child lock AUDI Q5 2016 Owner's Manual

Child safety
-Always move the passenger seat into its
rearmost position in the seat's fore and aft
adjustment range, as far away from the air­
bag as possible before installing the for­
ward-facing child restraint. The backrest must be adjusted to an upright position.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on .
A WARNING
Rearward-facing child restraints:
-A child in a rearward-facing child safety seat
installed on the front passenger seat will be
seriously injured and can be killed if the
front airbag inflates - even with an Ad­
vanced Airbag System.
- The inflating airbag will hit the child safety
seat or infant carrier with great force and
will smash the child safety seat and child
against the backrest, center armrest, door
or roof.
- Always be especially careful if you must in­
stall a rearward facing child safety seat on
the front passenger seat in exceptional cir­ cumstances.
- A tight tether strap on a rearward-facing
child restraint attached to the front passen­
ger seat can put too much pressure on the
weight-mat in the seat and register a heavi­ er weight in the Advanced Airbag System.
The heavier weight registered can make the
system work as though an adult were on the
seat and deploy the Advanced Airbag when
it must be suppressed causing serious or
even fatal injury to the child.
- Make sure that the
PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
light comes on and stays on all the time
whenever the ignition is switched on.
-If the PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light does
not come on and stay on, immediately in­
stall the rear-facing child safety seat in a
rear seating position and have the airbag
system inspected by your Audi dealer .
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· Activating the convertible locking retractor
Use the convertible locking retractor to secure a
child restraint.
Always heed the child safety seat manufacturer 's
instructions when installing a child restrain t in
your vehicle . To activate the convertible locking
retractor:
.. Place the child restraint on a seat, preferably
on the rear seat .
.. Slowly pull the belt
all the way out .
.. Route it around or through the child restraint
belt path
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.. Push the child safety seat down with your full
weight to get the safety belt really tight.
.. Insert the belt tongue into the buckle for that
seating position.
.. Guide the safety belt back into the retractor un­
til the belt lies flat and snug on the child safety
seat.
.. You should hear a "clicking" noise as the belt
winds back into the inertia reel. Test the con ­
vertible locking retractor by pulling on the belt.
You should no longer be able to pull the belt
out of the retractor. The convertible locking re­
tractor is now activated.
.. Make sure that the red release button is facing
away from the child restraint so that it can be
unbuckled quickly.
.. Pull on the belt to make sure the safety belt is
properly tight and fastened so that the seat
cannot move forward or sideways more than
one inch (2 .5 cm) .
A WARNING
Using the wrong child restraint or an improp­
erly installed child restraint can cause serious
personal injury or death in a crash.
- Always make sure that the safety belt re­
tractor is locked when installing a child
safety seat. An unlocked safety belt retrac­
tor cannot hold the child safety seat in place
during normal driving or in a crash.
- Always buckle the child safety seat firmly in
place even if a child is not sitting in it. A
loose child safety seat can fly around during
a sudden stop or in a crash.

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the child restraint is installed is in an up­
right position and securely latched into
place and cannot fold forward. Otherwise,
the seatback with the child safety seat at­
tached to it could f ly forward in the event of
an accident or other emergency situation.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a veh icle is
being used
r=;, page 171. Specia l precaut ions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 152, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
Deactivating the convertible locking
retractor
The convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints will be deactivated automatically when
the belt is wound all the way back into the re­
tractor .
~ Press the red button on the safety belt buckle.
The belt tongue will pop out of the buckle.
~ Guide the safety belt all the way back into its
stowed position .
Always let the safety belt retract completely into
its stowed position. The safety belt can now be
used as an ordinary safety belt without the con­
vertible locking retractor for child restraints.
If the convertible locking retractor should be ac­
tivated inadvertently, the safety belt must be un­
fastened and guided completely back into its
stowed position to deact ivate this feature. If the
convert ible locking retractor is not deactivated,
the safety belt w ill gradually become tighter and
uncomfortable to wear.
_& WARNING
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Improperly installed chi ld safety seats in­
crease the risk of serious personal injury and
death in a collision.
- Never unfasten the safety belt to deactivate
the convertible locking retractor for child re­
straints while the vehicle is moving . You
Child safety
would not be restrained and could be seri­
ously injured in an accident.
- Always read and heed all WARNINGS when­
ever using a child restrained in a vehicle is
be ing used
¢page 171. Special precautions
apply when installing a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat
¢ page 152, Child
restraints on the front seat -some impor­
tant things to know.
LATCH system (Lower
anchorages and tethers
for children)
Child Restraint System anchors and how
are they related to child safety
To provide a simpler and more practicab le way to
attach the child restraint on the vehicle seat,
Federal regulations require special lower ancho­
rages in vehicles and devices on new child re­
straints to attach to the vehicle anchorages .
In the United States, the combination of the
tether anchorages and the lower anchorages is
now generally called the LATCH system for
"Lower Anchorages and Tethers for Children". In
Canada, the terms "top tether" with "lower uni­
versa l anchorages" (or "lower universal anchor­
age bars") are used to descr ibe the system .
In other countries the term "ISOFIX" is used to
describe the lower anchorages .
Forward-facing child restraints manufactured af­
ter September 1, 1999, are required by U.S. fed­
eral regulations to comply with new child head
movement performance req uirements. These
new performance requirements make a tether
necessary on most new ch ild seats.
Installing a child restraint that requires a top
tethe r without one can seriously impair the per­
formance of the child restraint and its ab ility to
protect the child in a collision. Installing a child
restra int that requi res a top tether without the
top tether may be a violation of state law.
Child restraint manufacturers offer LATCH lower
anchorages on their child seats w ith hook-on or ..,.
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are not equipped with the lower anchorage at ­
tachments can still be installed in compliance
with the child restra int manufacturer 's instruc ­
tions on using vehicle safety belts.
A WARNING
Improper use of LATCH lower anchorages can
cause serious personal injury in an accident.
- Always carefully follow the child restra ints
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallation of the child restra int and proper
use of the lower anchorages or safety be lts
in you r vehicle.
- Never secure or attach any luggage or other
items to the
LATCH lower anchorages .
-Always read and heed the important infor­ mation about child restraints in this chapter
and WARN INGS
¢page 171, Child safety.
Installing a child restraint with LATCH
lower anchorages
Whenever you install a child restraint always fol­
low the child restraint manufacturer's instruc­
tions.
F ig. 181 Lower anchorages: proper mounting
Mounting
• Make sure the seatback of the rear seat bench
is in the upright position and securely latched
in place.
• Attach both hook-on connectors with the spring
catch re lease on the ch ild safety seat onto the
LATCH lower anchorage so that the connectors
lock into place
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•Pullon the connector attachments to make
sure they a re properly attached to the LA TCH
lower anchorage.
Ch ild sa fety
• Pull straps tight following the chi ld restraint
manufacturer's instructions.
Releasing
• Loosen the tension on the straps fo llow ing the
child restra int manufacture r's ins tructions.
• Depress the spr ing catches to release the an­
chorage hooks from the lower anchorages.
Remember: Use tethe r straps to help keep the
c hi ld rest raint firmly in p lace.
A WARNING ~
I mproper use o f the LA TCH system can in -
crease the risk of serious personal injury a nd
death i n an accident.
- These anchors were developed only for child safety seats using the "LATCH" system.
- Never attach other chi ld safety sea ts, be lts
or other objects to these anchors .
- Always make sure that yo u hear a click whe n
latching the seat in place. If you do not hear
a click the seat is not sec ure and co uld f ly
forward and hit the interior of the vehicle,
or be ejected from the vehicle.
A WARNING .
Improper installation of child restra ints w ill
i nc rease the risk of injury in an accident.
-A lways follow the child restraint system
manufacturer's instructions for proper in­
stallat ion of the chi ld restraint system and
proper use of tether straps as well as the lowe r anchorages or safety belts in yo ur ve­
h icle.
- Always read and heed the important info r­
mat ion and WARNINGS about ch ild safety
an d the ins tallat io n of child restrai nt sys­
tems
r=;, page 171, Child safety.
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Checking and Filling
Disconnecting the battery terminals
Some vehicle functions (power window regula­
tors, for example) are lost if the battery termi ­
na ls are disconnected. These functions have to be
relearned after the battery terminals are con­
nected again. To prevent this, the battery should
only be disconnected from the vehicle e lectrical
system when absolutely necessary for repairs.
Vehicles not driven for long periods
If you do not drive your vehicle over a period of
several days or weeks, electrical components are
gradually cut back or sw itched off. This reduces
energy consumption and ma intains starting ca­
pab ility over a longer period
c::> page 195 .
Take into consideration that when you unlock
your veh icle, some convenience functions, such
as the interior lights or the power seat adjust­
ment, may not be available. The convenience
functions will be available again when you turn
on the ignition and start the engine.
Winter operation
During the winter months, battery capacity tends
to decrease as temperatures drop. This is be­
cause more power is also consumed while start­
ing, and the head lights, rear window defogger,
etc., are used more often.
Avoid unnecessary power consumption, particu­
larly in city traffic or when traveling only short
d istances . Let your authorized Audi dealer check
the capacity of the vehicle battery befo re winter
sets inc::>
page 231. A well cha rged battery w ill
not only preven t starting problems when the
weather is cold, but will also last longer.
Working on the battery
Be especially careful when working on or near
the battery.
The batte ry is located in the luggage compart­
ment under the floor. Before you check anything
in the luggage compartment,
read and heed all
WARNINGS
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Hybr id drive*: you can find important information
about the high volta ge battery unde r
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Always heed the safety warnings , when working
on the vehicle battery or the vehicle electrical system to prevent injury.
The following WARNINGS are very important
when working on the battery :
Always heed the following WARNING SYM· BOLS and safety precautions when working on
the battery .
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Always wear eye protection .
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Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Al-
ways wear gloves and eye protection .
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No
• sparks
• flames
- smoking.
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When a battery is charged, it produces
hydrogen gas which is explosive and
could cause personal injury.
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Always keep the battery well out of reach
of children .
.b WARNING
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Whenever working on the battery or on the
e lectrica l system, there is the risk of injury,
accident and even fire. Read and heed the fol­
lowing WARNINGS:
- Always wear eye protection . Do not let bat­
tery acid or any lead particles get on your
skin or clothing. Shield your eyes. Explosive
gases can cause blindness or other injury.
- Battery acid contains sulfuric acid. Sulfuric
acid can cause blindness and severe burns.
-A lways wear glo ves and eye protection. Do
not tilt the battery because acid could leak
out of the ventilation openings.
- If you get battery acid in yo ur eyes or on
you r skin, immediate ly rinse with cold wa­
ter for several minutes and get medical at­
tention .
- If you should ingest any battery acid , seek
medical attention immediate ly.
- Do not expose the battery to an open flame,
elec tric sparks or an open light.
- Do not smoke.
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Index
A
A/C (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Adapt ive cruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Requestfordriverintervention ........ . 111
Setting the distance............... ... 110
Setting the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Adaptive dampers..................... 119
Adapt ive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
AdBlue .... .. .. .... ........... ....... 217
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Opening the tank door ... ...... .. .. .. . 218
Refilling . .. .. .... ........... .... ... 218
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Engine oil .. .. .. .. ... ........... ... .
Windshield washer fluid . ...... .. .. .. .
Additional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .. .. .............. ... .
Adjusting 224
233
282
224
Air distribution (climate control) . . . . . . . . 81
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Steering column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Temperature (climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 81
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 157
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155, 156
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 159
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 157
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
284
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 161
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Weight-sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
When must the system be inspected? . . . 161
Air transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
All-wheel drive .. .... .. ............... 194
Se lective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 190
All season tires
Alternator 249
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Anti-freeze
refer to E ngine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 226
Anti-lock brake system
Warning/indicator lights ............ 15, 17
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-slip regulation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Anti-theft alarm warning system . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Approach/departure angle ............ .. 201
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Audi braking guard
refer to Braking guard 112
Audi drive select Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
also refer to Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Audi parking system plus with rearview cam-
era . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Adjusting the display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Adjusting the warning tones . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Rearview camera -parking mode 1 . . . . . . 131
Rearview camera -parking mode 2 . . . . . . 132
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Trailer hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 280
Auto -Check Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Auto locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Index
Child restraints
Danger of using chi ld restraints in the front
seat ... .. .. .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .. . 152
System anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Where can I get additional informat ion
about ch ild restrai nts and their use? . . . . 188
Ch ild safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Installing a child restraint using the LATC H
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18S
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Tether st raps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Ch ild safety locks
Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Ch ild safety seats
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Da nger of us ing child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
H ow do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l ? in myve 1c e .... .. . .......... .. .. ... 174
I nfa nt seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
L A TCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
L ower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 176
Ch ild seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Secur ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Clea ning/ remov ing ice from windows . . . . . 209
C lean ing Alcantara ............. .... .. . 210
Clean ing artificia l leather ..... ... .. .. ... 210
C lea ning ca rbon parts .... ...... ... 209,210
Clean ing contro ls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clea ning deco rative p arts and trim . . . . . . . 209
Clea ning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Cleaning exhaust tai l pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clean ing plast ic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Clean ing textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Clean ing the rims
Climate control 208
Ai r vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Automatic recircu lation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2
286
Operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Supplementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Sync hroni zing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Cli mat e co ntro l system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Cl imatized cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Closi ng
Panorami c slid ing su nroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Coat hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Compass mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Cons umer info rmation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Cons umer Informa tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Contacting NHTSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Convenience Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Locking and unloc king vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Start ing engine (START ENGINE STOP but-
ton) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Stopp ing the eng ine (START ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Switc hing on ignit io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 177
C onvertib le locking ret racto r
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Deact ivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
U sing to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 182
Coo la nt system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Coo led cupholder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Cooling box in glove compartmen t . . . . . . . . 78
Cooling mode (climate cont rol) . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Cooling System Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Co rne ring light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
C ruise cont rol
Changi ng speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Preselec t speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Swi tc hin g off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Switc hing on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Warn ing/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
C ruisi ng range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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Heated and cooled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
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Data recorder
Date display 189
12
Daytim e running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Declaration of compliance
Adapt ive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
E lectronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Homelink unive rsal remote control . . . . . 283
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Defrosting (windows) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 248
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
Diesel particulate filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34, 198
Digital clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Digital speedometer............ .. .. .. .. 21
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Doors Child sa fety locks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Emergen cy locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Defective light bulb warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Digita l speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Driver information messages . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Open door or rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Outside temperature display.. .. .. .. .. .. 21
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Driver sea t
refer to Seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Driv er's seat memory
Activating remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Adapt ive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Dynamic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Driving economically 198
Index
Driving lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Driving messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Driving offroad Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Rules of behav ior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Sand and mud 202
Snow-covered ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Unpaved roads ... .. ............... .. 202
Driving sa fely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Driving time
Duplicate key
Dust filter .
. .. .. .. .................. 22
36
refer to Pollutant filter (climate control) . . 80
Dynamic steering .. .. ............. 119, 190
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
E
E85 (Fuel) 213
Effici ency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Memory levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
E lectrica l accessories
ref er to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electrical seat adjustment
refer to Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Electromechanical parking brake Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Starting off with a trai ler............ .. . 90
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electromechanical power assist . . . . . . . . . . 194
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic differentia l lock (EDL)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 17
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Electronic power control
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 15
287

Index
Electronic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 190
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Hill descent assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
192
Offroad mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency locking of the doors . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Emergency operation
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Emergency release
Selecto r lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
127
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Emergency unlocking
Ignition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
38
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine
Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
222
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Starting ... .... ............... 84, 87, 98
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86, 88, 98
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 220
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10
Engine hood
Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Adding .. .. .. .. ............. .... .. . 224
Additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
288 Oil consumption .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
223
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Env ironment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
197
Diesel particulate fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Dispos ing of your veh icle battery . . . . . . . 232
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Fuel......... ... .. .. ............... 215
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up... 199
Proper disposa l of drained brake fluid . . . 229
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 227
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 224, 225
Recycling used engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Unleaded fuel.. .. .. .. ... .......... ..
212
What shou ld I do with an old battery? 232
EPC
refer to Electronic power control
ESC
refer to E lectronic Stabilization
15
Control (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ethyl alcohol (Fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Explanation of some technical terms . . . . . 201
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Exterior mirrors
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
59
D . . 1mming ...... .. .. .. ............. ... 60
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Eyeglasses compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
F
Fall line
Fan
Radiator
Fastening 201
228
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . 177
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Flexible fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Floor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Index
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Home link (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 48
Hood Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rele ase lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How are child restraint system anchors relat-
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
How many a irbags doe s my vehicle have? . . 157
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 149
Hybrid drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
12 volt batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Consumption display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Efficient drive mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Energy flow display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
EV mode ..... .. ................ .... 100
High voltag e battery .............. 97, 104
High voltage system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Operating modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Power meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Starting the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Transport . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
I
Ignition
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Ignition k ey
Emergency unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
I gnition lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30, 34
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Important things to do before driving . . . . 134
I mproperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 99
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 76
I nflatable spare tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Inflating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Insta lling the upper tether strap on the an­
chor age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
I nstrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Messag es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
I nstrument illum inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
290
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instruments and controls Genera l illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior lights Front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Interval wiping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Rain sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 7
J
Jump-starting 270
Jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Jump s ta rt ing 104
K
Key..........
.. .. .. .. ............... . 36
Battery replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Check light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ignit ion/engine on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Key replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Master key with remote control . . . . . . . . . 36
Mechan ical key. .. .. .. ............. .. . 37
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Kick -down
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
L
Lane Change Assistant
refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
LATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Descr iption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Installing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Lateral angle .. .. .. .. .. .. ........... .. 201
Leather care/cleaning .. ... .......... .. 210
L eft hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Light Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Dayt ime running l ights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Driving light control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Emergency flashers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

,....,
N
co
er::
co
,...., Remote control key Unlocking and lock ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40
Remote rear lid release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Repairs
Airbag system
164
Replacing
Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
268
Replacing wiper blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . 141, 142
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rims ...... ... ................ .... .. 248
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Attachment points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Installing the attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Installing the roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 4
Rule of behavior offroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
201
s
Safe driving hab its
Safety 134
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 5
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
138
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 148
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 148
Safety belt pretensioner
Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 146
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
144
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Index
Special considerations for pregnant wom-
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
148
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Warning/indicator light ........... 17,143
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Safety compliance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Safety features for occupant restraint and
protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
134
Safety guidelines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Safety instructions
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
220
for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
for using child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
145
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 163
Safety systems
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16
Seat
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
82
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Ventilat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 7
Safety gu idelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Seating capacity
Seating position 143
Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
How to adjust the front seats . . . . . . . . . . 136
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Occupants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Sea transport
Seats 105
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Selective cata lytic reduction
refertoAdBlue . .... .................
217
Se lective unlock feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Selective wheel torque control (all-wheel
drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
190
293