tires AUDI Q3 2016 Owner's Guide

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-Make sure jack posit ion is correct , adjust
as necessary and then cont inue to raise
the jack.
- If work has to be done under the vehicle,
ensure that it is safely supported on su ita­
ble stands -risk of injury!
- Never start the engine when the vehicle is
on the jack -risk of accident!
CD Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack on ly at the designated lifting
points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing the spare
tire
F ollow these instructions step-by-step for chang­
ing the wheel .
Fig. 170 C hangin g a w heel: using th e hexagonal s oc ket
(w it h the blade removed ) to turn t he bolt s
Fig. 171 Chan gin g a w hee l: a lig nm ent pin in side the to p
h ol e
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground, remove and re­
p lace the whee l as follows:
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
Removing the whe el
"' Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
he xagona l s oc ket in the screwdriver
handle (vehicle too l kit)
c::> fig. 170 and set it
aside on a
clean surface.
.. Screw the threaded end of the
alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-tight into the empty bolt
hole
c::> fig . 171.
"' Then remove the other wheel bolts as described
above .
"' Take off the whee l leaving the alignment p in in
the bolt hole
c::> G) .
Putting on the spare tire
"' Push the spare tire over the alignment pi n
c::>(D .
"' Screw on the whee l bolts and tighten them
slightly u sing the hexagona l socket .
"' Remove the alignment pin and insert and t ight­
en the remaining wheel bo lt s lightly like the
rest .
.. Turn the jack hand le count er-clockw ise to lower
the vehicle unti l the jack is fully released .
.. Use the wheel bo lt wrench to tighten all wheel
bolts firmly . Tighten them
in a crisscross pa t­
tern,
from one bolt to the (approx imately) op ­
posite one, to keep the wheel centered .
"' Perform the steps required after chang ing the
wheel
c::> page 214, A~er changing a wheel.
_& WARNING
Do not use the hexagon al soc ket in the screw­
driver handle to tighten the wheel bo lts. It is
not possible to tighten the bolts to the re­
qu ired torque using the hexagonal socket -
risk of acc ident!
CD Note
When removing or installing the wheel, the
rim could h it the brake rotor and damage t he
rotor. Work carefully and have a second per­
son to he lp you.
@ Tips
- When mounting tires with un idirectional
tread de sign
make sure the tread pattern is
pointed the right way
c::> page 218 . 1JJ,,
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Emergency assistance
- The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn. Check for di rt and cor ros ion on the
mating s urfaces o f both the whee l an d the
h ub. Remove all dirt from t hese surfaces be­
fo re remo unt ing t he wheel.
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the
right direction.
Using a spare tire with a tread pattern intended for use in a specific direction
W hen us ing a spare ti re with a tread patte rn in­
tended for use in a specific d irection, please note
the following:
- The direct ion o f rotat ion is marked by an
arrow
on the s ide of the t ire .
-If the spare tire has to be installed in the incor ­
rect d irection, use the spare tire only tempora­
rily s ince the tire w ill not be ab le to achieve its
optimum pe rformance c haracter istics with re­
gard to aq uaplaning, noise and wear .
- We recommend that you pay particular atten­
tion to this fact during wet weathe r and that
yo u ad just yo ur speed to match road condi­
t ions.
- Replace t he flat t ire with a new one and have it
i ns ta lled on yo ur vehicle as soon as possible to
r esto re t he handling advantages of a unidi re c­
t ion al ti re.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the info rm ation ¢ page 198, New
tires or wheels
i f you are goin g to use a s pare tire
which is d ifferent from the tires on yo ur vehicle.
Afte r you change a tire:
-Check the tire pressure on the spare immedi­
ately after installation .
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as pos­
sible by your authorized Audi dealer or quali ­
fied workshop .
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-With steel and alloy wheel rims, the wheel
bolts are cor rectly tightened at a torque of
105 ft lbs. (140 Nm).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and difficult to turn while changing a tire,
they should be replaced before you check the
t ightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and have
it installed on your vehicle as soon as poss i­
ble. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then , drive with extra care and at reduced
speeds.
A WARNING
- If you are going to equip yo ur vehicle with
tires or r ims which diffe r from those which
we re facto ry insta lled, the n be su re to read
t he informa tion ¢
page 198, New tires or
wheels.
-Always make sure the damag ed wheel or
eve n a flat tire and t he jack and tool kit ar e
prope rly se cured in t he lu ggage comp art­
me nt an d ar e no t loose in the passenge r
compa rtment.
- In an accide nt or sudde n maneuver they
co uld fly forw ard, i njuring an yon e in t he ve­
h icle.
- Always s to re d amaged w hee l, jack a nd to ols
secure ly i n t he lug gage co m pa rtm ent. O th­
erwise, in an a cci den t or sudden maneuve r
they cou ld fly forwar d, causing injury to pas ­
senge rs in the ve hicle.
(D Note
D o no t use co mm ercia lly availabl e tire se al­
a nts . Ot herwise, t he e lectr ic al components of
the tire p ress ure monitor ing system * will no
l onge r wor k properly and t he sensor for t he
tire pressure monitoring system * w ill have to
be replaced by qualifie d wo rks hop.
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Consumer inf orm ation
@ For the sake of the env ironment
- Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels. Th is is detrimental to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
- A lways observe environmental regu lations
when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
fl ui d, d irty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires.
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers mig ht be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -special handl ing may apply, see
www.dtsc .ca.gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When the vehicle or parts of the re­
straint system including airbag modu les
safety be lts wi th pretensioners are scrap­
ped, all applicab le laws and regulations
must be observed. Your authorized Audi
dealer is familiar with these requirements
and we recommend that you have your deal­ er perform this service for you.
Accessories and technical changes
Additional accessories and parts replacement
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
purchasing accessories.
Your vehicle incorporates the latest safety design
features ensuring a high standard of active and passive safety.
This safety could be comp romised by non-ap­
proved changes to the vehicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fo l­
lowing points when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are available from author ized Audi dealers.
These dealers also have the necessary facilities,
too ls and trained specialists to install the parts
and accessories properly.
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A WARNING
-
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap-
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury.
- Use only accessories expressly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessor ies have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle.
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
cradles or beverage holders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones. Do­
ing so will increase the risk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an accident!
- Before you check anything in the eng ine
compartment, always read and heed all
WARN INGS
Qpage 177.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair work is not per­
formed a ccording to specified methods, this
c an resul t in severe damage to you r vehi­
cle's eng ine and body (such as corrosion)
and adve rsely af fect your vehicle's war ranty.
- I f emergency repai rs must be performed
elsewhere, have the vehicle exam ined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manuf acture r ca nnot be held liable for
damage which occurs d ue to failure to com ­
ply with these stipulations.
Technical Modifications '
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech ­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an a uthorized Audi de aler bef ore
sta rt ing work on any modifica tions.
This will help ensure that vehicle fu nction, per­
fo rmance and safety are not impaired
Q ,& .
Attempting to work on electronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
funct io ns. Because of the way elect ronic compo­
nen ts a re interconnected with each othe r, such
malfunc tions c an also have an adverse affect on
othe r systems that are not d irectl y involved. This ..,.

Index
A
A/C (a utomat ic cl imate contro l system) . . . . 65
A/C (manua l cl imate contro l system) . . . . . . 63
Accessories .. .. .. .... .. ....... .... 53,234
Adap tive dampe rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adapt ive dampers ( indicator light) . . . . . . . . 18
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 8
Adding Eng ine coolant .. ............. .... .. .
E ng ine oi l .. .. .. .. . ... ... .... .. .. .. .
Addit ional accessories
Additives 184
18
1
234
Eng ine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Ad justab le s teer ing colum n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Ad justi ng
Steer ing colum n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Adj usting the center conso le lighting . . . . . . 43
A irbag .... .. .. .... .... · · · · · · · · · · · · · · 1
12
W arning/indi cator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Airbag system .... .. ........ ...... ... .
Advanced Airbag-System .......... ... .
Advanced Airbag System components .. .
Ca re .... .. .. ............... .... .. .
Ch ildren . .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. . 1
27
116
1 18
125
133
Ch ild rest raints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Front airbags . .................. 116, 117
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 120
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 118
H ow the Advanced A irbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
I mportant inform ation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 122
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
We ight-sens ing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
When must the system be inspected? . . . 122
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
All weathe r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
236
All wheel drive
Alte rna to r
refer to Gene rato r .. .. ............. .. .
Ant i-free ze
Windshie ld washer system . .. .... ... . .
also refer to Engine coolant system .... .
Anti- lock b raking system 156
15
190
1 83
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Ant i-Lock Br aking Sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ant i- slip regulat io n
War ning/ indicato r ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Ant i-theft systems
E lec tron ic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Asht ray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Literatu re 232
A UTO
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . . 65
Automat ic headl igh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Automatic be lt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
A utomat ic key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Automat ic post-collis ion braking system . . 152
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Dr iving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
K ick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Se lector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . 86
Se lector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
S hi ft ing manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Steering wheel with sh ift padd les . . . . . . . . 85
t ipt roni c mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Automat ic w ipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Auto Sa fe ty Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Average consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Avo id dam ag ing t he ve hicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 187
Battery lo cat ion insi de the luggage compa rt-
ment..... .. .. .. .. .. ... .... ........ 18 7
Charge leve l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Energy managem ent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Important warnings when working on the
battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
187
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Winter operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working on the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Blower
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
65
Manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 63
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Brake fluid
Changing the brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Brake booster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Brake system
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
186
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re ­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Brake light defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18
Fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Braking
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
151
Emergency braking funct ion . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Starting on inclines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Break-in period
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
159
Breaking in . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 178
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Caps for wheel bolts , removing . . . . . . . . . . 215
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Index
Cargo area
refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment...... ... .. .. .................
100
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Emergency locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Powe r windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Checking
Engine coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
183
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat....... ... .. .. ................ .
113
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . .
149
Child restraints system anchors. . . . . . . . . . 144
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Important th ings to know when driving with
children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
132
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Mounting and re leasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
146
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Tether s traps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Child safety lock
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35, 36
Child safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
140
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 143
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat...... .... .. .. ............... ..
113
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
135
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
237

Fueling
Fuel filler door em ergency rel ease . . . . . . 176
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Fuses Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Gas discharge lamps......... ...... ... . 221
Generator Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Glossary of tire and load ing terminology . . 193
Glove compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Cooling box . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Gross Vehicle W eight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 229
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
H
Headlight
Headlight assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 39
H eadlights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Headlight range cont rol system . . . . . . . . . 39
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
removing and installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64, 66
Wash er no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 106
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Hill descent cont rol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
H ill holdH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint syst em anchors relat -
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Index
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 118
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 110
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Switching on and off (convenience key) . . . 69
Switching on and off (ignit ion lock) . . . . . . 67
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Important things to do before driving . . . . . 95
Improperly worn safety belts ........... 110
Indicato r lights .. .. ...... ..... ...... .. . 11
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
I nspe ction interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Installing child safety seats
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Installing the upper tether strap on the an-
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Inst rument clus te r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indi cato r lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Adjusting the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Interior l ighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 45
J
Ja ck 216
Jump-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
K
Key ..... .... ... .. .. ... ........... ... . 28
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 30
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Kick -down
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
241

Opening/closing by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Othe r equipmen t (efficiency program) . . . . . 24
Ove rview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner 's l iterature
5
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P a int damage . .... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 170
P a int No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Convenience opening/clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . 37
E mergency clos ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Parking aid Cleaning the sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . 169
Par king bra ke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1
E mergency b rak ing func tion . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
P a rking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Re leasing/setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Starting to drive with a trailer . . . . . . . . . . . 73
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
P a rking ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
P arking system
Ad justi ng the disp lay/wa rning tone . . . . . . 93
C le a ning the rearview came ra . . . . . . . . . . . 90
M alf unct io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
P a rking system pl us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
also ref er to Pa rking systems . . . . . . . . 89, 90
Par king systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
P e riphe ral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Rear par king sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
P a rking (automat ic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 83
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
P ass -through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
PASSENG ER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 122
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
P e riphe ral d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
P hys ica l pr inc iples of a frontal collision . . . 105
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
P ollen filter
refer to Pollutant filte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2
Index
Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power seat ad justment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SO
Windows . .. .. .. ............... .. .. . 36
Power locking system
Selective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Powe r windows
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Proper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Occ upants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
P ro tecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
P rotect ive line r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Q
quattro (all whee l drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Question What happens to unbe lted occupants? 105
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 5
Rain/light se nsor
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
I n termitten t (windsh ie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 45
Senso r defec tive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Readi ng lig hts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear lid
refer to luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 33
Rear light
D efective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Rearv iew camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 89, 90
Rearview mirror Dimming ............................ 44
243

Index
Tires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Low aspect ratio tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Tire pressure . .. ................ 201,210
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 208, 209
Tire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Tread wear ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Unid irectional. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Uniform tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . 207
T ires and wheels
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 193
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Torn or frayed safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Towing Tow trucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Towing loop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225, 226
TPMS (tire pressure monitoring system) . . . 209
Trailer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Trailer towing
Operating in structions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Technical requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 164, 165
Tongue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Trailer turn signal assembly Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Transmission malfunction (indicator light) . . 86
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . 58
Turn signa ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
u
Unfasten ing safety belts
Uniform tire quality grading
Unlocking/locking 109
207
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
On the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 31
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
With the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Use of jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
246
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Vehicle electr ica l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 229
Vehicle jack ..... .. .. .. ... ........ 211,216
Vehicle shut-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
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Warning/indicator lights
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 14
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) . . . . . 16
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 17
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Trailer turn signal assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Warning lights
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
What happens if you wear your safety belt too loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 105
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Wheel bolt caps Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Loosening . .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 215
Tightening ...... .. .. .. ........... .. 215
Wheel covers, removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . 193
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 203

When must a safety belt be replaced? . . . . 106
When must the airbag system be inspected?
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Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . 145
W indow regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Windows Cleaning/remov ing ice ...... ...... ... . 170
Defrost ing (manual climate contro l system) .64
Windshield cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Defrost ing (automat ic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Defrost ing (manual climate contro l system) .64
Windshield washer fluid level . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Windshield washer system
W indshield wipers 45,190
C leaning wipe r blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Replac ing windsh ield wiper blades . . . . . . . 46
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Sw itching on and
off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
206
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Defrost ing the windshield (automatic cli-
mate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
W inter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
206
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Removing ice from windows 170
X
Xenon headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Ind ex
247