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@ Tips
-Never use the hexagonal socket in the han­
dle of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten
the wheel bo lts .
- If a whee l bolt is very tight, you may find it
easier to loosen by carefully pushing down
on the end of the wheel bolt wrench with
one foot only . As you do so, hold on to the
car to keep your balance and take care not
to s lip.
Raising the vehicle
The vehicle must be li~ed with the jack first be­
fore the wheel can be removed .
Fig. 203 S ill pane ls: markin gs
a,
"' ~ 9
---~,.----~ a,
Fig . 204 S ill : posit io ning th e vehi cle ja ck
.. Activate the vehicle jack mode* in the MMI:
I CAR ! function button > (C ar)* sys tems contro l
button
> Serv icing & checks> Air s usp. : jac k
mod e> On.
.. Engage the par king br ake to preven t your vehi­
cle from roll ing unintentionally .
.. Move the
selector lever t o position P .
.... N .,. Find the cover on the si ll that is nearest the a::
~ wheel that will be changed¢ fig. 203. Under
~ the cover, there is a liftin g point on the sill for U"I
~ the vehicle jack .
......
Em ergen cy a ssis tanc e
.. Remove the cover from the sill before lift ing
the vehicle with a vehicle jack¢
page 246 .
.. Turn the vehicle ja ck located under the lifting
point on the sill to raise the jack unt il its arm ®
¢
fig. 204 is located under the designated plas­
tic mount ¢
.&,¢(D .
.. Alig n the jack so that its arm@¢ fig. 204 en­
gages in the designated lifting point in the door
sill and the movable base @ lies flat o n the
gro und . The base @ must be
vertical unde r the
lifting point @ .
.. Wind the jack up further until the f lat tire
comes off the ground¢_&. .
Pos ition the vehicle jack
only under the des igna t­
ed lift ing points on the sill
¢ fig. 203. There is ex­
actly
one l ocation for each whee l. The jack must
not be posit ioned at any other location¢ & ¢0 .
An
un stable surfa ce under the jack can cause the
vehicle to slip off the jack . Always provide a f irm
base for the jack on the ground. If necessary
place a sturdy board o r similar support under the
jack. On
ha rd, slipper y surfa ce s (such as tiles)
use a rubbe r mat or similar to prevent the jack
from slipping ¢& .
A WARNING
-You o r your passengers could be inj ured
while changing a wheel if you do not fo llow
these safety precautions :
- Position the vehicle jack only at the des ig­
nated lift ing po ints and align the jack.
Otherwise, the vehicle jack could slip and
cause an injury if it does not have suffi­
c ient hold on the vehicle .
- A soft or unstable surface under the jack
may cause the veh icle to slip off the jack .
Always provide a firm base for the jack on
the g round . If necessary, use a sturdy
boa rd unde r the jack.
- On hard, slippery surface (s uch as t iles)
u se a rubber mat or sim ilar to prevent the
ja ck from s lipping.
- To help prevent injury to yourse lf and your
passengers:
- Do not raise the vehicle until you are sure
the jack is securely engaged.
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Emergency assistance
-Passengers must not remain in the vehicle
when it is jacked up.
- Make sure that passengers wait in a safe
place away from the vehicle and well away
from the road and traffic.
- Make sure jack posit ion is correct, adjust
as necessary and then continue to raise
the jack.
- Changes in temperature or load can affect
the height of the vehicle.
(D Note
Do not lift the vehicle by the sill. Position the
vehicle jack only at the designated lifting
points on the sill. Otherwise, your vehicle will
be damaged.
@ Tips
The vehicle jack mode* switches off automati­
cally at speeds
above 6 mph (10 km/h).
Removing and installing the sill extension
cover
Applies to: vehicles w ith sil l extension
Fig. 205 Sill: removing the cover
.,. Pull the cover down to remove it. c:> fig. 205
.,. To install the cover, insert i t in the mount and
press it upward until it clicks into place. The
cover must be flush with the surface of the sill
extension .
1
> A pp lies to vehicles wit h c eramic brake ro tor s*: Use a sec­
on d alig nment pin* (sto re d in th e spare w hee l w ell mold ­
in g) fo r the lower hole, foll ow in g t he descrip tion for the
firs t alig nm ent pin.
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@ Tips
Some models may also have a cover for the
rear vehicle lift point.
Taking the wheel off/installing a wheel
Follow these instructions step -by-step for chang­
ing the wheel.
Fig. 206 Changing a wheel : using the sc rewdr iver han d le
(wi th t he blade re m oved) to turn the bol ts
Fig. 207 Changing a wh eel: alignment pin in side the t op
ho le
After you have loosened all wheel bolts and
raised the vehicle off the ground,
remove and re­
place the wheel as follows:
Removing the wheel
.,. Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle
to completely remove the topmost
wheel bolt and set it aside on a
clean surface
c::> fig. 206.
.,. Sc rew the threaded end of the alignment pin
from the tool kit hand-t ight into the empty bolt
hole
¢ fig . 2011>. .,.

~ Then remove the other wheel bolts as described above.
~ Takeoff the wheel leaving the a lignment pin in
the bolt ho le ¢ (D.
Putting on th e oth er w heel
~ Lift the whee l and carefully slide it over the
alignment pin to guide it in place ¢(D.
~ Use the hexagonal socket in the screwdriver
handle to screw in and tighten all whee l bolts
sligh tly.
~ Remove the alignment pin and insert and tight­
en the remaining wheel bolt slightly like the
rest .
~ Turn the jack handle counter-clockwise to lower
the vehicle until the jack is fu lly re leased.
~ Use the wheel bolt wrench to tighten all wheel
bolts firmly ¢
page 244 . Tighten them cross ­
wise,
from one bolt to the (approximately) op­
posite one, to keep the whee l centered .
When removing or installing the whee l, the
rim could hit the brake rotor/ceramic brake
rotor* and damage the rotor. Work carefully
and have a second person help you.
(D Tips
Never use the hexagonal socket in the handle
of the screwdriver to loosen or tighten the
wheel bo lts.
- Pu ll the reversible blade from the screwdriv­
er before you use the hexagonal socket in
the handle to turn the wheel bo lts.
- When mounting tires w ith
u nidirectio nal
tre ad design
make sure the tread pattern is
po inted the r ight way ¢
page 247.
-The wheel bolts should be clean and easy to
turn . Check for d irt and corrosion on the
mating surfaces of both the wheel and the
hub . Remove all dirt from these surfaces be ­
fo re remo unt ing the wheel.
Em ergenc y ass is tanc e
Tires with unidirectional tread design
Tires with unidirectional tread design must be
mounted with their tread pattern pointed in the
right direction .
Using a repl acement t ire w ith a tread pattern
intend ed for use in a sp ecific direction
When using a rep lacement tire with a tread pat­
tern intended for use in a spec ific d irection ,
please note the follow ing:
- The direction of rotation is marked by an arrow
on the side of the tire .
- If the replacement tire has to be installed in
the incorrect direction, use the replacement tire only temporarily s ince the t ire w ill not be
ab le to achieve its optimum perfo rmance char­
acter istics with rega rd to aquap lan ing, no ise
and wear.
- We recommend that you pay pa rt icu lar atten­
tion to th is fact d uring wet weather and that
you adjust your speed to match road cond i­
tions .
- Rep lace the flat tire w ith a new one and have it
installed on your veh icle as soon as possib le to
restore the hand ling advantages of a unidirec­
tional tire.
Notes on wheel changing
Please read the information ¢ page 225, New
tires or wheels
if you a re go ing to u se a replace­
ment t ire wh ich is different from the t ires on
you r vehicle .
After you change a tire:
- Check the tire pre ssure on the r epl acement
tire immed iatel y afte r in st a llat ion .
- Have th e whe el bolt tight ening torqu e
c hecked with a torque w rench as s oon as pos­
s ible b y your authorized Audi de aler o r a
qualified ser vice st ation.
- With steel and allo y wheel rim s, the wheel
bolt s are co rr ectl y ti ghtened at a torque of 90
ft lb
( 1 20 Nm) .
-If you notice that the wheel bolts are corroded
and diffi cult to turn while changing a ti re ,
the y should be r eplaced before you chec k the
tightening torque. ..,.
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Emerg enc y assis ta nc e
-Repl ace th e flat tire with a ne w one and have
it in st a lled on you r vehicl e as s oon as poss i­
ble . R emount the wheel co ve r.
Until th en, driv e with extr a care and at r educe d
s peeds .
A WARNING
-If you are going to equip your vehicle w ith
t ires or rims which differ from those which
were factory installed, then be sure to read
the informat ion¢
page 225, New tires or
wheels.
- Always make sure the damaged wheel or
even a flat tire and the jack and tool kit are
properly secured in the luggage compart ­
ment and are not loose in the passenger
compartment.
- In an accident or sudden ma neuver they
could fly forward, injuring anyone in the ve­
hicle.
- Always store damaged wheel, jack and too ls
sec urely in the luggage compartment. Oth­
erwise, in an accident or s udden maneuver
they could fly forward, causing injury to pas­
sengers in the vehicle.
(D Note
Do not use commercia lly available t ire seal­
ants . Otherwise , the electrical components of
the t ire pressure monito ring sys tem wi ll no
longer work properly and the sensor for the
tire press ure monitoring system will have to
be replaced by qualified workshop .
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(D Note
Im pro per hook-u p of jum per cables can ru in
the gene ra tor.
- Always connect P OSITI VE( +) to POS ITI VE
( + ), and NEGATIVE( -) to NEGATIVE( -)
ground post of t he battery manager contro l
u nit .
- Check that a ll sc rew p lugs on the battery
ce lls a re sc rewed in firmly . If not, t igh ten
pl ugs p rio r to connecting clamp on negative
batte ry te rminal.
- Please note t hat the procedure fo r con nect­
i ng a jumper cab le as desc ribe d above ap­
p lies specifica lly to the case of yo ur vehicle
being jump s tarte d. W hen you are giv ing a
ju mp s ta rt to an othe r vehicl e, do
not con­
n ect t he nega tive (- ) ca b le t o t he nega tive
(-) t ermin al on the di scharged battery @
c::> fig . 2 13 . Instead, securely connec t the
negative (-) cable to either a solid metal
com ponent that is f irm ly bolted t o the e n­
gine block o r to t he engine bloc k itsel f. If
the battery that is be ing c ha rge d d oes not
vent to the outs ide, escap ing batte ry gas
could ignite and e xplode!
Towing with a tow truck
General hints
Your Audi require s speci al handling f or towing.
Th e follow ing informat ion is to be used by com­
mercia l tow tr uck o pera tors who know how to op­
e rat e the ir equip men t sa fely.
- Never tow your Audi. Towing will cause dam­
age to the engine and transmission .
- Never wrap the safety chains or winch cables
around the brake lines.
- To prevent unnecessary damage, your Audi
must be transported with a flat bed truck.
- To load the vehicle on to the flat bed, use the
towing loop found in the vehicle tools and at­
tach to the front or rear anchorage
c::> page 255 and c::> pag e 256 .
Emergency situations
A WARNING
-A vehicle being towe d is not safe for passen-
ge rs. Neve r allow a nyo ne to ride in a vehicle
b eing towed, for any reason.
Front towing loop
Fi g. 214 Fron t bumper: cover
Fig. 215 Fron t bumper: installing the tow ing loop
The threaded opening for the towing loop is lo­
cated behind a cover on the rig ht side of the front
bumper .
.,. Remove the towing loop from the vehicle too l
kit<=>
page 239.
.,. Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure <=>
fig. 214 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
.,. Tigh ten t he towing loop in the threaded o pen­
ing until it sto ps
c::> fig. 215 and t hen tig hten it
w it h a wheel wre nc h .
.,. After usi ng, p lace the tow ing loop ba ck in t he
ve hicle tool kit.
A WARNING
--
If t he tow ing loop is not tig htened until it
stops when installing, t he threads may be
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Emergency situations
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
could cause an accident.
Rear towing loop
I
0 ~ • -- cc
Fig. 216 Rear bumper: cover
0
Fig. 217 Rear bumper : in stall ing the towing loop
The th readed opening is located in the bumper
on the right rear side.
"' Remove the tow ing loop from the vehicle tool
kit
~page 239.
"'Press the cap inward with brief, forceful pres­
sure
¢ fig. 216 . The cap will loosen from the
bumper.
"' Tighten the towing loop in the threaded open­
ing until it stops
c,, fig. 217 and then tighten it
with a wheel wrench .
"' After using, place the towing loop back in the
vehicle tool kit.
_& WARNING
If the towing loop is not tightened until it
stops when insta lling, the threads may be
pulled out when towing the vehicle and that
cou ld cause an accident .
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-
Loading the vehicle onto a flat bed truck
Fig. 218 Vehicle on flat bed tru ck
Front hook up
"' Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
"' Attach the winch hook to the front towline eye
previously installed .
Rear hook up
"' Align the vehicle with the centerline of the car
carrier ramp.
"' Attach the winch hook to the rear towline eye
previously installed .
@ Tips
Check carefully to make sure the hook-up is
secure before moving the car up the flatbed
truck ramp.
Vehicle transport
Whenever you have your vehicle transported, be
sure to note the following:
(D Note
Mount the tie-down chains/cables over the
running surface (circumfe rence) of the tires.
Never secure the vehicle by the axle, the sus­
pension struts or the front or rear towline
eye. For technical reasons, the pressure in the
suspension struts may change during the
transport and this will adversely affect vehicle
handling.

scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safet y and
en vir onm enta l
concerns place very strict limits
on the nature of repairs and adjustments to en ­
g ine and transm ission parts wh ich an owner c an
perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re ­
qu ire special tools, test ing devices and other
equ ipment available to specially trained work­
shop perso nnel i n order to assure proper per ­
forma nce, re liability and safety of the ve hicle and
i ts many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your veh icle warranty.
Therefore, proof of se rvicing in accordance with
the ma intenance sc hedule may be a condition for
upho ld ing a possib le wa rranty claim made wi thin
the warranty pe riod.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating unnecessa ry risks fo r you and
your p assengers.
If in doubt about any se rvicing, have it done by
your author ized Audi dealer or any other properly
eq uipped and qua lified workshop. We strongly
urge yo u to g ive your author ized Audi dealer the
opport unity to perform a ll scheduled ma inte­
nance and necessary repairs . Your dealer has the
facilities, origina l parts and trained specialists to
keep your veh icle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The follow ing pages des cribe a lim ited number of
p rocedures w hich can be per formed o n your veh i­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable . Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
ough ly read a ll of the app licab le text and carefu l­
ly follow the instructions g iven . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNING S provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com ·
partment , always read and heed all WARNINGS
c:> &. and c:> &. in Working in the engine compart­
ment on page 203.
Con sumer inf ormation
A WARNING
- Ser ious personal in jury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad ­
justments or re pairs .
- Always be extremely careful when work ing
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac ­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mo n sense. Never risk pe rsonal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the mai ntenance,
checks or repairs described on t he following
pages if you are not fu lly familiar wi th these
or other proce dures with respect to the ve­
h icle, o r are uncerta in how to pro ceed.
- Do not do a ny work withou t the prope r tools
a nd eq uipment. H ave the necessary wo rk
done by your au thorized Audi dealer or an­
other proper ly equipped and qualified work ­
shop.
- The engine compa rtment of any motor ve hi­
cle is a potent ially hazardous area . Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch o n suddenly - even when the en­
g ine is off . The radiato r fan switches on au ­
tomatically when the coolan t reaches a cer­
tain tempe ra ture and w ill cont inue to run
until the coolant temperature d rops.
- Always sw itch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle .
- Always support your veh icle with safety
s tands if it is necessary to work underneat h
the vehicle . The jack supp lied with t he veh i­
cle is no t adequ ate for t his pu rpose and
could collapse ca us ing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you m ust wor k unde rne ath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels a re always sec urely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission se lector
lever (automatic t ransmiss ion) is in P (Park
position) and the pa rk brake is applied .
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Index
Numbers and
Symbols
-zone deluxe automatic climate control
Synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
4-zone deluxe automatic climate control Air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Basic settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Residual heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
A
A/C (4-zone deluxe automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59, 264
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adjusting the vibrat ion warn ing . . . . . . . . . 90
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Driver messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
switching on and off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Adapt ive air suspension/sport . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Cleaning the sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Request for driver intervention . . . . . . . . . . 84
Stop-and-go traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adaptive dampers Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adaptive Light (defective) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Adding Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Additives Engine oil 207
Adjusting Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Steering column electrically . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Steer ing column manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Adjusting a ir distribution (4-zone deluxe auto­
matic climate contro l) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Adjusting the temperature (4-zone deluxe au­
tomatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
266
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 142
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139, 140
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 144
How many air bags does my vehicle have? 142
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Knee airbags. .. .. .. .. ............. .. 151
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
PASSENGER AIR BAG O FF light . . . . . . . . . 147
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Side curta in airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Warning/indicator lights............... 17
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
When must the system be inspected? 146
Aircraft Transporting your vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 239
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Alternator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
also refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Anti- lock braking system
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Warning/indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti -Lock Braking System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Anti-slip regulation Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Anti-Slip Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Fuses
Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Replac ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
G
Garage door opener (Homelink) . . . . . . . . . . 41
Garment hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gauges Engine coolant temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
General illustration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Generator (warning/indicator lights) . . . . . . 15
Glossary of tire and loading terminology . . 220
Glove compartment (cooled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) . . . . . 259
H
Head-up display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
H eadlight
Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
H eadlight range control system . . . . . . . . . . 43
Headlights Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Headlight range control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Headlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 43
Washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Head restraints. .. .... ......... .. .. .. . 121
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Front seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heated Exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rear window (4- zone deluxe automatic cli­
mate control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Seats (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Washer nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heavy clothing and safety belts . . . . . . . . . . 129
Hex socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
High beam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
High voltage warning label . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Homelink (garage door opener) . . . . . . . . . . 41
H ood (release lever) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Index
Hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
How a re child restraint system anchors relat -
ed to child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
How many airbags does my vehicle have? . . 142
How safety belt pretensioners work . . . . . . 133
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Ignition
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Imbalance (wheels) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Importantthingstodobeforedriving .. .. 118
Improperly worn safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
also refer to Warning/indicator lights . . . . 11
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Inflation pressure (tires) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Inspection interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Installing child safety seats Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Installing the upper tether strap on the an­
chorage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 5
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Instruments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0
Adjusting illumination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Inst ruments and cont rols
General illustrat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Interior l ighting
Ambient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Front and rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Intermittent (windshield wipers) . . . . . . . . . 49
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Jump-starting 253
Jump er cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
K
Key............ .... ................ .. 30
Emergency key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Key not recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
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Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
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Natural leather care/cleaning
NH TSA 196
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Night vision assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Cleaning the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Occupant seating posit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Octane rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
OFF (4-zone deluxe automatic climate con-
trol) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Oi l
refer to Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Oi l change interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD) Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . 28
Open door/hood/rear lid warning . . . . . . . . . 22
Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
H ood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Windows . ... ................ ..... .. 39
Other consumers (efficiency program) . . . . . 24
Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Owner 's Literature
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Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Paint No. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Parking Automatic transmiss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Parking aid
C leaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Index
Starting from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
also refer to Electromechanical
parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Parking lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . . 116
Cleaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 109
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Peripheral came ras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
also refer to Parking systems . . . . . . 108, 109
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Pass-through with ski sack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 147
Passenger protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Pedestrian detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Physical principles of a frontal collision . . . 128
Polishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Po llen fi lter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Pol lutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Power Windows . .... .. .. ............... .. . 39
Power locking system Locking/unlocking the vehicle from inside . 35
Unlocking and locking vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Power seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Power windows Child safety lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Pregnant women Special considerations when wearing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Pretensioners Pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Preventative passenger protection . . . . . . . 177
Proper occupant seating positions . . . . . . . 119
Proper safety be lt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
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