wiper blades AUDI Q5 2015 Owners Manual

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Windshield wipers
Switching the windshield wipers on
Fig. S6 Windshie ld wiper lever
Fig. S7 Rear w ipe r act uation
Move the windshield wiper lever to the corre­
spond ing pos ition:
@ -Windshield wiper off
(D-Interval mode. The windshield w iper auto­
matical ly activates when you drive 2 mph (4 km/
h). The higher the sensitivity of the rain sensor is
set (switch @ to the right), the earlier the wind­
shield w ipers react to moisture on the wind­
shield. In some models, you can switch rain sen­
sor mode off and switch intermittent mode on in
the MMI* . Select:
!CARI function button> Car
systems*
contro l button > Driver assist > Rain
sensor.
In i nterm ittent mode, you can adjust the
interval time using the@ switch .
@-Slow wiping
®-Fast wiping
©-Single wipe
® -Clean the windshield . To eliminate water
d roplets , the w indshield wiper performs one af­
terwipe operat ion after several seconds while
dr iving . You can switch this function off by mov-
Lights and Vision
ing the lever to position® within 10 seconds of
the afterwipe operation. The afterwipe function is reactivated the next t ime the ignition is switch ­
ed on.
T he rear wiper automat ica lly switches on when
the reverse gear is engaged and the front wind­ shield wipers are on and in operation.
Cleaning the headlights*. The headlight washer
system * operates only when the headlights are
on . If you move the lever to position ®, the
headlights are washed in interva ls .
@ -Wipe the rear window. The rear wipe r moves
about every 4 seconds.
(!) -Clean the rear window . Th e number of wiping
operations depends on how long the lever is held
in position 7.
_&. WARNING
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- The rain sensor is only intended to assist the
driver . The driver is still responsible for
manually switching the wipers on according
to the visibility condit ions.
- The windshield may not be treated with wa­
ter-repelling windshield coating agents. Un­
favorable conditions, such as wetness, dark­ ness, low sun, can result in increased glare.
W iper blade chatter is also possible .
- Properly funct ion ing windshield wiper
blades are requ ired for a clear view and safe
driving.
(D Note
- In the case of frost, check whether the windshield wiper blades are frozen to the
windshield . Switching on the w indshield
wipers can damage the wiper blades!
- Prior to using a car wash, the windshield
w iper system must be sw itched off (lever in
position 0). This helps to prevent un inten­
tional switching on and damage to the
w indshield wiper system.
(D Tips
-The windshie ld wipers are switched off
when the ignit ion is turned off. Activate the
w indshield wipers after the ignition is ..,
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Lights and Vision
switched back on by moving the windshield
wiper lever to any position .
- Worn or dirty windshie ld wiper blades result
in streaking . This can affect the rain sensor
function . Check your windshield wiper
blades regularly.
- The washer fluid nozzles of the windshield
washer system are heated at low tempera­
tures when the ignit ion is on.
- When stopp ing temporarily, e.g. at a traffic
light, the set speed of the windshield wipers
i s automatically reduced by one speed.
Cleaning windshield wiper blades
Clean the windshield wiper blades when they be­
g in to leave streaks. Use a soft cloth and glass
cleane r to clean the windshield wiper blades .
Front wiper
.,. Place the windshield wiper arms in the service
position. Refer to
c> page 58.
.,. Lift the w iper arm away from the front w indow.
Rear wiper
.,. Lift the wiper arm away from the rear window.
A WARNING
Dirty w indshield wiper blades can impair your
view. This can lead to acc idents.
Replacing windshield wiper blades
Fig. 58 Removing the w iper blade
Wiper service position/blade replacement
posit ion
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.,. Switch the ignition off and move the windshield
wiper lever to posit ion ©
c> page 57, fig. 56.
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The windshie ld wipers move into the service po­
sition .
.,. To bring the wipers back into the origina l posi­
tion, switch the ignition on and press the wind­
shield w iper lever.
You can also turn the service position on or off in
the radio or MMI*:
.,. Switch the windshie ld wipers off (position @
c>page 57, fig. 56).
.,. Select: !CAR I function button> Windshield
wipers
> Service position > On /Off . Or
.,. Select:
!CAR I function button> Car systems*
cont rol butto n > Servicing
& checks > Wiper
s ervice position
> On/Off .
Removing the wiper blade
.,. Lift the windsh ield wiper arm up from the wind ­
shield .
.,. Press the locking knob@
c> fig. 58 on the wiper
blade. Ho ld the wiper blade firmly .
.,. Remove the wiper blade in the direction of the
arrow .
Attaching the wiper blade .,. Insert the new wiper blade into the mount on
the wipe r arm @until you hear it latch into
place .
.,. Place the wiper arm back on the winds hield.
.,. Tur n the se rvice position off.
A WARNING
F or your safety, you shou ld rep lace the wiper
b lades once or twice a year. See your author­
ized Audi dealer for rep lacement blades.
(D Note
- Th e windshie ld wiper blades must only be
replaced when in the service position! Oth­
erwise, you risk damaging the paint on the
hood or the w indshield wiper motor.
- Yo u should not move your vehicle or press
the windsh ield wiper lever when the wiper
arms are fo lded away from the windshield.
The windshield w ipers would move back in­
to their original position and could damage
the hood and windshie ld .

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-To he lp prevent damage to the wiper sys ­
tem , always loosen blades which are frozen
to the windshie ld before operat ing wipers .
- To he lp prevent damage to wiper blades, do
not use gasoline, kerosene, paint thinner, or
other solvents on or near the wiper blades .
- To he lp prevent damage to the wiper arms
or other components, do not attempt to move the wipers by hand.
@ Tips
- Commercial hot waxes applied by automatic
car washes affect the how easily the glass
surface can be cleaned .
- You can also use the service position, for ex­
ample, if you want to protect the windshield
from icing by using a cover.
Replacing the rear wiper blade
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Fig . 59 Rear w ipe r: Re mov ing t he wip er blade
Removing the wiper blade
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm away from the
windshield.
.. Pull the wiper blade and holder out of the
mount.
Attaching the wiper blade
.. Press the w iper blade holder in the arrow direc­
tion
~ fig. 59 into the mount.
.. Fold the windshield wiper arm back onto the
windshield .
.&_ WARNING
-
For safety reasons, the windshield wiper
blades should be replaced once or twice each
year.
Lights and Vision
Mirror
Adjusting the exterior mirrors
Fig. 60 Forwar d sectio n of drive r's arm rest : powe r mirr or
controls
Adjusting exterior mirrors
.. Rotate the knob to the© position (driver's ex ­
terior mirror) or to the ® position (passenger's
exterior m irror)
Q fig. 60 .
.. Rotate the knob and the mirror so that you
have a clear view to the rear.
Heated mirrors
.. Rotate the knob to position@.
Folding both exterior mirrors*
.. Turn the knob to posi tion @.
Depend ing on the outside temperature, the mir ­
ror surfaces are heated until the ignition is
switched off -even if the knob is no longer in po­
sition @.
You are we ll-advised to fold the exterior mirrors
in when maneuvering in tight spaces or when
leaving the car parked close to other vehicles.
Memory for exterior mirrors*
On vehicles with memory for the driver's seat,
the current setting for the exterior mirrors is au­
tomatically sto red a long with the seat pos ition
Q page 64.
Tilt function for the passenger's mirror*
When the reverse gear is engaged, the mirror
surface tilts downward slightly if the setting is
for the passenger's mirror (knob in position ®
Q fig. 60). This allows you to see the curb during
parallel parking. .,..
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wash operator to reduce the risk of acci­
dents.
- To reduce the risk of cuts, protect yourself
from sharp metal components when wash­
ing the underbody or the inside of the wheel
housings.
- After washing the vehicle, the braking effect
may be delayed due to moisture on the
brake rotors or ice in the w inter. The brakes
must be dried first w ith a few careful brake
applications.
- If you wash the vehicle in an automatic car
wash, you must fold the exterior m irrors in
to reduce the risk of damage to the mirrors.
Power folding exterior mirrors* must only
be fo lded in and out us ing the power folding
funct ion.
- To reduce the risk of damage to the rims
and tires, compare the width between the
whee ls on your vehicle w ith the distance be­
tween the g uide rails in the car wash .
- To red uce the risk of damage, compare the
height and width of yo ur vehicle with the
Care and cleaning
height and w idth of the inside of the car
was h.
- T o prevent paint damage, do not wash the
vehicle in direct sunlight.
- To reduce the ris k of damage to the sur face,
do not use insect remov ing sponges, kitchen
sponges o r similar items.
- Matte finish painted veh icle components:
- To reduce the risk of damage to the sur-
face, do not use polishing agents or hard
wax.
- Never use protective wax. It can destroy
the matte finish effect.
- Do not place any stickers or magnetic
signs on vehicle parts painted w ith matte
finish paint. The paint could be damaged
when the stickers or magnets are re­ moved.
@ For the sake of the environment
Only wash the vehicle in facilities spec ially de­
s igned for that purpose. Th is w ill reduce the
r isk of dirty water contaminated w ith oil from
entering the sewe r system.
Cleaning and care information
When clea ning and caring for individual vehicle
components, refer to the following tables. The
information conta ined there is simply recommen -dations. For questions or for components that
are not listed, refer to an authorized A
udi dealer.
Also follow the information found in
¢ A.
Ext erior cl eaning
Component Situation Solution
Wind shi eld wiper
Deposits ¢ page 58, Cleaning windshield wiper blades
blades
H eadlight s/
Deposits Soft sponge with a mild soap solutional
tail light s
S ensors /
Deposits Sensors: soft cloth with solvent-free cleaning solution
camera le nses Camera lenses: soft cloth with alcohol-free clean ing solu-
tion
Snow/ice Hand brush/solvent-free de -ic ing spray
Whe els Road salt Water
Brake dust Acid-free special cleaning
solution
Exhau st tail p ipe s Road salt Water, cleaning solution suitable for stainless steel, if nee-
essary
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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

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Selector lever 123
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretens ioner
Service interval display ....... . .. ... ... . .
Service position
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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
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Warranty coverages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Washing matte finish paint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
What happens if you wear your safety belt too
loose? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
What happens to unbelted occupants? . . . . 145
What impairs driving safety? . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Wheel bolts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
235
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Glossary of tir e and load ing termino logy .
237
Replacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Tires and vehicle load limits . . . . . . . . . . . 247
When must a safety belt be rep laced? . . . . 146
When must the airbag system be inspected?
l62
Where are lower anchorages located? . . . . . 185
W indow regulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
47
Power locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
W indows
Cleaning/remov ing ice................
210
Defrosti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Windshield
Defrosting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Windshield washer fluid
Low level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33
Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
C leaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Faulty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Folding up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Replacing the rear wiper blade . . . . . . . . . . 59
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . .
58
Washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Winter driving
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
250
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
W inter operation
Batt ery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
230
Coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Winter use
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
208
Removing ice from windows .. .. .. .. ... 210
Index
Wiper b lades
refer to Windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
X
Xenon-Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 269
y
Yellow symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
297