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temperature. This determines the current
state of charge and the power of the battery.
Idling current management
Idling current management reduces energy
consumpt ion while the vehicle is stand ing.
With the ignition switched off, it contro ls the
energy supply to the various e lectrica l compo ­
nents . Data from battery diagnosis is consid­
ered.
D epending on the battery's state of charge,
individua l consumers are gradua lly turned off
to prevent excessive discharge of the battery
and thus maintain starting capability.
Dynamic energy management
While the veh icle is being driven, dynamic en­
ergy management dist ributes the energy gen­
erated according to the needs of the individu­
a l components . It regu lates consumption, so
that more electrical energy is not being used
than is being generated and ensures an opti­
mal state of charge for the battery.
- But even energy management cannot negate the limits of physics. Consider
that the power and life of a battery are
limited.
- If starting ab ility is threatened, the indi­
cator light(•) appears
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Battery.
What you should know
The highest priority is given to maintaining
starting capability .
The battery is severely taxed in short-distance
driving, in city traffic and during the co ld time
of year. Abundant electrical energy is re­
qu ired, but only a little is generated. It is also
cr itica l if the engine is not running and electri­
cal components are turned on. In th is in­
stance energy is being consumed but none is
be ing generated .
Intelligent technology 205
It is in precisely these situations that you will
notice energy management active ly regu lat­
ing the distribution of energy.
Vehicle stands for an extended period
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period
of several days or weeks, e lectrica l compo­
nents are gradually cut back or switched off.
This reduces energy consumption and main­
tains starting capability over a longer period .
Some of the convenience functions may not
operate, such as the interior lights or the
power seat adjustment . The convenience
functions will be available again when you
switch on the ignition and start the eng ine.
With the engine turned off
If you listen to the radio, for example, with
the engine turned off or use other MMI func­
tions, the battery is being discharged.
If starting capability is jeopardi zed due to en­
ergy consumption, the following warning ap­
pears in the MM I display:
Please start the engine soon or the system
will be turned off.
The warning indicates that the system will be
turned off automatically after 3 minutes. If
you w ish to continue using the functions, you
have to start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated when
the vehicle is being driven, the battery can be­
come discharged. This happens mostly when
li ttle energy is being generated and a great
deal consumed and the battery's state of
charge is not optimal.
T o b ring the energy ba lance back into equili­
brium, consumers wh ich requ ire espe cially
large amounts of energy are temporarily cut
back or switched off . Heating systems in par­
ticular require a great deal of energy. If you
notice, for examp le, that the heated seats* or
the heated rear window are not heating, they
have been temporarily cut back or switched .,.
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-Never mount used tires on yo ur vehicle if
yo u are not sure of their "previous histo­
ry." Old used tires may have been dam­
aged even though the damage cannot be
seen that can lead to sudden tire failure
and loss of vehicle control.
- If you notice unusual vibration or if the
vehicle pulls to one side when d riving, al­
ways stop as soon as it is safe to do so
and check the wheels and tires for dam­
age .
(D Note
Please note that summe r and wi nte r tires
are designed for the cond itions that are
Glossary of tire and loading terminology
Accessory weight means the comb ined weight (in excess of
those sta ndard items which may be rep laced)
of au toma tic transmission, power steer ing ,
power brakes, power windows, power seats,
radio, and heater, to the extent that these
items are availab le as factory-installed equip­
ment (whether installed or not) .
Aspect ratio
means the rat io o f the height to the w idth of
the tire in percent . Numbers of 55 or lower in ­
dicate a low sidewall for improved steering re­
sponse and better overa ll handling on dry
pavement .
Bead
means the part of the t ire t hat is made o f
steel wires, wrapped or reinforced by ply cords
and that is shaped to fit the r im.
Bead separation
means a b reakdown of the bond between
components in the bead .
Cord means the strands forming the plies in the
tire.
Tire s an d wheel s 249
typica l in those seasons . Aud i recommends
using winter tires during the winter
months . Low temperatures signif icant ly
dec rease the e lasticity of summer t ires,
which affects tract ion and brak ing ability.
If summer t ires are used i n very co ld tem ­
peratures, cracks ca n form o n the tread
bars , res ulting in perma nen t tire damage
that can cause loud driving noise and un­
bala nced ti re s. Audi i s not respon sible for
th is type of damage .
Cold tire inflation pressure
means the t ire p ress ure recommended by t he
vehicle manufacture r fo r a tire o f a des ignated
s ize t hat has not bee n driven for more than a
coup le o f miles (k ilometers) at low speeds in
the three hour period before the tire press ure
is m easured or adjusted.
Curb weight
me ans the we ight of a motor ve hicle with
st andard equipmen t incl ud ing the max imum
capacity of fuel, oi l, and coolant, air condi ­
tioning and additional weig ht of optiona l
equipment.
Extra load tire
means a t ire design to oper ate a t higher load s
and at higher inflation pressures than the cor­
responding standa rd tire . Extra load tires may
be identified as "XL", "x l", "EXTRA LOAD", o r
"RF" on the sidewal l.
Gross Axle Weight Rating ("GAWR")
me ans the load-ca rry ing capac ity of a single
axle system , measured at the tire -ground in­
te rfaces.
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating ( "GVWR ")
mea ns the maximum total loaded we ight of
the ve hicl e. .,..
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256 Tire s and wheel s
the function of the tire pressure monitor­
ing system*.
- Always inflate tires to the recommended
and correct tire pressure before driving
off.
- Driv ing with under inflated tires bend
more, letting them get too hot resu lting
in tread separation, sudden t ire fail ure
and loss of control.
- Excess ive speed and/overloading can
cause heat bui ld-up, sudden t ire failure
and loss of control.
- If the t ire pressure is too low or too high,
the tires w ill wear prematurely and the
vehicle will not hand le we ll.
- If the t i re is not flat and you do not have
to change a wheel immed iate ly, dr ive at
reduced speed to the nearest service sta­
t ion to check the tire pressure a nd add
air as required.
0 Note
Dr iving without va lve stem caps can cause
damage to the t ire va lves . To prevent this,
always ma ke sure that facto ry installed
valve stem caps on all wheels a re secu re ly
mou nte d on the valve.
@) For the sake of the environment
Unde rinflated tires will a lso inc reas e the
fue l cons umption .
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amo unt of load or
weight that any vehicle and any t ire can carry .
A vehicle that is overloaded w ill not handle
well and is more difficult to stop. Overloading
can not only lead to loss of vehicle contro l,
but can also damage import ant parts of the
ve hicle and can lead to sudde n tire failure, in­
cluding a blowout and sudden deflation that
can cause t he veh icle to crash .
Your safety and that of your passengers a lso
depends on making sure that load limits are
not exceeded . Vehicle load includes everybody
and everyth ing in and on the vehicle. These load lim
its are technically referred to as the
vehicle's
Gro ss Vehicle Weight R ating
("GVWR").
T he "GVWR" includes t he weight of the basic
vehicle , a ll f actory installed accessories, a f ull
tank of fuel, oi l, coo lant and other f luids plus
maximum load. The max imum load incl udes
the number of passengers that the vehicle is
intended to carry ("seat ing capac ity ") with an
assumed we ight of 150 lbs (68 kg) for each
passenger at a designated seating posit ion
and the total weight of a ny luggage in the ve­
hicle. If you tow a trai le r, the we ight of the
t ra ile r hi tc h and the tongue we ight of the
l oaded tra iler mus t be include d as part of the
vehicle load .
T he
Gro ss Ax le Weight Rating ("GAWR ") is
the max imum load that can be applied a t each
of the veh icle's two axles .
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing and the
G ross Ax le Weig ht Ra ting are listed on the
sa fety comp lian ce s ticke r label located on the
driver's side B-pillar. Yo ur Audi has 5 seat ing
pos itions , 2 in the front and 3 in the rea r fo r
total seati ng capacity of 5. Vehicles with pow ­
er indiv idual rear seats * have 4 seating posi­
tions, 2 in the front and 2 in the rear for total
seat ing capac ity of 4. Each seating position
has a safety belt¢
page 145, Safety belts.
The fact that there is an upper limit to yo ur
vehicle's Gross Vehicle Weight Rating means
that the to tal weight of wha tever is being car­
ried in the vehicle ( includ ing t he weight of a
t ra ile r hitch and the tongue weight of the
loaded tra ile r) is lim ited. The more passe n­
gers in the vehicle or passengers w ho are
he avier th an t he st andard we igh ts assumed
mean that less we igh t can be carried as lug ­
gage.
T he tire pre ssure label o n your Audi also lis ts
t h e max imum combine d weig ht of all of the
occupants and luggage or o ther cargo that
the vehi cle can carry . For the location of the
l abel ¢
page 252, fig . 208. liJJ>

A
A/C (automatic climate control) . ... .. .. 80
ABS
refer to Anti-lock braking system .. .. . 199
Accessories .. ............. .... .. ... 294
Adapt ive a ir s uspension/sport .. .. .. .. . 110
Adapt ive cruise control ......... .... ... 94
C leaning the sensor .......... .... .. 217
M essages .. ............. .... .. ... 10 1
Request for drive r in terven tion .. .. .. .. 99
S top-and-go traffic ....... .. .. .. .. .. 98
Adapt ive Lig ht (defect ive) .... ... . ... .. 22
AdBlue . ... .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 227
F il ling . .. .. .. ............. .. .. ... 229
Messages in the instrument cluster dis-
p lay ... .. .. ................. .. ... 228
Adding Engine coolant . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 240
Eng ine oi l .. ............. .... .. .. . 237
W indshield washer fluid . .. .. .. .. .. . 247
Add it ives
Eng ine oil . ..... ...... ... .. .. .. ... 237
Adjustab le steer ing column .. .. .. .. .. .. 83
Ad justing
A ir distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) . .. .. .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... .. 81
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Instrument illum inat ion .... ... ... ... 51
Steer ing colum n .......... .. .. .. .. .. 83
Temperatu re (automat ic climate co ntrol) 8 1
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 , 172
Advanced A irbag System ....... . ... . 157
Advanced Airbag System components . 160
Ca re . .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. ... 166
C hildr en . .. ............. .... .. ... 178
Ch ild restra ints ........... .... .. .. . 179
Components (front airbags) . ... .. ... 160
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Disposal . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 166
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 158
H ow do the front airbags work? . ..... 162
H ow many airbags does my vehicle
h ave? ... .. .. ........ ... .. ... ... . 160
H ow the Advan ced Airbag Sys tem com-
ponents wor k toge ther .... .. .. .. .. . 16 1
Inde x 297
Important sa fety inst ruct ions on the
knee airbag system .. ... .... ... .. .. 170
Important t hings to know .... ... .. .. 153
Knee a irbags . .. .. ................. 168
Monitoring .. .. .. .... ............. 164
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ....... 164
Repa irs ... .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 166
Safety instr uctions .. .............. . 166
S ide a irbags . .. .. .. . .............. 171
S ide cur tain airbags ............ .. .. 17 4
Warning/ind icator lights ..... ... .. .. . 18
Wa rning/Indicato r lights .... ... .. .. 164
Weight -sensing mat . ... .... ... .. .. 178
When must the system be inspected? 164
A ircraft
T ranspo rting yo ur vehicle
Alcanta ra 2
87
Cleaning ........ .. ............... 219
A ll Wheel Drive .. .. .... ............. 204
Winter tires . .. .. .. ............... 263
Alternator
refer to Gene rator . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 16
Amb ience light ing ... ... ..... ... .... . SO
Anti-freeze
refer to Eng ine coolant ............. 239
Anti -lock b raking system . ..... ... .. .. 199
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . 18, 19
Ant i-s lip regu lation .... ......... .. .. 199
W arning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 18
Anti-theft systems Electronic immob ilizer ............. .. 32
ASR
refer to Anti-slip regulation 199
Audi braking gu ard
refer to Braking gua rd .. ..... ... .. .. . 94
Audi drive selec t
refer to Drive se lect . .............. . 110
Audi Serv ice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture ..... .. .. .. .. .. ............... 292
A UTO
Automatic climate contro l .... ... .. .. . 80
A utomat ic head lights ....... ... .. .. . 46
A uto Lock .. .. .. .. ................. . 33
Automat ic be lt retractor ............. 148
Automatic climate control Air vents . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 81
Automat ic recirc ulation ............. . 82
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298 Index
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setup ..... ................ ..... .. 82
Automatic climate control system
synchron izing .......... .. .. .. .. .. .. 81
Automatic transmission . .. .. .. .. .. .. . 116
Automatic transmission (tiptronic) Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Manual shifting .......... .. .. .. .. . 119
Parking lock emergency release . .. .. . 121
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Automatic wipers .................. .. S3
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Average consumption ........... .. .. .. 25
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damaging the vehicle ...... .. .. . 209
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Charging . .. ................ ... .. . 245
I mportant warnings .......... .. .. . 243
L ocat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
low ... .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 204
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
State of charge ............ ... .... . 204
Winter operation .......... ... .... . 243
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 243
Before driving ........... .. .. .. .. .. . 135
Blended gasoline . ...... ... .... .. .. . 222
Blower (automatic climate control) . ... .. 81
Booster seats .............. ... .. ... 185
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid ... .. .. .. .. . 242
Check ing the brake fluid level ... .. .. . 242
What is the correct brake fluid level? .. 242
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 242
Brake system Anti-lock braking system ... .. .. .. .. . . 19
Brake assist system ......... .. .. ... 199
Brake booster . .. ...... .... ... .. .. . 203
Brake fluid .............. .... ..... 242
Brake fluid spec ificat ions for refill and re­
p la cement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Brake light defective ....... ... .... . . 22
Brake pads ............... ... .... . 207
Electromechanica l parking brake .. .. . . 86 Fluid
reservoir ... ................ . 242
How does moisture or road salt affect the
brakes? .......................... 201
Warning/indicator lights ........ .... . 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
braking guard Messages ..... .. ............. .... 101
Braking guard . .. .. ... .......... .. .. . 94
Settings .. .... ............... .... 101
Break-in period .. .. ... .......... .. .. 207
Brake pads .. .. .. .......... ... .. .. 207
Tires ...... ... .. .. ........ ... .. .. 207
Bul bs .. .... .... ................... 282
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ..... 232
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24S
Capacities .. .. .. . .............. .. .. 290
Engine oil ..... .. ... .......... .. .. 234
Carbon parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218,219
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle ....... .... 287
Care ... .... .... ............... .... 216
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . .. .. .. 141
Catalytic converter . ................. 208
Center armrest
Cockpit ........................... 61
Rear ............................. 68
Central locking .. .. ... ........... ... . 33
Emergency locking .. ........... .... . 37
Certification .. .. .. ............. .. .. 29S
Changing a wheel .. ............. .... 272
Chang ing engine oil ....... ...... .. .. 238
Checking Engine coolant level . ........... .. .. 240
Tire pressure .................... .. 254
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the
front seat . ................... .... 15S
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? .. 196
Child restraint system anchors ..... ... 190

Child safety . ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 177
Convertible locking retractor . ... .. .. . 187
Guidance f ixtures for lower anchorages 192
Important safety ins tructions for using
child safety seats ......... .. .. .. .. . 180
Important things to know when dr iv ing
with ch ildren .... .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 177
Tet her anchors .............. .... .. 194
Tethe r straps ............ .. .. .. .. . 194
Ch ild safety lock
Rear doors (mechan ica l) . ..... .... ... 41
Rear doors (powe r) ....... .. .. .. .. .. 41
Chi ld safety seat
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . 182
C hild safety seats .......... .... .. ... 183
B ooste r seats ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 185
Convertible c hild seats . ... .. .. .. .. . 184
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . 187
How do I properly install a child safety
seat in my vehicle? ........ .. .. .. .. . 180
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Ins tall ing ............ ...... .... .. 187
I nstal ling a child restraint us ing the
L A TC H system ............ .... .. ... 193
L A TC H sys tem ............ .... .. .. . 193
L ower anchorages ........ .. .. .. .. . 19 1
M ounting and releasing the ancho rage
hook . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 193
Safety inst ructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Clea ning .. .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 2 16
Climate controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Climate control system Supp lementary heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
C lock . .. .. .. ................. .. .. .. 27
C losing
Panoramic sunroof . ....... .. .. .. .. .. 44
Sliding/tilti ng su nroof ........ .... ... 43
Sun shade (panoramic sun roof) . ...... 45
Cold tire inflat ion pressure ... .. .. .. .. . 252
Com ing home ............. .... .. .. .. 48
Compact spare tire ............ .... .. 271
Compartments .... ..... ... .. .. .. .... 75
Compass in the mir ro r ...... .. .. .. .. .. 56
Compliance .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 295
Consumer Info rmation . . . . . . . . . . 14 3, 29 2
Consumpt ion (fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Contact ing N HTSA ......... .. .. .. .. . 143
Inde x 299
Controls
Cleaning . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 218
Convenie nce key . .. ................. . 35
Star ting the engine ............ .. .. . 84
Stopping the eng ine (S TAR T E NGIN E
STOP b utton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Switching the ignition on .... ... .. .. . 84
U nlocking and loc king vehicle . ... .. .. . 3S
Conve rtib le child sa fe ty seats ....... .. 18 4
Convertib le locking retractor
Activati ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Deact ivati ng .. ... .. ..... .......... 189
U sing to secure a child safety seat l.87, 189
Coolant
refer to Eng ine coolant ......... .. .. 239
Cooler ... .. .. .... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 76
Cleaning . ... .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 219
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cooling mode (automat ic cl im ate control) 80
Cruise contro l
Changi ng speed .. .. .. .. ...... .... .. 92
P res ett ing your speed ............. .. 92
Swit ch ing off .. .. .... ........... .. . 92
Swi tching on . .. ...... ........... .. . 91
(upholder .. .. .. .. .... ... .... .... .. . 75
C ur ve lig ht . ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 110
Cylinder on demand System ...... .. .. . 27
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Date dis p lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Dayt ime run ning lights ........... .. .. . 46
Declarat ion of compliance
Adaptive cruise control . .. .. ... ... .. 295
Audi s ide ass ist .................. . 295
Cell phone package . ............... 295
Co nvenience key .. .... ......... .. .. 295
El ec tronic immob ilizer .......... .... 295
HomeL in k unive rsal remote con trol ... 295
Remote contro l key .. ... .... ... .. .. 2 95
Deco rative pa rts/tr im
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ................. 218
DEF What does this mea n when it appears in
the tr ip odometer display? ........... 27
Defective light bu lb wa rning ... ... .. .. . 22
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Engine compartment .... ... .. .. .. .. . 233
C losing the hood . ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 232
Opening the hood ....... ... .. .. .. . 231
Safety instructions ........ .. .. .. .. . 231
Working in the engine compartment . . 231
E ng ine coolant ... .. .... ... .. .. .. ... 239
Adding coolant . ... .... ... .. .. .. ... 240
Chec king the eng ine coolant leve l .. .. . 240
Expansion tank ........... .... .. ... 240
Malfunct ion symbo l ....... .. .. .. .. .. 16
Radiator fan ................ .... .. 241
Temperature ga uge ....... .. .. .. .. .. 1 0
Engine oil ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 234
Adding .. .. ............. .... .. .. . 237
Addit ives . .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 237
Changing ................ ... ... .. 238
Checking oil level ............. ... .. 237
Checking the eng ine o il level .. .. . ... . 236
Consumpt ion ............ .... .. .. . 237
I ndications and cond it io ns requ iring ex-
tra checking ............. .. .. .. .. . 236
I ndica tor light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 7
Oi l cons umption .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 236
O il grades .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 234
Pressure malfunction ...... .. .. .. .. .. 17
Recommended oil check intervals .. .. . 236
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Specification and viscos ity ... ... ... .. 234
Engine sound . ... .. .... ... .. .. .... . 110
E ng ine speed limitat io n ..... .. .. .. .. .. 2 1
Eng ine start-stop mode
refer to Sta rt-Stop-System ..... . ... .. 90
Entry assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
E nv iro nment
Brea k-in period ........... .. .. .. ... 20 7
Cata lytic conver ter ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 208
Diese l partic ulate fi lter . ... .. .. .. .. . 208
Disposing of yo ur vehicle batte ry . .... 246
Driving at h igh speeds ..... .. .. .. .. . 210
Driving to m inimi ze pollution and no ise 209
Fue l ..... .. .. ............. .. .. ... 225
Fuel economy ............. ... ... .. 209
L eaks under your veh icle .... ... ... .. 23 1
L ett ing the ve hicle stand and wa rm up . 210
P rope r disposal of dra ined brake flu id . 24 2
Inde x 301
Proper disposal of d rained eng ine cool -
ant . ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 240
Proper disposal of drained eng ine
o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237,238
Recycling used engine oil ............ 23 7
U nleaded fuel .. ... ................ 222
What should I do with an o ld battery? . 246
EPC
refer to Electron ic power control (EPC) . 20
ESC
refer to E le ct ron ic Stabilization Control
(ESC) ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 199
E vent Data Recorde r (ED R) ........ .. .. 199
Exhaust tail pipes Cleaning .. .. .. .. ............... .. 218
Expansion tank . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 240
Exterior lighting .... ................. 46
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S5
Dimming .. .. .. .... ... ....... ...... 56
Heating ..... .. .... ... ....... ...... 55
Exterior temperat ure display ... ... .. .. . 24
F
Fastening
Booster seats ...... . .. .. ..... ... .. 185
Convertib le child sa fety seats . ... .. .. 184
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Fo ld ing table ...... .. ................ 69
Foot peda ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Fo r th e sake of the envi ronment
Gasoline fumes and the env ironme nt .. 2 25
Red ucing engine noise by early upshift -
ing .. ... .. .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. . 10
Ref uelling ... .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 225
Saving f uel by early upsh ifting ..... .. . 10
Fo ur zone a utoma tic cl im ate cont rol .. .. . 80
Front airbags Desc ription ...... .. ............... 157
How they work ... .. ... ....... .... . 162
Frontal coll is ions and the laws of physics 146
Fron t passenger seat a djustment . . . . . . . 64
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Adjust ing . .. .. .... .......... ..... 137
Child rest raints in the front seat .. .. .. 155
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302 Index
Fuel
A ddit ives ... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... . 222
Blended gasoline . ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Current consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Economy messages (efficiency program) 26
Fue l filler flap emergency release .. ... 227
F uel filler neck ..... .... .. .. .. .. .. . 224
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline ... ................. .. .. . 22 2
G asoline add itives ........ .. .. .... . 223
L ow fue l level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 22 2
Recommendation . ..... ... .. .. .... . 222
Refue lling ........................ 225
Reserve ................. .... ...... 11
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11, 290
Fu ses
Assig nment . .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 278
Rep lacing .. ............. .. .. .. ... 278
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) ... ... . 133
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Gas discharge lamps ........ .... ..... 282
Gauges Eng ine coolan t temperature . ... .... . . 1 0
Fu el gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Speedometer .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 27
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Trip odometer ........... .... .... .. 27
G eneral illus tration ... ... .. .. .. .. .. . .. 8
Ge ne rato r . .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 1 6
Glossary of ti re and load ing termino logy 249
G love compartmen t (c ooled) . .. .. .. .... 75
Glow plug system
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . .. 289
H
Headlig hts
C leaning ....... ...... ........ .... 217
C leaning system ....... ... .. .. .... .. 53
Defective ................. .. .... .. 22
H eadlig ht range contro l . . . . . . . . . 22, 46
H igh beam assist .......... .... ..... 49
Washer rese rvoir .......... ... .. ... 24 7 Head restraints
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5, 139
Adjusting ..... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 139
H eated
exter io r mir ro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
re ar w indow ... .. ................. . 81
seats ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. . 81
win dshield washer spray nozz les . . . . . . 53
H eating .. .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. . 79
Heavy clothing and safety belts ........ 148
High beam . ..... .. ... .. ..... .... . .. . 48
H ig h voltage warning label ..... .. .. .. 289
Hill descent contro l ... .. ..... ... .. .. 119
H omelin k unive rsal remote con trol .... 133
Hood (re lease lever) ... .......... .. .. 231
Horn . ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 8
How are child rest raint syst em anchors re-
l ated to chi ld safety ............. .. .. 1 90
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? 160
How often should I check my tire pres-
s u res? ... .. .... .. .. .... . ..... ... .. 255
H ow safety b elt prete nsione rs wor k .. .. 151
Hydrop la n ing .................. .... 259
I
Ig nit ion
Indicator lights .................... 18
Switching on/off .............. ..... 84
Immobilize r .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. . 27
Impo rtant t hings to do befo re driv ing .. 135
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ind icator lig hts
refer to War ning/ indica to r li ghts . .... . 11
Infan t seats ...... ................ . 183
Installing child safety seats Safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Inst alling the upper te ther s trap on the
anchorage . ..... .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 195
Instruments Adjusting the light ing ............. .. 51
Instr uments and controls
Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Instrument cluster ..... ....... ... .. . 10
Interior lighting
Amb ience lighting . .... ..... ... .. .. . 50
Front and rear .................. .. . 50
Inte rmi tten t (w indshie ld w ipers) ....... 53

l
Jack . ..... .. .. ..... ..... ... .. .. ... 270
J ump-starting ..... ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 283
Jumper cables ............. .... .. .. . 284
K
Key ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. .... 31
Battery replacement master key ... .. .. 32
E mergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Key not recogni zed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Master key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Valet key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1
K ick-down (automat ic transm ission) . .. . 119
Knee airbags ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .... . 16 8
Description ... .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 168
H ow they work . .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . 170
Important safety instructions . .. .. .. . 170
L
Lane assist
Activating and deactivating ... .. .. .. . 103
C leaning the camera area .. .. .. .. .. . 217
Descr ipt ion . ............. .... .. ... 103
Instrument cluster indicato r light . .. . 103
M essages .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 104
Notes on instrumen t cluster display .. . 103
Sett ing the steer ing wheel vib rat ion .. . 105
Sett ing t he war ning po in t .. .. .. .. .. . 105
Lane Change Ass istant
refer to S ide ass ist . ....... .. .. .. .. . 106
L A T CH .... .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. ... 190
Description . ............. .... .. .. . 191
Guidance fixtures for lower anchorages 192
Instal ling a chi ld restraint .. .. .. .. .. . 193
Locat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Mount ing and releasing the ancho rage
hook .. .. .. .... ... ... ..... .. .. .. . 193
Leather cleaning/protection . .. .. .. .. . 219
L eaving home .. ........... .. .. .. .... 48
Lifting jack .. ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 275
Lifting vehicle . .... ..... ... .. .. .. ... 287
L ight
Ambie nce lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Com ing/ Leaving home .. ... .. .. .. .. .. 4 8
Inde x 303
Daytime runn ing lights . ..... ... .. .. . 46
Emergency flashe rs .. ... .... ... .. .. . 47
Exterior lig hting . ... . .. ... .... ... .. . 46
Head light range control ............ . 46
Hig h beam .. .. .. .... ............. . 48
Hig h beam assist ................... 49
Low beam ... .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 46
Rea r fog lights . ......... ........... 46
S ide mar ker lig hts .. . .......... .... . 46
T urn s ignals . .. .. .... ........... .. . 48
Light/rain senso r
Head lights .. .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 46
Intermittent (w indshie ld w ipers) ...... 53
Senso r defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Load ing the roof rack ............ .... . 73
Locking Luggage compartment l id .... ... .. .. . 37
Power loc king switch . ... .... ... .. .. . 36
Remote contro l .. .... ............. . 35
U sing the key .. .. .. ............... . 36
Low beams ....... ... .. .. ..... ... .. . 46
Lower unive rsal a nc horages (Canada) 190
Luggage compartment
Luggage compartment net . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Pass-through w ith ski sack ........... 71
Stow ing luggage ........ .......... 141
T ie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Luggage compartment lid Automat ic operation ........... .. .. . 38
Emergency re lease ............. .... . 40
Movement-act ivated open ing ....... .. 40
Open ing and closing .. .. ...... .... .. 37
Lumbar support Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rear seats . .. .. .. .. ............... . 61
M
Maintenance .. .. .. ................. 292
Malfunc tion Ind ic a tor Lamp (M IL)
Massage function 2
0 ,29
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rea r seats ... .. .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. . 61
Reclining rear seat ............... .. . 64
Matte finish paint clean ing ....... .. .. 216
Mechan ica l key . ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. . 32
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Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors ..... .. .. 55
Compass ... ... ... ...... .... ..... .. 56
d' . 1mming ................ .. .. .... .. 56
Vanity mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
51, 52
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 164
Multifunction stee ring wheel ..... .. .... 25
N
Natural leather
Cleaning
New tires and wheels
NHTSA Contact ing
Night vision ass istant ........ ... .. .. .
C lean ing camera lenses . ... .. .. .. .. .
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) cata lytic converter
refer to Ad Blue ........... .. .. .... .
219
259
143 113
2 17
227
Number o f seats ......... .. .. .. .. .. . 145
0
Occupa nt sea ting pos it io ns .. .. .. .. .. . 136
Octane rating ............. .. .. .. ... 222
Odometer .... .. .. ..... ... .. .. .... .. 2 7
OFF (automatic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . 80
O il
refer to Engine oil ........ .. .. .... . 234
On-board compute r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 5
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data L ink Connector (DLC) ...... .. .. ..
29
Elec tron ic speed lim iter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
M alfunc tion I ndicator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 29
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . 29
Opening
Hood . ..... ... . ...... ... .. .. .... .
231
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . 38, 40
Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. .... .. 44
Power windows . .......... ... .. .. .. 41
Sliding/tilting su nroof ...... ... .. ... . 43
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5, 52
Operate your vehicle econom ica lly and
minim ize po llution ......... .. .. .... .
209
Other equipmen t (effic iency p rogram) 2 6
Outside mi rrors
refer to Exter ior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
p
Pa int damage ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. 2 18
Pa int No . ..... .. .. .. ... .. ... ..... .. 289
Panoramic s unroof . ............. .. .. . 44
Sun shade . .... .. .. ........... .... . 45
Parking .. .. .. .. . .............. .. .. . 87
Valet pa rking .... .. ... ..... ... .. .. . 42
Pa rking brake . .. .. .......... ...... .. 86
also refer to El ectromec hanical pa rking
brake . .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .
86
Parking system
Adjusting the d isplay/war ning tone ...
132
Cleaning sensors/came ra lenses ...... 217
Cleaning the rear view camera . .. .. .. 123
Malfunction ... .. ............. .... 132
Peripher al c ameras . ........... .. .. 12 7
Tra ile r hitch ..... ... .. ..... .... . .. 132
Pa rking systems ... ... .. .. ... ..... .. 122
Particle fi lter
refer to Diese l particu late filter .. .. .. . 21
Pa rts replacement ... .... .... ... .. .. 294
Pass-through w ith sk i sack ..... .... ... . 71
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . ... .. .. 164
Passenger protect io n .............. .. 19 7
Passive safety system .............. .. 135
Pedals ... .. .... .. .. ... ..... ... .. .. 140
Physical p rinciples of a frontal collision 146
Plastic parts
Cleaning .. .... .. ............. ....
218
Polishing ... .... .. .. .... .... ... .. .. 218
Pollen filter
re fer to P oll utant fi lter (automatic A/C
system) . .. .... .. ............. .... .
79
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) . . 79
Power locking system .... ..... ... .. .. . 33
Locking/unlock ing the ve hicle from in -
s ide .. .... .... .. ............. .... .
36
Luggage compartment lid ....... .... . 37
Selective unlock feature ...... .. .. .. . 34
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
U nlocking and loc king vehicle .. ... ... . 35
Power seat adjustment
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power steer ing (servot ronic) ... ... .. .. 203