wheel AUDI RS5 CABRIOLET 2013 Manual PDF

CD Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position
the vehicle jack only at the designated lift­ ing points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehi­
cle will be damaged.
Taking the wheel off/installing a wheel
Follow these instructions step-by-step for
changing the wheel.
Fig. 198 Changing a wheel: using the screwdrive r han ·
die (with the blade removed) to turn the bolts
Fig . 199 Ch anging a wheel: alignment pin inside the
top hole
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
ra ised the vehicle off the ground, remove and
replace the wheel as follows :
Removing the wheel
.. Remove the topmost wheel bolt completely
with the
he xa gona l socket in the screwdriv­
er handle (vehicle tool kit) <=>
fig. 198 and
set it as ide on a
clean surface.
.. Screw the threaded end of the
alignm ent
pin
from the tool k it hand-tight into the
empty bolt hole
r=>fig. 199.
.. Then remove the other wheel bo lts as de­
scribed above.
What do I d o now ? 249
.. Take off the whee l leaving the a lignment pin
in the bo lt ho le
r=> (D.
Putting on th e other wh eel
.. Push the whee l over the alignment pin.
.. Screw on the wheel bo lts and tighten them
slightly us ing the hexagonal socket .
.. Remove the alignment pin and insert and
tighten the rema ining wheel bolt slightly
like the rest.
.. Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to
lower the veh icle until the jack is fully re­
leased .
.. Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all
wheel bo lts firm ly
r=> page 247. Tighten
them
in a crisscross pattern, from one bolt
to the (approximately) opposite one, to keep
the wheel centered .
.. Perform the steps required after changing
the whee l
r=> page 246, After changing a
wheel.
T he hexagonal socket makes it easier to re­
move t he wheel bolts from the rim . Care
shou ld be taken when removing the reversib le
blade .
CD Note
When removing or i nstalling the whee l,
the r im could hit the brake rotor/ceramic
brake rotor* and damage the rotor. Work
carefully and have a second person to help
you.
(D Tips
- When mount ing tires w ith unidi rectional
tread design
make sure the tread pat­
tern is po inted the right way
~page 250.
-The wheel bo lts should be clean and easy
to turn. Check for dirt and corrosion on
the mating surfaces of both the wheel
and the hub. Remove all d irt from these
surfa ces before remounting the whee l.
- Do not use the hexagonal socket in the
s cr ewd river handle to loosen or t igh ten
t he whee l bolts.

250 What do I do now?
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the right direction .
Using a replacement tire with a tread
pattern intended for use in a specific
direction
When using a re p la cemen t tir e wi th a tread
pattern inte nded for use in a speci fic dire c­
tion, please note the fo llow ing :
- T he direction of rotation is marked by a n
ar­
row on the side of the tire .
-If the r eplacement tire has to b e insta lled in
t h e inc orre ct direction, use the tire on ly
tempor arily since the t ire will no t be ab le to
a chieve i ts op timum perfo rm ance cha rac ter ­
ist ics with rega rd to aq uap laning, noise and
wea r.
- W e recommend that you pay particular a t­
tent io n to this fact du ring wet weat her and
t h at you adjust your spee d to matc h roa d
condit ions .
- Repl ace the flat tire w ith a new one and
have it installed on your veh icle as soon as
poss ible to resto re the handling advantages
of a unid irect iona l tire .
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information 9 pag e 233, New
tires and replacing tires and wheels
i f you are
go ing to use a rep lacemen t tire w hich is dif­
feren t fro m th e tires on you r veh icle.
After you cha nge a t ire :
-Check the t ire pressure on the replacement
tire immediately after installation.
- Have the wheel bolt tightening torque
checked with a torque wrench as soon as
possible by your authorized Audi dealer or
a qualified workshop .
- With steel and alloy wheel rims , the wheel
bolts are correctly tightened at a torque of
90 ft lbs . (120 Nm ).
- If you notice that the wheel bolts are cor­
roded and difficult to turn while changing a tire
, they should be replaced before you
check the tightening torque.
- Replace the flat tire with a new one and
have it installed on your vehicle as soon a s
possible. Remount the wheel cover.
Until then , drive with extra care and at re­
duced speeds.
A WARNING
- If yo u are going to e quip your ve hicl e
wit h tires or rims which differ from those
which were factory installed, then be sure to read the information
9 page 233,
New tires and replacing tires and
wheels .
-Always make sure the damaged wheel o r
even a flat tire a nd the jack a nd tool kit
ar e prope rly secu red in the luggage com ­
pa rtment an d are no t loose in the pas ­
s e nge r compa rtm en t.
- In an accid ent or sudde n man euver they
co uld f ly forw ard, inju ring anyo ne in the
ve hicl e.
- Always s to re damaged wh eel, jack a nd
t oo ls se curely in the luggage co mpa rt­
men t. Ot he rwi se, in an a ccident or sud­
d en maneu ve r t hey co uld f ly forw ard,
causing inj ury to p assen gers in the ve hi­
cle.
(D Note
Do not use comm erc ia lly availabl e tire
se alant s. Oth erwise, the e lec trical co mpo­
nen ts of the tire press ure moni to ring sys ­
tem * w ill n o longe r wor k properly an d the
senso r fo r the tire pressure mon itor ing
system * will have to be replaced by a
q ualified wor ks hop.

complexity of today's automobi les, have
steadi ly reduced the scope of maintenance
and repairs which can be carried out by vehicle
owners.
Also, safe ty and e nvir onm en tal con­
cerns p lace very strict limits on the na ture of
repairs and adjustments to engine and trans ­
miss io n pa rts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly
require special tools, testing dev ices and oth­
er equipment avai lab le to specially trained
workshop personnel in order to assure prope r
performance, reliab ility and safety of the vehi­
cle and its many systems .
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and re ­
pa irs can impair the operation and reliability
of your vehicle and even void your vehicle war­ ranty. The refo re, p roof of servici ng in accord­
ance w ith the maintenance sched ule may be a
condition for upholding a poss ible war ranty
claim made within the warranty period.
Above all, operational safety can be adversely
affected, crea ting unnecessary risks for you
and your passengers.
If in doubt about any servicing, have it done
by your authorized Audi dealer or any other
properly equipped and q ualified workshop .
We strong ly urge you to give you r a uthorized
Audi dealer the opportunity to perform all
schedu led maintenance and necessary repairs .
Your dea ler has the facilities, or iginal parts
and trained spec ialists to keep your vehicle
running properly .
Performing limit ed m aintenance you rself
The following pages describe a limited num­
ber of procedures which can be performed on
your vehicle with ordinary too ls, should the
need arise and trained personnel be unavaila­
b le. Before performing any of these proce­
dures, always thoroughly read all of the app li­
cable text and carefully follow the instruc­
tions given . Always rigorously obse rve the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in th e engine
compartment, a lway s re ad and heed all
Con sumer In formation 265
WARNINGS ¢ & and ¢ & in Working in the
engine comportment on page 207 .
A WARNING
-Ser ious personal injury may occur as a re­
sult of improperly performed mainte­ nance, adjustments or repa irs.
-Always be extremely careful when work­ ing on the vehicle. Always follow com­
mon ly accepted safety pract ices and gen­
eral common sense . Never r isk personal
lnJU ry .
- Do not attempt any of the ma intenance ,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the fol­
lowing pages if you are not fully fam iliar
wit h these or othe r pro cedures with re­
spect to t he veh icle, or are uncerta in how
to p roceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper
too ls and equipment. Have the necessary
work done by your authorized A udi deal ­
er or another proper ly equipped and
qualified workshop .
- The engine compartment o f any motor
veh icle is a potentially hazardous area.
Never reach into the area around or
touch the rad iator fan. It is temperature
contro lled and can switch on suddenly -
even when the engine is
off and the igni­
tion key has been removed. The rad iator
fan switches on automat ica lly when the
coo lant reaches a certai n temperatu re
and will cont inue to run until the coo lan t
tempera ture drops .
- Always remove the ign ition key befo re
anyone gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands i f it is necessary to work under­
neath the vehicle. The jack s upplied with
the vehicle is not adequate for this pur ­
pose and cou ld collapse causing serio us
personal injury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways
make sure the vehicle is on leve l ground,
that the wheels are a lways securely
blocked a nd that the engine cannot be
started .
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A
Accessories 266
Active rollover p rotection system ... .. . 127
Retract ing ro llover p rotection . .. .. .. . 128
AC (automatic climate control) . .. .. .. .. 70
Adapt ive cr uise con trol ...... .. .. .. .. .. 9 2
C leaning sensors/camera . ... .. .. .. . 193
M essages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . 97
Sett ing the driving program .. .. .. .. .. 97
Ad apt ive light ............. .... .. .... 52
Adapt ive Lig ht (defect ive) .... ... . ... .. 22
Adding Eng ine coolant ........... .. .. .. ... 214
Eng ine oil .. ............. .... .. ... 212
W indshield washer fluid ... .. .. .. .. . 221
Additiona l accessories
Add it ives 26
6
E ng ine oi l .. ............. .... .. .. . 212
Ad justab le steer ing column .. .. .. .. .. .. 74
Ad justing
Ai r distribution (automatic climate con-
trol) ... .. .. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 7 1
Instrument illum inat ion ... .. .. .. .. .. 55
Steer ing colum n .......... .. .. .. .. .. 74
Temperature (automat ic climate co ntrol) 71
A irbag
War ning/indicator lights ... .. .. .. .. .. 20
A irbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 1 56
A dva nced A irbag Sys tem ... .. .. .. .. . 141
A dvanced Airba g Sys tem components . 14 4
Care ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ... .. .. ... 150
C hildren ... .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 159
Ch ild restra ints ........... .... .. .. . 160
Components (front airbags) .. .. .. .. . 144
Da nger of fitti ng a child safety seat on
the front passenger seat . ...... ... .. 138
D isposal ... ... .. .. ...... .. .. .. .. . 150
F ront airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 1, 1 42
H ow do the fron t airbags wo rk? . .. .. . 14 6
H ow many airbags does my ve hicl e
have? ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. ... 14 4
H ow t he Advanced Airbag System com­
ponents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Important safety instructions on the knee airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Important th ings to know ...... ... .. 137
Inde x 269
Indicator lig ht ... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 14 8
Knee a irbags ... .... . ... ...... ... .. 152
Monito ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
PASSE NGER AIR BAG OFF light ..... .. 148
Repairs ... .. .. .. .... ............. 150
Safety instructions .. .............. . 150
S ide a irbags ... .. .. . .. .... .... .. .. 155
Weight-sensing mat ............... 159
When must t he sys tem be inspected? . 1 48
all-wheel drive .. .. ................. 181
A lloy whee ls .. .... .. . .. .. ..... ... .. 195
All wheel d rive
Winter tires . .. .. .... ........... .. 23 7
A lternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Anti -free ze
refer to Eng ine coolant system ... .. .. 214
A nti- lock b rak ing system ............. 176
Warning/ind ica tor lights ........ .. .. . 19
Anti-slip reg ulation .. .. .. ...... .... . 176
Anti-theft a la rm warning system ... .. .. . 31
Anti-theft systems El ec tronic immob ilizer .......... .... . 37
Arm rest ...... .. .. ................. . 64
Asht ray . ... .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. . 65
Aste risk
What does it mean w hen so mething is
m ark ed w it h an aster is k? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Audi braking guard
refer to brak ing guard ............. .. 92
Audi drive select ..... . .. .. ..... ... .. 104
Description .... .. ................. 104
Dynam ic steering ..... ............. 104
Setting the driv ing mode . ....... .. .. 105
S po rt d iffe rential ................. . 104
Audi Se rvice Repair Manuals and Litera-
ture ....... .. .. .. ................. 264
A UTO
A utomat ic climate control .... ... .. .. . 71
Automatic hea dlights ... .... ... .. .. . 52
Auto Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Automat ic be lt retractor ............. 133
A utoma tic car wash
refer to Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
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270 Index
Automatic climate control Air vents ... ............... .. .... .. 71
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Setup . .. ............... .. .. .... .. 72
Automatic power top ....... .. .. .... .. 42
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Removal lock (ignition key) . .. .. .. .. . . 74
S tron ic .. .... ........... .. .. .... .. 85
also refer to S tron ic transmission ..... 85
Automatic wipers .............. .. .. .. 57
Auto Safety Hotline ................. 126
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 184
B
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,217
Battery location inside the luggage com-
partment .. ............... .. .... . 218
Charging . .. ..... ........... ... .. . 219
Important warnings when working on
the battery . .............. ... .. ... 218
Jump starting . ........... .... .... . 255
L ow . .. .. ............... .. .. .... . 182
Replacing the battery .............. 221
State of charge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Winter operation .......... ... .... . 217
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. . 218
Before driving ... .......... .. .. .. .. . 118
Belt positioner .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. . 132
Blended gasoline .................. . 202
Blower (automatic climate cont rol) . . . . . . 71
Body cavity sealing ......... .. .. .... . 196
Booster seats .............. ... .... . 166
Brake fluid Changing the brake fluid ....... .. .. . 217
Check ing the brake fluid level . .. .. .. . 216
Reservoir .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 216
What is the cor rect brake fluid level? .. 216
What should I do if the brake fluid warn-
ing light comes on? ........ ... .. .. . 216
Brake system .............. .. .. .... . 216
Anti-lock braking system . .. .. .. .... .. 19
Brake assist system ....... .. .. .. .. . 176
Brake fluid ............... ... .... . 216
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 Brake light defective .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit .......... ... 178
Brakes ... ... .. .. .. .............. . 178
Ceramic brakes . .. ............. .... 178
Electromechanical parking brake . .... . 79
Warning/indicator lights ............. 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Braking Emergency braking function ..... .. .. . 81
braking guard . .. . .. ............ .. .. . 92
Messages ..... .. .. .............. .. 99
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Break-in period .. .. ... .......... .. .. 184
Tires ... .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .. .. 184
Bulbs ...... .. .. .. .. ........... .... 254 C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. 208
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Capacities . ..... .. .. .............. . 263
Car care ...... .. .. .. ...... ..... .. .. 189
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Plastic and vinyl .. ............. .... 194
Care of exterior .. .. ............. .... 189
Cargo area
refer to Luggage compartment... 67, 124
Catalytic converter . ............. .... 185
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Central locking .... ................ .. 31
Central locking switch ............... 35
Convenience key .. ............. ..... 35
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Ceramic brake rotors New brake pads .. ................ . 178
Certification .. .. .. .......... ...... . 267
Changing a flat tire ................. . 245
Changi ng a wheel ... .............. .. 245
Changing engine oil ............... .. 213
Chassis Undercoating .... ................ . 196
Checking Engine coolant level .............. .. 214
Checking tire pressure ..... ...... .. .. 228

276 Index
N
Natural leather ................ .... .
New tires and wheels
NH TSA
Contact ing
Number of seats
.. .. ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
0
198
233
126
129
Occupa nt seating posit ions .. .. .. .. .. . 119
Octane rating ............. .. .. .. ... 202
Odometer · ·. · · · .............. .... .. 12
OFF (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . 70
Oi l
refertoEngineoil ........ .. .. 209,212
Oi l consumption ............ ... .... . 212
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) ...... .. .. .. 29
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (M IL) . . . . . 29
Open door or front lid warning . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Opening/closing at the lock cylinde r ........ .... .... .. 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch .... .. .. 35
with the convenience key ............. 35
Operate your vehicle econom ica lly and
minim ize pollution ......... .. .. .. .. . 186
Optional equipment Marked with an asterisk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Outside mirrors
refer to E xter ior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Outside temperature display ... .. .. .. .. 24
Owner's manual How the Owner's Manual is organized . . . 6
p
Paint
Touch-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Paint No. · · · . ................ ..... . 261
Park assist . ............... .. ...... . 107
Parking . .. .. ..................... .. 80
S tronic transmission ...... .. .. .... .. 87
Valet parking .. .... ...... .. .. .. .. .. 40 Parking brake
..... ................ .. 79
also refer to Electromechanical parking
brake · · ........................... 79
Parking system .. .. ............. .. .. 107
Cleaning sensors/camera ....... .... 193
Parking system plus ................ 107
Rear, with rear view camera ....... ... 108
Parking system (rear, with rear view cam-
era)
Parking model ............... .. .. 111
Parking mode 2 . ................. . 112
Safety precautions ................ . 109
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Switching rearviewcamera on/off .. .. 113
Parts replacement .................. 266
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light ........ 148
Passive safety system ................ 118
Pedals · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ............ 123
Physical principles of a frontal collision . 130
Polishing .......................... 193
Pollutant filter (automat ic AC system) .. . 69
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Power locking system ................. 31
Emergency locking ................ .. 36
Power windows .. ............. ..... 40
Rear lid
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · .. .. .. . 37
Se lective unlock feature
........ .. .. . 36
Settings .. ....................... . 36
Power steering
refer to Electro-mechanical power as-
sist .. .... .... .. ................. 180
Power top .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. . 42
Care and cleaning .............. .... 192
Closing ........................... 44
Convenience opening/clos ing ..... ... . 44
Emergency operation .............. .. 47
Error message ... ............. .... . 43
General information ........... .. .. . 42
Indicator light ... ....... ...... .. .. . 43
Malfunction · · · · · · · · · · · · ... ...... .. 43
Open ing ...... .. .......... ...... .. 44
Var iable power top storage bay ... .. .. . 45
Wind deflector . .. ............. .. .. . 46
Power window Convenience opening/clos ing ....... .. 40

Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
M alfunctions ............ .. .. .. .... 40
Pr egnant wome n
Special considerations when weari ng a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Proper occupa nt seat ing posit ions ..... 119
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Prop er seat ing position
Front passenger .......... .... .. .. . 120
Occupants .. .. ........... .. .. .. ... 119
Rear passengers ............ .. .. ... 121
Q
Qua rtz clock . ............. .... .. .. .. 12
q uattro ®
refer to all-wheel dr ive .... .. .. .. .. . 18 1
Question What happens to unbelted occupants? 130
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
R
Radiator fan
216
R ain /light sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
I ntermittent (windshield wipers) . ... .. 57
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Reading lights ............. .... .. .. .. 55
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rear lid
Escape hand le . .......... .. .. .. .... 38
Opening and closing ............ .. .. 37
R ear light
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Rear view camera Parking mode 1 ........... ... ... .. 11 1
P ark ing mode 2 ....... ... .. .. .. .. . 112
Rear view mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rear window heating ....... .. .. .. .. .. 71
Recirculation mode (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Refuelling . .. ............. .... .. .. . 204
Release lever for hood ........ .. .. .. . 207
Remote control
H omelink . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Index 277
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Personalizing .. .... . ............ .. . 32
un locking/loc king .. . .. ........ .. .. . 34
Remote rear lid release .......... .. .. . 37
Repair ma nuals .. .. .. . ... ...... ... .. 264
Repairs Airbag system ... .. . .......... .. .. 150
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Rep lacing bulbs . .. .... ............. 254
Replacing tires and wheels ........ .. .. 234
Replacing wiper blades ............. .. 58
Reporting Sa fety Defects ............. 126
Reset button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Retractor ......... .. ............... 133
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rims Cast alloy ..... ...... ............. 195
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection sys-
tem ......... ... .. ..... .......... 127
s
SAFE .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ... ...... .... . 12
Safe driving habits ... . .. ........ .. .. 118
Safety belt position .. . .. .. ..... ..... 134
Safety belts wo rn by pregnant women . 134
Safety be lt pretensioner ............ .. 135
Serv ice and disposal .............. . 136
Safety belts ... .... .. . .. .......... .. 132
Be lt positioner . ...... ............. 132
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ... ............ .. 200
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt .. .. .... .......... ..... 130
Fastening ... .. .... .......... ..... 133
Improperly worn ................. . 135
Not worn ... .. .. ... ............ .. 130
Safety belt position ... ......... .. .. 134
Safety instructions . ... ......... .. .. 132
Securing child safety seats .......... 168
Specia l considerations for pregnant
women ..... .. ...... ............. 134
Unf astening ... .. ... ............ .. 135
Warning/indicator light ........... .. 129
Warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
WhyYOUMUSTwearthem ......... . 129
Worn proper ly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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278 Index
Safety belt warning light
Safety compliance sticker ....... .. .. .
Safety equipment .......... .. .. .. .. .
Safety features for occupant restraint and 129
261
118
protection ... ................ ..... . 118
Safety guidelines Seats .. ... ................... ... .. 61
Safety instructions
Engine compartment ............... 207
for using child safety seats ..... .. ... 161
for using safety belts ...... .. .. .. .. . 132
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag Sys-
tem . .. .. .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 150
Seat adjustment
Head restraints ............... .... 121
Seat belts
refer to Safety belts ........ ... .... . 129
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Seating capacity ............... .. ... 129
Seating position Driver . .. ................. .. .... . 119
Front passenger .......... .. .. .... . 120
H ow to adjust the front seats ... ..... 120
Incorrect seat position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Occupants .. ... .. ..... ......... .. . 119
Rear passengers ................... 121
Seat memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Seats Adjusting .. ................ ..... .. 62
Adjusting in the MMI ....... ..... .. .. 63
Convenience sid e view ....... .. .... .. 63
Driver's seat ....................... 61
Folding .. ................. .. .... .. 67
Front passenger's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Power easy entry function . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Safety guide lines ................... 61
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Seat ventilation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Seat (upper cabin heating) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Selective unlock feature ....... .. .. .. .. 36
Selector lever
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
S tronic transmission ...... .. .. .. .. . . 85
Selector lever display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 Selector lever
emergency release .... .. . 91
Service and disposal Safety belt pretensioner ........ .... 136
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 7
Service position
refer to Replacing wiper blades ... ... . 58
SET button ........ ............... .. 11
Side airbags Description ...... ............. .... 155
How they work . .. ................ . 156
side assist Adjusting the brightness ............ 103
Sensor range ..................... 101
Side assist
Activating and deactivating ....... ... 103
Cleaning sensors .................. 193
Description .... .. ............. .... 101
S ide marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ski sack ............................ 68
Snow chains .... .. ............. .... 238
Soft top Care and cleaning . ............. .... 192
Sound system display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Sources of information about child re-
straints and their use ................ 175
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Speed rating letter code .......... .... 234
Speed warning system ............ ... . 81
Sport differential .................. . 104
Indicator lamp . .. ................ .. 22
Sport mode (ESC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
START ENG INE STOP button (conven ience
k ey) ....... .... .. ................ .. 78
START ENGINE STOP button (Convenience
key) . .. ... ... .. .. .... ...... ...... .. 77
Starting from rest .. ... .......... .. .. . 80
Starting the engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 , 77
Steering Locking the steering ................ 74
also refer to Electro-mecha nical power
ass ist .. .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 180
Steering wheel Adjusting steering column ........... 74
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 180
Steps for determining correct load limit . 230
Stopping the eng ine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76, 78

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Storage
S tron ic ...
.. .. .... .. .... ... .. .. .... 66
85
S tron ic transm ission
Automatic S hift Lock (ASL) . .. .. .. .. .. 86
Driving information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Kick-dow n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
L aunch Cont ro l Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Selec tor lever pos it ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
tiptronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Sun visors
Symbo ls ·
· · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ...... ... 57
refer to Warning/ind icator lights .. .. .. 13
T
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Technical mod ificat ions .............. 267
The first 1,000 miles (1,500 km) and after-
wards ............................. 184
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68, 125
tiptronic S t ron ic tr ansm ission ................ 89
T ire mobility system ................. 243
Tire pressure ... .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 228
Tire pressure monitor ing system
L f . oss o arr pressure ............... .
M alf unc tion
............. .... .. ...
Resett ing ti re p ressu res . ... .. .. .. .. .
Tire repair kit .............. ...... . .
T ires . ... .... .. .. .. .. .... .. . .. .... .
Low aspect ratio tires .............. .
Service life
. ............. .... .. .. .
Speed rating letter code ....... .. .. .
Tire manufacturing date ........... .
Tire pressure monitoring system .... .
T ire spe cifica tions ........ .. .. .. .. .
Tread depth ............. .... .. .. .
Uniform tire q uality grading . ....... .
Winte r tires
.... .. .... ... .. .. .. ...
T ires and vehicle load limits ......... . .
Tires and wheels
Checking tire pressure ............. .
Cold tire in flat ion pressure ......... .
o· . rmensrons ...................... .
Gene ral notes .... .. ..... ... .. .. .. . 24
1
24 1
24 2
243
222
239 232
234
234
2 4 0
234
23 2
236 237
230
228
226
233
22 2 G
lossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy .. ... .. .. .. .... . ... ...... ... .. 223
New t ires and wheels . .. ..... ... .. .. 233
Rep lacing ... .. .. ................. 234
Snow chains . .. .. .... ............. 238
Tires and veh icle load limits ........ . 230
Wheel bolts ... .. .. . .. .... ...... .. 239
Winter tires ...................... 237
Tire service life .. .. .... ........... .. 232
T oo l kit ........................... 243
T orn or frayed safety belts ............ 132
T o uch-up paint
T owing
F ron t eye let 194
2 58
Rear eyelet .. .. .. .. .. .. ...... ... .. 258
Tow truck procedures . .. ..... ... .. .. 257
TPMS Tire pressu re mo nitoring system ... .. 241
Transmission .. .. .. ................. . 85
S tronic ...... .... ................. 85
T ransmission malfunction ( indicator light) 90
T ransport Canada ......... .......... 126
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
T read Wear Ind icator (TWI)
232
T rip compute r
Fuel consumpt ion ................ .. 25
Mileage ... .. .. .. ... ............ ... 25
S ingle -trip memory ............ .. .. . 25
T ota l- t rip memory ............. .... . 25
T . d rip o ometer ....................... 12
Trunk
refer to Luggage compartment... 67, 124
T ru nk escape h andle ............. .. .. . 38
Trunk lid
refer to Rear lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
T . l urn srgna s ... .. ...... ............. . 53
Warning/ind icator lights ........ .. .. . 22
u
Undercoating 196
Un fastening safety belts ............. 135
U ni directional tires .................. 222
U nif orm tire quality grading ... ... .. .. 236
Unl ocking
Rea r lid . .. .. .. .. .. ............... . 37
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280 Index
Unlocking/ locking
atth elockcylinder ..... ... .. .. .... .. 36
by remote contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
with the central locking switch .. ...... 35
with the convenience key ... .. .. .... .. 35
Upper cabin heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Use of jumper cables ........ ... .. ... 256
V
Valet parking ........... ...... ... .. .. 40
Vanity mirrors ................ ..... .. 57
Vehicle-care products ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 189
Vehicle elec trical system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) ... . 261
Vehicle jack .. .......... ...... ... .. . 248
Vehicle key .. ................ ..... .. 32
Vehicle literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Vehicle tool kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Ventilation . ................. ..... .. 69
w
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . 10, 13
Airbag system ............ ... .... .. 20
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . 19
Brake system ................ .... .. 15
E lectromechanica l parking brake .. .... 16
Electronic power control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic Stabili zation Control (ESC) ... 19
Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . 20
Safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Safety systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Turn signa ls ............. .. .. .... .. 22
Warranty coverages ......... ... .. .. . 264
Washer reservoir ................... 221
Washing .. ............... .. .. .... . 189
Automatic car wash ..... .. .. .. .. .. . 190
by hand .. ... ............ .. .. .. .. . 190
General information ....... ... .... . 189
Matte finish paint ............ .... . 192
Power top cleaning ....... .. .. .... . 192
with a power washer ...... .. .. .. .. . 191
Waxing . .. .. .. . .......... .. .. .. .. . 193
Wear indicator ................ .. .. . 232
Weights ..... ................ ..... . 261 What happens if you wear your safety belt
too
loose? . ..... .. .. .............. . 134
What happens to unbelted occupants? .. 130
What impairs driving safety? ...... .... 119
What should I do after changing a
whee l? ............................ 229
What should I do after replacing wheels? 229
Wheel bolts Torque .... .... .. ............. .... 239
Wheels ... ..... .. .. .............. . 222
Cast alloy ..... .. ............. .... 195
Checking tire pressure .............. 228
Cold tire inflation pressure ...... .. .. 226
General notes .. ... .............. .. 222
Glossary of tire and loading terminolo-
gy . .. ... ... .. .. .. _ .... ...... .. .. 223
New tires and wheels ............... 233
T ires and veh icle load limits ..... .... 230
When must a safety belt be replaced? .. 132
When must the airbag system be inspect- ed? ......... ... .. .. ............... 148
When should I adjust the tire pressures? 229
When should I check the tire pressures? . 229
Where can I find the tire pressures for my car? .............................. 228
Why safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129, 130
Wind deflector .. .. ............. .... . 46
Cleaning .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. 193
Windows Cleaning . ..... .. .. .............. . 195
defrosting ..... .. .. .............. .. 71
Windsh ield
Cleaning .. .. .. .. .. ... ........ .... . 57
defrosting ..... .. .. .............. .. 71
Windsh ield washer fluid
Low leve l .. ... ... .. .............. .. 21
Windshield washer system ....... .. .. . 57
Windsh ie ld wipers
Folding up ...... ................ .. 58
Indicator light ... ................ .. 21
Replac ing windsh ield wiper blades . ... . 58
Switching on/off . ............. .... . 57
Washer reservoir 221
Winter operation
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Coolant system . ................. . 214
Defrosting windows .............. .. . 71