warning light AUDI A8 2016 Owners Manual

Emergency situations
General
This chapter is intended for trained emergency
crews and working personnel who have the nec­
essary tools and equipment to perform these
ope rations.
Starting by pushing or
towing
(D Note
Veh icles with an automatic transmission can­
not be started by pushing or towing.
Starting with jumper
cables
If necessary, the engine can be started by con­
necting it to the battery of another vehicle .
If the engine shou ld fail to start because of a dis ­
charged or weak battery, the battery can be con­
nected to the battery of
another vehicle, using a
pair of jumpe r cables to start the engine.
Jumper cables
Use only jumper cables of suffic iently large cross
section
to carry the starter current safely. Refer
to the manufacturer's specifications.
Use only jumper cables with
insulated term inal
clamps which are dis tinct ly marked :
plus(+) cable in most cases colored re d
minus( -) cable
in most cases colored blac k.
A WARNING
Batteries contain electricity, acid, and gas.
Any of these can cause very serious or fatal in­
jury. Follow the instructions below for safe
handling of your vehicle's battery.
- Always shield your eyes and avo id leaning
over the battery whenever poss ible.
- A discharged battery can freeze at tempera­
tures just below 32 °F (0 °C) . Before con­
necting a jumper cable, you must thaw the
Emergency situations
frozen battery completely, otherwise it
could explode .
- Do not allow battery acid to contact eyes or
skin. Flush any contacted area with water immediately.
- Improper use of a booster battery to start a
vehicle may cause an exp losion.
- Vehicle batteries generate exp losive gases.
Keep sparks, flame and lighted cigarettes
away from batteries.
- Do not try to jump start any vehicle with a
low acid level in the battery .
- The vo ltage of the booster battery must also
have a 12-Volt rating. The capacity (Ah) of
the booster battery should not be lower
than that of the discharged battery. Use of
batter ies of different voltage or substantial­
ly different "Ah" rating may cause an exp lo­
sion and personal injury .
- Never charge a frozen battery. Gas trapped
in the ice may cause an explosion.
- Never charge or use a battery that has been
frozen . The battery case may have be weak­
ened .
- Use of batter ies of different voltage or sub ­
stantially different capacity (Ah) rating may
cause an exp losion and injury. The capac ity
(Ah) of the booster battery should not be
lowe r than that of the discharged battery.
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
r::!)page 220.
(D Note
-Applying a higher voltage booster battery
will cause expensive damage to sensitive
electronic components, such as control
units, relays, radio, etc.
- Th ere must be no electrical contact between
the vehicles as otherwise current could al­
ready start to flow as soon as the positive
(+) terminals are connected.
(D Tips
- The discharged battery must be properly
connected to the vehicle's e lectrica l system. ..,.
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Emergency situations
When jump starting or charging the bat­
tery, never connect the negative ground ca­
ble to the battery negative post because the
battery manager system must be able to de­
tect the battery's state of charge. Always
connect the negative ground cable to the
negative ground post of the battery manag­
er contro l unit.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
F ig . 230 Engine compar tment: connectors for jump start
cables and cha rger
F ig. 231 Jump starti ng wit h the battery of another veh icle:
@ -boos ter battery, @-disc harged vehicle battery
The procedure described be low for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start for your vehicle.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
• Turn off lights and accessories, move leve r of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake.
Connect POSITIVE (+) to POSITIVE (+) ( red)
• Open the red cover on the positive term inal
¢ fig. 230.
272
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the
jump start bolt 9 fig. 231 (D (bolt under
the red cover= "positive") of the veh icle to be
started @.
2. Connect the other end to the positive termi-
nal @ of the booster battery @.
Connect NEGATIVE (- ) to NEGATIVE(-)
(black)
3. Connect one end of the black negative cable
to the negative term inal @ of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end to the
jump start pin
@ (bolts with hex head bolt= "negative") of
the vehicle to be started ®·
Starting the engine
• Start the eng ine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed.
• Sta rt engine w ith discharged vehicle ba ttery @
in the usual manner.
• If the engine fails to start, do not keep the
starter cranking for longer than 10 seconds.
Wait for about 30 seconds and then try again.
• With engine running, remove jumper cables
from both vehicles in the exact
reverse order.
• Close the red cover on the positive terminal.
The battery is vented to the outside to prevent
gases from entering the vehicle interior . Make
sure that the jumper clamps are well connected
with their metal parts in full contact with the battery terminals.
&_ WARNING
To avoid ser ious personal injury and damage
to the vehicle, heed all warnings and instruc­
tions of the jumper cable manufacturer. If in
doubt, call for road service.
- Jumper cables must be long enough so that
the vehicles do not touch .
- When connecting jumper cables, make sure
that they cannot get caug ht in any moving
parts in the engine compartment.
- Before you check anything in the engine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARNINGS
¢ page 220.

Tech nical data
Gross Axle Weight Rating
The G ross Ax le We ight Rating is the max imum
load that can b e applied at each axle of the vehi ­
cle ¢& .
Vehicle capacity weight
The vehicle capacity we ight (max . load) is l isted
eithe r on the dr iver's side 8-pillar o r inside the
fue l filler f lap.
A WARNING
- The actual Gross Axle Weight Rating at the
front and rear axles shou ld not exceed the
permissible weights, and their comb inat ion
must not exceed the Gross Veh icle Weight
Rating .
Dimensions
Length in (mm)
Width in (mm)
Width (across m irro rs) in (mm)
He ight (unloaded) al in (mm) -
Exceeding permissible weight ratings can
result in vehicle damage, accidents and per­
sonal injury.
(D Note
- The vehicle capacity weight figures apply
when the load is distributed evenly in the
vehicle (passengers and luggage) . When
transporting a heavy load in the luggage
compartment, carry the load as near to the
rear axle as possible so that the vehicle's
hand ling is not impaired .
- Do not exceed the maximum perm iss ible
axle loads or the maximum gross vehicle
we ight. Always remember that the vehicle 's
hand ling will be affe cted by the extra load .
T herefore , adjust your speed acco rd ingly.
- Always observe local regulations.
AS SS ASL
202.2 (5135) 202.6 (5 147) 207 .3 (5265)
76.7 (1949) 76.7 (1949) 76.7 (1949)
83.1 (2111) 83.1 (2111) 83 .1 (2111)
57 .5 (1460) 57.4 (1458) 57 .9 (1471)
• > T h e heigh t of th e ve hicl e depends on the tir es and the s uspensio n.
When driving up steep ramps, on rough roads,
over curbs, etc . it is important to remember that
some parts of your vehicle , such as spoilers or ex-
Capacities
Fuel tank: total capacity
Windsh ield and headlight* washer fluid conta iner
278
haust system components, may be close to the
ground . Be careful not to damage them .
gal (liters) approx. 21.7 (82.0)
quarts (l iters) approx. 5 .29 (5 .0)

A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
ABS
refer to Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . 190
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
C leaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument cluster indicator light . . . . . . 100
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Notes on instrument cluster display . . . . . 100
Sett ing the steering wheel vibration . . . . 101
Adaptive air suspension/sport . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
C leaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 95
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
AdBlue .. .. .. .. ................. ..... 216
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Refilling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Additives Engine oil 225
Adjustab le steer ing column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adjusting Air distribution (automat ic cl imate control) .78
Instrument illuminat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 78
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 152
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Ch ild restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Components (front a irbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Fr ont airbags ................. .. 150, 151
Index
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 154
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 152
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 156
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
S ide curta in a irbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
When must the system be inspected? 156
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle 274
Alcantara Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Alignment pin (tire changing) . . . . . . . . . . . 256
All season ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 51
All Wheel Dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Alternator
refer to Generato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Amb ience lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
also refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Anti-lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-slip regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-theft systems Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
ASR
refer to Anti-slip regulation . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Audi drive select
refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 281
AUTO Automat ic climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automat ic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
285

Index
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Automatic climate control system synchroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Automatic post-collision braking system . . 191
Automatic transm ission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic transmission (tiptronic) Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Kick-down .. .. .. ................. ... 115
Manual shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Parking lock emergency release . .. .. .. . 117
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Average consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
B
Battery
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
E nergy management 195
Important warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Working on the battery ........ .... .. . 231
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Blower (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 78
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 230
Brake system
Anti-lock brak ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake assist system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
286
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist un it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 83
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
braking guard Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Break -in period
Brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Bulbs 270
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 221
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
AdBlue . .. .... .. .. .. ...... ......... 216
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Carbon parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208, 209
Car carrier Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . 135
Catalytic converter 197
Center armrest
Cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Changi ng engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Checking Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 7
Child restraints Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Where can I get additional information about child restraints and their use? . . . . 186
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 180

Index
DEF What does t his mean whe n it appears i n the
tr ip odomete r display? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
D efe ctive light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Defrost ing (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
D eluxe a utomatic cl imate contro l . . . . . . . . . 77
D etermin ing cor rect load limit
Diese l 250
Prewarm ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Diese l fuel ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 213
D iese l particu late filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20, 198
Dig ita l compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
D imensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Dimmi ng the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Displays Clea ning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
D is tance dr iven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Door/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Doors M echanical ch ild safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Power child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
D river information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
C D/radio disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 3
D oor/rear lid warn ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Exterior temperat ure disp lay . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-boa rd computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
D river se ating posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
drive select adapt ive a ir su spension/sport . . . . . . . . . . 106
Adapt ive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cu rve lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
D ynamic stee ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
E ng ine soun d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 06
Safety bel t tensione r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Sport diffe rentia l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
D rive se lect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving sa fely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 9
D riving throug h wate r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Driving t ime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
D up licate key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dust filter
refer to Po llutant filter (automat ic A/C sys -
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106, 194
288
E
Easy entry featu re . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
E DL
refer to Elect ronic d ifferential lock . . . . . . 1 90
Efficiency program Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectrica l accessories (sockets) . . . . . . . . 67, 72
El ectromechanical pa rking brake
E mergen cy br aking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Opera tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Start ing assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Start ing from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Start ing off with a tra iler. ........... .. . 85
War ning/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
E lectromechanical power assist . . . . . . . . . . 194
El ectronic diffe re ntia l lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic differentia l lock (EDL)
War ning/ indicator ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic immobilizer . .. .. .. ..... ... 26, 31
El ectron ic powe r contro l (EP C)
warning/ind ic a tor ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
E lectronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
E lectronic Stabi lizatio n Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 190
War ning/indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
E mergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Parking loc k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Power sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
E mergen cy b raking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
War ning/ indicato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency ope ration
Panoramic sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emergen cy starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
P rewarming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Start -Stop -System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Index
Fue l filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
F ue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Low fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Recommendation ... .... ...... ... ... . 212
Refuell ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
R ese rve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tank capac ity ... .. . .. ..... ... .. .. 11,278
Fuses Assig nment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
R ep lac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
G
Garage doo r opener (Home Link) . . . . . . . . . . 4 4
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Gas discharge lamps. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Gauges Eng ine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Ta chometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5
Glossa ry of tire a nd loadi ng terminology . . 238
Glove compartment (coo led) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Glow plug system Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR) . . . . . 277
H
Head-up Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clean ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
H eadlig ht ra nge control ............ 21, 46
Hi gh beam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Ad justing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
H ea ted
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
290
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
winds hield washer spray nozzles . . . . . . . . 54
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Heavy clothing and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 140
Hexagonal socke t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Hill descen t cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Hor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
How many a irbags does my vehicle have? . . 152
How safety belt pre tensioners work 144
I
Ign ition
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Swi tc hi ng on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Immobili ze r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Important things to do before driv ing . . . . 129
Imprope rly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 144
I nd icator lights .. .. .. .. ... ............ . 11
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
also refer to War ning/ indica to r li ghts . . . . 11
Infan t seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Inflation pressure (ti res) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
I nstalling the upper tether st rap on the a n­
c h o rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Instrument cluster
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjust ing the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
I nstruments and contro ls
Genera l ill ustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
I nter io r lighting
Amb ien ce lig hting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Front and rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Intermittent (windshie ld w ipers) . . . . . . . . . 54
]
Jump-start ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271

Index
NHTSA Contacting 136
Night vision assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Clean ing camera lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Nitrogen ox ide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to AdBlue .. .......... ........ . . 216
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
0
Occupant seating positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 77
Oil
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . 28
Opening... .. .... .. . .......... .. .. .... 30
Hood ...... .... .................... 220
Luggage compartment lid ........... 37, 39
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sunroof .. .... ....................... 42
Sun shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44, 53
W indows .. ................. .... .... 40
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 25
Owner 's Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Panoramic sunroof
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Parking system
Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 128
Cleaning sensors/camera lenses . . . . . . . . 207
292
Cleaning the rear view camera . . . . . . . . . 119
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Peripheral cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Rearviewcamera ... .. ............... 119
Particle filter
refer to Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . 20
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 156
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Physical principles of a frontal collision 139
Plastic parts Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Pollen filter
refer to Pollutant filter (automatic A/C sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Pollutant filter (automatic A/C system) 76
Power Windows ... .. .. .. .... ........... ... 40
Power locking system Locking/unlocking the vehicle from inside . 35
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power seat adjustment Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Power steering
refer to Electromechan ica l power ass ist.. 194
Power windows malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 187

Index
Fastening . ..................... ... .
Improperly worn ................ ... .
Not worn .. .. .. ................ ... .
Safety belt position ........... .... .. . 141
144
139
142
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Special considerations for pregnant worn-
en ....... ... .. ................ ... . 143
Unfastening .. .. ............. .... .. . 143
Warning/indicator light ....... .. .. .. . 138
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Worn properly .................. ... .
Safety belt tensioner drive select . .. .... ........... .... .. .
Safety belt warning light ............ .. .
Safety compliance sticker .......... ... .
Safety equipment ........... ...... ... .
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . .. .. ............... .... .. .
Safety guidelines 140
106 138
277
129
129
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety instructions Eng ine compartment .......... .... .. .
for side curtain airbags ........ .. .. .. .
for using chi ld safety seats ..... .... .. .
for using safety belts ................ .
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System .
Safety systems 220
167
171
140
158
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Saving fuel Cylinder on demand system . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Recuperation
Screwdriver .. .. ............... .... .. .
Seat adjustment 24
256
Controls (front seats) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Controls (rear seats)
.................. 61
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Seat covers Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Seat heating/ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front passenger ........... ...... ... . 131
294
How to adjust the front seats ......... .
Incorrect seat position .............. .
Occupants ........... .............. . 131
133
130
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Seats Comfort seat side view
................ 66
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Seats (number) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Selective catalytic reduc tion
refer to Ad Blue. .. ... ...... ....... .. . 216
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Service and disposal Safety belt pretens ioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Service pos ition
refer to W indshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Shift paddles .. .. .. .. .. .............. .
Ship (transporting your vehicle) ........ .
Shutting down vehicle
Side airbags Description .. .. .. .. .. ............. . .
How they work ... ... ............. .. .
llS
274
198
162
164
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Activating and deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Sensor range .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ... . .
103
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Ski sack
refer to Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . 69
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67, 72
Solar operation (automatic climate control) . 79
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Space-saving spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257

Spare tire
refer to Compact spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Start-Stop-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Engine does not switched off . . . . . . . . . . . 86
E ngine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 86
switch ing off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
S TART ENGINE STOP button . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
St art ing off with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Steering
refer to Electromechanical power assist. . 194
Steering whee l
Adjusting steering column . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Easy entry feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Indicator light ................ ... 17, 194
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Steer ing whee l heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Steps for determining correct lo ad limit . . . 250
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Sun shades Em ergency closing (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Panoramic sunroof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Symbols
refer to Warning/Indicator lights.. .... .. 11
T
Tachometer .................... .... 11, 23
T ail lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Index
TOI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue ... .. ................ . 216
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
T emperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
T extiles
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Tie -downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 136
Tips for the environment
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
t iptronic (automatic t ransm iss ion) . . . . . . . 112
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 254
T ire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
T readwear indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Unidirectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Tires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 238
T ires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
T owing
T ow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
TPMS (tire pressure moni toring system) . . . 254
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
T railer towing
Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
T echnica l requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 202, 203
Train (transporting your vehicle) ......... 274
Transmission malfunction (indicator light). 116
T ransport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Transporting your vehicle ............ ... 274
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
What does it mean wh en DEF appears in the
trip odome ter disp lay? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
295