engine coolant AUDI RS5 COUPE 2015 User Guide

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specially conditioned water and the manufactur ­
er's glycol-basedcoolant additive Gl3 antifreeze
with anticorrosion add itives (50% for USA mod­
els ; 60% for Canadian models) . This mixture both
assures the necessary frost protection and pro­
tects metal components in the engine's cooling
system from corrosion and scaling . It also raises
the boiling point of the coolant .
Do not reduce the concentration of the coolant in
the summer by adding pla in water .
The propor ­
ti on of coolant additive mu st be at least 50 %
but n ot more than 60 °/o
to maintain antifreeze
p rotec tion and cooling efficiency . If the coolan t
frost protection is too low, the coolant cou ld
freeze and damage the vehicle heating and en­
gine cooling system.
F or year-round driving, antifreeze is added at the
factory for temperatures dow n to:
- - 31 °F (-35 °C) USA
- - 40 °F ( - 40 °C) Canada .
If you m ust add coolant, use a m ixture of water
and coolant additive. Mixing the coolant additive
with distilled water is recommended.
A WARNING
Before you check anything in the engine com­
partment, always read and heed all WARN­
INGS
~ A in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 187.
(D Note
- Before winter sets in, have the coolant
checked to see if the coolant additive in your
vehicle is suffic ient to meet the climate con­
dit ions . This is especially important if you
l ive in a region where the winter is ex treme-
l y co ld. I f necessary, increase the proport ion
of coo lant add itive to 60%.
- When adding coolant addit ive to your cool ­
ing system, remember:
- We recommend using only coolant addi­
tive Gl2 ++ or Gl3 for your vehicle. This
coola nt add itive is ava ilable at authorized
Audi dea lers. Other types of ant ifreeze can
significant ly reduce corrosion protection .
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The resulting corrosion can cause a loss o f
coolant and serious engine damage.
- Do not add any type of rad iator leak sealant
to your vehicle's engine coolant . Adding ra­
diator repair fluid may adverse ly affect the
function and performance of your cooling
system and could result in damage not cov­
ered by your New Vehicle Limited Warranty .
Checking the engine coolant level and
adding coolant
Be very careful when adding engine coolant.
Fig . 1 64 Engine compartment: Cover on the coo lant ex­
pans io n tank
Fig . 1 65 Engin e compa rtment: mark in gs in t he coo lant ex­
pan sion tank
Before you check anything in the engine compart­
ment,
a lwa ys read and heed all WARNINGS
~ A in Working in the engine compartment on
page 187.
The "MIN" und "MAX" markings are found on the
bi-level d isc in the interior of the coo lant expan ­
s ion tank~
fig. 165 .
.,. Park yo ur vehicle on a level su rface.
.,. Turn off the ignition.
.,. Let the engine cool down.
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Checking and Filling
"' Place a thick rag over th e coolant expansion
tank and
carefully turn the cap counter-clock­
wise
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"'Read the engine coolant level inside the coolan t
expansion tank
¢ fig . 164, ¢page 189,
fig. 16 1.
With a cold engine , the coolant level
should be between the ' 'MIN" and "MAX " mark­
ings
¢ fig . 165 -arrows- . When the engine is
warm, the level may be slightly above the
"MAX" marking.
"'Add coolant mixed in the correct ratio, if neces­
sary ¢
page 192 . Coolant may be a maximum
of 1 mm above the MAX marking.
"' Twist the cap on again
tightly .
The location of the coolant expansion tank can be
seen in the engine compartment illustration
¢ page 189.
To obtain an accurate reading , the engine must
be switched off.
The expansion tank in your vehicle is equipped
with an electric coolant level sensor.
When the coolant level is too low, the warning
light in the Auto-Check System¢
page 17 will
blink until you add coolant and the level has been
restored to normal. Even though there is an elec­
tric coolant level sensor, we still recommend you
check the coolant level from time to time.
Coolant loss
Coolant loss may indicate a leak in the cooling
system. In the event of coolant loss, the cooling
system should be inspected immediately by your
authorized Audi dealer. It is not enough merely
to add coolant.
In a
sealed system, losses can occur only if the
boiling point of the coolant is exceeded as a re­
sult of overheating.
Adding coolant
Replacement engine coolant must conform to ex­
act specifications ¢
page 192, Coolant.
We recommend using only coolant additive Gl2+
+ , G l3
or in an emergency Gl2+ . Do not use a
different additive . In an emergency use plain wa­
ter until you can get the correct additive and can
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restore the correct ratio. This should be done as
soon as possible.
If you have lost a considerable amount of cool­
ant, then you should add cold antifreeze and cold
water only when the engine is cold.
Always use
new engine coolant when refilling.
Do not fill coolant above the "MAX" mark. Excess
coolant will be forced out through the pressure
relief valve in the cap when the engine becomes
hot.
,&_ WARNING
- The cooling system is under pressure and
can get very hot. Reduce the risk of scalding
from hot coolant by following these steps.
- Turn off the engine and allow it to cool
down .
- Protect your face, hands and arms from
escaping fluid and steam by covering the
cap with a large, thick rag .
- Turn the cap slowly and very carefully in a
counter-clockwise direction while applying
light, downward pressure on the top of
the cap .
- To avoid being burned, do not spill anti ­
freeze or coolant on the exhaust system or
hot engine parts. Under certain condi­
tions, the ethylene glycol in engine cool­
ant can catch fire.
- Antifreeze is poisonous. Always store anti­
freeze in its original container and well out
of the reach of children.
- If you drain the coolant, it must be caught
and safely stored in a proper container
clearly marked "poison".
(D Note
- Do not add any type of radiator leak sealant
to your vehicle's engine coolant. Adding ra­
diator repair fluid may adversely affect the
function and performance of your cooling
system and could result in damage not cov­
ered by your New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
- Coolant pollutes the environment and could
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cause an engine fire. Excess coolant will be .,.

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forced out through the pressure relief valve
in the cap when the engine becomes hot.
- If, in an emergency, only water can be add­
ed, the correct ratio between water and an­
tifreeze
q page 192 must be restored as
soon as possib le.
@ For the sake of the environment
Drained coolant should not be reused . Always
dispose of used coolant while observ ing a ll
environmental regulations.
Radiator fan
The radiator fan switches on automatically by it­
self.
The radiator fan is driven by the engine via the V­
be lt. The viscous clutch regulates the speed of
the fan according to the temperature of the cool­
ant.
An auxiliary e lectr ic radiator fan * switches on and
off depending on coo lant temperature and other
veh icle operating conditions.
Afte r you switch the engine off, the a uxiliary fan
can cont inue running for up to 10 minutes -even
with the ignition off. It can even switch on again
l ater by itself
Q .&. , if
- the temperature of the engine coolant rises due
to the heat bui ld-up from the eng ine in the en­
gine compartment, or
- the engine compartment heats up because the
vehicle is parked in intense sunlight.
_& WARNING
- To reduce the r isk of personal injury never
touch the radiator fan.
- The aux iliary e lectr ic fan is temperature con­
trolled and can switch on suddenly even
when the engine is not running.
- The auxiliary radiator fan switches on auto­
matically when the engine coo lant reaches a
certain temperature and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
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Brake fluid
Checking brake fluid level
The broke fluid level con be checked with a quick
glance.
F ig . 1 66 Engine compartment: Cover on the brake fluid
r eservoir
Before you check anyth ing in the engine compart­
ment,
a lw ays r ead and h eed all WARNING S
q ,& in Working in the engine compartment on
page 187.
., Read the brake fluid level from the brake fluid
reservoir
q fig. 166, r:> page 189, fig. 161. The
brake fluid level must be between the "MIN"
and "MAX" markings.
The brake fluid reservo ir is located at the rear
part ition of the engine compartment on the left
s ide
q page 189.
The fluid level may drop slightly after some time
due to the automatic adjustment of the brake
pads. This is not cause for alarm.
If the brake fluid level falls
considerably below
the "MIN" mark, the brake warning/indicator
light (U.S. models:
1111 , Canad ian models: .
will come on
Q page 15 . Do not continue to oper­
ate the vehicl e. The complete brake system
shou ld be thoroughly chec ked by an autho rized
A udi dealer or qualified workshop and the cause
corrected. If the brake fluid level is too low, the
brake warning/indicator light will illuminate .
Contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler
immedi ately .
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The brake fl uid reservoir is located under­
neath the cover.
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Wheels
Model Tire designation Tire pressure
Engine normal load condition full load condition
(up to 2 occupants)a l
front rear front rear
PSI kPA PSI kPA PSI kPA
PSI kPA
RS 5 Coupe: 265/35 Rl9 98V XL
4.2 liter High Performance
39 27
0
35 2
40 44
300 41
280
8-cylinder
275/30 R20 97V XL
High Performance
39 270 35 240
44 300 41 280
XL= reinforced or extra load tire. It may also appear as xl, EXTRA LOAD, or RF on the tire sidewall.
a) 2 people in the front
_& WARNING
Please note the important safe­
ty precautions regarding tire pressure ¢
page 206 and load
limits ¢
page 208.
Tires and vehicle load limits
There are limits to the amount of
load or weight that any vehicle
and any tire can carry. A vehicle
that is overloaded will not handle
well and is more difficult to stop. Overloading can not only lead to
loss of vehicle control, but can al­
so damage important parts of the
vehicle and can lead to sudden
tire failure, including a blowout and sudden deflation that can
cause the vehicle to crash .
Your safety and that of your pas­ sengers also depends on making
sure that load limits are not ex­
ceeded. Vehicle load includes ev-
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erybody and everything in and on
the vehicle. These load limits are
technically referred to as the vehi­ cle's
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
("GVWR").
The "GVWR" includes the weight of the basic vehicle , all factory in­
stalled accessories, a full tank of
fuel, oil, coolant and other fluids plus maximum load . The maxi ­
mum load includes the number of
passengers that the vehicle is in­
tended to carry ("seating capaci ­
ty") with an assumed weight of
150 lbs. (68 kg) for each passen­
ger at a designated seating posi­
tion and the total weight of any luggage in the vehicle . If you tow
a trailer, the weight of the trailer hitch and the tongue weight of
the loaded trailer must be includ- ed as part of the vehicle load. ..,.

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Technical data
Vehicle identification
F ig. 196 Ve hicle Identificat io n Number (VlN) plate: loca·
t io n on d river 's s id e dash pane l
XXXXX XX -X -XXXX XXX XX
CD+ ~t :1:: xxxxxxxx xx x xx xxx xxx
T VP /fffl XXX XXX
XX XXXXXXX XX X X xx
XXX KW XXX
®i ~:J·f lfils~~ XXXX XXX XXX
®-+ ~N:a=i~ l xxxx ; xxxx xxx ; xx
II.· AUSS, I OPTIONS
,__ __
EO A 7D5
2EH JOZ
3FC
FOA
TL6 3KA
lX W
7T6 CV 7
3L4 lSA
4UB 6XM 5SG
llB l AS
S MU 7Xl
9G3 0G7 0YH
8EH Ul A X 98
803 908 824
7K0 4X3
2 K2
4KC 3Y0 413
7GB
01 A
5R W
18A
OJF
QZ7
020
502
4G0
XX . X XX X XX X XXXX
Fig. 197 T he veh icle identi fica tion label: ins ide the l ug·
ga ge compart men t
Vehicle Identification Number (VlN )
The Veh icle Iden tifica tion Number is located in
d iffe rent p laces:
- under the w indshield on the dr iver's side
c> fig . 196.
-in the radio or in the MM I*: Select : I CARI func­
t ion button
> V ehicle ID numb er (VIN ) or se·
Leet :
I CARI funct ion button > Car sy stem s* con­
tro l bu tton >
Servicing & checks > VIN num­
ber .
-on the vehicle identification la bel.
Technical d ata
Vehicle id entification label
T he veh icle identification label is lo cated in the
lu ggage compartment near the battery.
T he labe l c>
fig. 197 shows the fo llowing vehicle
da ta:
(D Vehicle Ident ificat ion Number (VIN)
@ Vehicle type, engine o utp ut, transmission
® Engine and transm iss ion code
@ Pa int number and interior
® Optional equipment numbers
T he information of the veh icle identification label
c a n a lso be fo und in you r W arranty
& Mai nte­
nance booklet.
Safety compliance sticker
T he safety compliance sticker is you r assurance
that your new vehi cle complies w ith all applicable
Federa l Mo tor Vehi cle Safety Sta ndards which
were in effec t at the time the vehicle w as m anu ­
fac tured. Yo u can find this sticker on the door
jamb on the driver 's side. It shows the month and
year of production and the vehicle identification number of your vehicle (perforation) as we ll as
the Gross Veh icle Weight Rating (GVWR) and the
Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR).
H igh vo ltage warning lab el
T he hig h voltage warning label is located in the
engine compartment ne xt to the eng ine hood re­
lease. The spark ign ition system complies with
the Canadian standard ICES-002 .
Weights
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating
The Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing (GVWR), and
the Gross Axle Weight Rating (GAWR) for front
and rear are listed on a st icker on the door jamb
on the dr iver's side.
T he Gross Vehicle Weight Rat ing includes the
weight of the basic vehicle plus fu ll fuel tank, oil
and coolant, p lus maxim um load, which includes
passenger weigh t (150 lbs/68 kg per designated
seat ing pos ition) and luggage we ight
c> .&, . ..,,.
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today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners .
Also , s afety a nd
en viro nm enta l
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en­
g ine and transmission parts which an owner can
perform.
Maintenance, adjustments and repa irs usua lly re­
qu ire spec ial tools, testing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop perso nnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliab ility and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper ma intenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of se rv icing in accordance with
the m aintenance schedule may be a condi tion for
upho ld ing a possib le warranty cla im made w ith in
the warranty period .
Above all, operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessary r isks fo r you and
your passengers.
I f in doubt about any servicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any prope rly
equ ipped and qua lified workshop. We st rongly
urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform all sched uled mainte­
nance and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
fac ilities, origina l parts and trained specia lists to
keep yo ur vehicle runn ing properly.
P e rforming lim it e d ma inten anc e y ours elf
The fo llowing pages describe a limited number of
proced ures which can be performed on yo ur vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personne l be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
W ARNINGS prov ided .
Before you check an ything in the engine com ­
partm ent, always r ead and h eed all WARNING S
c:> .&. and c:> .&. in Working in the engine comport­
ment on page 187.
C o nsum er information
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad­
justments or repairs.
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never ris k personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs descr ibed on the following
pages if you are not fully familia r wi th these
or other procedures w ith respect to the vehi­
cle, or a re unce rtain how to proceed .
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
a nd eq uipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or any
properly equipped and qualified workshop.
- The engine compa rtment o f any motor vehi­
cle is a potentially hazardous area. Neve r
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan. It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off and the ign ition key has been re­
moved. The rad iator fan switches on auto­
mat ically when the coo lant reaches a certain
temperature and will continue to run unt il
the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always remove the ign ition key befo re any­
one gets under the vehicle.
- Always support your veh icle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle. The jack supplied w ith the vehi ­
cle is no t adequ ate for this purpose and
could collapse caus ing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you m ust wor k underneath t he vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, a lways make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are a lways secure ly blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic transmiss ion) is in "P"
(Park position) and the park brake is firmly
applied.
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Index
A
A/C (automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Adaptive c ruise control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Reques t for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 93
Sett ing the driving program . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Adapt ive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1
Adding Eng ine coolant ... ... .... ..... .... .. .
Engine oil .. ... ............... ... .. .
W indshield washer fluid ........ ..... .
Addit ional accessories
Addit ives
Engine oil .... .. .............. ... .. .
Adjustable steering column ....... ..... . .
Adjusting 193
1 91
200
238
191 71
Air distribution (automatic climate control) 69
Instrument illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Steering column .... ... ... .... .. .. .. .. 71
Temperature (automatic climate control) . 69
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 134
Car e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Chi ldren . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 51
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 1 34
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132, 133
How do the front a irbags work? . . . . . . . . 136
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 134
How the Advanced Airbag Syst em compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Important sa fety ins tructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 138
Repai rs 141
240
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Weight -sensing mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
When must the system be inspec ted? . . . 138
all-wheel drive .... .. .. .............. . 174
All season ti res . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Alternator
refer to Generator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Anti-freeze
refer to Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . 192
Ant i-lock brak ing system
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Anti-slip regu lation
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Ant i-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Ant i-theft systems
E lectronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Armrest ........... ................... 56
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Audi braking guard
refer to braking guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Dynam ic steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Setting the driving mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 236
AUTO Automati c climate control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Automat ic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Removal lock (ign ition key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
also refer to S tronic transmission . . . . . . . 81
Automa tic wipers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Avoid damaging the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

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Battery ..... .. ................ ..... . .
16
Battery location inside the luggage compart-
ment. ..... .. ................ ..... . 197
Charge level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Charging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Energy management .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .
Important warnings when working on the
battery .. ... ............. ...... ... .
Jump starting ............ .. .. .. .... .
Replacing the battery ..... .. .. .. .. .. .
Working on the battery .... .. .. .. .. .. .
Before driving ................ ... ... . .
Belt tensioners ...................... .
Blended gasoline .......... .... .. .. .. .
Blower (automatic climate control) .. .. .. . .
Booster seats ................ ... .... .
Brake flu id 175
197
228
199 197
111
126
183
69
158
Changing the brake flu id . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Checking the brake fluid level . . . . . . . . . . 195
Brake system Anti -lock braking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Brake fluid specifications for refill and re­
placement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Brake light defect ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Brake power assist unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brakes ..... .. ................ ..... . 172
Ceramic brakes.............. ... .... . 172
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 75
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Worn brake pads symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Braking Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
brak ing guard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Messages
Settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
... ................ ... .... ..
Break-in period
Brake pads ............... ... ... ... .
Tires .... .. .......... · · · · · · · · · · · · · ·
Breaking in .. ............. .... .. .... . 95
95
172
177 177
New tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Index
C
California Proposition 65 Warning ... .. . .
Battery specific . ................. .. .
Capacities .. .. .. .. .... ...... ... .. .. . .
Engine oil ... .. . .. ............ .. .. . .
Care ... .... .... ................... . .
Cargo area 188
198
234 189
181
refer to Luggage compartment . . . . . . 62, 117
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Center armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Remote contro l key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Ceram ic brake rotors
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Checking Engine coolant level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Child restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.. .. .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. 129
Where can I get additional informat ion
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 167
Child restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 163
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ....... .. ..... ........... .. .
Lower anchorages ................ .. .
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook ..... .. .. .. .. ............... . .
Tether anchors
Tether straps .... ................ .. .
Child safety seats 164
164
164
165
165
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Convertib le child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
How do I properly install a child safety seat
in my vehicle? .... ................ ... 153
I nfant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Safety instruc tions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Unused safety belts on the rear seat 155
241

M N
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N 1.1'1 ,....,
Electromechanical parking brake
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 5
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Releasing and closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Starting assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Starting from rest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electronic differential lock
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic Differential Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
E lect ronic different ial lock (EDL)
Warn ing/ indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 36
Electronic power control
(EPC) warning/indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Electronic stabilization control
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Electro nic Stabilization Control . . . . . . . . . . 169
E lectronic Stabilization Control (ESC)
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Emergency actuation
Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
I gnition key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Panoram ic tilting sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sun shade (roof) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Starting engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
E mergency operation
Emergency braking function (parking brake) .7.7
Emergency sta rting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Battery power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Driver notification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
E ng ine
Compartment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Starting . .. .... ............. .. .. . 71, 73
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Working the engine compartment . . . . . . 187
Index
Engin e coolant
In dicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Engine coolant system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Adding coolant. .. ............. .. .. .. 193
Checking coolant level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Checking the engine coo lant level. . . . . . . 193
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Engine coolant temperature
Temperature gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Engine hood Closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
How to release the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Additives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Check oil level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Indicator light . .. ............. .... 17 , 20
Oil consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Pressure malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sensor defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Specification and viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Engine speed limitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
E nvironment
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Disposing of your vehicle battery ....... 199
Driving at high speeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Fuel ............................... 185
Leaks under your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Letting the vehicle stand and warm up . . . 179
Proper disposal of drained brake fluid . . . 196
Proper disposal of drained engine coolant 193
Proper disposal of drained engine oil 191,192
Recycling used engine oil.......... .. . . 191
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Unleaded fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
What should I do with an old battery? . . . 199
EPC
refer to Electronic power control . . . . . . . . 20
Event Data Recorder (EDR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Expansion tank . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Exterior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
243

Index
Exterior mirrors
Adju sting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Dimming ... .. .. ... ... .... ... .. .. .... 47
Heating .. .. .. ............... .. .. .... 46
F
Fan
Radiator 195
F asteni ng
B ooste r seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 58
Convertible child safety sea ts . . . . . . . . . . 15 6
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Fl oor mats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Fog lights (rear) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
F olding the rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Foot pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 16
For the sake of the environment Environmentally-friendly driving . . . . . . . 179
Gasoline fumes and the environmen t . . . . 185
Lett ing the engine warm up ........ . 71, 73
Refueli ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Saving fue l by early upshift ing . . . . . . . . . . 11
Front airbags Descr ipt io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
H ow they wo rk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
F ronta l collisions and the laws of physics . . 12 1
F ront passenge r's door eme rgency locking . . 35
Front seats Adjusti ng . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Ch ild restra ints in the front seat . . . . . . . . 129
F ue l
Addit ives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Consumpt ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Fue l gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gasoline additives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
L ow fuel level symbo l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Oc tane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Re commenda tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Refuelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
R eserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2
Saving fue l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Tank system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Unlock ing the fue l filler flap by hand 186
F ue l filler flap
Unlocking the fue l filler flap by han d 186
244
Fuses
Assignment ..... .. .. .. .. ... 224, 225, 226
Rep lacing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
G
Garage doo r opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 40
Ga rment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gas discharge lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
G au ges
Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Fuel gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ge neral i llustration
Instruments and controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator Warning/ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
G love compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Valet parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
G PS cont rolled clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 233
H
Head lights
Cleaning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Defective . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Head light range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Left hand dr ive, r ight hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . 45
T ra ve l mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Head light washer reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56, 114
Removing/installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
He ated
exter io r mir ro rs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
r ear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
windshield washer spray nozz les . . . . . . . . 49
He ating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heavy clothi ng and safety be lts . . . . . . . . . . 122
Hig h beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hig h voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Hill descent contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Homelink (ga rage doo r opener) . . . . . . . . . . 40
Hood Open ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Re lease lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 7