roof AUDI S3 2016 Owner's Manual

(a) Curb weight
(b) Accessory weight
(c) Vehicle capacity weight, and
(d) Production options weight
Maximum (permissible )
inflation p ressure
means the maximum cold infla­
tion pressure to which a t ire may
be inflated. Also called "maxi ­
mum inflation pressure."
Normal occupant weight
means 150 lbs. (68 kilograms)
times the number of occupants
seated in the vehicle up to the to­
tal seating capacity of your vehi­
c le.
Occupant distribution
means distribution of occupants
in a vehicle.
Outer diameter
means the overall diameter of an
inflated new tire.
Overall width
means the linear distance be­
tween the exteriors of the side­
walls of an inflated tire, including elevations due to labeling, deco­
rations, or protective bands or
ribs .
Tires and wheels
Ply
means a layer of rubber-coated
parallel cords .
Production options weight
means the combined weight of
those installed regular production
options weighing over 5 lbs. (2.3 kg) in excess of those standard
items which they replace, not pre­
viously considered in curb weight
or accessory weight, including heavy duty brakes, ride levelers,
roof rack, heavy duty battery, and
specia l trim .
Radial ply tire
means a pneumatic tire in which
the ply cords that extend to the beads are laid at substantially 90
degrees to the centerline of the
tread.
Recommended inflation
pressure
see ~ page 256, Cold tire infla­
tion pressure .
Reinforced tire
means a tire designed to operate
at higher loads and at higher in­
flat ion pressures than the corre­
sponding standard tire. Rein ­
forced tires may be identified as .,.
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Care and cleaning
Care and cleaning
General information
Regular, prope r care helps to maintain your vehi ­
cle's value.
It can a lso be a requirement when
submitting war ranty claims for cor rosion damage
and pa int defects on the body.
The necessary care prod ucts can be obtained
from an autho rized Audi deale r or authorized
Aud i Service Facility. Read and follow the instruc­
tions for use on the packaging.
A WARNING
- Using clean ing and care products incorrectly
can be dangero us to your hea lth .
- Always store clean ing and care products out
of reach of children to reduce the r isk of po i­
so ning .
@ For the sake of the environment
- Preferably use environmentally-friendly
products when buying cleaning agents.
- Do not dispose of leftove r clean ing and care
products with household t rash.
Car washes
The longer that deposits s uch as insects, bird
droppings, tree sap or road salt remain on the ve­ h icle, the more the surface can be damaged. High
temperatures such as those caused by sunlight
i n crease the damag ing effect .
Before washing, r inse off heavy deposits with
p lenty of water.
St ubb orn deposits such as bird droppings or tree
sap are best removed with plenty of wate r and a
microfiber cloth.
Also, wash the underside of yo ur vehicle once
road sa lt stops being used for the season .
Pressure washers
When washing your veh icles with a pressure
washer, always follow t he ope ra ti ng ins tructions
p rovided w ith the pressure washer. This is espe­
cially important in regard to the pressure and
spraying distance . Do not aim the spray directly
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at seals on side windows, doors, the hood, the
lug gage compartment lid or the sunroof* or at
t ir es, rubbe r hoses, insulating material, sensors*
or camera lenses*. Keep a distance of at least 16
i nches (40 cm).
Plug -in hybrid drive*: also do not direct the spray
at the charg ing unit in the rad iator g rille or at the
charg ing dock*.
Do not remove snow and ice with a pressure
washer.
Neve r use rot ary no zzles or high pressure noz­
z les.
The wate r temperatu re must not be above 140 °F
(60 °() .
Automatic car washes
Spray off the veh icle before washing.
Make sure that the windows and roof* are closed
and the windshie ld wipers are off. Follow instruc ­
tions from the car wash operato r, especially if
there are accesso ries attached to your vehicle.
If possible, use car washes that do not have
brushes.
Washing by hand
Clean the ve hicle starting from the top and work­
i ng down using a soft sponge or clea ning brus h.
Use solvent-free cleaning products.
Washing vehicles with matte finish paint by
hand
To avo id damaging the paint w hen washing, fi rst
remove dust and large pa rticles from your vehi­
cle. Insects, grease spots and f ingerprints are
best removed w ith a special cleaner for matte
finish paint.
Apply t he product using a microf iber cloth. To
avo id damaging the paint surface, do not use too
much pressure.
Rinse the ve hicle thoroughly with wate r. Then
clean using a neutra l shampoo and a soft micro ­
fiber clot h.
Rinse the vehicle thorough ly again and le t i t air
dry. Remove any water residue using a sham my. ..,..

Fuses and bulbs
-Some of the equipment listed in the follow­
ing tables applies only to certain mode l ver­
sions or certain optional equ ipment.
Interior fuse assignment
F ig. 226 Vehicle interior: fuse assignment
No. Equipment
Fl Engine components
F2 Seat adjustment
F3 Hydraulic pump
cover (Cabriolet)
F4 MMI control panel, MMI components
FS Gateway
F6 Selector lever (automatic transmiss
ion)
.... ~ N 0
> a) cc
F7 Climate/heating cont
rol, auxiliary heating,
rear window defogger relay
Diagnosis, electromechanical parking
brake switch, light switch , rain and light
F8 sensor, interior lighting commun ication
box (Plug-in hybrid drive*) ant i-theft alarm
system
F9 Steering column switch module
FlO Display
Fll Reversible driver's side safety belt tension-
ers
Fl2 MMI area
292
No.
Fl3
Fl4
FlS
Fl6
Fl7
Fl8
Fl9
F20
F23
F24
F25
F26
F27
F28
F29 F31
F32
F33
F34
F35
F36
F37
F38
F39
F40
F41
F42
Equipment
Adaptive dampers control module/ service plug (Plug-in hybrid dr ive")
Climate control system blower Electronic steering column lock
MMI area
Instrument cluster
Rearview camera
Convince key system control module, tank
system
Tank system Exterior lighting, heated washer fluid noz-
zles
Panorama sunroof/ power top control
module, power top latch (Cabriolet)
Door/dr iver's side doors (for example pow-
er windows)
Seat heating
Sound-amplifier
Power top control module, electro nics
(Cabriolet)
Interior lights
Exterior lighting
Driver assistance systems
A irbag
Button illumination, coils for upper cabin
heating relay (Cabriolet) and socket relay,
interior sound, reversing light switch, tern-
perature sensor
Function lighting, diagnosis, headlight
range control system, air quality sensor,
automat ic dimming rearv iew mirror
Right corneri ng light/ r ight LED-headlight
Left cornering light/ left LED-headlight
High-voltage battery (Plug- in hybrid
drive*)
Door/front passenger's side doors (for ex-
ample, power windows)
Sockets
Reversib le front passenger's side safety
belt tensioners
Central locking components, windshield
washer system

today's automobiles, have steadily reduced the
scope of maintenance and repairs which can be
carried out by vehicle owners.
Also, safety and
environmental
concerns place very strict limits
on the n ature of repairs and adjustments to en­
gine and transmission parts which an owner can perform .
Maintenance, adjustments and repairs usually re­
quire special tools, testing devices and o ther
equipment available to specially trained work ­
shop personnel in order to assure proper per­
formance, reliability and safety of the vehicle and
its many systems.
Improper maintenance, adjustments and repairs
can impair the operation and reliability of your
vehicle and even void your vehicle warranty .
Therefore, proof of servicing in accordance with
the maintenance schedule may be a condition for upholding a possible warranty claim made within
the warranty period.
Above all , operational safety can be adversely af­
fected, creating 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 qualified workshop. We strongly urge you to give your authorized Audi dealer the
opportunity to perform all scheduled mainte­ nanc e and necessary repairs. Your dealer has the
facilities, original parts and trained specialists to keep your vehicle running properly .
Performing limited maintenance yourself
The following pages describe a limited number of
procedures which can be performed on your vehi­
cle with ordinary tools, should the need arise and
trained personnel be unavailable. Before per­
forming any of these procedures, always thor­
oughly read all of the applicable text and careful­ ly follow the instructions given . Always rigorously
observe the
WARNINGS provided .
Before you check anything in the engine com-
,.., partment, always read and heed all WARNINGS
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~ c::> .&. and c::> page 236.
co ,...., Consumer information
A WARNING
-Serious personal injury may occur as a result
of improperly performed maintenance, ad ­
justments or repairs .
- Always be extremely careful when working
on the vehicle. Always follow commonly ac ­
cepted safety practices and general com­ mon sense. Never risk personal injury.
- Do not attempt any of the maintenance,
checks or repairs described on the following pages if you are not fully familiar with these
or other procedures with respect to the ve­ hicle, or are uncertain how to proceed.
- Do not do any work without the proper tools
and equipment. Have the necessary work
done by your authorized Audi dealer or an­
other properly equipped and qualified work­
shop.
- The engine compartment of any motor vehi­ cle is a potentially hazardous area. Never
reach into the area around or touch the radi­
ator fan.
It is temperature controlled and
can switch on suddenly - even when the en­
gine is off . The radiator fan switches on au ­
tomatically when the coolant reaches a cer­
tain temperature and will continue to run
until the coolant temperature drops.
- Always switch off the ignition before anyone
gets under the vehicle .
-Always support your vehicle with safety
stands if it is necessary to work underneath
the vehicle . The jack supplied with the vehi­
cle is not adequate for this purpose and
could collapse causing serious personal in­
jury.
- If you must work underneath the vehicle
with the wheels on the ground, always make
sure the vehicle is on level ground, that the
wheels are always securely blocked and that
the engine cannot be started.
- Always make sure the transmission selector
lever (automatic transmission) is in P (Park
position) and the park brake is applied .
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Index
C
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 237
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Capacities AdBlue ............................ 234
F uel tank. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Washer fluid reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
also refer to Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Cargo area . .. .. ................... .. . 172
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
CD-ROM player (navigation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
CD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Central indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Eme rgen cy locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Folding the exterior mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Safety central locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Certification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Changing engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Ch ild restraints
Danger of using child restraints in the front
seat.... ..... .. .. .............. .... 185
Where can I get additional information
about child restraints and their use? . . . . 227
Ch ild restraint system anchors . . . . . . . . . . 222
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Important safety instructions for using child
safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Tether anchors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Tether straps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Child safety lock Rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Child safety seats Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Convertible child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Convertible locking retractor . . . . . . . . . . 221
312
How do I properly install a child safety seat
. h' l 7 212 in my ve ,c e . .. .. .. .. .............. .
Infant seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Installing a child restraint using the LATCH
system ....... .. .. ............... .. 224
LATCH system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Lower anchorages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook .............................. 224
Safety instructions .. .. ............. .. 212
Unused safety belts on the rear seat . . . . 214
Child seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Securing ......... .................. 219
Cigarette lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Cleaning ....... .. .. ............... .. 274
Cleaning/removing ice from windows . . . . . 276
Cleaning Alcantara . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning artific ial leather. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning carbon parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276, 277
Cleaning controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning decorative parts and trim . . . 275, 276
Cleaning displays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning exhaust tail pipes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning plastic parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning seat covers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning tail lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Cleaning textiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Cleaning the Audi e-tron charging system . 276
Cleaning the charging dock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Cleaning the rims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Climate control system Key recognition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Climate control system (automatic) Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73, 74
Air distribution, air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
AUTO (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . 72
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Defrosting the windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Rear w indow defogger ... ........... .. . 74
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Setting the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
synchronizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

,....,
N
0 > co ,...., Climate control system (manual) Adjusting air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71, 74
Ad justing the temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Air distribution, air vents....... ........ 71
Blower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Defrosting windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Rear window defogger ............... .. 74
Recirculation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
C losing
Hood . ... .. .................. ..... . 238
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Windows .. .. ............... .. .. .. .. 43
C losing/opening
by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . . 39
with the convenience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Cockpit (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Coming home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Compass in the mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Consumer information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Consumer Informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Consumption (fuel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Contacting NHT5A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Convenience key Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Starting the engine (STAR T ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Stopping the engine (S TART ENGINE STOP
button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Switching on the ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Conven ience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Convertible child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Convertible locking retractor
Activating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Using to secure a child safety seat . . . . . . 221
Coolant
refer to Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Cooling mode (automatic climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Index
Cooling mode (manual climate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Cooling system Adding coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Coo lant level checking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Coolant temperature indicator . . . . . . . . . . 12
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Cornering light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Cruise control system Changing speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Preselecting speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
swit ching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Cup holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Current consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 , 29
D
Data recorder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Date display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Daytime running lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Declaration of compliance Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Audi s ide ass ist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Cell phone package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Electronic immobilizer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Homelink universal remote contro l . . . . . 309
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Defective light bulb warning
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Defrosting (w indshield)
automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 73
manual climate control system....... .. . 71
DEF (instrument cluster) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Deluxe automatic climate control
refer to Climate control system (automatic) .7.2
Determining correct load limit . . . . . . . . . . 268
Diesel Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Preheat ing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Diesel particulate fi lter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Digital compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Dimensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
313

Index
Dimming the rearview mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Distance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . . 28
Door contact switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Doors Child safety lock (mechanical) . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Driver information system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
CO/radio display. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Door/luggage compartment lid warning . . 28
Efficiency program. .... ... .... .. .. .. .. 31
Engine oil temperature indicator . . . . . . . . 32
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 , 101
La p timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13, 101
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Outside temperature display. . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Using the multifunction steering wheel . . . 28
Driver seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Driving economically . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving safely . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Driving through water . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Driving time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Dust filter
refer to Pollutant filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
E
e-tron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Stat istics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
ECO mode (automatic climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Efficiency program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Fuel economy messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Other equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Electrical accessories
refer to Socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
E lectromechanical parking brake
refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Electromechanical steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
314
Electronic differential lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Electronic immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
also refer to Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Electronic speed limiter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Electronic stabilization control (ESC) Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Sport mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Electronic Stabil iz at ion Control (ESC) . . . . . 159
E mergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Emergency flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Emergency flashers
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Emergency operation Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Front passenger 's door/rear doors . . . . . . . 41
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Panorama sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
with convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Emergency release Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Emergency starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29S
Energy management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Engine Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Jump starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Preheater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Preheating (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Preheating (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Starting with jumper cables . . . . . . . . . . . 29S
Starting (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Starting (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting (messages with convenience key) . 84
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
stopp ing (button) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
stopp ing (key) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
E ngine compartment
Closing the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Opening the hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Overv iew . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239, 240
Safety precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Engine control (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Engine coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Radiator fan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246

,....,
N
0 > co ,...., Key recogn ition
Climate control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Kick-down Automatic transm iss ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Howthe ywork .................... .. 201
Important safety instruct ions . . . . . . . . . . 202
L
Lane assist
refer to Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Lap t imer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Evaluating recorded t imes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
LATC H . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Install ing a child restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Mounting and releasing the anchorage
hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
L aunch Control-Program (automatic transmis-
sion) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
L eather care/clean ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
L ED headlights
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
L eft hand dr ive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lifting jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Light Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adjusting automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . 48
Coming/Leaving home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Fog lights/rear fog light(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
H eadlight flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Head lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46, 48
H ighway light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Park ing light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Switching dayt ime running lights on and off .49
Travel mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Li ght/ rain sensor
H eadlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
I ndicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Int ermi ttent (w indshield wipers) . . . . . . . . 52
Index
Lighting
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Lights Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Hea dlight range control system . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior/read ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Loadin g the roof rac k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Locking/unlocking by remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7
with the central locking switch . . . . . . . . . . 39
with the conve nience key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Long-term memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Lo w beam
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Lo w beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lowering the cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Lo wer universal anchorages (Canada ) . . . . . 222
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Cargo net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Co ver............................... 64
Increasing the siz e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Loading. .. .. .. .. ... .. .......... .. .. . 64
Lowering the cargo floor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Pass-thro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Socket.............................. 62
Stor ing cargo cor rectly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Stow ing lugga ge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Tie-downs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Luggage compartment lid
Centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Emergency release . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Lumbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58, 59
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Maintenance intervals with driver information system . . . . . . . . . 252
Mirror Digital compass sw itching on and off . . . . . 55
dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Vanity mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
317

Index
Mirrors Adjusting the exterior mirrors. . . . . . . . . . .
50
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System 196
Motor
Stopping (messages with ignition lock) 84
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
29
On-board comput er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
N
Natural leather care/cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Navigation system
CD-ROM p layer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63
NHTSA
Con tacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
174
Nitrogen oxide (NOx) catalytic converter
refer to Ad Blu e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Number of seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Number of vehicle keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
0
Occupant protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Occupant seating posit ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Oc tane ra ting (gasoline) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
O il
Indicator l ight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24
also refer to
Engine oil . . . . . . . . . . . 240, 242
Oil change interval
with driver information system . . . . . . . . .
252
On-Board-Diagnostic System (OBD)
System indicator light (MIL) . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
On-board computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Operation (multifunction steering wheel) . 29
On-Board Diagnostic System (OBD)
Data Link Connector (DLC) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
26
Electronic speed limiter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Opening. .. .. .. ........... ...... .. .. .. 35
Fuel filler door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 1
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
W indows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Opening/closing
with the central locking sw itch . . . . . . . . . .
39
with the convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
with the door lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
318 Other
equipment (efficiency program) . . . . .
31
Outs ide temperature display . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Overview (Cockpit) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Owner's Literature
5
p
Paint damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Paint No . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Panorama roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Convenience opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . .
43
Panorama sunroof
Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45
Parking aid
Cleaning sensors/camera . . . . . . . . . . . . .
275
Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Emerg ency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Indicato r light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Power supply failure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Setting/releas ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Start ing from a stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
also refer to Parking brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Parking ligh t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Parking system Adjusting the display/warning tone . . . . .
157
Cl eaning the rearview camera . . . . . . . . . . 154
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 7
Parking system plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Peripheral display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Rearv iew camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
also refer to
Parking systems . . . . . . 152, 153
Parking systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Rear parking system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Parking (automatic transmission) . . . . . . 91, 92
particulate filter
refer to Diesel particu late filter . . . . . . . . 233
Parts replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Pass-thro ugh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . . 1 96
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
171
Periphera l display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Physical principles of a frontal collision
177
Plug- in-Hybrid-Drive
High-voltage battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

Index
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems 152,153
Rearview mirror
refer to Mirror . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rearview mirror dimming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Rear window defogger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Recirculation mode automatic control system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
manual climate control system . . . . . . . . . . 71
Reducing fuel consumption Efficiency program. ..... ...... .. .. .. .. 31
Remote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35, 36
Replacing the battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Synchronization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
unlocking/locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Repair man uals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Repairs Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Replacing windshield wiper blades . . . . . . . . 53
Replacing wiper b lades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 4
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Retract New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 89
Reversible mat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Right hand drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Rims . .... .. .. .. ... .......... .... .. . 269
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Loading ...... .. .. .. .. ...... .... ... .. 69
Roof weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
s
Saddlebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Safe driving habits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
320
Cargo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Pedal area.... ... .. .. ............... 171
Safety belt pos ition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety belt height adjustment . . . . . . . . . 182
Safety belts worn by pregnant women . . . 181
Safety belt pretensioner Service and disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176, 179
Adjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger to passengers who do not wear a
safety belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Fastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Height adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Improperly worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Not worn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Special considerat ions for pregnant wom -
en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Unfastening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Warn ing/ indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Worn properly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Safety belt warning light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Safety centra l locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Safety comp liance sticker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Safety equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety features for occupant restraint and protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Safety gu idel ines
Seat adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Safety instructions for side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
for us ing ch ild safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
for using safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . 198
Safety systems (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Screwdriver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Seat adjustment Driver 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Front passenger 's seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Head restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Safety guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seat heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74