service AUDI Q5 2015 Owner's Guide

Wheels
check the wheel alignment if
there is unusual wear.
- Have the wheels rebalanced if an
imbalance is causing noticeable
vibration in the steering wheel. If you do not, the tires and other
vehicle components could wear more quickly.
Treadwear indicator
Original equipment tires contain
treadwear indicators in the tread pattern, which are bars that are 1/16 inch (1.6 mm) high and are
spaced evenly around the tire per­
pendicular to the running direc­
tion ¢
fig. 205. The letters "TWI"
or triangles on the tire sidewall indicate the location of the tread­
wear indicators.
The t ires have reached the mini­
mum tread depth
l) when they
have worn down to the treadwear
indicators. Replace the tires with
new ones ¢Ai..
Wheel rotation
Rotating the wheels regularly is
recommended to ensure the tires
wear evenly . To rotate wheels, in­
stall the wheels from the rear
1> Obey any applicable regulatio ns in you r
country .
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axle on the front axle and vice ver­
sa. This will allow the tires to
have approximately the same
length of service life .
For unidirectional tires, make sure
the tires are installed according to
the running direction indicated on
the tire sidewall ¢
page 264.
Hidden damage
Damage to tires and rims can of­
ten occur in locations that are hid­
den. Unusual vibrations in the ve­
hicle or pulling to one side may
indicate that there is tire damage.
Reduce your speed immediately .
Check the tires for damage. If no
damage is visible from the out­
side, drive slowly and carefully to
the nearest authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized repair facility to
have the vehicle inspected.
8_ WARNING
Tread that has worn too low or
different tread depths on the
tires can reduce driving safety.
This can especially have a nega­
tive effect on handling, on the
risk aquaplaning when driving
through water, when driving

Wheels
Quality grades can be found where applicable on
the tire side wall between t read sho ulder and
maximum sect ion w idth
c::> page 235, fig . 204.
For example: Tr ead wear 200 , Tract ion AA, Tem­
peratu re
A .
All passenger ca r tires must confo rm to Federal
Safety Req uiremen ts in add it ion to these grades.
Tread wear
The tread wear grade is a comparative rating
based on the wear rate of the tire when tested
unde r controlled conditions on a spec ified gov­
ernment test course.
For examp le, a t ire graded 150 would wear one
and one half ( 1 1/2) t imes as well on the govern­
ment course as a tire graded 100 .
The relat ive performance of t ires depends upon
the actua l conditions of their use, however, and
may depart significantly from the norm due to
variations i n driving hab its, service practices and
d iffe rences in road character istics and clima te.
Traction
The traction grades, from highest to lowest, are
AA, A , Band
C. Those grades represent the tire's
ab ility to stop on wet pavement as measu red u n­
de r controlled cond it ions on spec ified govern­
ment test su rfaces of asphalt and concrete. A tire
marked C may have poor traction performance
c::> &_ .
Temperature
The temperature grades are A (the highest), B,
a nd C, rep resent ing t he tire's res istance to the
genera tion of heat and its a bility to dis sipate
heat w hen tested unde r controlled cond itions on
a specified indoo r laboratory test whee l.
Sustained high temperature can cause the mate­ rial of the tire to degenerate and red uce tire life,
a nd excessive tempera ture can lead to sudden
tire failure
c::> &. .
The grade C co rresponds to a level of perform­
ance wh ich a ll passenge r ca r tires m ust meet un­
de r th e Federal Motor Vehicle Safety S tandard
No. 109. G rades Band A represent higher levels
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of pe rformance on the laboratory test whee l than
the minimum required by law .
A WARNING -
The traction grade assigned to th is tire is
based on straight-ahead braking tract ion
tests, and does not include acce lerat ion, cor­
nering, hyd roplaning or peak traction charac­
teristics.
A WARNING
The temperature g rade for th is tire is estab­
lished for a tire that is properly inf lated and
n ot ove rloaded. Excess ive speed, underi nfla­
tion, o r ex cess ive lo adi ng, eithe r separately or
i n comb inat io n, can ca use heat bu ild up and
possible tire failure.
A WARNING
Tempe ratu re grades apply to ti res that are
properly inflated and not over or underinflat­
ed.
Tire pressure monitoring system
(l) General notes
App lies to vehicl es: wi th tire p ress ure mo nito rin g system
-
Each tire, incl uding the spare (if provided),
sho uld be checked monthly when co ld and inflat­
ed to the inflat ion pressure recommended by the
vehicle manufacturer on the vehicle placard or
tire inflat ion pressure label. (If your vehicle has
tires of a different s ize than the size indicated on
the ve hicle placard or t ire inflation pressu re la­
bel, you should dete rm ine the p roper t ire infla­
tion pressu re for those t ires).
As a n added safety feature, your ve hicle has been
equipped with a tire pressure mon itor ing system
( TP MS) that illum inates a low t ire pressure te ll-
ta le w hen o ne or mo re of yo ur ti res is sign ificant -
l y unde r-i nflated. According ly, w hen t he low t ire
pressure te lltale illuminates, you shou ld stop and
check yo ur tires as soon as possible, and inflate
them to the proper pressure . Dr iving on a signifi­
cant ly under-inf lated tire causes the t ire to over­
heat and can lead to tire failure. Under-inflation .,,.

Fuses and bulbs
Fuses and bulbs
Fuses
Replacing fuses
A fuse that has blown will have me tal strips that
have burned through.
Fig. 2 23 Left side of the coc kp it: c ove r
The fuses a re located at the fron t left and right of
the cockpit and behind the trim on the right side
of the luggage compartment.
• Swi tc h the ign ition and all e lec trica l equipment
off .
• Check the following table to see which fuse be­
longs to the equipment.
• Remove the appropriate cover.
~ Remove the colored p lastic clip from the fuse
panel, if necessary ¢
page 267, fig. 224. You
can d ispose of the p lastic clip .
• Remove the clamp from the rear side of the
c over ¢
fig. 223 .
• Remove the fuse using the clamp.
• Rep lace the blow n fuse o nly w it h a n ident ica l
new one.
• Install the cover .
Fuse color identification
Color Current
rating
in amps
B lack 1
Purp le
3
Light brown
s
Brown 7.5
R ed 10
B lue 15
Yellow 20
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Color Current rating
in amps
W hite or transparent
2S
green 30
orange 40
A WARNING
Do not repair fuses and never replace a blown
fuse with one tha t has a hig her amp rating.
T hi s ca n cau se da mage to the e lec trica l sy s­
tem and a fire .
(D Note
If a new fuse burns out again sho rtly after you
have install ed it, have th e electri cal syst em
che cked as soon as possib le by an autho rize d
A udi dealer or au tho riz ed Au di Service Facili ­
ty .
{i) Tips
- T he followi ng tab le does not list fuse loca­
tion s that a re n ot u sed .
- Some of the e quipment listed in the fo llow­
ing table s applies on ly to cert ain model ve r­
si ons or certain op tion al equi pment .

Emergency situation s
When jump starting or charging the battery,
never connect the negative ground cable to
the battery negative post because the bat­
tery manager system must be able to detect
the battery's state of charge. Always con­ nect the negative ground cable to the nega ­
tive ground post of the battery manager
control un it.
Use of jumper cables
Make sure to connect the jumper cable clamps in
exactly the order described below!
Fig. 227 Engine co mpar tment : Connectors for ju mp er ca ­
bl es and charger
Fig. 228 Jum p starting wi th the battery of anot her ve hicl e:
@ booste r batte ry ,@ discharged vehicle battery
The procedure described be low for connecting
jumper cables is intended to provide a jump start for your vehicle.
Hybrid drive*: read the important information
concerning a dead high voltage battery under
c;,page 105.
Vehicle with discharged battery:
• Turn off lights and accessories, move lever of
automatic transmission to N (Neutral) or P
(Park) and set parking brake.
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Connect POSITIVE(+) to POSITIVE (+) (red)
• Remove the cover (!) by pressing on the arrow
¢fig. 227.
• Open the cover @on the positive terminal.
1. Connect one end of the red positive cable on
the
jump start bolt c::> fig. 228 @ (Bolts un­
der cover = "positive") of the vehicle 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 terminal @ of the booster
battery @.
4. Connect the other end of the black negative
cable to the
jump start bolt © (Bolts with
hex head= "negative") of the vehicle to be
started @.
Starting the engine
• Start the engine of the vehicle with the booster
battery @. Run the eng ine at a moderate
speed.
• Start engine with discharged vehicle battery @
in the usual manner.
• lfthe 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 cover @on the positive terminal and
re-install the cover@¢
fig. 22 7.
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
batte ry terminals.
& WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury and damage
to the veh icle, 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. ..,.

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Consumer information
Warranty coverages
Your Audi is covered by the following warran­
ties:
- New Vehicle Limited Warranty
- Limited Warranty Against Corrosion Perfora-
tion
- Emissions Control System Warranty
- Emissions Performance Warranty
- California Emissions Control Warranty (USA
vehicles only)
- California Emissions Performance Warranty
(USA vehicles only)
Detailed information regarding your warranties
can be found in your
Warranty & Maintenance
booklet .
Operating your vehicle
outside the U.S.A. or
Canada
Government regulations in the United States and
Canada require that automobiles meet specific
emission regulations and safety standards.
Therefore, vehicles built for the U.S.A. and Cana­
da differ from vehicles sold in other countries.
If you plan to take your vehicle outside the conti­
nental limits of the United States or Canada,
there is the possibility that:
- unleaded fuels for vehicles with catalytic con­
verter may not be available;
- fuel may have a considerably lower octane rat­
ing . Improper fuel may cause engine damage;
- serv ice may be inadequate due to lack of proper
serv ice faci lities , tools or testing equipment;
- replacement parts may not be readily available .
- Nav igat ion systems for vehicles built for the
U.S.A. and Canada will not necessar ily work in
Europe , and may not work in other countries
outside of North America.
Consumer information
(D Note
Audi cannot be responsible for mechanical
damage that could result from inadequate
fuel, service or parts availability.
Audi Service Repair
Manuals and Literature
Audi Official Factory Service Manuals and Litera ­
ture are published as soon as possible after mod­ el introduction . Service Manuals and literature
are available to order from the Audi Technical Lit­
erature Ordering Center at:
www.audi.techliterature.com
Maintenance
General
Your vehicle has been designed to help keep
maintenance requirements to a minimum. How­
ever, a certain amount of regular maintenance is
still necessary to assure your vehicle's safety,
economy and reliability. For detailed vehicle
maintenance consult your Warranty & Mainte­
nance booklet .
Under difficult operating conditions, for exam­
ple at extremely low outside temperatures, in
very dusty regions, when towing a trailer very fre­
quently, etc., some serv ice work should be per­
formed between the intervals specified. This ap­
plies particularly to:
- oil changes, and
- cleaning or replacing the air filter .
(® For the sake of the environment
By regularly maintaining your vehicle, you
help make sure that emission standards are
maintained, thus min imizing adverse effects
on the environment.
Important considerations for you and your
vehicle
The increasing use of electronics, sophisticated
fuel injection and emission control systems, and
the generally increasing technical complexity of
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@ For the sake of the environment
-Changing the engine settings wi ll adversely
affect emission levels. This is detrimenta l to
the environment and increases fuel con­
sumption.
-Always observe environmental regulations when disposing of old engine o il, used brake
flu id, dirty engine coolant, spent batteries
or worn out tires .
- Undeployed airbag modules and pretension­
ers might be classified as Perchlorate Mate­
rial -spec ial handling may apply, see
www .dtsc.ca .gov/hazardouswaste/perchlo­
r ate. When the vehicle or pa rts of the re­
stra int system incl uding airbag modules
safety be lts with pre tensioners 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 act ive and
passive safety.
This safety could be compromised by non -ap­
proved changes to the ve hicle . For this reason, if
parts have to be replaced, please observe the fol­
lowing po ints when insta lling addit ional accesso­
ries:
Approved Audi accessories and genuine Audi parts are avai lable from authorized Aud i dea lers.
These dealers also have the necessary faci lities,
too ls and trained specialists to insta ll the parts
and accessories properly.
C o nsum er information
A WARNING
Using the wrong spare parts or using non-ap­
proved accessories can cause damage to the
vehicle and serious personal injury .
- Use on ly accessories express ly approved by
Aud i and genuine Audi spare parts
- These parts and accessories have been spe­
cially designed to be used on your vehicle .
- Never install accessor ies such as telephone
crad les or beverage ho lders on airbag covers
or w ith in the airbag deployment zones . Do ­
ing so will inc rease the r isk of injury if a ir­
bags are triggered in an acc ident!
- Before you check anything in the engine
compa rtment, always read and heed a ll
WARNINGS
9 page 221.
(D Note
- If items other than genu ine Audi spare
parts, add-on equipment and accessory
items are used o r if repair work is not pe r­
formed a ccording to specified methods, this
can result in severe d amage to yo ur vehicle's
eng ine and body (su ch as corrosion) and ad­
verse ly affect your vehicle's warranty.
- If emergency repairs must be performed
elsewhere, have the veh icle examined by an
authorized A udi dealer as soon as possib le .
- T he manufac turer can not be held liable for
damage wh ich occu rs d ue to failure to com ­
ply with t hese stipulations .
Technical Modifications
Our guidelines must be complied with when tech­
nical modifications are made .
Always consult an authorized Audi dealer before
sta rting wor k on any modifications.
This wi ll help ensur e that veh icle function , per­
formance and safety are not impa ired
9 &. .
Attempt ing to work on e lectronic components
and the software used with them can cause mal­
funct ions . Because of the way electronic compo­
nents a re inte rconnected with each other, such
malfu nctions can a lso have an adverse affect on
othe r systems that are not direc tly invo lved. This ..,_
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A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
C leaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . 112
Setting the distance....... .. .. .. .. .. . 111
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AdBlue .... .. ................. .. .... . 218
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Opening the tank door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Refilling . .. .. ........... .. .. .. .... . 219
Adding Engine coolant ........... .... .. .... .
Engine oil ............ ...... .... ... .
Windshield washer fluid ... .. .. .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Addit ives 228
225
234
283
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Adjusting Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 81
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steer ing column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Temperatu re (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 158
Care. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Child restraints ... .. ...... .. .. .. .. .. . 174
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1S6, 157
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 160
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 158
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Index
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
PASS ENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 162
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16S
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
S ide airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
We ight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
When must the system be inspected? . . . 162
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
All-wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 191
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Alternator Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 227
Anti- lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Anti-slip regu lation
W arning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Slip Regu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
App roach/departure angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 113
Audi drive select Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam- era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 132
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 133
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
T ra iler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 281
Auto-Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 7
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Index
Remote control key
Unlocking and locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs Airbag system 165
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 142, 143
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Retracto r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Right hand d rive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rims ...... ... .. ................ ... . 249
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Insta lling the attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Rule of behavior offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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Safe dr iving habits
Safety 135
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ca rgo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Cor rect sea ting posit ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
P eda l area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety belt he ight ad justment . . . . . . . . . 149
Safety belts worn by p regna nt women . . . 1 49
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144, 147
Cleaning . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 210
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
sa fety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
H eight adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
I mp rope rly wor n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Not wo rn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety belt posi tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety ins tructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 46
Securing chi ld safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 1
294
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
U nfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 144
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Safety compliance stic ker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Safety equ ipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety features fo r occ upant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Safety gu idelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety instr uctions
E ngine compartment ............. .. .. 2 21
for s ide cu rtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
for using child safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
for using sa fety be lts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Monito ring the Advanced Airbag System . 164
Safety sys tems
Warning/indic ator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Seat Heating ......... ... ............. .... 82
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Head restra ints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Safety gu idelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Seating capac ity
Seating position 144
D rive r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Fron t passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
How to ad just the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 137
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sea transpor t
Seats 106
Cleaning ...... .. .................. . 211
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Se lective cata lytic reduct ion
refer to Ad Blue. .. .. .. ........... .. .. 218
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selective wheel torque control (all-wheel
drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

M N
co
a:
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,...., \!) ..,.,
N ..,., ,....,
Selector lever 123
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service interval display ....... . .. ... ... . .
Service position
lSl
22
refer to
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . 58
SE T button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Ship transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Side airbags
D .. escnpt 1on . ............. .... .. .. .. .
H ow they work ........... .. .. .. .. .. .
Side assis t
Activating and deactivating ........ ... .
Adjusting the brightness .......... ... .
C leaning the sensors ...... .. .. .. .. .. .
D .. escnpt 1on . ............. .... .. .. .. .
166
167
118
118
209
116
Sensor range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Howtheywork .. .. ...... ... .. ... ... . 170
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Index
Steering
Electromechanical power assist ... ...
195, 0
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Locking the steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Manually adjusting the steering wheel . . . . 84
also refer to
Electromechanical power as-
s ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
195
Steering wheel column
Adjusting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
84
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 249
Stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88
Stopping (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
(upholder door pockets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Sun shade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Supplementary (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switches
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
54
Symbols
Red . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28
Yellow .... .... .. ............. .... .. . 31
Socket .. ... ... .............. ... ... ... 77 T
Sound system display
Driver information display . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20
Sources of informat ion about ch ild restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Start-Stop-System
Engine does not switched off . . . . . . . . . . .
93
Engine starts automatically . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
START ENGINE STOP button (Conven ience
key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87, 88
Star ting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Startingoffwithatrai ler ....... ... .. .... 91
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84, 87
Starting (engine) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ta il lights
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
209
TDI clean diesel
refer to Ad Blue. .. ................ ... 218
Technical data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Technical modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Tether strap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
T ie-down rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70, 141
tiptronic
Automatic Shift Lock (ASL) . . . . . . . . . . . .
124
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Kick-down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Manua l shift program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
tip tron ic (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . 123
Tire Mobility System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
295

Index
Tire Mobility System (tire repair set)
258
Tire pressure monitoring system Loss of air pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Low aspect ratio t i res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Repair set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105, 258
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Service life 243
Tire pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . 252, 2S3
T ire pressure table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Treadwear ind icators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Unidi rectiona l.... .. ..... ... .. .. .. ... 237
Uniform tire quality grading .... .. .. ... 251
T ires and whee ls
Glossary of t ire and load ing terminology . 23 7
Tire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2S5
Tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Torn or frayed sa fety be lts 1
46
Tow ing
Fr ont eyelet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Rear eye let . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Tow tr ucks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Towing a tra iler
P ark ing system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
TPMS (tire pressure monitor ing system) . . . 253
T railer mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Trailer towing Operating instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Techn ica l req uirements . . . . . . . . . . . 204, 205
Tong ue load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Trailer turn signa l assemb ly
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Transm ission
Malfunct ion (ind icator light) . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Transport Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 3
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Trip computer Fue l consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
M ileage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sing le- trip memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Total -trip memo ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
296
Trunk
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Turn signals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Wa rning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
u
ULSD No. 2 (Diese l fue l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Unfastening safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Unif orm tire quality grading . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
U nlocking
Power locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Rea r lid/trun k lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
U si ng the mec hanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Use of jumper cab les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
V
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Vehicle Care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Out of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Vehicle control modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Vehicle identification label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) . . . . . . 277
Vehicle jac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255, 262
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
w
Warning/ind icator lights
A irbag sys tem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
An ti- lock b rake system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Brake system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cruise cont ro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
E lectromechanica l parking brake . . . . . . . . 18
E lectronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Electronic Stabilization Contro l (ESC) . . . . . 15
G low p lug system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Ind icator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . . . 17
Safety be lt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
T ire pressure mo nitoring system . . . . . . . . 16
T rai ler turn signal assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Turn signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16