehicle jack mode* ca> page 238 .
2. Remove the decorative wheel cover* or the
wheel bolt caps*. For more details see also
¢ page 23 7, Decorative wheel covers or
¢ page 237, Wheels with wheel bolt caps.
3. Loosen the wheel bolts ¢ page 238.
4. Locate the proper mounting point for the
jack and alig n the jack below that po int
¢ page 238 .
5. Raise the car with the jack ca> page 238.
6. Remove the wheel with the flat tire and then
install
the spare ca> page 240.
7. T ighten all whee l bolts lightly.
8 .
Lower the vehicle with the jack.
9. Use the wheel bolt wrench and
firmly tighten
all wheel
bolts ¢ page 238.
10. Replace the decorat ive wheel cover* or the
wheel bolt caps*.
11. Deact ivate the vehicle jack mode* in the
MM I:
ICARI function button > (Ca r)* systems .,.

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Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have metal strips that have burned through.
Fig. 207 Driver's s ide cockpit : cover
The fuses are located on front left and r ight of
the cockpit and behind the trim on the right side
of the luggage compartment.
• Switch the ignition and all electrica l equipment
off .
• Check the following table to see which fuse be­
longs to the equipment.
• Remove the corresponding cover or remove the
right side trim panel in the luggage compart­
ment
¢ page 192.
• Remove the colored plastic clip from the fuse
panel, if
necessary¢ page 244, fig. 208. You
can dispose of the plastic clip.
• Remove the clamp from the rear s ide of the
cover
Q fig . 207.
• Remove the fuse using the clamp.
• Replace the blown fuse only with an identical
new one.
• Install the cover.
Fuse color identification
Color Current rating
in amps
Black 1
Purple 3
Light brown 5
Brown 7.5
Red 10
Blue 15
Fuses
Color Current rating
in amps
Yellow 20
White or transparent 25
Green 30
Orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one that has a higher amp rating.
This can cause damage to the electrical sys­
tem and a fire.
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again shortly after you
have installed it, have the electrical system
checked as soon as poss ible by an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facili­
ty.
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain model ver­
sions or certa in optional equipment.
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General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
operations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
~ Note
Vehicles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine should fail to start because of a dis­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumper cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of sufficiently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated terminal
clamps which are distinctly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored red
minus(-) cable
in most cases colored black.
A WARNING -
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery .
-Always shield your eyes and avoid leaning
over the battery whenever possible.
-A dead battery can freeze at temperatures
around 32 °F (0 °C) . If the vehicle battery is
frozen, you must thaw it before connecting
the jump start cables. If you do not, this in-
Emergency situations
creases the risk of an explosion and chemi­
cal burns. After jump starting the vehicle,
drive to an authorized Audi dealer or author­ ized Audi Service Facility immediately to
have the vehicle battery checked.
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin . Flush any contacted area with water
immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an explosion .
- Vehicle batteries generate explosive gases .
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The voltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-volt rating . The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batteries of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah " rating may cause an explo­
sion and personal injury.
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen. The battery case may have be weak­
ened.
- Use of batteries of different voltage or sub­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an explosion and injury. The capacity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lower than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
c>page 193.
@ Note
- Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- There must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
( + ) terminals are connected.
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Emergency situations
@ Tips
The discharged battery must be properly con­
nected to the vehicle's electrical system .
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the battery
manager system must be able to detect the
battery's state of charge. Always connect the
negat ive g round cable to the negative ground
post of the battery manager control unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig . 211 Engine compartmen t: connecto rs for jump start
cables and charger
@
F ig . 212 Jump starting w it h the battery of anot her vehicle :
@-booster battery, @- discha rged vehicle battery
The procedure described below for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start
for your veh icle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
• Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P (Park) and set park ing brake.
248 Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE(+)
(red)
• Open the red cover on the positive terminal
.:!.>fig. 211.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the
jump start bolt ~ fig. 212@ (bolt under
the red cover= "positive") of the vehicle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal @of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE(-) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative terminal @ of the booster
battery @.
4. Connec t the other end to the
jump start pin
@ (bolts with hex head bolt= "negative") of
the vehicle to be started @.
Starting the engine
• Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed.
• Sta rt engine w ith discharged vehicle battery@
in the usual manner.
• If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again.
• With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both veh icles in the exact
reverse order.
• Close the red cover on the pos itive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their metal parts in full contact w ith the
battery terminals.
A WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service .
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch.
- When connecting jumper cables, make sur e
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
pa rts in the engine compartment.
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" N .... 0 00 \.J ' @ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission leve ls. Th is is detrimental to
the env ironment and increases fuel con ­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmenta l regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handl ing may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perch lo­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of t he re­
stra int system includi ng a irbag mod ules
s af ety be lts with pretens ioners a re scrap ­
ped, a ll applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your a uthorized Audi
dealer is fam iliar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your dea l­
er perform this service for you.
Accessories and
technical changes
Additional accessories and parts
replacement
Always consult on authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Audi ve hicles that are constructed with advanced
materials like Steel/Aluminum (Hybrid construc­
tion), Aluminum (Aud i Space Frame), and/or Alu­
minum/Carbon Fiber (Ultra Advanced Light
We ight Materials) are as unique as the ir dr ivers .
Therefo re, the ava ilability of certain parts needed
for repa ir , restorat ion, or reconstruction w ill be
rest ricted , or pa rts will be unava ilable, if the ve ­
hicl e is not repa ired at an a uthorized Aud i co lli­
sion repair facility . This includes but is not limi t­
ed to structura l parts which require specia lized
training and equipment to restore their crash ­
worthiness back to the original NHTSA and IIHS performance.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
Con sum er In form ation
This safety could be compromised by non -ap ­
proved changes to the vehicle. For t his reason, if
parts have to be rep laced, p lease observe the fol ­
lowing points when install ing additional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lab le from authorized Aud i dea lers.
T hese dea le rs a lso have t he necessa ry fa cilit ies,
tools and trained specialists to install the pa rts
and accessories proper ly .
A WARNING
--
Using the wrong spare parts or using non -ap­
p roved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use on ly accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Do not use license p late brac kets in the
front area that are d ifferent from the one
installed at the factory, or add additional
li­
cense plate brackets.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones . Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags a re tr iggered in an accident!
- Before you check anyth ing in the eng ine
compa rtment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
~page 193.
@ Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repa ir work is not per­
form ed according to specified methods, th is
c an result in seve re damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (s uch as cor rosion)
and adve rsely affec t your ve hicle's warranty.
- If emergency repa irs m ust be pe rformed
elsew here, have the vehicle ex am ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- Th e manufac ture r ca nnot be he ld liable fo r
damage wh ic h occur s d ue to fail ure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
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Numbers and
Symbols
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control 58
Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
A
A/C (4-zone de luxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
A/C (deluxe automatic climate control) 59
ABS
refer to Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . 120
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52, 257
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Adjusting the vibration warning . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Adaptive air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 92
Stop -and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Adjusting air distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting air distribution (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Adjusting the tempera ture (deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
~ Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166 ....
~ Advanced Airbag System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS0 N
8 Advanced Airbag System components . . . 153 00 \.J ' Index
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Front airbags .. .. .. ............. 150, lSl
How do the front a irbags work? . . . . . . . . 1S6
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 153
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 SS
Impo rtant information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Knee airbags. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 158
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
When must the system be inspected? 158
Air pressure Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21S
Air pressure (tire pressure monitoring
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Air suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 32
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 233
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 14
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sl
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Index
ASR
re fer to Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Aud i b raking guard
refer to B raking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Aud i drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 255
AUTO 4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 6 1
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
D eluxe automatic climate contro l . . . . . . . . 59
Auto Lock (centra l locki ng) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 41
Autom atic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Automatic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 120
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Overboost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 80
Selector lever pos itions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shifti ng manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Steer ing whee l w ith shift padd les . . . . . . . . 78
tiptron ic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ave rage consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
B
Battery
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Belt tensioner Dr ive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Blower (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Blower (de luxe automatic climate contro l) . . 59
Boost display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
260
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Boost p ressure ind icator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Ceramic b rake roto rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
El ectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 72
E mergency b raking fu nction . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 , 18
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Worn brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
B raking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Break -in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Breaking in New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
C
Californ ia Propos ition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 194
Battery specif ic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Capacities Fuel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Cargo area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Cata lytic conve rter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Convenie nce key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Mechan ica lly locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Power w indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Remo te control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Centra l locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ceramic brake rotors New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Chang ing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

Index
Cruise control system
Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Preselect ing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Sw itching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
sw itch ing on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cylinder management
refer to Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . 21
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Declarat ion of compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Defective light bulb warning Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Defrost ing (windows)
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control . . 61
De luxe a utomatic climate contro l . . . . . . . . 59
D EF ( inst rument cluste r) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
De luxe automatic cl imate control
A ir vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 219
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Distance dr iven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Door/rear l id war ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Doors Ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Mechanically lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
CD/rad io disp lay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Door/rear lid war ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Eff iciency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E ng ine oil tempera ture display . . . . . . . . . . 23
E xterio r temperatu re disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Serv ice i nte rval d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifti ng indic ator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Dr iver seating posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Drive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Dr iving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
262
Driving safe ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
D rivi ng through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
D ust fil ter
refer to P ollutant fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Dynam ic steeri ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
E
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Economy tips (efficiency program) . . . . . . . . 22
EDL
refer to Elect ronic D ifferent ial Loc k . . . . . 120
Effic iency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . . 72
El ec tromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 24
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 4
E lectronic Differen tial Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
El ec tron ic stab ilizat ion control . . . . . . . . . . 120
In dic ator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Spo rt mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Emergency ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
E mergency f las hers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency operation Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Se lector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Su nroof... .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 37
Emergency release Fuel f iller door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
E miss ions control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Engine Coo lant ... .. .. ...... ... .. ..... ... .. 199
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Start ing with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Warming up/cooling dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Index
Oil
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
also refe r to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
O il change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) . . . . . . . 193
Opening ..... .. .. ................ ... .. 26
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Opening/closing Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
also refer to Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . 26
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 22
Overboost (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 78
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
p
Paint damage
Paint number
Parking aid 230
253
Cleaning sensors/camera
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Parking brake
refer to Electromechanical parking brake . 72
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parking system
refer to Parking systems .......... 109, 110
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 118
C leaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 110
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Re arview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
T railer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 76
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 158
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 139
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Pol len fi lter
refer to Pollutant filt er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Power Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Windows . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 35
Power windows Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Pregnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Pressure Tire pressure monitoring system 223
Pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . . 95
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 130
Proper safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Proper seating position
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Protecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 120
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 139
R
Radio Standards Specification (RSS) . . . . . . 258
Rail carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Rain/light sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 45
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear light
Indica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rear shelf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Rearview camera
refer to Parking sys tems ....... .. . 109, 110
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear window defogger (4-zone deluxe auto ­
matic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rear window defogger (deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Recirculation mode (4-zone deluxe automatic
climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Recirculation mode (de luxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fu el filler door emergency release
192
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Personalizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Unlock ing/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Remote control operation Garage door opener (Home link) . . . . . . . . . 37
Removing the sid e trim pane l in the luggage
compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 46
Reporting Safety Defects ........ .. . 136, 137
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Residual heat (4 -zone deluxe automat ic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Reverse gear (automatic transmission) . . . . . 75
Rims . .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 220
Road carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
.... 0 ~ Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 254
' Index
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
also refer to Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
s
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Correct seating pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety be lt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 143
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 143
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Saf ety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138, 141
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Indicator light (front) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Securing child saf ety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Special considerations fo r pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Safety be lt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
for using safety b elts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 160
Sav ing fuel
Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Seat adjustment Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
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