engine AUDI A7 2018 Manual PDF

Technical data
Capacities
Gasoline engine fuel tank
Windshield washer system
Windshield and headlight washer system*
Weights
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Fig. 221 Safety ce rtifi cate
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)
The maximum permitted total weight (D of the
vehicle is given on the safety certificate on the
side area of the door or on the driver 's side door
post.
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR)
The maximum permitt ed load on the front axle
@or th e rear ax le ® is given on the safety certif ­
icate on the side area of the door or on the driv­
er's side door post.
Load
The max imum pe rmitted load is give n on the tire
p ress ure labe l on the driver's s ide door post.
Roof load
The max imum perm iss ibl e roof load is 220 lbs
(100 kg) .
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Approximate capaci-
ties
19.8 gal (75 .0 L)
3.7 qt (3.5 L)
5.2 qt (4.9 L)

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Warranty coverages
Your Audi i s co vered by the following warran­
tie s:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulati ons in the United States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you p lan to take you r vehicle outside the conti­
nenta l limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- un leaded fue ls for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a conside rably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- service may be inadequate due to lack of proper
service facilities, tools or testing eq uipment;
- r eplacement parts may not be readily available.
- Navigation systems for veh icles built for the
U.S .A . and Canada w ill not necessarily work in
Eur ope, and may not wo rk in other countries
outside North America.
Consumer Information
@ Note
Audi cannot be responsib le for mechanical
damage that could resu lt from inadequate
fuel, service or parts ava ilability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera ­
ture are published as soon as poss ible after mod­
el introduction. Se rvice ma nuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Tec hni cal Lit ­
erature Orde ring Center at :
www .aud i.techliterature .com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliab ility . For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty
& Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, etc., some service work
shou ld be performed between the intervals speci ­
fied. This applies particula rly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the a ir filter .
@ For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emiss ion standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment .
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, soph isticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the genera lly increasing technica l comp lexity of
today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
.,.
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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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" 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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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

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seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 188
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 184
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
I mportant safety instructions for using chi ld
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
I mportant things to know when driving with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
T eth er straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Ch ild safety lock
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Child safety seats .................. .. . 176
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertible ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 183
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
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7 174 in my ve ,c e . ................. ..... .
Infant seats . ................. ..... . 176
Installing a child restr aint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
LA TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
h ook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 176
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
C leaning/remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 230
Cleaning Alcantara ................. .. . 231
C leaning artificia l leather......... ..... . 231
C leaning carbon parts ........ .. .. . 230 ,231
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
C leaning decorative parts/trim . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cleaning exhaust tail pip es . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
C leaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Cleaning rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
C leaning textiles ................ ..... . 231
Index
Climate contro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Closing Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Closing/ opening
By remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the door lock cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Closing a id (doors) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Consumer Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136, 255
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Convenience key Start ing the engine (STAR T ENGINE S TOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Stopping the engine (STAR T ENG INE ST OP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Switching the ignition on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 183
Cooling down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Cooling mode (4-zone deluxe automatic cli-
mate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cooling mode (deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Coolant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . 9
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 4
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Crossing water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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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

a co .... N
" N .... 0 00 \,;J ' Engine compartment
Opening/closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Overview ..... ................ ..... . 196
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Engine control (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine oil Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
196
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Checking oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
En gin e sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) 17
Engine Start/Stop mode
refer to Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Engine warm-up request
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Environment Proper disposal of drained engine oil . . . .
198
Unleaded gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
EPC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E SC
Automatic post-collision braking system . 120
also refer to Electronic stabilization con-
tro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
120
ESP
refer to Electronic stabilization control . . 120
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Dimming . .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 43
Heating .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. .. 43
Exterior temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
F
Fastening
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 178
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Federa l Communications Commission (FCC)
258
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Folding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Index
For the sake of the environment
Environmentally-friend ly driving . . . . . . . .
65
Fueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Leaks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warming up the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Freeze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
199
Front airbags
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Frontal collisions and the laws of physics . . 139
Front center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Front seats
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
131
Child restraints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 14 7
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
9, 10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65, 105
Fueling
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Fuel tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Opening the fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
243
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 37
Garment hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
53
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Recommendation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
GAWR
refer to Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) 254
Glasses holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 208
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
263

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

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