airbag AUDI Q3 2017 Owner´s Manual

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-Never attach two child restraint systems to
one tether strap or tether anchorage.
- Never attach a tether strap to a tie-down
hook in the luggage compartment.
- Never use child restraint tether anchorages
to secure safety belts or other kinds of occu­
pant restraints.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the LA TCH lower anchorages or to
the tether anchors.
- If a tether or other strap is used to attach a
child restraint to the front passenger seat,
make sure that it is not so tight, that it
causes the weight-sens ing mat to measure
more weight than is actually on the seat .
- The heavier weight registered can make the
Advanced Airbag System work as though an
adult were on the seat and dep loy the Ad­
vanced Airbag when it must be supp ressed
ca using se rious o r even fatal injur y to the
c hild.
- If you must install a re arward fac ing ch ild
safety seat on the front passenger seat be­
cause of except io na l circumstances and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light does not
come on and stay on, immediate ly install
the rear-fac ing child safety seat in a rear
seating position and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Installing the upper tether strap on the
anchorage
F ig. 133 Tether str ap : pro pe r ro uting an d mountin g
Ch ild sa fety
Fig. 134 Tet her st rap : p ro p er r out ing an d mount ing
Installing the tether st rap
• Release or deploy the tether strap on the ch ild
restraint according to the ch ild restraint manu­
facture r's instructions .
• Guide the upper tether strap
under the re a r
head restraint and in to the rear ca rgo area
~ fig. 134 (raise the head restraint if necessa ­
ry) . For child restraints w ith V-teth er straps, al ­
ways make sur e that th e head restraint guide
r ods do not interfere w ith any part of the top
tether strap.
• Slide the tether strap hook over the anchor
bracket .
• Pull on the tethe r strap hook so that the spring
catch of the hook engages.
• Tighten the tether s trap firm ly following the
child restra int manufacture r's instruc tions.
Releasing the tether strap
• Loose n the tension fo llow ing the child restra int
manufac turer's instr uctions .
• Dep ress the spr ing catch on the hook and re ­
le ase it from the anchorage.
(D Note
If yo u leave the child restrai nt w ith the tethe r
strap firmly i nstalled for several days, th is
could leave a mark on the uphols tery on the
seat cushion and backrest i n the area where
the tether strap was installed. The upholstery
would a lso be permanently stretched around
the tether strap. This app lies espec ia lly to
l eather seats.
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Child safet y
Using tether straps on rearward-facing
child restraints
Currently, few rear-facing chi ld restraint systems
come w ith a tether. Please read and heed the
child restraint system manufact urer's instruc­
tions carefully to determine how to properly in­
stall the tether .
A WARNING
A child in a rearward -facing chi ld safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat w ill be
ser iously injured and can be killed if the front
airbag inflates -even w ith an Advanced Ai rbag
System.
- T he inflating a irbag w ill hit the child safety
seat or infant car rier wi th gre at force and
will smash t he chi ld s afe ty seat a nd child
against the backrest, cen ter armrest, or
door.
- A tight tether or other strap on a rearwar d­
f acing child res tra int attached to the front
passenge r seat can put too m uch p ressure
on the we ight-mat in the seat and register a
heavier weight in the Advanced Airbag Sys­
tem . The heav ier weight registered can
make the system wo rk as though an adult
were on the sea t and deploy the Advanced
Airbag when it must be supp ressed ca using
serious o r even fa tal in jury to the ch ild.
-If you must install a rearward fac ing c hild
safe ty seat on the front passenger seat be­
c a use of exce ptiona l circumstan ces and the
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF ligh t does not
come on an d stay on, immed iate ly ins tall
the rear-fac ing ch ild safety seat in a rear
seat ing pos ition and have the airbag system
inspected by your Audi dealer.
Additional information
Sources of information about child
restraints and their use
There are a number of so urces of addit iona l in­
formation about child restra int selection, insta l­
lation and use:
NHTSA advises that the best child s afety seat is
the one t hat fits your chi ld and fits in your vehi -
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cle, and that you will use correct ly and consis ­
tent ly.
Try befo re yo u buy!
U.S National Highway Traffic Safety Administra ­
tion
Tel.: 1 -888 -3 27- 42 36 ( TTY : 1 -800- 424-9153)
htt p:/ /www.nh tsa.gov
h tt p://www.sa ferc ar.gov
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
Tel.: (202) 66 2-0600
h ttp:/ /www.safekids .org
Safety BeltSafe U.S .A
Tel.: (800) 7 45-SAFE (English)
Tel.: (800) 747-SANO (Spanish)
htt p:/ /www. ca rsea t.o rg
Transport Canada Information Centre
Tel.: 1-800-333-0371 o r ca ll 1 -613-998-86 16 if
yo u are in the Ottawa area
h ttp://www.tc.gc.ca/ eng/ roadsafety/menu. htm
Audi Customer Re lations
Tel.: (800) 822-2834

Fuses and bulbs
(D Tips
- The following table does not list fuse loca­
tions that are not used.
- Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain model ver­
sions or certain optional equipment.
Cockpit fuse assignment
The fuse number is stamped into the plastic be­
low or above each fuse.
No. Equipment
1 LED headlight (left)
2 LED headlight ( right)
5 LED headlight (left)
6 LED headlight (right)
7 Steering lock
8 Convenience access contro l module
9
Airbag control module, AIRBAG OFF indi-
cator light
12
Transmission control module, selector
mechanism
Air quality sensor for cl imate control sys-
tern, heated w indow washer nozzles ,
lj]
button, reverse light button<®>, oi l level
13 sensor, climate contro l system, seat occu-
pant detection system, seat heating, but-
tons in the center console, automatic dim-
ming mirror
Engine control module, quattro control
modu le, transmission control module,
14
brake lights, electromechanica l steering,
Gateway control module, trai ler hitch con-
trol module, ESC contro l module, light
switch, damping control module
Headlight range control module , instru-
ment illumination, headlights (left, right),
15 diagnostic connector, crankcase housing
heater, a ir flow sensor, socket relay, DC/
DC converter
16 Park ing aid
17 Parking system rearview camera
18 TV tuner
19 Engine starter control, DC/DC converter
206
No . Equipment
20
ESC contro l module, climate/heating con-
trol, special functions interface
21 Selector mechanism power supply
22 Interior monitoring
© button, front interior lighting buttons,
23 diagnostic connector, light switch, light/
rain sensor, humidity sensor
25 Headlight power supply
26 Rear window wiper
27 Starter system
28 Infotainment system
29
Supply for the parking system rearv iew
camera and TV tuner
30 Infotainment system
31 Infotainment system
32 Instrument cluster
33 A utomat ic dimming rearview mirror
36
Cigarette lighter, cockpit/luggage com-
partment socket
37 Cockpit/rear socket
38 Transmission control module
40 Trailer hitch control module
41 Tra iler hitch control module
42 Trailer hitch control module
44 Rear window defogger
45
Electromechanical parking brake control
module
46 Trailer hitch control module
47 quattro control module
48 Aut omat ic lu ggage compartment lid con-
tro l module
so Blower
51
Electromechanical parking brake control
module
52 BCM
53 Fr ont seat heating
54 Panorama roof
SS Sun shade on the panorama
roof
56 Adaptive dampers control module

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 159.
(D Note
-If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used or if repair wor k 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 (automatic climate control system) 56
A/C (manual climate control system) . . . . . . 54
ABS
refer to Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . 92
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 220
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Adaptive dampers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adapt ive dampers (in dicator light) . . . . . . . . 17
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Additional accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 37
Adjusting the steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
A irbag .... .. .. .... ........... .... ... 117
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 124
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Ch ildr en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
118
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Front airbags . .................. 121, 122
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 126
H ow many airbags does my vehicle have? 124
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
125
Important information ........ .. .. .. .
I ndicator light .. .. .............. ... .
Monitoring ..... .. .............. ... .
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ .
Repairs
s f t . . a e y instructions ............ .... .. .
Side airbags .. .. ........ ..... .. .. .. .
Side curtain airbags .............. ... .
w. ht .
e1g -sensing mat ............. ... .
When must the system be inspected? .. .
117
127
127
128
130
129 131
134
139
127
Air conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
All season tires 186
222
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
97
Alternator
refer to Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . 13
Alternator (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Ant i-freeze
Windshield washer system
169
Anti- lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Anti-slip regulation
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Armrest....... ... .. .. ................ 45
ASR
refer to Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 218
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
57
Automat ic headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Auto Lock (central locking) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
23
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic post-collision braking system . . . 92
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Manua l shifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Selector lever emergency release . . . . . . . . 72
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Steering wheel with sh ift paddles. . . . . . . . 71
tiptronic mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Average consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
B
Bag/securing hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Battery
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Before driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Index
Dipstick. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Economy ... .... ... . ...... ... .. .. ... 164
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 15
O il cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
O il grades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Specification and viscos ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Engine speed limitation (indicator light) . . . 15
E nvi ronment
C ata lytic converte r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
P roper disposal of drained e ngine o il . . . . 165
Unleaded f uel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 5
E PC (engine control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
E SC
Automatic post-co llision brak ing system . . 92
also refer to Electronic stabilization control .92
E vent Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Exterior mirrors Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Dimming . .. .... .. ........ ... .. .. .. .. 38
H eat ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
F
Fasten ing
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Conver tible ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 144
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
F oldi ng cho cks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Foldi ng the rea r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
F oot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
F or the sake of the enviro nment
E nvironme ntally -fr iendly driv ing . . . . . . . . 58
F ue ling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
L eaks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Rear win dow defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 57
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
F ree ze protection
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Front airbags Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 1
H ow t hey wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Frontal col lisions and the laws of p hys ics . . 110
226
Front seats
Adjusting 102
Child restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 118
also refer to Seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Fuel Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
B lended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Cons umption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Current consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Filler neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8, 9
Fuel tank capaci ty .. .. ........ ..... .. 216
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Gasoline add it ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Ind icator lig ht . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Oct ane ra ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Recommenda tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Saving fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 , 83
Fuel economy messages (efficiency prog ram) .22
Fueling Fuel f iller door emergency release . . . . . . 158
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Fuel tank capacity ......... ........ .. 216
Open ing the fue l filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Fuses Ass ignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
G
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Gas disch arge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
G lossary of t ire and loading te rm inology . . 173
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
G ross Veh icle Weig ht Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 215
Ground clearance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
H
Headlight range contro l
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Hea dlight range contro l system . . . . . . . . . . 35
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 92
Hea dlight range cont ro l sys tem . . . . . . . . . 35
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Adjust ing . ...... ... ...... .... 45, 46, 103
Removing a nd insta lling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

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Heated
exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 57
Washer no zzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
H ea ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
H eavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 111
H ill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
H ill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
H ill hold ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
also refer to H ill hold assist . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H old assist (hi ll) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
H orn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How are child restra int system anchors re lat-
ed to chi ld safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 124
H ow safe ty belt pretens io ners work 1 15
I
Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6
Sw itch ing on and off (convenience key) . . . 62
S w itch ing on and off (ignitio n lock) . . . . . . 60
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
I mportant things to do before d riving . . . . 100
Improper ly worn safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . 115
I ndica to r ligh ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
A irbag system . .. .. ..... ... .. .. . 127, 128
PASSENGE R AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
I nspec tion inte rv a l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Install ing ch ild safety seats
Safety bel ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Insta lling the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
I nstrumen t cluste r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
I nstruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Ad justing the lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
In ter ior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Intermittent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 40
Index
J
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Jump-sta rt ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
K
Key... ... .. .... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. . 24
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
U nlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25, 26, 28
K ick -dow n
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
L
LATCH 150
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
I n stalling a c hild restraint. ..... ... .. .. 151
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Mounting and re leas ing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
L eav ing home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Light Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Dayt ime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Headl ight flashe r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
I n te rio r/read ing lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Light/ra in senso r
Headl ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I n dicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Intermi tten t (windsh ie ld wipers) . . . . . . . . 40
Li ght ing
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I n te rior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Lights Head light range contro l system . . . . . . . . . 35
Interior ligh ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Loading the luggage compartment . . . . . . . 105
L ocking/ unlo cki ng
B y remo te con trol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
227

Index
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 27
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Low beam
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Low beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Lower universal anchorages (Canada) . . . . . 150
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Cover... ..... .................. ..... 48
Increasing the size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Ski bag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
also refer to Loading the luggage compart-
ment .. .. .. .... .......... ...... ... . 105
Luggage compartment lid Closing button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Malfunct ion indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . . 17
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Mirror Dimming ... .. .. .. . .. .. ... ... .. .. .. .. 38
Van ity m irror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors. . . . . . . . . . . 38
Model plate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 127
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
N
Natura l leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
NHTSA Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
228
0
Occupant seating positions
Octane rating ... .. .. .. ........ ..... . .
Odometer .... .. . ... .. .. ........... .. .
Oil 101
1S5
10
Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lS
also refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 162, 164
Oil change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
On -Board-Diagnostic System (OBD)
Malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 17
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (D LC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Opening.... .. .. .. .. .. ............. ... 23
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Windows . .... .. .. .. .. ........... .. . 32
Opening/closing On the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
With the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . 27
With the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Other equipment (efficiency program) . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Paint number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panorama roof
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Parking aid Cleaning sensors/camera lenses . . . . . . . . 192
Parking brake Ind icator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . . 90
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . 87

00
00
......
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00
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . 86, 87
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 69
Parts replaceme nt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Pass-through . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 128
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 110
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Poll en filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pollutant filter .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 53
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows .. .. .... ........ .... ... .. .. 32
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Child safety lock.............. .. .. .. .. 31
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Pr egnant women
Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 114
Pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Prot ecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Protective liner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Question What happens to unbelt ed occupants? . . 110
R
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Index
Rain/light sensor
Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 40
Raising the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Range (fuel level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Rear lid
refer to Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . 28
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 87
Rearv iew mirror dimm ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55, 57
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 54
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Personalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 41
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Reporting Safety Defects ........... 107, 108
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Rims ....... ... . ... ................. 185
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
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Index
s
Safe driving habits
Safety 100
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 114
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 114
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal ............. .. .. . 116
Safety belts .. .. .. .. .............. 109, 112
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
O
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Height adjustment ............... ... . 114
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
I ndicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Not worn .... .. ................ .... 110
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 129
Safety systems Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Seat Number of seats
Seat adjustment 109
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
230
Seat heating
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 57
Manual cl imate control system . . . . . . . . . . 55
Seating capac ity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Seating position Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 102
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Occupants..... .. .. .. ... .......... .. 101
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Seats adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Folding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Selector lever (automatic transmission) Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Service interval display .. ... .......... .. 170
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 41
Shift paddles (automatic transmission) . . . . 71
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adjusting the brightness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
How they work . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Ski bag ..... .. .. .. .. .. ........ ..... ... SO
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Sockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Space-saving spare tire (compact spare tire) 203
Spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203