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2 Table of contents Vehicle literature .. .. .. .. .. ... .
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About this Owner's Manual . . . 6
Controls and equipment .. ... .
Ins truments and controls .. . .
General illustration ......... .. ... .
Instruments and warning /
indicator lights ........ .. .. .. . .
Instruments ............ ... .. ... .
Warning/indicator lights .......... .
Driver information display .. .. .. ... .
On-Board Diagnostic system (OBD) . . .
Opening and closing .. .. .... . .
Keys .. ...... ........... .. .. ... .
Power locking system ..... .. .. .. . .
Luggage compartment lid .. .. .. .. . .
Child safety lock . .......... ... .. . .
Power windows . .......... ... .. . .
Valet park ing . ........... .. .. ... .
Sliding/tilting sun roof ... .. .. .. .. . .
Panoramic sunroof ........ .. .. ... .
Clear vision .. ........ .. .. .. .. . .
Lights . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . .
I nterior lights .............. .. ... .
V1s1on ..... ... .... ......... .... .
Wiper and washer system ... ... .. . .
Mirrors ................. .. .. ... .
Digital compass .......... .... ... .
Seats and storage ....... .. .. . .
General recommendations ..... .. . .
Front seats ... ........... .... ... .
Rear seats .. ... .... ...... .. .. .. . .
H ead restraints .............. .. . .
Seat memory . ... ..... ... .. .. .. . .
Full-length center console .... .. ... .
L uggage compartment .. .. .. .. ... .
Pass-through with ski sack ........ .
Roof rack ....... ......... ... ... .
12-vo lt sockets ........ ... .. .. ... .
Storage .. .. .. . .......... .. .. ... .
Cooler ... .. .................... . 8
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29
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31
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37
4 1
41
42
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44
4 6
46
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66
68 70
71
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76
Warm and cold .......... ..... .
Climate controls . ............. ... .
79
79
On the road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Starting and stopping the engine . . . . 84
E lectromechanical parking brake . . . . 86
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Audi adaptive cruise control
and braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . .
94
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . 96
Audi braking gua rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi lane assis t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lane Change Assistant. . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Driving settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Raising/lowering the vehicle..... .. . 112
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . 113
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Pedestrian warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Settings in the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
D river messages .. ................ 115
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . 116
t iptron ic (8-speed transmission) . . . . . 116
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Advanced parking system with rear
view came ra . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127

(!) Door handle
@
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Audi side assist display
Power locking switches
Audi side assist button
Air vents with thumbwheel
Control lever for :
- Turn signal and high beam
- Audi lane assist .......... .
0 Multifunction steering wheel
with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag
- Driver information system but-
tons . ............... .. .. .
- Audio/video, telephone, navi­
gation and voice recognition
buttons
- Shift paddles ........ .. .. .
@ Instrument cluster ......... .
® Windshield washer system
lever ..................... .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction ............... .
@ Buttons for:
- Start-Stop-System
- MMI display
- Elec tronic Stab ilizat ion Con-
trol (ESC) ............... .
- Emergency f lashers ....... .
@ Buttons for:
- Steering wheel adjustment
- Steering wheel heating
@ Lever for:
- Cruise control system 106
36
106
48
103
157
24
119
10
53
86
88
201
47
83
82
91
- Adaptive cruise control . . . . . 94
(8) Engine hood release . . . . . . . . . 231
@ Data Link Connector for On
Board Diagnostics (OBD II) . . . . 29
@ Light switch and instrument il-
luminat ion ................ .
@ Buttons for:
- All-weather lights
- Night vision assistant .. .. .. .
- Rear fog lights ........... . 46,51
46
113
46
Instruments and controls 9
@ Power exterior mirror adjust-
ment .... .. .............. .
@) Rear lid switch ... . .. .. ..... .
@ Power windows ............ .
@ Memory function buttons .... .
@ MMI display
@) Indicator lights/buttons for
- PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF
- Parking system ........... .
- Rear window power sun shade
@ Glove compartment ... ..... .
@ Front passenger's airbag .... .
@ Analog clock .. .. .......... .
@ Climate controls ........... .
@ MMI controls
@ Selector lever (automatic trans-
mission) ....... ........... .
@ Center console with cupholder
@ Ele ctromechanical parking
brake .................... . 55
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41
66
164
122
52
76
157
27
80
116
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86
@ I S T ART ENGI NE STO PI button 84
(D Tips
-Some of the equipment or features
shown in the general illustration may be
standard equipment on your vehicle or
may be optional equipment depending
on your model. Always ask your author­
ized Audi dealer if you have a question
about your vehicle.
- Operation of the Multi Media Interface
(MMI) is described in a separate manual.

34 Openin g and clo sing
A WARNING
- When you lock your ve hicle from outside,
nobody -especially children -should re­
ma in ins ide th e veh icl e. Rememb er,
when you lock the ve hicle from the out ­
side the windows cannot be opened from
the inside .
- When you leave the vehicle, always take
the ignition key with you. This will pre­
vent passengers (ch ildren, for example)
from accidentally being locked in the ve ­
hicle should they accidentally press the
power locking switch in the doors.
- Do not leave children inside the vehicle
unsupervised . In an emergency it would
be impossible to open the doors from
the outside w ithout the key.
- Applies to vehicles with power side door
closer*:
- When closing a door, make sure noth­
ing can interfere w ith the doo r. T his
could cause ser ious personal in jury.
- You can stop the door from clos ing at
any time by pulling on the inside or
outside door handle.
@ Tips
- In the event of a crash with airbag de­
ployment all locked doors will be auto­
matically unlocked to g ive access to t he
vehicle occupants from the outside.
- If the power lock ing system should ma l­
funct ion, you can lock the dr iver's door
u sing the mechanical key
~ page 3 7.
- If the power lock ing system should fail,
you can still open the fue l tank flap in an
emergency<=>
page 227 .
-You are we ll advised no t to keep valua­
bles insi de an unattended vehicle, visib le
or not. Even a properly locked vehicle
cannot provide the sec urity of a safe.
- If the L ED in the upper edge of the d riv­
er's door panel comes on fo r abo ut 30
seconds afte r the vehicle is locked, there
i s a ma lfunction in the power locking or
the anti-theft warning system. Have the malfunction corrected by an author ized Audi dealership or qualified repair facili­
ty
.
Setting power locking
The driver can determine the functions for
power locking in the MMI.
.,. Select: I CAR I function button > Car sy ste m s
contro l bu tton > Vehicle setting s > (Central
locking ).
Lock wh en driving -
If you sele ct On, the vehi­
cle locks automa tica lly when driv ing. A ll of
the doors and luggage compartment lid lock.
Central locking
Unlock door s -
You can dec ide if All doo rs or
o n ly the
Driver shou ld unloc k. The l uggage
compartment lid a lso un locks when
All is se­
l ected. If you sele ct
Driv er in a ve hicle w it h a
convenience key* , on ly the door whose handle
you pull will un lock.
If you se lect Driver , all t he doors and luggage
compartment lid will un loc k if you press the@
button on the remote con trol master key
twice.
L ock exterior trunk handle -If you select On ,
the luggage compar tment lid handle is
locked. In this case the luggage compar tment
lid can be opened with the button
e:5 on the
master key or with the
e:5 b utton * in the driv ­
er's door. In ve hicles w ith a convenience key*,
you can st ill open the luggage compartment
lid using the handle if an authorized master
key is near the proxim ity sensor .
Fold mirrors* -If you select On, the exterior
rearview mirrors fold in automatically when
you press the
ffJ button o n the remote control
master key or touch the sensor * in the handle.
Tone when locking -When you select On, a
confirmat ion tone sounds when you lock the
vehicle .

Highway light function* (vehicles with LED
headlights) - this function adapts the lighting
for highway driving based on vehicle speed.
.&_ WARNING
-Automatic headlights are only intended
to assist the driver. They do not relieve
the driver of his responsibility to check
the headlights and to turn them on man­ ually according to the current light and
visibility conditions. For example, fog
cannot be detected by the light sensors.
So always switch on the headlights
~D
under these weather conditions and
when driving in the dark.
- Crashes can happen when you cannot see the road ahead and when you cannot be
seen by other motorists. Always turn on
the headlights so that you can see ahead and so that others can see your car from
the back.
- Please observe legal regulations when
using the lighting systems described.
(D Note
The rear fog lights should only be turned
on in accordance with traffic regulation, as
the lights are bright for following traffic.
(D Tips
- The light sensor* for automatic dynamic
headlight range control* is located in the
rear view mirror mount. You should
therefore not apply any stickers to the
windshield in this area in order to pre­
vent malfunctions or failures.
- In the event of a light sensor malfunc­
tion, the driver is notified in the instru­
ment cluster display~
page 22.
- You will hear a warning tone if you open
the driver door when the exterior lights
are switched on.
- In cool or damp weather, the inside of
the headlights, turn signals and tail
lights can fog over due to the tempera­
ture difference between the inside and
outside. They will clear shortly after Clear vision 4
7
switching them on. This does not affect
the service life of the lighting.
Emergency flasher
Th e emergency flasher makes other motorists
oware that you or your vehicle are in on emer­
gency situation.
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Fig. 38 Center console: emergency flasher switc h
.,. Press the switch ~ 9 fig. 38 to turn the
emergency flashers on or off .
When the emergency flasher is on, all four
turn signals blink at the same time. The turn
signal indicator lights
H Iii in the instrument
cluster, as well as the light in the emergency
flasher switch~ blink likewise. The emergen­
cy flasher also works when the ignition is
turned
off.
The emergency flashers will turn on automati­
cally if you are in an accident where the airbag
has deployed.
@ Tips
You should turn on the emergency flashers
when:
-you are the last vehicle standing in a traf­
fic jam so that any other vehicles coming
can see you, or when
- your vehicle has broken down or you are
in an emergency situation, or when
-your vehicle is being towed by a tow truck or if you are towing another vehicle behind you.

instrument cluste r ill uminates when the
high beams are on.
- T he
headlight flasher works only as long as
you hold the lever -even if there are no
li ghts turned o n. The indicator light
El in
the instr ument cluster illuminates when you
use the head light flasher.
A WARNING
Do not use the hig h beam or headlight
flasher if you know that these could blind
oncoming traffic.
High beam assist
Applies to vehicles: with high beam ass ist
The high beam assist automatically switches
the high beams on or off, depending on the
surroundings and traffic conditions .
Fig. 40 Turn sig na l and high beam lever: Turning on
and off the high beam ass ist
Activating h igh beam a ssi st
8 .... 0 :i: ;g
Requirement: The light sw itch must be in the
AUTO position, the low beam head lights must
be on and the high beam assist must be
switched on in the Infotainment¢
page 48.
~ Press the lever into position @ in order to
activate the high beam assist. T he indicator
light
Ill turns on in the instrument cluster
display and the high beams switch o n or off
automatically . The indicato r light
II turns
on if the high beams w ere switched on .
Switching the high beams on /off
manually
Requirement: Hig h beam ass ist is activated.
Clear vis ion 49
If the high beams d id not swi tch on/off auto ­
matically when expected, you may instead
switch them on/off manua lly:
~ To swi tch the high beams on manually, press
the lever into position@. The indicator light
II turns on. To switch the hig h beams off
aga in, p ull the leve r into position @.
~ To switch the high beams off manually after
they have turned on a utomat ica lly, pull the
lever i nto pos ition @.
Oper ating the headlight fla sher
~ To operate the flashe rs while the high beam
assist is act ive, pu ll the lever into position
@ . T he high beam assist will remain act ive.
Messag es in the instrument cluster
di spl ay
Headlight assist: System fault
Drive to your authorized A udi dealer immed i­
ate ly to have the ma lfunction corrected. Yo u
can still switch the high beams on or off man­
u ally.
Headlight a ssi st: Unavailable . No camera
view
T he came ra v iew is b locked, for example by a
sticker o r debr is.
The sensor is loca ted be tween the inter io r
r earvi ew mirror and the w indshield . There­
fo re, do no t place any st ic kers in this a rea on
th e windsh ie ld .
Service setting
There is a d ifferent sens it ivity sett ing for serv­
ic ing . Th is sett ing can be activated by pr essing
and hold ing the b utton on the int erio r r ear­
view m irror for mo re tha n 1 8 seconds. The
L E D next to the button blinks th ree times.
If
yo u have accidentally se lec ted this service
funct io n, the origi nal sensitivity will be a uto­
matically restored the next t ime yo u sw itch
the ignit ion on.

.. Turn the knob to the desired vehicle area
and press the knob . The bar that appears in­
dicates the selected brightness.
.. To increase or reduce the brightness, turn
the knob and press it.
Se lecting a color profile*
.. Se lect in the MMI: !CAR ! function b utton >
Ca r sys tems control button > Vehi cle se t­
tings
> In terior light ing > Colo r profile .
The amb ience lighti ng turns on when the
function is activated in the MMI and when you
turn the headlights on whi le the ignition is
switched on.
Adjusting the b rightness
You can ad just the brightness for the four
zones
F ront top , Fr ont f ootwell , Rear top and
Rear footwell o r for All area s at the same
time.
Selecting a color pr ofile
You ca n select from the Ivory , Polar and Ru ­
b y/ Polar
color profiles .
(I) Tips
The settings are automati cally sto red and
a ssigne d to the remote con tro l key that is
in use.
Instrument illumination
You can adjust the brightness of the instru­
ment and display illumina tion.
F ig. 43 In strument ill um ination
.. Press the knob to release it .
.,. Turn the knob toward"-" or"+" to reduce or
i ncrease the brightness .
Clear vision 51
.. Press the knob again to return it to its origi ­
na l position .
(D Tips
The instrumen t illum ina tion (for d ials an d
needles) lights o n when the ignition is
switched on and the vehicle lights are
turned off. As the daylight fades, the illu­ mination of the dials likewise d ims auto­
matically and wi ll go out completely when
the outs ide light is very low. Th is feature is
meant to rem ind you to sw itch on the
headlights whe n outs ide ligh t conditions
be come poo r.
Vision
Sun visors
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F ig . 44 Sun visor
The sun visors fo r the driver and passenger
can be re leased from their brackets and
turned toward the doo rs
c:> fig . 44 @. They
can also be moved back and forth lengthwise
in this position.
The m irror light switches on when the cover
over the vanity mirror @opens .
T he re is a shade be twee n the dr iver's and pas­
senger 's s un v isors that can be used to cover
the gap above the rearview mirro r.

52 Clear vis ion
Sun Shade
F ig. 45 Cockp it: Sun shade switch
Fig. 46 Rear door: S un shade button
Exte ndi ng/retr acting the r ea r window
shade*
~ To extend or retract the sun shade fr om the
cockpit ,
press the r.t.l button in the center
console
c> fig . 45.
~ To extend or ret ract the s un shade from the
r e ar of th e vehicle ,
press the rn button in
the door
c> fig. 46.
Extending the rear door sun shades*
~ Close the window in the rear door.
~ To extend t he sun shade from th e driv er's
s eat ,
pull the left/r ight rear power window
switch~ in the driver's door.
~ To extend the sun shade from the rear of
th e vehi cle,
pull the power window sw itch
11:. in the left/right rear door.
Retracting the rea r door sun shades*
~ To retract the sun shade from th e dri ver's
seat ,
press the left/ right rear power window
swit ch~ in the driver's door.
~ T o retract the sun shade from the rear of the
v ehicle ,
press the power window switch~
i n the left/ right rear door. You can adjust the sett
ings for the rear sun
shade so the shade retracts automatically
when you select the reverse gear . Select:
C AR
funct ion button > Car system s control button
> Vehicle settin gs > Automatic rear blind >
On . The settings are automatically stored and
ass igned to the remote control key. The sun
shade extends aga in as soon as the vehicle be­
gins trave ling fo rward a t a speed greater t han
9 mph (1S km/h), as long a s the ign ition has
not been sw itched off in the meantime .
_&. WARNING ~
When lowering or raising the sunshade,
make sure there is noth ing in its way and
that it has a free path to travel. Th is could
cause personal injury.
(D Tips
-
- Pressing the button~ severa l times
consecutive ly can trigger the overload
protection. The sun shade can only be ex­
tended/retracted again after a brief wait­ ing period.
- The rear window sun shade only func­ tions when the vehicle interio r is warmer
than 14°F (-10°().
· Vanity mirror in the rear
Applies to vehicles: with vanity mirrors in the rear
Fig . 47 Rear headliner: vanity mirror
~ Press the b utton to fold the mirror open .
The mirror lighting turns on automatically.
~ To change the mirror's ang le, move it for­
ward/back w ith your hand.

-To help prevent damage to the wiper
arms or other components, do not at­
tempt to move the wipers by hand .
@ Tips
-Commercial hot waxes applied by auto ­
matic car washes affect the cleanability
of the windshield.
- You can also use the service position, for
example, if you want to protect the
windshield from icing by using a cover.
- You cannot activate the service pos ition
when the hood is open.
Mirrors
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. SO Fo rwar d section of driver's armrest: power mir­
ro r contro ls
Turn the knob to the desired position :
Q/P -In this position, you can adjust the
driver's and front passenger's exter ior mirrors
by turn ing the knob in the desired direction.
@ -The mirrors are heated depending on the
outside temperature .
8 -The exterior mirrors fo ld in. In the MMI,
you can select if the mirrors fold in automati­
cally when you lock the vehicle
c:> page 34.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror
To help you see the curb when backing into a
parking space, the surface of the mirror tilts
slightly. The knob must be in the P position
for this to happen .
You can adjust the tilted mirror surface by
turning the knob in the desired direction.
When you move out of reverse and into anoth- Clear vi
sion 55
er gear, the new m irror position is stored and
assigned to the key you are using .
T he m irror goes back into its orig inal position
once you drive forward faster than 9 mph (15
km/h) o r switch the ignition off .
A WARNING
-
-Curved (i.e . convex) m irror surfaces in­
crease your field of view. Remember that
veh icles or other objects will appear
smaller and fart her away than when seen
in a flat mirror. If you use th is mirror to
estimate distances of following veh icles
when changing lanes, you could estimate
incor re ctl y and cause an accident.
(D Note
-If the mirror housing is moved uninten­
tionally (for examp le, while pa rking your
vehicle), then you must first fold the m ir­
ror elect rically. Do not readj ust the mir­
ror housing man ually. You could damage
the motor which controls the mirror .
-If you wash the vehicle in an automatic
car wash, you must fold the ex ter ior mir­
rors in to reduce the risk of damage to
the mirrors . Never fold power fo lding ex­
terior mirrors by hand . On ly fold them in
and out using the power controls.
(D Tips
- Th e exterior mirror settings are stored
w ith the memory function*
c::> page 66.
- If there is a malfunction in the electrical
system, you can still adjust the exterior
mirrors by pressing the edge of the m ir­
ror.

56 Clear vis ion
Dimming the mirrors
Fig. 51 Automat ic d imming rea rv iew mirror
.. To dim the rearview mirror and both exterior
mirrors, press the @button . The diode @
turns on. The rearview and exter ior mirrors
dim automatically when light sh ines on
them, for example from head lights on ave­
hicle to the rea r.
.&_ WARNING
Electrolyte fl uid can leak from au tomatic
dimmi ng mirrors if the glass is broken.
Electrolyte fl uid can irritate sk in, eyes and
respiratory system.
- Repeated or prolonged exposure to elec ­
t ro lyte can cause irritation to the resp ira­
tory system, especially among people
with asthma or other respiratory cond i­
tions. Get fresh air immediately by leav­
ing the vehicle or, if that is not possible,
open windows and doors all the way .
- If electrolyte gets into the eyes, flush
them thoroughly with large amounts of
clean water for at least 15 m in utes;
med ica l attent ion is recommended.
- If electrolyte contacts sk in, f lush affect­
e d area w ith clean water for at least 15
min utes and then w ash affec ted area
with soap and water; medical at tention
is recommended. Thoroughly wash af­
fected clothing and shoes before reuse.
- If swa llowed and person is conscious,
rinse mouth w it h wate r fo r at leas t 15
minutes. Do not induce vomiting unless
instructed to do so by medical professio ­
nal. Get medical attention immediately.
.
(D Note
Liqu id e lectrolyte leaking from broken mir­
ror glass w ill damage any plastic surfaces
i t comes in contact with. Clean up spilled
electrolyte immediately with clean water
and a sponge .
@ Tips
-Switching off the dimming function of
the inside rear view mirror also deacti­
vates the automatic dimming function of
the exter ior mir ro rs .
- Automatic d imm ing for the mirror on ly
operates properly if the sun shade* for
the rear w indow is not in use or the light
st riking the inside m irror is not hinde red
by ot he r objects.
- The automatic dimming m irrors do not
dim when the interior lighting is tu rned
on or the reve rse gear is selected .
Digital compass
Switching the compass on and off
Applies to vehicles: with digital compass
The compass direction is shown in the rear­
view mirror .
l
Fig. 52 Rearv iew mirro r: Digital compass activated
.. To switch the compass on or off, press and
hold the b utton @ until the compass dis­
p lay in the m irror ¢
fig. 52 appears o r disap­
pea rs.
The dig ital compass on ly works when the igni­
t ion is on . The directions are indicated with
abbrev iat ions:
N (nor th), NE (no rtheast), E
(east) , SE (southeas t), S (so uth), SW (so uth ­
west),
W (west), NW (northwest) .

A WARNING
The digital compass is to be used as a di­
rectional aid only. Even though you may
want to look at it while you are driving, you
must still pay attention to traffic, road and
weather conditions as well as other possi­
ble hazards.
{D) Tips
To prevent inaccurate compass readings, do not bring any remote controls, electri­
cal devices or metallic objects near the
mirror.
Adjusting the magnetic zone
A pplies to vehicles: with d igital compass
The magnetic zone must be adjusted correctly
for the compass to read accurately.
®
Fig. 53 Magnetic zone map
.. Press and hold the button@¢ page 56,
fig. 52
until the number of the magnetic
zone appears in the rearview mirror .
.. Press the button @repeatedly to select the
correct magnetic zone. The selection mode
turns off after a few seconds.
Clear vision 5 7
Calibrating the compass
Applies to vehicles: wit h digita l compass
You must recalibrate the compass if it does
not display the correct direction .
.. Press and hold the button @ until a Cap­
pears in the rearview mirror.
.. Drive in a circle at about 6 mph (10 km/h)
until a direction is displayed in the rearview
mirror.
A WARNING
To avoid endangering yourself and other
drivers, calibrate the compass in an area
where there is no traffic.