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Fig. 220 Vehicle ident ifica tion labe l
Vehicle Ident ifi cation Number (VIN )
The VIN number is located in the following pla­
ces :
-In the Infotai nment system: select: the !CARI
function button > (C ar) * systems contro l but­
ton
> Service & control > VIN numbe r.
-on the vehicle identification label
Dimensions
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-At the front under the windshield *
Vehicle identification label
The vehicle identification label~ fig. 220 is loca t·
ed in the luggage compartment unde r the cargo
floor cover.
The vehicle identification label informat ion can
also be found in the Wa rranty and Maintenance
booklet .
The st icker contains the follow ing vehicle data :
© Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, eng ine output, transm ission
@ Engine and transmission codes
@ Paint and interior codes
® Optional equipment numbers
Notes about technical
data
T he values may vary based on special equipment
as well as market-specif ic equipment and meas­
u ring methods .
Please note that the specific ations listed in the
vehicle documen tat ion a lways take preceden ce.
{i) Tips
M issing tec hni cal data was not ava ilable at
t he time of pr int ing.
Length (in (mm)) Width (in (mm ))
Width across the Height at curb
mirrors (in (mm )) weight (in (mm))
A7 Sportback 196.2
(4,984) 75.2 (1,911) 84.2 (2,139) 5S.9 (1,420)
RS 7 Spo rtba ck 197.3 (5,012)
75. 2 (1 ,911) 84 .2 (2,139) 55.9 (1,419)
S7 Sportback 196.3 (4,985) 75.2 (1,911) 84.2 (2,139) 55.0 (1,398)
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Consum er Info rmation
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Al so , sa fet y and
en vironment al
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and ad justments to en­
g ine and transmission parts wh ich an owner can
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
qu ire special tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop personnel i n order to assure proper per ­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the veh icle and
its many systems .
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliab ility of your
veh icle and eve n void your vehicle warranty .
Therefo re, proof of servicing in accordance w ith
the ma intenance sc hedule may be a condition fo r
up hold ing a possible wa rra nty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, c reating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your p assengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qualified workshop . We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opportu nity to pe rform a ll scheduled ma inte ­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and train ed sp ecialists to
keep your veh icle running properly.
Performing limited maint enance yourself
The fo llow ing pages describe a limited number of
procedures w hich can be performed on your ve hi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavai lable . Before pe r­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . A lways rigorously
observe the
WARNING S provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com ­
partment , alw ays read a nd heed all WARNINGS
c> .&. and c> .&. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 193 .
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A WARNING
- Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of imp roperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extreme ly careful when work ing
on the vehicle . Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never r is k personal in jury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fu lly fam il iar with these
or other proce dures with respect to t he ve­
hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work wi thout the prope r tools
an d equi pmen t. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your authorized Au di dealer or an ­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi ­
cle is a potentially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off . The radiato r fan switches on au­
tomatically when the coolan t reaches a cer­
tain tempe rature and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supp lied with the veh i­
cle is no t adequate fo r th is pu rpose a nd
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury .
- If you must wor k unde rneath the vehicle
w ith the wheels on the g round, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransm iss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the pa rk b rake is applied .
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Index
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR)
GVWR
refer to Gross Veh icle Weight
Rating (GVWR) .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .. .
H
254
254
254
Head -up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
H eadlight range con trol system . . . . . . . . . . 39
I ndicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
H eadlig ht range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 39
W asher system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H ead restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Adjusting .. .. .. .............. 48, 49, 132
Removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear window (4-zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Rea r window (deluxe automat ic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sea ts (4 -zone deluxe automatic climate con -
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seats (de luxe automatic climate contro l) . . 60
Was her nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H ea ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 140
H igh beams
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hi ll descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Hill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
also refer to H ill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
H ooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
H ow are child res tra int system an chors re lat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
H ow many airbags does my veh icle have? . . 153
How safety be lt pretens ioners work
144
I
I gnition
Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Sw itching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
264
Imbalance (whee ls) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 14
Immobilize r ... ... .. .. ............. 23, 27
Important things to do before driving . . . . 129
Imprope rly wo rn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 14 4
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Inspection interva l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Installing the upper tether strap on the an ­
c h orage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Instrument clus ter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Ind icator lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Adjust ing illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Interio r light ing
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Intermittent (windshie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . . 45
J
Jump-sta rt ing 247
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
K
Key.......... .. .. .. .. ............. ... 27
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Mechan ica l key . .. .. .. ............. 2 7, 28
Replacing the batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Unl ocking/locking .... ... .. ..... ... 29, 31
Key recognit io n (climate control system) . . . 58
Kick -down (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 78
K nee a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Desc rip tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Important safety instr uctions . . . . . . . . . . 164
L
Lane assis t
refer to Active lane ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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
266
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
267

Index
Seat heating (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Seat heating (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60
Seating position
Driver
.. ... .. .. ................ ... .
Front passenger ................. ... .
H ow to adjust the front seats ... .. .. .. .
I ncorrect seat position ............ .. .
Occupants .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 130
13 1
131
133
130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Convenience s ide v iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
F olding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Seat ventilation (4 -zone deluxe automatic cli ­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Selective wheel torque contro l . . . . . . . . . . 120
Selector
lever (automat ic transmission)
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7 s
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Shifting indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 78
Ship carrier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Adjusting the br ightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Clean ing the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
D .. escnpt 1on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ski bag ...... .. .. ................ ... .. 57
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
268
Snow chains
Socket
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use .. .. .. .. .. ............. . . 221
52
188
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Spoiler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Sport differential Indicator light 105
18
Star button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Engine does not switch off . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
START ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Starting to drive ..... .. ................ 74
Start ing (engine) 68, 70
Steering Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 124
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
also refer to Electromechanical steering . 124
Steering wheel Buttons ......... .. .. ................ 21
Easy seat entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Manua l adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Power adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Shift paddles (automatic transm iss ion) . . . 78
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steps for determining correct load limit ... 219
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 70
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Storage hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
S tronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 7
4
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Sunshade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

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" N .... 0 00 \,;J ' Symbols
r e fer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9, 10, 20
Tail lights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S8
T emperature display
Exterior temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
T emperature indicato r
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5, 136
Time . .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 23
tiptronic mode (automatic transmission) . . . 78
tiptronic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . 74
Tire Mobi lity System (tire repair set) . . . . . . 234
Tires.. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 205
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
L ow-profile tires ............... ... .. . 221
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Tire pressure monitoring sys-
tem ....................... 222, 223, 224
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Tire pressure (trailer towing) . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Treadwear indicators .......... .. .. .. . 214
Unidirectional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 221
T ires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 208
Tires and vehicle load limits .... .. .. .. . 218
Too l kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
T owing
Tow trucks
Towing loop
TPMS 249
249,250
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index
TPMS ( Tire Pressure Monitoring
System) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223, 224
T railer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
T railer load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 79
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
T urn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
u
Unfastening safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/locking 143
221
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 30
With the convenience key 29
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Dimens ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
T ransporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 202
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Vehicle jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233, 238
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
VIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
vv
Warming up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Warning/Ind icator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
PASSENGER A IR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
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