sat nav AUDI Q7 2019 Owner´s Manual

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Navigation

orientedtothedirectionoftravel.Atascaleof
62mi(100km)andlarger,themaporientation
istothenorth.
Overviewmap:theentireroutefromthevehicle
positiontothedestinationorthenextstopoveris
displayedonthemap.Themapscaledependson
the lengthoftherouteandadaptsautomatically.
Themapisorientedtothenorth.
Routeinformation
Thedisplayofrouteinformation,suchasthecur-
rentstreetbeingdrivenonorpointsofinterest
alongthecurrentroute>page214,fig.196,can
be switchedon/offorcanbeminimizedonthe
displayofupcomingmaneuvers.
Automaticzoom
On:themapscaleisadaptedautomaticallyde-
pendingonthetypeof roadbeingtraveled(ex-
pressway,highway,otherroads)sothatyoual-
wayshaveanoptimaloverviewoftheroadahead.
Thescalewillalsobeautomaticallyadapted
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverstoprovidea
betterdetailedview.
Intersection:whenrouteguidanceisactive,the
maptemporarilyzoomsintoadetailedscale
whenthereareupcomingmaneuverssothatyou
can seethestreetorturnbetter.
Off:themapscaleyouhavechosenismain-
tained.
MMImapcontents
Youcanswitchthedisplayofadditionalinforma-
tiononthemapintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
playonoroff.
Theweatherforecastisdisplayedona3mi(5
km)scaleonthemap.
Instrumentclustermapcontents
Youcanalsosetwhichmapcontentdisplaysin
theinstrumentcluster>page168.

))AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
Satellitemap
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudiconnect
Infotainment
You candisplaythenavigationmapwithsatel-
liteimages.
SFigueroaSt
Fig.198Example:satellitemap
WWashingtonBlvd
LosAngeles

Requirement:therequirementsforAudiconnect
servicesmustbemet>page193.

>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:rightcontrolbutton>Mapsettings>
Mapdisplay>Satellitemap).

Themapdisplayisbasedondatareceivedfrom
theInternetintheformofsatelliteimages,
whicharethencombinedwiththeroadwaysfrom
theStandardmapview.Therearetwogigabytes
ofmemoryspaceintheMMImemorythatcanbe
usedtotemporarilystorethemapornavigation
datathatwasreceived.Thisisroughlythe
amountrequiredforthemap/navigationdatafor
a2,485mile(4,000km)route.Aslongasthe
satelliteimagesloadedforrouteguidanceare
stored,youcan usethemwithouthavinganac-
tivedataconnection.
GTips
—Thestoredsatellitemap”datacanbede-
letedinFactorysettings>Navigationand
onlinememory>page248.
~Thesatellitemap!)isupdatedregularly
wheneverthefunctionisopened.Theproc-
essmaytakeseveralseconds.
—Whenthesatellitemapdisplayisswitched
on)withthe3Dpositionmaptype,the
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Navigation


>Pressthe LNAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.

Anoverviewofallthetrafficmessagesisdis-
playedintheInfotainmentsystem.
—Openingadetailedviewoftrafficinformation:
selectandconfirmthetrafficinformationfrom
thelist.
G)Tips
—TMCtrafficreportsarenotavailableinCan-
ada.Formoreinformation,pleasecontact
SiriusCanada.
—Criticaltrafficinformation,suchaswarnings
aboutwrong-waydrivers,isautomatically
displayed.Tohidethetrafficinformation,
pressthe[BACK] buttonorthecontrolknob.
1X1tacoA)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andbetterroute


ByreceivingtrafficinformationthroughTMC,
yourMMIcalculatesabetterrouteifavailable
andthepossibletimesavedcomparedtothe
currentroute.Youcandecidewhichrouteyou
wouldliketouse.

>Pressthe LNAV/MAP|buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.

Requirement:routeguidancemustbeactive.
IfyourMMIhascalculatedabetterroutethan
thecurrentrouteguidance,themessageAbetter
routeisavailable.appearsforseveralseconds
alongwiththetimethatmaybesaved.Abetter
routeisindicatedinthemapviewbythesymbol
"©page214,fig.197.
Amessagewillalsoappearinthetrafficinforma-
tionoverview@)>page219,fig.201.
Applybetterroute
—Presstherightcontrolbutton.

2)AUDIAGprovidesaccesstoservicesfromthirdpartypro-
viders.Permanentavailabilitycannotbeguaranteed,be-
causethatdependsonthethirdpartyprovider.
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—Selectandconfirmthebetterroute.Or:Select
andconfirmDetails todisplaydetailsaboutthe
betterroute.Youcanzoominoroutonthe
mapusingtheMMItouchcontrolpad.Require-
ment:theremustbemorethanoneoptimized
routecalculated.Pressthecontrolknobto
switchtothenextrouteinthedetailedview.
Closingthedetailedview:pressthe[BACK
button.
—Afteryouhaveselectedabetterroute,the
routewillberecalculated.
OnlinetraTeemulcd)
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem andAudiconnect
Infotainment


TheMMIcanreceivereal-timeonlinetrafficin-
formationaboutcongestion,accidents,road
construction,andotherincidents.
Requirement:TherequirementsforAudiconnect
Infotainmentmustbemet>page193.
>Switchingonlinetrafficinformationonand
off:select[NAV/MAP]button>rightcontrol
button>Onlinetrafficdataon()oroff(
>Pressthe [NAV/MAP]buttonrepeatedlyuntil
themapisdisplayed.
>Select:leftcontrolbutton>Trafficmessages.





Theonlinetrafficinformationwillalsobedis-
playedonthesatellitemap)>page217oron
thestandardmap>page214,fig. 196.

If[ONLINE]trafficinformationcannotbere-
ceived,thentrafficinformationwillautomatically
bereceivedthrough[TMC]>page219.
@Tips
—Onlinetrafficinformationisnotavailablein
Canada.
—Alwaysreadthechapter>page193,Audi
connect.
—HavingtheOnlinetrafficdatafunction
switchedonprovidesthemostaccuratere-
portsoftrafficsituationsaswellastraffic
forecasting.Yourvehicletransmitsand

Radio

Radio
Openingtheradio
TheradiosupportstheFM,AMandSiriusXM*
(satelliteradio)bands.UsingtheHDRadiore-
ceiveralsoallowsyoutoreceiveradiostationson
theFMandAMbandsindigitalformat.
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Fig.203SiriusXMstationlist

>Pressthe[RADIO]button.
Afteropeningtheradio,thelastopenedstation
listisdisplayed.
Selectingastation:selectandconfirmastation
fromthestationlist.FM/AMstationsthatcan be
receivedbydigitalradioaremarkedwiththeHD
Radiotechnologysymbol4)©)>fig.202.Ifre-
ceptionqualitydeclines,theradioautomatically
switchestotheanalogFM/AMstationdepending
onavailability.DigitalHDRadiostations*may
containmultipleadditionalstations*.Theavaila-
bleadditionalstations*arelistedundertheradio
station.Ifyoulosereception,theadditionalsta-
tions*aremutedsincetheycannolongerbere-
ceived.

Settingthefrequencyband:pressthe [RADIO
buttonrepeatedlyuntilthedesiredfrequency
bandisset.

Thefollowinginformationisdisplayedinthesta-
tionlist>fig.202/>fig.203:
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@Presets
Thestationisstoredasapreset.The symbol
showsthestoredlocationinthepresetslist(for
example,21).
@Radiotext(shorteneddisplay)
Ifavailable,programinformationabouttheset
stationisdisplayedinallofthestationlists.
@Frequency
@Stationname
©StationwithHDRadiotechnologyavailable
5)
©Channelnumber
Ifthereisalossofradiosignal(SiriusXM*),the
followingsysteminformationisdisplayedinthe
stationlist:
NoSignal:thetuneriscurrentlynotreceivinga
satellitesignal@).
Thesysteminformationturnsoffwhentheradio
stationsarereceivedagain.
G)Tips
—ContacttheSiriusXM*providerifyouwould
liketoreceivesatelliteprogramming.
—Buildings,tunnels,bridges,openareas,oth-
ervehiclesorobjectsonthevehicleroofcan
affectreception.
—SatelliteradioisnotavailableinAlaskaand
Hawaii.

Radio

Thefollowingsettingscan beselected,depend-
ingonthebandthatisselected:
Stationnames(FM)
Variable:scrollingtexttransmittedbytheFM
stationsisshownintheInfotainmentsystemdis-
play.
Fixed:scrollingtexttransmittedby theFMsta-
tionsisnotshownintheInfotainmentsystem
display.Onlythecurrentsectionofthescrolling
textisdisplayed.
FM/AMHDRadio*
YoucanswitchHDRadioreceptiononoroff.
Channelsorting(SiriusXM*)
YoucansetthechannelsortingforSiriusXMsta-
tionlists*by:
—Channelnumber:thechannelsaresortedinas-
cendingorderaccordingtotheirchannelnum-
ber.
—Channelname:thechannelsarelistedinalpha-
beticalorder.
—Firstcategory,thenchannelnumber:thechan-
nelsaresorted bytheircategoryandthenby
theirchannelnumbers.
—Firstcategory,thenchannelname:thechan-
nelsaresorted bytheircategoryandthenby
theirchannelnames.
Categoryfilter(SiriusXM*)
Thestationsshowninthestationlistcanbefil-
teredby yourpersonalpreferencesandbypro-
gramtype.Theprogramcategoriesthatyoucan
selectdependonwhatisofferedbyyourprovid-
er.SelecttheAllcategoriesoptiontodeactivate
allfilteroptionsanddisplayallavailablestations
inthesatellitestationlist.
Troubleshooting
Show"NowPlaying"screen
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon¥andthesta-
tionsorpresetslistisopen, thedisplaywill
switchtothe"NowPlaying"screenviewafterap-
proximatelyfiveseconds>page224.Depending
onavailability,informationaboutthesetstation
(such asstationname,artistandstationlogo)
maybedisplayedinthisview.
Preferredpictureview*
Youcansetyourpreferredscreenviewforthe
"NowPlaying"screen>page224.
—Stationlogo:thestationlogoisdisplayed,de-
pendingonavailability.
—Coverart:thealbumcoverisdisplayedifavaila-
ble.
Gracenoteonlinedatabase*
Requirement:theMMImustbeconnectedtothe
Internet.TheCoverartoptionmustbeselected
=page226,Preferredpictureview*.
Whenthefunctionisswitchedon(¥,thealbum
coverorgenrecoverforthesongthatisplayingis
loadedfromtheGracenoteonlinedatabase,de-
pendingonavailability.
Subscriptionstatus(SiriusXM)*
Thisoptionisavailablewhenyoursubscriptionis
abouttoexpireorhasalreadyexpired.Theexpi-
rationdateforyourlicenseisdisplayed.
CalltoSiriusXM”*:thecontactinformationfor
yoursatelliteradioproviderisdisplayed.Tocall
yoursatelliteradioproviderusingtheMMI,press
CalltoSiriusXM”*.

ProblemSolution

Astationwithpoorreceptionisnolonger
displayedinthestationlistonceyou
switchtoadifferentstation.

Storethestationasapresetinadvance.Accessthepre-
setsusingthepresetslist>page225.

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Systemsettings

AboutAppleCarPlay/AboutAndroidAuto
Appliesto:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
Hereyouwillfindlegalinformationregardingthe
useofAppleCarPlayorAndroidAutoandinfor-
mationaboutdevice-specificdataexchange.
DeleteAppleCarPlaydevice/DeleteAndroid
Autodevice
Applies
to:vehicleswithAudismartphoneinterface
Requirement:yourcellphonemustnot becon-
nectedtotheAudimusicinterfacewithaUSB
adapter.
Select:Audismartphone>adevicefromthelist
>rightcontrolbutton.
Toremoveyourcellphonefromthelist,select
andconfirm DeleteAppleCarPlaydeviceorDe-
leteAndroidAutodevice.
Systemupdate

>Select:[MENU]button>Settings>leftcontrol
button>Systemmaintenance.
—Systemupdate:insertthestoragedevicewith
theupdatedataintotheappropriatedrive
=>page228.Selectandconfirmthedrive>
Startupdate.Thelengthoftheprocessde-
pendsonthesizeoftheupdate.
—Resetdriverinstallation:theselectedmedia
driverpackageisresettothesettingsatthe
timeofdelivery.
—Versioninformation:informationontheMMI
softwareversionandthenavigationdatabase*
softwareversionisdisplayed.TheSoftwarein-
formationfunctionalsoprovidesinformation
onthesoftwarecontainedintheMMIandthe
licensingagreement.
Soundsettings
ThesounddistributionandvolumeoftheMMI
canbeadjustedindividually.Thesettingsdepend
onthevehicleequipment.

Fig.219Adjustingthebalance/fader

>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button>Entertainment.

Treble/Bass
YoucanadjusttheTrebleandBasssettingsby
turningthecontrolknob.Thechangedsettings
onlyapplyfortheaudiosourcethatisactiveat
thetime.Thisallowsyoutoadjustthesoundset-
tingsforeachaudiosourceseparately.
Balance/fader(Soundfocus)
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontotheleftor
right:pressthecontrolknob.Turnthecontrol
knobtotheleftorrighttothedesiredposition.
—Adjustingthesounddistributiontothefront
orrear:pressthecontrolknobagain.Turnthe
controlknobtotheleftorrighttothedesired
position.
—Adjustingthesounddistributionusingthe
MMItouch*:moveyourfingerontheMMI
touchcontrolpanelinthedesireddirection.
Soundeffects
SelectandconfirmaFocussetting:
—All:allspeakersinthevehicleareactive(sym-
metricalsounddistribution).
—Front:onlythespeakersinthefrontoftheve-
hicleareactive.
—Rear*:onlythespeakersintherearofthevehi-
cleareactive.
—Movie*:thespeakersinthe centerofthevehi-
cleareactive.
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Systemsettings

Selectandconfirma3Deffect*setting(surround
sound):
—Off:the3Deffectisswitchedoff.
—Low:the3Deffectisoptimized,forexample
foraudiobooks.
—Medium:the3Deffectisoptimizedforallsour-
ces.
—High:the3Deffectisatthemaximum.
Subwoofer*
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjustthesubwoofer.
Speeddependentvolumecontrol
Turnthecontrolknobtoadjusttheplaybackvol-
umetothenoiseinsidethevehicle.
AudioPilot*
Whenthisfunctionisswitchedon %,theplay-
backvolumeisautomaticallyadjustedtothelev-
elofnoiseinsidethevehicle(dynamicroadnoise
compensation).
Volumesettings
Adjustingthevolume
Thevolumeofanaudiosourceorasystemmes-
sage(forexample,fromthevoicerecognition
system*)canbeadjusteddirectlywhilethe
soundisplayingusingtheOn/Offknob.
—Increasingordecreasingthevolume:turnthe
On/Offknob@)>page153,fig.155tothe
rightorleft.
—Mutingorpausing:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheleftun-
tilthesymbol@>page163appears.Anactive
audio/videosourceisstopped.
—Unmutingorresuming:presstheOn/Offknob
briefly.Or:turntheOn/Offknobtotheright.

ZAWARNING
To reducetheriskofanaccident,adjustthe
volumeoftheaudiosystemsothataudible
signalsfromoutsidethevehicle,suchas po-
liceandfiresirens,canbeheardeasilyatall
times.

252
G)Tips
Volumethatistoohighortoolowisautomat-
icallyadjustedtoasetlevelwhentheMMIis
switchedon.
Adjustingthesystemvolume
>Select:[MENU]button>Sound>leftcontrol
button.


Telephone
Appliesto:vehicleswithtelephone
Mutetelephone:messagesandringtonesareset
tomute.
Ringtone:see=page190,Ringtoneandvolume
settings.
Ringtonevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
theselectedringtonebyturningthecontrol
knob.
Messagevolume:youcanadjustthevolumeof
thenotificationforanincomingtextmessageby
turningthecontrolknob.
Microphoneinputlevel:youcanadjustthecall
volumeduringaphonecallbyturningthecontrol
knob.
Navigation
Appliesto:vehicleswithnavigationsystem
Voiceguidance:see>page214.
Voiceguidanceduringphonecall:see
=>page214.
Voiceguidancevolume:youcanadjustthevoice
guidancevolumebyturningthecontrolknob.Or:
youcanadjustthevoiceguidancevolumeduring
activerouteguidancebyturningtheOn/Offknob.
Entertainmentfader:thevolumeofaudioplay-
backcanbetemporarilyloweredwhenthepark-
ingsystemorvoiceguidanceisactive.
Voicerecognitionsystem
Appliesto:vehicleswithvoicerecognitionsystem
Commanddisplay:see>page248.
Shortdialog:see>page248.
Speechdialogsystemvolume:See>page248.>

Childsafety




—Takethechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-childrestraintincreasestheriskofserious
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthepersonalinjuryanddeath.
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR—Allvehicleoccupantsandespeciallychildren
BAGOFF#¥;lightdoesnotstayon.mustberestrainedproperlywheneverriding
—Havetheairbagsysteminspectedbyyourinavehicle.Anunrestrainedorimproperly
authorizedAudidealerimmediately.restrainedchildcouldbeinjuredbystriking
theinteriororbybeingejectedfromtheve-
@Tipshicleduringasuddenmaneuverorimpact.
Anunrestrainedorimproperlyrestrained
childisalsoatgreaterriskofinjuryordeath
throughcontactwithaninflatingairbag.
ThechildseatslistedincategoriesAtoC have
beenstaticallytestedby AudionlyfortheAd-
vancedAirbagfunction.
—Commerciallyavailablechildsafetyseatsare
oerequiredtocomplywithU.S.FederalMotor
PeeeeVehicleSafetyStandard(FMVSS)213(in
CanadaCMVSS213).
Correctuseofchildsafetyseatssubstantiallyre-—Whenbuyingachildrestraint,selectone
ducestheriskofinjuryinanaccident!thatfitsyourchildandthevehicle.
—Onlyusechildrestraintsystemsthatfully
contacttheflatportionoftheseatcush-
ion.Thechildrestraintmustnottipor
Asthedriver,youareresponsibleforthesafetyof
everybodyinthevehicle,especiallychildren:
>Alwaysusetherightchildsafetyseatforeachlean toeitherside.Audidoesnotrecom-
childandalwaysuseitproperlypage296.mendusingchildsafetyseatsthatreston
>Alwayscarefullyfollowthechildsafetyseatlegsortube-likeframes.They donotpro-
manufacturer'sinstructionsonhowtoroutevideadequatecontactwiththeseat.
thesafetybeltproperlythroughthechildsafe-—Alwaysheedalllegalrequirementsper-
ty
seat.tainingtotheinstallationanduseofchild
>Whenusingthevehiclesafetybelttoinstallasafetyseatsandcarefullyfollowthein-
childsafetyseat,youmustfirstactivatethestructionsprovidedby themanufacturer
convertiblelockingretractoronthesafetybeltoftheseatyouareusing.
topreventthechildsafetyseatfrommovingmNevenallowchildrentundensi.inches
page301.(1.45meters)towearanormalsafetybelt.
>PushthechildsafetyseatdownwithyourfullTheymustalwaysberestrainedbyaproper
weighttoget thesafetybeltreallytightso thatchildrestraintsystem.Otherwise,they
theseatcannotmoveforwardorsidewaysmorecouldsustaininjuriestotheabdomenand
thanoneinch(2.5cm).neckareasduringsuddenbrakingmaneu-
>Secureunusedsafetybeltsontherearseatersionaccicental
>page296.—Neverletmorethanonechildoccupyachild
safetyseat.
—Neverletbabiesorolderchildrenrideina
vehiclewhilesittingonthelapofanother
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,

shouldalwaysrideinthebackseatproperlyre-paecegele
strainedfortheirageandsize.—Holdingachildinyourarmsisneverasub-
stituteforachildrestraintsystem.
AWARNING—Thestrongestpersoncouldnotholdthe
childwiththeforcesthatexistinanacci-
dent.Thechildwillstriketheinteriorof
thevehicleandcanalsobestruckby the
passenger.
Notusingachildsafetyseat,usingthewrong
childsafetyseatorimproperlyinstallinga



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Childsafety



—Failuretoproperlyroutesafetybeltsovera
child'sbodywillcausesevereinjuriesinan
accidentorotheremergencysituation
=>page260.
—Therearsideofthechildsafetyseatshould
bepositionedascloseaspossibletothe
backrestonthevehicleseat.Adjustorre-
movetherearseatheadrestraintifitisdif-
ficulttoinstallthechildseatwiththehead
restraintinplace>page57.Installthe
headrestraintagainimmediatelyoncethe
childseatisremoved.Drivingwithouthead
restraintsorwithheadrestraintsthatare
notproperlyadjustedincreasestheriskof
seriousorfatalneckinjurydramatically.
—Neverleta childputtheshoulderbeltunder
thearmorbehindtheback,becauseitcould
causesevereinjuriesinacrash.
—Childrenonthefrontseatofanycar,even
withAdvancedAirbags,canbeseriouslyin-
juredorevenkilledwhenanairbaginflates.
—Neverleta childstandorkneelonanyseat,
forexamplethefrontseat.
—Neverleta child rideinthecargoareaof
yourvehicle.
—Alwaysrememberthatachildleaningfor-
ward,sittingsidewaysoroutofpositionin
anywayduringanaccidentcanbestruckby
adeployingairbag.Thiswillresultinserious
personalinjuryordeath.
—Ifyoumustinstallaboosterseatonthe
frontpassengerseatbecauseofexceptional
circumstancesthePASSENGERAIRBAG
OFF#;lightmustcomeonandstayon,
whenever theignitionisswitchedon.
—IfthePASSENGERAIRBAGOFF%;light
doesnotcomeonandstayon,performthe
checksdescribed>page280,Monitoring
theAdvancedAirbagSystem.
—Take thechildrestraint offthefrontpassen-
gerseatandinstallitproperlyatoneofthe
rearseatpositionsifthePASSENGERAIR
BAGOFF3%;lightdoesnotstayonwhenever
theignitionisswitchedon.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused>page260,Safetybelts,

=>page268,Airbagsystemand>page290,
Importantinformation.

Securingchildsafety
seats
Securingachildsafetyseatusingasafety
Praha
Safetybeltsfortherearseatsandthefrontpas-
senger canbelockedwiththeconvertiblelocking
retractortoproperlysecurechildsafetyseats.
Thesafetybeltsfortherearseatsandforthe
frontpassenger’sseathaveaconvertiblelocking
retractorforchildsafetyseats.Thesafetybelt
mustbelockedsothatbeltwebbingcannotun-
reel.Theretractorcan beactivatedto lockthe
safetybeltandpreventthesafetybeltwebbing
fromlooseningupduring normaldriving.Achild
safetyseatcanonlybeproperlyinstalledwhen
thesafetybeltislockedso thatthechildand
childsafetyseatwillstayinplace.
Alwaysremember:Eventhoughyourvehicleis
equippedwithanAdvancedAirbagsystem,all
children,especiallythose12yearsandyounger,
shouldalwaysrideinthebackseat properlyre-
strainedfortheirageandsize.

Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethatthesafetybeltretrac-
torislockedwheninstallingachildsafety
seat.Anunlockedsafetybeltretractorcan-
notholdthechildsafetyseatinplaceduring
normaldrivingorinacrash.
—Alwaysbucklethechildsafetyseatfirmlyin
placeevenifachildisnotsittinginit.A
loosechildsafetyseatcanflyaroundduring
asuddenstoporinacollision.
—Alwaysmakesurethattherearseatbackrest
towhichthecenterrearsafetybelt*isat-
tachedissecurelylatchedwhenevertherear
centersafetybeltisbeingusedtosecurea
child
restraint.

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Childsafety

Deactivatingtheconvertiblelocking
retractor
Theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswillbedeactivatedautomaticallywhen
thebeltiswoundallthewaybackintothere-
tractor.
>Presstheredbuttononthesafetybeltbuckle.
Thebelttonguewillpopoutofthebuckle.
>Guidethesafetybeltallthewaybackintoits
stowedposition.
Alwaysletthesafetybeltretractcompletelyinto
itsstowedposition.Thesafetybeltcannowbe
usedasanordinarysafetybeltwithoutthecon-
vertiblelockingretractorforchildrestraints.
Iftheconvertiblelockingretractorshould beac-
tivated inadvertently,thesafetybeltmustbeun-
fastenedandguidedcompletelybackintoits
stowedpositiontodeactivatethisfeature.Ifthe
convertiblelockingretractorisnotdeactivated,
thesafetybeltwillgraduallybecometighterand
uncomfortabletowear.

Z\WARNING
Improperlyinstalledchildsafetyseatsin-
creasetheriskofseriouspersonalinjuryand
deathinacollision.
—Neverunfastenthesafetybelttodeactivate
theconvertiblelockingretractorforchildre-
straintswhilethevehicleismoving.You
wouldnot berestrainedandcouldbeseri-
ouslyinjuredinanaccident.
—AlwaysreadandheedallWARNINGSwhen-
everusingachildrestrainedinavehicleis
beingused=page290.Specialprecautions
applywheninstallinga childsafetyseaton
thefrontpassengerseat>page269,Child
restraintsonthefrontseat-someimpor-
tantthingstoknow.

304
LATCHsystem(Lower
anchoragesandtethers
forchildren)
ChildRestraintSystemanchorsandhow
aretheyrelatedtochildsafety
Toprovideasimplerandmorepracticablewayto
attachthechildrestraintonthevehicleseat,Fed-
eralregulationsrequire specialloweranchorages
invehiclesanddevicesonnewchildrestraintsto
attachtothevehicleanchorages.
Inthe UnitedStates,thecombinationofthe
tetheranchoragesandtheloweranchoragesis
nowgenerallycalledtheLATCHsystemfor
“LowerAnchoragesandTethersforChildren”.In
Canada,theterms“toptether”with“loweruni-
versalanchorages”(or“Loweruniversalanchor-
agebars”)areusedtodescribethesystem.
Inothercountriestheterm“ISOFIX”isusedto
describetheloweranchorages.
Forward-facingchildrestraintsmanufacturedaf-
terSeptember1,1999,arerequiredbyU.S.fed-
eralregulationstocomplywithnewchildhead
movementperformancerequirements.These
newperformancerequirementsmakeatether
necessaryonmostnewchildseats.
Installingachildrestraintthatrequiresatop
tetherwithoutonecanseriouslyimpairtheper-
formanceofthechildrestraintanditsabilityto
protectthechildinacollision.Installinga child
restraintthatrequiresatoptetherwithoutthe
toptethermaybeaviolationof statelaw.
ChildrestraintmanufacturersofferLATCHlower
anchoragesontheirchildseatswithhook-onor
push-onconnectorsattachedtoadjustable
straps.
InadditiontotheLATCHlower anchorages, these
childrestraintsystemsusually requiretheuseof
tetherstrapstohelpkeepthechildrestraint
firmlyinplace.

ZAWARNING
Improperinstallationofchildrestraintswill
increasetheriskofinjuryanddeathinacrash.|>

Radio...eeeeeeeee222
Additionalstationinformation..........224
PreS@tsis«cscs2 xaarcmewoonsen%osamaeoaan225
Radiotext........0.00.00.ceee eee eee223
Stationlista««sewsw 2oper=yeee& 5eS222
Radiocommunicationsequipment........372
Radioequipment..................008372
RadioStandardsSpecification(RSS).......373
RAIGGARGeR*.sss0suasanswooxeanne16wmoose®0aH369
Rain/lightsensor
Headlights...............00eee eeeeee42
Intervalmode(wipers)..........--0000e49
Raisingthevehicle.................004.368
Range(fuellevel)..................0000219
Readinglights.................000000045
Rearaxlesteering
refertoAll-wheelsteering.............150
Rearcenterarmrest
refertoCupholders..........0esceeeees61
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Rearviewcamera
refertoParkingsystem................134
Rearwindowdefogger................69,72
Rearwindowwashersystem..............49
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Replacingthebattery..................30
Unlockingandlocking................0-31
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Removingthecaps (wheelbolts).........355
386
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Replacementparts...............00000.372
Replacing
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Replacingwiperblades...............50,51
ReportingSafetyDefects................372
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refertoRestart(MMI)...........00eee253
Resetbutton(tripodometer).............16
Resettingthetripodometer..............16
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Roadnoisecompensation...............252
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refertoNavigation...................205
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Runningdirection(tires)..............-.357
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Safetybeltheightadjustment...........266
Safetybeltposition.................005264
Safetybeltheightadjustment..........266
Safetybeltswornbypregnantwomen....265